Chapter 50: Eating Watermelon with All Your Strength

50.

Luo Deng didn't expect you to agree so readily.

The unexpected answer caught him off guard.

"Ahem..." He almost stopped smiling, "Do you want to visit Honmaru? My Honmaru is pretty big. It was expanded a while ago."

Is it quite big? You have no idea about the size of Honmaru. Anyway, if there is no place to grow vegetables, just expand it.

But you were not planting vegetables when Kitsunesuke was talking about this point of knowledge, so remember one thing: the size of the Honmaru is supported by the spiritual power of the Judge. If the spiritual power is not enough, even if the Honmaru is expanded, it will only be useless wasteland, which is not suitable for living and cannot be used for planting, and the small land will be wasted in vain.

Most of the time, the size of the Honmaru can be used to judge the spiritual power of the judge.

Since Lao Deng is so confident, his Honmaru must be very big, right?

Perhaps it was your expectant look that gave Luo Deng confidence. He slowly found his rhythm and methodically assigned tasks to the blades present: Ichigo Ichifumi took the new Ba-gata naginata to familiarize himself with the environment; the troops returning from the expedition went to the hand room to check if they were injured; the visiting blades were first taken to the reception hall by Chosone Kotetsu...

Is this what a professional inquisitor is? You start to reflect on yourself, are you not paying enough attention to your own Honmaru? You don't do your daily lessons, you don't pay much attention to the NPC after it was added to the illustrated guide, you don't brush up your favorability, and you may not even be able to pronounce the blade name correctly without turning on the system prompts...

After reflecting for a second, you think that Emperor Honmaru only needs to read it.

He glanced at you anxiously, wanting to say something, but in the end he just clenched his fists and said respectfully, "I understand."

However, the Ba-gata Naginata wanted to follow, but Ichigo Ichifumi grabbed his feathers... no, he grabbed his clothes.

When your knives saw that you had no intention of going back, they acquiesced to the arrangement of turning off the lights. Only Higekiri mouthed to you before leaving: Don't go too far, master of the family.

How can this be called playing? You didn't plan to explore this Honmaru at first, after all, this Honmaru is not shown on the exploration map.

But Lao Deng has taken the initiative to invite you to "play", so it's unreasonable for you to disagree, right?

"So..." Luo Deng turned around and looked at you, "Do you need me to hold you? Don't get me wrong--" He smiled, "I just saw Higekiri holding you, so it will be faster, right?"

"Eh..." Shinano Toushirou, who was holding you in his arms, said in a long tone, "Do you dislike me less now that you have a new brother? I also want to get into the arms of my lord."

"If you do this, you'll be scolded if the first generation finds out." Luo Deng patted Shinano Toushirou's head affectionately, "Help me and..." He paused, and naturally skipped your name, "Pour a cup of tea for your brother, we'll wait for you at the castle tower."

As for the topic of carrying you, the topic was diverted.

“Hey, I get it.” Shinano Toushirou carefully put you on the ground. “You feel so soft when I hold you. I wish you could come here earlier… but it’s okay to come later.” He rubbed your head. “I’ll go get some tea, my lord.”

"Well, be careful and don't run too fast."

Ah... You narrowed your eyes slightly, and Lao Deng's expression just now...

As the sound of Shinano's footsteps faded away, only you and the dimmed light were left in the corridor.

"I haven't had time to ask." Luo Deng smiled, "What's your name...?"

"Bruise (あざ) Toshiro."

You and Higekiri were both frauds, and now you are the only one left. Why can't you say that you are half a fraud? Isn't half a fraud just a bruise?

You blinked, and as if you were born with this name, you fluently began to explain your origins: "When the swordsmith was forging me, his knee accidentally hit the forging table, and a bruise appeared on my leg, so I was named Bruise Fujishiro."

"Is... is that so?" Luo Deng always felt that something was wrong, but when he met your innocent eyes, he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he could only change the subject awkwardly, "Yu Qing, is the Honmaru you are in the test Honmaru? Why is there no first period in the test Honmaru?" He narrowed his eyes, "Aren't the Honmaru used for testing... all Quandaozhang?"

"Shizheng wants to use a new model." You said calmly, "So they picked me, who is not famous in history, to test it." You lowered your head and used your hands to braid your hair embarrassedly, "...Compared to my brothers, I am still too weak."

"Because there are no anecdotes, the form that appears cannot be fixed..." You wiped your eyes in disappointment, and your voice was filled with tears, "Obviously...Obviously I also have a katana...but I can't...use the power of a katana..."

Luo Deng, who just wanted to trick you, is now in a panic. He starts looking for tissues and pats your back in an extremely unfamiliar manner - so hard that you want to roll your eyes.

This also makes you sure that what you just saw was not an illusion - the disgust and contempt that flashed across Luodeng's face as he watched Shinano leave.

You chanted the Great Compassion Mantra several times in your heart, trying hard to maintain the image of a caring dagger.

"Sorry, Master Shinto, I made you embarrassed..." You stood up and timidly grabbed the other person's sleeve, "Can I still visit your Honmaru now?"

Luo Deng lowered his head to hide the impatience in his eyes. When he raised his head again, he turned back into the gentle and thoughtful person he was.

"Of course."

*

Ordinary, very ordinary. An ordinary person’s Honmaru is as ordinary as himself.

You followed the falling lights all the way to the castle tower, but were greatly disappointed.

And this Honmaru is so small, is Lao Deng really that bad? It feels like you can just use your basic attack without using any skills. But Lao Deng doesn't look like a boss at all, and he's also a clue NPC, what should I do if I really kill him and he doesn't drop any items?

How about enforcing fishing laws?

