[Touken Ranbu] Book of Famous Items

Anyway, the name is on the death list, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

Based on this idea, Tokugawa Li blew out the running lights, pulled up the quilt and slept until dawn, without even having a dream.

In the early morning of the next day, after I packed up my luggage and was about to leave, the servants in the mansion came to report that "Mr. Guangchang is here."

"Oh, it's Motoami-san."

Wu Ji, who consciously shouldered the job of security, showed a slightly surprised expression, it seemed that he had heard the name Guangchang before.

Although Tokugawa Li had never heard of the name Mitsutou, she had heard of the "Honami" that Mukichi referred to for a long time. She knew that it was a family that used sword appraisal, grinding, and cleaning for generations. Known as the "Three Pens of Kan'aga", he was highly appreciated by the Tokugawa family during the Ieyasu era.

In addition, Wuji called him "Mr. Ben Ami", but the servants in the mansion directly called him "Mr. Guangchang" and brought him to the living room, explaining that this person has a normal relationship with the Owari family, but he is the owner of the house. That is, Tokugawa Ri's own friend.

"I heard that you submitted a note to the Art of War Office last night, applying to return to the feudal domain. I didn't even dare to drink tea, so I rushed here immediately, and I finally caught up."

Guang Chang, who was waiting in the living room, stood up and greeted her with a smile. During the conversation, his expression was relaxed and his attitude was familiar. It seemed that the relationship between the two was as she expected.

"The Owari family isn't so stingy that they wouldn't even give them a cup of tea."

Perhaps due to the influence of the original owner of the body, Tokugawa Ri had a preconceived impression of him, so he naturally answered the question and smiled, "What wind brought you here?"

"It's not about your family."

"Oh?"

"It's a Tibetan knife sent by your family a few days ago. It was said that a servant took it out. When I was about to maintain it, I suddenly found that I couldn't pull the knife out of the scabbard. So I sent it to me to see if there is any problem."

While speaking, Guang Chang opened the knife box he brought with him, and took out a Tibetan knife in a white wooden sheath.

This kind of scabbard made of white wood is called white scabbard. It has a simple appearance and is not used. The only advantage is that the air permeability is far better than that of a solid and thick real scabbard. It is perfect for storing rare knives. .

Tokugawa followed his movements and took it with both hands, and saw the words "仁一ノ26" clearly written on the white scabbard.

If she remembers correctly, it should be the customary mark of the Owari Tokugawa family's collection of knives. It is composed of a word and a number in Wuchang's "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith". .As the terminator of the troubled times of the Warring States Period, Tokugawa Ieyasu collected as many as a thousand famous swords and recorded 770 of them.After Ieyasu's death, all the relics were distributed to the Shogun's family and the Yusan family according to the distribution account. Among them, the Owari family received more than 1 swords, and this sword was marked as 26-[-] among the [-] swords. There is no doubt that It is a very valuable knife.

"I tried to pull out the knife, but it was the same as the description sent, and I couldn't pull it out. Looking at the sheath opening, there was no sign of adhesion or rust, which should not be the case in theory, but the fact is right in front of me. I have to believe it too."

"I see."

Hearing what he said, Tokugawa blinked, held the handle of the knife, and pulled it out tentatively.

Hearing the sound of Cangdi, a cold light suddenly flashed, clear and dazzling.

The two people in the living room closed their eyes at the same time, avoiding the strong light that suddenly entered their line of sight, and then looked at each other.

"Can't pull it out?"

"Don't ask me, I don't know..."

The room fell into an eerie silence.

In order to find something to talk about and get rid of embarrassment, the two tacitly set their eyes on the fully unsheathed sword, and lost their voices again by coincidence.

What appeared in the sight of the two was a typical Kamakura-style Taidao.

In the history of sword smithing, the Kamakura period is known as the "highest peak" of Japanese sword craftsmanship, and has the reputation of "golden age" and "prosperous period".Before Kamakura, blacksmithing technology was immature, and after Kamakura, blacksmithing technology declined, and most of the famous swords that have been handed down to this day come from this period.

And the Taidao in her hand is the highest masterpiece of this era of the highest peak of Japanese sword skills.

Compared with the elegant and slender Heian Dao, it is wider and longer in size, and the overall style is majestic and gorgeous, which is naturally reminiscent of the Kamakura Shogunate with the power of the samurai.However, compared with the majestic and rough Southern and Northern Dynasty knives, it can clearly see the legacy of the Heian period, giving people a sense of elegance and nobility.

Move it a little farther and turn the angle.The extremely fine gold is like a Makie researched from gold and silver, shining brilliantly.The burnt blade is gorgeous and gorgeous. According to connoisseurs, it is "like the cherry blossoms in the mountains, and the sky at night."The polished steel particles on the blade glisten, and it is quite round.

Trying to swing the knife again, it feels a little heavy, but compared to its appearance, this weight is already beyond imagination.On the one hand, the stick engraving on the back of the knife reduces the weight, and on the other hand, there is no doubt that it is due to the superb craftsmanship of the knife itself.

