Xiuguang, who had come back from deep thought, looked directly into the eyes of the healer, as if trying to find the answer from it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This person is definitely not an ordinary practitioner of medicine. That's what Xiuguang's instincts told him.

While the practitioner was busy entertaining Irizawa Shinai and the Xiu family, Xiuguang looked back at the old wooden sign at the entrance of the medical hall, and carefully studied the word "Xiaojie" written on it again for a while.

"Wait, these two words are ...... pronounced"

Xiuguang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared straight at it for a long time.

"Could it be ......"

Touching his head, Hidemitsu re-sorted out the various matters explained in the letter sent by Ishimaru before leaving, and found a certain possibility.

Ishimaru said in the letter that the person he introduced was practicing medicine at Himeji Castle at this time. Moreover, the name of the person given by Ishimaru is called "Anayama Kosuke".

The name of the medical hall of this young practitioner in front of Xiuguang now is the word "Xiaojie" written on the wooden sign outside the door. And the reading of "Xiaosuke" and "Xiaojie" is exactly the same.

This bold conjecture startled Xiuguang, but he felt that all aspects worked, and it was a good match.

Is this really a coincidence?

It can't be, and I wouldn't believe it if it were accidental.

Let me test it a bit.

"Well, Mr. Kosuke, can you take a step to speak?"

Xiuguang got up and walked to the side of the practitioner,

"I have something I would like to ask Your Excellency."

The young healer looked down at Xiuguang's eyes, and then responded to him with a hint of cunning on his face,

"Of course."

Xiuguang and the practitioner came to the door of the medical hall to avoid the others in the room. Irizawa Shinnai and Hidemune were very vigilant when they saw Hidemitsu and the healer going out to talk.

"Teacher Irisawa, what should I do, do you need me to keep up?"

Tsuranosuke, who was a little nervous, almost went out with Hidemitsu's footsteps.

"Please calm down, Tsurunosuke-sama."

Fortunately, Irizawa Jinnai stopped the panicked Tsuru no suke in time,

“…… Let's wait and don't panic. This is the basic quality of a ninja, so please keep that in mind, Tsuranosuke-sama. ”

“…… Be. ”

Irizawa Shinnai did not forget to teach Tsuru no Suke. However, despite what he said, his attention was clearly on Xiuguang and the healer outside the door.

"Mr. Kosuke, in fact, we came all the way to find someone."

Outside the door, Xiuguang said this to the practitioner.

"I know, you said it when you were in the mountains."

The practitioner replied with some confusion. He thought that Xiuguang borrowed a step from him to find out some news, but he didn't expect that the young man opposite would only say such a sentence.

"We actually came here after we got a letter of introduction from someone."

Xiuguang unhurriedly told the practitioner why they were here and why.

"He told me that the guy we were looking for seemed to be practicing medicine in Himeji Castle."

“…… Oh? ”

After hearing this, although the practitioner's facial expression did not change at all, it was still the same smiling face, but his tone was slightly surprised and hesitant.

Although this change in tone was not obvious, Xiuguang still subtly noticed the change in the practitioner's tone, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"Well, so, you want me to help you find this person? Indeed, he is my peer, and it may be easier to find. ”

"It's not."

"Huh? So what are you going to tell me? ”

The practitioner, who didn't know what Xiuguang wanted to express, scratched the back of his head, very puzzled.

"Actually,"

Xiuguang turned around and picked up the small wooden sign behind him that was used as a shop sign, patted away the dust that had accumulated on it for a long time with his hand, put it in front of the practitioner, and pointed to the two large characters with which the ink had faded.

"Actually, I've been thinking that the word Kosuke should be pronounced こすけ (kosuke), right?"

"yes, otherwise there would be some way to read it."

The practitioner was already a little alert at this time. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiuguang carefully.

"Who the hell is this kid......"

So thought to the practitioner.

I thought it was a child, but when I talked to him, I always felt like I was talking to someone of the same age or even above.

Xiuguang and the practitioner are speculating about each other's identities.

"Actually, the name of the person who recommended it to me seems to be pronounced こすけ (kosuke)."

Xiuguang squatted down, picked up a branch, and wrote two Chinese characters on the dirt floor.

"That's what his name says, though."

The two large Chinese characters for "Xiaosuke" drawn from small branches on the mud floor are reflected in the eyes of the practitioners.

Younger practitioners are becoming increasingly wary of this. He raised his head and looked at the child in front of him, and suddenly felt a little chilled.

"Well, since I've already said that, then I won't hide it anymore."

Xiuguang threw away the twig, patted the dust on his hands, stood up, and looked directly at the practitioner with serious eyes,

"Excuse me, Your Excellency, is it Anayama Kosuke-sama?"

The practitioner was both wary and surprised by Xiuguang's direct revelation of everything.

“…… Who are you? ”

"It doesn't matter who I am now, I just want to know, is Your Excellency Anayama Kosuke-sama?"

“…… If I am, what's the point? ”

The young practitioner spit out such a sentence under Xiuguang's questioning.

What Xiuguang is waiting for is this "I am". He took out the letter of introduction written by Ishimaru from his clothes,

"We were actually recommended by Keihachiro Ishimaru from Edo."

“…… Ishimaru? ”

"Yes. It's the remnant of the Wind Demon Ninja, Ishimaru Shinnai. ”

After hearing Ishimaru's name, the vigilance between the practitioner's eyebrows was significantly lowered, so Hidemitsu continued.

"For some reason, we need someone who is skilled in disguise. I was going to ask Ishimaru for help, but because he couldn't get out during this time, he recommended Anayama Kosuke-sama to us. ”

Xiuguang handed out the letter of introduction in his hand,

"This is a letter of introduction written by Ishimaru, please take a look."

The practitioner took the letter suspiciously, took the letter with the words "Keihachiro" written on it, opened it and read it.

Looking at it, the suspicion between the practitioner's brows slowly disappeared.

After half a ring, the practitioner finally finished reading the long letter, smiled and folded it again.

"It's really Teihachiro's handwriting."

A happy and nostalgic smile appeared on the face of the practitioner,

"I haven't seen him in almost three years."

"Looks like you have a good relationship with Ishimaru."

Hidemitsu speculates about the relationship between Ishimaru and the practitioner.

"Haha, of course. He's a funny guy. ”

The practitioner took the letter into his bosom,

"Then, since Teruma has asked for this, then I can't hide it anymore."

The practitioner - no, it was Kosuke Anayama, smiled and patted Xiuguang on the shoulder and said so.