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In addition to the large courtyard now dedicated to growing radishes, there is also an area commonly known as the "inner courtyard" deep in the Chiba Kendou. Only Sanako and his family and the family's waiters can enter and exit freely.
's small yard.
There is a well in the inner courtyard. Sanako and his family draw their daily water from this well in the inner courtyard.
"...Brother." Sanako narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, "It would be more appropriate for you to take Mr. Tachibana to the inner courtyard to wipe off sweat and rest, right?"
"That won't work."
Chiba Jutaro seemed to have expected Sanako to say this, so he made a draft in advance, and said quickly without thinking:
"Although there was an episode like 'Tachibana-kun accepts the Ritikiri challenge', this episode is over."
"It's not even noon yet, and it's still far from the end of this morning's practice time."
"I have to continue teaching now, I can't be separated."
"Now you are the only one who has time to take Mr. Tachibana to the inner courtyard to rest."
"If you don't go, who else can you let go?"
The reasons given by Chiba Jutaro...are impeccable.
In the entire Chiba Sword Hall, only the inner courtyard has a well that can draw water for body scrubbing.
As for a private place like the inner courtyard, only two siblings, Chiba Jutaro and Sanako, could easily bring Aonto there.
Chiba Jutaro still has to teach the apprentices, so naturally the only person left who can take Aoden to the inner courtyard is Sanako.
Although the reasons given by Chiba Jutaro were very reasonable and there was no flaw at all... Sanako still half-closed her beautiful eyes, with a deep gaze that seemed to be looking at the distant sky, without saying a word.
Staring at Chiba Jutaro's face.
"What's wrong?"
Chiba Jutaro did not flinch and looked at Sanako without fear.
He had a straight face and acted like a gentleman who said, "My thoughts are very simple and just." He spoke righteously:
"Sanako, don't you want to just leave Tachibana-kun aside?"
"Let's put aside Tachibana-kun's current friendship with our Chiba family."
"Just considering that Mr. Tachibana is now a 'guest who came to visit us', we cannot ignore Mr. Tachibana who is now exhausted and exhausted."
"That's so rude to others."
How rude - Chiba Jutaro's words perfectly hit Sanako's key point.
Sanako, who received "Yamato Nadeshiko education" since childhood, values etiquette the most, and the most taboo thing is accidentally doing something rude.
Sanako, who had been accurately captured by Chiba Jutaro, no longer stared at her brother with the deep eyes that seemed to be looking into the distance, but instead used a look that was full of embarrassment and confusion.
Almost the eyes.
After a few breaths, Sanako seemed to have given up struggling. He shook his head with a force that was not heavy but not light either. He looked straight ahead and no longer looked at his brother.
"……I see."
The lips pursed and muttered.
Chiba Jutaro nodded expressionlessly, then turned his head like Sanako, and moved his gaze back to himself.
Sanako was standing directly to the right of Chiba Jutaro, so from her perspective, she could only see the right half of Chiba Jutaro's face.
Therefore, at this time, Sanako did not notice the change in expression on the left side of Chiba Jutaro's face - the left corner of Chiba Jutaro's mouth was slightly raised.
Showing a proud smile of "planning".
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Qingteng's salute and Qingteng's words naturally took away the sound of the dojo and everyone's sight.
Gudong, Gudong... Occasionally, there was the sound of swallowing saliva with difficulty, disturbing the silence of the dojo.
Everyone...whether they were casting positive glances at Qingden or showing negative expressions towards Qingden, without exception, they all stared dumbfounded at Qingden who was still maintaining a saluting posture on the field.
No matter how much you hate Aomori, you have to admit: Niou... this young swordsman has achieved another incredible achievement!
He challenged 18 disciples of the Little Chiba Sword Hall in a row, beating them until no one in the hall dared to challenge him again, and retreated with a complete victory... When this matter comes out, the name of "Nioh" is bound to become even more resounding!
After all, this place is not some unknown third-rate swordsmanship hall. This is the famous Little Chiba Swordsmanship Hall, which is recognized as a gathering place for swordsmanship masters.
He fought against all the heroes at the Little Chiba Sword Hall where there are many masters and won a great victory... Whether this is "unprecedented" is difficult to say, but "unprecedented" is certain!
