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At this time, I had no idea what the two Sword Saints were thinking, Yagyu Ishishusai and Sasaki Kojiro, and I didn't know that they had already regarded me as a unified level opponent in their hearts.

I still think it's not that my swordsmanship is too strong, but that the tactics just apply.

Think about it, other traversers are all mixed up and majestic no matter where they cross, they want money, the most power, and women...... That's also the back harem without an upper limit.

Why can't you get to me?

He didn't have much money in his hand, and his territory was only more than 200,000 stones.

In terms of power, I'm the lowest-ranked of the Four Heavenly Kings of Oda, and Oda Nobunaga has always eaten me to death.

My wife looks pretty good, but it's just ...... According to the "Traveler Welfare", only when the number of women is greater than or equal to three, can it constitute a harem, and I don't seem to be qualified......

No money, no power, no harem, I have a perfect interpretation of what it means to be an "incompetent traverser".

I want to think about it, but I can't say everything in my heart.

After the tea, Mr. Yagyu Shishusai introduced me to his disciples one by one.

Most of the people who could become his disciples were his sons and nephews.

When I was introduced to the fifth most talented of all his sons, my spirit suddenly gathered!

If I'm not mistaken, this guy is the spy leader of the Tokugawa shogunate in history -- Yagyu Soki!

Definitely not a good stubble, this guy.

But I don't need to pay special attention to him at the moment--this gentleman is only twelve years old so far.

"Hello! Goro Yagyu! ”

"Hello! Wise Lord......"

"I have a question for you, can you answer me?"

My "loving" eyes flattered the child so much that even his voice trembled.

"Just ask, sir."

"I heard that you are known as a prodigy who has been rare for decades, and your swordsmanship cultivation is extremely good, is this true?"

"No, don't dare ......"

While he could indeed be called a strong opponent in front of his peers, the strength I showed in the fight with his father just now made this genius swordsman lose all confidence.

Wise Kogoro's kendo cultivation is far above mine, and he can fight on par with his father, is he really only twenty-three years old? This is a real genius swordsman, unless I have been practicing hard for thirty years, I am definitely not his opponent!

"Hahahaha...... Gorou Gongzi is so modest! ”

I can finally understand why Oda Nobunaga likes to laugh so much -- this kind of uninhibited and imposing laughter can indeed cause great oppression to opponents!

Seeing me like this, Yagyu felt a shudder for no reason, even though he couldn't tell why he was afraid.

However, Liu Sheng Shizhouzhai frowned when he saw it.

Wise Kogoro's cultivation during the swordsmanship competition just now and his bearing after the competition made this "Oni Warrior (Yagyu Ishishusai is the protagonist of "Oni Warrior 2") feel admired.

But is it necessary for Lord Wise to use such a stern "aura" to suppress his son, who is still just a teenager?

Could it be that this son of his own has sinned in the past, wise adults?

That's not right! The two of them are obviously meeting for the first time?

"Does Gorou have any ideals?"

"Huh?"

I suddenly and inexplicably diverted the topic, which made Yanagi unable to react for a while.

"I mean, what do you want to do in the future? Will you become a master of kendo like Mr. Lingzun Ishishusai? ”

"Yes, I want to be a swordsman."

Yagyu Sotsuri, who had managed to keep up with my beat, replied - This is the ideal of many swordsmen, who are not too interested in the rich life of a samurai.

"How about serving me and becoming my samurai?"

I said half-seriously and half-jokingly.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I still want to stay in the dojo......"

"I can also teach you swordsmanship, you can also see it, the sword way I just said is no worse than Guizhuang's."

"This ......"

Becoming a superior samurai and learning exquisite swordsmanship is a good thing for a swordsman!

Although my offer is very tempting, children are often indecisive about such big questions about the future.

Yagyu looked at his father with a pleading look.

"Thanks to the wise adults, the puppies are not talented, and you will need to worry more about the adults in the future."

Liu Sheng Shizhouzhai "throw" his son out very happily, which really surprised me.

In fact, Yanagi Shizhouzhai also has his own plans.

Although the Yanagi family is famous in the rivers and lakes, it is actually only a small lord of thousands of stones in the territorial area, and it is not even a big name.

But if you can get close to the wise Kogoro who is an important minister of the shogunate......

