I formed the strongest swordsman group

At this time, the Director-General raised his concerns.

"Even a fool like me can tell at a glance that you are deliberately squeezing out Qinghe Hachiro. In this case, he himself will definitely be able to see through your intentions immediately. Mr. Tachibana, you should be more cautious in the future. Be careful of the other party's revenge."

"Don't worry, since I dare to stand up to him, I'm not afraid of his revenge."

"As long as you know what's going on."

After saying that, Souji tilted his body and lay on his back, stretching his limbs on the tatami like a piece of soft plasticine.

When she was alone with Qingdeng, she could always relax regardless of her appearance - and so could Qingdeng.

"Speaking of which, is it really okay to make me the first team captain of the Battō Team?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Qingden stopped the brush in his hand and turned to look at Souji.

The director laughed a few times, "Ah ha ha ha".

"For me... this position is too heavy. I don't have the confidence to lead a team well."

"How could it be? You are the principal of the Imperial Academy. In terms of experience in managing others, you are no worse than anyone else."

The school leader of the dojo - similar to the squad leader of the dojo, is the leader of the apprentices.

The director-general did not look happy because of Qingteng's words of comfort, but instead looked even more sad.

"Having said that, 'leading my fellow disciples to practice swordsmanship' and 'leading the sergeants into battle to kill the enemy' are two different things."

"I can go straight into the enemy camp alone without hesitation."

"But if you ask me to lead a team of sergeants to charge into battle... I really can't do it."

"Besides, unlike you and Mr. Hijikata, I don't have the strong character to remain calm even if the world falls apart."

"Just being the captain is enough to make me anxious, let alone such an important team..."

"I'm not saying anything depressing either."

"I am very happy and honored that you are willing to hand over such an important team to me."

"But... you should leave the first team to others."

"As for me, I just want to be an ordinary sergeant."

"No matter what happens, let me lead a team that is not that important."

After saying that, the Souji turned his head to one side and waited for Qingto's reply with an anxious look on his face.

"..."

Qingdeng's expression was calm.

Without saying a word, he looked directly into Souji's eyes, making eye contact.

One party was silent for a long time, while the other party waited anxiously.

The silence of the former made the latter feel even more tortured.

Just when the director was about to shout, "Hey, don't be silent! Say something quickly!", the other party finally made a move.

He quietly withdrew his gaze and moved the brush in his hand again.

In this way, while continuing to write furiously, he asked in a neither salty nor bland tone:

"Xiao Si, do you know Han Gaozu of Tang Dynasty?"

There was a look of confusion on the Souji's eyebrows.

Although she didn't understand what it meant, she still nodded obediently.

"What about Ming Taizu of Tang Dynasty?"

She said angrily:

"I'm not Harada-kun! I've also read a little bit of books. Of course I know these historical celebrities!"

After receiving a positive reply from the Director-General, Qingdeng continued on his own:

"The Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty were both unparalleled heroes."

"Looking at their lives, we can find something worth pondering about them."

"The original team when they conquered the world...the fellows from Peixian County of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and the fellows of Huaixi County of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty all produced many extraordinary heroes."

"Xiao He and Li Shanchang are famous prime ministers who govern the country and bring peace to the country."

"Fan Kuai, Zhou Bo, Xia Houying, Chang Yuchun, Tang He and Feng Sheng are famous generals who are victorious in every battle."

"Among them, Cao Shen and Xu Da are fierce men who can bring peace to the world with their writing and use their horses to determine the world."

"However, if you examine the history books carefully, you will find that these magnificent heroes were just ordinary people before they followed the Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty and Taizu Ming Dynasty."

"Xiao He is the magistrate of Pei County."

"Cao Shen is a small official in charge of the prison."

"Fan Kuai is a butcher who kills dogs."

"Xia Houying is a servant who raises horses and drives carts for the county magistrate."

"Zhou Bo is an unknown person who makes a living by weaving silkworm-raising equipment."

"As for the Huaixi fellow villagers of Ming Taizu, let alone them."

"Li Shanchang, Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Tang He... these people are either scholars with unrecognized talents, or ordinary people at the bottom."

"In a peaceful and prosperous time, they would be nothing more than insignificant dust and ants."

"However, this group of humble people in Guizhou will all become pillars of the country who will go down in history."

"why is that?"

"Is it because the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty were both true dragon emperors, so God favored them? Not only did they endow them with extraordinary civil and military talents, but also gave their fellow villagers unparalleled talents?"

"Those pedantic people will definitely stubbornly think: This is fate."

"And I think this is the inevitable result."

"There is indeed such a kind of unique genius who leads the way in this world."

"It is true that talent is valuable, but 'experience' and 'stage' are equally important."

"If I hadn't met Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty."

"If I hadn't followed these two heroes through dangerous and desperate situations one after another."

"If we hadn't stepped from the small Peixian and Huaixi to the big stage called 'World'."

"Xiao He, Li Shanchang, Cao Shen, Xu Da and others are, after all, just a bunch of rabble with no great power."

"As long as there is enough experience and a suitable stage, no matter whether it is a low-level commoner without a good education or a weak woman, everyone has the opportunity to grow into a unique hero."

