Soar into the sky and reach a place higher than the moon!
——The preface of Volume 2 "Strengthening the Sky"
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August 3, the first year of Wanyan (1860).
Got it——! Got it——! Got it——! Got it——!
It was August, the height of summer.
The climate this year is indeed extremely abnormal. It was still snowing in March, but it was already incredibly hot in May, and even more so in August. It made people want to take off all their clothes, and also remove a layer of skin from their bodies. Take it off.
Under the scorching sun, Xia Chan hides feebly in the shade of a tree and lets out disturbing moans. The cicada calls one after another seem to be far away and yet nearby, vague and clear.
The air on the streets of Edo smelled of heat and sweat.
Standing at any place in Edo City and looking around, the scenery as far as the eye can see is covered with a heat wave filter. It seems that the whole world is beginning to melt and turn into a viscous liquid because it cannot bear the high temperature. .
However, even though the heat is so hot, it still cannot take away half of the excitement of Ryogoku Hirokoji, a famous happy street in Edo.
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"Come and see! Come and see! There are musical farts! They make music with fart sounds! Absolute acrobatics that you have never seen before!"
"Goldfish~Medaka~Does anyone want to catch goldfish?"
"Watermelon! Watermelon! Look! Such a red and beautiful watermelon, just chilled with well water! Buy now and eat now! Now you can buy such a large piece for only 5 cents!"
"Everyone, please look! I will cut this rotten apple thrown into the air with my eyes closed and cut it in two!"
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As one of the most famous fun streets in Edo, Ryogoku Hirokoji not only has a large number of performing arts venues, but also a large number of street performers performing their own specialties on both sides of the street.
A "strong man" who lifts a huge straw bag filled with rice or a large rock to show off his prowess to the audience; a "singer" who eats a bunch of food that can help with farts and sings with his butt in a very vulgar way; A down-and-out samurai who demonstrates his superb sword skills...
Vendors carrying poles and hawking watermelon, ice water, ice cubes and other items that are unmarketable under such a scorching sun shuttled among the crowds.
These vendors selling watermelons and ice water all make a lot of money.
With smiles on their faces, they secretly thanked the sun hanging high in the sky for emitting such scorching heat that made their business so good.
Even though it’s the sweltering summer…
Although the existence of extremist individuals and organizations such as the "Radical Anti-Barbarians" still poses a serious threat to the security of Edo...
Although the country's situation is still turbulent due to major changes unseen in a thousand years...
Despite this...every day, a large number of townspeople and samurai still flocked to the Happy Street represented by Ryogoku Hirokoji and the Flower Street represented by Yoshiwara, seeking a moment of peace in these places.
Today, in a storytelling arena on Ryogoku Guangxiao Road, there is a young and handsome storyteller standing.
This person's name is Can Can Ting Meng Le, and Can Can Ting is the name of the school to which he belongs.
As one of the most popular storytellers in Ryoko Hirokoji, today's Meng Le continues to give wonderful performances to the audience.
Snapped!
Hearing a "pop--" sound, Meng Le picked up the gavel and slapped the table.
He happened to be talking about the climax of the story, and everyone in the audience pricked up their ears attentively.
Meng Le was talking about a story that has become incredibly popular in the past two months. As long as you tell it, many people will come to listen to it.
"By the way, that night happened to be a dark and windy night."
"The moon is hidden behind the clouds, and a cold wind blows from the distant sky."
There is a saying that "the expert looks at the door, the layman looks at the excitement."
Those who know the art will know just how superb Mengle's story-telling skills are by just looking at a few of Meng Le's movements and just listening to a few of Meng Le's speaking tones.
This sometimes passionate and sometimes soothing tone; this ups and downs tone is very comfortable to listen to.
The audience in the audience looked directly at Meng Le on the stage, and listened carefully to Meng Le's story of "The King Tachibana Tachibana's heroic rescue of the Tibetan Book of Diao Institute".
"The thugs from the anti-barbarian group are really a bunch of bloodless and tearless beasts."
"The servants in the Fanshu Diao Institute are just a bunch of unarmed scholars."
"The beasts of the anti-barbarian group are so hateful and willing to kill these innocent people."
"Under the massacre of these beasts, the Fanshu Tiao Institute was filled with blood, like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in the Shura Dojo."
"Fortunately, a man with a heroic appearance suddenly took the lead! Leading only four subordinates, he rushed straight into the enemy formation that had surrounded Fan Shu Diao!"
