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I've heard a quote before:

In fact, people who fall in love with themselves are very smart, because they will never get hurt in this way. ”

At the time, I laughed at how pretending to be a B in this sentence, but now that I think about it, I think it still makes a little bit of sense.

If you don't give your feelings, you won't understand the pain of feelings.

Ever since I met her in my dream that day, my heart has never been at peace.

When I had just crossed over and turned into a wise Kogoro who was only twelve years old, I really couldn't get used to it.

Unlike those who adapt quickly after crossing and mix like a fish in water.

Maybe I had too much to worry about in my previous life. Absorbed most of my feelings.

So I have no feelings for my "parents", I have no feelings for my family, everything, everything, everything, I don't have a single bit of affection.

I just want to go back to my own world.

Knowing that there was no hope, I began to give up on myself.

I don't want to talk to the family of the owner of this body, and I don't want to do even the most basic communication.

I shut myself in my room every day, drinking sake that wasn't too high, and I wanted to anesthetize myself.

In addition to drinking, there are even more ridiculous ideas.

Maybe I woke up drunk and I'd already put it back on.

Or, just let me die of alcoholism, and then cross again, so that maybe the above effect can be achieved.

Wise Mitsuhide and Heeko naturally couldn't know that their "son" was good, so why did they suddenly become decadent?

So, waves of scolding came down on my head.

At that time, what I remember the most, in addition to the endless scolding and accusations, is the sigh of Akechi Mitsuhide and the cry of Heeko.

Nearly two months passed like this.

I, who was not strong in my heart, finally understood a fact:

I really can't go back!

Thanks to me at that time, I still retained the character of being greedy for life and afraid of death in my previous life, so I didn't do anything dangerous.

That's when another question came to my mind.

If I wear it back, what will happen to this wise Kogoro?

Will it die?

I thought again of the poor wise couple.

They don't know anything, and I was "hard" sent by God to be their son.

Even if I could walk away, what about them?

I'm afraid I'm going to fall into the pain of losing my son.

For the sake of a selfish and ridiculous idea of my own,

It seems a bit ruthless to do this.

Also, what do I really get if I go on like this? ……

When society can't adapt to you, you adapt to society.

"Okay, father, mother, Kogoro knows that he was wrong, please forgive me."

When I knelt on the tatami mat and pleaded with them, when I called out "Father" and "Mother", when I really shed tears.

It means that

I was determined to start adapting to who I am, to being a wise couple, to the world.

Naturally, the wise couple didn't know what was going on, but they were overjoyed when they saw that I suddenly looked lost.

At that time, only I knew.

What a cruel thing I did.

I gave up my past identity, my original family, the world I was nostalgic for, and ......

Cut her off!

From now on, I will be "Akechi Kogoro", the son of Akechi Mitsuhide.

The person named "Ye Ye" has disappeared from the world.

Whether you admit it or not, that's the way it is......

If there is no dream of that day, if there is no meeting her,

I'll never think of it......

Today is a beautiful day, with blue skies, green meadows, and the water of the Sasakawa River flowing under our feet.

It was on this good day that I met with a local "local tyrant" in the town of Yamagaki Castle.

Yamagaki Castle was breached on the day I fell asleep, Yasuda Tadashi failed to commit suicide and was detained by us, and there was not a single local tyrant left in the vicinity of Yamagaki Castle, and all surrendered.

Don't be quick They are spineless, in the past few days, the lord of Yokoyama Castle, Nobubo, has officially announced his surrender to the Oda family.

After he surrendered, the Inai Sect of Inai Castle was unable to resist the attack from the north and south, so he had to flee to Yagami Castle with his men.

Although Tamba is mountainous, most of them are concentrated in the southwest, so the locals have always been helpless against attacks from the east.

So in the past few days, Tamba, except for Hagami Castle in the southwest, has almost all fallen into the hands of the Oda family.

In this case, after the capture of Yamagaki Castle, the "local tyrants" did not hesitate and directly chose to "be friends" with us.

"Your Highness, please see."

The largest local tyrant, Nobuma Takeda of 1,200 stone in Amada County, presented me with a painting, and before that, the "local tyrants" had already given me many gifts, each more valuable than the other, and even a few "Western scenes".

The Kansai Takeda clan is a branch of the Koga Takeda clan, and this Takeda Nobuzane is also a member of it, but compared to his "relatives" in the east, their entire Kansai faction is less conspicuous.

This painting is the masterpiece of Kyoto's famous painter Hasegawa and other uncles, although the painting is just ordinary flowers and birds, but it is quite charming, and the lines outlined by stroke are also more "tasteful".

As the son of a high-level intellectual, Akechi Mitsuhide, my "art bacteria" is still relatively sufficient.

When I presented the painting, the local tyrants looked at me with nervous eyes.

Although the soldiers and horses in my hand have been reduced to less than 600 men after a battle, there are now 30,000 Oda troops in the territory of Tamba!

It's not something they can afford to mess with!

Thankfully, my eyes were getting deeper and deeper (I can't find another word to replace them), which is the expression that only connoisseurs would have when they were confronted with a good product.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that I still liked the painting.

"It's a very good painting, and it's really a masterpiece by Hasegawa." I slowly closed the scroll, intending to enjoy it a few more times when I got back.

"Your Highness's vision is so good......"

They immediately sent their praises.

I said slowly, "The so-called painting is a kind of work in which a painter integrates his own ideas and will, and a good painting, you can even feel the author's creative mood at that time." ”

(This is not the author's original, but a passage in the preface of an art book when I was in middle school...... ）

When I said that, everyone's eyes changed.

