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Celebrating 11 (1606) December 21st at noon -
Around noon to four and a half minutes (about thirty minutes) later, Hidekang Nobujo and a line of his offerings, taken by Sanhaoi San, arrived in front of the territory of a shrine in Nagahama.
Big red painted domains are beautifully polished as if they were made, but even from the way they are, how can it be said that this shrine is loved by the people of Nagahama?
And Hidekang, who looked up into the country, was in an unprecedented mood and broke his face.
"Isn't this the Toyoku Shrine! Ha ha! Glad to hear it! You mean you can watch the dance here!?
The reason I put Hidekang in a good mood is simple, because the place was a "Toyoku Shrine" … that is, a shrine dedicated to his "father," the late Hideyoshi Tai.
It should also be noted that after the death of Hideyoshi Tai, the "Toyoku Shrine" dedicated to him is not only built in the capital of Kyo, but also in this Nagahama land of Itsuki Hideyoshi. It was precisely in the shrine that Sanho Izo brought Hidekang Nobushi.
"Ha!! Because he was my favorite father for dancing and festivals!
You must be able to see dance from heaven here with me!
That's my brother! You know damn well what I mean! Ha ha!
If you try to be Hidekang, you think that this time, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, who is not here, arranged everything. In fact, it was due to the driving of Misty Hidden Talent Zone, but Izo was in tune with Hidekang as he grinned, without even letting that happen or anything.
Naturally, the air is still as cold as a sting on this day, which is in the middle of the winter.
But now Hidekang feels "father" and "brother" nearby. For this reason, I did not care about the cold and other fine dust, but rather wandered around the country feeling warm.
And a line walking down the road for a while.
Before them like that, now one brilliant woman was waiting for them to pick her up.
That was Akane.
She was ordered by Misty Hidden Talent to move away from the inn where he was resting, and came so reluctantly, but when she had just returned here, she had always looked grumpy only on the face.
But she is also, so to speak, an "actor".
Now he's got a smile that changes that look and makes him feel luscious, so much so that from the side, he must be plucked out of his liver like that change. Such a soft tone greeted her.
"You are Lord Hidekang Nojo. Thank you for waiting. I'll show you to your seats."
"Uhm. Nice to meet you"
Hidekang replied briefly with such an unchanged look.
Akane then turned his back on Hidekang and the others, trying to replace Izo, who was at the beginning of the line.
It was about that moment.
She handed a small piece of paper to Izo's hand.
Of course, I'll walk out of here with my natural behavior so that I don't get caught up in it. As Izo, on the other hand, turned rearward, he glanced at the letters written on the paper secretly handed to Akane so that no one could see him.
There...
- Misty, I'm worried about sleeping in the Heavy Duty Inn.
and rough beating writing that represents her mood. But when Izo saw the word, she saw what she wanted from herself.
"Totally... coarse manipulators..."
Yes, he leaked into a sigh, but his eyes glow like he had decided to do something.
It was about going to Akane's place to see how talent was doing.
His decision to leave the scene was made by the presence of an oligarchy but brave Tenzo, among his companions, from here on forward. In other words, if he's blinding himself to any suspicious people, it won't be a problem to leave here once, that's what I thought.
And in the next moment, when he decided to do so, Izo left the scene to disappear.
But...
He... no, I had no idea that was Akane or Tenzo.
Dancers lined up in front of Hidekang Nobushiro, who took his seat...
To mingle with them like that and have one woman swirling something more black behind her dead fishy eyes...
And the white face like the "lily", just a little bit of a tide, and the tiger gaze at the time...
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When Hidekang Nojo arrived at the seat set in front of the temporary stage built in Toyoku Shrine,
The frustration within Hiranuchi Takasaka was about to reach its peak.
That should be it, too.
Because there's not even "two" things to come here...
It was… needless to say, "Hidekang Noboru" and "The Dancers".
"What the hell is going on..."
Of course he is by this pale sea, sending one of his men to surveillance so that the trends between them can be captured. There is no reward from them.
But their men are hidden in the shadows by the hand of Tenzo and Izo, by now in the figure of a monkey. Without knowing such a thing, Takasaka Hiranuchi swayed his right leg into small pieces, arms together and eyes closed with a refrain on the sleeve of the stage.
And it was about that time after another quarter of an hour (roughly thirty minutes).
"Dear Takasaka, There's something I want to keep in your ear."
And one of his men came to Hiranuchi Takasaka with an unrecognizable man.
Hiranuchi Takasaka opened his mouth to the man with something that seemed obviously grumpy in his face, but he was stunned by the words Hiranuchi Takasaka jumped up.
What is that word...
"Is that it? Are there people here today, too?
I heard Lord Echimae was admiring the dance at the Toyokuni Shrine, but I thought it was someone who was playing here. "
That's what it was. In fact, this man was a Nagahama townsman who happened to see a line of Hidekang Nobushiro heading to Toyoku Shrine and knew where he was going across the street.
Hiranuchi Takasaka revealed his anger by changing his expression the moment he could no longer see the man when he kept him as calm as possible and sent him outside the curtain.
"Guru! Did they conspire!! But who the hell...!
Yes, Takasaka Kenuchi, who bites his lips and turns his face bright red. In his head, he was putting his head around the person who had managed to get out and secure Hidekang Nobushiro himself, but two faces soon emerge.
