Chapter 602 One male and one female one bathhouse [6500]
"...What the child just said about 'in order to find her family' was all her own words."
"I think... we can't rule out the possibility that she actually came to get close to you for some reason and just made up a random reason."
Amachi has experience in getting close to Ogata for a certain reason.
When she was on Butterfly Island, she was close to Ogata in order to take advantage of Ogata's strong strength and increase her success rate in completing the mission.
In the beginning, it was to take advantage of Ogata, but later on, the relationship between him and Ogata is a matter for later.
As soon as A-Machi finished speaking, Oubono smiled: "I know all of these. I have been wandering for more than a year. Over the past year, I have not only improved my swordsmanship. How to guard against others
I am now very rich in experience.”
"Keep her with me. Even if she does have any evil intentions, I have enough confidence that she will not be able to murder me."
Ogata felt that what Tsukuru just said was credible. At least the fact that "Azuku and Iga are connected" was basically correct.
People can lie to people, but the system cannot lie to people.
The system clearly told Ogata: This luck is the forbidden technique of Iga-ryu. The trick used by Azuki is indeed the move of Iga-ryu.
It is certain that the child Azuki has a shallow or deep connection with Iga.
"Then let's assume for the moment that what Azuki said just now is correct and he didn't lie to us..." Azuki bit his lower lip and shook his head, "Then I feel that in this case, we can't even take her.
Take it with us."
"What you just said, 'The remnants of Iga are hired by a force that studies immortality and are looking for you everywhere' is just your conjecture. The remnants of Iga may be hired by other forces, such as a certain vassal country, or...
...employed by the shogunate."
"If I take Azuki with me and really attract the remnants of Iga, I might attract some organization that is more troublesome than studying the forces of immortality."
"If this force that is looking for you everywhere is looking for you for a friendly purpose, that's fine. But if it is looking for you for an unfriendly purpose..."
Speaking of this, A-Machi paused and pursed his lips as if he couldn't bear to talk any more.
"So, I think instead of actively causing trouble, it's better to try to avoid it."
"You and I have no fixed abode and whereabouts now, and you have been very careful to hide your identity. It will not be easy for these forces to find you."
"So as long as you don't take A Zhu with you and we act cautiously as always and don't expose our whereabouts, the forces that are looking for you may not be able to find us for decades."
"Um...so...can you understand what I mean?"
He knew that he was uneducated, so he had little confidence in his language summary ability. After finishing what he wanted to say, he couldn't help but ask Ogata if he understood what he just said.
"Yes. I heard it clearly and clearly." Ogata nodded, and then smiled, "To put it simply, you are worried that the remnants of Iga are actually hired by some more troublesome forces, and you are worried that the generals will
With Azhu around, he will attract an organization that is more troublesome than the forces that study immortality."
"It's not easy for them to find us without clues, so instead of taking the initiative to lure them here, it's better to avoid them before they find us. In this way, maybe it won't be until you and I a hundred years later,
That force didn't even find us."
A-Machi nodded like a fool: "That's right, that's right, that's what I meant. He really deserves to be the first in the Gozen Examination and Literary Examination. In just two sentences, he can clearly summarize what I just said.
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"I understand all of your concerns and have taken them into consideration." Ogata slowly put away the smile on his face and his expression became serious, "But I feel that if those remnants of Iga were captured by other forces,
If he is hired, it will be even more necessary to take Azhu with him, attract the remnants of Iga, and then follow the clues to find out what the forces behind the remnants of Iga are."
"My human skin mask has been destroyed."
"Now we can only rely on scarves, bamboo hats and other things to cover our faces, but if you use these to cover your face, there will eventually be some gaps."
"Now that there is no human skin mask, I can no longer guarantee 100% that my whereabouts will not be exposed."
"So instead of waiting for these forces lurking in the dark to track our whereabouts and find us one day in the future."
"It would be better to try to figure out their true identity and purpose as soon as possible, so that we can have some initiative."
Finally, Ogata changed into a half-joking tone:
"I don't want to have an unknown guy suddenly come to my door someday in the future, such as when I'm taking a bath."
Atachi lowered his head and pursed his lips tightly, seeming to be thinking and digesting what Ogata just said.
After a long while, Atachi finally let out a sigh of relief.
"...I understand." Atachi raised his gaze, looked at Ogata, and smiled, "If you think about it carefully, letting unknown forces look for us while we remain indifferent is really not in line with our behavior.
style."
"It's really not a good idea to just ignore this unknown person trying to find you."
"Okay... then... let the child come with us."
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"Excuse me, where is the toilet?" Zhi Zhou asked a waiter in front of him, a young man with a conspicuous red birthmark on his left cheek.
"Uh, ah..." The male waiter with a birthmark on his face hesitated, his face flushed with embarrassment.
