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Celebration 12 (1607) February 13th -

I, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, will never forget that day.

But the expression "never forget" is commonplace, and there must be a lot of things besides this day that I can burn in my head over my lifetime in my memory.

Still, besides that expression, there's nothing to stick to, so there's no choice.

Because that day was a "day of eternal goodbye to my family" that I never tasted before I came to this age...

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Echimae Mansion...

This was the embarrassing first time my 'brother', Hidekang Nobushiro, had stepped into this mansion of his husband. Maybe someone brought me here before I came to this day and age. But it was clear that this was the first day I had visited here, at least by my own will.

And as the mansion approaches, my mouth counts more and more, and a host of positive words full of joy brighten my surroundings.

- Lord Echimae has overcome the disease!

This report came into my ear only three days before this.

When I heard that, I wasn't the only one who accidentally jumped out of a voice of joy. The entire Osaka Castle was engulfed in joyful colors, so much so that both the temple and the princess, and even Yukimura Maida, had given themselves up to joyful emotions.

And one letter that arrived at me without getting my hair in. That was delivered to Osaka Castle yesterday.

That was what he wanted to invite me to the Echimae Mansion. Needless to say, I exploded even more joy in this letter.

That designated date is the day after the date on which the letter was delivered… i.e. today.

Perhaps I could have wondered that it was too sudden now that I thought about it. But all I said was, "I can see my better brother," and I began to prepare for my exit without being able to get to the top and shake my sides.

And I quickly welcomed today.

When I left Osaka Castle first thing in the morning, I went from Yodogawa to Kyou to provide you with Komura Maida and Reisei Kimura.

Cheerful as spring on this day.

- Soon! Soon I'll see my brother up there!

I couldn't sleep too much of the excitement, but my body and mind are light.

I walked through the city of Kyo, feeling like I was floating in the universe.

But...

There was definitely that bud in the corner of my mind.

- If history hasn't changed, Hidekang Nojo should no longer be a person in this world in three months...

There's a brutal sprout of fact that...

He acted more bright than usual unconsciously, covering it up himself.

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It was Senchiyo, the son of Hidekang Nobushiro, who greeted me as I came all the way to Echimae Mansion in an exhilarating manner, colluding with my surroundings.

But the situation was obviously weird. He's a boy all the time, and it's not weird to rush up to me with a cheerful voice, but he's bowing his head to me with a stiff expression with his mouth tied to one letter, as if he were a welcome guest.

I frowned at him like that.

"No! Sen Chiyo! Why do you have such a stinking face!? Don't you know the word Blessed Comes to the Gate of Laughter!? Ha ha!

The truth is, I was already aware of that at this point.

Hidekang Nobushiro is not feeling well...

Still meant what you called me here...

Because Senchiyo's eyes were filled with pity, and tears accumulated to such an extent that it was likely to spill.

Still I laughed.

If I behaved brightly, if I kept smiling, everything would surely work out, it was such an amazing thought.

Sen Chiyo turns his back and says, "Follow me" when he shows me that face and moves forward.

Still, I kept uttering words at his back.

- Tasty confectionery has arrived from exotic countries these days! I'll have it delivered before next time, so take a bite! Because your cheeks fall off!

- Hawk hunting was quite a fun time! Let's join Sen Chiyo next time!

But Senchiyo does not answer those words. On the contrary, it's slowly getting faster and it's like you're even trying to distract me from what I'm following behind it.

The little back was trembling in small pieces.

My vision must be cloudy in the tears that flow as a cloud. And my "empty care" would be piercing it with a sharp blade.

Still, I kept laughing.

If I didn't, I'd feel like I'd be broken myself...

And...

In front of a certain sumptuous cage, Sen Chiyo, when he stopped his legs, lowered his head to hide his face, which would be wet with his tears, and told the man inside aloud.

"Minister Toyotomi Right has arrived!!

Sen Chiyo gave a clear voice without even shaking his voice at his temper. Then a loud voice came back from inside.

"Let us through!!

"Ha!!

When Senchiyo replied briefly, he put his hand on the oxen.

And take a breath of it.

The next moment...

You jumped into my eye...

The man's divine appearance.

If you cover your face with a white cloth and your two lowest names don't support that back, you can't even sit down.

That's my brother, Hidekang Nobushi, who has already learned the time of death.

Against such a painful appearance, I...

He gave me a full smile.

"Brother! Excellent!! Thank you so much for inviting us! Ha ha!!

Hidekang Nojo's expression remains the same.

No, to be precise, only those eyes, nose and mouth are on the table, and you can't read that look. Maybe there's no light in those eyes already.

Still noble...

Rin, stretch your spine...

He sends a merciful gaze at me.

I kept saying, "Duh! Duh!" he purposefully makes a loud noise, advancing his legs in his big crotch to the sight of Hidekang Nojo.

- Brother!! Hideyoshi is here!

Just saying.

Then, anticipating the time, someone believed to be near him sitting next to Hidekang Nojo opened his mouth.

"Toyotomi Rightfu has asked you to come all the way from Osaka..."

But...

"Brother!! It's almost cherry blossom season! This year I will be watching Daigo's cherry blossoms too! Make sure you take me!!

I won't let you tell me until the end when I'm standing.

Because I was already aware of it at this point.

Brother... Hidekang Kōjo said that his throat is crushed by the disease.

And that his side is about to say a formal greeting on his behalf.

