Four-Character Idiom · Conviction & Will · Kyojuro Rengoku
泰然自若
Meaning
To remain entirely undisturbed by sudden crisis or surprise — composure that is constitutional rather than performed.
危機的な状況や予期せぬ事態に直面しても、全く動じず落ち着き払っていること。
The Kyojuro Rengoku moment
猗窩座の誘惑を即座に一蹴する精神状態 — Faced with an offer most humans would at least pause over (immortality, infinite power), Rengoku doesn't even break breathing rhythm before declining.
Why it fits Kyojuro Rengoku
Composure in the face of an Upper Moon's offer is not stoicism — it is the absence of internal negotiation. Taizen-jijaku names the state where there is nothing to negotiate, the foundation having already been laid years before.
Sources
- デジタル大辞泉 — 泰然自若 (dictionary)
- 精選版 日本国語大辞典 — 泰然自若 (dictionary)