"Who is this person? He is none other than Doshin from the town chosen by Kitaban. He is six feet tall, majestic and majestic, and he is a man of green and bright colors!"
Snapped!
Meng Le slapped the gavel hard again.
Under Meng Le's wonderful storytelling performance, the audience felt as if they were on the scene, as if they were in the fierce battlefield that night when Fan Shu Diao was attacked.
"Come to think of it, this Tachibana Aoden was just an unknown person from the Kitabansuo."
"He is confused and dizzy every day, so he is also nicknamed "Dumbhead". "
"Suddenly one day, he realized the weight of the responsibilities he shouldered as a fellow practitioner. Just like Yangming, the king of Tang Dynasty, who realized the Tao in Longchang, he suddenly woke up and made up his mind to no longer live in confusion."
"From then on, he seemed to be completely transformed and began to perform extraordinary feats!"
"Rescuing the Fan Shu Diao Institute is just the most inconspicuous of the great achievements he has performed so far."
"Okay, let's get back to business."
"At that time, the four samurai who followed Tachibana Aoden directly into the enemy's formation are named Saitoichi, Nagakura Shinpachi, Harada Sanosuke, and Toudo Heisuke."
"These four people are just like Tachibana Aoden, they are all heroes who can stand up to a hundred people!"
"Facing an enemy group dozens of times their size in front of them, these heroes are not afraid at all!"
"I saw the Juqing Denchuo Sword in my hand, pulling out streaks of bluish-white sword light!"
"The long sword cuts vertically, thrusts straight, lifts upwards, lifts diagonally, and holds horizontally."
"No one can get close! No one can block Tachibana Aoden's sword!"
"It's invincible and unstoppable!"
"The power of Ju Qingdeng's sword can be best described by this ancient famous saying from "Dragon Tao" in "Six Tao", a famous military strategy book of the Tang Dynasty - attack with surprise, use it with madness, and use it with caution Those who are close will be destroyed, and those who are close will be destroyed. Who can resist them?"
"The unstoppable and unstoppable Ju Qingden killed until his clothes were covered with blood. He killed all the beasts in the Yi group and threw away their helmets and armor. He killed all the beasts in the Yi group and lost their chills!"
"This valiant and heroic posture with the sword in hand and head held high is really like a "benevolent king"! "
Snapped!
The sound of slapping the gavel exploded again.
The next moment, a wave of applause surged into the storytelling field.
"good!"
"Meng Le, as expected of you! What you said is so wonderful!"
"Meng Le! Keep talking! Keep talking!"
"What happened after Tachibana Aoden? Tell me!"
There were constant cheers from the audience, and the excited audience cheered and threw coins on the stage. Some people didn't know whether they were really rich or just wanted to make themselves fat, so they threw coins directly on the stage.
"Money comes here! Money comes here! Thank you for your support! Thank you for your support! There are dried radish, chirashi sushi, fried melon seeds, as well as the delicious Sasa-maki sushi, Yohei sushi and pine sushi. !」
"Look, all these delicacies are more delicious than the last. Just looking at them will make you drool! The most expensive of these delicacies only costs 10 cents! You can have a feast for just 10 cents at most!"
"In addition to delicious food, there are also tea, sweet water, and freshly chilled ice water here! The weather is so hot today, everyone remember to drink more water to avoid getting heat-related diseases."
Selling snacks and drinks during storytelling is a common side job for storytellers, and the income from this side job is quite considerable.
Many storytellers make a large portion of their income from selling snacks and drinks, but the rewards from listeners are a small amount.
When the sound of coins falling to the ground gradually stopped, Meng Le cleared her throat vigorously several times.
"Okay, let's get back to business..."
Meng Le cleared her throat vigorously several times, preparing to continue telling the story of "Nioh" Tachibana Aoden.
Under the stands, the audience, whose emotions had been completely aroused, stared at Meng Le on the stage with bated breath.
But somewhere in a rather inconspicuous corner, two listeners showed expressions that were completely different from those of the others around them.
One of the two men is tall and the other is short.
The short one pursed his lips tightly, trying hard not to laugh.
The taller one smiled wryly with a complicated expression, and let out long sighs from time to time.
"Tachibana-kun...ah, no, Nioh." Okita stood on tiptoes and put his mouth to Qingto's ear, "This storyteller is quite good at telling stories."
Qingdeng nodded silently.
"It's pretty good."
