Date Masamune was in so much pain that he put his hand on his cheek.

Although Zen Master Huya is a monk and looks very thin and thin, it doesn't seem to be a serious thing at all, but in fact, Date Masamune's art of war is taught by this Gong, who was also a master of the Art of War when he was young.

[Master, why are you hitting me? 】

[Hit you? Hum! You bastard! If it weren't for the fact that I am a disciple of Buddhism, I would have the heart to kill you! 】

As he spoke, the Zen master raised the Zen staff in his hand.

[You told me back then that you wanted everyone in the world to enjoy the happiness of a peaceful and prosperous world, but now you see, what have you done over the years?! 】

[Is the master complaining about me fighting everywhere? 】

[You still have the face to say that you have caused misery in all directions, and the people are not happy, is this what you once said to me? 】

[But I'm just for the world, only when I become a general and pacify the world, there will be no more wars in Japan, and the people will be able to enjoy the peaceful and prosperous world......]

[But you killed more than tens of thousands!] 】

[Nearly tens of thousands of ......? 】

[Exactly! According to the statistics made for me by Kojuro Katakura after the Battle of Uegahara, the death toll on our side was about 4,800, while the enemy Ashina side had nearly 8,000 people. However, in my opinion, the real death toll is definitely more than that, and you actually killed so many people, and this is only the report of the Battle of Uehara, the Battle of Sendo, and the war with the shogunate, there must be a lot of deaths, and this is only the number of deaths on the battlefield, and the people because of your war. And the family is ruined, and the ten rooms are empty. Definitely more ......]

He threw his staff hard at Date Masamune's feet.

[So you're happy?] Did you come to this world to kill someone? …… It seems that you are not the reincarnation of the people of the sea at all, me and your father. They all looked away. 】

Listening to Date Masamune's efforts to suppress the excitement in his heart.

He suddenly remembered that the Zen master had asked him:

[As a samurai, do you live for yourself? Or do you live for others? 】。

However, he has yet to find the answer.

If you did not come to this world to kill, then return the lives of those who died for you, and resurrect those who died because of you! 】

Date Masamune, who heard this, suddenly felt a chest infarction.

[But...... Do you also think that this is a senseless war, Master? 】

[Stupid! Could it be that you can bring the dead back to life? 】

[But I ......]

[The person who keeps killing people is undoubtedly the embodiment of the ghost animal who came to this world to kill people, you bastard boy, I knew that you were this ghost today, when I was in Zifu Temple. I'm supposed to strangle you...... Alas! Now even I, a monk, have murderous intentions, what a sin! 】

The Zen master let out a long sigh, remorseful for Date Masamune's brutality.

[But, but I don't ......]

But thou hast slain many. If you listen carefully, the reason why you have evolved to this point today is completely caused by your own hands. Although the two adults in the family, Oni Court and Endo, are military generals, but they are also elders who believe in gods and Buddhas and are willing to give, so of course they don't want to incur the resentment of the dead spirits. However, the necromancers turned into demons to avenge him. Now, Ling Zun had to be humiliated and personally rushed to the enemy camp to negotiate peace with him, and he still had to suffer such insults at a great age. Whose sin is this? The two elders should have been living in their old age and enjoying the joy of the elderly. But the enemy took his life, whose sin is this...... Go back to the roots. Didn't you start this war? Without your war, the three of them wouldn't be where they are today. What do you think? Don't you admit it? 】

[But, that's ......]

[If you can calm down and stop after taking Aizu, recuperate, and make friends with Oda Nobunaga, even if it is temporary, it doesn't matter, when your strength is enough, then send troops to the seven houses in the city to control Sennan and Hitachi, so that you can further expand your power without offending the shogunate...... But what about you? Not only did you deliberately offend Nobunaga Naya, saying that he was impersonating the Taira clan, and attacking his vassal Uesugi family, you deliberately deepened his anger and forced him to gather a heavy army...... The abomination will continue to spread. The so-called affliction into hell is to plant the seeds of hatred in the heart of poverty...... It's a pointless move, and yet you still don't repent? 】

(It should be noted here that Zen Master Toraya had a strong ill grudge towards Oda Nobunaga, who had burned Mt. Hiei and killed Zen Master Toraya's master, Master Sakukawa Shoki, during the Koshu expedition.) ）

Zen Master Tozuya clenched his fist and hit Date Masamune's body, but Date Masamune did not avoid it.

