Qingshui Rong looked at the suddenly violent Kamamaita in astonishment, and then quickly and subconsciously looked at Rakshasa.
Rakshasa's reaction... was extremely calm.
He calmly raised his gaze and looked at Kamitachi, who was glaring at him condescendingly, with a calm expression, as if he had already expected Kamitachi to respond to him in this way.
"Why are you giving orders to you?" Rakshasa softly repeated the question Kamamita had just asked, "Just because you made a mistake accidentally and was transferred to my command by Lord Orochi. Is this enough reason?"
"Stop fucking using Orochi-sama to suppress me!" Kamitachi waved his big hand impatiently, and several veins burst out on the side of his neck because he roared so hard, "I only listen to Orochi-sama and Otakemaru-sama. The order! Except for these two adults, everyone else, no matter whether you have a higher status than me or are stronger than me, please don't come and tell me what to do!"
Kamaitachi roared louder than the previous one, making the atmosphere in the tea room even more tense.
Faced with this sudden change, Qingshui Rongyi could not hide the growing look of shock on his cheeks.
The time when Eiichi Shimizu and Kamaitai first met was not much earlier than Kamino, who had just left. He also didn't meet Kamaitachi for the first time until this morning.
Shimizu Eiichi, who was not familiar with Kamitachi since they had just met him, was not prepared for Kamitachi's extremely violent temper.
After looking at Kamitachi and then at Rakshasa, Shimizu Eiichi very wisely chose to keep his mouth shut and not say a word.
The conflicts between the cadres of the legal and punishing party...this kind of situation is not something he can intervene in.
After Kamaitachi's roar ended, the tea room fell into a brief, cemetery-like silence.
The calm-looking Rakshasa looked deeply at Kamitachi. After about a moment, he chuckled as if he had recalled some funny joke, and let out a "chichichi" laugh.
"Our cadres who punish the Party... are really more unique than the others."
Click... Rakshasa stretched out his left hand, grabbed his beloved sword Changyang Zhengzong with a red handle and sheath resting on his right hand, and stood up slowly.
"Kamaitachi, I am your nominal manager now."
"If you don't listen to my orders and do whatever you want, then where will I put my face?"
"How about this."
"Kamaitachi, don't you like fighting the most?"
"The two of us will draw our swords now and have a fun fight."
"If you can beat me, I will no longer care about you from now on. You can do whatever you want."
"But if I win you, you have to obey my instructions and act."
"how do you feel?"
Kamaitachi's stern face became obviously shaken as Rakshasa's words fell.
Probably from the moment they heard the words "The two of us will draw our swords now...", Kamitachi and Rakshasa stared at each other for a moment, with looming vigilance and... vigilance rising between their brows.
Rakshasa noticed the strange emotion on Kamamachi's eyebrows, and with a charming expression on his face, he lightly shrugged.
"Don't worry, I won't embarrass you."
"You don't need to defeat me completely."
"As long as you can leave a wound on my body...even if it just breaks my skin, I'll count you as the winner."
"And I have to beat you until you are unable to fight back before I can be considered the winner."
"How about it? This condition is not too harsh, right?"
When he said this, Rakshasa subconsciously raised his right hand and touched the bottom of his right clavicle... to be precise, he touched a 3-inch-long superficial scar under his right clavicle.
As long as he can leave a little injury on Rakshasa, he can win... Such conditions that are favorable to him did not make Kamitachi show joy, but instead made Kamitachi's face show the emotion of feeling that he had been raped by Rakshasa.
A look of sorrow and indignation for being looked down upon.
However, even though Rakshasa had set out such winning conditions that were favorable to him, Kamitachi continued to remain silent and delayed in responding to Rakshasa's proposal for a contest.
Looking at Kamitachi who was still quite quiet, Rakshasa twitched the corner of his mouth, and the upturned corner of his mouth curved into a mocking arc.
"What's wrong? The winning and losing conditions are so favorable to you, but you still don't dare to compete with me?"
"Kamaitachi, don't you even have the confidence to leave a wound on my body?"
Rakshasa's calm words, neither sad nor happy... were like a spark that ignited the powder keg of Kamaitachi.
Kamaitachi's emotions were like lava exploding from the crater of a volcano. His cheeks turned red, his eyes widened, and more veins popped up on his neck.
"Damn it! Just hit me! Am I still afraid of you?!"
