Did you happen to see a woman who has co of age sowhere along the way?
A woman?
The one-eyed samurai excitedly asked, and Gai-san replied with a question of his own.
Yes. Truth be told, my foolish daughter left our ho after declaring she would cross the mountain range all by herselfI told her not to do sothing so foolish, but she just didnt listen
Huh? That sounds like
Can that woman perhaps be Akane-san?
!! You know of her!?
Apparently, the person in front of us was Akane-sans father.
Can I take that to an that shes safe?
Yeah. At least she was when we t her along the way in the mountain range
For the sake of Akane-sans honor, I chose to not say anything about her being rescued by a dragon and being brought to our village. Otherwise, she was at risk of attempting another seppuku.
We t around the midpoint of the mountain range, so she should have made it to the western side by now.
I cant believe itthat girl who tries to commit seppuku for every little thing, she really crossed the mountain range all by herself
it would seem even her father was troubled by Akane-sans tendency to disembowel herself.
Mm, co to think of it, I havent introduced myself. I apologize for not doing so sooner, but I am Masamine. Date Misamine, to be exact. I presently serve as the feudal lord of the Sende domain.
A feudal lord was like a land-owning noble back in the west.
That would an that Akane-san was a lady of such an illustrious family.
While youre here, how about telling stories about the west?
We agreed to Masamine-sans suggestion and were then guided to the inside of their residence.
Along the way
My lord! My lord! Weve been looking all over for you!
A middle-aged man who looked to be a retainer ca rushing toward us, his face a burning red.
With a frown, Masimine-san asked sothing to the middle-aged man.
What is it? As you can see, I have company at the present.
Company
The man was surprised when he glanced at us, probably because he didnt notice us at all at first. Despite that, he imdiately spoke again, in what seed to be an admonishing tone.
More importantly, my lord, it is ti for your audience with the shogun! If you dont depart soon, youll be late!
!?!
To those words, Masamine-san let out a sound of surprise.
That was imdiately followed by the color on his face draining all at once.
T-thats right! Today is when I am supposed to visit the Edou castle and have an audience with the shogun! To think Ive forgotten about sothing so important
For whatever reason, Masamine-san threw away his upper garnt and drew out the short katana-like blade that had been hanging on his waist.
W-wait, this sequence
This is the gravest error I have made in my life! As the head of the Masamine household, I have brought dishonor upon us thatll endure for generations to co! Now that it has co to this, I can only hope to atone by committing seppuku!
So it really led to seppuku!
M-my lorddddd!?
Stop, I beg youuuuu!
The lord has gone mad once again! Help us stop him!!
Retainer-looking people simultaneously rushed in and stopped Masamine-san from his attempt at seppuku.
it seems like Akane-sans seppuku tendencies was sothing she inherited
I apologize for showing you sothing so unsightly.
N-no, its fine.
Were used to it by now thanks to your daughter.
Masamine-san sohow looked so composed right now.
anwhile, the retainers who stopped him from his desperate attempt at seppuku were all lying on the floor while breathing hard.
Moreover, I also apologize but I must now leave for Edou castle. Might I ask you to give the details later upon my return? Of course, until then, feel free to take it easy and relax here within my estate.
After apologizing like that, it looked like Masamine-san suddenly thought of sothing.
Wait. Its rare for us to have travelers from the west. You are bound to have many valuable stories you can share with us. If thats so, it stands to reason that one of the first things a vassal like to do is introduce you to the shogun. It was such an obvious thing, and yet I almost failed to realize it! As I thought, I am ill-suited to be the head of the Date household! For the sake of my house, I offer my life
Stop, my lordddddddd!!
if you dont hurry this up, youll really be late, you know.
TL note: Date Masamine is a reference to Date Masamune. Date, pronounced like dah-te not the English word date, is the family na. For at least Edou characters, I think its safe to assu that family nas will always co first.
Sende is a reference to Sendai.
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