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"Of course I understand what 'Tachibana Sonako' means."
Chiba Tamonshiro said angrily.
After a woman gets married, she has to change her husband's surname. Even children as young as a few years old know this.
"This... let Tachibana-kun and Sanako get married? Shige-nii, are you kidding me?"
"Look at my expression."
Chiba Jutaro raised his hand and gestured with his solemn face.
"Are you kidding me? I'm serious."
"Well……"
As if trying to get rid of his confused expression, Chiba Tamonshiro raised his left hand and rubbed the back of his neck vigorously, looking away.
No wonder Chiba Tamonshiro had such a reaction and expression.
This question was asked too suddenly... He was asked about Sanako's marriage unexpectedly, and he had no psychological preparation in advance.
And this kind of question cannot be answered casually.
"Brother Chong, why do you ask me this kind of thing for no reason?"
"...Brother Duomen, Sanako is 22 years old this year."
Chiba Jutaro sighed heavily.
"Don't you think that Sanako, who is now this age, has reached a point where her marriage can no longer be delayed?"
"..." Chiba Tamonshiro fell silent. After a moment, he nodded gently, "...Hmm."
In this era of Edo, where people's ideological level, technological level, social order and good customs are basically still stuck in the medieval period, marriage is undoubtedly the top priority in life. Producing children and continuing the family line is a matter of course for everyone.
matter.
In the Edo period, women could usually get married at the age of 15 or 6, and the average age at marriage also fluctuated within this range. Some people got married early, even at the age of 12 or 3.
Therefore, from the perspective of this era, Sanako, who is 22 years old but still unmarried, is now considered a "super-elderly leftover girl."
Out of concern for his family, four years ago, when Sanako was just over 18 years old, Chiba Tamonshiro often paid attention to the marriage of his little cousin who had not yet gotten married.
Chiba Tamonshiro also asked Chiba Sadayoshi and Chiba Jutaro several times why Sanako never got married? It shouldn't be based on Sanako's conditions.
And the response he got from Chiba Sadakichi and Chiba Jutaro was always that the father and son smiled helplessly or laughed dryly while saying, "Sanako hasn't found the person she likes yet, so she hasn't found her yet."
marry".
Seeing Chiba Tamonshiro nodding, Chiba Jutaro suddenly showed an overjoyed expression.
"Haha, Brother Domen, since even you feel that Sanako's marriage cannot be postponed any longer, then the next thing can be easily discussed."
"I don't need to go into details. You should also know how difficult it is for a woman to live alone without anyone to rely on."
"Although Sanako is proficient in the art of naginata and the Kodachi art of my Beichen Itto style, and has great attainments in my Chiba family's ancestral acupuncture, but how much space can there be in this world to accommodate Samurai Hime and female doctors?
"
"My father and I are still alive. When our Chiba family is still prosperous, we can still protect Sanako."
"But when my father and I die one day, and our Chiba family will no longer be as glorious as it is now, what will she do?"
When Chiba Tamonshiro heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
"Brother Chong, please don't say such unlucky words."
What he was referring to was naturally the two sentences that Chiba Jutaro had just said: "My father and I will die one day" and "Our Chiba family will no longer be as glorious as it is now."
"Hahaha, what's so auspicious about these words?"
Chiba Jutaro put his hands on his hips and smiled freely.
"People are always in danger, and there are always births, old age, sickness and death."
"The same goes for families. No matter how powerful a family is, it will decline one day."
"What's more, we are still living in a time of great chaos that has not been seen in thousands of years."
As if he was infected by what he said, a slight look of frustration and helplessness appeared on Chiba Jutaro's face.
"The Westerners opened the door to the country, the shogunate was weakened, the Nanki faction and the Hitotsubashi faction are still fighting endlessly, and powerful feudal lords from all over the world are eyeing..."
"In such troubled times, no matter what happens, it is not surprising."
"So I don't want Sanako's marriage to be delayed like this."
"Even if there is no such empty reason as carrying on the family line and extending the descendants, I just want Sanako to be happy. I also hope that Sanako can marry the person of her choice as soon as possible."
"Having a reliable husband with outstanding talents to rely on will make things much easier in the current chaotic world."
"So, brother Duomen, let me tell you the truth: I started looking for a suitable person to be my brother-in-law a long time ago."
"After careful selection, I finally found the most suitable and high-quality candidate."
