Kondo Rei was born in a traditional samurai family, and she was born as the only daughter of a clan family. This means that Kondo Rei alone has placed the highest expectations on the entire Kondo family.
"Although the path of cultivation is very difficult, I am still proud of being a warrior! I place my life on the Bushido that I believe in! Even if it means giving my life for it, I will not hesitate!"
"However... I am only a woman after all... I cannot physically defeat a man... During the twelve years of training, my family gradually lost hope in me... When I was thirteen years old, that
The man brought back a mother and son... From then on, my mother and I became abandoned by the family... When I was fourteen years old... my mother left the family and disappeared..."
"Despite this, I still embraced the bushido that I longed for until... the day after the White Walkers came... Saito Michimoto, an ambitious politician, opened the door to the underground kingdom and brought in the Kondo family.
Recruited as a guest, and that man... gave up the land he had held for generations, and retreated underground, becoming a deserter... The Kondo family abandoned their country, just like they abandoned my mother and me... The kind of warrior who
I can no longer bear the lies as a shield... So, I escaped. Even if there is only one person, I will fight to the end for my country! Even if I know it is death, I will die on my own land!"
"I left the Kondo family, fled to Hokkaido, and joined Yamato Castle, whose purpose was to fight against the White Walkers. It happened that the two castle lords had the idea of establishing a female warrior order, so it was natural for me to become one of them!
To be honest... Until I met the Lord, my subordinates had no confidence in fighting against the White Walkers... But! As long as we have the Lord's power, we can definitely drive the White Walkers out of our home!! And from now on
From now on, Kondo Rei's sword will always fight for the Lord!" Kondo Rei stared at Dongfang Fan firmly with her eyes, and the perseverance bursting out of her flawless and frail face was really rare.
Dongfang Fan finally understood Kondo Rei's life experience. Although he sympathized with her experience, he still shook his head and rejected her loyalty.
"I cannot accept your loyalty."
Kondo Rei looked stunned, paused for a while, and then asked in a puzzled tone: "Why? Does the master think that this subordinate is an undercover agent arranged by Mr. Long Yi?"
"No, it doesn't matter to me whether you are an undercover agent... I don't accept your loyalty because I am not the 'object' of your loyalty... You said that the Bushido you believe in makes you unable to leave
You hid underground for your own country, and now you regard me as your master with the hope that I will fight for your country, but you seem to have forgotten that I am not Japanese."
"If in the future, for the sake of my own country, I have a conflict with the land that you believe in Bushido and I endanger the interests of you in one of my decisions, at that time, will you choose to betray me? Or will you?
Choose to obey me?" Dongfang Fan's question made Kondo Ling stunned again.
"If you choose to obey me, then you have also betrayed your country. Then there is no difference between your choice and your family's choice. Because their bushido believes in family interests, so when the survival of the family is
When threatened, they chose to abandon the country; and what you believe in is the national interest. When your country has a conflict of interest with your so-called loyal master, you can only implement your bushido by choosing the national interest... In that case
, the loyalty you are talking about now will be self-defeating... Your current contradictory behavior will only make your future more confusing." After Dongfang Fan finished speaking, he quietly waited for Kondo Rei to think.
Kondo Rei was also asking herself at this time: "Which side should I be loyal to, the king or the country?"
However, she was unable to answer, or in other words, she had not considered the situation when Jun and Guo were in opposing positions.
"Master... would you do something that would endanger Japan?" Rei Kondo asked weakly, how much she hoped that the answer given by the master in front of her would be negative.
"Not necessarily. Even though I don't want to do it, others may not force me to deal with it this way...Under the situation, in order to protect myself...I can only make a choice." Dongfang Fan did not answer directly, but it was not
Deliberately avoiding Rei Kondo's inquiry, but speaking from the heart.
"Then... what is the lord's expectation? Miss Biluo once said that the lord hopes to 'stop the war in the world'. In what way does the lord hope to achieve the end of war in the world?" Kondo Rei did not give up, and asked in depth, hoping that
Find a reason to follow Dongfang Fan with confidence.
Dongfang Fan paused and replied in a very calm tone: "Stop the war in the world, wipe out all wars, and let the world return to the peace before the invasion of the White Walkers, even more peaceful than that... And 'stop the war with the sword'
, that’s what I do!”
"Stop fighting with a sword? What does sword mean?"
"Sword... you only need to understand it as: the weapon I use to achieve the purpose of stopping war in the world... It can be a knife, an axe, or a stick... In short, as long as it exists for the purpose of stopping war in the world,
They are all swords." Dongfang Fan thought for a while and finally redefined swords.
Kondo Rei took a deep breath, then drew out the samurai sword from her waist, held it in front of her, and said in a more determined tone: "If the master wants to stop fighting with a sword, then Kondo Rei's sword will become the master's sword! In order to complete the master's goal of stopping the world, Rei Kondo took a deep breath."
