Tomo-sama's Rescue Plan - Hell Chapter

Back at Arakawa Shrine, I checked the surroundings. Fortunately, the main hall and worship hall were not damaged. I have to say that the craftsman Mr. Yamada found was really reliable. The shrine was almost completely restored to the way I remembered it. The plants and trees are perfectly matched. At this time, a large area of ​​hydrangea is in full bloom. Because the mountain spring from the back mountain was brought in by the water channel, the bamboo tube in the hand water house is bubbling with spring water, and it has not been damaged by the earthquake at all.

I bent down to pick up a handful of spring water, and hesitated for a long time.

The water is clear and bright, reflecting the rainbow light of seven colors, just like...

Just like that child's eyes.

The son of the god who was swallowed up by the dark age forever, he is my belief and the eternal light in my heart.

If it were him...

If it is the gentle child who is only seven years old but says "I hope everyone can get happiness from me".

What would he do?

He must be brave enough to open the door and help those poor people.

In that case...

That being the case, let me replace you and pass on the kindness you once had.

"Everyone! Please listen to me!"

I stood by the torii gate at the bottom of the mountain and shouted to the crowd wandering in the ruins in front of me.

"I am the priestess of Arakawa Shrine. Our shrine has clean water. If you need it, please take refuge here!"

Whispering voices gradually appeared in the numb crowd.

"Is there really water? Is it a lie?"

"The water pipes are broken, where is the water coming from?"

"It's the spring water on the mountain, you can drink it! If you don't believe it, you can come and see it!"

"Please! Please give us water!" cried a woman with a baby in her arms. "My child is injured and has not had water for days! Please save him!"

"Please come with me!"

I never knew that humans would need water so much one day.

Just water alone determines a person's life and death.

Injured people need water to clean their wounds, and people with fever need water to lower their body temperature. In the next few days, the government distributed rice for disaster victims, and water was also needed to cook rice.

Yue Yue helped me to go to Kek Lok Si Temple several times, brought medicines, clean gauze, and even a lot of dried bonito in the kitchen. The last time I came back, I was very slow. I waited until night before I saw A Ying Mr. Heyamada followed him panting with a few strong believers carrying several bags of rice.

Seeing my surprised eyes, the young man scolded angrily: "I told my mother not to let them come! You must follow me! It's so long-winded!"

Mr. Yamada scratched his bare head embarrassingly: "Let Ms. Arakawa busy here alone, even if we are not worried, the leader will be worried, right? After all, they are some unfamiliar people. What to do at this time Anything can happen. And..." He paused, and said seriously, "I think what Ms. Arakawa said before is very reasonable. The best offering to the gods is to help the suffering people in person. We Believers of the Bliss Cult should also do what they can to repay the favor of the gods."

"I also want to help Mr. Inaoyu!" Aying pouted and said, "Why are you always so fierce? I knew I wouldn't make rice balls for you!"

So the Arakawa Shrine, which had been deserted for 200 years, finally became lively. The open space in front of the main hall became a camp, and people cooked with iron pots on the spot. In the evening, the yard was full of smoke, and Aying had learned first aid in school. , I ran around to help me treat the wounds of the injured.

One morning, I was attracted by the sound of bells, and found that it was the woman who had held the child before who was kneeling devoutly outside the worship hall. When she saw me coming, she showed joy:

"Master Miko, my child is no longer having a fever, thanks to God's blessing! That... May I ask which god is enshrined here?"

I hesitated for a moment, then said:

"It's the god of Arakawa, the god of Arakawa named Shirahime."

"The god of Arakawa? Is it the god in charge of Arakawa? I heard from the old man in the family that there was a tradition of enshrining the god of water in Arakawa hundreds of years ago. So it is here! Are you the heir of this shrine?"

"Yes." I nodded, "I am a priestess who serves the god of Arakawa, but I didn't live here before."

"You will be rewarded, Miko-sama. The gods will definitely bless you." The woman said sincerely.

After a few more days like this, rumors spread in the streets, saying that "foreigners" robbed and poisoned the well.The military police began to arrest the so-called "foreigners" wantonly, and finally even the countrymen who spoke the dialect were arrested.

