I formed the strongest swordsman group

the next day—

Test hall, dojo——

Standing in the center of the dojo in the following posture, holding a bamboo sword, closing his eyes tightly, practicing the "lower sword posture" that he is not very proficient at the moment, Qingdeng, who is training his muscle memory, suddenly felt waves of warmth coming from his back meaning.

He opened his eyes and looked back—it turned out that the dawn of the morning sun seeped through the windows of the ashram and hit Qingdeng's back.

Today's weather is very nice.

Looking out through the open window, the birds have begun to chirp and flutter up and down, the sky outside the house has turned into a beautiful blue color, the sun sticks out from the eastern horizon, and a flower The bright red morning glow suddenly bloomed, forming a beautiful picture scroll with the blue sky.

"It's dawn..."

Qingdeng is now completely used to this kind of life rhythm of getting up at 2 or 3 in the morning, and then doing morning exercises until dawn.

Today's morning exercise should end here first—after thinking inwardly, Qingdeng put the bamboo sword in his hand back into the sword barrel not far away, and then prepared to go to the yard to wipe off the sweat on his body and wash up one time.

A deep well leading directly to groundwater was dug in the courtyard of the testing hall, and Kondo and the others relied on this well for their daily water supply.

The habit of brushing teeth has been widely popularized in Japan during the Edo period. People in this era used poplar branches and tooth powder to brush their teeth.

The so-called poplar branch can be understood as the toothbrush of this era. It is made of willow branch, and one end of the willow branch is torn. The torn fibers in the willow branch are like tiny sawtooth on a wooden comb, which is very convenient for cleaning teeth.

As for tooth powder, it can be understood as the toothpaste of this era. The production method is to mix mint, salt, etc. into the fine sand. The cleaning effect and the effect of freshening the breath are not bad.

Qingdeng fetched a bucket of water from the well for washing his face and brushing his teeth. Standing by the well, he washed and enjoyed the beauty of the rising sun.

All of a sudden, the sound of staggering footsteps as if drunk came from behind Qingdeng.

Behind Qingdeng, Okita, who has not recovered from the state of "getting up in a daze", has his eyes narrowed, his head and shoulders slumped, his messy sleeping hair is loosely scattered behind him, his hands Clutching his water glass and poplar branches, he walked towards the well with unsteady steps and a crooked route.

"Mr. Tangerine... Good morning... (Good morning)"

"Okita-kun, good morning... Hey! Watch the road!"

Boom.

Okita, who was still confused and couldn't even walk well, bumped into a tree in the yard, making a sound like slapping watermelons.

I saw that Okita's forehead instantly turned red.

However, such a strong impact... did not wake Okita up.

He raised his hand, touched the part he hit just now, yawned a lot, and continued walking towards the well as if nothing had happened.

After fetching a new bucket of water from the well, Okita stood beside Qingdeng and brushed his teeth with Qingdeng.

In Kondo's family, Kondo and Okita are the first to get up, and they will get up at dawn.

Followed by Ah Bi, she will wake up at about 7 in the morning.

Zhou Zhu was the last one to get up. According to Qingdeng's observation, if there was nothing important to do, most of the time, Zhou Zhu would sleep until 10:00 in the morning before crawling out of bed leisurely.

"Hey... is your head okay?" Looking at Okita's still red forehead, he couldn't help asking.

"Ah? No temple (nothing)..." Okita, who was half asleep and half awake, replied inarticulately, "My old melon seeds are very British... (My brains are very hard)"

After all, as if to prove that his head is really hard, Okita's right hand continued to brush his teeth while holding the poplar branch, and raised his left hand to knock on his forehead, making a "knock, knock, knock" sound.

"Well...you're fine."

"Mr. Ju, Chief Director, good morning."

"Oh, Kondo-kun, good morning."

"Hello on the paws... (good morning)"

Kondo, with a bit of sleepiness remaining on his face, walked across the yard and fetched a new bucket of water from the well, and joined Qingdeng and Okita's "washing army".

"Kondo-kun, how's it going? Did you and the master have a smooth meeting with the teacher's mother last night?" Qing Deng asked casually.

"How should I put it..." Kondo smiled helplessly, "It's not going well, mother is still stubborn."

"Hey...Auntie is against us having a competition with Little Chiba Sword Gym in the 'Plum Blossom Festival', so let her object." Okita, who had finished brushing his teeth, was squatting next to the bucket to wash his face.

