Chapter 5 5. The Black Ship Attacks

On the third day of June in the sixth year of Kayong, that is, at the moment when the US East India Fleet arrived in Japan, Japanese history took a turn and entered the era of the end of the Tokugawa period.The fate of Ryoma also changed dramatically.But that day, he didn't understand what the so-called black ship meant.After listening to Wushi's story about the black boat, he suddenly felt hungry. "Brother Wushi, I already know about the black ship. Do you have anything there?" "what?" "Eat." He pouted. "Xiaolong, you can really hold your breath."

"Where, I'm so hungry, my chest is sticking to my back." "Let's not talk about this. The black ships this time are different from the barbarian ships that have haunted the sea in recent decades. They came aggressively and are ready to fight. For our country, it may become the first national disaster since the Yuan Dynasty. At this time, you don't even know how to worry." What is this fish jaw, serious about doing?Ryoma suddenly saw a small bundle next to Banping Tai's knee. "Brother Wushi, what is that?" "rice cake." Before Wu Shi finished speaking, Long Ma reached out and snatched the burden away.Wu Shi regretted it too late. "No, Xiaolong, no. There may be a war tonight, so I have prepared dry food."

"How many are there?" "nine." "Brother Wushi, are you planning to use these rice cakes to drive away the black boat?" Long Ma stuffed a piece of rice cake into his mouth without any explanation. "I didn't say I used rice cakes to drive black ships, but to make dry food." "During the war, the clan will provide food for the soldiers." "But preparing dry food by yourself is a warrior's habit and warrior spirit." "Have you said that?" Ryoma was still chewing non-stop, and he had already grabbed the second piece.

"There's nothing I can do about you." Wu Shi could only smile wryly. All his life, Ryoma believed that rice cakes were just rice cakes, something to eat.But Takeshi didn't think so, he would always try to give something a meaning.So whenever something happens, the two will argue.The strange thing is that one is very realistic and the other is out of the world, but for some reason, the relationship is very close. "Brother Wushi, I don't know anything about the black boat, please tell me again." "I won't tell anyone who treats people like fools."

Mystery.Longma scoffed.When he finished eating three pieces of rice cakes and was about to drink the rest of the tea in Wushi City, the subordinate supervisors Yoshida Jinkichi and Yasuoka Sentai ran in and said, "Please gather at the training ground." After speaking, he ran away . "Xiaolong, I'm going to drive away the black boat soon." In the Tosa domain, except for the main house, there is no meeting hall, and the rest are long houses.When the vassals want to discuss matters, they usually go to the martial arts field. When the two arrived at the gathering place, they found that it was overcrowded.

The lord of the Tosa domain at this time was Toyonobu Yamauchi, who returned to Tosa two months ago, and the important ministers who stayed in Edo, Yamada Yaemon, Morimoto Sanzo, and Yamauchi Shitasō presided over the discussion.All three are notoriously incompetent. The first night's instruction is to wait.In addition, students such as Ryoma who were studying in Edo were temporarily inserted into the ranks of the vassal soldiers.Calculated in this way, there are four hundred Tosa soldiers in Edo. "I became a miscellaneous soldier." Longma sighed.However, Takeshi Banheita is also a miscellaneous soldier.He is Bai Zha, the so-called quasi-sergeant sergeant, but he is still a student who lives in the longhouse, so he can only be regarded as a pawn.

What a jerk!Wushi Banping Tai is a master of wisdom and wisdom, proficient in Confucianism and art of war, has outstanding resourcefulness, and has the ability to lead troops to fight.Such a martial arts market is actually just a miscellaneous soldier.The family status system for three hundred years is simply ridiculous. After the vassals dispersed, they returned to the mansion or the longhouse of the vassal mansion, and when they came out to gather again, they were already in military uniform. Several of the sergeants wore helmets and armor handed down from their ancestors, almost like samurai dolls from a general store.Some have incomplete armor, some wear only a shawl, or only a helmet.Those who don't even have these items can only wear fireproof equipment on this hot day.The team was in disarray.

