Great Swordsman Ke Xue.

Chapter 16 Chance Encounter
  A few days later, time came to November in a blink of an eye. The howling north wind whimpered through the girl's neck, making Xiaolan shiver.

Xiaolan was wearing a red coat with a fleece sweater underneath. The slightly thick clothing not only did not make her look bloated, but instead added a bit of girlishness.

Conan, who was following her, pouted and looked around helplessly, because if nothing else, under the leadership of Xiaolan, they took the wrong path, that is, they got lost in the forest.

"Conan, don't walk so fast!"

Conan curled his lips, thinking that he would die of cold if he didn't move faster.

And out of the corner of his eye, through the bushes in front, a corner of a luxurious villa appeared in his sight.

"Sister Xiaolan, sister Xiaolan, I found it!"

Xiaolan quickly followed Conan through the bushes, and all of a sudden, the world in front of them suddenly became clear.

The forest here ends here. The clearing ahead is full of traces of human intervention. A wooden suspension bridge hangs on two thick hemp ropes at both ends of the canyon. In the clearing opposite, surrounded by another forest, is A luxurious European classical villa.

In comparison, Kudo's house can really only be called a bungalow.

"Eh? That's that?!"

"what--!"

Xiaolan and Conan simultaneously noticed a figure on the suspension bridge covered in a gray-black cloak.

Hearing the sound, the cloaked man turned around. The bandage on his face immediately startled Xiaolan. Conan was also stunned on the spot, but the bandaged man took three steps and two steps at a time, crossed the suspension bridge in an instant, and disappeared into the forest behind the villa opposite. .

"Miss Mori, eh, Conan."

Shimizu Koji walked out of another part of the forest and looked up to see Conan and Xiaolan standing in front of the suspension bridge.

He had just heard a scream, and now it seemed that the words were undoubtedly coming from the girl named Mao Lilan, and Conan, yes, Mao Li, Shimizu Koji roughly understood the situation in front of him in no time.

"What happened?"

"Brother Qingshui? You, why are you here?"

"Shimizu-kun."

"Eh? Sister Xiaolan, do you guys know each other?"

Conan suddenly became alert. Something seemed to have happened in the school that he didn't know about!
  "Ah, yes." Xiaolan recovered from the fright, nodded, and explained: "Sonoko invited Qingshui-kun to come. I didn't expect that we just met here."

When Conan heard this, he was immediately relieved. It turned out that Sonoko had invited him. Looking at the face of Koji Shimizu, he probably knew it.

"A strange man with bandages all over his face."

Conan said to Shimizu Koji.

And a few minutes later, he said the same thing to Yuanzi who opened the door.

"Strange bandaged man?!"

Sonoko frowned, obviously not wanting to believe Conan's words, but seeing Xiaolan and Shimizu Koji as guarantees, she had no choice but to believe it.

But what's the big deal if you believe it? There are so many weirdos in Yoneka Town, and caring about so many people will overuse your brain.

"Hey, it's okay. It must be someone nearby. It doesn't matter. You should hurry in first. Everyone is waiting for you."

"Shimizu-kun, leave your luggage to me!"

"Uh." Shimizu Koji wanted to refuse, but Sonoko had already walked up with an eager look on his face, and his beautiful body just blocked the door.

Conan turned around and rolled his eyes, and Koji Shimizu simply complied with Sonoko's wish and handed her luggage.

In fact, it’s just a satchel.

"Hey, Xiaolan, have you finally arrived, huh? And that one -"

"Are you the swordsman genius Shimizu-kun that Sonoko mentioned?"

As soon as everyone changed into indoor slippers at the entrance, a young woman with narrowed eyes walked out of the side door of the front hall. And her target is directly at Koji Shimizu, the boy who Sonoko asked her many times today to pretend to be interested in kendo.

"I am Suzuki Ayako, Sonoko's sister."

"Kouji Shimizu, who is currently studying in Class B of the first grade of Teidan High School, was invited by Miss Sonoko and took the liberty to come and disturb her."

"Ara, Qingshui-kun is so polite. In fact, it was Sonoko who invited you here because he knew I was interested in kendo. I am also very happy to meet Qingshui-kun."

Shimizu Koji was immediately pulled into a conversation by Suzuki Ayako. Seeing this, Sonoko pulled Xiaolan's arm and pointed to the stairs.

