I formed the strongest swordsman group

After seeing Aoto smash Ogiwara's porcelain bowl, Kondo Isamu on the high platform immediately stood up, raised the military accessories in his hand high, and shouted:

"White, win!"

"Ohhhhhhhhhh-!"

The White team members cheered in unison, and the sound waves like a roaring mountain and a tsunami rushed into the sky.

The red team members, led by Hijikata Toshizo, all showed depressed expressions.

However, despite regrets and unwillingness, they did not do anything out of the ordinary.

Even Hijikata Toshizo, who had always had a bad temper, just sighed and scratched his scalp.

There were vicious incidents on the field where the results were not acknowledged or the winners were treated coldly.

In the final analysis, this is just a friendly match with a more entertaining nature.

What's more, the opponents they faced were the two monsters Aomori and Souji.

Therefore, even if you lose, you will not feel a strong sense of frustration.

"Did you lose...hahahahahaha!"

Ogiwara Zha touched his forehead, which was empty except for a red cloth band, while letting out a free and happy laugh.

"Ayong, well done! With such strength, you are the well-deserved fourth-generation head of the Natural Rishin-ryu clan!"

"Thanks for the compliment, but I am Juqingdeng."

The red team soldier on the side corrected quickly:

"Ogiwara-senpai! This is not the junior master! The junior master is over there! This is Tachibana Aoden!"

"Huh? Isn't this A Yong?"

The old man returned to his sleepwalking look.

At this time, Qingdeng's side heard a call coming from far to near at a very fast speed:

"Tachibana-kun!"

Qingden turned his head subconsciously - before his eyes could focus, his vision was blocked by something.

The chief executive rushed to Qingdeng, jumped lightly, wrapped his arms skillfully around his neck, and hung his whole body on his body like a koala with his two little feet hanging in the air.

"Playing this again..."

Qingto smiled helplessly, then put his backhand around Souji's back, and using the momentum of Souji's attack, he used his heels as the axis to hold Souji and spin in a circle.

The boss really likes this game.

Whenever she was in a good mood, she would always jump up, hug Qingdeng's neck, and then ask Qingdeng to hold her and spin, preferably with a strength that would make her feet float.

Although today's "red and white battle" is an easy game of abuse for both Qingdeng and Souji.

But in any case, this is also a battle that requires fast running and wielding the sword in the palm, and it will still consume some energy and sweat a little.

The general manager at this time was naturally covered in sweat.

However, this is probably the so-called "love house and bird".

If the person covered in sweat were Kondo Isamu, Hijikata Toizo and others, Aoto would have stayed away from them.

But if the target is Souji, Sanako, and Kinoshita Mai, that's a different matter.

Qingto not only did not dislike the smell of Souji's sweat, but actually wanted to smell it for a while longer.

He silently hugged the beauty in his arms tighter.

Even though Souji's upper body was wrapped in a thick bear wrap, Aomori could still clearly feel it.

Under the dual stimulation of smell and perception, he couldn't help but become distracted.

The general manager saw through his little thoughts.

She gave Qingdeng an angry look, and then said coquettishly in a volume that only the two of them could hear:

"Dirty... thinking about that kind of thing again..."

"Xiao Si, is it okay tonight?"

Qing Deng asked solemnly.

"We'll wait until the pain stops there...I went too far the day before yesterday. Every time I go to the toilet in the past two days, I feel a faint pain there."

After saying that, Souji rubbed his butt quietly and without any trace.

At this time, she suddenly shivered, then hurriedly released her arms around Qingdeng's neck, and climbed down from Qingdeng's body.

Seeing this, Qingdeng asked puzzledly:

"Xiao Si, what's the matter?"

"I can feel their gaze..."

As he spoke, Souji shuddered several times and his shoulders tightened together.

When Qingdeng heard the words, he immediately showed a clear expression.

"There is still a long way to go to build a big, happy family..."

While sighing softly, he turned to look at the auditorium where the two women were sitting, with a helpless and wry smile on his face.

…

In the audience——

"Tsk... Finally separated..."

The moment she saw Qingto and Souji hugging each other tightly, Sanako's eyebrows immediately knitted together, and her cheeks were filled with dark clouds.

Judging from her frightening appearance that seemed about to jump into a rage at any moment... If the chief executive hadn't wisely stayed away from Qingdeng, she would probably end up directly and break the two apart with her own hands.

As for the girl in red on the other side who is more emotional and has a more sensitive personality... her reaction was even more violent.

"Uh...Miss Wu, Wu?"

Elodie swallowed hard, her petite body trembling, and she looked at her best friend next to her with fear on her face.

