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What is a man really chasing in his life?

Is it a success, a name for all?

Is it to do your best and contribute to humanity?

But it's all vanity!

In fact, most people are chasing happiness.

It's just that this happiness comes from yours or for someone else.

I have to mention men, the so-called men are [Tian Li].

The main reason why men are men is that their strength is stronger than that of women on average.

Men are better suited to work and more worked, because they have better bodies to work.

But this is also the tragedy of men, the responsibility on the shoulders of men is much heavier than that of women!

Maybe some women don't think so, thinking that men have an easy life.

However, the real responsible men, the blood and sweat on their shoulders, they have been wronged, and they are alone in the corner and smoking depressedly or silently choking in the middle of the night.

They won't let anyone see it.

Men bleed without tears, men, far more lonely than you see, and their hearts are far more fragile than you think. They work hard just for their own home, for their wives and children, and for the happiness of this family.

Many vulgar women don't understand men and don't know what men give.

The wife just blindly accused him of being useless, only earning so little money a month, but completely ignoring the hard work of her husband working outside all day. The table is full of cosmetics, and the brand-name leather bag has drained the man's savings, but he still blames the man for not loving her enough......

Women often say: [It is easy to ask for priceless treasures, and it is rare to have a lover.] 】

Yet men are willing to die for their confidants.

If there is a confidante as a wife, there will be no regrets in this life.

I saw someone on the Internet commenting that Nohime is not only beautiful and outstanding, but also has unparalleled wisdom, but Oda Nobunaga prefers Yoshino, who is not as good as Nohime, because Yoshino is just the daughter of a small tyrant family, and she is also a widow who has been married, so she does not have any trace of political marriage, and Oda Nobunaga can love him with the heart of an ordinary husband.

I don't comment on this idea, as the saying goes, the benevolent see the benevolent, the wise see the wise, everyone has their own ideas.

If I have to say, I think that the historical Nohime may not be so unbearable.

Until the moment of Honnoji, she was by Oda Nobunaga's side, and the meaning of her existence was self-evident.

In "Oda Nobunaga", Yamaoka Shohachi describes the relationship between Oda Nobunaga and Nohime very specially———— and the two are more rivals than husband and wife.

(If you have time, you can take a look at Yamaoka's [Warring States Trilogy] "Oda Nobunaga", "Toyotomi Hideyoshi", and "Tokugawa Ieyasu", the three books have different descriptions of the three masters of the Warring States period, and they are obviously the same author's work.) ）

When the foreign priest Floyse visited Oda Nobunaga in Gifu Castle, he referred to Oda Nobunaga as the "King of Gifu" and Nohime as the "Queen".

Judging from this example, the talent of Nohime, who is known as the queen, is probably more than just a vase.

However, those who are intoxicated with fairy tale love are disappointed, for Oda Nobunaga, his real ideal place is not gentle town, he doesn't need too much warm companionship, he wants the world, he needs people around him who have the ability to move forward with him.

Only Nonghime, who is an opponent but a partner, accompanied him to the end.

This is a truly remarkable woman......

Who gives people talents?

Is it bloodline, gods and Buddhas, or hardship?

I accompanied Sister Asai out of the court with a happy mood.

There is no need to introduce the affairs of Ishikawa Goemon's people, although they did not commit anything, and because they carried swords without reporting them to the government, they had to eat prison food in the cell for a while, but it would not be long.

As for us, of course, it is acquitted.

After leaving the police station, I introduced my identity to the Governor, and the Governor finally remembered who I was.

It's Cha Cha, the way this girl looks at me, it's always nothing good.

[Hmph! The first retainer of the dignified shogunate used such shoddy means to frame people, I think even those thieves would feel disdain and hatred for your actions now......]

Speechless, does this guy know what [good] is, just now I obviously got you two sisters, don't give a word of thanks when you turn around, you actually talk to me like this!

Considering that she is a woman and my sister-in-law, I don't care much about her.

Because it was already dark at this time, I estimated that it might be very unsafe for the two girls to walk on the road in the dark, so I personally sent them home.

