Ogata looked the teenager up and down several times.

The teenager's clothes were quite neat.

The body is also quite clean, as if it has just taken a bath.

However, his eyes made Ogata feel a little hairy.

The teenager's eyes...... There is no look......

It's like a pair of dead man's eyes.

The teenager was led by the flying ape and knelt on the left side of Ogata.

Once the boy was seated, the flying ape took a few steps back and knelt on one knee on the boy's right back side.

"Samurai-sama, ...... first meeting" The boy took the lead in introducing himself to Ogata, "My name is Rikishi......"

After the young man who called himself Riji finished speaking, Ogata hurriedly turned his kneeling body to the left so that his body was facing Riji.

"First meeting. My name is Ogata Yoshi. ”

"Ogata-kun." Kuranaga spoke up at this time, "Riji was born in an ordinary village called 'Myohari' in my domain. ”

After listening to Kuranaga's supplementary introduction to Riji, Ogata secretly said in his heart:

- Why did you bring a person with such terrible eyes to me for no reason......

As soon as the voice in Ogata's heart fell, Kuranaga added a sentence that made Ogata's heart almost skip a beat:

"Five months ago, the village of Myaozhang ceased to exist."

“…… Yes? Ogata turned his head and cast a stunned look at Kuranaga, "Gone?" What's going on? ”

Kuranaga pursed his lips.

After a pause, he said:

“…… Since his accession to the throne, he has increased taxes to the villages of the domain in order to satisfy his own selfish desires. ”

"Five months ago, the villagers of Myohang Village revolted because they couldn't stand the harsh taxes."

"The uprising of the villagers of Miaozhang Village was naturally quickly extinguished."

"Only three days have passed since the uprising was launched and when it failed."

"Ogata-kun, you must be confused right now, right? I wondered why I had never heard of this uprising. ”

Hearing Kuranaga's words, Ogata's pupils shrank slightly.

Because Kuranaga's words just now were very accurate to Ogatata's heart.

Ogata just wondered why he had never heard of it.

"The reason why you haven't heard about this is because we did our best to block the news of the 'Myohari Village Uprising' and 'Myoharagi Village Uprising Failed'."

"There are two reasons why we have to do this."

"The first reason: because the peasants in a certain rural area of the domain could not bear the harsh taxes and started an uprising—this disgraceful news naturally made the least known to the better."

"As for the second reason......

Kuranaga fell silent suddenly.

The hands that were naturally placed on his legs also slowly tightened.

The emotions in his eyes slowly became complicated.

“…… Reason 2...... It's because ...... The lord ...... the villagers who were captured as a result of the failed uprising A very cruel punishment was carried out ......"

Kuranaga's words just now seem to have some kind of magic.

As soon as the words fell, Riggie had a strange reaction......

Rigi clenched his teeth and clenched his fists, and his body began to tremble slightly.

Riggie's strength seemed to be about to crush his teeth and scratch the blood in his palms.

Ogata, on the other hand, looked at Kuranaga with a blank expression, and then at Riki.

“…… Next. Kuranaga sighed lightly, "It's up to Riji to tell you what the lord has done to the villagers of Myojang Village......

Ogata looked at Riji.

Riggie took a few deep breaths to calm his emotions.

Then he opened his mouth and made a hoarse sound:

“…… The dog thief in Matsudaira Gennai...... Not a human ......"

"He took everyone in the village ...... All brought back to his city......"

"The men of the village were taken to a dojo in the city, and the women were taken to other places......

"That dog thief in Matsudaira Gennai...... I like to watch my relatives and best friends kill each other...... He called it a 'martial arts' ......"

"The dojo...... That's where the dog thief watched the fight......"

"The reason why they brought us to that ashram was to see us and our family and friends kill each other......

"He gave each of us a knife......"

"Only one person can live in each duel......"

"And my first opponent...... It's my little brother ......! ”

Speaking of this, Riji, who could no longer control his emotions, began to roll out of his eyes in large drops.

"If there is no winner in every duel, then both of them will be killed by that dog thief......!"

"I don't want to kill my brother......"

"But I don't want to die ...... either"

"So...... I finally ...... A sword pierced my brother's chest......"

And then ...... My opponent for the 2nd game...... It's my father......"

"My father ran into my knife himself in order to keep me alive......"

"After that...... I fought against a lot of my friends in the village again......"

"I killed my brother, my father, and almost all my friends to survive......"

"I hate it...... I killed all my relatives and friends in order to survive......"

"But I hate even more the Matsudaira dog thief who forced us to do this kind of thing!!"

Riji lunged at Ogata, grappling with Ogata's right hand.

"Samurai-sama! Please help me! Help us! ”

"Please help us kill that dog thief in Gennai Matsudaira!!"

Riji's hands clenched Ogata's right hand tightly.

Ogata could clearly feel the strength of Rigi's hands, the trembling with excitement and anger, and ...... The boundless hatred that lies within Riggie......

Compared with Riji's tearful request, what made Ogata feel even more unsettled was Riji's tears.

Originally, Riggie's tears were still ordinary transparent colors.

However...... As Riggie continued to elaborate on his previous experience, Riggie's tears gradually began to change......

It slowly changes from transparent to reddish.

At last...... Turned into the current scarlet ......

Scarlet Tears...... No, it can't be said to be tears anymore.

It should be said that blood kept rolling out of Riji's eye sockets and then dripping onto the hakama on Ogata's legs......

The drop of blood that fell on Ogata's hakama was as hot as a spark for Ogata, burning all over Ogata's body, causing large goosebumps to rise uncontrollably on Ogata's skin......

Looking at Riji, who was in tears, Kuranaga let out a long sigh.

"Flying Ape...... Take Riggie down to rest......"

"Yes......"

The flying ape helped Rigie, who was still howling, out of the room.

Ogata stared blankly in the direction Riji had left.

I was speechless for a long time.