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Celebrating 11 Years (1606) December 22nd Evening -

On the first day of my winter break, on the eve of the evening, I walked into my usual room with a light foothold.

It is also the usual face to be on the spot, my mother's temple, and a thousand princesses. Princess Kofi is joining us on this day, and the four of us are supposed to eat together with me. And just after the meal was served and everyone started eating together.

"Oh? Hideyoshi, did something good happen too? I think I'm in a better mood today."

Starch asked, smiling so that he could accidentally follow me on my face. Thousand princesses, on the other hand, look at me with a cheek full of meals. Apparently, she said, "What kind of funny thing are you doing, again, where a thousand people don't know!" And I guess it's annoying.

I have nothing to hide, so I honestly decided to tell you why I'm in a good mood.

"Actually, we're going out hunting eagles tomorrow!

"Oh. That's it. Isn't this your first hawk hunt for Hideyoshi"

"Yes! Mother! So I'm not looking forward to it!

"Hehe, that's good to hear"

It just seems like a smiling conversation between a mother and child that could be anywhere, but there Princess Kofi said something dissatisfied, poking her in with a stabbing sharp voice.

"When did you decide to hunt that eagle, by the way?

I'm not sure what the question is meant to be, and I'll answer it right away.

"Today… but…"

"Ha... that's why Lord Kirikitori had a purple face..."

Princess Kofi sighs loudly, like, "Oh, boy" to my answer. I don't know one thing about how she looks like that right now, and I'm like, "What do you mean? asked."

"Totally... tomorrow we'll know what that means.

Anyway, I'm going to have to work hard on Lord Chinatown for a while to come. "

"Ha..."

Did I say something so weird? Begin to get your hands on the meal without knowing how serious it is. Then I finally called the food in my cheek "Gokun!" Thousand princesses shoved it down her throat said out loud.

"We will be with you for a thousand!!

Her left cheek, which moistened her eyes to expectations, had a large grain of rice on it.

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The next day...

Put a large glove on your left hand called "Egake" with an embroidered purple vine on the white ground. They're going to wear this thick, sturdy material thing so the eagle won't get hurt when it stops in their hands on anything.

I had no problem wearing it at the hunting ground, but I felt so excited that I had put it on right after it was given to me by Nakamura, the eagle master.

But when the golden cuts came right up from next door, like watering my mood, I looked up unexpectedly.

"Mmmm...! Only Hideyoshi is sloppy! Why shouldn't a thousand follow you!

That's a thousand princesses protesting by turning their faces bright red. She begged me to go to the hunting ground with her last night, but it was stopped by those around her, starting with Princess Kofi.

"Eagle hunting, to say the least, is a place to train as a samurai. You can't help it if you follow a thousand of them."

With a gentle smile on his face, the starling temple conquers a thousand princesses. But it's obvious you're not convinced at all to look at it from the way she's pointing her mouth with her puffy cheeks swollen.

Thousand princesses like how close to explosion.

If here all those rips explode with swollen cheeks, then no one must be able to stop them anymore. And I said, "You can tell your uncle!" It is obvious that if you literally take it to the Toyotomi and put on a special trump card, it will be extra easy.

- Did you... did you...

That's when I was haunting my head...

A pin and one thing flashed in my head.

That's just "keep it"...

Making good use of what was heard yesterday from that devilish woman's mouth...

When I bent my knees to face Chihime and gazed at her height, I gently asked her for one favor.

"I'm sure you'll have a fine prey and I'll bring it back, so stay tuned.

And... if I may have a thousand, could you feed me the dishes that a thousand of you made after I got back? "

When the eyes of a thousand princesses grow to surprise at the words, her face stains bright red as she looks at them. If you ask her, "Why did Hideyoshi do this?!? At the same time as the question," A great opportunity to show off your day to day training here! "and the heartbeat of your chest will be rising all at once.

As she showed, she suddenly switched from her mumbling face to something softer, and shook her neck one vertical while nagging.

I feel like I sold my soul to that demon, not without the slightest guilt.

Still relieved to see a thousand princesses blushing with joy in my words, I changed my mind once again.

- All right! Now we have all the support!

Then, as a matter of exhilaration, I proceeded to Nakamura, a former and eagle mason, where I was waiting for her to leave.

