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"Awu will eventually get married." Tongyu continued, "Since she will eventually get married, isn't it better to marry my outstanding disciple than to marry some unscrupulous disciple of the three religions and nine streams?"
Ogata laughed dumbly.
"Indeed... Tachibana Aoden, he is indeed quite outstanding."
"Even though his strength is far inferior to mine, he was not discouraged at all when I beat him to the point where he was unable to fight back. He kept trying to think of ways to turn defeat into victory."
"And in the end, he really turned my army around."
"I only fought with him for a dozen rounds in total, and he was able to roughly figure out my sword-drawing style in such a short period of time, and successfully predict the path of my sword."
"It's really dangerous. If the sword speed of his counterattack was 2 or 3 times faster, I would be in trouble."
After hearing this, Kiryu smiled helplessly at Ogata:
"Ogata-kun, you are so humble."
"With a body like yours...even if you get hit once or twice with a real knife, it won't hurt, right?"
"Hahaha." Ogata chuckled, with a meaningful look in his eyes.
"Ah, I almost forgot to say that."
"After the lesson...ah, no. After the competition with Tachibana Aoden, because Tachibana Aoden's performance was better than I expected, I also developed some love for talents."
"Before I left, I gave Ju Qingden a 'little gift'."
"'Gift?'" Kiryu asked in confusion.
"I showed him the permanent scar that Gendai left on me when I dueled with Gendai at Tianwang Mountain, and the sword that I used to send Gendai on his last journey."
After saying that, Ogata raised his hand and pulled the hem of his shirt, revealing his muscular body without any fat.
I saw a scar that was extremely horrifying in both length and shape on Ogata's upper body.
This scar with slightly discolored skin around it starts from Ogata's right shoulder, goes straight down, runs through the right chest, right abdomen, and finally reaches Ogata's right pelvis - if this scar grows longer, it will
If it is deeper, it can completely cut Ogata in half vertically.
"That move you showed Mr. Tachibana?"
Kiryu was shocked.
"Ogata-kun, that move is very costly to you, right?"
Ogata smiled bitterly and poked his forehead with his finger.
"To be honest, my head is still hurting to this day."
"If you think about it carefully, I haven't shown this move to anyone since the 'Decisive Battle of Tianwang Mountain'."
"Whether Tachibana Aoden will have the opportunity to come into contact with this realm that Gendai and I have spent countless efforts to achieve in the future... I can't say."
"But there is no harm in giving him a glimpse of this state of light and rain."
"I hope he can learn something and understand something from this 'little gift' I gave him."
"...Ogata-kun, thank you." Kiryu nodded gently to Ogata, and then said half-jokingly, "This 'gift' of yours... is so precious that I don't know how to repay it."
"Hahaha, it's just a little effort."
Ogata waved his hand freely.
"Anyway, it's just a whim."
"But... speaking of Mr. Origin..."
Ogata paused for a moment, and after a moment of thoughtful silence, he said:
"Mamiya-kun, I don't know if you have the same feeling... Do you think Tachibana Aoden is a bit like Mr. Gendai? Especially the pair of people who show off when they are defeated repeatedly but are defeated again and again.
A look."
"..."
Kiryu didn't answer.
He just smiled, then nodded silently, and said calmly:
"Part of the reason why I like Tachibana-kun is that his character reminds me of Mr. Gendai."
"I have always firmly believed that a person whose personality is very similar to Mr. Genichi's future achievements will not be any lower no matter what."
Ogata and Kiryu looked at each other with great understanding, and then both smiled.
"In short - I understand why you, who has extremely strict requirements for accepting disciples, chose to accept Ju Qingden as your closed disciple."
"I also understand why A Wu has a strong impression of Tachibana Aoden."
"This young man who is talented, exudes a strong aura of self-confidence, and has a pretty good face is indeed extremely attractive to a young girl like A Wu who has just begun to fall in love..."
After saying that, Ogata let out a long sigh.
"Mamiya-kun, you are right... A Wu will eventually get married in the future."
"It would be a blessing if she could be paired with a one-in-a-million person like Tachibana Aoden."
Having said this, Ogata raised his hand and lightly punched Kiryu in the chest with a teasing smile on his face.
"For you, if Ah Wu and Ju Qingdeng can form a good couple, it will be a double blessing."
