I formed the strongest swordsman group

In the afternoon of August 29, the first year of Wanyan (1860)——

Edo, Kocho, Tsukimiya Shrine, somewhere——

This is the time of day when the temperature is the highest.

The sun has blasted out all its heat, and the air between the sky and the earth is scorched hot.

The shadows of all things exposed to the sun are illuminated by the blazing sun like thick ink, sticking to the ground like a layer of burnt black paint.

Qingdeng, not wanting to suffer from the scorching sun, cautiously clings to the shadow of the verandah, and follows the twins Sae and Yae step by step, heading for an unknown location.

Mr. Tachibana, please come with me, and Yae and I will take you to the practice field for the first training—this is what Sae said to Qingdeng just now.

Qingdeng asked Sha Zhong what he was going to train for today, but Sa Zhong played tricks and said, "I'll find out when I get to the training ground."

Qingdeng was quite curious about what kind of martial arts and skills the new Yutingfan practiced on weekdays.

Now that Sha is rebellious, there is no other way, I can only hold back my anticipation for the time being, obey the arrangement of the twins, and follow them to the so-called "practice field".

After walking all the way to the deepest part of the Tsukimiya Shrine, Sashige and Yae, who were leading the way, finally stopped.

"Mr. Orange, we're here."

Sha Zhong turned around and said to Qingdeng.

Qingdeng raised his eyes and looked forward.

The first thing that catches Qingdeng's eyes is the wooden stakes inserted upside down on the ground and arranged in a criss-cross pattern.

At first glance, the stakes appear to be randomly arranged. But after a closer look, it can be found that the arrangement of these wooden stakes has certain rules.

The farther to the north... that is, the closer to the side where Qingdeng and the "Erzhong" sisters are currently standing, the wider the cross-section of the wooden pile and the shorter the height.

The shortest and widest stake is about 2 meters high and as wide as the sole of a grown man's foot.

On the south side, the stakes are taller and narrower in cross-section.

The tallest and narrowest wooden stake is close to 5 meters, so narrow that even if a child stands in a "golden rooster independent" posture, it may not be able to stand firmly.

"Mr. Tachibana, this place is the place where we and other members of the New Imperial Court will practice their 'body skills'."

After finishing speaking, Sazhong reached into the two skirts of her jacket with her pair of plain white hands, and took out a blue scroll from it.

At the same time, Yae also put his hand into the skirt of his clothes, and took out a ten hand.

I don't know how these two little guys, who are less than 1.4 meters tall, put such a big thing into their clothes...

According to what Tianzhangyuan said this morning, although the pair of sisters look like "An Neng can tell I'm a primary school student?", they are actually 18-year-old adults who are the same age as Qing Deng.

Since they are the same age...for the sake of politeness, Qingdeng decided to use honorifics for the two sisters and add the suffix "Miss" to their address.

"Miss Sazhong..."

"Listen up! Junior! Before officially starting today's training, this senior wants to tell you something important!"

... junior?

Qingdeng, who was interrupted by Yae's interjection, only realized after a while that the "junior" in Yae's mouth was calling him.

Qingdeng turned his head to look at Yae.

"Miss Yae, what's wrong?"

"You need to change what you call me and my sister!"

Yae carried the ten hands of his right hand on his shoulders, and his left hand was on his hips, showing a smug expression.

"Our New Royal Court Fan is an organization that values ​​seniority and inferiority!"

"My sister and I joined the New Royal Court before you! So we are your seniors! You have to call me and my sister 'senior'!"

Yae put down the ten hands that were on his shoulders, and pointed at Qing Deng's face with the top of the ten hands.

Although she showed a ferocious expression with slightly frowning eyebrows and pursed red lips, because of her cute appearance and her petite body, she didn't look scary or vicious at all.

"Yae, don't point at people like this, it's rude."

Sazhong slapped ten hands off Yae's hand, then bent down and bowed slightly to Qingdeng.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Orange, please forgive my sister's rudeness."

"My sister is a little carried away."

"Before you joined the New Royal Court, my sister and I were the youngest members of the New Royal Court."

