Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1482 1154. Special
"After all, I am only the son-in-law of Lord Ando Morinori."

After entering the city, on the way towards the castle tower, Takenaka Shigeharu sounded apologetic.

"This is about the household registration records of the entire Iwamura Castle. Lord Ando Morinori will definitely not directly hand it out just because of my one-sided statement."

"But I will mediate for you two. But to be honest, I was also confused by what I heard just now. I hope you two can explain the situation in detail later. If it is really very critical, I will also try my best to persuade Lord Ando Morinari."

In marriages between nobles, political alliances and alliances of interests are considered far more than emotions.

These are key records concerning the entire city. Let alone the fact that he is just a son-in-law, even if his own son wants to interfere, Ando Morinari will suddenly become alert.

"That's enough." Lan En nodded sincerely to the young warrior, "Thank you very much, Master Takenaka Shigeharu."

"No, you're welcome." As the one being thanked, Takenaka Shigeharu bowed slightly, which made Lan En feel quite uncomfortable. "If you don't mind, just call me Hanbei. No need to be so formal."

The straw sandals made a rustling sound as they rubbed against the ground, and the horse led by the young warrior was breathing through its nostrils.

The three of them have arrived in front of the castle tower.

Just as Lan En had expected, Ando Morijune, who had tried to keep a distance from him and avoid contact during the day, was now standing directly on the steps of the castle tower.

The look of surprise and welcome on his face was as if he had wanted to entertain Lan En for a long time but never had the chance.

The 'surprise' and 'joy' in this expression are both real.

The lord of Iwamura Castle was somewhat surprised that his favored son-in-law had become involved with people he wanted to find out about.

But when Takenaka Hanbei raised his head and nodded slightly at him on the stairs, he no longer hesitated.

He was deeply impressed by his son-in-law's intelligence, and he was also a reliable and gentle person. It could be said that Ando Mamoru valued his son-in-law very much.

Otherwise, when a nobleman with an unknown background appeared in the city, his first reaction would not be to invite him to discuss things for him.

"Please forgive me for the poor hospitality recently."

Before Lan En and the others reached halfway up the stairs, Ando Morinari, who was originally standing on the top, had already hurried down and, like a host, led everyone towards the castle tower.

"I have been busy with military affairs recently. I just happened to have a batch of weapons and armor from Mount Ta'er that needed to be stored in the warehouse in the next few days. I should not have neglected the guests."

Ando Mamoru said this enthusiastically, and Lan En had no intention of exposing him at all. He smiled and nodded, as if he believed it.

"Tonight!" Ando Morinari's tone was firm and his enthusiasm almost overflowed from his words. "It just so happens that my son-in-law is here to visit, so I think it's time to give him a formal welcome."

Lan En had expected this to happen, and because of Lan En's previous reminder, Wu Ming just looked at the witcher in surprise, and then accepted it silently.

Ando Mamoru waved his hand and asked the young man beside him to come forward, lead the guests to bathe, and then prepare the banquet.

He also pulled his son-in-law who also came from outside to his side, which seemed to change Takenaka Hanbei's identity from "guest" to "host who helps to welcome the guests".

He didn't really expect Takenaka Hanbei to help arrange the banquet, nor did he need it.

He just wanted to inform his son-in-law in advance through this arrangement.

Takenaka Hanbei took off his raincoat and hat with a veil that he was wearing while traveling, handed them to the young man beside him, and followed his father-in-law without stopping until they walked into a small tea room.

At this time, the tea ceremony had not yet suddenly become popular and become a political symbol due to Oda Nobunaga's promotion of tea utensils.

However, because of its small and private characteristics, as well as its elegant temperament that allows people to calm down and think, the tea room has become a place where many people truly discuss things and think about countermeasures.

Its status is roughly equivalent to the study room in ancient China.

The so-called "tea tasting" is essentially a small-scale private meeting.

Ando Morinari's tea room is also very cramped. Three people standing side by side would have to squeeze in shoulder to shoulder, and the length is enough to accommodate four people sitting cross-legged.

This smallness is one of the characteristics of Japanese tea rooms.

"How about it?"

As soon as Takenaka Hanbei followed him into the tea room and turned around and gently closed the narrow door of the tea room, Ando Morishuni couldn't wait to ask.

The father-in-law sat cross-legged casually, while Takenaka Hanbei maintained the proper kneeling posture.

"Father, I only met those two on the way into the city. We didn't have any contact for a long time."

"Don't fool me, Hanbei!" Ando Mamoru blew his beard and glared, "I know your wisdom and ability better than anyone else in this world. It's normal for ordinary people to be unable to see through a person after spending several years with him/her, but it's not normal for you."

