I formed the strongest swordsman group

From the corner of Qingdeng's eyes, he keenly caught the strange color that suddenly appeared on Sanazi's face, so he couldn't help but ask this question.

"nothing……"

Zuo Nazi half-closed his eyes, parted his red lips slightly, exhaling lightly.

"It's just a little emotion in my heart."

"Although half a month has passed... But the experiences of that night were so thrilling that I still feel like I'm dreaming."

"It's just a little short, and I might not be able to stand next to you and chat with you like I am now."

Speaking of this, Zuo Nazi paused, and slowly raised his beautiful face and crystal eyes, looking up at Qingdeng.

"Although similar words have been said too many times these days. But I still want to solemnly thank you again."

Zuo Nazi turned around, facing Qingdeng.

"Mr. Ju, thank you very much for your life-saving grace."

Zenazi, who was bent over, made a bow to Qingdeng that couldn't find any faults, revealing the white nape of his neck that must feel smooth to the touch just by looking at it.

"...I've really been receiving thanks from others very frequently recently." Qingdeng stretched out his hand and scratched the hair on the back of his head, with a helpless arc drawn at the corner of his mouth, "Miss Zonazi, straighten up quickly .I have received your thanks."

"I just did what I was supposed to do."

"Mr. Ju, you are really humble." Zuo Nazi's eyes moved up a little bit as she slowly straightened her waist, looked up at Qingdeng again, and met Qingdeng's eyes, "It is obvious that you have made such a great achievement. , but not at all arrogant.”

"Humility...it's out of the question." Qingdeng smiled lightly, and put down his hands that were scratching the hair on the back of his head, "I just don't think I've done anything extraordinary."

"And I didn't fight so hard that night to gain people's admiration, or to get some great rewards."

"Then what are you doing?" Sanako asked subconsciously.

"Do nothing." Qingdeng voluntarily withdrew from the eye contact with Sanazi, and looked at a white cloud that happened to pass by the sky outside the window, "I just wanted to do that."

Qingdeng felt the puzzled eyes of Sanazi... She probably didn't understand what Qingdeng said just now.

Qingdeng contemplated for a moment, then said softly:

"At that time, after inquiring about the location where you and Natsume-san were being held and that the residence was about to be attacked from the extermination group members I successfully captured, I actually didn't think about anything."

"To be precise, I didn't think too much about it."

"I just feel that if I ignore it, I will lose something very important."

"When I came back to my senses, I had made up my mind to rescue you and Miss Natsume, and do my best to protect the reservation."

"To put it simply, I just follow my heart."

Zuo Nazi flicked her big watery eyes a few times, and gave Qingdeng meaningful glances.

The emotion in the eyes is elusive, but there is no negative emotion mixed in.

"... I used to think that Mr. Ju, you are very similar to one of my... acquaintances."

"Now it seems that this is really an illusion."

"Huh?" Qingdeng turned his face around, and looked at Sanazi who was showing nostalgia in confusion.

"Mr. Ju, you are nothing like my acquaintance."

"Compared to my acquaintance, Mr. Ju, you are more... unpredictable."

"Huh?" Qing Deng was startled.

Sanako's sudden speech and weird words made Qingdeng's expression suddenly dominated by strong doubts.

It's even more unpredictable... When Zuo Nazi said this, his tone was very calm, and his expression was calm. Qingdeng couldn't figure out whether Sana Zi was praising him or belittling him.

Sanako understood Qingdeng's question.

"I'm not speaking ill of you."

"How should I put it..."

Sanako pursed her seductive full red lips, as if thinking.

"Mr. Ju, you can take what I said just now as a compliment that you are outstanding."

"I used to think that you were only outstanding in swordsmanship, Tachibana-kun."

"But now I find that you are not only outstanding in swordsmanship, but also in your heart."

"I'm a little bit impressed with you now."

After speaking, Sanako smiled.

Just a very ordinary smile.

