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"Tell me the secret of Lord Light, son of the Eagles?

Ask Manager Oda to turn his stern face into a face and inquire.

"Please! Speaking of Kyo's raspberry, now there are only two of you: Master Ask or Master Porcupine Kumanori Ritsu! You're both beautiful men, aren't you? Wouldn't you be familiar with the situation in Kyo? There's only one person I can count on anymore, Master! Sa, Ichiba and Aoyagi too! Keep your head down!

If Orchid, daughter of Takanagi's inner note, says in a quick mouth like a rapid stream, Yichai and Aoyagi bow their heads as she is told.

To the overwhelming glance of the orchid, and the way the two women of their age bowed their heads, the asking manager shrugged his shoulders just saying, "It's surrender..."

The commissioning manager finally opened his heavy mouth, but that wasn't like meeting their expectations.

"To be honest, I don't know anything. I'm sorry."

"Really... sorry for the inconvenience..."

Yichai dropped his shoulder and said so.

Three people who unfortunately try to follow the scene.

I couldn't wait to hear about them anymore, and the chief asked her to keep her voice down and continue.

"It's just... Lord Kwong is not strange to marry you as a regular room, just as you should be in this house. I'm pretty sure there's some strange rumors about why he didn't have a wife like that."

The orchid, which changed its dark expression earlier, glanced sharply at the words of its chief trustee, glaring all the way forward.

"Heh, you have a good story! Why? What's next?

"Hey! Close, close!

"Fine, don't let me know quickly!

I gleefully pushed back the orchid. Ask the chief.

He scratched behind his head, further lowering the tone of his voice so that his voice wouldn't leak all around him.

"Actually, it's like he was turning down all the fringe talk. Of course, the Lord's mouth says no on the face, but behind it, Lord Kwong himself refuses so hard, rumor has it..."

Icha and Aoyagi round their eyes at the words of the chief of the request.

On the other hand, the orchid narrowed its eyes and asked the head of the request.

"By the way, how does the commissioner think about why?

The commissioner drops his gaze on the question.

And I replied, squeaking bossly.

"I don't know... the only thing I can say is that Lord Kwong himself has a reason to turn down the fringe. What would have happened without the strong request of His Royal Highness Prince Hachimiya, the Emperor's younger brother..."

"Well, even His Royal Highness Prince Hachijo Miyagi Jiren (Hachi only once) moved..."

This is Prince Hachijo Miyagi, who is the younger brother of the Emperor of Time and Emperor Houyang Sung.

He has a background in becoming Yuko Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and is known for his proximity to the Toyotomi family.

I didn't know such a big guy was moving...

Even that orchid was sure to be big enough to swallow spit and tremble.

The commissioner went on.

"That's right. The matter of this time also involves His Highness the Palace of Hachijo. I don't know what your lords are up to, but give me an extra hand... you're going to put mud on the face of Palace Hachijo. Keep that in mind."

Stabbing the nail to make that threat, he said, "Don't let me get involved any more! All I said was," That's what I did and the place after that.

After he leaves, a heavy silence flows between the three, like a large chunk of lead slammed on Dosun and his back.

Even though I don't know much about this era, I fully understood the seriousness of the matter simply by saying, "His Majesty's brother is involved".

For this reason, when the white face was further whitened and Aoyagi looked at her, Aoyagi, on the other hand, also opened her mouth halfway and looked at Ichia and her face.

And Yichai dropped her shoulder again and leaked it.

"I will refuse to do this... Sir Ozo will understand if you hear that Hachijo-kun is involved."

"Right... I like that..."

Aoyagi also synchronizes with the language of that Yichai.

But...

Orchids were different.

Instead, she burned her eyes up even more and held her fist tight.

"It's kinda burning up! I can't resist the blood of Maida!!

"Hey! Orchid! Not this time!

Aoyagi blues his face further and grabs the shoulder of the orchid.

But the orchid put his hot hand upon the cold hand of Aoyagi, and proclaimed it exalted.

"In the name of Maida, let us unravel the secrets of Lord Kwong!

and…

………

……

"Ha!? or something like that, you can't decide! What are you thinking!?

Yukimura Maida, who usually never gets emotional, but all this time she opened her eyes and shouted out.