I saw Kinoshita Mai's eyes wide open as if covered with a layer of black mist, her eyes fixed on the Souji in the distance, and she muttered something.

"Okita Tsukasa...that's it...I see...very good...I understand...that's what you mean...in public with Aintome and me...after that annoying Sanako Chiba After that, will you also do this... Humph, I know you are not a fuel-efficient lamp... On the surface, you always look harmless to humans and animals, but in fact, there are many swords and halberds... Everyone, they all like it so much Are you in heat in public...? Do you really like to bully me who is afraid of strangers and dare not do anything drastic in public...?"

Because the volume was too low and the speed of speech was too fast, even he himself could not hear clearly what he was saying.

Elodie, who was innocent and simple, didn't understand what was going on with Mai Kinoshita, but she instinctively felt that the state she was in should not be ignored!

"Miss Dance? Miss Dance?"

She grabbed Kinoshita Mai's shoulders and shook her hard.

…

Compared with the two women's frivolous behavior... At the same time, in another part of the auditorium, a solemn atmosphere floated in the air.

Michizaburo Chiba, the talented swordsman who succeeded the second generation head of the Beichen Ittoryu clan at the age of only twenty, stared thoughtfully at Aoshito on the field.

After a while, he breathed a long sigh of relief and murmured softly with an ups and downs of heartbeat:

"Tachibana-kun and Okita-kun...ah, no, it should be said that the people in the trial defense hall have become much stronger."

Chiba Nobuyoshi, who was sitting next to him and heard his emotion, nodded slightly in agreement.

Chiba Dosaburo added:

"The Trial Guard Hall has ushered in an unprecedented and glorious generation. In the hands of Isamu Kondo, the Natural Rishin-ryu may really create something unprecedented..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Chiba Nobuyoshi say in a decisive tone:

"That is impossible."

Before the other party could react, Chiba Nobuyoshi continued the words expressionlessly:

"Dosaburo, have you forgotten? Now is...not the era of swords."

After finishing speaking, a hint of loneliness flashed in his eyes.

Chiba Dosaburo's pupils shrank slightly.

Immediately afterwards, a similar look of loneliness appeared in the depths of his eyes.

"...Yeah, that's true."

Perhaps because he didn’t want to talk more about this heavy topic, Chiba Michizaburo changed his words slightly stiffly:

"Looking back at the past, I was able to suppress all the swordsmen in the Imperial Guard Hall, including Ayoto, without any effort, but now... not to mention Tachibana-kun, just a chief commander is enough to make him... I suffered a lot.”

At this time, he seemed to recall something and paused in his words.

It wasn't until Er that he spoke again:

"Uncle, do you think the current Mr. Ju is stronger or weaker than Brother Rong...?"

After Chiba Dingji thought for a moment, he said softly:

"Eijiro should still have the slight upper hand. However, it is only a 'slightly' advantage. Tachibana-kun has infinite potential, and his potential is only above Eijiro, not below him. If they really open up the battle, The earth and the earth are fighting with all their strength... It’s hard to say who will win and who will lose.”

Chiba Dosaburo heard this and laughed dumbly:

"In other words... Mr. Tachibana now has the qualifications to be the 'strongest in Edo', right?"

Chiba Nobuyoshi showed a noncommittal smile.

At this time, Chiba Dosaburo changed into a joking tone:

"The family is truly lucky to have such an excellent son-in-law as Mr. Ju."

His words... really hit Chiba Nobuyoshi's heart!

"Ha ha ha ha."

He laughed with great pleasure.

The smile on his old face was a little more proud and smug.

At the same time, he raised his gaze - his eyes clearly reflected Qingdeng's figure - and there was a bit more kindness in his eyes like an old father.

Even a world-famous swordsman would be very happy that his precious daughter has found a good home.

Since the story of "Aoto and Sanako kissing in the street" spread throughout Edo, all members of the Chiba family have designated Aoto as their family's son-in-law - no one has any objections.

Qingdeng's current social status is no longer the same as before.

If Aonto is still the same Machichi Doshin as he was before, then his marriage with Sanako is undoubtedly an out-of-the-way high-achieving job.

And now, their union is still a high climber - but this time the high climber is no longer Qingden, but Sanako.

Although the Chiba family is the number one martial arts family in Japan at the moment, in feudal society, the people with the strongest backbone have to be officials.

An unparalleled swordsman genius, a powerful "Minister of the Military Aircraft Department"... even though Sanako was blessed with numerous dazzling auras, he was still a head above the rest in front of Qingden, who possessed these two identities.

The younger generation of the Chiba family all have a good relationship with Qingto.

