Scene shifts to a normal looking house very teady and clean‚ there sit Ren on the desk reading a book in his hands. "Tanzai" As Ren says the name a demon appears out of thin air to inside his room. "Yes master." Tanzai looks tall‚ golden eyes‚ pink spikey hairs‚ marking on his torso and faces toned body.
"Go to the village hidden between fogy mountains and bring me the magic stone‚ do not fail me or I'll kill you." As Ren says that tanzai face goes pale and says before vanishing. "Yes."
Back at the chaos haven the three of them meets new members of Kazuki's team and get's their own rooms. In Kaito's own house he is sitting on a cushion folding his futon carefully‚ cleaning mirror‚ floor‚ table. Being efficient at it almost like he's the girl. Noboru walks in the with exhausted expression while Kaito's cleaning a vass. "Training started at dawn Kaito‚ at dawn!" Noboru lay down on the floor. "Who even wakes up at dawn‚ I thought joining the Soul Slayers meant glory‚ floor and cute girls and not sweating until your soul cries out for mercy and especially captain Kazuki's training‚ he shows no mercy!"
Hakari walks inside the room looking over at Kaito. "Brother again you're started with all that stuff‚ give it here you should rest!" Hakari takes the vass and cloth and starts cleaning it.
Noelle peaks inside the room through the door. "What are you guys doing‚ ah! Noboru why are you sweating blood?!"
Kaito laughs lightly. "Noboru-san atleast you survived the morning‚ That's something."
Noboru burries his face in his arms. "Barely." Noelle moves aside as Kazuki enters the room‚ his gaze swept over the trio seeing Kaito and Hakari cleaning things and Noboru collapsed on the ground like a corsp.
Kazuki eyes twitched. "This is what my squad looks like in the morning‚ you all should be training."
Noboru looks surprised. "I just came back from training!"
Kazuki ignores him and looks over at Kaito." You‚ you're the one assigned to wash the clothes so get with it." Kaito looks over at him before standing up and walking out the room to laundry. "Yes‚ Sir." Noboru relax a little since he won't have to wash and clean the clothes today before Kazuki grips his hand on Noboru's leg and throw him out of the room to straight inside laundry room. "You lazy bum go help Kaito!" Hakari chuckles lightly.
Kaito and Noboru sit down to do the bundle of clothes probably all of the members clothes‚with Noboru washing the clothes and crying his soul out. "I wanna leave the Slayers!"
Kazuki walks inside the laundry room with Hakari and Noelle standing by his side. Noboru straighten up quickly. "Sir I'm doing the clothes just as you asked!"
"Relax I'm not here to lecture you." He walked inside the room to the corner‚ leaning against the wall. "But I'm here with a news."
"Your rusty training sword won't last a second if you face a demon and you broke your previous sword against Ren." Noboru frowned. "It's not that bad."
"It's a training tool" Kazuki said. "Not a weapon you dumbass!"
"The four of you. Kaito‚ Noboru‚ Hakari and Noelle will go to the smith village and get Kaito and Noboru new swords."
Kaito blinked. "A sword..for me?"
"Not given" Kazuki correct. "Earned for becoming a Soul Slayer. Both of you.. because Hakari can't use sword." Noboru groaned while Washing the clothes. "Oh great‚ a hidden village. Definitely the type of place where you'd be murdered in your sleep!" Kazuki laughed at Noboru. "You dumbass it's called hidden smith village for a reason!"
"These normal metal swords never last few minutes against stronger demons‚ that's why the smiths live in a secret village because they craft special sword made out of some stone‚ that's what i know atleast. So the four of you will go there and smith should already know by now that you're Soul Slayers so they will make you two a sword." As Kaito hears all this he starts getting excited.
"Alright now get ready it's a long journey ahead you will all go there." Kazuki said. Noboru looks up abruptly. "We will? I never agreed to-"
Kazuki cuts him off. "Good‚ Then it's settled. Leave before dusk. The village isn't too far but it hides itself from unworthy eyes such as Noboru's. Also keep your wits sharp."
He turned towards the door to leave. "Oh‚ and one more thing..."
The four of them looked up.
"Don't embarrass me."
By evening‚ the four of them leaves the base‚ packs slung over their shoulders they started walking the base behind them shrank.
Hakari says nervously. "Do you know where that village even is big brother?"
Kaito points up at a crow. "Kazuki-san said to follow this crow‚ it might lead us there."
"That's not reassuring at all." Hakari exclaimed.
Noboru trailed behind them‚ muttering under his breath. "We're walking to our deaths‚ following a guy who's following a crow. Wonderful." Noelle laughs at Noboru. "Haha‚ he's too negitive isn't he?"
They walked on the narrow dirt path cut neatly between them.The crow starts talking. "We're almost there! We're almost there!"
Noboru flinched lightly. "W-who's voice is that!
Noelle slaps him across his shoulder lightly. "Dumb it's the crow‚ it's trained so it can talk."
Soon the group reached fog as they walked further inside the mountains surrounded them‚ Noboru clutched at Kaito's arm. "We are gonna get attacked anytime! I can feel the demons nearby let's return!"
Suddenly the fog cleared from their view an ordinary village came up to their view.
Kaito is first one to say. "Oh! We're finally here."
"Oh! This village actually exist‚ captain Kazuki wasn't lying after all!" Noboru said.
"I've been here before for my own sword and this village is one of my favorite because it has hot springs!" Noelle exclaimed.
"Hot springs?! I wanna go in one I've never been in one before."
"We are only here for mine and Noboru-san new swords." Kaito said.
"Hey‚ c'mon we came here let's also try a hot springs. Don't be so mean Kaito-kun!" Noboru said trying to put up a cute face.
