After the meeting ended, everyone still had plenty of questions for Haruto about the Transparent World. But at Kagaya's apologetic gesture, Haruto entered the inner room and watched Kagaya feel his way to his seat.
"How is it? Pretty frightening, isn't it?" Kagaya chuckled, taking the bowl from Amane and drinking the medicinal broth in one go.
"Not really. It just feels a little unfamiliar." Haruto sat down and asked, quietly saddened, "You can't see anything at all?"
"No, nothing at all."
"What about your paperwork? How do you read it?"
"Amane helps me. The children can do quite a lot to help now, too."
Hinaki, the oldest child, brought them tea. Haruto stroked her short white hair, earning a shy smile from the little girl.
"What about Kiriya? I haven't seen him in a long time."
"That child..." Kagaya paused. "His health comes and goes. When he's well, he studies with his tutor. As you know, the children of the Ubuyashiki Family always have more to learn."
The Ubuyashiki Family...
Haruto sighed softly.
Kagaya rallied his spirits instead. "Enough about me. The main reason I asked you to stay today was..."
"The Transparent World?"
"That's right, the Transparent World." Kagaya nodded. "I've seen it mentioned in the Demon Slayer Corps' historical records. As one of the abilities that represented the pinnacle of a warrior's skill, it should have vanished into the long passage of time along with Sun Breathing.
"What I never expected was that Sun Breathing had been passed down through the Kamado Household, and that the Transparent World would also reappear..."
Ah, Takanashi Sōma, who had enlightened his ancestor and very likely mastered the Transparent World, had headed to the Shinagawa Entertainment District after that dream ended. There, he and Goto Ryoji, whom he had predicted could