The Asai sisters' home is located in a large mansion on a certain street in the town of Azuchi Castle, and I, as the [Flower Messenger], sent the two of them to the house, and I wanted to leave there, but the owner of the house, Mrs. ———— Aichi.

[I've already heard from their sisters about today's incident, thank you so much, it's really hard to imagine what would happen without the help of a wise adult, so please at least have a light meal with me, otherwise there will be no way to express your gratitude. 】

I didn't want to disturb people, but it was difficult to resist, and it was getting late, so I might not have anything to eat when I rushed home, so I nodded and stayed.

There were three or four servants in the Asai family's house, but I was flattered that Mrs. Aichi took her eldest daughter Chacha to cook for me as a token of her gratitude.

Chacha a hundred unwillingly, it seems to be very disgusted with me, this can't be helped, the relationship between the two of us, since the youth, has not been very harmonious, I don't know what the reason is, but always quarrel when we meet, sometimes even Oda Nobunaga also feels a headache.

At that time, I hadn't married Ah Xiang yet, and Oda Nobunaga, who had always been open-mouthed, didn't know what the wind was pumping, and he actually pulled out a sentence————

The two of you really love each other! There is no end to the words when we meet...... Cha Cha, why don't you just marry him? Kogoro, why don't you be a little aggrieved and give up Ah Xiang, I'll marry Cha Cha to you?

Not to mention the two of us [children], even Mrs. Ashi and Nonghime, who were present, were also thundered.

Since then, Miss Cha Cha has no good eyes on me, and I, because of the relationship between my personality and gradually maturing, I have no interest in this kind of child-level quarrel.

Later, as a samurai, I didn't have so many opportunities to meet her, so I forgot about the events of the year.

And what about Cha Cha? But it is surprising that the childlike heart is not lost.

[Hmph! I don't know why I'm cooking for that annoying guy?! 】

Ah Shi is very accomplished in cooking, and in the same way, Chacha also makes good dishes.

Just looking at her attitude, she was very reluctant.

[Obviously a samurai, but using such despicable means to deal with that group of thieves is really damaging to the face of the samurai, if you see the general when you look back, you must let him talk about Kogoro. 】

Oda Nobunaga loves his sister very much, and treats his niece as his own.

[Okay, my daughter, don't be so childish...... At the end of the day, you're just a little prejudiced against Kogoro-sama, but what...... Hehe. 】

Ah Shi seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and he was actually happy.

[Mother, why are you suddenly happy? 】

[It's nothing, I'm just thinking, why do you usually talk so little, why do you have a lot of words when it comes to wise Kogoro? 】

[Hmph! You're not going to want to say anything like that, are you? It's really annoying. 】

Cha Cha reconciled the batter and took out two more eggs.

[I won't talk to you, I'm going to let you have a good look at my craftsmanship this time!] I'm going to make something extraordinary, so you can all have a good experience......]

[With such confidence, you don't want to make tempura, right?] That's the Nanban cuisine, will you? 】

[Don't underestimate me! 】

Cha Cha is actually a person with strong self-esteem, otherwise, she would not have consciously joined the internal struggle of the Toyotomi retainers in history.

(Tempura originated in Portugal and spread to Japan in the 16th century, and it is no longer known when Japanese people first consumed tempura, but it is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu died after eating tempura.) ）

While the mother and daughter were busy in the kitchen, in the inner hall, I also talked to the second lady of the Asai family.

Unlike his sister, Hatsu Asai had a pretty good impression of me, and the two of us had a good conversation.

[The spring festival will be held in the capital, will the lady and the three young ladies participate? ] 】

[Well, it depends on the general's meaning...... That's right, Kogoro-sama. 】

Ah Chu suddenly lowered his voice, leaned his head over, and said to me mysteriously:

[Azuchi Castle's recent rumors, are they true? ] 】

I frowned.

[What rumors?] 】

[Huh? Don't you know? 】

[I've been in Kyoto for the past two days, and I don't know much about Azuchi Castle...... Could it be that in the past two days, something bad happened in Azuchi Castle? 】

Ah Chu originally wanted to ask me about something, but as it looks like now, I don't know as much as she does.

