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“ Thank you, Kanroji—san! I’ll help out around the place, then. I don’t wanna be a bum. “
He shifted the mood with a laugh and a grin. Since he was low on money, he could only return the favor with a service. Doing the chores for a short while couldn’t hurt.
A surprised expression drew itself on his face. Her hospitality was appreciated, so much so that he didn’t feel he deserved it; however, a part of him couldn’t decline her offer. After a short pause of shock, he returned her offer with his gratitude. —
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though , she wasn't in uniform that didn't stop her from caring about another warriors well being . he was nothing more or nothing less than a demon slayer .ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Transitioning with a sigh, he shifted to a relaxed face, lowering his weapon.
“ That’s a relief! My friends wouldn’t believe you, but I don’t wanna fight. “
Stabbing the earth with the tip of his axe, he loosened the muscles in his body.
“ So, what’s your name? “
He pondered on the ‘what if’, his exprsssion shifting to a more exhausted one because of it, before he sighed and left the thought to wilt on its own.
“ I trust that you wouldn’t curse my axe, you seem nice. “
He said with an awkward smile.
Puzzled, he still brought his axe toward the demon’s approaching hand. He held it still, pointed sideways with the blade pointed away from them both.
“ Nothing? Wow, I appreciate it! This better not be a curse— “
He commented, already thinking of how he’d explain it if so.
As he momentarily closed his eyes, a chuckle left his closed lips, along with a sigh.
“ At this point… I’m used to hearing crazy stuff like this, thanks to my party members. How much would it cost me to get my axe enchanted by you, Miss Lilith? “
⸻Oh, I could enchant your axe right now, it's not much compared to enchanting weapons from scratch, but it should be a good category weapon. ⸻
ᅠᅠ Sure, she could also provide a weapon from her huge catalog, but they are expensive to get
It sounded more like he was reminiscing, rather than giving generic examples. Breaking from his own mind, he went to thinking about Kanroji’s next question.
“Ah— that reminds me, we’re low on coin so the girls said I had to find my own place to stay for now… “
With a sense of pride in his party members, he briefly explained what a mage is, to provide some context to his new ally.
“ Mages use something called mana to make different things happen. Like shooting a ball of fire, freezing the ground, summoning a lightning bolt… “ —
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❝ this seems blunt at first meeting but— do you and your party have a place to rest .ᐣ ❞
💭— he seemed so cute and restless in hair training—! it feels so admirable .ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
— Does that make me a Demon Slayer now, like you? “
He asked energetically. From what the pillar described, all of these techniques unknown to him were simply more ways to get stronger while hunting down evil. Perfect!
For practically every question except the one wondering about his shelter situation, he gave an enthusiastic nod.
“ I’m not a swordsman like you, but I’m a warrior, too. I have two other party members, they’re both mages! “
He answered nonchalantly. —
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❝ do you have proper shelter .ᐣ
if you are training for demons than that means we're allies then— ❞
she chirped out , her firsts close to her chest . truly a girl who wore her heart on her sleeve .ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
— The group of three traveled across many bodies of water and land, eventually ending up in the land of swordsmen, where the Demon Slayer Corps were. What was common here, wasn’t common where he’s from, such as mages and magic.
“ Allies… that sounds awesome! —