Inari wants to live in peace
Episode 35 From coins to banknotes (3) Missionaries of the Kingdom of Sicily
Missionary.
I am Giovanni Sidotti, missionary of the Kingdom of Sicily.
I came across the sea to teach Japan the teachings of the great Lord, a distant island nation.
I didn't miss the prep, so I can speak a foreign language.
The ruling class of samurai stood above the people, and the new ruler's clandestine policy made it almost impossible for slaves to obtain information.
The difficulty is that the reference materials are old, but those who call themselves Inari gods became Japanese generals, and imposed severe punishment on those who believed in the teachings of the great Lord that we preached.
Missionaries and traders who have travelled to Japan since then, without exception, do not leave the quarantine facility called Dejima.
Seniors who have returned have told me such things many times.
Surprisingly, however, the Little Princess, which sets out such outrageous laws, is very popular across Europe.
Even in my native Sicily, the related goods imported from Japan were sold like flying.
However, Japanese dolls are good, but they are very rare because they are imported across the sea.
So Sicilian craftsmen are doing their best to imitate it, but this is not going to work.
Even when trying to reproduce a cute toddler with a fox's ear and tail, there were few joints that could be moved or made slightly disgusting expressions due to artistic differences.
Such dissatisfaction occurs a lot, and the quality is definitely lower than the genuine product.
For that reason, anyone can make a fortune by going to Japan and buying Little Princess related goods and taking them back to their country.
European people are rumouring that it is a golden country, Zipang, for us, a life-saving voyage.
However, sailing across the rough seas is dangerous.It's not just grounding, shipwrecks, or storms.
The most dangerous thing is the unexplained curse on board.
When this occurs, an ulcer develops on the skin, and if the gums become pus and open old wounds, they will be unable to move properly and lose their lives.There are no special effects, so there is no doubt that it is a life-saving voyage.
Japanese sailors seem to know how to deal with the curse.I heard rumors of such a wind, but due to clandestine policies and strict information control, there was no subsequent news.
So I came to the conclusion that a small island nation that had been civilized and delayed a lot was a lie to try to take advantage over Europe.
Japan, home to many savage peoples, was finally brought to an end about a hundred years ago.
However, due to the current government's clandestine policy, the connection with the continent is thin, and small islands have come together and managed to maintain their national appearance.
Moreover, since he fought with a sword and bow without even knowing how to make gunpowder very recently, from my homeland, Sicily, we have to make an outdated and inferior nation.
It is no exaggeration to say that communicating the teachings of the great Lord to such an extremely primitive people and guiding them correctly is my mission from heaven as a missionary.
Incidentally, ultimately, we intend to convert all Japanese citizens to Christians, so that Little Princess, the supreme ruler, will have his head down to the Great Lord himself.
And I did not doubt that accepting the rule of my homeland Sicily would make it a primitive inferior nation.
And time went by, and in terms of Japanese age, it was August of Hoshinaga five years ago.
I, Giovanni Sidotti, succeed in landing on Yakushima, Japan, after a long voyage.
I heard that Christians are under severe repression, although the route of the voyage is out of the island.
What's more, you don't get a permit to go out first, and even if you go out, if you start preaching, you'll be caught and severely tortured and killed.
I believed the senpai who taught me so enthusiastically.
For this reason, we first hire a canoe and head to Yakushima.
As a precaution, it is an on-site investigation dressed as a pre-procured samurai.
Samurai are the ruling class in this country, so no matter where you walk, you won't be able to talk to ordinary people so easily.
This is a decision that it is difficult to get bored.
Having landed by canoe on Yakushima's unpopular coast, I decided to go to a nearby fishing village to get information first.
Walk along well-maintained coastal streets, as you may not know where you are when you enter the natural woods.
The discomfort was terrible because I wasn't able to wear grass shoes, but fortunately, it was well groomed and easy to walk without irregularities.
Walk for about an hour along a streetwalk slightly higher than the beach.
Then I realized that there was a facility on the coast a little away from the fishing village that I didn't know well.
Nearby, many locals are busy moving around, casting a thin stretch of black seaweed on the sun.
Probably in the middle of a dry job.
Although I studied Japanese, I am never good at it.Watch and observe from afar to make sure it doesn't get out of the way.
I was looking at the timing and approaching, and I was thinking of shaking up the difficult topic to get local information.
However, some fishermen noticed us, turned their gaze, and instead of ignoring us and going back to work, they rushed over and were surrounded.
(What the hell is this!? Samurai must be a Japanese ruling class!If the ordinary people are disrespectful, I shouldn't be truncated!)
I don't have any suspicious elements because I come to disguise myself with a knife or a pair of fine Japanese clothes.