"You don't know where the toilet is?" Zhizhi Zhou looked surprised and looked up and down the male waiter with the birthmark several times. He was indeed wearing a waiter's uniform.
"I'm sorry..." The birthmark waiter lowered his head and murmured, "I'm new here. It's my first time working tonight. I haven't remembered the specific locations of toilets and other places..."
"My guest, I'm sorry, what happened?" At this time, an older waitress came running quickly from one side of the corridor.
If you tell the waitress that this young man doesn't remember the location of the toilet, the waitress will definitely scold the young man...
After Zhizhou glanced at the birthmark male waiter in front of him, he smiled at the female waiter who was walking quickly towards them:
"Nothing happened. I was just bored for a moment and forced this young man to chat with me."
"Ah, by the way. I want to ask, where is the toilet?"
"For the restroom, go straight along this corridor, then make two right turns and you will see it." The waitress replied while saluting.
"That's it. Thank you very much." Zhizhou patted the birthmark waiter on the shoulder, "Young man, let's talk to you again when we have the opportunity."
Knowing that Zhi Zhou was trying to smooth things over for him, the birthmark waiter nodded vigorously and cast a grateful look at Zhi Zhou.
Zhizhou followed the path pointed by the waitress and finally found the toilet.
After losing nearly half a kilogram of weight in one breath, Zhizhou frowned, rubbed his temples vigorously, and walked out of the toilet with a staggering pace.
As I get older, my body becomes increasingly useless... I squatted for a while, but when I stood up, I felt so dizzy that I almost couldn't stand...
As long as I squat for a little longer, I will feel dizzy. This is an old problem I have had for several years.
He also tried to see a doctor and took a lot of medicines, but none of them worked.
I really don’t know...if I can see the fall of the Edo shogunate in my lifetime...
Zhizhou let out a long silent sigh in his heart.
After the dizziness subsided slightly, Naoshu quickly walked back to the room where he and Isshiki lived.
After turning onto the corridor that was necessary to return to the room, a group of people passed by Zhi Zhou.
This group of people seemed to be helping merchants, and they were walking lively towards the stairs leading to the first floor.
Zhizhou didn't pay much attention to the group of merchants who passed by him, and passed them by without even looking at them.
After Zhizhou was far away from this group of merchants, the leader of this group of merchants, a middle-aged man with a fat head, big ears, and a big belly, shouted loudly to his subordinates behind him: "Everyone, come here."
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"Everyone is here!" someone shouted in response, "Mr. Ichinosuke, where are we going to drink?"
"Hahaha! I'll take you to an izakaya where the wine is particularly delicious! I finally sold out everything today. If I don't get drunk and celebrate, I won't come back!"
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As soon as he returned to the room, Naoshu saw Isshiki sitting cross-legged on the tatami.
At this time, Isshiki was carefully looking at the famous book on the art of war: "The Book of Five Rings" written by the great swordsman Miyamoto Musashi more than a hundred years ago.
Japanese art of war and Chinese art of war are not the same concept.
The Japanese art of war means "the method of weapons", and the "Book of Five Rings" mainly records Miyamoto Musashi's experience in using various weapons, and derived his insights about "Tao" from it.
After seeing his grandfather return, Isshiki only glanced at Naozhou coldly, then withdrew his gaze and stopped looking at Naozhou.
Are you still sulking at me...
A quick look at Naozu revealed that Isshiki was still sulking over Naozhou's previous remarks asking her to get married within this year.
Naoshu didn't bother to deal with the stubborn Isshiki. He didn't think it was too much to ask Isshiki, who was already 21 years old and considered an elderly woman in this era, to get married within this year.
"Aren't you going to take a shower yet?" Naozu asked coldly while sitting a little further away from Isshiki.
Zhi Zhou had just arrived at the bathhouse and took the first bath.
"There's no rush. We'll go later when it's a little later and there are fewer people." Isshiki responded in an emotionless tone, "I've just confirmed the closing time of the hotel's bathhouse. It won't be until dusk."
The bathhouse won't close until five o'clock (10 p.m.), and it's still early before five o'clock in the evening."
"Just don't forget to take a shower."
After finishing speaking, Zhizhou looked at the flickering flame of the oil lamp in front of him in ecstasy.
Is there really no way to get Ittosai-sama to join us...
The thing that worries me the most right now is the matter about Ogata.
Encountering the executioner Ittousai outdoors is a rare and rare opportunity for them who are determined to overthrow the curtain.
If possible, Naozhou doesn't want to miss Ogata, who can withstand thousands of troops...
Zhizhou racked his brains and thought.
Thinking about whether there is any way to make Ogata change his mind...
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About half an hour later
"Grandpa, I'm going to take a shower."
At this time, Isshiki's voice suddenly reached Zhizhou's ears.
