Chapter 6 Mission Completed: Old Wine in the World
This Shintachi by Tsurumaru Kuninaga was made in the Heian period and was rated as the best of all the existing works by Gojo Kuninaga. It was extremely popular and was pursued and plundered by people, and it has served many masters.
He has a legendary history, but is rarely used in actual combat. As a sword in the hands of humans, he always has to endure long and silent times. His rare appearances are always accompanied by changes of ownership and turmoil.
Because of this, after transforming, he behaved a little frivolously, liked lively atmospheres, and liked to scare others.
after all……
If you can foresee everything, your heart will die before your body*.
When Tsurumaru was forged by the swordsmith, he was designed to give his new master a joyful little shock.
He took advantage of the bright light from the sword being drawn and the petals that were scattered to block the view of the Shinsengumi, and sneaked behind the Shinsengumi. With Shirasu's untrained body, he certainly couldn't detect the actions of the sword-wielding god.
Then he admired the confused look of the Shinsengumi and rushed forward to scare him!
Hahaha, this reaction is really funny!
*
Bai Suchuan stood up straight, loosened the white fur ball that he subconsciously clenched, and took two steps back to leave Tsurumaru Kuninaga's arms. Tsurumaru also let go of his hand.
"Are you scared? Oh, sorry, sorry!" Tsurumaru Kuninaga apologized readily. After all, he just wanted to play a joke on his new master, not make an enemy.
"I was indeed frightened." Bai Qichuan took two quick breaths and slowly calmed his breathing. He was not angry, but smiled and nodded at him.
Bai Qichuan has a good temper. His life has always been smooth sailing without any setbacks. Therefore, he abides by the gentleman's way in his heart, takes many things very lightly, and never conflicts with others.
He is very good at comforting himself. In his opinion, human beings are all different, let alone the Tsukumogami who are born from things?
As the Shinsengumi who supports the entire Honmaru, he should allow everyone to have a variety of personalities and be tolerant of their behavior. Because he knows that these people are the most loyal weapons, and they are always willing to die for him even if he doesn't need them. So why can't he tolerate their liveliness?
What's more, this was not even an offense, it was just a small prank, and the person who did it apologized sincerely.
"Haha! You are such a generous Shinsengumi!" Tsurumaru Kuninaga keenly noticed that Shirasuga was not angry, and was impressed by his good temper, and praised him happily.
Bai Suchuan responded as he led him to the courtyard: "After all, I didn't really fall down. You caught me, didn't you?"
Tsurumaru walked one step behind Shirasuga, following as a Servant, talking to the Shinsengumi while observing from behind.
In just a short contact, he has realized that this new lord is a very gentle person. Both his words and his attitude towards others can prove that he is very lenient towards the death gods.
Not bad, the days ahead will be interesting!
On the way, they met Mitsutada Candelabikiri who was going to help in the kitchen after finishing his work. Tsurumaru was the first to greet him: "Hikari!"
Zhudaiqi looked over here and said in surprise: "Mr. Crane! You are here too!"
After a brief moment of confusion, Bai Qichuan suddenly realized: "You know each other!"
"Yes, we both served Lord Date Masamune. Although we have never met, we have heard of each other." Chokudai Kiri explained.
"Oh, so that's how it is," Shirasuga gestured to Chokudaikiri, "Since you two know each other well, why don't you take Tsurumaru to get familiar with Honmaru?"
Zhutaiqi asked: "Where are you going?"
Bai Suchuan said worriedly, "This is the first time that Yaqie and the others have been out for so long. I'll go to the courtyard and wait and see."
The three of them said goodbye, and Bai Qichuan sat under the porch in the courtyard, watching the sunset and slowly drinking tea.
Soon, more tea friends came to wait for the younger brother's Taro Tachi.
"Are you waiting for Jiro and the others?"
The extremely tall Tsukumogami, standing in front of Shirasu Kawaichi who was sitting and drinking tea, should have given people a strong sense of oppression, but he spoke in a very polite and courteous manner, and every word he uttered slowly seemed to have been carefully thought out.
"Ah, it's Taro. I've been too relaxed these past few days. Today I get to work again and I'm eager for some free time, so I'm going to take a break from my busy schedule and sit down to have a cup of tea."
Taro Tachi sat down next to the Shinsengumi on the wooden eaves with steady movements, and the hem of his inner robe was neatly tidied up by him.
"I'd like some tea, please."
Bai Qichuan follows goodness like a stream.