"Is this... Awataguchi's sword?"

The common features of Fujishiro in Honmaru are manifested in this Taidao one by one.The strong Kyoto style and overflowing sense of luxury make the faction of knife crafts self-evident——

Most of Awataguchi's swordsmiths held official positions in the imperial court. For example, Awataguchi Kuniyoshi once served as the Zuobingweiwei, known as the Fujiwara Clan Zuobingweiwei in the world. His family has a close relationship with the imperial court and the emperor, and his works are naturally full of Kyoto style. , looks extraordinarily elegant and noble, with outstanding quality.

Guang Chang nodded when he heard her words, and seemed to have finally regained his senses from the shock brought by the famous sword, and pointed with excitement:

"Look at its gold, its skin is blue and clear, and it is the color that only the top grade gold can appear. Not only can this quality not be seen in current knives, it is also rare in ancient knives. It was originally used by Kamakura knife makers. The land gold is the best in the past, and the land gold used by Awataguchi is the highest quality among the land gold dedicated to the court at that time. It can only be obtained and forged by virtue of its status as a patron, which is not seen in other schools. "

"Look at its blade text. Although the lower section is a chaotic blade, the upper section has a straight blade with obvious Awataguchi characteristics. If it is described in painting terms, it is the difference between the line drawn with gold leaf and the edged line."

(Is it the Yamato-e style?)

While listening to his popular science, Tokugawa Ri recalled the Fujishiro of Honmaru in his heart, and kept nodding.

At this time, she noticed the sight of the neighbors.

Judging from his appearance, he is probably a young man in his twenties.Wearing a thick cyan-colored hunting suit with a rich texture, the sleeves are silky golden threads, and the waist-length water-colored long hair is neatly tied up with Zhang Long, giving people a sense of luxury, elegance, and vigor, reminiscent of the warrior At the beginning of the era, the young son of the Fujiwara family and the Taira family.

While she was staring intently at the dagger in her hand, the young man seemed to be staring at her equally intently.Being noticed by her, when the four eyes met, the young man froze like yesterday's Wu Ji, as if he had never thought of being seen by humans.Immediately afterwards, a blush suddenly appeared on that upright and dignified face.

"Is there anything there?"

Guang Chang, who was eloquent, stopped talking and followed her line of sight curiously.However, judging from his gaze and reaction, he didn't see the young man there.

"It's the Fusangshen of the knife in the master's hand, Mr. Guangchang."

The one who answered him was Wuji, who had been serving him all the time, with a cheerful and enthusiastic tone, but, without any suspense, he was not heard often.

Tokugawa Ri twitched the corners of his mouth, selective blindness: "No, nothing."

For those who don't feel the existence of Fu Sangshen, this is an answer that is easier to accept than the truth.

Guang Chang didn't pay much attention to this problem, but happily clapped his hands: "I knew it was right to bring it to you, and the problem has been solved."

"really?"

"There's that famous story, Onimaru's."

Hearing what he said, Tokugawa Ri also remembered: "The story of killing ghosts for Shizheng?"

According to legend, Hojo Shizheng, the first generation of the Kamakura shogunate, was harassed by little ghosts every night after he settled down the world.It was useless to ask shugenjas and onmyojis, and he fell ill after all, and the current affairs were very distressing.

One night, Shizheng had a dream. In the dream, a dagger turned into an image of an old man appeared in front of him, claiming to be the dagger Kunizun, and said, "I can't get out of the rusty scabbard because I was held by dirty hands. Pull it out, if Hojo-sama wants to punish youkai sooner, please hurry up and let a clean person wipe off the rust on my body." After saying that, he changed back to Taidao.

Shizheng understood, and the next day he wiped off the sword known as Kunizun, and leaned aside without the scabbard.

At that time, the foot of a brazier in the Shizheng Room was made of silver to look like a ghost, which was very similar to the ghost that appeared in his dream.Guo Gang, who was standing beside him, suddenly fell to the brazier and cut off the head of the ghost-shaped platform foot.Since then, the little ghosts who harassed the political affairs have stopped appearing, and the sword named Kunizun was named Onimaru Kungang for this reason.

"Yes, that's it."

Guang Chang affirmed her guess: "Although this knife is well maintained, there is no trace of rust from the outside, but it can't be pulled out, so I think it may be touched by something unclean like Onimaru. pass."

"The elders of your mansion probably also thought of the story of Onimaru, and thought that it is better to ask the swordsman than to ask the onmyoji and Shugenzhe. Well, in fact, for the sword, the real key is the master, and only the master cares. I think If you pull out this sword, no one is more suitable than you, that's what I thought, and I guessed correctly."

(Do you think he is Snow White or Sleeping Beauty, who can only be kissed awake by a prince?)

Tokugawa Li twitched the corners of her mouth, once again feeling the malice towards her from this illogical world.

Author has something to say: 7/25 typo fixed