One evening, when it was already dark, I was sitting in the room behind the main hall drinking tea and chatting with Mr. Yamada, when suddenly there was a commotion outside the door, and there were faint curses.

"It's unlucky, don't bring foreigners to us! It's been said outside, they are all bad people, what if they poison our water?!"

"Please everyone! This man is innocent!" said a young man's voice anxiously. "He has bled a lot and is about to die! Please help me!"

"What do you know as a child! You can come in, foreigners can't come in! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!"

"What's your background? Look at your faces, you don't belong with bad guys, do you?"

"Are you unreasonable?" Another young voice said loudly, "We also happened to pass by here, and we only helped when we saw this person was injured. ?”

"It's so noisy! The water in our shrine is divine water, and it only saves the locals, not foreigners! If you want to save him, do it yourself, don't bother us!"

"What's a foreigner? What happened?"

I pushed open the door and went out, and saw a few men aggressively blocking the entrance of the shrine. Opposite them seemed to be two young men, half supporting and half dragging a man covered in blood.

Seeing me coming out, several people bowed respectfully and said, "Mistress, these two children insisted on bringing foreigners into the shrine, but we stopped them. Did I disturb you? I'm really sorry."

"Please! This man is dying! There is no doctor outside!" the young man shouted, "Please save him!"

I frowned slightly, and found that it was a familiar face with flame-like lines on the forehead.

"Kaomen...Tanjirou?"

Although the boy had grown a little taller, he looked a little thin and his complexion was not very good-looking.He obviously recognized me, his expression became vigilant, and the other boy with yellow hair shouted loudly:

"Why, why is it you?! What do you want to do? That winding..."

"Shanyi, stop talking."

The boy named Zaomen stopped him suddenly, and gave me a sad look, "Let's go."

"Let them in. Mr. Yamada, please take a look at that person's injuries."

"Miko-sama! That's a foreigner, everyone says..."

"Whether you are a foreigner or a native, we are all human beings." I said lightly, "If a natural disaster has not taught you that human beings should help each other, the gods will send more natural disasters, this is karma , can everyone understand?"

"Yes...you are right." The man who spoke finally stepped aside, and said to the two teenagers viciously, "This witch is a merciful person, boy, you must remember to be grateful."

Mr. Yamada touched the injured man's neck and shook his head at me.

"There was so much blood loss that people were already dead."

"What a pity." I sighed. "Please find someone to bury him."

I turned my head and looked at the two teenagers who were kneeling by the side. No, they are not teenagers now, but young people, but their eyes are still clear, but they look a little confused.

"How could it be..." Kamado Tanjiro lowered his head, clenched his fists, his shoulders trembled slightly, "That person did nothing wrong, he was just standing on the side of the road, and he was beaten to death...Why did he become like this? ..."

I looked at his slightly pale lips and one side of his shrunken arm, and said softly:

"Are you... 21 years old this year?"

"Why are you asking this?" the young man named Zenitsu said coldly, "Tanjiro is very healthy, the doctor said..."

"Shanyi, this lady is a good person."

The young man named Tanjiro regained his composure and smiled at me gently, "I never imagined that one day I would sit here and chat with you. Yes, I am already 21 years old."

"That's great. Is it a boy?"

"A boy and a girl."

"It's amazing!" I laughed, "I can't do this! I really envy you!"

"Hey...what on earth are you trying to do?" The yellow-haired young man said suspiciously, "Gathering these people here is to feed ghosts, right?"

I smiled: "I'm sorry to disappoint you. Would you be surprised if I told you that the rice these people eat and the medicines they use are all provided by our Wanshi Bliss Sect?"

"I heard from Inosuke that the Uzumaki ghost pretends to be a good person, raises up human beings and eats them slowly..."

"Oh, yes, he still eats ten or eight girls a day now," I said lazily, "Are you satisfied with that?"

"you…"

"Shanyi! Please, don't..."

Kamado Tanjiro coughed suddenly, I frowned and handed him a cup of tea.

"What are you doing in town? Where are the others?"

He drank tea, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Kanahu and Nezuko are at home, and Inosuke is watching over them, but Zenitsu and I felt that we should do something for everyone, so we came here."

