Volume 5: Kyoto Summer Campaign Chapter 274: Going to Luo! (Down)
Not long after Ogata left the gourd house——
"Xiao Lin! Xiao Lin!"
Genichi stood in front of the sliding paper door of a room and shouted loudly.
“What are you doing…?!” an impatient female voice came from behind the paper sliding door.
As the paper sliding door opened, Kinoshita Lin's face, filled with a strong sense of annoyance, appeared in front of Genichi.
"Ogata-kun has left."
"...Oh." Upon learning that Ogata had left, Kinoshita Lin only responded with a cold "Oh", "It's just right that he's gone now. I can cook for one less person."
Genichi looked at Kinoshita Lin with a complicated look.
Then he sighed deeply and whispered to Lin:
"…I already know the details of what happened between you and Ogata-kun this morning."
"Rin... the reason why you speak ill of Ogata-kun and always give him a bad face is because... you are jealous that he can master the Muga Nito-ryu with only my secret manual - am I right?"
After Genichi finished speaking, Lin did not immediately respond to Genichi's question.
Just keep silent.
But Lin's silence was already a disguised answer to Yuan Yi's question.
"...Xiao Lin." Yuan Yi sighed again, "I have said similar things many times."
"I have seen all the hardships you have endured since you were a child, and I understand your difficulties."
"But you really need to change your overly proud character."
“There are always people who are better than you, and there are always things that are better than you—this is the truth of the world.”
“Being jealous of others—that’s the most boring and stupid thing.”
"Besides, you are already very talented, there is really no need to be jealous of Ogata..."
Before Genichi could finish his words, Lin, who had been silent until now, suddenly roared:
“Stop talking!!”
Lin's roar interrupted Yuanyi's words.
After being interrupted, Genichi obediently followed Lin's words, closed his mouth tightly, and stopped talking. He just stared silently at Lin's face that was flushed with anger.
Lin took several deep breaths before her breathing gradually calmed down.
As her breathing became calmer, Lin's emotions gradually returned to calm and stable.
After calming down -
"…I'm sorry…I just…said something rude…"
Lin lowered her head and shoulders and apologized to Genichi.
Because Lin lowered her head, Yuanyi could only see the whorl of hair on top of Lin's head.
Lin looked at this moment like a wronged child who had done something wrong and was begging for forgiveness from his elders.
"Ah... Xiaolin, the only thing that's cute about you is that you apologize when you do something wrong... Okay, let's not talk about this topic anymore."
After saying that, Genichi sighed again.
Just when Genichi was about to turn around and leave, Lin suddenly called out to him.
"Uncle... you've come just in time. Can you help me tell everyone to gather at the Buddhist temple? I have something important to announce to everyone."
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About half an incense stick later——
After receiving Lin's sudden call, everyone in Hulu House immediately rushed to the Buddhist temple.
After everyone gathered, Lin, who was sitting under the thousand-character gourd horse seal, immediately said to everyone:
"Everyone! We're going to Kyoto next!"
"Kyoto?" Makimura raised his eyebrows first, "What are we going to do in Kyoto?"
"Of course, we should go find the master and disciple Kazuyo and Kazunao." Lin said calmly, "As the biggest suspects of the riot on Butterfly Island, they may hold a lot of interesting information."
"We at Huluwu have been investigating 'Immortality' for so many years, and only now have we finally got this little reliable clue, so we can't let it go no matter what!"
After Mamiya and Makimura returned, they immediately reported to everyone in Huluwu everything they saw and heard on Choujima.
Therefore, everyone in Huluwu now knows that there are really "immortals" on Die Island who cannot be killed no matter what, and what the "immortal poison" is.
I learned about the existence of the suspicious master and apprentice pair, Kazuyo and Kazunao.
I also know that there is "immortality poison" lurking in Ogata's body and he may die at any time; I know that Ogata went to Kyoto to find those two doctors in order to find a way to eliminate the immortality poison from his body.
