Escape From Konoha

The light of the sword so close at hand made Dazna's hair stand on end instantly. His body unexpectedly dodged to the side, and he rolled out in embarrassment.

The blade passed over his head, slicing off a few hairs.

The man who was about to kill Dazna, the 'thief' who broke into the treasure house, was also surprised.

He didn't expect that this old man who was over fifty years old could be so flexible.

Most people wouldn't be able to dodge his attack with a sword.

"But that's where luck ends! Go to hell, you damn thief!"

The man raised the katana in his hand again, stepped forward quickly, and was in front of Tazuna in an instant, intending to cut Tazuna in half without mercy.

Dazna was so frightened that his mind went blank, and his whole body was subconsciously dodging in confusion.

Poof!

The blade cut across his body, his clothes were torn, and there was still a layer of flesh and blood that was already visible to the bone.

"ah!"

Even if it was Dazna, he couldn't help but scream in pain.

His arm was sliced ​​open.

If the blade had struck at a more precise position, his entire arm might have been chopped off.

Taking this opportunity, Dazna also saw the man who attacked him.

Dressed like a dark warrior.

He held a standard samurai sword in his hand, and at his waist, there was also a standard standard sword with a very short rib that was not unsheathed.

I don't think there is any need to pull out a second sword to deal with an opponent of this level.

warrior!

Dazna immediately recognized the man's position.

Not only that, there is a very conspicuous emblem on his clothes.

The family emblem of a famous family member of the Land of Waves.

He is a samurai retainer belonging to a daimyo family, and is very different from ordinary ronin samurai.

They were directly under the command of the daimyo, and each of them was a battle-hardened warrior, an elite who had been on the battlefield and killed countless people.

Dazuna gasped, and the warrior stepped forward again and kicked Dazuna in the chest.

Dazna's body trembled as if struck by lightning, and a mouthful of blood spat out from his mouth.

You can also clearly hear the sound of ribs being kicked.

The body hit the wall and rolled down.

The samurai stepped on Tazuna's chest, preventing him from getting up.

The expression on the warrior's face was not ferocious, as if he was just dealing with an inconspicuous ditch rat.

"I recognize you. Your name is Dazna, right? It seems that you have discovered the secret here. After executing you, your family must also be eliminated. The only thing to blame is your bad luck. .”

The warrior's expression was stern, and his tone was firm and cruel.

He grasped the handle of the katana with both hands, and with Tatsuna's despairing expression, he swung it down with all his strength.

The sound that broke through the air made the warrior's ears twitch.

A stone flew towards his temple.

The samurai instantly moved sideways and backward, swung the blade down, and the stone split into two halves and fell down.

A figure charged over and hit the warrior with his arms full.

The samurai was caught off guard, his body rolled out, and his katana fell aside.

"Damn it, you guy!"

Seeing an uninvited guest coming here, a look of uncontrollable anger appeared on the samurai's face.

"Kai... Kesha?"

Dazna's eyes were slightly dazed when he saw the person who rescued him, it was Kesha from the fishing team.

A young man with a bright future.

"I followed Mr. Tazuna's traces and came here...but it seems that there is some secret hidden here. Why do the samurai of the Daimyo family appear here?"

After Kesha rescued Dazuna, he didn't make any next move. Instead, he was a little confused about the appearance of the famous samurai here.

Kesha couldn't help but glance at the door not far away, and Kesha's eyes flashed.

The warrior seemed to be aware of Kesha's intention and took a sip without explaining, but his eyes were full of murderous intent.

He pulled out the short blade from his waist, and without intending to explain anything to Kesha, he directly swung the knife and slashed at them again, preparing to kill the two of them.

"Wait, I think there's some misunderstanding here!"

Kesha wanted to stop the samurai's murderous intention, but the samurai, who was completely angered, only thought about how to quickly kill the witnesses who appeared here.

If the secret here is exposed, not only him, but also his family may be questioned by the Daimyo of Wave Country.

