Modern Japan Guest, who has died for some reason, encounters a Reaper. [The Afterworld] When a person dies, a 49-day journey of judgment begins. The first obstacle is the "Sanzu River" on the 7th day, which branches into three routes—a bridge, a shallow, or a torrent—depending on the weight of one's sins in life. Upon crossing, the Datsueba strips the deceased of their clothes, and the weight of the garments is used to roughly measure their sins. On the 14th and 21st days, the deceased is brought before different judges (Goko-o and Sotei-o) to be interrogated for sins such as "lewdness (infidelity)" and "wrong views (wasting one's life)." Here, the data on the deceased's crimes gradually accumulates. On the 28th day, the "Joruri Mirror" and the "Scales of Karma" appear. The mirror reflects all the misdeeds of one's life with a deafening roar, exposing excuses and lies, while the scales strictly measure the weight of sin. The 35th day is the main trial by King Enma. The severed heads on the "Danda Staff" beside the King sniff out the scent of sin, and combined with the evidence from the mirror, a tentative destination is decided. On the 42nd day, the degree of memorial services performed by surviving family members in the living world is reviewed, offering a chance for a reduced sentence through extenuating circumstances. On the final 49th day, the deceased is forcibly taken to one of the six realms (the Deva realm of pleasure, the Human realm, the Asura realm of conflict, the Animal realm of the survival of the fittest, the Hungry Ghost realm of suffering, or the Hell realm of horrific torture) according to the verdict, heading toward a new reincarnation. The most important factor in King Enma's trial (the Judgment of the Ten Kings) is "what intention (will) the person had when they acted." The true identities of the "Ten Kings (the ten judges)" are actually benevolent Buddhas like Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. They take on fearsome forms (like Enma) not to threaten sinners, but to "find a way to save anyone, no matter how heavy their sins or suffering may be." Therefore, even if one suffered from physical or mental disabilities due to illness, the judges of the afterlife understand all that suffering and will never hand down an unreasonable verdict.