nashuaworldcup Chapter 2200, 2198: Be careful, something strange is beneath her.
Chapter 2200, 2198: Be careful, something strange is beneath her.
Chapter 2200, 2.198: Be careful, something strange is beneath her.
Chisa Asahina (Haruko Akuchi), the only daughter of Asahina Rissou, the "Gatekeeper of Monuments," and the ronin swordsman Kyoshiro Nemuri, are tasked with escorting a golden statue of the Virgin Mary, a tribute from the Southern Barbarians, to the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Nemuri takes the main road, attracting the attention of the Black Finger Gang, while Chisa Asahina and her old retainer disguise themselves and take a back road with the statue, safely arriving in Kyoto. However, she is shocked to discover that her nominal "father" has secretly sold the statue to a black market merchant for a high price of 30,000 ryo. In his quest to seize the statue, he even goes so far as to kill his own daughter.
It turns out that this "Gatekeeper Magistrate" Asahina Rissou is actually someone else. His true identity is Asahina Rissou's twin brother. He had been wandering for many years, returning quietly six months ago. He murdered his own brother and inherited the title of "Gatekeeper Magistrate." However, he was discovered by Asahina Chisa's mother, Lady Asahina Enoe. The night before Chisa's departure, Lady Enoe, unable to bear the humiliation, committed suicide. Therefore, in the eyes of the imposter "Gatekeeper Magistrate" Asahina Rissou, Asahina Chisa was at most his twin brother's daughter, merely his niece. He could kill his own brother; what hesitation would he have in killing his niece?
If you think that's the whole truth, you're being naive. It turns out that shortly after Lady Enoe's engagement to Asahina Shuriyoshi, she was raped by his twin brother. Therefore, Asahina Chisa is indeed the biological daughter of the imposter "Gatekeeper" Asahina Shuriyoshi. So, the result is the loss of both her money and her lover. The imposter "Gatekeeper" Asahina Shuriyoshi, before his death, learns an even crueler truth: his meticulous planning to gain everything has ultimately backfired. He caused the deaths of his younger brother, his daughter, and his beloved Lady Enoe, and even lost his own life to the protagonist's blade. One of the biggest characteristics of sword-fighting films is the various ruthless scenes of women being brutally murdered. Especially in the Nemuri Kyoshiro series, every beautiful woman who appears suffers a terrible fate!
"Be careful, there's something strange about what's under her," Wu Chen warned telepathically.
As they were talking, Asahina Chisa's blood-stained kimono began to twitch eerily. Soft gold threads, like nimble tentacles, climbed from her front to her shoulders, then swiftly stitched up the huge, slanted wound on her back with needles as fine as embroidery. It solidified into a tilted golden cross. Because of the open wound, it was wide in the middle and narrow at both ends, making it resemble a tilted star-shaped cross.
“It’s the Golden Madonna statue.” Wu Chen’s True Sight, which flashed and then vanished, instantly locked onto the source of the anomaly: “This is an ominous object.”
According to the original storyline, this gift from Portugal was intended for Amakusa Shiro, the leader of the 1637 Shimabara Uprising.
The Shimabara Rebellion, also known as the Amakusa Rebellion, was an armed uprising launched by peasants and Catholics on the Shimabara Peninsula and Amakusa Island in Kyushu during the early Edo period of Japan. It was a resistance against feudal oppression and religious persecution. The uprising was triggered by the shogunate's anti-Christian policies and the oppressive taxes imposed by lords Matsukura Katsuie and Terasawa. From 1634 onwards, the region suffered from consecutive years of famine, leaving the people in dire straits. In October 1637, Amakusa Shiro was elected leader, leading several thousand men in an uprising that quickly swelled to tens of thousands. After capturing several locations, they fortified Hara Castle. The shogunate dispatched Itakura Shigemasa and Matsudaira Nobutsuna with 125800 men, employing a siege and starvation strategy, and allied with Dutch warships to besiege the castle. The rebels resisted with firearms and other weapons. On April 12, 1638, Hara Castle fell. Amakusa Shiro was beheaded by Jinzaemon, a samurai of the Hosokawa Domain, and his head was displayed on Dejima Island in Nagasaki. More than ten thousand survivors in the castle were also massacred. After the war, the shogunate executed Matsukura Katsuie, confiscated the Terasawa clan's territory, and issued the "One Country, One Castle Edict" to further strengthen the ban on Christianity and the policy of national isolation, resulting in the destruction of 95% of Japan's castles and the implementation of a national isolation system that lasted for more than 200 years.