The secrets here must never be exposed, especially to the people of your own country.

Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.

"There is nothing to misunderstand, let's all die!"

The warrior struck hard, causing Kesha to dodge in a panic.

Although Kesha's physique can be considered a strong type, it is still far behind the warriors who exercise regularly and even kill people.

The two sides are not on the same level in terms of combat skills.

Kesha rolled on the ground, picked up the katana that had fallen from the samurai's hand, and blocked it.

The short blade came into contact with the katana, and the power was concentrated at one point. Kesha's face turned pale, and his body felt very heavy. His ribs were pressed against the katana, and it seemed as if infinite power surged into his body, making his body tremble. .

Kesha took a few steps back, his steps became disordered, and his breathing became rapid.

On the contrary, the samurai, although his eyes were full of rage, his breathing and steps were very steady, and his sword skills were as fast as lightning, hitting Kesha's weak points with every move.

Feeling the samurai's extremely strong murderous intention, Kesha felt awe-inspiring. He knew that if the samurai was not dealt with, both he and Dazna might die here.

Moreover, the secrets here also made him curious.

The daimyo's samurai would never guard here for no reason.

There are signs of life here, which proves that the samurai lived here not for a day or two, but for a long time.

"cough!"

Although there is an idea of ​​​​wanting to counterattack the samurai, the gap in hard power between the two sides is too large.

Not to mention strength and speed, even the combat skills are obvious at a glance, and the gap is obvious.

After all, Kesha is just a fisherman. He may be more powerful than ordinary people, but compared with the warrior in front of him, he seems very inadequate.

Within a moment, Kesha's body was cut with several bloody wounds by the rib blade, and parts of his clothes were stained red with blood.

If it weren't for the fact that the katana in his hand had the ability to threaten the opponent, he might have fallen at the very beginning.

Ding!

After knocking back the katana swung by Kesha, the warrior saw that Kesha's life gate was wide open and it was impossible to stop his continuous attacks, and his face showed joy.

It's now!

Like a lightning strike, the rib blade stabbed Kesha's chest fiercely, intending to kill him with one blow.

Oops! Kesha's whole body trembled, and he seemed to know that he could not block the blow. The pressure of death made his eyes show a little fear, and a crazy look like struggling emerged from the depths of his eyes.

Just when the samurai's short blade was about to stab Kesha's chest, a bright red light shone in the darkness in the distance. The samurai's eyes made contact with that red light, and his body stiffened unstoppably. As if seeing something extremely miraculous, his face made a very weird expression.

Poof!

It wasn't until the cold blade pierced his body that he woke up like a dream, with a sharp pain in his chest.

Looking down at the samurai sword piercing through his body, Kaisha's panting voice came to his ears, and his words were full of unwillingness:

"Damn it, I actually know how to..."

Before he could say any more words, his body fell straight back and his breathing stopped.

"Huh...huh..."

Looking at the fallen warriors, Kaisha and Dazna were both relieved to be reborn after the catastrophe.

At the end, the warrior stopped his movements very subtly, and the expression on his face became very strange. His eyes were not staring at Kesha, but at a place in the distance, which made Kesha very puzzled.

Is there anyone else here? Kaisha inspected the surrounding area, and saw no one hiding on the bare rock wall.

"Mr. Dazuna, are you okay?"

Keisha dropped the samurai sword in his hand, and walked over to help Dazna to stand up.

"No problem... It's just that the body is a little too much. It really hurts when this guy kicks people."

Dazna clutched his chest. Several ribs were broken there. After returning, he would probably spend a lot of medical expenses.

With Kesha's support, Dazna barely stood up.

"Thank you this time, Kesha. If it weren't for you, I might not be alive."

"It's okay, this is what I should do."

"Speaking of which, where exactly is this place?"

Dazna looked around, confused.

