The Seven Realities of the Rogue

Nanami Akashi was born to abandon his dignity.

What's the use of dignity for a man of humble origin like him?Dignity cannot be exchanged for a full meal, and dignity cannot be exchanged for tomorrow's life.

Dead, nothing left.

So what he hates the most are those samurai who can commit suicide by cutting open their stomachs for Bushido.

What's the point of you dying?Nobler than a tramp like me, a rascal like me?What's the use of being noble, I will live, I am the winner.

He was still only a teenager thinking this way, he, who despaired of this world prematurely, is just a beast. Is there anything more important to a beast than to live?

"The weather today is not bad, the sky is so blue."

It's a pleasant day, and Edo Castle is still very prosperous with people coming and going. Such prosperity will never be seen in other regions. Why, this is Edo!In Edo under the rule of the shogunate, these conditions were enough for her prosperity.

Akashi Nanami was wandering in the street, bored, kicking pebbles at random, daydreaming, but accidentally knocked down the old man who passed by from his body, and the old man fell to the ground with an ouch.

"Oops, are you alright, old man!?" Akashi hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man up.

"It's okay, it's okay, I was too careless when I walked." The old man obviously fell hard, but he didn't pursue Akashi's fault too much.

Akashi smiled, helped the old man pick up the scattered luggage, wiped off the dust and handed it to the old man.

"The old man came to Edo alone?"

"Ah."

"This is a good place! Hehe" Akashi bowed goodbye to the old man and left.

"Young man, it's really good." The old man was also in a good mood, and he continued his journey with a little emotion in his heart.

Akashi turned his head and saw that the old man had gone far away, his footsteps slowed down, and the sunny and cheerful smile on his face disappeared. He sneered, and weighed the extra money bag in his hand.

"Oh, the old ghost has a lot of silver."

He stole the old man's money, and took other people's money when he was helping the old man. It is not the first time he has done this kind of petty theft. When the thief is found, he will be killed. Little people can't make waves, but if he is not discovered, then his next meal will be settled.

Life is all about taking risks, isn't it?

Anyway, no one would open their eyes to meddle in other people's business, and everyone silently enforced this set of game rules.

"stop!"

A boy who seemed to be about the same age as Akashi stood in front of him and grabbed him.

Today, I have a hard time opening my eyes.

"!"

Akashi was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down.

The person who came was not an adult, and his figure was slightly thin. Compared with Akashi, who had been wandering around for a long time and was full of strength, this guy was simply a small thing. Although he was well dressed and had a knife on his waist, he looked like a child of a samurai family.

But what is there to be afraid of if there is only one person, killing people in the street?To play with him?

"What are you doing standing there? Brat."

"Hand over the purse!"

The boy pointed to the money bag in Akashi's hand.

"What? Has the samurai master also learned how to rob people's money?"

"The purse is not yours." The young man didn't mean to play around with Akashi, he drew out his knife and pointed at Akashi, repeating again

"Hand over the purse."

Akashi took two steps back.

This guy in front of me is serious!Damn, all samurai are crazy?

"Cut, here it is for you. Idiot." Akashi threw the purse into the boy's hand and muttered in a low voice, "Samurai only dare to be so great with a knife."

Of course, that's all he said. It's only natural for a samurai to hold a sword. This is power. Those with power set the rules of the game, and those without power play games with them. What complaints can there be?

I think I'm unlucky today, heh, can't the good weather bring me good luck?

"My name is Hayato Asakura."

Akashi couldn't understand it, and suddenly blew his name?Asakura?Is this surname famous?

The nose was hit hard by a punch, and Akashi suddenly felt that there were stars in his eyes, and he must have a nosebleed now.

"you!!"

"I don't need a knife, I just beat you with my fist."

Hayato said lightly.

"Ah."

That's what you said, Akashi grinned, he really is an idiot, you don't need a knife, do you do it with bare hands?Samurai are really stupid.

Go to hell with the idiot.

Akashi clenched his fists and wrestled with Hayato. Although Hayato looked thin, he was not weak at all. The two fought for a long time without deciding the winner.

In the end, in order not to be caught by the adults, Akashi ran away.While running away, he didn't forget to turn his head and spit at Hayato.

The first encounter was not good.

When I get home, I say that home is just a place where I can shelter from the wind and rain.

"Are you fighting with someone else?"

There is a woman who is slightly older than Akashi in the family. She is Akashi's sister, two years older than him, and the only person related to him by blood. Similarly, she is also a humble person without dignity.

The communication between the siblings has always been stern, and they rarely talk to each other, and the relationship seems to be not good.

"Well, I met a little samurai master"

"Samurai?" His sister frowned, "No trouble, right?"

"it's okay no problem."

"Really?"

"Um"

"Then, let's eat."

Their siblings are not very good at revealing their feelings. Are they not on good terms?

No one has a bad relationship with the person they depend on.

Drinking the porridge, Akashi's mind was always on the boy named Hayato, and he felt his nose hurt again. This guy, he vowed to meet Hayato next time, and he would do the same to his face without saying a word.

"Although samurai are not smart, it's the first time I've seen someone so stupid."

He said to himself, the other warriors probably stabbed him to death long ago.

A few days later, Akashi's sister died.

Killed by a drunken samurai.

Akashi weakly accepts the news of his sister's death.He can only accept that this is bad luck, the game is lost, and the loser cannot change.

Faced with the powerlessness of the strong, Nanami Akashi experienced this kind of powerlessness that penetrated into the bone marrow for the first time.

"You guys, step back." Nanami Akashi signaled his subordinates not to move.Then let go of Asakura Nanami.

"You have a good daughter, like you." He said, "I will look for you tomorrow, don't think about running away, my people will surround the village, if you run away, we will kill you."