That too should be, because now the three women have bowed their heads and made a certain wish.

It's...

- I want to know in advance about the likes and dislikes and lifestyles of Lord Kwong, so I want to enter the Eagle House and join the caretaker of Lord Kwong!

That was the thing.

Needless to say, these three women are Etsu, Aoyagi, and Orchid.

On behalf of the three, an orchid, also a side room in Happy Village, proceeded to his knees and stuffed him.

"Do something there, please! It's no exaggeration to say that you are now partitioning everything in the Toyotomi family, but Master Genji will be able to do something about it, right?

"Says the fool off too! It should be able to talk about the back of the public house! If your wife or the temple finds out about this, you won't be able to do it!

The words of Yukimura shine with glitter and orchid eyes.

Happy Village moved his eyebrows with a bad feeling in its hawky glance.

This one...

That's what I'm going to try...

Orchids said amazing things in a sharp voice, just as their intuition suggests.

"Don't worry about that! I have a letter of introduction from your wife and Yoshi."

"Hey, what...!?

He turned his eyes round to the orchid's behavior as if it had preceded Yukimura's words.

Now the orchid assumed this word of this happy village.

For this reason, Itcha and Aoyagi took to the temple and offered the matter to themselves.

At that time, of course, everything has been exposed that I have heard from Yichai.

It was only at the beginning that the three princesses, Takimura, Sir Ozo and Chihime, were surprised, but they nevertheless decided that her help was immense, and that she also made a small contribution on the matter of the caretaker of light.

Of course, there is no reason for Yukimura to know that.

He peered into the back of the orchid's eyes.

To make her sincere...

Then one intuition turned his head.

- This guy... you're up to something...

There is no certainty.

But Yukimura's sixth sense is about to complain.

He decided to believe the appeal.

If so, there is only one answer.

How to refuse this matter without crushing the face of the temple or the thousand princesses...

But orchids have been tatami, not to mention giving Yukimura a a gap to think about.

"Oh? If Genjiro seems to make a difficult face, that's enough. Let's leave this matter to Yurasai Oda."

Orchid is smiling at Happy Village as he hangs around the script from the Starch Temple.

"Lord... I guess you know what that means...?

"Oh? What is this about? If you are Yurakusai Oda, you will also have a connection with the Duke from Yuanjiro. I think it would be convenient."

This was nothing more than a total shake on Happy Village.

Because by this time, Masada Yukimura and Oda Arashi are already starting to divide their opinions more often among the appraisers, so to speak, close to their political enemies.

If Yurakusai received what Yurakumura refused here, the depths, including the temple, might lead to Yurakusai.

Even this excellence in side-room removal is deeply rooted in opposition from behind, including the Temple and the Chihime.

It was Happy Village's true intention not to make any more waves.

And the orchids followed it brilliantly.

This guy...

That's why you're Maida's stomach...

This was hardly unobstructed by Komura Mashida, the boulder.

But I can't even shake my head vertically easily.

So he decided to explore the orchid plot.

"Wait... that doesn't extend. As for the Eagles and Toyotomi family, it is all entrusted to them. So every time you do that, that's how you judge it."

"Really, that means it saves you time. So Master Yuanjiro, would you like to quickly indulge in this occasion?

"I'm going to do better than I did. There's only one thing I want to ask you."

"Yeah, whatever you want"

Orchids with clear faces everywhere.

Yukimura, on the other hand, sharpens her gaze much more.

Yukimura Maida and Orchid.

The confrontation between these two Maidas has finally ushered in a good situation.

And Yukimura asked in a low voice.

"What are you instructed to do more than stare?

An orchid stares back at Yukimura's eyes that she doesn't divulge any small emotional movements.

She replied to flow in a completely unchanged tone than earlier.

"Don't bother the Eagles, and make sure they gather information so that Lord Kwong doesn't have any trouble getting into Osaka Castle," he said.

There are no lies in these words...

Happy Village looked at the orchid and decided so.

But...

"No, it's not about the Lord taking care of His Majesty."

"What do you mean?"

I felt like my voice was slightly crazy.

Again...

He's hiding something serious...

That's how Komura intuitively slashed it in.

"It's about Hideyoshi Kota's side room removal. I wonder if you've been instructed to do something about it."

