Chapter 57: Recruitment
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A handsome teenager strolled through the market, "Alas, it's been 1 month since the death of the master, and I can't see where the future is from to Owari, so do you really want to go back to Mutsu?" But...... What an unwillingness! The boy thought to himself, and his feet kept moving, constantly moving through the crowd of people. It's just that although I was distracted thinking about things, I didn't touch any pedestrians.
I don't know when, the boy came to the exit of the town, "Alas, just go back to Aizu, hehe, I don't know if my brothers will think that I came back to rob the governor with them?" The boy thought to himself.
Just as he was thinking about it, the boy suddenly realized that something seemed wrong, "Huh? How can there be so many people here? The boy looked at the large crowd gathered at the entrance of the town and thought suspiciously. Although there are a large number of people passing through the entrance and exit of the town, it is said that it has never been seen to gather together like this.
Perhaps it was because of the young man's natural curiosity, or because the young man had no purpose in the first place, so he hesitated for a moment and walked into the crowd.
“…… So, this is the best chance of your life! As long as you have extraordinary martial arts or talent, you can become a warrior under the command of Yamada-sama! With Yamada-sama's martial prowess and speed of promotion, if you follow him, you will become a real samurai in the future, and you may even become his retainer......" A teenager stood in front of a sign and kept shouting, but it was this kid Keiji Maeda.
"Sobei, is it true? Yamada-sama plans to recruit retainers from among us? A guy who seemed to be familiar with Keiji Maeda asked loudly.
"! When did what I say become false?! And Yataro, you kid don't call me by my young name anymore, I'm called Keiji Maeda now! But a real samurai! Keiji Maeda yelled at the man.
Unfortunately, his words were only greeted with a burst of boos. There's no way, who let this kid imitate Oda Nobunaga and Yamada Masamura back then, but he made a great name in Kiyoshu Town.
"Are there any conditions?" At this time, another person suddenly asked, this person was more concerned with what Keiji Maeda had just said. In this day and age, if you can become a samurai, who wants to do anything else? In troubled times, only by becoming a true samurai can you be qualified to control your own destiny. Although not everyone has heard this sentence, everyone understands the truth.
"Ahem, the conditions, of course there is!" Keiji Maeda coughed twice when he heard this, and then said the conditions.
"First of all, it is age, you must be under 25 years old!" As soon as this remark came out, it instantly caused an uproar, because at this age, most people can be brushed off.
"Secondly, you have to have enough strength! As for what kind of strength~ It's up to me to judge! You can perform swordsmanship or spearmanship by yourself, or you can try it twice with me~ Ahem, of course, there are a lot of people, so it is recommended to play it yourself faster......" Maeda Keiji found out that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly coughed twice and said something to make amends. It suddenly occurred to him that if these bastards played a wheel war with him, how many of them could he fight?
"What if you don't know how to shoot or swordsmanship?" As soon as Keiji Maeda's words fell, a loud voice sounded, and the voice was very ugly, as if gold and iron were resonating.
"I don't know how to shoot or swordsmanship, and I still want to be a samurai?" Hearing this, everyone was about to open their mouths to mock, but turned their heads to look at the person who asked the question, but they were stunned for a moment. Because the one who asks is really ...... Some don't look like people.
At least 2 meters tall, more than one meter wide, the palm of the hand is larger than most people's heads. That mouth is like a real bloody mouth, watching it close there, God knows if it will suddenly open and swallow the people around him. From a distance, it seems to be more than twice as big as others. And after seeing the person clearly, the people around him fled 5 meters away in an instant, looking at the person with a look of disgust, as if the other party was some kind of monster that could not be provoked.
"Demon ...... Ahem...... What is this brother called? Keiji Maeda was also stunned for a moment when he saw someone coming, and almost said the wrong thing. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and corrected him immediately.
Dahan didn't care about the hostility and sad attitude in the eyes of everyone, maybe he was already used to it, right? "I'm called a ghost, I don't know swordsmanship or spearmanship, but I want to be a samurai!" The big man didn't seem to use too much noise, but his voice was ......
Maeda Keiji plucked out his ears, only thinking that if he let this big man say a few more words, his ears seemed to be in danger of becoming deaf, so he pondered for a while and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, in this way, how strong do you have?" ”
Hawkers,For masters,Swordsmanship and gunnery may be very important.,But these can be practiced after all.。 Although the big man in front of him didn't understand this, he knew that he was a powerful guy by looking at it.