"You must have known them. Come, tell me, who are they?"

The lord of Iwamura Castle was eagerly awaiting his son-in-law's answer.

However, the gentle smile on Takenaka Hanbei's lips faded a little, and he shook his head seriously.

"Please stop saying such exaggerated things, Father."

"I can only say that I have a vague understanding, but it's too far to see through it."

After hearing what his son-in-law said to him so seriously, Ando Morinari's expression was first surprise, disbelief, and then wide-eyed contemplation.

When he sat cross-legged, his body, which was leaning forward in anticipation, leaned back as his expression changed.

"Really? Can't see through it?" He still didn't quite believe it. At the same time, his eyes secretly and carefully glanced behind his son-in-law's shoulder, "Even if I ask your teacher to look, he can't see through it?"

At a level that ordinary people cannot see clearly, Takenaka Hanbei's guardian spirit has already appeared and is floating in front of him.

The long-bearded goat, who looked like an old scholar, stood with his hands behind his back and hunched over, and floated leisurely in front of Ando Morinari, shaking his head and sighing.

"It's really a rotten tree that can't be carved."

The guardian spirit spoke to his host.

"I am not some exaggerated omniscient and omnipotent person. How can I be as great as he imagines?"

The voice of this guardian spirit is very consistent with its appearance, old but clear, and with a slight goat-like bleating vibrato.

"Teacher," Takenaka Hanbei called his guardian spirit embarrassedly.

He regards the guardian spirit that resides in him as a teacher.

The Takenaka clan was not considered a very powerful family even in Mino, so it was not expected that they would produce a wise man like him.

Because wisdom needs to be developed and nurtured, and what can develop and nurture wisdom is knowledge and training.

The Takenaka family did not originally have this accumulation, and just when Takenaka Hanbei had finished reading the few books in the family's collection, his guardian spirit suddenly appeared one day.

Teach him and broaden his horizons.

This is the real master.

And now, Ando Morimasa is his father-in-law.

Although his father-in-law could not see or hear his teacher criticizing him, Takenaka Hanbei's own moral and ethical constraints still made him feel caught between two elders and very embarrassed.

I could only beg my teacher to stop saying it.

When Ando Mamoru saw his son-in-law start talking to the void in the tea room, he immediately sat up straighter and his face became solemn.

Although he could neither see nor hear, he knew in his heart that gods and Buddhas had already arrived in this small tea room!

If he had not accidentally obtained a talisman that could temporarily open the [Yin Yang Eyes], he would not have been able to pick such a person to be his son-in-law!
"Well, Hanbei. There's really nothing much to say about your father-in-law's stupid head. Forget it."

The old scholar shook his neck, and the goat horns wrapped with gold ornaments swayed with it.

"Thank you very much." Takenaka Hanbei breathed a sigh of relief for the kindness his teacher had given him.

But then, the young warrior asked his guardian spirit for advice in confusion.

"Teacher, although my physiognomy makes me think that Lord Lan En is profound but without any foundation, tell me the truth. You appeared on my shoulder not just because you responded to the power of Yaobahime, right?"

Because of his guardian spirit, Takenaka Hanbei was able to read an astonishing amount of books in this era, including all kinds of monsters and gods and Buddhas.

The moment the guardian spirit appeared on Wuming, he had roughly confirmed the identity of this guardian spirit.

"Of course." The old scholar goat said with a unique tremolo, and floated in front of his student with his hands behind his back. "Although [Yabai Boji] is extraordinary, I have seen it live in humans more than once."

"But that man, if you can still call him a 'man'."

At this point, the old scholar goat slightly raised his head, which was originally lowered due to his hunched back.

Behind the small round glasses, 'Ichi-Hitomi' looked at her students very seriously.

"Didn't you realize that he was also in the process of being possessed?"

".?!"

In silence, only Takenaka Hanbei's astonished expression expressed his feelings at the moment.

During the possession process? Isn't the possession of a guardian spirit a matter of a split second?

It's just that most of the possessed people gradually discover that they have a guardian spirit living in them, which is why they have the illusion that "this is an ongoing process."

This is the knowledge that Takenaka Hanbei's teacher taught him.

And now, his teacher actually came up with another theory?
"I am not wrong about this matter. He is just a special case."

Facing the surprised students, the old scholar Goat shook his head and spoke.

"That person is very special. Whether it's him, the guardian spirit that will inhabit him, or the way he is possessed."

"To be honest, it is hard for me to imagine that someone could actually be possessed by Him."

(End of this chapter)