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This is a story that has nothing to do with the main line of the book, and it takes place several years before the opening of the book.

At that time, the protagonist's cheap father, Akechi Mitsuhide, had not officially joined the Oda family, Oda Nobunaga had just pacified Mino and was worried about his Ise strategy, the monkey Kinoshita Hideyoshi was complacent about his promotion to a general, and the little turtle Tokugawa Ieyasu was trying his best to cling to the thigh of Takeda Shingen on how to encroach on the territory of his old club Imagawa family as soon as possible, and the latter fought a lifelong battle with his sworn enemy Uesugi Kenshin, and finally got tired and gave up his ambitions for the north. Further northeast, Date Masamune, who boasted that "twenty early births can win the world", was just one year old...... These are not the main things, what is really worth mentioning is that at that time, the protagonist's name was still called "Ye Ye", an ordinary young man who moved to Japan, after graduating from the University of Tokyo, stayed in Tokyo to become a professional lawyer, fighting to save money for milk powder for the soon-to-be-born child, "Wise Kogoro" for him, just a character in a detective novel......

All right! The author first declares that the sudden writing of this story is by no means the author's lack of inspiration in the brain, and he wants to write something casually to make up the number of words to cope with the difference, this is a story that the author who has been obsessed with the "Ghost Whisperer" series of games since he was in middle school has always wanted to write. Now I finally have the opportunity to put pen to paper.

During this period of the Asakura family, the territory of Akechi Mitsuhide was the village of Omi (now Higashi-Omi, Fukui City), which was separated from the main castle of the Asakura family. Later, when he followed Oda Nobunaga in his crusade against his old boss, the Asakura family, he was a subordinate general of the Shibata Katsu family, and because of the raging war, Akechi Mitsuhide sent a letter to Omi Village to appease the local people. The form is still preserved in the West Lotus Temple in Higashidami. In Todami, there is also the 'Akechi Shrine' dedicated to Mitsuhide, and legend has it that the premises of Akechi Mitsuhide from the Asakura family period are still kept.

In the spring of the 11th year of Eiroku (1568), the lord Akechi Mitsuhide, who had just returned from Mino Gifu Castle, walked in high spirits through the corridors of the inner courtyard, followed by two of his most trusted cousins, Akechi Mitsutada and Akechi Mitsuharu.

At this time, his four daughters and two sons also stayed in the inner courtyard. The daughters are playing the game of "hydrangea", the eldest son Kogoro is shaking his head and reciting the book, and Fifteen Lang is only one year old and cannot walk on his own, and his every move is under the careful care of the maids.

"My lord, you have worked hard all the way back from Mino."

"No, it's not hard at all, Xizi, tell the people to pack up their things, we're moving!"

"Moving? Could it be that His Royal Highness the Governor of the Right Emon has changed the territory of the Lord? ”

"No, we're going back to Mino."

"Huh?!"

"From today onwards, I am no longer a member of the Asakura family, and Oda Nobunaga from Mino will be my new lord...... Alas, what a nostalgia...... I can't imagine that in my lifetime, I will be able to return to Inabayama Castle ............

In the north corner of Gifu Castle and west of Fukudaien, two renovated halls were completed. The two halls are connected by a corridor, and there is a spacious courtyard of more than 600 square meters in the middle.

Gifu Castle was badly damaged in the battle, but Oda Nobunaga chose it as his new "capital" despite the public opinion.

The "capital" was too shabby, and there were too many new retainers after the fall of Mino, so Oda Nobunaga had to spend a lot of money to build many new houses.

The elegant Akechi Mitsuhide loves the teahouse-style garden. The outermost part is a wall, but it does not stop the sound of the boats that often pass by and from the Nagara River.

"Eldest sister," Ah Jing, the second lady of the wise family, blew at her eldest sister (I'm really sorry, among the daughters of Wise Mitsuhide, except for the more famous Yuzi, I can't find out what the names of the others are, so I had to make them myself), "This place is much bigger than Dawei City, and this courtyard is also very big!" ”

The blowing voice was quite indifferent: "Of course, how can Dawei Castle be compared to Gifu Castle...... I'll go over there, don't get lost here. ”

"Lost? Am I that stupid......"

I didn't see my father for two or three days, and the maids said that my father had followed the lord of the castle, Oda Nobunaga, to Kamiraku, and was going to fight against the Rokkaku family, which was blocking the progress of the righteous people, and the Miyoshi family, who were rebellious.

The inner courtyard of the city is being cleaned in preparation for the arrival of autumn. The sisters don't care about these busyness. On this day, attracted by the bright sunshine, they slipped out of the atrium and out of the fence to bask on the lawn with a view of the river.

"Eldest sister, I heard that the lord of the city likes you very much and wants to marry you to his nephew, Kanjuro Nobusumi Gongzi, right?"