Also, the Wise Mirror Flow Swordsmanship founded by Wise Mitsuhide (the last time I declare that Wise Mitsuhide and Wise Mirror Flow have nothing to do with it, it's just a spoof here), although it is extremely famous, but since Wise Mitsuhide "quit the rivers and lakes (give up his identity as a swordsman and become a samurai)", Wise Mirror Flow has never been passed on again.

When I was competing just now, I originally wanted to learn this swordsmanship, but who would have thought that Wise Kogoro would not use the mirror heart flow, but use the second sword flow to fight with himself, which is really disappointing.

If his son can really get the guidance of wise Kogoro and learn the flow of the mirror......

(Don't get me wrong!) In ancient Japanese culture, there was no such thing as "stealing", and there was no limit to the study of kendo.

For example, Sasaki Kojiro's "Yan Ryu" is a "fusion" of swordsmanship such as Tomita Ryu, Shin Yin Ryu, and Ichito-ryu, and Miyamoto Musashi's Nin-ryu is not a simple N-Ryu Ryu, it is a "half-blood" of Nin-ryu, Ichi-Stab-ryu, Shindang-ryu, and Ise-ryu)

Well, although it was just a joke at first, it was just a joke to "tease" Yagyu Zongju, but since everyone took it seriously, what was said could not be taken back, so ......

"Wise Lord!"

The sound startled me.

It sounds like a woman, but then again, that woman dares to be so presumptuous and make a loud noise in the dojo of Yanagi Shizhouzhai.

The mystery is revealed――――

About fifteen and four seconds later, a woman named Akane Yanagi appeared in front of me panting.

"Akane! Where have you been?! ”

Before I could speak, Liu Sheng Shizhouzhai was very unhappy and reprimanded:

"I couldn't see you at noon, so where did you sneak away to play?"

"Old man...... Oh no, my father (although he changed his words, I can be sure that the former is the daily name of this lady Yagyu, her father), I didn't go anywhere, but I was a little tired from practicing swordsmanship, so I climbed up a tree and took a nap, and when I woke up, I realized that there was a guest in the house......"

Although Yanagi Akane herself talked nonchalantly, all of us were thundered -- these days, except for female ninjas, there are not many women in Japan who can climb trees...... Miss Yagyu, can you pay a little attention to the image?

However, Yanagi Shizhouzhai seems to have become accustomed to his daughter's behavior.

"Forget it, I'll clean you up later, now hurry up and meet Lord Wise."

In fact, we've seen it for a long time.

"Wise man, I haven't seen you for a long time, you look good, have you practiced swordsmanship recently?"

With that, everyone in the room, except for the members of the Shinsengumi and me, fell to the ground.

Especially Yagyu Shishusai.

This is not the tone of the host's speech to his guests, nor the tone of a country samurai when he meets the daimyo of a country.

No matter how you listen to it, there is a sense of déjà vu when people in the rivers and lakes meet, calling brothers and brothers to greet each other.

But fortunately, I'm used to it before the Shinsengumi, and Yanagi Akane is originally a chivalrous woman with the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes.

Yes! It's her! It's her! That's her!!

Isamu Kondo saw the sweetheart he had been thinking about, and he was so excited that he almost didn't shout.

Hosokawa Tadashi tilted his head.

"Mr. Sasaki, this woman looks so familiar, have we seen her before?"

"Well, I think there is, but I can't remember it."

No matter what others say, Miss Yagyu doesn't care at all, and only focuses on me alone.

"Yes, Miss Yanagi, it's been a long time, and I think of you a lot......"

I'm telling you the truth, I've seen many women since I came to this era, but none of them have as much personality as Akane Yanagi, and I'm so impressed.

That's all, though, I don't have any superfluous thoughts about her.

As for opening the queen palace or something, not to mention.

"As for swordsmanship, I practice it every day, do you want to try it now?"

At the mention of this, Liu Shengqian was a little discouraged.

"Wise lord, forget it, your kendo cultivation is the same as the old man (changed back?) I'm certainly not your match......"

Speaking of this, Liu Shengqian suddenly said loudly again:

"But don't underestimate me, I'm no match for you now, but what about ten years from now? Twenty years from now? Sooner or later, I will defeat you and become the number one swordsman in the world! ”

Good! Ambitious, I appreciate this kind of woman who does not admit defeat, but ...... Defeating me doesn't seem to have anything to do with becoming the number one swordsman in the world, right?

