"These men are so depraved!" Shimabara Yoshimasa, who was slightly blushing, said eloquently, "Tonight is the busiest day of the Gion Festival, and these people didn't even go to see the Yamaboko Parade that only happens once a year. Come here to play with women. How lecherous a person must be to do such a thing."
Although Shimahara said so, his eyes still looked through these wooden fences very honestly, allowing his eyes to roam freely on every wandering girl behind the fence.
And the places where it wanders are mainly concentrated on the neck, ankles and other places that are not covered by fabric...
Although Ogata, who had entered such a legal large-scale flower street for the first time, was constantly looking around with curious eyes, his reaction was much duller than Shimabara's.
"Speaking of which-" Makimura, who was walking in front, suddenly said, "Shimada, you haven't tried sex with fish and water yet, right?"
"Then, so what..." Shimada hesitated.
"You look like a standard 'boy entering the flower street for the first time'. Have you seen a few wandering girls there? They seem to be laughing at you now. If you want to see it, go and see it boldly. Don't use I look at the wandering girl with this lewd look of 'I want to see it but don't dare to look boldly'."
"Sir, stop being so long-winded!" Shimada seemed to feel embarrassed and couldn't speak smoothly.
"There is no need to feel embarrassed, Shimada." Ogata said, "Like you, I am also a boy who has never experienced sexual intercourse."
"Please don't comfort me in this way...I won't be happy just because I have another person of the same kind..."
"Oh?" Makimura cast a curious look at Ogata behind him, "Brother Ogata, aren't you a boy? Seeing your calm look, I thought you must be the kind of person who almost gets sick from shopping in the flower street. That kind of person."
"I have never been to Flower Street." Ogata said angrily.
As both young boys entering a large flower street for the first time, the reason why Ogata reacted much calmer than Shimada was because he was incompatible with the aesthetics of this era.
Ogata couldn't appreciate just the hairstyle worn by the wandering girls - the Hyogo bun.
Ogata also couldn't appreciate the makeup worn by the wandering girls.
Due to the difference in aesthetics, these wandering girls who are incredibly beautiful in the eyes of others, in Ogata's eyes - that's it.
…
"Samurai-sama~~"
"Don't leave in such a hurry~"
"Can you chat with me~~"
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When the three Ogata people passed by the "windows" on the first floor of the Yumei Houses, from time to time there would be a Yumei sitting behind the "window" teasing the three Ogata people with a sweet voice... mainly teasing them. At a glance, it was immediately obvious that it was Shimada who was visiting Flower Street for the first time.
Because of Ogata's plain appearance, many wandering girls are like Makimura - thinking that Ogata is the kind of person who wanders around flower streets until he is about to get sick.
Some wandering girls with good eyesight, when they saw the three Ogata people running forward in a hurry, they recognized that the three of them were not here for fun, so they did not say anything to solicit the three people.
However, some wandering girls knew clearly that Ogata and the others were not here to look for flowers, but they still had a teasing attitude and said charming and seductive words to Ogata and others.
Makimura led Ogata and Shimada around Shimahara, then suddenly made a sharp turn and rushed straight towards a side alley.
This alley, located between two tourist houses, is filled with all kinds of debris and rubbish.
There are big red lanterns hung in front of each tourist house.
The red light emitted by the red lanterns adds a touch of color to the entire island.
However, the red light that gave Shimabara a brilliant color failed to shine into the alley, making the light in the alley extremely dim, making it difficult to see clearly even objects a few steps away.
There was sewage in this alley, and the strange smell lingered on the tip of Ogata's nose, making Ogata hold his breath and raise his hand to cover his nose.
"You two remember to watch your steps."
Makimura turned to Ogata and Shimada behind him and said.
"Don't trip over the garbage."
After that, Makimura strode straight towards the depths of the alley.
Although Ogata was wondering why Makimura would bring him to such an alley where there was nothing but garbage, he suppressed his doubts for the time being and silently followed Shimada beside him.
