5 hours had passed since the departure. Their vehicle passed through the deep valley in Alps and came down to the large plane of France. At that time they felt a big shaking on the ground. Looking back to the Alps, they saw the huge tornado shooting up into the sky. At last Black Hole revealed its whole shape bursting out the shield of CERN.

Its tremendous energy broke through the sky and climbed up into the space. At the same time the very strong wind started to brow same as a hurricane. As Kohei had expected, Black Hole firstly began to gulp the global atmosphere. Mountains of Alps were totally covered a dark storm and innumerous lightning flickered in the storm due to the friction with atmosphere.

The highway was filled with cars which tried to escape as far as possible. The heavy traffic jam froze the stream completely. Kohei helplessly took a detour. But the merciless Black Hole increase its power. The wind was getting further stronger and brushed everything away. Large trees were fell down, many houses were destructed and cars were turned upside down.

But such disaster had been still easier. The much more terrible phenomenon began. The blue sky was torn away and stars were twinkling in the middle of daytime. The sunshine was glittering to make people blind and burn their skin. The atmosphere had been lost and the ground became bare against the space. The real hell had started. People was tormented fiercely without the shield of atmosphere which was likely to be thrown away into the space without any space suit. Innumerous number of bodies were scattered here and there.

In such terrible conditions the working vehicle was still sustaining and moving ahead. It was　manufactured as such.

“I wonder what has become of CERN,”

Kate whispered with her weak breath. Everywhere of her white skin was changed dark due to the internal bleeding. Blood was oozed out little by little from her month, nose and eyes.

”Probably it had already been swallowed by Black Hole. No answer to my smart phone.”

Kohei answered with injecting morphine into Kate’s arm to stop her pain. Kate calmly lost her consciousness. Kohei accelerated the vehicle again.

Almost one day had passed, they reached the seaside town of Calais which was located at the opposite side of Dover in England. Kohei brought up Kate to make her possible to watch Dover.

“Kate, look. That is Dover, your home town.”

“Is that Dover, isn’t it?”

The town of Dover could narrowly be seen because of the trembling big waves of the Dover Channel. If it is calm and peaceful, many ships can be seen. But today no ship, no seagull and no human. Only the dark storm filled everywhere.

“Mom, Dad? Are you still there? Can you hear me?”

Kate mourned. But no answer other than sound of wind. Suddenly Kate fiercely coughed and vomited much blood. Kohei prepared the morphine syringe immediately but gave up.

“Wait, Kohei, stop it. I would rather talk with you.”

Kohei put down the syringe.

“Oh, God. Why are you doing this? Are we sinful? Are we worthy of punishment?”

Kate put her hands on the Cross and close her eyes.

“Kate, do you still believe in God? Do you really think the God had done all of these?”

“Yes, of course. We have had a punishment because of our sins.”

“I’m sorry, I’m not Christian. Then I can’t understand the God. But as one of physicist, so one of scientist, I can’t believe in religions. All I can believe is the truth of Universe.”

“Are you sure? Even Japanese believe in Buddhism. Or don’t you believe in Buddha, do you?”

Kate questioned with a little bad temper, being denied the God. But Kate will be taught the last strange theory of Kohei soon.

“Well, it will be a long story but Buddha is not precisely the God. Buddha will not save us but just give us wisdom or force to save ourselves. It may be similar to science, for example, physics. We use various science to make our life comfortable. We can use the teachings of Buddhism as well.”

“What do you mean by that? It’s too difficult for me to understand.”

“Sorry, sorry, let’s make a story easier. Kate, you are now seeing me. Then what is “seeing”? Explain it with a word of physics.”

Kate was more confused, hearing “with a word of Physics.” Kohei continued.

“Seeing is the result of complicated physical events. It begins with the reflection of light. A bunch of photons is reflected on the surface of something.”

Kate gradually concentrated on his story because it was in her specialized field.

“Secondly photons reach your eyes and stimulate your visual cells in retinas and they are changed into electrical signals. Thirdly electric signals are sent through your optic nerves to your brain. Fourthly signals are synthesized into the image at your visual cortex. At this stage you can finally see my face. ”

Kohei pointed to his face saying so.

“Do you understand the meaning of “seeing”. It is just the result of a series of physical events.”

Kate nodded without any word.

“Hannyasingyo, the most basic dogma of Buddhism, teaches us as such. Though it is far from the modern physics, it tells us all human five senses and consciousness are a kind of Virtual Reality created by some physical events and actually do not exist. You only experience the illusion. If it is so, then you can abandon all your agonies through efforts. Buddhism teaches us it is the very enlightenment so called Satori.”

“Satori? I understood what you are saying. But I can’t…”

“Kate, do you forget your pain now?”

“Ah.”

It was a moment she was enlightened. Concentrating on the extremely difficult story of Kohei, she completely push her pain out of her consciousness. She realized that her pain was also a result of physical events and could be erased through efforts. Kate burst out laughing with remembering pains.

“I seemed to understand the meaning of Satori somehow.”

“OK. Then let’s move ahead.”

Kohei smiled.

“If all of our senses and consciousness are Virtual Reality or illusion, we will be able to abandon them namely death. Then what will happen after our death? Medically or biologically the death means the end of life. But physically the death is not always the end. Particles or matters which compose our body will continue to survive and eventually exchange to energy. There is a strange phrase in Hannyasingyo. That is “Matter is nothing and nothing is matter”. Can you understand its meaning?”

“Well, let’s see. It seems pair-production and pair-annihilation.”

“That’s it. You are really a very smart physicist.”

Kate smiled cheerfully.

“That is the very basic concept of Buddhism. Buddhism expects energy and matter are basically equivalent and can be exchange each other. We call it soul. Even if we lose our bodies, our souls will be immortal.”

“I see. It is the law of the conservation of energy, isn’t it?”

“Yes, yes. You are really quick to understand. Energy will be conserved forever. It will be able to survive even in Black Hole and move to the direction of Extra Dimension. Then it will be exchanged to matter. As I said, Buddhism teaches us the Truth of Universe. If we sincerely learn the Truth, we will have nothing fear.”

“Kohei, what wonderful story. I believe you. Let’s go together forever. Never let me go.”

“Of course. I promise. We are together forever.”

Kohei held Kate firmly in his breast. At the moment an extremely huge wave engulfed the working vehicle and carried it off toward the Alps.