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Celebrating 11 years (1606) One day in the spring -
Before the long rainy season, this is a mild sunny day with no clouds.
On the edge of Osaka Castle's courtyard was a Thousand Princesses sitting on the edge making tea in their favorite yellow kimono.
"Ha... tea is delicious"
She looks happy with a dusty face, looking at the sky.
There was a woman staring at the back of such a thousand princesses with an eyebrow.
Of course, Chihime never noticed such a glance, and now she's cheeky with a hint of tea treat that looks delicious.
"Ha... yummy"
The moment she heard the relaxing words of that thousand princesses, the woman, who looked at her with a bitter face, rose up to just behind the thousand princesses.
To the loud footsteps, a thousand princesses turn to the woman in surprise.
"What's wrong all of a sudden?!?
And a thousand princesses with her eyes round asked the woman.
The woman is a samurai of a thousand princesses. She is a minister of Changyuki Maida, daughter of Uchi Takani, and has been following Yukimura Maida forcibly from Kodoyama… It is the woman Yukimura brought with her.
And she turned to the face of a thousand princesses.
"Thousand princesses! 'Tea is delicious' can't afford to be laid back!
To her words, Chihime puts her neck up.
"Why not? Tell me something delicious is delicious. What shouldn't it be?
"Well, it's the finest tea I could get from Uji.
Even I'd like to try it if I get a chance.
But! In the treatment of Kansen samurai, Uji's tea and other dreams of dreams again.
Oh, one day I'll be married to a wealthy man, too, and I'd like to try a luxury threesome.
... and I'm not trying to say that!
I started talking to him on my own, and he's angry at me on his own, so it's not a hoard.
Thousand princesses looked increasingly surprised and asked her.
"Did your lord want to chat?
"No! No!
"So what are you so angry about? Tell me so I can understand you."
To the plea of that thousand princesses, she corrected her posture and coughed up one "cohon".
And...
"Don't you know a thousand princesses? Tell me about Hideyoshi Toyotomi!
Chihime asked a little louder when her eyes were even louder on the word "Toyotomi Hideyoshi".
"What!? What is that rumor!?
"Hey, I don't really like this either.
Still, if women get together, nature and talking to each other will be 'concerned lords' because the market is already set.
The other day, I happened to hear the ladies in the house talking through the street. "
A woman named Aoyagi, also a samurai of Chihime and the niece of Sir Ozo, was sending a chilling gaze at her talking to Pepper.
Aoyagi leaks a blur and solitude so the two of them can't hear him.
"... the truth is, you swayed the conversation from yourself and got everyone involved..."
"Huh? Aoyagi Palace? Did I say something?
"Yes, no! I have nothing to say!
"Fair enough.
So, Chihime! So lately, Hideyoshi is especially popular with young ladies!
Thousand princesses' faces solidified in the words.
But his inner daughter's mouth did not stop at all, and he continued to utter words as if they were a flood.
"No, of course it's not just Hideyoshi.
Master Hideyoshi's small name group...
Lord Reisei Kimura has a lot of enthusiastic 'Reisei Believers' because he is a beautiful boy with a beautiful appearance, clear brains, and an irresistible...
Lord Ono Jideo has a bit of a head, but a few people like his wild charm.
Sounds like Mr. Naruku Horiuchi is still in a lovely place. The difference between your father like a bear, Mr. Horiuchi, and His Highness is nice again... "
"Hmm... Really?"
and Thousand Princesses seemed completely uninterested, listening to their daughter's words on the inside.
In the absence of tension, did the daughter in the inner note get annoyed and continue to speak more strongly?
"Okay!? And Master Hideyoshi!!
Hideyoshi also won a swordsmanship battle against Lord Kofi, the strongest and most called in Osaka Castle, and that behavior he showed at the Toyoku Festival and at his wedding with Chihiko!
Moreover, his high aspirations, while he is slightly thirteen years old, are bound by the heavy ministers of the rich ministers whose crooks hiss!!
There's no way they're not popular!!
When it comes to excellence, Chihime, who has been sleeping until then, doesn't seem to mind either.
But still.
"Master Hideyoshi has a wife named Thousand!! No matter how noisy your other stomach is!!
And, his face turned bright red and strengthened.
I look cooler at that Thousand Princesses this time at my inner daughter. Thousand princesses protested at that gaze.
"Hey, what those eyes!? If you have something to say, say it!
"Well, let me tell you something, Princess Thousand. May I?
In this day and age, like Souyoshi Ishida, it is not fashionable to pierce pure love with only one wife!
Especially Hideyoshi, since it is already the building beam of the important Toyotomi family, it is natural to talk about having a side chamber in order to leave a heir!