"Enough! Akane! Be respectful when you talk to wise adults! Don't be so rude!! ”

While reprimanding his daughter, Liu Sheng Shizhouzhai also muttered in his heart.

Xiao Qian and Akechi Kogoro seem to have known each other before, when did this happen? And he wasn't even a little angry at Xiao Qian's rudeness, what was going on?

"Wise sir, I just wanted to say hello to you...... But now I have something else to say to you! ”

Something else? What words? Is it a confession?

Although you can rest assured of this, I will never accept it -- it is quite suitable for a woman of your character to be a friend or even a brother, but if I marry you as a wife, then I can't expect to be stable in the future.

(Cut!) People don't like you at all, okay, I think too much. ）

"Wise Lord! You're doing things so unfairly! ”

Nani?!

As soon as it came up, it was accusation, which made everyone present as silent as a cannonball with a dumb fire.

Even Yanagi Shishusai didn't speak, but just looked at me cautiously--he probably wanted to know how long I could endure it.

"Oh? Miss Yanagi, why do you say that? ”

I admired my good temper a little, and I really didn't get angry at all.

Yanagi Qian pointed at her younger brother, that is, Yanagi Zongju, and said:

"I asked the adults for help, and the adults refused me without hesitation, but why, Gorou didn't do anything, but the adults took the initiative to take him...... Please give me an explanation, how am I inferior to my brother? Is it because he is a man and I am a woman?

If that's the reason for that, don't worry, I'll never bother you again! ”

The people of the Yagyu family are all wide-eyed, and in fact, it is only today that they learned that Yagyu Akane has a dream of becoming a samurai.

"Miss Yanagi, haven't you given up on this idea to this day?"

"I didn't know what 'giving up' was when I was born!"

Liu Shengqian's words were loud, and even I was moved at this moment.

However, you should always ask your parents for their opinions.

Yanagi Shizhouzhai suddenly said:

"Lord Wise, if you don't mind, please take the little girl with you, her ambition is no longer something that little Yanagi City can tolerate."

Since even Yanagi Shizhouzhai said this, then I have nothing to worry about.

"Sir!"

Isamu Kondo suddenly said loudly.

"What's wrong?"

"There is a vacancy in the position of the deputy head of the Shinsengumi, so it is better to let Miss Yanagi take it."

238

As the saying goes, the power of love is great!

Although I don't understand why Isamu Kondo is interested in a spicy and boyish woman like Akane Yanagi, his words are worth learning from and thinking about.

In the same way, I never understood why Yagyu-sama was so interested in joining a group of old men.

But since Miss Yanagi herself doesn't mind, and Yanagi Shizhouzhai doesn't seem to be dissatisfied, I'll ......

"So, Miss Yanagiyu, would you like to be ......?"

"As long as I can join the Shinsengumi, it doesn't matter if I am asked to be the lowest group member!"

"That's good! From today onwards, you'll be the deputy head of the Shinsengumi of the family, and you don't need to obey anyone except me and Isamu Kondo, who is the director, understand?! ”

"Yes! My lord...... Oh no, sir! ”

The long-term wish has been fulfilled, and Yanagi Akane is excited.

"Well, the Shinsengumi all have their own 'Makoto' clothes, and I'll let that guy Kondo send you your clothes when I get back...... By the way, since you have become my samurai, then I can't call you 'Miss' anymore, hmm, can I call you Xiaoqian like Ling Zun? ”

"Hehe, the lord is my boss, it doesn't matter if you call me anything, but if the lord can call me Shibei, it would be the best!"

"Well, okay, Yagyu Shibei, it sounds like a powerful feeling."

"Thank you, sir, for the compliment."

Isamu Kondo was also happy to see his sweetheart so happy--In fact, this gentleman had forgotten the promise that Akane Yanagi had promised him that he would help her join the Shinsengumi.

This is probably because of what the main mother Xiangji said.

She didn't take you to heart!

Although this sentence caused Director Kondo to suffer a lot of blows, it also made him firm in his belief:

It is necessary to chase Liu Shengqian into his hands, not to threaten with promises, but to complete it with dignified means!