"You are such a kind child." I smiled. "Your parents have every right to be proud of you. They must love you and your sister very much."

There was a gentle light in the young man's eyes.

"Yes, father and mother love us very much. Although there are many children in the family and father is not in good health, everyone can get the same love. Speaking of which, you mentioned the same thing when we met last time. I He and his sister have indeed received help from many people, so even when Nezuko became a ghost, she retained her humanity and did not eat people."

"So you should understand this truth? Only children who have been loved know how to love, and only those who have been redeemed can know how to redeem others." I also said gently, "Every child wants Get happiness. The so-called ghosts are just people who have never been happy.”

"I know, but I still can't forgive... I can't forgive ghosts for taking human lives..."

He looked at me and said with a little expectation: "If it's you...can you change ghosts? I've heard from Shinobu before that her sister dreamed that one day humans and ghosts could live in peace. If you are really a god... yes Isn't it possible to do it?"

"Kamado Tanjiro, can you change humans?"

"Ah..." The young man was slightly taken aback, "You mean..."

"Look at those humans outside, can they live in peace?"

There was a dimness in his eyes, and he lowered his head wordlessly.

"Ghosts used to be humans too. Since humans can't live in peace with each other, why do you expect ghosts to live in peace with humans?" I slowly poured a cup of tea, "Treasure your body and love your children , Let them grow up with the love of their parents just like you, this is the most important thing you can do for mankind."

Before the words were finished, the sliding door of the room was suddenly torn down by a strong force, and Huang Yue stood at the door, throwing the torn paper door aside, with a gloomy face as if he wanted to eat people.

"Ha, I said, how come I smell garbage inside from the door! So it's my useless junior brother!"

Oh bad.Forget that this kid went shopping, he should come back.

The yellow-haired young man's pupils trembled violently, and his first reaction was to reach out to his waist, but without touching the knife, he picked up my teapot.

"you you you…"

Yue Yue walked in step by step, with a ferocious smile on his face, even showing ghost patterns.

"I didn't look for you, but you came here instead. What's up, little waste? Are you ready to accept the teachings of your brother? I have practiced knives in hell for a long time, and I am just waiting to chop you up!"

The young man named Shanyi finally came back to his senses, and stared at him through gritted teeth.

"I should have known a long time ago that you ghosts are not dead! Yue Yue, you are a piece of rubbish. You turned into a ghost and cannibalized people. What else can you say?! Do you believe me or not..."

"Stop it all!"

A golden ripple rippled in the air, and the two young men who were on edge froze in place, unable to move.

Yan Yue bared his teeth and glared at me: "Woman, don't worry about it, this is between me and this little trash!"

"Of course I know this is a matter between you brothers and sisters." I took my teapot from Shanyi's hand, "If you really want to fight, please go out and fight, if you smash anything in the shrine, don't blame me You're welcome."

"But I have to remind you, Yanyue, Mr. Yamada and Yingying are all outside. If you want them to see you as a ghost, just go out and meet them."

"And you, is your name Zenitsu? Are you married? If you die here today, Tanjiro's beautiful sister will be a widow. It's a pity." I picked up the teacup, "So you want Don't rethink the way you communicate?"

Tanjiro Kamado hesitated for a moment, and persuaded: "Zenyi, since this is the case, you should talk to your senior brother, he doesn't smell like blood, he probably hasn't eaten anyone for a long time..."

The two young men burst into anger in each other's eyes, but they were suppressed by my "word spirit" and couldn't move, they could only stand still in place and scold each other.

"Why did you become a ghost? You are obviously the heir of grandpa! It's all because of you becoming a ghost that grandpa died so miserably!"

"Hey, you really know the truth. Aren't you fucking married too? The old man's breath of thunder has also been lost? I've become a ghost, but I haven't seen you, a little waste, have any promise!" Yue laughed loudly, "Furthermore, it is obvious that the broken rules of the ghost killing team forced the old man to commit suicide. He is willing to die. What can I do?"

"Why on earth are you talking like that?!" Shanyi blushed suddenly and shouted: "Grandpa and I didn't apologize to you, why do you always do this? We always treat you as a family!"