Take a look at Lord Tokugawa Jiayang on Chihime's grandfather!
What twenty!!
Even after the loss of the main room and the stewardess, it is also worth noting that we are festive and welcome twenty people in the back!!
"My uncle... twenty..."
Chihime remembered her dizziness and fluttered, but Aoyagi gently supported her back.
"In time, Hideyoshi. Because if you have a stomach you like, it's in the side room… it's not impossible!
Besides, in this day and age, even its wife is not the kind of old age to choose from just blood muscles!
It would be possible to get your hands on a samurai to cling to Osaka Castle, and they are all after it!!
"Oh, no... impolite..."
"Thousand princesses! That's what I'm saying!
Now, even Aoyagi, who is here, was the first to see Mr. Reisei Kimura, and took the seat of Tiger's eye and his chamber... "
"Here! What are you talking about!!
Usually when the warm Aoyagi accidentally roughs up her voice, her inner daughter immediately speaks out her tongue.
"Well, leave aside the love of Aoyagi...
Anyway, against Hideyoshi, I don't know how many samurai wish that!!
"Oh, well, Hideyoshi is fine for saying such a thing!
A thousand princesses who are still strong. But the daughter in the inner note peeled and continued.
"Hmm, that's fine.
By the way, I have a little ear for you, but thank you, Sir Ozo's samurai, who is not here, wants to see Hideyoshi with his heart...
So the mother of Aoyagi and the mother of Yichai are friends with each other.
Aoyagi doesn't know anything about it. What kind of person is Yichai? "
and waved to Aoyagi, Aoyagi began to think about it for a moment and talk.
"Er, Yichai hasn't read or written yet and doesn't like numbers, but she's well looked after anyway, she's perfectly cleaned for cooking, she's attentive, and she has a beautiful face...
If I were you, I would have seen you!!
Thousand princesses puffing their cheeks and staring at Aoyagi, who talks grudgingly.
"Which side is Aoyagi on..."
"What!? Chihime!? Was this about enemies or allies or something like that?
"Ho ho! Aoyagi's still here!
Yes! This is a fight!!
Chihime!! You can't even lose a thousand princesses when it takes!!
Thousand princesses nodded forcefully at the words of their daughters in a tough note.
"You can't lose a thousand!!
"Yes!! It's that mind!! Chihime!!
And my inner daughter also hardened her fist and seems to be burning something. For those two, Aoyagi asked in a sober tone.
"By the way... what would you do to 'win'?
"Ah..."
Apparently the daughter on the inside hadn't thought that far.
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Consolidating Three...
In the meantime, the chanting voice of the sparrows was stuck in the courtyard of Osaka Castle.
… and it was then.
The voices were heard behind the three princesses, in the back room.
It was a conversation between the Temple of Dodo and Yasuyoshi, the main room of Yukimura Maida.
"Oh! Lord Yasuyoshi! What is it!? What about that new hair decoration!?
"I received it from my husband Happy Village."
"Well, that's flattering!
"Heh heh, it's been a long time since I've sifted hand-cooked, and you'd be delighted."
"Ho ho! After all, a man is vulnerable to handmade gifts from his stomach."
"Hehe! Because it's simple"
"Ho ho! It's really simple."
The three of them glanced at each other in the conversation.
And I said, "Yeah!" The three of us nodded, and just the three of us ran through the hallway.
The two stars and Yasuo, who came out of the room to the sound, looked strange and stared at the three backs.
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The three men who came in from the back room to Honmaru began discussing what to do.
"Chihime!! Now Hideyoshi is in your own room in government affairs!
Yes, Aoyagi reported, her inner daughter continued.
"Again, here, it's a good idea to plug in handmade dishes and let Hideyoshi's heart be captured disappointingly!!
"Yeah!"
Chihime tides her cheeks and nods forcefully.
Then Aoyagi said.
"As usual, the time for Hideyoshi to be in government is about a moment (2 hours) away… you just have to cook in between, right?
"Aoyagi! Cooking is not enough in this day and age! Master Yuanjiro (about Yukimura Maida) is just too simple!!
... Damn, if you want such hand-cooked food, I'll make it for you every day... "
Aoyagi stares strangely at his inner daughter, who leaks bumps and solitude.
"What? What's wrong?
"Hey, it's nothing! Anyway! Speaking of gifts for men, 'sentences'!! It's in 'Love Text' to say the word!!
For now, write 'Love Text'!
Thousand princesses are annoyed by the inner daughter who proclaims so.
"What's wrong? Chihime?"
"... or I can't write..."
"What? What? My voice is so low I can't hear you!
Thousand princesses with bright red faces told her to scream at her inner daughter, who lay her hands on her ear like that.
