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Celebration 12 (1607) January 5 -

At a time when we should finally catch a breath of the busy days around the eyes of the New Year, a very large "twirl" was about to wind up for the Toyotomi family, in the sense of divining the nowhere under heaven.

It's...

Tokugawa, Toyotomi, and Nobujo.

It has been decided that there will be talks next month that will shake history, which will not remain in the history of future generations at all.

Of course, it is clear that the rumors of the visit to Toyoku Shrine by Hidekang Noboru would have been turned off.

At the end of last year, when Hidekang Nobushiro was in the third place, he went up to Kyo himself and officially offered to respond to the Pentagon, which spread to the people of Kyo at once.

It was no longer a matter of time before the speculation that only "Sir Echimae would impose a visit to the Toyokuni Shrine" would fly at this time, so to speak, did not leave the rumor domain, but it would turn into a solid truth rather than just a rumor.

It was the Otomo Tokugawa Jiayang who finally moved into this situation. Jiayang, who weighed things down, first sent a messenger to Hidekang Nojo's side, urging him to stop visiting Toyoku Shrine, but naturally he never heard of it.

However, Jiayang, who could not remain mischievously quiet about the situation, finally decided to make the way to the "Three Family Talks".

The date of the event is February 5, just a month away from now. It was decided that the location would be implemented at the Echimaya site in Fushimi.

I, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, have not been informed by the Tokugawa family and the Noboriya family who are planning to attend. However, the letter informing the meeting stated that the attendance of Tokugawa Jiayang and Noboru Hidekang had been confirmed, and that it was my strong hope that Toyotomi principals would attend.

"Is this finally the time...!

With the letter in my hand, I swallowed the gokuri and spit and handed it to Yukimura Maida, who was sitting next to me.

It was a pleasant village with a glance at it, but as usual, the expression was serene in itself, with no idea in its breasts.

Still, his voice was slightly stronger than usual, which made him seem quite excited, too.

"Would you like to… Hideyoshi?"

"Hmm! Let's make up our minds! Of course I'm leaving! At that time, the Lord will take you with me!

Yes, Yukimura is pointing her unchanging soft gaze at me as I stand up with a rough nose.

When I frowned at Yukimura, who was cooler besides, he tightened his face.

And he asked me calmly and in a relaxed tone.

"Is this meeting… indeed a meeting that will remain for future generations?

and…

My burning heart quenched with this inquiry, and on the contrary, something cold ran in every corner of my body.

The answer, of course, will be "There is no talk left for future generations". At the same time, it would not be an exaggeration to say that "this meeting was not held" was of the same significance.

Because if direct talks existed between Jiayang Tokugawa and Hideyoshi Toyotomi, there was no reason why the situation would not remain in future generations, and even more so if Hideyoshi Noboru, the son of Jiayang, was involved there.

Of course I can't talk about it.

But since I was so rough with my nose, it hardened like it was frozen, the answer seemed to pass on enough to Happy Village without having to say it.

"So... this meeting is supposed to be 'not happening' in future generations..."

I can hardly say anything. But that's not just because there's a risk that you will say things that you can never say to your mouth. Happy Village's conversation, if it's as you can imagine, was terribly and unexpectedly shut up.

Remember how I was, Yukimura kept talking without waiting for my words.

"If 'it didn't happen', why… the easiest thing to understand…"

So Happy Village cuts off the conversation. I'm still staring at him and bluishing my face.

But he said ahead in a pale tone…

"The person who held the meeting became unable to participate for some reason... or something"

"Who held the meeting..."

"Yes... needless to say, Sir Echimae..."

- Zocri!!

The moment I heard this flat language from Yukimura, a chill like an electric shock ran my back in a straight line. At that moment, when all the strength of his body is lost, he sits on the spot so as to bring him into.

The way it looks would be too unnatural from other people's point of view.

But for Fukumura, who knows who I am, he seemed to have guessed a lot in his reaction.

And in my ear, I said, "Let my voice drop and snap."

"... there's something close to Lord Echimae... so that's what you're saying..."

I can't nod or shake my neck sideways. The heartbeat of the chest becomes quicker to tap "Don't" and sweat erupts along with it.

All I could do was soak up the sweat that fell. Yukimura, who turned a worrying glance at me like that,

"But Master Hideyoshi, don't worry. Sir Echimae has been in Fushimi since the end of the year, but we have let Sasuke and Sazo keep an eye on the area. If they had their eyes, they wouldn't be so easily harmed."

And he returned the tone of his voice to its original serenity.

When the palpitations finally subsided slightly with those words, the words came out so that they could spill out of his throat.

"Anyway, I want you to be safe with my brother..."

All that remained there was great anxiety as he calmed down like a tide pull after a sudden push over.

The anxiety becomes an unwieldy chain and starts to tighten my mind.

It's hard to breathe...

The irresistible 'gear of history' rotation must be precisely trying to swallow Hidekang Nobushi's life.

What irony is it that knowing the future is not an advantage, but rather leads to tormenting me?

But beyond that, we all have no idea how Hidekang Nobushiro is trying to close that lifetime, so there's nothing we can do about it.

Said Yukimura, who sees how I suffer and softly hands on my back, in a tone that makes me feel strongly determined.

"Sir Echimae will protect you in complete condition. Please let Hideyoshi focus on next month's meeting."

"Oh... I know. I know, but I'm not worried."

Sometimes the head and the mind can tell the difference.

Now was exactly the time.

And...

My unspeakable anxiety...

It became real…

That was only three days after the letter about the talks was received.

………

……

Celebrating 12 Years (1607) Jan 8th -

- Sir Echimae falls ill!!

