Chapter 35: The prosperity of the present world at the historical node (1, more sword dialogues...
Megumi Fushiguro grew up outside the world of sorcery. If Tsumeki had not been hospitalized in a coma due to unknown reasons, he might not have stepped into the murky world of sorcery.
Yuji Itadori grew up with a normal life. Although he was inexplicably strong, his cognition and growth experience were no different from those of ordinary teenagers. The sudden contact with the cursed spirits and his re-acquaintance with this bizarre world have turned his worldview upside down.
In short, they know nothing about the forces outside the world.
They could never have imagined that the past that had been left behind could still be changed! There was actually a mysterious power that could reverse the one-way progress of time!
The Nine Squares may know something, or may know nothing...
"Why are you the one sending us off this time?"
Yasakiri Hasebe stood in front of the Time Turner and looked at Tsurumaru Kuninaga nervously.
“Where is the Lord?”
If the sword is used in battle in real history, and there is a risk of injury and broken sword, the Lord will always go to the trouble of seeing it off in person.
But the only one who appeared here this time was Tsurumaru Kuninaga!
No way!
The lord's travel plan was rejected, don't you want to be reminded of the past?
Oh my God! Did the Lord reject him?
The day before yesterday, he actually tried to protect his lord's sleep without knowing the truth!
Did the Lord not want to see him? Was He forcing Himself to talk to him?!
"Pfft——" Tsurumaru Kuninaga couldn't help laughing as he looked at Yakiri Hasebe, who was frightened by his wild thoughts.
This blade cares too much about what his master thinks of him.
Because he had been given away by his former master, whom he loved and respected, his self-confidence plummeted. He was always worried about gains and losses, wondering whether his master still liked him.
Even though he has clearly seen through the soft-hearted nature of the Shinsengumi, he still treats the new master with the same attitude as before.
He is full of loyalty and wants to serve his master, but he only does things in his own way. Hasebe is the one who cannot see clearly.
"The Shinsengumi stayed up too late reading last night, and wanted to get up this morning to see you off. As your attendant today, I must take on the responsibility of taking care of your health!"
Tsurumaru Kuninaga imitated the usually passionate tone of Yakiri Hasebe and said these words in a "hot-blooded" tone.
"Don't worry, go out there! During your absence, I will take on the responsibility of serving as your attendant and serve Alluki wholeheartedly!"
The performance was so contrived that it diluted Hasebe's worries and instead gave rise to an urge to pull people together.
Why on earth was the Lord so blind as to allow Tsurumaru Kuninaga to replace him?
Isn't any sword more reliable than this guy?
"Please also ask Tsurumaru-dono to curb your habit of frightening others, help share some official duties, and meet all the Lord's needs when necessary."
Hasebe's face was cold and hard, and he looked at the funny sword with a bit of hostility.
"Ah! Got it!" Tsurumaru Kuninaga waved his hand with a smile and watched the six-man team led by Hasebe step into the golden torrent.
Almost done, he shouted, "By the way, the Lord told me to tell you: Good luck to you all! Captain Hasebe must bring everyone back safely!"
"Hey! You're not early..." Hasebe's frantic voice mixed with the responses of the other five people and disappeared on the spot.
In fact, when Shirasu Kawan was pushed by Tsurumaru Kuninaga's shoulders and forced to sleep in the bed that morning, the things he asked Tsurumaru to convey were all nonsense he made up in his daze:
"Since you have a heart of a general and a chivalrous spirit, why do you need to break the willow branches when we say goodbye
You guys go now, I won’t see you off.
"The past and the present are connected, and I only pray for peace."
Just don't come back with any missing limbs.
He fully expressed his apology for not being able to see them off in person and his wishes for their safe return.
However, Tsurumaru Kuninaga shamelessly replied, "I don't understand."
Shinsengumi always utter some flowery words, which basically carry unique images of another culture. It is too difficult for these "martial arts" swordsmen who have never studied Chinese studies to understand these meanings.
Even though Tsurumaru had experienced the elegance of the Heian period, he still found it difficult to understand.
Putting himself in other people's shoes, he felt that Mikazuki Munechika would probably only have a half-understanding of the subject.
It’s better to say something simple and practical.
...Maybe it's because of the huge cultural differences. Shirasu humbly asked how the Fusangshen said goodbye.
"Well, usually they say something like 'I wish you good luck in martial arts'."
...Okay.
Bai Suchuan sighed and said, "Let's put it this way."
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Yasakiri Hasebe led the other five tsukumogami to descend into the human world.
They showed up in the suburbs, making sure no one would notice them falling from the sky.
When the Tsukumogami are teleported into history, cherry blossom rain will fall from the sky. This is the product of their spiritual power being materialized. If left alone, it will disappear quickly, but ordinary people will be able to see it before it disappears.
