Chapter 60 It’s just around the corner
60.
"Please... please have some tea."
Yakiri Hasebe knelt awkwardly opposite you, his hands placed obediently on his knees, his back straight, and a look of tension on his face.
Well, it seems that the situation of this Honmaru is a little better than that of Oborozuki Honmaru - at least it is hot water with tea powder added, rather than pure hot water.
I guess I'm going to suppress Hasebe's attitude...
"Am I scary?" You turned your head in confusion and looked at the two knives behind you. "Why is he so nervous?"
How can you be so nervous when a gentle and lovely little Fatty like you comes to take the knife? Are you some kind of scary little Fatty?
Yagen Toushirou, who exudes an aura of 1.8 meters with an expressionless face - today's attendant, who offered to accompany you after hearing that you applied to take over the second-hand blade Honmaru - put on a gentle and harmless smile the moment you turned your head: "No, General, you are not scary at all."
He pushed up his glasses, looked at Hasebe, and smiled more gently: "There are others who have no vision."
With a blank expression and a dark face, he stared at Souzo Sahmonji who was suppressing Hasebe with caution. After hearing that the ultimate blade in the Honmaru you applied for was the Oda sword, he strongly suggested that you bring Souzo Sahmonji as well. It was mainly Sayo Sahmonji's suggestion. The moment you turned your head, he restored his usual melancholy expression, and raised a pixel at the corner of his mouth: "This is what an ignorant blade is like, don't worry, Master."
He looked at Hasebe Yasaki as if he was looking at a threat that had seduced an innocent sage: "Is the Lord not satisfied that I, the symbol of the Lord of the World, is his sword collection a symbol of power?"
What's up with these two knives?!
Yakiri Hasebe lowered his head patiently, not getting angry, not getting angry. He couldn't let the double blades fail in front of the Judge, he had to perform well in front of his future master... Wait, so he was going to have a master?
Hasebe Yakiri realized it belatedly and raised his head again, looking at you carefully: your master is still a cub, he needs careful care and nutrition. Fortunately, he learned cooking from "Mitsutada Cangdaikiri" of Tokisei before, so he will definitely be able to cook dishes that will satisfy his master.
Imagine the scene where after you eat his special udon noodles, you look up and praise him: "This is the most delicious udon noodles I have ever eaten, Hasebe is amazing, I like Hasebe the most."... Sukiri Hasebe couldn't help but start crying. It's okay, master. I am Sukiri Hasebe and I like you the most!
You looked at the two blades behind you blankly again: "What's wrong with him? Why is he crying and bleeding? Is this what Hasebe is like?"
"No." A flash of white light flashed across Yaken Toushirou's eyes, and he replied coldly, "It's just an idiotic fantasy."
Although I know the situation of Honmaru and feel sympathy for these blades, this Suppressing Hasebe has not yet entered the door... Well, he is talking about the contract with the general, and the loan here does not exist, it's really...
The hopeless master knife.
You pull your braids to show that you don't quite understand, but you respect it.
You tried to look reliable, put on a straight face, and said seriously, "I got a rough idea of the situation in your Honmaru from Jizheng."
Yakiri Hasebe stopped floating flowers and switched back to business mode. He cleared his throat and said, "Ah... Excuse me. So, Lord Judge, why are you here now..." He asked carefully, "To inspect the situation in Honmaru?"
The current affairs email said that the Shinsengumi was here to take over, but he learned from Kashuu Kiyomitsu of the Blade Market that if the Shinsengumi did not sign a contract immediately when he came to Honmaru, he might be here to investigate the actual situation.
If the judge finds that the Honmaru is not suitable or not to his liking, he may withdraw the application. The Honmaru that is not successfully taken over will return to the Blade Talent Market and wait for the next judge's application.
There are other situations, for example, the Judge will only choose to contract with rarer or particularly favorite individual swords... Of course, this is also a two-way choice. If the sword refuses, the Judge will not be able to make a single contract.
Yes...he took it for granted.
Yakiri Hasebe lowered his head in disappointment. The Shinsengumi did not make a contract with him directly. As expected, was it because "Yakiri Hasebe" was already in Honmaru? Did he see a rare sword that suited his taste on the registration form? Was it Daitenta Mitsuyo? Onimaru Kunitsuna? Kokarasumaru?
Ah, it doesn't matter. If the other blades can go to a better Honmaru, it's okay to leave him behind. Letting "Compressing Hasebe" decay with this Honmaru is also a good ending...
Suddenly, Yasuke Hasebe felt something warm and soft falling on his head. It gently pressed down his hair and moved cautiously a few times as if testing it.
You were still memorizing the information that Chang Yi wrote for you, and you saw that Hasebe was waning at a speed visible to the naked eye. What's wrong with that? So the knife-wielding people like emo regardless of whether they have a master or not?
But you are no longer the Fatty of the past. You are the brand new Fatty who fully understands the sword spirit. So show up, and the sword fight will definitely kill you - Fatty's Right Hand·Happy Head Patting Time!
"Yoshi yoshi, good boy, good boy."
You vaguely know from the information that this sword, the Hasebe Slasher, needs an owner. It is hard to imagine that a sword that needs an owner, Pava, can persist in Honmaru for so long without an owner...
"You've done a great job. Thank you for your hard work."
It's really annoying. How come the blade is so high? Even standing on tiptoe, it's hard to reach it. My hands are sore from lifting them. You estimate the time and when you feel it's about time, you prepare to withdraw your hand.
