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"Eh? Tachibana-kun?"

Aomachi discovered Aomachi, and Aomachi also discovered Aomachi at the same time.

The two looked at each other blankly, their big eyes staring at each other.

At this time, Kinoshita Mai moved a big stone from nowhere.

She stepped on this stone and finally reached the same height as Qingden.

She stood next to Qingdeng and stuck her head out of the earthen wall.

Looking at Elodie and Atachi in the courtyard, Kinoshita Mai's cheeks were suddenly filled with excitement.

"Ah! Auntie Machi!"

Kinoshita Mai has a very good relationship with Komaki and his wife, and they are as close as a family.

Therefore, as expected, Ah Machi's eyes lit up when he saw Kinoshita Mai suddenly appearing:

"A Wu! You are here too!"

Of course, if we were to say who was the most excited person at the scene, it was undoubtedly Elodie.

"Master! Miss Wu!"

Instantly, those clear sky-blue eyes burst into brilliant light.

The emotions contained in this look are very complicated.

There are surprises, doubts, and resentments... Of course, the most prominent and overwhelming emotions among them are undoubtedly joy and excitement.

Sword training and other such things have been completely ignored.

She held the bamboo sword in her hand upside down and moved to Qingdeng in three steps and two steps at a time... Correction, she moved to the base of the earthen wall and tried her best to raise her toes.

"Master, Miss Wu, why are you here?"

Qingdeng didn't bother to answer.

He looked at A-Machi, and then looked at Elodie in front of him.

——How come they are together?

One is a little lolita from France.

One is the proprietress of a confectionery shop whom she has met several times.

Qingdeng couldn't bring these two people together.

——Now that I have seen Mrs. Gu Mu, her husband...

As soon as Qingdeng thought about this, he heard a familiar male voice:

"A-Machi, is there a guest? Why are you making so much noise?"

The sound of footsteps approaching from far away could be heard in the house behind Atachi.

Within a moment, a middle-aged man was seen walking out of the house slowly and came to the corridor connected to the courtyard, appearing in front of Qingdeng and others.

At a glance, this is just an ordinary middle-aged man with nothing special except for his height (1.7 meters).

But if you look carefully, you can find that he has a particularly striking appearance feature that is unforgettable after just one glance - his right arm is as black as burning charcoal.

"Huh?"

The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows, and then looked at Qingden outside the earthen wall with a surprised look on his face, just like Atachi just now, their eyes facing each other.

"Mr. Gu Mu, long time no see."

Qingdeng was the first to say hello.

The middle-aged man...that is, Komaki Goro, followed closely and said with a smile:

"Well, it's been a long time indeed."

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Private house (home of Mr. and Mrs. Komu), lobby——

A large hook hangs from the ceiling in the center of the hall, and a small stove is dug underneath. Guests can sit around the stove without taking off their straw sandals. There is a large soup pot hanging on the hook - a very typical Japanese house.

Qingden and others and Gumu and his wife sat on both sides of the pot with the soup pot as the center.

The former sits on the east side of the soup pot. Qingden is in the middle, and Kinoshita Mai and Elodie are on the left and right.

As for the latter, he was sitting on the west side of the soup pot - Komaki Goro happened to be sitting directly opposite Qingden.

"Here, please have some tea~ I am very good at making tea, please be sure to taste it carefully!"

Omachi held the tea tray, brought the number of hot teas equal to the number of heads, and then distributed them one cup at a time in front of Aomori and others' knees.

"Thanks."

The blonde loli bowed lightly and thanked her very politely.

Qingden quietly squinted his eyes and cast a surprised look at Elodie involuntarily, thinking to himself:

After not seeing each other for a while, she has grown a lot.

Elodie straightened her back and put her hands on her legs respectfully.

There is nothing stiff about the high-raised head, and the line from the chin to the collarbone is really beautiful.

In terms of temperament and etiquette, Elodie is no less than Sanako.

Her aura is that of Yamato Nadeshiko.

As for his current attire, it is that of a warrior.

Her waist-length slightly curly blond hair was tied into a neat high ponytail, and she wore a kendo uniform with white top and yellow below.

The hakama of the kendo uniform usually only comes in two colors: blue and black.

For example, Sanako likes to wear blue hakama kendo uniforms.

I don’t know where Elodie got this “yellow hakama kendo uniform”.

To be honest, apart from her facial features and hair color, the current Elodie is basically the same as a native Japanese.

Her Japanese accent is even more authentic than most Japanese people nowadays.

Many people around Qingden are far less proficient in Japanese than Elodie.

For example, Kinoshita Mai. Because she grew up in Osaka, Kinoshita Mai's speech tone always has a vague Osaka flavor.

Because he hadn't seen this young apprentice for a long time, Qingdeng couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

At this time, he suddenly discovered something——

——Hey...Why is Elodie's height...still the same?

Qingdeng was stunned for a moment, and his expression became strange.

Logically speaking, girls of this age should still be developing.