But after Sanako showed this shallow smile, there was a feeling that all the surrounding air and light rushed towards Sanako.

This was Qingdeng's first time seeing Sanako, the flower of Gaoling who was always so serious that it made people feel old-fashioned, smile at him.

At this moment, Qingdeng felt his field of vision being compressed.

The field of vision was compressed to only include a small area in the center of Sanako's smiling face.

The sight cannot pay attention to other things.

This is not the same as concentration.

In short, now only she is left in Qingdeng's eyes, and only this smiling face has taken away the surrounding light, air, and his gaze.

Oni Komachi of Chiba, the most beautiful woman in Edo...Qingdeng had never felt the truth about these good names for Sanako before.

Sanako is really beautiful. Regardless of appearance or figure, Sanako can be called a stunner in the world, but Qingdeng has always had the feeling that "he can't appreciate the beauty of Sanako very much".

until now.

Until at this moment when he saw the smiling face of Zuo Nazi, Qingdeng was completely enlightened.

He finally understood why Sanako was praised by so many people as "the most beautiful woman in Edo".

"Mr. Tangerine?"

With a soft call from Sanako, Qingdeng's vision returned to normal, and his eyes returned to the state where he could see other things except Sanako.

Doubtful, dazed... Zuo Nazi looked at Qingdeng with such eyes, and the smile on his face naturally withdrew.

"Sorry, I'm sorry." Qingdeng smiled and looked away with a slightly awkward movement.

"Why did you look at me with eyes that seemed to be seeing me for the first time?"

Zuo Nazi raised her hands and caressed her face a few times. She probably wanted to check whether it was because there was something strange on her face that caused Qingdeng to stare at him with such a strange gaze. Look at her face.

Qingdeng was speechless secretly... Sanako's perception was really keen.

In a sense, Qingdeng just "meet Sanako for the first time".

Qingdeng didn't know how to respond to Sanako's questioning just now.

After thinking for a while, Qingdeng slowly put away the sneer on his face, straightened his gaze away from him just now, and looked at Zanazi who was still looking up at him with doubtful eyes.

The eyes of the two were entwined again.

"...Miss Sanako, you are beautiful."

"I finally understand why you, Ms. Sanako, have the titles of 'Chiba Oni Komachi' and 'Edo's No. 1 Beauty'."

Not sure how to respond.

Simply pour out the thoughts in your heart and the feelings that will be born at that moment just now, without any reservations, to Sanako.

"Huh?" Miss Zuo Nazi was stunned, and the doubt on her pretty face increased rather than diminished.

She wanted to question Qingdeng who suddenly said something she didn't understand, but a sullen and pleasant female voice seized the space before she could speak.

"Mr. Orange, you've been walking outside for a long time, it's almost time to go back to the ward to rest."

The owner of this beautiful female voice is the only female doctor in this benevolent medical hall who suddenly appeared in the corridor on the right side of Qingdeng and the others: Lihua Saki.

Qingdeng has always held great respect for the doctors of Ren Medical Hall who have devoted themselves to treating him during this period of time.

So he didn't argue with Saki Tachibana, he quickly turned his face and nodded to Saki Tachibana, and said with a smile:

"Okay, I'll be right back."

Seeing that Qingdeng was so easy to talk, the expression on Tachibana Saki's face immediately became better.

She swept her gaze, looked at Qingdeng, and then looked at Zuo Nazi standing side by side with Qingdeng.

With a helpless smile on his face, Tachibana Saki sighed silently.

"Mr. Orange, this is a medical center."

"It's a bit inappropriate to flirt with each other in a place like the corridor."

After quietly leaving this euphemistic reminder, Tachibana Saki turned and left, and disappeared from Qingdeng and Sanako's field of vision in the blink of an eye.

Qingdeng and Zuo Nazi stood in place for a moment, then turned their heads at the same time in a very tacit understanding, and looked at each other.

Qingdeng didn't know what kind of expression he had now.