It seems that there is also a word for disrespect, so you can't complain even if it is truncated at random.
However, the surrounding fishermen observed us and questioned the fishermen themselves.
You're not a samurai, are you?
"Hahaha! I'm a samurai!Don't you see? "
He gave me one of the fishermen a grand return.
He stroked his chest down and said he was glad to be able to speak Japanese without jamming it.
But I don't know why they suspected me.
"But, hey, it's not the boulder that carries that saver."
Huh? Huh, Saber?
Saber... it must have been a British sword.Before I understood that, most samurai nowadays were not wearing swords, politely explained that they were about military personnel, and I was stunned.
"Besides, it's just a word.I don't care how you look at it, do you, Europeans? "
"Oh, a word? Europe?"
That's funny. It's still good that you're not speaking well,
But this is supposed to be Japan.Why, then, is the English language spreading to ordinary people who are barely educated?
What if England was a colony before Italian rule?Then my country will be greatly delayed.
Yes, while I'm alone and confused, the fishermen talk to me without worrying.
"You're an Englishman, aren't you?"
"No, no... not England?"
"Ahhhh! What a mess!"
While one of the fishermen smacked his head with a penis and looked remorseful, the people around him put their arms together and pondered.
Someday I was told I was from a foreign country, and it seemed that I had started playing around guessing where the country was.
So, Portuguese?
"Well, not even in Portugal."
I answered aggressively, but honestly, this is not the case.
We must hurry to escape, but we are surrounded by people, so what should we do?
"Hmm! It's hard! Give me a hint!"
Hih, hint?
Was it indeed English words and wisdom?
In other words, they want concrete examples leading to answers.
But now I wasn't that close to heart.
Because the information obtained from the returned missionaries and reference materials is too different from what Japan actually sees.
Senpai has told me that missionaries are subjected to severe repression and persecution.
But the locals are friendly without surprise, even if they know I'm a foreigner.
You may not know that you're a missionary yet, but you still can't catch up with the unexpected situation on the ground.
When I was alone in confusion, a group of four men with short iron bars rushed across the beach.
He is a strong pair of four men, and I can only imagine that if he gets caught, he will be tortured and give up information.
And in the end, they'll kill you miserably.
After all, Japan is an island country where people with low levels of civilization live.Naturally, the idea was also primitive... it was supposed to be.
Anyway, I'll run away in a hurry.I wondered if I would be martyred by the teachings of God, and one of the fishermen pulled the sleeves of my clothes and whispered.
"If you run away, I'll shoot you, so you're hurt.If you talk honestly during the interrogation, maybe it won't be that bad. "
Oh, really?
I wonder if I can believe the local people's words, and without even knowing my feelings, he starts to think back with his eyes filled with nostalgia.
"When I was young, I had sex and got caught by the police.
Then you can serve me a delicious katsu bowl in the interrogation room. "
I still can't forget the taste of the katsudon rice bowl that I ate while crying.While the fisherman was talking, a group of people called the police came to me and quickly surrounded me.
This is the situation with the boulders, and we can't get out of it or run away.
I had no choice but to prepare and be taken with me.
The cutlet bowl served in the interrogation room was really delicious.
Speaking honestly, he told me that he would not be tortured and that it was not so uncommon for people like me to smuggle into the country.
Japan is not oppressing or persecuting Christianity, but simply not tolerating the evil that has concealed religion.
Especially Little Princess, the supreme ruler, hates dirty things like lies and cowardice.
However, because they hate evil and do not hate people, they do not do anything to those who sincerely believe, but they also reach out for salvation.
In addition, Inari Taisha Shrine in Edo is a multi-religious complex and seems to be friendly with different gods.
It is an absolutely impossible attempt in Europe, but I cannot hide the surprise that it is made up of wonders in an island country called Japan.
I was eventually taken to Dejima in Nagasaki Port, but I learned a little about Japan and Little Princess.
That alone was worth coming a long way.
In conclusion, I would like to spread Christianity to Japan, but it is impossible as long as Little Princess exists.
If I don't speak honestly in the interrogation room, I can certainly judge you as an enemy against the Little Duchess.
Afterwards, the attitude of the leopard would have changed, and he would have been severely oppressed, persecuted and tortured.
So in conclusion, I don't recommend going to Japan.
Their faith in Little Princess is deeply rooted in their hearts.
When you touch half of the fun, it turns easily into a demon, and even those who believe in the teachings of Christ cannot be said to be safe.
At least that's how I felt, so I strongly warned my seniors never to come near them to hear their missionaries say Japan is a terrible country.
I understood that clearly.