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The vehicle slowly stopped at the entrance of a courtyard wall. This place could also be considered scenic, backed by a tall mountain and surrounded by a large courtyard. Black tiled roofs with upturned corners atop white outer walls, and a few red lacquered pillars connected to the houses, forming a walkway about two meters wide.
A man dressed like a white-robed samurai with a katana at his waist and wooden clogs on his feet came forward to greet the group as they got off the vehicle but was stopped by Igawa Nakano, who pulled him aside for a quiet word. The man then nodded heavily and turned back into the courtyard.
Igawa Nakano turned back to Fujiwara Riichi and said, "Chairwoman, everything has been arranged. Please come in."