But he guessed that his face must be full of embarrassment and embarrassment now.

Tachibana Saki probably heard what Qingtou said to Sanako just now, "Miss Sanako, you are beautiful", and thought that Qingdeng was flirting with Sanako.

Qingdeng clearly felt the embarrassment rapidly accumulating on his face.

On the other hand, Sanako...she was quite calm.

Her expression was calm, and there was no abnormality in either her expression or her demeanor. It seemed that Tachibana Saki's misunderstanding just now had no effect on her.

——Why is it so easy to blush... Ms. Sanako, who is already a 22-year-old girl this year, is really mature and stable.

I felt at a loss because of Tachibana Saki's misunderstanding, but Sanako remained calm...Comparing the two, Qingdeng seemed a little immature.

Yu silently sighed in his heart what Tong Zuo said before, "I blush easily" was really just nonsense, Qingdeng, who didn't want to let himself be so embarrassed anymore, took a deep breath, trying to restore his expression to normal .

"Miss Sanako, it looks like I can't continue walking outside, let's go back to the ward."

"Yeah." Sanako nodded slightly.

Qingdeng took the initiative to walk in front, towards his own ward not far away.

Zuo Nazi moved his lotus steps lightly, three steps behind Qingdeng, and followed behind Qingdeng step by step.

Because Qingdeng was walking in front, Qingdeng didn't notice that at this moment, the expression and demeanor of Sanazi behind him had some...subtle changes.

Sanako, who had been holding her graceful swan neck high, slowly lowered her head at this time, staring at the ground in front of her toes.

The hands folded in front of him were lightly clasped together.

The delicate face was slightly flushed, and the gently fluttering eyes were rippling.

...

...

Beiren really wasn't talking nonsense.

He told Qingdeng on June 1, "If after 10 days, the injury still recovers well, then you can go home."

Time passed quietly, and on the morning of June 11, Bei Ren checked Qingdeng's wound recovery as usual.

"Well... not bad. All the injuries have recovered well, and there is nothing serious about it. Mr. Orange, you can leave Renyitang and go home."

"Remember, being able to leave Renyitang does not mean that you have completely recovered."

"You still need to continue to rest for a while."

"Refrain from strenuous exercise for at least one and a half months from today."

"Go back to Ren Medical Hall to check the injury every 7 days, don't be lazy."

"As a martial artist, you shouldn't need me to teach you how terrible it is if you don't heal your wounds properly and leave hidden wounds on your body, right?"

So—under the nagging of Bei Ren Yi Tong, Qing Deng was discharged from the hospital smoothly.

Although he only lived in Renyitang for about 20 days in total, when he returned to the familiar clinic, Qingdeng felt like three autumns had passed.

Finally returned to the guarding hall, regaining his freedom... Qingdeng first went to the Xiaoqianye Sword Hall to meet Luobo.

After being separated from Radish for more than 20 days, Qingdeng was still a little worried that the big black bull might have forgotten his master.

Unexpectedly, the spirituality of Luobo once again exceeded Qingdeng's expectations.

Carrot actually still remembered his master.

When Qingdeng just came to the gate of the Little Chiba Sword Gym, he heard an approaching "moo moo moo", and then he saw a big black cow humming He rushed out of the courtyard of Xiaoqianye Sword Gym, ran to his hand, held his head high, and gently rubbed Qingdeng's waist with his big furry head.

The radish is so obedient and well-behaved, which made Qingdeng further firm in his idea that "it's really right to keep radish as a pet and a mount".

After the Little Chiba Sword Hall, the second place that Qingdeng can't wait to go to immediately after regaining his freedom... is the House of Thousand Things.

Qianshiwu...Qingdeng has long wanted to come.

He has too many questions and wants to ask Boss Kiryu one by one.

...

...

In the first year of Wanyan (1860), on June 13, in the morning——

Edo, Senjiya——

Qingdeng slightly raised the bamboo hat used for sunshade above his head, and looked ahead at Qianshiwu, who hadn't been here for a while.

