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On the day I failed to make my way to Osaka Castle, I also told my dad about the circumstances in which I ended up "having a fuzzy memory".

And the fact that my mom was so kind to me made it possible for me to spend a lot of time in the mansion without being crippled.

I really only have a word of thanks to my mom.

And for the first time since I came to this mansion, I felt, "Maybe I'm a lady?" The idea was apparently wrong, and it was not by any means poverty, but it was not wealth, as in modern times it was called a "middle-class family".

Still, from time to time, I enjoyed the world this way myself, going out shopping in Castle Town with Plum and eating the rice cakes sold in the street.

Surprisingly, the world over here is fun!

and I honestly felt and enjoyed every day.

I don't know what kind of day you're having, but I kind of understood what that meant when he always leaked, "Oh, I'd love to enjoy life from the Warring States and Edo".

(Note that I can't possibly even know that Tatsu-chan was subjected to hellish archaeology and scrutiny every day by a ghost named Princess Kofi these days)

When I came to the world over here, it was still a cold season, but the season quickly shifted, and I had a hot summer.

Nevertheless, the summer in the city of Osaka, where there is no concrete reflection, is much easier to spend than it was in the original world.

Still, by this time, I tried to refrain from wasting my time out and help you with your work in the house.

That's to remember the cooking, the laundry, the cleaning and the whole chores.

That felt exactly like "bridesmaid training," full of things I don't know, and I was so often confused.

"Oicha-sama, how fast you swallow!

When Plum looked surprised and more than anything I could do with one thing, I couldn't wait to see my mom happy as she did with me, so I became more and more able to do the house thing.

And...

While we were doing that, we finally had that day.

9 years of celebration (1604) August 14th -

"Bye, Mother! I'm coming!

"Don't leave your father and Plum."

"Yes!"

After such a short exchange, I left the mansion on Osaka for the Toyoku Festival in Kyo.

My mom stayed at the mansion because of her body, but Dad and Plum and I decided to join her.

"That's an amazing number of people..."

From the moment I left the mansion, I looked out for the sight in front of me.

Whether you look right or left, people, people, people...

As if not a single person would disappear from the city of Osaka, many were proceeding towards the city of Kyo, twisting as if it were a big river.

"Never go off the hook!

"Master Yichai, please hold the hand of the plum tightly!

and both dad and plum are reminding me to be overwhelmed by how it goes.

I also proceeded with a tight knot between Mr. Plum and Dad's hand to keep them from being swallowed by people's waves.

And after walking for a while to be let loose by the person's waves, he now came out in front of a real river.

I was overwhelmed by the sight, too.

"Hey... what's this!?

Stunning words leak into the sight unexpectedly.

It's...

It was the sight of countless boats covering the river...

I've never seen anything like it...

A large number of boats have filled the earth and the river, and people are boarding from the next to the next.

"From here on out, we're in three rows!! All right!! Whoever disturbs the line, think he will be slaughtered by this Mr. Horiuchi goodness!!

and a furry guy like a big bear shouting out loud.

People also follow the instructions of a man like that bear, making a beautiful line and getting into the boat neatly.

And if you look closely, a boat going up the river and coming down this way sails with a certain order.

Apparently, that was also how a man like that bear divided up.

"That guy... he's not the only one."

When I leaked it, for some reason, a plum poking at my flank, whispering under my ear.

"That person is one of those dubbed" Toyotomi Seven Stars, "Mr. Sano Horiuchi.

As a close proximity to Hideyoshi, it seems that you are active!

I am impressed to meet Toyotomi Seven Stars for the first time!

"Toyotomi Seven Stars?

I frowned unexpectedly at the words I had never heard.

And it is no exaggeration to say that the wellside meeting with the aunts of Castle Town was a lifestyle, Plum, with the wealth of knowledge gained from the rumors of the neighborhood, sneaked up on me.

"Anything, Hideyoshi was gathered close to you and said, 'Then it's like a shining North Star in the sky, illuminating my future! Exactly what you deserve to call Toyotomi Seven Stars,' like you said!

Castle Town Even among you, this talk spread and "Toyotomi Seven Stars" is so popular right now!!

Ah! Master Horiuchi looked at me!! Yikes!!

And, as if she were a maiden snuggling at idols, Mr. Plum is blushing with her eyes shining.

