A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 62 The Town of Inoguchi

A few hours later, Asai Nagamasa and the others arrived at the tavern in Inoguchi-cho, which is the closest to Inabayama Castle and the most prosperous area nearby.

Due to the large population and frequent wars, Nippon's food gap is very large, and naturally there is no excess to use for brewing. Probably only wealthy areas like Inoguchi Town can have large-scale brewing. The class exists.

Tokichiro and Axiu were drinking next to them. Axiu, who had never touched alcohol before, was very interested in this liquid with a special taste. However, due to her strong physical fitness, she probably would never be able to enjoy the fun of being drunk in her life. .

Asai Nagamasa himself looked through a list written in very fresh handwriting, while Maeno Nagayasu and several newly summoned younger brothers were waiting on him carefully.

The list contains the names, ages, and approximate records of some ronin. These were all written by Maeno Nagayasu himself just now.

From the current point of view, although his personal martial arts is not very good, he can only defeat three or two ashigaru at best, but he unexpectedly knows some basic arithmetic and intelligence gathering.

Don't underestimate this. In this era of year-round war, everyone is working hard to survive, and there is no way to focus on other things.

Coupled with the selfishness of many people and the lack of education, a considerable number of lower-level warriors cannot even write their own names. As for the civilians, there may not be even one in dozens or hundreds who can write.

This is why Asai Nagamasa never thought of recruiting subordinates from civilians from the beginning, because it would be a waste of effort, and there are only one capable person like Tokichiro who comes from a humble background.

But after reading the list, Asai Nagamasa was not satisfied, because none of the names were familiar to him, which meant that they failed to make any splash in the history he was familiar with.

As for force, the strongest one had fought bloody battles and killed two wild wolves independently. If it were the well-known generals of the Asai family, not even any of them would be able to achieve the same level, but they can There are definitely not a few people who can do it, and they won't suffer much injuries.

"Is that all there is to it?"

Although Asai Nagamasa's tone was calm and there was no special expression on his face, Maeno Nagayasu was not a fool. He could certainly feel the other party's dissatisfaction and disappointment.

But he had no choice but to bow his head and say, "I'm very sorry, Lord Asai, but this is indeed a list of all the famous ronin in the area."

After a slight pause, Maeno Changyasu continued: "After all, this place is too close to Inabayama Castle."

Asai Nagamasa immediately understood, he smiled and shook his head: "Okay, Chang Yasu, I don't mean to blame you, it's because I'm too greedy."

Indeed, as Maeno Nagayasu said, this place is so close to the Saito family's headquarters. If there is someone with outstanding abilities, I am afraid the Saito family will not ignore it.

If they cannot be brought under their command, they will either be expelled or may be killed. After all, the original owner here has the nickname "Meinong Viper", and he will not let his strength go. The powerful and restless Ronin roamed the area under his rule.

Maeno Nagayasu opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just bowed deeply again: "I'm very sorry, Mr. Asai, to disappoint you."

"It's nothing, Changkang, you are not my subordinate. As a friend, I am very grateful to you for being able to help me so much."

Maeno Nagayasu shook his head: "But this is nothing compared to your life-saving grace."

Asai Nagamasa gently turned the wine glass in his hand, sniffing the almost tasteless wine, and had some new thoughts in his mind.

I have hinted to this point, plus the grace of saving my life, but Mae Yechang Yasushi still didn't mention his elder brother, the real leader of the Chuanhezhong.

Sure enough, is it still that the power I control is not enough?
However, apart from the fact that he cannot fully represent the Asai family, Odani Castle is also a bit far away from here after all, and it is impossible for the Kawabi people to abandon Kiso Mikawa, which they rely on for survival, and instead go to Odani Castle to serve themselves.

After all, they, Kawabizhong, are experienced people. They have been swinging between the Oda family and the Saito family for more than ten years. They don't have the aura of domineering in them, and they can make the other party bow to them.

"Forget it, Changkang, don't mention that anymore, but you'd better not pass by that area in the near future."

"Ah?" Maeno Nagayasu was suddenly startled. He quickly glanced around, and then whispered: "Master Asai, are there still monsters there?"

Asai Nagamasa nodded lightly: "What we killed today were just some puppets affected by the power of monsters. If my prediction is correct, the real murderer is still hiding nearby."

"Ah? Lord Asai, what kind of monster would that be?"

Asai Nagamasa secretly frowned. This Maeno Nagayasu, his curiosity is a bit too strong, right?Even if you know what kind of monster it is, is it possible that you still want to seek revenge?

However, after thinking about it, he finally chose to tell the truth: "If I guessed correctly, it is some kind of tiger monster. It has the special power to kill enemies and enslave them."

Feline-like vertical pupils, huge animal paw prints, and the ability to kill an enemy's body after killing it. Based on this information, Asai Nagamasa easily deduced the true identity of the opponent. He must be some kind of tiger monster, like those robbers yesterday. , in fact, they are all demons driven by the tiger demon.

Working for the tiger is not just an idiom, but also a special power possessed by some powerful tiger monsters.However, according to Abe Seimei's records, the tiger demon's ability is far from that powerful. Each ghost needs to be cast by the tiger demon himself in order to be transformed.