To fulfill Go's wish, Kondo Rei will hold this sword for the master and fight until the last moment even if it costs her own life!"
"Even if we are enemies of Japan, will you be loyal to me?"
"yes!"
"Even if you are asked to dedicate your body and mind, won't you hesitate?"
"yes!"
"Even if you become a sinner of the world with me, are you willing to follow my footsteps?"
"Yes! On my master's journey, Kondo Rei will leave the most unswerving footsteps to follow you!"
After three questions and three answers, without any hesitation or falsehood, Kondo Rei truly put her master above everything else.
"Okay... Since you have said so... then, now I want your body and mind to obey me completely..." Dongfang Fan sighed helplessly and asked.
"Yes." Kondo Rei was stunned for a moment, then blushed and responded.
"I want your mind and body to remember what I'm going to say next... On my way to stop the war in the world, the first thing you have to learn... is: to be afraid of death." Dongfang Fan changed his meaning, and Kondo Ling was stunned again.
Already.
"My lord...this...you make your subordinates who are samurai fear death...this..." Rei Kondo couldn't agree, but it was hard to refute.
"It's not about this or that. I want you to learn to be afraid of death. I don't want you to be a coward, but to make you cherish your life. Only by living can you continue to implement your own ideas! So from now on, as long as you feel danger
, just don't force yourself, there is nothing shameful about being afraid of death, dying worthless is what really makes people laugh." After Dongfang Fan explained, although Kondo Rei could not fully accept it, she was not very resistant.
"Okay, I am indeed a little tired after being bumpy on the sea these days. You and Bi Luo go to bed to rest together..." How dare Kondo Ling not listen to Dongfang Fan's order?
The night passed peacefully...
The next day, in the main hall of the Yamato Castle Palace by the right lake, Yamato Naohito, who single-handedly founded Yamato Castle, was anxiously waiting for the arrival of the distinguished guests. After receiving the letter of contract from Yamato Ryuichi, he had been looking forward to meeting him.
Dongfang Fan's meeting, and the latter's refusal to meet last night directly caused Yamato Naohito to have insomnia all night.
"I really want to see with my own eyes the scene that Long Yi described... If many crew members hadn't spoken out to confirm... I would have regarded it as a joke..." Yamato Naohito, as the lord of a city, at this time
I couldn't hide the anxiety in my heart.
"Brother! Mr. Dongfang is here!"
At this moment, Yamato Ryuichi's shout came from outside the door.
Yamato Naohito smiled and stepped forward to greet him. When he saw that only Kondo Rei was pushing the wooden wheelchair, he was a little surprised: Why didn't Miss Biluo, who has the power of infinite laws, come?
Shocked, but it didn't show on his face. Yamato Naohito stepped forward and asked Dongfang Fan in the wheelchair cordially about how he had finished his rest. He didn't show any contempt at all because of the mask on Dongfang Fan's face. On the contrary,
He completely ignored Kameda Kohisa behind him, which made Kameda, who was already extremely good-looking, look very ugly.
The main hall on the first floor of Yamato Castle is vast and vast. At the circular conference table in the center: Yamato Naohito, Dongfang Fan, Yamato Ryuichi, and Kameda Koju are sitting around them. Kondo Rei stayed at the scene, watching Dongfang Fan quietly.
Behind him, at the same time, Muramasa Toromaru was also standing behind Kameda Koju, but he looked at Dongfang Fan from time to time.
"Mr. Dongfang took care of my brother along the way, which makes me, as an elder brother, very grateful! In addition, I also learned about the book of contract... Although I am a little embarrassed... But, if possible, I hope
As the Lord of Yamato Castle, I beg Mr. Dongfang to sell us some treaty books..." Naohito Yamato completely ignored Kameda Koju's existence and was only talking to Dongfang Fan from the beginning until now.
When Kondo Rei heard what Yamato Naohito said, she felt inexplicably guilty: If she hadn't told Yamato Ryuichi about the Book of Contract, the situation wouldn't be like this.
"The matter of the contract is naturally possible, but... the purpose of my coming to Japan must have been known to the city lord through your younger brother... I also hope to get the help of your city for the resources and information I need..." Dongfang
Fan was obviously not surprised by this, or in other words, everything was under his control.
"Lord of Dahe City, as an official of Tianzhai Palace, I came to Yamato City this time not to listen to you chatting with outsiders. Regarding the merger of Yamato City into Tianzhai Palace, my monarch must have informed me in his previous letter.
"Yes, I only came here for an answer this time. I hope that the Lord of the City will not disappoint me." Kameda Koushishou took the initiative to express the fact that he was still alive with a livid face, and indeed successfully attracted Yamato Naohito's attention.
.
Yamato Naohito frowned and did not answer directly, causing the entire hall to fall into a dead silence...
"By the way, the city lord hasn't seen the effectiveness of the Book of Contract yet, right? Xiaoling, let me demonstrate it to you." Dongfang Fan smiled cunningly, and the conspiracy in his heart gradually got on track...