"One side is the girl that I have always treated as my own granddaughter. The other side is my proud close disciple...tsk tsk tsk."
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Kiryu, who always treated others with a humble and peaceful attitude, showed a rare look of satisfaction.
"Since you are now Ju Qingden's master, you have to carve this piece of jade carefully."
Ogata continued.
"Although his current martial arts strength is still very poor, there is huge room for growth."
"As long as you are well cultivated, you can have a promising future."
"At the same time... Mamiya-kun, let me remind you - you have to pay close attention to Tachibana Aoden."
An intriguing smile appeared on Ogata's cheeks.
"A talented person like Tachibana Aoden, who has outstanding talents and has made some achievements at a young age, shouldn't be short of outstanding girls around him, right?"
"At yesterday's wedding banquet, wasn't there a very pretty girl who was very familiar with Tachibana Aotobu? I remember that girl was the granddaughter of Chiba Koemon, right? What was her name?"
"Chiba Sanako." Kiryu replied.
"Ah, yes, that's the name." Ogata slapped his forehead, "Mamiya-kun, since you intend to bring Amai and Tachibana Aoden together, you have to be more careful. Don't let Tachibana Aoden get involved.
It was snatched away by other girls."
After hearing Ogata's reminder, Kiryu chuckled.
"Ogata-kun, you don't have to worry about this."
"Tachibana-kun has a very deep feeling for A-Wu. It's not that easy for other girls to take Tachibana-kun away."
"Mamiya-kun, are you a little too confident in Tachibana Aoden...and Amai?"
Ogata laughed helplessly.
"Although it's a bit inappropriate for me to say this... But I don't think Ah Wu's charm is so great that it can make Tachibana dazzled and never leave Ah Wu."
"And even if Ju Qingden has deep feelings for Ah Wu, how can you ensure that Ju Qingden will never change his heart in the future?"
Before Ogata could finish his words, Kiryu burst into laughter and patted his chest with moderate force.
"Ogata-kun, did I just say that? Tachibana-kun is my favorite disciple who I have spent decades trying to find."
"Before officially accepting Mr. Ju as my disciple, I carefully examined Mr. Ju's character."
"According to my observation: Mr. Tachibana is not a lustful person who is obsessed with women! So you can boldly believe in Mr. Tachibana at the level of 'feelings between men and women'!"
When Kiryu, who was smiling all over his face, said this, his tone was sonorous and powerful, faintly revealing a sense of trust and authority that was unquestionable and sacred...
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That night--
Edo, Chishiya——
…
Wearing her favorite bright red kimono as always.
The kimono is covered with a clean apron, which was specially used for cooking in this era: katsubo.
Kinoshita Mai, dressed like this, tiptoed with her white and rosy little feet, climbed the stairs, and walked into her and Qingto's bedroom.
"Qingden! Get up! Get up!"
While shouting, Kinoshita Mai unceremoniously stretched out her hand to tear off the quilt on Qingteng, and then rushed to the window on the south side of the bedroom, opened the thick curtains, and took advantage of the situation to pull the curtains aside.
The window opens.
The bright sunshine rushes through the large open window and into the room.
In an instant, warm warmth filled every corner of the room.
"Well……"
Qingdeng, whose face was directly hit by a ray of sunlight, shook his eyelids, then slowly stood up from the bed, squinted his eyes and looked out the window. After his eyelashes filtered most of the sunlight, he stood by the window and looked at Qingdeng with a smile.
The beautiful figure of Kinoshita dance looks hazy and dreamy.
"Awu...good morning...what time is it now?"
"It's just past six o'clock in the morning. Come and have breakfast! If you don't eat quickly, you will be late for duty."
Kinoshita Mai assisted Aoto in changing clothes, helped Aoto take off his white pajamas, and put on the black uniform exclusive to the Hufu Thieves. Then he and Aoto went down to the second floor of the house one by one, and walked to the restaurant where a sumptuous meal had been laid out.
Living room.
"Come on! Try it! I used a new cooking method for today's miso soup! I don't know if it suits your taste."
"Oh? A new cooking method? Then I have to try it... Oh! It tastes so good! The taste has become much mellower!"