Perhaps because of being stimulated by the cold water, Okita has become much more sober now, and his speech is no longer slurred.

"Anyway, we won't refuse to compete with Little Chiba Sword Hall just because of her objection."

"That being said..." Kondo smiled bitterly, "But she is my mother and our teacher's wife after all. We must give her due respect."

Kondo's toothbrushes are fast.

After only a moment, he took out his poplar branch from his mouth and began to rinse his mouth and wash his face.

After casually slapping a few handfuls of water on his face, Kondo raised his head and looked at Okita beside him:

"Director, are you free this morning? I have an errand task for you."

"Huh? Running errands?" Okita put down the handkerchief he was wiping his face.

"You will go to Senshiya later to find Boss Kiryu and Miss Kinoshita." Kondo smiled, "I invite Boss Kiryu and Miss Kinoshita to come to Yushima Tenmangu to watch our game on the day of the 'Plum Blossom Festival'."

— Boss Kiryu? Miss Kinoshita?

After Qingdeng blinked his eyes twice, he suddenly remembered:

——That's right... Kondo-kun and Mrs. Kiryu know each other, and the relationship seems to be very close...

Qingdeng almost forgot: the test guard hall has a deep friendship with the boss of Kiryu.

Back then, he relied on the "signature" of Kiryu's boss to successfully let Kondo go through the "back door" when Zhou Zhu was not in the sword hall and should not accept new apprentices, so that Qingdeng could smoothly learn from the master and try the guard hall .

"Are you going to invite Boss Kiryu to watch our game? I think it's just a waste of time." Okita wondered, "Boss Kiryu always likes to be quiet and doesn't like to join in the fun. He might just refuse us politely." invitation."

"I know." Kondo nodded, "But even if you know that he probably won't come, you still have to ask him politely."

"Boss Kiryu is an old acquaintance of our test clinic, and also a benefactor for the smooth construction of our test clinic. We can't be too contemptuous and rude to him. All the etiquette that should be done must be done."

"Okay then..." Now that Kondo has said that, Okita no longer said anything more, he nodded, "Then I'll go to Chishiya later, I just happen to be free today."

"Which day are you not free?" Kondo shrugged and teased.

"Whispering."

"...Mr. Okita, can I go to Qianshiwu with you later?" At this time, Qing Deng, who had been silent just now, suddenly interrupted.

"Huh?" Okita looked at Qingdeng who was taking out a handkerchief to wipe his face, "Tachibana-kun, do you want to go find Boss Kiryu with me?"

"Well. Since I returned to Edo at the end of last month and said goodbye to them, I haven't seen Boss Kiryu and Ms. Kinoshita again." Qingdeng stuffed the handkerchief that wiped his cheeks back into his arms, "They helped me. At least, the injuries I suffered in that 'Snowy Night Chaos' were all healed by Boss Kiryu."

"I don't know how they are doing now. I haven't seen them for such a long time. It's time to visit them after a long time."

"Okita-kun, can I go with you?"

"Of course." Okita smiled without thinking, "It's my wish to have someone as a companion."

...

...

After washing up, Qingdeng and Okita prepared to go out together.

After combing his hair, putting on his clothes, and putting on his knives, after about half an hour of preparation, Qingdeng and Okita left the testing hall side by side—of course, Saito also left the testing hall with him.

Saito also got up very early, and Saito got up when Qingdeng and the others had just finished washing.

After learning that Qingdeng was going out, he didn't say a word—he quickly completed the preparations for the trip, and stood at the entrance with his knife in his hand to wait for Qingdeng.

Saito, who is Qingdeng's bodyguard, whenever Qingdeng goes out, he will definitely follow behind Qingdeng like Qingdeng's "back spirit".

I have to say——Saito's taciturn and reticent personality is really suitable for being a bodyguard.

Because Saito speaks very little, his sense of presence is extremely thin.

Because the sense of existence is too thin, Qingdeng has many times, almost forgetting that there is a bodyguard behind him.

Qingdeng, Okita walking side by side, and Saito walking behind the two of them—the three people walked out of a "pin" and walked quickly towards Qianshiwu.

The current time is about 7 o'clock in the morning.

After a night of silence, Edo: the current largest city in Japan is slowly recovering its due vitality.

The warm winter sun slanted down from the clear blue eastern sky, cast the shadow of a row of shops near Qingdeng on the dirt road under Qingdeng's feet, and cast it on Qingdeng, Chongtian, and this street. On the heads and shoulders of the rest of the pedestrians.

