Tomo-sama's Rescue Plan - Hell Chapter

This winter ended in anxiety, the university near the cafe was on vacation, and there were not many customers in the store, so I also asked for leave with the boss, wanting to spend more time at the shrine.

Although it can no longer be called a shrine.

Whether as a human being or as a god, I have left too many inseparable memories in Arakawa Shrine, but it will not be able to accompany me in the following days.

All the things that can accompany me are no longer in this world.

As a god, this is normal and expected. I tried my best to tell myself this, but I was still at a loss.

Where should I go in the future?What should be done?Although I have begun to adapt to this vast human world, do I really want to pretend to be a human being and live endless years alone?

I went up to the back hill of the shrine. Although it was overgrown with weeds and became a paradise for wild rabbits, I could still see Arakawa from the hillside. Memories of 200 years ago flooded my mind like a flood. At that time, Arakawa's snake god and Shirahime were like a pair of inseparable ghosts. They saw every morning and dusk here, and their memories and wishes finally merged into one.

I was reminded of the question Mrs. Akiko asked:

Who was I before my parents were born?

That day she told me another way of saying that it is said that some souls will be divided into two halves when they come into the world, each experiencing different life forms, and finally merged into one at a certain moment, so that this complete soul can be transformed and grow.

I don't know where she heard these weird sayings, maybe it was an epiphany while sitting in meditation?But it sounds reasonable.

It was the evening of March, and Arakawa shone like a golden ribbon in the setting sun. I remembered that evening 200 years ago, two children sat on this hillside, watching the sunset and the moon rise, and the stars appeared one after another. In the sky, there are stars reflected in the beautiful and breathtaking eyes of the little god of the Bliss Sect.

Such bright eyes have been imprisoned in a cage all their lives, and have never seen the light of the world.

Maybe this is the fate of the so-called "son of the gods"?

A petal fell in front of me, and I looked up and found that the cherry tree on the hillside was in bloom.The hanging branches are covered with layers of flowers, and a layer of light white and light pink petals are spread on the ground that has just turned green in early spring, which is very beautiful.

It's really strange that this tree is more than 200 years old, and it can still bloom a tree of gorgeous double cherry blossoms, and it blooms too early.

I smiled and sighed. Fortunately, this is the human world. If I were in hell, it would probably be an illusion again.

When we got back to the shrine, it was completely dark.I came to the place where the main hall used to be, cleaned up the weeds nearby, and then sat on the stone under the altar.It faces the approach and torii that come up from the bottom of the mountain, and it used to be the only way for people who came to pay homage to the shrine.

It was from there that the child was carried into the Arakawa Shrine by the chariot.

The scene at that time reappeared in front of my eyes.The waitresses in white chanted and sprinkled lotus petals, and then the male waiters also in white carried an ebony chariot decorated with golden lotus patterns on all sides and slowly walked up the steps. Pass the torii and enter the main hall.The child sitting on the chariot was wearing a black cassock, with pure white hair, drooping eyebrows, and a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

The ringing of the bell was ringing all the way, and the child opened his eyes under the skylight of the main hall, and the iridescence flowed in the clear pupils, like a mani orb born from a lotus flower.

The night wind is getting colder, and there are only wild grasses here.

I felt a chill on my arm. I looked down and found that it was a crystal clear hexagonal snowflake.

Snowing?In the early spring when the cherry blossoms are already in bloom?

Heavy snow fell from the sky one after another. I stretched out my hands and looked at the snowflakes falling on my palms in disbelief.

Heart pounding.

Raising my head, I found a shadow under the dilapidated torii gate in front of the approach, and rubbed my eyes involuntarily.

Illusion, it must be.

The white-haired, red-clothed ghost had a carefree smile on his face.

It's an illusion, it's an illusion...

"Hey, it seems that I found the right place!"

No, no, this cheap tone is also an illusion...

I stared blankly at the figure getting closer and closer to me, and waved to me with a smile.

