I formed the strongest swordsman group

the next day—

In the seventh year of Ansei (1860), on January 14th, in the morning——

Edo, Hatchobori, Qingdeng's house——

"Kubei, I'm going out."

"Young master, be careful on the road. Here, your bento."

Putting on a wine-red haori and a black scarf for protection against the cold, and wearing a Qingdeng with two sabers on his left waist, he took the bento wrapped in thick cloth from Kubei.

In this era of Japan, there is naturally no such thing as a staff canteen, so most of the official errands bring their own lunch boxes for lunch.

After leaving the house, after taking a deep breath of the unique cold air in the morning, Qingdeng simply stretched the muscles of his hands and feet, and then rushed out of the path in front of the house in an extremely standard jogging posture.

Yesterday, after deeply realizing that his current physical fitness urgently needs to be strengthened in the testing hall, Qingdeng used last night to formulate a series of fitness plans for himself.

No matter where you go, try to run as far as possible—this is one of the fitness plans Qingdeng set for himself last night.

——With a knife on his waist, it really gets in the way when he starts running...

Qingdeng looked helplessly at Da Dao and Wakizawa hanging on his waist.

These two knives were made by Qingdeng's great-grandfather at a cost of 100 taels.

After Qingdeng's father died, these two knives were naturally passed to Qingdeng's hands.

And these two knives are worthy of the price, both toughness and sharpness are top-notch.

There was a knife on his waist, and when he was running, the long knife would always hit his left calf, so Qingdeng simply took off the knife and carried it on his shoulder.

Following his memory to the famous bridge in Edo: Beibansuo next to Wufu Bridge, Qingdeng went straight to his immediate superior: Arima's office, ready to report to Arima.

Every morning, the first thing after entering the prison is to report to the superior—this is one of the rules of the execution.

Just halfway, Qingdeng suddenly heard two familiar voices behind him:

"Mr. Tangerine! Good morning!"

"Good morning, Orange."

Qingdeng: "Mr. Nishiyama, Mr. Inotani, good morning to you too."

The two young people who were walking behind Tachibana, who were greeting Tachibana, quickened their pace a little and walked side by side with Tachibana.

Hanjiro Inotani and Masaji Ushiyama—these are the names of these two people.

The two of them were colleagues in the true sense of the word—they, like Qingdeng, were under the direct command of Arima.

The Dingchohui, which is responsible for maintaining law and order, has 2 Yuli and 6 Tongxin under its jurisdiction. Each and force are respectively responsible for 3 concentric tubes.

Arima is responsible for the jurisdiction of the three concentrics are Qingdeng, Ushiyama, and Inotani.

These two people also participated in the raid on the "benevolence and righteous people" the night before yesterday. At that time, when they were waiting in the execution office for the operation to start, the two people sitting on the left and right sides of Qingdeng were Niushan and Zhugu.

Although Inogu has such a humorous surname, he has a handsome face that doesn't match "pig" at all.

But Niu Shan's appearance matches his surname very well - he has a simple, honest face like a cow.

"Mr. Ju, yesterday was a rare day off, where did you go to play?" Inotani pressed his handsome face close to Qingdeng.

"I went to learn how to learn swords from my master yesterday." Qingdeng, who was still somewhat tired because he had just woken up not long ago, yawned big.

"Learn swordsmanship from a teacher?" Inoya's eyes widened, "Jiang Jun, haven't you always been uninterested in swordsmanship? Why did you suddenly change your temperament? Which sword school did you learn from?"

"The test hall of natural mental flow."

"...Whether it is the name of the genre or the name of the sword hall, I have never heard of it."

"Mr. Inoya, it's normal that you haven't heard of it. After all, it's an unpopular genre. I'll tell you about why I suddenly want to learn swords. I'll talk to you later when I have time. Tell me about your affairs. You and Mr. Ushiyama had a meeting yesterday. Where are you going to spend your vacation?"

"Hmph!" Inoya showed a proud expression, stretched out his right thumb to compare himself, and said in a proud tone, "We two spent a day in Hualiu Street yesterday!"

"Ah, I knew..." Qing Deng laughed dumbly.

"I can't help it." Niu Shan, who had been silent just now, interrupted at this moment, "After all, Inogu and I only have this little hobby."

"If I remember correctly—Master Arima just taught you two a while ago, let you two be more restrained..." Qingdeng showed a helpless expression, "If I am taught by Master Arima again later, I will not do it again." Speak good words and plead for mercy."

Inotani and Ushiyama... my two colleagues, from a certain point of view... can be regarded as a couple of celebrities—celebrities in a certain circle in Edo.

Once these two brothers are free, they will walk around the street!

The two are much older than Qingdeng who is only 18 years old this year, directly a generation older than Qingdeng.

Both of them happened to be 32 years old this year. At such a young age, they successfully completed the feat of "the two of them have been active in every flower street in Edo"!

If they just go to that kind of place often, it won't make them two celebrities in that circle. After all, Edo has a population of millions, and with such a large population base to support it, Edo naturally has no shortage of people who can't wait to see each other twice a day. People who live in Huajie for 14 hours.

What really makes these two brothers famous is that they both possess unique skills.

