As a general, she cannot be a good daughter of Kage.

The general shook his head slightly and spoke to her in a soft tone.

"Then what should be done? Those who seek should be given a just reward that is consistent with their wisdom and efforts."

Hua Sanli retorted.

"No...that's wrong."

"Eh?"

The general sighed slightly, with a hint of soft helplessness on his handsome face. He walked past the woman in front of him and then turned his head and spoke to her,

"Have I ever asked you for it?"

clatter...

Then he passed her and walked towards Konta Village, leaving only a beautiful silhouette of her back under the umbrella.

Entrustment does not necessarily mean asking for remuneration. This time, it is about the removal of evil spirits from Rice Wife. How can she ask for reward, because this is her duty.

"..."

The flowers were stunned for a moment, and he turned around silently to look at the woman's back, and then couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle.

"I see…"

At this moment, the eyes under the mask were looking at the woman's back gently.

That's right... you have never asked for it, because you are the one that everyone is asking for, right?Lord General.

Kamizakura Taizu·Shogun also wants to be a shrine maiden? ! : Chapter 16 This young man now... tsk tsk...

The village chief of Konta Village is called Konta Densuke. He is an elderly man with short snow-white hair, a pair of reading glasses, and a reddish-brown vest. He has a somewhat stubborn personality.

The time period at this moment is around 5 pm...it is already approaching dusk.

Konda Densuke, who was holding a watering can and wanted to go out to water the flowers, didn't expect to meet one today. No... it should be two guests. One was a kimono woman holding an umbrella, and the other was... a miko?Also wearing a strange mask.

He was stunned for a moment and then placed the watering can in his hand on the ground, frowning slightly and looking at the two uninvited guests in front of him.

"Excuse me, are you...the mayor of Konta Village?"

The general came to the old man with an umbrella and added the title of 'you' out of courtesy to the old man.

"That's right... I am Konta Densuke, the village chief here. What do you two girls do for a living?"

two?

The general's eyes narrowed slightly helplessly after a pause, and he turned to look at Hua Sanli, who was also standing a step away from her, as if asking, 'Why did you come with me? 'discourse.

"...Please don't be offended, sir. Hua Sanli is not so indifferent as to let you shoulder this commission alone."

The miko bowed her head slightly and signaled...since she was the one who proposed it first, she would definitely help the general.

"Commission? What are you here to do?"

The village chief spoke a little impatiently. During this period, he happened to take a look at the clothes of the two women. The girl holding the umbrella was extremely tall. The kimono and the temperament that came with it were clearly rice. A native of Tsuma, as for the other one... she is a bit suspicious. Why did the miko come to their Konta Village?

"You misunderstood... We are travelers traveling around Inazuma, and we are lucky enough to be able to see the scenery of this village today."

The general's ability to adapt to circumstances was very strong, so he immediately changed his tone and answered like this.

"..."

Hua Sanli turned his head slightly at this moment and glanced at the general beside him who was lying without blushing.

"Oh? So you're a traveler... Do you want to stay here for a night or ask for directions?"

The village chief nodded clearly and then asked her.

"That's not the case... I'm just a little concerned about this village. Could you please tell us some strange things or suspicious things in the village?"

The last sentence of 'something suspicious' seemed to be emphasized by her, and Konda Densuke in front of her heard it and frowned strangely. This is her language skills... she can easily attract the other party's attention. into key words.

"Suspicious? Where can we find anything suspicious in Kontian Village? No, there is nothing suspicious."

This sentence seemed normal to ordinary people, but the general could see a trace of nervousness on the other side. He narrowed his purple eyes slightly and observed the other side without making a sound.

"Ahem...Although the economy has been bad during this period, the taxes that should be paid to the master of the practice office have been paid in an orderly manner, and every penny has been paid!"

Konda Densuke coughed awkwardly and then explained to them rationally.

"There are only a few people in our village, and we all know everything. How can we be suspicious? You, an outsider, don't talk nonsense!"

This time it's great, I'm sweating.

The general felt a little helpless... This was too obvious, and he couldn't hide the matter at all.

"Are you... nervous?"

