After moving into the room arranged for him by Monayaba, Aoto borrowed paper and pen from Monayaba and prepared to report the attack on him today to the Edo Administrative Office by sending a letter.
Today he was besieged by eight "radical anti-barbarian faction" people - Qingdeng had no reason for this kind of thing, and at the same time, it was impossible not to report it to Fengxing as soon as possible.
After all, it would also be good for Qingdeng to let the execution office, which is currently cracking down on the "radical anti-barbarian faction", understand the information about this group of lunatics as early as possible and in as much detail as possible.
In the letter, he described in detail when and where he was today, how many people he was attacked by, and how he fought back to kill them. After asking for the next instructions given to him, Qingdeng handed the letter to
Hikka, who was employed by the government and worked specifically for the bureau, sent him to the Kokubansuo in Edo as soon as possible.
[Note·Hikaku: A courier in the Edo period. His main business includes transporting letters, money, exchange, and goods. His business scope covers major cities throughout Japan]
While Aomori was busy reporting to Beifan——
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In a certain mountain forest not far from Shinagawa-juku, there is a lonely cave that can accommodate three adults entering and exiting side by side.
This cave looks ordinary, but actually there is something else going on.
A dozen warriors with swords hanging from their waists were scattered in various shadows outside the cave, guarding the surroundings to prevent any unrelated people from approaching the cave.
At this time, if you walk all the way to the end of the cave, which is not too long, you will be able to see little bits of light.
On the rock wall in the deepest part of the cave, there are several oil lamps for lighting.
Under the oil lamp, there are faces with different expressions.
In the deepest part of the cave, a dozen warriors gathered.
These dozen people were sitting on both sides of the cave.
An extremely strong young man sat on the head seat overlooking the warriors sitting on both sides of the cave.
This young man has a height that is not inferior to that of Saito and far exceeds the average level of this era. He is just over 1.8 meters tall. Compared with the other samurai in the cave who are basically only about 1.5 meters in height at this time, he is very oppressive.
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Of course - what is more oppressive is the big scar on his face.
A large centipede-like scar stretched from the left corner of his mouth to the right corner of his eye, as if it was about to open up the young man's entire face.
The young man who was sitting on a big rock put his hands on his knees and tapped the kneecap of his right leg rhythmically with his right index finger.
An indifferent gaze without any emotion was cast on a short warrior who was kneeling in front of him, his body trembling slightly.
If Saito were here now, he would definitely think that this short samurai looked familiar - this man was the dwarf who escaped from his sword.
"...In other words...Omae-kun, are you running away from the battle?"
As soon as the young man finished speaking, the dwarf who was shaking even more hurriedly said:
"Mr. Kamino! I...I...I..."
The dwarf seemed to want to argue for himself, but he hesitated for a long time without saying a complete sentence, and his face gradually turned a strange dark red.
The young man whom the dwarf called "Shenye" took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly.
"That is to say...that national thief Ju Qingteng found himself a very skilled bodyguard..."
"You said that you were outflanking Tachibana Tachibana and his bodyguard. Did you see what happened to the other four people who were standing in front of Tachibana Tachibana and his bodyguard before you escaped?"
"I...I...I didn't pay attention..."
"I think so. After all, you just wanted to escape."
The short man buried his head lower.
"Now that Ju Qingden has found himself a fairly skilled bodyguard...then I think the other four people are in danger as well."
After saying that, Kamino curled his lips.
"That Ju Qingden is really smart...he actually found himself a bodyguard."
"Tsk... We have organized three assassinations against Tachibana Aoden, but all of them failed... This national traitor is really tenacious."
Kamino lowered his gaze and dropped his eyes again on the dwarf who was still shivering.
"Omae-kun, I am really disappointed in you."
"As a noble warrior, how can you escape from battle?"
"God, Mr. Kamino!" the short man stammered, "The bodyguard hired by Tachibana Aoden is so powerful! We can't defeat him at all! So..."
"Can't beat it? So can't you fight and die heroically?"
Kamino slowly stood up.
"I have nothing more to say to you."
After saying that, Shenye took out something from his waist and threw it in front of the dwarf.
As soon as the dwarf's eyes touched the thing that Shenye threw in front of him, his already pale face immediately became paler than snow.
This is a short knife without a handle.
A short sword that every samurai would recognize and that was used to do something...
