My mother's love song

After the Toyotomi dynasty fell and the Tokugawa regime actually unified Japan, Date Masamune demonstrated even better diplomatic skills in his negotiations with Tokugawa Ieyasu than he did on the battlefield.

Thanks to Date Masamune's efforts, the Sendai Domain escaped the suppression of the shogunate, making the Date family one of only three daimyo with a million koku in the early Edo period.

Date Tsunamune was the lord of a powerful domain who inherited his ancestral estate of 1 million koku of territory, and was an important figure even in the shogunate.

"Such a powerful man, is he interested in Takao Taifu? As expected, she is the oiran of Yoshiwara..."

"So, how much does he plan to pay for Taifu's contract?"

"It is said that Lord Date Tsunamune is willing to pay a sum of the tayu's weight in gold!"

There was an uproar in the teahouse.

"Yellow... a thousand ounces of gold!"

"This is our Edo Yoshiwara's tayu. She is really gorgeous and handsome. Do you have a tayu like this?"

"But even if Takao Taifu is the most beautiful woman in the country, the ruler of a country actually spent a fortune for a woman."

"This is ridiculous!"

A warrior slammed the table and stood up.

"She just knows a little bit about music, chess, calligraphy and painting... a prostitute is actually worth a thousand gold coins. What are we, the warriors who work hard to earn money to support our families, worth?"

"...What you said makes sense."

"If Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu was in power, he would never allow such an unethical thing to happen!"

"Ah, if Lord Ieyasu were still alive, Lord Tsunami would be asked to commit seppuku and apologize to the world..."

"The general's family is also getting weaker with each generation. I don't think the three generations of generals have the courage to do this."

"There are foreigners everywhere on the streets recently. Is Japan still our country? "

"Oh, I miss him."

The men began to lament the decline of the world, and Rod, who was listening, felt like he had arrived at the Edo Population Bar.

"But, I heard that Lord Tsunamune's request was rejected by Takao Taifu."

"What! A thousand ounces of gold still can't show sincerity!"

"You actually dared to say no to that Muouida. You are truly worthy of being our Takao Taifu!"

The warriors who had just denounced the actors for harming the country began to praise the Taifu for her noble character and fearlessness of power, calling her truly a heroine.

"........."

The boy stroked his chin and listened to the men's conversation leisurely.

A thousand ounces of gold, surprisingly cheap, I can afford it...

Well, after the ceremony, I'll go talk to Takao Taifu and ask her to become my concubine...

"Mr. Luo, what are you thinking about? You have a lecherous expression in broad daylight. I'm going to complain to Mr. Zhengxue, okay?"

The boy came back from his deep thoughts and saw the familiar light green kimono.

"Xiangya, you bought it so quickly?"

"Well, there are still quite a few at home. These should be enough."

The girl showed him the ingredients she bought and said she wanted to make Sukiyaki tonight.

"Is that so? Let's go back."

Rod stood up from the bench, and Ogasawara Kaya immediately came forward and took his arm affectionately.

"?"

Rhode stared at the girl who was sticking to him, frowning slightly: "What are you doing?"

Xiangye blinked her pure black eyes and asked, "Don't you like this, Rod?

You don't want me to hug you on the street, are you afraid of being seen by other girls?"

"…No, it's nothing. Just whatever you like."

Rod allowed Xiangye to hold him, and the two walked out of the teahouse and returned to the mansion along the same route.

The girl took the boy's arm and suddenly spoke as they walked.

"Hehehe...I've wanted to try doing this for a long time."

"Really? If Saber saw me, I wouldn't know anything."

After Rod said this, Xiangye was stunned.

"………………What? So you've discovered it."

The girl in kimono puffed up her cheeks cutely.

She stared at Rhodes for a long time before sighing, "You are so mean. Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Because you seem to be enjoying it."

The girl walking side by side with Rhode was not Ogasawara Kaaya, but her Servant brother Tachibana Himei inside her body.

Seeing that Rod had seen through him but did not refuse, Di Jubilee continued to hold his arm with a clear conscience.

"As long as Master Yuzhanwuzun doesn't do anything strange in broad daylight, Xiaozui won't misunderstand you."

"Luckily, Kanaya's body isn't lewd at all."

"That's not what I want to say, this is"

"Ahh, I understand."

Rhodes smiled and nodded.

There is absolutely no element of love between men and women in Di Jubi's desperate behavior.

She just wanted to express her gratitude to Rhode for saving her and taking her in.

"What's wrong with a daughter wanting to walk down the street with her father's arm in arm?" Di Jubi said angrily.

