"3 bits! Interested in joining us? ”

The team had just suffered a heavy blow, and Nanaemon was desperate to bring new companions into the group.

And if the new companion is strong, it will be even better.

Of the three men, except for the "wild man", the other two were armed with knives.

The left waist of the "glasses" is decently inserted with a knife and a waki.

The "giant" carried a large sword.

Although I don't know what the strength of the two is, the tall body of the "giant" looks very strong.

Therefore, Nanaemon, who was eager to re-expand the team, hurriedly threw an invitation to the three people.

And yet—as soon as he said that, "Glasses" said without any hesitation:

"Sorry, no. We don't want to team up with you. ”

This is the second time that Nanaemon has been rejected so quickly today.

Just when Nanaemon was stunned because he was rejected again, "Glasses" suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked Nanaemon up and down seriously.

"Take a closer look at ......"

"Glasses" suddenly whispered.

"I still know you...... You're the leader of the powerful bandits in the Mutsu region, Nanaemon, right? ”

"Not good at fighting, but extra good at negotiating. Relying on his own mouth and brains, he has set up a large-scale bandit force in the Mutsu area. ”

"I didn't expect you to be captured on this island."

Seeing that the "glasses" actually recognized themselves, Nanaemon was stunned for a while, and hurriedly said again with a little joy on his face:

"You recognize me? That's great! ”

"That's right! I'm Nanaemon! ”

"I don't dare to say much else, but in terms of brains, I am quite confident!"

"As long as 3 of you join us, I will definitely lead you to ......"

This time, it was still Nanaemon's words before he could finish his words, and he was interrupted.

It's just that—this time it wasn't the words of anyone else that interrupted Nanaemon's conversation, but — Nanaemon felt something flash before his eyes.

Nanaemon only felt a flower in front of him.

In the next moment, I heard the sound of "click" closing the knife.

The "glasses" that had just returned to the natural droop of his hands, his right hand was already on the hilt of the knife at this time.

His posture made the prisoners around him instantly nervous, and they mistakenly thought that "Glasses" was planning to draw a knife.

The surrounding prisoners raised their weapons one after another, staring at "Glasses" and the others as if they were facing a great enemy.

"Don't be nervous."

"Glasses" smiled.

"I'm not going to draw a knife right now."

"After all—I've already drawn my sword."

It wasn't until the words of "Glasses" fell that Nanaemon reacted - the top of his head was weird.

He shook his head—his pigtail fell from the top of his head and landed at his feet.

Nanaemon, as well as the rest of the prisoners, stared in amazement and disbelief at the pigtails that had fallen at their feet.

When did this man draw his sword just now—this is including Nanaemon

Neither Nanaemon nor the other prisoners heard the sound of their swords drawn.

"Nanaemon. You seem to have misunderstood something. ”

"Glasses" said as he lowered the hand on the hilt of the knife.

"I don't remember you because of how amazing or famous you are."

"It's just because you bought a batch of rice from us before, and it took a long time to give the money."

"Although you finally paid all the money without missing a point, your behavior of delaying the payment for a long time still makes my lord very unhappy."

"So cut off your braids as a punishment for you."

"I hope you'll be able to do it well in the future."

After that, "glasses" is no more.

and the "giants" and "savages" slowly walked away.

Nanaemon no longer dared to throw invitations to these three people.

Not only did he not dare to say another word, but at the same time, he did not dare to move more.

The rest of the prisoners were the same, they only dared to cast a stunned and frightened gaze at "Glasses" and others, and they didn't even dare to come out.

It wasn't until the three "glasses" completely left the field of vision that Nanaemon breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned, and his whole body sat down on the ground as if all his strength had been drained in an instant.

Without touching it with his hands, Nanaemon could clearly feel that the clothes on his back were already wet with cold sweat......

……

……

"Amachi, listen."

Ogata stopped abruptly and put his right hand in his right ear.

"Listen to what?" Amachi asked.

"Do you hear the sound of water ahead?"

Hearing Ogata say this, Amachi followed Ogata's example, put his hands in his ears, and listened carefully.

After calming down and listening, Amachi realized, as Ogata had said, the sound of water flowing in front of them.

Because the voice is very small, you can't hear it clearly if you don't listen carefully.

"Looks like we're almost there." Ogata said, "Let's go, Amachi." Work harder. ”

"I still have plenty of stamina, so I don't need to work hard."

Hearing the sound of water made Ogata and Amachi feel excited.

According to Sokai, the shogunate researchers were located next to the Rinon River, the largest river on Butterfly Island.

The sound of running water in front of us must be the sound of the Linong River when the water is stirring.

The two of them quickened their pace a little and followed the sound of the water.

Pushing aside the layers of trees and penetrating the thick shade one after another, the two of them gradually felt that water vapor was coming from the surface.

Finally, it dawned on me.

After rushing out of this small bush, a large river with a fairly wide channel appeared in front of the two of them.

Ogata pulled out the map that Sokai had drawn for them.

After looking at the map in his hand, and then at the big river in front of him, Ogata nodded slightly:

"We're on the right track, and this river is the Linong River."

"It's been three days since I landed on the island, and I finally see the river...... "Amachi said as he stretched hard.

As Amachi said, the two of them have finally encountered a river on this butterfly island from the time they landed on the island to the present.

However, since both of them now have enough water from the well of Tenmanji Temple, there is no need for them to drink water or replenish water now.

Ogata and Amachi walked slowly to the edge of the Rinon River, washed their hands in the cold water, and washed their faces by the way, and then took out the map that Sokai had drawn for them again and looked at it carefully.

"The shogunate's researchers should be stationed further upstream......," Ogata said softly, "let's go some further upstream along the riverbank." ”

"Upstream...... "Amachi muttered as he looked up at the upper reaches of the Linon River, "really...... How far do we have to go......"

Before she finished speaking, she was looking at the upper reaches of the Linong River, her pupils shrank slightly, and she paused suddenly.

"Ah Yi ......"

"What's wrong?"

Amachi points to the upper reaches of the Linon River.

"Above...... There are corpses ......"