Volume 1: Re:Zero -Starting Life as a Samurai Chapter 26: Killing at the slightest disagreement
"Is this the warehouse where the salt is stored?"
Matsudaira Gennai's tone was still so cold, as if there was no emotion at all.
As soon as Matsudaira Gennai finished speaking, Inoue shouted:
"My Lord, yes!"
"Take me in and take a look around."
"yes!"
Inoue stood up and pushed open the door of the warehouse behind him.
Matsudaira Gennai did not bring many attendants into the room, only Nanahara and a young man.
After Inoue, Matsudaira Gennai and others entered the house, Ogata and others also stood up and followed closely behind Matsudaira Gennai and others.
"We try to keep the warehouse dry to prevent the salt inside from deteriorating due to moisture..."
Inoue, who was walking in front, led the way and continued to explain.
Ogata and the others didn't have to do anything next. They just had to follow Matsudaira Gennai and the others respectfully and accompany them around the warehouse.
And Inoue had a hard time.
He was responsible for leading the way and constantly explaining the various details in the warehouse to Matsudaira Gennai.
This was the first time that Ogata realized that being a low-ranking samurai with a meager salary was not completely without benefits. There were many troublesome things that he did not have to do himself.
Inoue was already very nervous.
Matsudaira Gennai's cold reaction made Inoue even more nervous.
No matter what Inoue said, Matsudaira Gennai remained expressionless.
No sound, no movement.
This situation is like when you told a joke that you thought was funny, but no one laughed - awkward and at a loss.
This is how Inoue feels now. Matsudaira Gennai's cold reaction makes him feel neither happy nor upset.
Perhaps in order to cover up his current mixed mood, Inoue explained more vigorously.
"Currently, there are 200 strings of salt stored in the warehouse."
"Most of the salt was purchased from foreign vassal states."
"Of the 200 strings of salt, 120 strings are old salt, and the other 80 strings are new salt that was just purchased."
"Ah, my lord, please look here. The salt stored here is the new salt we just purchased."
Inoue wanted to introduce the new salt in the warehouse to Gennai Matsudaira, so he stopped, turned around, and prepared to slowly introduce the new salt to Gennai Matsudaira.
However - I don't know whether it was because Matsudaira Gennai did not notice that Inoue in front of him had stopped, or because Inoue stopped too suddenly, or for some other reason, anyway - Inoue had stopped, but Matsudaira Gennai was still striding forward.
This resulted in Inoue crashing heavily into Matsudaira Gennai's arms.
All the blood color on Inoue's face disappeared in an instant.
"My Lord! I am so sorry!"
Inoue hurriedly took two steps back, then knelt on the ground and apologized loudly at the highest volume he could.
"My Lord! I am so sorry! I am so sorry! I am so... gulp!"
Before Inoue could finish his words, Matsudaira Gennai stopped him from talking...
The servants that Matsudaira Gennai brought into the warehouse were only Nanahara, who served as a guard, and Xiaoxing, who was responsible for holding the knife for Matsudaira Gennai.
When Inoue knelt down to apologize for bumping into Matsudaira Gennai, Matsudaira Gennai glanced at Inoue who was kneeling on the ground with an expressionless face.
Then he pulled out the knife held by the young man behind him and stabbed the throat of Inoue who was kneeling on the ground.
Because Inoue was kneeling on the ground, the back of his neck was completely exposed to Matsudaira Gennai's eyes, so it was a perfect opportunity for Matsudaira Gennai to swing his sword and pierce his throat.
The sharp tip of the sword pierced through the back of Inoue's neck and came out from his throat.
Inoue moved his twitching hands and touched his neck where the sword was inserted.
He seemed to want to say something.
But all that came out of his mouth were some "cooing" sounds with unclear meaning.
Matsudaira Gennai raised his foot, stepped on Inoue's head, and then pulled out the sword in one breath.
After throwing the bloody sword back to the young man beside him, Matsudaira Gennai said:
"Be careful when you walk next time. Don't bump into me again."
Matsudaira Gennai's tone was exactly the same as before.
They are all extremely plain, as if there is no emotion or color mixed in them.
Piercing the neck of his own subject - despite doing such a brutal act, Matsudaira Gennai's tone did not change at all.
It was as if he had just done something insignificant.
Ogata looked at the scene before him in astonishment.
Things changed so quickly that Ogata didn't even have time to react.
The previous second, Inoue was introducing all the details of the salt warehouse to Matsudaira Gennai with enthusiasm but a little nervousness.
The next second, Inoue accidentally bumped into Matsudaira Gennai and was stabbed in the throat by Matsudaira Gennai.
Ogata looked at the scene in front of him in shock, looking at Inoue who was lying on the ground in a pool of blood, motionless.
Matsudaira Gennai slowly turned around and looked at Ogata and the others.
The pale-faced colleague next to Ogata was the first to kneel on the ground.
With one person taking the lead, Ogata and the others quickly followed, kneeling on the ground.
Matsudaira Gennai looked at Ogata and others who were kneeling on the ground.
"My clothes were soiled."
Matsudaira Gennai touched his clothes on the chest which was hit by Inoue just now but was not actually stained.
"What a bummer..."
After saying that, Matsudaira Gennai led Nanahara and his young man who was in charge of holding the knife and strode out of the salt warehouse.
After Matsudaira Gennai passed Ogata and the others, Ogata and the others hurriedly maintained their kneeling posture on the ground, and then turned around so that their heads, which were almost close to the ground, were always facing Matsudaira Gennai.
It was not until Matsudaira Gennai mounted his horse again and left the salt warehouse completely with his servants that everyone except Ogata finally dared to speak.
Although Ogata was not as frightened as his colleagues, his face turned pale and he dared not breathe, but he was also frightened by the brutality of Matsudaira Gennai just now...
"This is..." Ogata looked in the direction where Matsudaira Gennai left, "My lord...?"
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Today, the warehouse officers are in a heavy mood.
A colleague was killed by Matsudaira Gennai's sword for a trivial reason - no matter who it is, it would be a heavy heart...
Because everyone was in a heavy mood, their leader did not say much to them after today's "Lord's Inspection" was over. He simply let them disperse and do their own things .
Seeing that it was still early, Ogata decided to go to Sakakibara Sword Hall to practice sword.
With a heavy heart, after stepping into the sword hall, Xu Fang met several fellow disciples who were currently practicing sword in the sword hall.
Among these brothers who were practicing sword skills, Makino, who had the closest relationship with Ogata, happened to be among them.
Seeing Ogata coming, Makino immediately greeted him warmly:
"Ogata-senpai! You're here... Hmm? Ogata-senpai, you don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?"
Makino and Ogata had been together for a long time, and he could tell at a glance that Ogata seemed to be in a bad mood at the moment.
Seeing that Makino asked this, Ogata did not hide anything and directly told Makino everything that happened today.
