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Chapter 759: Komugi Goro, long time no see! [4800]

"Eh? Tachibana-kun?"

Qing Deng discovered Ating, and Ating discovered Qing Deng at the same time.

The two of them stared at each other in amazement, their eyes wide open.

At this time, Mai Kinoshita brought a large stone from somewhere.

She stepped on the stone and finally reached the same height as Qing Deng.

She stood close to Qing Deng and stuck her head out from the earth wall.

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

"Ah! Aunt Machi!"

Mai Kinoshita has a very good relationship with the Komuki couple, and they are almost like family.

Therefore, not surprisingly, when seeing the sudden appearance of Kinoshita Mai, A-Machi's eyes lit up:
"Awu! You are here too!"

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

"Master! Miss Wu!"

Instantly, the pair of clear sky-blue eyes burst into brilliant light.

The emotions contained in these eyes are very complicated.

There was surprise, confusion, resentment... Of course, the most obvious and overwhelming emotions were undoubtedly joy and excitement.

I have no time to practice sword skills or anything like that.

She held the bamboo sword upside down in her hand and took two steps at a time to move to Qing Deng's side... or to be more precise, she moved to the base of the earth wall and tried to raise her toes.

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

Qing Deng didn't have time to answer.

He looked at Ating, and then looked at Elodie in front of him.

——How come they are together?
One is a little Lolita from France.

One was the proprietress of a Japanese confectionery shop whom I had met several times.

Qing Deng just couldn't connect these two people together.

——Since you have seen Mrs. Gu Mu, then her husband...

As soon as he thought of this, Qing Deng heard a familiar male voice:

"A-Ming, are there guests coming? Why are they making so much noise?"

There were footsteps coming from the house behind Ating.

In a short while, a middle-aged man walked out of the house slowly, came to the corridor connecting to the courtyard, and appeared in front of Qing Deng and others.

At a glance, he is just an ordinary middle-aged man with nothing special about him except his height (1 meters).

But if you look closely, you can find that he has a particularly striking and unforgettable appearance feature - his right arm is charred black like charcoal.

"what?"

The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows, and then, like Ating just now, he looked at Qingdeng outside the earth wall with a look of surprise, and their eyes met.

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

Qingdeng was the first to say hello.

The middle-aged man... that is, Komaki Goro, smiled and said:
"Well, it's been a long time indeed."

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

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

Qing Deng and his companions, along with the Gu Mu couple, sat on both sides of the soup pot.

The former sat on the east side of the soup pot, Qing Deng was in the middle, and Kinoshita Mai and Elodie were on the left and right.

As for the latter, he was sitting on the west side of the soup pot - Komuki Goro happened to be sitting right opposite Qing Deng.

"Come, have some tea. I'm really good at making tea, so please enjoy it carefully!"

A-Ming held the tea tray and brought hot tea equal to the number of people, and then distributed cups one by one to Qing Deng and others.

"Thank you."

The blonde loli bowed slightly and thanked him very politely.

Qing Deng glanced at Elodie involuntarily with surprise, thinking to himself:
After not seeing her for a while, she has grown a lot.

Elodie stood straight with her hands respectfully placed on her legs.

There is no sense of stiffness in the raised head, and the lines from the chin to the collarbone are extremely graceful.

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

Her aura is that of a Yamato Nadeshiko.

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

Her waist-length, slightly curly blonde hair was tied into a neat high ponytail, and she was wearing a kendo uniform that was white on top and yellow on the bottom.

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

For example, Sanako loves to wear kendo uniforms with blue hakama.

I don’t know where Elodi got this set of “Yellow Hakama Kendo Uniform” from.

To be honest, apart from her facial features and hair color, Elodie is now basically no different from a native Japanese.

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

Many people around Qing Deng's Japanese proficiency is far inferior to Elodie's.

Take Mai Kinoshita for example. She grew up in Osaka, so her accent always has a hint of Osaka flavor.

Because he hadn't seen this little disciple for a long time, Qing Deng couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

At this time, he suddenly discovered something -

——Huh... Elodie's height... why is it still the same?
Qing Deng was stunned for a moment, and his expression became strange.