[Rumors are ...... Lord Yushiba is about to rebel! 】

[Ah?!!! 】

[Not only that, but it is also rumored that on the day of the Kasuga Festival, Hashiba-sama will contact the ronin from Kansai to start a war in the capital and get rid of the shogun-sama and Gifu Naka-sama, as well as ......]

Ah Chu looked at me and muttered, hesitating whether to go on.

And I sneered.

[Not only the shogun and Nakayan, but also Shibata-sama, me, but also Takigawa-sama and Ikeda-sama and other shogunate officials or shogun's retainers, I'm afraid they will all be caught by Hashiba-sama with this opportunity...... Hmm, what a great idea,......]

I raised the corners of my mouth and narrowed my eyes, I really looked like a mature politician.

Wait a minute! Now I am not [like a politician]!

From some points of view, I have been painstakingly cultivated by Oda Nobunaga for many years, but I have experienced too much right and wrong and tempered by the years, and my state of mind is completely different from the me I was back then.

Maybe I really deserve the title of [politician].

[If Lord Yuchai really plans to rebel in the capital, then I won't be too surprised. 】

[Huh?! You're saying that it's not those boring people who are spreading rumors? 】

Ah Chu's eyes widened.

[It doesn't matter if it's a rumor or not, anyway, Lord Yuchai won't leave intact this time. 】

"I don't understand it at all. 】

[Can't you understand? 】

I remembered the changes in the Honnoji Temple in history, [hehe] smiled, and said:

[If this plan is true, I won't be surprised, after all...... This is a great opportunity to attack and kill the shogunate and destroy the shogunate, and if Hashiba-sama really has the desire to take over the world, then he will definitely turn the rumors into reality......]

[So...... What will you do, the Shogun? ……】

Ah Chu looked terrified, her voice trembling.

And the retainer who had just entered my tent and was listening to it at this time, Yoshida Toshimitsu, also frowned, it seems that he is very interested in this.

Although I didn't say it explicitly, it was clear what I meant————

Because the benefits that can be obtained are too great, the truth of this rumor is not small!

Whether Ah Chu can understand or not is her business.

And now she asks me what the general will do.

Well? yes, what will Oda Nobunaga do about this?

I thought about it myself for a while.

With his character, Yushiba Hideyoshi is afraid that he will not be able to eat and go around, even if Oda Nobunaga knows that the latter has no intention of rebelling, I am afraid that he will take this opportunity to make a big fuss, this is his consistent nature.

If you say it lightly, you probably just scolded and thought about it behind closed doors.

In this way, it can also achieve the effect of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, reminding the [monkey] ————

Lao Tzu is still alive! It's not yet time for you monkeys to do whatever they want!

And in case Oda Nobunaga wants to [play big], it's hard to say if you take it.

It is estimated that he will be like the wise Mitsuhide in history, all the territories will be confiscated, and he will have to take his own soldiers to the front line to fight the enemy.

Hehe, this history is really interesting, the historical Hashiba Hideyoshi is a winner in life, in this world, he should have conquered Japan, but he actually wants to embark on this kind of ......

Hey?! Wait a minute!

I suddenly stopped laughing.

The wise Mitsuhide in history launched a genuine rebellion because of this, killing Oda Nobunaga.

And what about Hideyoshi Hashiba of this world? Will he do the same......

The thought of Oda Nobunaga's possible death made me unable to sit still any longer.

What does Oda Nobunaga mean to me?

The answer to this question is self-explanatory, do you still need to say it?

Without his support and support, how could I be today, the so-called [First Retainer of the Shogunate]?

So, don't let him die like that!

Not only for the country, but also for myself————

I have to keep Oda Nobunaga alive!

This is the most determined thought that is forming in the depths of my heart at this moment.

There is no doubt that I am extremely loyal to Oda Nobunaga.

So I will have this decision and intention.

It's just that......

Even I never thought of it......

This [loyalty] lasted for an extremely short time, so short that even I felt surprised and disappointed.

(In fact, Oda Nobunaga can be said to be the saddest character in the [Warring States Crossing Stream] novel, the protagonists of the novel who crossed to the Oda family, while pulling the tiger skin as a banner, relied on Oda Nobunaga's martial luck to accumulate strength, but on the other hand, they always hoped that they could kick Oda Nobunaga away after their wings were stiff, and try to kill him by all means.)

