[That dojo, you have to pay for us? 】

[Yes.] 】

[In that case, can you eat whatever you want?] 】

[Of course, whether it is eating or drinking, the two of you can enjoy it with confidence, and even ...... If you two need to have a drink, we can also ...... from the whale house in the town.

[Go, go, Miss Ben is a woman, do you still need to find a woman to accompany you when you drink...... However, since someone is willing to spend money, then there is no need for us to be polite, boss, the best dishes, let's present! 】

[Is it right here?] Okay, okay, please wait a minute......]

[No need,]

Wise Kogoro said in a light tone:

[Only the two of us eat, don't waste too much, two portions of soup tofu, two bowls of rice, and two fish...... It's even better if you have grilled saury, and there are two servings of miso soup...... By the way, another sake. 】

"My lord, I want to drink too. 】

[Shut up, don't drink this, kids!] 】

After the boss left, Aya said with a sad face:

[My lord, you have such an identity, why don't you want to give me some wine to drink, I'm already fourteen years old......]

[If you want to drink, wait until the day you get married...... By the way, you haven't told me what has happened to you in the past few years. 】

[I know, ...... in the past few years]

Seeing that drinking was no longer her share, Ayano lay on the table weakly and began to recount her experiences in the past few years.

After Akechi Kogoro left Kai two years ago. For nearly half a year, Ayano. and her mother, both of whom work at a hot spring in Kofu. Although they can't earn much money, they can also subsidize the family, and the mother and daughter can live happily.

Half a year later, Ayano's grandfather came to Jiafu, this old man, is a great swordsman, and he has a wide network of contacts and fame in the rivers and lakes, he is naturally unhappy to see his daughter and granddaughter living a comfortable but poor life. So he took them to live in Ikaho in Ueno.

Ayano's grandfather opened a dojo in Ikaho, and with his reputation in the rivers and lakes, he soon recruited a large number of protégés, and even some children of samurai families, who also came here to seek advice.

[Wait a minute, Ayano, you just fought with the Katori Dojo, and some of the former smashing fields, wouldn't they all be using the skills that your grandfather taught you? 】

"Of course. My grandfather is so powerful, I'm afraid that even you, an adult, will not be able to beat him. 】

[Yes, hehe.] Introduce him to me in the future, I also want to see what kind of master he is...... But for now. You'd better get to the point. 】

To say that this grandfather is also a relatively intelligent character.

After earning money in the dojo. My grandfather immediately took advantage of the local geographical resources, Ikaho Onsen, and opened a hot spring inn next to this hot spring. Entrusted to Ayano's mother and a few of his eldest disciples to manage, in addition, they also opened some other small shops around the hot springs, and implemented peripheral services, such as merchandise stores, taverns, and even shops such as custom shops.

Life is getting better day by day, Ayano has also begun to change, under her grandfather's key training, martial arts have a lot of cultivation, in addition, because there are three religions and nine streams in the dojo, there are all kinds of people, so Ayano has been exposed to it, and she has also learned a lot of black words and swear words on the rivers and lakes.

Some time ago, Ayano followed his grandfather to Maebashi Castle to do business, Ayano was not interested in people in the business field, so she wandered around the castle town alone, when she passed by a [Katori Dojo], she saw a few teenagers practicing martial arts, on a whim, she decided to compete with this group of peers.

The result of the competition ended with Ayano's complete victory.

Originally, the matter could have ended here, and the competition between children was nothing at all.

But then---

Ayano didn't care about the pleading of several children, and actually took away the signboard of the dojo, which is commonly known as kicking the hall and smashing the field.

Because there were only a few children in the dojo, and the adults had gone out to run errands, no one could stop Ayano.

Do you think Ayano is excessive?

Wrong!

Her next behavior is really excessive.

Because of her size, Ayano is a little girl, and it is very troublesome to hold a signboard, so she simply threw this [useless] thing into the stinky ditch like garbage.

This is a big problem!

It's too much to take off the signboard, but it's still within the scope of the rules of the rivers and lakes, but it's ...... to abuse the signboard of other people's dojos so badly When the head of the dojo and the adults returned, they were surprised to see that the signboard was missing, and learned what had happened from the mouths of several bear children.