"Fucking family!" Yan Yue sneered, "The old man is biased, no matter how hard I try, I can't get his approval! When I work so hard every day, I get up to practice swords before dawn, and you are still fucking sleeping Dajue! I killed ghosts and killed him to the point of hurting him, but he still likes you even more, a crying waste! You even let me inherit the breath of thunder with you, my wife Shanyi, why do you? Ah? Why do you compare me to me?!"

"I can chop off your head! Is that enough?!"

Huang Yue was stunned for a moment, and then the veins on his face popped out, and his teeth rattled.

"Finally said it! You hate me, don't you? You all hate me! People from the Ghost Killing Squad speak ill of me behind my back, and you and the old man hate me too. You don't have any good things! I don't regret changing Become a ghost, at least no one will look down on me from now on!"

"It's not like that!" Shanyi shouted: "Grandpa always praises you for your hard work in front of me, let me learn from you humbly and get along with you! I respect you from the bottom of my heart because you work so hard! But why do you always Not satisfied?! You are obviously such an important person to us!"

"Satisfied? Why the fuck should I be satisfied? When I was drinking muddy water in a puddle by the road, you were still acting like a baby in my parents' arms? When I stole money because I was hungry and was pointed at my nose and scolded, you at least had Eat? When my mother was kicked out of the temple and chased by ghosts and ran all over the mountain, you still had a house to live in? When I almost died in the team selection, you were still lying in the arms of a woman and spending family money Right? If I don’t try my best to climb up, there is only one dead end! What about you? You have friends, a master, and a woman. What the hell do I have? Ah?!”

I got a headache from the quarrel, and I couldn't help but secretly thank myself for setting up the barrier first, otherwise it would be a mess if I was heard by the outside...

In other words, my speech suppression really works, and the time has become longer, not bad.

"That...Mr. Kagaku," said Tanjiro Zaodo softly, "Although I don't know exactly what happened between you two, Zenitsu really felt sorry for you, and he cried when he buried Master's remains. In the end, I couldn’t get along well with you, and you never answered the letter I wrote to you, and I didn’t expect that even your body would never be found.”

"Also, Shanyi, can't you hear it? Your senior brother also regrets the death of the master, he just... envies you."

I nodded at the side, "That's right, Xiao Yue, when you were in hell, you obviously cried and cried because of the regret of the master? Why did you refuse to admit it when you saw your brother?"

"When the hell did I cry? Don't talk nonsense!"

"I didn't cry either! I hate him too late! Tanjirou, don't talk nonsense!"

"Oh..." We both sighed together.

There was a sudden deathly silence in the room.After a long time, I suddenly heard the young man named Shanyi say:

"Yue Yue... If you feel regretful, go and see grandpa, he must miss you very much."

"It's not your turn to teach me, you little trash! I won't go!"

Shanyi stared blankly at him, tears suddenly fell down: "Brother...I'm not young anymore...older than when you became a ghost. I'm already...an adult..."

"Grandpa... Let us inherit the breath of thunder together because I only know one type, and you are the only one who doesn't know one type. The combination of the two of us is the complete breath of thunder..."

"...Don't cry and cry, I'll be annoyed when I see it." Xuan Yue said disgustedly, "My wife Shanyi, when will you be like a man? Where is the momentum of you beheading me? Let's talk about the complete Lei Zhi What about breathing? The ghost killing team has been disbanded, and sooner or later no one will remember the breathing method, old man... Master, he has sacrificed his life for the ghost killing team, and finally ended up like this. Now, ghost hunter is just a job for me, I just want to live for myself in the future. I don't want to see you again, get out of here."

"I understand." The yellow-haired young man showed a disappointed expression, "We will not meet again in the future, but the breath of thunder will not be lost... Brother, can you always remember the breath of thunder? Wait When I am old and dead, my brother will always remember the Breath of Thunder, that's... enough."

"Why the hell do I have to remember that kind of thing?!" Yue Yue became irritable again, "Knife is outdated a long time ago, do you understand it or not?"

"Xiao Yuyue, you are lying." I had to interrupt, "Who told me a few days ago that I still like to be a swordsman?"

"Damn woman! Why are you talking so much?! Let me go! My legs are numb!"

