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Celebration 7 Years (1602) October 7th -

Rushui Kuroda waited quietly for that time in a room at Tsukuba Yamashita Castle.

Rushui returned to this castle after the battle of Kurumi America ended with the end of the anti-Tokugawa forces. But that's not the purpose of standing in a castle and fighting a battle.

When he returned to the castle, he immediately disarmed himself and sent himself to the thousand and five hundred soldiers who had acted under his command.

Few were not convinced that they had been sent out without a single battle, but when they all received their rewards until then, they reluctantly left Yamashita Castle.

In this way, the castle was surrounded by a harsh silence that smelled of midwinter, the opposite of the enthusiasm that burned in an ambition reminiscent of the midsummer while out in battle.

Only a few small surnames, two gatekeepers and three sides admiring him remained in the castle with Rushui...

In the meantime, one reward arrived under Rushui.

- Willow River Castle opens. Below Somo Tachibana, all those in the house surrender...

When he heard it, the water closed his eyes quietly.

"Finally..."

That word is heavy.

Kensuke Kuriyama, Kyuro Inoue's right guard, and Taipei Motori, sitting near him, were also faces of sinking pain.

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It should be noted that since Yoshio Otomo fell back to Tokugawa in Kurumi and Tadahiro Shimazu disabled Yoshihiro Shimazu's army, as if it were an avalanche, he swallowed up the thoughts that had been piling up as before.

He was the parent and son of Ryuji Temple Takaya and the statesman, who had diligently suppressed the Hot Island army, but he was still sometimes overwhelmingly inferior to the number of soldiers, and at the end of the day their army was unbearably devastated.

Then when the parents and children fled to the nearby temple, they both ended up harming themselves.

That appearance had some refreshing look on its face, although it had seeped indifference to losing, but it made me feel the sense of accomplishment in being able to bump all my thoughts.

Their intervention was also made by Mao Goto, who is also a deputy general of the Hot Island Army Pioneer Team.

It was such a sad end for the Ryuji family, called even Sanjie in Kyushu...

... but who would have guessed at this time...

Long after this it will be future generations, that the carelessness of Ryuji Temple High House at this time will be cleared...

The matter was exactly the same as the historical fact.

Yet bearing the fruit of the 'resentment' of the Dragon Temple High House seemed to mean that whatever path history followed, it was fate...

It emanates from the fact that the high chamber brought its stomach closer together and left a will against the tearful Goto Mao Tsuna.

In other words, Mao Tsuna's execution of the will of Takamatsu cleared the mindless mind of the Dragon Built Temple.

Then why did Takaya Ryuji entrust his will to Mao Tsuna Goto, the enemy general...

That is because Mao Tsuna Goto was the one who drew the blood of the Ryuji Soujia, and for the Ryuji High House was a blood muscle that served as a cousin.

In other words, Mao Goto Tsuna was "the successor to the Dragon Temple".

So what is the content of the will entrusted by Takamiya to Mao Tsuna? It's...

- Make Hot Island a "decorative daimyo" one day...

It was.

And...

Oh, my God, that will be real more than forty years before this.

Namely, this Goto Mao Tsuna changed its name after this to Mao Tsuna Hot Island, which often helped the Saga clan lord Katsumo Hot Island and became the ruler who handled all the affairs of the Saga clan.

And as soon as he came to power, he solidified his surroundings with those who drew the blood of the Dragon Builder Temple, and the Saga clan was the clan lord who was the Hot Island family, but the reality was that it would be ruled by the Dragon Builder Temple until future generations.

I mean...

Naomi Hot Island was considered a "decorative daimyo" by Naomi Hot Island, but after Naomi's death, Hot Island became a "decorative daimyo" by Naomi Hot Island on the contrary.

Thus the carelessness of Takaya the Dragon Temple and the politician's parents and children will be accomplished brilliantly, but that is still a story ahead of us.

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Now, back to Kyushu's disposition.

Tokugawa's army, which left Kurumi, surrounded Yonagawa Castle, where Tachibana Somo returned.

Though he was thought to resist until the end, he finally bowed his head and gave up the castle against Hideyoshi Tokugawa, who offered the condition that Tokugawa would take responsibility for sheltering Soomo Tachibana, the life of Soomo and all his ministers, and Ryo-kyung Temple, who mourned Soomo's wife, Kiyoyo.

