Great Swordsman Ke Xue

A few days later, time came to November in a blink of an eye. The howling north wind whimpered through the girl's neck, making Xiaolan shiver.

Xiaolan wore a red coat with a fleece sweater underneath. The slightly thick clothing not only did not make her look bloated, but instead added a bit of girlishness.

Conan, who was following her, pouted and looked around helplessly, because if nothing else, under the leadership of Xiaolan, they took the wrong path, that is, they got lost in the forest.

"Conan, don't walk so fast!"

Conan curled his lips, thinking that he would die of cold if he didn't move faster.

And out of the corner of his eye, through the bushes in front, a corner of a luxurious villa appeared in his sight.

"Sister Xiaolan, sister Xiaolan, I found it!"

Xiaolan quickly followed Conan through the bushes, and all of a sudden, the world in front of them suddenly became clear.

The forest here ends here. The clearing ahead is full of traces of human intervention. A wooden suspension bridge hangs on two thick hemp ropes at both ends of the canyon. In the clearing opposite, surrounded by another forest, is A luxurious European classical villa.

In comparison, Kudo's house can really only be called a bungalow.

"Eh? That's that?!"

"ah--!"

Xiaolan and Conan simultaneously noticed a figure on the suspension bridge covered in a gray-black cloak.

The cloaked man turned around when he heard the sound. The bandage on his face immediately startled Xiaolan. Conan was also stunned on the spot, but the bandaged man took three steps and two steps at a time, crossed the suspension bridge in an instant, and disappeared into the forest behind the villa opposite. .

"Miss Mori, eh, Conan."

Shimizu Koji walked out of another part of the forest and looked up to see Conan and Xiaolan standing in front of the suspension bridge.

He had just heard a scream, and now it seemed that the words were undoubtedly coming from the girl named Mao Lilan, and Conan, yes, Mao Li, Shimizu Koji roughly understood the situation in front of him in just a few seconds.

"What happened?"

"Brother Qingshui? You, why are you here?"

"Shimizu-kun."

"Eh? Sister Xiaolan, do you guys know each other?"

Conan suddenly became alert. Something seemed to have happened in the school that he didn't know about!

"Ah, yes." Xiaolan recovered from the fright, nodded, and explained: "Sonoko invited Qingshui-kun to come. I didn't expect that we just met here."

When Conan heard this, he was immediately relieved. It turned out that Sonoko had invited him. Looking at Qingmizu Koji's face, he probably knew it.

"A strange man with bandages all over his face."

Conan said to Shimizu Koji.

And a few minutes later, he said the same thing to Yuanzi who opened the door.

"Strange bandaged man?!"

Sonoko frowned, obviously not wanting to believe Conan's words, but seeing Xiaolan and Shimizu Koji as guarantees, she had no choice but to believe it.

But believe it or not, what's the big deal? There are so many weirdos in Yoneka Town, and caring about so many people will overuse their brains.

"Hey, it's okay. It must be someone nearby. It doesn't matter. You should hurry in first. Everyone is waiting for you."

"Shimizu-kun, leave your luggage to me!"

"Uh." Shimizu Koji wanted to refuse, but Sonoko had already walked up with an eager look on his face, and his beautiful body just blocked the door.

Conan turned around and rolled his eyes, and Koji Shimizu simply complied with Sonoko's wish and handed her luggage.

In fact, it’s just a satchel.

"Hey, Xiaolan, have you finally arrived, huh? And that one -"

"Are you the swordsman genius Shimizu-kun that Sonoko mentioned?"

As soon as everyone changed into indoor slippers at the entrance, a young woman with narrowed eyes walked out of the side door of the front hall.

And her target was directly at Koji Shimizu, the boy who Sonoko had asked her to pretend to be interested in kendo many times today.

"I am Suzuki Ayako, Sonoko's sister."

"Kouji Shimizu, who is currently studying in Class B of the first grade of Teidan High School, was invited by Miss Sonoko and took the liberty to come here to disturb you."

"Ara, Qingshui-kun is so polite. In fact, it was Sonoko who invited you here because he knew I was interested in kendo. I am also very happy to meet Qingshui-kun."

Shimizu Koji was immediately pulled into a conversation by Suzuki Ayako. Seeing this, Sonoko pulled Xiaolan's arm and pointed to the stairs.