The length of this alley far exceeded Ogata's imagination.
Moreover, this alley is not straight, but winding. Ogata can no longer remember how many turns he has made.
In addition, this alley has quite a few side roads.
However, no matter how many forks appeared in front of him, Makimura did not hesitate in his steps. It was obvious that he was quite familiar with this area.
At this moment, Ogata suddenly sensed the presence of someone in a dark place not far ahead.
He raised his left hand unconsciously and pressed it on Da Shitian's sheath.
"Who is it?" The person hiding in the darkness seemed to be a middle-aged man, with an old and deep voice.
"It's me." Makimura responded simply and clearly.
"Stegoryu?" The voice was a little more surprised, "You have returned to Kyoto? Come in."
After the voice finished speaking, Makimura once again led Ogata and Shimada towards the depths of the alley.
After walking behind Makimura for a while, Ogata finally saw some light faintly appearing in front of him.
"We're here." Makimura said softly and quickened his pace slightly.
After walking out of this alley full of odor and garbage, Ogata suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
There is a cave in the deepest part of this alley.
The relatively spacious space is dotted with low, simple shacks made of wood.
Looking around, you can see many ragged people walking there.
Although the air here is not full of stench like the alley just now, it is still filled with a strange smell, which is not pleasant.
"It's another Kyoto..." A strange color appeared in Makimura's eyes, "Let's go on, the place we want to go is still deeper."
Makimura stepped forward again.
As Makimura continued to walk deeper into this place, Ogata raised his eyes and looked around.
For some unknown reason, the ground here is wet, and the soil on the ground is extremely wet and muddy.
Ogata raised his right foot and glanced at the sole of his right straw sandal - it was already covered with disgusting mud.
"The terrain here is low." Makimura, who was walking in front, noticed Ogata's move and explained aloud, "Every tourist house in Shimabara is equipped with drainage channels, and the sewage from those drainage channels will basically be diverted to
This place. So this place is always muddy, and there is mud everywhere.”
After saying the word "mud", Makimura specifically emphasized his tone, as if he meant something else.
After listening to Makimura's explanation quietly, Ogata looked at the shacks on both sides of the road.
Several extremely dirty men were nesting in front of a shack on Ogata's left.
Because the bodies of these men were so dirty that their original skin colors could not be seen clearly, and their hair and beards were also messy, making it impossible for Ogata to see clearly the true ages of these men.
I saw them sitting in front of the shack regardless of the muddy ground, playing dice there, as if they were gambling.
When they noticed the three Ogatas passing in front of them, these men raised their eyes and glanced at the three Ogatas.
After looking at each other with this man, a faint chill rose from Ogata's heart.
The reason is not for other reasons, but because the eyes of these men are really scary.
Although he is still alive, his eyes are empty and dull, like the eyes of a dead person.
After walking forward for a while, Ogata saw a woman lying on the roadside on the right side of the road ahead.
The clothes on this woman are the same as the others here - they can't be considered clothes anymore, they are no different from rags.
Although this woman's face was gray and dark, Ogata could vaguely see that this woman's facial features were still beautiful, and she was considered a little beauty.
However, at this moment, this little beauty was very skinny, her eyes were closed tightly, and she was motionless - she was not breathing at all.
Ogata could see dense red spots on the woman's exposed skin.
Looking at the red spots on this woman's body, Ogata said in a deep voice:
--syphilis……
Before arriving in the Edo period, Ogata had seen a documentary about sexually transmitted diseases on TV.
Therefore he recognized the clinical signs of syphilis…
Shimada, who was walking beside Ogata, was also looking around like Ogata at this time, and his expression became serious little by little.
At this moment, Makimura suddenly said quietly:
"Where there is light, there are shadows."
"Even in the glittering Kyoto, there are still places where filth and evil practices hide."
"This place is the place where filth and evil gather in Kyoto."
