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Celebration 11 (1606) March 22 -

In the mansion of Mount Sawayama, it was when we were all having morning showers.

- Zaaaaah...

It suddenly rained heavily, along with the loud noise that

"It's unusual to have sudden heavy rain this season."

And, says Takachan Itakura, we all look outside the room worried.

Of course, there is a jar, so it is impossible to find out what is going on outside.

But from the light of the sky entering the room, it could easily be imagined that it was covered by a fairly thick cloud.

"You can't leave now..."

and Princess Kofi twinkles her eyebrows and blushes.

Then, the Inui direct succession of the Inui head of the

"Then relax until the rain weakens"

And he smiled at me.

"Well, let's try to be generous and sweet."

When I, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, bowed my head slightly against my direct succession, I remembered being confused by the blurring of my chest for no reason.

………

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"Thousand princesses! Dear Hideyoshi! Oh my God!!

The morning rose was over, and there was nothing left to do in particular, we each spent time in the mansion, but when Princess Kofi went to the auditorium to do spear archery with Naoto Iwai's ministers, and Naoto Akaishi was asked by the heavy ministers of the Iwaii family to go to another room to talk about the exotic journey, I finally got free time.

Chihime, who has nothing to do as well, is starting to relax with a woody face when she finishes rinsing her warm tea.

Suddenly, I heard a voice calling us in a panic. It was the voice of the daughter in Takanagi accompanying this journey

Chihime jumps up as surprised by the voice.

"Also, is it morning time!?

I cling to Chihime sleeping like that.

"Thousand! What are you sleeping on? Didn't you just flatten your morning stand earlier?

"Is that it? If you ask me that, I feel like I'm full"

Thousand princesses who remain asleep are rubbing their stomachs.

I even asked my inner daughter, who looked blue and panicked.

"Lord, why are you in such a hurry?

"Actually... this mansion... is leaving..."

"Out? What?

Then my inner daughter answered with a creepy look.

"There will be ghosts..."

Thousand princesses' faces are frightened by the words.

Without worrying about her condition, my daughter talked.

"Hey, even I don't believe in ghosts.

But there's a lot to talk about among the ladies here. "

"Doh, what?

A fearful thousand princesses.

The dimness in the room and the sound of rain coming from the outside seem extra fearful.

Thousand princesses were already clinging to me, trembling at me.

And my inner daughter said, in a low voice.

"When you pass near the deepest room of this mansion, you hear a woman sobbing from nowhere..."

"Hino!

"Thousand princesses... that's not all... there's a strange woman around that room with a burnt face..."

"Stop!!!

and a thousand princesses hoard their tears all over their eyes and scream.

Apparently, Chihime is very bad at talking about this hand.

But that talk tickled my curiosity.

I said to her with a smile on my face.

"Thousand! I don't believe in ghosts, either! Therefore, let us uncover the truth of this rumor and remove the anxiety of the scared Iyi maids!!

"Gusu... are you sure there are no ghosts?

"Oh! He's not here! There must definitely be some kind of secret!

When I said it strongly, Chihime rubbed her tears.

"Then I will come with Hideyoshi Chitoshi"

and replied with a still weak voice.

The truth is, I could have gone outside the room by myself, but if I found out later that I left you alone in the room, that could be a hassle.

Besides, I decided to explore the mansion with a thousand princesses, in the face of the fact that there would be no such great danger.

"So let's say we go fast!

I took Chihime's hand, followed her back, and left the room gently.

………

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Apparently, this mansion was originally used as a mansion for the Ishida family.

Right on the side of the mansion is a way out leading to the summit of Mount Sawa. That's what they called the Fa Hua Gate, and on the road, they had a Fa Hua Maru building that was also used as a replacement. Now, of course, there's no trace, not even a shadow of that building. In addition to Honmaru and Fahuamaru, it appears that there were two and three rounded buildings within Sawayama Castle, but they had also already disappeared.

In other words, it is no longer more than this mansion that you can feel Sansei Ishida's past.

Sometimes the truth about the rumor that "ghosts will come out" was explored, but rather than that, the expectation was that it would be an opportunity to find out about someone named Sansei Ishida.

We decided to go for the deepest room in this mansion, rumored to be 'ghosts out'.

