May ■4■■, 2008, Hideyoshi Hashiba
A bloody scream echoed through her eyes and she grabbed the boy as she scratched her chest.
Jiji was bewildered by the court's plot and rebelled at Honnoji. That's true. However, when I first heard that, I denied that there was such a thing.
Master of planning and plotting. Tsubaki's track record is not only for his brains, but also for his spiritual strength like steel. That's why, as usual, such a trap...
Bite your lips hard.
Tsubaki is indirectly involved in the rebellion, but isn't he? Wouldn't this have happened if it hadn't been for the dust of the earth?
Such a worst hypothesis passed through my brain, and I was constantly devoured by guilt. When I noticed the appearance of the stingy man, I revealed everything.
I can't complain even if I'm scolded. If you want revenge, accept it.
However, the boy's answer was quite different from what he expected.
"... yeah, I know. Both my father and I were aware that you were hostile to us. Because of this, my Akechi family has been in a difficult situation many times.... and then I'll tell Hashiba-san. We've never hated you before. We will continue to do so."
"...... Nah!?"
Therefore, I opened my eyes to the unexpected return of the boy.
It was a straightforward forgiveness everywhere. I just want to think it's a joke.
However, there was no color of anger in the boy's eyes, and he was full of compassion like a clear spring.
"Indeed, my father was quite impatient in a case of Shikoku." When the Changsho Kobe Crusade Order was issued, I wondered if I could save him somehow.... but it would be a mistake to associate the sole with the rebellion of my father. There is no reason to resent you. My father made his own decision. At first, that's the only way..... "
"............"
At that time, something fell out of my mouth.
To the little boy who shook his head, Tan bites his teeth with regret.
You decided for yourself? Damn it! If so, why are you...?)
"... after all, you've changed"
"... what?"
I frowned at the squeaky words. Has it changed? I don't think so. Tsubaki hasn't changed in the past or in the present. It remains an ugly beast.
But the boy still denied it.
"No, you've changed." It's also going in a good direction. "
For a moment, the boy closed his eyes and nodded. It's as if you remember something.
"... Sure enough, my father was wary of you." For the tragic military offensive at Tottori Castle and Miki Castle, just reading the report describing the situation was a sigh of relief.... That's why its terrible, indescribable ferocity, and its ambition to burn itself down, will eventually spark the destruction of the Oda family. The burning thirst will create many skeletons. My father appreciated you. "
"... I suppose so."
I will not deny it. That day, the only thing I was laughing at was the sight of it. Everyone remembers well how they feared each other.
"But you've changed."... do you remember? Two years ago, at the annual celebration at Azuchi Castle, my father and I exchanged kangs. There must have been talks about accumulating stories that both targeted Maori conquest. I was watching the sole while imitating the waiter. "
In the shadow of memory, the figure of a younger maiden, 18 years old, flutters. Oh, yeah. That's her.
The boy smiles grimly at the state of such a mirage. It's as if they're finally reminded.
"... I saw it with my own eyes." You're laughing from the bottom of your heart. Omi Mori-san was the subject of discussion, and now the Oda family laughed that it was Yasushi. You build walls with others and always wear a mask. Have you noticed? You had such a gentle look on your eyes, didn't you? "
"......?!"
Haha, I squeezed my mouth with my eyes wide open.
"I'm sure you saw a bright future in Mr. Omi." For the first time, I recognized the next generation who would connect the path they had taken even further. That's why you laughed from the bottom of your heart. We may be able to wipe out the irrationality of the discrimination that pervades the world. I saw such hope... "
― ― You entrusted him with your dreams.
"Do you dream...?"
"Yes, I dream of you." I don't know what the sole is. I understand that you've sharpened your mind and body for that purpose. I want to make it happen at the expense of everything. Even after he cut himself open, there must have been an ambition that had to be fulfilled....... I finally have someone to entrust to. Otherwise, I don't think I would have been able to bow my head to Shibata for Mr. Masaki Omi. "
"W-Well, that's..."