"Everyone you see here is basically dirty, sick, wandering girls who can no longer take customers, abandoned children abandoned by their parents... these people who can't walk normally on the street with their heads held high, accompanied by
Together with the sewage, they flow here."
"This place is not a secret place in Kyoto. Some people who have lived in Kyoto for a long time know this place. It's just that they keep it secret."
"We all call this place 'Filthy Plains'."
"Kyoto Prefecture doesn't want to find a way to improve this place?" Shimada asked with a look of astonishment.
After hearing Shimada's question, Makimura chuckled a few times as if he was amused by some funny joke:
"Shimada, let me ask you - how do you want to clean up this place?"
"Send all the officials here, raze every shack here, and drive out everyone who lives here?"
"That's just destroying these people's homes."
"Finding a way to enable these people to walk on the road with their heads held high like ordinary people - this is the right path."
"It's a pity... Even the Kyoto Prefecture, which was at its peak when the Edo shogunate was first established and its capabilities were at its peak, could not solve this problem."
"We can only let the filthy plains exist, so that these people who have no place to return can at least have a place to accommodate them."
After hearing what Makimura said, Shimada stopped talking and only lowered his head slightly, not knowing what he was thinking...
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"We're here." Makimura said softly.
Ogata looked towards the front of Maki Village.
I saw a beautiful house in front of me that was incompatible with the surrounding dilapidated stilts.
Makimura strode to the door of this beautiful house and knocked on the door.
"Inshin-sama! It's me! Makimura Yahachi!"
As soon as Makimura knocked on the door, the door was slowly opened.
The person who opened the door was a young man in his 20s.
But this young man seems to be suffering from dwarfism. He is not as tall as Da Shi.
"Stegosaurus?" The dwarf frowned slowly, "Two years ago you disappeared silently in Kyoto. We all thought you were dead."
"Although my body is intact, in some respects, I am almost dead." Makimura said calmly.
"Come in." The dwarf opened the door completely, and then led Ogata and others towards the house.
The dwarf led Ogata and others to the living room of the room.
An old man, probably around 60 years old, was sitting at the low table in the center of the living room.
After seeing Makimura, although the old man raised his eyebrows slightly, his reaction was relatively dull.
"Long time no see, Stegosaurus."
"Sir Inshin, long time no see." Makimura nodded lightly.
"Are these two your friends?" The old man whom Makimura called Inshin glanced at Shimada and Ogata.
Inshin's gaze finally settled on Ogata's face.
"...Stegoryu, you really brought an incredible friend here. Isn't this Ogata Ittosai who is wanted by the whole city right now?"
"Lord Yinxin, I came here this time because I have something to ask of you."
As Makimura spoke, he raised his hand and patted Ogata on the shoulder.
"Please help me hide my friend."
"Helping you hide a thief who is wanted by the whole city?" Yin Xin chuckled, "Jianlong, you haven't returned to Kyoto for two years. Have you forgotten the unwritten rules between us and Kyoto Prefecture?"
"We, Kubara, never take in these wanted criminals - this is one of the conditions for Kyoto Prefecture to allow us, Kubara, to exist and provide us with protection."
"I know." Makimura said without hesitation, "But I also know - Yinxin-sama, you are a person who repays kindness and never likes to be in debt to others."
"So -" A meaningful smile appeared on Makimura's face at this time, "Lord Inshin, come and repay my debt."
"Four years ago, if it weren't for my help, you would have been killed by your enemies."
"I still remember what you told me 4 years ago."
"You said you would help me pay for this huge debt at all costs."
"It's time to repay this debt of gratitude to me."
After hearing Makimura's words, Inshin's brows slowly wrinkled.
"...Okay. I will help you hide this friend of yours, but from now on, we will owe nothing to each other."
"no problem."
"Ah Gong!" Yin Xin shouted to the dwarf, "Go tell 'Ji Wu' and let them come out to entertain the distinguished guests!"
"Yes!" The dwarf agreed loudly, and then quickly left from everyone's sight.