Regarding the matter of being a teacher of Kuro, these two people agreed without much thought.

After all, in their opinion, it must be that the young monarch of this ancient feudal kingdom is not satisfied with being controlled by the assistant played by the fallen hime, so he wants to find powerful foreign aid to balance the other party, which is not uncommon in Japanese history.

Even they were happy to do so, which meant that they might be able to control the power of Reina by influencing Kuro, and they couldn't help but let down a little guard in their hearts.

After the agreement was reached, they covered their mouths and noses and medicated themselves with medicine, and were personally "escorted" by two lonely shadows, Gunfoot and Taidaozu, and returned to Tokyo through the Oni Buddha.

Only Genichiro, Kuro, and Fallen Hime are left in the room.

"You did a good job in this mission."

By this time, it was completely dark outside.

Genichiro said with satisfaction to Akihime, "As agreed, you can go wherever you want for the next month, and I won't disturb your life." However, for your safety, it's best to stay away from the city of Tokyo. ”

As a general, he knows very well that he should treat his subordinates with clear rewards and punishments, and because he has mastered the lives and thoughts of the other party, he will do whatever he wants, just like Onimai Tsuji no miserable. Subordinates are forced to do things, and they are willing to do things, which are completely two states.

And after Fallen Ji got the praise, he almost wrote the words "good yes" on his face, and the momentum of a country's assistant that he had just created collapsed instantly, and he looked like a hanger who was a gentleman with empty skin, and he was stunned for a moment, and he was even more convinced that he had seen this person somewhere.

But I just can't remember who it is.

Actually, Fallen Hime doesn't have the powerful mimicry ability of Onimai Tsuji Mumi.

Her body was still a woman at this time, but the bones near her shoulders were widened, and then she deliberately concealed her obvious gender characteristics, and then spoke in a slightly thicker voice.

In this way, as long as you wear a man's clothes, you will not let people see any flaws.

"According to you, since you can't go back...... Go, how about I be an actor this time? ”

Fallen Ji stretched out her green fingers against the corners of her mouth, hooking an innocent smile.

"Performing with those foreign troupes should be very promising."

"Then I'll ...... ahead of time Good luck with you......"

Ichiro closed his eyes speechlessly and opened them again, while at the same time sending a message to Fallen Hime in his heart.

"Don't eat people outside, don't be too presumptuous, and don't attract the attention of the ghost killing team, otherwise I won't be able to explain."

"I can know your location and status at any time, and I will regularly send someone to send you some high-quality rare blood."

When Akihime heard that Genichiro didn't allow her to eat those good-looking people, her brows suddenly drooped.

"Don't want that blood with hanging eyes, he's too ugly, and that kind of thin blood may become ugly if you drink it."

When she said it, she naturally meant the Immortal River.

"And it's easy to get drunk."

"Got it, got it."

After saying a few words to this guy, Ichiro felt a little impatient, "Let's go." ”

"Eh, can't you identify yourself with Kuro?"

Akihime's tone was a little disappointed.

"He'll be able to accept it someday."

Ichiro responded, "But not yet." ”

After spending too much time with the Ghost Slayer Team, Jiulang's thinking is about to be assimilated, so he has to turn it around a little first. At that time, not only Jiuro could accept these ghosts, but the ghost killing team also had to accept -

After all, the ghosts under his command will also become the backbone of the fight against Onimai Tsuji.

In this way, the secret call between the two ended completely.

But before he left, he still pinched Kuro's face mischievously, and then left as if he had knocked something terrible.

By reshaping the connection between the blood, Ichiro has read a map of outings in her head, mostly fireworks in Willow Alley. It's okay that way, and the chances of running into Naruto have become greater.

[However, do you really not care at all about your brother who is still being transformed? ] 】

Ichiro shook his head, and waited for the fallen hime to disappear completely, then he looked back at Kuro.

The latter was looking at the teacup on the table without saying a word, looking pensive.

"What are you thinking?"

