"Your Highness Mo, may I ask if this wine is not to your mouth?"

At the banquet, the atmosphere was full of joy, completely devoid of the frightened and silent atmosphere under the threat of monsters. It seems that everyone also wants to use this celebration banquet to completely dispel the fears of the past. At the banquet, there was a staggered mix of ideas and laughter, and even the lord of Yamada Castle, who had always paid attention to traditional etiquette, made an exception and ignored the rudeness and indulgence of his own retainers.

It's just that at this time, the Yamada Castle Lord suddenly noticed that Mo, who was invited to the table on the side, was basically motionless about the wine in front of him, and even the meal stopped after a few sips of it.

"No, I just don't drink." Mo shook his head and said lightly.

"Uh...... That's really ......" Yamada was stunned, but his brain, which was already a little drunk, couldn't turn around, and he didn't know how to continue the words.

"Hahahahahaha, you don't know how to drink, this can't be done, Mojun, how can a man who can't drink be called a man!!"

Just as Yamada was stunned, a man dressed as a samurai in the middle of the banquet had already stood up from his seat, pointing at Mo and laughing. Looking at the position where he was originally sitting, it should be a close confidant under Yamada. But looking at his unsteady pace and flushed face, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was almost drunk.

The laughter of the young military commander immediately attracted the attention of everyone at the banquet.

"Oh, I almost forgot, Mojun is only 10 years old, I guess there is no chance to taste fine wine yet? Come on, drink this, and you'll be a wonderful, self-contained man! ”

Now everyone understands that he is ridiculing and provoking each other. But it's nothing, anyway, it can be excused as a drunken renegade afterwards, which is also a trick they are used to. Anyway, it's just two outsiders, so will the lord of his own family severely punish his subordinates because of two outsiders?

As a result, none of the people stepped forward to dissuade them, but put on a good show.

Although the other party defeated the monster that threatened the castle for everyone today, but so what? The more the other party shows his majesty, the more it means that his subordinates and retainers are incompetent. What's more, a little ghost who didn't have any hair could actually kill that Rausch monster with one sword...... In this way, this so-called youkai is nothing more than that...... Maybe you can go up yourself...... You can even take the opportunity to make a big difference...... So why does this little ghost sit in the upper seat, and I should be in that seat......

And so on, and so on, did not flow through the hearts of all people. Of course, on the surface, they will still be respectful, because they know that these thoughts are just thoughts after all. If you really dare to say this, you will die.

Of course, they don't mind standing by and watching when some reckless idiot comes forward to provoke them. And now, there is just an impatient rush up, isn't that right? It's just a farce after drinking, just watch the play......

"Presumptuous!! What nonsense are you talking about!! At this time, Yamada finally reacted, he didn't expect that his family general would be so rude in front of distinguished guests, he suddenly forgot the demeanor he had been trying to maintain, stood up angrily, and scolded directly: "Don't give me back yet!" ”

"Uh...... The head of the family, I ......" Jing Quan, who was scolded like this, suddenly woke up most of the time, but when he saw the hairy boy who was completely indifferent on the side and completely ignored his provocation, the anger suppressed in his heart rushed to his mind again.

Gritting his teeth, Jing Quan half-knelt down, "My lord, I'm very sorry, I'm all drunk and gaffe, please punish me!" But there is a request below, today after seeing His Highness Mo's sword, I am really itching, and please allow me to ask His Highness Mo about each other's swordsmanship!! ”

All of a sudden, the entire hall fell silent, and everyone looked at the kneeling hall with a look of surprise. What's going on? Ask? This is a blatant provocation, right? This is not an excuse for drunken gaffes that can be explained, what is Jing Quan thinking?

But soon some of them had a flash in their eyes, as if they had thought of something......

If it was because of that incident, then Izumi's behavior would not be very strange......

"Presumptuous, Izumi, do you know what you're talking about?! Don't get out of here! This sudden surprise made Yamada unable to react at once. What kind of drunken madness is this love under his own hand, he actually said such a thing. Yamada, who was a little confused, scolded directly; "Come on, Jingquan is drunk, help him down for me!"

"No, wait, Yamada-sama, I'm sober! Your Highness Mo, I really hope that you can give me some advice, and I hope you can agree! Jing Quan turned to look at Mo, and the suppressed anger and provocation in his eyes could be seen as long as he was not blind.

"Izumi Ichiro, you! Step down for me! That's an order! This time, Yamada was really going crazy, calling him by his name and scolding.

