This time, Ubuyashiki Kagaya's reply said there were no problems at all.
He hoped Tetsu no Sosuke would name the booklet and put his signature on it, so everyone would know where this gift had come from.
Tetsu no Sosuke felt deeply honored, but naming things was hardly his strong suit.
In the end, he racked his brain and came up with a title: Demon Hunting Guide!
He was too embarrassed to put his name on it, so he drew a hammer to represent himself and sent it to Ubuyashiki Kagaya.
Without waiting for a reply, he set out with Yuichiro.
The Silk Scroll marked nine locations, and they had explored only one. After returning last time, he had given Ubuyashiki Kagaya another map and received a precise location in return. This trip had been in the works for some time.
After what had happened last time, Yuichiro thought the Hammer Hut was much safer.
But he couldn't disobey his teacher, so he followed along without complaint.
The journey was uneventful. They didn't even encounter a single demon.
They arrived without incident in a region ordinary people could scarcely enter.
A swamp covered the area. Anyone who stepped into it without watching carefully could easily sink.
Without someone nearby to help—and someone strong at that—it would be extremely dangerous.
To Tetsu no Sosuke, though, that danger barely counted.
He told Yuichiro to stay behind him and follow each step he took. Together, they began exploring the swamp without trouble.
But at this point, the map grew vague again.
After all, drawing the entire swamp in detail would have been a tall order.
There were no aircraft to survey it from above. To make a perfect map, someone would have had to walk every inch of the swamp, and who knew