Volume 2 The Executioner Chapter 80: Matsudaira Gennai Wants to Drink Tea
"This is... the game that the lord loves to play the most..." Cang Yong said in a deep voice, "Watching relatives and friends kill each other..."
"All the men in Miaozhang Village have become the 'toys' of the lord's game..."
"In addition to the villagers of Miao Zhang Village, there are many people trapped in the lord's city who are forced to play this game..."
"Of the nearly 100 male villagers in Miaozhang Village, only a few, including Rikichi, survived because of the cruel game played by the lord."
"Because those who survived were no longer relatives or friends, they could no longer play this cruel game, so the lord released Rigi and the others."
"After the lord released these people, I adopted them as they were homeless."
"But... some of those who survived went crazy..."
"Some of them committed suicide quietly when we weren't paying attention..."
"Among these survivors, only Rigid is still able to maintain his sanity..."
I have to say that the word "barely" used by Kuranaga just now is very accurate.
If you say that Reggie's current mental state is normal, then it is normal. He can still speak well and will not do anything crazy or incomprehensible.
But if it is abnormal... then it is quite abnormal...
Reggie's mind had long been occupied by thoughts of revenge.
If Matsudaira Gennai was standing here and Rikichi had a knife in his hand... No, it doesn't matter whether there is a knife or not.
As long as Matsudaira Gennai was standing here, Riji would definitely rush over regardless of the consequences, and would kill Matsudaira Gennai even if it meant dying together with him.
Now, just thinking back to Rigid's face with tears and blood just now, Osamu couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling, as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
"Ogata-kun, you now know how the lord dealt with the surviving men of Myoharu Village."
"Then what happened next - do you know how the lord dealt with the surviving women in Miaozhang Village ?"
When Ogata heard the word "female", his heart skipped a beat.
"...Could it be that he has become a tool to vent his desires?"
"Alas..." Cangyong sighed, "It's even more excessive than this..."
After saying that, Cang Yong stood up.
"Ogata-kun, come with me."
"I'll take you to see... how the lord treats the women of Miao Zhang Village..."
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at the same time--
Hirose Domain, Sakakibara Sword School.
“So slow…”
"When will Ogata-senpai come?"
"I am hungry……"
“I want to drink!”
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All the disciples of Sakakibara Sword Hall except Ogata, as well as the master of Sakakibara Sword Hall, Hanbei, have gathered in the dojo of Sakakibara Sword Hall.
Tables filled with sumptuous food and drinks have been set up in the temple.
The master and apprentice of Sakakibara Sword Hall sat behind each table.
According to the original plan, they should have started partying and enjoying the banquet by now.
But because Ogata suddenly had something urgent to do, they had to postpone the banquet.
Although Ogata made a special detour to Sakakibara Sword Hall before going to Kuranaga's residence, and informed Makino and others that he would be late for a while due to urgent matters, and asked them to start the banquet first and not wait for him to come back.
But the masters and disciples of Sakakibara Sword School completely ignored Ogata's words.
Everyone sat obediently behind their desks. No one touched the food or drinks on the tables. They were all waiting for Ogata to come back.
Although from time to time some people suggested: Don't wait for Ogata to come back, let's start the banquet first.
But without exception, those who made these proposals were strongly condemned by the crowd, led by Hanbei, Mikami, and Makino.
"How can we start the banquet when Ogata/Ogata-kun/Ogata-senpai hasn't arrived yet!"
The vast majority of the masters and apprentices at Sakakibara Sword Hall hold the idea that "the party cannot begin until everyone is present."
So even though they were starving and feeling a little anxious, everyone forced themselves to hold back and continue waiting for Ogata's return.
Mikami helplessly looked at his fellow disciples who were already impatient for the banquet to begin.
After thinking for a while, he clapped his hands vigorously, attracting everyone's attention with the loud applause.
"It's really boring just waiting for Ogata-kun to come back! Let's do some entertainment to kill time!"
"I'll go first! Let me show you my specialty - belly dancing!"
After hearing what Mikami said, Hanbei and most of the disciples present looked at Mikami in surprise.
"Mikami-senpai," Makino, who was sitting next to Mikami, asked, "Can you belly dance?"
"Do I need to learn belly dancing? It won't have any impact even if I've never learned belly dancing before."
After responding to Makino's question with a half-joking answer, Mikami stood up and walked to the center of the crowd.
The tables of the people were arranged in two rows, and they sat opposite each other.
Mikami walked to the middle of the two rows of tables, then quickly took off his top, revealing his white belly.
Mikami doesn't know how to belly dance at all.
Even a fool could tell that Mikami was just jumping around and shaking his belly without any rhythm.
But as Mikami just said - belly dancing is a kind of dance that you don't need to learn at all, and it doesn't matter even if you have never learned it.
"Mikami!" Hanbei said with a smile, "You dance well!"
"Hahaha! Mikami-kun! What the hell are you dancing like!"
"Mikami-senpai! You're surprisingly talented in dancing!"
"Okay! Mikami-senpai! I'll dance with you too!"
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Mikami's funny appearance immediately made everyone present laugh.
Everyone burst into laughter at Mikami's joke.
Thanks to Mikami's performance, the originally dull atmosphere immediately became lively.
Some of the disciples who were usually very lively became more playful and left their seats, taking off their upper bodies and doing a funny belly dance along with Mikami.
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While everyone at Sakakibara Sword Hall was laughing and talking happily—
"I'm thirsty."
Matsudaira Gennai, who was sitting on horseback, suddenly said, "I'm thirsty."
As soon as Matsudaira Gennai finished speaking, a young man walking next to Gennai's mount shouted "Yes" and took off a bamboo tube hanging around his waist.
However, just as the young man took off the bamboo tube of water from his waist, Matsudaira Gennai said:
"I don't want water, I want hot tea."
"Yes!" the young man shouted , "I'll go and light the fire right away!"
In order to satisfy Matsudaira Gennai's appetite while hunting, his concubines carried with them clean water, tea leaves, and various utensils for making fire.
"Too slow." Matsudaira Gennai's tone was still so indifferent and unhurried, "I'm dying of thirst by the time the tea leaves are ready. I want to drink tea now."
Upon hearing what , this young man immediately looked embarrassed.