"Xiaoji, you said you don't have the confidence to lead a team well... Then I'll tell you the truth - to be honest, I don't have the confidence to lead the Shinsengumi well either."

As soon as Qingto finished speaking, Souji opened his eyes wide in surprise, his face full of disbelief.

Her expression and eyes seemed to say: Huh? Tachibana-kun, are you kidding me?

However, Qingdeng's serious expression told her: I am not joking.

"Although I have served as the squad leader of the Huo Fu Thieves Kai before, I have led soldiers and fought in battles."

"But commanding a force of hundreds of people... and it is a force that has never been trained before. This is the first time."

"Whether we can manage and build the Shinsengumi well...I'm not particularly confident."

"All I can do is to continue to be troubled and confused, and then continue to learn."

"Anyway - take your time."

At this point, Qingdeng had a peaceful smile on his face.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have confidence in yourself."

"Here's someone who also doesn't have confidence in himself."

"Let's support each other, work hard together, be overwhelmed together, keep improving together, and step onto a higher and bigger stage together."

"One day, we will all transform into dragons."

The general secretary stared blankly at Qingdeng's face and was silent for a long time.

After about 10 seconds, she slowly produced a voice:

"...Tachibana-kun, I discovered something."

"uh-huh?"

"I find that you are very suitable to be a lecturer at a school!"

I saw the director-general's eyes shining brightly, and he sat up with his two front paws... ah, no, two small hands supporting the tatami, his upper body and head leaning forward, looking at Qingden with an excited expression, like The Shiba Inu was so excited to see his master again after a long absence.

The two front pieces of the kimono were slightly separated under the influence of gravity... It was a pity that she was wearing a thick winter coat.

If she was wearing a thin yukata, then Qingnobo could already see the wonderful spring scenery...ah, no, it should still be invisible, after all, she always wore a thick bra wrap.

"Your mouth is not only eloquent when it comes to coaxing people, but it is also eloquent when it comes to comforting and teaching people!"

Judging from her immediate reaction, the depression in her heart should have dissipated a lot.

When Qingdeng saw this, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment. I'll just take it as your words to compliment me."

After finishing speaking, the brush in his hand stopped.

He held up the paper he had been writing on, blew on the wet ink, and then turned to look at Souji with a smile - a smile full of subtle meaning.

"Xiao Si, since you're here, just do me a little favor."

"Huh? A small favor?"

"There are a lot of letters, and I might not be able to handle them all by myself. So I would like to ask you to help me stuff these letters into the doors of various sword halls and martial arts schools in Edo."

"Believe? The various sword halls in Edo? The martial arts schools? Mr. Tachibana, what on earth are you talking about? Why am I getting more and more confused the more I listen?"

Facing the confused gaze of the chief executive, Qingden mysteriously handed the dry ink on the letter paper to the chief executive.

The director-general took the letter and read it quickly.

Suddenly, her expression was dominated by intense shock.

"This, this is?! Tachibana-kun, are you serious?"

She raised her gaze, a gaze full of surprise, as if she wanted to penetrate Qingdeng's body.

"Of course I'm serious."

As he spoke, he opened the small wooden cabinet next to his legs - and saw dozens of neatly packaged letters lying quietly inside...

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The next day, early morning——

Edo, Seigakukan——

"Haaaaah~"

The owner of the Seigakukan—Ichiro Nakamura—yawned widely and stretched while striding into his yard.

When the warm sunshine hit his body, he suddenly felt so comfortable that he shook his body several times with pleasure.

"The weather is nice today!"

Seigakukan - a swordsmanship hall that teaches Katori Shinto style. It is not big or small, with not many students but not many. It is a mid-level dojo that can be found everywhere in Edo City.

Apart from its long history, there is nothing that makes Seigakukan significantly better than other swordsmanship halls.

As the current owner of the Seigakukan, Ichiro Nakamura does not have the greedy ambition to "lift a three-foot sword and achieve unparalleled achievements", nor does he have a grand dream to develop the sword hall.

His goal in life is very simple - as long as he can run the sword hall passed down from his ancestors well and prevent it from closing! Let the whole family have food and clothing! If possible, marry a few more concubines!

If nothing else, he would have another very ordinary day today.

However, the wonderful thing about life is that you never know what will happen next second.

"Father! Father!"

The shouts of Nakamura Heisuke, the son of Nakamura Ichiro, suddenly came from far to near.

I saw him stumbling and running quickly to his father's side in a panic.

"Heisuke! What are you doing?!"

Nakamura Ichiro yelled.

"As a warrior, how can you be in a hurry? How can you behave properly? Since you are a warrior, you should..."

Before Nakamura Ichiro could start his long speech, Nakamura Heisuke took out an envelope from his arms and said:

"Father! Look at this!"

"Huh? What is this?"

"I just found this from the gap in the door of the sword hall!"

"The crack in the door? Humph, it turns out to be a challenge!"

A letter was stuffed under the door of the sword hall—the only possibility Nakamura Ichiro could think of was a letter of challenge.

Putting a challenge letter under the door of the sword hall and agreeing on a time and time to come to the sword hall to kick the sword - this was one of the most common patterns of kicking the sword hall in the Edo period.