But as a result...some parts of her body strangely stopped growing!

For example: her height.

Compared to the height of Elodie now, when Qing Deng first met her... it's exactly the same! No difference! Still the same height, still only a little over 1.4 meters (1.42 meters)!

For example, her face.

She is almost an adult, but she still has a face that looks very girly.

Her height has not increased, her face has not changed, but the strange thing is... the rest of her body is developing normally.

Because she was wearing a fluffy kendo uniform, Qing Deng couldn't see clearly.

But with his rich experience, Qing Deng dared to conclude that Elodie's development level is about to catch up with Souji.

—— They are good friends after all, and their "growth style" is the same.

—— Both of them "do not grow in body, do not change in face, and all nutrition is concentrated in a specific place".

Thinking of this, Qing Deng subconsciously moved his eyes away from Elodie and turned to look at Kinoshita Mai who was sitting in the opposite direction.

Compared to Elodie, Kinoshita Mai's senses are undoubtedly much more acute.

She noticed Qing Deng's gaze at the first time.

"..."

Although she didn't know why Qing Deng suddenly looked at her, her intuition told her: Qing Deng must be thinking of something very rude!

So, Kinoshita Mai lowered her eyelids, squinted her eyes, and "returned" Qing Deng with a sidelong glance as if "staring back".

Qing Deng silently withdrew his gaze, then picked up the teacup that A-Ming had just handed over, sipped the tea, and used "drinking tea" to cover up his guilty expression.

As soon as the tea entered his mouth, the lingering fragrance lingered between Qing Deng's teeth for a long time.

Qing Deng blinked and thought: It seems that what A-Ming just said, "I am good at making tea", was not a boast.

Since just now, no one has spoken at the scene, and the hall is very quiet inside and outside.

If it continues to be so quiet, it would be awkward.

So, Qing Deng took the initiative to say:

"Mr. Gu Mu, this is your home."

Gu Mu Machi nodded with a smile:

"Yes, this is my home with my husband. How is it? Isn't it beautiful?"

Just now, Qing Deng learned from Elodie that this house is the home of Gu Mu and his wife.

So, it is natural for the couple to appear here.

"Ah? Aunt Machi, you live here?"

Kinoshita Mai was stunned on the spot.

It is not difficult to see that she, like Qing Deng, did not know until this time that this slightly old house was the home of Gu Mu and his wife.

Qing Deng looked at Kinoshita Mai helplessly.

"Ah Wu, it's fine for me, but how come you don't know the address of Gu Mu and his wife?"

Aren't you very close to Gu Mu and his wife? Qing Deng almost asked this question.

Facing Qing Deng's questioning, Kinoshita Mai laughed awkwardly:

"I only know that they live in Kyoto, but I don't know their specific address..."

In order to save face, she tried hard to make up:

"This, this is normal, right? Not everyone will remember the specific address of their relatives and friends!"

This is the address of the Gu Mu couple.

So, why is Elodie here?

In fact, the reason is very simple.

Elodie said obediently:

"Master, Miss Wu, haven't you noticed yet? My father, Miss Leroy and I live next door now."

After that, she pointed out the window not far away - the ordinary-looking bungalow outside the window was the new house of the Angouleme family in Kyoto.

After Elodie's enlightenment, Qing Deng realized belatedly: Yes! The new house of the Angouleme family is next door not far from here!

This place is located in the suburbs of Kyoto, where houses are sparse and the density of buildings is far less than that in the town, so Qing Deng did not think about it for a while.

Elodie continued:

"Mr. Komaki and Mrs. Komaki are very kind people!"

"They often treat me to Japanese sweets and always invite me to their house to play."

"Because of the lack of guidance, my swordsmanship has become much less skilled."

"After Mrs. Komaki learned about this, she taught me swordsmanship in person."

"Mr. Komaki occasionally comes to give me some pointers."

"Recently, I come to their house to practice swordsmanship almost every day."

As she spoke, she turned her head quietly, raised her eyes, and looked at Qing Deng faintly.

Instantly, Qing Deng felt the resentful and angry eyes...

Why did Elodie's swordsmanship become less skilled?

Why did she lack swordsmanship guidance?

Where did her swordsmanship master go?

Fortunately, at this time, Kinoshita Mai asked A-Ming a question, easing the awkward atmosphere lingering around Qing Deng.

"Aunt Machi, you actually know swordsmanship?"

Mai Kinoshita showed a genuinely shocked expression... It was as if she had just met him for the first time.

It seemed that she really didn't know that Machi knew swordsmanship.

At this point, Qing Deng had confirmed that although Mai Kinoshita and the Komuki couple had a very good relationship, the former didn't seem to know the latter very well...

Machi laughed heartily a few times:

"To be honest, my swordsmanship is not very good, I can only say I know a little bit."

"Although it's just a 3-legged cat's level, it's more than enough to just give some pointers to the newcomers."

As soon as Machi finished speaking, Komuki Goro echoed:

"Me too."

