The "man" was now naked, and a maid knelt next to the "man" and wiped the body.

Let's be honest - Ogata didn't know what words to use to refer to the terrifying creature in front of him.

If the creature in front of it was an object, its chest was still rising and falling rhythmically, proving that it was alive and not some inanimate dead thing.

But if it's personal...... It's really ...... Not quite like a person......

No hands.

No feet.

Dense scars occupy the entire cheek, making it difficult to see the face as it is.

But Ogata could barely tell from the resilient skin on her body that this "person" should not be very old, probably in his 20s.

There are no eyeballs, two eye sockets are black holes, nothing.

She seemed to sense that someone was looking at her, so she slowly turned her head and aimed her eyesockets, which were no longer eyeballs, at Ogata.

His mouth was open, as if he wanted to say something.

And yet—her mouth kept opening and closing, but Ogata couldn't hear half a word from her mouth.

Through her open mouth, Ogata saw that there was nothing in her mouth.

No teeth, no tongue.

"Uh-huh......!"

Ogata could no longer resist the intense nausea that kept pouring out of his stomach.

Raise your hand to cover your mouth, and then quickly escape from the room as if you were running away.

After escaping from this room, Ogata directly held on to the nearest wall and began to vomit frantically.

Kuranaga and the flying ape also silently followed Ogata out of the room.

When Kuranaga left the room, he did not forget to tell the maids in the room who were in charge of taking care of these poor women, and let them continue to work hard.

As the flying ape closed the paper door of the room, Kuranaga slowly walked over to Ogata's side and patted Ogata's back to make Ogata feel better.

"The old man...... Sorry......"

After spitting out everything in his stomach that could be vomited, Ogata wiped his mouth and apologized to Kuranaga beside him.

"I got your floor dirty......"

"It's okay." Kuranaga said softly, "If the floor is dirty, you can let the next people clean it later." ”

“…… The elders of the family, those who are covered by quilts...... It's all ...... Those poor women who were mutilated by Gennai Matsudaira? ”

Kuranaga nodded.

After a moment of silence, Kuranaga sighed lightly.

"How to take care of these poor girls...... I've actually been feeling very embarrassed......"

"I don't know if I'm going to continue to entrust the handmaidens with their personal care as I do now."

"Or ...... Send them directly on the road, so that they can be freed as soon as possible......"

"There were 23 of these poor women in the beginning."

"But now...... Only the 18 people in the room remained. ”

"After the other five were adopted by me and returned home, they used the same method to commit suicide one after another."

"Same ...... Method," Ogata wondered.

"Deliberately choking on water when drinking water, choking yourself to death."

"They don't have hands, feet, tongues, or teeth."

"Eyes gouged out, ears deaf."

"The only way they can commit suicide if they can't move and can't tell outsiders what they're thinking is to deliberately choke on water when they drink it, choking themselves to death......"

"I've always felt ...... If the surviving girls could speak, they would have begged me to kill them quickly so that they could be freed as soon as possible......"

With that, Kuranaga raised his head, closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh.

"What the hell should I ...... What should I do......"

……

……

Hirose Domain, Sakakibara Sword Museum -

At this time, the Sakakibara Sword Hall no longer had the cheerful atmosphere it had before.

In the air, there is a sense of tension and panic.

All the disciples of the Sakakibara Sword Hall were respectfully kneeling on the side of the dojo at this time.

On the other side of the dojo, that is, opposite them, sat a large group of people kneeling in the black press.

These people were without exception - their faces were grim, and they all had sabers stuck in their waists.

A young man with a pale face sat casually in front of these grim-faced people.

The pale-faced young man, casually picking at the dust between his fingernails, seemed to be waiting for something.

At that moment, an old figure flashed in from outside the dojo.

This old figure is the owner of the Sakakibara Sword Pavilion, the Sakakibara Hanbei.

The half-guard slowly walked towards the pale young man with a cup of hot tea still steaming.

"Lord, please have tea."

This pale-faced young man was none other than the lord of their Hirose Domain, Matsudaira Gennai.

About just before a stick of incense, Matsudaira Gennai suddenly led a large number of people to break into the Sakakibara Sword Hall.

After seeing the Sakakihara Sword Pavilion masters and apprentices led by Hanbei, Matsudaira Genuchi said directly to Hanbei and the others without any greetings and politeness: I want to drink tea, go and prepare it for me.

Regarding the sudden arrival of Matsudaira Gennei, the half-soldier guard and the others naturally did not dare to slack off.

Quickly move the tables full of food and drinks to make room for people in Matsudaira to sit in.

And the half-guards immediately rushed to the inner room of the sword hall to prepare the best tea for Matsudaira Gennai to serve their sword hall.

Normally, the Hanbei would occasionally invite their disciples who were practicing swords to drink tea, so the inner room of the sword hall stored some tea leaves, as well as various tools for making tea.

After preparing the tea as fast as he could, the half-guard hurriedly brought it out for Matsudaira Gennai to enjoy.

Looking at the cup of tea brought out by the half-soldier, Matsudaira Gennai said in a calm tone that was neither salty nor light:

"I thought that after coming to this Sword Breaking Hall, I would be able to have tea to drink immediately, but it took me a long time - I still need to wait."

The word "Broken Sword Pavilion" sounded very harsh to the ears of the half-guards.

But the half-guard still resisted the discomfort in his heart, and piled a flattering smile on his face.

Matsudaira Genuchi's words just now not only made Hanbei feel unhappy, but also made Hanbei feel flustered.

I don't know what Matsudaira Gennai meant by what he just said.

Is it displeasure that he is slow on his hands and feet?

Or does it mean nothing else?

Just when the half-soldier was upset by Matsudaira Genuchi's words just now, Matsudaira Genuchi picked up the tea in the half-guard's hand, and then handed it to a small surname next to him.

The little surname immediately respectfully accepted the tea handed over by Matsudaira Gennai, and then took a sip.

After taking a sip and waiting for a while, after confirming that this cup of tea was not poisonous, the little surname said to Matsudaira Gennai respectfully:

"Lord, the tea is non-toxic."

"Hmm." After softly agreeing, Matsudaira Gennai picked up the teacup and began to pour tea into his mouth in small sips.