Chapter 375 Come to women's clothing! [5600 words]
Everyone except Mamiya himself focused their attention on Mamiya at this time.
Mamiya, who usually looked calm and calm, now had a stiff expression and cold sweat on his face.
"Mamiya." Makimura on the side added a knife at this time, "I remember you told me that you once learned how to make a woman's voice in the Izu area."
Mamiya did not make any refutation of Makimura's words.
Just the cold sweat on my face became more intense.
Looking at Mamiya with more cold sweat on his face, Ogata couldn't help but sigh helplessly in his heart:
——Why has Mamiya learned so much about such unorthodox things...
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Mamiya lowered his head slightly and pursed his lips tightly.
He was now using his brain at full speed for the first time in a long time.
He was thinking about how to get out of the predicament he was in now.
Mamiya lived to be 21 years old, using the twenty-one years he had accumulated every minute of his life - after living for so many years, he felt that his mind was clear and magnanimous, and nothing could trouble him.
It didn't take him a while to think of a countermeasure.
"Lord."
After Mamiya cleared his throat, he said softly:
"I did learn how to make a female voice in the Izu area."
"But if you want a man to disguise himself as a woman, it's not enough to have a female voice."
"Please look at my face."
Mamiya raised his finger and pointed at his face.
"You can't pretend to be a man with your face."
"Even with the make-up on, outsiders can tell at a glance that I am a man."
"So - if a man wants to disguise himself as a woman, the most important thing... is to have a face that will not make people recognize him as a man even if he is disguised as a woman."
"therefore……"
Mamiya slowly turned his stiff neck and looked at Asai, who was sitting next to him with a handsome face.
"I think... if we really want to send a man and a woman to the Four Seasons House... we should go from Asai..."
As soon as Mamiya finished speaking, Asai's eyes widened and he looked at Mamiya as if he had seen a ghost.
Asai looked like he was shouting loudly at Mamiya: Mamiya! Are you selling me?!
As for Mamiya, she silently looked away, not looking...or rather, she didn't dare to look at Asai...
As soon as Mamiya said this, the eyes originally focused on Mamiya all moved to Asai.
Asai has a handsome face that would put most men to shame.
There are two types of handsome faces among men in the world.
One is "masculine and handsome".
The other is "feminine and handsome".
Being masculine does not mean being rough, and being feminine does not mean being effeminate.
These are just two different types of handsome, there is no distinction between them.
Asai's face is that kind of "feminine and handsome", with slender and delicate features.
Although it's a bit strange to say this, Ogata thinks Asai's mouth and eyes are much prettier than Atachi's...
As long as he simply dresses up and stuffs two large cloth balls on his chest, Asai can transform from a handsome boy into a beautiful girl who can make countless men fall in love at first sight.
What Mamiya just said makes perfect sense.
For things like cross-dressing, it is indeed better to let someone with a handsome face that would not make people think he is a man even if he is dressed as a woman.
"What Mamiya said makes sense..." Makimura was the first to express his opinion.
"Wait, wait!" Asai, who was usually taciturn and rarely expressed, showed a very rare expression of excitement at this time, "Everyone, please listen to my voice! Do you think I can pretend to be a woman with a voice like this?"
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with your voice." Yuan Yi said at this time, "Not all women's voices are nice and crisp."
"I have seen many women with rough and hoarse voices."
"As long as you deliberately lower your voice when speaking, you can get away with it. Everyone will just think you are a beautiful woman with a not-so-pleasant voice."
Asai seemed to want to say something more to save the situation.
His lips opened several times and then closed again.
Finally, he seemed to have given up the struggle and said with a broken jar expression:
"I am a samurai after all!"
"I will never wear women's clothes!"
Asai's tone and attitude were quite decisive.
This decisive attitude made almost everyone present have the same thought: maybe they couldn't persuade him.
However - at this moment, Lin suddenly grabbed Enma who was placed on the tatami next to her, and then slowly stood up.
"Asai, come with me."
"What, what are you doing...?" A look of uneasiness flashed across Asai's face.
"Don't ask so many questions, just follow me."
After saying that, Lin didn't wait for Asai, directly carried her Yama and left the big room, and then walked straight towards the private room where she lived.
After Lin stood up, Asai's face was full of hesitation.