Even if they didn't travel to Oda's house, they tried every possible way to kill Oda Nobunaga, because the latter's existence made their country unstable. I once heard an author say that tigers, dragons, lions, and even monkeys and tortoises can be kept alive, and it is not impossible to be accepted as retainers.

But the Demon King can't, because he ...... It's hard to imagine that the arrogant demon king bows his head and pretends to be a grandson in front of others.

In fact, there is no need for this kind of concern, because Oda Nobunaga in history has pretended to be a grandson more than once. ）

[Kogoro-sama, you haven't answered my question yet.] 】

[uh...... Well, nine times out of ten, Lord Yuchai will inevitably be scolded, Miss Ah Chu, you should know your uncle, he is a person with a bad temper. 】

I took a sip of tea and said:

[With his character, once he knows that his subordinates will betray him, whether it is true or not, he will definitely be angry. 】

[That's it...... Didn't he do anything else? For example, if you want to be relieved of your job, I've heard that you're in charge of all the security tasks of this spring festival. 】

[Hahahahaha...... I'm still wondering, why is Miss Ah Chu so concerned about this, it turns out that it's because of this, thank you, I received your sad heart, here, I thank you for the general......]

[Alright, wise adults, don't make fun of me anymore!] 】

[Hahahaha, please forgive me for my faux pas, but Miss, the thing you asked is not trivial, whether the general will do that, I don't know for the time being, because I just came back from Kyoto, and ...... Miss, this is an internal affair of the shogunate, and I'm afraid it's not very convenient for me to disclose it to you. 】

Ah Chu is a smart girl, and when I talk about it to this point, she also knows that it will only be boring to ask any more questions, so she talked about other things.

What to talk about? Of course, let's talk about the spring festival.

When he asked me what color and style of clothes to wear on the day of the spring festival, Ashi's mother and daughter and a few maids walked in with food.

[You guys had a great time, what are you talking about?] 】

Ah Shi asked me.

Of course, I won't answer her, we were just talking about national affairs, and we just casually said two or three perfunctory sentences.

During the meal, I tasted the tempura made from Chachacha, and it tasted really good.

I talked to the family about a lot of things, both past and present, including the fact that I was about to have a third child, and they were pleasantly surprised when they heard it, probably because women like to have children.

And Yoshida Toshimitsu, the only outsider, was serving as a maid while enjoying dishes that he had never tasted as a child of the public family before.

He barely spoke, except for the occasional few words with the four of us.

But as soon as I spoke, he would quickly put down his chopsticks and listen very carefully to my "wonderful truth".

I understand his behavior————

As someone who had never been exposed to samurai society, he was eager to learn and digest these samurai manners so that he could establish himself in the future in a country where the wise family and even the samurai were in power.

But...... Does she need to be so serious?

If you want to study, you can learn it at a retainer's meeting in the future, and this is just an ordinary place to eat.

Let's talk about the Kasuga Festival, which is a hot topic lately.

[Madam, the Spring Festival, your family can definitely go to participate, the general said,]

I smiled evilly while squinting at Cha Cha with my eyes, and that appearance was no different from that of an authentic old rascal.

[He wants to take this opportunity to choose a good husband for Cha Cha and Ah Chu, the two young ladies. 】

【Yes......】

Ah Shi thought for a moment and said:

[If what you said is true, it would be great, but ...... You'd better not joke about the marriage of my two daughters, even I'd be angry. 】

[I'm sorry, ma'am, and three young ladies.] 】

I put down my rice bowl and my expression changed from frivolous to serious.

[I didn't mean to make a joke about the two young ladies, in fact...... The general has always been thinking about the lifelong happiness of the two young ladies. 】

[Huh? 】

The family was amazed.

[The general had already planned to marry Miss A Chu to the eldest son of the former Kyogoku Central Affairs Junior Assistant, the eldest son of the Gao Ji family, the second young master. 】

【Kyogoku Family ......】

[Yes, the Kyogoku family is a tributary of the Sasaki clan of the famous Omi family, and it can be regarded as the nobles of the Usa Gen clan, and the young master of the high times has read a lot of books, and his knowledge and cultivation are very good, I believe that Miss Ah Chu will be satisfied. 】

[If I'm not mistaken, this Kyogoku family should be ......]