"Lord Yamada, you don't have to be so angry! It's just a matter of pointing, and it's just a good aftertaste. On the side, Usami Ming stopped the angry Yamada at the right time, and then turned to Mo and said, "Mo, you can have a discussion with this Izumi-kun." ”

"This ......" Yamada's anger was slightly extinguished, and after calming down a little, he straightened his somewhat scattered clothes and sat down again: "Okay, Izumi, since Usa has spoken to adults, I don't care about your rudeness this time." But after the discussion, you will have to apologize to His Highness Mo for your faux pas! Did you hear that! ”

"Yes! Thank you, my lord! Thank you, Lord Usami! I just had a faux pas, so let me apologize for my guilt after the discussion! After speaking, Jing Quan stood up and turned to Mo: "Your Highness Mo, please give me a lot of advice!" ”

"I'm really sorry, Usami-sama. I'm a little obsessed with swords on weekdays.,Please forgive me for the faux pas.。 Yamada, who sat down and slowly calmed down, apologized again to Usamiaki on the side.

"Where...... A good sword is a must for every swordsman, and I can understand Jingquanjun's actions. ”

"That's really ......"

……

In order to avoid regeneration, Jing Quan directly pulled out the saber on his waist; "His Royal Highness Mo's strength is amazing, and he doesn't mind where to compete, so let's just order it directly, let's start here now!"

Mo sighed imperceptibly and nodded, "Then let the guest do as he pleases." ”

After speaking, Mo picked up a chopstick on the table, put on a posture of a sword, stood up without moving, and said to the well in front of him, "Please." ”

Seeing this scene, Jing Quan's pupils contracted suddenly, and he shouted angrily: "What do you mean by this!?" ”

Mo didn't answer, still maintaining this posture: "Please." ”

"Ahhh Jing Quan couldn't suppress it anymore, and he didn't care about anything else, so he rushed forward directly, full of anger, and slashed down with all his might......

Seeing this scene, everyone was so frightened that they couldn't sit still, in case Jing Quan couldn't hold back......

However, the scene of flesh and blood splattering in everyone's imagination did not. With a loud bang, it was not flesh and blood that flew out, but a half-truncated blade.

Turning their eyes away from the broken blade that flew out, everyone turned their gaze to the two of them again, and then, finally, confirming the fact that it was the ...... who flew out The ...... in the hands of Jing Quan

In everyone's sight, the long sword in Jing Quan's hand had been broken at some point, and the remaining half of it certainly couldn't reach Mo's body at all. And the chopsticks handed out in Mo's hand were against Jing Quan's throat, so that he didn't dare to move at all. Obviously, the winner is divided......

Exactly, what happened? Everyone watched in disbelief. Even Izumi, who is the person concerned, is thinking about this problem. He just vaguely felt that the other party seemed to point out the chopsticks at random, and then, and then his hundred refining long sword was actually interrupted by the collision with the opponent's chopsticks? Broken!?

"Ahem...... cough cough ......" Mo let go of the chopsticks in his hand, and Jing Quan staggered back a few steps, "This, this is ...... What moves...... "Even if it is full of unwillingness, but in the face of such a huge disparity in strength, even if it rushes up again, it is just self-inflicted......

"It's nothing, it's just that my 'sword' is sharper."

"Sword?" Turning his gaze to the not-so-ordinary wooden chopsticks on the table, "Haha, it's true that I humiliated myself......" The low murmur was full of bitterness and unwillingness

"Thank you for your advice, please forgive me for the rudeness just now. Lord Yamada, if you are rude after drinking, you will disturb the wine, please punish you! ”

"Hmph, such a rude in front of distinguished guests! It's an insult to my Yamada family's reputation! Now that you know your sin, ......"

"Yamada-sama, this is just a sparring, and it's very common for swordsmen and samurai. I don't think I need to scold Jing Quanjun too much, why don't you punish him for drinking three glasses of himself? ”

"Well, since Usami-sama has said so...... Okay, Jing Quan-kun, I won't care about your offense this time, and I'm not allowed to do it again in the future, understand!? ”

"Yes!"

After Jing Quan drank three glasses on the spot, he deduced that he had just been rude, and it was really not good to disturb everyone's drinking, so he left the table silently. Yamada nodded in acquiescence.

Seeing this scene, Usa shook his head secretly when he saw the light and darkness. Don't look at the Yamada Castle Lord who seems to be angry, but in fact, he is more biased towards his subordinates. Although he scolded him badly, he didn't say how to punish him severely. In this case, why should he, an outsider, sweep the other party's face, just give a step and go down his own.

After Izumi left the table, the atmosphere of the banquet slowly became lively again. At the end of the banquet, Yamada leaned over and said as if he was half drunk and half awake: "Lord Usami, this time it is really thanks to the help of you and Ling Gongzi that the great harm of 'spider masonry' has been eliminated. This kindness, our Yamada family really doesn't know how to repay it......"

"Lord Yamada, you are serious, our Usami family has been taking exorcism as our responsibility for generations, and this is just our business."

"No, no, maybe it's just a small matter in the eyes of Usami-sama, but for our Yamada family, it's a blessing for life! In this way, my little daughter is just about to get married, and I want to come for two years to be suitable for His Royal Highness Mo, I don't know what you think? ”

Usa was stunned when he saw Ming, and then looked at the other party's half-drunk and half-awake appearance......

