I teach kendo in Tokyo

Throughout the Golden Week, the biggest change for Kiryu Kazuma was that he gained ten pounds.

There was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't do strenuous exercise while lying down, and he was fed various kinds of food by the girls every day.

Honami brings all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas all day long, and Tamamo brings a box of wagashi every day.

Finally, Mikako carries all kinds of strange things here every day, all of which are "good for patients" stuff that her mother heard from somewhere, similar to folk remedies.

Not only did Kazuma gain weight from eating, but Chiyoko took home the leftovers from Kazuma's meals every day, and she also took advantage of them and became plump.

Kazuma felt that this was not possible, so after walking no longer hurt, he insisted on walking around the hospital every day to burn his calories.

Several girls took turns accompanying Kazuma around the hospital, and gradually the whole hospital began to spread the idea that Master Kiryu in the VIP ward had brought a bunch of maids.

By the way, it was because of the Metropolitan Police Department's prestige that Hema could stay in the VIP ward, and he couldn't afford it.

Japan's medical insurance does not allow ordinary people to stay in VIP wards. What's more, the Kiryu family has already begun to decline, and the brother and sister have no medical insurance at all.

Not to mention medical insurance, the parents of the Kiryu siblings were killed in an accident, and the money provided by the insurance company was not enough to cover the funeral—because the Kiryu family bought the lowest-quality insurance.

The reporters came to the hospital many times to harass Kiryu like they did in Osaka, but someone had obviously said hello to them, so the reporters' sources were all in the direction of gossip, and no one cared about what really happened that night.

The Kandagawa explosion seems to have been concluded with the official announcement of the police: the death of the URB lead singer in the prison made radical fans resent the police.

As for why the radical fan had C4 and firearms, the police explained that the radical fan was a member of the Yakuza.

Ji Dao was also miserable, and somehow took the blame.

But in another twenty years, Japan’s Yakuza eldest brother will evolve to the point where he sends his younger brother to doujin exhibitions such as the Reidai Festival to help him buy books, so is this wave a preview?

In short, during this golden week, all Japanese people are paying attention to the eight o'clock romance drama about Teacher Kiryu and Ma and his female apprentices. Every morning, Amao brings a new newspaper, and Kazuma directly turns to the entertainment section to watch the reporters. What did you make up?

Kazuma was quite happy to see it.

In particular, the reporters’ photography skills are very good and they take beautiful pictures of the girls.

On the last day of Golden Week, Kazuma is visited by an unexpected visitor.

**

That afternoon, when Kazuma heard a knock on the door, he was reading the "Selected Ousen Gai" that Aramaki had left in his ward.

"Come in." He closed the book and looked up at the door.

Tamamo, who was also studying, also raised his head and looked in the same direction.

Tomoyo Fangshan and the man who was probably her agent entered the room holding flowers.

Tamamo put down the Stephen King work in her hand and stood up to take the flowers.

"Please sit down." After saying this, Tamamo went to arrange flowers.

"Teacher Kiryu, I'm here to see you." Tomoyo Katayama said and bowed to Kazuma. After he nodded, he sat down on the chair Tamamo just pointed to.

Kazuma probably guessed why Fangshan Tomoyo came over. He and Ma Jing were watching the entertainment section these days and never saw Fangshan Tomoyo's name once.

This means that she has either been hidden in the snow, or although she is still taking jobs, it is no different from being hidden in the snow.

After all, the previous "Tokyo Express" completely failed to meet Taiei Pictures' expectations, and it was only thanks to Kazuma's martial arts drama that it saved some of the situation.

The big shots above will not take the blame for their own mistakes in decision-making. It would be nice to bow. Tomoyo Katayama was probably pushed out to take the blame.

Now that he knew why Fangshan Tomoyo came, Kazuma decided to point it out directly to save her from wasting time by going around and around: "How are you doing recently? I saw that there is basically no news about you in the entertainment section."

As he spoke, he and Ma raised the newspapers in their hands.

Tomoyo Fangshan showed an awkward smile: "Well... I haven't filmed for half a year. All I have received are announcements from small variety shows or radio stations."

Kazuma nodded.

The youth of an actress is very precious. Regardless of injuries or other reasons, not filming for half a year is indeed a failure in her career.