"...Then how can we find this master and disciple?" Asai frowned slightly. "Ittosai has two prescriptions written by this master and disciple. We can use them as clues to start our search."
"We don't have any clues except for the names of the master and the disciple and their Kyoto accent. And the names used by the master and the disciple are most likely pseudonyms."
"As for the clues...you don't have to worry about that." Lin showed a meaningful smile on her face, "Ogata has his clues, and we have ours."
As soon as Lin finished speaking, Jian Gong, who was sitting below her, said calmly:
"I took a look at the two prescriptions in Ogata-kun's hand."
As soon as Mamiya finished speaking, Makimura asked back in surprise:
"When did you see the two prescriptions in Brother Ogata's hand?"
"When the immortal poison in Ogata-kun's body was suppressed, he took out these two prescriptions and asked Chikanosuke if he could give them to him." Mamiya said softly, "I happened to be standing next to Ogata-kun at the time. Fortunately, the words on the two prescriptions were large enough, so I could barely see what was written on them."
"Ordinary people may not be able to find any mystery in it."
"But because I once learned some southern barbarian medicine in the Echizen region, I saw something fishy in these two prescriptions."
"The two prescriptions written by this master and apprentice involve a lot of southern barbarian medical skills."
"So - this master and apprentice are not only Chinese medicine doctors, but also Lan medicine doctors, and their attainments in Nanman medicine are not low."
"There aren't many doctors who know Nanman medicine. Even in a big city like Kyoto, there are only a few who know Nanman medicine."
"We will soon be able to find out which doctors in Kyoto know Nanman medicine."
"...I see." Asai nodded gently, "This way, we can quickly find out who the most likely suspects of this suspicious master and disciple are."
"We will go to Luo in three days!"
Lin announced to them bluntly.
"It's rare to come across a clue that is considered quite reliable. This operation is very important!"
“So this time we will use all our strength!”
"Except Jiulang and Bogong, everyone else will follow me to Luoyang!"
“Wait!” As soon as Lin finished speaking, Makimura shouted first, “Except for Mamiya and Genichi, everyone else is going to Kyoto? That means - I have to go to Kyoto too?”
"Of course." Lin nodded.
"Why doesn't Mamiya have to go?"
"Because Jiulang has been busy since the beginning of this year, it's time to let him have a good rest."
"I have also been busy since the beginning of this year. I went to Choujima with Mamiya. Why can Mamiya rest while I have to go to Kyoto?"
"Because you used to work in Kyoto, you are the most familiar with Kyoto among all of us here, so you have to come with us no matter what." Lin's face showed impatience, "No more objections! If you say another word of nonsense, you can expect to see boogers in the dinner tonight!"
"Yes..." Mucun, who had originally raised his objection angrily, silently lowered his head back.
"Jiulang." Lin glanced at Mamiya, "Take good care of the house."
"yes!"
"Going to Kyoto to find those two doctors..." Shimada murmured, "Lord Ogata went to Kyoto to find those two doctors, right? In this case, wouldn't it be easy for us to run into Lord Ogata?"
"Let's just meet each other. What's there to be afraid of?" Lin said without hesitation, "He looks for it in his own way, and we look for it in our own way. We won't interfere with him and we'll just do our own thing."
"By the way—" Asai suddenly crossed his arms and said, "Shouldn't we just let Ittosai go like this?"
"Why do you say that?" Mamiya, who was sitting opposite Asai, asked back.
"Because isn't there some kind of immortality poison in Itdaosai's body?"
"Leave Ittosai here and study his body that has been corroded by the Immortal Poison. Maybe we can get some information related to 'immortality'."
"Asai ..." Mamiya smiled bitterly, "It's easy for you to say that, but it's not so easy to do. The simplest question is - how are you going to keep Ogata-kun?"
"...That guy's strength should not be underestimated." Lin, sitting under Qiancheng's gourd horse seal, said softly, "Although I am reluctant to admit it, this is still the fact. Without the help of the uncle, even if several of us go forward to besiege him together, it may take a lot of casualties to take him down."
