I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 229 Arima Tadayoshi
"I later asked my father, my family had actually split up several times. At first, I made great contributions in the Battle of Osaka and became the lord of Fukuchiyama Domain. But later, the main family moved to Chikugo Kurume Domain. At that time, I don't know why the family split up once, and the branch family stayed in Fukuchiyama Domain to work."

Arima Norimune looked proud when talking about this matter. His family was once a military noble family like the lord of a daimyo domain, although they later declined.

Why am I so proud? I am still a descendant of the Yanhuang Dynasty. My ancestors can be traced back to the Zhou Emperor. Am I proud?
Dong Yeyu glanced at him and asked: "Did your family have many offspring?"

Arima Norimune asked in surprise, "How do you know? Several generations of ancestors had many concubines and gave birth to many illegitimate sons. Although they inherited the family name, most of them had to leave home to make a living. Compared with wandering samurai, they only have a history."

The Japanese version of Prince Jing of Zhongshan, right? Dong Yeyu was speechless.

Imagawa Kashiwagi was somewhat curious about ghosts - in fact, he had quite a bit of interest in demons and the like.

Seeing that the topic had gone off track, he quickly returned to the main topic and asked, "What's going on with that sword master?"

Arima Norimune explained: "His name is Arima Tadayasu. After the family split, he still served the Fukuchiyama Domain. However, this ancestor was later killed in a war against the Fukuchiyama Domain because of the suspicion of the domain lord. I later looked up that history."

At this point, he gritted his teeth and said, "That bastard lied about the military situation and tricked my ancestor into being surrounded by the enemy. He also deliberately kept his troops in place, leaving him isolated and helpless. At the time, there were only a dozen warriors and a hundred foot soldiers around my ancestor Zhongkang, but he had to fight against an army of 2,000. My ancestor Zhongkang inflicted heavy damage on the enemy and finally died of exhaustion in the battle."

The world line here is different from the previous life. In the previous life, the island country basically stabilized after entering the Tokugawa Shogunate era, but in this world, because of the demons, the control of the Tokugawa Shogunate is limited to the big cities - in fact, even in the big cities, there are occasional demons causing trouble.

Therefore, it was impossible to effectively control some small and medium-sized daimyos, and conflicts and wars occurred from time to time, whether due to the bewitching influence of evil spirits or the devilish nature of human hearts.

However, no matter who the winner is, as long as they obey the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and pay taxes and grain on time, generally speaking, the shogunate will not send troops to intervene, which is somewhat similar to the Ming Dynasty's policy of tributary rule.

"After our ancestor died in battle, the Fukuchiyama Domain changed hands and later became a Tenryo. The Arima family fled to Kanto with the help of many samurai loyal to our family, and used our ancestor's name to get a job with another daimyo. However, due to a lack of talent, our subsequent ancestors were not good at military tactics and strategies, but were good at ruining the family, which led to their decline and fall."

It's quite legendary. If it were made into a Taiga drama called Arimaden, Xiuji would probably like it.

Dong Yeyu thought with interest, and then asked, "So what does this have to do with me? Your ancestors couldn't swallow this breath, and wanted me to pull the Kumu family out of the underworld and torture them?"

Arima Norimune was stunned: "Is it possible?"

"No."

Higashino Yu curled the corner of his mouth. This happened hundreds of years ago and he had been reincarnated countless times. Where could he find it? He couldn't go to Izanami's place to look for treasures like the Book of Life and Death, right?
I don't have the nerve to do that, and what if Izanami takes a fancy to me and wants to keep me?
When Izanami gave birth to her son, the god of fire, Kagutsuchi, she was burned beyond recognition by the god of fire. Even Izanagi was so scared that he pulled up his pants and ran away. It is estimated that she looked like a heavyweight burn corpse with maggots on her body and pus on her head.
"Oh. That's not the case. The problem with Zhongkang's ancestors is that he has lost his memory."

"Amnesia?"

Arima Norimune looked at the students passing by with a mysterious expression, then approached Higashino Yu and Imagawa Kashiwagi and whispered, "He seems to have forgotten that he died on the battlefield. He even feels that he is still alive. He just stubbornly believes that he is dreaming about the things of future generations."

"When he's at home, he's always criticizing and bossing people around, but I'm the only one who can see him. He's a poor old man."

Arima Norimune had a complicated expression when he said this.

"Although he didn't remember, he seemed to be aware of something and was eagerly looking for a successor who could learn his swordsmanship. Although he taught me during this period, he only did so because I was his descendant and didn't think highly of my talent. When he was alone at home, he often complained to my dad about how his swordsmanship was about to be lost, but my dad couldn't hear him."

