Chapter 99 Ouch! Miss Kinoshita, are you blushing? [Breaking update 1W]
"No way? That little Chiba Sword Hall actually lost?"
"Hey, didn't you say that this trial defense hall is a little-known sword hall?"
"It is indeed a little-known sword hall! Ask the people around you and see if anyone recognizes the sword hall."
"In other words: The famous Little Chiba Sword Hall actually lost to an unknown little sword hall?"
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Some of the spectators in the auditorium came to watch this match entirely because the Kochiba Kenkan participated in the match.
I just wanted to see how powerful the swordsmen of the Little Chiba Swordsmanship Hall, which is one of the "Three Great Halls of Edo", are second only to the Genbukan, Shigakukan, and Military Training Hall in terms of the quality of their apprentices, the scale of the swordsmanship hall, and the reputation.
They never paid attention to the unknown trial defense hall from beginning to end.
The outcome of this match is not clear at a glance. How can a small swordsmanship hall like Shiwei Hall be the opponent of a large swordsmanship hall like Xiaoqianba swordsmanship hall? They are all so sure of it.
But now... the Chiba Sword Hall that they were sure to win has lost...
And the loss was quite ugly.
The Trial Guard Hall unexpectedly only sent Aoto and Okita to break through the joint defense of the Chiba brothers and sisters and the return defense of Shannan and others who arrived later, and broke through the main formation of the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
These spectators who had previously determined that "the Trial Guard Hall will definitely fail and the Little Chiba Sword Hall will win" are now stunned with their eyes wide open and their mouths wide open.
Of course - there are only a small part of the audience who are extremely shocked by the defeat of Chiba Sword Hall.
The vast majority of the audience are just ordinary civilians who don't recognize the Beichen Itto-ryu or the Natural Rishin-ryu at all, nor do they recognize the Little Chiba Sword Hall or the Test Guard Hall.
They just wanted to watch the swordsmen fight and have fun.
For those spectators who just want to have fun and watch the excitement, today's game is really exciting, with all kinds of twists and turns.
The trial defense hall first put up a defensive formation that was so weird that it was completely incomprehensible.
When everyone thought that the defense line of the Trial Guard Hall would be broken by the Little Chiba Sword Hall, the defense line of the Trial Guard Hall actually stood firm and successfully blocked the fierce attack of the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
When almost all the swordsmen in the Little Chiba Sword Hall were held back by Kondo and the others, Aoto, as the general, led Okita to the front line in person and broke through the joint defense of the Chiba brothers and sisters in the midfield.
Later, when some people felt that there was no one in the backcourt of the Little Chiba Sword Hall and that the Trial Guard Hall was going to win, Shannan and others finally successfully returned to defense, which made everyone's hearts arouse again.
Shannan and others' return to defense was only a near miss. Aoto and Okita defeated Shannan's group who returned to defense one by one, and finally successfully broke the porcelain bowl on the head of the general of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, winning the game.
There are wonderful twists and turns, and hearty battles, which are extremely enjoyable to watch.
These accounted for the vast majority of the audience, just spectators who just wanted to watch and have fun. They were all cheering and celebrating the birth of the winner.
In the "VIP auditorium", A Bi seemed to have lost her soul, staring blankly at the arena where the winner was decided. It was not until about half a minute later that her "soul" finally returned to her body.
She saw her "soul" return to her body, her cheeks turned red due to excitement, and she kept raising her hand to pat her thigh hard as if she didn't know the pain.
Because he was too emotional, Abi couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time.
Although Zhou Zhu was not as excited as his wife, the look on his face was equally uneasy.
He usually squinted his eyes, but now he opened them slightly, and his eyes that were staring directly at the arena were no longer as calm as before.
"...Awesome." Kiryu smiled slightly, "What a wonderful game."
Although Kinoshita Mai did not directly raise her hands to slap her thighs in excitement like Abi, her face also became extremely rosy due to her excitement.