"Oh, then you have to promise not to fight with the junior brother first, and I will let you go."

"Why do you want me to promise first?! Why didn't you say that he was going to hit me with a teapot just now!"

I took a deep breath, and finally roared unbearably:

"Yue Yue! How old are you?! When will this competitive mouth get over?! Do you want to be beaten again?!"

Yan Yue "cut" and stopped talking.

"You are able to get along well with everyone in the Bliss Church. Mr. Yamada and the others like you very much. As I said, when you grow up, you are no longer that street vagrant. People will grow up, and you can't hold the past forever Don’t let go of the hurt you received, isn’t it you who suffer the most? Do you want to live immersed in this pain forever? You will live for a long time!”

"There is no one who has become a ghost who is not burdened with great pain and loneliness, even that adult is the same, but you must work hard to make yourself better, otherwise no one can save you!"

"Shanyi." I turned my head to look at the tear-stained junior brother of Yan Yue, "Your senior brother is different from you. He is the kind of person who must desperately grasp something in order to survive. You are right, he will always Will not be satisfied, but you are not him, what can satisfy you, whether it is family affection or love, is not enough for him. He works hard and works hard, just because he will never feel safe, but this is not his Wrong, it's just the scars left by those terrible memories when he was a child, can you understand now?"

"Whether you admit it or not, you were once relatives. I advise you to say goodbye to each other. After all, there are so many natural and man-made disasters now. What if you never see each other again? You were in Infinite City before, and you didn't have time to say goodbye before... separated?"

I clapped my hands and released the shackles of Yan Ling, and the two of them fell to the ground at the same time.

As a result, the honest-looking Shanyi got up first, and limped towards the door without saying a word.

"Hey, look at my unlucky junior, why are my legs lame? Could it be that someone beat me up?" Yue Yue sat on the ground and said eccentrically, "You look even poorer this way, that charcoal Jiro, I don't understand, what exactly does your sister like about him?"

Tanjiro looked at him: "Mr. Kogaku, Zenitsu is not what you said. Although he is timid, he is gentle and reliable, and he has worked hard to pass all the training of the Demon Slayer Team. If you always say that about him, he will Sad."

"Ha, he's been crying all day long, there's never a time when he's not sad..."

"The leg...was broken after cutting you off."

The blond-haired youth stood at the door and said suddenly.

"You know, right? All the power of Thunder's Breath fell on my legs. I used all my strength at that time, just to...kill you."

"But I don't know why, seeing you are still alive, I'm still...still... very happy..."

"Yue Yue...Brother, let's say goodbye forever."

After that, he pushed open the door and walked out without looking back.

"Bastard! I haven't spoken yet, you fucking ran away first!" Huang Yue jumped up and cursed angrily, "Get out! Get out as far away as possible!"

He angrily kicked the tattered paper door, and strode out.

"Oh..." Kamado Tanjiro and I sighed again at the same time.

"It seems that there is really no way to make up, the two of them."

Tanjiro said sadly.

"They are still children, maybe they will change their minds in a few decades." I said lightly, "It's you, they are not here now, I ask you, if I have a way to let you live for a few more years, you Can you accept it?"

The young man turned to look at me in surprise: "Why are you helping me? After all, I am..."

"I know, you used to be a ghost hunter, and now you are that girl's husband."

I picked up the teapot and put it back on the charcoal stove.

"But you are a gentle child, just like the person I like. Since he didn't hate anyone in the end, as a god, I don't want to live with hatred."

There was a slight light in his eyes: "You have a way...to heal my body?"

"From the perspective of the gods, markings are actually a phenomenon descended from the gods. As a human being, if we want to master the power of the gods through the breathing method, it will inevitably bring about physical wear and tear. Theoretically, this kind of wear and tear comes from the inside. It can be cured. But... my blood happens to contain some ghost blood."

"Ghost blood has a miraculous effect on body regeneration, and the blood of gods can restrain ghost transformation, and you are also a human being. Accepting my blood will not make you a ghost, but it may be able to repair your body. What, do you want it?" Try this for your wife and children?"

Kamado Tanjiro lowered his head and thought for a moment, when he raised his head again, only determination remained in his eyes.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I cannot accept it."