Before today, no one had the ability or opportunity to accomplish such a feat.
The people in the "Sanako Pursuit Army" were completely dumbfounded.
Not only were all the masters on their side involved, but even the capable men who had nothing to do with Sanako also came on stage one by one with their swords... But still no one could make Qingden suffer a defeat.
At this moment, these people, whose spirits and spirits were completely destroyed by the power shown by Qingdeng, were all downcast, their eyes were blank, and their heads were like an extra part of the body, hanging feebly on their chests.
He no longer had the energy and arrogance that he had previously threatened to do to Qingdeng.
In a way...they are lucky.
They don't know a certain cruel truth - if they know that Qingdeng on the field did not give his full strength in the Lien War just now, then their already shattered self-confidence will probably become even more fragmented.
Bar.
From accepting the first challenge to picking off 18 people in a row, Qingdeng's "lonely" game has never been started.
Qingdeng has not yet shown the maximum power he can unleash today.
Under the silent gaze of everyone, Qingden slowly straightened up, finished his polite salute, held his mask and held his bamboo sword, turned back, and headed straight in the direction of the two brothers Sanako and Chiba Jutaro.
Go.
"Pah, pah, pah, pah, pah..."
At this time, someone suddenly clapped his hands.
The solitary applause seemed particularly clear and bright in the extremely quiet dojo.
The applause——Jotaro Amon, who had just faced off against Aoto.
He smiled, looked at Qingdeng with unpretentious appreciation and admiration, and persistently applauded Qingdeng regardless of the strange sight of anyone present.
After Yamen opened his mouth like this, in the blink of an eye, someone started clapping like Yamen.
Then, the applause began to increase, and more and more people applauded.
In this way, one passed to two, two to four, four to eight... In an instant, the originally silent dojo became extremely noisy.
Qingdeng's strength won the respect and admiration of many people present.
This young swordsman deserves such applause—Armen Jotaro and the others truly believe so.
Sanako, Chiba Jutaro and Chiba Tamonshiro looked at the surroundings filled with intensive applause with surprised eyes.
The three brothers and sisters looked at this scene with completely different expressions.
Chiba Jutaro showed an excited and proud smile as if his close relative had received such an honor.
Chiba Tamonshiro, who had just forced Chiba Jutaro to terminate Aoto's battle on the grounds that "it would damage the face of the Little Chiba Kenkan", had a complicated expression.
And Sanako... She showed a rather charming and strange expression at this time.
She first looked around with surprised eyes, then turned her eyes and looked directly at Qingdeng, who was walking towards them.
His eyes flickered.
In the blink of an eye, Qingdeng's beautiful eyes flashed with long, vaguely envious eyes.
Qingden didn't notice Sanako's strange gaze.
Because his attention now has been taken away by Chiba Jutaro.
"Ha ha ha ha."
As soon as Aoto returned to Sanako and the others, Chiba Jutaro laughed heartily.
"Ju-kun, you look like you just climbed out of the river."
After hearing this, Qingdeng lowered his head with a wry smile and glanced at his clothes, which were soaked with sweat from his waterfall.
"Wearing protective gear for a long time in summer will probably kill you," Qingden said half-jokingly.
Chiba Jutaro smiled intriguingly:
"Tachibana-kun, you go take a rest first and wipe the sweat off your body. Okay, Sanako, please take Tachibana-kun to the inner courtyard now."
"Inner courtyard?" Qingdeng was stunned.
As a frequent visitor to the Little Chiba Sword Hall, Aomori knows exactly where the inner courtyard is.
Watsunako went to such a private place alone, and even went there to take off her clothes and wipe her sweat... Aomori subconsciously wanted to shirk it by saying "Isn't this appropriate?"
But Chiba Jutaro seemed to have predicted how the situation would develop. Before Aoto could say anything, he urged Sanako as if blocking the escape route:
"Sanako, the sword hall is in a mess right now. I want to straighten out the order of the sword hall now. I will leave it to you, Mr. Tachibana."
"..." Sanako flattened her lips and glanced sideways at her brother with a rather deep and complicated look.
"knew……"
After muttering this in a sigh-like tone, Sanako turned around gracefully and walked nonchalantly toward the outside of the dojo.