Thus finally, for Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the first eagle hunt in his life came to an end.

But I was completely ignorant at this time...

I can't believe eagle hunting is such a big deal...

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"Yep eh!!! What the hell!!

I was so stunned by the sight in front of me that my eyeballs jumped out unexpectedly.

But that won't be impossible either.

Because…

"How do eagle hunting need numbers!?

Yes, what a total of two hundred people were waiting for me at the main gate square. Besides, they didn't just come to see me off, they rather accompanied me on my eagle hunt...

I thought lightly that I was just going to take a few offerings, so much so that I could even remember to faint when I saw the beautifully aligned people.

There, Kiryu and Yuan arrived.

Do you even drink alcohol? I frowned at him as he approached me with a fluttering foothold that seemed to fall even now. But not in my head, like my puzzling face, and the original said.

"Dear Hideyoshi. All disciplines are in order. All you have to do is make an order to leave... uhh..."

And he couldn't hide how ill he was, and I soon found out that he was never drunk. Because the day before, I have a big beard under my eyes to show that I've arranged everything all night. Besides, we didn't simply gather numbers. Perhaps he also did turn his hand so that he would rarely put his hands on the work of the two hundred people gathered here today and not have a hole in the administration.

His lips, weakened both physically and mentally, no longer changed from purple to earthy, and if one more blow, his soul would travel toward heaven, so much so that his eyes had no light, that I was wrinkling between my brows for different reasons than earlier.

I still have a desperate smile on my mouth...

"And my lord... your lord is the book of loyalty. Get some rest today."

And the words of labor came out of his mouth with his hands on his shoulders, coming from the guilt of offering without knowing that impossibility was impossible.

But he shook his head sideways.

"I have a schedule after you return, so I can't rest... eh..."

Oh... now I may have reduced my life expectancy by only a few years over historical facts...

I admired myself in a strange place when I saw the painful appearance of suppressing his stomach and just couldn't wait to feel like I was human. But if I look at him any further, my stomach is going to ache this way.

"Right. Then please do me a favor."

Hearing his words softly, I turned my back on him. I will never forget the grudging gaze that can be directed at that back.

Still, I don't want to.

"Okay, together!! Let's go!!!

And he took a big decree to go around the big gates.

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Now, as we sailed through the major gates, we headed for a place that didn't take half an hour (an hour or so) to ascend the Yodogawa from Osaka Castle.

It is an area called the "Hirakata", which used to be a famous place as a hunting ground when the capital was in Nagaoka… that is, since it was called the Heian Era. A little further away from the river is a flat place known as the Prohibition Field, which in ancient times was used as a hunting ground for the Emperor's family, and the name derives from the fact that all others were forbidden to enter.

Although I refrained from dignified hawk hunting in that hunting ground, because the neighborhood was also flat with no houses or fields, Yuan and Nakamura seemed to have set it up for this hunting.

And when we arrived at that hunting ground...

"Lord Toyotomi Rightfu! Thank you for waiting!

And I could see two men pointing a smile at me.

One would already be over sixty. He's an old man with bright white hair. The other about forty. How being a parent and child can be seen in the making of faces and expressions. And while they were both skinny bodies, it was impressive to be the owners of a solid skeleton.

Especially the older guy, whose spine is stretched enough not to make him feel old, but that would be a testament to more than anything else he's been working out his body from time to time.

We both have a fine eagle on our left fists. From what I can tell, they must be the people who guide my eagle hunt, and they must have arranged the visit.

I bowed my head as I lowered my horse in front of them as a thank you to the elderly.

"I'll see you first. Who will teach me all things about eagle hunting?"

"Ha! Yes, sir! My cordial greeting to you.

My name is Kunigami Masaki. And this is Shin Yoon.

From now on, we'd like you to know us. "

"Oh my...! Was your Lord the Kingsguard!!

Oh, my God! I'm so sorry about this. "

There's no rush for me to reveal my posture.

Because Shin Yoon Kinei in front of me returned to the post of Minister Left the other day, and what a "Kanbai" that position is. I am the "right minister" above the official position, and Shinyo Kinei is the person in my sight, both on the role and because of his age.

But Kimbai Mae Ku and Shin Yoon's parents and children took control of me waving and frightening.

"Stop it! Today, I was just delighted to hear of more new hunting companions.

