Shounen Ga Otona Leer - Better

Kaito’s hand twitched for a sword that wasn’t there. His first thought was of sacrifice—a glorious, bloody end. That was the shounen’s answer. The easy one.

Kaito wanted to charge into the woods with his sword. He wanted a dragon to slay, a demon to cut down. But there was no enemy. Only a dying silence. shounen ga otona leer

You brought no steel, little warrior.