Nozawa brought A Qing back to Hosokawa Castle. The first thing he did was make his rounds, checking up on the patient Maeda Rikyu's condition. Everything seemed normal, at least there were no signs of a fever. By the looks of it, the surgery was a success, and Rikyu wouldn't have to be delayed at Hosokawa Castle for too long.
Since there were no problems, Nozawa just exchanged some brief greetings with Maeda Toshimasa, then went to rest in the room assigned to him, while the maids of the Hosokawa Family also brought him dinner—overall, the hospitality was fairly considerate.
After he and A Qing finished their meal, Nozawa took out all his books and lit the lamp to read by.
Of course, the first order of business was to relearn the characters—starting with the kana.
