After roughly four to six hours, Xia Xi finally stopped.
"Oi, how do you feel?"
Only then did Tanjuro slowly come back to his senses.
Once the aching soreness quickly faded, what remained was an indescribable sense of ease.
He let out a breath.
Propping himself up, he began feeling around for his clothes to put them on.
At the same time, he rolled his shoulders.
"I feel... a little better, actually."
Disbelief covered the charcoal seller's face.
"Mr. Kurumaji, how on earth did you do that?"
He had kept the Transparent World active throughout, watching Xia Xi's entire treatment process.
But... he couldn't understand any of it.
Xia Xi checked the description of Tanjuro on the system panel.
Only after confirming that nothing had gone wrong during the treatment did he answer.
"How did I do it?"
"Well, I activated Medicine, carried out Medicine, and then checked the results."
It was as simple as putting an elephant into a refrigerator in three steps.
"If you feel better now, that's how it should be."
"But this is only the first step. You'll still need medication and dietary adjustments over a long period."
"Once your body recovers a little more, we can perform Lung Washing."
L-lung Washing???
Tanjuro couldn't imagine the actual process of such a treatment at all.
Just hearing the name brought to mind the horrifying sights of butchers slaughtering pigs and cooking sheep in the town down the mountain.
Surely... it wouldn't be that terrifying?
As the Dawn Hashira packed up his instruments, he spoke casually.
"Even if I get too busy later, you can keep taking my prescriptions to a doctor to get your medicine."
"Also, don't touch anything spicy or greasy during this time."
"And don't use your Breathing Style before starting Physical Training, either. That