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Alice de Orleans... Qing Deng remembered this name.

Although the relevant memories are vague due to the long time, Qing Deng still remembers the general content.

With the blessing of his gift of "photographic memory", Qing Deng has always had a good memory.

About a year ago, when he first went to Osaka to promote the alliance between Qinjin Fan and Huluya, he met a European man on the street.

This man was entangled by a gangster, and Qing Deng staged a "hero saving a man" for this.

According to this man, he was looking for his kidnapped daughter.

At that time, he specially took out a photo so that Qing Deng could know his daughter's appearance.

However, due to the backwardness of photography technology, the photo was too blurry, and Qing Deng could not see the specific appearance of the little girl in the photo.

However, Qing Deng remembered his daughter's name-"Alice de Orleans".

If it was just a coincidence, it would be fine.

Even Qing Deng, who knew nothing about European culture, knew that "Alice" was a very common female name in Europe.

But even the surnames were the same, and they both had the word "德" which symbolizes nobility... This couldn't be glossed over by the word "coincidence".

Elodie noticed Qing Deng's strangeness and asked:

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

"... It's nothing, I just suddenly felt very emotional."

"Emotional? What?"

"This world is really small... Elodie, I may have seen your father a long time ago."

Elodie's expression suddenly changed and she was shocked when she heard it.

"Huh? What? Master, you have already seen my father?"

"It's a long story. I will explain the details to you slowly later."

Since Qing Deng said so, Elodie could only suppress her curiosity for the time being, and silently increased the strength in her hand, holding Qing Deng's hand tighter.

At the same time, Qing Deng lowered his eyelids, put aside the distracting thoughts in his heart, and prepared to welcome the next "reunion".

After passing through several corridors, finally... the master and the apprentice came to a door with exquisite patterns.

Whether it was Qing Deng or Elodie, they had made up their minds at this time, and naturally there was no reason to escape.

Elodie resolutely stretched out her hand and opened the door.

As the door slowly opened, a bright golden color broke into Qing Deng's vision.

In the extremely tidy reception room, there sat a neatly dressed blond man.

With golden hair and sky-blue eyes, his deep facial features were very different from those of Westerners. He was about 40 years old, handsome, with a short beard on his chin, and a very tall and strong figure.

With just one glance, Qing Deng recognized him: it was the stranger he met on the streets of Osaka!

He never expected that the stranger he had met by chance would have such a fate with him...

Compared with a year ago, the blond man's appearance has not changed much.

However, perhaps because of his different identity, his temperament has changed significantly.

Today, he is no longer a poor father who is desperately looking for his daughter on the street, but a "king" who comes alone to pursue his daughter.

Therefore, he exudes a very fierce aura at the moment, like a lion ready to attack.

After hearing the movement from the direction of the corridor, the blond man immediately raised his eyes impatiently, staring at the door.

After the door opened, he seemed to see something unbelievable, his eyes were straight, and his pupils shrank into pinholes.

Directly in front of his sight was naturally Elodie.

He was stunned at first, then his face showed ecstasy, and he couldn't help but murmured:

"Alice...!"

At this time, Qingdeng's voice without sadness or joy pulled his consciousness back to reality from the joy of "father and daughter meeting".

"Sorry, I kept you waiting."

It was only at this time that he noticed Qingdeng beside Elodie belatedly.

Seeing a stranger here, he frowned slightly in displeasure.

But soon, he seemed to remember something, and his expression froze.

"Eh... you are... I remember you."

He said, while pretending to recall.

"We met on the streets of Osaka one year ago, right?"

Qing Deng smiled:

"I didn't expect you to still remember me."

He said, raised his foot forward, stepped into the room, and sat down in front of the blond man with a solemn posture.

Elodie followed closely and sat down on the left side of Qing Deng.

"At that time, neither you nor I introduced our family."

"Now, please allow me to introduce myself."

"I am Tachibana Qing Deng, and I am also Elodie... Alice's swordsmanship master."

When he said the words "swordsmanship master", Qing Deng emphasized his tone.

As expected, the blond man's expression suddenly changed:

"Tachibana Aoto? Swordsmanship master?"

He looked at Aoto, then at Elodie, and said in a deep tone:

"So you are the famous Nioh..."

"When I first saw you, I felt that you were not an ordinary person."

"Now it seems that my judgment is correct."