Okita seemed to be in a good mood today, he was bouncing around as he walked, seeing such a lively Okita, Qingdeng's pace couldn't help but also become brisk.

"Okita-kun."

Okita: "Huh?"

In order to pass this boring time on the road, Qingdeng took the initiative to chat with Okita.

After thinking for a few breaths, Qingdeng thought of a good topic—they just happened to be going to the Senshiya to find Boss Tongyu, so they could use Boss Tongyu as a topic.

"How did the test guard get to know Boss Kiryu so well?"

Previously, Qingdeng had only heard a few words about the relationship between the test health hall and the owner of Kiryu from Kondo - when the test health hall was built, the owner of Kiryu had given the Kondo family a little help.

Other than that, Qingdeng didn't know any other stories between the test guard and Boss Kiryu.

"Ah, Boss Kiryu..." Okita stretched his hand behind his head, pulled the ponytail at the back of his head in front of him, and played with the slender ends of the ponytail with his fingers, "I don't know much about it... I just started trying When we were in the health hall, Boss Kiryu already had a deep friendship with our health hall."

"Is that so... then since Boss Kiryu has a deep friendship with the Sanweiguan, then you, Mr. Okita, Boss Kiryu and Ms. Kinoshita of Senshiya should be very familiar, right?" Qingdeng asked Okita casually.

Okita nodded: "Well, Boss Kiryu will come to our testing hall from time to time, so Brother Kondo and I are quite familiar with Boss Kiryu."

"But I'm not very familiar with Kinoshita Mai who works under the boss of Kiryu."

"She seldom comes to the test guard hall with Boss Kiryu, so I have basically never met her. I only know that there is such a person, and I am not familiar with her."

...

Qingdeng and the others did not walk slowly.

While chatting and hurrying, they soon saw the signboard with the three Chinese characters "Qianshiwu" written on it.

When Qingdeng and his party were about to open the store door and enter the store——

"Hey, little girl, are you okay? Why are you so nervous? I didn't do anything, I just talked to you a few words! Can you talk normally now?"

Behind the store door and inside the store came an extremely resonant loud voice.

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

As the loud voice fell, Qingdeng heard a shivering female voice that was very familiar to him.

"Huh? What are you talking about? I can't hear your voice! Little girl, how can you do business with people like this! Can't you speak louder?"

"Umm...yes, sorry..."

"You shouldn't be the owner of this store, right? I heard from my friend that the owner of this store is an old man named 'Kazuma Kiryu'. Where is your owner? Or are there other clerks?"

Listening to this group of conversations from the store, Qingdeng couldn't help raising his eyebrows, then sped up his pace a little, rushed to the front of the store, and opened the door of Qianshiwu.

The layout of Qianshi House is no different from what Qingdeng saw when he visited the door last time.

The only difference, is the person sitting behind the counter has changed.

The person sitting behind the counter at this moment was not Boss Kiryu, but Mai Kinoshita.

Kinoshita Mai was still dressed in the bright red kimono and Shimada bun.

She tucked her little feet in white socks under her buttocks, put her hands on her legs, and sat behind the counter in an orderly manner. Her shoulders were tense, and her hands resting on her legs were also vigorously clutching.

His face was full of tension, and his cheeks turned red from anxiety and embarrassment.

In front of her...to be precise, in front of the counter, stood a samurai with a sword on his shoulder.

I saw that the warrior's clothes were sloppy, and the skin exposed outside the clothes was also covered with a lot of dirt because he hadn't bathed for some time. He was carrying a large brown package on his back, and he was dressed like a ronin.

He is tall and has a rather strong figure. In terms of his height and strength, this samurai is completely comparable to Kondo.

The hair on the head of Tsukiyo was messy, and it was casually tied into a crooked bun.

Because the samurai was facing the shop door with his back, Qingdeng couldn't see the samurai's appearance, so he could only infer from the voice he heard just now: the samurai should be very young.

After the store door was pulled open by Qingdeng, Mai Kinoshita quickly raised her eyes like a conditioned reflex.

Seeing that it was a familiar person like Qingdeng who entered the store, Mai Kinoshita was startled for a while, and then as if grasping at straws, a happy expression of "ah, I'm saved" appeared on his face.

When Kinoshita Mai raised his eyes to look at the opened shop door, the samurai also turned his head at almost the same time, Qingdeng finally saw the samurai's face——

As Qingdeng had speculated, he was indeed a very young samurai.