Ichiro poured himself a cup of tea, took off the strip of cloth that bound his hair, and instantly returned to his usual appearance, and his dark eyes looked deeper under the cover of his hair.

"I don't understand ......"

Jiurou looked at Genichiro with some confusion, "Brother, why do you have to make me a disciple of these two people?" ”

If Jiurou had illusions about these highly respected nobles before, then after this meeting, he only felt disappointed, ashamed and angry as if he had been deceived.

He thought that this was a new era, free from the pain of invasion between countries, and everyone could pursue happiness, but the threat of ghosts needed to be solved urgently.

After all, the shelves of every bookstore in Tokyo are filled with progressive ideas, and everyone talks about "civilization," "modernity," and "rationality," as if the future is bright.

But after just a few hours, Jiulang realized that the current ruler is no different from the Warring States period, treating the people as grass mustard, his subordinates as tools, cruel and cunning, and ruthless.

They are only more subtle than the former daimyo - but they are even more worshipped.

Those patriarchs, knowing that tens of thousands of people die from ghosts every year, deliberately connived, and even took the initiative to cover up the existence of ghosts to avoid conflicts with them, just to ensure that the upper class would not be affected by ghosts, so as to continue to maintain their dominance.

How selfish this is.

Those who were sacrificed in vain were like tribute to the ghosts.

Don't these people have a little bit of shame?

Thinking that his brother would let such a person be his teacher, Jiurou felt really hard to accept.

"Kuro, no matter what, the nature of the world is like this."

"If a small number of people want to achieve their goals or ambitions, they have to step on the stairs paved with the sea of blood in the Great Corpse Mountain to move forward. ”

"Squeezing other people's money and time, I have wealth and leisure. He destroyed other people's children and families, and only then did he have an inheritance and a community. ”

"There are always some who shine brightly, and there are always those who are as humble as dust. Human beings have been like this for thousands of years, and there is no essential difference because the system that governs them changes. ”

"It's just that compared with the Warring States Period, the way the upper class oppresses the people today will seem too obscure, and it won't be as upright as it once was."

"But this situation will continue forever."

Hearing this, Jiurou's eyes lowered, and he seemed to be a little unconvinced, "But there are still people in the world like Miss Shinobu and Miss Kanae, who help others almost without asking for anything in return, even if they sacrifice their own lives......"

“…… Of course? There are always exceptions like that, but not many. ”

"Kuro," Ichiro continued, "I'm not saying that these two men acted excusable for their actions, but that at least the truth about the rule of the realm is something that I can't find in the whole of Japan better than they do." You're smart, but you're too young to understand how this new world works. ”

And these two people, one has held the financial power of Japan for more than 20 years, and the other is also a well-known industrialist, and they have close ties with all the consortia and big businessmen in this country. Both of them knew how to use the two most important weapons of our time—money and fame—to achieve their own ends, which those of us who always wanted to resort to force lacked. ”

"And that's what I need you to learn."

Koichiro reached out and covered the back of Kuro's hand.

"With your intelligence, when you understand how this country works, whether you want to be a patriarch like them, or a doctor who treats the whole country as a wounded person, is all in your thoughts."

At this moment, Genichiro finally showed his fangs.

"Besides, if you think about it from a distance, don't ordinary people throughout Japan believe that they are ruled by the descendants of God?"

"But the wisest emperor of all time was terminally ill. Who else in this world today but you is worthy of being called the blood of God? ”

Looking at the raging flames in his brother's eyes, Jiurou suddenly felt a thunderbolt crash into his skull, and his mouth was dry and speechless.

"Brother, you ...... You...... Want me to ......."

You want me to be the emperor?!

It's just that this idea is so unbelievable that he didn't dare to say it.

Of course, this is just an idea of Genichiro, and it is not necessary to implement it, just to open up Kuro's mind.

"I can't tell you what to do, it's up to you to decide."

