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As soon as Chiba Eijiro's words fell, the eyes of everyone in the hall immediately focused on Qing Deng.

Qingdeng opened his eyes wide in surprise, stared at Chiba Eijiro with puzzled eyes, and softly repeated what Chiba Eijiro said just now: "Come for me...?"

So far, Qingdeng and Chiba Eijiro have only met once and had a few conversations at the previous swordsmanship competition.

Judging from the relationship between each other... Qingdeng and Chiba Eijiro can barely be regarded as "acquaintances", not even friends.

Is there anything that can make Chiba Eijiro come to the test health hall to visit me? Qingdeng couldn't understand it.

Chiba Eijiro seemed to want to observe Qingtou's surprised and puzzled expression for a while longer, and after looking at each other with a smile for a while, he said slowly as if chewing every word:

"Ever since the Marquis Aizu's swordsmanship competition ended, I've been wanting to have a good talk with you."

"Mr. Ju, I'll just cut to the chase and make a long story short."

"In the final of the swordsmanship competition not long ago, for a moment, you released your 'power'."

"Although the 'momentum' you suddenly released is fleeting, I still vaguely perceive that your 'momentum' is slightly different from other people's 'momentum'."

"...Different?" Qingdeng's upright eyebrows immediately showed a shadow of doubt, and his face showed an expression mixed with confusion and doubt.

The sights of everyone in the hall turned 180 degrees. Everyone... including Zhou Zhu, turned their suspicious eyes from Qingdeng to Chiba Eijiro.

It seemed that even Zhou Zhu didn't understand what Eijiro Chiba said just now.

Even though he was oppressed by everyone's gaze, Chiba Eijiro remained calm.

He half-closed his eyes and pondered for a while:

"Well...how should I explain..."

Chiba Eijiro was conceiving and considering words in his mind, while smiling and said:

"Such things as 'potential'... To put it bluntly, it is just a kind of aura that warriors have cultivated little by little during years of practice, which can deter opponents."

"Although there will be some differences in each person's 'potential' according to their personality, past experience, and martial arts style, but basically they are not much different."

"The difference between each other... is the same as the difference between the mountain spring water of Mt. , are all mountain spring water.”

"However—Ju-jun, your 'potential' is different."

Chiba Eijiro's eyes, which were already half-closed, narrowed even more at this time, and he was looking at Qingdeng, with a deep light bursting out from under his eyelids.

"Because the 'potential' you released in the swordsmanship competition only appeared for a moment, so I didn't have time to appreciate your 'potential', so I don't know how to describe your 'potential' and your 'potential' in words. What is the difference between the 'potential' of ordinary people?"

"But what I can be sure of is that compared with other people, your 'potential' is really different."

"The reason why I want to come to you is to ask you: Can you freely control your 'potential' now? I want to feel your 'potential' again and see what your 'potential' is all about." what anomalies."

After the words were finished, Chiba Eijiro stopped talking, he looked straight at Qingdeng, and waited for Qingdeng's response.

Ever since Chiba Eijiro began to explain why he felt that Qingtou's "potential" was different from other people's "potential", the astonishment on Qingtou's face has not faded.

His own "potential" is different... This is the first time Qingdeng has heard of such a thing.

It wasn't just Qingdeng who showed astonishment.

Zhou Zhu, Kondo, Okita... In short, everyone in the living room except Eijiro Chiba had a look of surprise in thick or thin.

"Master." Okita tilted his head in confusion at this time, and looked at Zhou Zhu who was sitting in front of him, "Is what Eijiro said true? Tachibana-kun's 'power' is really different from ordinary people Is it different?"

"Uh, this..." Zhou Zhu laughed a few times with embarrassment on his face, "I really don't know... just like you, I haven't found anything special about Qingdeng's 'potential'... ..."

At the moment when Chiba Eijiro stared at Qingdeng and waited for Qingdeng's response, Qingdeng once again became the focus of attention of everyone in the hall.

Qingdeng, who slowly came back to his senses, pursed his lips, shook his head with a wry smile:

"The current me is far from being able to freely retract the 'potential'."

"The 'momentum' I released in the swordsmanship competition before... is purely coincidental."

"Don't say it's free to retract and unleash the 'potential'. I haven't figured out how I released the 'potential' until now."

Zhou Zhu has recently learned a lot about "potential" from Qingdeng Science Popularization.

In refining "Position", all warriors will go through the following three stages.

The first stage is the stage that most of the warriors are in: they can't touch the threshold of refining "potential" at all, and they can't let out the slightest "potential".

In the second stage, you can release "potential" from time to time, but you can't control it freely at all.

The third stage, which is the state reached by Zhou Zhu and others, is able to retract and release one's "potential" as one likes.

Regarding how to freely retract and release the "potential", Zhou Zhu once explained that this is a skill that can be mastered naturally.

When your strength has been tempered to a certain level, you will suddenly be able to grasp how to freely retract and release the "momentum", just like how to open and close your eyes naturally even if no one comes to teach you.

Qingdeng feels that he is currently stuck between the first stage and the second stage, and there is no sign of reaching Zhou Zhu's state for the time being.