Kamitachi jumped back several steps vigorously to widen the distance between him and Rakshasa. Then he raised his right hand, tightly grasped the cloth on his left shoulder, and shook it backwards, taking off the kimono on his upper body.
The sickle-weasel, who revealed his muscular upper body, also revealed the tattoo on his back - a white weasel-like creature with a large scythe on its tail.
It is the famous wind demon: Kamaitachi!
Kamaitachi pulled out the saber hanging on his left waist with a "clop" sound.
This is a katana with a very large curvature... it looks very much like the sickle tail on the Kamaita tattoo on his back.
The atmosphere in the tea room changed from suffocating and tense to chilling!
After looking at Kamitachi who had the tattoo on his upper body and pulled out his sword, Qingshui Rong asked the Rakshasa in a deep voice: "Lord Rakshasa... do you need me to avoid it?"
"No, no, no." Rakshasa smiled lightly, "Just stay here. After all... this battle will be over soon."
Rakshasa put the Changyang Masamune carried in his left hand back into the belt on his left waist, then retracted his hands into the wide kimono sleeves, and the two hands retracted into the kimono poked out from the lapel of his chest,
He pushed back the kimono on his upper body and took off his upper body clothes.
As the kimono covering his upper body fell down, the tattoo on Rakshasa's back was also revealed - he was wearing jet black armor that was connected with flesh and blood, his bluish-white skin looked strange, and his mouth full of fangs smiled ferociously.
.
Evil ghosts that eat human flesh and blood, fly in the air, or walk on the ground, and are swift and terrifying: Rakshasa!
"Come on, Kamitachi." Rakshasa hooked his fingers at Kamitachi, "Let me see how much your strength has improved after not seeing you for so long."
Kamitachi didn't respond to Rakshasa.
He just let out a loud "hum" with his nose, and then while making an astonishing sound of Qi combined, he pounced on Rakshasa with a mountain-destroying force!
Bang bang bang... His wide soles stepped on the tea room floor, making a thunderous sound.
While rushing towards Rakshasa, Kamitachi took advantage of the situation and pulled out the scabbard that was hanging on his left waist, which would hinder his movements, and threw it aside.
The scabbard that was thrown away flew high into the sky, spinning in the air, drawing a beautiful parabola, and finally landed heavily in the corner of the tea room.
Thump.
Thump.
The sound of two objects falling to the ground sounded almost indiscriminately.
At the same moment that the scabbard thrown by Kamaitachi fell to the ground, something also fell to the ground at the same time.
Such a thing... is exactly the saber that Kamamaita should be holding firmly in his hand.
Kamaitachi's saber was knocked away, flew away in a "low-altitude flying" attitude, and fell to the ground.
Looking back at Kamitachi - he is now standing motionless in front of Rakshasa.
With no knife in his hand, he stared at the Rakshasa who was right in front of him, only a few feet away from him, with eyes filled with various emotions such as shock, resentment, and unwillingness.
An iron-clad chill hit Kamitachi's throat... Changyang Zhengzong's sharp knife tip stopped steadily half an inch in front of his throat.
If Rakshasa is willing, holding Changyang Zhengzong with one hand, he can just push the knife forward and take away Kamitachi's life.
Eiichi Shimizu on the side...his current appearance looks very much like an audience member who has witnessed an exquisite magic show that makes people want to shout "incredible".
However, from Eiichi Shimizu's perspective, he had just seen a scene that was quite incredible to him, like magic.
Kamitachi rushed to Rakshasa in one breath and was about to raise his sword to strike. At this moment, silvery white light flashed in front of Shimizu Eiichi - a "silver snake" emerged from Rakshasa's left waist.
It popped out, focused Kamaita's sword accurately, and after knocking Kamaita's sword away, it stopped firmly in front of Kamaita's throat without losing any force.
Because this "silver snake" danced so fast, Qingshui Rong only had time to see a fleeting afterimage...
Eiichi Shimizu was once just an ordinary Yakuza who could be seen everywhere in the streets.
Money is not enough, power is not power, the only things in the body are a good physique, the courage to fight and charge, and good martial arts talent.
He learned how to fight in the battle, and finally relied on his own bravery to create the "Qingshui Clan" with one blow and one shot.
Shimizu Eiichi, who is famous for his ability in fighting, is a "martial arts sect" through and through. He is quite confident in his own skills. Many swordsmen who are said to be "exceptionally excellent in swordsmanship" have been defeated by them.
