I formed the strongest swordsman group

"Of course I can understand what 'Tachibana Sanako' means."

Chiba Domon Shiro said angrily.

After a woman gets married, she needs to change her husband's surname. Even children of a few years old know this kind of thing.

"This... Let Ju Jun and Sanako get married? Brother Zhong, are you kidding me?"

"Look at my expression."

Chiba Shigetaro raised his hand and compared his solemn face.

"Are you joking with you? I'm serious."

"Well……"

As if trying to get rid of the confused expression, Chiba Tameshiro raised his left hand and rubbed the back of his neck vigorously, looking away.

It's no wonder Chiba Domonshiro reacted like this, with such an expression.

This question was asked too suddenly... He was asked about Sanako's marriage suddenly, without any mental preparation in advance.

And this kind of question cannot be answered casually.

"Brother Chong, why do you ask me such a thing for no reason?"

"...Brother Domon, Sanako is 22 years old this year."

Chiba Shigetaro sighed heavily.

"Don't you think that Sanako, who is already at this age, has reached the point where her marriage can no longer be delayed?"

"..." Chiba Tameshiro fell silent. After a while, he nodded slightly, "...um."

In this Edo period, whether people's level of thought, technology, social order and good customs basically remained in the middle ages, marriage is undoubtedly the top priority in life, and reproduction of children and grandchildren is taken for granted by everyone. matter.

In the Edo period, women were generally able to get married at the age of 15 or 6, and the average age of marriage also fluctuated around this range. Some married early, and even married at the age of 12 or 3.

Therefore, from the perspective of this era, Sanako, who is 22 years old this year but still unmarried, is now considered a "super-aged leftover girl".

In the spirit of caring for his family, 4 years ago, when Sanako was just over 18 years old, Chiba Tomonshiro often paid attention to the marriage of his little cousin who had not married for a long time.

Chiba Tamonshiro also asked Chiba Sakakichi and Chiba Shigetarou several times, why Sanako has never married? It shouldn't be based on Sanako's conditions.

And the response he got from Chiba Dingkichi and Chiba Shigetaro was always that the father and son smiled helplessly or dryly, and said, "Sanako, she hasn't found someone she likes yet, so she hasn't found anyone yet." marry".

Seeing Chiba Tameshiro nodding, Chiba Shigetaro suddenly showed an overjoyed expression.

"Haha, Brother Duomen, since even you feel that Zuo Nazi's marriage can't be delayed any longer, then the next thing will be easy to talk about."

"I don't need to go into details, you should also know how difficult it is for a woman who is alone and has no support."

"Although Sanako is proficient in naginata techniques and my Beichen Yidao style's little Taisho techniques, and also has a lot of attainments in my Chiba family's family acupuncture, how many places in this world can accommodate warrior Ji and female doctors? "

"Father and I are still here. When our Chiba family is still in business, we can still protect Sanako."

"But when my father and I both die someday, and our Qianye family will no longer be as glorious as it is now, what will she do?"

When Chiba Domonshiro heard this, his expression changed suddenly.

"Brother Chong, don't say such unlucky words."

What he was referring to was, of course, Chiba Shigetaro's two sentences, "My father and I will die someday" and "Our Chiba family will not regain its present glory".

"Hahaha, what are these words so auspicious or unlucky?"

Chiba Shigetaro put his hands on his hips and smiled freely.

"People are always in case, there is always birth, old age, sickness and death."

"The same goes for the family. No matter how powerful the family is, it will decline one day."

"What's more...we are still living in a chaotic world unseen in a thousand years."

As if he was infected by what he said, Chiba Shigetaro showed a slight look of frustration and helplessness on his face.

"Westerners opened the door to the country, the shogunate was weakened, the two factions of the Nanji faction and the Yiqiao faction are still fighting endlessly, and the powerful vassals from all over the world are eyeing each other..."

"In such a troubled world, no matter what happens, it is not surprising."

"So I don't want Sanako's marriage to be delayed any longer."

"Even if it doesn't matter the vague reason of passing on the family line and extending descendants, it's just about wanting Sanako to be happy. I also hope that Sanako can marry the person she likes as soon as possible."

"It will be much easier to have a reliable husband with outstanding talents to rely on in this chaotic world."

"Therefore, Brother Domen, let's be honest: I started looking for someone who would be my brother-in-law a long time ago."

"After careful selection, I finally found the most suitable and high-quality candidate."

