(Orachi Yasuo? Ogata Maru? What is this strange name? Are you playing tricks on me?)

(This is our code name to demonstrate the determination to "realize the evil spirits to achieve your goal.")

(...Well, this kind of thing is fine. This is a prison, how did you come in?)

(Of course, I walked in with a swagger.)

("Walk in with a swagger"? There are many prison guards outside.)

(What's the big deal? As long as you kill all the jailers blocking the road, won't you walk in with a swagger?)

(…)

(Bai He, don’t show such a look. Didn’t you do similar things a month ago? Kill more than a dozen officials with your own strength.)

(…That’s because they want to kill my father.)

(How unfortunately... your desperate attempt failed. Not only did you fail to rescue Ling Zun, but you were also imprisoned.)

(...Shut up. You went through a lot of trouble to break into this place. Are you just here to mock me?)

("Damnation"? No, no, how could it be! It would be the opposite! Baihe, we respect you very much! The courage between you and Lingzun made me admire you! It's amazing! If everyone could be like this, they could be like this!

You father and son are as brave as you, I believe this world has long been transformed into a Pure Land of Bliss.)

(... My father and I hoped to use this play to arouse the fighting spirit of the fellow villagers and fight against the atrocities of the surrogate officials. However...not to mention resisting the surrogate officials, when my father was captured by the evil slaves of the surrogate officials, they kept going.

Standing in the distance, watching coldly...)

(Baihe, don't resent those people, not everyone has the courage to "jump straight down from the cliff".)

(...I want to hate those people, but my heart tells me: I hate the wrong person, and even hating these guys who stand by and watch will be useless. In the end, I am full of grief and anger, but I don’t know where to vent.)

(Ha ha……)

(why are you laughing?)

(Nothing, I just feel a little missed... Once upon a time, I had a similar idea. I wanted to hate people, but I didn't know who to hate; I wanted to kill people, but I didn't know who to kill.)

(Ha, it seems that you are also a very story-provoking person.)

(My story is very long. If I have the chance in the future, I will tell you slowly. Time is tight now, so please let me get straight to the point - Baihe, do you want to join us and become a member of us?)

("Join you"? Who are you?)

(We are the righteous men of the Party who have punished the law of the world and used the laws of heaven and earth to kill evil spirits, so it is called "Faod Punishment". We strive to create a new world, and to create this ideal world, the most urgent task is to defeat the Edo Shogunate.)

(Down with... Edo Shogunate...?Hey, are you serious?)

(Of course it's serious! In order to achieve this goal, we are now attracting talents. And you, Baihe, you are the talents we want to be included in our army!)

(...This is really interesting. I am just a actor with a low status. How can I participate in the great cause of the collapse of the curtain?)

(No, Bai He, this is wrong! You are a talented and talented person! You have extraordinary talents! If you can get your help, I will be powered by thousands of people!)

(…)

(Of course, I won't force you to do things, and I won't allow anyone under my command to have weak will. Next, I will open the prison door for you and give you a knife. If you want to be our partner, then

Just pick up this knife and kill the acting official who ruined your family and let me see your determination. If you don’t have this intention, you can leave directly and we will never stop it.)

(...I have something to say, I don't know whether it should be said or not.)

(Speaking.)

(When I witnessed my father being arrested, I was very scared... Even if I drew my sword in my hand, I couldn't reduce this fear. I was afraid of the shogunate, afraid of acting officials, afraid of prison cells, afraid of death... Until I easily killed more than a dozen people.

After I was sent to the official, I realized that these seemingly terrible guys, but Er. At the same time, I also realized that compared to the lyrics of the play, the clanging sound of the sword can make

Those wicked people listened to it. So... open the door and give me the knife.)

...

...

The voices of the past gradually faded...

The boy Shuitun felt that time had passed... His consciousness seemed to have spent several years with his memory.

In essence, everything happens only in the blink of an eye.

——I...abandon everything...

——I... finally got to this point...

——I...how can I... give up halfway...?

As soon as he thought of this, he gritted his teeth, leaned on the ground with a knife, and stood up with difficulty.

The moment he got up, he suddenly felt a flash in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, he was shocked to find that the space under his feet had undergone tremendous changes!

It is no longer the Tensou Pavilion in Edo Castle, but a gorgeous theater!

"This is……?"

The boy Shuitun looked around and couldn't hide his surprise.

As the former Kabuki actor, he recognized at a glance - this is Shizuki's hut! It is a theater specially used to perform Kabuki!

There is a spacious stage under your feet.

There is a tall ceiling above my head.

Next to it is a flower path for actors to enter the venue.

There are dense seats around.

Warm yellow candlelight fills the vision.

Without thinking about it, Shuitun Boy further discovered that following the venue under her feet, her and Aoden's clothing had undergone significant changes.

He saw himself wearing a black fire suit with white mountain patterns on his cuffs.

Qingdeng, opposite, was wearing a white plain clothes.

Both sets of clothes are from the play "Kashina Handibo Loyal Minister".

In this drama, the protagonist Yuryosuke is wearing this black suit and killing the treacherous minister Takashi Nao, who is wearing white suit.

"Kana Tadaoshita" and Yurinosuke Osei... This is his best play and character.

In order to perform this drama well, he tried hard to polish his martial arts.

The Osaka Yuryosuke, who played him, always receives one-sided praise from the audience.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and looked around him with a blank expression.

In a flash, the seats that were originally empty were now crowded with the audience.

They cheered, screamed, shouted, and smiled.

A bunch of excitement or expectation gazes shot from all directions, focusing on him.

Cheers sounded in his ears… His eyes were filled with audiences… Everything was the same as before.

The boy Shuitun blinked his eyes in confusion first, then bent his mouth slightly, and the tips of his eyebrows trembled, showing a complicated expression that seemed to be laughing but not laughing, or crying but not crying.

Kabuki... I really miss it...

If the things that happened back then hadn't happened, I'm afraid I'm still working hard to "become the best actor" and "let my house call resound throughout the world."

So...I'm back...

I'm back!

I'm back on the stage!

As soon as he thought of this, he slowly spread his arms and posed for a stance—

...

...

The timing of the two of them getting up is hard to tell.

Qingdeng silently raised his upper body, then straightened his back and stood up straight in one go.

The lungs are swollen... The head is dizzy... The muscles in the body are making silent protests...

Under the dual stimulation of "tirement" and "pain", the "strength" has long been exhausted, and only "perseverance" is left to support it!

Qingdeng stepped on his heels, posing in a middle position, preparing to start a new round of fierce fighting.

However, at this moment, a scene that he unexpectedly thought happened - the Shuitun boy opposite suddenly posed in a strange position.

He half-squatted, with a solemn expression.

Immediately afterwards, he heard him chanting in his skillful singing style:

"We are the old judges and ministers. We are here to eliminate the old hatred for the lord. The lord uses this knife to commit suicide. Please use this knife to cut off the stomach with the ritual of a warrior!"

His eyes were empty, as if there was no focal length. Although he stared at Qingdeng directly, he seemed to be looking at someone else.
To be continued...