You must know that this was 1981, and the production of film, television dramas and movies had not yet entered the era of heavy industrialization that came later--the only heavy industry movie now is Hollywood.

Whether in Japan or Hong Kong, it only takes a few months to make a movie now, and a director who shoots quickly can even ship it in a few weeks.

Kazuma looked at Tomoyo Katayama and said, "Why don't you just go to a troupe and perform a stage play to accumulate qualifications."

The advice Hema gave me can only be said to be quite satisfactory. In Japan, it is a bonus for actors to have experience in stage plays, so many people will turn to stage plays to become famous.

Tomoyo Fangshan smiled bitterly: "I've thought about this too, but it's not easy to join a troupe. Big troupes don't want me, and small troupes won't let me go, saying I'll lose my status."

Kazuma nodded: "So, Miss Fangshan Tomoyo, what do you want me to do for you?"

Tomoyo Katayama seemed a little at a loss for Kazuma's straightforward question.

"for this I……"

At this time Jinguji Tamamo spoke: "If Miss Fangshan just wants to join a theater troupe and has no requirements for roles, I can recommend some theater troupes. After all, our wagashi is quite popular with traditional theater troupes."

Kazuma glanced at Tamamo and thought, is it really just the popularity of wagashi?

Tamamo noticed Kazuma's gaze and smiled slightly.

Tomoyo Fangshan bit her lip. Obviously she didn't come here to get a recommendation from the troupe. She looked at Kazuma and said with determination: "I read in the entertainment news that you wrote several songs for an underground singer. …”

Kazuma raised his eyebrows. He had been reading the entertainment section these days. He didn't remember any news saying that, so he interrupted Fangshan Tomoyo: "Which newspaper? What page? I have collected all the newspapers these days..."

Amao directly moved a newspaper rack from the patient activity room of the hospital, where the main newspapers available in Tokyo were placed in categories.

Mainly, the current entertainment methods are too single. There is no Internet, no mobile phones, only Atari game consoles, and besides watching TV, Kazuma can only read newspapers.

As soon as Tomoyo Fangshan saw the newspaper rack, he hesitated and changed his words: "A friend of mine in the music industry said it."

"What a friend in the music industry. Please introduce me to him when you have time." Kazuma shrugged, "But the news is true. I did help Kitagawa Saori write a few songs."

"Then, Kiryu-sensei..."

"But she has never sung in public. She didn't even sing in an underground band."

Tomoyo Fangshan was stunned. She couldn't understand what Kazuma meant.

But she did not give up and changed the question: "Why can Kitagawa Saori do it but I can't?"

"Your singing voice is not as good as hers." Kazuma replied bluntly, "When I encounter a voice that has been kissed by an angel, I naturally want to write a song for her."

In fact, Kazuma just wanted to use songs to try to change Kitagawa Saori's fate.

No one would believe this kind of thing even if they said it - there is one person who is not human but would believe it.

Tomoyo Fangshan bit his lip: "This...Teacher Kiryu, please help me. I am willing to do anything."

After saying that, she bowed to Kazuma, and the agent who had been standing behind her also bent at ninety degrees.

Kazuma glanced at Tamamo, who lowered his gaze with an expression like "You're so rude".

Kazuma: "I can't make any guarantees. However, a friend of mine is making a shocking animation. Are you interested in dubbing it?"

"Eh?" Fangshan Chise was shocked, "I... dubbing?"

Kazuma understands her surprise. In these days, voice actors have not yet become idols, and sweet-looking girls in the entertainment industry will not develop into voice actors.

"Yes, dubbing. If the character becomes popular, the dubbing will also become popular, and then I will give your character a character song or something in the animation."

For example, "Have you ever remembered love" or something, Kazuma thought to himself, but in the cyberpunk samurai story, the song "Have you ever remembered love" appeared, and it seemed - eh, it seemed quite touching?

The cyberpunk warriors gradually lost their human hearts due to mechanized transformation, and then their former lover sang "Have You Remembered Love".

Isn’t this indiscriminate killing?

Kazuma was immersed in his own thoughts when he suddenly saw Tamamo winking at him, and quickly turned his attention to Tomoyo Katayama, only to see that Tomoyo Katayama's expression had become clear.

"Okay," she regained her sense of vitality as a young girl, "then I'll give it a try."