Pain, anger, remorse, cold, and other sensations were intertwined, making him shiver incessantly. But even at this time, Date Masamune didn't feel that way at all. If he had spent this year without offending the shogunate, would he have really been able to avoid war? Date Masamune was very skeptical of this statement.

If you don't understand the devil's tricks, then your life is likely to become like a demon. But in fact, only with heaven as the father and the earth as the mother can human beings be conceived. It is a pity that you have committed such atrocities against the people of the world, you say, how can a person like you deserve to dominate the world? How do you deserve to live in this world? …… So, why don't you die! 】

[If you had been able to make friends with Nobunaga, you wouldn't be where you are now, and your ambition would have been realized......]

[In addition to constantly sending troops to attack the daimyo of the four directions, what else have you done? I want to show my ambition by killing. If the compassionate people of the sea know underground, they will surely be angry at the foolishness of you, the reincarnated person. Because you have turned into a demon, slaughtering tens of thousands of beings without emotion; For an evil ghost like you, why should the gods and Buddhas protect you? Since you're already a useless person, why don't you kill yourself here! At least the world can be restored to peace. It is only natural that those who hate must accept the punishment of death. 】

【……】

[You're dying! Hurry up and commit suicide! As your master, I came from Shifukuji Temple to extradite you to Santu River, can you bear to disappoint us? I'm dying! You demon who only kills! 】

[Ah......h

Under the fierce attack of Zen Master Toriya, Date Masamune finally couldn't help but let out a mournful sound. However, Zen Master Huzai ignored his screams and continued to throw his fists until he fell to the ground.

When Date Masamune woke up and found that he was still in the dormitory, he realized that he was really dreaming.

At this time, the world was not peaceful, on the battlefield of the Eastern Front, the cities of the Date family were under the onslaught of the Northeast Coalition Army, and on the Western Front, his father had to endure the humiliation of the Oda family and the Uesugi family after a handful of years, and negotiate peace with them, how sad it was!

At this point, Date Masamune and his beautiful picture carefully depicted, in addition to ruthlessly taking the lives of countless people, leaving only a series of ugly claw marks after the war, disappeared without a trace in the void......

Perhaps the people of the Oda family, after laughing at their father, will also ask questions————

Date Masamune, who led to this great tragedy, didn't appear, and why did he become a turtle with a shrunken head at this point in time? And what was he thinking?

Date Masamune entered his hometown of Sanharu-gun alone and arrived at Shifukuji Temple, not far from Yonezawa Castle, in the early morning of August 20. It was on this day that Date Terumune's first negotiations with Sakuma Morimasa had failed, and Date Terumune could not accept such harsh conditions.

However, Sakuma Morimasa is not in a hurry, there is still a long time, so let's talk slowly in the future.

In addition, he wrote a letter to the Northeast Coalition Army, praising them for their recent actions in the name of the shogunate, and hinting that they could take further action to put some more pressure on Date Terumune.

This summer and autumn will probably not be too easy for the Date family.

The outside world, although it is changing, is not known to Date Masamune at the moment.

It's been a long time since the weather has been so clear, and the sky is not yet fully lit and the night sky is full of stars. As soon as they entered the mountain gate, flocks of pheasants fluttered and flew up.

As Date Masamune had expected, as soon as he heard the pheasant flying, Toriya Zen Master emerged from the abbot's room. Date Masamune pounced. He wanted to walk over gently, but the moment he saw Zen Master Huzai, he suddenly tripped under his feet and almost wanted to fall.

An indescribable bitterness appeared on Zen Master Huzai's face, and he muttered:

[Ah, Amitabha, it's really ...... Masamune, if it was you, I guessed that you would come to me. 】

[It's me, Masamune.] Master...... Masamune misses you......]

Date Masamune had mixed feelings in his heart, he now had endless words to say to Zen Master Toraya, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say.

Seeing that his disciple was about to fall, Zen Master Tokuya hurriedly supported Date Masamune, and then helped him into the abbot's room without saying a word, and said:

[Don't you know that Masamune, the Northeast Coalition Army is now in a state of collapse, and the Immortal Dao has now been lost, and their soldiers and horses are close at hand. 】

[Could it be that this time it is really going to be ......]

[Yes.] Moreover, the negotiations between your father and the shogunate also failed, and the shogunate demanded that the Date family give up all their territories except Yonezawa Castle, but of course your father was unwilling, so the negotiations went nowhere. (To be continued.) )