Tomo-sama's Rescue Plan - Hell Chapter

The house will not be repaired in a while, so I found a tree nearby. The branches of the tree grow into separate claws, which is very suitable for leaning against. It is very pleasant to dangle on the protruding tree branches.

Who are you bullying!

However, there is no reason to talk to ghosts, so I got angry and climbed another tree next to me.

"Hey, it's really interesting, this feeling reminds me of the time when I just became a ghost~"

The ghost said cheerfully, and he didn't seem to care about living in the tree at all.

I was a little surprised: "Don't Master Tong Mo eat and drink in the church every day, and there are maids serving him? Is there such an experience of spending the night in the woods?"

"It's always about hunting." Tong Mo leaned on one arm, and the rainbow in his eyes was faintly visible in the darkness, "Master Wu Mi's blood is very powerful. In the first few days, you will only feel hungry." , no matter how much human flesh you eat, it’s useless, no matter how many believers you have, the number is limited, you can’t eat them all at once, so you have to go hunting.”

I finally couldn't resist asking the question I've always wanted to ask:

"Have you... regretted it?"

He said bluntly: "I haven't regretted it, why should I regret it? Anyway, I am a man and a ghost."

"Isn't it the same? You are not like others. You don't lack money, status, or women. As a human being, you can spend your life in peace, but as a ghost... you can only live in darkness forever, and you can only eat one kind of food. , but also be subject to others forever. Is it... worth it?"

"Xiaoran is so stupid. Human beings can only move around during the day and eat only a few things, and they are subject to more people, right? From the execution office to the tax collector, who will let you go?" Tong Mo He said unhurriedly, "There are too many benefits of being a ghost. Ghosts won't get tired, won't get sick, their eyes and ears will become sharper, and they can recover quickly even if they are injured. Human beings are very pitiful. I can’t do many things, I will always struggle in pain, and I will die sooner or later. This kind of life can’t be called any happiness? It’s also meaningless, isn’t it? It’s because I really can’t see them suffering like this , I want to give them salvation, after all, it is my duty to bring happiness to believers..."

"I'm not asking your believers, I'm asking Master Tong Mo himself." I said softly, "Did you...have you been happy these years after you became a ghost?"

Even a little human girl like Lianxue has witnessed the century-old slaughter after Komaji turned into a ghost, but I don't even know what kind of life you have lived for the past 200 years, who I once dreamed of like that?

"Happiness or something... people don't feel it. But at least I have a lot of time~" Tong Mo became excited and started talking, "I can do different things every night, ah, I I just remember that there was a time when I was really free. I didn’t know what to do, so I memorized all the books in the church. Hehe~ Even if I want to fight those ghost hunters or other ghosts, it’s also very interesting. Every time the battlefield is different, the opponent is also different. You have to choose a different combination of blood ghosts according to your opponent. If you play for a long time, you can still see various interesting expressions and physical reactions of the opponent... But he is a kind person. Most of the time, they will still be able to deal with them cleanly ~ About 60 or [-] years ago, I met Fengzhu and Yanzhu at that time, and that battle, eh, was really enjoyable..."

"What, so you turned into a ghost just for fun?" I interrupted him dumbfounded, "Did you completely give up your identity and life as a human just for such a reason?"

"I didn't give up. After all, I still have a good job during the day. I have always been very serious about listening to the prayers of believers~ As for the others..."

He paused, and said with a half-smile voice, "Does Xiao Ran think that I have ever had a human life?"

"Eh?"

"Whether parents or believers regard me as the son of gods, every word I say is regarded as the meaning of gods. My mother didn't let me call her mother, and she refused to give me a name until I met Xiaoqinye, I don’t know what other people’s mothers are like. I can’t understand human beings’ joys, sorrows, sorrows, and joys. Even if I listen to them tell all kinds of painful things every day, I just feel ridiculous and pitiful. I remember when I was young I used to feel bored with them, but I didn’t even feel bored after that.” The ghost said lightly, “Xiaoran, I am different from Your Excellency Yiwozuo, human life is the real life for me. There is no so-called pain and happiness, and there is nothing worth nostalgic for."

Through the darkness, I saw him seeming to smile, "If he didn't become a ghost, even the salvation I gave to the believers would be illusory, the pure land of bliss, hehe... Anyway, it's so painful to live, it's better to just eat it." Losing them and becoming a part of my body is equivalent to eternal life, so I will be happy, after all, the meaning of my existence is to bring happiness to everyone."

So it turns out that the fairy tale about bliss was told to believers and to yourself as well.

——I hope everyone can get happiness from me, this is the meaning of my existence in this world.

Why, why did I never realize it? That afternoon at Arakawa Shrine 200 years ago, when the child smiled and said these words...

How lonely it is!

The colors of the world were reflected in his eyes, but he could see nothing.

Just like a purely blind man who can't see himself, but still has to guide others.However, even if we cry or laugh, what others see is only the mercy of the gods.

