Dark-Haired British Doctor - Chapter 494



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Episode 494: The Great Famine [4]

“I… … that… … Mr. Tiepyeongne.”

As I was talking, the interpreter approached me cautiously.

I was just about to get up, so I stood up.

“Hee, eek.”

At the same time, not only the interpreter, but also the other samurai, and even the one who appeared to be the leader of the samurai on the shogunate side, took a few steps back.

what…….

It’s what I expected.

Wouldn’t you be afraid of someone who saved someone’s life from a stab wound to the heart with sorcery?

He opened his mouth with a satisfied smile.

“Why did you call?”

“That, that!”

The interpreter looked very embarrassed.

I was a little puzzled.

What am I… … .

I have never formally studied Japanese history.

However, when I was in college, I read a lot of comics that far surpassed the number of books I could read, and since most of them were Japanese, there were quite a few Japanese historical dramas among them.

‘Looking at that, it seems like the Japanese at that time were almost… … in a state where their heads were subdued by their coolness… … ?’

In the first place, isn’t seppuku not something that anyone in their right mind would attempt?

In no culture in the world does the custom of cutting open one’s own stomach and taking out one’s intestines exist.

No, that won’t happen.

Before I saw 19th century London, I would have said yes, but now that I realize that there may be realities in the world beyond imagination, my mind has become much more open.

Yeah, I think there might be one or two people somewhere who are committing the ridiculous act of seppuku.

‘But why are these kids so… … scared?’

Of course, Liston and I showed considerable skill.

Even looking at the guy I shot earlier, it’s still shocking to see that the bullet was lodged right between his eyebrows.

As for Liston, there’s no need to say anything.

Wasn’t it Liston who created this pool of blood?

but…….

The samurai in the comics were even worse than this.

Bicheon X Geomryu kills three people in one blow… … .

“Why did you call me?”

“Ah, ahh.”

Anyway, I was frustrated because I kept asking why he called and he kept not answering.

As if reading my mind, the samurai leader hit the interpreter on the head and said something in Japanese.

Among them, the only word I could understand was ‘bakaya’.

If you translate it into Korean, it would be something like ‘You idiot.’

Well… … that’s a poor insult.

If it were our people, we would have been cursing so much that it would make our blood boil.

“Oh, I’m sorry. You suddenly got up so I had to stop.”

Fortunately, the interpreter that had broken down in that one room seemed to have been fixed.

“Well… … First of all, I’m sorry. It’s something we have to protect, but right now, it’s really.”

“Ah… … Yes. Actually, we were guests of the shogunate, but we didn’t know we would be attacked like this.”

“ah.”

At my words the interpreter began to squeak again.

Actually, the apology just now was just a polite remark, but since I took it at face value, it was only natural.

Japanese people don’t often have conversations like this, do they?

In fact, Korean people in general are not very straightforward, but in Japan, they are considered to be straightforward, so that says it all.

These guys are the ones who think it’s polite to go around and around and probe each other’s minds while hiding what they really want to say.

‘If I were you, my bones would break… But I’m not you, right?’

If this were Japan around 1905, even if I were a British aristocrat, it would have been difficult for me to treat a government official so rudely.

It’s not because Japan is so strong, but because it needs to be used immediately in the Russo-Japanese War.

Even at that time, our British Empire will sell its fleet, right?

But in today’s Japan, there is absolutely no reason for that to happen.

That’s because it’s just one of the medieval countries that spread all over the world.

“What? What? I almost died. Don’t you know that we are both duly ennobled nobles of England and that we are diplomats of the British Empire on official duty during this visit?”

Naturally, it was Liston who inherited my wicked ways.

Perhaps you understood my intentions to some extent.

That’s the kind of relationship we have.

Besides, it would be no exaggeration to say that Liston is a specialist in this kind of mess.

“Huh? I know, I don’t know.”

He was already standing in front of the diplomat and asking him questions.

Although I wasn’t poking his chest with my finger, the other person probably felt that way.

It was natural, since I had been having conversations like that my entire life.

“That… … is right. That’s why I apologized… … .”

As the atmosphere became tense, the samurai leader once again had a rough conversation with the interpreter.

Judging from the fact that the frequency of Bakaya’s calls had doubled compared to before, he seemed to be twice as angry.

I wish I could understand more, but I regret that my Japanese skills are not good enough to understand even the muffled pronunciation like that.

Well, it’s ridiculous to expect better skills than what you have now just because you’ve only been around Japan for three weeks.

“Well, I think we need to clarify the facts first. The two of you left the accommodation without permission… … .”

“Trespassing? Leaving without permission?”

Liston once again threw a tantrum at his opponent’s words.

In fact, I am surprised that it is actually an unauthorized departure.

“Yes, that… … If you had informed us and taken action, this would not have happened… … .”

“I told you, I.”

“yes?”

“I told you I was going out.”

“No, I wasn’t there at that time… … .”