Hearing Maeda Keiji's words, the ghost's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly looked left and right, as if he wanted to find something to prove his strength. Seeing this, the people who were still watching the excitement quickly retreated, for fear that this monster would grab himself and take the wheel on a whim, after all, he had not done this before.
Just when the ghost head was a little anxious because he couldn't find something, he suddenly saw a tree not far away. "Bang...... Boom...... Bang ......" Keiji Maeda looked at the monster-like ghost, listening to the terrifying sound, and suddenly had a trace of dirty thoughts in his heart, "I wonder what kind of surprised expression the lord will have when he sees this guy?" "He doesn't seem to be worried at all that this big guy can't uproot that tree? Well, this guy does look pretty bluffing.
In fact, this guy didn't just have a monster-like physique, I saw him bend over and hug the tree horizontally, and then let out a beast-like roar, "Roar! Roar! Roar! The crowd around him took a few steps back.
"Up!" With a loud shout, I saw that the tree was uprooted in an instant. "How?!" The ghost head asked with a rough gasp, and the body carrying the tree trunk also shook a little. It can be seen that this incident has made him a little exhausted.
"Not bad! With your strength, you are enough to become the lord's army. Maeda Keiji said appreciatively, but he didn't give any positive answers, because he knew his father-in-law's urine very well. Well, to be honest, he still doesn't understand what the standard for his lord to accept his retainers is.
It's just that although there is a ghost head joining, there are still not many people who sign up, and the reason is because the conditions set by Yamada Masamura are too harsh. The age is good, but whether it is spearmanship or swordsmanship, how many people can enter the eyes of Maeda Keiji? You must know that this kid is now being trained by Yamada Masamura himself for an hour every day. Well, it's said that it's training, but it's actually just being abused in actual combat. In the words of Yamada Masamura, failure is success, and poor Keiji Maeda actually believed it...... Didn't he ever wonder if it was because Yamada Masamura himself didn't know how to teach at all?
So until sunset, there was still only the ghost head alone with Maeda Keiji. "Tsk, I'm going to be trained when I go back now." Looking at the people who had gone, Keiji Maeda scratched his head and muttered helplessly. As he spoke, he looked at the sky and beckoned to the ghost head, "The ghost head, go." ”
"Huh!" When the ghost head heard this, he hurriedly followed, and he also carried Maeda Keiji's salute on his back, seeing this, Maeda Keiji was naturally relaxed, with his hands behind his head, humming a small song and walking towards Narumi City with the ghost head. Well, this kid doesn't look worried at all, huh?
I don't know how long I walked, but Keiji Maeda suddenly stopped. "Huh? Maeda-sama? The ghost asked respectfully. Although he looks like he's big and dirty, he's not stupid. In fact, if you think about it, you know that a guy who looks like a monster and is still disgusted by people, if his brain is not good, I am afraid that he will starve to death.
However, Keiji Maeda didn't pay attention to the ghost, but turned to look in one direction and said loudly, "I don't know what happened to the little brother who has been with us for so long." ”
As soon as Keiji Maeda's words fell, a young man slowly walked out under the suspicious gaze of the ghost, it was the handsome young man from before.
"Wow! What do you kid want to do with the day before yesterday?! The ghost head roared, and by the way, he stood in front of Keiji Maeda's side. It shows his loyalty, but it does not prevent Keiji Maeda from seeing the affairs ahead. "Humph! The day before yesterday, you must have been happy with my performance, right? It would be great if he could say a few kind words in front of Yamada-sama at that time. The ghost thought triumphantly. Well...... How do you feel that this ghost head looks like a scheming? Isn't there something wrong with this?
It's just that, although the ghost's expression is very good, it's a pity that this young man still ignores him like Keiji Maeda. I saw him slowly walk 5 meters in front of Keiji Maeda and suddenly stopped. "The day before yesterday, my lord, there was no hostility below." The boy looked at the toothpick inserted at his feet, and then said respectfully to Keiji Maeda.
"Hehe~ It doesn't matter if you're hostile or not, but it's better not to make too misleading moves until you make your intentions clear~" Keiji Maeda said with a chuckle, without any worried expression on his face.
Hearing Maeda Keiji's words, the young man's face was entangled for a moment, and then he asked respectfully, "Is it true that Maeda-sama said before that you can become a real samurai?" ”