Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 208: Calabash House (Part 2)
"Zong Hai, these three people behind me... I guess they are all people I know."
Ogata gave Muneaki a wry smile.
"I'm sorry, Zong Hai, can Tenmanji accommodate three more people?"
Sokai glanced at Mamiya, Makimura, and Matsumoto.
"...Alright." After sighing lightly, Zong Hai nodded with a wry smile, "Anyway, the small temple has plenty of food stored, so it doesn't matter if there are three more people. The five donors, please come in."
Sokai led Ogata and four others through the gate of Tenmanji Temple and entered the Buddhist hall of Tenmanji Temple.
Mamiya glanced at the Acala enshrined in the Buddhist temple, raised his eyebrows, and then asked Zong Hai who was walking in front and leading the way:
"You actually worship Acala, are you from the Tianxiang Sect?"
"Oh?" Zong Hai turned around and cast a surprised look at Mamiya behind him, "My benefactor, you also recognize me, Ten Xiang Zong? Did Lord Ogata and Miss Atachi tell you?"
"No, they didn't tell me which sect your temple belongs to. I simply recognized you as a monk from the Tianxiang Sect from the Buddha statue enshrined in the temple."
"I once studied Buddhism in Nara, so I recognize the sect that only worships Acala in the temple. It is the Tenkagō sect."
"Haha." Zong Hai chuckled a few times, "What a surprise... I didn't expect that the guests who came for two consecutive days would recognize my Tianxiang Sect."
Mamiya recognized the sect he belonged to - this seemed to make Sokai very happy.
Ogata clearly felt that Sokai's attitude towards the new guests such as Mamiya and Makimura was more friendly.
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Ogata and others returned quite in time.
When they came back, Zong Hai, Xian Hai and others were preparing dinner for tonight.
After Zong Hai asked Xian Hai to bring out more rice, he ran to the well himself and fetched some more water for cooking tonight.
After Zong Hai drew a bucket of water from the well with a bucket and was about to move it to the back hall, he suddenly discovered that Ogata had been standing behind him at some point.
"Donor." Sokai smiled at Ogata, "Are you here for a drink of water?"
"...Song Hai." Ogata, expressionless, did not respond to what Zong Hai had just said, but asked Zong Hai, "Let me ask you - have you really... told us everything you know?"
"Donor, why do you mention this?" Zong Hai smiled bitterly, "It is absolutely true. I have really told you everything I know."
"…Just tell us everything." Ogata said softly, his face still expressionless, "If there is anything else you forgot to tell us, please let us know if you remember it."
When saying the word "in time", Ogata emphasized it, making the tone of his entire sentence quite strange.
"I will." Zong Hai still had that warm smile on his face. "If I remember any important information, I will tell you in time. Come on, donor, let's go back to the back hall to cook. There are a lot of guests today, so I need you to help."
"……Um."
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Tenmanji Temple is particularly lively tonight, and there is not enough space for so many people to sit next to the pot.
There was a small incident during today's dinner. When Matsumoto Kiyohitsu was eating vegetable porridge, he burst into tears.
Kiyohto Matsumoto said that he had not eaten such hot food for a long time, and he couldn't help but shed tears out of excitement and happiness.
After simply finishing today's dinner and Xianhai starting to clean up everyone's dishes, Ogata picked up his knife and stood up, winking at Mamiya.
In response to Ogata's look, Mamiya nodded in understanding, then picked up his sword and stood up.
"Mong Hai." Ogata asked Zong Hai, "Can you lend us a room? I... want to talk about something with these friends of mine."
"No problem." Zong Hai said without hesitation, "You can just use the guest room I lent ."
"Thank you very much. Ating, let's go. " Ogata nodded his chin towards Ating.
"good."
"Makyamura." Mamiya also nodded his chin towards Makyamura, "Let's go, the two of us will go and have a good chat with Ogata-kun."
