"Little Grandpa, have you been by my side all this time?"
"Aba!"
Little Old Man No. 3 nodded.
Kanoya looked toward the gray night sky outside the window, drew the curtains, and then asked, "Is there someone from Songze watching by this house?"
"Uu-ji."
Little Old Man No. 3 shook his head.
Kanoya found an old chair, wiped off the dust, and finally sat down to start treating her wounds.
She took out Shoutoku's Incense Burner and the Sutra Paste that Teacher Kanazawa had given her, laying them out in front of her. Then she formed a hand seal with her slender thumbs, index fingers, and little fingers extended and touching, while the rest were closed tightly.
This was the Inner Lion Seal, a Buddhist hand gesture learned from Honganji, demonstrating the power to freely control one's own body and those of others.
Simply put, it's a gesture that begins a Buddhist healing spell, intended for oneself or a chosen target's body.
