Chapter 342 Hatsune Mountain, Mirai Temple
After nightfall, the street lights light up one after another, casting a dim light and shadow on the surroundings.
A black Mercedes did a beautiful drift and stopped on the street outside Kichijoji.
Akechi Mitsuhide and his three companions looked at the tourists constantly coming in and out of Kichijoji, and felt a strong curiosity in their hearts.
This doesn't look any different than usual.
Mitsuhide Akechi said, "Everything is normal here, and it doesn't look like there are any demons or ghosts causing trouble. Could that phone call be a prank from your senior brother?"
Ruyi shook her head, "No, my brother wouldn't joke about his life. Master Liansheng also said that he might be in danger."
"We're already here, so let's stop guessing and take a look inside, and everything will become clear."
As Takeda Saburo spoke, he walked ahead with a Zen stick in his hand.
Now he feels that he is terrifyingly strong.
This is Master Liansheng’s Zen staff. If he had not successfully cultivated his Vajra Body, it would have been difficult for him to wield this Zen staff as it is too heavy.
If there really were any demons or monsters causing trouble, he would make sure they were torn into pieces with just one strike of his Zen stick.
The three followed the crowd into Kichijoji. Most of the tourists around were young people, which was different from many temples.
Generally, only older believers like to come to temples to worship Buddha and Bodhisattva. Young people prefer to spend their leisure time at home, in Internet cafes, and in bars.
From what they heard along the way, and with Akechi Mitsuhide enthusiastically asking young tourists nearby, they had a general understanding of the current situation in Kichijoji.
When it comes to attracting young people to leave their homes and come to the temple to worship Buddha and chant sutras, Kichijoji is indeed very good at it.
They started with animation and games, held various animation and game exhibitions, invited young idols and well-known voice actors to promote, and offered limited edition dolls and figures by donating money...
Akechi Mitsuhide and his two companions followed other young tourists for a short tour and found that what the abbot of Sojiji Temple had said before was too conservative.
Kichijoji is so ahead of the modern trend that they actually enshrine a statue of Hatsune Miku and have built a large hall called the Future Hall, which is a place dedicated to Hatsune Miku.
The main business of this Hatsune Miku Bodhisattva is to break the dimensional wall and make dreams come true.
Any tourist who goes to the Future Hall and prays sincerely to Hatsune Miku Bodhisattva only needs to bring the figurine of his or her two-dimensional wife and worship Hatsune Miku Bodhisattva together, and he or she will be able to meet his or her two-dimensional wife in a dream.
According to those young tourists, it was not just a simple meeting, but a beautiful dream that could satisfy all their inner thoughts and wishes.
Everything seemed to happen in reality, as if a dimensional wall had really been broken.
Even after waking up, it is still difficult to distinguish between dreams and reality.
When Akechi Mitsuhide and others arrived at the Future Hall, there was already a long queue.
As the news of Hatsune Miku Bodhisattva breaking the dimensional wall in the Future Hall spread, more and more young people came here with their action figure wives.
This time, Akechi Mitsuhide and the other two really opened their eyes to the fact that there are so many styles of figures.
In their perception, figures are small things like dolls or figurines.
But the action figures of these young people are not small at all. In fact, most of them are very big, big in every aspect.
"You can't see Hatsune Miku Bodhisattva if you don't buy a ticket to draw lots."
"And you didn't bring your 2D wife with you. Even if you see Hatsune Miku Bodhisattva, you won't be able to receive the corresponding blessing."
There was a young man holding a special edition Rei Ayanami figurine that was almost as tall as him, and he kindly reminded Mitsuhide Akechi and others.
According to him, if you want to enter the Hall of the Future, you need to go through two tedious steps to obtain the corresponding qualifications.
One is to donate 1000 yen in incense to buy a ticket, and the other is to draw lots, and only those who are drawn will have the opportunity to queue.
Those who were not drawn can only go back with their two-dimensional wife figurines and come back to draw lots the next night.
If tourists are really unlucky, there is a mechanism that guarantees a minimum of ten draws.
In other words, if you spend 10000 yen, you will definitely be qualified to worship Hatsune Miku. "Isn't it just an illusory dream?" Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't help but ask the young man.
"We all know it's an illusion, but isn't it nice to spend a few thousand yen to have a beautiful dream?"
The young man had a look of aftertaste on his face, and murmured, "And, that was not just an ordinary dream, it was like it really happened, within reach, and it was a joy to see."
Isn't this a new way of applying glue?
Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't help but complain, and Ruyi and Takeda Saburo looked at him at the same time.
"No, don't look at me like that!"
"Lust is an evil act. You'd better change it in the future."
"..."
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Takeda Saburo in silence as he spoke seriously.
He had given up on this for so long that he couldn't even look at real people, let alone do it himself.
Ruyi stopped talking about this topic and didn't continue the conversation.
When Akechi Mitsuhide and the other two went to buy tickets, Ruyi was recognized by a monk from Kichijoji.
"Brother Ruyi, we thought you would never come back!"
"Junior Brother Huiming, long time no see." Ruyi could only say hello.
Even though he was discovered, Ruyi directly asked about the situation of his senior brother.
"The abbot is not in the temple tonight. He went out with Brother Huizhen to do some work. He left around 4pm and has not returned yet."
"Where did they go?"
"Hatsuneyama Miraiji Temple."
Akechi Mitsuhide was stunned for a moment and interrupted, "Wait a minute, where did you say they went?"
"Hatsune Mountain, Mirai Temple."
The monk named Huiming repeated the location clearly.
Akechi Mitsuhide and the other two had different expressions on their faces. They had never heard of Hatsune Mountain Mirai Temple.
Given the old-fashioned nature of those Buddhist monks, can such a temple really be allowed to exist?
"The new Hatsune Miku Bodhisattva in our temple was invited from Hatsune Mountain Mirai Temple."
"..."
Even Ruyi, who had always had the best mind and character cultivation, looked gloomy at this moment, and felt as if a thousand horses were galloping through his heart.
No matter how much Kichijoji is in line with the secular world, it cannot go to other temples and casually bring back a Buddha or Bodhisattva, let alone a statue of Hatsune Miku.
His senior brother is absolutely crazy!
Even the monks in the entire temple went crazy. How could they agree to such a thing?
And they don't take it seriously, as if it's a natural thing.
It was a mess, filled with filth, foulness and chaos...but the abbot of Zongjiji Temple still managed to save some face for himself and Jixiangji Temple at that time!
"Is the Bodhisattva Hatsune Miku really effective?" Akechi Mitsuhide asked tentatively.
"Of course it works. Ever since Hatsune Miku came to our temple, the number of visitors has skyrocketed. The daily donations are 5 to 10 times higher than before. It's no exaggeration to say that the temple is booming."
Nonsense!
It’s just nonsense!
Temples are places for monks to practice Buddhism, so how can they focus on the money from incense offerings?
This is simply a blasphemy against Buddhism!
Ruyi was so angry that she couldn't speak for a while.
(End of this chapter)
