Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner
Chapter 368 - 269: Humanity’s Nemesis

Chapter 368: Chapter 269: Humanity’s Nemesis

The title "Wise Four Empties Eminence" has a reason for its origin.

"Four Empties" refers to the four stages of Zen meditation in Buddhism: "Abode of Infinite Space, Abode of Infinite Consciousness, Abode of Nothingness, Abode of Neither Perception nor Non-Perception". "Wise" signifies wisdom, meaning that this monk used wisdom to realize the four stages of emptiness, and the title "Eminence" is a respectful address for monks of high virtue and extraordinary wisdom.

These four meditation stages progress one after the other, and they are four cultivation goals to transcend worldly desires and all distractions. It is said that those who successfully cultivate the Four Colorless States will be reborn in the Four Colorless Heavens after death.

Although he took the title of "Wise Four Empties Eminence," his realization level had not reached the pinnacle of these stages.

To be honest, such behavior is somewhat immature, like Luffy constantly claiming "I will become the Pirate King" without renaming himself Monkey D. Pirate King... Everyone knows that reputation is earned by oneself, not granted by others.

However, monks cannot casually change their religious name. Whatever the head monk said during the tonsure ceremony is final, and if a name like Abstinence or Purity is given, one might have to carry it throughout their life wandering the world.

Everyone has experienced youthful recklessness, and choosing a religious name is like registering a game ID, which cannot be changed without a renaming voucher.

Wise Four Empties Eminence has his own criteria for these four stages. Just as there are a thousand interpretations of Hamlet in a thousand readers’ eyes, monks have their own understanding of scriptures, and he follows his own path of cultivation, confident that one day he will achieve perfection similar in principle to the principal designer’s vision.

He has endured countless austerities; slapping contests are trivial to him.

He originally thought Watanabe Shun was like those common people of confused mind and would surrender after a couple of slaps, but to his surprise, Watanabe Shun held out until the third slap, even ignoring the potential risk of being beaten to death, and stood up once more.

Wise Four Empties Eminence admired him greatly.

For a brief moment, the thought of taking him as a disciple arose in his mind.

Not many can transcend the great terror of life and death like Watanabe Shun, making him rarer than a panda in a zoo. If Watanabe Shun also embraces monastic life, following his rigorous path, he might have a chance to reach the hall in the future.

But that thought only stayed in his mind for a second.

The next moment, Watanabe Shun’s palm landed on his face.

He could see that Watanabe Shun had exerted all his strength, but the force on his face was even less than the previous slap.

Wise Four Empties Eminence raised his arm, and out of respect for an awakened one, he asked Watanabe Shun if he had any last words. The latter wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and retorted harshly:

"Bullying people with your body, what’s impressive about that? Don’t be too arrogant early on, my boss is definitely stronger than you!"

Wise Four Empties Eminence didn’t ask who this ’boss’ was; he no longer had worldly concerns about winning or losing. Monastics abstain from killing, extend compassion to all beings. He restrained his strength in the last slap, knocking Watanabe Shun unconscious but sparing his life.

The arbitrator began the countdown, and after ten seconds, the gamble ended.

Minamoto Tamako immediately rushed over and began performing CPR on Senior Watanabe. The side effects of adrenaline were quite severe; if this hurdle wasn’t overcome, there was a risk of sudden cardiac arrest and death.

The television screen lit up displaying the image of a Lucky Cat, which waved a fan in its paw rapidly, with a cat’s face showing excitement as it loudly announced:

"The result of tonight’s second gamble has been revealed! Next, I will formally announce, the winning side is..."

The Lucky Cat elongated the pitch, resembling a prize-guessing show host, deliberately keeping the audience in suspense.

Yakou Shichi got up in advance, smugly adjusting his clothing; Moriyama Yasurou clutched a piece of milk can, preparing for a high-risk one-for-one trade.

At that moment, a harsh static noise suddenly came from the broadcast sound. On the screen, the Lucky Cat suddenly turned around, back facing the screen, and started swaying its body.

Then a fuzzy electronic voice sounded: "So you were hiding here..."

The Lucky Cat immediately turned back to the camera and said: "Emergency, shall withdraw for the moment, someone else will host the game."

As soon as the words finished, the small TVs in the Holy Temple all turned off simultaneously, and the giant screen flickered briefly, displaying a large area of static noise.

Moriyama Yasurou was stunned; she turned her head to look at Yakou Shichi, who also had a look of surprise.

With this unexpected situation, Wise Four Empties Eminence left early to head to the control room to check.

Meanwhile, several arbitrators surrounded them, asking Yakou Shichi how he intended to claim the stakes—whether for life or death, in plain terms.

Yakou Shichi intentionally showed a troubled expression, glancing sidelong at Moriyama Yasurou, then grinned maliciously as he said: "How about you beg me...if I’m in a good mood, I might spare your life..."

Before he could finish, Moriyama Yasurou suddenly erupted; she pulled out a shard of porcelain, aimed at Yakou Shichi’s neck, ready to stab, but was seized by two arbitrators on either side, who twisted her arms and pinned her to the ground.

Fujiwara Homare initially intended to help, but he stopped halfway. The combat abilities of the sect believers are not on par with the arbitrators, as the Lucky Cat had previously recruited them, they only wanted the best of the best, never recruiting the weak, he would only get beaten up if he helped.

What should he do?

How should he handle this situation?

He turned his head towards Minamoto Tamako; she was pressed against Watanabe Shun’s chest, relieved to hear a faint heartbeat, but when she turned her head to see Sister Yalan being pinned down, she quickly raised her rifle to assist.