"Come to think of it, Jiro likes to drink very much, but I have never seen you drink." Bai Suchuan held a teacup and started a conversation about wine.
"I'll occasionally have a few drinks with him, but I won't drink too much." Taro Tachi picked up the tea poured for him by the Shinsengumi and drank it slowly.
"Oh? I thought the divine sword outside the mortal world wouldn't like such things in the cup." Bai Qichuan was curious, because in his cultural cognition, like Buddhism, gods, these kinds of sects involving faith, mostly criticized alcohol, believing that it would corrupt people's morals and create karma.
On the contrary, those martial artists who can climb walls and break laws with their martial arts skills like drinking the most.
Taro Tachi was silent for a moment. He had a very vague impression of his former master, Manara Naotaka, and after his former master's death, there was probably no one who could really wield him on the battlefield, so his character was not as deeply influenced by his former master as many swords in Honmaru.
Also, because he has been enshrined on the spotless altar for a long time and has not cared about worldly affairs, there is almost no one who has let alcohol cloud his mind and do stupid and ridiculous things.
Although his younger brother Jiro Tachi often got drunk and woke up, but he never missed his work. So he had no prejudice against people who drank.
"Perhaps it's because my body is still made of earthly things..."*
Bai Suchuan smiled but said nothing.
You guys like to talk in weird tones.
After sorting out his memories, Taro Tachi said to the Shinsengumi again: "Although Jiro can't live without alcohol, he behaves in a reasonable way and doesn't need me to discipline him too much."
Bai Suchuan heard the other party's hint of "no need to worry" and nodded without saying anything.
Tarou Tachi was not worried about his brother's safety, because his brother was currently considered the most powerful tsukumogami in the Honmaru. Before the battle, Hasebe Yakiri had clearly ordered that the seriously injured tsukumogami should not continue to go into battle. Since he did not return with serious injuries, it meant that the team was just digging in the ground out of madness, and the possibility of anything happening was not high.
He also reminded the Shinsengumi indirectly, but Shirasagi insisted, so he stopped trying to persuade him. Instead, he chatted with the Shinsengumi about the past to pass the time.
Taro Tachi's guess was correct. There was no sun or moon in the dungeon, only dim lights. The team that went out into the dungeon was so immersed in the joy of fishing for knives and treasure chests that they forgot about time. Even Yakiri Hasebe was so bloodthirsty that although it was his first time out into the dungeon, he became the bravest one.
Finally, it was Minghu who spoke up, "A lot of time has passed, we should go back," and they decided to stop here today and fight again tomorrow!
They reached the fifteenth floor in one day! Apart from eating some meatballs and lunch boxes, they had no rest at all.
But they don’t feel tired!
Gokotai and Maeda Toushirou ran over holding three short swords and a wakizashi to show their master.
"Master! We met a lot of brothers today!" Wu Hutui said excitedly.
Maeda Toushirou also said excitedly: "We will be able to see Yaken and the others soon!"
Bai Qichuan quickly glanced at the people who had returned, and saw that there was no obvious bloodstain, but they looked a little dusty, so he felt relieved.
Jiro Tachi, dressed in a gorgeous courtesan costume, carried a few treasure chests in one hand, and did not put down his beloved wine flask in the other. He even spoke in a drunken tone: "There are so many more little judges to buy wine for, hiccup!"
After praising the spoiled little tanto and assuring them that they would be able to see their brothers tomorrow, Shirasuka looked at the guy next to him who had a very noticeable presence.
The gaze was so hot that it seemed to burn him.
Yakiri Hasebe was always watching his master. He noticed Shirasu's gaze and immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Hasebe has fulfilled his mission!"
Shirasuka responded readily, "Well done. I'll leave it to Hasebe tomorrow as well. Just like today, bring everyone back safely."
"Yes!" Hasebe became even more excited, as evidenced by the fact that he bowed much deeper.
Bai Suchuan chuckled.
They all had a sumptuous dinner together. Hasebe was deliberately teased by Tsurumaru Kuninaga, who had also served under Oda Nobunaga, and was made to get angry. Chokudai Kiri took the troublesome Tsurumaru away with a smile.
Bai Suchuan glanced at the chaos. It was just a minor fight between the Tsukumogami, so as the "lord", he should not get involved.
Jiang Jiu now doesn't have the energy to care about these pranks that are not even conflicts.
He has noticed that the task of controlling the Honmaru has been accomplished.
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