It wasn't until Lindu left the big room that the hesitation on Asai's face slowly dissipated, and then condensed into a strange expression - an expression that looked like he was about to do something big and desperate.
Asai held up his saber and followed Lin closely.
Before leaving the large room, Asai turned his head and cast a resentful look at Mamiya...
After Lin and Asai left, Mamiya said softly with a grimace:
"Asai...I'm sorry..."
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Lin and Asai left the meeting, and naturally this short meeting could no longer continue.
It doesn't matter if tonight's meeting ends at this time, after all, all the information Ogata should share has been shared.
At the end of the meeting, everyone dispersed and continued to do their own things.
Atachi returned to her private room where she lived alone.
Atachi didn't go back to his room alone.
Accompanying her back to her room was Ogata.
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In Amachi’s room——
"What is the gift you want to give me?"
As Machi spoke, he lit the oil lamp placed in the corner of the room.
Although the dim light emitted by the oil lamp was not bright, it could barely illuminate the faces of Ogata and Omachi in the room.
Just now, Ogata swaggered back to her room with Atachi on the pretext that he had a gift for her.
Amachi also looked forward to it.
Looking forward to what gift Ogata is talking about.
Ogata, who was casually sitting cross-legged on the tatami, took out a small round jar-shaped object from his arms and handed it to Omachi.
Atachi knelt down in front of Ogata and took the thing Ogata handed him with both hands.
"What is this? Can I open it now and take a look?"
"certainly."
Atachi opened the small round can.
After seeing clearly what was contained in the round jar, A-Machi's beautiful eyes immediately widened in surprise.
"Isn't this 'Sasa-colored red'?"
"Yeah." Ogata showed a faint smile, "This 'Sasa-colored red' is not an ordinary 'Sasa-colored red'."
Ogata told Omachi exactly how he got the "Sasa-colored red" today.
After learning that this was the "Sasana-colored red" specially designed for Fuzu Taifu, A-Machi's beautiful eyes widened in surprise once again.
"Is it the 'Sasa-colored red' specially made for Fuchi Taifu? This is a good thing..."
"She is indeed the most powerful wandering girl in Yoshiwara. She even gives away such expensive things as she says."
After learning that the thing in his hand was such a valuable thing, Atachi instantly became cautious in how he handled it.
Hold the "笹色红" in your hand with a gentle movement like scooping up a handful of water that is easily lost.
A-Machi's eyes were filled with excitement, and he carefully looked up and down at the precious cosmetics in his hands.
But while he was looking at it, Amachi suddenly seemed to remember something. He pursed his lips and swallowed softly:
"...We might as well sell this." Amachi stared at the Sasa-colored red in his hand, "As long as the eloquence is good enough and the merchant is stupid enough, he might be able to sell 2 of this level of 'Sasa-colored red'
There are two gold pieces..."
"We are not short of money." Ogata said angrily, "Why bother selling this? You can keep it for yourself. After all, this is something given to us by Mr. Wind Chime. It would not be good to resell it.
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"We are indeed not short of money now." A-Ting smiled helplessly, "But we also have to find ways to work hard to make money."
"Our money is not endless after all."
"If we don't find some way to supplement our income, the money we have now will eventually run out."
After hearing what Atachi said, Ogata's expression became a little more serious.
"...What you said makes sense, but you don't have to worry too much about money, A-Ting."
"There is no need to sell this 'Sasa-colored red' for money."
"We are not short of money to the extent that we need to pawn items."
"Just keep this '笹色红' for your own use."
"...Okay then." After hesitating for a while, A-Machi clasped his hands that were holding the "Sasana-colored red" around the "Sasa-colored red" given by Ogata.
Looking down at the hands that had folded "Sasashiro Red", Omachi's eyes seemed to be looking at some rare treasure.
"Thank you, Ayi."
After saying this, Atachi showed a bright smile.
Looking at Omachi, who seemed to like the "red color of Sasa", a faint smile appeared on Ogata's cheeks.
Although there is a smile on his face, Ogata's heart is not as glorious as his appearance.
At this moment, Ogata said softly in a somewhat helpless tone deep in his heart:
——Do you make money...
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The next day, in the evening——
Edo, Yoshiwara, somewhere near the gate.