Hehe, I see, although the Yamada family has declined, it seems that this head of the family is still a little scheming. Marriage? Wooing? Maybe I would have agreed to change to a different family or something, but the Usami family never needed these things, and they didn't bother to use such means. Not to mention......

Although it is a bit strange to say this, in the Usami family, which takes the sword as the way and pursues the truth of the sword as the goal, in addition to the dedication to swordsmanship, it is not at all like an ancient family gate valve in terms of other thoughts. For the younger generations, it is also completely laissez-faire, as long as you do not delay the cultivation of your own swordsmanship, even if you are lonely for life, the family will not ask the slightest question. Not to mention the forced arrangement of any marriage for their own children.

In the Usami family, even if one's generation can't reach the ultimate of the sword, then it can be passed on to the next generation. It is also out of this thought and concept that the people of the Usami family, no matter how much they indulge in kendo, will generally consciously start a family at the right time. There will be no embarrassment such as saying that he only cares about practicing swords, and does not care whether he will have descendants and cause the family to be severed.

"Hehe, Yamada-sama said with a smile, the dog is still young now, and it is not yet time to talk about marriage. Moreover, don't hide it from the city lord, my dog was asked by the elders of the family to marry the descendants of his deceased friend before he was born. So, Yamada-sama, you can only understand your good intentions. ”

"Oh ha, so that's it, that's true, alas, look at me, I like to talk nonsense when I'm drunk...... Uh-huh, Usami-sama, it's all, uh...... That nonsense, don't care, don't care, hahaha......"

Hehe, what about drunk nonsense, it's really a good excuse...... Of course, it is a good thing to be successful, but it can also save face if it is not successful...... Maybe this so-called marriage contract is just a casual agreement made by the old man in the family at the beginning, and it is not a formal marriage contract, nor does it mean that he will have to marry the granddaughter of that family in the future, but there is no need to explain so much to this Yamada City Lord, right......

……

The banquet was held until midnight, and the lord of Yamada Castle was completely drunk, and was helped back to the room to rest. And in one of the attics of the castle, a small figure has appeared there at some point, gazing at the castle under the moonlight......

Tonight happens to be the full moon, and under the bright moonlight, even the castle, which was originally slightly gloomy, has become inexplicably more dignified. The white moonlight shone on the black figure, dragging a long shadow on the ground. The black figure slowly turned his gaze to the full moon in mid-air, and the white moonlight in the eyes of ordinary people was replaced by the spirit of the moon overflowing from the high heavens in his sight, slowly spreading down, silently nourishing the creatures on the entire earth......

The endless moon shines on the earth, and the young man under the moon looks at the full moon in the sky, at this moment, time seems to be frozen, wanting to turn this scene into a picture scroll, and pass it on forever......

"Take heaven and earth as a mirror, and shine through your own sword heart...... Mo, you are still the same, never forget to practice......" Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the depths of the attic to break the peace. Soon, Usami's figure walked out from the depths of the pavilion.

"I'm just admiring the moon."

"Forehead......" Usa saw that Ming choked on this, as if to hide the embarrassment just now, he coughed twice and then said, "When did you leave the banquet?" I didn't even notice. ”

"When the Yamada Castle Lord was drunk and helped out of the banquet. Don't worry, I still know the basic banquet etiquette. ”

"Uh...... Ahem...... Hmm......" Usami felt a little pain in his head, and he really drank a little too much wine, "Then you should have heard it just now, Lord Yamada seems to be intentionally proposing to me, what do you think of this?" ”

"Feel free to do whatever you want."

"Well, I knew that'......" Usami Akira felt her brain ache even more intensely, "but it is said that the eldest lady of the Yamada family is a well-known beauty with a gentle and kind personality, are you really not interested at all?" ”

“……”

"Whew...... All right. We don't talk about this topic. Usa stopped when he saw it, "At the banquet, what do you think of the inexplicable Jingquan-kun who provoked you?" ”

“…… An ordinary stranger......" After a pause, Mo added: "The qualifications are good, if he is willing to join our family, he can be regarded as a good seedling of cultivation......"

“…… That's it? "This point Usami Ming also saw, the other party's qualifications are really good, but unfortunately there is no correct guidance, there is no way to get started, if there is no opportunity in the future, you can only be an ordinary samurai for the rest of your life, at most it is a samurai with slightly better swordsmanship, "Don't you have any other opinions?" ”

“…… I wonder why he has a lot more resentment towards me than the others...... Have I met him before......"

"It's not ......" Hearing this, Usamiaki shook his head, "But I heard that he and the young lady of the Yamada family are childhood sweethearts, and they have had a good relationship since childhood......"

“…… I see......"

At this time, Usamiaki's face, which had been trying to maintain its majesty, finally collapsed, and he couldn't help it, revealing a wry smile, "You really understand?" What do you think of this banquet? ”

"Boring farce."

“……”

“…… Well, a boring farce indeed......"

…… To be continued......