"It's just someone coming to play! Why panic!"

"Heisuke, you still need some training!"

"No matter who the challenger is, we should face it calmly!"

Ichiro Nakamura educated his son with dignity while taking the challenge letter from his hand.

"Father! No, no!"

Nakamura Heisuke looked like he was about to cry without tears.

"The reason why I am like this is not because 'someone comes to play', but, rather, this person who comes to play..."

He was about to explain.

However, there was no need to explain—Ichiro Nakamura had already seen the front of the envelope.

Because Heisuke Nakamura delivered the letter with the back facing up, Ichiro Nakamura could only see the white back of the envelope.

When he turned the envelope over, he saw the whole letter clearly.

On the front of the envelope, three big words were written in the center: Challenge.

--snort! Sure enough, I came here to play!

Nakamura Ichiro sneered, then turned his eyes sideways, intending to see who the letter writer was.

I saw that in the small left corner of the three big characters "Challenge", there was written a name that was very familiar to every Edo person.

Ju Qingden - this is what it says.

In an instant... really in an instant, Nakamura Ichiro's expression froze.

Then, the scope of the stiffness continued to expand.

It expands from the expression to the neck, then from the neck to the chest, and then to the whole body.

Then……

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

He screamed like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"F-Father! Calm down!"

…

…

Similar scenes appeared all over Edo.

…

…

Edo, an unknown swordsmanship hall——

"What? Nioh's challenge?"

The owner stopped waving the bamboo sword and his eyes widened in shock.

"Yes, yes! Master, please take a look!"

The apprentice fearfully handed over the letter he had just picked up from the crack in the door.

…

…

Edo, one of the "Three Great Places", the Scholarship Hall——

"...Interesting! Just come over here!"

After reading Aoshito's letter of challenge in five elements, Momoi Haruzo, known as the "Momoi of Position", burst out laughing and let out a straightforward and unpretentious laugh.

…

…

Edo, one of the "Three Great Fields" training hall——

"Hehehe, don't you even let an old man like me go?"

Yakuro Saito, the "Saito of Power" who is over sixty years old, looked at the challenge letter in his hand with interest.

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Edo, the Genbukan, one of the "three great venues"——

"Our brother-in-law is really non-stop..."

After reading Qingto's challenge letter, Chiba Michizaburo shook his head and showed a helpless smile.

…

…

Edo, Little Chiba Sword Hall——

"Hahahaha! Even we have received a challenge!"

As if he heard a funny joke, Chiba Nobuyoshi clasped his hands and laughed.

Chiba Jutaro continued with a strange expression:

"I heard that all the sword halls, jujutsu halls, and karatou halls in Edo... In short, all the martial arts halls in Edo have received letters of challenge from Mr. Tachibana. It is said... that the person who received the letter of challenge from Mr. Tachibana, There is also a martial arts institute!”

Chiba Nobuyoshi raised his frost-covered eyebrows.

"Oh? Mr. Tachibana even wants to challenge the 'Sword Master'... You are so brave!"

Chiba Jutaro shook his head gently.

"It's not just the Sword Master... Sanako just told me: Tachibana-kun sent a letter to Mito..."

Sending a letter to Mito - no need to say what this means.

Chiba Nobuyoshi was silent for a while, and then murmured in a playful tone:

"...Edo is going to be lively again."

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…

Edo, martial arts school——

"Mr. Otani, what do you think? Do you want to accept the challenge?"

A strong man with a height of 2.1 meters - none other than "Seven Feet Unparalleled" Oishi Susumu - crossed his arms and asked angrily to Seiichiro Tanani, who was reading the challenge letter.

Susumu Oishi, Kiyone Soda, Noburo Imai, Kanyoshi Sakakibara, Hideaki Itami, Tadamichi Toda, Gesaburo Sasaki... The swordsmen from the Kyobu Shou gathered together and stood in a circle with Seiichiro Otani as the center, quietly Waiting for instructions from the "Juggernaut".

"Does this need to be said?"

Male Tan Seiichiro put away the challenge letter in his hand and smiled slightly.

"Open the door to the martial arts academy! We are always waiting for the arrival of the King!"

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Mito Domain, Domain Castle—

"Eijiro! Eijirou!"

Hearing someone calling him Chiba Eijiro, he turned his head following the sound.

"Kiyo, what's wrong?"

"I have your letter."

"My letter?"

Chiba Eijiro frowned lightly. After taking the letter from the other party's hand, regardless of the presence of outsiders, he directly tore open the seal, took out the letter paper, spread it out, and scanned his eyes.

Judging from his reading speed, the content of this letter should not be long.

However, just such a short letter caused Chiba Eijiro's expression to change several times in just a few seconds.

Sometimes I’m surprised, sometimes I’m confused, sometimes I’m secretly happy, sometimes I’m pleased…

After a moment, he slowly raised his eyes and looked south...looking in the direction of Edo.

"...Kiyo, starting from tomorrow, I will go back to Edo for a while."

"Huh? Why? Is there something urgent at home?"

Chiba Eijiro smiled.

"The sword is calling me."

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