“I told you so. And you saw the Taiping Jing over there. Right?”

I have no idea what kind of logic will lead the story, but I think we need to get along at least.

So I nodded vigorously.

A look of betrayal began to creep over the interpreter’s face, but he decided to look away.

It wasn’t that difficult in the 19th century, because one of the things you didn’t want to see was not seeing things you didn’t want to see.

I didn’t feel particularly uncomfortable.

“Are you really trying to make the British nobility into liars? If you’re going to insult me, you’d better make it clear.”

Liston noticed my nod and then snapped angrily.

In some ways, being able to get angry even when you’re not really angry can be considered a talent.

In particular, the ability to make an opponent tremble is closer to true genius than talent.

The interpreter was shaking because of the anger of the scary-looking, even large, man right in front of him, and the samurai behind him began to tremble as Liston brought his hand close to his sword.

That makes sense.

These guys have been on Liston’s streets for a while now.

If it were a normal inspector, it might be okay, but if it were Liston, he would be able to cut down multiple people with a single stroke, so it would effectively be game over.

“Ah… … That’s absolutely not true. I apologize again.”

Even the samurai commander must have been scared, because in this small chat, there wasn’t a single Bakayaro.

“I already feel insulted.”

“What… what should I do?”

“They say there is a culture called seppuku here.”

“Please… just that.”

Liston started talking about committing seppuku, which he had heard about, but then suddenly changed direction.

He was smiling with the kind of smile that only a villain would make.

“Then I guess I’ll have to repay you in some other way.”

“See… …the answer?”

“Our country, England, is a country of trade. If the comings and goings are clear, there will be no problem. This applies not only to our relationship, but also to future treaties between England and Japan.”

“Ah… … Yes. I’m listening.”

Liston looked back at the interpreter and the samurai and continued speaking.

In fact, no one except the interpreter could understand what he was saying, but despite this, no one failed to listen.

Indeed, the power of violence that was too close was a great law.

Especially if the violence is at a level that cannot be resisted, then that says it all.

“First of all, I will say this.”

“Listen,” he said, making deliberately vulgar hand gestures.

“Don’t you know? If you’re a man.”

“Ah… … Yes. I understand. We already have that… … .”

“No, no. I prefer natural encounters.”

No, I don’t think it was intentional, it just seemed genuine.

I regret saying those words to Liston one day.

I told them I was looking for a natural encounter, but they kept pushing in scary-looking 19th century British people, saying they would introduce me to them, and I never dreamed they would use it in that way.

-Brother, where have you been?

-Ah… …I came here feeling proud.

I say this over and over again, but this isn’t just happening here.

It was the same in Africa, in the Indian subcontinent, and even in Sri Lanka, where I briefly visited, and in Qing.

And yet, I don’t think I got syphilis. I think it’s not because of the condom, but because my immune system just went crazy.

The reason I say that so confidently is because… … .

I think it’s because our count seems to be caught.

It is certain that they have been looking for mercury and arsenic for some time now.

I don’t really want to do anything about it.

Syphilis is still too much for me.

“Huh? What on earth does that mean… …?”

“I value the feelings that come and go between men and women.”

“yes?”

The interpreter looked truly embarrassed at Liston’s words.

Perhaps it was because it was the first time he had heard something like this.

Well, I’m a 21st century person, so it actually feels natural to me, but to a 19th century person, it would have been strange even in England, let alone Japan.

This is especially true for nobles.

Wasn’t it common sense in Britain and Europe at the time that marriages were decided by the family or through matchmaking, and that love was resolved through having an affair?

I don’t think it would be any different just because it’s Japan.

No, I don’t think it would have been less, it would have been more.

“I want to see some common people or noblewomen, that’s what I’m saying.”

“No, this is.”

These are my words, not the interpreter’s.

Why?

Japan may not have as strong a Confucian tendency as Joseon, but isn’t it still part of the Orient?

I don’t know about the common people, but trying to do something to a daughter from a noble family is practically a declaration of a crime.

“Hmm… … I see.”

I thought it wouldn’t work, but the expressions on the interpreter’s and the samurai leader’s faces changed a bit.

No matter how I look at it, it looks like a face that says, ‘Wow, this guy really knows how to have fun.’

It seems that it wasn’t my mistake.

“Then there is a suitable place.”

“We will guide you.”

“Haha… … It’s been a while.”

Everyone is sincere.

Even if I only picked out the words I could understand from what they were saying to each other, not to us, it was like this.

“Are you forcing it?”

“I don’t think that’s what you want. Let’s just take her for a spin.”

“Two weeks is a long time.”

“It’s long. It’s the perfect time to love and break up.”

Liston whispered to me as he watched me smiling happily.

‘Did you do well?’

I think I did well.

That’s true, but… … .

No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem to be the direction the Count wants.

Doesn’t this just feel like… … being the leader of a group of bandits… …?