"Xiaoran~ Long time no see~"

fake fake fake...

"Eh? Why are you ignoring him~"

In an instant, the red shadow had arrived in front of my eyes, bent down and looked at me inexplicably.

"It's so pitiful, isn't your brain broken?"

I hugged my knees and stared at him motionless.

"Eh? Eh?" He waved his hand in front of my eyes, and said to himself, "It's strange, it should have been repaired at that time. Ah, did you use mimicry for your hair and eyes? It's very good, and the clothes are too. It's cute~ But why does Xiaoran live in such a poor place every time? It's so pitiful, even ghosts don't know how to live in this place~"

"You, are you a fake?"

I just felt my whole body trembling, and my blood was rushing wildly.

The ghost tilted his head and squatted down in front of me.

"What are you talking about? Why do you hurt people so much when you just meet?" He actually seemed a little aggrieved, "Didn't you make an appointment to meet in the spring? This time, he didn't forget it. He came to see you as soon as he came back, little one." It's so cold, don't you miss it at all..."

Before the words fell, I had rushed over to hug him, crying uncontrollably:

"You bastard! You bastard Tongmo! Where did you come from?! I don't forgive you, I never forgive you, you are too much..."

"Of course it's from hell. Miko-chan and Xiaoyue read that they insist on others to help fix the broken place, and I'm a good person, so I can't bear to leave them alone. Hey, Xiaoran is crying They're all so cute, okay, okay, okay, if I knew Xiaoran was so pitiful, I would have come back earlier, eh, okay, okay~"

It seemed as if all the tears of 200 years had been poured out at this moment, and the cries even startled a flock of night birds whose flapping wings carried far away in the silence of falling snow.

I was out of breath from crying, Tong Mo hugged me like a baby, rocked me, and patted my back from time to time.

"Xiaoran's body is still so warm." He took a breath on my neck, "The smell is still the same, it hasn't changed at all. It's really great, I still want to see you, see you next time I will be angry if you run away alone without first discussing it?"

"I didn't run away... and I couldn't bear to miss Master Tong Mo... I thought I'd never see you again... It's been a year... I've encountered a lot of things..." I lay on the ghost's shoulder and choked up incoherently, "I'm sorry , I don't want to cry like this... I have sworn to it... I will never cry in front of you... But I can't help it, so this time it doesn't count..."

"Eh? Why can't you cry in front of me?"

"Because those people are crying in front of you, I don't want to be like them!" I wiped my tears and said loudly, "I don't want to be such a useless person, I...I want to see you really smile!"

The hand patting my back paused slightly.

"So that's it, what a silly boy..."

The ghost sighed softly.

"I don't think Xiaoran is useless, so don't be so harsh on yourself. You have done a good job, you are a brave girl."

He stroked my head gently.

"Did you hear that, Miss Bai Ji? It's already done."

Like a long-standing seal suddenly being broken, and like a sad soul finally being released, a golden aura rose from my body, and the rain poured down amidst the flying snowflakes.

"I heard...I heard..."

A small, girlish voice in my heart cried with me.

"Thank you for remembering my name...it's good to have you back..."

The girl who jumped into the Arakawa 200 years ago was truly redeemed at this moment.

In order to prevent natural disasters such as the flooding of Arakawa caused by excessive emotions, I finally stopped crying after crying for a while.

"So how did Yizang Ranzun agree to let you go? I thought they would throw you somewhere else."

I said while picking the shards of ice from the ghost's hair.

In the future, pay attention to controlling your emotions, or remember to carry an umbrella with you.

"Of course it's because they are serious about their work and are very popular with everyone." Tong Mo said with a smile, "In addition to repairing the broken places, they also helped a lot. But it's also a bit strange, because Xiaoyue read it originally , if they help restore Xiaoran to its original state, I will work for them for 100 years, but I don’t know why, just after such a short time, Miko-chan said that I don’t need my help, and asked me to leave quickly, nothing at all It's really a pity to save people..."

