The key to happiness is not how well you get along, but how you deal with each other's disadvantages.

- Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (one of the most outstanding writers in the history of world literature)

"Your Excellency, Commander. Brent, who returned to the top deck again, turned sideways to look at the blank eyes of Yuki Honma, and introduced Nams: "This is Yuki Honma, the son of Kengo Honma, the governor of the Honma family, and the nephew of Yuhiro Ito, the governor of the Ito family. ”

"Hmm. After nodding majestically, Nams stared into Honma's eyes with his sharp eyes and asked him, "Honma Yuki, you yourself understand the fate of pirates who are captured, but Commander Ben gives you a chance to live, what can you pay for this?"

"Your Excellency, Commander, I am the son of Kengo Honma, the governor of the Honma family, yes, but my father has more than one son. Yuki Honma, who barely mustered up a trace of energy, said in a bitter voice: "No matter what your conditions are, my father will not agree." ”

"Kengo Honma's son is indeed not the only one, but your status in the Honma family is not low, is it?" Nams said with a look of disdain, "I don't believe that an unappreciated son can command a quarter of the warships of the Hamo Navy to go to sea. ”

"This ......" Yuki Honma, who didn't know how to explain it, hesitated for a moment, and then said truthfully, "I admit that I am indeed one of the strong contenders for the next governor of the Honma family, and even then, my father will not be able to do anything for me." ”

"I don't need you to say this, I know it. Nams said bluntly: "A competitor who has lost all his strength, not only will your father not make any compromises because of your capture, but even your competitor brothers will see the opportunity to fall into the ground." ”

"Since you know this, why do you want me to say what I can give?" Honma Yuki, who felt that he had no chance to live, said in a vain tone: "You obviously know that I don't even have the qualifications to negotiate terms with you, so why humiliate me so much!"

"Bold!" Seeing that Honma Yuki was so presumptuous in front of Commander Nams, Brent immediately pulled out the short sword at his waist and put it on his neck, threatening him: "Apologize to our commander immediately, otherwise I will send you to the sea to feed the fish now!"

Looking at Honma Yuki, who was not moved by Brent's threat and still glared at him angrily, Nams suddenly clapped his palm with a smile and said, "If a person is not even afraid of death, how can he be afraid of the threat of death? Honma Yuki, you are very good." ”

"You ......" Honma Yonghui, who was confused by the second monk, hesitated for a moment before changing his title and said: "Your Excellency Commander, what do you want to get, and what do you need me to do, you can say it bluntly, after all, this is your territory." ”

"What I want is simple, destroy all the pirate fleets on Sado Island first, and then destroy all the pirate nests on Sado Island, that's all. Nams smiled and said, "What's the matter? Will you refuse my kindness because of that?"

"Of course not!" Yuki Honma, who was still looking at death a minute ago, said with a selfish look at this moment: "People die and birds face the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years, if I die now, what does everything on Sado Island have to do with me?"

"Yes, I admire you for being a good man who knows how to advance and retreat!" As a typical Roman general, Nams has never believed in pure force, and if he can solve problems by other means, Nams will always try to avoid the outbreak of war as much as possible.

"Your Excellency Commander, I can help you persuade my uncle Ito Yuhiro to lead the Ito Navy to surrender to your army, and I can also help you make plans to subdue part of the Hamao Navy Army, but I need you to promise me three conditions. Speaking of this, Honma Yuki glanced at Brent, who was dissatisfied, and said in a firm tone: "Otherwise, I would rather go to the sea to feed the fish than do things that harm others and myself." ”

"People don't destroy the heavens and the earth for themselves, I can understand what you do. Nams neither refused nor agreed.

Letting the sea breeze blow the cloak behind him, Nams faced the faintly visible Sado Island in front of him and said, "But understanding is understanding, it doesn't mean that I will approve of your approach, and I will also give you two choices before you put forward your three conditions." ”

"First, surrender unconditionally, swear allegiance to our Yanhuang family, and do the best you can do the two things you just said; second, you can put forward three conditions, but whether our Yanhuang family can do it depends on the interests of our own family. ”

After a moment of silence, Honma Yuki, who had made up his mind, asked Nams, "Your Excellency, Commander, if I choose to swear allegiance to the Yanhuang family and successfully persuade the Ito Navy and some of the Hamao Navy, what kind of new identity will the Yanhuang family give me?"

"What kind of new identity you will give you is not up to a fleet commander in my province to decide, but depends on the meaning of our family governor; if the family governor does not like you, no one can let you be in a high position, and if the family governor appreciates you, no one can stop you from soaring. ”

"Your Excellency Commander, I want to ask more, in your eyes, what kind of person is the governor of the Yanhuang family?"

"Yuki Honma. Nams, who turned his head suddenly, looked directly into Honma's eyes with sharp eyes like blades, and said with a cold voice: "The governor is not something you can talk about! Otherwise, I don't mind having more corpses in the sea, and I don't mind wasting a little more time on Sado Island; you had better be self-aware, your value is only to save us a little time." ”

Hearing this, Nams was not the only one who was angry, Brent, who was standing on the side, also looked at Honma Yuki with an extremely indifferent look, even if Brent did not draw his sword again, but Honma Yuki could feel the strong murderous aura emanating from Brent's body!

"Your Excellency, Commander Brent, those who do not know are not guilty, and I ask you to bear with me for what I have just said. Honma Yonghui, who knew that he had said the wrong thing, bowed down and admitted his mistake with interest: "I really have no intention of offending the governor, and I hope you two will forgive me!"

In the face of Honma's apology, Nams waved his hand impatiently and said, "Intentionally or unintentionally, make your choice." ”

"The family governor who can make the retainers of the family so desperately loyal will definitely not be a mean person, and he will definitely be rewarded for his merits!" Honma Yuki, who was constantly cheering himself up in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and said with a firm expression: "Your Excellency Commander, I will choose the first one!"

"Well, since you've made your choice, I'm not going to talk nonsense. Nams, who was resolute, asked Honma Yuki in a commanding manner, "What do you need to prepare, and how long will it take to persuade the Ito Navy and some of the Hamo Navy to surrender?"

"Your Excellency, I don't need any other preparations, I just need you to send someone to send me to the Ito family, and as for the time, if you allow, I hope to get about five days of persuasion, so that I can ensure the success rate of persuasion. ”

After a deep look at the fearless Honma Yuki, Nams made a decision: "Within three days, I will arrange for someone to send you to the Ito family, and after that, I will give you five days, I hope you will not disappoint me." ”