Shimazu, on the other hand, eventually returned to Satsuma, without losing his head to Hideyoshi Tokugawa until the end of the day.

Instead, his son and next lord, Tadahiro Shimazu, apologized at Yanagawa Castle to Hideo Tokugawa.

Let him who sees how it is say,

- I've never seen a beautiful dungeon before...

And, admirably, they were heartfelt.

Hideyoshi, who at this time had already received an offer from Tokugawa Jiayang to "treat Shimazu Zhongheng as the Shimazu family owner", gladly accepted the apology.

Thus the battle of the Second Willow River ended with the brilliant achievement of Tokugawa's purpose of receiving apologies from Tachibana and Shimazu, although it involved many soldiers' sacrifices.

Moreover, the reality that Hideyoshi Tokugawa, his son, accomplished this without the Tokugawa family, becomes too much publicity to let the world know that the "Tokugawa family is Kaishi".

At this time, no one, except some, knew that everything was just going according to Tokugawa Ieyasu's thoughts...

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Rushui, who heard with serenity that Yanagawa Castle had been opened, ordered Xiaozu to do one thing.

"Pour the liquor in the back of the kitchen and bring it here"

"May I have your share, too?

The distracted surname asked Rushui when he saw about the good assistants, the right guard of Kyuro and the Tai soldiers on the spot.

"No, it doesn't matter just for me"

"Yes, sir."

The lowest surname, who replied with a clear, boyish voice, disappeared straight into the back of the castle.

It was also by the boy's voice that he faded visibly, and as he walked away, the room was once again returning its colour to the same gray as the colour of the sky outside.

In such heavy air, Rushui began to speak in unexpectedly light conditions.

"Remember what I said two years ago?

Asked like water without anyone. And Yoshisuke Kuriyama answered.

"Yes, as I remember yesterday."

And the answer shall be as water, and the mouth shall be loosened.

Then tell me what you said.

"Yes. My lord said, 'I want to get anything'.

If you want heaven, you want to see Hideyoshi too... "

To the answer, Rushui nods, "Yeah, yeah, yeah."

"But for heaven's sake to smile! And they were strained!

And when Tai Wei raised his luxurious voice from beside Yoshisuke, he sent such Tai Wei, and Yoshisuke and Kyuro Right-Men sent a slightly cold gaze. I noticed that gaze. Tai Wei puts his head on it at first sight.

"Is that...? Did I say something wrong?

"... read the air. Tai Wei..."

and the right guard of Kyuro greets him, but as such, the water,

"Kakaka! Great! I said," I want to do anything, and God smiles at such a greedy man. "

And you tried to brighten up the air on the field a little bit, and you laughed off.

That laugh of dryness comes in some funny, heavy air.

In the meantime, my earlier last name brought me a glass with booze.

"My lord, I have brought you"

"Um, you can put it there"

"Yes, sir."

And he set before the sight of the water a meal with cups, as he had commanded.

"Um, thank you for your hard work.

Good luck, then... "

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And, as Rushui sends instructions to Yosuke Kuriyama, Yosuke took the package out of his nostalgia and placed it in front of his lowest surname.

"This is the reward for the Lord. After you receive this, go home."

The boy with the small surname said so was surprised by its weight when he finally received the package.

"My lord, you will not receive so many rewards. Even while his lords were on the battlefield, they kept him away in this castle..."

"Kakaka! It's okay! You mainly have a mother who tends to be ill. Take good care of my mother with the money.

But never waste it. "

He couldn't hide his surprise that Rushui knew about his mother, but he seemed to have been struck in the chest by the tenderness of the water, and left the scene crying.

After leaving with the lowest surname, dark silence reigns over the room again.

In the meantime, Rushui opened his mouth.

"Now if there were no one else in this castle but your lords and the few, all the gold objects would be gone."

Good help answered the words of the water.

"Yes, nothing more"

Rushui continued in a pungent tone as he pulled out his shoulder strength.

"Mm-hmm. I've lived a long life, but I didn't end up with anything."

"My lord! We are here!!

And Tai Wei turned red in his face and disputed.

"Kakaka! Sorry about that!

There are many people under the heavens, but there are few loyalists like you.

In that sense, there was nothing left to talk about. "

and Rushui laughs honestly acknowledging her mistakes. Still, the atmosphere on the ground remained heavy.

Then he couldn't wait for this messy atmosphere, and finally, Yoshisuke asked Rushui.

"My lord, what are you going to do now?

