For Amamiya Rin, he obtained an even more novel experience.
Through the [Tomie Network] and via the [Gate of Contemplation] state, he felt his body and mind merge with the Tomies as one.
This was the original nature of the [Sacred Khala]; the consciousnesses of people connected by the [Sacred Khala] would melt into a single entity, with no distinction between one another, as if they were one person.
However, Amamiya Rin had been resisting the [Sacred Khala] from the start, and the Tomies denied the existence of other Tomies from the bottom of their hearts, to the point that the [Sacred Khala] turned into the [Tomie Network], losing its original meaning.
Only now, with Amamiya Rin maintaining a heart of [Dhyana], observing the state, breaking attachments, and leaving delusions behind, was an alternative form of 'One Mind' achieved.
He even felt the tremors of the [Tomie Network]. The neural wires connecting the cranial nerves of over thirty people seemed to generate a rhythmic pulsation in time with his breathing.
With every inhalation and exhalation, those neural wires spread throughout various locations seemed to expand and contract along with him, as if they possessed life.
However, given the nature of nerves, this seemed to be a normal phenomenon.
Nerves can dominate breathing rhythm and control respiratory muscles.
But the reverse is also true.
Breathing can directly affect nerve cell function by regulating carbon dioxide concentration. Changes in respiratory rhythm can regulate the balance between neurotransmitters and the autonomic nervous system. Through the connection between body and mind, emotional experiences are influenced, and emotions, in turn, shape the activity patterns of the nervous system.
Amamiya Rin could feel the energy transmitted from the [Tomie Network]. The shared breathing method was increasing blood oxygen levels, providing more sufficient energy for neurons, and making the transmission of neural signals more efficient.
By observing himself, Amamiya Rin could accurately judge that his reaction speed and thinking speed had indeed increased several times over.
"If that is the case..."
Amamiya Rin opened his eyes, looking thoughtful.
He vaguely felt a premonition.
It was not just the synchronization of state of mind, memory, consciousness, five senses, and breathing; the [Tomie Network] might be able to cause even more substantial effects.
*
Inside the Japanese-style room, the middle-aged man looked at [Tomie], who had suddenly fallen silent with eyes that seemed somewhat vacant, and called out in confusion: "Miss [Tomie]?"
[Tomie] snapped back to reality, only to find that the drive she had just moments ago—the determination to not stop until she reached her goal—had completely leaked away.
She looked at [Toshiyuki] and [Hinako], whose hands were tightly clasped opposite her, and felt only a wave of dullness.
"Tsk."
She clicked her tongue impatiently and stood up lazily.
"I'm suddenly not in the mood today. I'm leaving first."
After speaking, ignoring the middle-aged man's astonishment, she proceeded to put on her shoes and left without looking back.
"Miss [Tomie]!"
The middle-aged man hurriedly chased after her. But [Tomie], who had no interest in him to begin with, and had now experienced the [Dhyana] state of the Six Wonderful Gates once, how could she have the mind to pay attention to him?
[Kawakami Tomie]'s mind was already immersed in the [Tomie Network]. The other [Tomie]s, too, after Amamiya Rin ended his [Dhyana], came back to their senses one after another, making the [Tomie Network] lively once again.
(What is going on? That feeling...)
(Super bad!)
(Seeing everything too clearly! That's disgusting!)
(Amamiya Rin, you guy!)
(This is brainwashing, right? This is absolutely brainwashing, isn't it?)
(What a terrible guy, actually brainwashing beautiful girls like us. If we call the police, he'll definitely be taken away, right?)
(It is brainwashing! Made me lose all interest. Now I can't work up any energy for the engaged couple at all! Let them do whatever they love to do. However, I think there is no way they can marry smoothly, and even if they do marry smoothly, it's impossible for them to love each other.)
(Eh? Why is that?)
(Although that man loves his fiancée very much, I saw it very clearly: that woman is rejecting this marriage.)
(Whatever, whether they are happy or not is none of my business, as long as I am happy.)
...
The [Tomie]s began to complain one after another in the [Tomie Network].
However, because they had just experienced [Dhyana] once, their evil thoughts had dissipated and their states of mind were peaceful. Their complaints did not carry much malice, but were rather like acting spoiled to express their dissatisfaction.
It was just that, although it was a spoiled sort of complaining, their indifference could still be heard. Although [Dhyana] had settled their hearts, it failed to give them empathy.
As for how long the afterglow of this state of mind could remain, that was also a question.
In any case, Amamiya Rin did not think a single session of [Dhyana] could make the [Tomie]s completely turn over a new leaf.
(It isn't brainwashing. This is using the most direct method to make you mend your ways.)
Amamiya Rin naturally joined the conversation, speaking in a tone as if chatting with friends.
(Ha?! What 'mend our ways'? Even if it is mending our ways, this kind of behavior is still brainwashing in the end, isn't it?)
[Kawakami Tomie] could not help but retort.
(You should be secretly rejoicing. I shared my [Dhyana] cultivation directly with you all. A state that ordinary monks might not reach even after thirty years of practice, you all achieved in just a few minutes. Put into a web novel from the big country next door, this would count as a 'Great Opportunity'.)
Speaking of this, Amamiya Rin could not help but recall a web novel trope he had seen in his past life.
There was a genre of simultaneous transmigration where a person's soul splits into ninety-nine parts when transmigrating, going to different worlds. When the split souls contact each other, they can share each other's abilities.
"If I do it like this..."
A bolt of lightning flashed through Amamiya Rin's mind. His eyes lit up slightly; the idea that was previously immature completely matured amidst this unintentional banter.
Right! He could completely utilize the [Tomie Network] to construct a sharing platform for simultaneous transmigration!
Every person connected by the [Tomie Network] could share the skills they learned with others through the [Tomie Network]. Although it wouldn't be as swift as that kind of platform in simultaneous transmigration—skills outside of state of mind and knowledge would still require personal practice—
However, wasn't the lengthy [Long Dream] exactly a practice ground just like the Hyperbolic Time Chamber? It was just that unlike the Hyperbolic Time Chamber which could improve physical strength, this could only bring out memory and experience.
Come to think of it, he had already experienced a similar situation.
His predecessor's memories, experiences, and skills manifested in the dream in the image of [Saeko Busujima], allowing him to learn basic Kendo. This could also be counted as his predecessor unilaterally sharing his abilities with him.
(What are you thinking about?)
[Kawakami Tomie] only half-understood Amamiya Rin's thoughts and asked somewhat impatiently.
(I am thinking: study hard and make progress every day. Also, it seems that things like curses are not completely unsolvable.)
Amamiya Rin deeply understood that sentence the [Abbot] had said earlier.
A knife, in the hands of a chef, is a tool for cooking; in the hands of a samurai, it is a weapon for slaughter; and in a ritual, it can become a sacred ceremonial vessel.
Curses seem to be the same; depending on the usage, they become beneficial or harmful.
[Tomie], [Sacred Khala], and [Long Dream]—as individual entities, each one counts as an unsolvable type. But if combined: [Tomie] can assimilate the [Sacred Khala], and the [Sacred Khala] shares brains and can complete the nightmare world of the [Long Dream].
Of course, even if the curses are combined, one must find a method to link and utilize them, such as [Hypnosis] and the Six Wonderful Gates.
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