"This is an isolated island not far from our fishing spot. The entrance is at the bottom of the island, but don't worry, I remember the way I came here. Let's take a rest before we leave here."

Seeing that Dazna was out of breath, Kesha also knew that it was inconvenient for Dazna to move his body now.

"good."

Dazna didn't object.

Kaisha nodded, and then he looked at the door deep in the cave, which was made of a kind of hard black wood, which was difficult to forcibly break with tools.

So Kesha went to the samurai's body and groped around it.

"What are you looking for?"

"Look for the key. If this warrior is the gatekeeper here, there should be something like a key. I am more concerned about what is hidden behind the door."

Kesha said without hiding anything.

"I don't think it's better not to know about this kind of thing. He is a samurai of a famous family."

Dazuna said with lingering fear.

"Having come here, and even encountered a death crisis, we always have to know the reason why the samurai killed us. Moreover, this place has something to do with the Daimyo family... To be honest, I have always been confused by the policy of the Daimyo family. Whether it is Both the past eradication of pirates and this time's targeting of the Ghost Country's industries have been problematic. If there are financial problems, then cooperation with the economically developed Ghost Country will undoubtedly be a great opportunity to develop the country's economy."

Kesha said so.

Dazna nodded, he was also puzzled by the recent actions of the Daming Mansion.

But out of the idea of ​​not wanting to cause trouble, Dazna seldom thinks about these things.

Only when the Workers' and People's Cooperative was closed down and it was related to their own interests, did they protest a little. As a result, they were severely beaten by Daming Prefecture soldiers and were driven back.

Finding a brass key from the samurai, Kesha stood up and walked towards the door.

Dazna also came over, he was also curious about what was behind the door.

"Okay, now I'm going to open it."

Kaisha put the key into the lock, turned it, and with a click, the iron lock opened.

Kesha took off the iron lock and pushed the door open.

The moment the door opened, he and Dazna stood at the door and saw what was in the room at a glance. They were more than a dozen huge sealed boxes with 'no opening' notes posted on them.

"This is……"

Dazuna frowned.

"You'll know what it is when you open it."

Kesha came over, took a shovel from the side, and pried open the top board of the box.

The moment the box was opened, the dazzling golden light caught the eyes of Kesha and Dazna. They stood there blankly, their minds went blank, and their heartbeats suddenly accelerated.

No wonder they were stunned on the spot. Both of them were very conscientious people, and they didn't have much money in their lifetime. Although we don’t know the price of these gorgeous jewelry, the money sold for them is definitely an astronomical figure that would make anyone tempted.

"these are……"

Dazuna was stunned and speechless.

In fact, he couldn't find a suitable sentence to describe his current mood.

"Damn it, we were all deceived by the Daimyo!"

Kesha seemed to understand something suddenly, a look of anger suddenly appeared on his face, and his fists were clenched.

Be deceived by a daimyo?

Dazna was chewing on the meaning of this sentence, and suddenly his body trembled, as if many things he didn't understand were connected together.

The daimyo's samurai served as gatekeepers here.

And he has lived here for a long time, which proves that the wealth accumulated here is not accumulated in a day or two, but started to be stored here very early.

However, in order to appease the surrounding pirates, the money of the daimyo and nobles should have been spent long ago.

If that samurai is from the pirate side, there is no reason to wear clothes with the crest of a famous family.

If it was to deceive others, it was unnecessary. If it weren't for chance, he and Kesha would not have come to this place.

Dazna felt shuddering. He might have broken some conspiracy, or even touched the bottom line of the great master of the Land of Waves.

"Kesha, let's go quickly and pretend we've never been here before!"

Dazna's face turned pale, and his first thought was to run away.

"It's useless, Mr. Dazna. If there is a connection between this place and Daming Mansion, they will definitely be in contact regularly. If things here are exposed, sooner or later they will be traced to us."

Because the fishing team they belong to is the closest to here, and with the mobility of Daming Mansion, they will be found soon.

Dazna trembled again.

