Chapter 43 - 7: Great Kansei Purge 1: The trap (1/2)
In a dilapidated city with a sad and heavy atmosphere walked two men, one with white hair and the other with black hair, followed by a very handsome redhead young man wearing a bleu yukata with four katanas.
”Tatsugoro, are you sure we're in the right town?” Asked Jirocho seeing heads chopped off and hung all over town.
”Yes, we're in the right place, the town of Amamura is one of the towns most affected by the purging of the Kansei.” Said Tatsugorou
”The weapons supplier wants us to meet him here to be sure of our sincerity.”
”They're just scavenger, what right do they have to talk about sincerity.” Says Jirocho with little angry
”Wow what a handsome boy!”
”Do you think he has a girlfriend?”
”He's so handsome!”
Hearing this, Tatsugorou and Jirocho couldn't help but look at Haruto with envy.
”If only at his age we were as successful with girls.”×2
Haruto also looked at them before saying
”If you don't stop staring at me like that, after the war, I'll tell your wives you're cheating on them with young girls.”
Then their eyes quickly turned to the sky.
”It's nice today, isn't it Jirocho?”
”The clouds are beautiful, aren't they, Tatsugorou?”
”Hahaha”×2
Haruto's gaze then turned to the beheaded heads hanging in the street.
”The shape of that skull... that person must have been just a kid.” He murmured.
The Kansei Purge is a series of purges conducted by Tokugawa Sada Sada and the Bakufu, currently it is unknown how many were arrested and killed, some speak of a thousand or more than ten thousand, but according to rumours in the bakufu, there are already 20,000 victims civilians.
The members of the Joui are the most affected by this massacre, the former members were dying, no one wanted to help them anymore and almost no young people wanted to join them, gradually transforming the image of the Joui from national liberators to terrorists.
The worst part was that even the slightest suspicion, even if not checked, could get you executed, old, man, woman or child, no one was spared.
Tatsugoro, Jiroch and Haruto walked together through the shady streets of the city and soon arrived in front of a large abandoned warehouse.
Two muscular men opened the door and they was greeted by a chubby woman, adorned with jewelry, wearing a gold embroidered kimono and a conspicuous fan in his hand.
Behind she were several dozen closed big boxes as well as several bodyguards armed with katana and firearms.
”Oh..oh..oh..oh my beautiful Jirocho I missed you and you Tatsugorou always have that serious look on your face...wait who's this.”Says she with a pretty smile