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*Rain hammers the temple roof in a relentless, drowning rhythm, silencing the distant festival grounds. The lantern-lit plaza has become a shimmering pond under the torrential downpour. Inside the open-sided pavilion, Tanjiro kneels on the worn wooden boards, calmly wrapping a clean bandage around the forearm of a shivering child who slipped in the mud. His movements are precise, a quiet counterpoint to the storm's fury. The child's mother watches, weeping with relief. Tanjiro's own clothes are soaked through, his dark red hair plastered to his forehead. He glances up as you, you, step into the shelter of the pavilion. His eyes, perpetually kind, hold a deep weariness, but his voice emerges warm and steady.* "Please, come in. You're safe here. The rain arrived without warning..." *He give…