And the special skills that these two brothers have... that is really a heifer giving birth to a calf—it's amazing!

Inoya not only has a good face, but also has good fingers.

It is clear that there are ten such beautiful and slender fingers, but they have powerful explosive power and agility that do not match their appearance.

With only his hands, Inogu has made countless women reluctant to part with him.

If it is said that what Inoya possesses is "physics-based skills", then what Ushiyama possesses is "magic-based skills".

Although Niu Shan has a simple, honest face like a cow, and is always taciturn on weekdays, in essence, he is a very eloquent person.

All kinds of good things that women like to hear, he just opened his mouth. A few words can coax the hearts of the women I just met, and coax countless women to directly say: I don't need money tonight! Come here as you please, sir!

The two people who possess these two major skills respectively are nicknamed Jinkou and Silver Finger in that circle.

Because the two have the same hobbies, the two brothers often go shopping together in Huajie. During holidays, they can always be seen in Huajie.

People in the Edo circle called these two people who were always inseparable as "gold and silver brothers".

Previously, these two people also invited "Original Juqingdeng", so that "Qiang Qiang Two People Walk" directly became "Three Musketeers of Flower Street".

But because "Yuan Juqingdeng" is a very honest and loyal person, he has always been indifferent to places like Huajie, so every invitation from Inogu and Niushan was declined by "Yuan Juqingdeng".

The three chatted like this, while rushing to Arima's office.

After only a moment, they all stood in front of the office room of their immediate superiors, Sadamachi Hui Yori Arima Hideyuki.

"Arima-sama!" Inotani said loudly to the door, "Inotani Hanjiro, Ushiyama Masaji, Tachibana Tachibana, report here!"

"Come in." Arima's voice came from behind the door.

"Excuse me!" Inoya opened the door and entered first.

After the three filed in, they lined up in front of Arima.

Qingdeng: "Master Arima, good morning."

The three of them saluted Arima one after another.

Arima's office... It's so clean and tidy that it's hard to imagine that there are humans working in this room.

The floor, walls, and ceiling were all wiped clean.

Books and files are all sorted and neatly arranged.

Arima is currently kneeling and sitting behind the table, correcting the file, his waist so straight that it can just form a perfect 90-degree right angle with the tatami under his buttocks.

Knowing how Inoyako and Ushiyama usually spend their holidays, you might think that these two people are full of personality.

But in fact, in terms of personality...these two people are really nothing compared to Arima.

Arima is... at best, he has personality, at worst, he has a mental disorder.

Maybe it's a matter of family education, but Arima's three views are as follows: Since you are a samurai, you must set an example for the common people, and you must never do anything that violates the image of a samurai, and you must behave righteously! Sit well! keep going! Clothes and living places should always be neat and tidy!

Therefore, the waist of a horse, whether sitting or standing, always forms a 90-degree right angle with the ground.

Be it the office or the clothes on your body, they are always clean and tidy.

Qingdeng had never been to Arima's house, otherwise he really wanted to see what Arima's house was like.

The waist is always straight, the clothes and the place where I work are always clean-these are still within the scope of understanding.

And some other behaviors of Arima are really puzzling.

For example: when Arima is turning, it will never turn out of an angle other than 90 degrees.

When turning a street corner, Arima will go straight to the center of the intersection, then make a 90-degree turn, turn to the intersection he wants to go, and then walk straight forward.

Another example: Arima never squints his eyes at any time.

Whether sitting, standing or walking, Arima's eyes will always look straight ahead, and will never let the line of sight tilt.

If he inadvertently tilted his gaze, he would show a terrified expression that even broke out in cold sweat, like a monk who accidentally broke the precepts.

If he wants to see something next to him, he will turn his neck instead of turning his eyes and sight.

Do you know owls?

An owl's eyeballs cannot be moved.

Arima's eyes just so happen to be huge, and he just so happens to be the kind of person who blinks very infrequently.

So - when you are being watched by Arima, Arima will bring you a wonderful feeling of "you are being watched by an owl"!

Another example: when Arima is eating, he will also use a 90-degree angle to send the food into the mouth.

The specific operation is as follows: pick up the food with chopsticks, lift it to the front and back of the face, and then send it straight into the mouth.

The trajectory of food being lifted in front of Arima and then sent into Arima's mouth happens to form a 90-degree right angle.

When Arima drank water, he drank in the same way, drawing a 90-degree angle and bringing the glass to his lips.

So when Arima is eating with a group of people, he is always the prettiest one!

If you go to eat with Arima, you will see—whether a guy is eating or drinking soup, he is always eating from a weird angle...

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【Currently released information】

Arima Hideyuki: 27 years old

Masaji Ushiyama: 32 years old

Hanjiro Inotani: 32 years old

Juqingdeng: 18 years old

At first glance, the age difference between them does not seem to be very far, but in the Edo period, pigs and cows were both old enough to be Qingdeng's father.

After all, Japan was still in an ancient society at that time. It was not uncommon to get married at the age of 13 or 4 and have children at the age of 15.

Because ancient Japan practiced the system of seniority and wealth, it is normal for leaders to be much younger than their subordinates. It is quite common to be a minister at the age of 2 or 30.