Preface Episode 2. "Welcome"

Ginrei found herself staring at a white altar. On the altar was a white wooden coffin. In front of it, her father, dressed in black ceremonial clothes, was talking in a trembling voice.

"Ginrei was an active and kind-hearted girl. She always looked forward to teaching the children in the swimming class. I am very sorry that she lost her life in such a horrible incident of indiscriminate murder. My wife and I are at a loss for words. The least I can say is that she was able to protect children."

The mother was sobbing beside him. The relatives and friends gathered in the tatami room looked on with mysterious faces. Ginrei said,

"Oh, yeah, I'm dead. But I'm still here. Why am I here?　　My father was right, I was able to protect children, but I'm still young, I've got my whole life ahead of me, and now I'm dying so soon. What am I supposed to do now?　　Oh, I wish I could say something to my dad, but I can't find the right words."

She stared blankly at the ceiling. The grain of the wood stained her eyes.

"Miss Ginrei. Shall we go?"

The cool voice startled her and She turned around to see a young man standing there. He was wearing a white suit with a light blue tie with black polka dots. He had clear white skin, light blue eyes, and short curly silver hair. Surprised, Ginrei was speechless and stared at the young man.

The young man hugged Ginrei and said,

"Come on, I'll explain later."

The young man squeezed Ginrei in a hug. A large white wing spread from his back. The young man flapped his wings once and soared into the sky, along with Ginrei.

Slipping through the ceiling and roof, the young man ascended at an incredible speed. Ginrei asked with a curious look on his face,

"Are you an angel?"

The young man chuckled.

"What else do I look like?　　My role is to carry the souls and astral bodies of earthlings to the astral universe. You have been chosen as a high ranking force because of your sacrifice to protect children and your love for dogs. You had a dog as a child, didn't you?"

"Yes, "

She did.

"I had a Shiba Inu named Musashi."

When she answered, Ginrei looked down. The ground seemed far away. The house where she had enjoyed her time with her parents and her memories of Musashi were getting further and further away. She suddenly wondered how she could be so far up in the sky and not feel suffocated. As if she could see right through Ginrei's mind.

"It's natural that you don't feel pain. You are already an astral body without a body,"

The angel said.

"Well, what is the astral body?"

"Simply put, it is an energy body of emotions. The universe we are going to is the astral universe. Look, you can see the gate to the universe."

Ginrei looked up. In the distance, she could see what looked like a round window shining in rainbow colors. The window grew larger and larger and swallowed the two of them. When they entered, they found that the room was completely white. There was a young woman standing in the room. She had white skin, light green eyes, and long dark brown hair that reached her back. She was wearing a white robe.

The angel gently lowered Ginrei to the floor and let go of his arm.

"I have brought you Miss Ginrei."

"Thank you for your help. Miss Ginrei, I am Suiren. one of the high-ranking forces."

As she said this, Suiren approached Ginrei. As her name implied, the fragrance of lotus flowers drifted softly into the air.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be leaving."

The angel flew away from the gate.

"Miss. Ginrei, you have been chosen to be a Walker."

"Walker?"

"A warrior who fights against the demon world. The astral universe is a collection of emotions and thoughts. We, the higher powers, protect it in order to unify the chaotic universe with truth, goodness and beauty, but the demon world does not understand truth, goodness and beauty. It destroys what is good and beautiful, corrupts it, and devastates the universe. The people of Earth are also subject to the interference of the demon world. The man who attacked you is also a victim of the demon world's manipulation of his consciousness. In order to eliminate such tragedies, I would like you to become a Walker."

Ginrei thought for a moment and answered with a smile.

"If it will stop people from feeling unreasonable like I do."

"Thank you. I knew you would say that. Then I will take you to Kailas, our capital city on the planet Shamballa. But first."

Suiren looked at Ginrei as she said this. Ginrei was shocked. She was still in her funeral sarong.

"I have prepared a costume for you, so you can change into it in the next room. Then we'll leave."

She did as she was told and opened the door to find a white table with golden cat feet in the middle of a small white room, on which were her clothes and gray sneakers. Ginrei took off his sutra mail and picked up her clothes. It was a lemon yellow cut-and-sew and icy blue slim pants. Underwear was also provided. When she returned to the room she had just left, she found Suiren waiting for her quietly.

"You look great. Come on, I have a spaceship waiting for you."

"The spaceship ....... I don't have any money to pay for it."

"No money is needed in the high power sphere. Everything is powered by the energy of truth, goodness and beauty. Let's go."

Suiren urged.Ginrei.

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Astral body - It is said that besides the physical body, a person has an etheric body, an astral body, a mental body, a causal body, and so on. It seems that the first place people go when they die is the astral world.