Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1465: 1437. Sakai the Strange One

Ando Mamoru, the lord of Iwamura Castle?
As soon as Daisuke Kikuchi introduced himself, Lan En immediately extracted the key information.

The witcher thought calmly.

Is this within the borders of Mino Province during the Warring States Period?

Lan En was a history enthusiast until he finished his college entrance examination.

He also dabbled in foreign history, but the definition of "foreign" was too broad, so he naturally could not read widely or appreciate it in depth.

Most of them just understand.

As for this 'Ando Morinari', Lan En only vaguely remembered that he was one of the [Mino Three].

At first, he felt that it was a joke that such a second-year title actually appeared in serious records.

All we can say is that the Japanese's second year mentality is indeed a historical inheritance.

Since Daisuke Kikuchi has proved that Lan is not a monster and his identity is quite special.

So he directly invited Lan En to the village, wanting to use the name of hospitality to see what this Ming man was going to do.

Lan En originally wanted to find out from the locals what the extraordinary powers that they were entangled with as soon as they arrived in this world were, so he had no reason to refuse.

So when he followed them into the village, he made a subtle gesture behind him, telling the Qilin and the fluffy ball in the distance not to be nervous.

When Lan En really approached the village gate, the small team of guards gathered at the door obviously swallowed their saliva.

After all, in this Warring States period with supernatural powers, although the average height of people seemed to be about 1.67 meters, they were only wearing a thin piece of clothing.

When Lan walked past them, his height and heaviness made the demon hunter look more like a ferocious war machine than a weak human body.

As we walked towards the village, many people poked their heads out of the door, wanting to see what was causing such a commotion.

Most of the houses in the village are wooden houses and thatched huts, and the air is filled with a strong smell of body odor and feces from large livestock.

According to Daisuke Kikuchi, Jusanzakura Village is mainly famous for being a post station for various caravans to dispatch cattle and horses.

For some reason, these large animals seem to be able to maintain their health and weight more easily here.

Over time, everyone was willing to stop here.

As a result, the entire village was transformed into a service-oriented post station village, and it does not have much arable land itself.

The place where Daisuke Kikuchi entertained Lan should be his own home.

Although this house is also a wooden hut and a thatched hut, it at least has several paper windows, showing that it is different from those of ordinary villagers.

The room was covered with wooden boards, but there was no tatami. There was only a square space hollowed out in the middle of the board, with firewood lit inside. A pot was hung on a rope and suspended over the fire.

Daisuke Kikuchi's wife was an old-fashioned woman. After serving two cups of tea, she quietly left.

And at the door of the house, many people were still gathering, peeking inside to take a look.

They are an inn-type village, so they should have more experience than those ordinary villages.

But Lan En's temperament and appearance were beyond their imagination. Even the samurai masters had never seen such a majestic person.

The instructor of Shisan Sakura Village managed to remain calm and was the first to invite Lan En to have tea.

He was actually a little worried that the other party would get mad at him for the "crude tea".

The amazing one.

This is a style that can increase the fame of the upper class in this era, but is rejected by the lower class.

Just like during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, because officials were selected based on "filial piety", many jaw-dropping "filial piety stories" emerged.

If you want to get an official position in the government, you need to be famous. In Kyoto, where the emperor and ministers are located, it is natural to do something unconventional to increase your fame.

The more famous one is carrying a tree, singing and riding a horse naked.
The fashion in Kyoto is undoubtedly the most popular trend in Japan at the moment, and the trend of those who seek novelty has spread all over Japan.

Before this, Japanese helmets were more dignified and practical in style, but in the Warring States Period, the decoration on the forehead of the helmet, also known as the "front part", began to become diverse.

The warriors were eager to show their uniqueness, some even put the Chinese character "爱" on their helmets, and some even used paper tubes to surround their helmets, which were more than two meters tall, longer than a person's height.

What is considered romantic in the eyes of nobles and aristocrats may not be normal in the eyes of normal people, so it has a bad reputation.

Although it can be seen that Lann's armor of Smaug is of practicality, it is beyond doubt.

But this style of armor is definitely considered "strange" in Japan. More importantly, Lan En himself introduced his identity
"What you said is really too bizarre." After Lan En took a sip and put down the teacup, Daisuke Kikuchi shook his coat and haori and asked casually.