"I don't know if Boss Kiryu is here..."

After muttering, Qingdeng strode forward and pushed open the shop door of Qianshiwu.

A touch of beautiful red full of youthful atmosphere instantly caught Qingdeng's eyes.

"Welcome... Ah, Ju-kun!"

At the beginning of this beautiful female voice like a silver bell, her tone was shy and unconfident.

But after seeing clearly who was coming, his tone suddenly changed, becoming powerful and full of joy.

Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng heard the sound of "slap, slap, slap" as bare feet stepped on the wooden corridor and quickly approached him.

Wearing a cool bright red bathrobe and bare feet, Kinoshita Mai stepped out from behind the counter with a big smile on her face, and hurried towards Qingdeng.

"Mr. Orange, you are here."

"Ms. Kinoshita, good morning."

After saying hello to Kinoshita Mai briefly with a smile, Qingdeng looked around.

"Where's Boss Kiryu?"

"Mr. Kiryu, he has something urgent to go out. He was invited to clean the house of termites."

Qingdeng's "Tour to the House of Thousand Things" today was agreed with Kiryu and Kinoshita Mai before.

After Qingdeng was admitted to Renyitang, Kiryu and Kinoshita Mai also came to visit Qingdeng every day like Sanako and his sister.

On June 10...the day before Qingdeng was discharged from the hospital, Qingdeng mentioned to Kiryu and Kinoshita Mai that he would probably be able to move out of Renyitang tomorrow and regain his freedom.

Ever since, Qingdeng, who wanted to ask Kiryu a mountain of questions, made an agreement with Kiryu and Kinoshita Mai that he would come to visit Senshiya on the morning of June 13.

"Clear termites? Boss Kiryu can also clean termites?"

"Mm. Mr. Kiryu, he once learned some special skills for killing termites in Ryukyu. His termite killing skills are quite well received. It is said that in all the places where Mr. Kiryu has cleaned termites, there will be no ant eggs for at least a year. See you halfway."

"Mr. Kiryu has so many skills..."

Qingdeng sighed softly for the versatility of Boss Kiryu, while taking off the orange juice around his waist, and sat on the cushion next to him for visitors.

Qingdeng's current saber has temporarily changed back to Orange Water.

Why not worship ghosts and gods? The reason is also very simple - Ding Guishen is still being repaired...

Rescue Sanako, fierce fight against barbarians, decisive battle between Kanno and Kamaitachi... Dingguishen survived these three uninterrupted battles brilliantly.

Dingguishen is worthy of being a treasured sword bestowed by Jing Yi Naobi, if it were an ordinary sword, under such a fierce continuous battle, the blade would have been broken long ago.

However, no matter how "treasure" the treasure knife is, it cannot change the fact that "the knife is a consumable".

No matter how top-notch steel is used and how powerful the forging technique is used, the knife will break and need to be sent to the swordsmith for repair.

On the day when the decisive battle with the Koi group ended, Qing Deng counted the number of cuts on Xia Ding's body.

There are a total of 17 gaps on the blade of the ghost-fixing blade...

The densely packed gaps made the blade of the ghost-fixing knife look like a saw.

Fortunately, the blade was not broken. If the blade was broken, there would be nothing to repair, and the only option was to melt the blade and recast it.

At the same time that Qingdeng was sent to Renyitang for treatment, Ding Guishen was also sent to a reliable knifesmith for repairs.

According to the swordsmith, Qingdeng will have to wait at least until the beginning of July to see his Dingguishen again.

"Mr. Ju, sit down for a while, and I'll make you some tea."

Kinoshita Mai moved her little feet, and ran towards the kitchen with a "slap, slap, slap".

At this time, Qingdeng saw Duoduo, the big orange cat raised by Kinoshita Mai, walking out of the back room of Qianshiwu with graceful cat steps while meowing.

