"I can't thank you enough." At this time, Zuodaemon bowed to Ogata and saluted, "I promise you that I will tell you Yuji's address immediately afterward, and I will never break my promise."

After saying that, Udaemon opened the cabinet next to him, took out two waist badge-like things from the cabinet, and handed them to Ogata and Atachi.

"Take these two things."

"At six o'clock today (6 p.m.), you will come to this seven-thatched house again. After showing this sign to the gatekeeper, the gatekeeper will lead you to Chuguang's room."

"After that, you just need to follow Chu Guang to Xu Tianwu to perform."

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After promising Udaemon that he would help him with this, Ogata and the others left the Seven-Grass House.

It's still morning now, and there's still half a day left before the six o'clock evening date agreed with Sodaemon.

In order to pass the time, Fuuma continued to go to his old subordinate Senbei alone to talk about the past.

Ogata, Amachi, and Azuki went to the streets and wandered around Osaka just like yesterday.

Since leaving Ezo and returning to Japan, Ogata has basically had no rest. He is either on the road or preparing to go on the road every day. Therefore, Ogata is also happy to wander around the unfamiliar city of Osaka.

Relax your tense nerves.

Wandering around aimlessly, I admired the scenery of Osaka that was very different from Kyoto and Edo.

Half a day flies by in a blink of an eye.

Ogata and Omachi returned to the door of the Seven-Grass House very punctually at six o'clock in the evening as agreed with Udaemon.

As for Azuki, who had been wandering around Osaka with Ogata and Azuki all day long and was a little tired, when Ogata and the others were about to return to the Seven-Grass House, she parted ways with them and returned to the hotel where they were staying alone.

Gone to rest

After returning to the Seven-Thatched House, and following what Sodaemon said this morning, he showed the sign he gave to the two of them to the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper immediately took the two people into the Seven-Thatched House and went straight to the Seven-Thatched House.

on the second floor, and led the two of them into a room on the second floor.

It was a very simple room.

There was almost no furniture in the room, just a few cushions.

In this extremely simple room, there was only a big man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, sitting in the center of the room holding a knife and a wakizashi.

When the big man saw Ogata and Atachi, he immediately stood up and greeted them warmly.

"Oh! You two must be the couple that the boss told me about this afternoon who are responsible for temporarily replacing Ikeda and Atong!"

"First time we meet! I am Matakon Shibata! I am the only guard left by Miss Hatsumi after that boy Ikeda eloped with Atong! Please give me your advice!"

According to this big man's self-introduction, he should be one of Chuguang's original two guards...or rather the only one left.

After another guard: Ikeda eloped with Hatsuguang's assistant: Atong, he is now the only one left by Hatsuguang's side.

"This is the first time we meet, Goro Majima."

"I'm Mashima. Please give me your advice."

Ogata's first impression of Shibata was very good. He has always had a good impression of this kind of enthusiastic and cheerful person.

The person who has the best relationship with Ogata in the entire Gourd House and is also Ogata's favorite is Makimura. The main reason is because Makimura happens to be the kind of enthusiastic and cheerful person that Ogata likes very much.

After introducing themselves to each other, Ogata began to carefully look at the room at his feet: "...Shibata-kun, is this...Ms. Hatsumi's room?"

Ogata remembered that this morning, Udaemon told him clearly that after showing the sign to the gatekeeper, the gatekeeper would take them to Hatsuko's room.

This room with nothing but cushions... To be honest, it was hard for Ogata to believe that this was the room of a popular star.

As soon as Ogata finished asking this question, Shibata nodded vigorously: "This is indeed Miss Hatsumi's room, but it's not the room where she lives, but the room where she practices piano."

"She usually practices piano in this room. Since it is just a practicing room, the layout is quite simple."

Ogata: "So that's it..."

"You guys should sit down first." Shibata made a "please" gesture towards the two of them, "Miss Hatsumi is putting on makeup now and won't be here for a while. Please sit down and rest for a while."

Ogata and Atachi each took a cushion and sat down.

The three of them didn't speak, which was quite embarrassing, so in order to prevent the atmosphere from becoming awkward, As soon as he sat on the cushion, Amachi immediately asked Shibata:

"Speaking of which, Shibata-kun, Miss Hatsumi's name is her flower name or her real name?"

