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6 years of celebration (January 1601) -
Goa, the largest city in East India (now India) far west of Japan.
As the major cities of Western Europe, where the powerful nations continue to struggle, were exhausted, the land of Goa was singing unprecedented prosperity and peace as a transit point for East Asia and Western Europe.
There is no such thing as an Indian indigenous figure among them.
So wearing good clothes, eating good food and living in affluence were all immigrants from Portugal and Spain.
But such a gore was also lurking outside urban areas, indigenous people with grudges against Western Europeans who were immigrants, and raids on the walls that surrounded the city took place from time to time.
"Here!! What are you holding back!! This is why you will always be savages!! Work!!"
And there was one man who was waving around the munchies and terrorizing the people who were on the wall guard.
He munches, sometimes kicks, and spits at the mercenaries hitting the wall's defenses, as if to clear up some sort of depression.
The mercenaries were silent and following the man, no matter what they did, because the words did not make sense.
But his eyes have a strong sense of disobedience, and he glows as if he is not attacking a man.
the man who saw it, went even further upside down,
"Those eyes! I don't like those eyes!! You savage Japanese bastard!!
and beat up one of those mercenaries.
Yes, it was all the men brought as slaves from Japan who were guarding this Gore wall. It was no exaggeration to say that the slaves of Japanese men, accustomed to the war, benign and spiritual, were considered good mercenaries in protecting the city in this Goa, and that Goa's peace was preserved by their work.
And the man who took contempt for this Japanese slave was Francisco Cabral.
Originally a Spanish nobleman, he came to Japan at the same time as Organtino.
The discriminatory attitude towards the Japanese, arguably the opposite of the friendly organtino towards the Japanese, is thoroughly criticized by the patrol Valignano, who at last has a background of being expelled from Japan by his hands.
He then assumed his duties in this Gore land as head of preaching in India, but when he also left office a few years ago, his contempt for the Japanese remained unchanged, rather than fuelled.
"Hey, Gabral, keep it around there"
Against Gabral, who was still not excited and chilled, a voice was called from behind.
Without anyone noticing the bearer of that voice, Gabral raised his anger without looking back.
"I don't know who, but I also recognized the Pope, a former head of the Jesuits in Goa!! I'm just sorry if I made a statement!!
Against such Gabral, with no uncle at all, the bearer of the voice approached quietly from behind, placing his hand on his shoulder.
"Kisa well!! Familiar!!"
And Gabral looked back as he shook up his munchies.
... but...
The moment I saw the bearer of that voice, his hand stopped pitifully and his blood drew from his face.
"Ko, Ko, Ko, this, Dear Aquaviva!!!?
There is the figure of a man in black who is only allowed to be worn by the Jesuit General...
i.e. Jesuit Fifth Generation General, Claudio Aquaviva. He was so trusted by Henri IV of France that he could be seen at a glance by both Felipe III of Spain and Elizabeth I of England.
"What are you going to do with that hand? Are you gonna shake it? Or are you rethinking and putting it down..."
"Oh, oh, I'll take it down! Isn't it decided to put it down!!
and Gabral hurriedly pulled up his shaken hand.
"It's Gabral. It is the Lord's teachings that love the enemy as well. And the LORD shall not offer the hand of salvation unto him that keepeth it not. Don't forget that."
"Yes! Of course I remember that! This time this mercenary made a coarse appearance, so he was just making a fuss. There's no way I'm always doing this! Ha ha!
Without looking at Gabrar, who is desperately making excuses like that, Aquaviva approached a Japanese mercenary who was beaten to death by Gabrar and bleeding out of his mouth, and fell over to him.
"You're hurting your mouth... you should use this"
And he gives the mercenary a white cloth.
But the mercenary paid Aquaviva's hand.
The white cloth leaves Aquaviva's hand and falls to the ground in a flicker.
Aquaviva stared at it without changing her calm expression.
"Ki, ki, kisama!! What disrespect to Master Aquaviva!!! By heresy interrogation, on top of torture, he executes me!!!
And Gabral jumped back up and into the mercenary.
But when Aquaviva stopped the Gabral, what a throw away Gabral as it was.
"No, no, no, no! Guuuuuu!!"
Momentum slapped him from his back and he coughed hard, Gabral turned his grudging eyes to Aquaviva.
"Dear Aquaviva!? Why are you doing this!?