It's...
Akane and Misty Hidden Talent Two...
"Oh my God!! Whoops! Keep people down...!!
But he is also as much of a person as he has crawled up from the bottom in a generation. It may be inevitable to say that I was left to my emotions and never stayed just toothpicked.
"There's more to it than getting him to work."
And he switched his mind so that he could shower cold water in his boiling head.
But...
That was the kind of reward that jumped in for chasing him.
"Ya, it's tough!! Dear Takasaka!!
Yes, Shinauchi Takasaka, who changed his blood phase and saw one of his men jump in to roll over to him, blued his face slightly to a bad hunch, returned himself in a low voice to calm him down.
"How did it go...?
"The wind demons... the wind demons..."
"How's the wind demon?
So on the forehead of his men who cut the words, a large grain of sweat floats as a bead. Seeing only that, it was certain that a great deal was happening.
And Hiranuchi Takasaka listened to the words of his men with his heart, so that no words could move in his ears, but the words from his men struck him with such a shock that they broke through his structure.
It's...
"We are starting to escape!!
Too short and terminal a word...
But the meaning contained in that word was too great for Takasaka Hiranuchi to take calmly.
"What!?
And, at that moment of exclaim, he jumped out of refrain and rushed to the stage.
From that refrain, I can't ask what's going on in the stage, but I can only hear the sound of it. But it was always noisy, so I didn't even care, but that turned out to be it.
I thought it was a little noisier than usual, but more than that, I didn't even pay attention because I was too distracted by the fact that Hidekang Nobushi and the dancers didn't show up.
And that sight jumped into his eyes as he appeared at the edge of the stage...
It was shocking.
"Ba... silly..."
What a free movement around the face of Shinobu Maida and the winddemons who should be connected to the ropes.
And that's not all.
As for the men of Shigemitsu Maida, they each have their own score, and they have their own men in Hiranuchi Takasaka!
"Ha ha!! Nice! You big punch!! I don't feel like losing!!
I wondered if Kosuke Kamiyama was overwhelmed even with a spear he was good at dealing with three people at a time, and those who tried to strike behind him fell down.
"Ha!! Kosuke!! Don't be alarmed!!
It was backup by Hirohiko Nezu's blowing arrows.
Hiranuchi Takasaka couldn't believe what was happening in front of him. Anyway, looking around, he noticed that the floor on the right side of the stage was swept away by something sharp.
Yes... it was yesterday where Mitsuhide Izo buried a large number of weapons at the behest of Mitsuhide Talent. Hiranuchi Takasaka, prepared for the invasion of Negijo, kept only a small watch on this stage, and Sanho Izo, with his gap, snuck into the stage and did fine work.
One of the talents hooked the tip of the "unwanted" so that it was easy to dig the place and entrusted it to Shigemitsu Maida, who had been imprisoned.
Rikanosuke possessed the "unwanted" beautifully, and by his hand the weapon was in other hands.
And the craftsmanship went beyond just laying down weapons.
There's only one way in and out of the entrance, and it's easy to cut in and out, and Rokuro Haino revealed it brilliantly.
So he approached the cut, skilfully guiding the unarmed winddemons under the driving of Sasuke Monkey.
"Rokuro soldier!! Now!!
"Ha!!
When Rokuro Haino instructed Rokuro Hozuki aloud, he threw three gunpowder balls at the same time that he was good at.
- Dodwon!!
Along with a loud explosion sound, when massive amounts of smoke covered the inside of the curtain, the ninjas who were surrounding Rokuro Haino and the Wind Demons said, "Wow!" Along with the shouting, everyone suppressed their eyes.
Inside the powder balls were large quantities of eye-catching objects, and were made to scatter towards those who threw them.
After a moment of gap, Rokuro Haino ripped the curtain with the "I don't want to" he had in his hand, and there was a hole big enough for one person to pass through, which was easily made.
"Now! Run first!!
Yes, Rokuro Haino speaks out to two people, Hiranuchi Hazawa and Hiranuchi Hajishi, who can also be said to be representatives of the Wind Demon.
Then Shifu Hachiuchi, who never uttered many words, returned them with a serious look.
"You want me to leave the lords and run away!? I can't do that!!
Rokuro Haino rounded his eyes like he had only faced for a moment, but there is no time for confusion here, to those words, which do not seem to be the sneak of a ruthless and notorious wind demon.
He said as he pressed his back inside Shifuuchi.
"Don't worry! We'll disperse soon, too!
"But...!
Rokuro Haino lowered his voice against Shigeuchi, who ate even though he said so.
"And... we owe you..."
"Borrow...? What is that...?
"Your Highness! I don't think that's enough! It's best to go first here! No weapons, we're just gonna be a bunch of legs!!
It was also Hiranuchi Tsuzawa who tried to pull the arm of Shigeuchi, who was reluctant.
Thus did the ten or so winddemons, including them, all safely disappear outside the curtain.
And Rokuro Haino, who sees it, turns again to the stage.
At the end of that gaze, one man...
He glanced at the man with a stab in his eyes, letting his low voice continue to cast a flame of anger.
"We have to give back plenty to the man who hurt our people!
Who is the man...
Takasaka Hiranuchi...
The Nagahama showdown between Shinobu Maida and Hiranuchi Takasaka was curtained on the stage by Akami.