Time goes back to when Yukimura hadn’t broken into Ogata’s room yet.

Makimura drank cup after cup of the top-quality tea that Yukimura just mentioned from Karatu West Lake.

He didn't understand tea, and he couldn't taste the tea. He could only smell the tea and taste it quite refreshing.

Makimura, who was very fond of this tea, was drinking it while waiting for the return of Yukimura, who had just said, "I have something to deal with, so I will leave for a while."

Yukimura didn't let Makimura wait too long. In just a moment, Makimura saw Yukimura open the door in front of him and return to the room.

"grown ups."

"Oh, you're back."

"Sir, I'm sorry." Yukimura said apologetically, "Something happened at my father-in-law's place, and I have to deal with it myself. I'm sorry, but can you please wait here a little longer?"

Listening to Yukimura's words, Makimura raised his eyebrows, then smiled and said:

"Now that your career has become bigger, you have become a busy person as well."

After saying that, Makimura picked up the Odachi sword next to him and stood up.

"Since you still have so many things to be busy with, I won't bother you anymore."

"Anyway, I've already finished all the important things I should tell you."

"I'll just take my leave first."

As soon as Makimura finished speaking, Yukimura said quickly:

"Sir, are you leaving so soon? Please sit here for a while longer! I haven't had time to entertain you yet!"

Yukimura was not willing to miss such a rare opportunity to further deepen his relationship with Makimura...or rather with Huluya, the company behind Makimura.

"No need." Makimura stretched hard, "I've already had a lot of tea with you. I've been well received by you."

Despite what Makimura said, Yukimura remained unyielding.

After some arguing with Makimura, Yukimura finally convinced Makimura to let him sit down again so that Yukimura could entertain him for a while longer.

In a very serious tone, Yukimura asked a confidant named "Hachi" under his command to entertain Makimura well before he came back. After all the requests made by Makimura were to be met, Yukimura became sullen.

He left the room, ready to settle the score with the guy who dared to be rude to his father-in-law...

Under Xiaohachi's service, Makimura sat back down cross-legged and continued to drink tea while stuffing a few snacks into his mouth from time to time.

From just now, Makimura's throat kept sending tea into his stomach. After drinking a few more large cups of tea, Makimura gradually felt the urge to urinate.

"Excuse me, can you take me to your toilet?" Makimura asked Xiaohachi who was sitting next to him.

"plz follow me."

Xiaoba took Mucun to the toilet not far away.

After happily solving his physiological problems and stepping out of the toilet, Makimura suddenly heard a rather noisy sound coming from not far away.

Amidst the noise, Makimura heard Yukimura's voice.

What is Yukimura doing...

Driven by curiosity, Makimura, who was already in a panic, walked quickly in the direction from which the noise came.

How could Hachi, who was previously told by Yukimura that "all requests made by Makimura must be met", dare to stop Makimura? Or make irresponsible remarks on Makimura's actions?

The only thing he can and dares to do now is to follow Makimura respectfully.

The noise that Makimura heard came from a large room with two open doors.

Walking to one of the open doors, Makimura was stunned when he looked inside the room and his eyes were so wide that it seemed as if his eyes would fall off at any moment.

The room was noisy, with a large group of young people dressed in gorgeous clothes and exuding the aura of the "Rich X Generation", looking trembling.

In the room, Makimura saw Yukimura, who was standing in front of a beautiful woman holding a shamisen.

And sitting behind that beautiful woman was a woman he was quite familiar with...

Amachi?!

Immediately afterwards, Makimura saw sitting behind Amachi... a samurai he was also very familiar with...

Although this samurai was wearing a hat and a scarf, Makimura recognized him at a glance based on his figure and his two blue and gold sabers.

Makimura didn't drink.

But at this moment, Makimura felt that his head was as chaotic as if he had drunk alcohol.

All kinds of questions hit Makimura's brain.

…

Why are Brother Ogata and Miss Atachi here?

Why does Mr. Ogata wear a hat and a face towel?

Is the human skin mask broken?

Yukimura, what is he doing standing in front of Ogata and the others?!

…

Because of his position, Yukimura could just see Yukimura's expression. Yukimura was now frowning.

A-Machi's face was expressionless.

Ogata couldn't see his current expression due to the cover of his bamboo hat and face towel...

That guy Yukimura, he stood in front of Ogata and the others with a frown on his face. What did he want to do?!

In just a short moment, various ideas popped up in Makimura's mind.

For example: Yukimura is looking for trouble with Ogata for some unknown reason...

Another example: Yukimura is trying to find trouble with Machi again for some unknown reason...

No matter what kind of conjecture it was, Makimura broke into a cold sweat at this time.

Makimura knows very well what kind of character Ogata is.

Makimura had never seen anyone who provoked Ogata or Amachi end up well.

So at this moment, after seeing Yukimura frowning and standing in front of Ogata and the others, he shouted to Yukimura like a conditioned reflex:

"Yukimura! What are you doing to the distinguished guests I'm waiting for?!"

Then, Makimura strode into the room.

"You haven't done anything to Yukimura, have you? Yukimura, you shouldn't have done anything rude to the two distinguished guests I'm waiting for, right?"

Naturally, Makimura couldn't directly say "What do you want to do to Ogata Ittosai", so he called Ogata and Atachi "their distinguished guests".

In fact, he was right, Ogata and the others were indeed the honored guests of their Calabash House.

Calling them both distinguished guests was enough to intimidate Yukimura.

Then...he protected Yukimura in disguise.

At this moment, Makimura felt relieved.

He breathed a sigh of relief that he had successfully saved Yukimura's life...

…

…

Just now, when he heard Makimura calling Ogata and Atachi their distinguished guests, Yukimura's expression changed.

VIPs? These two people? Aren’t they two Miss Chuguang’s escorts and assistants?

Yukimura's expression at this time was exactly the same as Makimura's expression just now when he saw him standing behind Ogata and the others with a frown on his face.

His eyes moved back and forth between Ogata and Atachi.

His eyes were full of disbelief.

No matter how he thought about it, he could not connect the two identities of "Miss Chuguang's guard and assistant" and "the distinguished guest of Calabash House".

In Yukimura's eyes, the gap between these two identities is the same as the gap between a frog and a shogun.

"S-Sir..." Yukimura, who couldn't hide his horror, stammered, "You said these two are... your distinguished guests?"

"Am I still going to lie to you?" Makimura said in a somewhat impatient tone, "Tell me the truth, you didn't do anything rude to them just now, did you?"

"No, no." Yukimura, who was breaking out in a cold sweat, said respectfully, "I didn't do anything rude."

"I just saw Miss Chuguang here, so I wanted to ask Miss Chuguang to come and play for you later."

"First light?" Makimura looked confused.

"That's it." Yukimura spread his palms and pointed towards Hatsuko, "This is the most famous artist in Osaka right now. I saw that she happens to be here, so I thought of asking her to play the shamisen for you."

Makimura looked at Yukimura suspiciously.

But at this moment, a young male voice that had not been heard for several months reached Makimura's ears.

"...He's right."
To be continued...