Ogata, who had already put on the special haori of the Shirobei Club, was patrolling back and forth along the street.
Of course - Ogata only appeared to be patrolling on the surface.
He was essentially waiting for Kitaro to come over.
In order not to miss Gokutaro, Ogata came to the Shirobei Club to report before it was completely dark, and took the initiative to patrol the first half of Nakano Town just like last night.
Nakano Town is the place with the largest flow of people in Yoshiwara, so it is also the most troublesome place to patrol and the place most likely to encounter various incidents.
Some servants who like to fish like to patrol and stand guard in places where there are not so many people, so that they can live their lives easily.
In the eyes of Shirobei and others, Ogata's proactive request to patrol the first half of Nakano-machi was like proactively requesting to work in the most tiring part of Yoshiwara.
Regarding Ogata's behavior of "taking the initiative to go to the most tiring place", Shirobei and others gave a very high evaluation and agreed to Ogata's request without hesitation.
Tonight is much calmer than last night.
I didn't get any invitations from my husband, and I didn't meet any troublemakers.
In this way, Ogata waited for Gokutaro smoothly.
Just like last night, Kitaro led his followers and walked through Yoshiwara's gate in a swaggering manner.
The only difference from last night is that Ji Tairou came earlier tonight than last night.
And Gokutaro wore a red kimono yesterday, and today he wears an orange kimono.
After discovering that Gokutaro was coming, Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly, then turned his body 180 degrees and walked straight in the opposite direction.
Standing in front of Ogata was a strong man.
This strong man carried an Odachi sword on his back and held many skewers of glutinous rice dumplings bought from unknown sources in his hands. He ate them in small bites as if he was enjoying the food leisurely.
When Ogata passed behind the strong man who was eating glutinous rice dumplings, Ogata lowered his voice and whispered in a voice that only he and the strong man could hear clearly:
"Makimura, that man wearing an orange kimono with only a wakizashi on his waist, dangling around when walking, and about five and a half feet tall, is Gokutaro."
After saying this quickly, Ogata walked past the strong man without any pause.
This strong man is none other than Makimura.
From the time Ogata reported the news to them, to when Ogata left behind him, Makimura's expression remained the same without any change, as if he hadn't heard anyone talking to him at all.
However, after Ogata finished reporting the letter, Makimura quickly rolled his eyes, looking for men who echoed the characteristics Ogata just mentioned.
While looking for Gokutaro, Makimura did not slow down at all while eating glutinous rice dumplings.
Soon, Makimura found a man who echoed all these characteristics.
After all, these characteristics are quite obvious.
Only Ogata and Amachi knew what Gokutaro looked like. So Ogata and the others designed this action—after Gokutaro appeared in Yoshihara, Ogata told Makimura who Gokutaro was.
After quickly finishing the glutinous rice dumplings in his hand, Makimura, who had a strange expression on his face for some reason, wiped his mouth and said in a hesitant tone to a "beauty" beside him:
"Um...Asai...ah, no, Ajiang. I've finished eating the glutinous rice dumplings, let's go..."
Standing next to Makimura was a famous beauty.
And she is the kind of beauty whose appearance can make many men look back at her.
She has a pair of velvet-like eyes, with long upper and lower eyelashes, and even the sun cannot shine into her pupils. These eyes are very soft and seem to be caressing you.
Her black hair was tied back into a very popular hairstyle now - Shimada bun.
Wearing a decent light pink kimono.
The feet covered with pure white footbags are wearing double-toothed wooden clogs.
The decent kimono worn by this beauty shows off her excellent figure to the fullest.
The proudly raised breasts fill the kimono.
When many men passed by this beauty, they looked at the beauty standing next to Makimura with curiosity and amazement.
The only fly in the ointment is that this beautiful woman, who is obviously very beautiful, looks like she just lost all her life savings in a gamble.
"...Let's go, Makimura." As soon as Makimura finished speaking, this "beauty" said this in a strange tone without any emotion.
If someone hears the voice of this "beauty", they may be disappointed.
Because the voice of this "beauty" is not pleasant, it is hoarse, just like a man's voice.
After hearing the voice of this beauty, the passers-by who don't know the truth may only think that her biggest flaw is that her voice is not pleasant.
