[Gintama] The Story of Me and Curly Yaksha

My Story with Curly Yaksha 25

"I'm just a woman who knows some tricks and tricks, are you sure you want me to be your retainer?" Zhiyi still frowned, refusing with modesty, but seeing Tokugawa still staring at her, She sighed.

"Well, since you're telling me the truth, let me tell you clearly." She closed her eyes slightly and said word by word: "It's not that I can help you, but there are some things you need to think about clearly. You and I are both born with extraordinary backgrounds and have no worries about food and clothing, so it is easy to look too lightly on power. We were born with money and power, the most sought after by others. Although we may lose some freedom, we will always Basically, we are all lucky types."

At this time, she looked up at Tokugawa again with serious eyes, "There are many poor people in this world who can't even afford food and clothing, and there are already many outside the city. You said that you want to create a better world for the people." country, but can you really fully empathize with their feelings?"

Tokugawa couldn't find anything to refute for a while, so Zhiyi shook his head and answered for him, "You can't, and I can't. Because we are just ordinary people, but we are just nobles who are born luckier and have greater power, but In fact, our essence is similar to those refugees outside.”

"If you think you have the ability to change this country, you are too self-righteous!" Zhiyi said this with a bit of reprimand, because his experience was different from other nobles.He was not favored since he was a child, and even though he had no worries about food and clothing, he had to endure the neglect and abuse of his parents.

"My lord general, what exactly is 'power' to you? Why do you want to become the leader of this country?" She questioned the young man in front of her, trying to make him understand the reality.

"Now you can't be called the leader of this country, you are just a puppet. All the officials in this shogunate, including your uncle, they can do anything for power, and evil desire can be regarded as a kind of will. And you Is it a strong will that surpasses all of them? For the sake of self-scrupulousness, the awareness of not hesitating to stain your hands with blood? For your own ideals, you can even discard your own conscience."

"All the monarchs in this world are tyrants. They are all self-willed paranoiacs. They can't be called good people, but they have an almost crazy will. But that's not the case. Why do you want to change this country?"

After saying this, Zhiyi turned around, with indifferent eyes, "Think about it carefully, the political arena is like a battlefield, once you lose power, you and your staff will be killed, and even your family members Cheng Ye will be implicated. They can make you It is easy to die without a sound, and then change to another more obedient puppet as a general. Compared with that ending, being a puppet general now can spend a lifetime of idleness and wealth, which is a blessing that countless people can't ask for. "

"Even if you abandon everything, you must fulfill your ideals. Do you have such an awareness?"

The young man behind him didn't answer her words, Zhiyi sneered, "If you really don't want to be a puppet, then you should be someone who manipulates others. Although I admire innocent men, I will not follow innocent monarchs."

Although these words are a bit poisonous, and it is likely to make a happy reminiscence come to an end, but they are her sincere words.Using Tokugawa to investigate the matter of Yoshida Matsuyo will definitely be much easier. It is like taking a shortcut, and it is easy to get access to the secrets of the high-level shogunate.But there are not so many knitted clothes, which shows that she really regards Tokugawa as a friend, not a prop to obtain the truth.

It is precisely because he does not want to use the other party, and it is precisely because he does not treat the other party as an outsider, that's why he speaks so directly.

Zhiyi didn't look back, probably because he was worried about seeing his friend's bored expression.She didn't know how to make friends before, but during this period of time when she saw Yinshi and the four of them getting along in the anti-barbarian army, she probably understood something.The four of them dislike each other and complain about each other on weekdays, and they always like to fight, but when it comes to important things, they can support each other in unison.

So she thought that she should treat her friend Tokugawa with sincerity, even if the other party couldn't understand.

"...Sure enough, I read correctly, you are the assistant I most hope to find."

Hearing this, Zhiyi turned around in surprise, and Tokugawa behind him did not show a trace of boredom, but instead smiled at her with some emotion.Speaking of this, the other party did not get bored.