I saw Mrs. Ashi's concerns, and smiled in a relaxed tone:

[That's right, this Kyogoku family and the Asai family have been friends for generations, and besides, the mother of the senior young master was the sister of Asai Nagamasa, and the two families are already related, isn't it better to be close to each other? 】

I understated that a niece and uncle got married, and some unethical things were taken for granted.

Ah Shi thought for a long time, sighed, and said:

[Forget it, whatever the general says, how can I have the right to oppose a woman...... However, Lord Kogoro, when you go back and see the general, I want this high-ranking young master to meet with my family. 】

[Of course, there is no problem. 】

[So, what about Cha Cha? 】

Cha Cha looked at me, I didn't know what I was thinking, and her expression was cloudy.

In fact, this girl is seventeen years old this year, and in this era, it is already considered a late marriage.

[Well, this is the son of the Wuwei Sibo family, the young master Xiuqiu of the Spo Hanoi Shouxiu Lai family. 】

[Wu Wei Si Po family? What a good door......]

Before Ah Shi could speak, Cha Cha had already spoken first, but I could hear that she, who had always been arrogant, was not satisfied with the Si Po Xiuqiu in my mouth.

This is also something that can't be helped, this Spo family, as early as the Owari era, has been reduced to Oda Nobunaga's puppet to control Owari.

I understand what Cha Cha is thinking, after all, they played together when they were children, but now it is different from that time, not everything can be done by their own minds.

[Of course it's a good family, after all, the general really loves your three sisters......]

I replied meaningfully, and she gave me a complicated look.

Because I was eating at someone else's house, and the host's family was full of women, this made me a little unable to let go and seemed reserved.

But for some reason, after a few glasses of wine, my brain was a little drowsy, and finally I fell asleep.

Could it be that the wine tastes too much, or that I'm too tired all day?

I had a dream from a long time ago.

In my dreams, I was back in the 21st century.

I went back to my college days and went to the musical with my girlfriend.

The musical is based on Schubert's masterpiece The Demon King, and the lines are a poem written by Goethe, a poet of the Weimar era in 18th century, based on German country legends.

The plot is basically that the forest trail in the middle of the night, the father is riding home with his son, and the forest demon Al in order to take his son's life, sweet words and terrorist threats are combined, and the deeply frightened son asks his father for help, but the father only thinks this is the son's hallucination, and when he returns home, the son has died in his arms.

Towards the end of the opera, my girlfriend, who was also Mercy, suddenly said:

[Actually, I saw it.] 】

[Huh? What did you say? 】

Her interests are completely different from mine, she has never been interested in this kind of classical opera, and she is only here today to accompany me.

[I said, this father, in fact, can see it.] 】

【……】

He had already seen that behind him and his son, there was a monster chasing them and trying to kill his son. 】

When Ah Lian said this, her eyes were staring at the stage without blinking.

[Hehe, don't talk nonsense, I don't remember that there is this plot or setting in the script. 】

[No, the drama just didn't know this setting, he was shallow and stupid, and he didn't see the original intention of Goethe and Schubert at all. 】

If it weren't for the calm look in her eyes and her affirmative tone when she said this, I really would have suspected that this guy had taken the wrong medicine today.

[Didn't you hear that just now...... When the son asked his father for help for the third time, although the father said that it was just the shadow of a tree, in fact, even his voice began to tremble, which means that he has seen it......]

[You're thinking too much, maybe it's just ......]

[You don't mean to say something like [it's just you're thinking too much] or [it's just a show], I'm not talking nonsense. 】

[Hehe, you can even transcend the boundaries of time, space and language, and read the original intention of Goethe and Schubert, I really don't know how to get along with you in the future. 】

[Hmph! You can say whatever you want, but I always feel that this father is definitely not a competent and good father. 】

【……】

[He already felt the existence of the Demon King, but he didn't save his son, because he was also afraid in his heart, he was not the opponent of the Demon King, if he wanted to protect his son, he had to fight the Demon King head-on, and maybe he would have to pay for his own life...... Hehe, a guy who is greedy for life and afraid of death, when he returns home and sees that his son is dead, in addition to sadness, he must be using words such as [one person is better than two people to die] and other self-comforting words. 】

Theater performances require a quiet environment, because the two of us speak softly, and it does not cause unhappiness to the people around us.