"You are a Ming countryman, and you learned skills from the southern barbarians, so you must have come from Sakai?"

"Sakai" is a place name, and it is currently the main trade gateway city between Japan and overseas. Because of its prosperous trade, it does not even have an official lord, but is jointly managed by big merchants and recruited mercenaries for protection.

If Lan En is indeed a Ming citizen who learned some skills in the southern barbarians, this statement can basically be made out of nothing.

But Lan En refuted him calmly.

"No. I'm from Tanegashima." The sharp gauntlet gently patted the Arondite scabbard at his side. "I learned some local swordsmanship all the way north."

Tanegashima is the first place where the Spanish and Portuguese landed in Japan. Because it is located in the south of the Japanese archipelago, the Japanese called Westerners "Southern Barbarians", mistakenly believing that they came from the south.

Although Lan's self-introduction itself was bizarre enough, if he landed in Japan from Sakai, then the following can be considered impossible.

Although there were many pirates in Japan overseas, those who were successful in swordsmanship basically chose to open schools in their home country.

If you land in Sakai, you will have no chance to learn local swordsmanship. The merchant union in Sakai will not train untrained mercenaries, they only want ready-made ones.

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But if you travel north from Tanegashima, there are many different stories along the way, and they are even more difficult to verify.

Faced with Lan En's flawless response, Daisuke Kikuchi opened his mouth, but just smacked it once before closing it again.

This warrior with a shaved head has half his hair turned white.

He is not young, but where has he ever seen a person like Lan En who can talk about being from the Ming Dynasty, the Southern Barbarians, or the local area?

At this time, not only did many villagers come to the door of Daisuke Kikuchi's house to watch the fun, but some people who were resting in the post station also came.

Most of them had a triangular sweat towel wrapped around their heads, munched on rice balls made of mixed grains and vegetables, and were leaning against the door to look inside.

These people usually exclaimed twice. The first one was because they saw Lan En's profile, and the second one was because they were awakened by the appearance of that profile and realized the contrast between the other person's body shape and that of a normal person.

"Mr. Lan En is very graceful." After holding it in for a long time, the samurai Kikuchi Daisuke finally came up with such a compliment, and said stumblingly, "But I don't know, are you coming to the Thirteen Sakura Village?"

"I just got off the road." Lan En also said naturally, "But I heard there is a magical cherry tree here, so I wanted to come and see it."

"Cherry blossom viewing?"

Daisuke Kikuchi pondered for a moment, but he didn't think anything was wrong. People in their village usually worshipped the cherry tree as a god, and the Jusanzakura Village was a station for the flow of information.

It is normal for some people to come here because of its reputation.

In this weather, how could there be cherry blossoms in full bloom?

"Please treat me as a traveler passing through." Lan En said politely and tactfully, "This village is actually a large post station, isn't it? I am not someone who eats and drinks for free."

As he spoke, a Temerian Oren coin appeared between Lan's fingers, and as he flicked it, the precious metal made a pleasant sound.

At this point, Daisuke Kikuchi's frown had basically relaxed.

Although the world is not peaceful at the moment, with wars and deaths everywhere, wars have caused more people to become bandits and robbers.

Most villages are exclusive to outsiders because they are afraid that these bandits' accomplices will sneak in, find out the situation, and then join forces with outsiders to rob, kill and burn the village.

But if the person in front of him had such a demeanor and walked around the streets of Kyoto, he might be given an official position in the court the next day.

What are you doing as a bandit?

As for the person in front of you, he relies on his good face to cheat people for food and drink, but he has gold in his hands. Although it looks like the currency of the southern barbarians, gold is gold.

There is unlikely to be any danger and there is money to be made, so what?
Immediately, Daisuke Kikuchi wanted to straighten up and agree to Lan En's request.

But there was a commotion outside the door first.

"The village chief is here!"

An old man dressed in simple Shinto priest attire walked through the crowd.

He looked quite humble, nodding his head under a small black hat and greeting people around him with a smile.

Daisuke Kikuchi stood up and introduced Lan and the village chief to each other before repeating what the witcher had just said.

The village chief didn't seem to have any objections. He just said hello to Lan En with an expression of amazement, then answered the question on behalf of Daisuke Kikuchi who had just been interrupted.

(End of this chapter)