Arima Norimune sighed, the disappointment on his face evident.

As descendants, are we lucky enough to meet the souls of our ancestors, but cannot get their recognition?

Dong Yeyu himself comes from China, a country with a strong ancestral culture, so this is understandable.

"So you want to help him fulfill his wish?"

"After all, he is my ancestor. I feel bad seeing him just wandering around the house every day." Arima Norimune sighed and looked at Dongye Yu with a pleading look: "How about Dongye, can you accompany me back to see him today?"

In fact, I want to get recognition from my ancestors.

Higashino Yu looked at Arima Norimune seriously for a moment and thought to himself that this was not a bad thing. It would always be good to have a sword master to teach swordsmanship.

As for whether it is shameful to take a mortal ghost as a teacher, Dong Ye Yu does not feel that way.

Confucius once said, "When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher." The disciple does not have to be inferior to the teacher, and the teacher does not have to be better than the disciple.

A true master always has the heart of an apprentice, not to mention that I am only at the entry level in swordsmanship.

"This won't do any harm to me, so I can agree to it. But you won't charge me tuition, right?"

Dongye Yu said suspiciously, he has never hesitated to assume the worst of others. This kid Arima has been complaining about being poor every day recently. When the time comes, he will learn all the swordsmanship of the Arima family from his ancestors, and he will spread his hands to ask for money, and he really cannot refuse to give it.

After all, I can't forget the swordsmanship I learned.
Be sure to be on guard against tricks that lure you into a trap.

"Am I that kind of person?"

Arima Norimune patted his chest and jokingly hit Higashino Yu's shoulder.

"I'm begging you to do this. After all, learning swordsmanship from a ghost is probably hard to accept even if you're a demon hunter. If it's not a relative, who would want to come into contact with a ghost? Most people think it's unlucky. I understand."

"Consider it as a favor to you. I won't charge you tuition, and your previous compensation will be upgraded! I'll pay for your lunch this semester, and I'll also give you the study materials for the cram school I attended during my three years of high school."

Dong Yeyu was surprised and said, "You gave them all to me, so what are you learning?"

study? Learn shit!

Arima Norimune complained in his heart that he had been attending cram schools since he was a child, and he now felt a sense of resistance when he saw cram schools.

Of course, I definitely couldn't say that in front of my friends. I just slung my shoulder bag, put my hands behind my head, looked at my two friends and said with a smile, "I'll make two copies, and you get one too, Imagawa. Speaking of which, the three of us get along so well. It would be great if we could go to the same university in the future!"

As he spoke, he became excited for some reason, and walked to the front facing the two of them. He walked backwards, danced, and spoke with a silly smile as if he was daydreaming.

"When Higashino finishes writing the cram school materials, he will pass on his experience to you and me. We will study hard, and by then, Tsukuba and Keio will be no problem. We won't even look at Waseda University, and Tokyo University is just so-so. We will definitely beat them! In the end, the three of us will cross the Akamon Gate together, and leave our names in the history of Tachibana School, becoming a legend for the world~"

"What a beautiful thought."

Higashino Yu rolled his eyes. If one could easily get into the University of Tokyo by attending cram school, there wouldn't be so many students who end up dreaming of studying at Akamon.

“Well, that’s possible.”

Imagawa Kashiwagi watched the two of them chatting and laughing, and pushed his glasses that had slipped down his nose.

At this time, the three of them just walked outside the first-year teaching building, surrounded by students coming and going. Because it was drizzling, the scene in their field of vision seemed more real than when the sun was shining.

The flowerbed was full of vegetation, and the drizzle gathered on the leaves and stems into crystal drops, making the green even more profound. Students walked by in groups of three or four, chatting and laughing. Arima and Higashino complained to each other, and Imagawa Kashiwagi smiled, silently remembering this feeling in his heart, and nodded with a smile: "It would be great if we could get into Tokyo University together."

Because he often had to help his family run the store, and his grades were already near the top, he did not enroll in cram school.

However, because the famous universities in the island country set their own questions and students apply on their own, the difficulty is much greater than the unified examination. There are also many unfamiliar question types and knowledge, and it is difficult to pass the exam without special materials and guidance from cram schools.

Imagawa Kashiwagi's dream is also to be admitted to the University of Tokyo, which is an agreement he made with someone.

Arima Norimune saw Imagawa Kashiwagi's look and grinned, "See! Imagawa thinks so too, so Tono, the matter of Tachibana Meitan depends entirely on you!"

