But Kaito was lying. He did know. In chapter 47, the unnamed extra in the gray hood died in the spider pit. But in chapter 48, a revised version he had read in a fan translation footnote—an alternate ending the author never published—the extra survived. He became a minor ally, then disappeared from the story entirely.
On his second day in the martial world, while other disciples trained with wooden swords, Kaito crept into the forest, found the lantern, and ate the glowing blue herb raw. It tasted like burnt plastic and lightning. -Doujindesu.TV--Came-Into-The-Martial-Arts-Nove...
Lin Feiyu lowered his sword. "Tell me."