The child on the altar has always lived like a transparent ghost. How did he survive such loneliness alone?

I couldn't imagine it, and I didn't dare to imagine it. I just felt that the heart that belonged to Bai was as painful as a knife.

"It would be great if I could meet Master Tong Mo sooner." I murmured.

"What silly things Xiaoran is talking about, I have already said that people don't regret becoming a ghost~ Besides, it is not bad to meet Xiaoran now, at least Xiaoran is the first person who is willing to listen to others~" The ghost is a little emotional Said, "Before, both Master Hei Si Mou and Your Excellency Yi Wo Zuo were so indifferent to others, even Master Wu Mi and Xiao Mingnv, ah, I really don't understand why, they obviously have a good relationship with them. Let's get along with each other."

"That must be because they are too stupid to understand Master Tong Mo's jokes." I laughed, "You can say whatever you want in the future, and I am willing to listen to it."

"Eh? Really? Does Xiaoran know which part of a girl's body is the tastiest? I have a lot of knowledge about this..."

"...You don't need to tell me about that kind of thing! Hey, someone is here."

A person came out from the opposite woods, wearing a white Taoist uniform, it was the boy named Komaji.He approached the remaining half of the doorpost in front of the house, looked at it with a frown, turned his head and walked into the woods again, and after a while, he came out carrying a log that was almost as thick.

I didn't realize what he was doing until he built a pile of logs at breakneck speed.

Tong Mo realized it one step earlier than me, and waved at the other party with great enthusiasm and shouted:

"Your Excellency Yiwozuo! Are you here to help me repair the house? Hey, this is so touching! You are such a nice person!"

After saying that, he jumped off the tree and walked towards the boy.

The other party's response was a log flying towards him. Tong Mo sliced ​​the log in half with a quick fan, and then said with a smile:

"You are too enthusiastic, don't worry, people will come to help~"

"Get out, I feel disgusted when I see you." The boy named Komaji said with a sullen face.

I quickly ran over and grabbed the ghost that was deliberately annoying, and whispered to him: "You can't, look at me."

Fortunately, I didn't get thrown by the wood when I walked over.

I stood by and watched for a while, and found that although the young man was not talkative, he worked very quickly, and replaced the broken wooden pillars with new ones in a few strokes, so I smiled and said, "Your Excellency Komaji is very powerful, Not everyone knows how to repair a house.”

He glanced up at me and said coldly, "I used to work in Master's Dojo."

"Then work hard, Komaji-sama."

"Lianxue asked me to come, I want to thank you for thanking her."

"Yes, Lianxue is a good girl, I like her very much." I said sincerely, "By the way, she mentioned to me when we were chatting, Your Excellency Komaji was born in Edo?"

While scraping off the unevenness on the wood with his bare hands, the boy replied casually, "Yes."

"Coincidentally!" I said happily, "I also lived near Edo Castle when I was alive, so I am very familiar with the city! I asked Lianxue, the one who was in charge at that time was the successor of the ancestors. General, I was already General Yoshimune at that time. Although I grew up in the shrine, I knew the general’s side servant, Yagyu-sama’s family very well, and Yagyu-sama and his wife even came to my shrine for tea.”

He glanced at me inexplicably, shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in those warriors, and I don't know Lord Yagyu."

Hey, I remember Master Hei Si Mou knew that I knew martial arts etiquette, so he immediately became friendly, why didn't it work for him?

"That's it... and also, when I used to live there, I liked to go to a store in Nijo City to buy sakura dumplings. Do you know that store? It's on the corner of the street. I remember it was called Matsumoto or something."

He sneered, "Oh, you still remember such old things."

"Of course, I am very familiar with all the dim sum shops in Edo Castle!" I said proudly, "The red bean yokan in Matsumoto's shop is also very good. It is delicious if it is sprinkled with golden osmanthus in autumn! There is also a shop across the street that sells Honey cake, I bought it occasionally at that time, and I wanted to say before, maybe we have been to the same store? "

He glanced at me coolly: "I didn't expect to meet a lady from the Samurai family here."

"Eh?" I could hear the sting in his words, and couldn't help being a little embarrassed, "I'm not a lady from a samurai family, actually... I'm a god."

The boy named Komaji straightened his back, looked at me steadily, and suddenly asked:

"What's your relationship with Tong Mo?"

"Eh?" I was stunned for a moment, "Master Tong Mo and I...are friends."

"I see." He nodded, "Miss, please get out of the way, don't be an eyesore here."

I returned to the edge of the woods resentfully, and sat on the same broken pillar as that ghost.

"What's the problem?" I said depressedly, "Why does he seem to dislike me so much?"

"Who knows?" Ghost said innocently, "He doesn't like me either, it's really sad."

"It doesn't make sense. I'm a god. Even Zhu Shi liked me very much from the beginning, and Master Hei Si Mou was also kind to me." I thought for a while, and suddenly said: "I understand, this must be a child Grinding the side effects of the ghost blood that the Lord gave me! It made me ghost-like!"

