"...Um, let me take the liberty of asking, how many guests do you receive in a day?"
"Well..." Ajia played with the hair on his temples and said with a smile, "I don't know what other people are like. Anyway, I am the kind of person who is more diligent. I only have 7 or 8 people in a day.
If there are more, maybe ten or so."
"Are there so many guests...?"
"There are many. We are the only store in Matsucho that specializes in this business. Our customers are mainly from Matsucho and the surrounding villages."
"I don't know what it's like in other places, but here in Matsucho there are a lot of men who have nothing to do and have nowhere to vent their energy."
"Look, it's still only morning, and our rooms here are almost full."
"Because our rooms are always full, the boss has recently started planning to make the store bigger."
"...You look different from what I imagined."
"Huh?" Ajia cast a doubtful look at Ogata, using his actions to show that he didn't understand what Ogata had just said.
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at the same time--
Mamiya, who was following closely behind the short man, kept a certain distance between himself and the short man.
Neither too close nor too far away from the short man.
The short man turned his head from time to time and looked behind him.
But his anti-tracking level is not as good as Mamiya's tracking level at first glance.
Although he had turned back countless times, he never succeeded in finding Mamiya who had been hiding behind him in a hidden place and following him closely.
But this can't be blamed on this short man's incompetence.
What Mamiya said to Ogata just now was not a lie.
He has indeed studied ninjutsu related to tracking.
People who don't have a certain level of skills really can't see through Mamiya's stalking.
Mamiya followed the short man out of Matsucho, entered an unknown mountain, and headed straight towards the top of the mountain.
Finally - a majestic mansion that stood out from the surrounding flowers and trees appeared within Mamiya's field of vision.
Looking at this majestic mansion, a smile with a hint of pride appeared on Jima Miya's face.
"Found it..."
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"I thought... all the girls who would work here were coerced by the Negishi family."
Ogata said softly.
"When the girls work, every one of them must be unwilling, unwilling, or even crying."
"But you are different from what I imagined..."
"You look...as if you don't hate this job..."
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Ajia showed a hearty smile:
"Yeah, I don't hate the job I'm doing right now."
"Indeed, as you just said, samurai-sama, there are many girls who were coerced by the Negishi family."
"Their work is indeed the same as what you just said. They are unwilling and reluctant, which leads to complaints from customers all the time."
"But I'm not the same as them."
"I was not forced to come here, I came here voluntarily."
Speaking of this, a look of reminiscence appeared on Ah Jia's face.
"My parents are just poor farmers... For poor farmers like my parents, any locust plague, drought, or flood can kill them."
"About 4 years ago, or maybe 5 years ago, they couldn't survive the terrible 'morning famine', and they all... starved to death..."
"I have no skills and no other way out, so I can only choose to work here."
"Although it's hard every day, I don't feel much pain."
"Because - I can support myself on my own, and I can still live."
Speaking of this, a slight smile with a bit of bitterness appeared on Ah Jia's face.
"Sir Samurai, as a noble warrior, you may not understand ordinary people like us very well."
"In this world, as ordinary people, we are lucky enough to be alive."
"As ordinary people, if we want to live well, we can only do our best."
"Perhaps many people look down on me, a bitch who sells her body to make a living."
"But no matter what other people think of me? My opinion of myself will never change."
The smile on Ah Jia's face was a little more proud.
"I think I'm very amazing."
"Because I neither steal nor cheat, nor seek wealth or death. I survive tenaciously by relying on my own efforts."
After that? Ah Jia raised his hand and wiped his eyes.
"I'm sorry...Samurai-sama, I made you laugh...I seem to...speak too much..."
"It's nothing..." Ogata said slowly, "The one who should apologize? It should be me. Sorry? It's all my curiosity. I asked you how many guests you receive in a day, and asked this and that. You have many rude questions..."
"Hahahaha! Samurai-sama? You are really interesting. This is the first time I have seen such a special guest like you!"
"All the guests I meet are eager to get into bed when they see me? Only you are willing to listen quietly to what I say."
Ah Jia raised his hand again, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes due to laughter, and then lay back on the bed in a "big" shape.
"Okay, Master Samurai. Thank you for being willing to listen to me talk so much."
"Let's get started."
"If you don't start soon? Samurai-sama, your money will be wasted."
"I'm one of the most expensive people in our store. If you don't hurry up, it will be wasted."
"To thank you for being willing to listen to what I say from my heart, I will try my best to meet all your requests~"
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Pairs of samurai wearing special uniforms with black as the main color formed a neat line and ran quickly in Matsucho.
With the help of the map, they passed through the streets, got into the alleys, and ran as fast as possible towards the Yuko store opened by the Negishi family.
When the townspeople in Matsucho saw the dust flying on the streets and so many samurai wearing uniforms they had never seen before running around, they all looked confused and shocked.
Thanks to the Matsumachi map that Sano Munenori temporarily handed over to Hasegawa, Hasegawa was able to arrive at the brothel in the shortest possible time.
Those who arrived at this tour include, in addition to the official officials of the Hōfu Thieves Kaigai, there are also the Yuli and Toxins of the Tatsuno Domain who are responsible for cooperating with Hasegawa.
With the force and under the command of Imai, the co-workers asked all the pedestrians around the Yukaku to leave, and either went into nearby shops, or walked far away until the Yukoku was out of sight.
Those shops were also temporarily closed and asked to treat whatever sounds they heard next as if they were not heard.
After entering the Yukaku range, Hasegawa immediately made several gestures.
The police officers who followed him and were transformed into thieves immediately divided into 4 teams and approached the building from 4 different directions.
The official officers of Huofu Thief Kai were responsible for surrounding Yukoku, and the forces of Tatsuno Domain and the Tongxin were responsible for blocking the major intersections around Yukoku.
At this point, with the cooperation of the official servants of the Huofu Thief Kai and the Tatsuno Domain, a network of sieges has been opened to target this room.