Hearing this, and thinking of the question Chiba Shigetaro asked just now, "What do you think of the name 'Tachibana Sanako'?"

"So..." Chiba Tamashiro lowered his voice, "You've taken a fancy to Tachibana-kun?"

"Brother Duomen, don't you think Juju-kun and Sanako are a good match?" Chiba Shigetaro grinned, "First of all, the age is very suitable. Ju-kun is 18 this year, Sanako is 22 this year, and Sanako is only a big orange. Jun is 4 years old, Jun Ju is currently unmarried and still single."

"Then, Mr. Ju is very good."

"You should know what achievements he has made in the officialdom."

"Not only does he have a bright future in the officialdom, but he also has a bright future in the way of swordsmanship."

Chiba Shigetaro pouted towards the dojo in front of him.

"Brother Duomen, you just saw how high the level of swordsmanship and swordsmanship Jun Ju is?"

"He has just learned swordsmanship for 8 months."

"It only took 8 months to surpass almost all the disciples of our Little Chiba Sword Gym."

"Let me compete with the current Mr. Ju, and I will probably lose more than win."

Chiba Shigetaro talked eloquently... with an attitude of "I can talk about Tachibana-kun's merits for three days and three nights".

When Chiba Shigetaro became more and more excited and excited as he talked, Chiba Tomonshiro intervened in a timely manner, interrupting Chiba Shigetaro's seemingly endless praise of Qingdeng.

"Brother Zhong, I agree with all your compliments on Tachibana-kun. But—" Chiba Tamashiro changed the subject, "Sanako's husband... the most important quality should be Sanako's liking. Him?"

As soon as Chiba Tamonshiro's voice fell, Chiba Shigetaro said excitedly and quickly:

"Brother Duomen, you've hit the point."

"The most important reason why I think Tachibana-kun and Sanako are suitable is that I recently discovered that Sanako doesn't have a bad feeling for Tachibana-kun, and maybe she has some good feelings for Tachibana-kun."

"Favor...? Brother Chong, are you... sure?"

Chiba Tameshiro showed a dazed and confused expression.

Although he is only Sanako's cousin, he and Sanako grew up together.

He couldn't be more clear about the character of his cousin - he has basically never seen him show any obvious kindness to men other than his family.

What Chiba Shigetaro said just now really caused him a little psychological shock.

"Of course." Chiba Shigetaro nodded, "I'm her own brother, living under the same roof with her. Most of her daily actions are under my nose."

After finishing speaking, Chiba Shigetaro let out a long sigh with emotion.

"What a turn of events...A few months ago, I really thought that Tachibana-kun and Sanako had no chance."

Back then, when Sanako accidentally discovered his "Handbook for Preparing a Brother-in-law" and Sanako said "I don't like Tachibana-kun", Chiba Shigetaro's heart went cold.

He thought at the time: It's over, the high-quality sister-in-law who finally found her was rejected by Zuo Nazi again...

At that time, he basically gave up the idea of ​​matching Qingdeng and Zuo Nazi.

It wasn't until recently, when Qingdeng began to come to Xiaoqianye Sword Gym frequently, that this "hope" that was almost wiped out was rekindled.

For more than two months, Chiba Shigetaro saw with his own eyes how kind the relationship between Qingdeng and Sanako was.

Every time Qingdeng came to Xiaoqianye Sword Hall, he would definitely come to meet and chat with Zuo Nazi.

And Sanako never objected to getting along with Qingdeng.

Chiba Shigetaro had seen his sister, who was so serious that she was almost rigid, and she was always unsmiling on weekdays, showing a slight smile several times in the chat with Qingdeng.

Looking at this scene, Chiba Shigetaro's mind became active again!

There is a show!

Why don't I like Tachibana-kun, Sanako, isn't your relationship with Tachibana-kun very good!

Chiba Shigetaro has already decided: If you miss Tachibana-kun, if you want to meet such a suitable "prepared brother-in-law" next time, you don't know when you will have to wait.

Therefore, after discovering that Sanako doesn't seem to be as opposed to Qingtou as she said before, Chiba Shigetaro's fighting spirit and determination to "want to match Qingtou and Sanako" ignited again.

As the saying goes, "the strength of many people is great".

Holding on to the determination of "Tachibana-kun can't let go no matter what", Chiba Shigetaro decided to find some comrades-in-arms for himself who can help!

And the most suitable comrades-in-arms are naturally those blood relatives.

