…… People always die?

Xiuguang, who was shocked by Rushui's sudden words, was speechless for a while. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Imp...... Do you think life and death are important? ”

Without waiting for Xiuguang to react to what he had just said, Rushui continued to ask.

After thinking for a while, Xiuguang replied solemnly and dignifiedly:

"I think life and death are of course important."

"Well, I think so too."

Rushui nodded, and there was no fluctuation on the old face full of wrinkles,

"So ......"

He leaned forward slightly, staring at Xiuguang,

"Do you think it's better to live or die? Or, if you had to choose one or the other, which would you choose? ”

Rushui suddenly asked this kind of question.

"Or, if a war breaks out in a dozen years, if you surrender, you can survive. So what answer would you choose? ”

He made the analogy again with an evil smile that made people feel inexplicably chilling down his spine.

After listening to the last assumption, Xiuguang was a little shocked. He turned his head to look at Rushui, with a look of incredulity and admiration.

“…… This is a difficult question to answer. ”

After a moment, Xiuguang frowned and looked embarrassed.

This question is like some life choice questions in a certain era, everyone has different choices and opinions, and it is really difficult to argue between right and wrong.

And Rushui seemed to have sensed this, so he continued:

“…… Just choose what you think is right in your heart, little ghost. ”

“……”

Xiuguang pondered for a while, and then said with some difficulty:

“…… Whether you live or die, it's all the same. At least that's what I think. …… However, "

He paused a little after his words, and replied with some determination:

"If I had to choose between the two, I would probably choose to die. If your parable were true, I would never have chosen to be born. ”

Rushui looked at Xiuguang, who came up with this answer, and suddenly smiled.

"Is it really a young man...... Sure enough, he chose to die...... Sure enough, he is worthy of being the son of His Royal Highness Taiko......"

He seemed to understand the hidden meaning of Xiuguang's words, and said three times in a row, and looked at the young man opposite with a slightly deep appreciation.

"Well...... Hum...... After all, everyone has a different opinion......"

Watery laughter, accompanied by slightly vibrant eyes, echoed silently in the empty room.

The conversation just now reminded Hidemitsu of what he had thought when he was in the mountains of Himeji Castle.

At that time, I was also thinking about these life questions.

What kind of life will you choose?

Now, Xiuguang can still come up with a positive answer.

I'd rather die like Yukimura than live like I'm happy.

No matter what time it is, this idea will not change.

"You chose to die at this age......"

Rushui looked at the beautiful light that was thinking,

"But if I had to choose at that time...... I want to choose ......."

"Why?"

Rushui, who chose "raw", just smiled in the face of Xiuguang's questions.

"Actually, I'm the ...... I hate to die the most"

Rushui slowly got up from the futon, walked to the oil lamp with some trembling, and added some fuel to it.

"Like water, your body is ......"

"It's fine."

Xiuguang just wanted to stop Rushui, but was stopped back by a sentence that it was okay.

Rushui slowly walked back into the futon, and looked up at the burning oil lamp.

"It's burning...... It's good to be alive. ”

He said this as if he was looking at the light of the oil lamp yearningly.

Xiuguang watched from the sidelines, and then spoke very cautiously:

“…… Do you still have ambitions? ”

As soon as he heard the word "ambition", Rushui turned his head and looked at Xiuguang very calmly and a little tiredly.

"Ambition is all that...... Hahaha...... I didn't expect you to mention this to me......"

“…… It is said that you have extraordinary ambitions. ”

Xiuguang asked tentatively.

"Little ghost, there is such a thing as ambition,"

Rushui laughed again,

"Ambition is something that everybody has. I'm really ambitious. ”

The dim light of the oil lamp kept dancing and swaying, setting off the watery face in black and white.

"I'm ambitious, but sometimes it's just well hidden. When the time comes, just show it in the eyes of the world. ”

"Just like Sekigahara back then? I heard you've made a big fuss. ”

"Hmph...... That's right. ”

"I heard that you slapped Lord Nagamasa after the war."

"Imp...... You really know everything......"

Rushui looked at Xiuguang with more and more appreciative eyes, and then said a sentence:

"I have talent, why should I succumb to hundreds of thousands of stones?"

He rolled his eyes and said in a loud voice like a child:

"Is it strange that I have ambitions? It's not surprising at all. Because I have enough talent to support my ambitions! ”

These two sentences, although they sound particularly conceited and immeasurable, Xiuguang nodded and agreed with this statement.

Yes, if you have talent, why should you succumb to hundreds of thousands of stones?

There is nothing wrong with this statement.

It's like what the famous Kuroda Kanbei would say.

This is his understanding and pursuit of life, although it is different from Xiuguang's personal pursuit, but there is nothing wrong with it.

He's such a person.

Kuroda Kanbei is such a person.

However, after Rushui said these two sentences, the atmosphere in the room returned to the initial silence.

"Well...... That's what I would have said when I was younger. ”

Rushui's eyes, which were full of ambition for a moment, fell silent again at this time.

"But, now I'm really about to ......"

Xiuguang, who had been silent since the beginning, also chose to use silence to express his respect for the old man at this time.

"Na...... Gremlin. ”

"Huh?"

"Have you ever heard the phrase 'fifty years of life'?"

“…… Well, I heard. It's the sentence in "Dunsheng". ”

"That's right...... The reason why I was so impressed by this sentence was because of Nobunaga. ”

"Nobunaga? Is it a barrel room? ”

"You little ghost...... You really know everything...... However, Nobunaga didn't just mention this in front of us retainers at that time. ”

Rushui turned his head again and looked at the light of the oil lamp, with a little nostalgia in his eyes.

"Fifty years of life...... I've lived to be sixty-one years old, and it's time to be satisfied......"