Because Qingdeng often comes to Qianshiwu, Duoduo already remembers Qingdeng's smell.

Qingdeng Chong Duoduo waved lightly, and this big orange cat, which is not afraid of people, immediately spread its paws and ran to Qingdeng's side, then lay on the ground with its belly exposed, allowing Qingdeng to scratch Rub its fur.

Kinoshita Mai makes tea quite fast.

In less than 10 minutes, Qingdeng saw Wu Kinoshita returning to him with a tea tray containing 2 teacups.

"Please use tea. Just brew it, be careful not to burn it."

Putting the 2 cups of tea on the tea tray to Qingdeng's hand and in front of her body, Kinoshita Mai put the empty tea tray aside, and then buried her 2 small feet overlapping her plump peach-like ass Below, sit upright beside Qingdeng.

"Sorry, I'm sorry to trouble you to make tea." Qingdeng grabbed the teacup in hand, and took a sip of the tea that Kinoshita Mai had just brewed.

Kinoshita Mai smiled and shook her head, saying "You're welcome".

"Tachibana-kun, please wait here for a while, Mr. Kiryu should be back soon."

Qing Deng nodded.

Chishiya became quiet as Kinoshita Mai's voice fell.

Only the sound of Qing Deng sipping tea could be heard from time to time.

But it was strange to say that no one was talking, but neither Qingdeng nor Kinoshita Mai felt the atmosphere was awkward.

A strange tranquility spread between the two of them.

But someone doesn't really want such a peaceful atmosphere.

I saw Mai Kinoshita with a weird smirk on her face, constantly playing with the fingers of her hands stacked on her legs, and twisting her two little feet buried under her buttocks frequently.

From time to time, she raises her gaze to sneak a peek at Qingdeng beside her, and the moment her gaze touches Qingdeng's body, she immediately withdraws her gaze hastily like an electric shock.

She didn't want to waste the time she was alone with Qingdeng now.

She wants to talk to Qingdeng...

After thinking hard for a while, she finally thought of a suitable topic for opening:

"Mr. Ju, that's really great." Wu Kinoshita took several deep breaths, suppressed the smirk on her face, and replaced it with a normal smile, "Finally, I don't need to live in Renyitang anymore."

"Yeah." Qingdeng accepted the words with a wry smile, and sighed, "I've had enough of the smell of medicine there."

"The days of staying in Renyitang must be very boring, right?"

"Actually, it's okay. I have the novels that Okita-kun and the others gave me to read, and you, Ms. Sanako and others come to visit me from time to time, so it's not particularly boring."

At this moment, Kinoshita Mai's eyes and the smile on his face froze.

I froze the moment I heard the title "Miss Sanako" from Qingdeng...

Kinoshita Mai was forced to remember.

A certain memory that she may never forget in her lifetime...

...

...

More than 20 days ago, on the night when Qingdeng and the Barbarians launched a decisive battle——

place of residence—

After rushing to the residence in a hurry, Kinoshita Mai found a young woman who must be extremely beautiful just from the profile.

Qingdeng and Kinoshita Wu made an agreement: after he rescued Sanako, he would rush to the residence as soon as possible.

--Could it be that……?

Kinoshita Mai, who was boldly aware of the woman's identity, quickly approached the woman from behind.

"...Excuse me, are you Miss Chiba Sanako?"

This beautiful woman... that is, Sanako slowly turned around and looked at Kinoshita Mai from head to toe with vigilant eyes.

After seeing Sanako's face clearly, Mai Kinoshita instantly realized that she had really asked a stupid question just now.

Kinoshita Mai only heard the name of Sanako before, but never met Sanako himself.

He obviously didn't know Sanako's appearance, but after seeing the woman's face clearly at this moment, Mai Kinoshita immediately determined with 100% determination that this woman must be the famous Chiba Sanako up!

