I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 281 Rain Maiden - A Dignified Resurrection!

"Help, help!"

The old mayor was thrown into the Sanzu River and immediately began to struggle and cry for help, waving his arms and legs.

"Stop shouting,"

The refined doctor calmly watched the old man struggling in the river.

"You won't die so easily. Hurry up and find your wife's soul. Otherwise—"

Before he could finish speaking, countless arms reached out from under the feet of the old mayor who had fallen into the Sanzu River, grabbing his feet tightly.

"what?"

"Let me go, you evil spirits!"

Faced with these 'souls' climbing up and trying to drag him down, how could the old mayor possibly remain calm?
Not to mention finding his wife.

"idiot,"

Even the doctors couldn't bear to watch anymore.

"Wasting your limited time on meaningless struggles."

"I've heard that once you fall into the Sanzu River, even a god would find it difficult to climb out."

Just as the old mayor was struggling in the Sanzu River, the little girl Jiu Kong Yao Ai, standing on the bank, calmly spoke up.

"There is such a legend,"

Whether it's the River of Three Crossings, the River of Oblivion, or the River Styx, they all share one characteristic.

Once drowned in it, even a god would find it difficult to escape!

The true gods and Buddhas have retreated from this existence.

Of course, it would be a different story if someone cooperated: for example, in Greek mythology, the sea goddess Thetis held her son's ankle and dipped him into the River Styx, giving him an invulnerable body, but also leaving him with a fatal weakness: Achilles' ankle.

"Strictly speaking, we are not dead."

The refined doctor raised his hand and pointed to the old town mayor struggling in the river.

“We are still alive: we have simply used a ‘technique’ to project our souls onto Yomotsu Hirasaka and step into the Sanzu River.”

Of course, even if they weren't dead yet, deliberately stepping into the Sanzu River would undoubtedly be a suicidal act. If they got ashore immediately, they could still be saved; delaying for a few more seconds would be pointless.

Gollum~~
Beset by countless souls, the old mayor couldn't even find his wife; he was dragged into it himself.

In the blink of an eye, it turned into a single wave in the rolling waves.

???

"Next,"

The refined doctor glanced around and noticed that his adopted daughter had already protected the girl Saki and retreated to the side.

"I'm sorry, Father."

A high school girl named Yukino raised her knife and assumed a defensive stance.

"I don't want to be your enemy, but I also don't want to swim in the Sanzu River."

"Giving you the code name 'Doubt' was the right thing to do,"

The refined doctor was not surprised by his adopted daughter's actions.

His five subordinates were codenamed Greed, Anger, Ignorance, Pride, and Doubt: his adopted daughter Yukino was given the codename 'Doubt' because she was skeptical of everything, making her an uncontrollable person; as for the remaining school security guard, 'Ignorance'...
"Doctor, what should I do next?"

The 'foolish' man, wielding a long stick, asked in a nonchalant manner,

"I don't have anyone I want to resurrect, but if it's to pave the way for the doctor—"

As he spoke, he pointed his long staff towards the Sanzu River:
"Let me be the vanguard!"

"Foolishness" refers to ignorance and lack of understanding, being unable to distinguish right from wrong.

For the security guard, right and wrong were irrelevant; his life originally belonged to the doctor: if he hadn't been a doctor, he would have died fifteen years ago.

"Not urgent,"

The refined doctor shook his head slightly, his gaze falling on:

On Tatsuki Yugi and Yamagami Ryuuji.

The Buddha said: "If I don't go to hell, who will?"

"Young Mountain God, since you are a Buddhist disciple, you surely wouldn't mind helping the souls in the River of Three Crossings cross the river, would you?"

I will save your whole family.
The high school boy monk, with his slicked-back golden hair, thick gold chain, and earrings, seemed hesitant to speak.

If you had Master Zhixiong's 'Buddhist teachings,' you would be the first one to be liberated!
"Please,"

With a cold gesture, the doctor's meaning was clear.

You two had better leave with some dignity. If you don't want to leave with dignity, then—

"I'll lend you a hand."

The long staff swept across with a whooshing sound!

The security guard, codenamed "Foolish," swept his baton at the two teenagers: this was not a lethal blow, but rather a forceful flick upon contact with them!
"Ah~~" x2
Two dancing boys traced two arcs before plunging into the Sanzu River.

"Namo Samanta Mutnam Varila"

At the critical moment, the mountain god Ryuji instinctively began to recite the "Fudo Myo-o Mantra".

This barrier technique, modified by Yu, can suppress chakra creations to a certain extent because of Yu.

This 'River of Three Crossings', which is a mixture of billions of souls, was originally impossible for anyone to set foot on. But since this 'world' is constantly influenced and transformed by chakra, it will also unconsciously follow the rules of chakra.