Chiba Eijiro seemed not surprised by Qingdeng's answer.

He said softly "Is that so?" Then he raised his hand and pinched his chin lightly, as if thinking: "... Mr. Ju, are you free now?"

"Huh?" Although he didn't understand why Chiba Eijiro asked him this suddenly, Qingdeng still nodded honestly. He is on vacation today and has a lot of time today.

Seeing that Qingdeng nodded, the corner of Chiba Eijiro's mouth slowly raised a meaningful arc: "Since you happen to be free now... then can you compete with me now?"

As soon as Chiba Eijiro said this, the hall was instantly surrounded by silence that could hear the sound of a needle falling.

Zhou Zhu, Kondo, Okita...all of them, especially Qingdeng, were all shocked now.

Everyone stared blankly at Chiba Eijiro who suddenly invited Qingdeng to compete.

Everyone's astonished eyes focused on Chiba Eijiro once again, and Chiba Eijiro was as calm as ever.

He said leisurely:

"It's rare to come to the health test hall, and I want to try not to leave any regrets."

"I don't have much time to stay in Edo."

"I have long been an official of the Mito clan and became a member of the Mito clan. I took a long vacation with the clan government on the grounds of 'visiting relatives' so that I can return to Edo when I have time."

"At most until the middle of this month, I have to return to the Mito Domain."

"Therefore, I really want to find out what is unusual about your 'potential' just today."

"Since the 'momentum' you released in the previous swordsmanship competition was released unconsciously when you were fighting fiercely with others...then, another contest with the same or even more intense intensity may be It allows you to unleash your 'potential' unconsciously again."

"A considerable part of the reason why I failed to recognize your 'potential' in the swordsmanship competition not long ago was because I was sitting in a distant martial arts viewing seat at that time, instead of standing in front of you."

"This time, if I stand directly in front of you and bear your 'power' directly, then I should be able to figure out what makes your 'power' different from others."

"So, Mr. Ju, what do you think?"

The scene similar to that just now reappeared—after speaking, Chiba Eijiro stopped talking, met Qingdeng's eyes, and quietly waited for Qingdeng's response.

Qingdeng's eyes flickered slightly.

Obviously, the man in front of him is a great swordsman who is well-known all over the world. In terms of status and fame, he is far from what Qingdeng, who is only a little famous in the corner of Edo, can compare with. Looking at this man, Qingdeng didn't show the slightest timidity, neither humble nor overbearing.

Complicated emotions surged on his cheeks following Qingdeng's twinkling eyes, and after a short while, Qingdeng half-closed his eyes, let out a long breath, and then gave a very polite smile to Chiba Eijiro. Owing:

"Then... please enlighten me!"

Qingdeng's voice was sonorous and forceful.

Chiba Eijiro smiled peacefully.

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Test hall, dojo——

Qingdeng, who received Chiba Eijiro's invitation to fight, moved from the living room to the dojo of the test guard hall together with the others.

"Edo's Strongest Swordsman" Chiba Eijiro's competition with others... This is a rare event in ordinary times!

Facing such a rare competition, Yongcang and the others stood happily by the side of the dojo, waiting excitedly and anxiously for the start of the competition. Even Saito, who is always expressionless on weekdays, rarely showed his face. Serious look.

Qingdeng and Chiba Eijiro are now standing in a corner of the dojo.

"Okita-kun, can you keep my saber for me?" Chiba Eijiro took off the two sabers hanging on his left waist, one long and one short, and handed them to Okita who was standing beside him.

Okita nodded lightly, then solemnly took the saber handed over by Chiba Eijiro with both hands.

Chiba Eijiro's two sabers, Wakisashi is a very common style, but his sword is extraordinary.

The painting is all blue and white, the hilt, the blade and the scabbard, all of which have exquisite and complicated carvings... Just from the extremely gorgeous appearance of the blade, you can feel the extraordinary quality of this sword.

At this moment, Qingdeng, who happened to be standing not far away, was uncontrollably attracted by Chiba Eijiro's knife, and then couldn't help asking: "It's really a beautiful knife... Is it the name of the knife?"

Chiba Eijiro smiled indifferently: "Of course. The name of the sword: Zhenyue Changguang. It was a precious sword that I spent a lot of effort, entrusted many people, and spent a lot of money to get it. Do you want to pull it out and see?" one time?"

Chiba Eijiro actually took the initiative to ask him if he wanted to show off his sword... After hesitating for a moment, Qingdeng nodded solemnly:

After politely saying, "Please let me see you in the next place", Qingdeng took Zhenyue Changguang from Okita's hand, grasped the sheath with his left hand and held the handle in his right, and slowly pulled out Zhenyue Changguang with a "click". Sheathed.

Choke lang lang lang——!

The high-pitched knife cry is like the clear sound of skylark singing that continues to extend, lingering in the mid-air of the dojo, and can't dissipate for a long time.

The dazzling knife light instantly filled Qingdeng's field of vision.

The blade is neither narrow nor wide, with a shallow arc and no ridges, and the jumping mountain-shaped blade patterns show awe-inspiring aura.

Qingdeng is not a professional knife maker or appraiser, but even a layman like him can see the excellence of this knife.