The air strains as the words are uttered.

Icha and Aoyagi are desperate to keep their heads down and make that look absolutely unattractive to Happy Village.

Of course, Happy Village and I hadn't thought about pulling anything out of them.

I am now in front of this, a battle with my own father, Maida Yasuo's minister, and the daughter of Takani Uchi.

The orchid was well aware of that.

She stared back at Happy Village with her clear eyes without a heart.

And told him with his heart.

"No, nothing has been instructed"

and…

Silence that lasts awhile.

Happy Village did not blink one, if she stared at the orchid, her one stared into Happy Village's eyes as well.

And...

Happy Village exhaled one big time and made one decision.

"... good. Let's talk to your lord, Takashi Nobufusa, about the caretaker."

The orchid's face lit up as I looked at the decision.

I won!

Finally, we beat Yukimura Maida!

Orchids forgot their original purpose and trembled with joy.

That should be it, too.

She has been beaten to the point of no skin completeness by Yukimura many times in her life.

The joy must have been more than that time, when he dwelt in his belly the son of Happy Village.

But...

Yukimura was only calmly discerning how she was doing.

And now I didn't miss that there was a bigger gap in the orchid than ever before.

"I'll be grateful! Master Yuanjiro!

"Then the temple and the book from your wife will be kept."

Orchid hands the letter in his hands to Happy Village as a delight.

Yukimura looked in it and confirmed that it was a letter from the temple.

Definitely...

It's an autograph of the temple...

Yukimura chilled her liver feeling that something she might not be good at was moving in secret.

And

I still can't let the orchids move as they think they do...

And he remembered it once again.

So Yukimura offered one condition.

"Except... just one. Icha there. Let's just say we allow the Lord to go to the capital as the caretaker of the Lord of Light."

The face of the orchid blued while I was happy.

Shit!

No way, aim for this from the start...!?

"Please wait! I don't like reading and writing Itcha here, so I was wondering if I wouldn't feel comfortable alone..."

Orchid desperately appealed to Happy Village.

But Yukimura did not react in any way to the appeal.

The letter from the temple is already in the hands of Yukimura, and at this point I cannot shake that I will go to Yurakusai Oda.

In other words, the orchid no longer has a batter.

Damn... they did it...

I regretted that I was alarmed and handed over a letter that would serve as a trump card without listening to me until the end.

But not without regret. It represented exactly her situation now.

Happy Village continued in a pale tone.

"Then you should serve for something other than reading and writing. Besides, if you don't like reading and writing, it's more convenient because you can't do 'extra things'."

It is clear that by "extra things" we mean that Yichai and Orchid communicate in secret.

In other words, Yukimura stepped on the point that if Yichai was inconvenient in reading and writing, she would not be able to plan anything.

"Terrible! Does Master Yuanjiro mean he suspects orchids!?

"Naturally!" The enemy is always within. Don't forget Yumeyume, 'your lord would have heard many times from my father, Yasuo Maida! Isn't this exactly Maida's Ishizushi!

"Guru... Master Yuanjiro..."

Orchids grinding their teeth with regret.

I've decided to compete completely here.

Side by side with orchids regretting the painful defeat, Yukimura came all the way to Yichai, keeping her expression tight without winning. And he bowed his head carefully.

"I shall entrust the matter to the Lord of Light's caretaker. Please follow me so that I am free of coarseness."

Yichai rushed to rub her head to the ground and lowered it, "I did!" and reply out loud.

And Yukimura added words as a precaution.

"It is important that the matter of Hideyoshi Kota and Lord Kwang is also passed on to His Majesty Emperor Yue Sung. If this doesn't work, it could also cast a bad shadow on the relationship between the court and the Toyotomi family. You can count on your liver for that."

It was a yet blackmailing word that brought up to the name of the Emperor of Time.

A very large pile was placed on the small back of Yichai as if it had been punched in with a gatun.

Yichai couldn't stand the weight, shaking her head up small, or even responding.

Happy Village feels a sharp pain in his heart as if he had done a weak bully.

But he quietly followed the scene without reaching out to Ichiba like that.

And a few days later...

Itcha went to Kyo alone in order to serve the Eagles.

Wouldn't something terrible happen from now on...

With such great anxiety in my chest...