"Don't worry, Your Excellency Yiwozuo is that kind of person. Would you like to play a game of Double Six?" Ghost smiled and took out his frozen chessboard.

I sighed, feeling so frustrated for the first time in my life.

"Just play and play, whoever is afraid of whom."

So one idler became two, Tong Mo and I played Shuangliu, and His Excellency Komaji diligently helped us repair the house.

After losing the fifth game, I lost my patience and threw the dice on the board.

"There is a problem with your end point, Mr. Tong Mo. Either you will be killed by the ghost killing team, or you will be eaten by other ghosts, or you will be killed by Mr. Wu Mi. There is only one route to be a ghost forever. What do you mean by playing?"

"That's the end of being a ghost." Master Tong Mo said aggrievedly.

"That's not necessarily true," I said. "Suppose there is an oni who can bribe an official of the shogunate's level? The shogunate will wipe out the Ubuyashiki clan on the charge of raising private troops, and confiscate their property and private weapons. Oni Killing the team doesn't need to exist? And..."

"Xiaoran...you don't know, there is no shogunate anymore, right?"

"Eh? What?"

"As early as more than 50 years ago, the last general returned the great power to the imperial court." The ghost had a gloating expression on his face, "Neither samurai nor generals exist anymore."

Ah, I have been in hell for 200 years, has the world changed so drastically?

"How could this be...there are no generals...and no servants..." I murmured, "No wonder Komaji said these are old things. What about Edo Castle? Is Edo Castle still there?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Wu Mi was still doing business in Asakusa before." Tong Mo said slowly, as if admiring my surprised expression, "But there is already a shopping street over there, and the Westerners brought There are a lot of new things, it is very lively, and there is also a tram.”

"Electric... what is a tram?"

The ghost stared at me for a few seconds, then burst out laughing.

"Hey, I finally found out~ The omnipotent god, there are things you don't know! Ah, so pitiful~ But Xiaoran's silly look is too cute hehehe~"

After some explanations from him, I finally realized that the world today is no longer the world I lived in.

The Westerners forced the shogunate to open the gates of the country, and the rule of the shogun in Edo City came to an end. Even the majesty of the imperial palace was in danger. There were such things as "prime ministers" and "cabinets" that I couldn't understand at all. vocabulary.

A time without gods and ghosts.

"Wait, isn't my shrine..." I lost my voice.

No, no, I saw it in the Kalachakra of Shurain Chigoshi before. The torii gate of the shrine is still there. Although it has faded into disrepair, the presence of the torii gate means that the gods are still enshrined there.

"Do gods have to live in the shrine?" Ghost asked curiously, "Hey, I never thought about it before. If Xiaoran returns there, won't she be homeless?"

I sighed, "Actually, I don't have to live in the shrine. As long as Arakawa is there and the nearby mountains and forests are there, there will be a place for me to live, but..."

But the Arakawa Shrine is the only connection between me and the world, and between me and humans.

It carries all my precious memories, all encounters and partings.

"Hey, if Xiaoran has no place to live, I can take you there~"

For some reason, the ghost waved its fan and smiled as if it had succeeded in a trick.

"Poor Lord God, how can such a kind person like me have the heart to see you living on the streets~"

I rubbed my forehead: "I don't want it, your group of believers who cry all day long, just thinking about it gives me a headache..."

Just as I was talking, Komaji walked over with a frown, and threw a tattered booklet in front of me:

"Found it under the floor, here you are."

"Huh? What's it about?" I picked up the booklet and asked casually.

"do not know."

Tong Mo said hypocritically at the side: "Xiao Ran, don't embarrass Your Excellency Yiwozuo, he doesn't know how to read."

Seeing that Komaji was about to punch him again, I quickly interrupted: "This seems to be a register. There are names, the number of entries and exits, and..."

"It looks like the repair record of the Rilun Knife." Tong Mo came over, pointed to a sketch on a page and said, "There is a record of the damage to the blade, and the materials needed behind it. Wow, it's quite good." information~"

I flipped through the pages, and found that there was a page with a few swords drawn by Soun and the others, as well as a sketch of Shurain Chigoshi's "Kalachakra".It may be because there are special lines on the hour wheel, which are clearly drawn on the sketch.

"The ghost hunter left us a gift." I murmured, "Maybe we can put the pieces back together. I remember Zaoyun said that the time wheel can send things from the world to here." , The projection of the sun in the last battle with Qianyue is also very realistic, and things with so many uses cannot be wasted at will."

"It's a good idea, but as far as I know, forging weapons requires a lot of tools. Is Xiaoran planning to build a forge by himself? It's amazing~"

The ghost was obviously mocking me.I rolled my eyes at him, "I think of another way, Mr. Tong Mo, let's go and play your Shuangliu, which must end in death."