As Sanako's biological father, Chiba Nobuyoshi also admires Aonto very much.

Therefore, whether it is rationally or emotionally, they are very happy to see Qingden and Sanako become a couple.

In the present, and in the foreseeable future, they should not be able to find a youth of the right age who is more suitable for Sanako than Qingdeng.

"Speaking of which, why are Tachibana-kun and Sanako still not married? They were already very close a year ago, right?"

"About this...I'm also very confused."

Chiba Dingji smiled bitterly.

"I also approached them privately and asked them when they planned to hold the wedding, but they were all evasive."

"Forget it, I don't want to interfere with young people's affairs."

"As long as Tachibana-kun doesn't treat Sanako badly, I have nothing to say."

"However... although I don't want to interfere in Sanako's life, if possible, I still want to hold her child as soon as possible."

"To be honest, I have already made enough preparations to hold a wedding banquet at any time. Everything is ready, all I need is the east wind."

Michizaburo Chiba smiled:

"Our Sanako is the 'No. 1 Beauty in Edo', and Qingdeng is also a good-looking talent. Both of them are both talented and beautiful. The offspring they will give birth to after their union will definitely be excellent."

"I'm only worried about one problem right now - once a man has money and power, it's easy for him to learn bad things. I just hope Mr. Tachibana doesn't go astray."

Chiba Sadayoshi smiled meaningfully.

"Dosaburo, you don't have to worry about this."

"Ji Jun is definitely not that kind of ruthless and unjust person."

"If he really goes astray, I will fulfill my duty as an elder as soon as possible and properly advise Qingdeng."

"If language is invalid...with me, Eijiro, you, Shigetaro, and Tomon Shirou—the five of us go up together, can't we teach Tachibana-kun a lesson?"

Chiba Dosaburo nodded.

"Well, that's true."

…

Chiba Jutaro, who has excellent hearing, could clearly hear every word of the conversation between his father and his third cousin.

At this moment, he lowered his head involuntarily, sweat broke out on his forehead, and a guilty expression appeared on his face...

The reason why Qingdeng did not marry Sanako for a long time was because he wanted to hold an unprecedented grand wedding of "marrying three wives at the same time"—a major reason why Chiba Shigetaro did not want to reveal the truth to his family members. The reason is that he can't imagine what a terrifying expression his father, who is looking forward to Qingdeng and Sanako's marriage, will show after knowing Qingdeng's "ambition"...

…

…

That night--

Edo, Fujiwara House——

"Do you know how this scar on my stomach came about? When I was still in the middle of the Iyo Matsuyama domain, some bastard said that I was a 'little official who didn't even know the etiquette of seppuku'. I was furious However, I decided to show him seppuku on the spot, and you see! These are the scars left after the seppuku!"

[Note·Middle: Servant of the Wu family. 】

Hijikata Toshizo shouted impatiently:

"Sanosuke, are you done yet? Every time there is a banquet, you have to tell the story of your seppuku. Aren't you tired of telling it?"

In order to celebrate the successful conclusion of today's succession ceremony, Shusuke Kondo spent his capital and laid out a luxurious dinner at Fujiwara House, which is a well-known top izakaya in Edo.

All the core members of the Trial Guard Hall were present.

As the atmosphere became more and more lively, scenes and "programs" that were bound to appear at every banquet gradually appeared.

Sanosuke Harada is once again boasting about his glorious past of "having seppuku but not dying".

Nagakura Shinpachi, who was drunk, performed a "dance" with no skills and only emotion in public.

Saito ate quietly without making a sound.

Hijikata Suomi skillfully seduces the waitress.

The chief executive who is greedy for drinking but has a poor capacity for alcohol fell into a chaotic state of half drunk and half awake.

"Hey, Okita-kun? Are you okay? Are you still awake?"

Sitting shoulder to shoulder with the chief executive, Qing Deng stretched out his hand and shook it in front of him.

The two people who are getting closer to each other, whether it is the sense of distance or tacit understanding, have greatly improved compared to before.

Now, in private, Qingdeng no longer refers to the general secretary as "Miss Okita", but instead, like Hikaru Okita, he changes his name to "Xiaosi".

Of course, in public, in order to continue to hide the real gender of the chief executive, he will still call her "Okita-kun".

"Uh...uh...huh?"

The grunting chief director opened his eyes unhurriedly, and glanced at Qing Deng.

"Huh...? How come there are 12 Tachibana Lords..."

"Okay, it's none of your business. Go to sleep."

Qingdeng didn't talk nonsense, he directly and half-forcibly pressed the chief executive on the ground, then took off the feathers on his body, wrapped them into a ball, and made a pillow for the chief executive.

