I’m Really Unnerved In Tokyo

With the beard falling from his fingertips, Ichiro Tokimoto's thoughts returned to the scene of the headless knight clasping his hands together and turning into a Buddha on the Haruna mountain road under the moonlight.

He always thought that this young man named Araki Sousuke probably had some kind of half-demon blood that could transform resentful spirits.

After all, there are many monsters with "Bozhu" in the name in Japanese legends.

Qingfangzhu, Gaofangzhu, Dafangzhu, Haifangzhu, Black Fangzhu, Daofangzhu...

It is said that most of the monsters with the name "Fangzhu" are monks who continue to practice after death and become monsters. They can extradite resentful spirits only with their innate Buddha power.

"Spiritual consciousness is ignorant... unable to see the truth of the Dharma Realm... so it is, so it is! I should have thought of it a long time ago!"

Today's few words of promoting the Dharma awakened him.

"After nearly a thousand years, there is another venerable in Japan. It is really a blessing for Buddhism!"

There are thousands of people who have a relationship with the Buddha, but there is only one kind of person who can transform the spirit body and become a Buddha before the spiritual consciousness is opened.

The reincarnation of the great power of Buddhism, also known as the Venerable.

Before, I actually speculated that other people were the remnants of the bald "Fangzhu", although it was considered a little bit...

It seems that people are getting old and less courageous.

"...What am I thinking, all the evils are gone, all the evils are gone! Hahahaha, the Dharma propagandist said earlier, it turns out that guy is a worldly venerable, no wonder..."

On the other side, Mochizuki Ayano, who just came back to her senses, shook her head vigorously, and guiltily recalled the drama in her mind that had developed to the point that "Sousuke Araki and the host of Kobo hug each other naked and tearful, and from then on, father is kind and son is filial" Shaking it off, I felt a little guilty looking at the pious and upright Hongfa presiding officer in front of me.

"Wait... I enter... World Honored One?!"

Only then did she realize how shocking the conversation between the Hongfa host and Tokimoto Ichiro was just now.

"How...how is it possible..."

Thinking back to Tokimoto Ichiro's words just now, Mochizuki Ayano instantly petrified.

"Which Buddhist monk would want to be reincarnated as that low-level, shameless, violent, money-greedy, muscle-minded idiot next door?!"

Although the reincarnation of Buddhist eminent monks is extremely rare in Japan, it is not impossible.

Among them, the most famous one is Prince Shotoku, the great sage of the Asuka era and known as the "Japanese Sakyamuni".

According to legend, before the mother of Prince Shotoku became pregnant, she dreamed of a golden monk appearing as a saint, claiming that she "has the wish to save the world".

When Prince Shotoku was born, there was also a golden light shining on the palace from the west.

Prince Shotoku, who was able to speak at birth, continued to show his talent in Buddhism in the years that followed, and gradually awakened to his "fate understanding", recalling various causes and effects in his previous lives.

According to the memory of his previous life, he had reincarnated many times in the Dragon Kingdom. In his last life, he was Huisi, the second patriarch of the Tiantai Sect of the Dragon Kingdom.

From the age of 22 until his death at the age of 48, Prince Shotoku relied on the accumulated merits of his many reincarnations, profound Buddhist teachings, and the ability to predict the future, and sent his sister Ono to the Dragon Kingdom to seek Buddhist scriptures, which promoted the Buddhists who had just entered Japan. With the rise and spread of culture, he became "the first person to illuminate the era of Asuka", leaving a long story.

It can be said that without Prince Shotoku, there would be no prosperity of Buddhism in Japan today.

"Master Hongfa, are you sure you are not mistaken? The reincarnated venerable, you are not joking..."

Araki Sousuke, apart from his troubles and smell, and maybe he also likes to eat curry, is he similar to a reincarnated eminent monk like Prince Shotoku? To say he is the reincarnation of Sister Ono is almost the same...

Although she was still confirming with the presiding officer of Hongfa, Mochizuki Ayano already had an answer in her heart.

Since the director of Hongfa dared to use the will of Kawasaki Daishiji and Kukai Daishi as guarantee, he was not joking.

"The Buddha said, don't say..."

Faced with the speculation of the two, Hongfa recited the Buddha in a low voice, noncommittal, and his thoughts went back to the night when Kukai presided over Nirvana.