Unlike before, just a little injury or a cut could be transformed. If he hadn't been there, Maeno Nagayasu might not have been spared.

These ghosts are to some extent more dangerous than the ghouls driven by the Sakura Tree Demons in Shisan Sakura Village. At least those ghouls cannot easily increase the number of companions, but the humans killed by the ghosts , if its body is not disposed of as soon as possible, it will soon be transformed into a new ghost.

Has the tiger demon hidden behind developed unprecedented abilities, or has it mastered some unique secret treasure?

Maeno Nagayasu said bitterly: "Tiger monster? It's really hateful!"

He once again felt his own powerlessness. He was just a mortal, not a particularly outstanding warrior, and he couldn't fight against the legendary monster at all.

Asai Nagamasa felt a little interesting. This guy didn't seem to be particularly surprised by the existence of monsters. Thinking back to when he cast spells before, he seemed to be only surprised by the power of his spells, not by the fact that he could release them. Spells.
There is no doubt that he is just an ordinary samurai, so where did he come into contact with monsters and magic?

Could it be his eldest brother, the leader of the Kawabi clan - Hachisuka Koroku?

"Okay, Changkang, let's do this for today. Help me pay more attention in the future. If there are outstanding ronin who are willing to join me, you can ask them to go to Miyabe Castle near Otani Castle. The lord of the city there is I, Miyabe Tsurun. people."

Asai Nagamasa stretched out his hand and handed over a few special tokens. They were tokens he made in Otani Castle, with a little bit of magic attached to them. They had no special effect. They simply made a hidden mark that ordinary people could not detect. , for the time being, only Miyabe Tsutsurujun who has already started can understand.

Coupled with his instructions before leaving, when Miyabe Jijun saw the token, he naturally knew their identities.

"Of course, if you or your other brothers are welcome, I will also welcome you."

Now that he has said this, Asai Nagamasa is no longer secretive. Although there is not much hope, at least this is a clear expression of his meaning.

Although Maeno Nagayasu was a little moved, he still refused without hesitation: "Thanks to Lord Asai for your love, but I am not good at martial arts, so I am afraid I am not qualified for the job. But don't worry, Nagayasu will go all out to complete what you have asked me to do." Task."

"Hehe, that's fine." Nagamasa Asai didn't force it, as the opponent's ability wasn't worthy of his overemphasis.

He just reminded him casually: "By the way, please tell Changkang that if Master Fengsuhe Xiaoliu is free, please come with me. It's been famous for a long time."

Maeno Nagayasu obviously hesitated for a moment, as if this matter was very difficult for him, but in the end he nodded vigorously: "Brother is not in the stronghold for the time being, but leave it to me, Mr. Asai, I will try my best to arrange it. of."

Asai Nagamasa suddenly became more puzzled, it was just an invitation to meet, why Maeno Nagayasu would look like this, could it be that there is something else behind this?
At present, it seems that it will not be too easy to meet Habisuka Koryu, the leader of the Kawabi clan.

Although he was a little uncomfortable, Asai Nagamasa could understand that the Kawami clan was entrenched in Kiso Mikawa and could always be independent from the Saito family and the Oda family. Obviously there were some special reasons. He had probably rejected it many times. Recruit from other companies.

He didn't want to see him, probably because he was afraid of trouble. After all, a famous young master wanted to see him, and any normal person could guess the general intention.

After a few more pleasantries, Maeno Nagayasu said goodbye and left. Although Asai Nagamasa had no intention of wanting his spiritual stone at first, he couldn't help but sincerely wanted to offer it, so he reluctantly accepted it in the end.

After opening the small package, Asai Nagamasa planned to take a look at the specific purity and energy contained before deciding how to use it.

In fact, whether it is the sealing box or his folding fan, although the appearance looks tattered and miserable, the damage is actually not too serious, because what is really important is not the appearance, but the magic circle and energy contained in it. , they can all be repaired or even strengthened with spirit stones.

But after opening it, he made an unexpected discovery. Under the spiritual stone, there was a piece of paper that looked a little old and had purple patterns.

This immediately surprised him so much that he even put the spirit stone directly next to it and picked up the paper that had been folded many times.

The heaviness after taking it, the not-unfamiliar lines, and the flowing spiritual energy that were familiar to onmyojis immediately made him more and more satisfied.

Originally, Maeno Nagayasu probably just used it as a pavement to prevent the spiritual stone from being damaged, but he had no idea that this piece of paper might be more precious than the spiritual stone in front of him.

Because this is not ordinary paper, it is Yin-Yang paper made by Onmyoji. It not only contains magic power, but also contains some special magic circles.

Even some demanding onmyojis will personally collect miscanthus, spend a lot of time and energy, and go through complicated processes to finally make it into yin and yang paper.

The one in front of me falls into this category. If ordinary Onmyojis were to do it themselves, even if the papermaking technology from the Cathay Empire had already spread throughout Nibon, they would not be able to really do it for a year and a half.

But after putting in so much time and effort, onmyojis will also be rewarded handsomely.

(End of this chapter)