"Brother Wushi, what shall we do?" Ban Ping thought for a while and said, "And put on the armor you used for sword practice." "it is good." Ryoma, Banheita, and other low-level samurai who came to Edo from Tosa to learn swords also wore this attire.Compared with those heavily armed warriors, their attire is quite impressive. In the martial arts field waiting to go out, people formed several small groups, and they gathered together to discuss the art of war, which was extremely lively.But the sergeant was with the sergeant, and the junior samurai was with the junior samurai. They rolled their eyes at each other and didn't talk to each other.This has been the custom of the Tosa Clan for three hundred years.The upper ranks are all samurai from the Yamauchi family, while the junior samurai are subordinates of the Nagsoga tribe who were defeated in the Sekigahara Battle.

The center of the sergeant is the Hojo military master named Hirase Denhachiro who receives a salary of three hundred shi. "I say." This is the mantra of this person. "I said, when checking the enemy's head, where..." Hirose Denhachiro is teaching young samurai his actual combat experience.The sergeants all listened attentively. He was talking about the complicated etiquette when he went to meet the prince after cutting off the head of the American sailor.The Hojo style is the art of war created by Hojo Yasuo in the early days of the Tokugawa shogunate. It has become the art of war that Yamauchi families must learn in the past dynasties. There are almost no details of leading troops to fight, only the red tape when inspecting the head.

Can this repel the black ship?Longma became increasingly angry. Early on the morning of the third day, the above finally issued an expedition order. The four black ships in Uraga Bay were very tough when they made demands on the shogunate, and even pretended to rush into the bay to bombard Edo.The shogunate was at a loss and ordered the daimyo, who owned mansions in Shiba, Shinagawa and other places, to send troops to guard the coast urgently. The Tosa domain also received orders.The vassal state has seven vassal mansions in Edo.Those who received the order were the Shiba, Samezhou, and Shinagawa domains.According to the arrangement, Ryoma and others will be sent to Shinagawa.Early in the morning, they lined up from Kajibashi Tosa Domain Mansion.