But...

I don't feel like the walls of "the general public" and "people in Osaka Castle" are getting higher and higher.

In retrospect, I had no idea where or what the people inside Osaka Castle were doing, even if they lived in Castle Downtown.

It doesn't feel like the world you live in is completely different.

In fact, like Plum's reaction in front of me, the people in Osaka Castle, so to speak, are like actors and actresses shown on the screen, and if you take it for the people who live in Castle Town, it may be a kind of admirable kind of presence.

I still felt that way.

And casually threw one question at Mr. Plum.

"By the way, what is Toyotomi Hideyoshi like?

In that inquiry, Mr. Plum made his eyes shine even brighter.

"That's already... if you try to be the daughters of the town, people in heaven. I can't say enough about admiration!

Even though Hideyoshi is still a young man, he has partitioned all of this festival, and the Toyokuni School, famous for its upcoming 'school under heaven', was built at the behest of Hideyoshi.

With the noble goal of "enriching the lives of all the people in the Sun Book," you are commanded many outstanding people!

And above all, when it comes to the behavior I showed you at that wedding...

No more! I can't stop!!

As if he had cut a weir, one talk after another comes out of Plum's mouth by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Of course I don't know about all of that.

It's like being asked about an aspect of childhood taming that I don't know, and I learn to faint, as well as a great deal of anxiety swirling in my mind.

The childhood tame who has always been at my side has been a long way off.

But in the world where I was, there's nothing I didn't know about you.

The fact that I love books, the fact that I just make excuses, the way I hold chopsticks is a little weird...

I know everything.

But not in this world.

Where I live, the people I deal with, the lives...

It's like "Castle Town" and "Osaka Castle," going somewhere you'll never get to step in...

It's kind of awesome.

And the word "wedding" as in its pursuit…

Yes...

You're married...

Just reminding me of that fact, anger and sorrow strike me that I'm going to forget me again.

"... are you okay? Dear Tea Yi!? Your complexion doesn't look good..."

And Plum, who kept talking to Pepper, asked me worryingly, gently with my back.

"Yeah, I'm fine"

And I answered that with a smile that I would fix, but still Mr. Plum looked at me worried.

At that time...

"It's your turn to get on the boat. Come on, come on!

And, my dad is urging me to get on the boat as he hands on me.

I shook my whole body to remove the anxiety that was covering my chest, and when I regained my mind, I held my dad's hand firmly and embarked on the boat.

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According to Mei's story, people who live in the castle town of Osaka Castle usually walk to the city of Kyo.

Approximately half a day on adult feet. They leave in the morning and arrive around evening.

However, at this Toyoku Festival, on the proposal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the people of Osaka were allowed to head to the city of Kyo by boat.

Moreover, Hideyoshi Toyotomi is responsible for all the fare. What a chubby...

Plus the boat was an improvement, leaving in the morning we arrived in Kyo after noon.

The city of Kyo was also filled with people.

We went a little further back, by the way, as we were allowed to rest at the teahouse's tip.

Soon... I'll see you soon...

That makes me sweat in my hand, strangely nervous for some reason.

We looked at each other every day until a while ago... I wonder why...

With such a strong sense of purpose that I had to "manage to speak directly and get back to the original world," as I forgot my own question, I headed one step at a time to the heart of the city of Kyo, drawing my hand from my dad and Plum.

Resting, after walking for a while, it seemed to be evening at some point, the sky stained with orange.

And...

"Hmm... this is not the limit."

And when my dad said with a rugged face, I stopped my legs perfectly.

Apparently there are too many people to go any further.

"Father! Do you see Hideyoshi even from here!?

And I asked my dad with a serious face. 'Cause I can't be sorry I didn't get to see you this far.

But my dad looked difficult.

"I don't know that..."

And when I answered, I got unwittingly upset.

I know there's nothing I can do about it, but I still can't look up at it.

… and it was then…

All of a sudden, when I wondered if my vision had changed from ground to sky, I was lifted high to look down at people's heads.

"Huh... Huh...!? What!?"

When I look down there in a baffled voice, there comes the sight of my equally baffled dad and Mr. Plum.

Apparently, I'm being shouldered by a very big man.

Who the hell...!?

Confused like that, I heard a loud laugh from the person responsible for me.