This is why they are always careful when choosing a landing site.
With a serious face, Yakiri Hasebe conveyed the key points of this mission to the remaining five tsukumogami:
"We are now in Neon Tokyo in 2018, which is already the 'Heisei Era' with advanced technology. We have to face not only the more cunning Time Travel Army, but also ordinary humans who are unaware of the inside story. In order to hide, we must first buy some daily clothes..."
"Great! Buy new clothes!" Rantoshiro smiled excitedly at Minghu.
"Don't interrupt, just listen to me quietly..." Yakiri Hasebe tried to continue.
"Ah, my God - I can't talk carelessly, fox."
"Yes." Minghu.
"We still need to buy..." Yakiri Hasebe tried hard to ignore the loud whispers of the crowd and continued with the previous sentence in a louder voice.
"That's great. I brought a lot of small gifts. It should be enough to buy souvenirs for the lord." Kashuu Kiyomitsu held his purse and fell into thought.
Before leaving, his lord gave him a few strings of meatballs. What did he want to give in return?
Got it! Why not bring a pot of orchid back home?
"Hey! California, have you done the 'One Thousand Questions on Modern History' carefully? You can't use Xiaopan in this world!"
Hasebe was devastated! He had painstakingly compiled a thousand modern common sense questions in one day, and the questions about money were placed very close to the third page. Didn't he even look at them?
When he handed the manuscript to the Lord, even the Shinsengumi who didn't have to go out into the battle promised to read his "work" carefully!
A hand pressed down Hasebe's shoulder. "Well, everyone is excited, going on expeditions and battles in an era they've never been to before. Even I'm interested, wondering if there's a better recipe for Botan Cake." Chokudaikiri Mitsutada comforted Hasebe, telling him not to get angry and to be more steady as a captain.
"Hahaha, everyone should listen to the captain's plan first." Mikazuki Munechika interrupted everyone's discussion with his devilish laughter and finally got the situation back on track.
"Ahem—" Yakiri Hasebe cleared his throat, skipped the long speech he had prepared, and went straight to the point.
"Because everyone is unfamiliar with this period, I deliberately set the time to one week before the world line was disrupted. During this week, everyone should be prepared and actively collect intelligence without revealing their identities."
"Let's assign tasks."
"Rantō Shiro and Naruko are a team. Keep an eye on the students at the Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu High School. Match the first-year students' faces to their names. Focus on the mission to defeat the evil spirits in six days."
"California Qingguang, you must quickly learn how to use human computers to collect information on the Internet. Try to lock down the specific time and place of the historical turning point in advance so that we can explore the way ahead."
"Hey - hey - I get it, the workload is so heavy!" Kashuu Kiyomitsu muttered.
"Mitsutada Chokudai, you are responsible for managing the supplies. You will be in charge of the finances brought this time. You will also need to exchange the small ban into the currency of this world. Buy some necessary supplies for everyone. Assist California in your spare time."
"This is a bit difficult." Zhudaiqi smiled bitterly.
"As for Mikazuki Munechika," Yakiri Hasebe looked at the beautiful sword-wielding katana tsukumogami with a headache.
His battle uniform was too gorgeous, and the inner uniform he brought was too old-fashioned. It was okay to wear it in the Honmaru, but outside, if a young handsome man went out in thermal underwear in the summer, he would be sent to a bad place!
In short, it is out of place in the bustling big city.
Moreover, the size of the sword is not suitable for stealth operations, and the eyesight is not suitable for searching. He is always confused and does not seem to be able to use electronic products.
"Hmm? What kind of task are you going to assign to me, an old man? Hahaha! I'm a little curious!"
"Mikazuki... Never mind. You and I will be in a team. Let's try to find a temporary place to stay first."
I always feel that this ancient and powerful Lord Tsukumogami can hardly play any role in intelligence and logistics...
"Hey, Hasebe is so cunning, leaving the easiest task for himself." Kashuu Kiyomitsu complained.
"No way—!" Hasebe roared! "I, Yasuke Hasebe, as the captain of the first unit entrusted by the master, am responsible for important overall planning tasks! Moreover, in this era, it is not easy to find a base that can accommodate people like us who have no identity!"
"Oh, right!" Rantoshiro suddenly realized and asked, "It seems that we don't have human ID cards, so we can't stay in a hotel like before!"
"Oh - the hot spring hotel plan has fallen through!" Kashuu Kiyomitsu was disappointed.
"Ah, I wanted to try the taste of the hot spring eggs of this era... Come to think of it, there are hot springs in Honmaru, why haven't I seen people bathing in Honmaru?"
