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A black-hatted man in civilian clothes sat on a wooden chair and gently tapped a freshly smelted piece of steel with a hammer.

Asidaka stood below, silently waiting for the Black Hat to speak at the clanging sound.

After a long time, the black hat put down the hammer and said to Gangsha, "It's good steel." Then he handed the last piece of steel in his hand to Gangsha on the side.

When everything was done, the Black Hat greeted Asshidaka below, "I'm sorry, Asshidaka. I'll keep you waiting. ”

The Black Hat greeted Asdidaka and instructed the servants, "Tomorrow the team will go out again." Tell everyone to have a good rest."

The servant said yes and withdrew, and then the black hat who was busy with the business at hand had the time to talk to Ashidaka.

"I've heard that some people in the team suspect that you're a spy for Princess Mononoke." The Black Hat said straight to Asidaka, and Gonsha, who was helping the servant tie up an iron piece, coughed twice uncomfortably.

"It's not very polite, but there are a lot of people who don't have good intentions towards the Iron Fort now." The Black Hat asked Ashidaka, "Traveler from afar, tell me what you mean. ”

Ashitaka untied the strap and gauntlet of her right hand, revealing a hideous purple-black scar. I didn't pay attention to it for a while, and the area of the injury gradually expanded.

The black hat looked at Asdidaka and could vaguely see Sen's white right hand, and his pupils shrank slightly.

Then Asdidaka took out the iron projectile from his bosom and asked the black hat, "This iron ball was produced by you, right?" ”

"The projectile pierced the boar god's fur and tendons, shattering its bones. As a result, the boar god eventually became an evil god. Undehypitly, Asidaka questioned the Supreme Leader of the Iron Keep.

"I shot the mad boar god, and it cursed me a moment before the boar god died." Asdidaka raised her right hand slightly and gestured to the black hat.

Such a lack of etiquette made Gangsha put on a slight posture. As long as Asidaka speaks disrespectfully in the next second, Gonsha will definitely cut off his head.

But the black hat looked the same as usual, and continued to ask Asidaka, "I really shot this projectile with a stone fire arrow, and answer me a question before that." Where is your hometown? Can you tell me? ”

Ashidaka's strange outfit and the holding of Akru made Black Hat feel a little familiar.

"My hometown is far to the east, that's all I can tell you." Ashidaka was well aware that the Ezo had become an equator with the rebels to the outside world. Although Asidaka has been expelled from the Ezo tribe. But for the sake of the people, Asidaka did not intend to reveal the existence of the Ezo tribe.

"You boy! If you don't answer honestly, I'll kill you! Gonsha, who already had an opinion about Asidaka, grabbed the hilt of his knife and threatened Asdidaka with a hideous face.

The Black Hat waved his hand to signal Gonsha to withdraw the knife, and Gonsha had to thrust the knife back into its scabbard in anger.

"Let's put our hometown aside. So why are you investigating the origin of this projectile? The black hat put down his pen, curious about Asshidaka's purpose.

Asshidaka was silent for a moment.

"See the truth with clear eyes." Asidaka said firmly to the Black Hat, who was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud regardless of etiquette: "Hahahaha! Seeing the truth with clear eyes? ”

The manly laughter made Gonsha a little confused, but Asidaka knew it very well.

The Black Hat's laughter was filled with mockery of Ashedaka, but Ashedaka had no intention of making the Black Hat understand.

Ashidaka is just stating a goal, a promise. Even if it's ridiculous for a black hat.

"I can't help you. So I'll show you what I think is the truth. The black hat stood up and beckoned to Ashedaka, "Ashidaka, follow me." Gonsha, I'll leave it to you here. ”

Gangsha was stunned for a while, and then he reacted: "Lord Black Hat, doesn't it really matter if you let an outsider go to see those?" ”

"It's not your turn to question me." The Black Hat stopped and said with his back to Gonsha.

Gangsha immediately knelt down and kowtowed to apologize: "I'm really sorry!" I ......"

By the time Gonsha looked up again, Ashidaka and the Black Cap were gone.

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Ashidaka and Blackhat had been walking along the crowded streets, and everyone they met along the way stopped what they were doing and greeted Blackhat.

The attitude of people towards black hats, except for respect. More like a good friend. This strange relationship between superiors and subordinates is the first time I've seen Ashidaka.

When Asidaka passed by the iron-making furnace, he couldn't help but stop.

Looking into the house, dozens of people were working on the large iron stove, the people above were adding charcoal to raise the temperature, and the women below were stepping on the bellows to raise the temperature.

The crimson flame of light swayed on the iron furnace, and the high enthusiasm of the people and the temperature of the flame even burned the air.

The black hat looked at Asdidaka, who had stopped, and smiled softly, "Why don't you go in and have a look?" ”

"They've invited me before, but let's wait." Asdidaka said to the Black Hat.

So the two of them continued on their way, through the noisy streets, and soon they came to the Black Hat's mansion.

The Black Hat's mansion is not large, and is located in the most remote west part of the Iron Castle. It is surrounded by tall wooden stakes all around.

"Here we are." The Black Hat said to Ashedaka, who looked thoughtfully at the Black Hat's mansion.

The black hat pushed open the door, and the so-called courtyard was just a garden full of herbs. It is completely different from the courtyard of the officials of the wine pond and meat forest outside.

The reason why the black hat can win the hearts of the people in the iron-making castle is that the black hat himself takes the lead in labor is also one of the helps.

"This is my courtyard, and most people don't dare to approach it." The black hat said to Asdidaka, who was looking around, "Come here, it's in the room ahead." ”

Asidaka glanced at the strange man at the gatekeeper, the man with the weapon wrapped in bandages all over his body, and his face could not be seen clearly.

[Huh......? Is it hurt? Ashitaka followed the black hat and glanced at the strange man.

Soon Black Hat and Asshitaka arrived in front of her mansion, and there were several people sitting in the doorway, just like the man guarding the door, with bandages all over their bodies.

"Lord Black Hat...... Welcome back. The men greeted the Black Hat in a feeble tone. Asdidaka now knows it all.

All of them were wounded, and none of them were lightly wounded.

"Surprised? That's right, the people here are wounded. You may wonder why there are wounded people in my mansion. The Black Hat turned to Ashitaka.

"That's what I've seen in the house, let's come in."