Chapter 3: The Aftermath and Nothing

It's not that I'm familiar with the various era names of the book, but as a veteran player of the glorious game, the names of Astronomy, Hongji, Yongroku, Motogui, and Tensho must be familiar. The famous Oda Nobunaga was born in the third year of astronomy, and his main room, Nohime, the head of the three ladies of the Warring States, was born in the fourth year of astronomy, and Shimazu Yoshihiro was also born in the same year; Ashikaga Yoshiteru was born in the fifth year of Astronomy; Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Toyotomi Hideyoshi were born in the sixth year of Astronomy...... Well, he should still be called Kinoshita Tojiro now; Then, the Hojo clan of Kanto and the Nagamune Ibe Motoko of Tosa were born in the seventh year of Astronomy; Toshiie Maeda was born in the eighth year of Astronomy; Toyotomi Hidenaga was born in the ninth year of Astronomy, and now he is still called Kotake, nesting in the countryside of Owari; Tokugawa Ieyasu was born at the end of the 11th Astronomical Week; Honganji Xianru was born in the 12th year of the Astronomical Year; Hanbei Takenaka and Terumune Date were born in the thirteenth year of Astronomy; Asai Nagamasa astronomy for 14 years; Mogami Yoshimitsu and Takeda Katsuyori for 15 years; In the second year, the first beauty of the Warring States period, Ashi, was born...... These people all became the protagonists of the era during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and participated in and performed the last glory of the Warring States period.

Well, there is also the Kira Keijiro, who was forced to become a monk, who was also born in the ninth year of Astronomy; And then Kira kinada, who entered the Kira family, was born in the tenth year of astronomy......

I opened my eyes and looked at the rudimentary roof. Below me, there was the only worn-out straw mat in the room, two clay bowls resting on the straw mat beside my face, and the sea moon sheath at hand. There seemed to be something covering my forehead, and I reached out and touched it, and it was a cloth towel with a little dampness.

There was a sound of soft footsteps outside the hut, and I knew it was the girl named Konatsu who had returned. I quickly closed my eyes and pretended to be still asleep. I don't know why I'm pretending to be asleep, maybe I haven't figured it out yet.

The wooden door creaked, and the footsteps got closer. Then there was a dull thud, and the prey was supposed to be thrown to the ground. Then the footsteps moved, and the sound was smaller, as light as a cat. If you weren't lying on the ground and were used to the silence, you wouldn't have been able to hear it...... The cloth towel on his forehead was removed, and a small soft hand stroked his forehead. The fingers of the little hands are a little rough, but they feel very warm.

I was slightly taken aback, but still held on to not opening my eyes. I have to say that this soft and warm touch is so comfortable that I suddenly feel that pretending to be asleep is not without benefits.

"Huh?" Xiao Xia suddenly withdrew his hand, "Your Highness, you have already woken up, right?" ”

I continued to pretend to be asleep, but I felt my eyelids flutter slightly.

"Your Highness! When you touched your forehead with your hand just now, your eyelids jumped! Xiao Xia pointed out solemnly, "So please don't pretend to be asleep anymore." There is still a lot to be done to revive the great cause of the Kira family! ”

Since he has already pretended, he has to simply pretend to the end. My eyes were still closed, and even my eyelids were still steady, and there was no longer any fluttering.

Xiao Xia muttered something in a low voice, as if "I've never seen such a lazy samurai" or something. Then, my head was lifted and I lay on Natsu's lap, and a clay bowl was brought to my mouth.

"This ......" is lying on the lap of other girls, and I really can't continue to pretend. I hurriedly got up and grabbed the sea moon in my hand. But the clay bowl on the side of my mouth was knocked over, and a bowl of water was spilled on my chest.

"Your Highness! I'm sorry......" Xiao Xia immediately knelt on the ground.

"Ah, this...... None of your business...... It was my own carelessness. I hurriedly said.

"Thank you, Your Highness, forgiveness!" Xiao Xia straightened up and looked at me seriously with a pair of dark and smart eyes.

I was a little embarrassed to say, "Ah! Just now...... I didn't mean to pretend to be asleep just now, it's just that there are some things that I haven't thought through yet...... Well, that's it! ”

"Yes!" Xiao Xia bowed her head in response.

"So, how long have I been asleep?"

"Your Highness has been asleep for two days."

"Two days! How so? I screamed in surprise.

"Yes! Your Highness has just escaped, and the road must have been very hard! It may be due to exhaustion that makes me fall asleep for so long. ”

"Exhausted? It's a bit of a thing. I smiled wryly. From the modern era to the Sengoku period, it is difficult for anyone to accept it! "You say...... Escape? ”

"Yes. Yesterday, I went to Seikajo to investigate, and I heard the city's Ashigaru say that seven days ago, the Motoyama army burned down Saiyoji Temple, and five days ago shot His Royal Highness Kira Keijiro near the mouth of the Niyodo River, and burned and sank His Highness's ship. Therefore, Benshan Fang thought that His Highness had been killed and had given up the pursuit of His Highness! ”

I was speechless for a moment. My head was a mess and it seemed like there were several thoughts fighting. But I can be roughly sure that the 'Highness' who was killed should be true, and the direct bloodline of the Kira family may have been severed.

