Hidemitsu followed Naoyuki and slowly stepped into the room. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The room was empty, and next to it was a table with food, which was already cold, and it looked like it had been sitting for hours.

Although the food was placed here, it seemed that the owner of the room did not want to touch it. Not only that, but in this room, there is not a single maid who serves like water.

Naoyuki glanced at the food table, looked around again, and then looked around for a while, and found that there was no maid nearby, so he spoke a little angrily:

"Where have all these people gone?! The elder brother needs to be taken care of at this time, and they dare to leave their posts without permission?! ”

Xiujia and Quan Deng, who were following him, also frowned, feeling that it was a bit too much for the subordinates to dare to do this at such an important time.

However, just after Naoyuki made this complaint, a steady voice came from inside the dimly lit room:

"It was Lord Rushui who asked the maids to step down. It's none of the people's business. ”

Xiuguang was taken aback by this sudden sound, and subconsciously poked his head out and squinted his eyes to look into the interior of the room.

Naoyuki reacted, and walked quickly into the dimly lit room.

The more I walked inside, the clearer the figure inside became.

“…… Ah, Lean? It's you? ”

As he approached, Naoyuki recognized the figure's identity.

The figure also raised its head and looked at Naoyuki's face:

"Is it Naoyuki?"

"It's me. Lean, you're here too? ”

"Hmm. …… Shhhh ”

The figure nodded, raised a finger to his lips, and motioned for the pedestrian to whisper.

Naoyuki immediately lowered his voice, then turned his head to introduce the man to Jeonden and the others.

"Jeonden, this is the head of our Kuroda family, Kuriyama is good at helping Lean, and preparing for the back to guard Lean. He's one of the best generals in our Kuroda family. ”

When Jeon Deng greeted Lean, Xiuguang dodged a little to the side, approached Lean's direction, and looked around at the person in the faint light.

Ri'an is older than the Muri Taihei Wei Yushin he just met. His face already had many wrinkles, intertwined with the old mottled scars of the past, and it looked a little vicissitudes.

He had been calm since he first came in, sitting next to the watery bed without moving. Even if Quan Deng came forward to greet him now, he only nodded faintly and did not speak.

Xiuguang's intuition felt that although Li'an didn't talk much, he was not arrogant, but simply a little taciturn.

Just as Xiuguang was peeking at him, Lean seemed to be aware of the existence of Xiuguang's child.

"Are you Naoyuki's last name? First meeting. ”

Li'an smiled slightly and nodded at Xiuguang, with kindness on his face that was appropriate for his age.

This guy is really approachable. Although Xiuguang was a little surprised, he immediately nodded in response.

I remember that in the book, it is recorded that Li'an is indeed a taciturn and approachable general.

It is said that when Lean walked on the road, he would bow his head and say hello whenever he saw the retainer. But I don't know if it's really Xiuguang.

"Taibei just left."

Naoyuki followed Rian and sat down next to the watery bed. Lean tilted his head and told Naoyuki about the friendship.

"Well, I know. We just met him in the hallway where we came here. ”

Naoyuki answered softly, and then set his eyes on Rusui, who was still sick in the bed.

Hidemitsu and the others also obediently sat down beside Naoyuki, and looked at Rushui.

The old man who was sick in bed had gray hair and was described as boring.

It is estimated that because he has been sick in bed in the past few years, Rushui seems to have lost a lot of weight, and there is no vitality and blood on his face.

He seemed to be still asleep, his eyes closed, and his thin ribcage slumped with the sound of breathing. Although it seems very calm, it makes people a little flustered.

Naoyuki felt a little uncomfortable when he saw his brother who had grown old like this, and couldn't help but want to cry. In his memory, his brother Rushui seemed to have always been a very smart and energetic person, but now he has become like this.

Lean pursed his lips and wordlessly patted Naoyuki's back as a sign of comfort.

Naoyuki wiped his eye sockets, and after a long time, it seemed to calm down.

"Lean, have you always been with your brother?"

"Hmm."

Hearing Naoyuki's question, Ryan nodded.

"I arrived at Fukuoka Castle yesterday. At that time, Lord Rushui was still awake, so he stayed with Lord Rushui. ”

"Did the elder brother say anything?"

Rushui-sama didn't say anything. He just talked to me about the past. ”

"Things from the past?"

"Hmm."

At the mention of the past, the corners of Li'an's mouth curled slightly.

"It's what happened when I used to be a little surname of Lord Rushui."

"Ah, I remember when I was just two years old."

Naoyuki crossed his arms and thought about it, recalling his age at that time.

"At that time, I was just a shikaku. Later, when he was nineteen years old, he went to the battlefield and finally had his own eighty-three stone spards. Now that I think about it, it's really far away. ”

Lean looked at the watery face lying on the sickbed, and calmly recalled himself at that time.

"Lord Rushui has always treated me very well. It is because of this that I can become the old family I am now. ”

"Li'an, it's not just that your brother is good to you, but your abilities are also good."

Naoyuki smiled and also looked at his brother's face like water.

"After all, my brother is such a person."

The two of them were silent for a while, and they both looked at Rushui who was sleeping peacefully with eyes that they didn't know how to say.

Xiuguang also followed the atmosphere, from beginning to end until now, he did not say a word.

After about a quarter of an hour, Naoyuki looked at Lean, who had been silent next to him, and saw his somewhat tired face, and couldn't help asking:

"Lean, how long have you been here?"

“…… Yes. From last night until now. ”

"Huh! Haven't you been eating?! ”

“…… Well. ”

Looking at Li'an, who was obviously very tired but unwilling to leave to rest, Naozhi was a little anxious.

"Go get some rest! It's going to ruin your body if you keep doing this! You're old too! ”

"Let me stay here a little longer."

In the face of Naoyuki's kind persuasion, Li'an just shook his head silently.

"Huh? Why? ”

"No, nothing."

Li'an turned his head sideways, looked at his lord like water, and smiled calmly, revealing a trace of bitter reluctance.

"It's just that some of them don't really want to leave."