Hearing this, and then thinking of the question that Chiba Jutaro asked just now, "What do you think of the name 'Tachibana Sanako'?" and other questions, no matter how stupid people are, they can understand what Chiba Jutaro meant.
"So..." Chiba Tamonshiro lowered his voice, "You like Tachibana-kun?"
"Brother Duomen, don't you think Tachibana-kun and Sanako are a good match?" Chiba Jutaro grinned, "First of all, the age is very suitable. Tachibana-kun is 18 this year, Sanako is 22, and Sanako is only a big Tachibana.
Jun is 4 years old, Jun Jun is not engaged yet and is still single."
"And Tachibana-kun is very good."
"Brother Duomen, you should also know what achievements he has achieved in the officialdom."
"Not only does he have a bright future in the officialdom, but he also has a bright future in the swordsmanship."
Chiba Jutaro pursed his lips towards the dojo in front of him.
"Brother Duomen, you just saw how high Tachibana-kun's swordsmanship and swordsmanship level are, right?"
"He is full of confidence and has only just learned swordsmanship for eight months."
"It only took 8 months to surpass almost all the disciples of our Little Chiba Sword Hall."
"If you let me compete with the current Mr. Ju, I will probably lose more than I win."
Chiba Jutaro talked eloquently... with the attitude of "I can talk about Tachibana-kun's merits for three days and three nights."
As Chiba Jutaro became more and more excited as he spoke, Chiba Tamonshiro intervened at the right time, interrupting Chiba Jutaro's seemingly endless praise of Aoto.
"Brother Shige, I agree with all these compliments you have for Mr. Tachibana. But -" Chiba Tamonshiro changed the topic, "Sanako's husband... the most important quality should be that Sanako likes him.
Him?"
As soon as Chiba Tamonshiro finished speaking, Chiba Jutaro said quickly and excitedly:
"Brother Duomen, you have hit the point."
"The most important reason why I think Tachibana-kun and Sanako are a good match is that I recently discovered that Sanako doesn't have a bad feeling towards Tachibana-kun, and maybe she even has some good feelings for Tachibana-kun."
"Have a good impression...? Brother Chong, are you...sure?"
Chiba Tamonshiro showed a dazed and confused expression.
Although he is only Sanako's cousin, he and Sanako have grown up together.
He knew very well what kind of personality his cousin had - he had basically never seen him show any obvious kindness to men other than family members.
Chiba Jutaro's words just now really gave him a slight psychological shock.
"Of course I am sure." Chiba Jutaro nodded, "I am her brother, and I live under the same roof with her. Most of her daily actions are under my nose."
After finishing speaking, Chiba Jutaro sighed deeply with emotion on his face.
"What a turn of events... A few months ago, I really thought Tachibana-kun and Sanako had no chance."
I think back then, when his "Handbook for Preparing a Brother-in-Law" accidentally let Sanako discover that Sanako himself said "I won't like Tachibana-kun", Chiba Jutaro's heart dropped a lot.
At that time, he thought: It's over, the high-quality sister-in-law candidate he finally found was rejected by Sanako again...
At that time, he had basically given up on the idea of bringing Qingto and Sanako together.
It was not until recently, when Aoden began to visit the Little Chiba Sword Hall frequently, that this "hope" that was almost extinguished was rekindled.
Over the past two months, Chiba Jutaro has seen with his own eyes how harmonious the relationship between Ayoto and Sanako is.
Every time Aoto comes to Little Chiba Kenkan, he will definitely come to meet and chat with Sanako.
And Sanako never resisted getting along with Qingto.
Several times, Chiba Jutaro saw his sister, who was serious to the point of being old-fashioned and always stern, showing a faint smile several times while chatting with Aonto.
Looking at this scene, Chiba Jutaro's mind became active again!
There's drama!
Why don’t I like Tachibana-kun? Sanako, isn’t the relationship between you and Tachibana-kun very good!
Chiba Jutaro has already decided that if he misses Tachibana-kun, he doesn't know how long it will take him to meet such a suitable "preparatory brother-in-law" next time.
Therefore, after discovering that Sanako didn't seem to be as against Aoto as she originally said, Chiba Jutaro's fighting spirit and determination to "bring Aoto and Sanako together" started to burn brightly again.
As the saying goes, “There is strength in numbers.”
Chiba Jutaro, who had determined that "Tachibana-kun will never let go no matter what," decided to find some comrades who could help him!