My inner daughter has already heard a lot about this mansion from the Jiui samurai, and apparently the mansion has not become a mixed structure. I mean, they leave the room we were in and go straight down the long hallway to the room of interest.

We were in a guest room, but when we stepped out of that guest room, it was so impressive that it was a killer landscape that the mansion was made qualitatively. In other words, there is no extra decoration at all.

That's not just the hallway, it seems to be the same in the rooms you see from time to time, and there's nothing as bright as in Osaka Castle.

Of course, there have been times when Sansei Ishida weighed his qualitative promise, but it was easy to imagine that the people of the Iui family who entered the mansion afterwards would not suffer the same careful life.

- Both Mitsune Ishida and Naoto Igui may have been loved by their masters because of their lack of greed in these places...

And so I went quietly down the hall.

Through the long hallway, he came out to a place where he could see what was going on outside.

Of course, if we close the rain door, it will be blocked from the outside, but apparently we will keep it open during the day.

The roof is protruding to the point, and unless the wind is so strong, there will be no stormwater coming in.

I looked out.

The boundary between the garden and the outside of the mansion is built with a dirt fence, but not very tall.

If you were an adult man, you'd be just enough to get one head out. I mean, from inside the mansion, it was tall enough to tell what was going on outside the mansion.

Same rain pattern outside. Make a good noise, the rain keeps falling.

It was in that...

"What..."

And I accidentally raised my voice.

There, Sansei Ishida… now Souyoshi Ishida stood still staring at the mansion in the rain and without Kasashi.

No, if you look closely, that did look just like Souyoshi Ishida, but he's pretty young. That is, someone else.

If so, who is it extra...

Thousand princesses look worried and pull my hand at how surprised I am.

"What's wrong? Hideyoshi?"

And I said to the voice of the thousand princesses,

"Oh... I'm fine"

And I smiled at Chihime.

"But he looked kind of pale."

"No, there's a monk who looks just like Zongyong..."

And I turned my face again to the monk, who was two melons to Zongyang.

But...

"Hideyoshi? Nobody seems to be here...?

"What...? Oh? That's crazy... there must have been a monk over there..."

I rushed my fingers, but there's nobody there.

Then my inner daughter turned blue and protested against me.

"Hey! Master Hideyoshi! It's your fault! No more jokes!

"No! I'm not kidding! Sure there are people over there..."

… and it was then.

For a moment, I thought it glowed.

- Do-won!!

The thunderous sound of the ground clasped around.

"Cah!!

And a thousand princesses unwittingly hug me.

I also felt like the thunderbolt was implying something, "Don't stick your feet in any more," and I accidentally shivered at the samurai.

"It's kind of creepy..."

"Yeah... but we've come this far around the corner. Let's go a little further."

"Also, who is it anymore! What did I tell you about ghosts coming out!?

Apparently, my insider daughter completely forgot to tell us that story herself.

I held Chihime's slightly sweaty hand back so hard, I turned my foot to the end of the hallway.

………

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"Is this room the deepest..."

I looked at the big door in front of me and squealed like that.

From that place where I heard the thunder, I went down the hallway for a while, and there was that drawer.

Does this one have little outside light coming in?

The area is dim and the heavy air seems to be refusing to move us any further.

But I'm not sure why, but I felt like I had to go into this room.

"I feel like someone is calling..."

I crushed my heart.

But I totally forgot that the word was a "contraindication" on this occasion.

"Nah... nah... what are you talking about!!? Hideyoshi jokes too much from earlier!!

And, if my inner daughter trembles to complacency, Chihime and others don't even seem to be able to utter words to much fear.

I left a thousand princesses clinging to me with my inner daughter and walked toward the door.

And when I laid my hands on the door, my inner daughter cautioned me.

"Hey! Master Hideyoshi! It's" while it's not open "!

"But isn't there anyone in front of this room for that matter? If there is a secret to hide, there will be a room number."

"Well... that's still up to me from 'out'!

"Hmm! Crap! If you don't want to, you can wait here."

And I pulled the door gently to the side with a kick in her mouth.

- Sussssssss...

A pull door that can be opened with a quiet sound.

Does it seem heartless or limp inside because there is little outside light coming in?