"Tangerine-kun, come with me."
"Uh..." Qingto looked at Chiba Jutaro blankly, and then looked at Sanako who was almost walking away.
The matter was now at this point, and it was not convenient for him to say anything more.
As a result, Qingden had no choice but to bite the bullet and chase after Sanako's back.
Sanako and Aoshito left the dojo one after another... This scene gave the already extremely depressed "Sanako's Pursuers Legion" people present a brutal blow again.
Some people cast jealous glances in the direction Qingdeng left.
Some people continued to hang their heads - they no longer had the energy to compete with Qingdeng...
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After a while——
Small Chiba Sword Hall, inner courtyard——
Wow!
Qingdeng, who was squatting next to the well, picked up a handful of freshly poured well water from the basin with both hands and splashed it on his face.
The refreshing touch spread from his face to his whole body, making Qingden feel so comfortable that he felt like the pores all over his body were open.
After simply washing his face, Qingto retracted his arms into the wide sleeves of the kimono. The two hands retracted into the kimono reached out through the front of the chest, and lifted the kimono force of his upper body back.
, revealing his muscular upper body which still had a lot of sweat beads left on it.
This feeling of sticky sweat on the body is really unpleasant.
Wearing a full set of fencing protective gear that is stuffy and hot in such a hot summer is a complete torture.
Even if you are not doing anything, you will be sweating all over just standing there, so let alone Qing Teng wearing it and playing 18 fierce one-on-one games in a row.
When all the protective gear was taken off, the clothes on Qingdeng's body were basically wet with his sweat, and his whole body looked like he had just been fished out of the water.
Qingdeng took out a hand towel he carried with him from his lower back and soaked it in the basin.
At this time, Sanako's voice came from behind.
"Tangerine-kun."
"Huh?" Qingdeng subconsciously followed the sound and turned his eyes.
Then, he saw the back of a cute head with a high ponytail, a graceful back, and a pair of slender feet with a plump "peach" whose horizontal girth was slightly larger than that of a bear.
It was Sanako who was currently sitting on the corridor connecting the house and the inner courtyard with his back to Qingto.
When his eyes unconsciously glanced at Sanako's "peach" which had an astonishing presence, Qingden quickly put away his eyes in embarrassment, not daring to look any further.
The elastic flesh was piled together due to the kneeling posture, and most of the two feet were buried, with only a small part of the forefoot exposed.
Originally, this part of the body is particularly conspicuous due to its size that can lift up the skirt.
The current sitting posture directly increases the eye-catching degree of this area to an unparalleled level.
After all, Sanako is still an unmarried young lady.
In line with the principle of non-sexuality between men and women, after leading Qingteng to the inner courtyard and letting Qingteng clean his body with the well in the inner courtyard, Sanako sat down with his back to Qingteng, only touching the back of his head and back.
, buttocks and small soles of feet were exposed to Qingdeng.
"Do you need me to find you a clean hand towel?"
"Ah, no need. I have a hand towel I carry with me. I can just use my hand towel."
After saying that, Qingden picked up the hand towel soaked in the basin, wrung it out, and carefully wiped his body with the hand towel up and down.
"Miss Sanako, I'm sorry that I bothered you to bring me here to wipe my sweat and rest."
"You're welcome." Sanako said calmly, "These are just what I should do."
Having said this, Sanako paused.
"It would be better to say...I am the one who should say 'sorry' to you."
"Huh?" Qingden cast a doubtful look at Sanako.
"...It just so happens that there are no outsiders here, so I'll be honest with you. Mr. Ju, the reason why so many people suddenly want to challenge you today is because of me."
A trace of guilt appeared on Sanako's cheeks... It was a pity that because her back was turned to Qingdeng, Qingdeng didn't have the chance to see her.
Sanako was about to continue explaining, but was interrupted by Qingden's chuckle.
"Hahaha, you're talking about this..."
Qingdeng smiled calmly.
"I've known about this for a long time."
"You already knew this?"
Sanako subconsciously wanted to turn her head to look at Qingteng behind her, but she suddenly remembered that Qingteng was in a state of insanity, so she quickly stopped her head and straightened her slightly tilted head, almost seeing the scene behind her.
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"I already knew that the first few people who challenged me just now were all your suitors."
