Sacred Killers - Akuma no yoru

Growth

6 A.M inside Yokeitanto's Minka

Kairo was knocked out cold while Muigetsu was trying to wake him up.

[Muigetsu] Kairo! Get up!

Yokeitanto burst through the door. Kairo immediately jumped out of bed.

[Yokeitanto] So, you both weren't up in time?

[Muigetsu] Hey! I was up!

[Yokeitanto] You should know by now, the good has to suffer for the bad.

[Muigetsu] That's Bullshi-!

[Yokeitanto] Before I get to what I have to say, both of you give me five hundred pushups.

[Kairo] FIVE HUNDRED?! ARE YOU FUCKING CRAZY?! I CAN BARELY MOVE RIGHT NOW!

[Yokeitanto] Now, or I'll make it six hundred...

[Muigetsu] This is all your fault Kairo! You fucking dumbass. You should've gone to bed earlier!

A little while later

Kairo and Muigetsu had finished their last set of pushups, their arms felt like they were going to fall off.

[Yokeitanto] Good, now don't let it happen again. Now, there's something I have to tell you.

Kairo and Muigetsu laid there on the ground panting like dogs and wheezing.

[Yokeitanto] I'll be leaving for a week. You already know the training routines and I've shown you the locations of everything and how to do them already. While I'm gone I expect you to continue training.

[Muigetsu] A week?! Where are you going?!

[Yokeitanto] I can't explain it all right now, but there's danger in a certain city that I have to go and handle.

[Kairo] Then take us with you! We can learn more from battle and still train after.

[Yokeitanto] No...you're not ready for this yet. When I come back, I'll test you on what you've learned. The best way to learn something is to figure it out yourself. Feel free to use everything to your advantage and learn how to survive out here. I won't be there to hunt your food anymore and I won't be there to coach or protect you. This will show how much you've learned. So be prepared for when I get back. I'll be leaving now.

Yokeitanto grabbed his bag and walked outside. Kairo and Muigetsu got up off of the ground and stood up.

[Muigetsu] So, what should we do first?

[Kairo] Since we don't have any food, I'll go stock up on some.

[Muigetsu] You want me to come with you?

[Kairo] Nah, I've been thinking lately on how to improve my skills and I have some ideas. I've kinda been stressed lately because of it. I'll just go get some fresh air and get us some food, that will also help me think clearer.

[Muigetsu] I've also been thinking about how to improve as well. I'll just go out to the grass plains to workout. You can meet me there later.

[Kairo] Gotcha.

Three hours later

Kairo had killed some deers that were roaming around. He carried two of the corpses he had just killed back to the Minka and laid them out in the backyard. It started to get really cold as winter started and snow started to cover the area. He was really cold but he butchered the deer and threw some salt on the meat to preserve it. He packaged them up and put them in the fridge. He went back up into the mountains and went all the way up to the top where he and Muigetsu had first been teleported. It was insanely cold and it was hard to breathe. He felt anxious as he reached the top and he sat down, crossing his legs and closing his eyes. He was shirtless in the snow, wearing his wraps and some sweatpants. He took deep breaths in and out and allowed Koseishi to flow through his body.