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The letter sent by Ishimaru from Edo, thousands of miles away, to Osaka Castle soon reached Hidemitsu's hands in a hurry.

Now, in the old man's mansion, Hidemitsu is reading the letter.

"What did Ishimaru say? Will he come over in person? ”

Irizawa waited for Hidemitsu to finish reading the letter, and asked.

"I really hope that Brother Ishimaru and Sister Aye can come over~"

"Yes! It's been a long time since we've seen Brother Ishimaru and Sister Aye! My brother thinks so too! ”

Compared to Irizawa's calmness, Tsurunosuke and Tsukichiyo are very eagerly looking forward to Ishimaru coming here.

As mentioned before, Tsurunosuke and Tsukichiyo's mother is a woman in Edo who is engaged in the amorous industry. She has been living in a certain flower street in Yoshiwara Town in the past, and whether she was born or died, she has never left that fireworks rain alley full of charm. Tsuranosuke and Tsukichiyo were also born and raised there.

Ishimaru and Aye are ninjas who have been secretly cultivated by the fifth-generation Wind Demon Kotaro since childhood. And the place where Kotaro arranged for them to live also happened to be Yoshiwara Town, just one street away from the flower street where Tsuunosuke and the others lived.

Probably because he wanted to protect the safety of his two children, Kotaro specially arranged for Ishimaru and Aye to live so close to Tsurunosuke and Tsukichiyo.

Because of this, Ishimaru and Aye also went to the place where Tsuunosuke and Tsukichiyo's mother lived, and watched Tsurunosuke and Tsukichiyo be born and grow up, until Kotaro and Tsurunosuke Tsutsukichiyo's mother were both hunted and killed by the Tokugawa family a few years ago.

Therefore, the relationship between Tsuranosuke and Tsukichiyo and Ishimaru Aye has always been very close, and now they are very much looking forward to meeting Ishimaru and Aye, who they haven't seen for several years.

However, after reading the letter, Hidemitsu told them that they were disappointed with the results.

"Ishimaru said there was no way for them to come."

Hidemitsu folded the letter and smiled apologetically at Tsuru no Suke and Tsukichiyo.

"Huh? Why......"

"Huh! Brother Ishimaru actually has no way to come over! What a pity! ”

Sure enough, both Tsuranosuke and Tsukichiyo showed disappointed expressions.

"Ishimaru said that the matter on the Edo side is still too troublesome to solve, and if you are not careful, some clues will be revealed. Therefore, during this troublesome time, you still can't act rashly. ”

"yes, that's normal. Ninjas should be cautious and not spoil things on the spur of the moment...... In this regard, Ishimaru does a good job. ”

Irizawa Shinnai nodded, expressing understanding and appreciation for Ishimaru's actions.

"Toyotomi-sama, what about the disguise technique? Is there no way out? If it really doesn't work, it's up to me to change it. ”

"Ah, don't worry, Ishimaru has arranged a way back for us."

Xiuguang smiled and took the order letter from the desk next to him.

In the letter, he introduced another expert in this field and wrote a letter of introduction.

"Huh? I've never heard of Ishimaru having connections in this area, have I? ”

Irizawa Shinai was a little surprised by this, and at the same time frowned, expressing some concern,

"Is that person really credible? If you don't hand over this matter to your cronies, wouldn't it be easy for it to leak the news and be discovered? ”

Ishimaru said that this person was also carefully recommended by him after careful selection. He said that with that person's background and background, he would never reveal any information to the public. ”

Xiuguang looked at the previous letter and scratched his head,

"The name...... It always feels familiar. ”

Hidemitsu looked at the big "Cave Mountain Kosuke" written in the letter, and always felt very familiar, but he couldn't remember which person from the Warring States period was for a while.

"If Ishimaru says so, then please believe it for the time being, my lord. However, Toyotomi-sama, we must be vigilant at all times, and please do not take this lightly. ”

Irizawa Shinnai nodded in agreement with the person recommended by Ishimaru. However, he still warned Xiuguang to be cautious at all times, after all, people's hearts are unpredictable.

"I know, of course."

Hidemitsu nodded in agreement and put the letter away.

"Well, that's the general content of the letter written by Ishimaru. We'll start preparing tomorrow and start as early as possible. ”

After letting everyone understand the general content, Xiuguang began to make all the arrangements for the next step.

"First of all, the people who are going to Kyushu with me this time are Lord Xiujia, Irisawa, and Xiuzong. Lord Xiujia, your presence is very important during this trip to Kyushu, please.

"Yes! His Royal Highness's request, my Xiujia will definitely comply! ”

Xiujia, who had roughly predicted what he was going to do on this trip, was a little excited.

"Next, some of the money and items needed for this trip will all be prepared by you."

After arranging the preparation of the supplies, Xiuguang then informed everyone of the location of "that person".

Ishimaru said that the man had been practicing medicine in Himeji Castle and gave a more detailed address.

Hidemitsu then patted Tsurunosuke on the shoulder.

"Tsuranosuke, although you have to stay behind this time and be my shadow warrior, first you have to follow us to Himeji Castle, and then you will return to Osaka Castle after the disguise."

"Yes, Tsurunosuke, I will complete the task."

"Also, if you encounter any trouble, try to ask Shang Chang for help. After we left, Shocho was the only person in Osaka Castle to rely on. Shang Chang, I'm going to trouble you again this time, I'm sorry. ”

"No...... It is Shang Chang's honor to serve His Highness, please don't worry about what is behind you, and do it as much as you like. ”

Shang Chang, who was sitting in the back, calmly showed a reliable smile.

He's slowly becoming more and more reliable and mature, obviously two years ago he was a crying slug. Xiuguang looked at Shang Chang and bowed his head with satisfaction.

"By the way, Tsuru Nosuke, remember, when you are a shadow warrior, you should have as little contact as possible with your brother and mother, and maintain the image of 'a child who nests in a room every day' in the eyes of my retainers."

Hearing Hidemitsu's words, Tsuranosuke almost burst out laughing, and then immediately nodded to indicate that he already understood.

In short, the above arrangement is probably like this.

Once you've arranged everything, you'll get your supplies ready and finally wait for your trip.

"Your Highness Xiuguang, I wish you good luck on this trip."

The old man said the same thing at the end, and Xiuguang responded with a confident smile.

In this way, their long and dangerous trip to Kyushu is about to begin.