I am not dead. I assure you of this.

I have been quite busy. The word for this summer is 「結婚式」、 or “kekkonshiki”, which is Japanese for “marriage ceremony”. Last year, I asked Akane if she would marry me, and she was delighted to say yes. The ceremony itself will be later this summer, and we are both consumed with preparations. Relatives will be arriving from all over Nippon, and many of our friends from here in Iga Province will be attending as well. It will be an occasion of much joy, but it also requires much planning and effort.

Aside from this, the Saitekika campaign proceeds apace. Every day, I must meet with the Nichiren priests and sometimes even the Tendai priests, to ensure that our path is Righteous and Harmonious. When there is time between those meetings, I must go to the cities we are trying to capture, and find our enemies and slay them.

And finally, I have resumed progress on my own Kongōshu style. After a day of battling Noriaibasha’s enemies with the chain and kama, it’s nice to come home and get out the sansetsukon and keep up my skills in the Steel Road ryū.

But all of this leaves me very little time to write these tales. I regret that this is not likely to change soon. Some time ago, I wrote that I would be updating more frequently. I must now change that; I should not promise that which I cannot deliver.

There may occasionally be short messages. And these tales will not cease altogether. But I do not know how often I will be able to write them.

This was originally published at The Tales of the Ninja Coder. You may comment here, if you wish, but Ichirō invites you to comment at his humble blog.

I have been away from Kansai for a few days. Last week, I received a message from my brother saying that Grandmother had died. So I traveled to the south, to the city where Grandmother lived, along with my brother and Uncle-san. Father also went there, all the way from Edo, to pay his last respects to his mother.

Of course, there was no sneaking or combat to be done there. The weather on the shores of the Seto Inland Sea is balmy and warm, even in the midst of winter. The sun shone as we buried Grandmother and Father and Uncle told stories of her life. Also, I finally got to see Grandfather’s grave and pay my respects.

But now I have returned to Iga, and am back in Castle Noriaibasha in Sakai. There is much to do. The Teitōken campaign has not faltered in my absence, and I must meet with Seijun and Nayumi today, to discuss how we will coordinate our strategies.

And I understand there things I can be doing in Migaku with my kama… It will be good to be active again!

This was originally published at The Tales of the Ninja Coder. You may comment here, if you wish, but Ichirō invites you to comment at his humble blog.
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