Let's skip the tough ones. "

"Mmm... shall we? Well, thank you."

"Uh-huh! Then let's get started!! Come on! Come here!

I join Nakamura, the eagle master, in sending an invitation to Shinyo's parents and children. The only place I headed was a little higher. It was a great place to see the whole hunting ground.

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"Do you mind, Lord Righty? This is on a battlefield named Hunting Ground.

The enemy lurks in any one of them… leading an army named 'Momentum' to stunning his enemies!

Changing his serene face earlier, the sharp-eyed Kingsguard, spoke to me in a low voice, yes.

It should be noted that this Kingsguard Mae Ku is famous for his "master of hawk hunting," and is the owner of an anecdote that once gave Tokugawa Jiayasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi a book describing their extremes as well.

"Well, I'll show you an example first, so take a closer look"

Shin-yoon Kinwei, who said so with a low voice, pointed his own sharp glance at the plains that spread in front of him as if he were an eagle.

And...

As if he had captured something, he stares at a point.

When I looked at the place, I was there.

"Is that...!?

"Shit! That's the prey. Okay, let's start by bringing that prey this way.

And when you get to the right place for the eagle to catch you, you're going to have to stop. "

"But... how can you be intimidated?

"That's why we have momentum. Now, watch."

Yes, Shin Yoon Kin said, stretching his spine firmly, he raised his right hand.

And I turned it around.

Then…

- Doddo!

and heard earthy footsteps from the right-hand side on the plain.

I look around in a hurry, not only at me, but also at what I'm looking for.

At that moment...

- Wow!

The cry just rolled from behind the pigeon.

At the moment of confirmation of that, Shin Yoon now points to the front left with his right hand and turns around.

On the other hand, he was surprised by the crowd of people who suddenly appeared behind him and popped out on his left hand.

At that time...

- Wow!

Now people have begun to push the scythes to prevent them from going from their left hand. That was the perfect time to breathe.

If this happens, there is nothing more than a bird popping forward.

"Ba," I let him wing and pop forward at that next moment...

"Yikes!!!

And, along with Shin Yoon's short decree, the eagle flew in a straight line, hanging like a disease.

And...

- Kitty!!

When the voice of the short eagle sounded around, the sharp paw of the eagle stood on the neck of the eagle.

"Oooh!!! Wow!! Brilliant!!

I cheer unexpectedly. Then, Mae Kim Mok said to me, smiling.

"Manipulate the momentum, push it as you wish, and don't miss the time…

Everything passes by the behavior of the Admiral on the battlefield.

Now it's your turn! I will help you, so let's capture the prey together!

"Ooh!! I'll do it!!

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When the hunt for Shin Yoon Kimbai comes to a paragraph and the two hundred children are in their original placement, the neighborhood is wrapped up in silence again.

In the meantime, we started searching carefully for what was likely to be a prey.

Leaf-dropped trees have taken away their prey hideouts, so convincingly that eagle hunting takes place more in the winter.

I was staring to see if anyone was lurking to hunt.

It was then.

It was in the eyes that the black dots moved in the distance.

When I pointed in that direction, Kingsguard Mae Jiu nodded, "Yeah, yeah, yeah."

When I unexpectedly quietly express my joy in what future generations call "gutspaws," I quickly move on to the next action.

It is a matter of moving the momentum to draw the eagle as far as it can go. However, the difficulty will be exacerbated because there are more of them in the distance than when Shin Yoon Kinei showed us the example earlier.

Still, I'm a Toyotomi prince!

In order to demonstrate the unity and prestige of the Toyotomi family, we must do whatever we can to keep our prey far away!

Yes, while I put a drink in myself, I decided to move a few momentum that were positioned furthest away.

Of course you can't get my short hand and foot instructions that far. That's where I decided to use the "message." And he called them that were on his side, and instructed the children that were furthest away to go round about the river quietly, and round about behind them.

A few moments after sending the transmission, a group of several people from afar reposition themselves along the river as I instructed. If they are approaching, they are skipping instructions so that they can keep moving forward and follow.

I mean, here's the operation I took.

Let the momentum, whose instructions are conveyed even from this place, dare follow them backwards.

Then he must escape from this small height toward the river on the other side. But the momentum we have now moved is waiting for us, and they are coming after us.