Zhenyue Changguang...Qingdeng found that the name of this sword was really excellent.

I don't know whether it is because of the special materials used or because of the different forging methods, but Zhenyue Changguang's knife light gives people a very soft feeling - just like moonlight.

However, under this soft "moonlight", there is a raging murderous intent hidden.

The extremely sharp blade flashed a frightening cold light, giving people a strong illusion that as long as the line of sight meets this cold light, the line of sight will be cut in half.

When appreciating other people's knives, there is an unwritten rule that must be followed if you don't want to be hacked to death - don't talk, and it's best to even slow down your breathing.

The reason for this is that when you speak, saliva can easily be sprayed on other people's knives. This is extremely impolite and almost tantamount to provoking others.

Therefore, after carefully viewing Zhenyue Changguang's blade and retracting Zhenyue Changguang into the sheath, Qingdeng let out a sigh of relief, and sincerely praised Chiba Eijiro:

"What a nice knife..."

In terms of quality alone, Qingdeng feels that the spirit-fixing ghosts and gods he is currently using are far inferior to this Zhenyue Changguang.

"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment." Chiba Eijiro chuckled a few times, then half-jokingly said, "Although this knife is a good knife, it is a pity that its weight is still slightly lighter. If the weight can be increased, Then this Zhenyue Changguang is really perfect for me."

Qingdeng admired Chiba Eijiro's long light... This is just a small episode in the pre-war preparations of the two.

After putting down all the sundries they were carrying and fastening the sleeves on both sides with cuffs, Qingdeng and Chiba Eijiro stepped into the center of the dojo one after the other.

Zhou Zhu personally acted as the referee for this trial match.

Qingdeng adjusted his gauntlets, and then quietly waited for Eijiro Chiba to put on his protective gear.

Chiba Eijiro's hands and feet were a little slower than Qingdeng's, and he had just put on his armor.

Looking at Chiba Eijiro who was still piercing the armor unhurriedly, a fiery light flashed uncontrollably in Qingdeng's eyes.

I'm about to compete with "the strongest swordsman in Edo"... Every time this thought crosses Qingdeng's mind, Qingdeng feels his heart beat faster.

The reason why he accepted the invitation from Chiba Eijiro was mainly due to three reasons.

The first reason is that after Chiba Eijiro pointed out that his "potential" is different from ordinary people, Qingdeng couldn't help but wonder: why is his "potential" different from others? What is the difference?

Qingdeng's understanding of "potential" is still very ignorant. If he wants to understand this problem... he can only ask for help from the only man in front of him who has seen that his "potential" is different.

Therefore, in order to clear up the doubts in his mind, Qingdeng was willing to try to release his "power" in front of Chiba Eijiro again.

The second reason is to copy Chiba Eijiro's talent.

Eijiro Chiba, who has won the reputation of "the strongest in Edo" by virtue of his hard power at a young age, if he has no special talent in him, Qingdeng would never believe it!

At this time, Qing Deng couldn't help but look forward to it in advance - looking forward to what kind of talent he could copy from Chiba Eijiro.

As for the third reason... it is the most important reason that caused Qingdeng's pupils to glow with fiery light at this moment - he really wanted to experience for himself what this man known as "the strongest in Edo" has. How strong!

For a long time, Qingdeng only heard about Chiba Eijiro's strength, and he had never seen Chiba Eijiro's strength with his own eyes.

Therefore, Qingdeng has been curious for a long time: how strong is this man who is recognized as "the strongest in Edo"?

How powerful is a man to be recognized as the strongest?

And now... this extremely precious opportunity to experience Chiba Eijiro's strength in person is right in front of Qingdeng!

How could Qingdeng not be excited by this? How not to look forward to it?

Qingdeng's fighting spirit has turned into an invisible flame, burning in his pupils!

While waiting anxiously, Chiba Eijiro finally put on his protective gear.

He squeezed his palms hard a few times, and after confirming that the gauntlets were tightly worn, he smiled slightly at Qingdeng: "Are you ready?"

Qingdeng: "Teach anytime!"

Chiba Eijiro nodded with a smile, then tilted his head, and gestured to Zhou Zhu who was standing between the two of them with his eyes.

Zhou Zhu was also unambiguous.

Because before the start of the competition, Qingdeng and Chiba Eijiro both expressed that they did not need to salute for convenience, so Zhou Zhu raised his hand directly after seeing that the two of them were ready. took a deep breath—

"start!"

Qingdeng and Chiba Eijiro were both in the middle position.

After Zhou Zhu's "Start" fell, Chiba Eijiro quickly switched to the lower stance, hiding the bamboo sword in the shadow of his body.

At the same moment of switching postures, his slender body strode forward like the wind!

The bamboo sword slid upwards, cutting a black line straight to Qingdeng's waist.

Qingdeng had no time to dodge, so he could only hold the bamboo sword straight in front of his chest.

Boom!

The bamboo swords intersected and made a dry sound.

Although he successfully deflected Chiba Eijiro's slash, Qingdeng's posture was unstable due to his hasty defense, and he uncontrollably took half a step back.

With just one strike, Qingdeng was already at a disadvantage.

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