That's why Chiba Shigetaro suddenly asked Chiba Tamon Shiro to talk about Sanako's marriage at this time.

At this moment, Chiba Shigetaro finally showed his fangs to Chiba Tamon Shiro.

"All in all, I have strictly investigated Ju-kun. In terms of character, talent, and close relationship with Sanako, no one is more suitable to be my brother-in-law than Ju-kun."

"Brother Duomen, let me tell you directly: Since you also agree that Mr. Ju is excellent, then you can help me."

"The thing to do is very simple, that is to work together with me to try to facilitate the marriage between Tachibana-kun and Sanako."

After hearing this, Chiba Domonshiro was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth, with a faint look of anxiety hanging between his brows, as if he was in a hurry to say something.

But before he even had time to say a word, Chiba Shigetaro blocked his words by taking the first step:

"Sanako is 22 years old this year, and if it takes a few more years, I may really not find a good family to marry. Sanako will have to live alone."

"What's worse, there may be some idle people who gossip, slander Sanako's physical defects, or fabricate the faults of our Chiba family, thinking that our family is demanding too much from Sanako's husband-in-law. Strict, that's why Zuo Nazi, who should have no one to marry, is lonely and widowed."

Chiba Shigetaro is really a good player at manipulating people's hearts.

These few words of his hit Chiba Tamonshiro's two main gates - family and family reputation.

Chiba Tameshiro is very concerned about his family and is very proud of his family's achievements so far.

Some people slandered Sanako and slandered their Chiba family... Chiba Tameshiro couldn't bear such things!

Chiba Tamonshiro, who had a troubled expression just now, changed his expression at this moment.

He looked at Chiba Shigetaro seriously, and after a while, he nodded solemnly.

"...I see, then—Brother Chong, please allow me to do my best."

Finally, the first "comrade-in-arms" has been drawn... Before Chiba Shigetaro had time to feel happy about this, Chiba Tamon Shiro asked him quickly:

"Brother Chong, since the two of us are now in a relationship of watching and helping each other, let me ask a question: Do you have any ideas on how to match Ju Jun and Sanako?"

Chiba Shigetaro's expression froze at this moment.

Noticing the change in Chiba Shigetarou's expression, Chiba Tamonshiro slowly lowered his eyelids and half-closed his eyes.

"...Brother Chong, don't you have no plans at all?"

"Ah, ah ha ha ha ha..." Chiba Shigetaro squinted, and guiltily did not look at Chiba Tame Shiro, "Dangdang, of course I have a plan, you see, I just went smoothly with 'Bring Tachibana-kun Rest in the inner courtyard', created a solitary environment for Tachibana-kun and Sanako."

"It turns out that you asked Sanazi to take Tachibana-kun to the inner courtyard to create a solitary environment for the two of them... It's really thanks to you that you just made up so many reasons that there is no room for refutation. This is obviously a sudden idea Your petty cleverness doesn’t count, what I’m asking is if you have any long-term plans.”

Chiba Shigetaro: "..."

Chiba Domonshiro: "..."

After the two sides were silent for 10 seconds——

"...So brother Chong, you don't have any long-term plans?"

"Hahaha……"

Chiba Shigetaro just smiled and didn't speak.

He would never confess to anyone: the main reason why he wanted to find a comrade-in-arms for himself was that he didn't know much about men and women, so he wanted to find someone to help him as a staff officer.

"I admit that I don't have any long-term plans at this stage... But this reflects the importance of partners. As long as we two brothers work together, we will definitely be able to come up with many clever ideas. So Chiba Tamashiro, how do you match Tachibana-kun and Zuo So, do you have any good ideas?"

Chiba Domonshiro: "..."

Chiba Shigetaro: "..."

After the two sides were silent for 10 seconds——

"...So you don't have any good ideas?"

"Brother Chong... I, who has never been married, usually... No, it should be said that I am the only young girl who has frequent contacts with Sanako."

Chiba Domonshiro used a tactful tone to explain that he was not good at getting along with girls.

At this moment, Chiba Shigetaro suddenly realized: looking for comrades-in-arms does not seem to be random... The result of random searching may be like this: two "emotional waste" are here, staring at each other and staring at you .

"That's alright..." Chiba Domonshiro found a step for himself, "We'll think about it later..."

At this time, suddenly there were several abnormal noises outside the window:

Whoops!

Whoops!

Whoops!

...

Chiba Domonshiro frowned and looked out the window.

