"It's a pity, there are only six pieces of money, and it seems that the sins you committed before you died are very serious."
When Kimura woke up, he found himself lying by the river.
The wooden plaque next to him told him that the name of the river was Santu River.
(The Santu River, also known as the "Santu River," is the dividing line between the living and the dead in Japanese legend.) ）
"Turns out I'm dead." Takashi Kimura, who knows the truth, behaves particularly calmly, as if life and death are no different for him.
The second story of The Wonderful Story of the World 2021 Summer Special sets the scene in a place where people arrive after death.
The most peculiar thing about the story is the setting —
Next to the Mitsuru River is the only shopping mall in the underworld, where you can use the virtues accumulated in the past life to buy items for the next life.
Looks, resources, talents, etc., these hidden attributes of our daily life can be bought in shopping malls.
After listening to the tour guide's introduction, Kimura Takashi took out a full six pieces of money from his pocket.
This little money can only be said to be poor, and it has nothing to do with wealth, the reason is that Kimura Takashi did some bad things before he died.
He robbed a woman and accidentally died while being chased by police.
"Here please, first determine what kind of fetus you will cast in the next life."
It turns out that the next life after death will become something determined by the lottery.
Animals, plants, insects or people, all depend on luck.
"That's weird, isn't it? Will I be a bug in my next life? I didn't have a lot of virtue before I was born. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the man took out a large amount of copper coins from his pocket.
But the rules are fixed, everyone only has one chance to smoke, and money can't start over.
"What's the point of giving me so much money?"
"Even if you are a bug, you will want to live a full life."
After listening to the lottery player's explanation, I have to say that it is very reasonable (perfunctory).
Takashi Kimura's luck is good, and he can continue to be a person in the next life.
Just for this result, Kimura still does not care. Then he came to the shopping mall.
Shopping malls are quite complete, representing various equipment for athletic talents, amulets representing past marriages, and even Nobel Prizes can be bought here.
Just with the money in Kimura Takashi's hand, it is not enough to buy anything - baseball 800,000, Nobel Prize more than 90 million.....
At a sports equipment store, Takashi Kimura meets a young boy, Haru Tanaka.
Koharu has been weak and sick since he was a child, and he basically can't exercise, so he hopes to play baseball well in his next life.
But the talent is too expensive to buy.
For the next life, Kimura Takashi also has his own expectations - if the eyes are a little more divine and bright, life should be smoother.
It turned out that in the previous life, Kimura Takashi was ostracized everywhere because of his natural sarcastic eyes. Bullied by classmates when I was a child, bullied by customers after work, all because I "glanced at them".
Unfortunate things have been experienced a lot, and there will always be something good - the encounter with Ohara Yasheng is the greatest luck for Kimura Takashi, but Yasheng needs a high handling fee due to serious illness.
Takashi Kimura, who is distressed by this, meets a lady on the street who has just finished taking out her money.
"As long as the life of Nha Sheng and the travel of others abroad are placed on the scale, the answer is very clear."
Takashi Kimura donated the stolen money to the hospital as a charity payment and demanded that the money be used as a handling fee for Ohara.
Later, during the pursuit, Kimura accidentally slipped down the stairs and died.
"Kimura.".
Takashi Kimura, who was immersed in memories, suddenly heard the voice of Nhae.
It turned out that although Yasheng had successfully performed the operation, it was a pity that the operation failed.
Fortunately, however, Nha was born in the next life and could be reborn as a human being, and even bought a talisman to continue the frontier with Kimura Takashi.
If things end here, it will be a relatively perfect ending, but then it will lose its connotation. After all, in addition to telling a story, the movie also sublimates the theme.
World of Wonders Summer Special Edition 2021 tells four short stories of "death and rebirth," but the real core is "redemption."
Preparing to go to the reincarnated Komi, Takami Kimura accidentally picks up a photo that has fallen from Koharu's body.
This photo is the last family took before Koharu's death.
"It's like I killed it."
When Takashi Kimura saw the woman in the photo, his heart shook violently.
Originally, he thought that the woman withdrew the money for travel, but in fact, he took Xiaochun to France for treatment.
Then what Kimura Takashi snatched away was Koharu's life-saving money.
In the end, Takashi Kimura decided to atone for his sins.
He exchanged the opportunity to reincarnate with the man who drew the worm, on the condition that he give him the money.
With this money, Takashi Kimura bought a baseball talent and eyes, which is exactly what Koharu and Nhasei need.
What the next life looks like depends entirely on the virtue accumulated in this life. Even if you die of an accident or illness, there is compensation accordingly.
But suicide or crime can make you destitute.
It's just that the novel setting is also the biggest bug, because you can't think about the details, and when you think about it, something will happen.
For example, Nha Sang spent a lot of money to buy a marriage charm, and now Kimura Takashi has become a bug, how to use it?
If money and tickets can be exchanged, it means that the underworld is not opposed to the change of ownership of goods. Instead, there will be a lot of robbers, and there will be no police anyway.
Of course, the setting is set, and the most important thing is the theme of the story.
"I'll Die After Fifteen Seconds" uses only fifteen seconds to make Mikami and Zona realize that their behavior is inappropriate, and they pay the price for it.
"Three Ways River" finally completes self-redemption by allowing Kimura Takashi to meet Koharu, whom he indirectly killed.
What you think is often far from the truth of the matter, and the phrase "don't do it with evil" is not unreasonable.
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