12:39pm 1608年3月13日 (13th March 1608)
Caulifla got ready, putting in sack clothes and removing her ornaments so she will look a lot like a slave. Everyone laughed at her and called her names, saying she would not succeed and will die in the Persian King's hands when she tries to kill him.
But none of these affected her decision. She was scared but still as determined to do what she had said. If this was a way to prove to her father she was capable and also win her father's heart then so be it.
She made her way to the house of the woman who had nursed her since she was a day old. She was like a mother to her and what she needed was her blessings.
"Haha" (Mother)
"Caulifla! What is this I hear? You have sworn to bring back the head of the most feared? Do you know what it means if you attempt to kill the almighty King of Persia? Do you want to die? Are you not afraid of dying very young?
"You are beautiful my daughter. Do not let your life go to waste. I know you want to prove your worth to our Emperor but is not this more than suicidal?"
"Hahaoya nashi (No mother) I will not die. I will bring back his head and I will be victorious. All i need is your blessings" She knelt down, touching the old woman's legs.
"If that is your wish then my daughter,
"Watashi no shukufuku wa itsumo anata to tomoni arimasu, itte seifuku shite kudasai"
(My blessings are always with you, go and conquer)
"Thanks Haha( Mother), I will be more than victorious now that I have your blessings" She said as she stood up and bowed to her as a sign of respect and left as soon as she had arrived.
15:40pm 1608年3月13日 (13th March 1608)
She was from there taken with other slaves to the trade market where she would be sold as a slave. Caulifla is a very beautiful girl so many slave traders wanted to have her but since they were given strict orders to sell the her to the Persians, they waited till the Persians came, although they made some sales that day.
The Persians finally came around and one of the Tsumago men alerted them, and the slaves were brought out. They were three Persian slave traders.
"We have bought lots of slaves and also, we do not buy slaves from people of Tsumago because they are the most dangerous enemies to the Persians"
"At least take a look at our slaves. They are quite strong and reliable. We may be enemies but we can still trade with you" The man who had alerted them had said.
"No. We are not interested" The slim trader said and ordered the two others come with him so they can make their journey early back to Persia.
"Wait!" The other man, who was fat had said, spotting Caulifla among the slaves.
"That slave might be good for us. Take a look" He said as the other man turned to the direction at which he was pointing.
"Is that a slave?" He asked one of the Tsumago traders.
"Yes she is"
"But she looks too beautiful for a slave, she seems royalty"
"She is not, she is just a slave"
"How much will you trade her for?"
"Five hundred gold coins".
"Five hundred it is. We will take her" He had said as he paid the Tsumago trader"
"Come along young girl, we have a long road to cover. What is your name?"
"Caulifla"
"Where do you come from?"
"I do not know. I serve the great Emperor of Tsumago since birth"
"If you ask me, I think this one should go to the King. She is too beautiful to work for some random person" The fat man whispered to the man who had agreed to buy her.
"Yes you are right, he will pay us much money for her and that will be a gain for us. She is too pretty to be ignored. Let us get going so we can make it to Persia by tomorrow. We have a long journey ahead"
They tied her to the other slaves they had bought and they started their long journey towards the land of Persia.
1608年3月15日 (15th March 1608)
It took a day for the slave traders to reach Persia and by the next day, towards the evening, they reached the gate of Persia.
Caulifla was very weak and hungry, having trekked a long distance to Persia without food or water. She didn't still complain but managed to fight through it. When they reached Persia, they gave all the slaves a room to stay.
Gnawing hunger, famished, black hole for a stomach, rumbling stomach, feeling light-headed and empty legs from hunger, feeling shaky, hungry as a hippo, hungry as a bear in spring, half-starved.
That was how she felt.
She began to wince. She did not want to, did not want the men to see her weakness, did not want her hunger pangs get in the way of her goal. She could not help it, though. She felt alone and helpless. Weak and hungry.
"I...i....i am hungry Shujin. Please I need food to satisfy my hunger" Caulifla said as she held her stomach ever so tightly, the hunger pangs too much to bear.
"No food idiot. You should be happy that you will be living in the Palace and able to serve the King.
"So if I were you beautiful one, I will shut my mouth up and lay in slumber because it is hard getting my eyes from you, because I might take advantage of your weakness.
"No food for a lazy person" The man said as he looked at her lustfully, licking his lips and afterwards closed the door, leaving her to cry, holding her stomach while she did, leaving in a room with foreigners she knew not about.
All through the night she could not sleep, the hunger pangs and pain not letting her go to sleep. The morning was too slow in coming, and finally it arrived.
She was told to fetch water from a well into five Ōkina tennabe. She was too tired and weak to draw the water but she still did. On her third time of drawing water, when she had tried to carry the Tennabe to fill the Ōkina tennabe, she fell and she broke the Tennabe she was using.
"You broke my pot? How dare you?" The fat slave trader asked as he pushed her to the ground.
"Watashi wa.... Gomen'nasai" (I....i am sorry) She managed to say, trying to stand up from the ground but fell again as a result of weakness.
"How dare you? I will teach you a bitter lesson today"
"Plea....please I am sorry Shujin" She had said before being knocked down to the ground, the pain gnawing at her.
"Get me my whip" He ordered a servant.
"Please" She begged again but was ignored as the man was given a very long whip.
"Wait till I teach you a lesson. You will never ever break a pot your life again" He said as he started whipping her, she being too weak to shout.
"Ple....please stop My Master"
"No one tells me what to do. I will make you pay"
Caulifla suddenly took on a pale look, as if she'd been painted with white-wash - even her lips were barely there. The whipping became more intense as her eyes began to close, darkness surrounding her evenly.