She whispered: "Xiaolan, your room is on the second floor. You go and put your luggage first. I'll wait for you here."

After watching Xiaolan go upstairs, Sonoko turned around and saw that her sister had successfully brought Shimizu Koji to sit on the sofa in the living room and chatted. At this moment, everyone else was resting upstairs. This was her best chance. !

However, facing Koji Shimizu, who had been mentally prepared before coming, Sonoko was still unable to enhance her friendship with Koji Shimizu through chatting, even though Ayako was assisting him.

During this period, there were a few screams from upstairs, and it was Xiaolan's voice, but it didn't seem to be anything serious.

"Well, Shimizu-kun, I am very interested in your swordsmanship, but unfortunately I don't have the chance to see it today. However, as Sonoko's sister, I would like to ask you to help me protect her safety today, is that okay?"

"There are still wild animals in the nearby forest. If they want to go out at night, the safety of the garden depends on you."

Sonoko went up to call for help and was about to eat. In the last moment, Suzuki Ayako smiled and took the opportunity to ask Shimizu Koji to take care of Sonoko.

But even though her words and attitude were somewhat ambiguous, Shimizu Koji still nodded and agreed.

He is upright, and as long as he doesn't care about the details, there will be no unpleasantness in getting along with him. He is here simply for a vacation, or to repay a debt of gratitude in some sense, and to protect the safety of the garden, which is what he should do. Moreover, where is the need for protection?

Before Koji Shimizu came in, he noticed that there were some people around the villa who seemed to be watching secretly. If nothing else, they were the security personnel of the Suzuki family.

Soon, several tenants upstairs, Suzuki Ayako's classmates, three men and one woman in total, as well as Xiaolan and Conan, were led by Sonoko to the restaurant.

Shimizu Koji and Suzuki Ayako had been sitting here for a long time. Everyone entered the room. After the Suzuki sisters brought the prepared dinner to the table, Ayako began to introduce them to each other.

"Let me start next to you, Ran. This is Masaru Ohta, who is in charge of our university's film club."

Ota Katsu is a long-haired man with a relatively handsome appearance. He wears a hairband around his head. He is smoking a cigarette at this time. However, unexpectedly, he did not cause any dissatisfaction from the women at the table. After Ayako introduced him, he just nodded casually. Oh, it’s considered a greeting.

"Next to Brother Ota is Hiroki Kakutani, who is in charge of photography."

"This is Ryoichi Takahashi who is in charge of the props."

"And the last one is the director and scriptwriter Chikako Ikeda, who is also a great writer today."

Before Suzuki Ayako finished speaking, Sonoko stood up with a smile and walked behind her, "Alala, Miss Chikako is not the last one."

At this time, Chikako Ikeda, who was originally left by Suzuki Ayako for the finale introduction, frowned and glared at Sonoko without concealing it, but didn't say anything.

"Hehe, let me introduce to you. This person is responsible for the makeup and costume work of the actors, and is currently looking for a candidate for marriage. My dear sister Suzuki Ayako~"

Sonoko's words made several people present laugh, and Suzuki Ayako smiled and cast a slightly resentful look at her.

Suzuki Ayako didn't show any shyness. This is probably the difference between mature women who are about to get married and young girls like Sonoko Ran.

A dinner can be regarded as a good time for the host and the guest, at least that's what Koji Shimizu thinks.

He was like an outsider. He didn't care what others were talking about, but he still smiled and nodded to the Suzuki sisters, who were the hosts. But as long as no one talked to him, he wouldn't say a word and concentrated on the food on the table. .

During this period, the female writer Ikeda Chikako lost her temper because Suzuki Ayako suddenly mentioned a dead girl in their club.

Koji Shimizu noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere at the dinner table at that time, but he vaguely felt that Suzuki Ayako seemed to have mentioned that incident intentionally, and Chikako Ikeda was also very assertive. If other people and Xiaolan hadn't persuaded him, he felt that the woman would even plan to Flip the table, in a physical sense.

But what does it have to do with him? After eating and drinking, it started to rain outside, so he went back to his room.

　The previous settings have been slightly changed. Koji's [Crimson Eye] has been changed to [One Magatama Sharingan]. It will evolve in the future, but it will not be like the original, so please don't worry.

　　
  　
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