"If you have something to discuss with Ogata, just go by yourself." Makimura cast an unhappy look at Mamiya, "Why drag me into this? I don't have anything I want to discuss with Brother Ogata."
"No, no, no, you'd better come and listen to what I want to talk about with Ogata-kun. Be obedient and follow me."
"Alas...you're such a trouble..." After letting out a long sigh, Makimura reluctantly grabbed his Odachi and followed Mamiya out of the restaurant.
The restaurant, which was originally bustling with activity, suddenly became deserted due to the departure of Ogata and his three companions.
The only ones left were Xianhai who was cleaning up the dishes, Zonghai who was cleaning up the pots, and Matsumoto who was sitting there with a confused look on his face, not knowing what to do next.
"This donor." Zong Hai smiled at Matsumoto, "We have a bathroom here. If you don't mind, you can use our bathroom to wash yourself."
"Huh? Can you really lend me the bathroom?" Matsumoto asked anxiously.
"certainly."
After saying that, Zong Hai looked at Xian Hai beside him.
"Xianhai, after washing the dishes, please prepare some hot water for this donor to wash himself."
"yes."
"Thank you so much!" Tears of excitement overflowed from Matsumoto's eyes again. He prostrated himself on the ground and bowed to Zong Hai and Xian Hai.
I sighed to myself: I am so happy today. Not only can I eat hot food that I haven't eaten for a long time, but I can also take a hot bath that I haven't eaten for a long time.
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Ogata led the way, bringing A-machi, Mamiya and Makimura into the guest room that Sokai had lent him and A-machi last night.
The tatami in the guest room was still covered with the bedding that Ogata and Atachi had used last night.
Looking at the two futons on the tatami, Makimura raised his eyebrows, and then said to Ogata in a tone that was unclear whether it was a joke or a serious tone:
"Brother Ogata... I really envy you more and more. Not only do you have a beautiful woman by your side, but you also have warm bedding to sleep on."
"It's good enough to have warm bedding to sleep in, but you also have a beauty to sleep with you."
"We were both prisoners thrown onto this island, so why are our experiences so different?"
"What beauty want to sleep with me..." Ogata cast a helpless look at Makimura, "Although there are two beds here, we don't sleep together. When one person sleeps, the other needs to keep watch for the other."
After Ogata finished speaking, Mamiya knocked on Makimura's chest:
"Sit down and stop talking nonsense."
"Yes, yes, yes..." After answering "yes" several times in a perfunctory tone, Makimura sat casually in the corner of the room, holding his large sword.
"Okay, Ogata-kun." Mamiya held his sword and slowly sat down on the tatami. He put on a meaningful smile and said to Ogata, "Let's... have a good chat."
"You and I both have many questions for each other."
"Ogata-kun, you should start asking questions first."
"In that case, I won't be polite."
Ogata did not sit on the ground like Mamiya and Makimura, but stood and asked Mamiya directly:
"Mamiya, I have heard a lot about you from Hasegawa when we were transported to this island."
"I already know that you have the name 'Ryuko Hachiman', and I also know that you are a subordinate of an unknown person with the title 'Buddha Enemy'."
"At the same time, I also learned that you are suspected of deliberately allowing yourself to be caught by the fire thief's officers."
"Mamiya, who are you? Why did you deliberately let yourself be captured by the fire thief Kai's officers? Was it so that you could land on this island?"
"Who am I..." Mamiya shrugged, "Don't you already know a lot about me? You know that my name is Mamiya Jiulang, that I have the title of 'Liuguang Hachiman', and that my lord's nickname is 'Buddha Enemy'."
"Mamiya..." Ogata frowned slowly, "Answer my questions carefully."
"Alright." Mamiya spread his hands, "In that case... I'll be honest with you."
"Ogata-kun, I told you before - my lord is a businessman."
“That’s not actually a lie.”
"Mucun and I both belong to a rice merchant called 'Huluwu' ."
