Chapter Filled with Evil Things Everywhere, the Mother Buddha of All Evils (2)
[Father reignited the furnace fire that had been extinguished for many years and forged a treasured sword with the finest skill of his life.]
[Before throwing himself before the sword-forging furnace, he said to me, This sword is called Bane-Repelling. It must use the forger as a sacrifice in order to possess the effect of making all evil submit…]
[Take this sword… and run!]
[Having said that, Father sacrificed himself to the sword, leaving behind this Bane-Repelling Sword for me.]
[I understood that he hoped I would hold this divine weapon, carve a path of slaughter out of the siege, and escape this mountain village that had already been corroded by evil things.]
[But how could he understand that though the world is vast, there is already no place for me in it? Where could I possibly flee to?]
[Tomorrow, the villagers will once again hold a living human blood sacrifice to offer to the existence in the temple who was once called Pure Goodness Bodhisattva, but is now called the Mother Buddha of All Evils.]
[How am I supposed to kill my way out? How am I supposed to escape alive?]
[The Bane-Repelling Sword in my hand hums sharply. It seems to be reminding me that evil can never suppress righteousness. It seems to be telling me that all evil things will be suppressed by this divine weapon.]