"Thousands can't write yet!!!
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Three silent people again.
… and it was then.
"Ya do? What's the matter, sir? Chihime. In here!?
And the one who has spoken is Reisei Kimura. He was also known as Hideyoshi within Osaka Castle.
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"Why do you have to do something..."
and Reisei Kimura shuddered with a trembling voice.
"Well, isn't that good! This is also to help Chihime!
Or what is it? Are you saying that they refuse to help Chihime?
If that's the case, you have to tell Kofi. "
The daughter in the inner note spoke in a tight tone, and as she turned to the reign, the reign nodded as she had noticed.
This is a room with ink on the desk, paper, and brush.
He asked Reisei Kimura in front of him to write a love sentence, and next he thought of completing it by writing with Chihime as his example.
And the question here was who would make the original draft of the love text?
Then the daughter of the inner note looked nasty, and followed the matter of Aoyagi.
"Hmm... that's the only Aoyagi I have here.
Come on, Aoyagi! Be willing to write a love sentence toward Lord Reisei Kimura, who is now in front of you, and reveal that enthusiasm!
The words turned bright red as the face of Aoyagi burned.
Reisei Kimura's face is also red and she is sweating on her forehead.
"Sasa! Come on! We don't have time for this anymore!
and my inner daughter has blue willow with the same nasty eyes.
"Ah... it's only a love sentence sent by Chihime to Hideyoshi, and it's not a love sentence because I think about Reisei..."
"Wow... I know. So... then..."
To the conversation between the two, Chihime compares the two, wondering if the situation isn't swallowing very well.
And Aoyagi opened his mouth.
"I always see you shining from afar.
I know you won't be allowed to get any closer, but the flame of love that once spread is no longer going to subside anywhere else than being held in your chest.
Oh, how happy I would be if this thought became an arrow and reached your heart.
I can't even speak up, I can't distance myself from you... "
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Against Aoyagi, who closed her eyes and overlapped her passionate words to flow hard, the other three watched as she pompously opened her mouth.
And after a while...
When Aoyagi finally finished the words, he slowly opened his eyes and asked how the three were doing.
Especially Reisei Kimura staring at Aoyagi, turning that face into a vermilion...
And when his inner daughter coughed up "Cohon," he sighed.
"Aoyagi... Chihime and Hideyoshi are married...
It's impossible to say 'I always watch from a distance'...
Totally... I don't know how much I felt in front of my beloved Lord Reisei Kimura... "
To the words of his inner daughter, Seiicheng raised his surprised voice with a reddish face even more.
"Huh...? How does Lord Aoyagi feel...?
"Ah..."
Obviously, "Shit!" The inner daughter with the face looks at the fearful Aoyagi.
Then Aoyagi, full of tears in his eyes...
"Fool!!! I don't know anymore!!
And I left the room.
- Pishari!!
To the sound of the momentum closed, the three men left flaunted their shoulders.
Silence reigns over the room again for a while...
In the meantime, a thousand princesses blushed.
"Can't you just sentence a thousand feelings..."
"Uhm... I think that's the best thing to do..."
That's right, with the Reisei in tune, he finally started making sentences...
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"Let's hurry!! Chihime!! I don't have time for this anymore!!
"Yeah!"
Thousands of princesses, who had finally completed "Love Sentences," rushed to the kitchen to cook the next dish.
However, no more four half-minutes (about 30 minutes) have been left until the scheduled time.
So my inner daughter asked Chihime, thinking about deciding what kind of dish to cook while she was on her way to the kitchen.
"Thousand princesses! Once you know you can't, do you have any good food?
Thousand princesses who can't even write yet, can't be good at cooking or anything like that... even though my inner daughter gave up in her mind like that, she was turning her head about the dishes we could cook together...
"Then there is!! I have a dish that has previously delighted Hideyoshi!!
And Thousand princesses proclaimed it high, and were astonished, even by the daughters of the liver balls.
"Oh, yeah! That's good! Now let's go cook that dish!!
"Yeah!!
My daughter didn't even think about it at this time.
- I wonder why you didn't ask me at that time what kind of food you were going to cook...
and in four and a half minutes, that I will be attacked by intense regret...
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi was still being pursued on this day for the processing of numerous letters and petitions that had to be adjudicated.
Towards the desk, he even repeats the task of pushing the verdict through his eyes to the letter to be given by Yukimura Maida, who is next door.
Of course, after checking the contents, we push judgment only on the "OK" ones, but many of them have been "rejected", and it is necessary to put their heads to work one by one.
"Huh... it's quite a bone break..."
and turning his shoulders and neck, when Hideyoshi gets it, Komura has the usual cool look on his face,
"Why don't you have a cup of tea here and take a breath?"