"Shut up! Gabral!!
"What... what!?
And when Aquaviva grabbed Gabral's chest, which was falling, she blushed and yelled.
"People are mirrors!!
Had your usual attitude been good, this Japanese would have been happy to receive the application!!
The closing of this man's heart is above all a testament to the fact that your deeds are the work of the devil itself!!
"Yes, do you have pagan pity!? Is that what the Jesuit General does!?
Gabral, reopened, raised his voice high as he protested Aquaviva.
"Yes! How far are you going to fool the Lord's teachings!!
All men are equally sons of God at birth!!
To a man who can't love his neighbor, he doesn't deserve to talk about God!!
Get out of here now!! And repent!!
And when he reprimanded him violently, he slammed his grabbed chest roughly open.
"Guru... I'm a Spanish nobleman...
Even if the pope in black knows the humiliation to which I have been subjected... "
"What do you say if you find out?
And Aquaviva stared at Gabral with a cold gaze.
Gabral, cursed by that gaze, stood up,
"Damn!! Remember!!
And he threw up a throwaway dialogue and disappeared straight into the city.
The Japanese mercenaries who do not understand the language will have no idea what conversation they were having, etc. But seeing the sight of Gabral leaving the scene so that he could escape with tears, the color of dearness stuck in his eyes all looking at Aquaviva.
its aquaviva fell to the ground. When I picked up the white cloth,
"I'm sorry I showed you the ugly part. This is at least a sign of apology. Can't you take it?"
And he tried to hand it to the mercenary, who was bleeding out of his mouth with his head down again.
Then the mercenary knelt before him, and received it with salute.
Not only he, but all the mercenaries around him, were profoundly uncle against Aquaviva.
Aquaviva, once again, leaves the scene.
And I snapped as I walked.
"Oh... since when have we become as arrogant as he...
There is no reason why the preaching in Ming and Japan should not proceed.
Should I have come to the land earlier and supervised it directly... "
He looked up to heaven, and when he looked bitter,
"Anyway, we need to focus on preaching without doing anything extra..."
And he renewed his resolve and walked to the church where he had his own office.
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Around that time, in the land of Nagasaki, Akashi all the way down again.
Next to it is Organtino.
They made a dignified trip to the church with Valignano with a roster of about thirty researchers, candidates gathered around Sakami, and a letter from Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Jiayang permitting the construction of a church in Kyo.
It was the Constantino youth, the secretary of Villignano, who welcomed all the boards again.
"This is Master Joan. It's a lot different than when you came here before."
"Would it..."
And, as All Deng glanced around his body slightly, Constantino youth chuckled.
"Please wait while I tell Valignano that Joan and Organtino are here."
And the Constantino youth left them and disappeared into the back. Is it because of the minds of all the boards that his footsteps seem light at any rate?
Thinking that way, Organtino called from the side.
"I hope it works, Desne"
"... I'm sure it'll work"
And they were all together, facing the great cross in front of them, hand in hand.
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Some time after Constantino youth disappeared behind the church, all the boards and organtinos were called to Valignano's room.
All boards continue down the dim hallway as ever. But I don't feel the same gravity from this hallway, so it's strange.
And when I opened the door, there Valignano was at his desk with the same glasses as before.
"Put it there."
And, as before, Valignano still urged him to look up at all the boards and put them on the chair.
All Deng and Organtino, as they lowered their hips according to its instructions, walked Valignano away from the desk where he was doing his errand, as if he had anticipated it.
All Dens arrange a roster of researchers and a letter of excellence on the table in front of them before Valignano lowers his back to the chair.
Valignano lowered his hips as well as glanced at them.
That expression doesn't change at all, and it's hard to decipher what emotions are there.
All Deng and Organtino were sipping and staring at the way they looked through carefully over time.
And that time, which lasted a long time, ends.
Valignano took his eyes off the writ and sighed one big time.
And I told him without changing his rugged expression at all.
"Well done. In this short period of time, we have gathered so many comrades.
Joan, that readiness and ability to act is just admirable "
"... thank you for your kind words"
"But the missionary's original mission is to give his life to preaching… that truth does not change"
In the words of Valignano, the complexion of all the boards and the organtino darkens.
But...
Valignano is...
Nicole smiled.
"But promises are promises.
Besides, we can say that the permission of preaching in Kyo is sufficient.