But my heart is like a river and a sea.

Is it really what she says it is?

[I'm not thinking about it, I can see everything from the name of this scene. 】

[Everything? What do you see? 】

Mercy's eyes began to narrow.

[Actually, that father is the only protagonist of this scene...... He is the real demon king, because his son was killed by himself! 】

[But this ......]

I was about to retort something, but my vision began to blur, and then it went dark......

When I woke up from my dream, it was still cloudy.

[Where is this...... Hmm, it seems to be the Asai family...... My head hurts, I really shouldn't have drunk so much wine at someone else's house...... And to stay at their house, their family is all women, which is not convenient at all, and once it gets out...... Hey? What is this? 】

Suddenly, I sat up, used my right hand as a fulcrum, and casually put it down.

Then, it feels soft.

I felt something soft.

When I turned my head, I almost didn't start————

Don't get me wrong, it's not because I'm timid, it's just that I'm overly sensitive, and the slightest bit of wind and grass can toss my fragile nerves enough.

The reason why I am so uncalm is because......

There was a woman sleeping next to me, and my hand was on her chest.

That's not the most important thing.

That woman's name is Asai Chacha!

I actually put my own hand on my sister-in-law's breasts, which ......

Calm down! Calm down!

I hurriedly withdrew my hand and began to tremble.

This kind of plot of [wake up with your eyes open, the woman lying next to you is not your wife] is vulgar, vulgar and kitsch, not to mention the three major Japanese TV stations that strictly control TV dramas, even the Celestial Empire TV, which has been flooding with bad dramas over the years, will not broadcast this for a long time.

But how could this happen to me?

Just as I was about to clear my thoughts, Miss Cha Cha, who was sleeping on the side, woke up.

Only then did I notice that neither I nor her [pajamas] were properly dressed, especially Cha Cha, there were too many dew spots, and her lower body was not ......

Don't look at indecency, don't look at indecency, she's my sister-in-law, I can't do anything worse than that, and...... Although Cha Cha's appearance can be regarded as a celestial appearance, it is not as good as the two [Fuel Saving Lamps] in my house, if you do something that should not be done in this place, it will be ......

Let's talk about Cha Cha again, I saw her eyes wide and her mouth open after determining what was going on in front of her.

Oops! Gotta cover her ears quickly, this woman is going to perform [Ultrasonic Attack].

[Ahh ……】

Sure enough, as soon as Miss Asai's consciousness woke up, her classic, I heard the screams of a big woman since I was a child, immediately spread far away, and it was very penetrating.

When I went to the midnight theater with Ah Lian to watch a horror movie, the screams of the entire audience were not as loud as the voice of the woman in front of me now.

Even though I tried to cover my ears, I still felt like I was stunned.

Now the sky is already cloudy, and I have heard Mrs. Ah Shi say before that their family of four mothers and daughters does not have the habit of getting up early......

Phew! What if you don't wake up early?! With such a loud noise, how could they not hear it unless their family had fallen asleep.

Finally, when she finished her [soaring high-pitched voice], I was busy covering my face with my hands————

At the next pace, will this woman slap me hard and then cover her face with her hands and cry bitterly?

No way! I'm a dignified [Izumo Dragon], [God of War], [Shogunate Ruling Authority], [Nobunaga's First Retainer] and so on, I'm a great character, how can I be beaten by a woman casually?

Now that I finally remember my identity, no matter how shameless and shameless I am, I must protect my face at this time.

【……】

However, to my surprise, the expected storm did not come, and the room was surprisingly quiet.

What's going on?

According to my perception of Cha Cha, it is not impossible for her to be such a gentle woman.

I shook my somewhat dazed head and looked at Cha Cha next to me.

There was no such thing as I imagined, but a pair of extremely bright eyes, staring at me without blinking, which made me feel a little frightened.