Such a face, there is no way it is not Chiba Sanako who is known as "the most beautiful woman in Edo"! There's no reason it's not Chiba Sanako!

Seeing Sanako's alluring face, Kinoshita Mai's expression suddenly became complicated.

——so beautiful...

Kinoshita Mai shrank her neck subconsciously, trying to hide her face...

His eyes moved uncontrollably, looking at Sanako's chest and waist.

At that time, Sanako was wearing a kendo skirt that was stretched below the chest, which not only greatly highlighted the presence of the breasts but also showed the waist.

After her eyes moved uncontrollably to Sanako's chest and waist, Kinoshita Mai's expression immediately became more complicated.

——bigger than me...

Kinoshita Mai tightened her shoulders.

"Who are you……?"

Sanako's questioning voice made Kinoshita Mai break away from her wild thoughts.

——Now is not the time to think about these messy things!

After Yu cursed herself viciously in her heart, Mai Kinoshita quickly asked Sanako:

"I'm Mr. Ju...Ju Qingdeng's companion! Do you know where Ju Qingdeng is?"

Hearing Qingdeng's name, Zuo Nazi was startled, then subconsciously turned his pretty face to the distant battlefield.

Kinoshita Mai followed Sanako's line of sight. Soon, she saw a familiar figure among the shadows of many enemies.

Suddenly, Kinoshita Dance's expression changed suddenly.

Without any hesitation.

The bright red bathrobe fluttered.

Kinoshita Mai rushed straight to the place where the man was.

...

...

Although Qingdeng had explained to Kinoshita Wu why he called Sanako by his name before, Kinoshita Wu still felt a... strange uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

Especially after seeing what kind of face and figure Sanako has with her own eyes, and now hearing Qingdeng call "Miss Sanako" in a tone she is used to, Mai Kinoshita can feel the pain in her heart. The uncomfortable feeling became more intense...

Kinoshita Mai lowered her gaze, looked at the ten fingers that were resting on her legs and were now tightly twisted together, a brilliance called "firmness" gradually rose in her beautiful eyes.

At this moment, Kinoshita Mai made a quite bold decision for her who is easy to be ashamed.

Kinoshita Mai closed her eyes, and took a few deep breaths to calm down the tension and embolden herself.

Then……

"Orange, Mr. Orange..."

"Huh?" Qingdeng turned his face, and gave Kinoshita Mai a puzzled look at Kinoshita Mai whose tone and tone suddenly became very strange.

"I, we have known each other for a long time..."

Kinoshita Mai clasped the ten fingers on her legs tightly with such strength that she wanted to pinch her own fingers off.

"I think...it's a bit inappropriate for you to use an unfamiliar title like 'Miss Kinoshita' again."

Without waiting for Qing Deng to make any reaction or expression, Kinoshita Mai gritted her teeth and said the rest of the words in one breath:

"You can just call me Ah Wu from now on..."

When this sentence was first said, the tone was still very strong and high-spirited.

But the further you go down, the weaker the voice and tone.

Kinoshita Mai lowered her head little by little as her tone of voice weakened until her chin was close to her collarbone.

After saying the last title of "A Wu", Kinoshita Mai's volume was so weak that Qing Deng, who has the "Wind Senser", could hardly hear it clearly.

Qingdeng opened his eyes wide and looked at Mai Kinoshita who suddenly spoke a surprising word with a dumbfounded look on his face.

Under Qingdeng's gaze, Kinoshita Mai's cheeks began to blush.

It was light red at first, then quickly turned bright red, and finally turned crimson.

A blush first appeared on the cheeks, and then spread to most of the face at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally even the two delicate ears became red and red.

In Japan, calling someone by their first name is a very intimate behavior.

Except for those who came to provoke and make trouble, only people with very close relationships would call their names directly.

Strangers and ordinary friends can only be called by their last names, otherwise it will appear very impolite.

As a girl, Kinoshita Mai asked Qingdeng to directly call her "A Mai"... In the name culture like Japan, it was quite a bold and unrestrained behavior.

