To the Golden Land!

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I was born far away, where the valor and honors of the great warriors reign. Nihon or as Japan. I was born the a father despairing his nobility and the mother on her bed days. I learnt to fend off foes as long as I could walk, Life was not bearable. My father finally left me and my siblings when we were around 12. Fortunately my father though despairing, was still faithful to his masters and the daimyo decided to raise us. My sister became an excellent accountant and my brothers became retainers to the lord along with me. Once While besieging a fortress we and my brother banded along the realms shinobis and ninjas and even the campaign marshal. When we infiltrated the fortress we were met with a swarm of guards and raining arrows. My brother... He betrayed the realm even then the daimyo took a bullet for the mistake of my kinsmen, The Shinobis had already opened the main gate by this point and the ashigarus rained the tanegashimas on the enemy. I did not spot my brother and nor did I care of him. I dragged the daimyo to an firing room and called for the medics. He did not have much strength to muster words but still he spoke out the words that I still remember to this day "Son, This exactly is what your father had done for me. He bestowed his life for me despite my urge to not do so. He told me of you and your siblings' welfare as he perished, That is the reason I granted everything you kids desire. I wish you do the same for others in future...... And......." as he mustered this words as his voice started to fade.

I whaled for him to wake up. I cried like a banshee as I lost the only one I had left, Brother a disgrace, Sister was far away with nanban and one brother off to adventures in the west. The medics hurried and treated his wounds while it was happened the marshal pulled aside. He said "Look kid, i know you are not accountable or even responsible for your brother's disgrace but I am sure that your family name is tainted black, you have no family left here. The realm would not be accepting towards you from now on, you should run off to the north where no one would have known about you. I don't want to say this but it is the most reasonable thing"

Nowhere to go I headed to the city of Kyoto under the disguise of a vagabond, the streets bustled with men and women looking for potential jobs. I went to the nearest tavern to go and drink away my sorrows. As I drank the Sake 1 by 1, I was approached by a shady looking bearded man. He said to me "Well there stranger, would you mind wasting your wasted life away with our work?" , I was confused on what we meant but my half drunken dumbass decided to just say yes to him and go along with whatever he wanted me to do.

I arrived at a port, there was large ship with cannons and what not. Seemed as if it was a nanban ship, It would be comfortable to ride one of these. "Hey! NOT THAT! HERE!" said the stranger while pointing at an old cog. I knew that i fked up but I was not in a state to make any complex decisions on my behalf. I tried knocking some sense in my mind but it was no avail but I ended up passing out. When I woke up I found myself tied up and in a room. Likely was on a ship "Wake the fk up Bozzo! You are next in the slave galley. The old slaves died of cold or whatever those nanbans call it" said a wako who barged in my "room", as I got up the room shocked like crazy along with a loud bang. I fell on my face on the floor, assuming it was a ship.

I got up and ran for the door knowing what awaited me. The outside was a dark place. I only saw the flashes of cannons and tanegashimas and whatever i could see through the torches. "Get back here you bastard!", "Reload, RELOAD, RELOAD!", "Fk you white fks!" is what you here. You charged you leg and kick the living shit of the pirate who was behind, trying to pin you down. He falls on the floor crying in pain, maybe you hit somewhere you should not have. I took his tanto up and ran to take down other artillery pirates,

"Reload you peasants! Those fucks are going to take us down" commanded kozane claded man with a horned kabuto. I decided to sneak around in the rainy and storming night. The ship had many cannon holes and it was likely on the verse sinking. I ran down the deck and boarded a makeshift raft I made.

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