Before, I was only in awe, but after I said such a paragraph, the content of "admiration" increased in everyone's eyes.

Especially Nobuma Takeda, who had studied in Kyoto and had the highest "cultural level", already had "worship" in his eyes.

"It's really a famous family from Kyoto, and the upbringing is really not comparable to us countrymen." Nobuma Takeda said sincerely.

"Hahaha," I laughed.

“？？？”

"Your Highness Takeda," I said with a smile, "you are a famous family of the Genji family, and your family is quite high, and if you are all "countrymen", then I really don't know how to evaluate yourself." ”

"Alas!" Takeda Nobuzhen sighed: "His Royal Highness Wise is too loving, although he can say that he is reasonable in his appearance, but he has always done nothing, how can he compare to His Royal Highness, and he has already made such miraculous achievements as exterminating the Akai Rebellion in the year of the weak crown." ”

"Hehe...... "I wear thousands of clothes, but I don't wear sycophants, although I am obviously complimenting me, but I am still a little proud."

"That's right...... And this? ”

As if remembering something, Takeda Shinshin respectfully took out a piece of paper from his body and put it in front of me.

"What is this?"

I took the paper, but I saw that it was a bill (I don't know if it is used in Japan), and the amount on it was 50,000 kan!

"This is a little bit of our heart, I hope His Highness Wise will accept it."

Takeda Nobuma said respectfully, and the "local tyrants" also looked at me with expectant eyes.

"Well, what's so embarrassing?" I said this, but I received the bill in my arms.

"If you don't mind, you can stay in the town and have lunch with us, and there are many things I have to ask you when I first arrive in Tamba."

"Well, just disturb Your Highness...... "My "politeness" finally "moved" them.

Everyone understands that I accept them......

"Your Highness Ikeda, how is that Yasuda Tadatoki?"

When I returned to the assessment room in the city, I changed my serious face.

"He has been on hunger strike for several days since he was caught." Terumasa Ikeda replied.

"Bring him up!" ……

Yasuda looked very haggard and malnourished, and it seemed that he had been hungry for several days.

After knowing my identity, he just stared at me with a cold face and didn't speak.

"Do you think you're amazing?"

Seeing him like this, I am naturally very unhappy, the defeated should have their own appearance, they have all lost the battle, what are they proud of?

To be honest, I don't disrespect the generals of the defeated army, on the contrary, I still have a lot of admiration for the generals of the defeated army like Minamoto Yoshinaka, Kusunoki Masanari, and even Takeda Katsuyori, who are not ashamed of their lives as samurai until they die.

But the man in front of him ......

"The Akai family is a famous family of the Genji family, but you are the most lowly thieves!!"

I cursed.

Everyone looked at me in amazement, wondering why I was so angry.

"Naomasa Akai thinks he is something? Guard? Daimyo? …… Bah! ”

I spat heavily on the ground.

"He's just a dog following Hatano!"

Hearing me insult his lord, the angry Yasuda Tadashi came out of his mouth with a grinding sound, and if it weren't for the fact that I was tied up now, he would definitely come up and tell me to tear me to pieces.

"In order to usurp the position of the governor of the family, forcing his uncle (the above name is the adoptive father) to death, can it be called unfilial? In order to win the victory, the cities of Yokoyama, Mt. Naga, Kazuku, Kiritura, and Maki were slaughtered one by one, which was more than 10,000 lives, and the entire western country was shaken. For the sake of his own selfish interests, he betrayed the imperial court and openly became an enemy of Shincho's palace, who replaced the imperial court and guarded the righteous path, was this considered disloyalty? ”

After staying in this world for a long time, I already know what to say and how to speak.

No matter how disgusting or against my will, I can say it without changing my face.

"You ......," he squeezed out a murderous word from his mouth.

"Akai Naomasa is not a thing, and the people under him are not good goods!"

"Humph!" He twisted his head to the side, completely ignoring my imminent ruling.

"Don't worry, I won't cut off your head?"

"Huh?"

Everyone speculates, am I going to let him go?

"Hmph, come on! Like a dog, hang this guy!! ”

I snarled.

"Your Highness......"

Terumasa Ikeda was a little tempted to dissuade me, after all, as a traditional samurai, he was more romantic, and he wanted me to give this man a little "dignity of death".

"Wait!"

Just as the two flags were about to pull him down, I suddenly changed my tune.

Am I going to change my mind and let him seppuku?

This is the "proper way to die" of the samurai

Terumasa Ikeda and others thought so.

"Directly beaten to death with a stick, the body was thrown into the toilet and soaked for 100 days!!"

That's when it happened. I gave them an order that was even more unacceptable!

"I'm going to make this guy covered in filth when he arrives at Huangquan Road!!"

"Yes!" The flags reacted quickly after a brief loss of consciousness, and they dragged Yasuda Tadashi outside.

"Wise Xinguang, you xxx who has lost all your conscience, my Royal Highness will definitely avenge me, I watched you come over in Huangquan Road at that time......"

Unable to bear to be so "insulted" by me, Yasuda Tadashi finally changed his initial calm when he left, and began to scold me.

, because the distance was pulled farther and farther away, his voice slowly became smaller, and finally he couldn't hear it.

"Am I a little merciful, you say?"

I let out a long breath, as if I had accomplished something remarkable.

(Ask for collection, ask for recommendation, I kneel for you officials...... ）