Good.
Jesuit General, why don't we call Aquaviva? "
"Thank you Happy!!
All Deng climbed out of his body unexpectedly and shook Valignano's hand.
And from above, Organtino also joins hands.
"Thank you Happy Day!!
Valignano said without confusion, changing his expression to the original rugged one.
"Is it time you let me go?
I tell you, it is remarkably unlikely that the Director General will acknowledge it.
Now the Director General has come to Goa and is supervising the preaching directly.
So much for the book of this day and the preaching of the Ming. "
"I know! I'm still happy!
"I'm glad, Dace!!
"Not at all... the lords..."
And Valignano, still staring at the two of them not to let go, sighed as if he had given up.
And a few days later...
All Deng and Organtino returned again to Sakaki.
To Aquaviva in Goa, Valignano would send us a letter, and when the reply came, the Constantino youth would come and call all the boards to Sakai.
All the boards and organtinos that make your chest jump to hope.
They resumed their activities in Sakai in search of further talent.
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6 Years of Celebration (1601) June -
Nagasaki had been raining this morning.
The high blue sky that feels summer is covered in thick clouds, changing its colour to heavy gray as if in prison.
Upon receiving a letter from Constantino, All Deng went down to that Nagasaki by himself.
Because Organtino enters the temple house in Kyo and is in charge of the popularization of the church to be built inside the school while teaching Western European reading and writing.
All boards rushed off the ship to Valignano's waiting church.
Of course I still do not know the contents of the reply from the Jesuit General at this point.
Still, he was optimistic.
Because Valignano, as a patrol officer, had heard that he had great authority and was further trusted by the Pope and the General Director of the Jesuits, and if it were such a wish from him, he would accept it, he thought.
As the rain blocked my vision, I saw a large church in front of me.
He keeps the momentum running, and when he comes to the front of the door, he opens the door with momentum.
Giggy, I was waiting at the end of that door that was opened with a dull noise...
It was Valignano.
And he kept his usual rugged face, communicating the results at the aperture.
"Communicate the words of the Jesuit General"
As he breathed, all the boards swallowed the sawdust and spit.
It is precisely a moment of tension.
"It is forbidden for the Jesuit missionaries to be involved in any school in Japan.
Because every truth is in the Word of God, because it can be at odds with the truth obtained in that school.
We cannot allow the missionaries, as Jesuit directors, to seek the truth by evil law against their members. "
It was the word that thrust all the boards out of heaven into hell, and all his emotions and thoughts fell out at this time...
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Two men slowly walked from behind that church after Akashi Church was disappointed when Valignano told him of the Jesuit General's "forbidden Jesuit members to be involved in the school".
One is Constantino youth of Valignano's secretary.
"Dear Joan... will you be all right..."
And, worryingly, Constantino snapped at Valignano's back.
The Valignano answers at his usual low, without even looking back.
"Heaven is something that always gives people a test...
How can we face it and get over it...
That's how you get the glow you deserve as a child of God. "
Then the man beside Constantino said to the words.
"Trial hey... you say something pretty good. Surely no one is stronger than the man who got over something."
When he finished saying it like he was so impressed, the man slowly began to walk towards the door.
And when he ran through Valignano and stopped trying to turn his back on him, he continued his words.
"But wow... I can't be human enough to keep an eye on a friend who's been slammed to the bottom with harsh words.
Cry, if you have a friend, lend me your chest, and if you have a friend who's drowning and desperate, give me this hand. "
When I said that, I walked out toward the door again.
Constantino speaks up there.
"Please wait! Now Master Joan is on his way to trial..."
And I almost said it halfway, and Valignano took control of it by hand. And look at Constantino all the time.
Those eyes...
It was kind, full of charity...
And the man in the gold feather spreads a bright red umbrella, bah.
"I offer umbrellas to my friends who get wet in the rain...
That's who I am. "
When I held it so as to carry its umbrella, it finally came to the front of the door.
And one last word,
"Thank you for keeping me safe until I put you in danger.
I'll never forget this. "
And he opened the leftover door magnificently, and went out into the city of Nagasaki, which was dusty.
This man's name is Hideyoshi Uchita. Call me "Premier".
He is a beautiful and sturdy young man entrusted to the five great elders of the Toyotomi regime.
If these days were the Edo period, the people of the town would call him this.
- Nasty fallen in the sky
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