But I don't need that now.

My loud voice that makes the whole room tremble.

Its proximity to the voice and the small names accidentally raised their faces and circled their eyes, but soon they must have realized the strong will not to give way to my hard work. They quickly relaxed back to their original hard expression.

Hidekang Noboru, on the other hand, does not change at all the color of his gentle eyes, his mouth, which is painfully half-opened, and his sitting figure, which is sitting alone with his strength.

I went on.

A future with my brother.

"Brother!! Let's go to sea in the summer!! Did your brother know about a food called watermelon!? That's what it tastes like! Enjoy it together on a hot sandy beach!

Scream out the emotions that boil from the bottom of your heart, on a mere loud voice.

"Brother!! Let's go see the red leaves in the fall!! You walk in sweat together to places that look out over the red-stained mountains! I'm sure it feels good! Ha ha!!

Just a little, just a little futuristic, screaming little 'dreams'.

I believed that such a 'dream' should come true.

I believed God would forgive me if I wasn't a big 'dream'.

So...

So please don't take it from me.

My brother!!

My 'dream' talk moves forward a little bit.

Winter comes, spring, and summer, autumn passes, we go back to winter...

Little by little, my talking future went on, and there was always a brother there.

Toyotomi, Tokugawa, I don't have any such boring clues.

There's my brother, there's my mother, and there's my wife, and there's my cousin...

Yes, I just have a "family".

It's such a common future story everywhere.

I can't possibly not enjoy such a future.

My voice plays every second. It danced through the room like a clown.

But...

The floor at my feet was wet with tears...

If you notice, Hidekang Nobushiro's side and his surname all lie down in whimpers, and from outside the room you can hear the sobbing voices of Senchiyo and Reisei Kimura.

Still, I smiled.

Tears that come out of your eyes even try to turn cloudy.

That was my minute. I believed that would be the case.

The "dreams" that shine in the room like stars...

"The next spring... brother!! Go Exotic!! Go exotic and see all sorts of things together!! It's a promise!! Ha ha!! Looking forward to it!!

It was when the endless' dreams' popped out of my mouth at some point.

- Gassi...!!

All of a sudden, I felt a strong force on my back.

That feeling that someone is holding me...

It's...

You can't even move. My brother was holding me away from my last name.

"Brother!!!!

I crouch unexpectedly and support my brother's body.

Then my brother's face approached me.

The mouth looks as painful as ever to the unfocused eye.

Of course, words never come out of that mouth.

Still, that thought coming from that face, from that body, is engraved stronger on my chest than any decorated word.

That's... two things: "thank you" and "sorry".

I shook my head to the side by accident. Tears splash and wet Hidekang's kimono.

"No! No!! Brother!! Please don't go anywhere!! Keep up the support of this brother of Wonder!!

It's like I'm wasting my time.

At that time...

- Gah...

And my brother held my cheeks down with both hands.

And my brother staring at my face.

Tears stopped coming out of my eyes, as the temper pushed me, and my heartbeat subsided one by one.

In the meantime, no one uttered a word, only silence ruled the room.

After a while, it was at a time when my rough wave-like emotions finally showed a sedation...

From my brother's mouth...

The laughter spilled...

And...

"Sa... na... ra..."

That just might have leaked air.

But it did sound like it to me.

No matter how disturbed I was, no matter how sad my surroundings were, the noble eagle who showed no tears said goodbye.

Me with my head turning white and standing blind.

My brother just walked away from me like that.

His side and last name approach in haste to support that body.

But his brother sat back on the spot without taking that hand.

And...

He bowed his head to me deeply.

It's...

It was the moment when "Brother" turned into "Hidekang Kōjo".

I mean...

Toyotomi, I mean the moment I thanked my subordinates for the Lord...

To the strong feelings of my brother hidden there...

I responded.

with a voice that reaches to heaven.

"Nakanaka!! My previous service to heaven has been truly daunting!! Get some rest from now on!!

and…

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I, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and I left Echimae Mansion and returned to Osaka Castle within that day.

From my back, while I was nagging, a voice was heard from the stars and a thousand princesses, but I walked into my room to escape pretending to be deaf.

The silence I visit by being alone brings out the emotions I was suppressing.

I kept leaving myself to overflowing tears and leaking whimpers.

It's getting dark around here, and it's just past sunset. Strangely enough, a little daunting emotion subsides over time. Plus the light of the moon entering through the window feels like you're trying to wash my pity away clean. The course of time and the phenomena of nature are ruthless, because no matter how wrapped up in pity the world of men is.

Relying on the light, I opened a book.

That was handed to me by Sen Chiyo on his way home from Echimae Mansion.

Everything seems to have been written up by my brother during yesterday.

Tired of crying, I spread the book flickering with heavy hands.

And I glanced at the letter written there.

At that moment...

Again my cheeks wet in tears.

The letter bends a lot, and I can't say I can write it well in flattery.

But there were thoughts all over it.

The contents of…

Just one word...

It's...

- My brother. Lucky me.

It's "brother," until the end, the spirit that thinks of my brother.

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12 Years of Celebration (1607): April 8th -

Here again, another general star, flirted with by the turmoil but nobly survived everywhere, fell into the sky before him with its brilliance.

What the hell was his final 'dream'?

Of course I don't know that better than I do.

But I'm sure you were having this' dream '.

"Father," "brother," and "brother," are smiling at each other for such a hopeful future.