Volume 2 The Executioner Chapter 74 Doctor Xuan An
“Master…?” This time it was Mikami who widened his eyes with a look of surprise.
"I'll pay for the banquet." A smile appeared on Hanbei's face. "When it comes to savings, none of you can compare to me. Mikami, hosting a banquet is more than enough for me."
Hanbei is actually retired now.
After devoting most of his life to the Hirose Domain, he retired with honor.
After retirement, he used his personal savings to build the "Sakakibara Sword Hall" a few years ago, and devoted the rest of his life to teaching swordsmanship.
After working for most of his life, God knows how much money Hanbei has saved now.
What's more, after opening the Sakakibara Sword School, Hanbei still has tuition fees to collect.
Mikami seemed to want to say something more in response to Hanbei's words.
Hanbei noticed Mikami's intention in advance, raised his hand quickly to stop him, and then continued:
"Mikami, no need to say more."
"As a master, I attended the banquet, but the money for hosting the banquet was all paid by my disciples. If this matter were to get out, I would be laughed at by others."
"Just think of it as a chance for me, the master, to save face and let me bear all the costs of hosting the banquet with peace of mind."
Since Hanbei has said this, Mikami feels embarrassed to force it any further.
After respectfully thanking Hanbei, Mikami looked at the disciples in front of him again.
"I want to hold the banquet at a time when everyone is free! Is everyone free tomorrow night?" Mikami asked loudly.
“I’m free every night.”
"I'm free tomorrow night."
"No... We have work to do tomorrow night..."
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Most people are free tomorrow night, but a few people are not.
Seeing that not everyone would be available tomorrow night, Mikami shouted again:
" What about the night after tomorrow? Is everyone free the night after tomorrow?"
"I can."
"I can't... I've already made an appointment to drink with other people the day after tomorrow..."
"Why aren't you free tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..."
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Just like before, most people are free the day after tomorrow, but only a few are not.
Mikami didn't feel discouraged or helpless.
He shouted again:
"What about the night after tomorrow?"
"I can do that the day after tomorrow night."
"I'll be free the day after tomorrow evening."
"As long as there are no emergencies, I will be fine the day after tomorrow night."
…
This time, everyone's voice was finally unified.
Seeing that they had finally found a day when everyone was free, Mikami's face finally showed a hint of joy.
"Okay!" Mikami said with a smile, "Then let's schedule the banquet for the evening of the day after tomorrow!"
The time and place for the banquet have been decided.
There was only one last thing left to be decided.
That is - where to buy food and drinks for the banquet.
"Where should we go to buy drinks and food?" asked a disciple.
"If possible, of course we should find a store that can sell things to us as cheaply as possible." Another disciple responded.
"How about that izakaya we usually go to?"
"You're stupid... The izakaya we usually go to is so expensive, it's not worth it to buy there."
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Mikami was actually also troubled by this problem.
Because Mikami had no good way to buy food and drinks.
At this moment, Ogata, who had been silent from the beginning, spoke up:
"Well... I'm very familiar with the proprietress of a certain pub... If we go to her, she should be able to sell us food and drinks at a low price..."
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Hirose Domain, Nagaya.
"Welcome Hikaru...Ah! Lord Ogata!"
"Good afternoon, Ms. Fuku." Ogata smiled at Fuku in front of him, "I brought some friends here today. Is Ms. Asaki here?"
After saying that, Ogata turned to the side, revealing Mikami and others who were following closely behind him.
The "familiar izakaya proprietress" that Ogata mentioned was actually Asaki.
Although due to injury, he is temporarily unable to visit the house as a "security guard".
But over the past month, Ogata still visited Asaki and Afu from time to time as a "friend".
After learning that Akane was currently on the second floor of Nagaya, Oofang asked Afu to go and invite Akane down.
After Akane came downstairs and exchanged a brief greeting with her, Obe helped Mikami and Akane introduce themselves to each other, and then Mikami, who was good at speaking, told the purpose of their visit.
After learning that Mikami and his team were planning to purchase a batch of food and drinks for the banquet, Asaki said cheerfully:
"No problem! I have a wide variety of food and drinks here! We have everything you want! I will sell it to you at the cheapest price."
At this point, Asaki paused.
Then he changed to a half-joking tone and continued:
"But - I can't sell it to you directly at cost price. I still have to make some money from you."
“Hahaha.” Mikami laughed heartily a few times. “No problem! We are already very grateful that you are willing to sell it to us at a lower price!”
Seeing that the business deal with Ryuya was concluded so smoothly, a smile involuntarily appeared on Ogata's face.
——A banquet ?
Ogata thought about it carefully and found that he had never attended any banquets since he came to the Edo period.
I lead a regular yet somewhat boring life every day.
When he thought about the banquet that would be held the day after tomorrow to celebrate his recovery from his injuries and his receipt of the certificate of exemption from the imperial examination, the sense of anticipation lingered in Ogata's heart like summer clouds.
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That evening——
Hirose Domain, Kuranaga's residence, Kuranaga's room.
"Xuan'an." Cangyong said to a middle-aged strong man kneeling in front of him, "How is Ogata-kun's injury recovering?"
The middle-aged strong man kneeling in front of Cangyong, Xuan'an, bowed slightly to Cangyong and replied:
"Ogata-kun's injuries are recovering very well. According to my estimation, in about two days, Ogata-kun's body will be back to normal."
"Yeah." Cangyong nodded gently, "Okay. Thank you for your hard work during this period."
After saying that, Cang Yongzheng sat up and bowed to Xuan An in front of him.
"My Lord, you are too kind."
After the two of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, Cang Yong asked Xuan An to leave temporarily.
As soon as Xuan An left Cang Yong's room, a black shadow suddenly descended from the roof in front of Cang Yong.
"My Lord."
Fei Yuan jumped down from the ceiling of Kuranaga's room with skillful movements, and then knelt on one knee in front of Kuranaga.
"Flying Monkey." After the flying monkey appeared in front of him, Cang Yong immediately said, "How is it? Has the lord made any other moves today?"