"This- since they say Keijiro Kira has been killed, why do you think I'm me?" After a long silence, I asked cautiously.

"Because His Highness has Haiyue with him...... Haiyue is the family treasure of the Kira family, and the stakes are so important that it is impossible to give it to the Shadow Warrior. So I dared to guess that it was only His Highness's stand-in who was killed! ”

I subconsciously tightened the sea moon in my hand.

"What if...... I said I'm not Keijiro Kira, what would you do? After thinking about it seriously, I said slowly.

"Does Your Highness want to give up his responsibilities and live incognito for the rest of his life!" Xiao Xia's expression suddenly became very frightened, and he bowed deeply, "I beg Your Highness to give up this kind of thought!" ”

Xiao Xia's reaction caught me off guard.

I originally thought that after Natsu knew that I was not Kira Keijiro, she should recapture Haiyue and even kill me. Therefore, my plan was to pretend that I was a monk who fled with Keijiro at Saiyoji Temple, and sent Kaizuki back to Kira's house by order. Then I gave Kaiyue to Konatsu and asked her to pass on the Kira family, while I went out to "travel" or find another temple to live in and pray for Keijiro's prayers. Anyway, Xiyang Temple has been burned down, and the retinue is dead, and now no one can expose me. I think this must be in line with the original history, because this girl lives in the ancestral house of the Kira Hiroshi family, and it is likely that she is the direct ancestor of their family.

However, this girl seems to have decided that I am Keijiro Kira. And if I don't admit it, I just want to be lazy so that I can live incognito for the rest of my life. I even saw a deep disappointment in the girl's attitude.

"You get up first!" I have to say. It's always hard to make the girls kneel all the time.

"Then Your Highness has promised to do so?" Xiao Xia straightened up happily.

"Hmm......" I snorted mutteringly. I don't know how to say it, it's already a dead knot.

"There's another request down there. Please accept Your Highness as an official retainer and let you serve you! Xiao Xia solemnly bowed her head again.

"You?" I'm a little confused. I remember that there were very few female samurai in the Warring States period, and the so-called "Ji samurai" should exist more in novels. There are still some female ninjas. After all, the physical strength and reflexes of female surnames are naturally weaker than those of male surnames, and it is really reluctant to be a samurai.

"Yes. Although she is a daughter, she has been hunting since she was a child, and she thinks she is not weak in archery. The level of swordsmanship under is also okay. Fighting with those bandits in Taka-cho has never been defeated! Xiao Xia said.

"You? Fighting bandits? ”

"Yes. Sometimes ......," the girl replied.

I understand. This girl is alone, and it is inevitable that some people will covet her in the market. Judging by the age of this girl, she is a little older than my sister. If it was in my original era, where would a girl like this not be spoiled?

Living in this era, it's really not easy to cope with everything alone...... Looking at the simple furnishings of this house, I must have suffered a lot over the years, and I suddenly felt a lot of pity for this girl.

"Did your grandfather teach you hunting and swordsmanship?" I asked softly.

"Yes. My grandfather was an important minister of the family tree, and he was planning to restore the family all the time. Unfortunately, as a daughter, she has already disappointed her grandfather, so she naturally has to study martial arts hard so as not to disappoint her grandfather again. ”

"Actually, as a samurai, I'm not suited. There is no way to accept you as a retainer. If you must take me for Keijiro Kira, then I am destined to disappoint you. I sighed, this girl was too persistent. However, if because of my relationship, I let her bear that kind of ethereal responsibility, then I can't bear it. According to the Sengoku samurai law that I know, after the death of the real Kira Keijiro, she has been relieved of her responsibilities to the Kira family. Then, she can free herself from revenge and choose her own actions in the future. I decided to try to convince her.

I organized my language a bit and tried to make my tone sound more serious: "...... In troubled times, the family name is extinct or even the heirs are extinct, I don't know how many such families there are. If you can inherit your family name, you are already very lucky. Now I will hand over the sea and moon to you, and let you inherit the Kira family. In the future, don't be too obsessed! ”

"Your Highness! Have you really decided? Xiao Xia asked astringently.

I noticed that her body was trembling slightly.

"Yes. Let's take the knife. "I made up my mind and handed Haiyue to Xiao Xia.

Xiao Xia sat on his knees and took Haiyue with respectful hands. Then, suddenly, she pulled out the knife and wiped it at the side of her neck.

