The sea breeze blows from the west in gusts of air, bringing with it a rich, slightly salty smell. Twenty miles off the coast, there is a large area of lights flashing, and there is the largest seaport in Japan, Sakai Town. Not to mention Beijing, even Haidian District is far more prosperous than it. But here I still feel a touch of modern urban flavor. Maybe it's this little bit of smell that has unconsciously brought me closer to it. It made me feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy with this city.

"My lord! It's windy here, so let's go to the fire! The rice balls are already warmed up and you are ready to eat. Shimakatsu came behind me.

"Oh! Good! Have you all eaten it? I turned around.

"Not yet! Everyone is waiting for you! He replied respectfully, one hand still pressing the burden under his armpit. He was so impressed when I handed him the gold the other day that he hadn't let it out of his hands since. Kept by this famous general who has pursued righteousness and righteousness all his life and is almost demonic, what else can I worry about?

"Let's go!" I led the way to the campfire.

At the fire, I saw Kanosuke who was adding firewood and Keiji Maeda who was pouring wine into his mouth. Why doesn't this guy have any awareness? After Kanosuke Yamanaka and Katsutakeshi Shima joined, I relaxed some of the restrictions on his drinking, but soon I regretted it. Today, as he insisted on leading the way, it led directly to our camping, and we enjoyed the "camping" in this November weather.

After sitting down, I took a rice ball from Kanosuke and started to have dinner with everyone. I looked at the valley in front of me, and the view to the east was completely different from the west. The small hills are covered with pines and cypresses, and they are still lush in winter. A bright moon hangs high in the blue sky, sprinkling white veil all over the valley. A gust of wind blew, and the sound of "rustling" pine waves sounded.

"My lord! What's wrong with you? Seeing that I was in a daze, Shima Katsu asked with concern.

"I'm nothing! Just thinking about something, something to do, something to do. Shengmeng, what do you want to do? "I've always admired him as a persistent person, but I don't really understand it.

"Naturally, I will follow the Lord to determine this troubled era and be a model of a martial artist who has been around for a hundred years!" Shima Katsutoshi was so excited that his face flushed. "In the past year or so, I have traveled all over the world, and everywhere I have seen treacherous, greedy, tyrannical people. Originally, I was about to lose faith, but at this time, God let me meet you, the lord! I think my dream will be ......."

"Young people are really naïve!" Keiji Maeda suddenly interjected in an old-fashioned manner.

"Maeda-sama! Do you think I'm not right? Shimakatsu looked at him in amazement, as if he was puzzled by the fact that someone doubted his "truth".

"Let me teach you!" He poured another sip of wine into his mouth. "Of course you're aiming for it! The practice also conforms to the norms of being a samurai. But if you do what you do, you won't be able to achieve your goals at all! Sometimes, in order to achieve ambitious goals, individual means can be left unconcerned. ”

"What's the difference between doing this and those treacherous villains?!" Shimakatsu asked angrily.

"What is more important to the peace of the world and the reputation of the individual?" Keiji replied.

"You !!" Shimakatsu was angry, but he didn't know how to fight back for a while.

"What do you think of Shikanosuke?" I asked Shikanosuke, who had been bowing his head and not saying a word on the side.

"Me? Oh...... I ......" his expression was very depressed. "My family has received great favor from the Nizi clan for generations, and I can only do my best to restore the old master. But I also know very well that it is impossible for the current Niko family to regain dominance in Kansai. Even if it is an ordinary daimyo to survive, there is little hope, and it is even more difficult to achieve than the ideal of victory! ”

"Don't be too pessimistic! At least there are still loyal servants like you in the Nizi family! "I instinctively encouraged him.

"Yes! My lord! Yamanaka Kanosuke said with high spirits. Even after all the tribulations, I will not give up on my goal! What if the purpose cannot be achieved? What about broken bones? It's a big deal to let future generations talk about after-dinner conversations, one more fool who doesn't know the current affairs! ”

I saw that he regained his anger and turned to Keiji and said, "Don't talk about others all the time!" Tell us about yourself! ”

"Me!" He said it seriously. "I will fight a decisive battle on the battlefield to establish immortal deeds, and then take charge of the side...... (I can't imagine that he has such ambitions) because only in this way can you enjoy the best wine and beauty in the world! He looked in high spirits. (I didn't say what I said just now)

"What do you think, sir?" Kanosuke asked me a little nervously.

"What I'm going to do is...... "I can understand Kanosuke because his hope is already connected to me." When I look back, I will not regret that I wasted my time, nor will I be ashamed of doing nothing! "I don't want to disappoint him, but I can't guarantee anything.

"Porphyry!" Keiji Maeda squirted a sip of wine into the fire. Shikanosuke was stunned, and Shimakatsu Takeshi had adoration written all over his face.

"In the end, I will build a small city here and live in it with my beloved!" (Huh!) Why does it sound similar to Keiji Maeda? ）