The sudden sound of Isshiki's voice brought Naozhou out of his thoughts.
"Huh? Has it been so long..."
Because he was so absorbed in thinking just now, Zhizhou completely forgot about the passage of time.
When I came back to my senses, a long time had passed and even the oil in the oil lamp had decreased a lot.
"Grandpa, please leave the room for a moment. I need to change my clothes." Isshiki closed the "Five Rings Book" in his palm and unpacked a package containing various clothes next to him.
"I know." Zhizhou responded casually and quickly left the room.
Standing outside the room, Naozu crossed his hands and reached into his wide sleeves, silently waiting for Isshiki to change clothes.
Kerala…
Not long after, the door to the room was opened from the inside.
After changing his clothes, Isshiki followed the opened door and walked out of the room in small steps.
Naoshu tilted his head, quickly looked at Isshiki who had changed his clothes, and then said with a half-joking smile:
"I've been used to seeing you in men's clothing during this period, and now I see you in women's clothing. I really feel a little uncomfortable."
At this moment, Isshiki is no longer wearing men's clothing and carrying a sword.
Instead, she was wearing a goose-yellow women's kimono with a light green belt. The only attire that remained unchanged was the pair of white socks on her feet.
Isshiki's response to Naoshu's joke was to ignore it.
"I plan to take a longer shower today." Isshiki said in a slightly cold tone, "so I will come back later."
After wandering in the sea for several days, they naturally did not have the conditions to take a bath slowly.
The air in the cabin is also so humid that it doesn't look like there is moisture in the air, but there is air within the moisture, making people's skin sticky.
What Isshiki wanted to do most after getting off the boat was to take a shower.
The reason why she persuaded Zhizhou to stay in this hotel for one night was because this hotel had its own bathhouse.
Faced with the long-lost opportunity to take a good bath, Isshiki didn't want to waste it so hastily.
After leaving these words, Isshiki strode towards the east side of the first floor, towards where the bathhouse is.
Looking at Isshiki's back as he strode away, Isshiki, with a look of helplessness on his face, shook his head gently and returned to the room.
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Very good... Ogata Ittosai and the others are not nearby...
If Ogata Ittosai and the others saw "Isshiki Ryoma" currently wearing women's clothing, Isshiki would have to spend a lot of effort to explain, so in order to avoid trouble, she naturally wanted to avoid Ogata and the others without meeting Ogata.
them.
Isshiki moved forward cautiously, and finally arrived at the door of the bathhouse without any danger.
Since Matsudaira Sadanobu took office, he has issued many new policies and orders in order to reverse the corrupt social atmosphere in his eyes.
These new policies and orders cover all aspects, including the layout of bathhouses.
Matsudaira Sadanobu issued a specific order: no more mixed-gender bathhouses were allowed.
As soon as this new policy came out, it can be said that countless people who love mixed bathing for some reasons were miserable. They cursed Matsudaira Sadanobu as a sinner for the ages and regarded Matsudaira Sadanobu as an unforgivable evil beast.
No commoner would dare to go against the shogunate, so after the new policy was issued, all bathhouses that allowed mixed bathing for men and women or featured mixed bathing were urgently renovated. To this day, they can only be used in some remote areas that are difficult for the shogunate to control.
There is also a bathhouse that allows mixed bathing.
The hotel's own bathhouse honestly responded to the call of Matsudaira Sadanobu's policy and was divided into men's baths and women's baths.
The door leading to the men's bath has a blue curtain with "Male" written on it, and the door leading to the women's bath has a red curtain with "Female" written on it.
Just when Isshiki was about to enter the women's bath, he suddenly smelled the nauseating smell of alcohol coming from his side.
Frowning, he followed the smell and saw a group of men stinking of alcohol striding towards the bathhouse.
Isshiki hates people who reek of alcohol.
So after taking a glance at this group of people who reeked of alcohol, Isshiki quickly opened the curtain of the women's bath and entered the women's bath.
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"Mr. Ichinosuke, have you seen..." A young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks swallowed hard while using his right elbow to nudge a middle-aged man with a fat head, big ears and a big belly beside him, "That one just now
The woman in the yellow kimono is so beautiful."
"Hmm..." The middle-aged man known as Ichinosuke nodded blankly.
If Zhizhou was present, he might vaguely recall that this group of people was the same group of people he encountered in the corridor when he returned to his room after using the toilet.
They are traveling businessmen who travel around selling goods.
They successfully sold out all their products today, and to celebrate, they just went out for a nice drink.
After everyone's faces were as red as a monkey's butt, they supported each other and returned to the hotel where they were staying. Then they went straight to the bathhouse, planning to take a simple bath and then have a good sleep.
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Then they met Isshiki at the entrance of the bathhouse, who happened to be taking a bath at this time.