Aoto told Sanako the details of the incident in which he accidentally overheard the plot of the "Sanako Pursuit Army" while going to the toilet.
After listening to this, Sanako bit her red lower lip lightly, then parted her lips and let out a soft sigh.
"I'm really sorry...it's all because of me that you encountered such trouble for no reason."
"No need to apologize. Strictly speaking, today's incident has nothing to do with you. The culprits are all your fanatical suitors."
"Those people... are really annoying. They don't want to do anything serious, and they just come up with some evil ways. I will discuss with my father and brother what to do with these people later. What can they do today because of this kind of thing?"
If they come to find trouble with you for inexplicable reasons, there is no guarantee that they will do something ridiculous to someone in the future."
"Hahaha, from another perspective, I would also like to thank these people. Thanks to them, I was able to compete with many masters one by one today. I benefited a lot from today's battle."
——I have indeed benefited a lot, acquired many talents... and made a lot of money.
After adding this sentence silently in his heart, Qingdeng continued:
"The Little Chiba Sword Hall is truly worthy of its reputation. The overall quality of its disciples is truly incredible."
"Although it may not be appropriate for me, a disciple of the Imperial Guard Hall, to say this... But in terms of the overall quality of the disciples, the Little Chiba Sword Hall is really much better than our Imperial Guard Hall.
"
"I feel more and more that in the 'Red and White Battle' half a year ago, our trial defense hall was able to defeat your little Qianba sword hall. There was really a lot of luck involved."
"If some of the people who challenged me today had participated in the competition at that time... then the winner in the end should be your little Chiba Sword Hall."
Among the 18 challengers Qingdeng faced today, most of them had faces that had not appeared in the "Red and White Battle" half a year ago.
At that time, many of the masters of the Little Chiba Sword Hall did not participate in the "red and white battle" with the Shiwei Hall because they were busy or were not interested in the competition.
If all the masters of the Little Chiba Sword Hall had come to participate in the competition at that time... then it would be just like Aonto said just now, let alone him, Souji and others, no matter how hard they fought, they would never have any chance of winning.
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In terms of high-end combat power, the Shiwei Hall is not inferior to the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
Okita, Kondo, Hijikata, and Inoue, the four of them, would still be top-notch masters even if they were placed in a small Chiba sword academy.
Especially Okita, if it was just a one-on-one fight, then no disciple of the Little Chiba Sword Hall could compete with Okita.
But the combat power of the middle and lower classes...the Trial Guard Hall was completely destroyed by the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
After listening quietly to Qingden's words, Sanazi blinked her beautiful eyes gently a few times.
"The 'Red and White Battle' half a year ago... Time flies so fast. It was half a year ago that we competed with you at the Trial Defense Hall."
"Speaking of it, it's really incredible."
The eyes in Sanako's eyes swayed slightly as she muttered these words.
Qingden didn't understand what Sanako meant when he said "It's incredible", so he looked at Sanako with confusion.
"Tachibana-kun, your talent and the speed of your progress... are incredible."
Sanako said softly in a calm tone.
"Obviously in the 'Red and White Battle' half a year ago, Tachibana-kun, your strength was not as good as mine."
"But in the past six months, Mr. Ju, your strength has changed dramatically with each passing day."
"The speed at which your strength has improved is astonishing to me."
"I still remember the swordsmanship competition held by Lord Aizu more than four months ago. I witnessed you effortlessly defeat the outstanding newcomers from each sword hall one by one."
"Today, not only the outstanding newcomers from various sword halls in Edo can't beat you, but also the senior disciples of our little Chiba sword hall are no longer your opponents."
"Although I am very reluctant... but after watching your battle just now, I already know: you are far stronger than me now."
"In your journey of swordsmanship, you have reached a level that I need to look up to."
"To be honest...I feel a little envious of you."
Speaking of this, Sanako's eyelids drooped slightly, and he lowered his eyes to look at the hands folded on his knees. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and there was a bitter smile on his pretty face.
The tone becomes emotionally elusive.
"It would be great if... I could have such a superb talent as you..."
Although he couldn't see Sanako's face, Qingto could feel that Sanako's current mood seemed a little low from the tone of his voice.