You do what you say. You walk around the castle tower, pretending to be curious about things that look expensive, and occasionally complimenting them by saying, "The inquisitor has really good taste," "Wow, isn't this a vase from the xx era?", "The inquisitor is amazing for collecting xx tea sets."

After a series of punches, Luo Deng becomes more and more relaxed and no longer as silent as before. He takes the initiative to communicate with you: "Does your master also like to collect antiques?"

"Yeah, I like collecting rare things." For example, rare props that glitter with gold.

"There are no restrictions on the variety." From makuuchi bento to the finest small books, they accept all.

"Some time ago, the Inquisitor got a new collection." You turned your head and looked at the falling light, "A black stone that looks a bit like jade and occasionally flashes."

"She was very interested in the new collection, but it's a pity that it's incomplete." You sighed pretentiously, "That strange rock was picked up on the battlefield, and I don't know how to collect it."

"She was planning to sell the stone, but there was nothing special about it." You pouted, "so no one came to take it over."

"I can take over." Luo Deng seemed a little impatient. He approached you suddenly, his eyes full of enthusiasm. "It's black and glows, like a jade stone, right?"

You were startled by him.

With this reaction, the thing is in Lao Deng's hands.

"I'm not sure..." You scratched your face shyly, "The Judge treasures that stone very much, that..." You asked cautiously, "Are you in a hurry?"

"Ahem..." Luo Deng realized that his image had collapsed. He quickly stood up and smoothed his clothes as if nothing had happened, "Because..."

“It’s about my sister.”

His tone suddenly became heavy and sad.

"My sister had a stone like this, but she didn't have time to start collecting it... After the accident, I took care of my sister's belongings. If possible, I would like to collect this stone, as a..."

He sighed and closed his eyes in pain.

"It's a pity."

[Main quest clues updated]

[You can view task clues at the system wizard]

The illustrated game turned into a puzzle game in seconds... This should be left to professionals, such as Rice Flower Detective.

"I'm sorry... I hurt you."

"No, it's nothing." Luo Deng comforted you gently, "It's not your fault, so if possible, please ask your master to consider me first when he transfers the property to you."

"I'll pass on that... Can I ask you one more question?" You pretended to be shy, like a polite child who was curious but knew that your question was a little rude.

"Of course."

"Well..." You widened your eyes, "Why do you trust Ichiki-ni so much? It's because..."

"Do you like him?"

The disgust and contempt for shorts, the unconditional trust in Ichiki Ichijin, the conscious or unconscious imitation of Ichiki Ichijin's smile and personality... You feel like you like him, but you're not sure.

Haha, after all, you have never been in love, and you have no intention of falling in love. According to your feeling, the truth is most likely the opposite...

Huh?

As she looked at you, her face started to turn red little by little - not because of anger or anything like that, but... shyness?

No, Lao Deng, are you serious?

So... that Ikki's hatred for Lao Deng was because he was a straight man with a steel sword, fighting against homosexuality 168 hours a day, seven days a week? But the sword is not completely straight... ah, no, this is not the time to think about this.

"Am I... am I being very obvious?"

Now Luo Deng looks like an ordinary person who has fallen in love... but he is too shy and a little too shy.

"Then...will he already know in that issue..." Luo Deng patted his face, trying to cool down the temperature on his face, "If I ask for the marriage knife, will he agree..."

"Bang!"

I don't know when Ichiki Ichijin, who was standing at the door, looked unhappy. The tea and snacks he was holding in his hands fell to the ground after he received such shocking information.

"First...first issue?" Luo Deng's face turned pale. "Not...that...I..."

"Excuse me, Lord." Ichiki turned his back and took deep breaths. "Please allow me to calm down for a moment."

Looks like he's here to serve tea to Shinano... What a good brother, Ichiki-ni. You stuffed a handful of shellless melon seeds into your mouth and sighed. Now you've become the target of an emotional accident, right?

Luo Deng seemed really anxious. He didn't care about anything else and walked directly to the door, wanting to pull Yi Qi Yi Zhen's hand: "Yi Qi, listen to my explanation..."

Ichiki waved his hand away subconsciously.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

"Sorry..." He looked at you first, forcing a smile, "I have something to talk to the Lord about. Can you go find Kipumaru-dono first?"

"Okay."

You left the room obediently, and turned the corner to watch the gloomy-faced Judge and the bewildered Ichiki Ichijin enter the room.

Does Lao Deng really like Yiqi Ni? You stroked your chin and began to wonder again. The expression on his face before he entered the room didn't look like he was looking at his sweetheart...

Tsk, this guy is so hard to understand.

If you are really right this time, and Lao Deng simply likes to get a one-time bonus, then can you try the strategy game again? It won't be a complete B this time, right?

As for looking for Kneemaru...it doesn't say that I can't eavesdrop and then look for him.

You climbed onto the roof skillfully and began to remove the tiles skillfully - thanks to your day-to-day farming, you have mastered the skill of removing tiles silently.

Well, this location is perfect... I can't hear anything.

Browsing the system store, you bought things that you thought you would never buy in this copy.

[Portable eavesdropping device: small and convenient, good sound reception, wide sound reception range, high confidentiality, the first generation of eavesdropping device developed by Dr. A○. Although not perfect, it is cheap enough. No special effects added. ]

This Dr. A○ is really amazing. Most of the modern props in the system mall were developed by him. I just don't know who will use the powerful football, the fireworks football, the compressed football... He has researched so many football props. Could it be that this doctor is a football fanatic?

You bought a [Self-Destruction Spider], glued the two props together, and threw them into the room. Well, when you do something bad, you have to know how to destroy the body and the traces, just like the sharks in the neighboring country want to eradicate the roots and punish the entire clan.

now--

You put on your headphones and take out some Happy Water and popcorn.

It’s a happy time to watch the show on the front line!