At the other end of the "VIP seat", Chiba Tamonshiro's eyes were as wide as bells at this moment.
"The Trial Guard Hall...won...?"
Chiba Tamonshiro looked in disbelief.
Compared to Chiba Tamonshiro, Chiba Sadakichi sitting next to him had a much calmer reaction.
Whether he was watching Aoto and Okita launch a counterattack, or witnessing the defeat of his son and daughter, and the smashing of the porcelain bowl of the chief general of their little Chiba Sword Hall, Chiba Nobuyoshi looked calm, with almost no trace of emotion on his face.
Expressions fluctuate.
It wasn't until the game was over that Chiba Nobuyoshi's expression finally changed - he quietly looked at the cheering crowd in the trial gymnasium, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
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"...Fourth nephew, come with me."
"Huh?" Chiba Nobuyoshi's words brought Chiba Tamonshiro, who was still in a state of shock, back to his senses.
He looked at Chiba Nobuyoshi who had already stood up and said doubtfully:
"Uncle, where are we going?"
"Just follow me."
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On the playing field——
Looking at Asakura who had the porcelain bowl on his forehead smashed, Qingto couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
--Won……
Qingdeng felt as if his body had lost 10 pounds in one breath.
The tight knot in his head relaxed in one breath, and Qingden realized at this moment that his underwear was already wet with his hot sweat.
The entire arena was as big as three basketball courts. He ran all the way from one end of the arena to the other. At the same time, he also started fierce battles with the Chiba brothers and sisters, Shannan and others. Whether it was him or Okita, the innermost layer of clothes
They were all soaked with hot and humid sweat.
Okita, who was standing next to Aoto, still maintained the posture of smashing the porcelain bowl on Asakura's forehead with his sword.
At this moment, Okita was in a trance with neither of his eyes focused.
"we won……?"
After muttering to himself, Okita's pupils slowly began to glow with tiny bits of light.
He turned his head and looked at Qingden, his face full of excited laughter.
"Tachibana-kun! We really won!"
"This is our great victory!"
After saying that, Okita threw away the bamboo sword in his hand, rushed forward, threw himself into Qingteng's arms, and tightly wrapped his hands around Qingteng's neck.
Okita's height is only 155cm, which is a full 20cm shorter than Aotobu, so after Okita jumps up and wraps his arms around Aotobu's neck, his feet will lift off the ground, and his whole body will hang on Aotobu's body like a large pendant.
Because the momentum of Okita's attack was too strong, after Okita's body was hung up, Qingto could only subconsciously hug Okita tightly with his backhand, and then hugged Okita and circled in circles, in order to neutralize the impact of Okita's attack.
potential energy.
Okita's chin was hanging on Aoto's left shoulder, and Aoto could feel the heat of Okita's cheek.
Although Aotomo and Okita have been living under the same roof for nearly a month now, this is the first time Aotomo has had such close physical contact with Okita.
After wrapping his arms around Okita, Qingto realized that Okita's body was much thinner than he thought. It was hard to imagine how such a thin body could possess such superb sword skills.
Okita was also covered in sweat now, and his body had a faint smell of sweat, but the smell was not unpleasant, at least it wasn't unpleasant to Ayoto.
After holding Okita and spinning around for six times, Aoto finally regained his balance.
At this time, all the apprentices in the Trial Guard Hall headed by Kondo ran toward Aoto and Okita with excitement.
In this match, a total of 4 people were "killed" in the Triwei Hall - these 4 people were all "sacrificed" after they fought heroically to hold back the main force of the Little Chiba Sword Hall after Ayoto and Okita launched a counterattack.
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Defeating the Little Chiba Sword Hall with only 4 people killed... This was something they had never even dared to think about before.
Their previous two victories against Little Chiba Sword Hall were both miserable victories in which everyone on their side was almost "dead".
