"Wow! There is a white horse! I want to ride this!"
Musashi's eyes lit up.
Zuo Cun was about to speak but stopped.
That was actually an older Lumao horse...
Forget it, it’s better not to talk about such things at this time.
After choosing a horse at random and riding on it, Zuocun touched the horse's neck.
Now I'm just trying to get close. The saddle hasn't been installed yet, but I think you should have no problem getting on it...
"Ah, Sir Duan Zang, so you are here."
Kotaro found Kato Danzo who was hiding himself in the corner of the forging room.
There was an expression on Kato Danzo's face that Kotaro couldn't understand, as if...he was hesitating.
"Ah, Mr. Kotaro..."
Duan Zang subconsciously said hello, but his eyes were still confused.
"We are about to leave soon, what are your plans, Mr. Duan Zang?"
Kotaro seemed to sense something was wrong.
".......I......"
Duan Zang lowered his head, as if... trying to organize his words.
"I'm just still thinking about what I should do."
"Is that so?"
Kotaro thought for a moment, and finally——
He sighed and his expression finally became serious.
"Your Excellency Duan Zang, next I want to ask you some questions. No one else will hear them, so they are some--more personal questions."
"I will apologize to you if there is any offense."
After saying this, Kotaro continued to ask without leaving any time for Danzo to react.
"Are your worries due to your identity as a government spy? Or is it your identity as a ninja [Kato Danzo]?"
"Or - it's some other reason."
"Your Excellency Danzo, please answer me, Your Excellency Kato Danzo."
"I--"
Danzo's words were stuck in his throat again.
She didn't know what to say.
"Personally, I actually hope you can stay here. The mutation in the rustic city must be more terrifying than the previous mutations. Mr. Muramasa, I, Mr. Samura and we
They are all servants. In terms of endurance, I am even better now than I was before I was alive. I will not die regardless of being wounded by a musket or a knife, but you - it's different."
"You are still alive and you are a real ninja living in this world."
In response, Duan Zang shook his head.
"I'm just a machine doll, there's no need to care so much."
"And...my order is...to walk with you as much as possible."
"Is this an order from Lord Tajima Mamoru? If the servants of Miyamoto Musashi and Fujimaru Ritsuka fight against the heroic swordsman, they must accompany them."
Kotaro asked seriously.
"......Yes."
Danzo admitted this.
"It's so chaotic."
"Your Excellency Duan Zang, judging from what is happening now, we may encounter more extreme situations."
"The situation was dangerous enough when the two demons Yorimitsu Gengogen and Shuten Doji fought, but this time, we have to face stronger Saber and Caster, and even the magician himself."
"The essence of a ninja is not to confront monsters head-on, that is recklessness."
"Even Tajima Mamoru-dono, you definitely wouldn't want your outstanding subordinates to die in vain, right?"
Facing Kotaro's advice, Danzo was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it.
"Thank you... for your concern, Mr. Kotaro."
"But...how should I put it? Maybe it's because of your words. At least for the time being, I won't feel confused."
"I...still have to follow you."
Raising his head, Duan Zang's eyes were not firm, but at least there was no hesitation anymore.
"I must be able to be useful in some way."
"...I understand, then I won't stop it."
Kotaro nodded, his expression unclear.
"Then - let's go quickly, Mr. Muramasa seems to be calling us."
...
after all.
How exactly——
What kind of things did you go through to become who you are now?
To be honest, I can't remember it clearly.
The records have long been unavailable for query.
Anyway, it was probably a time of troubled times.
I, [Duanzo], fell down because of decay.
This body was created by the rare sorcerer who is equal to my parents, Mr. Fruit Heart Layman, this body - this precious organism.
The first-generation Fuuma Kotaro-sama, who is equivalent to my parents in the second generation, put a lot of effort into this body, which is equipped with many ninja tools, this body - a precious machine.
No one knows how much this body is worth.
Based on the perception of most people - Danzo is just a ninja.
As long as it is broken, it is equivalent to death, even if it is abandoned, it does not matter.
This is what is called destiny.
They are mechanical dolls made of flesh, iron, and wood, just like the monsters called cyborgs cast by sorcery in the West.
Ahhh...
A mechanical doll with a female form, an old piece of junk. How long has it been lying on the ground?
Maybe... maybe it's longer than the time she has been running as a ninja, right?
Before this, I had been functioning as a ninja, constantly completing tasks, completing tasks, completing tasks - I always believed that I was born to complete tasks.
But - after being damaged in this way, all the records are destroyed, and it is impossible to play them back.
decay.
Record.
remember.
Drop by drop.
overflow.
The mind becomes empty and the body cannot move at all.
Once you want to move, it will make a violent "crunching" sound, and then the parts that were still intact will crack and break.
——Someone found me.
I found Danzo like this, repaired it, and became its new owner.
The person controlling me now is that Lord.
A man named Caster Limbo.
The moment he was repaired, Danzo regained himself.
——At least at that time, it did exist.
But it is not clear whether it is a new self, or whether it is a restoration of the self that was shut down because its functions were shut down.
But it doesn't matter.
That's because Danzo was created as a ninja.
No matter it was in the past or now, you only need to obey orders and complete the task.
No need for any doubt.
As for who Caster Limbo is——
Yes, Danzo does not know the identity of the master.
I don't know if it's a Servant or a human being, or if it's something else.
But it doesn't matter.
Just serve him as your new parent like you serve your master.