"Really? As long as it suits your taste. I've cooked a lot and there's still a lot of miso soup left in the kitchen. If you think it tastes good, drink more!"
"Ah Wu, your cooking skills are getting better and better."
"Hehe~"
After the two briefly interacted for a while, they stopped talking.
In the small and medium-sized living room, only the sounds of clinking bowls and chopsticks and the chewing of delicious food could be heard repeatedly.
Although both of them were concentrating on eating...but while eating, Kinoshita Mai was restlessly raising her eyes to glance at Qingto next to her.
Qingden noticed Kinoshita Mai's "peeping" on him and asked:
"Awu, what's wrong?"
"Well……!"
When asked by Qingden, Kinoshita Mai's delicate body trembled slightly, and then she looked around nervously, her eyes wandering wildly.
"This...is nothing..."
She wanted to fool Qingdeng's inquiry by saying "nothing".
But after a hint of hesitation appeared on her face, she swallowed back all the prevarications that had come to her lips.
"Qingdeng...it's like this..."
Kinoshita Mai put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hands, folded her hands on her kneeling legs, looked down at her fingertips, and twisted.
"Look, I am 20 years old this year, and you are already 23 years old. We have been married for a long time, but I have never been pregnant."
"Grandma, Mr. Kiryu, Mr. Goro, they are all urging me now..."
"So I feel... I feel..."
Having said this, one beautiful touch of red spreads on Kinoshita Mai's delicate and pretty face, turning Kinoshita Mai's pretty face into a beautiful white and rosy color.
"We have to work harder...to have a child as soon as possible..."
"Ah, my child..." Qingdeng raised his hand and rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, "That's right... we really need to work harder."
Seeing that Qingteng agreed with her point of view, Kinoshita Mai let out a sigh of relief as if a big stone in her heart had fallen to the ground, and then cleared her throat vigorously:
"So, in order to..."
Kinoshita Mai's voice suddenly trembled.
The blush on his face became brighter and brighter at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In just the blink of an eye, the red glow spread from her cheeks to the tips of her ears, the base of her ears, and her chin.
"Now, it's still too early for you to go to the yamen and report to the thieves."
"So, so wait, wait a moment... I, I, I, we will... just... just... right here..."
Kinoshita Mai closed her eyes tightly, took a deep breath, mustered up her courage, and was about to shout out the last few embarrassing words——
"Ms. Kinoshita, the miso soup you cooked today tastes quite good. Although in terms of craftsmanship, it is far behind me."
A cold female voice without any emotion sounded from the right side of Mai Kinoshita...
In an instant, Kinoshita Mai froze as if a "time suspension magic" had been cast on her.
After a full 3 seconds, Kinoshita Mai's consciousness regained control of her body.
Kinoshita Mai turned her head to look to her right with a speed and strength that seemed to break her neck.
I saw a beautiful woman wearing a blue kimono on the originally empty right side, carrying a bowl and eating with extremely elegant movements.
"Miss Qianqianqianqianqianqianba! Why are you here?!"
Due to the excessive shock, Kinoshita Mai’s shouts were broken.
"Don't shout so loud, your ears will be deafened."
Sanako glanced at Mai Kinoshita indifferently, then calmly put the bowls and chopsticks in her hands back on the dining table.
"Miss Kinoshita, your question is really interesting. This is our home, why can't I be here?"
"Me, me, me, my, our home?!"
"What? Are you acting stupid early in the morning? Have you slept too much recently, so are you stupid? Miss Kinoshita, you are very strange today. Not only did you say some strange words, but you also didn't show respect to me, the principal wife of the family.
language."
"Main wife?"
Kinoshita Mai's chin fell straight down, as if it was about to fall to the ground.
"Why are you showing such an expression? As Mr. Tachibana's concubine, isn't it a natural thing for you to take the initiative to greet me, the principal wife, and use honorifics?"
At this time, Qingdeng suddenly interrupted:
"Miss Sanako."
Qingden said helplessly to Sanako:
"Don't be so harsh on Ah Wu, we are all family."
"It's because we are all a family that we have to be so strict with Miss Kinoshita."
Sanako said seriously.
"We cannot forget the most basic order and etiquette for the reason that we are all one family. If order and etiquette are lost, will this family still feel like a family?"