When the story ran through Kyocho, they all blued their faces. And the whole talk of the city was cut off by that, whether it was to the right or the left.

- You seem to have a terrible high fever...

- I don't care what kind of doctor you see, you're throwing a teaspoon if it doesn't heal anymore.

- You've been so good, you don't know all this.

- Weren't they even served with poison...

The ripples of rumours that can't be lied to or sincere spread beyond what can be stopped even with Katsushi Itakura, the Kyoto director who captures the security of Kyoto. And people were concerned about Hidekang Nobushiro's condition, hurting his chest as if it were their own business.

The wolves of the relatives of Hidekang Noboru will be obvious without having to see them, because the people of the city of Kyo, so to speak, are making such a fuss.

Of course, one of them was me, Hideyoshi Toyotomi.

In my case, I should have had a bad feeling ahead of time. Still, when it had to happen in front of me, I could hardly contain it from turning my head white as soon as possible.

On January 10th, two days after Hidekang Nojo fell due to high fever, I decided to gather some of my reputation people to discuss the future, but I assumed that everyone had gathered, and the first time I opened my mouth, I spit and raised my voice against Kirikitori and Yuan.

"Anyway! Gather all the medical staff in the school and get them treated!! Whatever you do, save your brother! This is an order!!

"Dear Hideyoshi! Just calm down, please! What is' sutafu 'in the first place!?

"Staff is not staff!! Collect 'all' anyway!!

One Kiryu and Yuan are responding while purplishing their lips against me for being badly wolfed. I have arranged for all reports about Hidekang Nobushiki, who collapsed after a high fever at Fushimi's Echimae Mansion, to be aggregated with him.

According to that report of his, it's already been two days since Hidekang Nobushiro fell, but his condition has never shown any signs of heading for pleasure. No matter how rigid and well-known he is as it is, he dies of debilitation...

All I could think of was that worst, and I was completely blind to myself.

But all the critics gathered here have experienced so much of the world. They all look equally difficult, yet seem to remain calm.

One of them, Yurakusai Oda, said in a relaxed tone.

"Fair enough, calm down, Master Hideyoshi. We have gathered all the famous doctors from the Great Place, Kyo's famous doctor, and they seem to be staying at the Echimae Mansion for treatment.

Besides, you think they're sending medics and doctors flying horses from Edo's general house as well?

I was wondering if I could trust the Great and General. "

When my frustration reached the top of the story, my words flew from the heart before my head.

"Don't say it! Fun!! My brother may have been poisoned by that general!!

When I left my voice to my emotions to absurd, I ran spirited and nervous about the content of those too tyrannical words.

Just a few moments, the scene dominates by silence...

The silence was starting to make me feel awkward somewhere. Apparently, he accidentally said something he shouldn't...

There Princess Kofi stared at me with a low voice.

"Lord Hideyoshi... don't lose sight of calm at any time. You bastard."

To one of her whipping, handached words, I finally regained my calm, "I'm sorry. Disturbed," I honestly apologize.

Yes... "Admiral, you must keep your head cool at all times" is not a teaching that has always been tapped into by Princess Kofi from an early age?

I closed my eyes and listened to the sound of my heart.

- Dokun... dokun...

The heartbeat, which was rough as a stormy sea, regains a little of its original serenity by doing this.

And when it converged as usual...

A fluttering, warm light came up behind my brain.

- Brother...

The light has no appearance or form.

Still, I soon found out that the light was my brother, Hidekang Nobushiro.

The "gaze" emitted by that light is soft and gentle everywhere. When I was wrapped in the light, my heart was at rest.

After a while, I slowly open my eyes. I can see people there staring at me worryingly. I was so calm that I could see the look on each of them now.

When I said in a low voice, "I'm okay now," I decided to take a look at the situation.

"Regarding my brother's medical condition... tell me the views of all the school's exotic doctors."

I try my best to speak calmly and speak to all Akashi who are holding back at the corner of the room. Then he proceeded on his knees, and as he came to the center of the room, he answered in a pale tone, bowing his head gently.

"Not yet, but you think you can see grains like white bubbles on your face? There is a high risk that it is a certain disease…"

"A certain disease..."

When I frowned, all the boards exhaled loudly, "Phew."

And as he had decided, he said with all his strength in his belly.

It's...

In this day and age, diseases feared to be "devil's disease" all over the world -

"It's in the blister"

The moment I was told the name of the disease, the expression of everyone on the spot changed to something even harsher.

That should be it, too.

Blisters are so endemic in Japan that they take the lives of many people with such impetus as turbulence. And because it was so threatening that it was considered a form of resentment from people to spirits.

Furthermore, it was true that by this time no solid treatment for blisters had been established. If I could, all I could say was that I was just helpless enough to pray to the "blistering god" worshipped everywhere that symptom would be slightly lighter.

By so many shocks, only the whole Akashi climb went on calmly and faintly everywhere around the solidifying perimeter.

"If Lord Echimae's fever drops tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, it must be ten or eighty-nine, blisters."

That much said, all the way back to my former seat with my head again peppered down.

After seeing it, I said to those who are still losing their words, "Everyone, it's not yet decided. Maybe he'll be cured of Kellogg tomorrow," he said as if to tell himself.

But...

Things didn't get any better, naturally...

That's the next day.

Hidekang Nojo's fever dropped once.

Of course, that didn't stop the disease.

From the next day Hidekang's whole body was covered with white grains.

That is a testament above all to the blistering…

And in the course of that day, a single letter came to me from the great lord.

- We postponed the three-family talks for the time being, and now let's just hope Lord Echimae recovers.

and…