"Finally, a newcomer who is younger than me has come. This makes my sister who has always wanted to have a junior to call her very excited and looking forward to."

"This morning, my younger sister has been secretly hiding in the woods behind the shrine, quietly practicing how to put on senior airs to the new junior."

"As a result, the results of the practice did not show at all."

"I just came to your rest room and called you to come to the training ground for training. Because my sister was too ashamed and nervous, she practiced countless times in advance, 'Junior! The happy rest time is over!', "Junior! As a strict senior, I will train you strictly from today on! "It's too late to wait for the words... Ah, no, I'm too embarrassed to say it."

Shazhong seemed to want to continue talking.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

But Yae's roar... Correction, it was a wailing sound with a sense of despair, which cut off Sashige's voice.

Yae hung his head low, put his hands on his head, and let out a miserable scream.

His eyes wandered wildly, and his eyes were cloudy.

Qingdeng's little face, which was not as big as a slap in the face, suddenly became extremely red, as if he could bleed if he pinched it lightly.

"Stop talking! Stop talking! My senior's dignity will be ruined by you!"

Yae a Hungry Tiger...Correction, it's a "dwarf-legged tiger pounces on food", pounces on Sae, trying to stop Sae's mouth.

But it was easily dodged by Sashi, who seemed to have predicted his movements in advance.

The next moment Yae pounced, Sashige lightly moved her lotus feet covered in clean white socks and straw sandals with red buttons, dodging out of the reach of Yae's arms.

Qingdeng wasn't sure if he had read it wrong, he vaguely noticed that there seemed to be a hint of a faint smile on Sazhong's expressionless, always calm little face.

A wicked smile that succeeds in pranking...

"... Kuku Kukuku...~~"

Not only did I vaguely see a smirk, but I also vaguely heard a pleasant laughter with malicious intentions...

Yae, whose face was still extremely red, made a gesture to make a second lunge.

But she was stopped by Sazhong's words:

"Yae, your childish appearance will only shatter the dignity of your senior."

"Goo...!"

Yae's body froze suddenly.

Taking advantage of Yae's silence, Sae raised her hand to caress Yae's hair as if to comfort her own pet.

"Mr. Tachibana, the New Royal Court Fan is indeed an organization that pays great attention to seniority, but it doesn't force all those who come late to call 'Senior' to those who came earlier."

"So you can call us casually, and you don't have to be so rigid."

Hearing what Sazhong said, Yae immediately showed a look that seemed to have something to say, but hesitated to speak.

After a while, Yae's "hesitating to speak but hesitated" turned into pursed lips and a look of disappointment—Qingdeng could see all these little expressions of hers.

What is the title... In Qingdeng's eyes, this matter is completely irrelevant.

Since Yae likes to hear people call her "Senior", it's not a bad idea to fulfill her little wish.

Anyway, in terms of the order of entry into the New Royal Court, Yae is indeed Qingdeng's senior, and it is reasonable to call her senior.

Thinking of this, Qing Deng cleared his throat:

"Then I'd better call the two seniors, after all, to me, the two are indeed the old people in the new imperial court."

As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, Yae suddenly raised his head, straightened his waist, and stared at Qingdeng with intensely flickering eyes, as if an electric current had flowed through his body.

Immediately afterwards, she put her hands on her hips, her bear's chest, which had not been twisted in any way to the line of the skirt, stood up high, her eyes were half-closed, and the corners of her mouth curled up as if she had heard some praise.

"Ru, so good!"

"Mr. Orange, you should call me 'Miss Sazhong'."

Sajige, who did not show a happy expression like Yae, shook her head lightly.

"The title 'Senior'... I'm not used to it."

"Well...well, I see." Qing Deng nodded.

"A lot of time wasted if you didn't pay attention. Let's get back to business."

Sha Zhong turned around and faced the large dense pile of wood piles again.

"Mr. Orange, before officially starting the practice, please allow me to introduce you first."

"The core members of my new imperial family all practice a kind of ninjutsu called 'cloud flow'."

Qingdeng: "Yunliu?"

