This time the voyage was a little shorter than the last time Harima arrived at Hakata. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It took only five days to reach Osumi Province in Minami Kyushu from Hirado. By the time Xiuguang and the others arrived, it was already the beginning of March.

Well, ignoring some of the scenery and occasional wind and waves during the voyage, as well as the vomit of a certain Hyogoro, this voyage also arrived at the destination of Osumi Province safely and smoothly.

The place where Hidemitsu and the others arrived was Sara County, located in the northwestern part of Osumi Province. It is located in a large depression in the topography of the southern Kyushu territory, with Kagoshima Bay on the south side.

"I've heard for a long time that the cherry blossoms bloom early here, and it's true."

As soon as they arrived, they were greeted by a large field of cherry blossoms that were about to bloom.

Due to the weather and other reasons, the cherry blossoms in Kyushu usually bloom earlier than in other parts of the city, especially in southern Kyushu, and they are usually in full bloom in mid to late March.

Elsewhere, the flowering time is usually around April or May, and even later in Hokkaido, or even later in the Ezo region.

When Hidemitsu was in Kitakyushu, Hakata and Hirado, they still didn't feel the atmosphere of cherry blossoms about to bloom. But when you get here, you can already feel the spring breath of the cherry blossoms that are about to bloom.

However, compared to when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Osaka Castle, what makes Hidemitsu feel a little different here is that there is a faint smell of sulfur in the air. The smell is intertwined with the faint floral scent, and there is an inexplicable strange feeling.

The smell of sulfur may have come from the Sakurajima volcano, which is not far from Shira-gun. This volcano is known as an active volcano. However, it has been a long time since the last civilization erupted in fire (1471~1476).

"Wow...... This smell ......"

Xiuzong, who covered his nose as soon as he came ashore, didn't look very good. Seasickness adds a smell of sulfur...... Well, it's hard for him, too.

"Xiuzong, you're still going to get seasick. You okay? ”

Xiuguang, who had nothing to do, jumped out of the boat, flicked the dust off his clothes, and then saw Xiuzong's pale face.

"Yes, Your Highness...... Is there anything you can eat without getting seasick? Young Master Ben is obviously so strong, he can get seasick......"

"There's no way, after all, Hyogoro was born in the Northeast, and you've hardly ever touched the sea."

Xiuzong, who was very helpless about his seasickness physique, held his forehead. And Xiuguang comforted a few words.

"Well, Hyogoro, you should be fine if you take more boats, and it should be fine when you get used to things like boats. Maybe you will be like Uncle Qinghai and Uncle Yi San in the future, even if you encounter strong winds and waves, you will not change your face. ”

"I wish it could be like this......"

Ching Hai on the side looked at Xiuzong's appearance and couldn't help laughing again:

"Hey, boy, you're going to have to take a boat! None of us old bones have anything to do! If you plant it, it's too embarrassing hahaha! ”

Just like the time when Takasu Port went to Hakata Port, Ching Hai teased Hidemune again. Although Xiuzong was unhappy, he had no way to refute it.

Izo, who was pulling the rope that bound the ship to the harbor, didn't make a sound, but he seemed to be smiling secretly from the side.

Speaking of which, too. The faces of the companions Xiujia and Irizawa Jinai have not changed, and there is no problem with Xiuguang, not to mention Qinghai and Yisan, who often mix at sea. Xiuzong was the only one who became seasick and fainted like this...... I'm really embarrassed.

"Anyway, thank you, Lord Ching Hai. We won't be here for long, and we'll have to ask you again on the way back. ”

After saying goodbye to Chingkai and Izo, Hidemitsu and his party left the port and walked into the town of Kajigi in Shira County.

"Your Highness, why are you coming to Minami Kyushu and not going to the inner city or Kagoshima Castle, what are you doing in such a rural place?"

Xiuzong, who was still covering his nose, looked at the scenery around him, and he didn't understand the meaning of coming here at all.

"Don't say that. The scenery here is also good. There are cherry blossoms, the sea, and a volcano to see. ”

"Hey, Your Highness! You're not just here to play, are you? Well, I just want to have fun. Five days at sea were enough to torment me. ”

"Of course not. …… But speaking of which, Hyogoro, you're really resilient. ”

"Haha! After all, it's my young master Xiuzong! ”

In less than a quarter of an hour, he recovered from a state of seasickness that was about to die to the way he is bouncing around, and Xiuzong's recovery ability can only be said to be amazing.

"Wait, speaking of which, Your Highness, you haven't told us what you're doing here!"

Xiuzong suddenly remembered this,

"It seemed like I was looking for something...... What a person? ”

"Well, I'm going to find someone here who is living in seclusion...... But strictly speaking, it shouldn't be considered 'finding', but simply wanting to see. ”

"Really? Who is it? ”

Although Xiuguang didn't plan to explain it so early, in the face of Xiuzong, who had been asking, he still decided to say it.

"Hyogoro, do you know the person Yoshihiro Shimazu?"

"Ah, I know!"

Xiuzong, who obviously hadn't reacted yet, thought he had guessed correctly,

"That's Yoshihiro-sama, right? It's the uncle with the big beard, the one who often walks around the castle town! …… Wait, isn't Yoshihiro-sama in Osaka Castle? Why did we go to Minami Kyushu in particular? ”

“…… Hyogoro, the two of us weren't thinking about the same person just now. ”

Xiuguang was very helpless, holding his forehead and not knowing how to complain.

The "Shimazu Yoshihiro-sama" in the mouth of Hidemune is the seventeenth head of the Harima Shimazu family to be precise. He now serves the Toyotomi family with his brother Tadayuki and his son Tadashito. It's not a person at all with the one Xiuguang said.

"The 'Shimazu Yoshihiro-sama' you call is the head of the Harima Shimazu family, the captain of the Hikobei Guard, Tibetan Yoshihiro. And the 'Shimazu Yoshihiro-sama' in my mouth is the seventeenth generation head of the Shimazu family in Satsuma. These two people are not the same person at all, and Yoshihiro-sama of the Harima Shimazu family hasn't lived in seclusion yet, okay......"

"Haha, that's right, that's really a shame...... Wait,"

Xiuzong, who was smirking, seemed to suddenly think of something, and opened his mouth wide,

"It can't be the only Shinsai-sama, right?!!!"

"Yes, it's Shimazu Yushisai-sama. Hyogoro, why are you so surprised? ”

Hidemitsu smiled and looked somewhere in the town,

"The man known as 'Onishimazu', don't you want to see it?"