As Ah Fu's adoptive mother, Asaki certainly knew what color Ah Fu liked, so she went to the Wu clothing store to buy such a cherry blossom-colored Wu clothing.
Just after Asaki's compliments ended, Ouri next to him smiled and said:
"Well, it's really beautiful. Ah Fu, you have become so much more beautiful all of a sudden."
Hearing the compliments from Asaki and Ogata, a shy blush appeared on Ah Fu's cheeks.
Afu is cute.
Since becoming the security guard of Ryuya, one of the disputes that Ogata has dealt with the most in Ryuya these days is the harassment of Afu.
Since Asaki basically stayed in the kitchen making drinks and food, there weren't many opportunities for the shopkeepers to harass Asaki.
Ah Fu, who was already cute, looked even more adorable and charming after wearing this cherry blossom-colored Wu suit.
And Ah Fu seemed to like the cherry blossom-colored Wu suit she was wearing.
Use your small hands to caress the Wu suit on your body, carefully feeling the texture of the new fabric.
"Do you really want to give me this dress? This dress looks expensive..."
"Of course." Asaki nodded, "This is what Ogata-sama and I share, so you have to accept it."
"……thank you all……"
Ah Fu still looks flattered to this day.
I felt both flattered and excited.
This made Ah Fu's expression quite strange at this time.
There was a silly smile that contained various emotions.
Looking at Ah Fu's silly smile, Ogata didn't know why, but he felt an indescribable joy emerging from his heart.
A faint smile also appeared on Ogata's cheek unconsciously.
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at the same time--
Hirose Domain, the home of distant mountains——
"Hmm? Ash, do you want to go out?"
Yuan Shan is now powdering his sword, preparing to wipe off the old oil on the blade and replace it with new oil.
Toyama, who was concentrating on taking care of the knife on a daily basis, caught a glimpse of Ashi, who was getting ready to go out.
"Yes." Ash nodded, "I plan to go to Hachiman Shrine to pray for you, Danna, and pray that you will not be injured in the God Festival Competition next month."
"Ah."
Yuan Shan sneered.
"It's unnecessary. How could I be injured? And did you make a mistake? You actually went to the shrine in the middle of the night?"
After saying that, Yuan Shan turned his head and continued to oil the knife in his hand.
"That's all, you can go if you want. But go and come back quickly."
Itagaki just went to finish drinking with his senior brothers.
A little drunk, Itagaki staggered on the way home.
At this moment, he suddenly noticed that not far ahead was the home of his senior brother, Renichiro Toyama.
Looking at his home in the distant mountains, Itagaki couldn't help but feel a little grateful in his eyes.
Itagaki respects Toyama very much.
It should be said that all the disciples of Ishikawa Kenkan basically respect Toyama.
Yuan Shan is a very righteous person.
As long as any disciple in the hall is wronged outside, Yuan Shan will not hesitate to stand up for that disciple.
Just like a while ago - after Itagaki was injured by Ogata, Toyama went to Ogata that night without saying a word, wanting to vent his anger on Itagaki.
No words can describe Itagaki's emotion at that time.
It was also from that time that Itagaki strengthened his determination to support and respect Toyama.
Just when Itagaki was about to withdraw his grateful gaze towards Toyama's house, he suddenly noticed a pale yellow shadow flashing out of Toyama's house.
"Um?"
Itagaki frowned.
"sister in law?"
As Toyama's junior brother, Itagaki had been to Toyama's home many times, so of course he recognized Ash.
After seeing Ashi walking out of his home in the mountains with a hurried look, doubts arose in Itagaki's heart.
He always felt that Ash's expression just now was a little strange...
To put it bluntly, Itagaki always felt that Ash just now was like a thief who had stolen something and was about to fly away...
After hesitating for a while, Itagaki, who was really worried, gritted his teeth.
He whispered in a low voice that only he could hear clearly, "Senior Yuanshan, I'm offended." After that, he held on to the two sabers on his left waist and quickly followed, closely behind Ash...
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Ogata had finished his "security" work tonight and was leisurely walking home.
Ogata looked up at the moon above his head.
Based on the position of the moon at this time, Ogata guessed that it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
In the Edo period, it was already late at night at this point.
Ogata's current routine has gradually become a common routine in this era - going to bed early and waking up before dawn.
Feeling a little sleepy, Ogata quickened his pace home with the mentality of "go to sleep immediately as soon as he got home."
However, just when Ogata's small shabby house appeared in his field of vision, Ogata suddenly noticed a strange figure standing in front of his door.
It was a young woman I had never seen before.
Wearing a clean and decent light yellow kimono.
Place your hands folded in front of you.
He lowered his head slightly, as if waiting for someone.
The young woman seemed to have heard Ogata's footsteps and followed the sound and looked in the direction where Ogata was.
After seeing Ogata... or to be precise, seeing Ogata's hairstyle that was not shaved into Tsukiyo's head, the young woman's face showed a happy look, and then she took small steps towards Ogata.
Come in steps.
"Um..." The young woman's voice was very pleasant, "Excuse me - are you Ogata Ise-sama?"
"Well...I am Ogata Issei."
After saying that, Ogata couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his hair.
I thought to myself:
——This woman...could she have recognized me by my hairstyle just now...
Of course, Ogata just noticed that this woman saw his hairstyle just now, and then she had the courage to run over and ask if he belonged to Ogata.
It is rare for a samurai like Ogata to not shave his Tsukiyo head, so it is normal for this woman to recognize Ogata by his hairstyle.
After confirming Ogata's identity, the woman's face showed a hint of joy:
"Great! I finally got you back!"
Ogata raised his eyebrows: "Have you been standing in front of my house waiting for me to come back?"
"Yes!"
Ogata: "..."
After Ogata was silent for a while, he took two steps back, then bowed to the woman and apologized:
"I'm sorry, I'm just a poor warrior and don't have the spare money to find women to have fun with. However, if you are willing, I can recommend some senior brothers who have a lot of money to meet you."