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

But in the end...some parts of her body strangely stopped growing!

For example: her height.

Elodie's current height is exactly the same as when Qing Deng first met her! There is no difference! Still the same height, still just over 1 meters (42 meters)!
For example, her face.

Although he is almost an adult, he still has a... very girlish face.

She didn't grow taller, and her face didn't change, but the strange thing was... the rest of her body was developing normally.

Qing Deng couldn't see clearly because he was wearing a fluffy kendo uniform.

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

——You are indeed good friends, you have the same “growth style”.

——Both of them have “short bodies and unchanged faces, as all nutrition is concentrated in specific places”.

Thinking of this, Qing Deng subconsciously moved his gaze 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 moment.

"..."

Although she didn't know why Qing Deng suddenly looked at her, her intuition told her that Qing Deng must be thinking about something very rude!
So, Kinoshita Mai lowered her eyelids, squinted her eyes, and "returned" Qing Deng with a sidelong glance as if she was "staring back".

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

As soon as the tea took a sip, the lingering fragrance lingered between Qingdeng's teeth for a long time.

Qing Deng blinked and thought: It seems that what Ating just said, "I am good at making tea", was not bragging.

Since the beginning, no one has spoken, and the hall is extremely quiet.

It would be awkward if the silence continued like this.

So, Qing Deng took the initiative to speak:

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

Komaki 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 was the home of the Gu Mu couple.

In this way, it is only natural that this couple would appear here.

"Ah? Aunt Machi, so you guys live here?"

Mai Kinoshita was stunned on the spot.

It is not difficult to see that, like Qing Deng, she did not realize until this time that this slightly old house was actually the home of the Gu Mu couple.

Qing Deng looked at Kinoshita Mai helplessly.

"Awu, it's fine for me, but how come you don't even know the address of the Gu Mu couple?"

Aren't you very close to the Gu Mu couple? Qing Deng almost asked this question. Facing Qing Deng's question, Kinoshita Mai laughed awkwardly:
"I only know that they live in Kyoto, but I don't know their exact address..."

In order to save face, she tried hard to make amends:
"Isn't this normal? Not everyone can remember the specific addresses 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 to each other now."

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

After Elodie's enlightenment, Qing Deng realized belatedly: Yes! The new house of the Angouleme family is right next door not far from here!
This place is located in the suburbs of Kyoto, where the houses are relatively sparse and the buildings are far less dense than in the town, so Qing Deng didn't think about it for a while.

Elodie continued:

"Mr. Gu Mu and Mrs. Gu Mu are both very kind people!"

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

"Due to lack of guidance, my swordsmanship has become much less advanced."

"After Madam Gu Mu learned about this, she taught me swordsmanship herself."

"Mr. Gu Mu would occasionally give me some pointers."

"I've been coming to their house almost every day to practice swordplay lately."

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

Suddenly, Qing Deng felt a look of resentment and anger...

Why did Elodie's swordsmanship become rusty?
Why did she lack sword instruction?

Where had her swordsmanship master gone?

Fortunately, at this moment, Mai Kinoshita asked a question to Atachi, easing the awkward atmosphere lingering around Qing Deng.

"Aunt Machi, you actually know swordsmanship?"

Kinoshita Mai showed a shocked expression without any falseness...it was as if they had just met each other for the first time.

Apparently, she really didn't know that Ating knew swordsmanship.

At this point, Qing Deng has confirmed that although Kinoshita Mai and the Komuki couple have a very good relationship, the former does not seem to know the latter very well...

Ating laughed heartily a few times:

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

"Although it's only at a mediocre level, it's more than enough to just give some pointers to the newcomers."

As soon as Atachi finished speaking, Komaki Goro echoed:

"Me too."

"In the world of swordsmanship, I am far from being an expert."

"However, teaching newcomers how to hold and swing a sword shouldn't be a problem."

After hearing this, Qing Deng nodded thoughtfully.

