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"Ha... what shall I do..."
Icha, out of the Starch's room, sighed loudly.
Much heavier compared to the footsteps we had when we got here.
That would also be irresistible given the dense lives imposed on her.
- Toyotomi, please be Lord Hideyoshi's sideroom.
a dense destiny.
But if that's all, it's still okay.
I'd rather approach Hideyoshi. It would be convenient if I tried it on her.
But there was a continuation of that fate.
It's...
- That's why we have to do something about this conversation. I want Ichigo to make the reason for that.
that.
And...
- Keep an eye on Lord Hideyoshi for any worse 'bugs' after this. Whatever it is, Etsumomo shouldn't wake you up.
"It's weird... I'm not talking about you..."
Crushing like that, she herself was not surprised by the rising temperature of her face.
But that's not the point.
Break this fringe...
I don't have the help or dust to do such a big thing.
But if you are holding your hand without doing anything, you will not live up to the expectations of the Temple, and that is what may drive you out of Osaka Castle.
"Ha... I'm in trouble..."
She was so much more than a sigh.
Through the back room of the Honmaru Palace, Yichai is among the ladies usually waiting.
Yichai tried to return to her room unconsciously, in a dismal manner.
It was then.
"Oh!? Isn't that Yi Cha? I thought you were called to the temple, but you're back."
and was called out in a relaxed and serene tone.
And Yichai lifted up his face, and looked upon his voice, and there was a figure of Aoyagi, a maid of the thousand princesses.
Sometimes these two mothers are close to each other, not to mention childhood taming.
Because Ichiko has no memory of the past, she doesn't know all about Aoyagi, but she still fully understood the size of her nostalgia and the goodness of people.
And for Yichai now, her presence was precisely a ship across the street.
"Aoyagi! Hey, come here!
"Hey, a little tea? What's the matter with you?
Anyone would panic if they suddenly took my hand and pulled it off. That was the same with Aoyagi, who has always been quiet.
But Yichai said, "Fine, come here!" He pulled her and hurried to a certain place without telling her whether or not to.
………
……
It is in a cage just a short distance from Honmaru's palace.
Only some of the samurai were allowed to enter here in places where tea and confectionery were kept for serving in the back.
Yichai, who came in there trying to roll along with Aoyagi, laid low to hide in the shadows after making sure no one had eyes.
"Etsy? What the hell is wrong with you?
I know how good this Aoyagi man is when he can lurk.
Yichai whispered to her like that.
"Hey, Mr. Aoyagi. I need you to ask me something..."
Looks like Aoyagi sensed something in that one word.
I hurried and shook my head to the side and answered.
"Could it have been called to the starch!? You shouldn't! If Sir Ozo finds you, such as divulging a story in the back, that'll be a big deal!
"I know that! But I can't help myself... please! I wonder if you could just listen to me!
Yichai asks hard as she joins hands.
Then Aoyagi shook her neck to the side as she surrendered and replied, "I'm just listening to you," just in case.
"Thanks! I'll be thankful!!
I look at Yichai, who brightens her eyes and takes Aoyagi's hand, and Aoyagi is turning her face bright red.
But without paying any attention to her reaction, Yichai talked about her secret life from the temple.
………
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"I see... that's troublesome..."
Aoyagi shows her troubled face as if it were each of her own.
On the other hand, Yichai let go of his big sigh from the middle of talking, too, many times.
Darker in the dim treasure.
Silence flowed between us for a while.
So it was Aoyagi who broke the heavy silence first.
"If you first learned about Lord Mitsu, you wouldn't think of anything to help you with."
Regardless of the light we refer to here is the woman of this excellent sideroom candidate.
I only know her as a public daughter, and I don't even know her face, of course, or her identity.
"Right... right there first. But how do I know..."
Um and the two of us roaring and thinking again.
Then he opened his mouth like Aoyagi had come up with something.
"That's right! You may know something if you are the assistant manager. I've heard that he's been close to Kyo's public houses lately."
"Please, sir?
Aoyagi frowned and replied to Yichai, who the hell I would not consider.
"Yichai is really unknown to the public… speaking of asking the chief, the reputation crowd, Yurakusai Oda's Mitsuko. It will be up to Mr. Oda."
"But can we talk to such a great woman soon?
"Heh heh, Master Ask is anxious to be casual to everyone. I don't think it's a problem at all to talk about Ichiba, Lord Ozo's lead samurai."
Yichai felt just a little light shooting when she heard it.
And he took Aoyagi's hand again, smiling and nodding in front of him.
"Aoyagi! Thank you so much! I'm so glad I talked to you. Will you continue to help me?
It was Aoyagi, whose chest palpitations were strangely quicker when she looked at Yichai's glittering eyes, but still managed to draw one attention under the guise of calm.
"Ugh, yeah! All right! I'm willing to cooperate as much as I can. But there's only one thing I want you to be aware of!
"I wonder what?
"I'll never tell you about this! In case it even goes into the ears of anothers..."
"Ano people? Who are you talking about?
"When it comes to anothers, there will only be one."
Against Aoyagi, who the hell are you talking about?
That said, in any case, I am not going to divulge this matter other than Aoyagi, who places his trust in me.
Yichai replied with a bright voice.
"Yeah! Okay! There's nothing other than Aoyagi can do to discuss Hideyoshi's friendship this time!
Now we can take one step at a time.
It was then that both Yichai and Aoyagi tried to leave Zao behind in a lighter foothold than when they came here...
A devilish word echoed from my back...
"Aoyagi. Who do you mean, anonymous?
Aoyagi freezes in that netty tone.
Icha, on the other hand, said in a strong tone towards the dark, responding much more to that voice.
"Who's there!? This place is strictly off-limits! Come out!
Then a woman emerged from the black vault.
And the woman answered as if nothing had happened.
"Oh? If this place is strictly off-limits, what are you guys doing?
Yichai, who still doesn't know who she is, said back without hiding her frustration at that calm tone.
"I can ask Lord Ozo for permission to see if the inside of this collection is vandalized! Because in the first place, this collection keeps all the sweets and teas that are served to the wives!
"Heh heh, so if I'm part of that back there, it's no problem."
"What...!? What the hell..."
Then a woman clearly appeared there.
"I am the side room of one of the rated crowds, Sagamenza Maida. And Akamori Maida is the minister, the daughter of Takanagi, his name is Orchid."
Overwhelmed by that prestigious attitude, Yichai was nothing more than staring at the orchid, the daughter of Takani's inner note, with her mouth half-opened.
And...
Aoyagi groaned.
"Yichai... she is the 'anoman'..."
And...