The dream of a world without discrimination. A world that cannot be irrationally oppressed. Break such a rotten world, where everything is tied up by birth. Fly away from this closed boxyard, and everyone can walk to their heart's content. I've dreamed of such a glorious future.
Yeah, that's right. The Third Master will surely break this irrationality. It builds a world where everyone can laugh at each other.
Why did you forget? The day I first met you, I was saved by your straight heart and eyes.
"I was finally convinced when I heard that story. My father must have seen through it at the time." It wasn't you back then... "So my father left me one word and one favor. The time has come to do it.”
The boy's hands stretched out and overlapped his hands. When I raised my gaze, there was a boy with a more serious expression than ever before.
"I will take your place." I'll take your place. That's why, please expose the inside of your chest. Please spit out your thoughts here and now, which you have been accumulating without being able to tell....... I'm sure that will be the last one. "
"............"
Take a breath.
The look in his eyes, the voice, and the expression overlapped with the sole. When I noticed, I was shouting with a shiver in my throat.
"...... Why did you do it...... why did you do it without saying anything! Why didn't you tell me anything?... oh, I'm not dying on my own... you stupid bastard!!... uuu... damn it... I'm hugging you all by myself. I thought, what is it? It wouldn't make sense if you were dead!... shit... you really are such a fool... let's do it... uuuu... ahhh..."
Your chest is hot, and your tears are blocking your thoughts. Ruptured. I thought you hated me, but why are you talking about me like this? What do you want to say? What do you want to say? Were you longing for it? The hammer is on its back.
The boy simply waited until he spit everything out. Then, when only the rough sound of breathing began to resound, the boy opened his mouth quietly.
"There is no envy, no longing, no jealousy, no hatred, no lies to your father's emotions. Everything is right, your heart. A complex puzzle. It's no wonder you're bewildered. One emotion at a time seems objectively the opposite.... but that seemingly contradictory way of thinking makes a person happy. Outside and outside. Not everyone has only one emotion for one subject. Just like you, even though I look at you with envy, I can't help but feel jealous in my heart. That is a matter of course as a person. The human mind isn't as simple as you think, is it?"
The boy turned his gentle gaze to his chest as he smiled.
"You often despise your origins, but some people see you as a hero." Those who were born in an unfavorable environment are not the lords of one castle in one country, but the corners of the four elders of the Oda family who give their name to the world. That's the story that will be told for generations to come! The people see their backs with envy. Of course, some people are jealous of it. Some contemptuous. In that case, those who are scorched by you also exist in the same way. Isn't that what your maidens have in mind? "
"............"
Words filled my mind, and I could see Sakichi and the others carrying my back as my eyes glowed.
From the right eye, a tear spreads across my cheek.
The answer was right around the corner. I didn't realize that. I didn't realize it. Oh, how stupid. The desire that Tsubaki craved above all else was recognized by everyone, and the desire to love Tsubaki was already fulfilled.
With the boy... no, the gaze of Fifteen Roses meets that of Fifteen Roses.
"Therefore, please take care of the Oda family." If you are, we can entrust our dreams without any worries. "
"Ah, ahh, ahhhhh...!!"
In this warm gaze, the monster that dwelt behind her chest faded into words. With tears overflowing from wipe to wipe, even the feeling of inferiority that I always felt was spewed out.
When I realized it, the monsters were already gone. Burying it in an empty gap is the fragment of a dream entrusted from the dust.
For the first time, Tsubaki gazed at Fifteen Roses from here.
That's right. There's something I have to tell you first.
"I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you for showing up to help me that night."... and I have a favor to ask you to bear with my shame. I want you to take out the guards with me. I want you to do your best for the Oda family again. "
Then the fifteen-year-old smiled softly. The answer was decided from the beginning.
"Yeah, I'd love to. Let's give Hashiba a little help, this fifteen-year-old."
"... I see. Thank you, Fifteen."
Fifteen royal eyes reflected a bright expression as if the possession had been removed.
On that day, a human was born.