When he completed "Ichimonjiri" and Aoden was about to chop off his head with a sword——

"Wait a minute...!"

Nishino shouted lowly.

At the same time, he pulled out the wakizashi from his abdomen, lowered the tip of the knife slightly tremblingly, and then inserted the knife into his abdomen again.

Everyone at the scene, including Qingdeng, saw this and their expressions changed.

Akutsu murmured:

"Hey hey hey, does he want to..."

Ebina on the side looked solemn:

"Sanmonjiri...!"

Generally speaking, there are three main methods of seppuku, namely "Ichimonjiri", "Jumonjiri" and "Sanmonjiri"

As the name suggests, "Ichimonjiri" means making one horizontal cut on the stomach; "Jumonjiri" means making a cross on the stomach; and "Sanmonjiri" means making three horizontal cuts to create a three-character mark.

Among them, the "Sanmonji cut", which requires three horizontal cuts, is the most difficult and painful.

Throughout the entire history of Japan, no one has ever succeeded in committing suicide using "Sanmonjiri".

Nishino's face was as red as if it had been roasted by fire, countless veins were pulsing on his forehead, and his body was shaking uncontrollably.

But even so, he still held the handle of the knife tightly and dragged the blade firmly.

Finally, he cut out the second character "一".

Without breathing, without stopping - he pulled out the knife for the second time and plunged the knife into his belly for the third time...

Nishino's face turned the color of clay. He gritted his teeth to prevent blood from spurting out of his mouth, so only clusters of blood foam flowed from the corners of his lips.

Anyone who sees it will know that Nishino has no strength... He now relies entirely on willpower to operate.

At this moment, everyone present, including Aoto, Ebina, Sanako and Souji, Ichinose and Akutsu, all focused their eyes on Nishino with different emotions.

On the silent river beach, only the sound of the blade cutting the skin and internal organs was particularly loud.

Finally...the third character "one" took shape.

At this point, "Sanmonjiri" ends - Nishino didn't say a word the whole time.

He pulled out his wakizashi for the third time...and the last time, placed it in front of his knees, then straightened his waist and held his head high.

No pain, no sadness.

There is only gratitude, only relief.

With such an attitude and expression, he doesn't look like a man waiting to be killed, but more like an innocent but proud child.

"Nioh...take action...!"

Qingdeng held his sword steady with an expressionless expression.

In an instant, the silver light fell...

…

…

Aoden gently covered Nishino's body with the haori he had taken off.

At the same time, Ebina came forward, knelt down, and held Nishino's left hand tightly.

Qingdeng originally thought he was going to recite Buddhist scriptures, but who knew that he actually said seriously in a solemn tone:

"My child, you behaved very well, thank you very much for your hard work."

"Sleep, sleep, rest quietly."

"Go, go, cross the Santu River."

"The fire of will you leave behind will become our strength."

"I promise you, we will win a comprehensive victory in this great struggle!"

The solemn expression of Ebina looked very much like the priest in the confessional.

His every move, every word and every word is filled with a strong sense of sanctity.

When Ebina put down Nishino's hand and stood up, Aomori couldn't help but ask:

"Is this the exclusive eulogy for your Great Salt Party?"

"Absolutely. Whenever a comrade dies, we will read this eulogy to him."

"Is Nishino also a member of the Great Salt Party?"

"Although he is not a member of the Great Salt Party, he is our comrade. Deep in Nishino-kun's heart lies the same ideal as ours."

Speaking of this, Ebina showed a magnanimous smile.

"As long as we have the same ideals, we are our comrades."

"...It's not without reason that you have been able to survive under the shogunate's crazy siege to this day."

"Thank you for the compliment. Okay, now... let's get down to business."

Ebina turned around and looked straight at Aomori.

At this time, Sanako and Souji both stood back behind Aoto.

"Your Majesty Nioh, let me get straight to the point - why are you trying to get into trouble with Phoenix House Yataro?"

"...Mr. Ebina, I can tell you the reason. But on the other hand, I ask you to be honest with me after I finish speaking."

As soon as Aonto said this, he immediately attracted surprised looks from Sanako and Souji.

The general manager said quickly:

"Tangerine-kun..."

Before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Qingdeng:

"It doesn't matter. Although this is not a reason, I guess the reason why the Great Salt Party is targeting Phoenix House Yataro is the same as us."

Speaking of this, Qingdeng's lips curled up slightly.

At the same time, Ebina also laughed.

"That's a coincidence. Your Majesty, Nioh, I have the same idea as you."

"Then I won't beat around the bush - Mr. Ebina, do you know about the Fa Zhu Dang and Huanfudian?"

…

…

Qingdeng told everything he knew selectively.

All the content related to Tianzhang Courtyard and the New Royal Court Series was avoided.

The identities of the "bodyguards" on the left and right...that is, Sanako and Souji were not even mentioned.

The grudges between himself and the Fa Zhu Party, the Qingshui Clan and Huanfudian were emphasized.

After Aomori had said everything that needed to be said and could be discussed, Ebina kept his promise and began to share with Aomori and others the details about their side and the intelligence they had collected so far.

The content of what he said was not much different from Qingdeng.

"How could such a thing happen..."

Ebina smiled bitterly.

"Two waves of people who had barely interacted with each other before actually launched an attack on the Fa Zun Party at the same time..."

Qingden nodded with deep understanding - such a dramatic development really caught him by surprise.

At this time, someone made an impatient voice:

"So...what's going on now?"

Akutsu turned his head to the side and pursed his lips at Phoenix House Yataro, who had been hiding away since just now, curled up and shivering.

"What to do with this fat pig...it's impossible to chop him in half, half for each person, right?"

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-!"

"Akutsu, don't scare him."

Ichinose said helplessly.

"If you scare him to death, you'll be in trouble."

"...Your Majesty Nioh, I have a proposal."

When he heard Ebina say the word "proposal", Aomori immediately guessed what he wanted to say.

And what he said next was exactly what Qingdeng expected——

"Shall we cooperate?"
To be continued...