Chapter 057 57

"Haha, then I'll go join in the fun." Mikazuki Munechika smiled as he looked at Higekiri and Kneemaru who had suddenly realized something. "I won't go to the Toyotomi Clan to join in the fun - it would be bad if I get entangled by Lord Nobunaga who even gives Yakuin a headache. What's more, I have obvious differences with everyone there."

"Indeed, it is indeed not appropriate to go to the Toyotomi Group." Kashuu Kiyomitsu glanced at Okita-kun beside him, with a very subtle look on his face, "Besides, according to what Okita-kun and Okita-san said... Toyotomi Hideyoshi is not here, but the two Lords Nobunaga and Lady Chacha are here--"

Yamato-no-kami Yasunari: "All in all... this is definitely not a place suitable for Mikazuki-san to go to."

Mikazuki Munechika - In addition to being the most beautiful of the five swords in the world, the identity that is best known to the inquisitors of the government of time is the katana held by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife, Kita Masato Nenin. Therefore, it is occasionally called the husband and wife sword together with the Ichigo Ichifuki that was once held by Toyotomi Hideyoshi by the inquisitors.

However, as the sword held by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife, Mikazuki Munechika naturally has an irreconcilable difference from other swords belonging to Toyotomi Hideyoshi - that is, Mikazuki Munechika will never be like other Toyotomi swords and will take the position of Chacha, the favorite of Hinari, the niece of Oda Nobunaga, and the eldest of the three Asai sisters.

"Hahaha, so as a grandfather, I will go somewhere else to join in the fun." Mikazuki Munechika accepted the kindness of Kashuu Kiyomizu and Yamato no Kami Yasunari with a smile, and lowered his eyes to look at the teacup in his hand, "Oh, there are tea stems standing up - it seems that doing this will bring good things."

"But, speaking of the Taira clan... In the Honmaru, only Lord Karasumaru is a swordsman from the Taira clan." Hirano Toushirou thought carefully about the former masters of the swordsmen in the Honmaru. "But Lord Karasumaru is the type who doesn't care much about his past masters. Instead, he clearly shows his characteristic as the ancestor of Japanese swords, treating us like his children."

"For Lady Seimei, what she values ​​is not the attitude of you swordsmen..." Ms. Okita pondered, and her eyes swept over the swordsmen sitting here one by one, "She values ​​the karma itself more - that is, as long as you have been used by someone, no matter whether this person has left his name in history, for Lady Seimei, you are all connected to that person."

"Or to put it more simply, let me give you an example." Okita-kun closed his eyes and looked at Kashuu Kiyomitsu, "Kiyomitsu, in this Honmaru, which swordsmen are related to foxes?"

"Munechika swung his hammer to forge a divine sword, and the divine fox followed him and continued to fight - this is the first one, Mr. Kogumura from the Sanjo school." Kashuu Kiyomitsu gestured to the two Okita Soji to look in the direction of the three people who were sharing Inari sushi, "Rather than saying it is a collection of many real Kogumura forged by swordsmiths, it is better to say that it is the fictional sword in the Noh play "Koganeki", which exists in the world relying on people's imagination."

"Hmm, sounds like the captain of our New Chaldea - he feels like a phantom that exists based on people's imagination." Okita-kun looked in the direction Kashuu Kiyomitsu pointed and noticed the fox-like katana. "It happens to be related to the legend of the Inari God..."

According to the Noh play "Kotsugei", the 66th Emperor Ichijo ordered Sanjo Munechika to forge a sword. Sanjo Munechika was troubled by the fact that he could not find a disciple of similar skill to him, so he went to worship Inari Myojin. Afterwards, Sanjo Munechika and Inari Myojin's incarnation, who appeared in the form of a fox, completed Kokitsunemaru.

"The other two are swordsmen from the Kuritaguchi school - the katana, Naruko, and the sword, Shirayama Yoshimitsu." Yamato-mori Yasusada introduced the two men. "Mr. Naruko basically relies on his follower, the fox, to speak for him. Shirayama is relatively special because the sword is closer to the genealogy of God, so Shirayama has the only healing ability among the swordsmen."

"That's great. In that case... let me provide some additional information about Lord Haruaki." Ms. Okita held up the teacup and gently blew away the rising steam. "Lord Haruaki is not just a legend because he is the daughter of a white fox. She undoubtedly has the blood of a white fox in her, and she herself has been overwhelmingly influenced by the blood of a white fox..."

Abe Haruaki showed signs of transformation from a human to a white fox during his lifetime. Another person with mixed non-human blood was Merlin of Britain.

Merlin is a hybrid of a human and a Nightmare. While he completely inherited the Nightmare's characteristics, only his appearance remained human. Therefore, Merlin did not experience the transformation process of humans into Phantasma that Abe Haruaki experienced during his lifetime - because although he is a hybrid, he is undoubtedly more inclined to the non-human side.

——And Abe Haruaki is more inclined towards the human side.

According to Asoya Michiman, in Abe Haruaki's past, when he was just born, Abe Haruaki did not show any characteristics of a white fox; but by the time he and Haruaki met, the characteristics of the white fox had already swallowed up most of Abe Haruaki's human characteristics.

