Now that I think it all started, it all started with that cruise three years ago.

As the owner of the city, Tainori Konomon, who built the city from scratch from scratch twenty years ago, is respected from the bottom of his heart by the people of the city.

And every time he travels, he will surely arouse the cheers of many people, even the two sides of the armor guarding him are always crowded with fanatical and happy people, and even the calm guards will from time to time cast a glance full of warm emotions at the old man who sat on the central chariot with the respect of his heart.

This is the status of Koemon Tainori in this city.

Just three years ago, Konomon Tainori, who rarely traveled again due to his old age and infirmity, made a rare trip out of the palace, and this time it caused an unprecedented sensation, and countless citizens crowded on both sides of Tsujino Castle's widest avenue, cheering excitedly and raising their hands at the lord.

Although he was not originally a resident of Tsujino Castle, he had a strong respect for Konoemon Tainori, and Tsujizo, who also liked such a lively scene, also took Koichi Nakamura with him.

Although helpless, he also accompanied Tsuji Zofumika there.

When Tsujizo reached the side of the avenue, he threw himself into the sea of cheers with his dedication, and when the adults left, they all stood in place with the crowd, unwilling to disperse for a long time.

By the time I came back to my senses, a few hours had passed.

Tsujizo's heart still had the afterglow of the excitement, but when she looked back, she saw Koichi Nakamura's face that had never been shown in front of her.

It was a mixture of horror, palpitations, fear, incredulity, and despair.

His face showed a pale that Tsuji had never seen before.

And his eyes were empty like never before, like the emptiness left after all emotions had been absorbed, leaving only a complete blankness and despair.

Standing stunned, Tsuji looked at him in horror, and the horrified look on her face frightened her.

After a long time, the man lowered his eyelids, and finally returned to his original smiling look, but it looked like a mask, giving people an extremely stiff feeling.

"Miss Smoke...... Let's go back. ”

He smiled hard and turned his head.

——

After going back, Tsuji wanted to forget about it, but Koichi Nakamura's pale face always haunted him.

On top of that, many unexpected changes have been happening since that day.

First of all, Koichi Nakamura is spending less and less time in the store. For some reason, his appearance began to get a little weird.

In addition, Koichi Nakamura's side gradually, some suspicious guys began to appear.

The real deck day is on that night in a few months.

On the night it rained, Koichi Nakamura took the black-handled long knife and took everything he had. It's everything, but it's actually just a few clothes, shabby and pitiful.

Tsuji chased him out, facing the rain, wanting to yell at him, wanting to question him why he left, but when he went out, he only saw a scene that he would never forget.

The man had a long knife at his waist, silently facing away from her, and beside him, stood a cold figure, and they were all ronin warriors with long knives and cold eyes!

Tsujizo's mouth opened wide, but in the end he didn't speak.

The man was guarded by many samurai, and the stars were holding the moon and drifting away.

It wasn't until Koichi Nakamura left that Tsuji got gossip from different guests that circulated in the city, and gradually pieced together the image of Koichi Nakamura.

The man had risen to prominence in the city's underworld months earlier, and in just a few months, he had become one of the rulers of the city's underworld.

And all of this was obtained by relying on the long knife at his waist!

Koichi Nakamura, this man's sword light is as pale as a snowflake, faster than the wind, and can harvest the life of anyone in the city's underground world in an instant!

Relying on his superb sword skills, he gathered his subordinates and rose to the top of the world, eventually founding the city's underground world, second only to the boss Shinoda Gumi.

Hearing these things, he was caught off guard, and Tsuji Zofu couldn't connect the smiling man at that moment with the murderous image in power.

Time passed smoothly and without waves.

Half a year later, the city held a grand celebration.

The founding festival was held, and the whole city was immersed in a sea of joy.

And at this moment, someone suddenly came from the city lord's mansion, took her and the old man to the city lord's mansion, and said that the city lord had summoned them.

At first, she was a little nervous, but when she saw the man with a long knife at his waist, she understood the reason.

- Sure enough, when Konomon Tainori summoned the two of them, he also mentioned Koichi Nakamura in and out of his words. "Is he so good now? Even the city lord attaches so much importance to ......"

Tsuji was a little dazed, but there was also some joy in his heart that he couldn't detect.

After staying in the City Lord's Mansion for a few days, she was deeply impressed by the splendid hall and the solemn palace, which she had never seen before.

In addition to this mansion, what left a deep impression on her was the only son of the castle lord, Yusuke Konomon.

It was a beautiful young man who seemed to not exist in the world, polite, elegant, and in addition, there was an indescribable temperament.

During the few days she lived in the City Lord's Mansion, this adult was gentle and agile, and her words seemed to have a staggered rhythm when she talked to her, which made her heart sway.

A few days later, at a banquet, Yusuke Konoemon suddenly proposed to her and asked the old man to marry her.

She was incredulous, with a look of great surprise, but for some reason, she always felt a little hesitant. Facing the majestic lord of the city, and the old man who was extremely satisfied with this son-in-law and looked at him with a smile, for some reason, he couldn't say what he promised.

Obviously, as a commoner woman, marrying such a noble young master is definitely her climbing, but for some reason, she always feels a little hesitant in her heart.