Angry and disappointed by the children's incompetence, Bancho, also known as Dai Yuancheng, ordered everyone in the dojo to give Aya [good looks] after one of them gave them a slap in the face and gave them quite a severe physical punishment.

The so-called good-looking means that Aya will be given a new signboard and turtleed in front of the dojo for three days, otherwise, even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, they will not let him go.

Of course, Ayano won't buy it, and even her grandfather is encouraging her not to give in (bear children are used to being parents, and that's true).

Thereupon...... There is a scene that Wise Kogoro saw today.

[You guy, you have caused such a big disaster, if you hadn't met me here today, you would have died here. 】

[Who said that my physical skills are good, in our dojo, except for my grandfather and a few senior brothers, I am the most powerful, even if it is today...... Oops, don't fight, I know it's wrong, can't it be done? 】

Seeing that Wise Kogoro raised his hand, Ayano was so frightened that she hurriedly covered her head, but at this moment, she suddenly thought---

Hey? Why should I be so afraid of him?

I thought so in my heart, but I saw Wise Kogoro pass a white porcelain bottle and a wine glass from the shopkeeper's hand.

[Let's eat first, and after eating, you take me to see your grandfather, I want to see what kind of character he is, and ...... I'm also going to talk to him about how to educate my children! 】

[How is it similar to a home visit...... Well, since you want to see you, then I can only take you there. 】……

When he saw Ayano's grandfather, Wise Kogoro could finally imagine why Ayano had become like this?

[Ahahahaha, wise lord, I am looking forward to it, but you just don't come, now...... Ah, Ayano, you...... Did you bring the wise man here? 】

Wise Kogoro rubbed his eyes again and again, but no matter how much he rubbed it, what appeared in front of him was Takenomiya Hataro.

This justice is in front of the mahjong table in the tea room, enjoying the tea, and next to it, there are two good-looking female tea people, waiting.

In addition, he is holding a smoking gun in his left hand and his right hand is on top of the Ichiku no Miya mahjong tiles.

Around him, there were three young card friends, and Wise Kogoro estimated that these three were probably Ayano senior brothers.

Seeing Wise Kogoro coming, Takenomiya Hataro was surprised and delighted, threw away the smoking gun and mahjong tiles, stood up, and greeted him.

[Grandpa, wise man, you ...... Do you know each other? 】

Ayano, like Wise Kogoro, felt that her brain couldn't turn around -- Originally, she thought that meeting Wise Kogoro, who she thought would never see again in her life, was already a great coincidence, but she didn't expect that her grandfather would know this wise adult!

Well, sometimes, a lot of things are just that coincidental.

[Of course I know, haha, Ayano, I brought my grandfather's good friend here, and I did a good job, and I allowed you to drink tonight.] 】

No adult girls are allowed to drink, what kind of grandfather is this!

[Yes, I know Takenomiya...... I know your grandfather, and he saved my life, but it's just ......]

Wise Kogoro deliberately stopped talking, and then his eyes swept around---he was hinting at Takenomiya Hataro that this was not the place to speak.

Takenomiya Hataro looked disapproving, he affectionately grabbed the arm of wise Kogoro and walked to the mahjong table.

[Come on, wise lord, I'll talk about the old things later...... Do you play mahjong? Come and play two laps with me. 】

[Grandpa! 】

Takenomiya Hataro's old and indecent appearance is that even Ayano can't look at it.

[Lord Wise is the benefactor of our family, you should treat him well, how can you find him to play mahjong when we meet?! 】

[Eh, stupid girl, what's the matter, playing mahjong is a good thing to help physical and mental health, what's wrong, besides, I and the wise adults have long forgotten the New Year's friends, what else is worth seeing? 】

Takenomiya Hataro looked indifferent.

Wise Kogoro felt very familiar, this old guy was a person who [took an unusual path] at all times.

But...... Seeing the mahjong tiles on the table, Wise Kogoro suddenly felt an urge to itch his hands.

[Grandpa! I don't like to see you play cards the most! 】

[Don't stop me...... Eh, you see, even the eyes of the wise man lit up, and he wanted to fight too. 】

Wise Kogoro was taken aback, is his expression and movement so obvious? casually was seen by someone.

Ayano looked at Wise Kogoro.

[Wise Lord, do you want to fight too?] (To be continued.) )