Unexpectedly, Yakiri Hasebe quickly grasped your hand, tears welling in his eyes: "I am Yakiri Hasebe. As long as it is the Lord's command, no matter what it is, I will do it for you."
Didn't you sign the contract yet? Why is the blade saying the opening words? Did I accidentally input spiritual energy when I touched the blade just now? That's not right, the blade didn't spit...
You responded subconsciously, "Oh, okay."
"Great." Yakiri Hasebe lets go of your hand and smiles brightly, without a trace of gloom in his eyes. "I will take you to visit the Honmaru now, Master."
…
Sitting upright, Souzo Sawamonji used a whisper to communicate with Yaken Toushirou: "Haven't you told the master yet? Every time she touches the blade, the way she touches the dog is exactly the same."
"Heh." Yagen Toushirou replied calmly, "There are many idiots in Honmaru who are willing to be their master's dogs."
"...Will this Suppressing Hasebe come to Honmaru?" This is a blade that can be used with great pleasure even if it is used as a dog. After all, it is a sword that puts the master's life first... and it has been extreme.
"…It's too late to save it." The entire Honmaru, from inside to outside.
"Well..." Including you and me.
"Yeah." Including you and me.
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There aren't many swords in this Honmaru, so it doesn't take much time to greet them all.
"Here, here, this is Xiao Fei's special bone soup." You took out the dark sword bone soup that you brewed in Honmaru and stuffed it into each blade's hand enthusiastically, "Good stuff, drink more, please like Xiao Fei more after drinking it, please support Xiao Fei more."
Turning around, you didn't forget to give a bowl to Yagen Toushirou and Souzo Sahmonji, and said affectionately: "Please drink, this will have the familiar taste of brothers in it."
There is a Toushirou family and an Eyuki Sawamonji family! We guarantee that you will feel at home.
The two blades who knew the truth and took care of the Dark Blade said: "No, we are full... Give it to the new blades. They must have not had such nutritious food for a long time."
Sorry, new blades, but it is better to die with a friend than to die with a poor one. This is the first lesson they teach new blades: when necessary, don't trust any blade other than yourself.
After all, their main castle is not a clean place.jpg
Blade, who was unaware of this and was slapped in the face by your enthusiasm, said: "Thank you... Thank you, Judge..."
Yuiha took the bone soup and began to drink it obediently, such as the silent Daitenta Mitsuyo and the honest Daibaoping; Yuiha held the soup and began to cry and said that this was the first gift from the master and he would treasure it for the rest of his life, representing the blade as Okiri Hasebe; Yufudo Yukimitsu wanted to drink the soup, but after seeing Okiri Hasebe's performance, he lost his appetite and said with disdain, Hasebe, your smile is a bit disgusting...
"Is the future master such a lovely child?" Xiao Wuwan took the bone soup but did not drink it. He placed the soup on the table and waved to you, "Come, let your father take a good look."
Father? You tilted your head to look at the boy-like sword, trying to recall the knowledge that your teacher Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi had taught you: because of Ababa Ababa, Kokarasumaru is the father of Japanese swords, and because of Ababa Ababa crow Ababa Ababa, he is called Kokarasumaru.
So... you hammered your palm, this is the father of the NPCs!
It's amazing that the father of the NPCs is actually a child (Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi: ? So you don't listen to the class at all, right?), then do the NPCs also have mothers? In fact, the NPCs also have a happy big family...
Hiss, my head is itchy, as if my brain is glowing.
But the father of the Japanese sword... You took out your beloved wives, held a few samurai swords and walked to Xiao Karasuma, saying solemnly: "Please rest assured, father-in-law, I will take good care of my dear wives!"
After a pause, you shyly added, "Although I only have these few wives now, I will have more wives in the future... I am not here to separate you, I am here to join the big family of Katana." You put your hand on your heart and shouted, "Dedicate my heart to the Katana wives!"
Yagen Toushirou slapped his forehead and said: The general has started again.
The whole place was silent, and all the blades looked at you.
You couldn't help but whistle, saying proudly: Wow, Xiao Fei is so cool to say that.
Yagen Toushirou stepped out from behind you, blocking you behind him, and remained calm: "I'm sorry, but my general is just like this... If you can't accept it, you can also reject the general's application."
"Hahaha, isn't this great?" After being stunned for a while, Xiao Wuwan came back to his senses, "It's a very energetic offspring."
"No matter what my master's personality is, I will follow him to the death, even if it means defeating Hasebe!"
"I want to meet Mi-chan and the others, too."
…
You put the katana back into your backpack and look at the other blades having fun with satisfaction: it looks like the mission was accomplished successfully.
Humph, once Xiaofei makes a move, we’ll know whether it works or not.
After your reliable short sword attendant understands the situation of Honmaru and ensures that all sixteen swords are healthy and without any problems, you return to Honmaru with your old and new blades.
As soon as he stood still, Rantoshiro, who was guarding the time-space converter, rushed over and said, "Master! We brought back a new blade!"
"Master, look—" Rantoshiro let go of you and proudly showed you the results of today's battle, "These are the ones I brought back from the Edo Castle event."
Monoyoshi Sadamune, Mahaprajna Changguang, Jihe Ichimonji, Nikko Ichimonji, Fukushima Mitsutada.
Wow.
You look at the more lively Honmaru and sigh slightly:
The days of having a full account are becoming more and more promising.