"I guess we can stay here for 2 days since the swords will take long before finished so we can stay in an hotel and use hot spring." Noelle said looking at Noboru and Hakari's faces.
"I guess that make sense‚ we can stay here for a while." Kaito finally seem to agree. "But first let's go to the smith that captain Kazuki told us to meet up with." They all nod and entered the village‚ looking over at shops mostly smith shops. "It really stands up for it's name." Kaito said. The children playing in small parks and on street.
Soon they reach the small building they were told to go to. "Looks like that's the place." Noelle said. They all enter the building just to see a hammer flying towards Noboru's face. "Ah!" Noboru screamed but Kaito steps up and catches the hammer in his left hand. "I thought i was going to die." Noboru said sitting down on the floor.
"Oh my bad big bro! I accidentally throw the hammer while training." 11 year old boy walks towards them and bows to apologize. "No need to apologize" Kaito said.
"Wait‚ is he the smith who gonna make our swords?!" Noboru said believing the kid is the one Kazuki mentioned who would make their swords.
"What‚ no I'm only here to learn to do that‚ my master is inside the room he is working." The kid said pointing at a room where metals clicking together can be heard. "Can we see him‚ our captain send us here so we can have our new swords‚ we are Soul Slayers from the soul village." Noelle said explaining to the kid. "W-wait are you guys actually real Soul Slayers?! So cool!" The kid seems interested in them for the first time seeing Soul Slayers. "There's nothing good about being a Soul Slayer believe me‚ all you do is train everyday." Noboru said sharing his experience training whole day from dawn to evening. "You train all day?! You must be real strong. And you have funny red hairs mister." Kid says pointing towards Kaito's long crimson hairs.
"Right you think? I told him not to bleach them." Noboru said. "They're natural.." Kaito said feeling embarrassed. "Anyway we have to see the smith." Noelle said moving towards the room as they all enter together they see a man moving the hammer in his hands a little too fast. "Ah to fast!" They all screamed together. The guy stops and looks back at them. "I'll kill you‚ don't interrupt in my work"
Noboru moves back scared. "I don't want a sword anymore! Lets all go back."
Kaito moves ahead and says calmly. "Sir‚ captain Kazuki send us here and said that you would be making our swords‚ we are Soul Slayers from the soul village. "Oh that guy send you here‚ so he's still alive i see. In that case sit down and yami bring them some drinks." The guy said looking at the kid named yami. "His whole personality changed!" Noboru and Hakari say together.
All four of them sit down together on cushions on floor and smith sit down on other. "My name's Kansuro‚ and you all?" The smith said. "I'm Kaito and here is my little sister hakari and my friends Noboru and Noelle."
Yami stands besides kansuro listening to them. "So who's the one that need new swords." Kansuro said.
"Me and Noboru need new swords‚ we broke our katanas against a demon and now we joined Soul Slayers so captain Kazuki send us here to get new swords." Kaito explains.
"I see in that case‚ yami bring me the box." Yami brings a black box and place it between them opening it to reveals many different type of ore. "These are special ore used in a sword so that it can kill a demon in a single strike. It is sure to destroy demon's core." Kansuro explain how the ore is important and makes the Soul Slayers swords special. "Now both of you choose one of the ore you want in your sword."
Kaito looks at the difference type of ores and his eyes lands on scarlet ore. "Oh..this one looks good i choose this and which one you want Noboru-san?" Noboru looks at the ores not understanding them a bit. "I don't care just use the same one as yours‚ not like i wanna fight demons on my own will anyway!"
"Alright‚ now you pals can go look around the village while i make the swords for you‚ it will be real sharp. Oh and keep in mind it will take exactly two days to finish it."
"Two days?! I guess it's alright we can just stay in some hotel and not to mention there are hot springs!" Noboru says getting excited as they all leaves the building with yami waving at them. "See you again." Kaito waves back before following the others. "I know a good hotel with separate hot springs since i came here before! Let's go there I'll pay for all of you!" Noelle says excitedly. Soon the moon comes up the sky going dark.
"C'mon Kaito-kun let's go in the hot spring!" Noboru says overwhelming with excitement holding Kaito by his wrist pulling him towards the hot spring while Hakari and Noelle goes to separate hot spring."How is it Hakari-chan‚ warm isn't it?" Noelle asks to Hakari as they sit together in the warm hot springs. "Yes! It's so warm and relaxing." Hakari says happily.
Kaito untie his long hairs and sits down in the hot spring on the other side from Noboru. "It's actually so relaxing and warm." Kaito said.
"See i told you didn't i?!" Noboru says to Kaito jumping around in the hot spring. Suddenly Noboru tries to peak over at Hakari and Noelle side's but Kaito smack on his head lightly. "No‚ you don't." After some minutes all of them get's out the hot spring going back inside the room all three of them Noboru‚ hakari and Noelle already at the table eating the food. "Dinner time! Dinner time!" Noboru sings. Kaito comes inside his long crimson hairs still damp from the hot spring and untied‚ he's in his black and green haori over a robe and sits down besides Noboru to also eat food. Noelle secretly steal gaze over at Kaito looking at his long crimson hairs untied before eating too. Their voices and cheers goes outside the window as they all enjoy the night together.
Meanwhile from inside the fog tanzai steps in. "Almost there."
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Characters Info:
Kaito: height 165 cm‚ long crimson hairs‚ dark-red eyes‚ age 16.
Noboru: height 164.7 cm‚ short blond hairs‚ golden brown eyes‚ age 16.
Hakari: height 158 cm‚ pink long hairs‚ dark red-brown eyes‚ age 13.
Noelle: height 162 cm‚ dark long hairs‚ brown eyes‚ age 15.
Captain Kazuki: height 183 cm‚ black spikey hairs‚ dark-gray eyes‚ age 27.