What does she mean by that?

Thinking about holding me accountable? Or is it that from the bottom of my heart, I am planning to send me to the western heavens?

These two items are not too much, after all, I have defiled the innocence of others, and she has not been married yet, and she has already been given by me......

Looking at Miss Cha Cha lying beside me, she never spoke, but closed her eyes again, brought her delicate bumpy body close to me, her little head gently rested on my shoulder, and her hair brushed on my face, tickling.

Is this still Chacha?

I was stunned.

How could she still have such a side? This is completely inconsistent with the image of the unruly and willful, unattainable famous lady in my heart.

Or is it the silence before the storm?

I'm not too relieved about Asai Chacha, as a person with a somewhat dark personality, she has experienced a lot of things in her more than ten years, almost all of which are bad enough to leave her with a psychological shadow.

This is the same as that of me, who became a lord at the age of twenty-one and became one of the most important political figures in the country (the shogunate) at the age of twenty-two.

But because we don't follow each other's paths, we're not the same kind of people.

At this time, we were lying on the same bed and looked at each other for a long time.

I slowly understood her choice.

Dependence? Is it responsible?

If you really need me to do this, I won't refuse.

Even now, I don't have any love for him, but, as I said before, there are not many opportunities in a man's life to wipe away a woman's tears.

So, I'm not going to let her get hurt.

Some things in the world are so strange that you don't need to speak, you can understand each other's meaning with just a simple look.

Maybe that's the case with the two of us.

Hehe, she's the third person in the world who can talk to me with her eyes (the first and second are Akechi Mitsuhide and Oda Nobunaga, respectively, they can be regarded as a good toss for me).

This kind of person should have a seven-trick exquisite heart, and can easily guess the other party's mind.

Well, although I know that Cha Cha is definitely not such a woman, I really hope that in the years to come, I can ......

After a long time, Cha Cha suddenly spoke:

[My lord, do you know where this is? 】

I noticed that when she called me, she didn't add my name, but used the word "adult" directly.

It seems that she is really willing to accept what the two of us have done.

【Here...... Isn't this the Asai family's house? 】

[Yes, it's true that this is in the courtyard of my house, but do you know what this room is for? 】

[This ......]

I looked around for a moment, and after noticing that the furnishings were very feminine, I said:

[Cha Cha, this is your bedroom, right? 】

[Well, yes.] 】

In fact, a casual guess can lead to the results I have already reached, but I deliberately hesitated.

It wasn't so much to cover up the embarrassment after getting drunk, but rather because there was an inexplicable loneliness and sleepiness in my heart that made me feel like I had to say more.

But why am I here? 】

I do want to know this question, because I am a very good drinker, but this time I was so drunk that I even went to Cha Cha's room and did that kind of thing with others————

Oh my God! How drunk the hell am I?! How dare you do something so stupid and ridiculous that it is simply indescribable in human language?!

Not to mention what Mrs. Aichi's attitude will be towards this, my father-in-law, Oda Nobunaga, who loves his niece as his own daughter, will put me to death nine times out of ten this time.

Not to mention that I hooked up with his daughter, even his niece......

[That's a long story...... Last night, the adults drank a lot of wine, and then your two samurai came to tell you that it was getting late, so we should go home as soon as possible, sir. 】

[Oh, it's Hijikata and ducks, how did I answer them?] 】

[The adult said impatiently, the two of you are really verbose, since it is already dark, why don't we live here temporarily, anyway, Mrs. Ashi and I are also a family, do you still need to be born? …… And then you blast the two of them out. 】

[I'm going to go, I actually said such shameless words, and in front of all of you? 】

I covered my face tightly with my hands, how embarrassed it would be.

[Reido didn't feel ...... my words Feeling unhappy, right? 】

I cautiously asked Cha Cha Ceremony, and Cha Cha smiled and said:

[Mother is indeed very angry, saying that Kogoro-sama is such a frivolous person, if it weren't for the fact that he was already drunk, he would have to be kicked out of the house. 】

Shame on the family.