And the most suitable comrades-in-arms are naturally those of our own blood relatives.
This is why Chiba Jutaro suddenly came to Chiba Tamonshiro to talk about Sanako's marriage at this time.
At this moment, Chiba Jutaro finally showed his fangs to Chiba Tamonshiro.
"In short, I have strictly investigated Mr. Tachibana. In terms of character, talent, and closeness of relationship with Sanako, no one is more suitable to be my brother-in-law than Mr. Tachibana."
"Brother Duomen, let me tell you openly: Since you agree that Mr. Tachibana is excellent, then you can help me."
"What you have to do is very simple, that is, work with me to help Tachibana-kun and Sanako get married."
After hearing this, Chiba Tamonshiro looked startled, and then opened his mouth, with a faint look of anxiety on his eyebrows, as if he was in a hurry to say something.
But before he could even say a word, Chiba Jutaro stopped him by speaking:
"Sanako is already 22 years old this year. If we delay for a few more years, we may not be able to find a good family to marry into. Sanako will have to live alone and widowed."
"What's even worse is that there may be some idle people gossiping about Sanako's physical defects, or fabricating stories about our Chiba family, thinking that our family has too high demands on Sanako's husband.
It's strict, and that's why Sanako, who shouldn't have anyone to marry, is left alone."
Chiba Jutaro is really a good man at playing with people's hearts.
These few words of his hit the two important points of Chiba Tamonshiro - family and family reputation.
Chiba Tamonshiro cares very much about his family and is extremely proud of the various achievements his family has made so far.
Someone slandered Sanako and slandered their Chiba family... Chiba Tamonshiro couldn't bear this kind of thing!
Chiba Tamonshiro, who looked troubled just now, changed his expression at this moment.
He looked at Chiba Jutaro seriously, and after a moment, he nodded solemnly.
"...I understand, then——Brother Chong, please allow me to do my best."
I finally got my first "comrade-in-arms"... Before Chiba Jutaro could feel happy about this, he heard Chiba Tamonshiro asking him quickly:
"Brother Shige, since the two of us are now in a mutually supportive relationship, let me ask one more question: Do you have any ideas on how to bring Tachibana-kun and Sanako together?"
Chiba Jutaro's expression froze at this moment.
Chiba Tamonshiro, who noticed the change in Chiba Jutaro's expression, slowly lowered his eyelids and half-closed his eyes.
"...Brother Chong, don't you have no plan at all?"
"Ah, ah hahahaha..." Chiba Jutaro squinted his eyes, not looking at Chiba Tamonshiro with a guilty conscience, "Dangdang, of course there is a plan, look at how I just successfully took Tachibana-kun there
Resting in the inner courtyard creates an environment for Tachibana-kun and Sanako to be alone."
"So you asked Sanako to take Tachibana-kun to the inner courtyard in order to create an environment for the two of them to be alone... It's a shame that you were able to make up so many excuses just now that you can't find room to argue with. This kind of thing was obviously just a sudden inspiration.
Little cleverness doesn't count, I'm asking if you have any long-term plans."
Chiba Jutaro: "..."
Chiba Tamonshiro: "..."
After both parties were silent for 10 seconds——
"…So Brother Chong, you don’t have any long-term plans at all?"
"Hahaha……"
Chiba Jutaro just laughed and said nothing.
He would never confess to anyone: the main reason why he wanted to find comrades for himself was that he didn't know much about men and women, so he wanted to find someone to help him.
"I admit that I don't have any long-term plans at this stage...but this shows the importance of partners. As long as we two brothers work together, we will definitely be able to come up with many clever ideas. So Chiba Tamon Shiro, what do you think about how to bring Tachibana-kun and Zuo together?
Son, do you have any good ideas?"
Chiba Tamonshiro: "..."
Chiba Jutaro: "..."
After both sides were silent for 10 seconds——
"...So you don't have any good ideas?"
"Brother Shige... I've never been married before. I usually... no, I should say I'm the only young girl I have frequent relationships with, and that's Sanako."
Chiba Tamonshiro used a tactful tone to explain that he was not good at getting along with girls either.
At this moment, Chiba Jutaro suddenly realized: It seems that you can't look for comrades randomly... The result of looking for comrades randomly may be like this: two "emotional wastes" here, you look at me and I look at you, big eyes and small eyes.