It must have been something that everyone here cared about and couldn't help it. Everyone glanced at Rushui's face with a different serious face than before.

And Rushui began to speak quietly.

"Before I answer that, I must tell the Lord something."

"Why..."

And Kyuro's right guard hung in a low voice.

Everybody take a breath and wait for the words of Rushui.

He narrowed his eyes to them like that, and Rushui said.

"As the lords know, my beating fell off beautifully.

No, the results had already been planted, so it can't be called a beating...

I dare say, I lost my battle with Tokugawachi Prefecture. "

"But! Not yet! While our eyes are black..."

And when Tai Wei embarked on himself with regret, he controlled it with his eyes, and Rushui continued.

"No, that's enough. My defeat.

A man named Tokugawachi was more than I thought... "

When Rushui cut the story there, an even heavier silence dominated the area.

"But when you get crushed to the point where you don't have complete skin, how about...

I don't regret anything strange.

Instead, take it at best. "

"Your Highness..."

When Sunsuke, who has long shown tears immediately, accidentally drops tears on the floor, Tai Wei, who sees them, is also crying. Kowloon's right guard was the only one enjoying his lips all the time.

"Now there are no more words to remember.

I never get lost. It won't just stay... "

"My lord... then..."

And when the right guard of Kyuro said something, Rushui answered to carry on after the words.

"We will not return to Osaka after this. Why don't you just relax and spend the rest of your life in a mansion somewhere in Fukuoka, Changzheng?"

Three people with some relief on their calm words like water.

Towards them like that, Rushui gave instructions.

"The LORDs will soon make a charge of departure from this, and depart the castle today.

As I know, my legs are bad.

Therefore, I would like to ask the Lord to arrange for you to receive me with the Chief Executive.

I'm tired of riding horses...

That's how extravagant it is to be punished. "

"Yes, sir."

and the three followed the scene without any further doubt.

In the end, however, the heavy atmosphere remained unchanged until the end.

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The autumn sky darkens fast. Not to mention, like this day, when the clouds were thick, it was felt fast that extra light would be needed.

Rushui left it uncalled for in the cup he had earlier made his last name hold, and when he took it to the small private room, he placed it at a nearby desk and turned on the small light.

Slowly dissolve the ink with water.

When the sound of the apple was sounded in silence, the heart of Rushui calmed further, and finally became cloudy as clear water.

Taking the brush in that mood, he began to write a single letter with a flowing brush.

"That's enough..."

And Rushui, who placed the brush, exhaled loudly.

… and it was then.

"Dear Kuroda..."

And I heard a fat man from outside the room.

There should already be no one else in the castle but Rushui. If so, the man is a visitor or intruder...

But if you're a visitor, visiting late at night like this is a strange story, and vice versa, if you're an intruder, it's strange to speak up and so on...

Rushui was anxious.

"Who is your Lord?

Then the bearer of the voice answered with a small voice from the outside, without even doing anything to break into the room.

"It's a fog concealer."

Surprised by the unexpected visitor, Rushui welcomed him into the room.

"Misty Hidden Talent... but it was Shinobu Masada's use, wasn't it? Is that a message from Lord Maida?

Talent dressed as a traveler shook his neck to the side in response to the inquiry as if it were water.

"No, this time..."

and Giorzo gave a single letter to Rushui.

When Rushui took the letter and confirmed it from its sender, he opened his eyes wide of the name.

"Dear Hideyoshi..."

The letter came from a young Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

When a single ripple can be made in the clear water-like mind of the water, the chest will twitch.

He immediately opened the brief.

There...

- It's gonna be tough, but it's getting cold, so be careful with your body, and continue to work hard on Kyushu's next appointment.

You must have freshly remembered... boring letters...

But I know very well that it was written hard.

At the time of writing this letter, Hideyoshi should have no idea that there was a war going on in Kyushu.

Because Rushui publicly proclaimed to the end, "There will be no war in Kyushu," and left under excellent reliance.

In other words, the letter contained "pure thoughts" that guided the body of Rushui.

Maybe I wrote it over and over again.

Where I trembled a little, my hands might have trembled at the tension.

That little excellence is headed in front of my desk with a serious face comes to my attention...

"Thank God..."

So crushed Rushui, slowly stretching his arm over the desk, was there. He held the written letter and gave it to the talent store.

"I just finished writing this letter to Hideyoshi.

Misty Hidden Temple... can you take this... "

"Yes, sir."