Genres I've never heard of...

Qingdeng didn't know anything about ninjutsu. He has only heard of Iga and Koga, two ninja groups that once shined brilliantly in the Warring States Period 300 years ago.

The Warring States Period, when the warring states were in turmoil and the seas were flying, was the golden age for the development of ninja forces, and it was also the heyday period for their power to develop to the greatest extent.

The ninjas at that time were more like mercenaries. They would work for whoever hired them.

The missions that ninjas do full-time... To put it mildly, they are secret missions.

To put it bluntly, it is some unsightly and unsightly dirty work.

For example: collecting intelligence, spreading rumors in enemy territory, setting fire to enemy military sites...

In the chaotic times of the Warring States Period that lasted for more than a hundred years, countless ninja groups were born.

Among the numerous ninja groups, the five major ninjas, namely: Iga no Sato, Koka no Sato, Fuma no Sato, Togakushi no Sato, and Manten no Sato are the most famous.

Among the five great ninjas, Iga and Koga are the most famous and well-known to the public.

According to legend, Iga is good at fighting, and Koga is good at sneaking, gathering intelligence and using drugs.

Standing in line has been a science since ancient times.

Even if you don't have great skills, as long as you know how to stand in line, then you have the opportunity to achieve great achievements.

Most of the five great ninjas perished because of standing in the wrong team... Only Iga Zhisato survived the Warring States Period because of his success in joining the team.

Iga no Sato firmly supported the Tokugawa family in the late Sengoku period. After Ieyasu Tokugawa pacified the whole of Japan and established the Edo Shogunate, Iga no Sato was included as the "Queen Ninja" of the Shogunate.

Under the canonization of the Edo shogunate, Iga no Sato, with its official establishment, officially ushered in their golden age.

Unfortunately, more than a hundred years ago, Iga no Sato died suddenly due to unknown reasons.

Some people say that the Edo shogunate killed donkeys, thinking that in today's peaceful world, ninjas are not only useless, but also a double-edged sword that might hurt themselves, so they secretly sent people to destroy them Iga no Sato.

Some people say that it was because of the division and internal strife within Iga no Sato due to different survival concepts, and I died in my own hands.

Some people also said that Iga Zhisato accidentally provoked someone who shouldn't be provoked, and was slaughtered by that person.

There are different opinions, and no one knows what the historical truth is.

Today, all the "Five Great Ninjas" have become history.

To be honest——this morning, when I learned from Tianzhangyuan that the two sisters, Sazhong and Yae, were female ninjas who had spent a lot of energy and painstaking efforts to cultivate by the New Imperial Court, the reason why Qingdeng was so shocked was that, on the one hand, Because I didn't know the real age of the twins at the time, and on the other hand, I was shocked that there were ninjas in this era.

Since time travel, Qingdeng has always thought that the group of "ninjas" has long since become a thing of the past.

Unexpectedly, this group not only did not die out, but also a ninjutsu genre that I had never even heard of was passed down in the world.

"Yunliu is the place where Lord Yu Du called together a group of martial arts masters who are proficient in ninjutsu, jujitsu, Tang Shou, bone art and other martial arts, headed by Tianye, in order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the new imperial family. A brand-new ninjutsu genre that has been created for a long time."

Sahe's commentary voice without any emotional color and flat tone without any ups and downs pulled Qingdeng's consciousness back to reality from a slight trance.

Tian Ye... When he heard this address, Qing Deng blinked suspiciously, but he quickly recalled that the "Tian Ye" in Sha Zhong's mouth was the Tian Ye who had a big fight with him this morning. Cang Xiao.

"The positioning of the New Royal Court is a secret force that specializes in various secret missions, not a combat force that is responsible for fighting the enemy head-on."

"So at Master Yudu's request, almost all of Yunliu's ninjutsu serve the following purpose: 'how to infiltrate the enemy's base; how to collect intelligence; how to fight the enemy in narrow spaces such as rooms and corridors'."

"Thus, although there are many ninjutsu in Yunliu, they can be roughly divided into the following three categories."