On his hands.
Even compared with those swordsmen who are known as swordsmen, his strength is definitely not weak, but he didn't even see the path of Rakshasa's sword clearly...
Rakshasa spoke up at this time.
He smiled at Kamitachi who was standing in front of him: "We haven't seen you for so long, Kamitachi, your strength has improved a lot."
"It's a pity...you are not the only one who can continuously improve in strength."
Rakshasa retracted the Changyang Zhengzong that was parked in front of Kamaita's throat, put the tip of the knife back to the sheath, and withdrew the Changyang Zhengzong into the sheath with a "choking" sound.
"I won this battle."
"Then, Kamitachi, please abide by our agreement."
"From now on, please obey my instructions."
Kamaitachi's face... is now like a high-speed video recorder, with expressions flashing and changing rapidly.
Sometimes it's green, sometimes it's red.
He did not respond to Rakshasa.
He just let out a loud "hum", shook his head and walked away, picked up his flying sword and the scabbard that had been thrown away just now, and strode out of the tea room.
After watching Kamitachi leave and hearing Kamitachi's footsteps disappearing in the distance, Shimizu Eiichi looked away and smiled bitterly at Rakshasa: "He is really... a person with a bad temper..."
"Ha." Rakshasa sneered, "Kama Itachi is a stupid young man. Apart from being very loyal to the Fa Punishment Party and being good at hiding his figure, he is pretty strong and can handle ordinary warriors. He doesn't have much else.
It’s an advantage.”
"Will he obediently listen to you and go to protect Jinye secretly?" Shimizu Eiichi couldn't help but ask this question.
"He will go." Rakshasa said with determination, "I understand Kamaitachi's character, he will secretly protect Kamino."
"However...it is doubtful whether he will show his energy and seriously protect Kamino."
"But it doesn't matter."
Rakshasa put on his upper body clothes with an indifferent expression.
"From the beginning, I never expected Kamaitachi to work hard for me."
"The main reason why I sent him to secretly protect Shenye was just to find a random job to send him away so that he wouldn't stay with me."
"Kama Itachi is only obedient in front of Orochi-sama and Otakemaru-sama."
"Not to mention me, even Tamamo-sama and Shuten-dōji-sama can't control him."
"Furthermore, Kamaitachi, who has a bad temper and loves to fight and kill, is mainly responsible for being a 'combatant'. He is specifically responsible for acting as a thug and fighting with others. I currently have no suitable tasks for him who only knows how to fight."
"Leaving this disobedient mad dog to do nothing every day will only increase hidden dangers."
"So I just found a job, kicked him out, and just turned my back on him. It's good for him, and it's good for me."
"Although Kamino-kun is a good talent, he is not so good that he is the only one."
"To put it bluntly, even if Kamino-kun dies, I won't feel too distressed."
"So, it's just right to give Kamaitachi an insignificant task like 'secretly protecting Kamino-kun'."
The corners of Shimizu Eiichi's mouth twitched at this moment: "How could Lord Orochi send such an uncontrollable guy to you as a subordinate at this time..."
"Ha." Rakshasa sneered again, "That Kamaita guy was not sent here to me."
"He was punished by Lord Orochi. He was directly demoted and forced upon me."
Rakshasa stretched out his finger and pointed at the ground below.
"From the general base where we punished the party, we were demoted in one fell swoop to the 'marginal area' far away from the general base where we are still struggling to establish a stronghold: Edo."
Qingshui Rong was stunned: "The person who was demoted...did he make any mistakes?"
Rakshasa suddenly fell silent.
He pursed his lips, and after a few breaths of silence, he quietly gave a rather brief reply:
"...A month and a half ago, he was almost caught by the people from Calabash House because he was not careful enough in his actions."
"Calabash House...!" Qing Shuirong glared, then murmured, "Then no wonder he was demoted..."
Rakshasa nodded lightly, then raised his hand and kneaded the back of his neck several times: "Anyway, it will be good if we can get rid of this mad dog Kamamaita now."
"Eiichi, I'm a little sleepy and want to take a nap."
"The task of helping Kamino-kun raise fire oil should be completed as soon as possible."
"Yes!" Qingshui Rong leaned down and said to the tatami beneath him, "I will send someone to take care of this later!"
"Yeah. I'll leave it to you. Don't let me down."
After that, Rakshasa held Changyang Masamune on his waist, and with Eiichi Shimizu bowing to see him off, he strode towards the tea room.
