Faced with the old man's faceless accusation, Xiuguang opened his mouth slightly, saying that he was surprised. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although he was well aware of the current situation of the Toyotomi family, it was not surprising that he had seen someone speak so directly to himself for the first time when he knew who he was.

But the young and vigorous Xiuzong is not so calm (although Xiuguang's body age is younger than him). After hearing that His Royal Highness, whom he respected, and the Toyotomi family he served, he immediately became angry.

"Old man!! How dare you be so rude to His Royal Highness and the Toyotomi family!! ”

When Xiuzong was about to pull out the knife, Xiuguang hurriedly got up and stopped him.

"Stop, Xiuzong. He wasn't wrong. ”

"But Your Highness ......"

"Don't say anything, listen to me."

After seeing Xiuguang's stop at Xiuzong, the old man pursed the corners of his mouth.

"Ho, I can't tell that you are very sensible at a young age. If you hadn't stopped the monkey-anxious and stinky kid next to me, he might have been my ghost by now. ”

Xiuzong, who was frozen to the side, looked at the long knife that had already been unsheathed in the old man's hand, swallowed a mouthful of saliva fiercely, and then consciously stepped aside.

"Old man, about what you just said,"

Xiuguang ignored the scene just now.

"Huh? Anything else to add? ”

"Nope. I just wanted to tell you that I know everything about what you just said. ”

"What?"

"It is precisely because I was born and grew up in the Toyotomi family that I know the current situation of the Toyotomi family better than anyone else. Old man, you are right, the Toyotomi family, which is now content with pleasure, is not the opponent of the Tokugawa family at all, and if it continues like this, it will not take twenty years at all, and in another ten years, it is estimated that the Toyotomi family will cease to exist. ”

"Now that you know so well, let's go back quickly and enjoy the rest of Toyotomi's time. And you can't do much with your thin body. ”

"But ......"

"But what?"

"But I still want to change."

Xiuguang looked at the old man with a firm but sad look, as if he wanted to tell some of the past.

"Change?"

"Yes. As you said, my body is indeed very sick, I am always sick, and I may die at any time. The Toyotomi family has also been ill for a long time, and it has long been unable to compete with the Tokugawa family, and it may perish at any time. But that's why I want to change that. The current Toyotomi family has both internal and external diseases, and the first thing I want to get rid of now is internal diseases. As for the Tokugawa family, who are sick from outside, they can be put aside for now. ”

"But it's all difficult. In front of the scheming Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Toyotomi family, who is now a weak heir, is like a child in the palm of his hand. If you try to do something under his nose, you will fail. Also, with your weak body, it will be difficult to learn kendo even if you want to, so I advise you to ......"

"Old man, you are a swordsman with superb swordsmanship."

Xiuguang interrupted the old man's advice.

"What if so?"

"Old man, in the process of becoming a swordsman, you must have encountered many enemies and been defeated by them many times, such as being defeated by some swordsmen with high swordsmanship. But you must have continued to overcome difficulties and continue to try to defeat them until victory, and finally reached the realm of a sword hero, right? ”

“…… Yes, yes, how can a person who has never even experienced failure become a sword hero......"

The old man seemed to remember something from the past that he didn't want to look back on, and he couldn't help but clench his fists and bow his head slightly.

"So, just like your path to becoming a swordsman, I also know that these things I want to do are difficult, but how can I know the result without trying. I want to change the ending of the Toyotomi family. No, it will definitely be changed, so don't worry, old man, I will create a new Toyotomi family with my brother, and even if I fail, I will definitely try. ”

"Even if it fails?"

"If you fail, try again. If you fail, keep coming. ”

“…… Do it again. ”

"And."

“…… And also? ”

Hidemitsu paused for a moment after saying these words in one breath, and then said with wide eyes:

"The knife in my hand will only be aimed at the person who hurts the family."

He was serious. After the old man saw this look, he frowned slightly.

However, this kind of look, the old man may not have seen it for a long time.

He sighed like this, vaguely remembering that he had this kind of look in the past.

When did you forget this kind of look?

He chuckled under his breath, as if reminiscing, as if reviewing.

yes, I've had that look like that before.

"Old man?"

Sensing the old man's low smile, Xiuguang asked tentatively. The old man, as if he had changed into a different person, slowly raised his head and looked directly into Xiuguang's eyes.

"Nothing. It's just that I suddenly thought of myself when I was young, and I was really naïve at that time... Well, forget it. If you want to learn kendo, the old man agrees to play with the two of you for the time being. ”

"Huh?! So ......"

"Slowly, slowly, the old man didn't say that he wanted to take you as an apprentice, he just promised to play with you! Come back to me in three days, and then the old man will teach you a few more tricks! Okay, let's go home, it's time for the little ones to go home and go to bed! ”

"Huh? At least tell ...... your name."

"If you say it's noisy, just call the old man! Okay, get out of here! ”

After the old man casually explained to the two, he violently drove the two out of the door.

……

……

After driving Xiuguang and the others away, the old man sat outside the windowsill with his own knife.

The old man pulled out the long knife and stared at the blade with sharp eyes.

The moonlight shone down, and the snow-white blade reflected a cold color.

"Oh, I'm really old. I've forgotten about this kind of thing, it's really not as good as a seven-year-old child. ”

The old man had a sarcastic expression on his face, but his eyes were full of spirit, which was in stark contrast to the vicissitudes of life before.

“…… Again, again. ”

Without any distractions, he swung his knife and pointed straight ahead.

The old man's piercing eyes stared ahead again.

The snow-white blade trembled slightly, as if in response to its master.

“…… Absolutely going to take you down, Xuanxin. ”

……

……

Xiuguang was very happy with the old man's sudden agreement.

"People live for pursuit."

The old man is like this, and so is Xiuguang.

He planted some secrets of his past in his heart and lived in pursuit of something.

Again, those few words.

"My knife will never be aimed at my family."

"My knife will only be aimed at people who hurt their families."

Xiuguang has these words hidden in his heart, and one day they will become reality.