"In the world of swordsmanship, I am far from being a master."

"However, it's not a problem to teach newcomers how to hold a sword and how to swing a sword."

After hearing this, Qingdeng nodded thoughtfully.

Qingdeng didn't know what the level of swordsmanship of Gumu and his wife was.

However, he is certain of one thing - this couple has very strong educational abilities!

When Elodie was practicing swordplay in the courtyard just now, Qingden saw all her moves.

Compared with before, both the posture of holding the sword and the momentum of swinging the sword have made great progress.

It is not difficult to see that these are all the contributions of Gu Mu and his wife.

Thinking of this, Qingdeng felt even more guilty.

——I am really incompetent as a master...

At this time, Amachi said again:

"Because we are neighbors, I can always see this child sitting on the porch with a lonely face, staring at the sky in a daze."

"Besides being in a daze, she always makes some moves that make me feel distressed when I see her."

“Or draw pictures on the ground with branches.”

"Either you play chess with yourself."

"Or just play cards with yourself."

"Anyway, it's just about playing some games that you can have fun by yourself."

"Although she is not the only one in their family, she has a grandfather and a young maid, but they are usually very busy and cannot always accompany her."

"I am a mother who has given birth to many children."

"So I don't like to see children showing such lonely expressions."

"So, whenever I have free time, I will accompany her."

"Oh, she is such a good child~~"

Having said this, A-Machi gently cupped his cheeks with both hands, showing an intoxicated expression.

"She looks cute and has a good personality."

"I wanted to squeeze her into my arms several times."

"It's a pity that I really can't live anymore."

"Otherwise I really want to have another daughter as well-behaved as her."

At this moment, not only Qingdou, but also Kinoshita Mai looked ashamed.

Aomori was busy—and so was Mai Kinoshita.

Since going to Luo, she has not met Elodie much more than Qingden.

As Elodie's closest friend in Japan, but she couldn't even do the most basic "accompanying"... Kinoshita Mai naturally felt extremely uncomfortable.

Omachi was still putting on her "intoxicated face" - but she quietly turned her gaze and peeked at Aomachi and Kinoshita Mai across from them.

After discovering that both of them looked ashamed, the corners of their lips slightly raised, outlining the arc of "planning."

Elodie probably didn't want the atmosphere to become heavy because of her.

She was helpless and played with the hair on her temples, but hesitated to speak.

"A-Machi..."

Komaki Goro cast a look that was half helpless and half reproachful towards his wife.

Everyone here must be able to understand the actual intention of A-Machi's sudden words.

It's nothing more than a hint to Qingto and Mai Kinoshita: You usually ignore Elodie too much! Pay more attention to this little girl!

In order to improve the atmosphere at the scene, Goro Komaki coughed a few times, and then said slowly:

"Elodie is a really good kid."

"In addition to being pretty and polite, he is also very smart."

"I didn't expect that a young girl could make the account books so beautiful."

In an instant, Qingden's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Account books?"

Qingdeng is now particularly sensitive to this word because he has been dealing with it all the time recently.

When Komaki Goro mentioned this word, he immediately seemed to be stressed.

Although Komaki Goro didn't understand why Qingden had such a big reaction, he still nodded:

"Don't you know? Elodie is very good at keeping accounts."

After that, he stood up and left, heading back to the inner room.

When he came back, he had a thick account book in his hand.

"Here, take it and take a look."

With that said, he handed the account book to Qingdeng.

Qingdeng took it solemnly and opened it casually——

"This is……?!"

In an instant... really in an instant, Qingdeng's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pinhole.

I saw neat and clear rows of data recorded in this account book.

To be honest, Qingdeng really wanted to cry on the spot - this is called an account book!

Not only is it well written, but the various data recorded in it are concise and efficient, making it clear at a glance!

That "Ojin Book" really drove Qingdeng crazy!

It's filled with all kinds of ugly words... No! Those things are so ugly! It's so ugly that it can't even be called a calligraphy, it's just a ghost painting!

Every time he flipped through the "Ojin Book", Qingdeng felt like he was not checking accounts, but more like archeology - holding a magnifying glass and repeatedly scrutinizing the words in these "drawings".

It's just like a teacher correcting homework - a page full of ghostly drawings is really tiring!

"Elodie, did you write this account book?"

Qingden asked Elodie impatiently.

Elodie touched her head and looked shy, as if she was embarrassed to admit it.

Komaki answered for her:

"That's right! This account book was written by Elodie!"

"When my husband and I first started coaching her in swordsmanship, she said that she didn't want to accept our kindness in vain, so she wanted to repay her as much as she could."

"When she found out that my husband and I were selling Japanese confectionery, she said she knew how to keep accounts, so she could help us keep accounts."

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I think some words in the previous chapter triggered the system review, so I was locked in the small black room. After manual review, it was found that there was no problem and it was released.

So the previous chapter was not deleted or modified, so you can read it with confidence!