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8 The road of blooming red spider lilies, the pathless route that connects to the Muenzuka.
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10 Here, isolated souls gather easily, thereby making it an extremely sad and lonely place.
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12 If a connection were created with more people during their lives, even after death
these souls could exist cheerfully and enjoyably.
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17 Komachi "Sir.
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19 You were a wealthy person before you died, right?
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21 I knew you were a rather plucky soul from the get go."
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23 Phantom "......"
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25 Komachi "Huh?
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27 What? Those in the outside world told you that once you
started making money, you became narrow-minded?"
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30 Komachi "Ahaha!
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32 What are you saying, sir?
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34 Those words are born of jealousy. There's no way I could believe them."
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36 Phantom "......?"
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38 Komachi "Listen, your current disposition is a quality of all souls.
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40 It has nothing to do with the amount of money you made.
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42 On the contrary, if your mindset is good, there are many ways to make money,
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44 and oppositely, if it's bad, you'll lose what's valuable, and end up with no money at all."
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46 Komachi "That's why by far there are so many rich people with values, (This is a pun. She's using 徳 (virtue; toku), but you read this kanji the same as 得 (profit).)
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48 and poor people often become poor because they have no values."
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52 Komachi "Look, I can already see the other side from here.
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54 That's also because of your good deeds, sir.
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56 If you had been bad, countless days might have passed before arriving."
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58 Komachi "Conversely, those who were jealous and spoke ill behind your back are people of no value.
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60 Truly, people of value collect all the money, and spend it too.
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62 In other words, you earn money on behalf of all mankind.
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64 Oops, I'm lecturing you like I was Buddha aren't I?"
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66 Komachi "Well, since I know that much, a monetary offering-like system would also work.
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68 Yeah, close to here is that shrine whose system I don't really understand,
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70 but it's a real blunder anyhow. How about it?
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72 Wanna hear about that do-nothing failure of a shrine? Ah, you don't? I see."
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74 Komachi "Well then sir, shall I regale you with more familiar tales?
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76 That's right, are you familiar with The Loyal Forty-seven Rōnin? (The fictional accounts in Japanese literature of this event are known as 忠臣蔵 (Chūshingura).)
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78 Ah, I'm sure you know of it.
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80 In that case, this won't take long. Why don't we relate the unjustness of the story together?"
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82 Phantom "......"
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84 Komachi "Ah. We've already arrived huh.
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86 Well, you know what to expect after this.
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88 Eh? You don't really know?"
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90 Komachi "Is that so. I guess people from the outside don't believe in the Yama nowadays.
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92 In the case of a wealthy soul like yours,
I'm sure you'll believe if you're granted a good judgment.
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95 Unless you got rich by doing something awful."
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97 Her conversations with the souls of the deceased were Komachi's sole amusement.
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99 Listening to the treasury of these soul's experiences, her grasp on what
was happening in the world of living became better.
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102 However, in this place no matter how many souls are given courage,
a callous judgment awaits them.
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105 Ultimately, the filter of the Sanzu is the amount of people that yearned for person in question, that is, their virtues.
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107 And even without doing anything which could be considered evil,
those humans lacking connections to others cannot even cross over.
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110 If you do cross the river, what awaits you next is the Yama's judgment.
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112 This judgment will inquire into the rights and wrongs of the deceased's true conduct.
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114 It is rumored that there isn't a soul who can go through the Yama's judgment
without receiving a tongue-lashing.
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117 First off, the Yama will heed warnings on even the most trivial matters.
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119 Spraying insects with insecticide.
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121 Being jealous of others from the bottom of your heart.
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123 False accusations.
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125 Even that degree will likely earn you a long-winded sermon.
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127 The Yama's sermons serve as an exact calculation of all the misdeeds from when you were alive,
and when it isn't enough, you'll be dropped into hell.
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130 "Thank goodness I'm just the grim reaper", thought Komachi.
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132 Congratulations! Ending No.13
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