The two of them had been chatting happily just now, but without any foreshadowing, Sanako's mood suddenly dropped... This rapid change caught Qingteng off guard.
"Ah, sorry."
Sanako took a deep breath and said quickly in an apologetic tone.
"I seem to say too many boring things."
"Please forget what I just said."
"Ji Jun, are you thirsty? My brother's friend just gave us some cans of sour plum soup yesterday. It tastes quite good. Do you want to try it?"
Sanako tried to change the topic...but the method of changing the topic was a bit too abrupt.
Ayoto ignored this new question that Sanako threw at him in a blunt manner.
He stared at the back of Sanako's head calmly, his eyelids blinking very slowly because his head was focused on thinking.
"Tangerine-kun?"
Qingden remained silent for a long time, which made Sanako's eyebrows look a little confused.
Because she didn't know whether Qingto was wearing clothes right now, Sanako still didn't dare to turn her face away.
At this time, Sanako heard a "pop" sound.
This was the sound of Qingdeng throwing the hand towel into the basin.
"Well... when it comes to your talents... Miss Sanako, you don't have to be too ashamed."
Qingdeng smiled while washing his hand towel in the basin.
"You are the most powerful female warrior I have ever seen in my life."
"When I first saw your swordsmanship, your superb swordsmanship shocked me."
"You also have superb talents that ordinary people can't match."
"So, all in all..."
Qingden stopped washing his handkerchief, raised his right hand and scratched the hair on the back of his head.
The smile on his face turned into a dry smile... He was trying hard to think of suitable words and how to finish his above words beautifully.
After a while, Qingden put down the hand holding his hair.
Calm but powerful words reached Sanako's ears again.
"...Miss Sanako, you don't need to belittle yourself."
"If you strive for the best and move forward bravely, no one or anything in this world can stop you from shining."
"With your abilities, Miss Sanako, one day you will be able to achieve achievements in martial arts that everyone will appreciate."
"I wholeheartedly think so."
Sanako opened her eyes wide in surprise.
I saw her looking at something in front of her with a dazed expression.
But actually she didn't look at anything.
Her entire mind was drifting in the emotion brought to her by Qingdeng's words just now.
Her eyes, which were originally empty and blank, gradually shone with the same color as the clear summer sky.
Sanako, whose mind and attention was taken away by Qingto's words just now, smiled unconsciously.
The seductive corners of her mouth extended to both sides in shallow arcs, and a faint smile hung on the girl's cheeks.
She tried her best to purse her lips, but a gentle laugh still escaped.
The smile on the pretty face and the light and shadow in the eyes complement each other to create dazzling colors.
"Tangerine-kun..."
Sanako opened her lips, about to say something.
But at this moment...
"Aww!"
The sudden scream of Qingto and the sound of the water basin being knocked over interrupted all Sanako's thoughts.
"Tachibana-kun, what's wrong?"
Sanako turned her face subconsciously in response to the loud sound and huge movement behind her, her voice filled with tension.
The moment she turned her face and looked behind her... her expression was stunned.
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At this moment——
Little Chiba Sword Hall, Field B——
"...Brother Duomen, what do you think of Mr. Ju?"
After Aoto was led by Sanako to rest in the inner courtyard, the Little Chiba Sword Hall returned to normal order under the organization of Chiba Jutaro.
Everyone went back to their respective places and did their own thing.
The doorman of Court C returns to Court C.
The disciples in B field also started practicing again.
However, in the air of the dojo, there is still a bit of solemn aura from the series of fierce battles that had just begun, as well as a warm atmosphere of applause for Ayoto who emerged victorious.
Chiba Jutaro, standing in a corner of the dojo with his arms folded across his chest, looked like he was carefully observing the swordsmanship movements of the apprentices on the field...but in fact, his mind had already flown elsewhere.
"What do you think?"
Chiba Tamonshiro, who stood shoulder to shoulder with Chiba Jutaro, asked in confusion.
"...I'll just say it straight."
Chiba Jutaro lowered his voice, looked directly into Chiba Tamonshiro's eyes, and said seriously.
"Brother Duomen, what do you think of the name 'Tachibana Sonako'?"
"……ha?"
"Don't you understand? Then let me put it more plainly. What do you think about letting Qingto and Sanako get married?"
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