—and at this moment, a man suddenly broke into the elegant banquet scene.

The man who was out of place in this palatial scene, dressed in a gray shirt and with a face that she had never seen before, drove in like a long knife, broke into the place without anyone expecting it, and took her with him!

She was overwhelmed, but she was delighted.

However, on the way back, he suddenly left her.

"I'm sorry."

Before Tsuji had time to react, the man was nowhere to be found, as if he had never been there.

Stunned to see this scene, angry for a long time but did not get a response, she had to return to Xingye Huiju in despair.

Back at home, the old man who had been sent back by the guards in the City Lord's Mansion looked at her tenderly and sighed.

The expression on Tsujizo's face was distorted for a long time, and in the end, it was only a wry smile.

Because she was taken away by the man for a long time, the proposal naturally turned into a joke.

Soon, the uneventful life as before continued.

However, this life did not last long, and soon, an unexpected event interrupted the peaceful life.

- As the Machifukan led by that man continues to grow stronger, and the boss of the former underworld, who feels that he is seriously threatened, Shinoda Group decides to kidnap Tsuji Zokami and the old man in order to threaten Nakamura Koichi to surrender.

Without any resistance, Tsuji and the old man were simply kidnapped by the Shinoda gumi.

On the way to kidnap, in order to rescue her and the old man, the people from the Machikazekan had a strong conflict with the Shinoda gumi. Koichi Nakamura, who learned the news, also hurried over, but in this fierce battle, the old man was injured by the flowing blade and died in this fight!

The tied up Tsuji Zofumi could only watch in a daze as the old man lay in a pool of blood, losing all his life.

Eventually, when the man had eliminated all the enemies and stood in front of her, she was still staring at the old man's fallen body in a daze. Not a word was spoken.

Untied the rope, she stood up.

Tsuji Zofu picked up the old man.

Koichi Nakamura wanted to come over and help, but—

"Get out!"

She roared, her eyes piercing at the man.

"If it's not you...... Won't die at all...... There won't be so many things going on! ”

She pushed him away.

Holding the old man, she staggered in the direction of Xingye Huiju.

He stood behind him, silent.

Later, the funeral of the old man was held.

Koichi Nakamura did not come.

However, it is said that in those days, Nakamura Koichi completely destroyed the Shinoda gumi, and although he was seriously wounded, the long knife cut the necks of everyone in the Shinoda gumi headquarters like an all-encompassing demon blade, including the leader of the Shinoda gumi who was said to have defected from the shinobi village, and all died under his sword.

However, even after knowing the news, Tsuji Zofumika didn't have any reaction, and just said lightly:

"Oh, really?"

It's all over.

After that, even if he was in charge of the Kono Huiju, he inherited the old man's store and inheritance. But Tsuji didn't have much enthusiasm for work, and he got by like a piece of dead wood.

Until recently, she met a certain inexplicable kid, and the girl who always reminded her of her sister.

……

Memories flowed by, clear yet chaotic.

Tsuji looked at the young man standing in front of him in the back and looked at her coldly.

"Why...... Young Master Yusuke...... You'll—"

"Shh

Yusuke Konoe squinted his eyes and held out an index finger with a smile.

"Don't talk, there's a very interesting person coming......"

Tsuji pursed his lips tightly and looked at him deeply, his eyes revealing intense resentment. Not because of Yusuke Konoemon's movements and voice, but because of the sudden stinging sensation from behind her, this stinging sensation came so quickly that it interrupted her questioning at once!

Yusuke Konoemon didn't care, and moved to the middle of the hall like a poet, his hands spread out, and he smiled softly.

He looked straight ahead of the hall door, and suddenly said in a loud voice:

"I didn't think about it...... You've actually come to the rescue of Miss Tsujizo - oops, this affection really touched me a little! ”

Tsuji Zo smoked a little, and couldn't help but have confusion in his eyes.

Although the pain in her back was still unbearable, she still managed to shrink her body and raise her head to look out of the hall door.

Across the gate, something fiery red burned in the distance.

And at this moment, the sound of heavy footsteps gradually came from outside the door, step by step, like a heavy knife raised and slashed.

- Finally, the expected man appeared at the hall door.

His body was covered with upturned wounds, and wisps of red blood oozed from them.

But he always held the long knife, and his face was extremely cold, like a demon god.

Koichi Nakamura!

Tsujizo's eyes widened and he bit his lip tightly, and although the stinging pain in his body was incomparable, his heart was even more complicated, as if something was tumbling in his heart.

"You're finally here."

Yusuke Konoe smiled with his palm.

"You put the smoked ...... How's it going? ”

Koichi Nakamura's voice was as low and terrifying as if it came from hell.

"Don't be in a hurry......"

Facing this man who looked like a ghost, Yusuke Konoemon was still fearless, smiling self-controllably, staring at him with burning eyes:

“…… Let's start with something interesting - for example, should I call you Koichi Nakamura, or should I ask you to meet Shuzo? ”

“…… A military general of the Iron Country who surrendered to Sanshoyu Hanzo ten years ago, a traitor who was hunted down by Yuyin Village five years ago, and a samurai who went incognito in order to survive - meet and build? ”