Out of the corner of Okita's eye, he noticed Kondo and the others who were quickly rushing toward them.
"Guh..."
With a hint of embarrassment on his face, Okita let go of his arms around Qingden's neck.
"Sorry..." Okita lowered his head slightly towards Qingden and muttered, "I'm too excited..."
"It's okay." Qingdeng smiled freely, "You will subconsciously pounce on me, doesn't it mean that you are very excited now. In this case, I am quite happy to see you continue to pounce on me.
Hang on to me for a while."
Hearing Qingden say this, the embarrassment on Okita's face gradually disappeared.
He raised his head again, and saw that his two eyes had returned to the shape of the crescent moon before, and he grinned at Qingden.
At this time, Kondo and others finally arrived.
They surrounded Qingdeng, or hugged Qingdeng, or directly hugged the man who was the greatest contributor to this victory.
The liveliness of the Imperial Examination Hall and the desertedness of the Little Chiba Sword Hall were in sharp contrast.
Almost everyone looked like they had lost their souls.
Either he is staring in a daze with his eyes straight, or he is just in a daze.
Of course, there are also some surprises - such as Shannan.
Shannan, who had a bit of surprise on his face, looked at the people in the trial defense hall who had gathered together not far away and were cheering loudly to celebrate their victory.
"...It's really a sword hall with a good atmosphere." Shan Nan smiled slightly.
Sanako was still standing in a daze at the place where she had just been defeated.
"We...were defeated like this...?" After murmuring, Sanako raised his hand and touched his empty forehead without the porcelain bowl.
"It's just that the trial defense hall was lucky enough to win for a while!" An apprentice from the Little Chiba Sword Hall blushed and shouted, "We have not exhausted all the elites of the Little Chiba Sword Hall. If
Today all the masters from our Little Chiba Sword Hall are here, how can the Trial Guard Hall possibly win!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the apprentice pursed his lips and closed his mouth because he felt that what he had just said was unreasonable.
Indeed, all the elites of their Little Chiba Sword Hall were not gathered here today.
Many masters in their gym whose strength is only lower than Shannan or almost at the same level as Shannan either don't have time today, or Chiba Nobuyoshi was not selected to participate on the grounds that he "wanted to train more newcomers"
Today’s “red and white battle”.
Although Xiao Chiba Kenkan's lineup today is indeed not the strongest, its overall strength is not weak.
As a prestigious family with a high reputation across the country, the admission requirements for the Little Chiba Sword Hall are naturally quite strict. Not just cats and dogs are eligible to become apprentices at the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
Their little Chiba never recruits newcomers who have no foundation in swordsmanship. They only recruit swordsmanship veterans who already have good swordsmanship strength and talent.
Take, for example, the relatively weakest person in today's game - Asakura, who serves as their general.
Although Asakura is a newcomer to their Little Chiba Sword Hall, before he joined their Little Chiba Sword Hall, he had already mastered the swordsmanship in their hometown that taught the Beichen Itto Style, which was second only to the "Won Xu Jie"
"Catalogue" qualification of "Biography", with his strength, he can be ranked in the middle and upper reaches of those small and medium-sized sword halls.
Even though their lineup today is not the strongest lineup they can field, in terms of strength comparison on paper, the overall strength of their lineup today is far stronger than that of the Trial Guard Hall, and they should not lose to the Trial Guard Hall.
right.
Our lineup today was not the strongest - this cannot be the reason why they lost to the trial court.
"One more match! One more match!" Another person shouted, "Just now I just let the trial defense hall win by chance. As long as there is one more match..."
This person hasn’t finished speaking yet——
"That's enough, stop saying these embarrassing words. If you lose, you lose. Why are there so many reasons and excuses? When you started a life-and-death duel with others, you lost because of your inferior skills. How could you still say this to him?
"Today's defeat was due to my carelessness. Please spare my life and fight again tomorrow?"
An old voice interrupted the man's words.