"But as far as I know, I wasn't that brave at the time."
""If you attack with surprise, use with madness, those who catch you will be destroyed, and those who get close will perish"... If I really had the courage of Xiang Yu, I would have defeated the barbarians on the night when Fan Shu Diao was attacked. It was wiped out from top to bottom. "
After finishing speaking, the complex emotions on Qingdeng's face became a little thicker.
He opened his mouth and let out another long sigh.
Today is August 3, nearly 2 months have passed since Qingdeng was discharged from Renyitang.
Qingdeng basically spent the past two months recovering from his injuries.
When he was discharged from the hospital, his attending doctor Bei Ren made it very clear to him: Being discharged from the hospital does not mean that he has recovered. Qingdeng still needs to rest at home for a long time, and he has to go back to Ren Medical Hall every seven days. Check again.
Qingdeng still understands this simple truth that you must not hide your illness and avoid medical treatment, and you must not disobey the doctor's advice, especially the advice of a famous doctor like Bei Ren, who has excellent medical skills and noble medical ethics.
So in the past two months, Qingdeng has been staying in the trial gym to recuperate from his injuries and recuperate his body.
There is a lack of entertainment in this era, and since his body cannot exercise strenuously, Qingdeng is so leisurely that he feels that the time of each day has been extended from 24 hours to 72 hours.
Although the life was boring, Qingdeng didn't hate this kind of tranquility.
For Aoto who saved the settlement and countless lives, the Edo shogunate has not issued a clear reward until now - this was within Aoto's expectation.
The class solidification in the Edo period was too serious, and it was difficult to break through class barriers.
Therefore, rewards given to those who have made meritorious deeds will be very cautious.
According to the law of "the greater the credit, the more careful the evaluation of rewards must be", coupled with the current political culture of the Edo shogunate that "loves wrangling and kicking the ball" and the suffocating administrative efficiency... Qingnobo should also reach Japan as soon as possible. Only at the end of the month will you know what rewards you will receive.
Anyway, the reward won't run away, just wait slowly.
If there has been anything major happening around Qingdeng in the past two months... then it has.
This important event is happening right in front of Qingdeng's eyes, on the storytelling table.
Probably around the time Aoto was discharged from the hospital, a novel suddenly appeared in the Edo literary market.
The author of this storybook is Yuzaki Soujiro, a handsome and well-known family member in the Edo world.
He makes a living by writing "Saluoben" which describes the life in the brothel, "Reading Book" which depicts historical stories and myths and legends, and "Huaben" for storytellers.
A newspeak book has come out... Logically speaking, this kind of thing should have nothing to do with Qingden.
After all, Qingdeng wasn't very interested in storytelling.
But the problem is—this Newspeak version depicts his story of Tachibana Aoden...
This story begins when he was still a "dumb head" and goes all the way to when he led Saito and others to rescue the Tibetan Book Transfer Institute.
No matter which country or era people are from, they are particularly fond of stories about diaosi's counterattack, full of sex and violence.
The history of Qingdeng's rise is exactly such a story.
Although this script adapted from Qing Deng's true story is not bitter, it is very counterattack and a lot of violence!
It has been a long time since high-quality storybooks have been published in the Edo storytelling world.
Although the jokes and stories of the Genpei War, the Rebellion of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Warring States Period, and "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are timeless, no matter how they are told, there will always be audiences willing to support them.
But both storytellers and listeners are still more eager to have new and high-quality storybooks come out, so as to revitalize some of the storytelling circles that are currently lacking vitality.
In the current environment, a book with such a theme and story is very popular among ordinary people. The writing is quite good. The protagonist of the story is a big shot who is currently in the limelight. You can imagine what will happen. Such a scene.
As soon as this storybook came out, it was snapped up by storytellers with strong eyesight who saw that this storybook would definitely become a hit.
All of a sudden, storytellers in various happy streets such as Ryogoku Hirokoji began to sing the story of "Nioh".
Nio - A new nickname given to Aoden by Soujiro in the storybook.
In Japanese Buddhist culture, the nio who protects the world is regarded as a very famous and great Buddhist spirit.
Therefore, the Japanese often praise those fierce men as "Benevolent Kings".
Giving people various very middle-class nicknames is a traditional ability that is engraved in the bones of the Japanese nation and has not changed throughout the ages.
This dragon, that tiger, this ghost, that god. Just in the Warring States Period alone, there were countless dragons, tigers, and ghosts...
