Episode 66 - The Temple
"Chuchu-chuu! Chu!
Chu!”
(Geez! Boss! My nose is
about to burst! There are so many dead bodies wandering around!)
Well, I don’t think it
is that bad for me as compared to Jispo, but I think my nose is going to burst
from this smell too. I don't have a nose, though.
There are wandering
corpses and ghosts as far as the eye can see in this wide meadow. There are
also some bodies that aren't wandering, but they have weapons or are wearing
armor, so they might be the remains of a battlefield.
The non-wandering
corpses have maggots on them. And some of the wandering corpses are eating
them. It's scary to look at them because they are moving so slowly.
Hmm, what chaos.
There is one with torn
arms and spider-like legs, and another with a demon's head attached to the body
of a snake. What the hell is this?
Oh, he fell, that
corpse! The impact of the fall caused his leg to be ripped off. Geez. Gross.
Hmm? Octopus-like legs
sprouted from the wound on the broken leg. The broken leg is now moving like an
octopus' leg.
Okay, I get it. When a
wandering corpse's body is torn, the torn part is transformed into a demon or a
deformed form. Apparently, the non-wandering corpses that were eaten started to
move. How horrible. It's like hell, isn't it?
There are no dead
bodies or ghosts attacking me, but it's still not good for my mental health.
I clasped my hands
together. The halo line light also emerged. And then I shot out vertical line
lights all over the grassland, with almost no power. Finally, I prayed for the
souls of the dead.
{Log: The golem has
done an average of 400 damage to the zombies and ghosts.}
{Log: The zombies have
turned to dust and ascended to heaven}
{Log: The ghosts have
ascended to heaven}
Whew, this eases the
hellish scene in front of me. But the uneaten corpse are still there. I feel a
little sorry for them, rotting away in this grassland with maggots. Some of the
bereaved families might want to pick up the bones, but only in the wake of the
wandering corpses and ghosts.
I clasped my hands
together again and released a line light with enough power to make the corpse
disappear. The corpses disappeared from the wide grassland.
Namu Amida Butsu. I
hope you will be able to attain enlightenment.
◆
The further I walked,
the more wandering corpses and ghosts I saw. I carefully sent them all to the
other side.
This is the result of
people forgetting about the Obon Festival.
I'm in trouble because
I forgot to give thanks to my ancestors. I guess I should have made a proper
offering to them.
After a short walk, I
saw a temple-like building on top of a small mountain. The area around it was
filled with wandering corpses and ghosts. It was night, so there were many
fireballs flickering around. The wandering corpses were pounding on the gate,
as if they wanted to enter the temple. The rest of the corpses are pounding on
the temple walls. The ghosts are trying to climb over the wall to get into the
temple, but something seems to be blocking their way.
From inside the temple,
I can hear what sounds like someone chanting prayers.
Oh, right!?
I thought the wandering
corpses and ghosts wanted to enter the temple, or sleep in the grave, but no!
They are angry because the chanting is not enough!
If you think about it
that way and look at this situation, it makes sense.
More! More! More! Let
us hear more chants! It's not touching our souls like this! Let us hear more
soulful sutras! Chant sutras with enough passion to make us become enlightened!
That's what this is all about!
That's why everyone is
urging each other with gate and wall banging. You guys are really fabulous!
What passionate hearts
these corpses and ghosts have! Even when you're dead, you still have that
burning passion in your hearts! How cool! Very cool! I wish I could live like
that!
{Log: The effects of
the [Enlightened One] have calmed my excitement}
Well, they're dead.
Okay, I'll support them. I'll join the corpses in urging them to chant enough
sutras to satisfy them.
I stomp my foot down to
match the thumping sound of the wandering corpses. The thumping of the corpses
and the thumping of my feet grew louder and louder.
Don! Don! Don! Don!
Don! Don! Don! Don!
As if in response to
our demand, the chanting coming from inside the temple became louder and
louder. Good, keep up the good work! I'm sure your chanting will reach the
hearts of the corpses and ghosts!
But the corpses are
greedy.
They're still not
satisfied. They want more and more! I couldn't hide my amazement.
The voices coming from
inside the temple are not only chanting, but also shouting. "Stop
it!", "Save me!", it's like screaming! If it were me, I would
have thought that it's time to leave, but since we were all demons, we were
being harsh with them.
I understand.
We are urging you
because we believe in you. The thumping sound of the corpses is filled with
such wishes!
That's right, my
actions are not with the other person in mind. If I really think about them, I
should demand them strictly like the corpses. That's what will bring out the
power of those in the temple!
All right, I'll don
with you!
Don! Don! Don! Don!
Don! Don! Don! Don!
The chanting and
screams heat up accordingly. Yes, that is exactly what the corpses and ghosts
must be looking for!
"Chuu-chuu.
Chuchu?"
(Hey, boss. Are you not
going to help?)
Jispo pokes his head
out of his pouch and asks me a question. I tilted my head. What do you mean,
"help"? Aren't I helping corpses and ghosts by stomping my feet in
time with them? What are you talking about? This hamster.
"Chuchu, chu, chu
chuchu."
(I mean, I think, no, I
think everyone thinks that the temple is being attacked by those corpses and
ghosts.)
Hmm? What do you mean?
Oh, I guess you could
say that's one way to look at it. I was looking at the situation from the
corpses' point of view. But from the perspective of the people in the temple,
it looks like dead bodies and ghosts are attacking them. I guess you have to
look at things from both sides to understand.
I took the time to
observe the temple and its surroundings.
Well, it looks like
Jispo's opinion is right this time. There are some men climbing up a big tree
by the wall, crying and sprinkling some kind of salt.
I was a little
mistaken, wasn't I? I've been careless.
Now that I have
realized my mistake, I must immediately correct my behavior. I am a golem who
can immediately adjust his behavior!
I clasp my hands
together and generate a halo of line light. I then create a vertical line light
around the temple, praying for the souls of the wandering corpses and ghosts.
{Log: The golem has
dealt an average of 400 damage to the zombies, ghosts, and fireballs}
{Log: The zombies have
turned to dust and ascended to heaven}
{Log: The ghosts have
ascended to heaven}
{Log: The fireballs
have ascended to heaven}
Namu Amida Butsu. I
will never forget the beat that I made with you. Please rest in peace.
Oh, one of the men who
was up in the tree was startled and fell. Is he okay?
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