"Tsk, it's really noisy... Is Jianwu adjusting the fireworks too many times recently..."

The strange noises that sounded outside the window just now were the sound of the fireworks that Keiya Test would set off at the fireworks display.

As the time draws closer to the day when the fireworks festival will be held, the frequency of fireworks testing at Key House is getting higher and higher.

Chiba Tamonshiro is the kind of person who can't understand the beauty of fireworks at all.

He was concentrating on complaining about the fireworks test at Kenya, but at this time he didn't notice at all: Chiba Shigetaro beside him was looking out of the window with straight eyes, looking in the direction of the sound of fireworks.

The pupils are out of focus because the brain is concentrating on thinking.

After a while, he seemed to think of something fun, an ecstatic smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Yeah... why didn't I think of it..."

...

...

Little Chiba Sword Gym, the inner courtyard——

After trying his best to comfort Zenazi, Qing Deng suddenly heard a few strange noises from the grass in front of him.

As soon as he followed the sound and looked up, he saw a frog the size of half his palm jumping out of the grass in front of him and jumping towards his face who was crouching on the ground.

Qing Deng has always held the attitude of "don't let this creature appear in front of me" for the frog who cannot appreciate its appearance.

Suddenly, a huge creature that he hated jumped towards his face... Naturally, Qingdeng was taken aback.

"Wow!"

Instinctively, he stood up and yelled. When he got up, he got up too fast and accidentally knocked over the water basin.

Qingdeng, who just wiped off the sweat from his upper body and has yet to put on his upper body clothes, is still naked.

So - frightened by Qingdeng's sudden yelling, and asking "what's the matter?" while subconsciously turning his face, Sanako saw a half-grown male Body……

Since traveling to this era, in order to strengthen his body, Qingdeng has been exercising diligently every day. Relying on his superb self-discipline, he has never slacked off a single day except for the irresistible period such as recuperating from injuries.

The combination of "eating" and "practice" can make the body strong as soon as possible, so after a little more money in the wallet, Qingdeng began to buy meat to eat, and encouraged everyone in the test hall to eat together.

At the beginning, Zhou Zhu and A Bi, two elderly people, could not accept meat, but fortunately, Kondo and Okita were very open-minded.

Kondo and Okitamoto also took a skeptical attitude towards Qingdeng's view that "eating meat can strengthen the body".

But after seeing with his own eyes that Qingdeng, who has always insisted on eating meat, is indeed growing fast, Kondo immediately changed his mind and began to persuade Zhou Zhu and Abi together with Okita, "We will also eat more meat after we try the Weiguan. !”.

In the end, under Kondo and Okita's persuasion, Zhou Zhu and Abi were finally persuaded.

Nowadays, the changes in the diet structure of the trial health hall can be described as sudden changes. At least one meal a day has a lot of meat.

Thanks to the change in diet structure, the bodies of Kondo and Yongcang and others who are currently living in the test hall have all become much stronger with the naked eye.

Although due to the sharp increase in food expenses, Abi's complexion was quite stinky for a while, but the strategy of "eating meat to strengthen his body" was correct. Kondo's body has indeed become much stronger, so Abi's complexion is now It doesn't stink much anymore, and there is no more hesitation and hesitation when appropriating money to buy meat.

Long-term fitness and reasonable diet have made Qingdeng no longer the slender figure he was in before.

Now Qingdeng's whole body has "swollen" around.

Beautiful biceps and triceps on the arms, neatly arranged 8-pack abs, hard and strong chest muscles at first glance, beautifully lined back muscles...the whole upper body has no fat at all.

Qingdeng's muscles are all small, tight, and full of explosive power, not the "big and useless" muscles with no size. Therefore, although Qingdeng's muscles are well developed, his body is not so strong as a "humanoid meat mountain" Degree.

The tight muscles, together with the scars that "hang" on the body like medals, announce to outsiders how many battles this person has been in and out of, making this body full of masculine breath.

The moment his eyes came into contact with Qingdeng Chiguo's upper body, Sanako stared blankly at Qingdeng Chiguo's upper body as if his brain had suffered a huge shock and shut down.

"Sorry, Miss Sanako."

After confirming that the frog had already made a long jump, Qing Deng continued to say to Sanako in an apologetic tone while rearranging the water basin that had just been accidentally overturned.

"Just now a frog jumped out suddenly, which startled me. I yelled subconsciously and knocked over the water basin. It scared you too. I'm sorry."