Just when he stood near the door of the tea room, his steps suddenly stopped.
"Ah, that's right."
Rakshasa turned around and faced Eiichi Shimizu again.
"I almost forgot to ask."
"Eiichi, have you finished the matter of 'waiving the debts of Tachibana Aoden and his family' that I entrusted you to do before?"
"It's all done!" Shimizu Eiichi replied quickly and sonorously, "After you issued this instruction, I immediately sent my subordinates to complete the matter properly! Not only did Tachibana Takayuki return the
IOU will also be repaid in full for the repayments the Ju family has paid before."
"Yes, very good." Rakshasa nodded lightly, "Then remember to look for more opportunities to get closer to Ju Qingden."
"For someone like Tachibana Qingden who doesn't have nothing, but who needs talent and a promising future, you must have a steady flow of water to win over him wholeheartedly."
"Then I'm afraid it will take a lot of time to win over Tachibana Aoden as one of our own..." Shimizu Eiichi smiled bitterly.
"It doesn't matter." Rakshasa smiled slightly, "For a talent of Ju Qingden's level, even if it takes one, two, or even several years to win over him, it is still worth it."
After leaving these words, Rakshasa flicked his kimono sleeves, opened the tearoom door, and walked away.
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After the Dragon Boat Festival, the calm and stable days passed day by day.
If there was anything worth mentioning about Aonto after the Dragon Boat Festival was over... it would probably be to see off Eijiro Chiba who was returning to Mito Domain.
On May 9, Chiba Eijiro set out to return to Mito Domain.
Based on the friendship between the Shiwei Hall, Xuanbu Hall, and Little Chiba Sword Hall, it is naturally impossible for the Shiwei Hall to remain indifferent to the departure of Eijiro Chiba.
On the day when Chiba Eijiro set out to return to the Mito Domain, Shusuke, Kondo and others came to see Chiba Eijiro off - Aoto was also among them.
Aoto has a good impression of the humble and polite Chiba Eijiro.
On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, this senior swordsman not only gave him some pointers during the contest with him, but also imparted his martial arts experience to everyone... Just because of his relationship with Eijiro Chiba, and Chiba
With Eijiro's actions, Seito could not think of any reason not to see Chiba Eijiro off, either emotionally or rationally.
The farewell to Eijiro Chiba...the whole process was quite simple.
Chiba Eijiro smiled, said goodbye to everyone who came to see him off, and then embarked on the journey back to Mito Domain alone.
Perhaps because everything he wanted to say to Aotobu was all said on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, when bidding farewell to Aotobu, Chiba Eijiro did not say much and only said calmly to Aotobu, "See you later."
."
After saying goodbye this time, I don’t know when Chiba Eijiro will return to Edo next time.
As he watched Chiba Eijiro leave, Ayoto felt his heart surge for no reason.
One of the biggest gains Aotomo gained from his battle with Eijiro Chiba on the Dragon Boat Festival was that his horizons suddenly broadened a lot.
The power of Eijiro Chiba made Aoto realize what a true master of swordsmanship is, and how many shortcomings he still had.
I don’t know how far my strength will have improved when Chiba Eijiro comes to Edo next time... Thinking of this, Ayoto couldn’t help but smile freely with mixed feelings.
Except for seeing off Eijiro Chiba, nothing important happened during this period.
Time flows quietly...
In the blink of an eye, mid-May has arrived.
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The first year of Wanyan (1860), May 15th——
Edo, a foreign settlement place——
"This is the temple of the Yi people... this is the first time I've seen it." Yongcang looked up at the church in front of him and marveled.
"It's quite beautifully built." Harada, who stood side by side with Nagakura, was also looking at the church. "Why is there no incense coming out of it? Don't the Yi people burn incense when worshiping their gods?"
"Wow." Toudo, who was standing behind Harada, let out a weird cry.
"Toudou, what are you doing?" Harada cast a confused look at Toudou.
"No, it's nothing." Todo patted his chest, looking shocked, "I was just a little scared... When a barbarian girl passed by me just now, I noticed that not only her hair was yellow
, even the hair on the body is yellow..."
"Really or not." Nagakura looked shocked, "Is the body hair of the barbarians the same color as their hair?"
Nagakura, Harada, and Toudo gathered together, enthusiastically accepting the cultural shock. At this time, Aoto led Saito towards them.
