Following Chen Yu's instructions, Akagi arrived at the hospital entrance, prepared to greet the Demigod Chen Yu had mentioned. However, what she saw was merely a monk dressed in extremely tattered robes, sitting by the roadside, eating a steamed bun on tap water from a public drinking fountain.
The monk wore a grayish-blue robe that seemingly had seen many years, as it was covered almost entirely in patches.
Rather than calling it clothing, it was more accurate to describe it as layers of patches stitched together.
Despite the monk's attire being worn-out, it was impeccably clean and meticulously maintained.
His face and hands bore the weathered, dark complexion of one who had endured the ravages of time, yet appeared exceedingly clean, untainted by any dust or dirt.
And although the monk was merely eating a steamed bun with cold water—it didn't even appear freshly made—he seemed utterly content, as though he were savoring a gourmet meal.