A layer of golden light enveloped the two of them, preventing them from being immediately dragged into the river by the water—no, by countless arms.

"Yugo, hurry up!"

Ryuji, the mountain god who had deployed the 'Fudo Myo-o Formation', shouted.

"I can't hold out much longer if I leave here!"

"If anyone should be leaving, it should be you!"

As Yamagami Ryuji maintained the spell, Tatsuki Hayato suddenly shoved him.

"You're stronger than me, take Saki and leave—?"

The pulling force beneath him suddenly eased, causing Tatsuki Yuuto to instinctively lower his head.

"A brave man."

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Two familiar souls flanked Chenyue Yongren, protecting him in the middle.

"Go away!"

Stay away from my child.

The two pale souls were Mr. Chenyue and Mrs. Chenyue.

"Dad, Mom?!"

As the two souls tore and fought, they briefly repelled the surrounding surging souls, allowing the two boys to move towards the shore.

That's right, it's about moving.

Although they were struggling to move forward in the river, to the people on the shore, it looked like they were doing the 'moonwalk'.

They moved forward three steps and back two steps, as if they were putting on some kind of performance.

"Yuuto, Ryuji!"

"Calm down, Saki."

On the shore, Saki, a girl with a side ponytail, was pulled back by Yukino, who was holding a long sword: her soul was that of an ordinary person, and her strength was incomparable to that of a superhuman.

"The space in the Sanzu River is different from what we see."

The refined doctor's eyes lit up, and even though his arm had been torn off by Jiu Kong Yao Ai, his usually expressionless face revealed a look of wild joy.

"Indeed, my research was correct!"

His younger brother and sister-in-law were in the river, trying to push their nephew ashore.

In other words, this river does indeed contain:
The souls of all people!
brush,

"Hey, doctor?"

Amidst the exclamations of the security guard wielding a long stick, the refined doctor strode towards the Sanzu River; with a push of his feet, he executed a perfect diving motion, drawing an arc as he plunged into the river.

Thump,

The doctor jumped into the Sanzu River, his body enveloped in icy cold.

I am willing to do my utmost to uphold the principle of seeking the well-being of patients and to avoid all depraved and harmful actions.

This is?

It was the teacher's voice.

'Never forget your oath: Whenever and wherever we meet, whether man or woman, rich or poor, our sole purpose is to bring health to the sick.'

这 是
The classmates who took the oath together.

"A pure heart is a lifelong treasure, Doctor, I like you."

It's her, it's her!!

The voice he had been longing for rang in his ears, filling the doctor with unbridled joy—a feeling he hadn't experienced in fifteen years.

"Save us." "It's not our fault, it's a natural disaster."

"Doctor, doctor, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

'Murderer! You broke your oath, you deserve to go to hell!'

Get out! Get out of here!

More noise rolled in, and the doctor suddenly waved his arms.

Don't get in my way—

"Doctor? Doctor?!"

Amidst the anxious shouts of the long-handled security guard pacing back and forth on the shore, a series of bubbles rose to the surface of the Sanzu River, followed by:

splash,

A figure emerged.
It was a middle-aged man wearing a white coat, his face contorted with barely suppressed, ecstatic joy.

When he lowered his head, his ecstasy turned into tenderness.

"Honey,"

"I'm finally embracing you again."

In his arms lay the shattered skeleton of a woman!
"Nothing can separate us again, not even the gods."

After saying this, the doctor, carrying the woman's skeleton, strode towards the shore: unfortunately, to those on the shore, his "strode" was only slightly better than standing still.

But it is enough.

"Doctor, let me help you!"

Without hesitation, the security guard, wielding a long stick, jumped into the Sanzu River and strode towards the doctor, stepping on the surging souls.

"Get out of the way!"

He swept and smashed with the long stick in his hand.
He completely disregarded the countless souls reaching out to him.

And so, the two actually met in the river and began to move towards the shore, but alas—

How can it be that easy?

Layer upon layer of souls surged in from all directions, and countless arms reached out to grab them. These were all people with whom they had 'karma', especially those souls who had died at their hands. They gritted their teeth and, even if they were scattered, would recover in the blink of an eye and pounce on them again.

The River of Three Crossings churns and souls surge; two groups of four people struggle within it.

"Doctor,"

"Excuse me, I'll be going now."

More and more souls clung to him, and the security guard wielding the long stick finally couldn't hold on any longer and was dragged into them amidst his murmurs.

The doctor in front of him was only concerned with carrying the skeleton forward.

No, it's no longer a skeleton.

As they drew closer to the shore, the skeleton in his arms seemed to reverse time, gradually developing muscles and internal organs. Although it looked even more horrifying, the doctor's joy became increasingly evident.