"My parents, younger brothers and sisters all died at the hands of ghosts. Many of my important seniors and friends also died in battles with ghosts. I can understand the sorrow of ghosts, but I will never forgive ghosts for their crimes. .”

"So... Even if I die, I hope to die as a pure human being like Senior Purgatory."

"As I expected." I nodded, "Then, I wish you happiness for the rest of your life, Kamado Tanjiro."

"Thank you for your hospitality, Miss Shenming."

The young man saluted me earnestly, then stood up and walked out of the gate.

It has been a month since I returned to Kyoto, and the maple forest around the temple is a little red.I was so guilty that I crept into the house, only to see the ghost sitting on the porch, leaning against the pillar, motionless.

I ran over to have a look and found that he was actually asleep.

what's the situation? !

"Master Tong Mo! What's wrong with you?! Are you okay!" I grabbed him and shook him, "Did you eat something strange again?!"

The ghost opened those beautiful eyes sleepily, and saw that it was me, and immediately shed two lines of tears.

"Xiaoran, I'm going to starve to death... Woohoo, why did you come back..."

I stared at him dumbfounded, feeling that he didn't look like the kind of person who would starve to death from any angle, ah no, ghost, so I reached out and patted his face.

"Stop, stop pretending. Have you had your teeth pulled out or have you lost your ability to hunt? Kyoto is so big, no matter whether it's eaten by humans or ghosts, there's always something you can eat on the street, right?"

"Xiaoran is not at home, so I don't want to eat anything! But I am still very hungry... so hungry that I can only pass the time by sleeping..."

I stared at him for a while: "You...couldn't it be true that you haven't eaten anything for a month?"

"It's true," the ghost said innocently, "They are all hungry and thin, don't you see it?"

"I really don't see this..."

"I don't care, Xiaoran has left me for so long, I want to make up for it!"

I covered my face: "I was wrong, I didn't expect it to be delayed for so long. Well... what do you want to eat, I will make it for you."

But he didn't pay attention and was directly pressed to the ground.

The ghost smiled and showed its upper and lower fangs.

"I want to eat Xiaoran, this time I have to eat all of them, not even leaving any bones~"

Seeing that night was falling and the lanterns in the temple were all lit up, I dragged my tormented body that was almost falling apart, cursing in my heart while preparing wine and bath water for the ghost.

Tong Mo was lazily leaning on the porch, smoking a cigarette while watching me go about my business.

"How's Tokyo? It must be miserable, right?"

"Don't mention how miserable it is." I shook my head, "The grievances in this land are getting heavier and heavier. Yizang Ranzun closed the hell, and many undead have deep obsessions and refuse to reincarnate. They are all trapped in this world. Something big is going to happen.”

"It's so pitiful... People really don't understand these human beings, what is so terrible about death?"

I smiled and said, "There are exceptions. I ran into Tanjiro Kamado, that kid didn't look very good, but he would rather die as a human than accept a drop of ghost blood, and even ran to the city to save people, didn't he?" Great?"

"The ghost killing team is full of people like that, it's completely understandable." The ghost said with a smile, "but they are also a minority like ghosts. Most human beings, the more they are in this situation, the more pitiful they will be. I will definitely push all the blame on people who are weaker than myself, if I guess right, they should have started killing each other, right?"

"You guessed it right, some people have started to point the finger at people from other countries, saying that they robbed and poisoned, and killed a lot of people on the street."

I sighed and sat down on the veranda.The ghost took advantage of the situation and came over, resting on my lap with peace of mind.

"I also met Master Wu Mi. He booked a boat ticket to England two months later...and asked us if we want to go together. This matter must be discussed with Master Tong Mo, after all your followers are here. But I think... going to see the bigger world is not a bad thing."

"Believers don't need to worry about Xiaoran. It's not that they haven't left them before, and I've seen them with Yuzi. They have been living well in the past few years." Tong Mo held the tobacco rod in one hand and exhaled a thin smoke ring. , "I, as long as I follow Xiaoran, I can go anywhere~"

I smiled and couldn't help but stroke his beautiful long white oak hair.

"Then let's go together to see the real sea."