Kazuma understood. The girl had just been observing her expression, and it could be seen from her expression that she was bursting with creative enthusiasm, so she decided to bet her future on the inspiration that had just burst out from the "genius musician".

Kazuma gasped. Sometimes he really felt that girls were so powerful.

Kazuma: "Then, I'll give you a letter of introduction, and you can take it with you to find them. But now that their team has just been established, I don't know if they have a sound supervisor..."

As Kazuma talked, he murmured in his heart: Maybe Anno and Okada were just busy brainstorming and forgot to recruit people.

Artists are like this, they ignore inspiration when it comes.

"I will go." Tomoyo Katayama told Kazuma energetically, completely different from when he first walked in. "By the way, I still want the theater company's recommendation."

Kazuma was stunned. Kazuma didn't hate this greedy style. After all, his sister was also greedy.

But the one recommended was Tamamo, so Kazuma looked at Tamamo and meant, "This is your decision."

"Then after I finish writing the letter of recommendation, I will send it to your firm. Agent-san, can you leave me a business card?" Tamamo said the honorific very skillfully.

The agent hurriedly came up and handed over his business card with a smile.

Tamamo took the business card and asked, "Do you still want to make tea...?"

"No, we're leaving now." Tomoyo Fangshan said quickly while standing up, "I wish Teacher Kiryu a speedy recovery."

Kazuma nodded: "I would like to lend you your kind words."

Then Tomoyo Fangshan and the manager left. The manager didn't forget to turn around and close the door when he went out.

After Tamamo went over to confirm that the door was closed, he came back, looked at Kazuma, and said with a smile: "This girl came here with the determination to open a business."

"I can see it. The entertainment industry is really cruel to girls who are not famous."

"Reminds me of Yoshihara from before."

"Have you ever been a geisha?" Kazuma asked, and when he mentioned Yoshiwara, he would naturally think of geisha.

"No, I have been a mama-sang," Tamamo said. "Most of the time, the girls went to sing and dance, killing their benefactors, and I played the shamisen beside them."

"That's it."

Tamamo continued: "The paper door behind me is a trapdoor, which hides the Yojimbo (bodyguard) in the store. Once a customer disobeys the rules, I will deliberately break a string, and the wanderer I hired will remove it from the trapdoor." Come out from behind the door."

Kazuma: "Ah, this, this is it..."

"Generally, rogues would not chop a guest to death, and at most they would cripple his fingers or something. But one time, the guy who committed the crime was a bad boy from the nearby feudal lord's house, so he got a lot of samurai to chop him in. Ronin-san was unable to fight, and he was killed. He was stabbed to death several times.”

Kazuma swallowed: "Then what?"

"Then Mito Huangmon who was passing by showed his waist card."

"Give me almost a little!"

Tamamo laughed, then looked at Kazuma: "Do you believe it?"

"I believed it before Mito Huangmen came out." Kazuma sighed, "I actually believed the fox's words... It was Chen Sheng and Wu Guang who believed the fox's words that led to the rise of Chu and King Chen Sheng's uprising, and finally he picked peaches for others."

Tamamo looked at Kazuma in surprise: "How did you know I did that?"

"You did it!"

"I lied to you. I am a local monster. I have never been to China."

Kazuma looked at Tamamo suspiciously.

This position is too high, so scary.

Tamamo smiled slightly: "I just made use of a lot of the results of modern psychology."

Kazuma: "Just say so."

"Kazuma, after you have studied modern psychology, you will be able to use this kind of speaking skill freely. You must be able to."

Kazuma thought that when I can use these skillfully, I will probably get the entry "Deception of the Demon Fox".

However, it is also an entry focusing on deception and conspiracy. He Ma prefers "Jing Hua Shui Yue", which means "I will stand in the sky", which is more touching.

Tamamo returned to the original topic: "I did work as a mama-san in Yoshiwara for a while, but no one dared to be violent in my shop."

"That's right, you still have strength at that time."

"Yes, the girls in my shop won't even be touched by patrons. They just need to sing and dance. Girls who can enter my shop are lucky, but I am not the only one in Yoshiwara." Tamamo's expression changed. Tender and sad, "Whether it is an era of war or an era of peace, the fate of girls is not very good.

"I feel sad when I see them consuming their youth, fearing to grow old, and pinning all their hopes on finding the benefactor who will redeem their lives."