When Qingdeng was dazed by the unexpected situation in front of him, he suddenly found that Kinoshita Mai was peeping at him with his eyes raised.

With her chin pressed against her collarbone, Kinoshita Mai quietly raised her eyes and looked at Qingdeng as if she wished to force her head into her chest.

Nervous, shivering, apprehensive, anticipating... Kinoshita Mai's eyes contained various expressions.

When he realized that his behavior of peeking at Qingdeng seemed to have been discovered by Qingdeng, Mai Kinoshita trembled for a moment, quickly retracted his eyes, then blinked wildly like he couldn't calm down, and retracted his vision back to his knees .

But not long after, she shifted her gaze upwards little by little, peeking at Qingdeng's expression with anticipation and apprehension again.

Qingdeng, who came back to his senses because of Kinoshita Mai's eyes, coughed softly a few times, using the cough to cover up his current confused expression and mood.

"If you don't mind Miss Kinoshita, then of course I welcome you to use a more intimate address..."

After speaking, Qingdeng felt an itchy feeling in his chest.

Hearing what Qingdeng said, Kinoshita Mai showed a relieved expression of joy.

But Kinoshita Mai didn't have time to be happy for a long time, her body tensed up again in just a moment.

"Then, then..."

The voice trembling slightly due to excessive tension floated faintly from Kinoshita Mai's lips again.

"By the way...can I call you Sheng, Sheng Qing?"

quiet……

The atmosphere of Qianshiya became extremely quiet because of Kinoshita Mai's words.

If Qingdeng's expression was "stupid" when he heard Kinoshita Wu ask Qingdeng to call her "A Wu" just now, then when Kinoshita Wu asked if he could call him "Sheng Qing" directly, Qingdeng His expression was "shocking".

In the Edo period, samurai generally had 2 names. One is "common name" and the other is "real name".

"Common term" is similar to the "character" of ancient Chinese literati.

In ancient Japan, like in ancient China, it was considered impolite to call someone by their first name.

Therefore, in order to put an end to this situation, ancient China invented "characters", while ancient Japan invented "general terms".

In ancient Japan, real names can only be called by those who are extremely intimate and their lords. Others... including close friends, can only be called by their own generic name.

Because there are very few people who are qualified to call their real names, warriors in this era generally do not bring their real names when they report their homes.

Qingdeng is Genji and Tachibana's surname. The common name is "Qingdeng", and his real name is "Sheng Qing".

Strictly speaking, the general name is not the official name of the samurai, so in some official documents such as official documents, each samurai is called only by his real name and not by a general name.

For example, Qingdeng's official title in official documents is "Orange Garden Shengqing".

Up to now, Qingdeng has had friendship with Kinoshita Mai for nearly half a year.

A long time ago, Qing Deng had mentioned to Kinoshita Wu what his full name was.

Under such an appellation system, the distance between each appellation is clear at a glance.

The first and most distant address, of course, is the surname.

Further is called generic.

The most intimate address is called by his real name.

How close is the real name to be called?

In a nutshell—the relationship between Kondo, Hijikata, and Okita is as good as that of brothers, but Kondo and Hijikata never call Okita's real name "Shunzheng", but only call Okita "Chief Secretary".

As long as one can understand the degree of intimacy of these titles, and understand what his real name means to a warrior, then he can understand why Qingdeng is showing such a stunned expression now.

Kinoshita Mai skipped the level of "Qingdeng" from the current title of "Jiangjun", and directly upgraded to the top "Sheng Qing"...

At this moment, Qingdeng really felt frightened.

Qingdeng doesn't really care what others call him.

As a time traveler whose soul comes from the 21st century, such things as "what others call me" are of no importance to Qingdeng.

But the problem is that in this era and in the current name culture, if others hear Mai Kinoshita call Qingdeng "Sheng Qing"...