Although I don't know if Isamu Kondo's goal can really be achieved in the end, I admire his attitude towards love - compared to his courage, I am extremely bad when I am always hesitating on the road of love.

The thought of being able to work with Akane Yanagi from now on made Director Kondo feel refreshed.

By the way, by the way, the Shinsengumi originally had a deputy chief, but unfortunately Toshizo Hijikata, who held this position, had a quarrel with Serizawa Duck over a trivial matter two days ago and finally started to fight, and in the end, although it didn't cause any negative accidents, I still feel angry.

So let these two people "return their homes (suspension)", and don't come to see me until they reflect on their own problems.

Therefore, the position of deputy head of the Shinsengumi was vacant, and Yagyu Akane took over...... Well, I hope she's the right person.

"By the way, Shibei, the Shinsengumi are all men, and I'm afraid it will be very inconvenient for you to be a woman, so you can choose a few sisters with good swordsmanship to join...... Mr. Shi Zhouzhai, you don't mind if I poach the excellent disciples of Guizhuang, right? ”

"No, of course I wouldn't mind."

"And ...... That little ghost at the door, if you want to see me, just go in and take a look, it's going to make me uncomfortable to be so sneaky. ”

My eyes casually glanced at the doorway, and a young man named Dahe shuddered.

Ten seconds later, Dahe walked in and saluted me:

"Meet the wise man! My name is Taihe, and I didn't mean to offend adults, just out of curiosity. ”

"Curious? Are you saying that I'm weird-looking and easy to catch your eye? ”

"No, no, no, I just heard that Master Chi is called a dragon...... I haven't seen a dragon since I'm this big......"

"Do you think I look like a dragon?!"

I'm most annoyed that people call me dragons, this little ghost is really blind.

“……”

"Little guy, I'm a serious human being, 'dragon' is just a kind of praise and metaphor for me, if you take it seriously, you will lose."

"Yes...... By the way, my lord, I also watched the battle between you and the city lord before, it was so exciting. ”

"Hehe, yes, you also know kendo?"

"Basically, everyone here knows a one-and-a-half-move, but I'm useless, the things I've learned can still be used to fight with other children, and the competition of real knives and guns is completely not enough to watch......"

"Hehe, you are very modest, you don't hide your shortcomings at all, then let me ask you, if I didn't stop fighting with the city lord just now, who would win if I kept fighting like this?"

"This ...... You two won't be angry if I tell me, will you? ”

Hmph, thinking that this little guy is not very old, he knows a lot about human affairs.

"Tell me, we don't have to get along with you as a child."

"In fact, the swordsmanship cultivation of the two can be said to be comparable, and no one can suppress anyone, but after all, the city lord is already in his fifties, and compared with the wise adults in his twenties, he suffers a lot in terms of physical strength, so ...... fight like this."

This little ghost is right, if you really compete in swordsmanship, I can hardly say that it is the opponent of Yanagi Shizhouzhai, so I used the second knife flow to fight a defensive counterattack, wanting to "drag down" Yanagi Shizhouzhai.

But this trick was easily seen through by others.

I didn't fight halfway through, which not only preserved my reputation as a sword master, but also made my counterattack come to naught.

"Little ghost, it seems that you are a very smart person."

"Of course!"

In the face of my praise, Dahe was not humble at all this time, and he said proudly:

"Every time I fight other kids, I'm a winner!"

Fight? Oh, and he's referring to group fights with other kids.

"You win every time? How? Are you better than them? ”

"Of course, but it's not that I'm good at fighting, I mean I'm much better than they are."

"Really?"

What kind of brains can children use to fight? I kind of don't believe the words of this little ghost.

"Of course it's true......"

So Dahe began to talk about his "glorious history" in the past.

How to harm people, how to instigate people, how to play with people......

The more he talked, the happier he became, but everyone, including me and Yanagi Shizhouzhai, was in a cold sweat.

How did this guy come up with so many ideas!

He's just a conspiracy embryo born with bad ideas!

"What's your name, little ghost? Can you tell me conveniently? ”

"I've already told adults before, my name is Dahe, and there is nothing convenient or inconvenient."

"Big River? Is this your name? So what's your last name? ”

"I was an orphan without parents and was adopted by people in the castle town, so I don't have a surname."