Qingdeng's sudden utterance brought Zuo Nazi back to his senses.

The soul that flew away returned to the body, and the brain that had been shut down resumed its functioning.

Sanako blinked a few times belatedly.

Then quickly narrowed his eyes, and hurriedly turned his body back to face Qingdeng.

"No, it's okay...it's fine if nothing happens to you."

"Huh?" Qingdeng cast a surprised look at Sanazi.

Sanako's tone and demeanor are always so elegant and calm.

Therefore, whenever there is a slight abnormality in Sanako's state, it is as if he is watching the fire.

Qingdeng immediately noticed the strangeness in Sanako's tone.

It's a pity that when he raised his eyes to look at Zuo Nazi, Zuo Nazi had already turned his face away, so Qingdeng couldn't see Zuo Nazi's expression.

——Miss Sanako, what's wrong?

As soon as this question popped up in Qingdeng's mind, he immediately found the answer as he glanced at his naked upper body from the corner of his eyes.

"Uh... I'm sorry." Qingdeng laughed awkwardly, pulled up the clothes hanging around his waist and put them on, "I showed you some... indecent things."

"It's okay..." Zuo Nazi whispered, "It's just my own carelessness, you don't have to apologize."

Sanako's tone had returned to the tone of "Yamato Nadeko" and "Elegant Miss" that Qingdeng was familiar with... This made Qingdeng heave a sigh of relief.

——Miss Sanako is so...pure?

Qingdeng thought for a long time, but he couldn't think of a more suitable adjective than "pure".

Just by accidentally looking at the man's upper body, he showed such a big reaction... It really surprised Qingdeng.

Obviously Zuo Nazi is not the kind of person who grew up in a deep boudoir and has never even seen a few men.

Qingdeng couldn't help thinking about the bewildered behavior that Sanazi showed just now, and he couldn't help but secretly sighed in a joking tone:

——Miss Sanako occasionally shows a very uneasy side...

Qingdeng, who couldn't see Sanako's face, doesn't know now... Sanako's plain hands folded naturally on his knees were clenched lightly because of the confusion in his mind, and his eyes seemed to be out of focus. uncertain.

Sanako, who grew up in the sword gym, naturally couldn't have seen the half-guo male body.

There are often some disciples who are hot from sword practice and take off their clothes very boldly, with their chests and backs exposed.

Walking on the street on weekdays, there are often some townspeople who are running around for a living, taking off their clothes until only the fabric of their bodies is left.

However—every body I have seen so far seems to be less impressive than Qingdeng's...

People in this era suffer from ignorance of modern fitness knowledge and scientific exercise.

People in towns who rely on handicrafts for a living will not go to special exercises unless they are required by work.

Although the warriors who practice martial arts will deliberately exercise in order to temper their martial arts level, they don't know how to do it in order to exercise scientifically and efficiently.

Many people don't even understand the most basic nutritional intake, or even though they understand it, they are unable to do it.

Therefore, due to the limited level of knowledge and financial situation, most of those who exercise to improve their martial arts level do not train much muscle.

Compared with the "white-cut chicken" body with a big belly or a body that has not been trained much, Qingdeng's body is full of small but fine muscles and no fat, which is quite impressive.

The scenes I saw just now when I turned around flashed back and forth uncontrollably in front of Sanako's eyes...

--enough! What is there to think about this kind of thing!

Zuo Nazi scolded himself angrily, then closed his eyes, trying to clear his mind, so as not to let his brain recall the scenes he saw just now.

Qingdeng was behind Sanako, and Sanako was concentrating on emptying his head, so at this moment, no one was lucky enough to find out that there was a "cherry blossom" blooming.

As if smudged with the highest grade of paint, Sanako's beautiful face is glowing with a lovely cherry pink...

...

...

Due to the accident of being scolded by the "Zonazi Suitor Legion", Qingdeng stayed in Xiaoqianye Sword Gym today much longer than expected.

When the time came to 11 o'clock, Qing Deng felt that he had stayed in Xiaoqianye Sword Gym for too long, so he decided to go back to the testing hall.

Knowing that Qingdeng wanted to leave, Chiba Shigetaro immediately came to persuade Qingdeng to stay and have lunch before leaving, but Qingdeng had decided to go.

So, with the help of Sanako, Chiba Shigetaro, Chiba Tamonshiro and Radish, they set foot on the way home.