And, having missed the script, when I thought I had replied briefly, he had already disappeared from the sight of Rushui.

Water like being alone again.

A room surrounded by silence...

The round back of Rushui is floating in the small light.

Time passed for a while, it was then...

And his little back began to tremble in small pieces.

"I want to..."

Water that leaks your voice desperately. Tears were streaming from his eyes.

The ripples that have arisen in my heart are now a great twist, disturbing the chest of the water.

And...

I drank a lot of liquor from the cup.

Stand up slowly.

And lay still on the bunk.

"Well... even dreams..."

And he closed his eyes quietly.

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Rushui Kuroda was in a dream.

- "Ribei" with a soldier and a soldier! Kakaka!

- Lord, please don't call me that. You think so, don't you, Lord Guard?

I hear two voices he loved wholeheartedly.

Of course, it is his master, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and his colleague Hanbei Takenaka, who can also be described as his best friend.

Oh, I miss you...

But there is no appearance of those two behind the lid.

The dream is just a voice dream...

Still, the water was happy.

Because that voice alone makes Hideyoshi smile happily with two shoulders beside him, Rushui and Hanbei.

Then Hideyoshi's pleasant voice echoed in his chest again.

- No, no, no, no. Lord, do you have any more memories?

There is a word like water in that word.

Then this time I heard half a soldier.

- My lord, is there anyone who has nothing to remember? I don't know what they all have in mind.

- Kakaka! That's what happened! Because I'm so untrained!

Hideyoshi laughs at Hanbei's words.

I've experienced it many times, and now I feel fresh for some reason.

Half a soldier spoke to the water immersed in such strange emotions.

- Palace of the Guards. Thank you. I've only seen it with these eyes.

- I just wanted to see the rest...

- Hehe, in Lord's case, you just wanted to help Hideyoshi a little more, didn't you?

- Been!? What to say!! Did I look like a thinner who only thinks about my own lovely son like that!? Hanbei!!

Against the interaction between Hideyoshi and Hanbei, it was like water that was still listening, but he uttered a blur and a word.

- In the end... I couldn't leave anything for Hideyoshi... pity...

I dropped my shoulder like water...

Hideyoshi's high voice echoed in his head when he thought he was bashed hard on his shoulder.

- You're as dark as ever! It's dark!! Didn't it get dark like that because I've been in a store for a long time!?

- This, my lord! My lord is too bright. Isn't the government guard in trouble?

At that time...

Gradually, the vision of Rushui began to become clearer.

Then…

In front of him, Hideyoshi and Hanbei were clearly seen.

- Half a soldier!

Rushui spoke hard to both of them.

In response, Hideyoshi and Hanwei greeted him with a smile.

And Hanbei said to Rushui.

- What was left of Hideyoshi... let's go see that together

Hanbei gently reaches out to the water.

Rushui...

I held that hand so hard...

The tall Hideyoshi who saw it jumped from his back to the middle of the two, breaking between them, with a full smile on his face.

- Come on, let's go!!

Hideyoshi with both arms over his shoulders so that he can hang and play.

- Lord! Heavy!!

- Please don't!! That's what's wrong with your legs!!

- Shut up!! Let's move on!!

Three bright voices illuminate a dream of darkness...

I had dreams like that.

Gently... surrounded by warmth...

The next day...

In Yamashita Castle came Nagata Kuroda soldiers with cages carrying Rushui to Fukuoka Castle and Yoshisuke Kuriyama.

Neither the gatekeepers nor the maidens were able to say to Rushui, "Don't open my room until I get picked up," but Yoshisuke and the others called his name from outside the room to pick up Rushui.

But...

The reply will not be returned.

When Yoshisuke and the others hurried to open the jar, there was Kuroda Rushui taking his breath away as he slept in the futon -

"My lord!! Wake up!! Ugh... my lord..."

"Wow! with ooh!!

"My lord...!!

Behind the disintegrating expression of the three nearby men, as in water, it was calm everywhere.

And...

- I don't know what to say, but I can't go anywhere.

The paper with the sentence of the resignation was placed on the desk.

It's...

- There are no more words to remember. Don't get lost, but let's go...

The last word of water...

The skies of late autumn on this day have changed since the previous day and are clear.

You can see ahead everywhere, a bright blue sky.

You won't get lost in this.

Master of the heavens...

Kuroda official guard.

I ended that life here.