According to visual estimation, this warrior was about 20 years old, with two thick sword eyebrows, and his slightly square face gave him an upright aura.

His cheeks were dirty, but the dirty cheeks brought out the brightness of his eyes.

"Huh? Are you also here to inquire about work?" Samurai asked Qingdeng and the others loudly, "If you are also here to inquire about work, then you have to wait in line! I am also here to inquire about work!"

Qingdeng shook his head: "No, we're not here to ask about jobs, we're friends of the owner and clerk of this shop."

After finishing speaking, Qingdeng led Okita and Saito to the side of the counter in three steps at a time.

"Miss Kinoshita, why are you the only one here? Where's Boss Kiryu?"

Kinoshita Mai, whose cheeks were blushing so much, almost wrote the words "I'm so nervous" on her face.

In order to relieve Kinoshita Mai's current nervousness as much as possible, Qingdeng squatted down so that his eyes were on par with Kinoshita Mai who was kneeling behind the counter.

For "social phobic patients" like Kinoshita Mai, the happiest moment is when they are dealing with strangers and suddenly see someone they know well next to them—this is why Kinoshita Mai After seeing Qingdeng appearing just now, Huihui showed joy.

Kinoshita Wu's originally extremely nervous mood was relieved a lot after seeing Qing Deng's sudden appearance.

"Hmm..." Kinoshita Mai lightly pecked her head, "Mr. Kiryu went to the market to buy today's lunch and dinner, and he won't be back in a while..."

——Boss Kiryu is not in the store...

After thinking so secretly in his heart, Qingdeng raised his head, looked at the warrior, and then at Kinoshita Mai beside him.

Although he didn't ask what happened to Kinoshita Mai, based on the conversation he had just heard between Kinoshita Mai and the samurai, and combined with the information that "Boss Kiryu" was not at home, Qingdeng had roughly deduced what happened. What happened--

Because Kiryu's boss is out temporarily, Kinoshita Mai is left alone to look after the shop in Senshiya.

As a result, it was a coincidence that when Mai Kinoshita was looking at the store alone, the samurai suddenly came to the door to inquire about work.

What kind of personality is Kinoshita Mai...?

She was very shy and easily shy, but she couldn't say a clear and complete sentence in front of this warrior.

So—Qingdeng heard the conversation just now... Kinoshita Wu spoke too softly, which made the samurai very anxious, and couldn't help urging Kinoshita Wu to speak clearly, but after being urged , Kinoshita Mai became more nervous and panicked, and couldn't speak clearly...a perfect "vicious circle" was born.

The samurai heard the conversation between Qingdeng and Kinoshita Mai.

After learning that Boss Tongyu is not in the store now, he showed surprise: "Huh? Isn't Boss Tongyu here?"

"Hmm..." Thanks to the presence of an acquaintance like Qingdeng, Mai Kinoshita, who was not in such a nervous mood, said in a volume that was not loud enough for the samurai to hear clearly, "Mr. The owner of the store is temporarily out due to something. So if you want to inquire about work, you can wait here for a while, Mr. Kiryu should be back soon."

"Tsk..." The samurai smacked his lips, "It's really bad luck, the owner is not at home right now... Little girl, you should be the representative of this shop, right? You can't take on the job consultation ' task?"

Kinoshita Mai smiled awkwardly: "I still have no way to introduce jobs according to the requirements of visitors like Mr. Kiryu..."

"That's it...that's fine." The samurai took a long breath, "Since the owner is not at home for the time being, then I will wait here. Little girl, is the floor here suitable for sitting on?"

...

...

Kinoshita Mai made tea at an unexpectedly fast speed.

She had just entered the back room of Senshiya, and after a while, she was seen returning to the front hall of Senshiya with a tea tray with 4 cups of hot tea on it, and she was left in the front hall to wait for Boss Kiryu The returning Qingdeng, Okita, Saito and Samurai each offered a cup of hot tea.

Qingdeng was the last one to get the tea.

"Thank you." Qingdeng took the last cup of tea from the tea tray that Kinoshita Wu handed over, because the tea was still a little hot, so Qingdeng could only put the cup of hot tea on his lap first.

Qingdeng and the others came here on a special trip to issue an "invitation to watch the game" to Boss Kiryu. Since Boss Kiryu happened to be away from Senshiya, Qingdeng and the others could only sit in a corner of the front hall with the samurai, waiting for Kiryu. The boss is back.

