Chapter 29 Seven (side A)

"Satoshi, I'm sure he can understand the meaning of a handbag with a closed mouth and a tied bottom." I have done everything that needs to be done, and I explained to Chitanda with enough leeway.Correction, I explained it in the state of being frozen to death. "That guy knows a lot of useless things." Chitanda was also shivering from the cold.But curiosity seemed to overshadow the physical pain, she leaned over and urged, "What's going on? I don't understand." "A tote is a bag. If you seal the mouth and the bottom of the bag, the thing in the middle is closed...it means 'a turtle in a urn.'"

In the darkness, Chitanda bent her fair neck: "I understand...?" Obviously don't understand.I smiled: "Not what I thought. It's an event in history. You know about the Battle of Anegawa?" Chitanda is very good at this kind of textbook stuff.She replied fluently: "It was Oda in 1570? Tokugawa and Asai? The war in Asakura, right? Oda Nobunaga won in the end." "Before that, there was a famous story... I wonder if you've heard it? It's called 'Kanazaki's retreat'." Chitanda was not good at things that were not in the textbook.She tilted her head.

I briefly explained: "When Nobunaga attacked Asakura, his brother-in-law Asai rebelled. Therefore, Nobunaga's sister sent him a small bean bag on the battlefield. The bag was tied up and down, and Nobunaga saw it. Afterwards, I understood what it meant—the younger sister wanted to say that Nobunaga has become a turtle in the urn...well, I don’t know how much of it is fiction.” Although it is clear and logical, all this knowledge actually comes from the manga borrowed from Satoshi and I.That manga... I think, I probably read it during the hot spring camp during the summer vacation.The episode I learned about at that time appeared again in the "New Year's TV drama special program Fengyun Xiaogucheng" that I watched leisurely during the day.At that time, I thought, can a bag convey so much information?Why not take the time to write a good letter? ...But right now, if the information is not conveyed, I will be very embarrassed instead.

Well, I guess it's okay.Anyway, Satoshi is free, so he will definitely go to Ibara's place like us.He'll understand when he sees the tote bag.After all, that guy was the one who lent me the manga, and he also watched today's "New Year's TV special program Fengyun Ji Xiaogucheng".Most importantly, he must be at the top of the list of who is most likely to be affected by what he has just seen.As long as he saw the tied bag, he should be able to recall that historical story. "There's another story..." Chitanda finally nodded in understanding.Starlight shines on her side face.

It seems that even the wallet was indeed passed to Ihara, so we might as well believe that even the slightly valuable things will be sent there by the patrolling personnel.Otherwise, I wouldn't dare throw the tote bag away. But if the message is to be conveyed, the lower rope is necessary.A tote bag alone basically says nothing.However, there was no suitable rope to be found in the hut.Without props, everything is empty talk—although I once had this kind of worry, I soon discovered that it was nothing more than unfounded worry... There is no need to look for it in the miscellaneous room.

The walls of this hut are fragile.While I was silently saying sorry in my heart, I destroyed a corner of the wooden wall.In this way, I have already dug out two holes in the wall.Chitanda acquiesced because it was only a size that could be moved in and out with one hand. Then I stood on the taiko stand.The target is near the ceiling of the miscellaneous house, just below the eaves. I stretched out my hand from the hole I just dug, looking for a rope... A white flag with "Arakusu Shrine" was erected on the outer wall of the miscellaneous house. Because the foundation was too shallow to stand up, people used a plastic rope to fix the flagpole On the eaves of the miscellaneous house.My goal is that rope.If only one hand is required, the world outside the miscellaneous house can also be touched.

In this way, I gathered all the props needed for the "turtle in the urn".It's up to Rishi next.Well, it should be fine. Crack—there was a sound from the aluminum door.Then a familiar voice sounded: "Houtaro, are you there?" Chitanda looked at me.Her eyes, which were already large, opened even wider in astonishment.I shrugged and responded to Satoshi, "It was a great help, I'm almost freezing to death." "There's warm sweet wine in the social affairs office~ I'll open the door right away." Sweet wine, that's what we're here for.But that's the end of the matter, of course, the more mulled wine, the better.

Clack, click.The aluminum door opened slowly. Under the moonlight and firelight, Satoshi smiled and said, "Ah, happy new year." "Yo, happy 'open' year." As the winter wind blew, Chitanda sneezed a little.