But actually...the biggest flaw of this beauty is not her voice.
It's her gender.
She is actually a man.
This "beauty" is none other than someone else.
It was Asai who said in a firm tone last night that he would never wear women's clothes.
Last night, after Lin called Asai to her room, she didn't know what she said to Asai.
After coming out of Lin's room, Asai, who had originally insisted that he would never wear women's clothes, actually agreed to disguise himself as a woman.
So, after Asai agreed to disguise herself as a woman, Lin quickly made arrangements - Makimura and Asai, a man and a woman, were responsible for going to the Four Seasons House.
In terms of matching, this is almost a golden match.
Makimura, who once worked as a yakuza and yuri in Kyoto, is better than others at getting around in this mixed place.
And when entering the Four Seasons House with such a "woman" who looks so much like a woman in her arms, it is not easy for people to find out that the person next to Makimura is actually a man...
Today, Lin and others spent almost a whole morning helping Asai buy a female kimono and an anklet bag that he could wear.
Because Asai is not too tall, it is not difficult to buy women's kimonos that match his size.
The makeup on Asai's face... was put on by Mamiya, who had studied female makeup at Meisaku.
Ogata will never forget the expression Asai looked at Mamiya who was so close when Mamiya was applying makeup to Asai...
After successfully reporting the letter to Makimura and Asai, Ogata stopped and turned to look at Makimura and Asai who had already started to take action.
Looking at Asai, who had to dress up as a woman and cuddle up next to Makimura, a touch of sympathy appeared in Ogata's eyes involuntarily.
"Come on... Asai..." Ogata couldn't help but murmur softly, cheering up Asai...
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"That...Ajiang."
A Jiang—a pseudonym that Lin and others came up with for Asai.
"What are you doing?" Asai asked, still putting on a stinky face.
"Can't you put on a happy face?" Makimura said with a bitter smile, "If you enter someone else's store with such a bitter look on your face, others might think you are here to seek revenge..."
"Do you think I can show any happy expression with such an appearance?"
Asai raised his hand and patted his plump chest.
The reason why his chest is so plump is all thanks to Yu Lin.
Because Lin bought quite a lot of towels today.
"Anyway, think of a way and try to put on a happy face..." Makimura then smiled bitterly.
"……I see."
Asai took a deep breath...
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——Why should I suffer this kind of sin?
After putting on this pale pink kimono and makeup almost an hour ago, Asai couldn't remember how many times he had questioned himself like this in his heart.
Whether it was the white foundation on her face, the lipstick on her lips, or the unexpectedly well-fitting women's kimono on her body, they all gave Asai a strong sense of irritability and disharmony.
Although Mamiya must bear a considerable part of the responsibility for why he has fallen into this situation.
But Asai didn't feel angry about it, nor did he blame Mamiya for it.
Because Asai asked himself - if he had been put in Mamiya's position at that time, he would definitely have tried every means to bring this "disaster" to other people...
Asai took a deep breath again.
——Although Makimura always says stupid things, what he said just now is right... I keep putting on such a bad face, it's really embarrassing.
——I used to always criticize Makimura for not completing tasks well.
——If I don’t complete this task now, wouldn’t it be a joke to Makimura?
Asai took another deep breath.
——Shichirobe Asai, showing off the momentum of Satsuma Hayato.
- Kill yourself...
——Smile, smile for me!
Asai poured strength into the corners of his mouth and pulled the corners of his mouth upward.
In his "man body" state, Asai always has an expressionless face and rarely even smiles.
But in her "daughter body" state, at this moment, Asai showed a big smile, and her beautiful eyes curved into a pair of crescents.
After moving his body slightly closer to Makimura, Asai winked at Makimura.
"Maki, Makimura-kun! Yoshiwara is so prosperous~★?"
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This artist likes to draw BL comics set in the Edo period. The style of painting is very fresh and refreshing.
I have always wanted to buy her works, but unfortunately I don’t know where to buy her works.
Let me show you an illustration by Mr. Sajule →
Both people in the picture above are men.
I quite like this illustration by the teacher. I think the boy on the left in the picture is so cute...
How to draw a beautiful man?
Just draw a cute girl and tell everyone that she is a man.
In ancient Japan, there was a unique culture called "Public Way" culture.