"master!"
"master……"
"It's the master! The master is here!"
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Chiba Sadayoshi, who put his hands behind his back, led Chiba Tamonshiro slowly through the arena.
The swordsmen from the Little Chiba Sword Hall gathered around Chiba Nobuyoshi.
"Father..." Chiba Jutaro lowered his head and walked slowly towards Chiba Nobuyoshi.
Sanako followed her brother to greet Chiba Nobuyoshi. She lowered her head slightly and bit her red lower lip. In the depths of her pupils, a strong hint of unwillingness swayed.
"Father...I'm sorry..." After coming to Chiba Nobuyoshi, Chiba Jutaro's face was full of shame and shock. The first thing he said was an apology, "We actually put today's game
Played so badly..."
"We'll talk about these later." Chiba Nobuyoshi smiled and raised his hand to pat Chiba Jutaro on the shoulder, "Hurry up and raise your head."
Having said that, Chiba Nobuyoshi, surrounded by everyone, continued to walk forward slowly, towards the people in the trial defense hall who were still hugging each other and still celebrating their victory.
At this time, Qingto and others noticed Chiba Sadakichi walking towards them, so they all stopped cheering and turned to cast doubtful glances at Chiba Sadikichi.
Shusuke, Abi, Kiryu, Mai Kinoshita, Saito and others also arrived at this time.
The five of them ran quickly towards Qingnobu and others on the playing field from another direction, arriving at Qingnobu and others before Chiba Nobuyoshi.
"What a wonderful match." Walking in front of Qingnobo and others, Chiba Sadakichi said with a gentle smile, "The exquisite formation and personnel arrangement have offset the strength of our little Chiba sword hall.
Advantage, I wonder which hero came up with this strategy?"
Hearing Chiba Sadaikichi's question, everyone in the Trial Guard Hall immediately consciously moved aside to the left and right, allowing Qingto's figure to emerge from the crowd.
Chiba Nobuyoshi raised his curious gaze and looked at Qingto, who was currently standing in the C position among the people in the trial defense hall: "Is this the strategy that I have drawn up?"
Qingdeng nodded.
"You don't know where to start?"
"I'm here in Juqingden."
Chiba Nobuyoshi's eyes immediately opened slightly in surprise.
It turned out to be the strategy drawn up by Aoto - after learning this truth, whether it was Chiba Jutaro, Sanako, Shannan and others who were standing behind Chiba Nobuyoshi, or Kiryu, Kinoshita Mai, Shusuke, Abi
, Saito and the others all looked at Aoden with a look of surprise.
"Oh...it turns out you are the Tachibana Aoden who is very famous these days."
The smile on Chiba Nobuyoshi's face became stronger.
"Tachibana-kun, how did you plan to defeat our little Chiba Sword Hall? Can you tell me... ah, no, tell us a little bit?"
Chiba Nobuyoshi's question touched the hearts of everyone present.
Kiryu, Mai Kinoshita, Shusuke, the Chiba brothers and sisters, Shannan... they all focused their curious eyes on Qingto.
It's not impossible to tell them how you came up with this strategy... it's not something that needs to be concealed anyway.
So, Qingden cleared his throat——
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Rewind time back to before the start of the game——
"Our overall strength is far weaker than that of Little Chiba Sword Hall."
"Now that we are missing the two main players, Genzaburo Inoue and Toshizo Hijikata, if we want to win, we must use surprising troops and unique moves!"
"I divide the plan I have drawn up into two steps."
"The first step: hold fast. Arrange a line of defense that can block and hold back the large force of the Little Chiba Sword Hall."
"Part 2: Counterattack. When the large force of the Little Chiba Sword Hall was held back by our defense line, we sent a surprise force to attack the "main formation" of the empty Little Chiba Sword Hall and smash the porcelain of their general.
Bowl, win the game.”