Today's weather is as hot as ever.

After walking a few steps on the street, Qingdeng's body was drenched with profuse sweat again.

Just now, after the battle with the heroes of the Little Chiba Sword Gym, he forgot to ask Sanako and the others for some water because he was not very thirsty.

Now, under the scorching sun, Qing Dengton, whose body has lost moisture again, feels parched.

At this time, Qing Deng suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar tea house in front of him.

Because this tea house is not far from the health examination hall, and because it sells good snacks and tea, it is one of Okita's favorite tea houses.

Previously, Chongtian and Qingdeng pushed this tea house, and brought Qingdeng to visit it a few times... The tea and snacks in this tea house are really good, quite suitable for Qingdeng's taste.

Looking at the tea house that Okita had brought him to several times, Qingdeng hesitated for a moment, then walked towards the tea house with big strides.

——Let’s go back after drinking a glass of cold sweet water...

While thinking this way in his heart, Qingdeng had already opened the curtain of the teahouse.

Qingdeng sat down at a low table in an inconspicuous corner, and ordered a cup of sweet water and a plate of dorayaki with Tedai...a young girl.

Among the many kinds of desserts in teahouses and wagashi shops, Qingdeng's favorite is the dorayaki with sweet red bean paste.

Whenever you come to a tea house, as long as you have an appetite, you must have a plate of dorayaki.

It takes a while for the food and drinks to arrive.

In order to pass this boring waiting time, Qingdeng simply did the "lung capacity training method" taught to him by Kiryu before, while continuing to think about the talent content of "Sword Saint", that is, the so-called "highest state of martial arts".

Kiryu hasn't told him until now why he needs to exercise his body's lung capacity.

Whenever Qingdeng couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked him "what is the purpose of practicing lung capacity", Kiryu always smiled and said, "don't worry, I will tell you what the purpose of lung capacity training is. "

Although until now he has been vague about the reasons for exercising lung capacity, Qingdeng obediently obeyed Kiryu's instructions and spared a lot of time every day to do the "lung capacity exercise method" that Kiryu taught him.

Before I knew it, I had almost formed a habit.

As soon as you encounter fragmented time similar to the current time of waiting for food and drinks to be served, you will unconsciously start to exercise your lung capacity.

——"The highest realm of martial arts"... For this kind of thing, you should only ask the teacher and Boss Kiryu...

Due to his limited experience and knowledge level, even if Qingdeng wanted to break his head, he couldn't figure out what this "highest state of martial arts" was.

After thinking about it, I found that it is better to ask the well-informed seniors in the martial arts world for advice.

Qingdeng is currently familiar with veterans in the martial arts world, only Zhou Zhu, who is nearly 70 years old, and Boss Kiryu, who is 92 years old this year.

The ages of these two old comrades are there, and they both have high attainments in swordsmanship, and they are well-informed.

Especially Boss Kiryu.

It feels like the legendary swordsman who still has a lot of secrets in his body, in terms of knowledge level, should be higher than Zhou Zhu, who is twenty years younger than him.

——Let’s find some time to ask them later...

Thinking of this, Qingdeng couldn't help but secretly sighed.

At this moment, Qingdeng felt sincerely: Questions are really coming one after another, the last question has not been solved, and a new question comes immediately...

More than 2 months ago, when he started a life-or-death fight with Kama Itachi, although he couldn't say why, but for a while, he clearly felt: he had successfully released his "momentum"!

It's a pretty amazing feeling.

Obviously, no one has ever told him in detail what kind of experience it is to release the "power", but just like people can innately learn to blink and cry without being taught, at that moment, I have a kind of deep feeling, automatically Then I realized that I had released the "potential".

At the same time as the "momentum" was released, Qingdeng saw from Kamaitachi's body a particularly miraculous "air flow" that could guide him to predict Kamaitachi's movements.

After the war, Qingdeng tried to release the "momentum" again, and tried to observe the "airflow" from others again.

But without exception, all failed.

This shows that Qingdeng has not yet reached the state where Chiba Eijiro, Chiba Michizaburo, and Zhou Zhu can freely retract their "potential".

As for the "airflow" let alone.

After the battle with Kamaitachi, it completely disappeared from Qingdeng's life, and he was never seen again.

Regardless of the unintentional release of "momentum" or the witnessing of these strange "air currents", everything is beyond the scope of understanding and thinking of Qingdeng's brain.