The young warrior sat in the northeast corner of the front hall, while Qingdeng and the others stayed in the southwest corner of the front hall.

The samurai seemed to have no intention of having more contact with Qingdeng and the others, and silently carried the saber on his shoulder, while sipping the hot tea that Kinoshita Mai had just brought, while staring blankly there.

And Qingdeng and the others also didn't have the willingness to communicate with this stranger, so Qingdeng and the others just kept a strange tacit understanding of "not disturbing each other" with this warrior.

After successfully completing the task of "delivering tea", Kinoshita Mai knelt down beside Qingdeng, holding the tea tray on her lap.

"Tachibana-kun, why did you come to our shop with Okita-kun and Saito-kun? Is there something wrong?"

Kinoshita Mai's puzzled gaze swept back and forth across the faces of Qingdeng, Okita and the others.

Maybe it's because she already has a lot of friendship with Qingdeng, Kinoshita Mai is now talking to Qingdeng, the volume is obviously much louder, and she can look at Qingdeng normally.

"Ah, we are representing the health testing hall, and we are here to tell you one thing." Qingdeng said with a smile.

Anyway, there was a lot of time, so Qingdeng took advantage of the opportunity to inform Kinoshita Mai of the fact that they were going to hold a competition with Little Chiba Sword Gym on the day of the "Plum Blossom Festival" and invited them to watch the competition.

"'Red and White Combat' ah..." Kinoshita Mai's beautiful eyes widened a bit, with excitement and anticipation shining in her eyes, "Well, if I have the time and opportunity that day, I will definitely watch it watch."

Seeing Kinoshita Wu's expression, Qingdeng asked with a smile: "Miss Kinoshita, are you very interested in the 'Red and White Battle'?"

"Hmmm...not so much my interest in 'Hongbai Battle'...it's better to say that I'm very interested in these martial arts-related competitions."

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows: "Oh? So Miss Kinoshita, you like martial arts very much."

Kinoshita Mai shook her head: "Umm...how should I put it..."

She smiled embarrassedly and shyly.

"It might be strange for me to say that... I don't like to watch martial arts, but I like to watch men fighting heroically."

——The heroic posture of the men in battle?

Qingdeng, who didn't quite understand Kinoshita Mai's preference, couldn't help laughing.

Suddenly, Okita who was on the side suddenly interjected at this moment:

"Oh, do you like watching men fighting heroically... Haha, I seem to understand your preference."

Okita put down the teacup that he had been sipping in his hand just now, and said with a smile.

"For some reasons that cannot be compromised, men stand with swords, standing on the ground like King Ni...that is indeed very handsome."

Kinoshita Mai cast a surprised look at Okita. Immediately afterwards, he showed an excited expression as if he had found a colleague, and nodded vigorously: "Yes! That's almost the same feeling."

...

After finishing the topic of "a man's heroic figure in battle" that he couldn't get into, Qingdeng talked a lot with Kinoshita Mai in order to pass the time waiting for Kiryu-san to return.

By the way, he also asked Kinoshita Mai about the current situation of the grandparents Anthony and Alodi.

According to Kinoshita Mai, Anthony and Elodie have now successfully moved into the foreign concession in Edo, and their minds have been greatly recovered after such a long period of rest.

After talking about another topic with Kinoshita Mai, when Qingdeng began to think about the next new topic, the voice of Qingdeng and others who had been waiting for a long time finally came from the direction of the shop door——

"Young master, I'm back."

I saw Kiryu holding a bamboo basket with a lot of fruits and vegetables in his left hand, and raised his right hand to open the store door.

After opening the store door and seeing the extremely lively front hall, Kiryu immediately frowned slightly in surprise.

"Ah, Mr. Kiryu, you are finally back." Mai Kinoshita stood up quickly, walked to Kiryu's body quickly, and then quickly informed Tongyu what happened.

"...Well, I understand." After hearing what was going on, Kiryu nodded to Kinoshita Mai, then turned to look at the young warrior, "I'm very sorry."

Kiryu bowed to the young samurai apologetically and gracefully.

"Because I have something to go out, I kept my step waiting for a long time."

"It's okay!" The young samurai jumped up from the ground and waved his hands boldly, "I haven't waited too long. You should be the owner of this shop, right? I'm here to consult about work!"

"En." Kiryu nodded, "Guest officer, please wait a moment."

Kiryu turned his gaze to Qingdeng and the others.