People in the market also prefer stories about celebrities who have a very good title.
I have to say that Soujiro, who wrote this story, really understands the temperament of the people in the city.
The reason why this script depicting the story of Aoto is so widely circulated is indispensable to the fact that Soujiro gave Aoto the nickname that was easy to remember, good enough for the second grade, and very popular among the people in the market.
By the way - it wasn't until one day when a senior in the trial guard hall shouted "Nioh!" Aoshino learned with a smile that there was an extra book in the book world with him as the protagonist and his story as the main character. Prototype script.
Low-cost listening and speaking books are one of the most commonly chosen forms of entertainment for ordinary people in this era.
Therefore, Storytelling Station can be regarded as one of the most trafficked media channels in every town.
Ever since - in such media channels, Qingden's reputation has once again skyrocketed due to the popularity of this story book. At the same time, the name of "Nioh" has been spread from ten to ten, and it has spread to hundreds of people.
In just 2 months, the popularity of the name "Nioh" has completely overshadowed the original "Little Tengu of Kitabansho", "New Hero of the Sword" and other messy titles.
This new title has become like Qingdeng's exclusive trademark.
Qingteng now walks on the streets, and some common people who recognize him often call him "The Benevolent King" happily.
Qingden doesn't dislike his new title very much, and he doesn't object to others calling him the "Benevolent King".
Although it may be a bit naive and immature to say this... But Qingto really thinks that the title "Nioh" is quite handsome.
As long as he doesn't slander or maliciously vilify him, Qingdeng doesn't mind others adapting his story into various literary and artistic works.
Before Soujiro's novel was published, Aoto's name was already quite high in Edo.
Qingdeng, who has long been accustomed to being recognized on the street, does not feel that his current life is much different from the past because of the new popularity this novel has brought him.
His only opinion about Soujiro's novel... was that it made him a little too strong.
In the storybook, he is like the reincarnation of Xiang Yu and Lu Fengxian.
Take the "Battle of Fanshu Tiaoshu" as an example: It was obviously a very difficult battle, and Saito and others also contributed a lot, but this statement is a bit too exaggerated about Qingto's record.
The various descriptions of Qingdeng's bravery in Ting Ting's script alone can make the listeners unconsciously express the following emotion - "The King of Benevolence" is so awesome, why didn't he just kill all the anti-barbarian groups who attacked the Tibetan Shutiao Institute at that time? Kill all the team members?
However, the vast majority of listeners don't care about this.
The vast majority of listeners just want to have fun and feel good, and don't care about whether it is illogical or unreasonable.
From another perspective... the reason why this novel is so popular has to do with the cool fighting scenes in it.
Qingdeng and Okita, who stayed in an inconspicuous corner where no one was paying attention, listened to Meng Le's story telling for a while.
Okita, who was a little tired of hearing this, drank all the ice water he just bought in one gulp.
"Tachibana-kun, let's go somewhere else."
Qingdeng, who happened to be tired of listening to storytellers, nodded.
The moment the two walked out of the storytelling room side by side, noise and heat burst out.
Because there is a pergola in Menngle's bookstore, it is relatively cool inside. As he walked from the storytelling room to the street outside the venue, Qingdeng's skin recalled the feeling of leaving an air-conditioned room for a long time.
"It's so hot..."
Okita silently tied his slender ponytail higher and tighter.
"If you feel it's too hot, do you want to go back to the trial gym now?"
Qingdeng narrowed his eyes and raised his head to glance at the sun that would take another hour to reach the highest point in the sky.
"Well... let's go shopping for a while." Okita only thought about it for less than two breaths, then smiled and looked up at Aoto who was more than a head taller than him, "It's been a long time since I took a trip to Ryogoku Hiroko Trail. , it would be a pity if we just go back like this."
Because the time spent recuperating at home was too boring, Qingdeng often found various things to do to pass the time.
For example, accompanying Okita and others to hang out.
Okita had eaten up all the daily necessities of Jinping candy stored in the test hall last night.
In order to maintain his life needs, Okita had to go out this morning to replenish Jinping sugar.
Anyway, he had nothing to do, so Qingden went out with Okita.
Originally, the two of them planned to go back to the Trial Guard Hall after buying Jinpingtang.
But Okita suddenly got excited and said, "It's rare to go out, why don't we go for a walk somewhere together? I've been basically staying in the training hall recently and haven't gone out much, but I suddenly wanted to go shopping in a lively place. of."