"Position" is easy to say, it is nothing more than the fact that one's own strength has reached the threshold of being able to touch this realm, but it is not yet at the level of Zhou Zhu and Chiba Eijiro, so it can only be released unconsciously and not under one's own control.

As for the "air flow", it is more troublesome...Qingdeng doesn't even know how to discuss it with others...

This "air flow" seems to be beyond the scope of martial arts... If you tell others that you can see a "air flow" that can predict other people's movements, they may regard Qingdeng as a psychopath with a brain problem.

In short, because he didn't know how to speak, so far Qingdeng had only talked about "airflow" with Zhou Zhu after the Aizu Marquis Swordsmanship Competition, where he also saw "airflow".

The conversation with Zhou Zhu at that time... had no result.

Zhou Zhu, who is well-informed and has eaten more salt than Qingdeng has eaten, does not know what the "air currents" Qingdeng saw were.

At this stage, the only person who is suitable to talk about this matter, and who may know something at the same time... is Boss Kiryu.

——When there is time and opportunity, in addition to "the highest state of martial arts", let's talk about "airflow" with Boss Kiryu in detail...

Qingdeng secretly made up his mind.

At this time, the sweet water and dorayaki ordered by Qingdeng arrived.

Since it is now approaching noon, the number of guests visiting the tea house has gradually increased.

More than 80% of the seats in the tea house are full.

The air is filled with the sound of people talking, the sound of cups and bowls clinking, the sound of swallowing drinks and food, and noisy.

While eating dorayaki with sweet water, Qingdeng listened carefully to the conversations of the people around him to relieve his boredom, hoping to hear if there was any interesting news recently.

In this era when there were no newspapers, teahouses, izakayas, bathhouses and other crowded social places were the most important "information acquisition points" and "information exchange places" in the market.

Relying on the keen hearing and powerful sound processing ability bestowed by the gifted "Wind Senser", Qingdeng's hearing range covers the entire tea house.

He can clearly hear the conversations of the guests at the table farthest from him, and he doesn't feel overwhelmed by hearing too many voices.

...

"Wow, I have a big tumor on my butt, it hurts like hell."

"Hey hey hey, did you know? Yoshiwara's Grass House has a new wandering girl! That wandering girl's here is really big."

"Hey, I went to Yoshiwara too many times this month, and I ran out of money again."

"I don't know why, but every time my wife scolds me and steps on me, I feel inexplicably relieved."

"It is said that the conflict between the Hitotsubashi faction and the Nanki faction is getting more and more intense. It is said that the people of the Hitotsubashi faction are now forcing Yoshitaka Hitohashi to be appointed as the 'general's post'."

"What is 'see you after the general'?"

"You don't even know this? Just understand it as a 'deputy general'."

"Heh... It's such a troubled time, forcing Yiqiao Qingxi to be the 'deputy general'... It's obvious that he wants to fight for power with Mr. Dashu."

"I don't know how this world will develop in the future..."

"Never mind him! As long as I don't get in the way of my making money and playing with women in Yoshiwara."

...

At present, most of the customers who patronize this tea house are men.

No matter which country or era it is in, it is the same - where men gather, the most common topics of conversation are women and politics.

After listening for a long time, I didn't hear any interesting news or news that I didn't know.

Qingdenton was bored.

Just when he was about to gather his mind and concentrate on tasting the delicious food at hand——

"Boss, this is your favorite teahouse... It's clean and tidy but lively. It really looks like a shop you'll like."

Suddenly, Qing Deng heard a quite familiar female voice.

Qingdeng, whose expression was startled suddenly by surprise, quickly turned his head to follow the sound.

Five tables behind him, a man and a woman sat face to face across the table.

"Mr. Okita...?" Qing Deng murmured softly the name of the man among the man and the woman.

This pair of men and women are exactly the Okita siblings.

Because there are a lot of customers in the tea house, people are coming and going in the aisle, and the environment is very noisy, so the Okita siblings didn't notice that Qingdeng was sitting not far from them.

Hikaru Okita, who was dressed in green, turned his back to Qingdeng, and the chief executive who sat across the table from Hikaru Okita was naturally facing Qingdeng.

Therefore, Qingdeng, who was secretly looking at the Okita siblings, could clearly see the chief executive's face.

"……Um?"

At this moment, Qingdeng couldn't help mumbling in doubt.

Because he found that the general manager who always smiles brightly on weekdays has a heavy expression.

A very unhappy expression...

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