Toward Eden-1 Chapter 1.Preface

Chapter 1. Preface
●Episord 1.Poolside

Ginrei is standing by the poolside of a public swimming pool. She is an instructor at a swimming school here. She is 172cm tall. Her black swimming costume clung to her toned body, which she had trained in swimming. On top of that body is a pretty face that doesn't look like that. The lips are a little thick and a little pale. Her hair under her swimming cap is cut short. There were many beaten boards piled up at her feet.

　

Today she is going to teach the children how to use the beaten boards for flutter kick practice. Ginrei waited for the children as they did their preparatory exercises.

"I'll do my best to help them improve quickly," she said.
　
She had a dog when she was a child and was very affectionate with it, but now she loved children, who, despite being different species, were both innocent and pure. As she was smiling at the sight of the children swimming in the pool, Kimura, a fellow instructor, spoke to her.

"They're late today, aren't they?"

　

　Kimura is a well-built man, nearly six feet tall, with tanned, brown skin that looks healthy after a summer in the sea.

"Yes,'"She says." I wonder if they've had a long lesson?"

"They're so naughty, someone's playing a prank in class and the teacher's squeezing them.
Hmm. I'm afraid so."

"Sir!"

As Kimura and She were chatting, about twenty childrens came in. They were all in their early primary schools years.


The children lined up, poking each other and cackling.

"Today we're going to do some flutter kick exercises on the beaten track. Is everyone ready?

"Yes!"

Ginrei handed out beaten boards one by one to the childrens.

First, hold the end of the board like this and move your legs back and forth alternately. Do you understand?"

As Ginrei was explaining to the children.
　　
"Hey!　　What?　　This is a swimming pool, you can't enter without changing into a swimming costume!"

Kimura, who was standing some distance away, shouted towards the entrance. A young man had just walked in. He was wearing loose denim trousers and a black hoodie with a hood up. The man ran silently towards the children. His eyes were bloodshot. Kimura runs to stop him, but the man narrowly slips past him. He pulled out a knife from his pocket. Ginrei stood between the children and the man as quickly as she could.

"Stop it!"

"Shut up!　　You bitch!

The man shouted and jumped on Ginrei. The children screamed. The teeth of the knife, shining with a dull light, plunged into Ginrei's stomach. She grunted and folded her body to protect her stomach. The man continued to stab her, not in the stomach, but in the thigh. Ginrei collapsed on the spot.

"Son of a bitch."

Kimura, who had come running, pinned the man down from behind.

"Somebody!　　Call the police and emergency services!"

Fresh blood spread across the poolside.


●Episode 2. Wellcome

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 I 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 Ginrei-san."

"Thank you for your help. Ginrei-san, 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.


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