Aoto, who had too much time to spend, readily agreed to Okita's proposal without hesitation.
In this way, the two of them arrived at Ryogoku Hirokoji.
Since Okita wanted to stroll around for a while, Aoto, who was not in a hurry to go back to the Imperial Guard Hall, nodded and continued to accompany Okita on the Ryogokuhiro path.
Although it has been almost 8 months since he traveled to this era, Qingto has never been to this famous Happy Street, so everything on Ryogoku Hirokoji is very fresh in Qingto's eyes.
The street performers on the street are actually just embellishments of this happy street.
The real attraction of Ryogoku Hirokoji is the theaters lined up on both sides of the street.
There were four major stage arts in the Edo period: Kabuki, Joruri Bunraku puppet show, Noh drama, and Kyogen.
Kabuki is similar to Chinese opera.
As the name of Joruri Bunraku Puppet Show suggests, the puppeteers hold puppets and perform stories with music and narration.
Noh drama has the longest history. It is a tragic musical based on music, singing and dancing.
Kyogen is a comedy-type drama that often uses humor to satirize samurai and other aristocratic classes, as well as some social chaos.
These four stage arts, each with its own characteristics, flourished in the Edo period, when the social environment was generally peaceful. So far, it has become a very popular theatrical performance, ranging from noble warriors to ordinary people in the market.
Numerous theaters dot Ryogoku Hirokoji.
In order to attract as many spectators as possible, theaters often plant a large number of brightly colored flags outside the theater.
These flags either indicate the name of a play that will be performed soon, or indicate which family or troupe will perform here in the future.
The literary and artistic circles of the Edo period were also class-solidified.
Moreover, in terms of the degree of solidification, the world of literature and art is even better than the world of martial arts.
Take kabuki for example. Kabuki adopts a completely hereditary system, which is passed down only to men and not to women. The "house number", "stage name", performance style, etc. of the previous generation of Kabuki must be inherited by the next generation.
"Yahao" is the characteristic title of a kabuki family, similar to brand trademarks such as Sony and Nintendo.
For example, the "Naritaya" of Danjuro Ichikawa and the "Otowaya" of Kikugoro Onoe are now well-known wealthy families in the kabuki world. Tickets for their performances are sold out.
Okitamoto was enjoying the performance of street performers. But gradually, his attention was attracted by the bright flags on the street used to advertise the theater.
"oops."
At this time, Okita suddenly screamed in surprise.
"That Shibaju hut is going to play "Ittōsai"..."
Shibaiya: A nickname for a theater that specializes in kabuki.
Qingden followed Okita's line of sight and saw light green flags hanging high in a Shibaju hut not far ahead.
This pile of flags has two words written on them.
The first type has three large Chinese characters for "青江屋" written in bright red. This should be the house name of the kabuki family that will perform in this Shibaju hut, but Aonto has never heard of this name.
The second type of flag also has three large Chinese characters written on it - Ittosai.
These three Chinese characters are all golden yellow and stand out against the light green background.
"From today until August 20th, Aoeya will perform Ogata Issei's "Ittosai" at our place! Don't miss it if you pass by!"
""Ittōsai"! "Ittōsai"! Do you want to watch "Ittōsai"!"
Several young people wearing light green haori stood in front of the door of this Shibaju hut, waving light green flags with the words "Ittosai" and "Aoeya" respectively, trying hard to attract customers and promote it.
""Ittōsai""
Okita smiled.
"It's been a long time since I watched "Ittōsai"."
Aoto noticed Okita's expression and asked softly:
"Okita-kun, do you like watching "Ittosai"?"
Okita nodded vigorously several times without hesitation, raised his head, and showed a big smile to Qingden.
"The legend of Ogata Issei, the "Eternal Sword Master", is so exciting. "Ittōsai" is the only kabuki play I can watch. "
"Are you feeling excited..." Qingden softly recited the adjective Okita had just revealed and chuckled a few times, "Ogata Issei's life is indeed hard not to make people feel excited."
Ogata Issei——In this era, everyone knows this name.
Using the word "legend" to describe the life of this two-sword swordsman seems a bit too insulting.
Watching his life story can give you the feeling that you are watching a fantasy.
This man was active during the Kansei period 70 years ago, and his name first appeared in the public eye with a battle of "killing a tyrant with one against a hundred."