"About that Venerable, you must not speak to anyone..."

"That venerable, if you want anything in the future, Kawasaki Daishi Temple will give you whatever you want."

"...Even if he is an enemy of the world, you must not abandon him."

Thinking of Kukai's advice before presiding over Nirvana, Kobo smiled wryly.

Host, if I hadn't seen that Venerable Araki was about to be imprisoned, I would definitely not intervene.

What's more, this is what the two benefactors have deep roots of wisdom and realized on their own, and it has nothing to do with me.

Since that night, Kobo has been secretly paying attention to Araki Sousuke, exploring the secret of Kukai presiding over Nirvana.

After thinking hard, although he didn't know why Venerable Araki sealed his own spiritual consciousness, it was nothing more than to practice in the world, understand the sufferings of all beings, and prove Nirvana.

Relying on his own Buddha body and supernatural powers, he has no intention of eliminating spirits in a daze, which seems to coincide with the Zen meaning of "doing nothing" in Buddhism.

The Nirvana presided over by Kukai may have something to do with touching the "seal" on Araki Sousuke.

Unable to reveal the identity of Venerable Araki, but also to protect him in secret, the promotion of Dharma is also a dilemma and painstaking effort.

"If Araki Sousuke's identity is really so special, then it will be dealt with according to Kawasaki Daishiji's wishes... However, I still have to make a top-secret record as the head of Section 9."

After pondering for a while, Mochizuki Ayano finally sorted out her thoughts and let out a deep breath.

The once-in-a-thousand-year reincarnated venerable can be said to be the top secret of Japanese Buddhism, so it is no wonder that the presiding officer of the promotion of Buddhism keeps a secret.

What kind of process and rituals should be used to guide them to open up their spiritual consciousness can only be decided by Buddhism.

Even the royal family and government agencies do not have the guts to be an enemy of Buddhism in Japan and interfere with the "practice" of a reincarnated venerable in the world.

Although Araki Sousuke's words and deeds are very different from the image of Buddhist eminent monks.

But if we use this as a result to deduce the previous events, the mysteries that enveloped him and everything that happened, there are all reasonable explanations.

All eminent monks who can liberate from the six realms and reincarnate are all existences whose Dharma reaches heaven.

For a venerable who has not yet awakened the memory of his previous life and has been in the world for many calamities, relying on the blessings and profound Buddhist teachings accumulated in his reincarnation, it is naturally easy to unintentionally save a few resentful spirits and smash a few half-demons.

...

"...Just let me go? Are you sure?"

An hour later, outside the gate of the police station, Araki Sousuke pointed to his nose guiltily and confirmed to the blonde girl in front of him.

Shouldn't he just pretend to let him go, and immediately turn into a secret female investigator as soon as he gets home, and suddenly come to the door with "the overlord returning the carbine", "C drug extreme torture" and the like, wanting to "take the stolen goods and get them together".

Do you want to go to Yokohama Port to wait for a few days, if the momentum is not good, you can immediately...

"I'm..."

Mochizuki Ayano puffed her cheeks and glanced at him unwillingly.

I want to lock you up, and the "Ten Great Tortures in Lesson Nine" will take turns, so that you can explain everything clearly.

But when she thought that the person in front of her might be a "reincarnated eminent monk" who would be highly respected, save all living beings, and speak Zen wisdom..., she waved her hand as if discouraged under the huge contrast.

"...There is nothing wrong here, thank you for cooperating with the police investigation, if there is no accident, the police will not pursue the 'other' matters."

"This, could it be..."

Looking at Mochizuki Ayano's seemingly serious expression and the complex meaning contained in it, Araki Sousuke suddenly realized.

Could this be, in the legend, "covering in secret"?

After all, a certain justice policeman he knew was also good at using this trick, and he has benefited greatly from it in recent years.

"Oh hehehe, how can you be so embarrassing, together with the matter of bail before, I really owe you a huge favor, and I will definitely repay you in the future!"

The dark clouds of "violating the rules of the deck" and "beating the prisoner" that were weighing heavily on his heart disappeared, and Araki Sosuke thanked the back of his head gratefully as if he had been granted an amnesty.

"...a huge favor?"

Looking at the back of Araki Sousuke leaving, Mochizuki Ayano smiled self-deprecatingly.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, no matter just now or before, the person who owes "a huge favor" seems to have always been me.