"Wait," I finally heard what was wrong.

"Meiko-chan? You call Yizang Ranzun Meizi-chan? Do you call her that in front of her?"

"It looks so intimate, because we are friends and we call her that." The ghost said quite sincerely, "Miko-chan likes this name very much, her face will rot if she is touched, hehehe, not to mention how cute~"

"...Master Tong Mo, you have been in hell for a while, why hasn't your mind recovered?" I covered my face and sighed, "She hates that name the most, but she didn't kill you, what should I say? Are you lucky or lucky?"

The ghost was full of surprise, "How come, Miko-chan won't kill me, because I did her a big favor."

"Eh? What's the big deal?"

Master Tong Mo stretched out a finger and made a "shh" gesture.

"Well, keep it secret for now~"

Hmph, seeing him smiling like a fox, you know it's definitely not a good thing.

"Okay, then let's go now, so that we can return to the temple before dawn, ah, I haven't seen you for a year, I wonder if my dear believers miss me as the leader? Thinking about it makes me feel good Looking forward to it~"

The ghost patted his clothes and stood up nonchalantly, as if he had just returned from a trip somewhere.

"Hey, don't you live in Kyoto?" I asked in amazement, "When did you move to Tokyo?"

"I was in Kyoto before, but I moved here a long time ago. I think about it, by the way, it should be the year when I was promoted to the sixth class." He blinked, "The delicious girl over there in Kyoto Too few, and you can’t eat people under the eyes of the Imperial Palace. It’s different in the mountains here. They deliberately found a place with few people, but in autumn, the maple leaves are as beautiful as those in Kyoto. Let’s go let’s go , Xiaoran will definitely like my place~”

Uh, I'm really... a little hesitant about this. In the illusion of Necromancer Hell, the Bliss Cult left a great shadow on me.

"I... I still have a job here! It's just a university holiday recently, and there is nothing to do in the store, so I'm just asking for leave temporarily, and the boss often asks me to help look at antiques." I said awkwardly, "And your group of believers are really yes…"

No, are you sure you still have believers?

The ghost looked at me a little curiously.

"University? In the store? What the hell is Xiaoran doing? Sounds interesting."

"I work for foreigners in a coffee shop, I also go to the university to audit, and I help people identify antiques..."

Seeing that he looked at me more and more strangely, I quickly argued:

"Because I have no money! I'm a god, and I can't steal money. What else can I do if I don't work? Even the shrine will be taken back..."

The ghost immediately shed a few tears of sympathy.

"It's so pitiful, Xiaoran is so pitiful... Do you have to do so much work as a god? It sounds so hard. But your shrine is broken like this, so it's useless to keep it?"

"It's different. Zapo is also my Arakawa Shrine. It's the place where I met you for the first time. I cherish the memories here."

I sighed softly, "But what Master Tong Mo said is also reasonable, I shouldn't be too obsessed with this place. I have to go back to work after the university starts, so... this month I will go to your place to borrow for a while, yes Borrow it."

"No problem, as I said earlier, my church is dedicated to providing shelter for the homeless." The ghost smiled extremely innocently, "The homeless gods are also counted."

"By the way, I have something for you."

I dug out a cloth bag from the grass and opened it in front of him. The golden fan reflected the majestic snow light.

"Wow! Where did Xiaoran find it?"

The ghost opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"I don't know why the ones I used before disappeared after I got out of hell. People are still thinking about whether to find someone to make a new pair."

"Idiot, because there are spirit bodies in hell, you don't know how to transform spirit bodies into real things, do you?" I said proudly, "I dug this out from the ruins of Infinite City, is it powerful? Just like You said that my technique of picking up junk is top-notch!"

Tong Mo picked up his fan, and the metal fan blades made a clanging sound like a sword, and spread out between his slender fingers.

The corner of his mouth curled into a smile that belonged to Shangxian Ghost.

"It's perfect now, ah, what a beautiful night!"