Hua Sanli took a timely stab at this moment.

"Uh...cough! Who's nervous? It's obviously your fault. Why do you suddenly come here to ask something suspicious? Humph."

"If you have free time, you might as well go to the Narukami Taisha Shrine to get the signatures, or go to the guard forest to find the tanuki! I think you two are not very old, only in your early twenties. You are a kid who doesn't learn well at that age. This is a detective game!”

This old man's mouth is really sharp... After listening to each other's 'education', the two of them looked at each other in tacit understanding. Although she couldn't see Hua Sanli's face under the mask, she could feel that the other person was as helpless as she was.

It is said that one’s personality becomes Buddhist as one gets older, so why is this guy becoming more and more irritable?

"Well...you're excited."

Hua Sanli interrupted the other party's words with a slight sound...

Konta Densuke was stunned for a moment and found that he suddenly became more suspicious, and coughed again.

"Ahem! Huh... Sorry... I'm a little excited. I'm afraid you're in the wrong place. There's nothing you want to hear here, and there aren't many interesting cultural stories. If you have nothing to do, just leave."

After Konta Densuke said this, he picked up the watering can at his feet again, passed them and left towards the flower bed... During this time, he kept mumbling, 'This young man is now...' and so on. Complaining tone.

For a while, she and Hua Sanli were the only two people left in front of the door.

"My lord... I'm really sorry, I'll leave it alone... but you have also been wronged by him."

Hua Sanli bowed slightly and said to her apologetically.

"It's okay...you don't need to apologize, it's just human nature."

She didn't take it to heart at all. What the other party said made sense. It was indeed a bit straightforward to ask this suddenly, but...

"This old man is in good health."

She looked at the other person's back watering the flowers and sighed slightly.

"Eh?"

Hua Sanli was a little puzzled.

"Already at this grade, my eloquence is still impressive. It's really rare to be so energetic. This is a good thing."

There was a slight smile on her lips, then she turned her head and put her slender fingers on her chin to think for a moment before turning and leaving again.

Hua Sanli also followed her, like a little follower.

"However...you can indeed hear some restraint from the other party's tone. This is very abnormal. There is indeed something strange in this village."

As she walked, she analyzed the woman following her.

"Sir, do you need to... inquire further?"

Hua Sanli asked.

"exactly."

After saying that...she came to a little girl playing by the ditch in the village.

Futaba, who was playing, felt herself enveloped by a shadow and looked up in confusion, only to find a sister holding an umbrella and a sister wearing a fox mask.

"Sister...you are so beautiful~"

The girl said dumbly subconsciously, after all, a child's heart is very pure and straightforward.

"Then do you like it?"

The general stroked his skirt and squatted down slightly to be eye level with the other party, and asked softly, taking advantage of what the other party had just said.

"Like~like~"

Futaba smiled silly.

"..."

Hua Sanli, who was standing by the side, also noticed the general's gentle gestures towards the child. He froze for a moment, and then a happy and soft smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Is this also the general's gentleness?

"Then... eldest sister, I have something to ask you."

She called herself 'eldest sister' which she thought was a bit awkward. Fortunately, the eighth-level palace minister was not here, otherwise she would definitely be gloating about her misfortune.

"...Big sister, just ask."

The little girl answered obediently.

"Well, lately...is there anything strange happening around here?"

"Hmm... Futaba doesn't quite understand... what counts as something weird?"

The girl tilted her head in confusion.

"For example, things that are unlikely to happen in normal times, or things that are somewhat inconsistent."

Hua Sanli also followed the general and squatted down to add to the girl.

"It's unlikely... to violate... um——"

The girl thought about it...

"Ah! By the way... One night when I was sleeping...it suddenly rained heavily. Along with the sound of the rain, I seemed to hear some strange noises outside the house."

Futaba's voice was lowered at this moment... He was telling them a secret as if it really happened.

"It's that sporadic... clicking sound!"

She was still a little scared when she said this, and she deliberately used an exaggerated tone.

The general was indifferent and just lowered his eyes to think about the other party's words.

"The next day when I went out, I saw some floating bags in the ditch in the village!"

"Those things...where are they now?"