As for whether Genichi Kinoshita was alive or dead, Matsudaira Sadanobu didn't care at all.

Inamori has told all the information he has learned recently about the Lucians.

Seeing that there was nothing left to ask, Matsudaira Sadanobu asked a new question.

"Inamori, now tell me carefully about the current situation of the Northern Army."

"Especially in terms of baggage, tell me the key points."

"How long can the current baggage reserves in the camp last for our army to fight?"

When he received the order from Matsudaira Sadanobu and came to meet Matsudaira Sadanobu, Inamori was already prepared that he would not be able to go back in a few hours.

Inamori, who had long been mentally prepared for a "protracted war," heard Matsudaira Sadanobu's question, cleared his throat again, organized his words, and then explained the situation of the army.

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"Ittosai" begins with the protagonist Hanyu I practicing swordsmanship in the sword hall, and ends with killing the master, and then walking gracefully on the road to escape from the feudal clan.

Under Ogata's guidance, "Ittosai" can actually be read as a history book.

The causes, processes, and results of the decision to kill the tyrant are basically consistent with the real situation.

The only fly in the ointment is that in the Kabuki world there is a rule that "real names cannot appear in Kabuki scripts", so all the names in the play are fictional.

The protagonist's name was changed to "Hanyu Isei" who was similar to "Ogata Issei" only in the pronunciation of his name.

The true story of Ogata slaying Gennai Matsudaira has both inheritance and continuity, and the story of wielding a sword for justice is very in line with the views of people of this era. People of this era love to read such stories.

So as long as your writing skills are not too bad, no matter how you write, the script will not be too bad.

Coupled with the guidance of Ogata, the real protagonist of the story, this "Ittosai" is extremely realistic.

Although the actors and musicians in Takarashimaya are not professionals who rely exclusively on kabuki to earn a living, their level is not bad either.

The performance of the members of Takarashimaya has exceeded Ogata's expectations.

When the performance just started, the onlookers were attracted by the wonderful stories performed by the actors.

The most typical example is Atachi.

A Machimoto is the kind of person who really likes to listen to and read stories.

Amachi, who likes listening to books, is also very interested in kabuki.

When she first learned that Ogata was going to assist Nishino Jiro in writing the script, Amachi specifically asked Ogata not to tell her anything related to the content of the script.

When the members of Takarashimaya started rehearsing, Amachi also asked Ogata not to tell her anything about the rehearsal content and progress.

Therefore, A-Machi is actually no different from the ordinary spectators present and knows nothing about "Ittosai" and does not know what kind of performance will be performed subsequently.

Although Ogata had long ago established his relationship with Amachi, he had told him in detail about his past in Hirose Domain. As for what Ogata had experienced in Hirose Domain, Amachi might have been this

The one who knows the most clearly in the world except Ogata himself, but she still sees it with gusto.

The performance duration of "Ittōsai", converted into modern earth time units, is approximately one and a half hours.

One and a half hours later, Hanyu I, who successfully killed the tyrant in the play, performed the last scene of the play: holding the sword at his waist, he walked gracefully along the flower path for the performers to enter and exit.

Afterwards, all the members of Takashimaya, actors and musicians, all stepped onto the stage and bowed to the audience.

When the members of Takarashimaya bowed and thanked them, the whole audience erupted in cheers that seemed to lift the roof of Chiyoza.

Listening to the cheers and cheers from around him, a smile slowly appeared on the face of Ogata, who was crossing his arms.

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"Everyone's response was quite enthusiastic!" Nishino Jiro's expression and tone were quite excited.

Nishino Jiro was walking home side by side with Ogata and Omachi.

Nishino Jiro, who was going back to his Minamoto Tachibana House, and Ogata and Omachi, who were going back to the hotel where they were staying, happened to be traveling on the same road for a certain section of the road.

So they went together naturally.

As soon as Chiyoza was flowing out of the crowd, Nishino Jiro excitedly described how enthusiastic the response from the onlookers was.

"This play "Ittōsai" is indeed very good." Amachi, who was smiling, echoed in a tone without any flattery, "I feel that there is hope that it will become nationally famous and become a household name like "Chodeomizo"

The popular kabuki."

