"Namu Amida Butsu."
Gyomei Himejima pressed his palms together and softly recited a Buddhist invocation.
Two streams of tears flowed straight down from his eyes.
Seeing this, the Kakushi beside Gyomei Himejima, who had been assigned to read the report aloud to him, immediately grew flustered.
Although his companions had told him before he came that the Stone Hashira, Gyomei Himejima, often shed tears.
Witnessing this burly man weeping in person still left him at a loss.
He froze for a moment before asking cautiously:
"Mr. Himejima, are you... all right?"
Gyomei Himejima gently waved a hand.
"I'm fine. You may leave now. Thank you for reading the report to me."
After sensing that the Kakushi had left, Gyomei Himejima let out a deep sigh.
His feelings were complicated after learning of Kaigaku's death.
Memories of that year welled up in his mind once again.
But in the end, Gyomei Himejima suppressed all the memories and emotions that had surfaced and recited another Buddhist invocation:
"Namu Amida Butsu..."
Just then, Gyomei Himejima suddenly heard footsteps.
He could sense that it was Mr. Yoriichi approaching.
Gyomei Himejima composed himself, turned to face Lin Yoriichi, and asked as calmly as he could:
"Mr. Yoriichi, have you come to discuss training with me?"
"I'm sorry. I still haven't managed to master the Transparent World you spoke of. I've let you down."
While planning the "Blue Spider Lily" scheme with Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Lin Yoriichi had begun teaching the Hashira the techniques for the Transparent World and the Demon Slayer Mark.
When teaching the Transparent World, Lin Yoriichi had focused his instruction on Gyomei Himejima.
After all, he truly wanted Gyomei Himejima to be able to "see" again.
But that was not what he had come to discuss with Gyomei Himejima now.
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