She whispered: "Xiaolan, your room is on the second floor. You go and put your luggage first. I'll wait for you here."

After watching Xiaolan go upstairs, Sonoko turned around and saw that her sister had successfully led Shimizu Koji to sit on the sofa in the living room and chatted. At this moment, everyone else was resting upstairs. This was her best chance. !

However, facing Koji Shimizu, who had been mentally prepared before coming, Sonoko was still unable to enhance her friendship with Koji Shimizu through chatting, even though Ayako was assisting him.

During this period, there were a few screams from upstairs, and it was Xiaolan's voice, but it didn't seem to be anything serious.

"Well, Shimizu-kun, I am very interested in your swordsmanship, but unfortunately I don't have the chance to see it today. However, as Sonoko's sister, I would like to ask you to help me protect her safety today, is that okay?"

"There are still wild animals in the nearby forest. If they want to go out at night, the safety of the garden depends on you."

Sonoko went upstairs to call people and prepare for dinner, and in this last gap, Suzuki Ayako also took the opportunity to ask Shimizu Koji to take care of Sonoko with a smile.

But even though her words and attitude were a bit ambiguous, Shimizu Koji still nodded and agreed.

As long as you don't care about those details, there will be no unpleasantness in getting along. He came here simply as a vacation, or to repay a favor in a sense, and protecting Sonoko's safety is also a matter of course, and there is no need for protection.

Before Shimizu Koji came in, he noticed that there were some people around the villa who seemed to be secretly watching. If nothing unexpected happened, they were the security personnel of the Suzuki family.

Soon, several tenants upstairs, that is, Suzuki Ayako's classmates, a total of three men and one woman, as well as Xiaolan and Conan, all came to the restaurant under the leadership of Sonoko.

Shimizu Koji and Suzuki Ayako had been sitting here for a long time. After everyone entered and the Suzuki sisters brought the prepared dinner to the table, Ayako began to introduce them to each other.

"Starting from the person next to you, Xiaolan, this is Ota Masaru, who is in charge of the main work of our university film club." Ota Masaru is a long-haired man with a handsome appearance. He has a headband on his head and is smoking at this time, but surprisingly, he did not cause dissatisfaction among the females at the same table. After Ayako introduced him, he just nodded casually, which was considered a greeting. "Next to Brother Ota is Hiroki Kakutani, who is responsible for photography." "This is Ryoichi Takahashi, who is in charge of props." "And the last one is Chikako Ikeda, the director and scriptwriter, who is also a great writer now." Before Suzuki Ayako finished speaking, Sonoko stood up and walked behind her with a smile, "Ala, Miss Chikako is not the last one." At this time, Chikako Ikeda, who was originally left by Suzuki Ayako to introduce the finale, frowned and glared at Sonoko without concealing it, but did not say anything. "Hehe, let me introduce you. This is my dear sister Suzuki Ayako, who is in charge of the actors' makeup and costumes and is currently looking for a marriage partner."

Sonoko's words made everyone present laugh, and Suzuki Ayako smiled and cast a slightly angry look at her.

Suzuki Ayako did not show any shyness, which is the difference between a mature woman who is about to get married and young girls like Sonoko and Xiaolan.

The dinner was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests, at least that's what Shimizu Koji thought.

He was like an outsider, and he didn't care what others talked about, but he still smiled and nodded to the Suzuki sisters, the host, but as long as no one talked to him, he didn't say a word and concentrated on dealing with the food on the table.

During this period, the female writer Ikeda Chikako got a little angry because Suzuki Ayako suddenly mentioned a girl in their club who had died.

Shimizu Koji noticed that the atmosphere at the dinner table was a little strange, but he felt that Suzuki Ayako seemed to have brought up that incident on purpose, and Ikeda Chikako was also very aggressive. If it weren't for the others and Xiaolan persuading him, it felt like that woman would even intend to overturn the table, in a physical sense.

But what does it have to do with him? After eating and drinking, it rained outside, so he went back to his room.

The previous setting was slightly changed. Koji's [Scarlet Eyes] was corrected to [One Magatama Sharingan]. It will evolve later, but it won't be like the original, so please rest assured.