Just as I expected, just as I expected!
Only by bringing the soul out of the Sanzu River can it be resurrected in its complete form.

"This is what I am"

The horrific flesh and bones in his arms actually moved.

Are you dead too?

The fleshy skeleton raised its hand, wanting to touch the doctor's cheek.

"I'm here,"

Lowering his head, letting the bloodied and mangled fingers fall on his face, the doctor's face showed only tenderness.

"Darling, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting so long."

Though he spoke gently, a hint of disappointment flashed in the doctor's eyes.

Because behind him, countless figures had gripped his feet and white coat tightly, making it impossible for him to move an inch.

Tsk,
Indeed, killing too many people makes rescuing them difficult.

When these souls were alive, he mostly had his subordinates do the work.

The 'cause and effect' that have occurred cannot be easily avoided. The shore may seem to be not far away, but he has no chance left.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't save you again."

After saying that, the doctor hugged the flesh and bones tightly in his arms.

Since we can't live together, let's die together; I'll be content to see my wife one more time and hear her say one more word.

"The one who should apologize is me,"

The flesh and bones gently patted the doctor's back.
"sorry."

Glug glug

As the doctor sank into the River of Three Crossings along with flesh and bones, Jiu Kong Yao Ai's face turned extremely pale.

It's not because the doctor failed, but because the doctor 'succeeded'!

The reason he failed to reach the shore was...
It's simply because they lack the strength.

The little girl, Jiu Kongyao, looked at the ever-flowing Sanzu River before her and bit her lip.

If I jump, is it possible to retrieve my parents' souls?

However, this is dangerous.
Jump?
Still not jumping?
"Yūto, Ryuji, hang in there!"

"So close!"

The cheers and encouragement from the other side made Jiu Kong Yao Ai turn her head slightly.

Two boys were struggling to move forward in the river, while a girl on the bank anxiously encouraged them. If she hadn't been pulled along, she would have jumped in to share their hardships.

"It seems I don't love my parents that much."

The little girl looked up and sighed. When it really came down to life and death, Jiu Kong Yao Ai actually backed down.

Let her jump into the Sanzu River to rescue him.

She can't.

"In the end, I'm just a selfish guy."

With a hint of dejection in her voice, the little girl turned her head, and her figure began to dissipate—she had dispelled the spell and returned to the real world.

"Yasuto, Ryuji, do your best!!"

Saki, standing on the shore, had tears welling up in her eyes, but could only be a cheerleader.

If an ordinary person like her jumps in, it's like a weight falling into water—she'll sink to the bottom instantly. Even Ryuji, with his 'Buddhist teachings,' and Yuto, with his 'parents,' are already facing such difficulties. Does she really have to gamble on whether her own parents can 'show their power'?
brush,

A figure drifted past her.

"Who?"

Only after the figures passed by did Yukino, who was holding a long sword, react.

It was actually a junior high school boy?
They looked a year or two younger than her, and they were holding umbrellas with cartoon bear patterns on them.

The boy, dressed in a middle school uniform, stepped into the Sanzu River and quickly arrived beside the struggling mountain god Ryuji and Tatsuki Hayato, waving his umbrella.

"Go up."

As he waved his umbrella, the 'water' of the Sanzu River suddenly surged, pushing the souls of the two high school students toward the shore.

Immediately afterwards, the junior high school students, holding umbrellas, stepped into the Sanzu River.

Countless souls also entwined around it.

The number was even far greater than that of the previous doctor, which shows that he was no pushover either.

But at the same time--

Golden light emanated from his body.

This was the power belonging to that 'master,' allowing him to maintain his balance in the Sanzu River; coupled with his breakthrough to the Demon level, he wasn't so easily dragged into the river.

"Cough cough,"

"saved"

"Yato, Ryuji, I'm so glad you're alright!"

When the girl named Saki hugged two high school students, the middle school students who were walking in the Sanzu River stopped in their tracks.

"Kishida Jun?"

In the rolling river, a girl dressed in a sailor uniform 'emerged' from the water.

The girl had her hair tied in a neat single ponytail, blood was flowing down her forehead, and her clothes were covered in water stains. She was still in the posture of 'death', staring blankly at the boy in front of her.

"It's me, Ryoko."

Kishida Jun, who is called the "Rain Woman" by the island nation's government but is actually just using the "Rain Woman's possession object," took a few steps forward; surrounded by countless writhing, reaching out and scratching souls, he walked up to the girl, knelt down on one knee, bowed and reached out to hand her the umbrella he was holding.

"Ryoko Miyashita, would you like to share an umbrella with me?"

"I do!"

Witnessed by two male and two female high school students on the shore, the soul of the girl in the river shed tears of blood and trembled as she reached out her hand.

Both hands finally grasped the same umbrella.

(End of this chapter)