"And even if we succeed in taking him down, we don't have the talent here who can study the human body."
"Didn't Senior Mamiya just say that he had studied medicine in the Echizen area?" Shimada asked.
"I only have a basic understanding of it. I can't do something like studying the human body."
"Alright!" Lin clapped twice to draw everyone's attention back. "Let's stop here! Everyone except Jiulang and Bogong should prepare for the long journey after they go down! We will go to Luoyang in three days!"
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After Lin announced the disbandment, Makimura, Asai, and Shimada walked side by side on the way back to their respective rooms.
"...I feel a little uneasy that Mamiya and Minamoto-ichi are staying in Owari." Asai, who was walking in the middle, suddenly said this.
As soon as Asai finished speaking, Makimura beside him nodded slowly :
"What a coincidence, I feel exactly the same as you do."
"Although the lord is a qualified leader most of the time, but..." Mucunzhang sighed, "Sometimes, he is really too childish... But this can't be blamed on the lord... After all, the lord is only 19 years old this year and still needs to be tempered..."
"The reason why our Hulu House has grown to the size it is today is thanks to the presence of Mamiya, a monster who can do all the work, and Genichirō, who has extensive connections and absolute strength ."
"They are the only two in the whole Calabash House who can calm down the lord who has a childish outburst."
"These two will not be traveling with us this time... It's impossible not to make people feel uneasy..."
"...You are wrong, Makimura." Asai, who usually showed few expressions, still had a blank expression at this moment. "The things that make me feel uneasy are different from yours."
"My Lord, you are indeed a little too childish sometimes."
"But there aren't many times when the lord's childishness can explode."
"Most of the time, the lord is a qualified and respectable leader. I never worry that the lord will make any mistakes. In fact, the lord has never made any mistakes at critical moments."
"What makes me uneasy is that among those in charge of this operation is you, Makimura, but not Mamiya and Genichi."
"Mamiya and Genichirō's 'helpfulness' can make up for your 'troublemaking'."
"Now that they are gone to keep you under control, I am very worried that you will cause a lot of trouble for everyone during this mission."
Asai's words were merciless.
But Makimura seemed to be accustomed to Asai's ruthless way of speaking, and was not angry at what Asai had just said.
He just shrugged and smiled:
"Are you worried that I might get into trouble during this mission?"
"That's right." Asai nodded bluntly, "You are always nosy and are the best at causing trouble among us. Many tasks that were originally easy have suddenly become difficult because of you."
"Mucun, I'm counting on you - please behave yourself this time in Luoyang. Don't cause unnecessary trouble for us."
"I just want to complete this mission quickly and then go back to Owari to sleep."
"Okay, okay, okay." Mucun raised his hands in surrender. "I understand. I will try to behave myself as you wish."
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Eating, sleeping, asking for directions, and traveling - this is Ogata 's daily routine these days.
Although the horse under his crotch was just an ordinary pack horse, its presence really made Ogata's journey much easier.
Although the distance between Owari and Kyoto is not far, it still takes a lot of time to ask for directions while traveling.
Ogata did not specifically count how many days it took him to get to Kyoto.
I just remember that the weather was getting hotter.
When we first set out, we still felt a little cold at night even with our haori on.
Gradually, I no longer felt cold at night, and I no longer needed to wear a haori.
The heat radiated by the sun high in the dome became more and more alarming.
To deal with the high temperature, the only thing Ogata could do to resist was to put away his light green haori and tie up the sleeves of his dark blue kimono with a cuff.
Before he knew it, Ogata was only a stone's throw away from Kyoto...
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When Ogata was only a stone's throw away from Kyoto——
Somewhere not too far from Kyoto.
"Master Hasegawa... Everyone is tired, let's find a place to rest as soon as possible."
"…Imai, go tell everyone - hold on a little longer, there is a village called 'Xinri' ahead, we will stay there tonight, and after spending the night there, we will set off for Kyoto tomorrow morning."