"As for this line of defense that will hold back the large force of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, I plan to design it this way - six people will be deployed on each side of the left and right sides."
"Then……"
Qingden raised his head and cast a solemn gaze at Kondo.
"Kondo-kun will guard the middle lane alone."
"Okita-kun and I will be the 'surprise soldiers' responsible for the surprise attack on the Little Chiba Sword Hall."
"Okita-kun and I stay in the 'main formation' and wait for the best opportunity to counterattack."
"For a long time, because Okita-kun was too strong, Chiba Sword Hall could only send out their strongest Chiba brothers and sisters to effectively guard Okita-kun."
"So after seeing that we actually put Okita-kun in the rear, in order to guard against Okita, their Chiba brothers and sisters will not dare to act rashly. They will only send others except the Chiba brothers and sisters to participate in the attack."
"They will definitely concentrate as much combat power as possible to launch a fierce attack on the center where Kondo-kun is the only one defending."
"Once they concentrate their combat power to attack the center, there will definitely not be too many people who can be sent to attack the left and right flanks."
"In this way, we, who have deployed heavy troops on the left and right, will be able to gain an advantage in numbers. Even if the overall strength of the apprentices of the Little Chiba Sword Hall is better than ours, it will be difficult for them to defeat us when they are at a disadvantage in numbers.
In a short period of time, we will achieve breakthroughs on both our left and right sides.”
"Therefore - whether our line of defense can hold back the large force of Little Chiba Sword Hall, the key point is that Kondo-kun, who is responsible for guarding the middle road, can block the fierce attack of Little Chiba Sword Hall."
"If Kondo-kun can block it, then everything will be easy."
"Looking back at the past, in all the 'Red and White Battles', the Little Chiba Sword Hall always suppressed our trial defense hall."
"It is absolutely impossible to say that all the apprentices in the Little Chiba Sword Hall have not despised our Imperial Guard Hall."
"Therefore, as soon as the competition starts, the energy of the Little Chiba Sword Hall will be extremely high, and they will definitely feel that they will win today's competition."
"Enemies like them who think they can easily win will often be easily shaken in their momentum and fighting spirit once they encounter unexpected situations that they did not expect."
"Once our line of defense, which they think they can break through with a single poke, actually blocks all their offensives, their will will be shaken to some extent."
"At that time, it will be time for Okita-kun and I, the 'surprise troops', to launch a counterattack."
"Little Qianba Sword Hall should not have thought that our general would be so crazy and disregard the danger and go into battle himself."
"After they launched a fierce attack on our defense, most of the midfield and backcourt of the Little Chiba Kenkan were left with only the Chiba brothers and sisters to defend."
"Those two siblings can only fight to a draw against Okita-kun."
"If you deal with Okita-kun and I at the same time, the two brothers and sisters will definitely be at a disadvantage."
"Okita-kun and I will break through the joint defense of the Chiba brothers and sisters as quickly as possible before the large force of the Little Chiba Sword Hall can get rid of Kondo-kun and you, and break into the 'main formation' of the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
Break the porcelain bowl on their general’s head.”
"The above is my plan."
"Does anyone have any objections?"
After Qingdeng finished speaking, everyone in the trial defense hall who gathered around Qingdeng immediately looked at each other in shock.
"Wait, wait a minute, this plan of yours seems a little too unreliable, right?" Someone said quickly, "You actually let the young master guard the middle road alone?"
"I'm not denying the young master's strength."
"But the swordsmen of the Little Chiba Sword Hall are not fuel-efficient lamps. Let the young master alone deal with the siege of several swordsmen of the Little Chiba Sword Hall... It is too reluctant!"
"...Kondo-kun, he has the ability to withstand the fierce attack of the Little Chiba Sword Hall." Aonto said.
——Because he has a talent called "Gu Gu". The more enemies he has and the stronger they are, the more powerful he will be able to unleash!
Naturally, it was impossible for Qingdeng to tell his true feelings.
