237 6.31 Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi. (1/2)
Damn... I thought for a moment we would be invaded by our friendly forces by our neighbouring Prefecture or something. Most of the residents were looking eagerly of who is the big shot high ranking nose-in-the-air sonofabitch that comes over to Kitakata unannounced?
Hey...! I just got Bato-san to pave bricks on the road and we all can see so many soldiers were heading this way. Hey...! I haven't got the safe laden weight for the paved road yet and it's just being set less than a week...!
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The thought of these soldiers and horses plus carriages stomping the newly laid brick roads places a brick on my heart as it sank slowly to the bottomless pit.....*blurb* *blurb* *blurb*
”That's His Majesty coming, Yours Truly. I forgot to mention it to you. I saw a small 'PTO' at the bottom right of the Decree but I failed to understand it and when I flipped the Decree, it stated that The Majesty, Tokugawa Iemochi is heading here in 4 days time. And that 4 days time is today... ”
”Huuuuaarrghhhh..... PTO means 'Please Turn Over'... Haiyooo.....then how? Could I place your head on a platter and serve it to him? We prepared no reception at all and that would make me lose face and I have to report to the station under 'lost and found' get it?”
”Potong one serving of rice from your lunch today... Hmmph...!” So tell me how do I receive such a person? Throw my hands in the air and bow to him? Or go down on bended knees? Or lie totally flat before him? Or lie down like a smiling Buddha? What...?! Tell me what to do...?!”
I was basically flailing my arms around and was dumbfounded. If he's the Mayor I'd just can't be bothered but he's next to the Emperor status and he rode with God knows what army here... Definitely all the soldiers are here for our lunches...and the cooks were having their day off today except those assigned to us...!
The moment the Entourage was near the northern entrance, it stopped and the Entourage gave way to a person that jumped off from a royal carriage and walked gingerly over. He can't be an ambassador from the clothes he wore. I saw the ex-Mayor was already down to one knee and everyone did the same and somehow got me forced to do it too. Luckily I'm not the old fart of 47, you'd think I could do that meeehhh...?!
”Hello, Your Excellency. I knew you got my message. Is Himura Kenshin here?” the small frame kid looked around and I must have thought that he must be the Tokugawa Iemochi that the ex-Mayor was talking about.
”It is me, Your Majesty...” I replied as graceful as ever as I made a sweeping gesture with my hands while keeping my gaze on the floor and counting the grains of sand as much as I could.
”We have finally met, my friend... I'm Tokugawa Iemochi, 14th Shogun. I had travelled far from Shibata and I'm hungry. What's for lunch?”
See what I told you, right? He's here to invade our kitchen and our lunches... Began evasive counter attack movement now...!!!
”Eh...? You didn't stop at some settlement or town for a meal? Grab a burger and coke or something before coming here?” I asked him as I slowly raise myself up and dusted. ”Come, come... By the way, our employees were having their off day today, so we only have our main cooks and I do hope they prepared extras.”
I walked with Tokugawa Iemochi by his side and placed my hands behind my back and every time a resident bowed, I placed my hand over my chest and slight nod at them. Acknowledging them is better than totally ignoring their respect to you.