That's true, Rhodes agreed.

"I was already a married woman when you took me in. I'm really sorry for my elderly daughter."

"So I'm not disgusted...what are you angry about?"

Seeing Rhodes' confused look, the girl smiled.

"Nothing, it's just fun to tease you."

"Tsk... Still the same as before, only able to act good in front of that guy."

Dijubibi tilted his head and said, "You talk as if you've seen me and Xiaozui get along."

Rhodes said: "Although I have never seen it, I can imagine it."

According to the myth, the younger sister Tachibana Himei accompanied her husband Yamato Takeru on an expedition, where they encountered the evil sea god.

At that time she bravely jumped into the sea and offered herself as a sacrifice, which stopped the riot of the sea god.

This is the end of the historical record of Diju Bimei, but in fact she did not die, but was saved by Rhode.

Rhodes punished the sea god and asked his brother Jubi to work hard for him and become his priestess, although this guy unilaterally regarded himself as his adopted daughter.

Di Jubilee looked at the crowded street and murmured.

"Sir, may I ask a question?"

Rhodes' face darkened and he said sternly, "No, I have made up my mind. I will redeem Taifu no matter what. You are not allowed to stop me."

The girl was full of questions and frowned, "What do you mean by redemption?"

"No, nothing. What's up, Itongji."

Di Jubi asked seriously, "Why did you take me in?"

Hearing her question, Rhodes fell into thought.

"Sure enough...was it just a whim?"

Although Rhodes did not answer immediately, he denied his younger brother's persistent questioning.

"No, it's not a whim."

"Did you often take in girls in distress?"

Rhode shook his head: "I won't do something that will cause so much trouble... You've been with me for so many years, you know it best, right?"

"indeed."

The girl nodded, then thought of something.

"Could it be..."

Di Ju Bimei suddenly grabbed his arm tightly and asked with shining eyes.

"Could it be that you were moved by my bravery in sacrificing myself and jumping into the sea?"

"This is the only thing that is absolutely impossible." Rhodes could assert.

"…………whispering sound."

Rhode stroked his unhappy brother's hair and smiled.

"I just can't stand this country sacrificing girls... No, I just can't stand the evil behavior of humans protecting themselves."

Di Jubimei blinked as if he understood, then suddenly an idea came to him and he said.

"Ah...! I've heard that legend!

The story of Susanoo-sama trying to save a girl who was eaten by a snake god as a sacrifice

It's the one where you defeated the Yamata no Orochi... the most famous legend in Japan!"

"I didn't do anything like that."

Facing the girl's enthusiastic gaze, Rhodes just shook his head coldly.

"Huh...? What do you mean you haven't done it before?"

"I've told you before, the legend that Yamata-no-Orochi is my sworn brother, Princess Kiinada, is false."

Di Jubilee murmured in disbelief: "But, if that's the case...

Where did the legend of you killing the snake god and saving the princess come from...?"

Rhodes smiled and said, "The inheritance of myths is so incredible and unpredictable.

The history of coexistence between humans and gods is already a distant past. Myths will inevitably change in the process of dissemination, and foreign myths will sometimes enter the local area and merge with the local myths.

Sometimes, a person's deeds are recorded under another person's name.

This phenomenon would be even more intense if they were viewed the same way “at the time.”

"At that time... you mean..."

Rhodes nodded affirmatively.

"Ah, the legend of Susanoo and the Yamata no Orochi is real. It's my personal experience, but it didn't happen in Japan."

"That was in the mythological era before you and Wu Zun were born. There was a terrifying monster that was born to kill gods."

"A monster that kills gods?"

"Yes, that is an ancient pure-blooded dragon, and also the ancestor of all monsters."

"The dragon was very powerful, so powerful that it even defeated the King of the Gods and took away his strongest power and most fierce weapons."

"If other gods hadn't saved the God King, the largest mythology system in the West would have ended here."

Hearing this, Di Jubi asked desperately: "Such a monster...how did the gods finally defeat it?"

"The dragon was defeated because it was deceived by the goddess of fate."

"What the dragon ate was not the fruit of victory that is said to grant all wishes, but the fruit of impermanence."

"It is said that whoever eats this fruit will never be able to fulfill his wish. In simple terms, it is the anti-waxing moon [anti-Holy Grail]."

"Even an invincible dragon will lose its strength after eating the fruit and be defeated by the power of the God King."

"According to the original plan, the dragon would be forced back to the volcano, where it would be sealed and buried forever."