Ogata Issei was born in the Hirose Domain of the Western Kingdom. During the Kansei period, the then lord of Hirose Domain was a cruel tyrant with no humanity.
In order to get rid of this great harm, Ogata Yoshi went to assassinate the tyrant alone. After defeating hundreds of guards around the tyrant by himself, he successfully took off the tyrant's head.
At that time, Ogata Issei was only 20 years old.
Committing such a serious crime as lord slaying, the Hirose Domain would no longer have a place for Ogata to establish his power.
Therefore, after taking the life of the tyrant, Ogata Yoshi resolutely broke away from the feudal clan and became a ronin.
Ogata Yoshi's departure from the feudal clan is like a fish entering the sea.
His legend began in earnest.
"Hundred Kills" is just his most inconspicuous achievement.
Single-handedly conquered Nijo Castle in Kyoto.
Destruction of "The Last Ninja Village": Shiranui Sato.
In Ezo, he personally led dozens of cavalry companies to break through seven formations of the shogunate's army, repelling the shogunate's 10,000-strong army.
Travel alone to Koyasan, the "Holy Land of Buddhism".
Ogata Yisei achieved all the above-mentioned achievements and escaped unscathed!
He has achieved so many achievements that ordinary people can't even imagine. In this country where "if you don't give celebrities a chuuni nickname, you will be disobedient", Ogata Issei certainly has quite a few, each one more prestigious than the last. title.
The person cuts Yishi, the executioner Yitousai, Shura...
It's a pity that after venturing alone into Mount Koya, the "Holy Land of Buddhism", Ogata Yisei disappeared. Not to mention making any new big noise, he didn't know where he went.
Only rumors like "Ise Ogata went to a certain place and did a certain thing" that are not true or false occasionally leak out.
Some people say that Ogata Issei died after he entered Mount Koya alone.
Some people say that Ogata moved overseas.
Of course, some people say that this legendary figure is still alive and has lived until now. He is living in seclusion somewhere and sneaks out to the streets to bask in the sun every day like an ordinary old man.
Because Ogata Issei was so awesome in this life, his original titles such as Shura, Renzhan Issei, and Executioner Ittosai felt like they were no longer worthy of him.
Therefore, after Ogata Issei disappeared from the world, people gave Ogata Issei, who had outstanding swordsmanship and almost reached a level that no one had ever seen before, a holy title and respected him as the "Sword Master".
Prior to this, only two people had won the title of "Sword Master": Ueizumi Nobutsuna and Tsukahara Fuden.
Although Ogata Issei is not like the two people mentioned above, he has not established any groundbreaking new schools or made any outstanding contributions to the theory of kendo, but Ogata Issei's record is too dazzling, relying on The two swords managed to achieve the same results as driving an exoskeleton armor or a Gundam.
Therefore, in order to show how powerful Ogata Issei was, and to show that Kamiizumi Nobutsuna and Tsukahara Fuden were not as good as Ogata Issei, people gave Ogata Issei the title of "Sword Master" on top of that. Obtained the title of "Eternal Life".
That is the "Eternal Sword Master".
To this day, Ogata Issei's title of "Eternal Sword Master" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
For a legendary figure like Ogata Issei, there are naturally a large number of creators who use his stories as raw materials and adapt them into various types of literary and artistic works.
"Ittōsai" is one of the representatives.
"Ittosai" is a kabuki play adapted 70 years ago by a playwright named Nishino Jiro, based on Ogata's debut battle: "Kill the master with one against a hundred" Repertoire.
"Punish evil, promote good, and kill tyrants" is one of the most talked about themes among the people in the market. In addition, Ogata Yoshi has always been very popular among the people. This play "Ittosai" has been extremely popular since its inception. Fast speed brings fame.
After 70 years of development, "Ittosai" has become a famous kabuki play like "Tadauchizo" spread all over the country.
Okita likes "Ittosai"... Aoto, who learned about this for the first time, was not too surprised.
Okita, who is also a swordsman like Ogata Issei, would like the passionate stories of Ogata Issei. This is really normal.
"Since I haven't watched this show for a long time, would you like to find time to watch it someday?"
Qingdeng suggested casually.
"Listen to the shouts of these people who are soliciting customers... "Ittōsai" in this Shibaju hut will be performed until August 20."
"Well... let's talk about it later." Okita grinned, "If you have time later, let's slowly consider whether to watch the show. Ah, Tachibana-kun, look! It's a daifuku cake!"
