Kamado Tanjiro slows at the plaza entrance, the lantern light pooling over wet stone. The ledger feels heavier in his hand now, like proof with a pulse.
The Villager
If she sees that ledger before the others, she will know we found the trail.
Zenitsu hovers near the gate, tense but planted, while Inosuke prowls beside him like a guard dog with a blade. They both keep the lane open behind Tanjiro.
A pair of village sentries step from the shadows, then stop when they see the wooden tag and the ledger marks. Their eyes flick toward the estate road.
The Sentry
That book... where did you get it?
Kamado Tanjiro
From the corruption beneath this village. It points to the one controlling it.
The sentries exchange a glance, then one of them backs away toward the estate, as if afraid of being seen choosing a side. The plaza's silence breaks into uneasy whispers.
The Villager
They will try to hide it once they know you have proof.
At the far edge of the plaza, a shutter opens. A young woman in fine robes stands half-hidden in the doorway, watching the ledger with a still, dangerous calm. The path to the warlord's estate is no longer hidden.
+ New Item Acquired
Wooden Ledger
“I head over to the estate”
SUCCESS (Legendary Agility, rolled -1)