So, he could only talk nonsense:
"Since the overall strength is not as good as the Little Chiba Sword Hall, if our defense wants to hold back their large forces, we can only try to use as few people as possible to deal with as many opponents as possible."
"Although I have not been a member of the Trial Guard Hall for a long time, during the time when I was practicing swordsmanship with you all in the Trial Guard Hall, I noticed that Kondo-kun has a very strong character. The more adversity he encounters, the stronger his fighting spirit becomes.
A high-spirited person.”
"So, it is most appropriate to hand over such an important responsibility to Mr. Kondo."
Kondo, who heard what Aoto said... didn't express anything.
He just pursed his lips, thoughtfully.
"Then let's not worry about whether the young master can hold the middle. It's just you and Okita-kun who attack the enemy formation. Will the number of people be too small? What if the small Chiba Sword Hall leaves a few more people to guard the center in addition to the Chiba brothers and sisters?
What about the court and backcourt?”
"Yes, your plan has too many uncertainties, right?"
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Everyone expressed their doubts one after another.
Qingdeng half-closed his eyes and listened quietly to the doubts expressed by everyone.
After everyone's questioning gradually subsided, Qingdeng slowly opened his eyes that were half closed:
"...You are right. I also admit that my strategy involves too much gambling. You need to be extremely lucky to have a chance to win with this strategy of mine."
"I won't hide it from everyone anymore."
"Just now, when Okita-kun and I went to drink sugar water at a nearby sugar water stand, we encountered some...unpleasant things."
Aoto told everyone exactly what happened to him and Okita at the squid stall.
After learning that some of the contestants from the Little Chiba Sword Hall who were going to participate in this competition actually said such unpleasant words, everyone's faces instantly showed a look of indignation.
"To be honest - up until just now, I had never thought that we, who were at a disadvantage, would defeat Xiao Qianba Kenkan in this game. I just wanted to do our best." When everyone was angry.
, Qingdeng continued, "But after experiencing the series of events just now, my mind has changed."
"I want to win this game now!"
Qingdeng slowly moved his gaze, scanning the faces of the people surrounding him one by one.
His voice, every word, was sonorous and powerful.
"Although what those people said is true, I still find it difficult to swallow my breath after hearing them say so about the trial defense hall that was so kind to me."
"But if you want to regain your temper, it is meaningless to argue with them just by talking."
"If there are no actual achievements that can make them look at us with admiration, even if you speak eloquently and make them speechless, you will not be able to completely change their true inner thoughts."
"So - I really want to win now."
"Just today, win this upcoming game!"
"Compared to our original 'attack with all your might' tactics, I personally think that this strategy of mine has a greater chance of winning."
"I want to use this strategy of mine to deal with the Little Chiba Sword Hall. Even if the chance of victory is slim, I decided to move forward."
"What about you? What do you think?"
Qingdeng moved his gaze again, scanning the faces of everyone who now became solemn.
"Are you willing to accompany me and fight to the end with this strategy, which has a slightly higher chance of winning than the 'Onslaught Strategy'?"
After finishing speaking, Qingdeng closed his mouth.
Waiting for everyone's response.
Everyone in the Trial Guard Hall once again looked at each other.
Compared with when they first heard about Qingdeng's somewhat random plan, the light in everyone's eyes had changed slightly - there was a touch of firmness and determination in everyone's eyes.
Kondo, who had been silent just now, was the first to respond.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then opened his eyes and looked at the apprentice who was originally designated as their general.
"Asai, please give the General's Jinhaori to Tachibana-kun."
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After quietly listening to how Qingdeng formulated this strategy, the expressions on the faces of everyone present showed wonderful changes.
A group of apprentices from the Chiba Sword Hall, led by Chiba Jutaro, Sanako, and Shannan, pursed their lips and silently recalled the entire process of formulating the strategy that Aonto just described, and reviewed their defeat just now.
