"At first, we didn't have any special meaning, we just wanted the old man to teach us swordsmanship. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But then something happened, and we had no choice but to look for this old man for help. Then he led us through the needle and introduced the ninjas of the Wind Demon Remnants to us. ”

Hidemitsu didn't intend to stop speaking because of Hidemitsu's sluggish and shocked expression, so he continued to speak under psychological pressure:

"Wind Demon's introduction and explanation will be put aside for now, and I will explain this matter to you first, my brother. In fact, this incident was caused by my curiosity as a younger brother at the time. Two years ago, in July, Hideyasu-sama Yuuki held a sumo tournament at the residence of Fushimi Castle, and out of curiosity, we secretly went to Fushimi Castle after finishing the wedding ceremony of my sister. ”

"You also went to Fushimi Castle?! Could it be that time? That time Xiuguang, you came back too early, so the monk Xiuzong was reprimanded by his mother? ”

It's worthy of Xiulai. It didn't take long for the right memories to come to mind.

But now he was caught in a double vortex of shock and disbelief, and some doubts kept turning his eyes wide open, and then the opening and closing of his palms did not stop.

Xiuzong and Shigesei sat side by side next to the two brothers, Xiuyori and Xiuguang, and they also sensed Xiuyori's shock and nervousness, so they were looking down and discussing in a whisper.

“…… Date Hidemune, what the hell is going on? ”

“…… Just shut up and listen to it. ”

“…… But Hideyori-sama was shocked and nervous right now. A little worried. ”

“…… Compared to Hideyori-sama. My Highness may be even more nervous. ”

“…… Miscellaneous? ”

“…… Just shut up and listen. Maybe Your Highness will need your help when he talks about the future. ”

Xiuzong sighed and stopped entanglement with Chongcheng.

"When we went to Fushimi Castle, we met Yuuki Hideyasu-sama, who was once the adopted daughter of my father. On the way back, we were really 'surprised' to get a big news. ”

Hidemitsu wrote down the names of Hideyasu and the adopted sons of the Toyotomi family on a piece of paper, and then explained:

"My brother must know that. Hideyasu-sama used to be the adopted daughter of her father. And she had a good relationship with many of her peers in the Toyotomi family at the time. And the information that Hideyasu revealed this time was the information of the one who was closest to her at that time. ”

Ignoring Xiu Lai's surprised expression, Xiuguang wrote two or five big characters on the paper.

"And that person is Prime Minister Bizen, Lord Ukita Hide."

Xiu Lai looked at the five big characters that appeared on the paper and felt dizzy.

"Lady Xiuyasu...... Gave you the information of the Xiu family? ”

"Yes. She revealed to us information about the place where the Hide-sama was held at that time. ”

"Where are you detained?!"

"Yes. It's in Kunoji Temple in Suruga Province. ”

“……”

Hideyori was so shocked that he simply confronted Hidemitsu's words with silence.

"When we heard this information, we were as shocked and skeptical as our elder brother. But after all, it is the hard-won list of captured soldiers of the Western Army after the Battle of Sekigahara, and the identity of the Ukita Hideya-sama is also extraordinary. So I, Hyogoro and Shang Chang are secretly thinking of a way, one is to find out whether the intelligence is right or not, and the other is if it is really true, then we might as well fight for the sake of the Xiu family. ”

“…… Xiuguang, why didn't you explain such an important matter to me and my mother? Are you really telling the truth? ”

Hideyori was a little surprised that Hidemitsu hadn't told his mother about these things.

"I, Hyogoro Hidezong, can prove that what His Highness said is true! At that time, His Royal Highness was worried that there would be a Tokugawa family's delicate work or secretly planted personnel in the house, so he did not disclose this matter to Lord Hideyori and his wife. ”

At this time, Xiuzong, who was listening from the sidelines, immediately stood up to speak for Xiuguang.

"Let's not mention these episodes."

Xiuguang continued to tell the topic,

"Then, of course, we couldn't have asked for help at home because we were worried that there were Tokugawa spies in our homes. And even if we say it, I don't think the retainers will believe it. So the only person we can find is the mysterious old man who settled on the outskirts of Osaka Castle. ”

"The old man, after our request, finally agreed to our request to find manpower. Then, we met a dozen ninjas from the Wind Demon Remnants. ”

Hideyori also knew the name of the former Wind Demon, so he asked a few questions:

"Isn't the Wind Demon a ninja of the former Hojo family? I remember disappearing after my father's Odawara expedition? And why would they, as enemies of our Toyotomi family, help Hidemitsu you? ”

"Brother Hui. Here's the thing. According to the Wind Demons, after the demise of the Hojo family, they became a well-known group of thieves in the Edo area. Because of their interests, they had a very big conflict with the group of thieves who originally belonged to the Koga ninja who originally belonged to the Kai Takeda family. In the end, because of the rebellion within his own people and the report of the other party, he was almost wiped out by the Tokugawa family. Their leader, Kotaro the fifth generation of Wind Demon, was also beheaded in Edo Ichi. ”

"This has happened. That is, they also have hatred with the Tokugawa family? Then how did they get involved with that old man of the swordsman? ”

"I don't know the details of the relationship between the old man and the Wind Demon Ninja, brother. But what we do know is that they used to be in an employment relationship, and that the children of Kotaro Kazema survived because of the old man. ”

"I see. Then it makes sense. ”

"Yes. Since the Wind Demon now lives in poverty and has a blood feud with the Tokugawa family, and they also have the traitor who betrayed them and now served the Tokugawa family to get rid of. And so we came to this agreement. They help us, and we help them financially and otherwise. ”

Seeing that his brother finally figured out the origin of the wind demon and the detailed relationship between the two lines, Xiuguang secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"So, the first thing we handed over to them was to go to Suruga to investigate whether the information that Hideya-sama was being held there was true. Then, about ten days later, we got a report that the intelligence was true. ”

The next thing to report to Xiu Lai made Xiuguang subconsciously loosen his loose clothes.

"After that. We devised a way to rescue the Xiu family and his two children. And it was not discovered by the Tokugawa family. Because the method we used was to find a so-called 'replacement' for the three of them. ”