"I'm really glad you can tell me this." Tokugawa smiled gently and took a step forward, "As you said, I'm really naive, and I'm not as fierce and decisive as you, let alone be with you. Uncle contends and manages the staff."

"I'm just a lucky ordinary person, and I shouldn't be self-righteous. But I think that because I'm so lucky, I have the responsibility that I was born to bear."

"My identity symbolizes power, so I can't be used by others. Now I am still a puppet controlled by others, but I don't want to be a prop for others to use my name to do things that endanger the country. , this is what I must stop."

"I don't dare to think about changing this country, but I should still be able to accomplish things like this, such as making some people who are still trapped gradually happier. Even if I can't save everyone, I can help some people."

"These are things within my ability, because I was born with more than others, so I can accomplish more than others."

"This is my realization. It's very simple, too insignificant. I'm also afraid that my failure will affect the people around me, but I want to be an older brother that Cheng Ye admires, that's all."

Tokugawa never dodges Yai's scrutiny, and always has a clear heart, daring to accept harsh evaluations from others, which is rare for an aristocrat.It is because he and Zhi Yi are the kind of outliers among the nobles. He seems too kind among the nobles, but Zhi Yi is too indifferent and rational. On the contrary, they can tolerate and appreciate each other, which is why they can become friends.

"And I also hope to help you." He looked at Zhiyi, "I don't know what you have experienced during the time you came to Edo, and I don't know why you are investigating Yoshida Matsuyo, but I think you are so urgent I want to know, there must be your reasons. You have always been calm and smart, I am not worried about you, I just want to help you."

It is easy to hear his sincerity from his words, Zhiyi only felt a hot current rushing through her heart, she had been living in a muddle during this period, and his life had no hope.And now there is a little concern.

Although I have lost my lover, I still have friends.

"My attitude towards friends is different from the attitude towards the monarch. I am very strict, so be prepared, General Stupid." She looked at the other party for a long time, finally compromised, and shook her head helplessly.

"I will teach you a lot in the future, my capable subordinate." Seeing her agreeing, Tokugawa showed a happy look.

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After the disguised meeting with Tokugawa Momomo, Zhiyi left the castle tower and was temporarily arranged by Matsudaira to live in a remote house.Although he is so down and down now, he is still a nobleman and a friend of the general after all, so he can't just find a place to throw it away.

Songping took a puff of cigarette, "This is the place where my uncle's golden house hides her beauty. If my wife finds her, just tell her that you are my goddaughter."

"Speaking like this will only make your wife misunderstand even more!" Zhiyi was a little speechless and couldn't help complaining, then bowed politely and thanked, "Thank you for taking me in."

Before leaving, Songping asked his subordinates to buy some supplies for her, and then left.After weaving clothes for two days, I received a letter with a fake identity certificate and a job arrangement. She was a maid belonging to the shogunate, but the department did not specify.Zhiyi knew that this was a fake identity set up by Tokugawa for her, and that she was arranged to sneak into Naraku of Amaterasu Institute.

Even the puppet general, who has lived in the shogunate for such a long time, has accumulated some personal connections and trusted retainers. Even the most secretive assassination organization, Naraku, must have had contact.It is still possible to arrange for a maid to enter that department.

In addition, Naraku is different from civilian assassination organizations. They are completely directly under the shogunate. All actions, expenses, and personnel movements are all in charge of the shogunate. The completely closed and absolutely secret assassination force is almost impossible because the personnel are too secretive and closed. Even if spies sneaked in, the shogunate was responsible for the investigation.

The personnel who entered Naraku's work training had already gone through layers of investigation by the shogunate. They did not need or spend time to identify them internally, so as long as they entered their work through formal channels, they would not be punished.

Such a place is quite sure for the latent little expert Hayasaka Ori.

At the end of the letter were some messages from Tokugawa, generally asking her to pay more attention to safety, and also left a special contact information to prevent her from encountering any accidents in Naraku.

Zhiyi read it carefully, wrote down the special contact information, then burned the letter paper, and began to prepare for the latent plan starting tomorrow.