Inside the room, which was even darker than the dim hallway, without the lights anymore, I wasn't even sure in the distance what was there.

I turned off my footsteps as much as I could and slowly walked into the room.

"Dear Hideyoshi! Don't go on your own..."

Sounds like my inner daughter is reluctantly following me with a thousand princesses as I raise my voice that is no longer going to cry.

Somehow, as my eyes got used to it, I relied on a tiny bit of light to figure out what room it was.

Not so big a room, but two bookcases to look up to. There's a surprising line of books in that shelf.

And a short distance from that bookcase, I saw a desk.

"Is this... a study...?

I crouched under my desk and gently touched it.

Fluffy dust dances the moment you put your hands down, as it shows you haven't used it in a long time.

Nothing was placed on my desk, but I guess I was reading a book or doing some writing here.

"This room is not used by the Iui family..."

And I snapped to myself.

"Look, look! Dear Hideyoshi! Nothing seems to happen anymore, so let's get out of here quickly!

It's still good to know that there were no ghosts, as Hideyoshi said!

It's a setback!

And my inner daughter is in my ear, desperately.

I nodded to the words,

"Right... nothing here and nobody seems to..."

and tried to take the spot.

It was then...

- You...

The woman's voice echoed directly into my head that...

I look around in a hurry with my head up.

"What? What happened!? Dear Hideyoshi!?

And my inner daughter is afraid of my sudden movements. And Chihime no longer seems to be blindfolded with no heart.

But I didn't mind those girls, I was desperate to find the cause of what happened to me.

But there's no one around but us.

Why... and who...

At a time when confusion is stirring my head...

Once again, my voice came straight into the forehead.

- I thought you'd come back to the mansion once in a while, work again... you really do have a worker

- Forgive me... for a job that we can't all do, it has to be done.

- Hehe, please don't apologize. It wouldn't have started now. And I can't wait to see you like that.

- Don't be embarrassed!

- Heh heh, excuse me for this. Now, if you'll excuse the friction, please do your job until you feel comfortable.

- No... wait... it's... the...

- You? What did you do?

- As long as the Lord... will you sit beside me today... when you are with the Lord, it calms my heart...

- Well, I'm happy. Okay, let me do that. To thank you, I am happy with my wrinkles.

- Then you can also call Heavy House, Reisei, Sachi and Tatsune. I want to spend the day with my family.

- Well, if that's the case, this room is small... and if you're all there, it's loud enough to get you to work.

- It's okay. I like this room. and somewhat noisy surroundings are the same everywhere

- Heh heh, you all wanted to see my father's face, so you'd be happy

"What... this..."

It was like a happy family conversation itself.

A husband who is rarely able to return to his home at work and a wife who supports it with dedication. And the children who wait with their necks long for their father to return...

Something warm in my chest poured in all at once, and it suddenly brightened up in the room, which had been dark until then.

No, the view that comes in out of sight, to be precise, remains dark.

Instead, the sight of this room, which is floating in my head, has faded.

And right in front of me...

"Sansei Ishida..."

Yes, Mitsune Ishida, who can't even be here, is sitting at his desk with his usual cool face...

And that look I don't know… it's like some relief, a calm thing with no shoulder power.

I haven't even shaved my hair yet, and somehow I feel younger than I am now.

But it was definitely Souyoshi Ishida... or Mitsune himself, whom I knew.

And beside it, the figure of a woman smiling happily. She must be Mitsune's wife, called "Uchi" by Mitsune.

Four more children are laughing with pleasure.

Is this a phantom? Am I daydreaming?

And if this is someone's dream... whose would it be...

The whole family, their dreams of spending their time in peace.

… and it was then…

"Ugh... oh... you..."

The cry came into my ear.

I thought I was a phantom again, but apparently that wasn't it.

My inner daughter followed my back a little bit and asked me a trembling question.

"Hi... Master Hideyoshi... Ki, you can hear me... the crying of a woman..."

"Ah... oh... this really sounds..."

And...

"KYAH!!!

And the crying princess left the room all alone and ran straight through the hallway.

"Please wait! Chihime! Hideyoshi, hurry up!!

My inner daughter runs after Chihime's back.

And I left the room with the thought of getting my hair pulled back by the strange phenomenon I experienced in this room.