Inari wants to live in peace
Episode 30 Shiro Amakusa (5) Merchant Ship
After two hours and a little while traveling along the coast from Shimabara Castle, I saw the port town in the distance.
According to the conductor, it is likely that the son of the big merchant there is Shiro Amakusa.
It seems that it was just this morning that I found out.What timely information, but convenient for me.
So first we have to start by visiting him.
Now the clan lord, his subordinates, and friends of the people end up in an evil word, but this is the time when my position as the god emperor comes to life.
By the way, Christianity and Inari are incompatible, but all humans are not brothers, but the same Japanese are their opponents.
I drove the dogsleigh with optimism that if I stayed in the protest, I would know if I talked.
As we approached the port town, more and more people came and went.
You need to manipulate the dogsleigh carefully to avoid bumping into passers-by, but the wolves are smart enough to avoid them without telling you either way.
Besides, the guards are forming a circle around me, so the people can't get close.
Even with street expansion work, the width is still narrow, so you should be careful.
It was really helpful that I didn't stand out in that sense because I was almost invisible in the middle of nowhere, although it attracted attention.
Eventually, he came to the port town where he wanted to be, and he saw the passers-by surrounded by a wooden fence.
I don't think it's impossible to be vigilant because Christian believers are currently united and conducting protests.
Nevertheless, it is difficult to meet Shiro Amakusa now.
Now, I look at the ocean somehow to change my mood, bothering my head about how it went through.
Not only were they fishing on canoes, but large merchant ships frequented.
Turning next to the main street across the town from the checkpoint, there are various open-air areas lined up.
I realize that the Shimabara clan was quite vibrant until the death of its predecessors.
(Christians are the majority of the people.How much of your annual earnings and tax rates have been restored before the crackdown, but not too soon?
Maybe even if you don't, you don't follow the orders above and do what you like.)
I can hear Shiro Amakusa, the Son of God, standing up and preparing for a thorough resistance.
It is likely that the annual earnings and taxes have been overestimated, but they were originally overestimated and tightened.
It was natural in a sense to flip the flag, and it was difficult for me to say anything, but I even felt lucky that it had not yet started.
When I waited in line for a while for the order of the examinations and was about to be examined by a few more people, I noticed something and looked around in a hurry.
Inari god, have you had a stroke?
"No, I'm a little worried."
One of the guards whispered, so I answered with vigilance.
And I just left the port and stared at the convoy that was heading away from the Great Sea Plains.
Clearly, I had a bad feeling that I could not express in words, so I gave orders to the children just in case.
"Please keep your surroundings quiet for a while."
Got it!
Then all the guards put their hands on the sword and shouted.
"It is the imperial decree of Inari God!Everyone shut their mouths and keep them quiet, or I'll cut them off immediately! "
Speaking with such grandeur, everyone around me trembles and doesn't speak a word.
I'm sure they understood that my name came up and that Inari was in the middle of the circle.
On the other hand, I think it is good that the authority of the Emperor of God is passed to those who are here in the meantime. On the other hand, I apologize in my heart for frightening them in vain, and concentrate my consciousness to confirm the identity of the discomfort.
I managed to pick up the object from the sound of the waves, the breathing of people, the sound of the wind and insects, and various other noises.
But the moment I hear this, I'm like a hot water boiler and I'm going to burst out fast.
"Father, mother, somebody help me!"
"Gusunnh, I don't want to be sold by people!"
"I want to go home! I want to see my family!"
The merchant ship that left the port earlier as a direction, but from there, the screams of many women and children are constantly entering the fox ear.
I wasn't very calm, but I couldn't stay calm, and the smile disappeared, and gradually became expressionless.
Eventually, I decided that I couldn't stand hearing any more, so I stopped clearing my ears, exhaled a lot, and switched my feelings.
And I called the guards around me.
"Do you see the merchant fleet over there?"
"It looks good, but what did you do about it?"
Pointing at the convoy that had just left the port town, the children paved the way.
In the place I pointed out, there were many ships sailing and moving gently through the sea.
This is speculation, but it is highly probable, so I will tell you the facts that I just heard.
"That convoy seems to be selling slaves."
What!?
He kept quiet by my order, so that not only the children, but also the passers-by and the people of the city were surprised.
At present, I don't have time to explain in detail the reason why I found out, and if I don't seize the evidence, the possibility stops.
In fact, I couldn't prove it unless I saw it with my own eyes, but I no longer thought of myself as a slaver.
By the way, buying people wasn't illegal in the Sengoku period.
The Inari Restoration after the opening of the Shogunate banned the slave trade.
Occasionally there are dark merchants circulating on the back route, but it's been a long time since these people at least stopped looking at Edo near their knees.
However, as it is now, it is rarely found in the regions.
This fact is only unpleasant to me with future values.
A Japanese member of his clan is being sold and sold like a thing and treated badly as a slave.
I couldn't have overlooked it more than I knew it.
So I went out as an unseen anger, but I didn't mind declaring it.
"I will capture that merchant convoy."
Hurry up and arrange for an early boat!
The guide of the Shimabara clan seemed excited and suggested renting an early boat in the port town.
But the merchant convoy in question is still fading away.
If we succeed, we may get away from the horizon while we hit it.
"It will be difficult to track over time.I'll head straight to you. "
Eh!?
Today was my second surprise, but I couldn't afford to care less about it.
What we need to do now is to extract the slave ships and free the captives.
"Above all, we don't know where our people are hiding."
"Oops, sure! It's also possible that the residents of the harbor town are involved!"
But it is still unclear who is helping the slave trade.
Even if you try to hire an early boat, if the opponent is part of a group of criminals, there is a good chance that you will buy time at your fingertips.
Sometimes this happens, and no further questions are needed, jumping off the dogsleigh and landing on the ground.
And I thought it was no longer a waste of a minute and a second, and ran off to the shore with great momentum.
"You must act at your discretion!"
"Roger that! I'll catch up with you soon!Thank you for your patience! "
I don't need any backup, but I am the supreme ruler of Japan.It's natural to be escorted from a position, so I'm willing to accept.
But for me, it seemed like my sweet grandson was working hard for me, and I felt a little smile.
Anyway, I ran to the beach, and instead of swimming, I ran across the water.
It is often used in cartoons and animations. If you step out of your right foot, you can run on the water by pulling your left foot forward before sinking.It is such a chaotic idea.
However, by turning the magical power of Fox's daughter to both feet and combining her extraordinary physical abilities, she can run straight through the sea toward the merchant convoy of interest without sinking.
I went straight into the danger zone without fear to rescue the captive slaves, thinking it was a truly unbelievable physical spec.