"We, Huluwu, obtain all kinds of rice from shady sources through various channels, and then sell the rice to various people from shady sources to make profits."
"For example - the 'Yakuza' and bandits from various places are our main trading partners at Calabash House."
"We use the money we earn from selling rice to maintain the normal operation of Calabash House, and at the same time, it also provides us with enough funds to track down the 'immortal'."
As soon as Mamiya finished speaking, Makimura's expression changed instantly.
"Hey! Mamiya!" Makimura, whose face suddenly darkened, frowned, "Do you even want to tell Brother Ogata these things...?"
"What does it matter?" Mamiya shrugged, with a fearless look on his face, "This is not something shameful."
"Chasing...'immortal'...?" Ogata asked with a puzzled face.
"My Lord, the owner of Calabash House: 'Buddha Enemy', is very interested in the legend of 'immortality' spread throughout Japan."
"The legend of 'immortality'..." Amachi, who was standing next to Ogata, muttered at this time, "the legend of the eight hundred bhikshuni who ate mermaid flesh?"
"That's right." Mamiya nodded, "But apart from the eight hundred bhikkhunis, there are similar rumors related to the 'immortal' throughout Japan."
"Don't talk about the far ones, just talk about the near ones."
"About 80 years ago, there was a rumor in the Yuanjiang area that a poor farmer in the Yuanjiang area had a dispute with his enemy over some trivial matters and was stabbed to death by his enemy."
"And this poor peasant was stabbed to death and miraculously came back to life the next day."
"Fifty years ago, a legend of an 'immortal' also emerged in the Dewa area, but the 'immortal' in the Dewa area turned into a little girl."
"This little girl also died in an accident and then suddenly came back to life."
"There are many, many more rumors like this, so I won't go into details one by one."
"My lord is very interested in these rumors."
"My lord wants to know very much - whether there are really immortal people in the world, who have the power to make people immortal."
"So we established Calabash House and relied on Calabash House to make money."
"Then we gathered various ronin led by Makimura and me, and began to lead us all over Japan, tracking down the 'immortal'."
"Your lord is so naive." A-Machi said in a lightly mocking tone, "You actually believe these rumors and spend so much effort to distinguish whether they are true or false."
"From some perspectives - it's really stupid."
Mamiya shrugged.
"At that time, when I learned that the lord wanted to track down the 'immortals' to see if there really were immortal people in the world, and if there really was a power that could make people immortal, my first reaction was not to support the lord, but to
I think my lord should have a good sleep to clear his mind."
"But this person is also my lord after all. My lord is determined to track down the Immortal, so we can only accompany him."
"But - we are lucky."
"The efforts we have expended in tracking down the 'Immortal' over the years have not been in vain."
"Today, we finally have results."
"Neither Makimura nor I have seen the cannibals on this island with our own eyes."
"But if the cannibal ghost is really unkillable, then it means that there really is a power in this world that can make people immortal."
After hearing Mamiya's words, Atachi shut his mouth and stopped talking.
Before landing on this island, Atachi must have scoffed at these rumors related to the "immortal".
But after landing on this island and seeing with his own eyes the appearance of an ogre that could not be killed no matter how hard he tried, A-Machi had to look at these "immortal" legends that he had previously scorned with a new eye.
"About the autumn of last year, my lord learned through various channels that a monster appeared on this butterfly island that could not be killed no matter how hard it was. It was named a man-eating ghost."
"The lord who has been chasing the 'immortal' all the time will naturally not turn a blind eye to Butterfly Island."
"So Makimura and I were put in charge of landing on the island and collecting all information related to cannibals and immortality."
"The way to get to this island is actually very simple. All you need to do is cause something that could lead to a severe sentence, and then be caught by the government."
"Ogata-kun, the reason why I came to Tatsuno Domain at that time was because I had two missions."
"The first mission is to work with another of my companions to assist my lord in wiping out the Negishi family."
"As I just said - our main trading partners at Calabash House are Yakuza and bandits."
"So there are always some unscrupulous people who think our Huluwu is small and easy to bully, so they buy our rice without paying us."
"Naomasa Negishi of the Negishi family is such an idiot."
"My lord hates such dishonest people the most, so he personally led me and another companion to Ryuno Domain to attack the Negishi family."
"As for my second mission, after assisting the Lord in pacifying the Negishi family, I was deliberately caught by the government in order to successfully land on Butterfly Island."
"As long as I can be caught by someone from the government, it doesn't matter. So it doesn't matter if the person who captures me is an official of Ryūye Fan or a reformed official of Huo Fu Thief."
"Ogata-kun, you should be aware of what happened next."
After Ogata quietly listened to Mamiya's story, he muttered:
"I see... I finally understand all the causes and consequences... When Hasegawa led his officers to surround the Yukoro where I was, their encirclement suddenly made a lot of noise, allowing me to successfully break out of the encirclement -
—The people who made the big fuss at that time must be your lord and your companion, right?"
"That's right." Mamiya nodded with a smile, "Although I'm not sure why the two of them would help you."
"Ha." Ogata suddenly sneered, "Mamiya, from a certain point of view, the reason why I live on this island is because of you."
"Hasegawa and the others have been planning to hunt down your lord and you from the beginning. They don't even know who I am."
"In the end, just because I stayed with you, I was also implicated by you."
"Haha..." After hearing Ogata's scolding, Mamiya laughed awkwardly.
After coughing a few times and adjusting his mood and state, Mamiya said seriously to Ogata:
"Okay, I've answered one of your questions."
"Now it's my turn."
"Ogata-kun, let me answer the question that I asked you a few months ago, but has been put on hold until now due to various accidents."
"Ogata-kun, why...why do you know my lord's swordsmanship - Mugo Two Sword Style?"
As soon as Mamiya said this, Makimura, who had been listening quietly to the side, suddenly changed his expression.
"The Two-Swordsman-style without a Self..." Makimura, whose face was full of disbelief, murmured and looked at Ogata several times with astonished eyes, "Brother Ogata, can you actually know the Two-Swordsman with a Self-style?"
At this time, Amachi, who was standing next to Ogata, also looked at Ogata with surprised eyes:
"Ayi, do you actually know the two-sword style swordsmanship?"