"Whether it will become popular all over the country depends not only on the quality of the kabuki script." Jiro Nishino showed a wry smile, "it also depends on luck."

"Whether a kabuki play will become popular all over the country depends on luck."

"If you're lucky enough, maybe it will become popular all over the country in an instant."

"For example, if a certain family's ministers and nobles like the show "Ittosai" very much, and if they promote it among the ministers and nobles, there is a great chance that it will become popular all over the country."

Having said this, Nishino Jiro paused, then smiled and shrugged.

"Although I also hope that "Ittōsai" will become as popular as "Tadamonzo" across the country, no one can predict the future."

"We can only take one step at a time."

"But overall, it's a good start now."

"Judging from the audience's reaction, today's performance was quite successful."

"Yes." Ogata answered with a smile, "Today's performance, to be honest, was so good that it exceeded my expectations."

"This is all thanks to the excellent performance of everyone at Takarashimaya and the guidance you gave me, Majima-sama." Jiro Nishino cast a respectful look at Ogata, "If it hadn't been for your guidance to me, Majima-sama.

, I will never be able to complete a script of this quality.”

"Nishino-kun, don't belittle yourself." Ogata raised his hand and patted Nishino Jiro on the shoulder, "What I have done is actually very limited. Thanks to your excellent writing skills, this excellent script was born."

"Although I don't know much about kabuki, I can tell that the script you wrote is excellent."

"The success of today's performance is partly due to you."

"Thank you." Listening to Ogata's praise, Nishino Jiro seemed a little shy, "But I'm still young. I still have a long way to go before I can become an excellent kabuki playwright."

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On the first day of the third year of Kansei (AD 1791), Ogami drove Omachi in the early morning and was driven by Omachi. He slept in the morning, went to Kinei Shrine for New Year's worship in the afternoon, and went to Chiyoza to watch "Ittosai" in the evening.

Spent it. Quite fulfilling.

In the following days, as he did all the activities he could do, Ogata's life returned to the rhythm of the few days before the New Year, sitting in the hotel room doing nothing every day.

It wasn't until January 4th, when the Hosei Sword Hall reopened, that Ogata finally said goodbye to this extremely leisurely life.

With the reopening of the Hosei Sword Hall, Ogata's life has gradually returned to its previous compact state.

Since watching the first performance of "Ittōsai" on the night of January 1st, Ogata has been paying attention to the performance of "Ittōsai".

Overall, the performance of "Ittōsai" can be said to be a great success.

Originally, people at Takarashimaya only planned to perform "Ittosai" for seven days, on the nights of January 1st to January 7th.

Unexpectedly, Naihe's popularity is so popular that every venue is sold out.

Due to the strong demands of the residents of Kinkino Town, Takarashimaya had to increase the number of performances and extend the performance days to the 11th.

After the performance on the 11th, the residents of Nishikino Town asked for another performance.

The members of Takarashimaya have been performing "Ittosai" for 11 consecutive days and are already exhausted.

So I had no choice but to say: I will continue playing "Ittōsai" again, but I have to wait for a short period of time and let them take a break.

As time went by, one of the things that Ogata was most concerned about was finally determined: the time for Minamoto Tachibana to send a merchant ship to Ezo.

January 15th.

The owner of Minamoto Tachibana House, Nishino Jiro’s father, decided to start the first merchant ship dispatch of this year on January 15th.

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The third year of Kanzheng (1791 AD), January 14, night

Nishikino-cho, inside a certain bathhouse, 2nd floor

"Oh! Majima-kun! We meet again!"

Shisuke warmly greeted Ogata, who was slowly walking towards him.

"Good evening, Mr. Shisuke." Ogata responded with a smile.

Shisuke was the one who met by chance on the second floor of this bathhouse before, and then told a group of young people, including Ogata, about his past hunting of man-eating giant bears, and taught them how to deal with bears in the wild.

The "original hunter".

Shimasuke often comes to this bathhouse.

After each bath, he would rest for a while on the second floor of the bathhouse and tell people his past hunting stories.
To be continued...