Sha Zhong raised 3 fingers.

"It is good for moving in various complex terrains and sneaking into various buildings."

"Indoor fighting skills to suppress the enemy in a narrow space"

"Uncanny skills such as lockpicking, makeup, cross-dressing, and medicine."

"Mr. Orange, what you need to do now is the training of agility."

"My younger sister is one of the people with the best body skills in the new Yuting Fan."

"If there are no accidents, my younger sister will be your agility teacher until you become a teacher."

——Have Yae come to teach me agility?

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows, rolled his eyes, and looked at the junior.

——Is this little girl so powerful... I can't tell.

Even though he already knew that the "Double" sisters were the same age as him, the childlike appearance of these two girls made Qingdeng subconsciously treat them as children.

Noticing Qingdeng's gaze, Yae closed his eyes triumphantly.

With her hands on her hips, her head was so high that she exposed the entire white neck to Qingdeng's sight.

"Without further delay, let's start today's training directly."

Ya Zhong pulled the reel out of the skirt just now.

"Mr. Tachibana, let my younger sister show you Yunliu's agility first. Yae, come on."

"Okay... Hey! Why do you sound like you are calling a dog!"

After chatting with Shazhong, Yae turned his gaze back to Qingdeng.

"Junior! cheer me up!"

Yae raised the ten hands in his palm, and patted his right shoulder lightly.

"I'll show you Yunliu's agility next time! Remember to watch carefully!"

After finishing speaking, Yae kicked off the red button straw sandals on her feet, and stepped on the ground with her little feet in white cloth socks.

After a few simple run-ups, Yae jumped onto a wooden stake in front of him.

Yae, dressed in a white and red witch costume, is like a dancing butterfly, flying back and forth on the stake, as if walking on the ground.

At first glance, Yae seems to have broken free from the shackles of gravity and floated up. No matter what kind of stake it is, whether it is as wide as a bowl or as narrow as a cone, Yae's small toes can stand firmly stand upon it.

Sae said that Yae was the one who had the best physical skills in the new imperial court... It seems that this is not a lie or bragging.

As a martial artist with certain attainments in martial arts, Qingdeng quickly saw the profound skills and ways hidden under the beautiful and light figure with fluttering eight-fold robes.

Yae's every jump is not a random jump.

Every time she accumulates power, jumps, stabilizes her body's center of gravity... These movements of hers all have a very special way of exerting muscle power.

——Is this the footwork of Yunliu...

Qingdeng suddenly realized that the "Yunliu" created by learning from the directors of many schools seems to be far more powerful than he imagined.

Just when Qingdeng wanted to watch Yae's foot movement and exertion skills for a while longer, the red and white "butterfly" stopped and stopped flying.

Yae stands alone in the posture of a golden rooster on the thinnest stake in the forest - this stake is only 2 fingers wide of an adult.

This cannot be called a "pile". Calling it a "stick" might be more accurate.

Even a petite person like Yae can only stand on this "stick" with one foot and on tiptoe.

I saw that Yae was using the big toe and second toe of his right foot against the wooden stick. The stability of his body was maintained by these two toes. As a result, Yae stood extremely steadily, and his body did not even shake.

"sharp!"

With only two toes, a living person can stand on a wooden stick like a mountain. Looking at this extremely uncommon sense scene, Qing Deng was amazed and applauded sincerely.

Yae seems to be boasting.

Hearing Qingdeng's praise, she smiled "humming hummingly", put her hands on her hips, put on an expression with her nostrils upturned, tapped her toes, and jumped off the wooden stick.

"This forest of wooden stakes is specially used to polish the basic skills of Yunliu's footwork."

Yae carried her ten-handed handle and walked quickly towards Qingdeng.

"Only after you have cultivated to the point where you can move freely in this forest of stakes can you be considered as having laid the foundation of footwork."

"Junior, how did I move on the stakes just now, have you noticed carefully?"

"Okay, you get on the pile now!"

With ten hands, Yae pointed at the forest of wooden piles behind him.

"Stand on the stake and try to imitate what I did just now."