On the way, the commotion among the people was even worse than yesterday. "Brother Wushi." "What is it?" "If I had known this, I would have opened a grocery store." Long Ma said. It is said that samurai from all feudal domains flocked to all the grocery stores in Edo to buy armor and swords and guns, so that the prices tripled.That kind of store is full of money. The same goes for gunpowder.Since all feudal clans in Edo are in accordance with the established laws of the shogunate, it is forbidden to store more than necessary ammunition, so now they are all rushing to buy.Its price has naturally skyrocketed, and even so, it is still out of stock. In these extraordinary times, rumors spread quickly.Sanuki Takamatsu 120,000 stone Matsudaira Sanuki Mamoru has become the laughing stock of the streets and alleys.The feudal clan was ordered to be responsible for the security of the Seaside Palace, so they hurriedly purchased gunpowder, but all the gunpowder stores in the city were sold out by the feudal clans.In the end, I bought more than ten catties at a high price, which was only enough for one cannon to fire two or three shots. Pro-Fan is nothing more than that.The original shape of the shogunate, which has been majestic for three hundred years, turned out to be like this.Longma was very dissatisfied.However, what is strange is that the 80,000-banner general who was stationed around the Shogun's Mansion in order to protect Edo, when the black ships attacked, the shogunate only wanted to borrow the troops of the daimyo instead of using the shogun's own soldiers.The reason is that it doesn't work at all.All the general's banner retainers can barely make ends meet, and they have no money to buy weapons and harnesses, let alone take their retainers to war. "Brother Wushi, the general's mansion is nothing more than that. The general's personal soldiers are also nothing more than mediocre." "Shhh." The most embarrassing thing for the upright Wushi was the temperament of Ryoma, who was born in a village.Although he is a samurai, he is not afraid of authority and speaks and acts too bluntly. For Ryoma, there is nothing to be afraid of in this world. After Ryoma and his party arrived at the Shinagawa feudal government, they found that the seashore from Shiba to Shinagawa had completely changed.At the residences of the feudal clans, tents with family crests were erected, the feudal flags were raised, and the feudal lord's horse seals fluttered in the wind. The scene was like returning to the great battle of the Warring States Period. "It's spectacular!" Long Ma sighed and said, "Brother Wushi, why can't you see the so-called black ship?" "Of course not. They broke down on a far headland." "It is said that two of them did not break anchor, but were floating at sea." "That's thinking of going to war at any time." The party was placed on the horse farm and archery training ground of the feudal mansion to wait for orders. The turmoil caused by barbarians happened several times in the past fifty or sixty years.But like this time, it was the first time that four warships came at once.Moreover, the ship is a steam ship, which can run on its own. The boards of the ship are wrapped with iron plates, and each ship is equipped with twenty cannons.If the eighty cannons on the four warships fired at the shore at the same time, the soldiers and horses on the shore would immediately be reduced to ashes. "Perry was cunning and insidious, and threatened Uraga's magistrate. The shogunate officials were all shaking with fright." Takeshi said. Hearing about the embarrassment of the shogunate, someone gritted their teeth angrily and said: "Are the people in the general's mansion scared out of their wits?" "Kill all the foreigners on the black ship!" From then on, the theory of anti-barbarians began to prevail and gradually became a trend. "Brother Wushi, what do you think?" Long Ma said.Of course, Hanheita Takeichi, who later became the leader of King Tosa, strongly opposed Kurofune's request to open the port. "Use a small boat to secretly approach the enemy ship, then ambush and kill it. There is no other way. Xiaolong, what do you think?" "I think so too." But Ryoma immediately showed an innocent smile, "Before that, I wanted to get on the black ship and drive it. That man named Perry is admirable, he only brought four warships here , can shock our whole country.” "Do you like boats?" "I love it so much. Brother Wushi, do you want to secretly leave the feudal mansion with me and lurk on the black ship?" "That's a crime worthy of seppuku. Besides, what happens after lurking on the black ship?" "According to your art of war. Kill everyone except the leader. Then unload its cannon and sink to the bottom of the sea." Ryoma was full of enthusiasm. In the evening of this day, someone invited Ryoma to see him.Ryoma went to the door and saw that it was Chiba Shigetaro and his sister Sanako. The two also wore the armor they wore when fencing.Sanako tied a white towel on Takashimada's bun, and the two are like revenge brothers and sisters in the play. "What's the matter?" "Please let us join your team." Needless to say Ryoma, Takeichi Hanpeita was also very young at the time.That night, they sneaked out of the Shinagawa Domain with Chiba Shigetaro and Sanako.If they were discovered, the four would be cut into their stomachs at least, or beheaded for public display at worst. Their target was the American fleet in Uraga Bay.They claimed to subdue the four black ships with Beichen Yidao Liu and Jing Xin Zhiliu's kung fu. "No need to bother, just one boat per person." Listening to Ryoma's tone, it was as easy as catching a few carp in a pond. Shigetaro, the son of a swordsman, has a straightforward temperament, and sighed: "Xiaolong, you are really a hero." Banping Tai is different.After walking for more than four miles, Ban Pingtai suddenly laughed and stopped. "I always feel like I've been duped by Xiaolong. Longma is really bad." He lifted his chin and pointed to Longma who was a few steps ahead of him. "What?" Shigetaro also stopped. "That fellow is unbelievable. Usually he doesn't like to speak, and he is clumsy. Once he speaks, the listener must be careful, otherwise he will be fooled. This is like a natural trick. Even me, who is a few years older than him, I almost believed that we could take those four ships with our bare hands. I'm finally awake. Go back to Shinagawa. If you don't make it back before dawn, you'll end up with seppuku." "Are you afraid of seppuku?" Shigetaro was a little annoyed. "Of course I'm afraid. You only have one life, and you can't just throw it away." "How did Xiaolong deceive us?" "He," Hanpeita had already stepped towards Shinagawa, "he is a boat fan, and he loses his soul when he mentions the boat. He really wants to get the black boat, but how is that possible?" "How is it impossible?" "First of all, on the way to Uraga, where the black ship is located, there are camps from various feudal clans. The shogunate strictly prohibits private actions, and we will be arrested on the way." "But," Shigetaro said in a panic, looking around, "Xiaolong is gone. Sanako, go ahead and look for it." Longma was already far away from them at this time.He didn't really think they would be able to subdue the black ships with their bare hands, he just wanted to see the ships with his own eyes.In the future, Ryoma, who will lead the fleet as the captain of the sea rescue team, will show his talents in the end of the Bakumura. At this moment, whenever he mentions the ship, he is very enthusiastic. If you're lucky, you might be able to go there and catch the black ship.He thought to himself when he heard footsteps behind him. "Master Sakamoto, wait." Looking back, it was Sanako who was carrying a lantern with the Chiba family logo on it.When he heard that Hanpeita Takeichi was going back to the Shinagawa Domain, Ryoma was not surprised, and said, "It's okay. You and Master Shigetaro also go back to the Shinagawa Domain and wait. I can go alone." "You want to subdue the black ship alone?" "Ok." "Then you take me with you." "This is embarrassing for me. To tell you the truth, when I said to subdue the black ship, it was just an excuse to adapt to the situation. I just wanted to see what the black ship that scared the whole of Japan looked like." "That's all?" Sanako exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Sakamoto, are you willing to risk seppuku just to see it?" "Of course. I love boats dearly, and it's worth losing my life for it." "Then I'll go too." "Oh? You like boats too?" "No." "Then hurry back to Shinagawa." "But even if I don't care about the boat..." Sanako swallowed, and continued, "I care about you. That's why I'm going to Uraga with you." After finishing speaking, Sanako lowered her head with a shy expression on her face.Even at night, if you can't see your face, this shouldn't be what the daughter of the Wu family should say. "Sanako." Ryoma called out. Sanako raised his head and met Ryoma's eyes, and found that his expression was very strange.While she was in a daze, Ryoma had already snatched the lantern from her. "What do you want?" "Borrow it. I'm going. You don't have a lantern, so you can't catch up. Just go back to Shinagawa by the moonlight." "Ah..." Zuo Nazi was about to shout, but the light of the lantern was getting farther and farther away. Ryoma ran all the way to Kanagawa Village.The soldiers of the Fujido clan stationed nearby shouted and asked, "Where are you going?" "Uraga." He was surrounded by several warriors with big sticks. "Notify the vassal and name." Dragon and horse ignored. He knew that if he spoke out, he would be stopped.Only hard work can pass.But there are four people on the other side.If Ryoma bent down slightly and said good words mixed with truth and falsehood, such as "My lords, you have worked hard. This is Tosa retainer Ryoma Sakamoto. I have to go to Uraga's Ii-sama's camp because of some business in the feudal clan. Please give me a hand." It might be all right.But Ryoma chose to remain silent.He ran out secretly, so it was impossible to honestly tell them his details. This kid is suspicious.After a few people gathered together, the big stick in their hands came towards Ryoma's chest. rude!Longma's blood surged up, and his veins burst out. It may also be the fault of "Fudodo".There is a story about the battle of Sekihara in Tosa.Ryoma and other Tosa villagers grew up listening to this story since they were young.It is said that because of the defeat of the old lord Naga Soga's family in the Sekigahara Battle, they fell to the bottom.Even so, they could not express their resentment too blatantly towards Tokugawa and the Yamauchi family.So it is natural to point the finger of resentment at Fujido, who was originally Toyotomi's former minister.After Hideyoshi's death, he had an affair with Tokugawa and worked for the Tokugawa family.Gao Hu, the ancestor of the Fujido family, became a villain in the eyes of the Tosas. As long as he heard the word Fujido, Ryoma was not the only one who would be furious.During the Battle of Osaka Xia in the first year of Yuanhe, the Tosa Army of the Osaka side clashed with the Todo Army of the Eastern Army in Yao, Hanoi, claiming to "revenge Sekihara's revenge", thus defeating Fujido, which is a precedent.Something ingrained in my brain from childhood was terrifying.In Ryoma's mind, the Fujido family is the villain in the storyteller's story. He suddenly grabbed the opponent's big stick. "What