"Ha ha!! Dark faces like your daughter don't look good for such a worn festival!!

"Hey!? Who is it!?

I get scared and desperate, but the big man is a monster, and he's not scared.

Then the man, he said to his dad out loud.

"Are you the father of this stomach?

"Oh yeah, but what the hell is your Lord doing!? Let go of my daughter!

"Gahaha!! It's a festival! I can't smile at one of my daughters!!

Well, Father, be quiet there and watch!

Daddy chewed his lips and shut up about the man's unspeakable presence.

Still, it's strange from this guy because he doesn't feel bad at all that would do me harm.

Then the man said in a loud, faint voice.

"Your daughter would like to see Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi!? Then you should look straight from here!

I reluctantly follow that voice and look straight ahead.

There was a big building in sight.

"You'd see the building, wouldn't you? That was made just for this festival, in the audience of Lord Hideyoshi! In the high section over there, Lord Hideyoshi should be out soon!!

I opened my eyes wide to the words.

"In that place... Hideyoshi Toyotomi..."

"Ouch!!

Then, from far forward,

- Wah!!!

And when I thought I cheered, the excitement of people came through the ground.

Apparently, it may have appeared on the front lines of some people.

"Finally!! Lady!!"

and grabbing my leg, the temperature of the man's hand is also rising gnarly.

My palpitations also reached their climax.

And...

The next moment...

- Waaaaaa!!!

A loud cheer shook the city of Kyo with the air, like an ear that stung.

"Whoa!!!

and if the man in charge of me is also ambitious,

"CARRRRRRRRRRR!!!

And, Plum also has a yellow voice.

And then you popped into my eyes...

He appeared in the high column of a large building all the way forward, a figure of one boy.

My heart was completely taken away by the way it looked.

A white kimono with a blue tone. And he wears a bright blue top hanging and a golden fan on his hand.

I don't see my face very well.

Still, I do know that he is a boy my age.

"Lady!! Can you see it!! That's Hideyoshi Toyotomi, that's him!!!

"Yeah! I can see it!! I can see it!! Uncle!! Thanks!!!

"Uncle is not good!! My parents gave me the name Keijiro Maeda!!

"Yeah!! Thanks!! Uncle Keijiro Maeda!!!

"Ha!! Funny lady!! Wave it!! Maybe you'll notice hey!!

I waved my hands, as I was told.

As hard as I think my hands will be ripped off already, so hard.

At this time, I already knew.

That that is Hideyoshi Toyotomi... no, that I know Taiichi Kondo, that he is that person.

The brilliance waves a fan, screaming something hard, but it doesn't reach my ear at all.

But something would have been decreed by Hideyoshi.

- Waaaaaa!!!

The great cheer once again became a breeze in the city of Kyo.

And...

Look at the sight of the next moment...

Something like an arrow pierced my chest.

It's...

A girl in a bright yellow kimono appeared next to Hideyoshi and held her hand gently.

"Who...? That kid...?

"Ha ha!! Don't ask me anything wild!! Isn't that Chihime?! My Lady Hideyoshi!!

Nice!! You show it off!!! haha!!

"That girl... Hideyoshi's wife..."

I doubted my eyes...

Obviously kid... even younger than me now!!

Right... political marriage!!

I do think I read in a history textbook that Hideyoshi Toyotomi's son and Jiayang Tokugawa's granddaughter were made to marry younger.

But I don't know if it's my fault we feel too close for that...

No, it's not my fault!!

Hideyoshi grins with some joy, holding the hand of a girl who is not an exaggeration when she says she is a young girl named Chihime.

And I could tell from a distance that Chihime seemed equally very happy.

Something so frustrating, I screamed unexpectedly.

"You lolicon!! Let go of that hand!! You're under arrest!!

"Hey, hey, hey!! Ma'am!! I have no idea what you're talking about, but don't ram me there anyway!!

My uncle Keijiro Maeda is shouting at me like he panicked, but it didn't unfortunately reach my ear.

I forgot me and kept screaming.

"I finally found it... because this time I won't allow it!! Prepare yourselves! Taiichi!!"

I made up my mind at this time.

Let's go back to the original world, grabbing the roots, with the absolute success of Operation Kondo Taiichi Recapture, starting here...