"Stop!" I quickly grabbed her arm. However, the sharp blade had already cut through her neck. On the side of the white jade-like neck, an inch-long wound was shocking, and bright red blood overflowed.

"It's okay, it didn't hurt the artery!" I hugged her and reached out to hold the wound, and the blood immediately stained my palms red, dripping from my fingers. "Why are you so troubled?" I said sadly.

"Your Highness has given up the family business, and your efforts have lost their goals, so what's the point of living." Xiao Xia said weakly.

"Stop talking!" I stopped. The wound on the neck is really not easy to bandage, too tight for fear of poor breathing, too loose and ineffective. Also, there doesn't seem to be much to wrap up in the house. I looked around the room and finally cut a strip from the hem of my dress with a knife.

"Your Highness, if you insist on giving up your family business, please don't stop me from ......" Xiao Xia's voice was very coherent and firm despite being weak.

"Okay, whatever you say is what you say, it's important to treat the injury first!" I nodded repeatedly. Begin to bandage the wound.

"Your Highness, there is a hemostatic medicine in the gourd on the wall." Natsu managed to smile.

"Don't say it sooner!" I quickly took off the gourd, applied a full layer to the wound, and wrapped it in strips of cloth. I tried to move the strip of cloth down to the bottom of my neck so that Natsu could breathe better.

"Is that okay? Will it be too tight? I asked.

"That's it." Xiao Xia smiled.

"That's good." I tied the slipknot, then carried Natsu to the straw mat and carefully lowered her.

"Wait." Xiao Xia struggled to kneel and sat up, and saluted me, "Your Majesty Shangchuan Xiaoxia, meet the lord!" ”

"Alright, that's it!" I helped her to lie down on the mat.

"Lord, you should already be in service, can you tell the honor?" Xiao Xia turned her head sideways.

"Kira...... Xuan Jing ...... "I had to answer like this. It's hard to deny it now, so let's use Kira Hiroshi's official name first, "You can recuperate from your injuries first." ”

"Yes, my lord!" Xiao Xia suddenly burst into tears.

"Why are you crying? Now you know it hurts, right? I-the freshly baked Kira Xuanjing shook his head helplessly.

"The subordinates are happy!" Xiao Xia burst into tears, "The lord can cheer up, and the subordinates can serve the lord, presumably the lord, grandfather, and father will all feel gratified!" ”

"Are you hungry? Look at you just before you come back from hunting. ”

Xiao Xia nodded, struggling to get up again.

"Don't move, be careful of your wounds." I stopped her by saying, "You just lie down, let me come!" ”

"How can you let the lord work hard for his subordinates......" Xiao Xia muttered.

"This, Xiao Xia, I have something to tell you." I'm really not used to her attitude.

"My lord, please command."

"Actually, speaking of the Kira family, although it used to be a big family, now there may be only two of us left. So, I hope you're not so restrained. Don't open your mouth, the lord is prone to bow down. In that case, it is not a matter of harmony. "I tried my best to get into the role of Kira Nobukei and tried to come up with this reason.

"But, the lord ......," Xiao Xia wanted to admonish.

"Moreover, I heard you say that the recent Yue Gao has been occupied by the Benshan family, and he may have to walk in the enemy territory in the future, so it is not suitable to be too solemn." Remembering what she said about going to the market yesterday, I added this sentence again.

"This ...... Be! She nodded.

"Then I'll go get ready to eat." I finally felt a little more relaxed, "What do you usually do?" ”

"Make a fire in the pit and cook it. Lord! Natsu replied, "The flint is in the corner." ”

"I'll go out and bake it! It's summer, and if you light a fire indoors, it's going to be hot over there! I picked up the moose she had dropped on the ground, "I'll go to the river and deal with it first." By the way, do you want to drink water? I can bring it here. ”

"And water." Xiao Xia said. There was another layer of mist in his eyes.

"Where? In your eyes? I laughed hard and joked.

"In an urn under the table." Xiao Xia hurriedly reached out and wiped his eyes, "Please forgive me!" It's not that the subordinates are weak, but they are ...... It's just the first time someone has done this to me, and I'm a little unaccustomed to it! ”

I smiled and nodded, and walked out of the cabin with the moose and Haiyue in my hand. This Xiao Xia only showed a little concern, and she was so moved. And judging from her education, she must have been tempered by her grandfather and didn't get much warmth.

The mountains are lush with trees, all the eyes are green, and the original ecological scenery is indeed good. At least until I find a way back, I'm going to stay here. When it comes to going back, I don't have a clue, but it's not a problem to stay here. I like to play Sengoku background games very much, and I've read some books about it, but I think it's going to be a tough thing to survive in this era...... What to do in the future?

Before I knew it, I had already walked to the river. I shook my head frustratedly.

Thinking about what to do so much, these things, it is difficult to figure out for a while. For now, let's take care of Xiao Xia first.

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