"It is said that this sword, which has only been passed down for two generations, has killed thousands of people."

"Because this sword was bathed in too much blood, gradually everyone called this sword an evil sword, a demon sword."

"Some people even say that only those who are also serious in killing can control Vairocana. Otherwise, ordinary people will not be able to use this sword at all, and will only be corroded by the evil spirit of this sword."

Makimura has always been indifferent to gods and ghosts, so he automatically ignored the ridiculous statement behind his wide nose that he was "eroded by the evil spirit of the sword".

"I see..." Makimura nodded, "But there's one thing I don't understand - why is this sword named 'Vairochana'? Isn't Vairocana the name of Mahavairocana in Buddhist Tantric Buddhism?" It feels very strange to name a knife specially used for executing people 'Great Sun Tathagata'."

"I don't know about that." Broad-nosed shrugged, "You have to ask the sixth generation of the sword, Mr. Yamada Asaemon. But now even if you want to ask, you can't. Mr. Yamada Asaemon The head of the Sixth Generation is dead long ago."

"Speaking of Yamada Asaemon-" At this time, the tall man sitting opposite Broad Nose suddenly said, "The quality of the rendan pills produced by Yamada Asaemon seems to be much higher recently."

"I have a very wealthy friend. His wife has lung disease and must take Rendan pills regularly to stay alive."

"He told me yesterday: The quality of the human gallbladder pills recently produced by the Yamada Asemon family is very good, and his wife's complexion has become much better recently."

"Ouch." Kuai Nozhi sneered, "The Yamada Asaemon family's gallbladder pills are not that easy to use."

"I don't deny the role of their Rendan Pills in treating lung diseases."

"However, Rendan Pills are only effective for a small number of people, and most people have no use at all after taking them. There are even people who did not cure their lung diseases after taking Rendan Pills, but got new diseases instead."

"You can't say that." The tall man said angrily, "If no one had the guts, my friend's wife would have died long ago."

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The broad-nosed man and the tall man had a heated argument over "whether the gallbladder pill is useful or not."

While they were arguing there, Makimura, who had obtained the information he wanted, had quietly returned to Asai and Shimada.

After returning, Makimura told the two of them what he had just heard in a concise and concise manner.

"He became a demon sword due to too much blood..." Asai said with disdain, "It's nonsense."

Shimada nodded in agreement.

"Am I right?" Makimura grinned, "In the izakaya, you can often hear some interesting things that you have never heard of before."

Makimura cast a smug look at Asai, who had said a moment ago that he "didn't understand the fun of drinking in an izakaya."

Asai pretended not to notice Makimura's gaze and drank in small sips.

Makimura and the others all regarded what they just heard about "Edo's No. 1 Swordsman" and "Yao Sword Zana" as common topics of conversation after dinner.

After the three of them chatted on this topic for a while, they naturally turned to the next topic that had nothing to do with swordsmanship and demon swords.

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At this moment——

"Ah! Mamiya! Look! What's that behind you?"

"Ms. Gendai... This method of tricking me into looking back and then secretly replacing the chess pieces is really clumsy." Mamiya sighed softly and said helplessly.

In the mansion where Calabash House and others are hiding, Mamiya plays a game of chess with the idle Gen.

After Ogata and Omachi left Edo and returned to Ezo, Genichi lived a regular life as always...or rather drank very regularly.

I sit in a corner drinking wine every day, and when the mood strikes, I paint for a while.

Unlike Makimura, who likes to drink at izakayas, Genichi likes to stay at home and drink, and does not like to drink in too noisy environments.

Occasionally, Genichi would play chess, karuta and other small games with Mamiya and others like he does now.

At this moment, Genichi, who was playing shogi with Mamiya, was defeated by Mamiya not long after the game started.

Although Genichi struggled hard, his pieces were captured one after another.

finally--

"General."

Following Mamiya's words, there was a loud "pop" sound.

Yuan Yi scratched his hair, glanced around the chessboard a few times, and found that he was unable to recover. He let out a sigh of relief: "You lost again... Mamiya, your chess skills are really strong."

"After all, I once learned to play shogi in Edo." Mamiya said calmly, "But rather than saying that my chess skills are superb, it is more that your level is too poor, Mr. Gendai."

"You are so merciless." Genichi grinned. Although Mamiya said this, there was no trace of annoyance on his face.

"Do you want to continue?" Mamiya asked.

"No." Yuan Yi stretched hard, "It's too boring to play with you. I can't win no matter how I play. I'm going back to my room to drink."

After saying that, Yuan Yi stood up and strode towards his room.

Seeing that Genichi didn't want to play anymore, Mamiya didn't say much and silently packed up the chessboard and chess pieces.

At this moment, Lin's voice suddenly sounded from behind Mamiya:

"Kuro."

"Lord, what's wrong?" Mamiya turned to look at Kinoshita Rin behind her, who was walking quickly towards them.

"It's nothing. I just saw you alone here and didn't know what you were doing, so I came here to take a look."

Mamiya told Lin about the game he had just played with Yuan.

"I'm just bored right now." After summarizing what just happened, Mamiya asked with a smile. "My lord, do you want to come and play chess with me?"

"No." Lin twitched her lips, "I'm terrible at chess. I only like to watch other people play chess, but I don't like playing chess with others."

"That's it..." Mamiya sighed softly, then scratched his hair with a wry smile, "Then what should I do now to pass the time... Lord, is there anything I need to do now?

"

"I really hope that Makimura and others can take the initiative to ask me for things to do like you." After making a joke, Lin shook her head, "I don't have anything on hand for you to do right now."

Speaking of this, Lin paused.

Then he looked at Mamiya with a meaningful look.

"...Kuro, since you are bored now, why don't you try to go for a walk outside?"

Mamiya's brows raised slightly.

Lin then continued:

"In a few days, we will go back to Owari."

"Edo is also your hometown."

"I think you can take a walk around our long-lost hometown before we go back to Owari."

"Of course - I won't force you."

After finishing speaking, Lin said no more, turned around and left quickly.

Mamiya was left alone, kneeling on the spot with a thoughtful look on her face.

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The next day, early morning——

Oshu, Toyonan Town——

"Mr. Majima, where are we going now?"

As early as last night, Ogata had taught Azuki that he should call his pseudonym "Mashima Goro" in public places or when there are outsiders.

Ogata, Amachi, and Azuki were walking side by side on the road leaving the hotel where they stayed last night.

The sky had just brightened, and Ogata and the others picked up their luggage, led their horses, and set off on the road.

"Go to Owari." Ogata said to the kunoichi who was walking on his right and was going to move with them from today on, "find a friend of mine who has a wide network of contacts."

"Looking for your friend?" Azhu raised her little head and looked up at Ogata with difficulty, "Why are you looking for your friend?"

"I will tell you this later."

Having said that, Ogata looked back behind him as if involuntarily, at the hotel where they stayed last night, which was about to disappear from their sight.

"What's wrong?" Amachi, who was walking on Ogata's left hand side, asked, "Did something leak at the hotel?"

"...No." Ogata shook his head, "It's nothing, let's go on."

After saying that, Ogata withdrew his gaze, lowered the bamboo hat on his head, and continued to move straight forward.

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The departure time of Isshiki and his grandson was earlier than that of Ogata and his companions.

When Ogata and the others just left the hotel, Isshiki and the others were already about to leave Toyonan Town.

"What a pity..." Naoshu, who was walking side by side with Isshiki, let out a long sigh.
To be continued...