"I think if you buy less AV and use fewer catheters, there's a slim chance it will work."

"Please spare me, but the teachers must not be let down."

"Then you're talking bullshit, go cool off."

Normally, Higashino Yu rides an electric scooter to school, while Arima Norimune and Imagawa Kashiwagi occasionally ride bicycles or take the subway.

However, because it was raining today, everyone came by subway, and now they had no choice but to take the subway to Arima Nori's family.

The Arima family lives in Honmachi, a bustling area in Shibuya Ward, some distance from Bunkyo Ward and two blocks away from the subway station.

After they set out from school, it took them more than half an hour to arrive.

His family does not live in a tower apartment like the average middle-class family, but in a single-family house with a yard, which looks several sizes smaller than the house where Higashino lives now.

However, compared to a single-family house of 50 to 60 square meters, it can already be considered a luxury house - this is Shibuya district after all.

"This is my home. Is this your first time here? It's rather shabby, not some tower apartment."

Arima Norimune stood in front of his house with his hands on his hips. Although he said this, there was a smug expression on his face.

Having a single-family house like this in Shibuya district is more prestigious than owning an ordinary tower apartment.

"Fugo V50."

Dong Yeyu showed an envious expression. If his family had such a house in his previous life, he would not have suffered from mild depression for a period of time on the eve of his graduation from university.

In my previous life, I came from an ordinary family and studied computer science in college. However, because what the school taught, whether it was machine language or data structure, had not kept up with the times and I was an academic, I encountered many problems in the practical project of my graduation thesis.

Although I solved all the problems by looking up information myself in the end, I still began to doubt myself and feel internally burned. I even worried that I would be fired on my first day at work, which would result in me having to go home penniless and ashamed to live on the streets.

Of course, later on, I had good luck and didn’t have to worry anymore.

"Don't give me that. I know that you, Higashino, make a lot of money from your part-time job." Arima Norimune elbowed Higashino Yu, pushed open the door, and invited him and Imagawa Kashiwagi into the house.

"I am back!"

"Excuse me." X2
Arima Norimune's father had not yet gotten off work and his mother was home alone. The three of them were changing shoes at the entrance when they ran into her.

Mrs. Arima was a middle-aged woman with a good figure and a pretty face. She was not tall, only about 1.5 meters. She was wearing a red casual top and an off-white long skirt. At this moment, she was trying on the cosmetics she had just bought with great interest. It seemed that she had just returned home from shopping.

While trying on the foundation, she glanced at Arima Norimune and frowned, "Aren't you going to cram school today?"

"I had something to invite a friend to my house, so I asked for a day off."

"friend?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Arima turned her attention to Imagawa Kashiwagi and Higashino Yu.

Taking a look at Imagawa Kashiwagi, he seems to be a gloomy young man with long hair. Could he be a otaku?

She frowned and looked at Dong Yeyu again. He was handsome and had a bright temperament. He was full of youthful high spirits, but also had a unique calmness that made people feel good about him.

With just one glance, all the dissatisfaction and doubt in her heart disappeared, and she nodded involuntarily. This boy seemed like a good student.

"These two are."

Arima Norimune introduced with a smile: "My classmate, I told you before, Tono Yu is in the top five in the grade. This is Imagawa Kashiwagi, also in the top 100 in the grade."

"Hello, Auntie." The two bowed politely.

"Higashino-kun, Imagawa-kun, you are welcome to the Arima family. Please make yourself at home and don't be too restrained."

After hearing the results of the two, Mrs. Arima's smile became more sincere. She glared at Arima Norimune and said, "If you had played with such excellent classmates in junior high school, your grades wouldn't be so mediocre."

Arima Norimune just laughed when he heard this and did not refute.

After a simple polite greeting, Arima Zemune led a few people up to the second floor and came to a room outside.

"This is where my family enshrines the ancestral tablets. Ancestor Zhongkang is inside."

He said as an introduction and knocked gently on the door.

"Ancestor Zhongkang, I'm back."

The room was silent for a moment, and then a vigorous voice came out: "Come in."

Although his voice could not conceal his age and decay, it was sonorous and powerful, worthy of a swordsman who once fought against a hundred people alone.

Wow!

When the door was opened, the Japanese-style room was very dark. It became bright only after Arima Norimune turned on the light.

There is a shrine on the main seat on the right side of the Japanese-style room. In front of the shrine are a sword rack, a broken samurai sword, and a tattered armor that is well maintained but still rusty.

(End of this chapter)