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"Okay then..." Chiba Tamonshiro found a step for himself, "Let's think about it slowly..."
At this time, several strange noises suddenly came from the window:
Woo-pop!
Woo-pop!
Woo-pop!
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Chiba Tamonshiro frowned and looked out the window.
"Tsk, it's really noisy... The number of fireworks Kadiya has set up recently is a bit too much..."
The few strange noises that sounded outside the window just now were the sounds of Keyya testing the fireworks that will be set off at the fireworks display.
As the time gets closer to the day of the fireworks display, the frequency of Kabutiya's fireworks testing becomes higher and higher.
Chiba Tamonshiro is the kind of person who can't understand what's so good about fireworks.
He was concentrating on complaining about Kagiya's fireworks test, but he didn't notice at all: Chiba Jutaro next to him was looking straight out the window, looking in the direction where the sound of fireworks came from.
The pupils are out of focus because the brain is concentrating on thinking.
After a while, he seemed to have thought of something happy or interesting, and an ecstatic smile gradually appeared on his face.
"Yeah...why didn't I think of that..."
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Small Chiba Sword Hall, inner courtyard——
After trying his best to comfort Sanako, Qingden suddenly heard several strange noises coming from the grass in front of him.
As soon as he looked up at the sound, he saw a frog as big as half his hand jumping out of the grass in front of him and jumping towards his face where he was crouching on the ground.
Qingdeng has always held the attitude of "Don't let this creature appear in front of me" when it comes to frogs that cannot appreciate their appearance.
Suddenly, a huge creature that he hated jumped towards his face... Qingden was naturally startled.
"Aww!"
He stood up instinctively and yelled. When he stood up, he got up too quickly and accidentally knocked over the basin.
Qingdeng, who had just wiped off the sweat from his upper body and had not yet put on his upper body clothes, was still shirtless.
Ever since - Sanako, who was frightened by Aoshinobu's sudden shout and asked urgently "What's wrong?" while subconsciously turning her face, saw a half-breasted male.
Body……
Since traveling to this era, Qingdeng has exercised diligently every day in order to strengthen his body. With his superb self-discipline, he has never slacked off even a day except for recuperation and other unavoidable periods.
The combination of "eating" and "exercise" can make the body stronger as soon as possible, so after his wallet became a little more generous, Qingden began to buy meat to eat, and encouraged everyone in the trial gym to eat together.
At the beginning, Zhousuke and Abi, two elderly people, could not accept meat, but fortunately Kondo and Okita were very open-minded.
Kondo and Okitamoto are also skeptical about Aoto's view that "eating meat can strengthen the body."
But after seeing with his own eyes that Aoto, who had always insisted on eating meat, was indeed getting stronger very quickly, Kondo immediately changed his mind and began to work with Okita to persuade Zhousuke and Abi to "eat more meat after we tried the Weikan"
!".
Finally, after Kondo and Okita's persuasion, Zhousuke and Abi were finally convinced.
Nowadays, the diet structure of the Trial Guard Hall has changed drastically. At least one meal a day contains rich meat.
Thanks to the change in diet, the bodies of Kondo and Nagakura and others who are currently living in the health training hall have all become much stronger visibly.
Although Abi's complexion had been quite bad for a while due to the sharp increase in food expenses, the strategy of "eating meat to strengthen the body" was correct. Kondo and the others' bodies had indeed become much stronger, so Abi's complexion was now
It no longer smells bad, and I no longer hesitate or hesitate when spending money to buy meat.
Long-term fitness and proper diet have made Qingdeng no longer the slim figure he was before.
Now Qingdeng's whole body has "swelled".
The beautiful biceps and triceps on the arms, the 8-pack abdominal muscles arranged neatly, the chest muscles that look very hard and strong at first glance, the graceful back muscles... There is no fat on the entire upper body.
Qingdeng's muscles are all small, tight, and full of explosive power, not the "too big to measure" muscles. Therefore, although Qingdeng's muscles are well developed, his body is not as strong as a "human-shaped mountain of flesh."
Degree.
The tight muscles, coupled with the scars "hanging" everywhere on the body like medals, announce to outsiders how many battlefields of life and death this person has been in, making this body full of male aura.
The moment his eyes came into contact with Qingden's muscular upper body, Sanako stared blankly at Qingteng's upper body as if his brain had suffered a huge impact and shut down.