"Well, how about I give you a surname?"

"Thank you, my lord, Dahe is grateful!"

"Huh?"

I shook the folding fan and asked:

"Did I say I was going to recruit you as a retainer?"

"The lord will not give me a surname for no reason, this act shows that the lord has a place to get me."

"Hahahahaha......haha

This little imp is so interesting.

"Good boy! Sure enough, you're going to officially work for me from today onwards! ”

"Yes! In the future, please ask the lord for more advice! ”

"Hmmm! Advice will definitely be available, but I'll make it clear to you here first, you have to use your own wisdom and talents on the right path, if you dare to go to the evil path and do something that violates the morality of heaven, I will never let you go, you know?!!! ”

"Please...... Please rest assured. ”

Because he was too smart, Dahe had always looked like no one was in his eyes, but today, he felt the high pressure that he had never felt in the fourteen years since he was born in the human world.

"That's ......"

After the roar, I reverted to the image of a smiling and personable nobleman, which was completely different from what I had just been.

"As for your surname, in our Mino country, there is a wealthy family called the Ryuzaki clan, which belongs to the Fujiwara family, but it has been extinct for a long time, so I will let you inherit this surname now...... Ryuzaki Yamato, well, a very loud name! ”

"Thank you for the grace of the Lord!"

Yes, right now, this country carpenter named Yamato Ryuzaki should indeed thank me for my grace.

From a poor country boy with no parents or even a serious surname to a noble samurai of the Fujiwara family, the trajectory of his life has changed dramatically......

"Master, where are we going?"

"Well, Jubei is a good question, we're going to Kii Province next."

"Kiikoku? What are we going to do there? ”

"The General ordered me to go there and deal with a man he hated to the extreme."

"Who is so superb? It's amazing how many times the shogun can be annoyed. ”

"Mr. Sasaki, where do you admire something? The other party is not a master to mess with. ”

"Sir, I have a question for you."

"Just ask."

"Since even the general hates him to the extreme, does that mean we can kill him?"

"Hey, hey, Shibei, why do you get so excited when you think about killing?!"

"Because everyone in the Shinsengumi has experience slaying enemies except me, I can't help but get excited."

"Hey, Yong, I think I need to reconsider the deputy chief."

"Big brother, don't sell it anymore, along the way, even I don't know what the purpose of our trip is to do...... We're about to arrive in Kii, so you'd better tell everything, big brother, so that we won't be at a loss. ”

"Actually, I didn't mean to hide it from you, it was the general's order, saying that it was to maintain confidentiality.

But now that we've come this far, it doesn't matter if we reveal the whole story. ”

I said calmly:

"We're here to deal with a really big bad guy......"

As soon as I said this, Miss Yagyu became excited again:

"Master, since he is a big villain, can I be allowed to cut him with a knife?"

I don't know why, along the way, Akane Yanagi always wants to find someone to try the knife.

"Shut up...... But then again, if you really want to play slash with that person, I won't allow it, but that person may not be willing to take your move. ”

"Reluctant to take the ...... Is that guy looking down on me? Then I'm going to have to do everything I can to cut him down...... However, if that guy doesn't dare to take the offer because he's afraid of me, hehe, then I'll give him a good time and solve it with a knife. ”

Everyone almost fainted.

After talking for a long time, don't you still want to hack each other to death?

"I understand, my lord, are you going to do something to the bandits entrenched in the Kii Mountains?"

"Ahh

As soon as I heard this, everyone present came to their senses.

The so-called "bandits in the Kii Mountains" are not only known to everyone, but they are also probably known for a long time.

The person who made Oda Nobunaga a lifetime of fire -- Suzuki Shigehide, can also be called Saga Sunichi.

I won't talk much about the glorious history of this guy in history, in short, he is a very diao person.

But in this book, Suzuki-sama can't get up.,Two years ago,In the face of Sakuma Nobumori (this Jun retired before the opening of the shogunate.,Currently in the Yamato country)),Takigawa Kazuki,Oda Nobutaka three sides of the siege,Honganji and this group of mercenaries finally couldn't hold on.,The monks chose to surrender.,And the mercenaries chose to fall into the grass for the Kou (huh?) They used to be the people of the country, right? ）。