Another morning, thirty days before the end of the mission, with only a few days left.

"Squeak~"

Kiryu pushed open the door, which was the room of a middle-aged couple he had temporarily rented.

This is a firewood house in the yard, and the sound insulation conditions are not good, but middle-aged couples do not have a special life, so they will not be noisy at night, which is why Kiryu chose this house.

It's better than listening to Yami Butterfly fall asleep every day.

The young man was full of energy, and he didn't want to bother his hands.

The man with the hoe noticed that the door was pushed open and was the first to say hello: "Morning, Kiryu-kun!" ”

"Morning, Uncle Murata," Kiryu nodded to the middle-aged man who was about to go out to work.

I heard that Murata also has a daughter, but she is already married, married to the son of a small merchant, and in the city, a journey of more than 20 miles, she will hardly return.

"Going to the storyteller again?" Uncle Murata asked teasingly.

Kiryu nodded helplessly: "Yes, because I promised a certain adult, I must find a storyteller who can sing and cry." ”

In this day and age, any words are an excuse for superfluousness.

But having to look for someone for the sake of "someone" is completely different.

The people are also very willing to believe this reason, and even envy that Kiryu can get the weight of "a certain adult".

The system plug-in can indeed be called "an adult".

Uncle Murata suddenly said, "You're not young anymore, aren't you?" ”

"Uh, yes" Kiryu carried the bamboo basket on his back and lifted the wood knife, he had a bad feeling.

"I have a distant niece who is thirteen years old," said Uncle Murata, "very hardworking, and she is also very cute, if you are interested......"

"Thirteen? No, no, no! Kiryu shook his head and refused the other party's kindness to let him 404: "No, I have to complete the task first, and I won't think about getting married for the time being, Uncle Murata, I understand your kindness." ”

"It's a pity, for a young man like you, who is cultured and appreciated by adults, it must be a blessing for my niece to marry you."

"Heheha"

In this era when the common people are generally illiterate, high school students should and do be considered high-achieving students.

Uncle Murata said regretfully: "I will help you pay more attention to the news of the storyteller, and if you find a wandering storyteller, you will definitely tell you the news." ”

Kiryu said, "Thank you so much. ”

Bidding farewell to Uncle Murata, Kiryu went to a village not far away, which was also the last village around that he had never visited.

You can take a detour of the trail, which takes several days, or you can go over the mountain, which only takes half a day.

However, when climbing the mountain, you have to be wary of wolves and wild dogs in the mountains.

Although samurai and hunters often raided the mountains, and some feudal lords even went into the mountains to hunt, encountering deadly beasts such as tigers and wild boars were rare, but they were not without danger.

With a protein bar in his mouth to replenish his energy, Kiryu walked leisurely on the unexplored hillside.

"Time is running out, when I go back, let's go to another world, dead body, you can guess which world it is." Kiryu thought leisurely: "Then go to the bank to get a handful, get some gold back, and then find a way to make a move, the poor days will finally come to an end!" ”

By the time we had crossed the mountain, it was already afternoon.

It's hot.

Kirobi wiped his sweat and walked to a small village near the bottom of the mountain.

"Auntie, where is the river or well?"

"Front" The woman who was accosted turned her head to look at Kiryu and pointed to the front: "There is a well after crossing that bridge." ”

"Oh, thank you" Kiryu walked forward.

Unexpectedly, a woman's voice sighed from behind: "It's really high." ”

“……”

Walk across the bridge and pass by a group of houses.

There was a group of women doing laundry.

Young children shower bare-bottomed, splashing, laughing and playing.

Kiryu borrowed a wooden basin and washed his face with water, and the hot weather was like roasting and melting people, and his back was already covered with sweat.

"Is it a woodcutter from out of town?" A man holding a cigarette pouch took the initiative to chat.

"From the village of Autumn."

"It's going to be a few days."

"No," Kiryu pointed to a hill not far away, "I came over the mountain." ”

"I heard that there are wild beasts in the mountains, and you are really bold."

The people around also looked at Kiryu in surprise.

"Maybe my luck is better," Kiryu laughed.

When he encountered a beast, he turned into a Zashiki boy, and the demonic power that bloomed was enough to scare the beast back, so he didn't have much trouble along the way, but it was very physically exhausting to climb the mountain.

For strange woodcutters, of course, some people are curious about their origins, and deliberately come over the mountains and mountains, which is not like what ordinary woodcutters would do.

Kiryu is still the same rhetoric, because he obeys the orders of an adult, so he has to find a storyteller who can sing the Tale of the Heike Family.

"Huh?"

The attribute suddenly increased by 10%, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

[Folklorist: Increases all stats by 10% when facing strange stories]

"Strange talk!"

Although the added attributes are not important, this ability has always been used by Kiryu as a strange radar.

Is there any strange talk in this group?

"Oh, it's Ah Xue!"

An Obasang who was doing laundry greeted with a smile, "You may not know, but this woodcutter has come to find a storyteller on the orders of a certain daimyo. ”

It was a woman who looked out of place around her.

He is dressed in a kimono with petal patterns and has a beautiful face.

"It's a little familiar," Kiryu stared at the woman.

"Ayuki Minghua has a master" The man holding the cigarette belt on the side saw Kiryu staring at the woman all the time, and laughed: "We people are also envious of the kid of Minoki, who can pick up such a beautiful wife." ”

"What do you say to pick up!" The woman who was washing clothes on the side corrected unhappily: "It happened to be saved." ”

"Anyway, it's the same, hahaha, a beautiful wife like Ah Xue, virtuous and capable, I really don't know what good things Mi Zhiji did in his last life."

But Ayuki avoided Kiryu's gaze.

"I remembered!" Kiryu suddenly stood up and pointed at Ayuki: "You are ......"

Ah Xue's face changed drastically, if his identity was revealed in this situation.

"You're my cousin Ah Xue!" Kiryu shouted in surprise: "Cousin, I'm first-class!" ”

"One...... Huh, first-class? A Xue had a stiff smile on her face: "First-class." ”

"yes, I didn't expect to meet you here."

The surrounding residents became interested: "You are also from Echigo country? Xue came to us eight years ago. ”

"I was still young," Kiryu shook his head, "I don't remember exactly, but my cousin's appearance hasn't changed much from eight years ago." ”

"Yes, Ah Xue has been here for eight years, but she has always been so beautiful, but I have slowly become a yellow-faced woman" Obasan touched his face, as if reminiscing about the past, but unfortunately no one responded.

"Cousin, it's been a long time" Kiryu stood up and walked over to Ayuki.

He rubbed his arms and said in surprise, "Huh? Why is the weather getting cooler? ”

"It's about how a cool breeze blows, it's so enjoyable." The man standing behind Kiryu said comfortably.

Ah Xue raised her eyebrows.

Kiryu smiled and looked at Axue: "Cousin, don't you invite me to your house to sit?" ”