Kazuma looked at Tamamo and suddenly remembered a song he liked very much in his previous life.

That song is also about geishas, ​​and it's called "Yoshiwara Elegy."

Kazuma was very impressed by that song. He could hum it roughly and also knew the Chinese translation.

Now he can speak Japanese, and his Chinese language skills have improved greatly after Tamamo's hell training in the past year. Now, combined with the memory of his previous life, he can actually understand the words closely.

So Kazuma tapped his hands on the edge of the hospital bed and started humming.

Tamamo looked at Kazuma in surprise at first, then laughed because of Kazuma's poor singing skills, but in the end her expression became solemn.

However, when Kazuma sang a subtle part of the song, Tamamo still laughed: "Is this this kind of song?"

"Where is it! This is so literary and artistic!" He Ma retorted, "Even if it's a piece of music, it's still a piece of literature and art."

"But, you made a lot of rhymes wrong, and the rhymes are not right in many places. Let me change the words - ah, I didn't bring the shamisen. Let's wait for another day, Kazuma, you won't forget this song when you look back. Bar?"

Kazuma: "Of course not. But I thought about it and realized that it's not enough to lament the sadness of those girls' fate. This song is needed to change everything.

"Move forward, move forward, the responsibility of soldiers is heavy, and the hatred of women is deep. In ancient times, Hua Mulan went to join the army in place of her father, but now there are women's soldiers carrying guns for the people..."

Tamamo first said, "Where did you learn this song?" and then clapped her hands in time.

The more Kazuma sang, the happier he became. This was the music engraved in his soul.

This music does not have a rock form, but it perfectly embodies the spirit of rock. It only needs a bass and a drum set.

After finishing the song, Tamamo looked at Kazuma: "You... really surprised me. I can't read you at all, Kazuma-kun."

"Because I'm cunning," Kazuma said, "but, in my opinion, you are just as cunning."

Tamamo smiled and was about to speak when someone knocked on the door.

Kazuma and Tamamo turned to look at the door.

Just then, Officer Shiratori opened the door and came in.

"The time for the memorial service has been set." Shiratori Akira said, "May 14th, Kiryu-kun, how is your recovery going?"

Kazuma exerted force on his waist and sat up despite the pain.

"See, maybe in a week you won't be able to use the wheelchair."

Shiratori curled his lips: "Your resilience is amazing. When I came up, I heard the nurses say that you can already take the girl everywhere to show off?"

"Yes. Rehabilitation. I have gained ten pounds. If I don't exercise, I will really become a ball."

"Don't worry, when you become a criminal police officer, you will be so busy that you can eat hard and not gain weight at all." Shiratiao said, closing the door as he said it.

Tamamo stood up and offered her seat to him.

"Thanks."

After Shiratori Akira sat down, Kazuma asked first: "Shiratori Police Department, it looks like something good has happened."

Shiratori smiled: "Yes, there is news that the True Boxing Association and the Fushou Gang are about to start peace talks. Probably both sides have found that the losses from fighting with each other are too great, and the gains are not worth the losses."

Kazuma thought to himself that it had indeed come, and the Japanese Yakuza would suffer disaster after that.

If the trend of the previous life was followed, Shinken and the Fuju Gang would divide the river in Tokyo and divide Tokyo into two, one for you and one for me, and then each would wipe out the Yakuza in their assigned territory.

In the end, the Yakuza had to call the police. Finally, under the pressure of the police, the Yakuza reached an agreement with the two.

Akira Shiratori continued: "As long as the Kanto United do not think about revenge, peace will be restored in Tokyo."

Kazuma thought that you were wrong about Detective Shiratori. Peace is only between the Shinkenkai and the Fukuju Gang. They will have a tacit understanding to fight the Yakuza together.

But Kazuma didn’t say much, let’s make Detective Shiratori happy for a while.

Shiratori Akira continued: "Then I can also take a long-awaited vacation. Because of these nonsense, I was almost too busy for the first five months of this year and basically had no time to go home. If I don't take a vacation to spend time with my family, my wife Maybe it’s like falling in love with the laundry owner like in a mid-day soap opera.”

Kazuma laughed.

Kazuma knew the "Laundry Owner" gag because of the comic "Crayon Shin-chan".

In the comics, as long as Xiaoxin's mother doesn't want Xiaoxin to watch the dynamic Superman cartoon and changes the channel, the next channel will most likely be showing a midday soap opera.

