In the town of Kajigi in Sera County, there is a place called Kajikikan. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The location of Kajikikan is about the next to the town, and it is on the mountainside near the next mountain, not in the town. There are also very few ordinary townspeople who come close to it. Probably because it was the hermitage of the former head of the Shimazu family?

In short, after Hidemitsu and his party came here, they found that the surrounding environment of this building built next to the town was almost deserted. However, there are a lot of trees planted here, and there is a lot of greenery in the neighborhood and in this large residence-like building.

But to be honest, even though this is a place of seclusion, the area of Kajigikan is surprisingly large.

"I would choose this kind of place as a retreat, that man is also quite particular."

In the vicinity of the Kajiki Pavilion, Hidemitsu barely saw a few samurai. Not even a gatekeeper.

It is said to be a place of seclusion, but in fact, this residence is very gorgeous. The predecessor of Kajikikan was Kajigi Castle, which is not a large castle and is said to have been built in the Heian period. Later, Shimazu Yoshihiro built it into the current Kajiki Museum.

This secluded house is a large house, with beautiful surroundings, cherry blossoms, a stream, and a short walk to see the sea, and most importantly, it is very quiet, so it is really a good place. The above is Xiuguang's judgment.

Well, when you're old, let's find a place like this to live in seclusion.

Before reaching this age, Xiuguang was already thinking about the scenes after these old ages. Although now it is not even clear whether I will survive a certain war and live to that age......

Good! In order to live this life in old age, do your best to survive the war! …… Although Xiuguang encouraged himself as if jokingly in his heart, in fact, he did yearn for this kind of idle life.

Compared to the current days when you need to turn your brain every day and think about how to get through the difficulties, of course, it is better to live a leisurely and secluded life. Being able to live such a life, with books to read and enough food to eat every day, is probably the life that Xiuguang, who can be regarded as a person with a pure heart and few desires, yearns for.

However, these are much better than the life I once had. Therefore, Xiuguang still cherishes and appreciates what the times he is living in now have given him.

Well, anyway, these are things for later. For now, let's return to the door of the Kajiki Museum.

"It's a quiet place."

Standing by the stream farther away from the gate, Xiujia let out a similar emotion as Xiuguang.

However, Hidemune, who was standing by the gate of the Kajiki Pavilion, did not seem to agree with this.

"That, His Royal Highness and Lord Xiujia are, with all due respect......"

He pricked up his ears and listened to some of the sounds coming from inside the Kajiki Pavilion, then pointed with his finger.

"It's not quiet here, okay......"

After listening to Xiuzong's words, Xiuguang ran from under the tree to the door, and began to listen attentively.

"Indeed."

"Hmph, I'm right, Your Highness."

Indeed, as Hidemune said, although it feels quite quiet when standing far away from the gate, in fact, as soon as you approach the gate, you can hear all kinds of strange noises.

Xiuguang listened carefully and found that these voices were a little immature, probably most of them came from the mouths of children about the same age as himself, and they seemed to be drinking with all his strength.

Wait, why is there a child's voice coming from that place where the man lives in seclusion? And there's definitely more than just one child.

After thinking about it for a while, Xiuguang decided to go and take a look inside.

Therefore, the first thing to arrange is to let the Xiu family wait outside.

"Lord Xiu, you can wait for us outside first. We'll go to the house later, it won't take much time. ”

"Huh? Wouldn't that be dangerous? Let's go with me, Hidemitsu-sama, it's too dangerous for you to be alone. ”

Regarding Xiuguang's decision, Xiujia expressed concern. But Xiuguang doesn't care about these:

"Lord Xiujia, your identity is too sensitive, and you know Lord Wei Xinzhai, so it is even more dangerous to enter. Even if you've been transfigured, I can't guarantee that the adult's eyes won't recognize you. And I have Xiuzong with me here, not alone. Besides, that Lord Wei Xinzhai is not the kind of person who will cut children casually. ”

"That's ......"

The Hideki family had a lot of intersections with Yoshihiro during the Battle of Bunroku Keicho and the Battle of Sekigahara, so Hidemitsu was very worried about whether he would be recognized. Xiujia was also aware of this problem, so in the end, he nodded and agreed with Xiuguang's arrangement.

"Irisawa, the Xiu family will leave it to you. There should be nothing wrong with our side. ”

"Yes...... Got it. ”

By the way, he also asked Irizawa Shinnai to be responsible for protecting the safety of the Xiu family.

After seeing Hideya and Irizawa Shinnai go away, Hideguang and Hidejong also started to act.

"There's a tree over there, climb it."

Next to the Kajiki building is a tall tree, about seven or eight meters tall, and its branches and leaves have extended into the courtyard of the building. There are many branches, and it is easy to climb. It is also the closest tree to the house.

The two of them climbed the tree with great difficulty, sat on a branch about four or five meters high, and began to peek into the Kajiki Pavilion under the shelter of the sparse foliage.

"Wow, Your Highness, look, there are so many children!"

"Shh......h Hyogoro, be quiet, do you want to be discovered? ”

Xiuguang stopped Xiuzong's loud voice and looked into the interior of the residence.

On a large flat ground in the center of the building, there are a large number of children. The word "a lot" is used because there are so many of them.

"There are about 100 children...... That's a lot of ......."

Somewhat surprised, Xiuguang moved forward a few dozen centimeters, wanting to see more clearly.

The children were holding wooden knives and swinging them. By the way, it's morning. So they must be doing morning exercises.

They are all about ten years old, but there are some younger. They all looked like children of the samurai family, all of them were sweating profusely, and they looked like they had been wielding wooden knives for a long time.

"Isn't this the hermitage of Lord Weixinzhai, why are there so many children, Your Highness?"

"How would I know ......"

Just when Xiuguang and Xiuzong asked this question at the same time, a deep shout suddenly came from the living hall.

"You guys! Swing your knife well, don't be lazy! Feed! Juro again! You can't use enough force!! With Hachiro!! Don't try to hide from Lao Tzu's eyes and want to escape secretly!! ”

Wow, that's a very neutral voice.

"Ah, that's the man."

Xiuguang looked at the old man who came out of the dormitory, and unconsciously began to laugh.