"Okay, stop talking." Qingdeng said angrily, "Follow me quickly, it's time to go."
At this moment, Qingnobo and his friends were in the foreign concession area in Edo...that is, the foreigner residence area.
In Japan, people are accustomed to referring to concessions as "residences."
Almost all foreigners in Edo live in this settlement, which is not too vast.
With the joint efforts of these foreigners living in Japan, they have successfully built this settlement into a neighborhood with a very Western style.
Looking around, there are European-style spire houses everywhere, and many Western-style street lamps have been erected on the streets. In the center of the settlement, there is also a rather impressive Catholic church that is more than ten meters high.
When you enter this settlement from the rest of Edo... you will feel like you have traveled back in time.
Because it is a settlement where foreigners live together, the most indispensable thing here is naturally all kinds of foreigners.
Foreigners, who are rare in other areas of Edo, can be seen everywhere on the streets of this settlement.
Occasionally, a gentleman in a formal dress can be seen hurrying past.
Occasionally, you can see a lady wearing an exquisite tutu, walking there holding a small umbrella that seems to be of no use except to show off.
According to Qingdeng's observation, the foreigners living here are quite mixed.
When walking on the street, Qingdeng heard several languages including English, French, German, etc.
There are many foreigners on the streets, and there are also quite a few Japanese.
Many Japanese were also in a hurry in the residence. Most of them were hired by these foreigners to serve them as translators, attendants, guards, or Japanese businessmen doing business with these foreigners.
Why are Qingdeng and his friends here at this time?
The reason is not complicated either.
Aoto and Kinoshita Mai worked together to eliminate the group of smugglers and reported the matter of "someone hoarding a large amount of kerosene in Edo" to the execution office. During this time, the execution station and the Huofu thieves have been strictly investigating the case of kerosene.
Buying and selling conditions, and encouraging the public to report suspicious places where suspicious items are suspected to be hoarded.
Just this morning, the Beifan Office received a report: In a foreigner's residence, a group of suspicious people were seen coming in and out of a small house.
Generally speaking, officials such as those on official mission must go through a lengthy process when entering their place of residence on official business.
However, special cases will be dealt with accordingly.
A long time ago, the shogunate had negotiated with the managers of the residences - in order to combat the intensifying wave of anti-foreigners and bring all those radical and crazy anti-foreign elements to justice as soon as possible, the shogunate's officials were enforcing regulations on entering and exiting the residences.
Conditions have slowed down a lot.
Now that we have received reports from the public... we naturally cannot ignore them.
Therefore, Kitabansho Town Chief Susui sent someone who happened to have no important mission... namely Aoto, to go to the residence to check the suspicious place that was reported.
As a result, there is now a scene where Aomori urges Nagakura and others who are suffering from cultural shock to stop chatting and catch up quickly.
"Mr. Tachibana." Harada carried his sheathed spear, quickened his pace slightly, and walked side by side with Aoto, "Aren't we at our destination yet?"
Qingden raised his head and looked at the surrounding street scene, and then took out the street map Bo Jing had just handed to him from his arms: "Not yet, we still have to walk a while."
The reported house was located in the northeast corner of the settlement, and they had to turn a few more corners before they could see Qingdeng's destination.
"Haha..." Harada yawned loudly at this time, "This settlement is much larger than I imagined..."
It was the first time for Nagakura, Harada, Toudo, and Saito to come to the residence.
If you think about it carefully, this is Qingnobo's second time here. The first time he came to the settlement was the first time he fought alongside Mai Kinoshita.
Suddenly, officers and soldiers appeared, and they wandered into this exotic neighborhood.
Qingdeng and his party formed a long snake formation and slowly headed towards their destination.
At this time, another elegant lady with a graceful posture walked past Qingdeng and others, holding a small umbrella that was useless except to show off.
This lady's appearance and figure are quite outstanding.
Except for Saito, who had never shown any interest in matters between men and women, everyone, including Ainoto, couldn't help but look sideways at this noble lady.
Harada's movements were the most exaggerated. The lady had already walked away, but he was still there craning his neck to watch.
When the noble lady's figure completely disappeared from their sight, Harada suddenly let out a strange laugh of "hehehehe".
He turned his head, lowered his voice, and whispered to Qingdeng:
"Mr. Orange, after we finish our business, let's go look for any Yi girls here who are working as wandering girls."
"The Yi girls' bodies look quite strong and they look great. Let's go and taste them together."
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