The Tenshu is the tallest, most central, and most iconic part of a Japanese castle. It functions as a watchtower and command post and is also a symbol of feudal authority.
The earliest Tenshu originated with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the last shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, and was built in his residence, the Muromachi Palace. At that ti, its na was written as Tenshu (天主), aning "Lord of Heaven."
When Oda Nobunaga expanded Gifu Castle, he called it Tenshu (天守), and this four-story keep also marked the turning point when the na evolved from denshu (殿守, "palace guard") to tenshu (天守, "heavenly guard").
It can be said that behind every tenshukaku, or castle keep, lies a glorious history.
Having walked out of the forest, Li Zihan stood so distance from Yae Village, gazing at the distant castle keep. While it wasn't exactly magnificent, it was still remarkably impressive. He fell into deep thought.
Why would a village have sothing like a castle keep?
Setting aside how they even managed to gather the resources to build this thing, for a group of ordinary farrs to construct a castle keep... weren't they afraid of being branded as rebels by the neighboring daimyo and wiped out?
"Big Brother, is this the village you were talking about?"
Seele, who was traveling with Li Zihan, looked at the place, which seed a bit too high-end and resembled a city-state, her expression sowhat dazed.
"Captain, is this really a village?"
The well-traveled Miss Dull Goose, who had caught up from behind, also had a sowhat vacant look on her face.
This place was slightly different from the ancient villages she had imagined.
"It's probably a low-spec Konoha Village."
Li Zihan pondered for a mont before explaining to Durandal the Dull Goose and Seele.
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That was Seele.
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And that was the Dull Goose.
"What is Konoha Village?"
The Dull Goose, who was unaware of a manga called Water Shadow Ninja in another world, beca even more confused.
"It's a magic guild established by the Mountain Bandit King, Luffy, for the purpose of collecting Dragon Balls."
Li Zihan blinked, speaking nonchalantly.
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Even more questions flooded Durandal the Dull Goose's mind.
Mountain Bandit King, Luffy?
Dragon Balls?
Magic Guild?
"Captain, could you please explain in detail what you were just talking about?"
Bianka, who had been criticized by her orphanage counselor as a blockhead who couldn't think on her feet, pondered for a long ti without finding an answer. She then asked the purveyor of absurd stories with great seriousness.
Asking when one doesn't understand, and being eager to learn—this quality was exceptionally evident in Durandal.
...
This display made even Seele, standing on the side, feel a bit awkward.
When she was at the Matou residence with the emotionless girl nad Karen, she had heard her complain that Li Zihan loved to string many stories together, creating a stitched-together monster to tell others.
If she wasn't mistaken, the story Big Brother had just told was one such stitched-together monster.
And this person seed to have taken his words as truth.
Li Zihan, who was no stranger to making up stories, looked at the person who, according to Rita, was a "one-track-minded idiot." He thought for a mont and decided to give a reasonably plausible explanation.
"That's the story for a manga I'm preparing to draw."
The young man, who was very good at bullshitting, smiled faintly and said to Durandal the Dull Goose.
"Manga?"
Durandal the Dull Goose was stunned.
In her impression, Li Zihan was a researcher who seed sowhat laid-back but was extrely rigorous when he got down to business.
For a super-scientist to suddenly say he had decided to draw manga... the sense of contrast from this role change left even Durandal the Dull Goose a bit stupefied.
"Don't you still have experints to continue?"
Feeling that Li Zihan's current behavior was a bit of a dereliction of duty, Durandal's slender brows furrowed as she asked.
"The Artificial Herrscher Project and the Human Order Security Project are more or less complete."
The young man, who was genuinely considering drawing a super-stitched-together-monster of a story, glanced at the Dull Goose, who seed a bit dazed and looked rather goofy.
"By then, I can take a bit of a breather and find so fun things to do for amusent."
The young man, who would probably beco a character akin to Yoshihiro Togashi if he really did beco a manga artist, smiled faintly.
"Combining so of my personal experiences and childhood fantasies to draw a manga to pass the ti seems like a pretty good choice."
"When the ti cos, are you interested in being my assistant?"
The young man, who was projected to beco Togashi the Second, turned his head and extended an invitation to the very lovely girl beside him.
"Eh—"
Miss Seele, who had never expected Li Zihan to suddenly invite her to be a manga assistant, was taken aback for a mont, then her expression beca troubled.
Miss Seele...
...had never learned how to draw.
"Big Brother, I'm not very good at drawing."
Seele really wanted to set up a studio with Li Zihan and work together on a manga.
A manga artist and an assistant... no matter how you look at it, it has the feel of a couple.
Moreover, once the studio was established, the assistant would naturally have a lot of ti to spend with the manga artist.
That undoubtedly long period of ti together was incredibly tempting for Seele.
Unfortunately, Seele did not possess the skill of art.
Feeling as though a considerable amount of private ti together had just flown away, the cowlick on the girl's head even began to droop.
If she had known, she would have taught herself so art.
And then—
The young man's voice entered her ears.
"It's okay, I'll teach you then."
The young man, who had never cared about any so-called manga, cheerfully took the girl's slender hand and smiled gently.
"Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't learn. I can hire other assistants to help with the drawing. You just need to wash your hands and make soup when necessary."
W-Wash hands and make soup?
A rather forceful and direct statent ca from the young man's mouth, causing the girl's heart to accelerate wildly.
Because Li Zihan's hotown was likely in Shenzhou, Seele had also been diligently studying the knowledge of Shenzhou.
In the process, she had once flipped through a poetry collection and seen such a poem.
Three days after entering the kitchen, I wash my hands to make a soup. Unsure of my mother-in-law's tastes, I first ask my young sister-in-law to try.
And the title of this poem was "Poem of a New Bride."
Was this... a marriage proposal?
Wasn't it too soon?
The girl, who knew the origin of the phrase "wash my hands and make soup," felt her face burning, as if she were about to cook herself.
What on earth are these two doing?
Watching her captain, who was giving off more and more of a host club vibe, and the girl who practically had "I like the captain" written all over her face, the corner of Durandal's eye twitched slightly.
Were they on a mission, or a couple's trip?!
Co on, we're on a mission here!
If Durandal the Dull Goose were the captain, she would definitely shout at them, telling them to tone it down and save the lovey-dovey stuff for after the mission was over.
But she wasn't.
Therefore, she could only squat by the side in boredom, watching her captain and another team mber display their affection.
If only I had a toy to pass the ti.
Durandal the Dull Goose, too embarrassed to interrupt their intimate mont, thought with utter boredom.
Not long after this thought surfaced in her mind—
"ROAR—!!!"
A giant bear with tentacles sprouting from its back suddenly burst out of the forest, letting out a loud roar before it began to feed.
And then—
The eyes of the very bored Durandal lit up slightly.
It seed sothing to pass the ti had appeared.
In the terrified gaze of the Honkai Beast, the strongest goose in history clenched her fist.
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