The sun he saw in meditation was naturally different from the real sun.
Yet he still could not look directly at it or draw near. Flames roared around it, and even the slightest touch seemed enough to burn him to ashes.
If I really burned to death, I'd probably die in the Spiritual World, not be burned to death in reality... Even an autopsy would likely find brain death, or perhaps I'd end up in a vegetative state.
Tetsu no Sosuke pondered this and grew even more cautious.
Whether or not he had discussed the Meditation Method with Ubuyashiki Kagaya before, he certainly could not tell anyone about it casually now...
Its strange properties far surpassed anything he had imagined.
And so did its danger... If someone learned it, meditated on the sun or a flame, and decided that meant they could take a swim in lava, then...
A human tragedy.
Tetsu no Sosuke opened his eyes. The heat in his body did not fade. He had a strong feeling that its power against Demons surpassed even the Nichirin Blades he had forged using the Breath of the Sun.
If I use it properly, perhaps one day even grass, wood, bamboo, and stone could become Demon-Slaying Blades.
His spirits lifted. He hurriedly checked on the Tokito Brothers, only to find both of them leaning in to look at him.
Tetsu no Sosuke's face darkened. "What is it? Why are you looking at me instead of observing the sun?"
"Teacher, you're awake?"
Both brothers seemed to breathe a sigh of relief at once.
Tetsu no Sosuke paused, then looked up. The sun had risen quite a bit. "How long... was I sitting there?"
"I don't know, but we've been watching you for at least half an hour."
Yuichiro asked, "What happened