As soon as Yazhong finished speaking, Shazhong quickly interjected:

"Yae, let Mr. Tachibana be staked now? Will this be too fast..."

Yae interrupted before Sazhong finished speaking:

"I am the younger generation's agility teacher!"

Yae put her hands on her hips and chopped off her feet.

"I have the final say on how to teach my apprentices! Didn't God teach us the same way when he taught us body skills? After showing us Yunliu's footwork, he immediately drove us up to the stake."

"..." Sae, who often suppresses and bullies Yae verbally, is rarely choked up by Yae.

While the two sisters were arguing, Qing Deng silently stared at the stake in front of him.

"...I see. Although I don't know if I can perfectly reproduce the movements of the senior just now...but I will try my best."

Qingdeng held on to the saber at his waist, and walked straight to the forest of stakes in front of him.

"Huh?" Yae was slightly surprised by Qingdeng's willingness to respond to her teaching requirements.

"Uh, uh... junior, let me remind you! One of the mistakes beginners often make is to underestimate the stake."

"Jumping stakes is far more difficult than you think! So be careful! If you get injured and delay the follow-up training, you will be in trouble!"

"Oh." The corner of Sha Zhong's mouth curled up into a smile that was not a smile, "Yae, you want to put on a strict teacher's appearance, but also feel sorry for your junior and disciple. It's so cute."

"Hey, long-winded!"

Yae's face turned red again, and she grinned at Sae, revealing a pair of canine teeth near the corners of her mouth.

Qingdeng turned his head, smiled at the unexpectedly noisy but also unexpectedly interesting two sisters, and then turned his gaze back to the forest of wooden piles in front of him.

—Will it be a wooden pile... I don't know how the roof compares...

Qingdeng didn't jump over the stake.

However, accompanied by Kinoshita Mai, he jumped over many rooftops as a "Fox Monk"!

Qingdeng only stayed in front of the thickest wooden stake for a moment, then turned around and walked towards a wooden stake as wide as a fist.

Qingdeng's actions caused the two sisters, including Sazhong, whose expression was always calm, to show astonishment.

"Hey! Junior! What are you doing!"

Yae hurriedly said.

"Didn't you hear what I just said? Did I say it all? Jumping a wooden stake is far more difficult than you imagined! It's fine if you don't listen to my advice, why are you so ambitious?"

At this time, Sazhong also joined in the persuasion.

"Mr. Orange, I suggest that you start practicing with the simplest wooden stake. Even the simplest wooden stake is not so easy for beginners to stand on."

Yae took up the conversation again:

"My ugly words are up front! If you accidentally fall off the stake and eat shit, don't blame me for not mentioning it..."

Yae's voice stopped abruptly.

At the same time, Sashige also became speechless.

The second daughter, who was speechless, looked at Qingdeng with straight, dazed eyes.

When the two daughters earnestly persuaded Qingdeng not to look far away, Qingdeng flipped his body up lightly like origami, and stood firmly on the wooden stake that was only the width of an adult's fist with only one foot.

The body doesn't even shake.

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I... Forget it, I won't say much - stretch out my leopard head. (The leopard head was chopped off.jpg)

The author found that it is easy to set a flag by directly saying that he is going to release an update, so he will not promise today that he will definitely be able to release an update tomorrow. In this way, maybe I can write more. (Leopard head grows out.jpg)

Although there are not 8,000 words today, the number of words is still quite a lot! There are 6300 words! And it is updated at 10 o'clock on time, so let's vote for this book! (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)

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Book friends who have played "Persona 5" must be familiar with the personal images of Sae and Yae (Leopard Fat.jpg)

When I played "Persona 5", I liked Carolina and Restina the most, especially Carolina. I always wanted to make this kind of fierce and cute little loli who is actually very old. into my writing.

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Sazhong, Yae, and Tiancangxiao were all sweeping the floor when they first appeared on the stage. This is actually a historical stalk.

Because according to historical records, when the general summoned the royal family, the fanciers needed to bring a broom and lie flat on the ground with the broom in their left hand to prove their identity as the royal family.