1.  " How you do you, Duke Tokugawa ? "



                         

   

   2.   " Yor'ar well come. Countess Asashi. "

                         

   

   3.  " Duke, do you leave bride ? "

        " Bride ?  She is 50 years old. "



                         

   

   4.  " Off course, I sympathize with her.

          Because she is the sacrifices of marrage

         of convenience.

        She was divorcrd her hasband by her elder

        brother Hideyoshi Toyotomi. "



                           

   

   5. "Duke, I've heard that Load Toyotomi has

            dealt well by Ieyasu Tokugawa.

           But Tokugawa has'nt returned his visit.

           Ieyasu Tokugawa is insolent. "



                             

   

   6.  " This time is the partience time.  "

         Duke Tokugawa murmured.

   Samurai warriors had fighted to survive each
   other from 16th to 17th centuries in Japan.

   And near the end of 16th century Load Toyotomi
   won  local load's legions and ended the war.

   When Load Toyotomi fought with Duke Tokugawa,
  the Load loss of the war.



                               

   

    7.  A few months later Duke Tokugawa visit
　　  　Ohasa city which is capital of Toyotmi.

        Duke Tokugawa decides that he attends
        Load Toyotomi.

        At night Load Toyotomi came up to
       Tokugawa's rest-home.

        " Mr Tokugawa , you are a noble family.

             I'm a social climber from peasant.  

             You will undesirable tne ceremony of
             next  day.

            But It's a formal.  Do you understand ?"



                         

   

   8.   Duke Tokugawa answerd.

         " I understand . "



                         

   

   9.   A big ceremony was held at the Ohsaka Castle.
         All dukes sit in order of precedence.
         Duke Tokugawa's precedence was the last.



                             

   

   10.     Country Loads speak in whisper  about
             Duke Tokugawa.

           " Is he Duke Tokugawa ?"

           " Yes, He is the duke who was called daragon

                 of east-sea."

             " But now he becoms lizard of east-sea. "



                             

   

   11.  Load Toyotomi called  the duke Tokugawa.

         " Duke Tokugawa I'm glad to praise you for

              loyalty."

        Duke Tokugawa bows down silently.

                             

   

   12.  Load Toyotomi was in a good  spirits.

          Because The Ieyasu Tokugawa who was the

         noble family became one of his feudatory.

         Hideyoshi Toyotomi came fro peasant.



                           

   i

   13.  Load Toyotomi show Duke Tokugawa Ohsaka city.

          " This is my capital. "

            "  What a Special !

           I could'nt compare with my country's capital. "



                           

   

   14.  " Woh ! Gold nugget ! Too big! "

          " I ordered Rikyu to build 200-tatami mat room.

            But he could build 2-tatami mat room only.

            The great master of tea ceremony do'nt has the

            ability of architect. "



                           

   

15.  " There are some rare articie of my collection. "



                           

   

   16.  " I've heard that treasures herded into the

              hero.  I agree to this adage.

           Mr. Tokugawa, What treasures do you own ? "



                           

   

   17.  " I'm the duke of country.

            So I do'nt  have famous treasures.

            If you insist, my treasure is 500 cavalry who

           gives thier blood  for me. "

           Load Toyotomi was ashamed of his flippant

          attitude.

                                                                 - The End -