Chapter 55: Oedo, and Takeda’s Grand March (1/2)

Chapter 55 Oedo, and Takeda’s Grand March

I went back home and waited until Elize caain

The party consisted of Yae, the Elsie-Lindsey sisters, Yumina and Kohaku, and also Rin and Pola

Guided by Yae, we left the forest and the sky which had slowly started to open suddenly came into full view

「Oo……」

We let out a voice of ad froe on a small hill A castle had been built there as well It looked like a castle froh it seeozaru」

Oo, it’s not Edo but Oedo At a glance it was easy to tell that it was different between this town and the one in the historical dramas

In the first place, it was a fort town There was a large moat in front of a tall white wall that refuses invasion There was a sentinel that stand on the ra the walls in places Although there were houses around the rice fields, the majority were built up inside the ra country at all There tentatively see, but it is in na their oay

There are nine feudal lords to govern the provinces (though there seeure head king, the country seems to retain its form

As for the feudal lords there were shi+awa, Uesugi, Date…Hey wait, Oi

Those names were so familiar to me I just had to retort to the States Period? I asked Yae but she told e scale wars for the past several decades

Is it a coincidence? ……A coincidence?

Oedo, where Yae’s families’ hoawa faoverns the territories people

「So, Where are the ancient ruins that you want to go to Rin?」

Even if you were to call it s around randomly

「I don’t know the place Just the「Ruins of Niruya」」

「Do you know about them Yae?」

「Niruya…?I haven’t heard of theh」

For the tiuides us to town We cross over the wooden bridge, lowered by the solders, and enter the ra the town, the town is absolutely like an old japanese one The houses were alle-story wodden houses, with tiled roofs Doors were pasted paper sliding doors and the shops all had curtains with signs hanging at the entrance (The characters on the signs above the doors were not japanese though)

The people earing kimonos as they walked to and fro sa a topknot but rather they all wore ponytails

「Uhat is that? What are people carrying?」

Elise as looking down the street, was flabbergasted as she watched two people come this way

「That’s a rickshaw People pay et pulled by other people They take the place of a horse drawn carriage」

I answered, and Elsie and the rest kept staring at the rickshaw There certainly isn’t any of that culture that they’re used to

「…Why do people have to go out of their way to pull thees are easier and faster……」

What Lindsey says is justified Oh yeah why is that? The difference in culture is the only……

「As for Ishen, the roads are not as maintained as they are in Belfast There is a lot of uneven parts where it on, there are also steep inclines and declines so it is difficult for horses to traverse ~degozaru Also horses are considerably expensive ~degozaru」

I see, so that’s why The land here and the land there have lots of differences don’t they

「Touya-san, that person, he’s wearing wooden shoes?」

「Wooden shoes? Aa, the clogs」

「That tower over there, why is there a bell hanging like that?」

「That’s a fire alarm lookout tower……」

「…What a beautiful sound… Huh, what are they selling?」

「Windchi enjoyment when the wind blows…」

「……For someone asn’t born in Ishen, you’re well informed, Touya-dono」

Well of course I was quite influenced by Jiichan’s historical dramas you know

But …what is it The town’s people don’t seem very happy Or rather it looks like they’re scared of souided us to Shrine archway across the road froe residence

「Kokonoe Mana Style Fencing Dojo Mansion」ritten on a splendid sign board that e passed under the gate As we arrived at the door of the house, Yae yelled