They arrived in Toyokawa by midday. Along the way Gengyo had been continually pestered, with all of them wishing to know what they were here for, but he did not break, not until they reached the port.
"We're here to buy a ship."
"…"
They were gobsmacked. This was the last thing they had expected. A ship? What was the utility in a ship? They did not need to cross vast stretches of water to reach their enemy. They merely needed to form an army and charge at his gates.
"Oh, I thought you'd have something to say."
He teased them as they stood there with their mouths wide open, unable to speak a single word. Jikouji made a choking sound as he attempted to force out some words of rebuttal.
"J-joking?"
Was all he managed.
"No, my dear Jikouji. I would not joke about such a thing."
