"We discovered a delicious fruit called watermelon in Kyushu, so we spent a lot of money to buy seeds and bought a piece of land in Settsu to start sowing! This year's harvest was about to happen, but a few samurai came from nowhere. We took all the watermelons from our fields and gave them to the children in the nearby villages!"
"Yes, it's really disgusting. That's more than a year of hard work by my brother and me, and it's all gone!" At this point, Jinsuke on the side burst into tears.
"Hmph! It's useless after all. I've known for a long time that you two can't make a fortune by doing business! Look at Shogoro, it's said that he has become a samurai. Look at you, you haven't accomplished anything yet! Don't you think Do you feel ashamed?" The owner of the wine shop said with a look of hatred.
After hearing what the bartender said, Hikorokuro suddenly cried and said, "Father, we also want to become samurai, but how can we have such a chance!"
"Shōgoro's father is a samurai after all, but our father is just a small businessman," Jinsuke said reluctantly.
Who doesn't want to become stronger? Of course we also want to become samurai, but the key is that the conditions don’t allow it!
"Jinsuke, do you want to be beaten again?" The wine shop owner's anger that had just calmed down suddenly rose again. However, the wine shop owner had nothing to do with what his two sons said, because it was a fact.
Samurai, what an unreachable existence that is. As a businessman struggling at the bottom of Sakai Port, although he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, who doesn't want to get ahead? The owner of the wine shop is old and naturally has no ambitions, so he trains his two sons in the hope that they can realize their dreams. It's like the parents of later generations hope that their children will become dragons. If they can't fly themselves, they find a nest to give birth to a child and let their offspring fly as hard as they can.
It makes sense!
"Well, if it doesn't work out, let's go to Mino to look for Shogoro. Based on our friendship many years ago, we can ask Shogoro to take care of us. I think it's okay." Hikorokuro sighed.
"I'm afraid that's not possible." At this point, the owner of the wine shop looked embarrassed. "I beat Shogoro a lot when he was a child. I'm sure he still holds grudges. Isn't it that the two of you just came to my door? ?"
Hikorokuro and Jinsuke were speechless. Why on earth could there be a father who cheated his son like this?
Just when the atmosphere suddenly became awkward, Ah Rong on the side said timidly, "Father, maybe Ah Rong can help the two brothers."
"You?" The restaurant owner looked puzzled, "You are a prostitute, how can you help your two brothers!"
"Father, I still remember Sakyo Susumu who often came to the bar to drink. He came to find me before leaving Sakai and returned to Omi today, and gave me this copper coin. Sakyo Susumu said it himself, as long as someone finds him with this copper coin, Zuo Jingjin will agree to one of his requests."
"Ah Rong thinks that the two brothers are quite talented. If they can be favored by Sakyo Jin, it shouldn't be difficult to become a samurai, right?"
"Ah Rong, who is the Sakyo Jin you are talking about? How come I haven't heard of it?" Yanrokuro said nonchalantly, licking his nostrils.
Ah Rong curled his lips, "Sakyo Susumu is the young master of the Omi Kyogoku family, and his father is the guardian of Kyogoku Musashi, the head of the Kyogoku family!"
"What! Is this the Susumu Kyogoku who captured Takakuni Hosokawa alive?"
"right!"
"Oh my, Ah Yong, why didn't you tell me earlier that it was Kyogoku Sakyo Susumu? No one in the Kinai area knows about Yasha Saburo's name. He is a man who is said by Hosokawa Rokuroden to be a man who can equal a thousand troops! If he can do it in the Kinai area, It would be great to serve under such a person!" Hikorokuro and Jinsuke were immediately excited. At this moment, they seemed to have seen how arrogant they were after becoming samurai.
The owner of the bar also said at this time, "I didn't expect that Sakyo would be so affectionate and righteous when he entered the palace. It seems that it is really possible for Hikorokuro and Jinsuke to become samurai!"
"Well, in that case, you two, Hikorokuro and Jinsuke, take this copper coin and go to Omi! Be restrained before Sakyo enters the palace. If you still want to escape like before, the Kyogoku family will look down on you. These two idiots!"
"What father said is absolutely true, Hikorokuro understands it." Hikorokuro quickly apologized with a smile.
Early the next morning, Hikorokuro and Jinsuke carefully took the copper coin from Ah Rong's hand, and then solemnly placed the copper coin in their arms. This copper coin carries the samurai dream of Hikorokuro and Jinsuke, and is extremely precious.
It's funny to say that the identity of a warrior, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people, is actually a problem that can be solved with a copper coin at this moment.
Just like the plot in the movie "Ready Player One", the big boss detonated the ultimate weapon at the last moment, and all the game characters died. But at this time, the protagonist casually took out a coin with the words "Add a life!"
Sure enough, no matter whether it is ancient or modern, China or foreign countries, they all adhere to the same truth. If you don’t recharge, why do you become stronger?
"Rong, don't worry, brother will definitely become a warrior! Whatever you like, Ah Rong, brother will buy it for you!"
"Yes! If the eldest brother doesn't have enough money, use mine! If neither of us has enough, then wait until we have a son and use his salary to buy it!"
"Jinsuke is right!"
Hikorokuro and Jinsuke suddenly transformed into masters of girl control. Fortunately, there is no such thing as orthopedics in Germany, otherwise this heartwarming scene might have been so terrifying.
Looking at Hikorokuro and Jinsuke who were trying to fawn over him, Ah Rong had a happy smile on his face.
Omi, Otani Castle.
After the battle report of the Battle of Tennoji was transmitted here, it immediately caused an uproar in Otani Castle.
Previously, because of the Asakura family, the Asai family nominally supported Hosokawa Takakuni. But now that Hosokawa Takaguni was defeated and killed, and Hosokawa Harumoto controlled Kinai, Asai Ryomasa had to consider whether the Asai family would face the wrath of Hosokawa Harumoto in the future.
"Bizen is guarding the palace. In fact, we don't have to worry." When a young samurai sitting in the palace spoke, the retainers who were arguing suddenly closed their mouths and looked over, and the entire hall fell silent. .
"Yabei, what's your opinion?" Asai Ryomasa reluctantly smiled at the samurai, because the samurai in front of him was the new head of the Amamori family, and Asai Ryomasa had to win over him.
Amemori Kiyosada smiled and said, "During the civil strife in the Hosokawa family, seventy-eight out of ten forces in the Kinai region and surrounding areas joined the Hosokawa Ukyo Daifu-den side. Could it be that Hosokawa Rokuro-den can still seek revenge one by one?"
"Besides, we are also following the Asakura family. If the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up. What should we be afraid of?"
"In fact, I believe that the Kyogoku family should be the most careful for us! This time around the Hosokawa family's civil strife, the Kyogoku family has taken the spotlight. It is said that the shogunate has officially issued a letter of appointment appointing Kyogoku Musashi to guard Kitaomi. In other words, the Kyogoku Hida Shuden living in Otani Castle has lost its function.”
"Behind the Kyogoku family is the Hosokawa Kyōjo family. It can be expected that our situation in Omi will be extremely passive." Amemori Kiyosada's words suddenly made the atmosphere in the palace become weird again.
