I formed the strongest swordsman group

Koishikawa Kohinata Yanagi-cho, the test guard hall, the dojo——

Today's test hall is quite deserted.

Until now, no apprentice has come to practice the natural flow of mind.

Isamu Kondo sat cross-legged on the edge of the dojo alone, wiping and cleaning the bamboo swords in the hall with a rag.

After wiping another bamboo sword until it was as shiny as new, he put down the rag in his hand, held the bamboo sword in his hands with both hands, and raised it high.

His eyes were fixed on the blade of the sword, and his face was pensive.

After a while, a faint sigh spit out from Kondo's mouth:

"……well……"

"Huh? Yong, why are you sighing here? Hehehe, it's not good to hear you sighing here as soon as you come back. As a man, how can you sigh long and short."

Very suddenly, just as Kondo's sigh fell, an old voice suddenly sounded from behind Kondo.

Hearing these words, Kondo's eyes widened slightly in surprise, then he turned his head quickly and stood up.

"Father! Mother! Are you back?"

I saw an old man and an old woman standing behind Kondo at the door of the dojo.

This old man has a height that is quite common for men of this era, and his height is only about 1.55 meters tall.

Originally, he was not considered tall, and his back was slightly bent, which made this person look even shorter.

The skin is covered with traces of time, and the wrinkles on the face are so thick that it feels like it can pinch mosquitoes to death.

Unshaven hair, full of hoarfrost, bare chin, no beard.

He has a pair of small squinting eyes, because the eyes are so small that even his pupils can hardly be seen, so it is difficult for people to tell whether he is opening or closing his eyes.

Being able to be called "Father" by Isamu Kondo, the young master of the test hall, the identity of this old man is ready to be revealed - he is the third generation head of the Tianran Lixin Liuzong family and the current owner of the test guard : Shusuke Kondo!

As for the old woman standing behind Zhou Zhu, it was naturally Isamu Kondo's mother: Pen Kondo.

Ah Bi looked younger than Zhou Zhu, about 60 years old.

Its overall appearance... can only be described as "ordinary".

But she is quite tall.

As a woman of this era, she is 1.65 meters tall, 10 centimeters taller than her husband.

The only thing that stood out about her face... probably were her pair of red phoenix eyes.

The reason why her eyes are eye-catching is not because of how beautiful her pair of phoenix eyes are, but because her eyes are very sharp.

Her eyes were neither sad nor happy, and combined with her tightly pursed mouth, she seemed to have an aura of calmness and prestige.

Kondo greeted his parents enthusiastically, while quickly walking towards his parents.

Facing Kondo's greeting, Zhou Zhu responded enthusiastically with a warm smile.

But Ah Bi didn't say a word, just nodded slightly to Kondo very strangely.

"My lord, my lord, you must have worked hard all the way, right? Come on, give me all your luggage."

"Yeah, it was really hard work." Zhou Zhu wryly smiled and hammered his waist, "Traveling for so many days... really broke my old bones..."

"...What?" A deep female voice reminiscent of ice made Zhou Zhu's body tremble a few times, "I asked you to accompany me back to my mother's house, did I wrong you?"

"No, no!" Zhou Zhu hurriedly waved his hand to Ah Bi behind him and smiled, "How could I feel wronged. I just complain that my old bone is useless."

"Hmph." Ah Bi snorted coldly.

"Hey... ah, by the way, where is the general manager? Why didn't you see the general manager?" Zhou Zhu changed the subject abruptly.

"The director is going to buy ingredients for today's lunch and dinner, and he will be back in a while."

"During the period when your mother and I were not here, nothing should have happened in the testing hall?"

"Nothing happened, only Ah Sui was injured in a fight with someone in Tama, and he won't be able to come back to the test hall for a while."

"Tufang was injured in a fight with someone? Isn't the injury serious?"

"It's just a minor injury. I went back to Tama to visit him the day before yesterday. The injury is not serious. It will recover after a period of rest."

"Since nothing happened, why did you sigh with worry just now? Did you encounter any troubles?"

Zhou Zhu patted his chest with a smile.

"If you encounter any troubles, just tell me, my father."

"I didn't encounter any troubles." Kondo smiled helplessly.

Kondo raised his eyes and looked at the empty dojo around him.

"It's almost four o'clock in the morning (10 o'clock in the morning), and there are still no apprentices coming to practice swords..."

"As a teacher, I am full of enthusiasm and have nothing to do...so I feel a little depressed..."

"Since the desolation of the sword hall makes you feel depressed, then you should hurry up and find a way to make the guard hall lively."

At this time, Kondo's mother raised her head slightly, looked at Kondo through her nostrils, and interrupted Kondo's words coldly.

"You are the heir of the Kondo family, the future head of the fourth generation of the natural Rishin-ryu clan and the owner of the examination hall, aren't you?"

"It is your duty as the young master to make this sword hall flourish."

"What's the use of sighing here? With this time, it's better to think about how to recruit more apprentices and how to make this sword hall flourish."

"We took you in as the adopted son of our Kondo family, but we didn't take you here to sigh."

"Madam, it's too..." Zhou Zhu stretched out his hand to Ah Bi with hesitation.

"Why?" Ah Bi gave Zhou Zhu a hard look, "Am I wrong?"

"It's okay..." Zhou Zhu silently took back the hand that was extended to Ah Bi...

Facing his mother's accusation, Kondo did not respond or refute it, but hung his head bitterly, quietly receiving Abi's reprimand.

But at this moment, after hearing what Abi said just now, "Thinking about how to recruit more apprentices", Kondo seemed to remember something, and his brows jumped suddenly:

"Ah, yes!"

Kondo put on an excited tone.

"Father! The day before yesterday, we recruited a very powerful newcomer!"

"Extremely powerful?" Zhou Zhu raised his eyebrows, "What? Is it because of his outstanding talent?"

"That person is not as simple as 'the talent is outstanding'." Kondo smiled even more happily, "According to my judgment, that person's swordsmanship talent should not be inferior to the chief's!"

Zhou Zhu's narrow eyes opened slightly at this moment.

Two surprised gazes burst out from his open eyes.

Ah Bi, who had always had a stinky face, also changed his expression at this moment.

"...Yong, tell me carefully about this newcomer you mentioned."

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Beibansuo, Arima's office——

"Master Arima. I have contacted Saitoichi for you. He said he is free tonight."

"Well, good." Arima nodded to Inoya, "Please inform him for me: Come to my house tonight, and I will personally tell him the details of the work."

"yes."

After Gong Sheng answered "Yes", Inotani smiled wryly and raised his hand to scratch his hair.

"This Saito Kazu is really the most expensive bodyguard I've ever seen... 3 taels of gold a month, 36 taels a year... In order to protect Tachibana-kun, we have really spent a lot of money..."

"It's a bit expensive though." Arima smiled slightly, "But Saito Kazuo is really worth the price."

"After all, he can be passed on without permission."

"Getting him alone is like having the strength of ten people."

"I'll have a good talk with him tonight about the specifics of his new job."

"Try to let him stay in Jun Ju's house before tomorrow night, and protect Jun Ju personally."

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