Of those 10 people, 10 people will definitely think that he and Kinoshita Mai are a couple, and they are also a couple with a strong relationship...

At this time, Qingdeng, who had not recovered from the unexpected incident, had no time to say anything, and saw Kinoshita Wu shaking her head like a rattle.

"No, no, no, no..."

Just now, after mustering all the strength to say the title "Sheng Qing", Kinoshita Wu felt that all the strength and mind of the whole body were exhausted in one breath.

His face was even more flushed, as if blood would drip at any moment, and the light in his pupils was rippling violently.

"Hmm... It's too much to call 'Sheng Qing' directly...I can't say it..."

Kinoshita Mai hummed in a voice like the moaning of a mosquito.

Immediately afterwards, she raised her right hand and pressed her plump breasts hard, and let out a long sigh with a "ha...".

Then, she raised her head slowly, gathered her courage and the remaining strength in her body, and met Qing Deng's eyes with a little apology.

"Mr. Orange, forget what I just said."

"Calling you 'Sheng Qing'...is a bit too presumptuous..."

After finishing speaking, Kinoshita Mai lowered her gaze, with a hint of disappointment hanging between her brows.

"..." Qingdeng pursed his lips, pondering thoughtfully.

Although Kinoshita Mai hid her loss very well, the sharp-eyed Qingdeng still keenly caught the strange color between her brows.

"...Miss Kinoshita."

Qingdeng raised his hand and scratched the hair on the back of his head, then turned his face and smiled at Kinoshita Mai:

"I don't really mind what you call me."

"If you think 'Sheng Qing' can't say it...then you can call me 'Qingdeng' now."

"Eh...?" Kinoshita Wu raised her face and stared straight at Qingdeng with surprise and surprise.

As if she wanted to confirm whether she had heard wrong just now, she asked in a cautious tone:

"Can I... just call you 'Qingdeng'?"

Qing Deng nodded.

In fact, even if Kinoshita Mai called him "Sheng Qing" directly, Qingdeng, who is not sensitive to the name culture of this era, would not mind it.

But judging from the current situation, the title "Sheng Qing" is indeed a bit too early for Kinoshita Mai who is shy and easily ashamed.

Ask Kinoshita Wu to call Qing Deng "Sheng Qing" in front of everyone... She might be so ashamed that she can't even stand still.

"That...that..."

Kinoshita Mai's feet buried under her buttocks kept twisting.

The hands on the legs kept grabbing the fabric on the legs.

While observing Qingdeng's reaction with eyes full of expectation, she softly called out:

"Qing...Qingdeng...?"

"...Mmm." Qing Deng, who was slightly stiff, nodded his head belatedly in response.

This is the first time Qingdeng heard Kinoshita Mai call him "Qingdeng".

When Kinoshita Mai called him "Qingdeng" in her soft and pleasant voice...Qingdeng felt his heart beat slightly faster uncontrollably.

The numbness that had been lingering in his chest since just now expanded rapidly.

At this time, Kinoshita Mai's eyes and cheeks were slowly stained with excitement.

"Hey Hey Hey……"

The girl, who was so excited and excited that she had successfully pronounced Qingdeng's nickname, suddenly let out this kind of laughter.

"Qingdeng!"

With a bright smile on her face, she called Qing Deng's nickname again in a sweet tone.

But at this moment——

"...What are you guys doing?"

Outside the shop door, Kiryu's voice sounded...

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The 4000000000000000000000000s owed was changed, and it was finally repaid (Leopard Death.jpg)

From the plot of Volume 1, there is only a little tail left.

So the monthly ticket rewards continue! The current monthly votes for this book is 3035, as long as it can reach 3150 votes within today, the author will continue to explode 10,000 votes tomorrow, and finish the final plot of Volume 1!

PS: After more than 5 months of serialization, the first volume is finally coming to an end...Let's announce the title of the second volume.

The volume name of the second volume - "Momentum Rush to the Blue Sky"!