"Master Kira Oyakata has come to my humble residence. It's really... It's so unexpected. I'm Takigawa Masushige. These are my two sons Keitaro and Keijiro... What are you two doing? Hurry up and pay homage to Oyakata."
Sir!" Takigawa Masushige is a dark-skinned, lean man who looks to be less than thirty years old. It is really unexpected that he has two and a half young men.
The second youngest child of the Takigawa family paid homage to Kira Mansomaru as promised. Although Takigawa Masushige tried his best to hide it, the living conditions living in this shabby house are not really that good. It is no wonder that the three father and son just met because of
There was a quarrel over a little bit of flour.
"Where did Takikawa-den come from, and where did he become a high-ranking official?" Kira Mansomaru had no consciousness of being an uninvited guest. He sat in the seat reserved for the principal, with Isshiki Shiro and Yamaoka Zenjiro kneeling behind him, and there were several others in the room.
People standing close by stood with knives in their hands, filling the small house to the brim.
"I am from Takigawaso, Koka Township, Shima Kokuiyu County. I am currently living under the empty gate of Tsushima Hota Road." Speaking of his current situation, Takikawa Masushige looked ugly.
"... Shima Province's Koka Township? Why is there still such a township? Isn't it Omi Province's Koka County?"
"Omi Koga?" Takigawa Masushige shook his head with a confused expression, "I have never been to Koga. I am a native of Shima. Speaking of which, the furthest trip I have ever taken is to Sakai Town.
Learn how to shoot iron cannons."
"Eh? Do you know about iron cannon?"
"Yes! I am proficient in iron artillery. I can hit a hundred hits within ten rounds, and nine out of ten hits within fifteen rounds! I am also proficient in water warfare. There is no one in our village who is not familiar with boat maneuvering on the water." Takigawa Masushige said honestly.
He smiled and touched his head in embarrassment, not knowing whether it was appropriate to say what he just said.
"Very good! I intend to hire you as the head of the Kira family, with an annual salary of fifty kuanwen. What do you think?"
"Wha...what? Oyakata-sama wants to hire me? You really want to hire me! That's great!" Takikawa Masushige, who is only 27 years old this year, sat paralyzed and cried and laughed for a while, jumping from his mouth.
He spoke many difficult-to-understand Shima dialects, and his two sons also cheered. Takigawa Keijiro ran around the house happily, got into the house, grabbed two handfuls of flour and rubbed it on his brother's face. The two brothers were happy for the first time.
Laughing loudly.
"Pfft!" Those nearby who were kneeling beside them couldn't hold back their laughter. They noticed Zenjiro Yamaoka's unkind expression, and quickly kept a straight face.
"Has Takigawa-don thought about it?"
"I would like to serve Oyakata-sama!" Takikawa Masushige had just bowed down when a noisy voice came from outside the door: "Brother, it's done! We can finally join the Oda family..."
A young man with a strong body and dark skin broke into the house from outside. The joyful expression on his face had not faded. He was very surprised and was stunned at the door.
The young man hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Brother, is this His Highness..."
"This is Kira Oyakata-sama. Before you came, I had become Oyakata-sama's retainer!" Takigawa Masushige happily pulled his dumbfounded brother and introduced to Kira Manshomaru: "This is Oyakata-sama Kira.
My eldest brother, Takigawa Ichimasu, has a sister who is married to Maeda Rihisa of Aroko Castle, so he wants to become a retainer of the Oda family. I have tried to persuade him several times but he has not given up. Now it’s better and I, the Takigawa family, can become a retainer.
Lord Oyakata's retainers are truly blessed by our ancestors."
Yamaoka Zenjiro interjected: "Hmm! Takikawa-den should be changed to the owner of the hall."
"Oh! I was negligent! This brother of yours is also proficient in iron cannons and navy. I am willing to recommend him as a retainer of the Kira family. Please, sir..."
"Brother! What are you talking about?" Takigawa Ichimasu suddenly stood up with a livid face and shouted loudly: "How can you let an unknown person in? I have never heard of Kira Oyakata-sama, let's do it
Didn’t Owari just defect to the Oda family? I have already contacted His Majesty Maeda, and he agreed to recommend us to be the retainers of His Majesty Oda Bingomori. Let’s pack up and leave now!”
Everyone nearby looked at her coldly, making Takigawa Masushige's face look ugly: "Ichimasu! What are you talking about! What Oda Bingo! How much time do you want to waste in Arakoko Castle! You bring good things every time
The news always fails to change. Maeda Rihisa is a timid and timid mediocre person. My daughter of the Takigawa family is secretly plotting to marry him! Don’t say it again! I have decided to become the retainer of the owner of the hotel.
