"Does Hiyori... have any special significance?" Sig looked at the faces of everyone present.
Inuarashi and Nekomamushi lowered their heads, Kawamatsu and Denjiro looked away, and Ashura Doji shyly took out his gourd to drink...
Well, we can't count on these illiterate people.
Although Shimotsuki Yasuiie had taught them manners, he didn't expect them to become "cultured people."
The Yasuie was more helpful, offering several explanations, but they were all positive blessings and descriptions of sunshine, none of which connected to the clues about Laugh Tale.
Then Sig realized that Oden's Wife was, after all, Wano Country eight hundred years ago...
"Daimyo, I'd like to see some ancient books from Wano Country... Hmm, it would be best if there were any books on dictionaries or exegesis from several hundred years ago, but if not, I'd like them all... Is that alright?" Sig asked Shimotsuki Yasuiie directly.
No one else seemed to have a collection of books!
As a Wano Country, Shimotsuki Yasuiie didn't really care for "outsiders," but he was good at judging situations and circumstances. In particular, he felt a sense of gratitude towards Sig, who had brought about the current state of Wano Country.
"I understand, leave it to me!" Yasuie said solemnly.
After all, his house had been ransacked back then, and after being rescued by Yamato, he didn't have time to look for the books. It would take some effort to find the collection again.
Seeing that it was already dawn and that he couldn't immediately come to any conclusions, Sig went to rest.
He also instructed Inuarashi and Nekomamushi that although they still had a lot to do, they would leave Wano Country together in three days. Shanks would try his best to delay Kaido, but Sig hadn't forgotten that the Red-Hair Pirates had been cornered by Kaido at their doorstep, so it was better to leave as soon as possible!
Sig took a nap in the morning, and after waking up in the afternoon, he soon heard Hiyori's footsteps. He Door Opening in advance and saw Hiyori carrying a stack of books.
"Mr. Sig, this is a book that Daimyo Shimotsuki asked me to give you. More books will be sent later." Hiyori was slightly surprised that the door opened without her having to knock.
Since Sig's presence here was a secret, it was natural not to send an ordinary servant to deliver the book.
In reality, there aren't any servants of that caliber in Kozuki Castle; people are only allowed to mine or forage.
"Thank you for your help. By the way... Miss Hiyori ... Well, Mrs. Hiyori, have you ever heard of any special meaning behind your name?" Sig asked.
"No, I've only heard my mother say that it represents hope... Yesterday, Daimyo Shimotsuki also mentioned this common meaning," Hiyori said politely.
After Hiyori left, Sig started reading as well—with his "White Tower Passage" ability, he could just flip through a few books.
Even without specialized word analysis, Sig can analyze it on his own.
Even though the book arrived quickly, it wasn't as fast as Sig could read it.
In the afternoon, Kawamatsu and Denjiro also came to deliver books...
It really wasn't a waste of time!
When Yamato came to deliver the book that evening, Sig discovered a clue within it.
"Are you really looking at this? Or are you just flipping through it casually?" Yamato asked Sig with some skepticism.
"Huh? You can't just remember it by glancing at it casually?" Sig made a scholarly remark.
Seeing that Yamato was still looking at him with suspicion, Sig explained forcefully, "I glanced at the Oden Diary in your arms a few times and memorized it all!"
Yamato was starting to lose interest in talking to him...
"Huh?" Sig's quantum-style hand, which was turning the pages of the book, suddenly stopped.
Yamato's attention was immediately drawn back, and he quickly pushed past Sig to look at the book.
Hiss--
Sig got poked in the face by her horn...
"You seem to understand it." Sig pursed his lips, but still pointed it out to her.
The isolation of Wano Country has led to some differences in its writing system compared to the outside world. Some older books are even more obscure and difficult to understand. As for Yamato... he only learned to read under the tutelage of some samurai when he was young!
As for why Yamato could understand Oden's diary?
Well, Oden was just someone who could read and write...
After hesitating for a while, Yamato turned his head and asked, "What do you mean?"
"This means... well, in short, a simple analysis will show that 'Hiyori' in ancient times also had another meaning, referring to 'the Sun's Harmony,' which refers to the astronomical phenomenon when the Sun, the blue planet, and the moon are in a straight line. It happens once a year, on the fifteenth of August," Sig explained.
"Ah, astronomy... haha." Yamato gave an awkward but polite smile.
Sig then looked somewhat puzzled, Yamato immediately asked, "Is there something you don't understand?"
Sig rolled his eyes at this—"You should at least understand what 'astronomy' means!"
But he still explained, "Don't you think it's strange? Look here..." Sieg said, picking up another book at hand. "The word 'harmony' does have an extended meaning of 'combination', and it makes sense that it means 'blocking' in the ancient meaning. But what is the logic of people in Wano hundreds of years ago... The blue star completely blocks the moon, shouldn't it be called 'sum of the moon'?"
Sig felt particularly strange because he understood it so quickly.
Why is a lunar eclipse named a solar eclipse?
Regardless of the era, the naming of words should have its own logic...
Furthermore, as Sig spoke, he casually used a teacup and a teapot to form a line representing the Sun, the blue star, and the Moon.
Yamato then looked at the three of them and pondered Sig's words...
Sig her deep in thought, Zig couldn't help but ask, "You know that the Blue Star, the Sun, Moon are all spheres, right?"
Yamato ignored Sig's teasing and pointed to the teacup representing the Moon, saying, "If you look at it from here, doesn't it look like the Sun is being blocked?"
Sig:!!!
If it were someone else, they might not have realized it yet, but Yamato's reminder completely cleared Sig's mind, and his previously blocked train of thought suddenly became clear.
Yes, sometimes the more you understand, the heavier the obstacles of your own understanding become.
Yamato never felt that there was anything unreasonable about people looking at things from the moon's perspective—because she had always been bound to Wano Country and longed for the outside world, so in her view, the moon was also part of the outside world, no different...
At that moment, Sig thought of lunar civilization!
Indeed, from the perspective of Moon person, calling this phenomenon "Sun's Harmony" makes perfect sense, since the Sun is being blocked by the blue planet.
Furthermore, considering that Wano Country was deeply influenced by lunar civilization at the time, it makes sense that they would have a term like "Sun's Harmony," which originated from the logic of lunar civilization.
The coordinates at both ends of the Hiyori, Sun's Harmony, and Blue Star; the clues to find in Ohara...
Sig seems to have realized something...