Ichiro shook his head, "But I only have one request, and that is to protect Ashina." ”

"Let these two people be your teachers, at least with their fame, so that we can accelerate our foothold and expand our influence in the business and political worlds, otherwise it will take years or even decades for us to truly integrate into this world with our huge assets. But with them leading the way, it will be much easier. ”

"In this way, even if one day we lose our ninja, our swordsmanship, and all our strength to fear, we will still be able to preserve the name Ashina instead of dissipating like dust, just like last time."

He looked at Kuro with great sincerity.

"Jiurou, this is the only thing I ask of you."

"Please don't let me down."

Kurou looked at Kuichiro with a bit of a daze.

The last time my brother made such a sincere request, it was when the two of them looked at the corpse of Reeda outside the big gate, and it was Genichiro who said frankly that he hoped to obtain the power of Long Yin and resolve the crisis of Reina.

At that time, Kuro continued to delay time on the grounds that he could not make a decision.

And that was the last time Koichiro politely asked him.

After that, there was the categorical refusal of the castle tower and the sword soldiers on the reed plain.

"Of course I'll try to do that. But why ......?"

Kurou looked directly into Genichiro's eyes and asked, "Will my brother look like he is entrusted with the future?" ”

"Obviously, you are as young as me now, and you can do all this on your own."

"Why did you entrust me with your most important reed name?"

From the time Butterfly Shinobu told Kuro that Ichiro had said that he was the heir of Reeda, this doubt has been haunting his heart, but he has never had a chance to verify it, but today's encounter proves that what she said is true, and her brother really has such a plan.

Hearing Kuro's questioning, Genichiro's body trembled, but he immediately returned to his original state.

"I can only think like a big name in a small country, which is not suitable for this era, but you are different."

Ichiro didn't answer Kuro's question directly, and changed the topic after a brief prevarication.

"Now that you've made your own promise, be prepared for the responsibilities that lie ahead."

As he spoke, he took out the Taro persimmon he had drawn this time and put it on the table.

"First of all, let me be clear, I have no objection to you taking the time to accompany Miss Shinobu to do research. She's a nice kid and I admire her and I'm happy to see you all come together in the future. ”

"But most of your next time will be through study and practice, to gradually take over and manage the Ashina people and the Ashina industry."

"At present, all you need to care about is the dim sum shop and the cultivation of the crescent moon grass in Xinshangquan Village, but in the future, there will be more and more of our industries, and you need to make your own decisions, and you will have to select from the people below to share the responsibility for you, but I will not interfere in any of this."

"In the process of dealing with these things, keep a good record of the questions you encounter and the doubts you want to get answered. Those two old men, I will ask the Lone Shadow to bring them over once a week, and give full play to their role as teachers in teaching and solving doubts. ”

"In addition, in order to hone your body and will, every morning and evening, you will have to practice the swordsmanship of the reed celebrity with the water (clan). ”

"If you don't have any objections, this is your life from tomorrow onwards, and it will be for a long time."

"Is it acceptable?"

Kurou repeated in his mind what Ichiro had just said, and finally nodded.

Although he doesn't know why his brother is so desperate for him to grow up, he doesn't want to disappoint Genichiro.

"Okay, I believe Miss Shinobu has almost cleaned it up."

After finishing the business, Genichiro smiled, "Go and tell her about the situation here, from tomorrow, she will also be trained by the owl and Madame Butterfly, and she has a lot of topics to study, and I'm afraid some of them will be busy." ”

"I'm afraid the time you can spend with each other may not be much more than before, so you have to cherish it."

After saying this, Koichiro got up and left.

"Brother......

Just as he was about to step on one foot in the corridor outside the house, Kuro suddenly stopped him.

Ichiro turned his head, only to find that Kuro's eyes were slightly complicated when he looked at him, and he had a little meaning to stop talking.

"What's wrong?"

Genichiro frowned, "Don't twist and pinch, have something to say." ”

"I ...... I'm just glad I can take some of the burden off your shoulders. ”

After Jiulang finished speaking, his face turned a little red, "As for the past, I'm sorry. ”

"Huh-"

"I didn't take it to heart at all."

Koichiro left without looking back.

It's just that he has a sincere smile on his face.