And it often happens to be an affair scene, where the man forcibly hugs the woman: "I love you, madam!" "No, the owner of the laundry, you can't do that!"

While Kazuma and Shiratori laughed, Jinguji Tamamo quietly left the room carrying a hot water bottle.

Shiratori finished laughing and sighed: "Calculate the time, when you join the Metropolitan Police, I will have two years to retire, maybe you will be assigned to me."

"Are you still going to do it for so long?" Kazuma asked in surprise.

"What are you talking about? I obviously don't have many gray hairs on my head, right? Of course, the main reason is because the retirement age is going to be raised to 65."

Kazuma: "Don't you always retire at 65?"

"Which world is Japan?" Shiratori asked.

Kazuma was speechless for a moment.

In fact, he didn't know when Japan started to retire in his previous life.

Shiratori Akira didn't pay too much attention to Kazuma's strange statement and continued to complain: "I have worked hard for most of my life, thinking that it would be over in one more year and I could enjoy peace and happiness. Suddenly, the rules were changed and I would have to work for five more years. Bar."

Kazuma could only pretend to listen. He couldn't get a word in on this topic, and it would be bad to talk nonsense.

Akira Shiratori shrugged: "Forget it, I won't tell you this anymore. I have two children who are also studying in college, and they are also in the kendo club. If we meet in competitions in the future, please be gentler."

"Don't you usually ask not to show mercy?" Kazuma asked back.

Shiratori shrugged.

Kazuma suddenly thought of a question, so he asked: "Shiratori Police Department, you can actually support two children to go to college at the same time?"

Akira Shiratori smiled at Kazuma and changed the topic directly: "When Jinguji comes back, I will also ask her which shrine is better for her child to go to for marriage."

Jinguji opened the door and walked in at this time, so Kazuma asked on behalf of Shiratori: "Tamamo, the Shiratori Police Department would like to know where is the best place to find a match."

"Are you begging for the young master or the young lady?" Tamamo asked.

"Master." Shiratori Akira said.

"I know a very efficacious small shrine. I'll write you the address later." Tamamo said.

Kazuma joked: "Does the fox not care about the relationship?"

"I don't care, just the harvest and the birth of children." Tamamo glanced at Kazuma, "What, you want it?"

Kazuma shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, no, I don't want it. I'm a man."

"It's not impossible." Tamamo smiled.

Shiratiao looked back and forth at the two of them in confusion: "What are you talking about? Fox? Giving birth...huh? Is it this far? At least finish college first?"

Kazuma waved his hand: "You misunderstood, we are discussing folklore. Tamamo is a member of Tokyo University's New Kaidan Research Group. Many graduates of her research group have become folklorists and are investigating folklore all over Japan."

Maybe he'll also drive a boat and hit octopuses part-time.

Shiratori raised his eyebrows: "How unimaginable is it to study folklore after going to Tokyo University? You can become a reserve soldier wherever you go."

Kazuma: "Everyone has his or her own ambitions."

While he was talking, Jinguji Tamamo had already written the address of the very efficacious shrine on a piece of paper and handed it to the Shiratori Police Department.

The police department glanced at the address on the paper and obviously remembered it in his mind. Then he carefully folded the paper and inserted it into the police manual.

Then he put away the police manual and stood up: "Then, I won't disturb you two. I wish you a speedy recovery, Kiryu-kun. I also want to go next door to see Aramaki-kun."

Kazuma waved his hand and watched the Shiratori Police Department leave.

Aramaki's injuries were less serious than Kazuma's, but now Aramaki is still limping and using a cane, while Kazuma is already jumping around - but his stomach hurts.

Kazuma couldn't help but look at the amulet hanging above his bed.

I always feel that this amulet that Tamamo climbed a hundred times to find is really effective.

Kazuma glanced at Tamamo again and saw that she had sat down and picked up the book again.

She really likes reading, and she has braids that are standard for literary girls. Unfortunately, her breasts are rather exaggerated and do not meet the standard for literary girls.

Kazuma looked at Tamamo with wanton eyes. She seemed to be completely unaware and was concentrating on reading.

Kazuma could only pick up the "Selected Collection of Osen Gai" and start reading.

I still have to wait seven days before I can leave the hospital...