"I'm sorry, Miss Sanako."
After confirming that the frog had jumped far away, Aomori resettled the water basin that he had just accidentally knocked over, and continued to speak to Sanako in an apologetic tone.
"Just now, a frog suddenly jumped out and startled me. I shouted subconsciously and knocked over the basin. I also scared you. I'm sorry."
Qingden's sudden voice brought Sanako back to his senses.
The soul that flew away returned to the body, and the downed brain resumed operation.
Sanako blinked several times before realizing it.
Then he quickly closed his eyes and hurriedly turned his body back to face Qingdeng.
"No, it's okay... As long as nothing happens to you, you'll be fine."
"Huh?" Qingden cast a surprised look at Sanazi.
Sanako's tone and demeanor are always so elegant and calm.
Therefore, whenever there is any abnormality in Sanako's state, it is like watching fire.
Qingden immediately noticed the strangeness in Sanako's tone.
Unfortunately, when he raised his eyes to look at Sanako, Sanako had already turned his face away, so Qingto could not see Sanako's expression.
——Miss Sanako, what’s going on?
As soon as this question emerged from Qingdeng's mind, he immediately found the answer as the corner of his eye glanced at his naked upper body.
"Uh... I'm sorry." Qingdeng laughed awkwardly, pulled up the clothes hanging around his waist and put them on, "I made you see some... indecent things."
"It doesn't matter..." Sanako whispered, "I was just careless. You don't have to apologize."
Sanako's tone has returned to the "Yamato Nadeshiko" and "elegant young lady" tone that Aoto is familiar with... This makes Aoto relax a little.
——Miss Sanako, is she so... pure?
Qingdeng thought for a long time, but he really couldn't think of a more suitable adjective than "pure".
Just by accidentally glancing at the man's upper body, he showed such a big reaction... Qingdeng was really surprised.
Obviously Sanako is not the kind of person who grew up in a boudoir and has never even seen a few men.
Qingteng couldn't help but recall Sanako's awkward behavior just now, and couldn't help but secretly sigh in a joking tone:
——Miss Sanako occasionally shows a very uneasy side...
Qingto, who can't see Sanako's front, doesn't know now... Sanako's bare hands, naturally folded on his knees, are clenched slightly due to the confusion of thoughts in his mind, and his eyes seem to be out of focus.
uncertain.
Sanako, who grew up in a swordsmanship hall, naturally couldn't have seen a half-fruited male body.
Often, some disciples who have become enthusiastic about sword practice will take off their clothes very boldly, exposing their chests and backs.
When walking on the street on weekdays, there are often some townsfolk who are running around for a living, stripping down to only the fabrics on their bodies.
However - every body I have seen so far seems not as impressive as Qingteng's...
People in this era suffer from the disadvantage of not understanding modern fitness knowledge and scientific exercise.
Unless work requires it, townspeople who rely on handicrafts for a living will not go out of their way to exercise.
Although warriors who practice martial arts will deliberately exercise in order to improve their martial arts skills, they have no idea how to exercise scientifically and efficiently.
Many people don’t even understand the most basic nutritional intake, or even though they understand it, they don’t have the ability to do it.
Therefore, due to limited knowledge and financial status, most people who work out to improve their martial arts skills have not built much muscle.
Compared with the "white-cut chicken" body with a big belly or not much muscle, Qingdeng's body is full of small and lean muscles without any fat, which is quite impressive.
The scenes he saw when he turned around just now flashed back and forth in front of Sanako's eyes uncontrollably...
——Enough! What’s so good about this kind of thing!
Sanako cursed himself inwardly angrily, then closed his eyes and tried hard to clear his mind, preventing his brain from recalling the scene he had just seen.
Qingden was behind Sanako, and Sanako was concentrating on emptying his head, so at this moment, no one was lucky enough to notice that a "cherry blossom" was blooming.
As if being smudged by the highest-grade paint, Sanako's beautiful face is glowing with a lovely cherry pink color...
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Due to the accident of being picked on by the "Sanako Pursuers Army", Aoto's time at the Little Chiba Sword Hall today was much longer than expected.
When the time came to 11 o'clock, Ayoto, who felt that he had been staying at the Little Chiba Sword Hall for too long, decided to leave and return to the Trial Guard Hall.
Knowing that Aoto wanted to leave, Chiba Jutaro immediately came to persuade Aoto to stay and asked Aoto to stay for lunch before leaving, but Aoto had already decided to leave.