"I didn't expect that my daughter would have such a master with a great background... Oh, this is really unexpected."

After that, he sat up straight and said aloud word by word:

"Mr. Tachibana, I have heard of your name for a long time."

"My name is Mael. Mael de Orleans."

"As you can see, the girl next to you is my beloved daughter who I have been looking for."

After briefly introducing himself, Maher turned his head and moved his gaze to Elodie.

"Alice, I finally found you!"

"As early as a year ago, I received information that a blond girl has become the head of the finance department of the Shinsengumi."

"Unfortunately, I have been so busy with everything that I finally found time to find you today."

"Where is your grandpa?"

"Forget it, this kind of thing is not important."

"Alice, let's go!"

Before he finished speaking, Maher stood up impatiently and reached forward, trying to grab Elodie's wrist, completely ignoring Qingden beside him, as if he was nothing.

Although they had met once before, it was just a chance encounter. Qingden didn't understand the personality of the blond man... that is, Maher.

The only knowledge Qingden has about him currently comes from the various past events Elodie mentioned just now.

However, based on his words and deeds just now, Qingdeng has roughly figured out his character: he is a very strong character who speaks his mind in his own "world"!

Such people are often very offensive.

Or become a fringe element that is ostracized by everyone.

Or rely on this strong personality to do something incredible!

Maher's movement was sudden.

While he was still sitting upright on his front legs, his back legs reached out to grab Elodie's wrist.

However, Elodie is not the kind of weak woman who is powerless.

Elodie waved her hand to avoid Maher's grasp, and then flicked her hand again - with a pop, Maher's arm was bounced away.

Facing the other party's astonished gaze, Elodie loudly said:

"Father, please go back!"

"I'm very happy and happy here."

"I don't want to go with you, and I won't go with you."

"My determination has been made and I will never change it."

"I hope you can understand me!"

Elodie's words were quite concise.

Express your feelings directly without saying any nonsense.

Maher looked at Elodie blankly.

Judging from her appearance, he probably didn't expect that his daughter, who once obeyed him, would say such a thing.

After a brief moment of astonishment, he gritted his teeth, a look of sullenness appeared on his cheeks, and said sternly in French:

"Alice, what are you talking about? Happiness? Happiness? Will being the so-called head of the finance department make you happy?" (French)

Although Qingden was not proficient in French, just by listening to Maher's tone, he knew that the other party was angrily scolding Elodie.

Elodie knew that Qingteng's French level could only reach the level of "barely understandable", so she did not embarrass Qingteng, but continued to speak in Japanese:

"Father, I don't want to say any more unnecessary words."

"You can think whatever you want."

"I won't go with you anyway!"

At the end of his words, his tone revealed an extremely firm tone.

"..."

Maher lowered his eyelids, and his originally bright expression gradually turned into a terrifying cloud.

At this moment, Qingdeng silently interjected:

"... Mr. Orleans, as an outsider, I should not interfere in your family affairs."

"However, as Alice's swordsman, I have to say: Alice is not your property!"

"She has her own life."

"Whether it's the King of France or the King of England, you can be whatever king you want. These are your own affairs. Don't involve her."

"Let her go."

"Stop forcing your selfish desires on her!"

Qingdeng's passionate words shook the air around him.

While making impassioned speeches, he was always observing the other party's every move and secretly accumulating strength, ready to respond to any emergencies.

Both master and apprentice were waiting for each other's reaction.

Qingden was prepared for the other party to be angry or furious.

Unexpectedly... Maher's next move was completely unexpected.

"...In that case, please allow me to take my leave."

He lowered his head as he spoke, bowed very politely, then stood up and prepared to leave.

At this moment, the master and apprentice were really unexpected...

When Qingdeng saw this, he couldn't help but be stunned even though he had a strong mind.

Elodie also looked surprised.

But in the blink of an eye, she seemed to realize something, and a solemn look flashed in her eyes.

…

…

He left the living room, came to the entrance, and strode away under the watch of the master and apprentice - he came suddenly and left in a hurry. In this way, Maher drifted away and finally disappeared on a distant street corner.

——What is going on?

Even now, Qingdeng has not been able to relax.

In his imagination, the "script" should look like this——

After being attacked by him, Maher became angry and yelled, "What do you know, you, an outsider?" and then threw an angry punch.

Judging from his body shape, Maher must be a person who exercises regularly on weekdays, and his combat effectiveness is not too weak.