[That Yoshida Kimiko from Kyoto, he originally wanted to persuade you, but you said, what qualifications does the little ghost have to say anything to me?! Hurry up and go to another bedroom to sleep, adults talk, what the hell are children mixed with?! If you continue to be so long-winded, I won't care about you, and if you like to go home, go home. 】

[I actually said that kind of thing to a child, it seems that I am really drunk......]

Cha Cha also looked helpless, her eyes widened, and then she sighed deeply and said:

[Yes, my mother said the same thing, she said that it was the first time she saw an adult drunk like this, and said that the adult was afraid that he was tired on the road, so he asked me to send you to this house, and then ......]

I was so embarrassed that I wanted to die.

Japanese sake is simply clear water for me, and it is for this reason that I have developed a good amount of alcohol without a teacher, and even a guy like Keiji Maeda, who is a lifelong drinker, is always drunk by me.

Therefore, unless I try to pour myself alcohol, it is generally difficult for me to get drunk.

And the drunken madness is something that I have never heard of.

The last time I got drunk was when my father abdicated two years ago, because that was the last time I drank with him, I drank a lot, and then I fell asleep all day, and woke up with a headache from a hangover.

As for drunkenness, it was even earlier, as early as the previous life, when I was dating a beautiful Ukrainian woman, she brought out vodka brewed in her hometown, this ultra-high concentration of spirits, directly disturbed my sanity...... Later, I was so excited that I kicked the wooden bench in the park where I was dating, and I went to a police station in Japan because of it.

(This incident is the author's personal experience, and it's a shame.) ）

And here, I was defeated by a little sake, what is the situation?!

Just when I was trying to recall what happened before, Cha Cha suddenly said:

[My lord, do you know? When you were drunk, you said a lot of unpleasant nonsense. 】

[Huh? What nonsense am I talking about? 】

[The content of the nonsense is all about the people around you, including your retainers, as well as the courtiers who were officials in the same dynasty, and even ...... There are even generals! 】

【Nani...... I even said it to the general? 】

[Yes, you said that the shogun is an [old and not] one, always changing the law to toss you, and leaving all affairs to you to deal with, as if the shogunate was run by the two of you, and there is no other retainer who can do things, and every day you are tired of the work he assigned, and you can't have any complaints, hehe......]

She suddenly covered her mouth with the sleeve on top of her kimono and smiled.

[Hold the power of the world.] It's funny how many people dream of it, but adults see it as a burden. 】

[Hehe, yes......]

I laughed dryly, and what the woman in front of me said was exactly the same as what Ah Xiang said before.

Hundreds of years later, Hirobumi Ito summed up a man's highest dream as:

Drunk and lying on the knees of beauty, awake to the power of the world.

Yes, as a man, I also used to yearn for things like wealth, power, beauty, etc.

However, when I now have a large territory, a wife with a beautiful city, and a lot of power from Oda Nobunaga, I have everything in my hands, but I find that these things are not so important to me at all.

Wait a minute! That's not the point.

I asked softly about the tea ceremony:

[Did I really say something disrespectful to the Shogun?] 】

[Yes, you also said that you are a handful of old people, and you don't want to retire home to retire quickly, why are you so dissatisfied with old age all day long? ] 】

I almost passed out, and if Oda Nobunaga heard this, he would have to chop me up and make balls to eat, after all, it sounds a bit rebellious.

I was scratching my sideburns in pain, looking overwhelmed.

Cha Cha immediately became tender like water,

But you don't need to be afraid. Because there was no ...... except for our family By the way, there is also that Yoshida Kimi, but he is also a taciturn man, and he is your retainer, so he should not tell the nonsense of last night. 】

[Alas, that's the best way to do it.] 】

I sighed again, I couldn't imagine that I would casually drink a drink and eat a meal at someone else's house, and I would cause such an incident.

[What else did I say to anyone other than the general?] 】

[You said that your subordinate Keijiro Maeda is a greedy and lustful man, and as long as he is free, he will definitely run towards taverns, casinos, and whales, and he will not repent no matter how much he criticizes! 】

[Hmm! This is absolutely true! I dare to vouch for my life that everything I say is true. 】

I said with an unchanged face, without the slightest sense of guilt for speaking ill of people behind my back.