So, with Sanako, Chiba Jutaro, Chiba Tamonshiro and Radish seeing each other off, they started on their way home.
Today's weather is as hot as ever.
After walking a few steps on the street, Qingdeng's body was wet with a large amount of sweat again.
Just now, after finishing the battle with the heroes of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, I forgot to ask for water from Sanako and the others because I was not very thirsty.
Now, under the scorching sun, Qingden, who had lost water from his body again, felt his mouth was dry and his tongue was dry.
At this time, Qingden suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar teahouse in front of him.
This teahouse is not far from the Shiwei Hall and sells good snacks and tea. It is one of Okita's favorite teahouses.
Okita and Aoto had strongly recommended this tea house before, and even brought Aoto to visit several times... The tea and snacks in this tea house really tasted good, and were quite suitable for Aoto's taste.
Looking at this teahouse that Okita had brought him to several times, Aomori hesitated for a moment, and then strode towards the teahouse.
——Drink a glass of cold sweet water before going back...
While thinking this in his mind, Qingteng had already opened the door curtain of the tea house.
Qingden sat down at a low table in an inconspicuous corner and ordered a cup of sweet water and a plate of dorayaki from a young girl.
Among the many types of confectionery at teahouses and wagashi shops, Aoto's favorite is the dorayaki filled with sweet red bean paste.
Whenever you come to a tea house, as long as you have an appetite, you must have a plate of Dorayaki.
It will take a while for the food and drinks to be served.
In order to pass the boring waiting time, Qingtou simply did the "vital capacity exercise" that Kiryu taught him before, while continuing to think about the talent content of the "Sword Saint", that is, the so-called "supreme realm of martial arts".
Kiryu hasn't told him why he needs to exercise his lung capacity until now.
Whenever Qingto couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked him "What is the purpose of practicing lung capacity?", Kiryu would always smile and say: "Don't worry, I will tell you later what the purpose of practicing lung capacity is."
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Although the reason for exercising lung capacity is still unclear, Qingto still obediently followed Kiryu's instructions and devoted a lot of time every day to do the "vital capacity exercise method" that Kiryu taught him.
Before you know it, it has almost become a habit.
As soon as you encounter the fragmented time like now while waiting for food and drinks to be served, you will unconsciously start to exercise your lung capacity.
——"The highest realm of martial arts"... For this kind of thing, you should only ask the master and boss Kiryu...
Due to his limited experience and knowledge, Qingden couldn't figure out what this "supreme realm of martial arts" was, no matter how hard he tried.
After thinking about it, I realized that the right solution would be to consult the knowledgeable seniors in the martial arts world.
The only elders in the martial arts world that Aomori is familiar with now are Shusuke, who is nearly 70 years old, and Boss Kiryu, who is 92 years old this year.
These two old comrades are quite old, and they both have considerable attainments in swordsmanship and are well-informed.
Especially Boss Kiryu.
This legendary swordsman, who still seems to have many secrets in his possession, is probably still above Zhousuke, who is about twenty years younger than him, in terms of knowledge level.
——Let’s find time to ask them later...
Thinking of this, Qingdeng couldn't help but sigh secretly.
At this moment, Qingdeng felt sincerely: Questions were coming one after another. Before the last question was solved, a new question immediately came...
More than 2 months ago, when he had a life-or-death fight with Kamaitachi, he couldn't explain why, but for a while, he clearly felt that he had successfully unleashed his "power"!
It's a pretty amazing feeling.
Obviously no one had ever told him in detail what it was like to release "momentum", but just like people can naturally learn to blink and cry without being taught, he had an indescribable feeling at that moment, automatically.
Then I realized that I had released my "power".
At the same time as he released the "momentum", Qingden saw the particularly magical "air flow" from Kamitachi's body that could guide him to predict Kamitatsu's movements.
After the war, Qingteng tried to release his "power" again and tried to observe the "qi flow" from others again.
But without exception, they all failed.
This shows that Aomori has not yet reached the state where Chiba Eijiro, Chiba Doisaburo, and Shusuke can freely expand and release their "power".
Not to mention "airflow".
After the battle with Kamaitachi, it completely disappeared from Qingden's life and was never seen again.
Whether he accidentally released "momentum" or witnessed these strange "air currents", everything was beyond the scope of Qingdeng's brain to understand and think about.
