The old man who emerged from the depths of the fog was smaller than expected. I imagined an old man like a hill from the presence felt in the depths of the fog, but the body was as thin as a dead tree.
I don't wear anything other than clothes. He was not armed.
But that doesn't mean you're stupid enough to accept a stranger unconditionally. Check who is doing what.
The old man responds calmly.
"There's no name to give it to people. Well, call me a misty old man."
I do not say that it is still. The old man in front of him wasn't such a good person to talk about.
I feel intimidating. A presence that overwhelms others. However, he was an old man who was natural and did not feel as if he was fighting.
I immediately understand. If you fight this old man, you lose. This old man is higher than me.
At least I didn't feel like I could win the battle led by the soldiers.
Nature and my head drop and kneel down. The old man who saw the figure continued when he laughed and cackled.
"It doesn't need to be changed that way, and I need to bow down. I'm just an old man.
"But you look like you're named. And I grew up in honor of the old man."
"I've got a good education, so I'll pay tribute to it and stay that way."
"Old man in the mist, why did you appear before me?"
"No matter what, I was lost while hunting mushrooms. I'm looking for something to go with."
"It's a joke. I feel something destined or made."
"The Demon Lord of Plot seeks every meaning. It's a bad habit."
"But meeting an old man like you is nothing but fate. I'd like to ask for that teaching."
"Meet and suddenly be disciples. But you will have a job."
"Yes. We have to defeat the dragon and go to the Countess."
"It's like going for a walk in the neighborhood. I feel the conviction of winning."
"Yes, I'm not going to rot in such a place. I'm going to be picked up like an Earl."
"That's good. In fact, you've been fighting all sorts of difficulties with your wisdom. You'll be very active in your wisdom in the future."
"But that also comes to its limits. If you want to be higher, you need your teaching."
"I don't feel bad if you tell me that way. Yes, can you beat the dragon by tomorrow?"
"I'll show you away before the sun goes down."
"I'll come to this place again at dawn tomorrow, and I'll tell you the tactics."
"Is it true?"
"I will not tell a lie"
The old man makes a statement and turns his back on me. He said he wanted to join his servant while continuing to mushroom hunting.
I was asked if I could look for a follower together and was refused. "You will do what you do," he said. That's right. Now I had to defeat the dragon and save the village.
When I confirmed this again, the old man disappeared in the fog. The area was silenced as if no old man existed.
At the same time, at the same place.
Toshizo Hijikata stood up for a piss and stood in the bush, and suddenly a fog began to rise.
Surprisingly fast, it was common in this different world. This is an experience that cannot be experienced in Tama or Kyoto in Japan.
Even so, it was too much fog and stuck on the spot. It was too dangerous to return to the previous location with my intuition.
You will not be able to return to where you were, and at worst you will be separated from the Demon King. Now that I don't know when the dragon attacks Jeanne, I want to avoid wasting time.
So when I peeed, I decided to wait there until the fog cleared, but I felt a sign on the way.
The sword on the waist could not reach because it was found that the person was not hostile and was not armed. If it was a place where he was killed, he was immediately killed.
The man was not offended and pissed as if he were next to Toshizo. The man laughed, "I'm with you. No, I felt like laughing. The man was wearing a fox face. The man was wearing a mask that looks like it is being sold at a Gion Festival store.
"... In that respect, are you a Hinomoto?"
The man answers without being offended.
"Yes, I'm a human of Hinomoto."
"What is it? You came to cut me?"
"No way. I don't even have a sword. And I'm a year old.
"Sure, urination seems bad"
Laughing ironically, the man also laughed.
"But I don't think he really came to take part. What are you doing?"
"Sad, old, have you forgotten your acquaintance's face?"
"I don't know the unlucky and the fox"
"Yes. You can take the face, but that's boring."
"It's not boring. Show me."
"No, I can't get it until you remember me."
The man said one step back. It's a flowing action. He may have noticed that Toshizo tried to break his face with a sword.
"... I can't imagine it.
"I'm crazy and my voice has changed. I've lived for decades after you died."
"Are you a member of Shinsengumi?"
"It's a word that you are a friend, and that the demon's deputy director uses it."
"... Is it round?"
"Oh, but that's a good change. I'll be happy with subordinates in this world."
The old man turns his back on Toshizo when he says nostalgia.
"It was a coincidence today. I met you when I climbed the mountain with one of my escorts. I'll see you again someday. So it's up to this day. Next time, I hope you'll notice my identity. But"
When the old man left it, he disappeared into the fog.
Toshizo did not follow the old man, and thought that he could meet again as the old man said. In the not too distant future.
Then, when the fog cleared like a lie, I and Toshizo joined at the stump.
They had an unusual encounter, but for some reason they didn't mention it.
The old men who met each other realized that they were going to change their destiny, but they did not mention it.
As you sit down on the stump and look at the encounter you've just made, you'll notice that the amulet you're carrying is shining.
Apparently, Sky Dragon and Jeanne were engaged. Seeing the face of a three-year-old instantly switches spirit channels.
"I have to go to rescue before the saint is bitten by the dragon."
To joke, Toshizo also returns with a joke.
"Isn't it the opposite. If you leave it alone, Jeanne seems to bite the dragon."
"Must. Join the dragon while the meat remains."
When I tied it, Toshizo and I quickly ran through the trees.