"All right, it's time to say goodbye. Have a safe trip," Lin Guang said.
Hearing Lin Guang's words, Mitsuri Kanroji knew it was time for her to leave the Swordsmith Village.
"Once we part this time, who knows when we'll meet again? So before I go, can I hug you, Lin Guang?"
Mitsuri Kanroji gazed at Lin Guang with affection in her large, pale leaf-green eyes, her cheeks faintly flushed.
Lin Guang stepped forward and gently took Mitsuri Kanroji into his arms.
"Don't worry. We'll see each other again soon."
Mitsuri Kanroji took his words as nothing more than comfort and said nothing else, only lingering over his scent.
"All right, then I'll be going."
With that, Mitsuri Kanroji reluctantly left Lin Guang's embrace and disappeared into the night.
Lin Guang looked at the Swordsmith Village and sighed softly.
Early the next morning, Lin Guang and Tanjiro began searching the village for the mechanical doll.
Lin Guang and Tanjiro chatted as they walked.
Meanwhile, Lin Guang kept his Mind's Eye active, searching for a child.
When Lin Guang found a child wearing clothing bearing the words "Fire Man," he also spotted the Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito.
Lin Guang and Tanjiro headed toward Muichiro Tokito.
Before long, they saw Muichiro Tokito arguing with a child.
"Oh! I remember him. He's one of the ten Hashira..." Tanjiro recalled the scene at the Hashira Trial.
"The Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito," Lin Guang finished for him.
Suddenly, Muichiro Tokito reached out and struck the child.
Seeing this, Tanjiro shouted and rushed over.
"Stop! What are you doing?! Let him go! How could you bully a child?!"
Tanjiro grabbed Muichiro Tokito's hand, only to find that it did not budge.
While Tanjiro was still stunned, Muichiro Tokito spoke expressionlessly.
"You should let go first."