But no matter how strong he is, he can't be Qingdeng's opponent.

In order to prevent his violent outburst from hurting anyone, Qingdeng has been secretly accumulating strength and making preparations quietly.

The moment he punched, Qingden caught his punch gracefully, and then used his well-honed Jiu-Jitsu skills to slam him to the ground, using physical means to restore his composure.

In the end, Qingdeng and Elodie worked together to launch a "talking offensive", using emotion and reason to successfully persuade the other party to make concessions.

The above is the "script" that Qingteng envisioned.

He thought very well, but he didn't expect...the other party didn't play according to the routine at all!

Not to mention punching someone, the other person would just slap their butt and leave without even saying a few words.

In this way, Qingdeng suddenly felt helpless as if he had "hit the cotton with one punch".

At this moment, Elodie suddenly said:

"...Master, don't be careless."

Elodie said, her face darkened and her expression solemn.

"Do you know what is the scariest thing about my father?"

"That's 'perfect rationality.'"

"Being motivated and angry... these things will never happen to my father."

"Whether he treats people or things, he only pursues efficiency and benefits, and doesn't care about anything else."

"No matter what kind of problem or dilemma he faces, he will choose the most efficient and profitable option."

"He is just like a machine, without any extra emotions."

"In order to achieve his goal, he is willing to accept pain and humiliation that are unbearable in the eyes of others."

“In a word, he takes ‘flexibility and flexibility’ to the extreme.”

"In my opinion...his sudden departure is just the product of 'pursuing interests'."

"He must have felt that he could no longer take me away with just his words."

"If you try to grab it head-on, let alone me, just as the master, you can make him walk around without food."

"Therefore, after considering all the hidden dangers, he decided to 'step aside for the time being' and leave first, and then make long-term plans."

Qingdeng listened quietly.

After Elodie finished speaking, he raised his eyes again and looked straight in the direction where Maher had just left, his eyes deep.

Elodie is the other party's biological daughter, so what she just said is naturally very credible.

The daughter he had been looking for for so long was right in front of him, but he chose to give up temporarily in a very short period of time... If Elodie's speculations were true, then Maher's character was really terrible!

"...There's something I really don't understand."

Elodie spoke up again.

She let out a long sigh, and then continued:

"What is the reason for my father to travel across the ocean to find me?"

"Honestly, it doesn't seem like something he would do."

"Crossing the sea by boat is very dangerous."

"If you do anything wrong, you will be buried in the belly of the fish..."

"In his eyes, is my life so important? Is it worth it for him to leave France and go to this small island country thousands of miles away?"

After Qingdeng heard this, he asked casually:

"Is it because your father really cares about you?"

"You are his only daughter and the only heir to the 'kingdom'."

"He has every reason to find you and snatch you back."

As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, Elodie shook her head:

"No, it's impossible."

"As I said just now, my father is a 'completely rational' person."

"He is definitely not the kind of person who would delay his restoration of the country because of his 'only daughter'."

"If he is afraid of losing the heir to the 'Kingdom', then he can give birth to a few more."

"He is in the prime of life and fully capable of raising a new child."

"He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would be reluctant to marry a new wife because he cares about his dead wife."

At this point, Elodie paused, her expression and tone revealing a bit of disappointment.

"I'm wondering...the reason why father came to Japan is actually for something else."

"This matter is quite important and completely worth the risk."

"As for 'finding my daughter', it's just a... incidental matter..."

After saying that, she lowered her head and looked at her toes, her expression becoming complicated and unspeakable.

…

…

Judi, somewhere in a courtyard——

Qingden asked Elodie, who was worried, to rest first.

Later, he came to this courtyard alone.

The area is not too big, the scenery is unremarkable... No matter from which angle you look at it, this is a courtyard without any characteristics.

Qingdeng moved to the center of the courtyard with an expressionless expression, and then clapped his hands twice.

Suddenly, a young man in simple clothes emerged from the bushes nearby and knelt down on one knee in front of Qingdeng.

"Innosuke, I have a task for you."

Qingdeng said to the young man coldly:

"To spy on a Western man named 'Mael de Orleans'."

"I've put 'Ten Mile Incense' on him in advance, so it shouldn't be difficult to track him."

"Be sure to succeed immediately and return safely."

The young man who was called "Tonosuke" said "yes", then got up and left quickly...

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