I suggested.
"Hmmm... I don't want to do that, but can we clean it up a little later?"
Hideyoshi saw a pile of letters beside Happy Village and whipped his heart.
That was the time.
From outside the room with Hideyoshi and Happy Village, the voice of one of the seven-handed groups echoed.
"I say! Chihime is in sight!
Hideyoshi unexpectedly turned his eyes to look at Happy Village.
That should also be because, during the administration of excellence, there has never been such thing as a visit by a thousand princesses to this room.
It's not strange to think that something happened, but Yukimura remains a cool look.
"Please let me in your room and I'll see if I can"
and nodded toward excellence.
"Uhm! Okay, let's get you in your room!
When Hideyoshi replies out loud, he is able to open the box.
And the moment I saw what was placed in front of a thousand princesses...
It wasn't just about excellence, it even turned into a stunning color to Yukimura's face, which didn't break his cool expression.
"Hey... what the...? Is that...!?
Excellent reluctance to ask by trying to squeeze your voice out. How dare there be a large pile of white rice on a meal, about the head of a thousand princesses.
Then, Chihime said out loud as the face of tension.
"It's a nigiri!!
"Obviously, the expression 'consolidated' fits better than 'gripped'..."
Thousand princesses were sadly annoyed at Hideyoshi, who had such a surprising look on his face.
And the inner daughter, who is holding back behind that thousand princesses, sighs,
"So don't do that, that's all I said...
If you're going to behave like a handmade dish, you need to cook a little more... "
And I leaked a novel.
Hideyoshi, who was listening to her words like that, looked hazy and asked Chihime.
"Did a thousand of you make this for me?
"Yes..."
"You want to act like you're cooking for me?
"Yes... but if it means Hideyoshi didn't like it, I'll hold it back..."
It was the moment when Chihime muttered with a voice that seemed to disappear.
- Gabe!!
And I heard a bite.
Chihime hurries and turns her gaze toward the sound.
Then there, Hideyoshi was wrapped around the great grip.
"Yum! I like salting!! That's a thousand!! I know damn well!! Ha ha!!
And, looking delicious from the bottom of his heart, Hideyoshi ate that grip of rice.
"Hi... Hideyoshi..."
"I was just hoping to eat something! Glad to hear this!! Ha ha!!
Hideyoshi puts a surprising thousand princesses and her inner daughter on her ass, decreasing the size of her gripping rice more and more.
And...
"No!! It was really good!! Thanks!! Thousand!
And slapped his full belly, and Hideyoshi flattened it all.
"Ugh... Hideyoshi well..."
Hideyoshi stroked its head with a smile against a tearful thousand princesses too much of joy.
"Thousands of grilled rice are the best in the world! Ha ha!! Thanks!"
"Thank you... a thousand is... a thousand is..."
A thousand princesses crying.
Hideyoshi was rubbing her back gently, loving her like that.
My inner daughter spoke out as such a gentle time went on.
"Kohon! Uh, Princess Thousand! Isn't there another one?
Then when Chihime stopped crying as if she remembered something, she took one piece of paper from her nostalgia.
"This is... a knot sentence... and a love sentence knot..."
and Hideyoshi sees it and dyes her cheeks red.
"Can I open it?
Thousand princesses nodding with a kokuri.
When Hideyoshi opened it, he glanced at it more closely than any of the letters he had seen on this day.
It's like indulging in word for word…
There...
- Please take care of yourself as you are busy. We admire you for always laughing
It was written in an obnoxious letter.
A short sentence, but the sentence seemed to bear the great thoughts of a thousand princesses, and Hideyoshi felt something hot in the back of his nose and accidentally embraced a thousand princesses.
"Thanks... I'm a happy thing!
"I am a thousand happy!
They were dazzled and glowing as the spring sun softly wrapped them into the room.
"... hey! Master Yuanjiro! Over here! Over here!
and her inner daughter invites Happy Village outside the room.
Yukimura also returned to me hah and went out of the room as she said.
"Then we will excuse ourselves in this…"
And his daughter, when she bowed her head quietly, tried to pull Happy Village, and left the place behind.
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It was a spring day in celebration of 11 years.
On the edge of visiting the courtyard of Osaka Castle, Chihime is making a relaxing cup of tea in her favorite yellow kimono.
"Ha... tea is delicious"
Thousand princesses narrow their eyes towards the sky with such a happy face.
To her like that...
"It's a delicious cup of tea. Thousands."
And Hideyoshi Toyotomi, smiling, was next door -
"Yes! Hideyoshi!!
Chihime also answers the words of excellence with an extraordinary smile.
The sparrows in the garden seemed to enjoy themselves so as to celebrate the two happy people.