Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1483 1155. Benevolence and Peace to the World

"The guardian spirit of Lord Lan En." Takenaka Hanbei rarely, or never, saw his teacher so surprised, so he also found it incredible. "Even you have never seen Him possessing a person?"

"Well, maybe there have been some in the Western world?" The old scholar-like bearded goat said uncertainly while stroking his beard. "But in Japan, there has never been any."

The first half of the sentence is speculation, and the second half is confirmation.

Hanbei nodded calmly.

He expressed his understanding of what the teacher said.

This was because the legend of his own teacher had actually been introduced to the Japanese archipelago through stories about strange beasts that were knowledgeable, well-informed in astronomy and geography, from the Western continent.

The origin of the legend is the Ming Dynasty in the western continent, but the appearance of the legend has long been localized.

The kimono with large sleeves that the teacher is wearing now is the most intuitive embodiment of the evolution of the legendary image.

If it was in the Western Continent, and the teacher appeared in his original appearance, he should be wearing clothes that were worn during the ancient Ming Dynasty.

"But even I have never seen this form of possession before."

The old scholar Goat stood with his hands behind his back and shook his head.

"Hey, this is really new. It's true that after a long time, you can always see new things. I don't know whether this is the normal process of "Him" possessing me, or a special process caused by the special nature of that person."

"But anyway, Hanbei," the bearded goat looked at his students and boarders seriously, "the life of someone who is chosen by that power is bound to be full of ups and downs."

"In other words, not only will his own life be turbulent, but the surging waves may hold the entire world in his hands and flow as he wishes."

"The whole world?!" Hanbei's eyes widened, and he asked the teacher word by word, "Are you saying that it is some evil spirit?"

With a "pop" sound, Hanbei leaned back, holding his forehead with his hands, and took a breath of cold air.

It felt like someone had hit me hard on the head.

Ando Morijune, who was sitting next to him trying hard to suppress his curiosity and maintain a dignified posture, looked at his son-in-law who suddenly showed an expression as if he had been hit, and glanced at him sideways, but in the end he still didn't dare to look at him any more.

In mid-air, the old goat, with his hands behind his back and his back hunched, retracted the hoof that had just hit his apprentice on the forehead.

"When it comes to changes in the world, can't you think positively? Really, I've always taught you to be optimistic and cautious, but you're always like this."

The old goat complained with a bleating tremor.

Takenaka Hanbei rubbed his forehead in annoyance and complained: "But the world is becoming more and more chaotic, isn't it obvious?"

"But the more chaotic the world is, the more people like this will appear. Did I teach you the history of the Ming Dynasty in vain?"

"But this is not Ming, teacher." Takenaka Hanbei lowered his head in silence, "This is Japan."

When a building is about to collapse, there are always people who can turn the tide. This is a universal common sense.

But in the Western continent, such a tragic figure who still faces challenges in times of crisis will naturally attract countless followers.

They use their dreams, morals, and perseverance to infect countless people, and countless people are willing to be infected by them.

In Japan, it had been eighty-eight years since the Onin War, which had caused chaos.

The drama of betrayal, alliance, and betrayal again was played out over and over again by various daimyo.

Everyone claims to be righteous, but there are countless cases of betrayal and breaking alliances, which can even be said to be natural, as if they do not have to worry or think at all.

All they have in their eyes is victory and the continuation of their family.

There is no ideal victory, only a simple victory of survival.

In such an unpredictable world, how can a hero emerge to turn the tide?

A hero should be tolerant and have the courage to take on the world, but in Japan, it is these kinds of people who are the first to be stabbed in the back.

For no other reason than that you look like you could be easily backstabbed.

The old scholar goat shook his head, an action similar to that of an ordinary goat shaking its fur to shoo away flies.

"Why should we care about things like whirlpools and undercurrents beneath the waves, Hanbei?"

The bearded goat said lightly.

"The symbol of a peaceful and benevolent world has appeared. Only God knows how the world will change from now on."

"A benevolent and peaceful world?" Takenaka Hanbei was shocked. "You mean, everyone in the world?!"

Today, the Japanese archipelago is in chaos, with no sign of an end or even a temporary easing.

But the teacher was talking about a 'world of benevolence and peace' at this inappropriate time. If we really want such a world to come, there is only one possibility -

In Japan, a 'world man' will be born.

The so-called "people of the world" can be simply understood as "people who hold the world in their hands". This is because no matter what, Japan still has awe for the emperor in the Ouchi in Kyoto and cannot usurp the throne and claim to be the emperor, so this saying comes into being.

"Didn't I say that only God knows?" The long-bearded goat stroked his beard, and his eyes behind the small round glasses were meaningful. "Or maybe the title of 'world man' is not worthy of him?" "Didn't you see it? According to what Lord Ando said, he has only been here for a few days, right?"