Just as Qingdeng sat down again in front of the dining table, ready to continue eating, he suddenly discovered: Isamu Kondo, who was sitting in the main seat, was a little... weird.

I saw him pursing his lips, and there seemed to be thousands of thoughts hidden in the depths of his eyes, with a strange look of wanting to be happy, but not being happy.

Suddenly, he turned sideways, said something to Shusuke Kondo next to him, and then got up and left the table.

Qingdeng's eyes followed him until his back was blocked by the gently closed sliding door.

Looking at the direction in which Isamu Kondo left, Qingdeng blinked.

After a while, he put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, pretended to go to the toilet, and walked out of the banquet hall quickly.

Just before Qingdeng left, someone silently adjusted the clothes on his body, and stood up slowly...

…

Isamu Kondo strode down the empty corridor, and the corridor was creaked.

Suddenly, an energetic call came from behind him.

"Kondo-kun!"

Isamu Kondo was stunned, stopped in his tracks, and turned his head to look back.

"Tachibana-kun?"

Qingdeng strode to catch up with Isamu Kondo, and then asked directly:

"Kondo-kun, what's wrong with you? Today is your big day, why do you look so depressed?"

"Uh... this... um..."

Probably because he didn't expect that his strangeness would be discovered by others, Kondo Isamu turned his head and looked around awkwardly, scratching his hair helplessly.

Before he could speak...

"Ju, you are indeed here to chase Ah Sheng too."

Not only Isamu Kondo, but also Aoto was shocked by this "uninvited sound".

The two of them looked at Hijikata Toshizo, who was walking straight towards them with a leisurely pace, carrying a bottle of sake.

"Ah Sui? Why are you here too?"

Hijikata Toshizo sneered.

"A Sheng, who do you think I am? Based on our friendship, if you lift your butt, I will know what you are going to do."

Toshizo Hijikata leaned against the window next to him, unscrewing the sake in his hand, looking out at the scenery outside the window, and asked in a tone of neither sadness nor joy:

"Tell me, why do you keep putting on such an ugly, dead face? Don't you want to inherit the position of head of the natural Rishin-ryu clan?"

As soon as Hijikata finished speaking, Kondo said quickly without hesitation:

"How is that possible! It has always been my dream to carry forward the natural flow of mind! I am too happy to succeed in inheriting my father's mantle!"

Qingdeng took over the conversation:

"Then why do you look unhappy when you should be smiling? There must be a reason for this?"

"A Sui, Mr. Ju, I'm just... just... just..."

After "just" for a while, Isamu Kondo finally let out a long sigh as if he had given up struggling.

"I just... feel a little lost..."

Hijikata shook his eyebrows.

"Confused? What are you confused about?"

"...A Sui, Mr. Ju, I believe you should have realized it to some extent, right? We are now living in a hundred years... no! A world of great conflict that is rare in a thousand years!"

Hearing Kondo's words, both Aidou and Hijikata's facial expressions changed.

Hijikata frowned.

Qingden lowered his eyelids.

Although Kondo's words had just started, Qingdeng already guessed what he wanted to say next.

What the other party said next was just as expected.

"The authority of the shogunate plummeted."

"Choshu, Satsuma, Tosa, Hizen and other feudal clans of Nishikuni are ready to move."

"Besides, there is also Xiyi who is watching."

"The Gyeonggi area is already filled with clouds of war."

"You never know when this country will return to the Warring States Period three hundred years ago."

"This is...a good time to make a career!"

Having said this, Kondo clenched his fists bravely, his eyes bursting with fiery light.

"As long as you dare to fight hard... as long as you can seize the opportunity... let alone being promoted to the royal family and the banner! It is not impossible to become the lord of a country and a city, and become a daimyo with hundreds of thousands of stone fiefs thing!"

"As early as 2 years ago, when Mr. Ito came to our trial for the first time, I was deeply moved by what he said!"

As he spoke, Isamu Kondo turned around, faced the window on his left, and put his hand on the window edge.

In the depths of his eyes staring at the night sky, there seemed to be some kind of melancholy emotion hidden.

"Lately, I have been asking myself this: Is it really okay to just stay in Edo and spend my life as a leader of a school and a master of a dojo?"

Qingden and Hijikata looked at each other, eye to eye.

Silent for a long time.

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Book friends who have forgotten the plot related to Ito Daizo can review Chapter 132 of Volume 2, "Aoden's waist strength is enhanced at an epic level!" The Thoughts of Respecting the King and Resisting the Barbarians".

This chapter can be regarded as paving the way for the subsequent "Kyoto Chapter"~

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