do you want to do?" He grabbed the big stick, grabbed the man's front, then tripped him with the Oguri-style technique he learned from Hineno Benji's office, knocked down two people with the big stick, and then suddenly said to himself, "No it is good".The Todo Soldiers with torches will rush over, and if they fail, they will die here.If you say the domain name... this is really unbearable in Ryoma.So he fled. He went south along Uraga Avenue. It was dawn when we arrived at Liupu, and we slept in the mountains during the day. By the time we arrived at Uraga, it was dawn on the third day.He climbed to the Ohara Terrace overlooking Uraga and waited for the sunrise.Soon, it was daylight, and four huge warships were floating on the blue sea. Later, Ryoma heard from the British Gulabo that the real purpose of Perry's fleet coming to Uraga was originally to hunt whales.Until then, the British and American whaling fleets had been using the Atlantic Ocean as a fishing ground, and then due to overfishing, the catch began to decrease.In order to find new fishing grounds, they have just embarked on an adventurous sailing journey.They soon learned that the Pacific Ocean, especially the northern flock, was home to large numbers of whales.But they suffered from no port to get supplies.To leave the home port and operate in the Pacific Ocean, a coal storage place is needed.Although the ships are all steam engine ships, the coal reserves on board can only last for seven days.They then decided to look for a port of call in the Japanese archipelago.They know that this country implements a stubborn policy of seclusion, and they want to use these majestic fleet demonstrations to force Japan to open its ports. Ryoma didn't know this. He climbed up the cliff and sighed: It's like a whale spirit.He bent down and looked at the four large ships floating in the sea, and was amazed.Those few ships, even give me one.His mind is like a child wanting a plaything. Is there a way to get it?Just four warships and eighty cannons can shock the shogunate.Ryoma thought, if I owned one of them and cruised in the inner sea, it would surpass the force of a daimyo over a million stones. As the captain, wouldn't I be able to reign over three hundred princes? It takes only one ship to become famous.Ryoma fell into fantasy.What would you do if you became famous?After thinking for a long time, he finally had a whimsical idea.Simply turn everyone into a big name.Not only samurai, but farmers, merchants, and craftsmen all became daimyo.In this way, everyone can stand up and put on airs.Hahaha, this is so interesting.The old source will definitely be shocked.Sister Otome has become a female daimyo, so she must be playing a big role. At this time, there was a sound of scraping the grass, and ten warriors immediately surrounded the dragon and horse. "Hey, what are you doing here?" Ryoma turned over, as if he just woke up, grinned and said, "I'm looking at the black ship. You can see it clearly from here, come and see it too." "Shut up! We are members of Hikone Ii's family, and we are responsible for guarding this Odaiba. Which domain are you from, tell us your name." Long Ma was silent. "This person is suspicious, take him to the guard post." "etc" Ryoma seemed to remember something, stood up and glanced at everyone. "Think about it too." He looked at the samurai of the Jingyi family with a gaze that could melt ice and snow.Everyone fell silent when they saw the smile of this young man of unknown origin. "If you talk about the Jingyi family, it is the top of the lineage of daimyo. The Jingi family in Sanhe is famous for its martial arts. Since the Warring States Period, it can be said that the Jingi family has been invincible. Looking at you, I know that everyone is a hero." Everyone looked weird. "Right?" Ryoma said, looking at the white-faced man who seemed to be the highest among them. "Ah, yes." "There is no need to be humble. To be a human being, you should stand up and be proud of yourself. I read it in a book. It is said that the Jing Yi family has been wearing red armor and flying red flags since Nao Takao. During the Warring States period , as long as you see the red armor of the Jingyi family, the enemy will be scared to death." "Who the hell are you?" "Okay, okay." Ryoma stopped the opponent with a gesture, "my name is not important. I'm talking about the Ii family now. It can be seen from the fact that the general specially selected the Ii family to serve as Uraga's guard. I am extremely impressed that the martial arts of the Ii family have been carried forward to this day. But what is the result? You have made me too embarrassed." "Then... why is that?" "You misidentified the enemy." He accidentally began to speak in Tosa dialect, "Where is the enemy? Isn't it on the black ship over there, but me who is watching the black ship here? Even if you catch me to the guard post, The black ship will not sink either. Fortunately, you are warriors born in a family of bravery. How about it, would you like to take advantage of this good opportunity of meeting me and go with me to capture one of the four black ships?" Is this guy crazy?Everyone was dumbfounded after hearing his words. Ryoma is serious.Eleven men waited until night and rowed from the back of the headland to the Black Ship to take it. "After approaching the black boat, select five masters of swordsmanship from among the eleven people, take off their clothes, jump into the sea with knives, and swim to the other side of the boat. People use ropes to climb up. Western swords are no match for Japanese swords at all, let alone the samurai of the Ii family." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.One of them had been listening intently and asked: "Isn't this the kid who made trouble in the Fuji Hall camp the night before?" "Yeah, it's the same as in the wanted notice, speaking in a Tosa accent." "Yeah!" They held down the hilt of the knife, trying to draw it out, "Grab him!" Ryoma's efforts were in vain.When he had to jump off the cliff to escape, he looked at the sea and was stunned.The black ship is moving.They began to attack the inner bay of Edo Bay. "Hey, look, there is going to be a war." The four black ships suddenly set off from Uraga Bay and headed for Edo.It was later learned that it was for surveying terrain.But now who can know? Headed by the shogunate, up to the garrison camps of the feudal vassals along the coast, down to the people of Edo, all of them were frightened and took refuge one after another.But the real purpose of the black boat is not to measure the terrain.They sailed to a place where Shinagawa could be seen, and fired a few rounds, threatening the crowd.This is no longer diplomacy, but intimidation.That fellow Perry underestimated the Japanese. But these cannon shots in Shinagawa Bay changed the history of Japan.Shocked by this, the shogunate began to slowly open the country's gates. At the same time, people with lofty ideals rose up, opposing the founding of the country and demanding to drive away the barbarians.The beginning of Japan's modern history can be said to have started from the moment when these few shells smoked. I don't know who made it, but this graffiti is posted in the streets and alleys of Edo.Shangxizhuan is a kind of high-grade tea at this time. It has a pun on the homonym of steamboat. Drinking only four cups will make everyone excited. Perhaps at this time, seeing the black ship's movements, the most surprised ones were Ryoma and the ten Ii family warriors standing on the cliff of Oharadai in Uraga Village, which was very close to the black ship. "It's not good, it's time to fight!" The warriors of Jingyi's family immediately forgot about Ryoma, scattered down the mountain, and returned to their posts.Ryoma also ran.Judging from the posture of the black ship, it was going to attack Shinagawa.Shinagawa has the Tosa Clan's camp.Only now did Ryoma regret that he left there and came to such a place to see the black ship.It is a great shame for a samurai to miss a battle. Gotta get back asap.Long Ma panicked and fell down several times.Get up and fall down.In the end, he deliberately rolled down, but it was faster. When I got off the cliff and came to the road, there happened to be a horse with a saddle tied there.It looks like the war horse of the Ii family samurai group just now.And be a horse thief.Longma cut off a clump of white bamboo with a short knife to use as a whip, jumped on the horse's back, and galloped back.There was a noise behind him, and he didn't turn his head. Ryoma galloped all the way and returned to the Shinagawa formation.It can be said that from this moment on, Ryoma galloped towards his own life. When Ryoma arrived near Shinagawa, he jumped off his horse and happened to meet a groom at a post station.He called the groom, stuffed some money into his hand, and said, "Excuse me, tie this horse to the pine forest on the roadside near Jingyi Camp in Uraga. entrusted." He returned safely to Shinagawa. Back at the feudal mansion, Takeichi Hanpeita said, "Have you got the black ship?" "No." "When you were away, I had already tricked the group leader with clever words, just work hard in a while." "Thank you. Is the group leader furious?" "No." "Why is that?" "Things are surprising. Originally, your name was not written in the roster of the feudal mansion. The group leader was surprised and asked why you were there." "Underestimate people." That's the end of the matter. During the time when Ryoma was not in the feudal mansion, the atmosphere among the lower-level samurai changed drastically, and Ryoma was greatly surprised. There was a murderous look in the mansion.They saw with their own eyes the barbarians on the black ship bluffing and intimidating, and the crowd was excited for a while. "Get rid of Yi Di!" "The shogunate is too easy to bully!" "If you don't fight with them, let them see how powerful the Japanese sword is, and all the barbarians in the world will look down on us, Japan!" Many years later, Ryoma supported the theory of founding the country, but at this time, if a samurai does not agree with the theory of fighting barbarians, he is not a man.At this time, there were very few people in Japan who understood overseas.This is naturally caused by the policy of closing the country for three hundred years, not because people are born ignorant. At this time, the reason why the theory of expelling barbarians is popular can be said to be a matter of course.Think about it from a personal point of view.It's as if a person opens the door of his house and suddenly finds a person he doesn't know at all standing at the gate, insisting on interacting with him, and threatening him with a murder weapon.It would be a poor human being to bow down and obey that person's request. In fact, the black ship incident died down soon after.Two days after Ryoma returned to the Shinagawa Domain, the black ship left the bay.The feudal clans immediately lifted their guards.Ryoma returned to the Edo martial arts school where he had been away for many days, and once again devoted himself to the study of fencing. One day at the end of August, in the feudal mansion of Kaji Bridge, an unexpected guest came - the thief's dormitory Fujihei. "Long time no see." Ryoma led him to a room in the longhouse.Seeing that no one else was present, Fujihei suddenly lowered his voice and said, "My lord, I have something to ask you. I don't know where to start, so I just want to ask, will you kill someone?"