"I don't care about this, but I heard my mother say that my father is actually not satisfied with this marriage, although Prince Nobusumi is a member of the Oda family, but after all, he is the son of Mr. Nobuyuki who betrayed the lord of the castle back then, and my father is very worried that the family will be unnecessarily implicated because of her."

"That's it, hehe," the third sister Yuzi suddenly smiled: "I heard that the son of Xincheng is also a beautiful man, eldest sister, you don't suffer." ”

"Phew! What nonsense are you talking about, this girl," Fuyin turned red, "These days, the Hosokawa family's son Ichiro has come to play with you every day, if it's suitable, you can just marry him." ”

"......" The shy Yuzi suddenly lost her flying look, lowered her head and couldn't speak.

"Really, eldest sister, Yuzi is only six years old, you talk to her about marriage, can she understand?" Ah Jing gently pushed the eldest sister.

"Anyway, women have to face it sooner or later...... It's you, Ah Jing, you're about to turn fourteen, do you have a crush? ”

Ah Jing hadn't spoken yet, and Yuzi was energetic again, "Yes, yes, say it and listen to it." ”

"Cut! What nonsense, I don't have a chance to get in touch with the men outside, you two always squeeze me like this, well, I won't talk about it. She took two or three steps forward, pretending to leave, but no one stopped her.

In this way, Ah Jing couldn't stop anymore, so she had to go into the atrium. She wasn't angry, just a little grumpy. "It's boring, I'll go back to my room alone!"

In fact, when Ah Jing returned to the house, there was no clear place to go, but she still walked through the courtyard, went up to the corridor, and suddenly opened the curtain.

"Ahh She was stunned. How could there be a teenager in her room who looked slightly older than her and had forehead hair?

He sat dignifiedly, with a knife on his side, and a box beside him that belonged to Jing, and opened the lid.

"Hey! Impolite guys! Who are you? Why is it in my room? Jing asked.

"Huh? Who are you? The young man turned his head and asked in a somewhat arrogant tone, and then said, "What a rude woman, who came in without saying hello!" ”

"You?" Ah Jing's eyes widened and she looked at it more carefully. It was indeed her room, why did the young man who did not know him not only enter the room, open her box casually, but also question her with all his might?

Why not? Tell me, who are you? ”

"You?" Ah Jing's eyes widened again. If the boy seemed ugly and humble, she would have shouted to the guards standing at the doorway. But this uninvited guest is not only handsome, chic, but also has an outstanding temperament, and Ah Jing, who is still a young girl in Huaichun, has a good impression of her at the bottom of her heart, and at this time, for the first time in 14 years, she has a heart-pounding feeling.

At this point, as if she was in the midst of a wonderful dream, she gradually became curious, "Oh, my name?" My name is Ah Jing. ”

"Ah Jing? But from just now to now, you don't look quiet at all, it's so noisy. The teenager complained.

"You ...... guy"

Before Ah Jing could finish his words, the young man reprimanded unceremoniously: "It doesn't matter if you call Ah Jing or anything, it's rude to enter someone else's room!" Do you understand? ”

Ah Jing complained in her heart: "I should say this to you......"

"Well, if you're here, I don't bother with you, but it's always too tiring to stand...... Can't you sit down and talk again? How rude! ”

"You ......"

, is there such a person in this world?!

Ah Jing was a little angry.

Wait, this guy must be mistaken for the room, hee-hee, he looks dumbfounded, he's boring anyway, I'll just tease him.

"I'm sorry! This childe! She sat dignified in the doorway and said with a charming and playful expression, "Welcome! ”

"Well, that's like words."

"Where are you from, Childe?"

"Well, I'm from Nara."

"Nara, what is that place? I've never been. ”

"Of course, looking at the way you can't lift your shoulders and hands, you know that you definitely can't even walk three miles."

If this guy doesn't bury me, I'll die! No way! I will endure, endure......

"However, Nara is not a good place, it feels like the countryside in other places, but I heard that hundreds of years ago, it was the capital where His Majesty the Emperor lived."

Ah Jing smiled darkly in her heart, it turned out to be a country warrior, no wonder she was so funny.

"That tease...... Oh no, Childe, I haven't asked your daimyo yet. ”

"The daimyo doesn't dare to be, my name is Miyake Yaheiji Asadatsuna, you can call me Miyake-sama or Yaheiji-sama."

"So, Lady Trumpy...... Oh no, Lord Yaheiji, what are you doing here? ”

"Why do you add the word 'combi' in front of my name...... My purpose, hmph, it doesn't matter with you...... I took the city! ”

"Ahh What nonsense are you talking about?! ”

"Why don't you woman even hide the word 'funny' this time?!"