The Maple Tree Spirit (紅葉の精霊 Momiji no Seirei) is the spirit of a very long-lived tree of the garden of a Child Welfare Center.
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Since long ago, that tree had a mat tied to its trunk, used by a boy named Sugata Sanjirou to practice Judo. All those years of receiving low kicks drove the tree mad, and all its leaves left the tree, to attack and curse Sanjirou. Rinne used a tool to bind the leaves and reveal the spirit’s form, and so the spirit challenged Sanjirou in hope of satisfying his rage, only to be instantly defeated and so accepted to forgive Sanjirou. The leaves returned to the maple tree, and Sanjirou would stop his practice on it.