Recalling how they had just followed the "script" set by Qingteng step by step, and finally suffered defeat.
Chiba Tamonshiro, who had an unpleasant incident with Aoto this morning, stared at Aoto with a complicated expression.
Zhou Zhu and A Bi showed expressions of pure joy.
Kiryu showed a strange smile and looked at Qingden quietly with thoughtful eyes.
"...Hahaha." Chiba Nobuyoshi was silent for a moment, then laughed, "He is worthy of being a hero who defeated more than 200 'rejection faction' thugs with just over 20 warriors..."
"Exquisite strategic planning."
"In this match, our Little Chiba Sword Hall did not lose unjustly."
"You're honored." Qingdeng smiled slightly and said modestly, "A large part of the reason why our trial defense hall won is because we happened to be lucky today."
At this moment, no one noticed - Mai Kinoshita, who was standing behind and beside Kiryu, was staring straight at Ainoto with a dazed look on her face.
This was the second time she saw Qingdeng turn the tide and defeat the strong with the weak.
The last "snowy night battle" was because it was dark and the visibility was not very good. In addition, there was no extra leisure time to pay too much attention to Qingteng's fighting. So that night, Qingteng commanded the warriors.
The figure who defeated the enemy and led Saito into the formation did not leave a clear or deep impression on Mai Kinoshita's mind.
But today, sitting in a safe and comfortable auditorium, she completely witnessed the entire process of Qingto leading the swordsmen of the Trial Guard Hall to defeat the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
Aoto was calmly staying in the "main formation" waiting for the best opportunity to counterattack; when the time came, he led Okita into the formation and defeated several people in the Little Chiba Sword Hall; Aoto just said lightly that he was
Why should such a plan be drawn up... These scenes related to Aoto were replayed in Kinoshita Mai's mind over and over again.
Kinoshita Mai, who had been staring straight at Qingden's face, her eyes slowly glowed brightly.
Two faint wisps of red clouds flew up to her cheeks.
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That night——
Edo, a certain hotel——
"Master, don't pour me any more wine..." Qingden, whose face had turned red, quickly waved to Zhouzhu who was about to fill his wine glass again, "If you drink any more, I will really
Getting drunk..."
The result of today's match... was perfect for both the Imperial Guard Hall and Yushima Tenmangu Shrine.
The spectators who came to watch the game had a great time watching it, and the god's vision of boosting people's hearts through an event that was popular with the public was successfully realized.
A game that originally had no hope of winning was miraculously won? It would be inappropriate not to hold a grand celebration banquet!
So, when the sky darkened and the "Plum Blossom Festival" ended successfully, Zhou Zhu generously planned to entertain everyone who participated in the competition today and hold a lively celebration banquet in a certain high-end restaurant.
A Bi, who always valued money very seriously, rarely objected to Zhou Zhu's bold decision to entertain everyone.
Winning the Little Chiba Sword Hall...and also winning the Little Chiba Sword Hall on such a grand stage as the "Plum Blossom Festival", everyone in the Trial Guard Hall felt extremely proud and relaxed, eating, drinking and making trouble.
With.
As the biggest contributor to today's victory, Qingdeng naturally became the absolute protagonist of tonight's celebration banquet.
Everyone, headed by Kondo, came one after another to toast Qingnobo.
Qingden is the kind of person who neither hates nor likes drinks.
His rule for drinking is: never get drunk.
Therefore, after Kondo and the others drank several rounds of sake, Aoto, who was already feeling a little light-headed, began to firmly express: I won't drink anymore, don't pour me any more drinks.
By the way - Kiryu and Mai Kinoshita also attended tonight's celebration banquet.
Zhousuke invited these two people to attend their celebration banquet, and Kiryu nodded happily.
At this time, Kiryu was standing in the corner of the banquet, eating quietly and sipping wine. He had just toasted several glasses of celebratory wine to Qingden and others.