Don’t mention joining the Oda family again!”
"Brother! This time is different! His Majesty Maeda will adopt your son to be the successor of the Maeda family's governor! Therefore, our Takigawa family can really serve in the Oda family! Brother, let's go to the Oda family together!" Takigawa Kazumasuke continued from beginning to end.
They didn't even look at Kira Mansomaru, as if they disliked him.
"Are I so like a liar? In terms of appearance, my appearance is countless times better than this swarthy guy? Why are you so rude to me!" Kira Manshomaru is very patient. If he hadn't been restrained,
, the people around him had already drawn their swords and started fighting. Even so, Zenjiro Yamaoka sat on his knees with red eyes and gnashed his teeth.
"That's enough! I want you to go, I don't want to listen to that nonsense from Maeda Rihisa anymore! I, Masashige, am now a retainer of the Kira family and have nothing to do with the Oda family. If you are still my brother, don't mention him again.
!" Takigawa Masushige tried his best to restrain the anger in his chest, and the raging anger in his eyes seemed to be ignited at any time.
"Brother..." Takigawa Kazumasu didn't expect that his usually taciturn brother would have such a big reaction today. It seemed that all this was caused by these uninvited guests. Takigawa Kazumasu turned his face sideways and looked at Kira Mansomaru, and then he realized
Although this child was wearing a common style of clothing, the expensive and slightly reflective material was not something that lower-level samurai could wear.
Takigawa Kazumi asked tentatively: "May I ask who this Kira Oyakata-sama is..."
"I am the governor of the Mikawa Kira family. Takikawa-don must have heard of my name." Kira Mansomaru said to him with a smile, but he was thinking in his heart: "You finally fell into the trap. I don't believe you are invulnerable. If you want to
Unless you are a famous general of the Oda family, how could my family endure this for so long?"
"Mikawa Kira's family...? It turns out that my brother didn't lie to me, that's not right! How do you prove your identity!"
"Ichimasu! Are you possessed? You and I have been in Kyoto for a while, don't you still recognize the shogunate's imperial emblem, Ashikaga Erhenryo? Taro and Jiro have already seen it! What have you been doing these past few days since you have been out?
What? Did you see something unclean? Later I will take you to the Gyuto Tenno Shrine to pray for blessings." Facing Takigawa Masushige's scolding, he noticed that the clothes worn by the Kira family were all printed with light.
The lighter Ashikaga Nihinryo, and its style is different from the ordinary Ashikaga Ichimon. Except for the different colors, the style is exactly the same.
"Brother! Do you still remember the vows we made when we left our hometown? I said that we must make a name for ourselves when we leave our hometown! We really did it, but we brothers are destined not to walk on the same path.
Ah!" Takigawa Kazuki took two steps back in despair and sat in front of the entrance hall, murmuring: "Before I came back, I had paid a visit to the Oda Bingo Shrine in advance, and the Oda Bingo Shrine also agreed to accept us and other clans as retainers.
, I also accept the Takigawa family’s request to adopt an adopted son to the Maeda family, I have no way out!”
"What? You...how could you! Bastard!" Takikawa Masushige also sat down on the ground like a deflated ball. Taro and Jiro of the Takikawa family were stunned, and the two brothers hugged each other with their big white faces.
They were in a ball, not knowing what was going on.
"If you want to tell me, dividing the two official families is not a good idea!" Kira Manshomaru shook his head secretly. It seemed that Takikawa Kazuki had no chance. He wanted to keep the fruits of victory now, so he said: "Ichikashi became an official.
In the Oda family, if Masushige becomes an official in the main family, Taro of the Masushige family will continue to be the stepson of the Maeda family. In this way, both the Oda family and the Maeda family will be embarrassed to care about Masushige's refusal to become an official in the Oda family!"
"...That's the only way!" Takigawa Masushige turned around with a dark face and said to Takigawa Keitaro, who was huddled in a ball: "Follow your uncle to Arakko Castle! Try to be a qualified person with Maeda Rikyu.
Heir, if you are kicked out by the Maeda family, I will never recognize you again! Take care of yourself!"
Takigawa Masushige turned around and glanced at his brother, who silently walked over and pulled Takigawa Keitaro out and walked out. When he left, he reluctantly glanced at his brother, but it was a pity that Takigawa Masushige did not look back.
"Take care of yourself!"
Note: In fact, the Takigawa family has nothing to do with the Koka ninjas. To say that their family is the Koka ninja is far-fetched from the Momoyama era.