Having no idea how to convert the currency, Mitsutada Chokudaikiri decided to wait for a while when no one was around and secretly flip through the "1,000 Questions" given to him by Hasebe Yakiri. Now he put his worries aside and joined the conversation with great interest.
"Of course it's because of the hot springs in Honmaru..."
"It's all taken care of by the lord's spiritual power!" California Qingmitsu.
California Qingguang pursed his lips, "Ever since I learned that the master still had to use spiritual power to clean the water in the hot spring pool and maintain the temperature, I have never been there again."
"Minghu is the same!" The little fox was not willing to be outdone. Minghu was also a very considerate person of his lord.
"Is that so?" Mitsutada Chokudaikiri suddenly realized. He decided to refuse Mr. Tsuru's invitation next time.
He didn't know in the real world that Mr. Tsuru, who never had a moment's rest, was pulling Shirasu River to experience the warm spring water, under the pretext of being a close servant who wanted to build relationships with his master.
Even though the wool comes from sheep, sheep can also enjoy the warm cashmere sweater!
"I really want to go to the real world with my lord and Ichiki-nii to play!" Rantoshiro complained, "The lack of entertainment in Honmaru is so boring!"
"Hey, you guys, are you dissatisfied with my arrangements?" After whispering to each other but failing to get to the point, Yakiri Hasebe said with a cross on his head and gritted his teeth.
"No." Several people said in unison.
"Then everyone, take your positions, take your communicators, and act separately. Mikazuki and I will notify everyone after we find the base."
"Okay!" many people responded in unison.
"Hasebe is so serious..." Ran complained quietly and was pulled away by Minghu.
Yakiri Hasebe did not expect that Mikazuki Munechika, who he thought was confused and lacked common sense and would not be of any help to these logistical tasks, was the one who contributed the most by accident.
The sportswear that Yasuke Hasebe wore when he was in the inner court was a very common style in the "modern times" and just the right level of fashion. In the future where the government of the time is located, it is already very old-fashioned, but compared to the Warring States period when Hasebe was active, it is too fashionable.
At his strong request, Mikazuki Munechika reluctantly gave up his turban-covered outfit and changed into the high-end suit sent by Chokudaikiri Mitsutada.
They asked many hotels and B&Bs along the way, and all of them, regardless of size, required necessary identification documents.
When they asked about the fifth house, Yakiri Hasebe, who was not as smooth as Shirasuga had imagined, became furious and almost drew his sword to "kill" the hotel receptionist who mocked them as "innocent country bumpkins"!
He was dragged away by Mikazuki Munechika in a good-tempered manner.
"There are so many things to worry about in human form!" Mikazuki Munechika had been exposed to the sun for a long time, wearing a formal black suit. Even with his unique physical fitness as a tsukumogami, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Ah, yes. If the Lord had not given us a body, we would have been on the brink of death for a few days."
Hasebe unzipped his high-necked sportswear top to cool down, and was also sweating all over.
The gray hair hanging in front of his forehead was stuck to his face by sweat, and he lifted it up and pushed it aside.
Mikazuki Munechika adjusted the tassel of his hair in annoyance and said to Hasebe, "Haha, the old man needs to rest because he is exhausted."
All right. Hasebe was helpless.
It was hard for this extremely high-class "One of the Five Swordsmen in the World" to work with him under the scorching sun.
You know, when it was Mikazuki Munechikata's turn to be in charge, this "old man" was very good at finding excuses to avoid work!
Relying on the lord's favor, he is blatantly lazy!
Sooner or later he will discover the 120 uses of the hoe!
Although they preferred tea, they had no choice, so they found an air-conditioned coffee shop nearby and ordered a cup of coffee each.
It is worth mentioning that even though Shirasuga gave each team member a lot of "pocket money" and a large amount of funds for the battle, Hasebe, who insisted on the principle of saving, still ordered the cheapest one in the store.
Their main purpose was not to drink coffee, but to use the air conditioning (deleted), and to take the opportunity to find a safe place to discuss the next course of action.
Mikazuki Munechika tasted the dark liquid in the cup, and although he didn't like it, he still swallowed it without changing his expression. After that, he put it on the table and didn't touch it again.
Yakiri Hasebe was frugal and drank the entire cup even though he didn't really like it.
After recovering from the scorching heat, they began to discuss business.
Some names that are inevitably mentioned are referred to by code names.
For example, Yuji Yuji - cooling material;
The one to be most careful of is the man who is said to be the "strongest" - Tamagan;
The other two first-years – Whetstone;
Others from the High Commissioner – charcoal;
Since no one around could understand their brief conversation, the two men did not deliberately avoid the crowd.
It was at this time that Ji Teng Si noticed them.
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