"Then what should we do? If the daimyo finds out, we..."

Kesha thought for a moment and said, "Two ways."

"Which two ways?"

"Everyone in the fishing team will take their families and leave the Country of Waves as soon as possible. They just need to reach a country that the daimyo of the Country of Waves cannot reach."

Dazna thought about it and realized that this was indeed a solution.

However, as a person who had lived in the Country of Waves for decades, Dazna was very reluctant to leave so suddenly.

"What about the second option?"

"I will take the lead and spread out the wealth here. Many of them belong to the people of Wave Country. Gather more people's power and put pressure on the daimyo so that this matter will go away. But after that , I, who is leading this matter, need to escape from the Country of Waves. Because the Daimyo of the Country of Waves will retaliate against me."

"Kesar!"

Dazna looked anxious.

This is obviously an act of self-sacrifice.

"Actually, I prefer the second option. The Country of Waves is too poor. With this windfall, life should be better."

In fact, Kesha is pessimistic about this.

But it would be a good thing to change a little bit.

"Also, Mr. Dazna, don't forget that I am not from the Kingdom of Waves. Leaving the Kingdom of Waves is not a bad thing for me. Anyway, I am a home from all over the world and I am used to it. Besides, I have so much money on my own that I can’t spend it all, so I might as well do something good before leaving this country.”

Kesha smiled calmly.

Dazna fell silent. He didn't know whether he should stop Kesha from doing this.

It is true that if this approach is successful, more people will benefit. In the face of so many public opinions, the daimyo will know about it in due time, and they will not dare to be too harsh. After all, it is the daimyo's fault.

However, as the 'chief villain', Kesha will definitely make the daimyo furious and want to cut Kesha into pieces.

This selfish idea of ​​sacrificing others to fulfill oneself made Dazna feel very guilty. Because in his heart, he also acquiesced in Kesha's approach.

"Don't be discouraged, maybe my fate with this country ends here. Before that, I hope that Mr. Dazner can help gather workers. With that group of workers, we can quickly spread the news here. The Country of Waves. When the time comes, the Daimyos of the Country of Waves will have no choice but to admit this fact if they want to stop it."

Kesha patted Dazna's shoulder in comfort.

Dazna nodded heavily and said seriously: "I understand, I will help with this matter."

…

After Dazna and Kesha left, two people slowly walked out from the shadows of the cave.

It was Kazuki and Kado.

"The secret here has finally been revealed, but I don't know what the reaction will be from the Daimyos of Wave Country."

Cardo stroked his chin, thinking slightly.

The secret here was discovered years ago by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The funds spent by the Kingdom of Waves to appease the pirates are nothing more than a trick of left-handed and right-handed.

Although the Merchants Alliance on the isolated island was destroyed, the Namiya Daimyo did not take out the money here, but kept it hidden.

Because once the money here is taken away, the country of wave will pay off the debt to the country of ghosts.

Let the aristocratic class of the Kingdom of Waves truly live a life of poverty.

This is something that the entire noble class of the Kingdom of Waves cannot allow.

However, the aristocratic class of the Land of Waves did not dare to use the wealth here, but the Kingdom of Ghosts found an opportunity.

The things here will be used on a sharp edge and cannot be wasted.

If used properly, the daimyo of the land of waves can quickly lose popular support in the land of waves. At that time, the kingdom of ghosts will operate from it, and things will become particularly simple.

"Anyway, I won't end this farce without doing anything. After all, the approach is still too immature."

Yi Ji said slowly.

"Does the eldest lady think that Kesha will fail?"

"Isn't this something obvious? The 'slave' who used to be an honest and responsible person suddenly has his own thoughts and even wants to usurp the interests of the 'master'. Any 'master' would feel this from the bottom of his heart. Be angry.”

Yi Ji expected such an ending.

Cardo thought thoughtfully, although he wanted to defend Kesha, but after sorting out the information obtained from the Kingdom of Ghosts, the result may be similar to what Ichiki predicted.

