I’m Really Unnerved In Tokyo

"I don't know if faith can generate electricity, but the Aum Shinri Association wants to use this 'Hundred Ghosts Reality Show' to earn money for faith, and it should not be very popular now..."

Obviously talking about ghosts and gods, Hanyu Wu's tone was as light as gossip, "the experimental mouse No. 3 has failed to lift": "Because, this genius has cracked the most critical medium of the 'faith transmission formula', and typed it out in advance. King bomb!"

"Faith transmission formula? Medium? Wang Zha? Old lady, what are you talking about..."

This pile of obscure words made Hou Hai Lu Dou look confused.

"If I'm not mistaken, Aum will conduct the live broadcast of the 'Self-Explosion Conspiracy' early in the morning, in order to lock the coordinates for the next 'faith transmission'..."

Without any intention of explaining to the two "stupid human beings" in front of him, Hanyu Mai still said to himself: "And the most critical medium for the transmission of beliefs is the name!"

"Name... So, Dr. Hanyu, you deliberately asked me not to mention the names of those ghosts, and used the "XX-type hidden energy field life form" as an awkward name. Is it because of..."

On the side, Oida Moto seemed to understand what Hanyu Mai meant.

"That's right, as expected of the famous 'Spirit Detective Anchor', she is surprisingly keen in this regard... No matter what kind of myths and legends it is in, 'names' seem to have important meanings for these supernatural beings."

Rarely praised Moto Koida, "Dr. Hanyu" held his head in his hands and taught the two of them with great interest: "According to the 'testimony' of ghosts and gods who have been 'become Buddha' and ascended to heaven, combined with my research 'Faith Transmission Theory' of ..."

"'Name' and 'image' may play functions similar to 'medium' and 'coordinates' in the process of conveying illusory beliefs."

"Based on this, whether it is a god or a ghost, if you 'lose your name' or 'distort your image', it is equivalent to a severance of belief, and then you will be forgotten in the long river of time, waiting weakly to die."

"It means that without the correct name and image, those guys can't receive any beliefs and can only wait to die? Sister, your 'assumption' is too illusory..."

Rubbing his tired cheeks, Hou Hailudou still felt that this "faith transmission theory" was too unreliable: "If it is so easy to make those ghosts and gods disappear, you don't have to wait until today, right?"

"Hey, my theory is not completely a castle in the air. Before science goes back to the source, the 'metaphysics' that people pay various costs and accumulate experience is often ahead."

"The battle of gods and Buddhas, the night parade of a hundred ghosts, the Shimabara rebellion, the battle of the crossing island peninsula... Looking at the entire Japanese history from the perspective of 'faith wars', not only are the agents of the 'gods' fighting each other for 'faith' The "combat record" is still a detailed "Faith War Practical Guidebook."

Looking back on the bloody and chaotic history of Japan for thousands of years, Mai Hanyu showed a subtle smile: "No, it's not just as simple as a 'guide'! Certain ancient existences have already played this trick out of hand It's... the local trail, have you heard of it?"

"Local trail?"

After struggling to find the word in his mind, Hou Hailudou rolled his eyes subconsciously: "Is it the ancient 'confusion of gods and Buddhas', 'combination of gods and Buddhas', and 'sacred Buddha traces' in ancient times?"

In the Asuka era in the 6th century AD, Buddhism was spread to Japan from the Dragon Kingdom. Under the promotion of the ruling class headed by the "reincarnated holy monk" Prince Shotoku, Buddhism became the "religion of the country" in Japan at that time.

However, Shintoism, which was born in the native land, became a vassal of Buddhism for a while because it did not have a systematic scripture and a complete organization.

Afterwards, Buddhism even pushed its nose to the face, using the hands of the royal family to promote a large number of "local traces" of "Buddha Lord and God Followers".

The local deity means that the Buddha or Bodhisattva is declared to be "local" to the outside world, while the gods enshrined in Japanese Shintoism are the "deity" of the Buddha or Bodhisattva similar to the "clone", and the local gods of Japan are regarded as the guardian gods of Buddhism. For example, the Tendai sect respects "Hieizan King" as the descendant of "Sakyamuni Buddha", and the Shingon sect respects the "Amaterasu God" and "Fushou God" enshrined in Ise Jingu Shrine as the descendant of "Dainichi Tathagata", etc. .

In the Nara period, even began to build new temples in the shrine and renamed Jinguji Temple, not only enshrining the gods and Buddhas at the same time, but also declaring that the "guardian gods" of other countries, shrines, and families had given up the gods and practiced Buddhism in order to seek relief .

During this period, Shintoism also fought against many theories such as the "God is the locality, and the Buddha is a false appearance", the "God is the Buddha's trace", and the "Retro Shinto" advocated a complete break between the God and the Buddha, but they were effective under the pressure of the ruling class. little.

It wasn't until the first year of the Meiji era that the royal family who regained power promulgated the "Order of Separation of God and Buddha" in order to demonstrate the power of the emperor and support Shintoism as the state religion, triggering the movement of "abolishing and destroying Buddhas". It puts an end to the state of "confusion between gods and Buddhas" that has lasted for hundreds of years and forcibly blended gods and Buddhas into the same belief system.

"Regardless of whether that Prince Shotoku is really the reincarnated holy monk or not, this move of 'local trace', in ancient times when information was blocked and word of mouth was passed down, is simply a killer move in the war of faith!"

Mentioning this saint, one who is as conceited as Hanyu Mai has to admire: "Not only has the 'god' who was originally listed with the 'Buddha' been forcibly downgraded, but the belief that originally belonged to Shintoism has been transferred to Buddhism, and the belief that originally belonged to the vassal religion has been transferred to Buddhism. Buddhism flourished in Japan for thousands of years, and because of this, he himself was believed to be the 'Japanese Sakyamuni' by later generations."

"So, Dr. Hanyu, you asked Araki-kun to dress up as a 'Ghost Rider' and do this live broadcast of exorcism on the whole network, just to imitate Prince Shotoku's trick of 'drawing money from the bottom', so that the public firmly believes that 'Ghost Rider' will definitely defeat those people. A 'hidden energy field life form' that 'lost its name'?"

Looking at the dark and increasingly gloomy city outside the room, Moto Koida subconsciously tightened his jacket: "However, in the current situation, I don't see our chances of winning at all?"

"Hmph, looking at history, people's support is just the cornerstone of the victory of the war of faith. The decisive part is the part that will start next..."

"Next, what part...is it going to start?"

"Of course, it depends on whose 'agent' is thicker, longer, stronger, durable and capable..."

Speaking of this, Mai Hanyu grabbed the blanket beside her and wrapped it around her body, as if she wanted to make herself sleep more comfortably.