"Mr. Ju, I've heard about everything from the young master." Kiryu smiled helplessly at Qingdeng, "You have something to tell me, right? If what you want to tell me is not in a hurry If so, can you let me finish entertaining this guest first?"

"Yeah." Qingdeng replied without thinking, "Go do your work first, I'm not in a hurry."

His "invitation to watch the game" is not a very urgent matter, and it doesn't hurt to let Kiryu handle his business first.

"Grateful."

After Kiryu handed the lunch and dinner he and Kinoshita Mai had just bought from the market to his young master, he sat behind the counter and waved to the samurai, motioning him to sit down.

"Please allow me to introduce myself first. My surname is Kiryu, and my name is Kazuma. I am the owner of this Senshiya. I don't know what your name is and what job you want?"

"My name is Nagakura Shinpachi!"

The samurai grinned, raised his right thumb, and compared himself.

"I want to find a job related to swordsmanship!"

"Swordsmanship?" Kiryu narrowed his eyes slightly, "Is your step very good at swordsmanship?"

"Very good at it!" The young samurai who called himself "Yongcang Shinpachi" looked confident, "Although I dare not claim to be an invincible swordsman, I don't think I am weak either!"

After finishing speaking, Yongcang unwrapped the package on his back, found a scroll from the inside of the package, then pulled the scroll away and handed it to Kiryu.

Kiryu took the scroll from Yongcang, glanced at the scroll, and let out a low voice of praise: "Oh? You are actually the holder of the Shinto Wunian Liu Mian Xu Chuan..."

Shinto no-mind flow can be passed on to everyone—— Hearing this word, Qingdeng, Okita, and Saito subconsciously raised their eyes and looked at Yongcang.

Because of the angle of view, Qingdeng could just see what was written on that scroll—it was indeed a certificate that was not allowed to be passed on.

This person is actually the holder of the Master's Exemption...Qingdeng was secretly thinking in his heart, and couldn't help but look at Yongcang a few more times.

"How? I'm not bluffing, am I?" Yongcang smiled "hehe", "Okay, please introduce me to some good jobs! I have the Master of Shinto Wunian Stream, and I should be able to receive some very good jobs." Nice job, huh?"

Hearing Yongcang's words, Kiryu smiled slightly.

"Mr. Yongcang, to be able to obtain the Master of the Shinto Wunian Stream - this is indeed a very remarkable achievement."

"But just a certificate that is exempt from publicity is not enough for me to help you find a high-quality job."

After all, Tongyu returned Yongcang's exemption certificate to him.

"Ah?" Yongcang opened his mouth into an "o" shape.

"If you hold a license, it can only mean that you have thoroughly mastered the skills of this genre." Kiryu wrote lightly, "It does not prove that you are an excellent swordsman."

"It is said that everyone has a license, but in actual combat with others, due to bad mentality or other reasons, the actual combat ability is quite low... There are countless such people."

"So just a certificate exempting everyone from passing it on, can't prove that you are a swordsman with outstanding swordsmanship."

The dazed Yongcang blinked his eyes: "Can't I pass on my exemption to help me find a job? Then, what should I do?"

Kiryu smiled at Nagakura again.

"If there is any method that can best prove a person's actual level of swordsmanship, it is undoubtedly to fight with people."

"Mr. Yongcang, I wonder if you can compete with others now, let me see how your real swordsmanship is?"

"Do you want to compete with others?" Yongcang was taken aback, "Well... I don't mind showing off... But Boss Kiryu, do you know swordsmanship? Can you understand the strength of a person's swordsmanship?"

"You don't need to worry about this." Kiryu said lightly, "I have learned a little swordsmanship in Edo before, and I have a certain foundation in swordsmanship. I can still tell whether a person's swordsmanship is strong or weak. .”

"That's it...Since Boss Kiryu has said so—then come on!" Yongcang smiled freely, "Anyway, I have a lot of time, if you want me to compete with others, I will accompany you at any time!"

"But who do I want to compete with? Boss Kiryu, shouldn't you want me to compete with you?"

Kiryu smiled, and then was about to say something.

But at this moment, he paused as if he had thought of something.

"... Mr. Tangerine."

After pausing for a moment, Kiryu smiled and turned to look at Qingdeng who had been sitting on the sidelines.

"I don't know if I could ask you to do me a favor, so I can compete with this Yongcang-kun?"

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I wish all the college entrance examination students every success! In order to bless the college entrance examination students, I specially wrote a little more today, and it is another chapter full of words and information.

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