After the country was closed off, the shogunate restricted trade to only one port, Nagasaki, allowing Chinese and Dutch ships to navigate through, thus monopolizing trade with Japan. Consequently, Japan's diplomacy and trade were entirely under the control of the shogunate. The raw silk trade, which occupied a significant position among imported goods, was monopolized by the powerful merchant group "Kiku-fu Nakama," which held a raw silk license.
As for the "Shimabara Uprising," Japanese historical records refer to it as the "Shimabara Rebellion." The commander-in-chief, Amakusa Shiro, whose real name was Masuda Tokisada, also known as Amakusa Tokisada, and whose Christian name was Francisco, was born into a military family and received attention from a young age due to his Catholic faith. His story has been adapted into numerous literary works, most notably Yamada Futaro's legendary novel, *Makai Tensei*.
"Amakusa Shiro, the leader of the cult filled with immense hatred, is resurrected. He abandons his faith and is reincarnated in the demon world, vowing revenge against the shogunate rulers. Afterward, he successively drags the vengeful spirit of Lady Hosokawa, the dying but regretful Miyamoto Musashi, Hozoin Inshun, and the Iga ninja Kirimaru whose clan was wiped out into the demon world, causing the power of the demons to suddenly increase. Hosokawa, disguised as Tama, bewitches the fourth shogun, Tokugawa Ietsuna. Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Munenori, determined to exorcise the demons, unfortunately dies young and falls into the demonic path on his deathbed. Yagyu Jubei becomes the last hope for eradicating the demons..."
"My lord, could it be Amakusa Shiro?" Princess Chang, Xing Xiaolu, wasn't particularly interested in Japanese history. Indeed, in her time, Japan's influence was practically nonexistent. Unlike later generations with their anime and manga, where Sengoku period figures became important symbols of Japanese popular culture.
"No, it's the vengeful spirit of Lady Hosokawa (Akiko Kana)," Wu Chen corrected. "It comes from the storyline of 'Demon World Reincarnation,' and was transported into the arena by the Purple Coral Tree in a disordered manner."
Lady Hosokawa was the principal wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki, a valiant general during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods of Japan, and a prominent Catholic in Japanese history (Kirishitan). Her original name was Akechi Tamako, and her baptismal name was Gracia. She is often respectfully referred to as Lady Hosokawa Gracia. Her father was Akechi Mitsuhide, a daimyo of the Sengoku period who instigated the Honnoji Incident, and her mother was Akechi Mitsuhide's principal wife.
In 1578, arranged by Oda Nobunaga, she married Hosokawa Tadaoki, the eldest son of Hosokawa Fujitaka. They had two daughters and three sons. After her father, Akechi Mitsuhide, rebelled and died in 1582, she was implicated and imprisoned by the Hosokawa family in the Tanba Mountains for about two years, during which time she was separated from her husband. During her imprisonment, influenced by her maid, Kiyohara Maria, she converted to Catholicism and was formally baptized in 1587, receiving the name Galosha. Even when Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued the "Banten-ren Edict" to suppress Catholicism, she remained steadfast in her faith. Her relationship with Hosokawa Tadaoki was complex, containing both deep affection and conflicts arising from their shared faith and Tadaoki's volatile temperament; they are known in anecdotes as the "Demon-Snake Couple."
On the eve of the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, the Western Army's Ishida Mitsunari attempted to take the families of the Eastern Army's daimyo hostage. Hosokawa Tamako refused to become a hostage, but as a Christian, she was forbidden from committing suicide according to doctrine. Therefore, she ordered her retainer Ogasawara Shōsai to stab her to death and burn down her residence. She was 37 years old. Afterwards, her retainers, including Ogasawara Shōsai, followed their mistress and committed seppuku in loyalty.
Upon receiving the devastating news, Hosokawa Tadaoki fought valiantly against Ishida Mitsunari's ally, Shima Sakon, in the Battle of Sekigahara, earning merit and being granted the Kokura Domain by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Hosokawa Tamako, ranked among the "Three Great Tragic Beauties of Ancient Japanese History," is revered and admired by later generations for her "chastity" and "loyalty."