Okita, whose eyes were twinkling with little stars, pointed at an uncle not far away who was carrying two large wooden boxes on a pole and kept shouting "Daifuku cake~4 cents each~".
Without waiting for Qingto to respond, the gluttonous Okita ran towards the old man selling the big fortune cake.
Aoto felt sincerely: Today's outing...is very suitable to be named "Okita's Eating Trip."
Okita is a very greedy and gluttonous person. Almost every time he sees a food vendor that interests him, he must go up to him and enjoy the food "humming hummingly" without stopping.
Looking at Okita's back running towards the Daifuku cake merchant, Qingto smiled helplessly and hurried to catch up.
"Hey, Okita-kun, don't run too fast!"
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After strolling leisurely from street to street on Ryogoku Hirokoji, the time happened to be noon.
As noon approaches, the temperature suddenly rises sharply.
The already hot weather has now become even more like being trapped in the Red Lotus Hell.
Neither Aoto nor Okita could resist the high temperature, so after visiting Ryogoku Hirokoji, the two of them hurriedly turned back and headed back to the Imperial Guard Hall.
As soon as he returned to the Trial Guard Hall, which was now like home to Qingdeng, Qingdeng heard the sound of intensive shouting and the clash of bamboo swords.
Entering the dojo, a wave of louder greetings immediately rushed towards Qingden.
"Tachibana-senpai! Good afternoon!"
"Tachibana-kun, it turns out you went out. I was wondering why I didn't see you today."
"Tachibana, have you had lunch?"
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Qingnobo is currently extremely popular in Edo and is undoubtedly a famous celebrity in Edo.
As it should be - Qingdeng is now in the trial defense hall, and he is like a star.
After Qingden established the "Rescue Residence" and other new great achievements, the number of people who became apprentices and tried the defense hall increased a lot.
Many people came to the Shiwei Hall to practice the Natural Rise and Shinry Flow because of their great reputation.
Nowadays, both seniors and juniors have great respect for Qingden, who is no longer the unknown junior junior he was back then... at least superficial respect.
After spending a whole morning wandering outdoors with Okita, Aomori felt a little tired and wanted to go back to the "diners' room" to take a rest.
After briefly saying hello to the brothers in the dojo, Aoto went straight back to Kondo's house at the back of the dojo.
When he walked through the entrance hall and walked through the corridor connecting the entrance hall and the interior of the house with ease, Qingnobo suddenly saw Nagakura and Harada, who were currently living in the trial house as diners, crouching in the closed hall. Outside the door.
The expressions of both of them were quite strange, as if they couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you doing?"
Aomori walked slowly towards Nagakura and Harada.
The two did not respond.
He just pointed at the closed sliding door of the living room in front of them.
"Yong, listen up! You must remember these etiquettes I taught you! Don't make an embarrassment at the wedding in one month's time!"
The voice of Mistress Abi came from the hall.
"I don't want the Matsui family to look down on our Kondo family."
"Come on, recite this wedding vow now. Make sure you are familiar with it! If you can't recite the oath smoothly, others will laugh at you!"
"yes……"
The speaker became Kondo.
"Choose this auspicious day to hold the wedding."
"From now on, we must love each other, form a family, share joys and sorrows, and live forever."
"May the two of us be happy forever, and I would like to share this...together...together..."
"Yong! Why are you stuttering again!" Abi's sharp voice made Qingdeng and others who were eavesdropping outside the hall shrink their necks.
"Mother, this oath is too difficult to recite...is what is written on it really in Japanese?"
"Don't you know that all wedding vows are written in classical Japanese? Stop talking nonsense and start practicing! If you don't recite this wedding vow by heart today, you won't be able to have dinner today!"
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Nagakura slowly raised his head, smiled bitterly at Ayoto and Harada who were eavesdropping on the movement in the hall with him, and sighed softly:
"Getting married is really hard... Kondo-kun's experience made me suddenly afraid of getting married..."
"Kondo-kun has been practicing wedding etiquette in this living room for nearly an hour." Harada yawned widely, and then laughed innocently, "Did you hear the tone of Kondo-kun's words just now? ?I can already feel from his tone how painful he is feeling now."
In response to Nagakura and Harada's teasing of Kondo, Aoto smiled.
In the next month, the Trial Guard Hall will hold two major events.
The first thing: Start the "Red and White Battle" with Genbukan.
The second thing: Isamu Kondo’s wedding ceremony.
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