Background: Japan's Edo Period (1603-1867)
figure:
No illusions: 20 years old. A wild monkey born in Ryukyu. Without parents, he grew up on an island where criminals were exiled. No literacy, no sense of justice. He has tousled hair and slender eyes. He is handsome if he is neatly dressed. He usually wears a red cardigan over a sackcloth, a pair of white sackcloth shorts and a pair of clogs. The sword that resembled a harpoon and a Japanese sword was inseparable from him. He is the most troublesome person on the road.
Jen: 20 years old. The chief disciple of Wuxiangzhen Swordsmanship Dojo. From a young age, he practiced swordsmanship in the dojo, while learning grammar and politics. He has beautiful hair, which is usually carefully tied back at the back of his head. Although he is not short-sighted, he still wears a pair of round-frame glasses and his small eyes, giving him a gentle feeling. He wears a light purple samurai kimono with a prismatic pattern and carries two katana swords. With a handsome appearance and decent demeanor, Jin is always in love on the road.
Wind: 15 years old. Born in a family of samurai but not martial arts at all. After his father disappeared and his mother died, he worked alone in a small teahouse. She has brown hair and brown pupils. She usually wears a light pink kimono and geta. Carrying a small sword at all times seems to be of great significance. She is inseparable from a flying squirrel named Mao Mao. Although I am often hungry during my travels, I remain strong and cheerful. Positive energy in travel.
"The journey of Wuphan, Jin, and Zefeng is about to end, and they are only one step away from their destination, Izuki Island near Nagasaki. At night, the three of them raised a bonfire by the river in the valley to rest."
Wuhuan: "How far is it to Nagasaki?"
Ren: "Nagasaki is already over the top. Ikutsuki Island is a little north of Nagasaki, and you will arrive after this hill."
Wuhuan: "What? Fortunately, it's been a long time, and it's here all of a sudden."
Feng: "Is that so, it's like a dream, obviously I don't think I'll be able to get there all the time. Is it here?"
Wuhuan: "It's okay to meet the sunflower warrior on that island."
Feng: "That's right."
(silence)
Feng: "You... don't you think it's incredible?"
Wuhuan: "What?"
Feng: "We've been traveling like this, but we don't know each other at all. For example, before this, we don't know what everyone did."
Ren: "That's right."
Feng: "How about now everyone can tell a secret that they have been hiding until now? We may have no chance to chat anymore."
Wuhuan whispered to Ren, "What's wrong with her?"
Jen: "Sentimental."
No illusion: "Sentimental?"
Ren: "It's a way of saying that Western girls express their feelings."
Feng (a little angry): "Are you listening? That starts with no illusion."
Wuhuan: "Me? I don't have any secrets, but I have done a lot of bad things before."
Feng: "I know that."
Wuhuan: "By the way, something happened during the trip. I killed a strange old man."
Feng: "What kind of strange method?"
Wuhuan: "It seemed to say, "You don't take this family seriously?" and so on. I said, "I don't take that kind of thing seriously. "Something like that. Then kill him."
Feng: "Wait, that's not a big deal."
Ren: "It's not a big deal. It's a blessing that you can survive until now."
Feng: "Then next is Ren. What were you doing before you met us?"
Jen: "Traveling all the time. I lost my parents when I was young and was fostered at the Wufuzhen Swordsmanship Dojo. I have been practicing swordsmanship day and night since I was a child. I have been alone since then. There were no children around me who could be my opponents. Everyone was afraid of me, jealous of me, and then alienated me. Finally, I was charged with killing the master, and I left the dojo. After that, I was looking for something , I have been traveling. However, I don’t know what I am looking for. Maybe I have been running away.”
Wuhuan said to Feng: "It's your turn."
Feng: "Well. I have been living with my mother since I was a child. I always thought that my father passed away a long time ago. However, my mother told me before dying of a serious illness that my father must still be alive somewhere, just a long time ago. I left my mother and I didn't know where to go. Although my mother didn't complain, I couldn't forgive him. So I swore to find him, find the samurai with the smell of sunflower, and beat him, even mother I also beat back the share of my... But I didn't have the courage to embark on the journey until I met you in that tea shop. At that time, I thought, with these two people, I should be able to go. . That's what I thought. Thank you for sticking with me all the way here."
"The three people extinguished the bonfire and fell asleep in the clearing by the river. It was halfway through the night, and the bright moonlight fell on Ren's face. Ren woke up and found Feng sitting alone on a rock by the river, while Wuhuan is still sleeping. Jin walked to Feng's side."
Ren: "What's wrong?"
Feng: "Nothing. Nothing."
Ren: "What are you going to do after seeing the Sunflower Warrior?"
Feng: "Well. Yes. It should be considered carefully."
Jen: "If possible, we..."
Feng: "I don't want to think about those things. Because, Wuhuan, that guy is always worrying... I'm sorry. I'm sorry..."
"The wind hugged Ren. Ren gently put his hand on her shoulder and said nothing.
By the campfire, Wuhuan, who pretended to be asleep, heard all this, but he didn't say anything."
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