Kamino said softly to the dwarf in a tone that seemed to be a matter of course:
"Omae-kun, commit seppuku."
"Mr. Kamino!" The short man raised his head and said in a high-pitched voice, "Please give me another chance! I won't..."
"There will be no next time for you." Kamino said, "When our 'anti-barbarian group' was established, it was clearly stipulated, right? Those who abandon their companions and escape during the battle - commit seppuku!"
"Like a samurai, commit seppuku with dignity, or be a coward and be hacked to death by our swords - you choose."
Kamino's cold voice was like an invisible sharp blade.
The dwarf, whose lips began to turn gray, looked around him and his companions sitting on both sides of the cave.
His companions who were caught by the dwarf's help-seeking eyes quickly lowered their heads, pretending not to see the dwarf's gaze, looking at their noses and their hearts.
Or, he looked at the dwarf with the same cold eyes as Kamino.
"Omae-kun." There was obvious impatience in Kamino's tone, "make a decision quickly."
Kamino slowly put his left hand on the hilt of the saber on his left waist.
"If you still think you are a warrior, go ahead and cut your belly open beautifully."
Kamino's words... to be precise, it was the first half of his words "If you still think you are a samurai", which seemed to contain some magic power, making the dwarf suddenly startled.
He slowly turned his eyes, mixed with confusion, pain, and despair, to the short knife that Kamino had just thrown in front of him.
Suddenly, determination and fierceness appeared on the dwarf's cheeks bit by bit.
He opened his upper body clothes, exposed his upper body, and then grabbed the short knife without a handle.
"Hmph... you have some backbone." A smile of appreciation rose on the corner of Kamino's lips, "Seeing as you finally don't continue to be confused... I'm here to correct your mistake."
After saying that, Shenye took a step across and stood behind the dwarf.
Death by seppuku is extremely painful.
After the stomach is cut open, it often takes half an hour to an hour before death occurs due to excessive bleeding.
You have to struggle for half an hour to an hour under the extreme pain of having your stomach and intestines cut open... very few people can survive it.
As a result, Jiecuoren came into being.
The so-called "introduction" means that after the seppuku-harassed person cuts his own abdomen, someone else immediately cuts off the person's head and ends the pain of the seppuku-harassed person.
This behavior is called "correction", and the person who performs "correction" is the "correctionist".
The dwarf held the knife with both hands and pointed the tip of the knife at his left side.
He straightened his back, raised his head, and tried his best to look as if he was ready to die, but his short body was trembling.
The dwarf gritted his teeth, howled, and plunged the dagger into his belly.
The noble look that the dwarf showed just now, showing no fear in the face of danger, disappeared in an instant.
His eyes were wide open, the whites of his eyes were red, his nostrils were exploding, his cheeks were flushed, and his cheeks had bulged into two small hills due to the clenching of his teeth.
A low growl of "ho ho" came out from between his clenched teeth.
The originally upright body fell forward, pressing his forehead hard against the gravel-filled rocky ground, as if just doing this would relieve his pain.
"Mr. Shen... Shenye..." the short man's voice seemed to have aged 50 years in one breath, "I... can't do it anymore... please... please... excuse me..."
Kamino, who was standing behind the dwarf while holding his knife, lowered his gaze and looked down at the dwarf who was looking up at him with pleading eyes with his still cold eyes.
"...Omae-kun, you are also a member of our anti-barbarian group. You should be very familiar with the rules of our anti-barbarian group, right?"
"Why are there so many barbarians who can openly set foot on the land of this country? Why has this country fallen to this point?"
"It's because the samurai who were supposed to protect this country have fallen."
"A warrior no longer has the appearance that a warrior should have, and the warrior has lost the spirit that a warrior should have."
"We, those with lofty ideals, gathered together and established this anti-barbarian group in order to expel all the barbarians and revive the style of warriors so that the barbarians would never dare to offend again."
"In order to set an example for the people of the world, when our anti-barbarian group was founded, we made an oath: Never do anything that goes against the spirit of the warriors."
"Even if it means seppuku, we must carry forward the spirit that a warrior should have."
"Therefore, we clearly stipulate that when committing seppuku, at least the 'one word cut' must be completed before asking the person who has made the mistake to make the mistake."
"Omae-kun, please put away your pleading eyes."
"I won't do it until you complete the 'one word cut'."
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