Qing Deng had no idea what level of swordsmanship the Gu Mu couple had.

However, he was sure of one thing - this couple had strong educational abilities!
When Elodie was practicing sword in the courtyard just now, Qingdeng saw all her movements.

Compared to the past, 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 credit of the Gu Mu couple.

Thinking of this, Qing Deng felt even more guilty.

——I am such an incompetent master...

At this time, Ating said again:
"Because we were neighbors, I could always see this child sitting on the porch with a lonely look on his face, staring at the sky in a daze."

"Besides being in a daze, she always does things that make me feel distressed."

"Or draw on the ground with a stick."

"Or you can play chess with yourself."

"Or I can just play karuta with myself."

"In short, just play some games that you can enjoy alone."

"Although she is not the only one in the family, she has a grandfather and a young maid, but they seem to be very busy and cannot accompany her often."

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

"So I hate to see children look lonely."

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

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

At this point, A-Ming gently held her cheeks with both hands, revealing an intoxicated expression.

"She's cute and has a good personality."

"There were many times when I wanted to hug her tightly in my arms."

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

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

At this moment, not only Qing Deng, but even Kinoshita Mai looked ashamed.

Aoto is busy—and so is Kinoshita Mai.

Since coming to Luo, she has met Elodie not much more often than Qingdeng.

As Elodie's closest friend in Japan, she couldn't even provide the most basic service of "accompanying" her... Mai Kinoshita naturally felt very uncomfortable.

A-machi was still putting on an "intoxicated face" - but she secretly turned her eyes to glance at Aoto and Kinoshita Mai opposite her.

After noticing that both of them looked ashamed, the corners of his lips slightly raised, outlining the arc of "the plan is working".

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

She fiddled with her hair at the temples in a daze, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

"A-Ting..."

Goro Komaki gave his wife a look that was half helpless, half reproachful.

Everyone present must be able to understand the actual intention of Ating's sudden words.

This is nothing more than a hint to Qing Deng and Kinoshita Mai: You usually ignore Elodie too much! Pay more attention to this little girl!
In order to improve the atmosphere, Komugi Goro coughed a few times, and then said slowly:
"Elody is indeed a good kid."

"Besides being pretty and polite, she's also very smart."

"I didn't expect that such a young girl could keep the account book so beautifully."

In an instant, Qing Deng's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Ledger?"

Because Qing Deng has been dealing with this thing all the time recently, he is now particularly sensitive to this word.

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

Although Komaki Goro didn't understand why Qing Deng reacted so strongly, he still nodded:

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

After saying that, he stood up and left, walking towards the inner room.

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

"Here, take it and have a look."

As he said this, he handed the account book to Qing Deng.

Qing Deng took it solemnly, then flipped it open casually -

"This is……?!"

In an instant...it was really in an instant, Qing Deng's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pinhole.

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

To be honest, Qing Deng really wanted to cry right now - this was what an account book was!
Not only does he have beautiful handwriting, but the data recorded in it is also concise and efficient, making it easy to understand at a glance!
That "Dajin Book" is really driving Qing Deng crazy!
There were all kinds of ugly words written inside... No! Those things were too ugly! They were so ugly that they couldn't even be called words, they were just ghost paintings!

Every time Qing Deng flipped through the "Dajin Book", he felt that he was not checking accounts, but more like doing archaeology - holding a magnifying glass, he repeatedly pondered what the words on these "patterns" were.

It’s just like a teacher marking homework - a page full of scribbles, it’s really tiring!
"Elody, did you write this account book?"

Qing Deng asked Elodie impatiently.

Elodie touched her head, her face blushing, as if she was embarrassed to admit it.

Komaki answered for her:
"That's right! This account book was made by Elodie!"

"When my husband and I first started teaching her swordsmanship, she said she didn't want to receive our favor for nothing, so she wanted to repay us 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 do the accounting.”

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I guess some words in the previous chapter triggered the system's review, so I was locked in the small black room. After manual review, it was found to be ok and was released.

Therefore, the previous chapter has not been deleted or modified, so you can read it with confidence!