"Potential" is easy to say, it just means that my strength has reached the threshold of this realm, but it is not at the level of Shusuke and Eijiro Chiba, so I can only release it unconsciously and without my control.
As for the "air flow", it's more troublesome... Qingden doesn't even know how to discuss it with others...
This "air flow" feels beyond the scope of martial arts... If you tell others that you can see an "air flow" that can predict other people's movements, they may think Qingden is a psychopath with brain problems.
In short, because he didn't know how to speak, Aomori had only talked to Shusuke about the "air flow" after the Aizuhou swordsmanship competition, where he had also seen the "air flow".
The conversation with Shusuke at that time... came to nothing.
Zhouzhu, who was well-informed and had eaten more salt than Qingteng had eaten, had no idea what the "air currents" Qingteng saw were.
At this stage, the only person who is suitable to talk to about this matter and who might know something... is Boss Kiryu.
——When you have time and opportunity, in addition to "the highest realm of martial arts", let's also talk in detail about "air flow" with Boss Kiryu...
Qingdeng secretly made up his mind.
At this time, the sweet water and dorayaki ordered by Aomori arrived.
Because it is now approaching noon, the number of guests coming to the tea house has gradually increased.
More than 80% of the seats in the teahouse are occupied.
The air was filled with the sounds of people talking, the clinking of cups and bowls, the sounds of swallowing drinks and food, and the noise.
While eating dorayaki with sweet water, Aomori listened carefully to the conversations of people around him to relieve his boredom, hoping to hear if there was any interesting news that had happened recently.
In this era when there are no newspapers, teahouses, izakayas, bathhouses and other crowded social places are the most important "information acquisition points" and "information exchange places" in the market.
Relying on the keen hearing and powerful sound processing ability given by the gift of "wind perceiver", Qingden's hearing range covers the entire tea house.
He could clearly hear the conversations of the guests at the table furthest away from him, and he did not feel overwhelmed by hearing too many sounds.
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"Wow, I have a big tumor on my butt, and it hurts me so much."
"Hey, hey, hey, did you know? There is a new wandering girl in Yoshiwara's Sorrel House! The wandering girl's place is really big."
"Oh, I have been to Yoshiwara too many times this month, and I have spent all my money again."
"I don't know why, but every time my wife scolds me or steps on me, I feel inexplicably happy."
"It is said that the conflict between the Hitotsubashi faction and the Nanki faction is getting more and more intense. It is said that the Hitotsubashi faction is now pushing for the appointment of Hitotsubashi Keiki as a 'post-general post'."
“What is ‘the post of a general’?”
"You don't know this? Just understand it as 'deputy general'."
"Haha... these are really troubled times. They force Hitotsubashi Yoshiki to be the 'deputy general'... they are obviously trying to compete with Mr. Dashu for power."
"I don't know how this world will develop in the future..."
"Whatever! As long as it doesn't stop me from making money and going to Yoshiwara to play with women."
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Currently, the vast majority of customers who visit this tea house are men.
No matter which country or era it is in, it is the same—where men gather, the most common topics of conversation are women and politics.
After listening for a long time, I didn't hear anything interesting or news that I didn't know about.
Qingden suddenly felt bored.
Just when he was about to gather his mind and concentrate on tasting the delicious food at hand——
"Soji, this is your favorite teahouse... It's clean and tidy yet lively. It really looks like a shop you would like."
Suddenly, Qingdeng heard a very familiar female voice.
Qingdeng, whose expression was suddenly startled by surprise, quickly turned his head following the sound.
Five tables behind him, there was a man and a woman sitting face to face across the table.
"Okita-kun...?" Qingto whispered the name of the man among the man and the woman.
This man and woman are the Okita siblings.
Because there were many guests in the tea house, people were coming and going in the aisles, and the environment was very noisy, so the Okita siblings did not notice Qingnobo sitting not far from them.
Okita Hikaru, who was dressed in green, had his back to Aoto, and Souji, who was sitting across the table from Okita Hikaru, was naturally facing Aoto.
Therefore, Aoto, who was quietly sizing up the Okita siblings, could clearly see Souji's face.
"……Um?"
At this moment, Qingdeng couldn't help but murmur in confusion.
Because he found that the general secretary, who usually always smiled brightly, had a heavy expression.
A very unhappy expression...
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