Chapter 327: I didn’t know he was expelled

Chapter 327: I didn’t know he was expelled

Contrary to our expectations, Gai-san didnt seem to be liked by the people of Osaku.

That monk, least to me, hasnt completely discarded his worldly desires yet.

What, you mean to say hes like us?

Nah, rather than money, I think his lust still remains.

A perverted monk!? Well, that still makes him like us then! Nahahahaha!

Ahh, they saw through him

That is just the case. While I did stay in Hozo-ji temple, that was a long time ago now. When the head monk knew that I gave in to my worldly desires and played around with women, I was expelled. Ever since, I had been looking for a new path of faith, one where we live alongside our worldly desires.

I didnt know he was expelled.

A new path of faith?

Yes. In my opinion, even if one entered monkhood without discarding their worldly desires, or even if an ordinary person was so swayed by their worldly desires, those people could still be saved. After all, Buddhas heart is deeper than the oceans and vaster than the skies. As long as we wholeheartedly recite the nembutsu prayer, I believe Buddha will still guide even the most sinful of us to Sukhavati, the Land of Bliss.

Gai-san vigorously argued so.

I couldnt help but think that it was all a convenient justification for his lust though

However, the people of Osaku didnt seem to think so.

I think its a fascinating idea. It might just be for us, but thats one welcome teaching.

Truly? That makes it more of a shame that we cant send people your way so easily then.

Yes

I then explained like I did back in Edou.

After hearing me, the chancellors eyes were sparkling.

What a sudden and unbelievable tale! However, if that Edou of all places has begun trading with you, we cant afford to fall behind any further! This railway system you speak of, is there anyway to implement it in our nation as well?

Yes, of course. So long as you sell us your freshly caught fish, that is. A one-way trip should take only an hour or so, so the goods should still be fresh on arrival.

Only an hour!?

We had been importing fish and seafood through Barste recently, but there was quite a distance from Barste to our wasteland village, which affected the freshness of the goods involved.

It would be much faster if we purchased it from Osaku itself and transported it directly to the village.

And like that, we received permission from the chancellor to connect a railway to Osaku.

I had already established a station in Edou, so it only took my body doubles half a day to finish it.

Afterwards, the chancellor decided to ride the train himself and went all the way to our village. He was astonished by our high-rise buildings.

Such a grand city! I didnt know such a thing existed to the western side of the mountain range

TL note: Toyotoki Hideyotsu is a reference to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The title used for him here is Taiko which I believe is more commonly translated as retired regent. Seeing as any kind of regent(that is someone ruling in place of someone else) doesnt really make sense in the setting in the story, I decided to use his chancellor title instead.

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