"Then, if we don't correct it... Maybe he will die."

"Don't worry, I will take action at the critical moment. In other words, if you can't even pass this level, it can only be said that you are trusting others and need to find better talents."

Yiji's words seemed extremely cold.

This is also something that cannot be helped. Some things cannot be truly understood just by listening to others.

Only by experiencing it yourself can you awaken to a higher consciousness.

Yiji couldn't explain this kind of thing to Kesha, and it might even arouse the other party's suspicion, leading to another unexpected change in the plan.

Now is not the time to have frank negotiations with Kesha.

"Okay, let's leave too. There is no need to stay here any longer. Next, let's wait for the seeds to germinate on their own and blossom and bear fruit. We can just wait and see."

"Yes, Miss."

Cardo lowered his head, and a sharp light flashed through his eyes behind his sunglasses.

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The next day, afternoon.

"D-Damyo-sama, something bad has happened!"

The attendant hurriedly ran into the room where the Daimyo of Wave Country was located, sweating profusely, as if he had encountered something extremely panic, and his expression was extremely frightening.

"What's the matter? Don't you see I'm very busy here?"

The Daimyo of Wave Country saw that his servant just barged in without even knocking on the door, which made him very dissatisfied.

In his arms was a beautiful woman wearing a kimono with a half-unbuttoned collar. There was a fine sake in front of him. The beauty and wine were accompanied by him, and he was full of elegance.

However, this kind of elegance was ruined by the servants who suddenly broke in, and the daimyo of Wave Country even had the idea of ​​​​replacing the servant immediately.

"If it's still about the distribution of food, you don't need to talk to me and go to the officials in charge to deal with it. Get rid of all those troublemaking untouchables. I don't want to listen to their noisy voices. It's really annoying! You have something to eat, but you still can’t stuff their mouths?”

The Daimyo of Wave Country became a little impatient.

He didn't take this kind of thing to heart. It was such a boring thing. I really didn't know why these untouchables had to make such a fuss.

He didn't want to be deprived of even his own rest time.

"That's not it. However, there are indeed many people gathered outside, claiming to collect debts from you, the daimyo!"

The attendant said these words tremblingly, as if all the strength had been drained from his body.

"Debt collection?"

The Daimyo of the Country of Waves was slightly startled, and he couldn't help but stop the intimate movement of hugging the woman.

The woman was very considerate and knew that there were some things that she should not inquire about. She stood up from the floor obediently and walked towards the inner room.

"Tell me clearly, what kind of debt do those untouchables want from me?"

The daimyo of the Land of Waves had a fierce look in his eyes.

In this country, people only owe others things, and there is never a time when they owe others something.

If he doesn't tell a reason, he doesn't mind letting these troublemaking pariahs know who is the real master of the Country of Waves.

The waiter replied hesitantly: "It seems to be about hiding treasures. The leader is a fisherman named Kesha. He seems to have discovered the secret there..."

Needless to say the rest, the Daimyo of Wave Country also completely understood.

Hidden treasure... secret... The name of the country of waves screamed and stood up from the floor. His face was ashen and frighteningly cold, and a terrifying murderous intention was brewing in his eyes.

The valet was so frightened by the evil aura of the Daimyo of Wave Country that he didn't even dare to breathe.

"Take me there and I'll explain it myself."

When the attendant raised his head, he found that the face of the Daimyo of Wave Country had returned to normal, his words had also returned to calmness, and there was even a faint kind smile on the corner of his mouth.

But in the eyes of the servant, the Daimyo of Wave Country is the most terrifying in this state, like a devil that chooses people to devour.

The attendant knew that the group of people making trouble would end up being very miserable.

Really, isn’t it good to live honestly? He must seek death. The waiter couldn't help but complain.

Because of this incident, the daimyo might be angry with him and remove him from his position as a valet. This made the servant very dissatisfied.