"She once said that if she died any later, she would become a guy like Merlin who can't die." This is what Asiya Domitsu told their common master. "I have never doubted the truth of this, but I can't accept that she chose death in order to maintain her human characteristics."

"Well, the conflict between Seimei and I has always been about this - I can't accept her death, and she can't accept that I let the name 'Abe Seimei' become a member of the Grand Caster, that's all." Asaya Michimitsu smiled gently, but his face overlapped with that of Seimei in Pan-Human History, "As for always existing only as a side effect..."

"For me, this is a really good thing - this way, no matter where she goes, she will never be able to leave me behind."

Ms. Okita closed her eyes, cutting off her gradually diverging memories, and continued to narrate the previous content at a leisurely pace - "But no matter what, Lady Haruaki has the characteristics of a white fox - as long as this point exists, it is enough to create a connection between her and these three sword men."

The white fox is unique to Japan, just as the textile fairy belongs to Britain - it is a non-human unique to this land, but like the paradise fairy or the nightmare, it is a fellow completely different from other non-humans; if the paradise fairy is connected to the forge inside the planet deep in the earth, the white fox is connected to the gods in the sky.

Regarding this point, in fact, when the Asian Strange Belt had not yet been cut off by New Chaldea, Abe Haruaki and Asiya Michimitsu recorded the Spiritual Base Atlas in Da Vinci's workshop, it had already set off a wave of discussion in Phoenix Chaldea - almost everyone thought that Abe Haruaki would be a Servant with the power of earth. After all, his identity as the son of the white fox and the legends that have been passed down in Japan to this day almost announced to magicians that this is another Servant with the power of earth...

However, after Abe Haruaki's registration, the correct answer written on the spiritual base data was - the power of heaven. The Servants and magicians received the answer from the Paradise Fairies and the Half-Sleep Demons, and realized that the white fox was not a fantasy species born from the earth, but a fantasy species born from the fragments of the past that belonged to the Age of Gods.

Although they do not possess divinity, white foxes are naturally connected to the gods - they naturally belong to the high heavens; the Inari god merely sends ordinary foxes as his messengers, while white foxes are a fantasy species like the elves that are connected to all the gods; unlike the fairies of Paradise who can drive the earth, white foxes can drive the sky, which is out of reach for humans.

"First, since Lord Seimei has the blood of a white fox, he will have a connection with foxes no matter what." Ms. Okita raised three fingers with a serious look, "Then, from the perspective of the three swordsmen themselves, the swordsman who will have the closest connection with Lord Seimei will be Shirayama Yoshimitsu as a sword, the second will be Kogumumaru, and the last will be Naruko."

"White foxes are a race that possesses the power of heaven. Although they don't have divinity, they are undoubtedly from the genealogy of God. Even if they are mixed-blood, it will not affect their connection with the sky." Okita-kun put down his teacup and spread his hands helplessly. "And in the registration of Lord Haruaki, the skills that should have been registered as mixed-blood like Merlin have changed from mixed-blood to son of white fox."

The son of a white fox, that is the specialized manifestation of the mixed-blood in Abe Haruaki - this undoubtedly shows that as a heroic spirit, Abe Haruaki is more inclined towards the side of the white fox; although the white fox can also read the earth's veins, to put it bluntly, it is the power suppression of heaven over earth, rather than the communication like the fairies of paradise.

"This is just a simple example." Ms. Okita drank the last of the tea in the cup and put it down. "This is the hint I gave you. You still have to think about how to deal with the questions asked by Lord Seimei. After all, if you talk too much, it will not be a good thing if Lord Seimei sees it."

"Then we'll take our leave first. There are still many places in Honmaru waiting for us to visit." Kashuu Kiyomitsu put down the teacup in his hand and was the first to stand up and say goodbye. "Thank you for your hospitality. I hope you can meet Genji's servants smoothly. Let's go, An Ding."

"Speaking of which, if we start from here..." Yamatomori Yasunari and Kashuu Kiyomitsu walked side by side, studying the next place to take Okita-kun and Okita-san to visit. "The nearest area is the laundry, right? Let's take Okita-kun and Okita-san to the laundry first, and then go somewhere else?"

"I actually want to skip the Temple Room." Kashuu Kiyomitsu secretly glanced at Okita-kun and Okita-san who were walking behind him, and discussed the future route arrangements with Yamato-mori Yasunari, "Because I heard that a servant related to Oda Nobunaga seemed to lie down in the room because of drunkenness last night. And... Yaken seems to be entangled by Oda Nobunaga, but the Temple Room is Yaken's territory."

"Then skip it." Okita-kun and Okita-san interrupted the discussion between Kashuu Kiyomitsu and Yamato-mori Yasunari with a smile, "A beautiful day should not be interrupted by Shin and that guy - this is a rare leisure time. No one has the right to stop us from enjoying this time!!!"

"If we encounter them... Yes, that's right, even if we have to use our Noble Phantasms - we will stop them from coming to disturb us!!!"

"If you want to do that, forget it!!!"