This is how my partner manages to get close to me...

When I whisper about the operation long before Kingsguard, he smiles and nods, "Yeah, yeah." From the looks of it, apparently there's no problem with this operation.

"Okay! Then I'll do it!

When I put my strength into my belly, I raised my right hand high toward the momentum in front of me.

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Celebration 11 (1606) On the evening of December 23 -

"I'm back now ah!!

"Welcome back!! Dear Hideyoshi!!

Whoa!? What is it?!? So muddy!?

By the time I returned to Osaka Castle, my surroundings had already been surrounded by the sun and the winter chill had swept me even when I was in the castle.

Thousand princesses, who would have waited a long time for my return, approached me with the momentum that was about to jump in, but they hesitated unexpectedly to see me muddy.

The reason I was muddy was because it was a simple thing, and I let myself get into the mud in the middle of a hawk hunt. Then if you are asked why you had to put yourself in the mud, because that is one of the finishes, so to speak, of the eagle hunt.

That said, after the eagle captures the prey safely, what a run the eagle must make to the place it captures. Then feed the eagle, then pull the tailored prey away from the eagle.

If this eagle captures its prey, if it is in the mud, it will not gain its prey unless it is covered in mud.

It was such a first experience of eagle hunting that I somehow felt I could understand why Jiayang Tokugawa was taking eagle hunting as part of the "Health Act".

"Ha ha! You failed me! But look at that! We've got a hold on the prey! Ha ha!

"Oh! That's Hideyoshi! Then get dressed quickly. We have a good evening schedule."

"Whoa! What if a thousand prepared it for me?!?

In response to my question, Chihime replied, "I have helped you with just one dish," while turning her face bright red. I tried to gently stroke her head like that, but I couldn't help but notice that my hands were muddy too. Thousand princesses became a little dissatisfied with the matter, but I wonder if you would have liked it even with such dirty hands...

Well, whatever it is, the first prerequisite is to clean yourself up.

"Uhm! Then I'll get dressed! This evening, let's welcome Kimbai Mae Ku and Kimbai Shin Yoon as guests to celebrate about my eagle hunt and more! Ha ha!

And I said, laughing out loud.

And on this evening, we had a busy time like a feast, in addition to Kiryu and two former hawkers, Nakamura, who dedicated themselves to this hawk hunt.

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That night...

The evening ended safely, and as each of us went down to the room, the three Kingsguard parents and children continued to hang out among the castle owners over the cup.

"No, but it was a brilliant extraction, as I don't think it was the first time."

So in a good mood and a father, Makio Kinei laughed, and his son Shin Yoon was nodding in tune.

"No, no, not because my master is good! The boulder is the owner of enough skill to guide his father in his eagle hunt! I want to be taught a lot more in the future!

"Ha ha! There is nothing more than a hawk hunt, such as being taught by His Holiness the Right!

Shin-yoon Kinbu smiles and humbles himself in my flattery.

But...

I kept smiling and only let those eyes shine...

"Ha ha! You don't have to be modest! There's still a lot of them! What I have learned from Lord Kanbai!

"Ha...? What the hell is going on here?

You looked me in the eye and you noticed something, a smile disappears from Kingsguard parents and children. But I cut myself in with a voice that I could play, reflecting my unchanging upbeat mood.

"How to hang out with Shimazu... or something"

In that moment of words, the inside of the room obviously freezes. But I won't let them talk. Because if you wait for the other person's words like this, it falls to be relaxed.

I kept my voice down all at once this time.

"How to trade tightly… or something"

"Hey... why are you doing this..."

"Ha ha... if that were exposed to Heavenly Son, what would happen to the role of" Sekiko "obtained after a hard time around the corner..."

Intimate trade -

It is the "Zhu seal" of the Shogun… that is, to make profits from exotic and trade, without forgiveness.

Yes...

I knew it.

That Kitami parents and children spent until just a few years ago in a place called Fonzu in Satsuma, under the shelter of the Shimazu family.

And that he had made enormous profits from his trade in Kizu...

That trade...

That it was "intense trade" -

"Oh... the winter break is not even half over yet.

But it's going to be a very pleasant holiday.

Anyway, I have to teach you all sorts of things. "

When I accidentally laughed, I poured liquor into the cup of two people who were still frozen.