Everyone was so shocked by Isshiki's appearance that they couldn't move. When Isshiki entered the women's bath, they still stood there blankly.
"She is so beautiful. This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful woman."
"It's a pity that he looks a little older. He should be in his 20s."
"It's so big there, it can be put directly on the belt, tsk tsk tsk..."
After they slowly came to their senses, they commented on Isshiki in a very rude manner.
As the saying goes, good wine makes people brave.
At this time, he was very drunk, and he was still staring blankly at Ichinosuke, who was currently having sex with a woman taking a bath, and slowly showed a lewd smile.
"Hey." Ichinosuke whispered to his companions, "Listen to me."
Under the influence of alcohol, Ichinosuke came up with a bold plan that he would never dare to implement while sober.
"Look, there's no one else around here. How about we swap the curtains of the men's bath and the women's bath?"
The lewd look on Ichinosuke's face became more and more intense.
"After exchanging the curtains, we rushed into the 'men's bath' and took the opportunity to feast our eyes on it. When asked why we entered the women's bath, we said: We indeed entered the men's bath.
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"Huh? This, this is not good..." someone said timidly.
"What are you afraid of?" Ichinosuke said, "There is no one else around here. We insist that the curtains of the men's and women's baths are just like this. There is no evidence. What can they do to us?"
"Besides, I'm very familiar with the government here. If I attract people from the government, I might as well pay some money to settle this matter."
The effect of alcohol is powerful.
Not only was Ichinosuke made insane by alcohol, but the rest of his subordinates also lost their minds one after another.
"Yes, that's right."
"Let's do it, let's do it. It's rare to meet such a beautiful woman. It would be a pity not to take the opportunity to enjoy the pleasure of your eyes."
Under the dual effects of alcohol and drugs, Ichinosuke and his group rushed toward the bathhouse.
Some people who don't want to do this have no choice but to follow along.
They quickly took off the curtains of the men's and women's baths and swapped them.
"Hehehe." A proud and obscene laugh came from Ichinosuke's lips, "Let's go."
They were gearing up, their faces full of excitement and anticipation.
But just when they were about to rush into the "men's bath"
"Hey! What are you doing?"
A young male voice pierced their eardrums, and a male waiter with obvious birthmarks on his face strode towards them.
Looking at the male waiter who kept approaching, those people who were originally unwilling to do such a thing were frightened and ran away quickly.
Humans are animals that are easily affected by the environment.
After these people escaped, a chain reaction immediately started, and the rest of the people who were delirious due to alcohol also fled the place one after another.
In the blink of an eye, only Ichinosuke was left standing there.
Seeing that his companions had "disappeared", Ichinosuke looked around blankly for a while, and then scolded: "A bunch of courageous guys..."
Although he cursed like this, he still ran away from the bathhouse door like his companions, as if they were oiling their soles.
"Really...what were those people doing just now..." The birthmark male attendant stood where Ichinosuke and others had just stood, looking around with a blank look on his face.
In the end, he didn't notice anything strange, so he grabbed the back of his head and left slowly.
"Go back and continue to memorize the locations of toilets and other places..." the birthmark waiter murmured, "Don't make the stupid mistake of asking guests where the toilets are but not knowing where they are..."
As a newcomer, he didn't notice at all that the men's and women's shower curtains in the bathhouse had been interchanged...
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"Huh..." Isshiki let out a long breath, and at the same time, he hammered his sore shoulders from carrying heavy objects all the time with a force that was neither light nor heavy.
While she was beating her shoulders, she glanced at the bathing place where there was no one else but herself, with a hint of joy at the corner of her mouth.
The reason why she came to take a bath so late was so that she could have the bathhouse to herself like now.
The reason why she did this was not only because she didn't want Atachi, Ashuku and others to bump into her when she suddenly turned into a girl, but also because she particularly enjoyed the feeling of being the only one in the entire bathhouse.
After beating him several times, and feeling that the pain in his shoulder was slightly relieved, Isshiki leaned back, leaned against the wall behind him, and closed his eyes.
She originally wanted to just empty her mind and let her brain and body, which had experienced so many things tonight, rest for a while.
But for some reason... Ogata's face and... what Ogata had said to her before, replayed in her mind uncontrollably.
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[I just said that all this 'sword' and that 'sword' should be eliminated in this era. It's not just the flashy secret swords and absolute swords. It also includes the 'real sword' you just mentioned.
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[Let me put it in simpler terms: I think all swordsmanship should be eliminated.]
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[Hmm... I feel like I am a mediocre swordsman, and I still have a long way to go. 】
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Isshiki's brows slowly frowned.
at this time
La la la la...
The wooden door connecting the bathtub to the outside was slowly opened.
Before Isshiki even had time to open his eyes to see who it was, he heard a... particularly familiar male voice:
"Hmm? Isshiki-kun?"
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