"Hmm... I don't know about this either." Shibata smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Miss Hatsumi never told me whether her name was her real name or a flower name."

"But I guess this name is probably a flower name."

"The name Chuguang doesn't seem like his real name. It's quite common for artists to give themselves flower names."

After A-Machi got up, the three of them started chatting in this small room.

Shibata didn't ask why Ogata kept wearing a hat and a face towel, probably because Umodaemon had already told Shibata today why Ogata wore a hat and a face towel.

We chatted one after another, and time flowed endlessly like a stream.

The sky, which was just gray a moment ago, turned completely black in the blink of an eye.

Just when Ogata was feeling a little impatient thinking "Why is Miss Hatsumi still in the future?", he finally heard the sound of the door of the room being opened.

Along with the sound of the door being opened, a very pleasant female voice sounded.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting."

Ogata quickly turned around and looked.

The person who opened the door was a very beautiful girl.

Wearing a light blue kimono, a pair of thin white gloves, light makeup, and her hair styled into a regular Shimada bun, she looks very young, no more than 17 or 8 years old, with fair skin and big eyes.

Youshen is holding a very exquisite looking shamisen.

After the girl appeared, Shibata, who was sitting opposite Ogata, quickly stood up.

"Miss Chuguang! Good evening!"

Hearing Shibata's voice, Ogata quickly looked at this beautiful woman again.

Is she...that first light?

While looking at Hatsuko with an appraising look, Ogata's movements were not slow at all. He quickly stood up and saluted Hatsuko, and then said loudly:

"This is our first meeting, Miss Hatsumi. My name is Majima Goro."

"I'm Majima-cho." Omachi followed Ogata and saluted Hatsumi and said hello.

"It's our first time meeting you." Hatsuko returned the courtesy to Ogata and the others generously, "I have already heard the two of you introduced by Idaemon on the right and left. Thank you very much for your timely help. It really helped us a lot."

As for how stunning Chu Guang's appearance is...that's not the case. Although she is very beautiful, she is not stunning yet.

But she has an excellent temperament. She exudes an extremely elegant temperament in every gesture. Her temperament can quickly make people think of the idiom "knowledge and wisdom".

From the way she spoke and the etiquette that showed no faults, it was easy to see that she was extremely well-educated.

After seeing this girl with his own eyes, Ogata finally understood why this girl could become the top artist of Nanakusa House and be sought after by so many people. With both appearance and temperament, it is not easy for this kind of woman to become popular.

Hatsumi didn't ask more about why Ogata wore a hat and a face towel, probably because Udaemon had already told her the reason.

"Tonight, I will be able to help you two." After saying this, Hatsumi smiled, hugged the shamisen in his arms, and bowed to Ogata and Omachi again, neither humble nor overbearing.

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"Hey, look, it's Chu Guang."

"It's really beautiful..."

"It's a pity that she doesn't want to be a wandering girl..."

"It would be nice if she were a little older..."

"Huh? Why did Chuguang's assistant change?"

"Yeah...it seems that one of the guards has also changed...tsk tsk, Chu Guang's new assistant is really big."

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After following Hatsuko out of the Seven-Thatched Cottage, Ogata instantly felt countless lines of sight coming towards them.

What followed was a variety of words that ranged from normal to obscene.

Ogata knew that Hatsuko was very popular, but he didn't expect that her popularity could be so high. Just after leaving the Seven-Thatched Cottage, a large number of people immediately gathered around and looked at her as if they were looking at rare animals.

With seven grasses.

I have to say that A-Machi is quite into the character.

At this time, Omachi was walking behind Hatsuko, always keeping a step or so away from Hatsuko, and holding Hatsuko's exquisite-looking shamisen in his arms.

At this time, Omachi's appearance has perfectly integrated into the role of Hatsuko's assistant.

In terms of appearance, he was not inferior to Hatsuko, but he was inferior to Hatsuko in terms of temperament. He also attracted the attention of many onlookers.

As for Ogata, he and Shibata followed Hatsuko.
To be continued...