**

Seven days later, Kazuma was still pushed to the memorial service venue by Akira Shiratori in a wheelchair.

It's not that Kazuma's injury has worsened. He can actually move normally now. Although the pain is still there, it can be ignored.

Even the doctors were surprised at Kazuma's recovery speed, but they just treated it as if Kazuma's physical fitness was different from ordinary people.

The doctor seemed to have seen a lot.

The reason why Kazuma came here in a wheelchair was because the Metropolitan Police requested it, thinking that it would have a better visual effect.

The entire venue was set up in a solemn and solemn manner, reminding Kazuma of the scene in "Infernal Affairs".

Only this is indoors.

Kazuma was wearing the black suit given to him by Honami, with a white flower on his chest.

This seems to be a suit ordered by Honami's brother. He didn't wear it, so he lent it to Kazuma.

From now on, Kazuma will have to buy all these outfits by himself, and they are all prohibitively expensive.

Chiyoko also came as a family member, and Kazuma's other apprentices were not invited.

As a student, Chiyoko's school uniform is formal wear, so she wears the Koshikawa girl's sailor uniform with a white flower on her chest.

When Kazuma first entered, the huge space was filled with whispers, and as the ceremony began, the whole room fell silent.

You can hear the rustling rain outside the window.

This year's rainy season seems to have come earlier than usual.

The big shots began to arrive.

Akira Shiratori introduced to Kazuma in a low voice: "The person walking at the front is Inspector Toyokuni Police, who is currently the deputy director of the Metropolitan Police Department."

Kazuma narrowed his eyes at the man.

The Japanese police have only 20 police surveillance stations. The police headquarters in nine specially designated cities outside Tokyo are the top leaders at the ministerial level. At the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, he is the deputy director.

From these 20 people, the police chief and police chief will be born.

Kazuma looked at the man and licked his lips lightly.

That's the last step on the way to police chief.

Kazuma felt the Shiratori Police Department give his shoulder a gentle squeeze.

The Shiratori Police Department knew Kazuma's ambition.

No, Kazuma has revealed his ambition in front of so many people in the Nishikiyama group. Probably all the Yakuza and high-level police in Tokyo have gotten wind of it.

Sure enough, the Toyokuni police inspector looked directly at Kazuma.

Kazuma looked at the entry above his head.

Night Sword God

No instructions.

But Kazuma knew about this monster because he had just won the platinum trophy for "Nioh 2" before traveling through time, and there was a BOSS in it who was Yatogami.

It was a horned snake god, and a god of disaster.

Judging from the entry alone, this person is not a good person.

As for the kendo school and level of this person, they are a bit far apart. In addition, the entry is very long and the characters are small, so Kazuma cannot see clearly.

Kazuma turned his attention to the man's face again.

This man's expression was flawless and as cold as a rock.

Yes, snakes are cold-blooded animals.

Kazuma looked at this person like this for several seconds, and then the other person looked away first.

He walked straight to the rostrum and took a seat, and then nodded to Kato Police, who was in charge of presiding.

So the memorial service began.

The next process is very familiar to Ma, various speeches, and then everyone observes silence together.

Kazuma originally thought he would have his own segment, but it turned out there wasn't one at all. He fast-forwarded to the time when the monk came to chant the sutra, and he chanted for a full hour.

Kazuma was extremely lucky that he came here in a wheelchair, otherwise standing for an hour would have been too much.

Finally, everyone lined up to pick off the flowers on their chests and threw them into the box in front of the spiritual tablet.

Akira Shiratori pushed Kazuma's wheelchair and followed the team to the box.

Kazuma picked the flowers, took a deep breath, and threw them away——

At this moment, he saw an illusion. He was sitting in the middle of the flower field on the other side, and everything he could see was a sea of ​​bright red flowers.

In the distance, there were figures standing in a row, looking at Kazuma silently.

At this moment, Kazuma understood.

The guy who was shot and fell into the water is not dead. These dead souls are longing for revenge.

The hallucination disappeared instantly, and Kazuma was still sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed out of the box by Shiratori. That was just an illusion, an external manifestation of inner thoughts.

In reality, there is no sea of ​​flowers, nor are there souls waiting to return to the other side.

Behind Kazuma, Chiyoko was picking off the white flowers and throwing them into the box, landing on top of the layers of white flowers.