"And in just a few days, there is already a person possessed by Yaobahime next to him. In addition, I also sensed the auras of two other guardian spirits on him."

"Although we haven't encountered them, there is no doubt that their aura is very fresh. So, including himself, there are already four guardian spirits around him, Hanbei."

Four guardian spirits!
Takenaka Hanbei thought he had heard it wrong.

As far as he knew, the entire country of Mino did not have the ability to gather four people possessed by guardian spirits!
And that man whose origins are unclear and shrouded in mystery, has he only been here for a few days?

What is this?
In vernacular novels, will the stars corresponding to the celestial bodies naturally gather around the destiny star?

Is this the Water Margin of the Ming Dynasty? The coming of the Heavenly Gangs and Earthly Demons?
But the aura of the guardian spirit cannot be faked, and his teacher is knowledgeable and will never make a mistake.

So no matter how hard it was for Takenaka Hanbei to believe it, the facts were already before him.

Ando Morishuni, who did not dare to interrupt the conversation between the gods and Buddhas, felt that his palms and the soles of his feet were sweating and becoming slippery and uncomfortable.

He could not hear the voice of the guardian spirit, nor could he see the image of the guardian spirit, but the one-sided conversation from his son-in-law alone was enough to make him feel dry mouth and even his heart twitching.

He just wanted this son-in-law who was blessed by gods and Buddhas and extremely intelligent to come and check out the truth of a stranger he was unsure of, so how come in the middle of the conversation, the word "people in the world" popped out of his mouth? !
Even though Ando Morinari was one of the three great men of Mino and considered himself to be quite famous, he would not even dare to utter the words "people of the world" even in his dreams.

It was not until his son-in-law had been silent in the tea room for a long time that Ando Morinari cautiously raised his lowered gaze to glance at him.

I saw that on my son-in-law's face, there was no longer the respect he had when facing a teacher, but only deep thought.

Because of his understanding of his son-in-law, Ando Morinari relaxed his body from being seated upright.

The "gods and Buddhas" should have disappeared.

"Whoo~"

Even though he was sitting cross-legged in a relaxed position, the long period of tense muscles still made Ando Mamoru breathe a sigh of relief.

Takenaka Hanbei seemed to be awakened. He quickly knelt down, moved his knees, and bowed politely to his father-in-law.

"I'm sorry, father. The teacher just said a lot and I couldn't help but fall into thinking."

"It's okay, it's okay!" Ando Mamoru waved his hands nonchalantly.

The 'gods and Buddhas' were talking in his tea room, and he actually wanted to let the guardian spirit stay a little longer to get some fresh air.

"Just you two talking. How's it going?"

Ando Morishi's questions seemed very cautious. After all, he had just heard a lot of explosive words.

"Although I am still calm now, the shock my teacher gave me was no less than that given to you, father."

Takenaka Hanbei said with his head down.

"Before the banquet, please tell me more about this Lord Lan En. Make sure nothing is left out!"

"Are you that serious?"

"please!"

Seeing that his son-in-law was already sitting upright and paying his respects, Ando Mamoru quickly waved his hand.

Don't be fooled by the appearance of formal etiquette. In Japan, politeness is often used to put pressure on the other party and express an attitude that one will not change easily.

There is nothing much to say about Lan En's case. Ando Mamoru even sent people to visit Jusanzakura Village, which was a day's journey away, and also confirmed with Daisuke Kikuchi there.

Daisuke Kikuchi was a samurai under his command, and when he was young he was even a hatamoto guard in his army.

Even if Ando Mamoru thought what he said was outrageous, he would not think that he was trying to deceive him.

So he immediately told his son-in-law all about Lan En's situation, which had not been detailed in the previous letter.

As expected, Takenaka Hanbei, who was always at ease in front of Ando Morinari, was stunned after hearing Lan En's details.

A Ming citizen who learned skills in the South and returned to the East, and then traveled in Japan.

There are so many flaws in this sentence that even Takenaka Hanbei doesn’t know how to count them!
But there is only one thing that can be confirmed: the enemy has indeed just appeared in Mino, in Ando Morinari's territory. If it is further away, it is estimated that it has only been three or four days.

On the other hand.

"Are you really from Ming country?"

This identity was difficult for Ando Morinari to believe, but Takenaka Hanbei had no doubt about this point.

In Japan, it is difficult to cultivate people with such a magnanimous character.

Japan also has heroes and heroes, but the temperaments of heroes and heroes in different countries are different.

In the opinion of Takenaka Hanbei's teacher, Lan En's temperament is really not the type that can be cultivated in Japan.

(End of this chapter)