"That's true...but on occasions like eating, everyone should try to relax and be at ease. If you have to put on airs even while eating, it would be a bit too tiring."
Qingteng and Sanako exchanged words with each other, and they were having a great time chatting.
And I am like an outsider, unable to get in the conversation at all...
This is not what makes Kinoshita Mai feel the most uncomfortable.
What made Kinoshita Mai even more sad were those two words:
Main room... side room... main room... side room... main room... side room...
These two words echoed repeatedly in Kinoshita Mai's mind...
"Why am I the side room?! I don't want it! I don't want it, I don't want it!"
Kinoshita Mai subconsciously shouted this sentence to the man and woman in front of her who were still chatting animatedly.
And at this moment, Kinoshita Mai suddenly felt as if the tatami under her butt disappeared, her body fell straight to the ground, and her body was surrounded by a thick darkness.
And then... Kinoshita Mai saw the familiar ceiling.
"Huh……?"
Kinoshita Mai blinked her eyes a few times in confusion, then looked around her.
Familiar windows.
Familiar bedding.
Familiar tatami.
Familiar room layout.
It was my own bedroom...everything in the room was dyed dark by the night.
"Am I...dreaming...?"
Kinoshita Mai stretched out her hands and touched her smooth face to confirm the touch of her face and hands.
After repeatedly confirming that what she had just seen was a real dream, Kinoshita let out a long "breath" of relief and exhaled all the remaining air in her lungs.
"Great...it's just a dream..."
As soon as this emotion came out, Kinoshita Mai's expression suddenly became startled.
Immediately afterwards, she raised her hands to cover her face, and then twisted vigorously in the bed.
After a while, the quilt was messed up by her, and the beautiful red quilt wrapped tightly around her delicate body, wrapping her up like a caterpillar.
"Ah...! What am I thinking...! Why would I have such a dream...! It's so shameless...!"
On the one hand, Kinoshita Mai wanted to roar, but on the other hand, she was afraid of disturbing Kiryu, who should have fallen asleep by now, so she suppressed her volume hard and made strange noises.
He actually dreamed that he and Sanako were marrying Qingto... and that he was a concubine whose status was lower than Sanako's...
No need to ask - Kinoshita Mai thought with her own back, and knew that it was the words Aonto said to her and Sanako this afternoon that caused her to have such a strange dream.
Kinoshita Mai, who had calmed down a little, stopped twisting and carefully reviewed the content of the dream just now...The more she thought about it, the more her emotions that had just calmed down became "ready to move".
"Why do you have to be inferior to Chiba Sanako even if you have a dream...!"
Kinoshita Mai murmured in annoyance while vigorously slapping her cheeks with both hands.
She had never done anything so humble and cautious in her dreams... Kinoshita Mai felt very upset about her failure to live up to expectations.
However, annoyance was annoyance, and Kinoshita Mai felt very happy at the same time.
Although the second half of the dream just now is unbearable to look back on, the first half is still worth recalling.
Kinoshita Maimitsu's cheeks turned red unconsciously as she recalled all the scenes before Sanako's "appearance"
"well……"
Kinoshita Mai sighed, then pulled the quilt over her head, covering her body from head to toe.
A muffled voice floated out from the quilt——
"I should be the only one who would have such a shameful and weird dream..."
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Edo, Okemachi, Little Chiba Sword Hall——
…
"Miss Chiba! Look! I learned how to sew red flowers on my clothes!"
Kinoshita Mai handed the kimono in her hand to Sanako as if asking for credit.
Sanako, who was sitting on her knees in the corner of the living room, put down a burgundy men's haori that she was sewing in her hands, reached out to take the clothes from Mai Kinoshita, and glanced at the stitches on the clothes roughly.
After a red flower, he nodded:
"Well, it's not bad. I've made a lot of progress. Children can be taught, so it's not in vain that I spent so much time and energy teaching you how to embroider."
After saying that, the expressionless Sanako glanced at Mai Kinoshita with some admiration, raised her right hand, and scratched Mai Kinoshita's chin repeatedly with movements like teasing a cat.
"Hehehe~~"
Mai Kinoshita seems to be quite happy with Sanako's "tease".
She laughed stupidly a few times, then half-closed her eyes, and took the initiative to raise her head and stretch it forward so that Sanako could scratch her chin better and more conveniently.
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