Mai Kinoshita, who was sitting next to him, tensed up with a reserved look on her face because there were too many unknown strangers around her.
"Speaking of which... Tachibana-kun, your eloquence is really good." Kondo, who was sitting next to Aoto and had also drank a lot, so he was now a bit tongue-tied, said intermittently, "Today, before the competition... listen
After hearing your words of 'I want to win', I felt that my whole body was full of strength and I was in great shape..."
As soon as Kondo finished speaking, there were echoes at the banquet.
"Yes, me too. I was extremely nervous at first, but after listening to Tachibana's speech, I felt less nervous."
"Me too, me too. Thanks to Tachibana-kun's good eloquence, I'm in a very good state today! I haven't been in such a good state for a long time!"
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Listening to what Kondo and others said, Qingto couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
——My... eloquence is very good...?
Qingdeng suddenly recalled: a month ago, after defeating the gang of "anti-barbarian" thugs, Xiaoshi and the others said similar words to Qingdeng.
They said: After hearing Qingdeng's voice, for some reason, they suddenly felt that their physical condition was much better, they were less nervous and less panicked.
Qingdeng didn't pay much attention to this at the time. He just thought it was just a coincidence.
However...if this happened only once, it could still be said to be a coincidence, but if it happened twice in a row, it cannot be explained by a simple "coincidence"...
——Could it be said that...this is my own talent...?
Qingdeng couldn't help but ask himself in his heart.
——The voice is very contagious and can inspire people with just a few words...
Qingden half-closed his eyes and began to carefully review the process of today's game in his mind, from beginning to end.
He realized that his physical condition during the game today was very similar to his physical condition during the "snowy night battle" more than a month ago.
They are all extremely calm-minded.
The only difference between the two battles is probably that I didn't get that strange super wide field of vision today, and I didn't see that strange air flow.
When did I return to the extremely calm state during the "Snowy Night Chaos" today?
It seems that it was when I heard those words said by the contestants from the Little Chiba Sword Hall at the squid stall.
My head instantly became extremely calm.
Then suddenly I thought of the strategy of "Kondo and others resist the army line, and he and Okita capture the flag".
——Is this... is it also my own talent? In an emergency, my head will be extremely calm...
——But if these are my own talents, then why don’t my system lists show corresponding entries such as “inspiring” and “calm-headed”…
Qingdeng suddenly had a lot of questions in his mind. Even if he racked his brains to think about it, he couldn't come up with a single question.
At this time, Qingdeng gradually felt that his bladder began to bulge because he had drunk too much wine.
After telling the people around him, "Go to the toilet," Qingden stood up unsteadily and walked out of the room.
As soon as Aoto left the room, Mai Kinoshita, who had not spoken much since the banquet started, immediately raised her head like a kitten that smelled a fishy smell and looked at Gora Aoto
Open and step out of the door.
After a look of hesitation flashed across her face, she turned her head and said to Kiryu beside her, "I want to go to the toilet." Then she hurriedly got up without waiting for Kiryu's response and ran out of the room.
go.
Although Qingdeng drank a lot of wine, he was not so drunk that he could not walk.
As he slowly walked along the corridor at his feet towards the toilet on the first floor of the restaurant, a delicate female voice with a slightly trembling voice due to nervousness sounded from behind him and stopped him:
"Then, that...Tachibana-kun!"
"Hmm? Miss Kinoshita?" Qingden paused, turned his head, and looked at Kinoshita Mai with confusion and surprise, who was standing a few steps behind him.
After Qingden looked over, the nervous look on Kinoshita Mai's face immediately became a little stronger.
"that……"
She didn't have time to say anything yet.
Qingdeng took the lead and said with a smile:
"Miss Kinoshita, have you drank too? Your face is very red now."
"Huh?" Kinoshita Mai was startled, then quickly raised her hands and touched her cheeks - they were indeed a little hot...
"Yes, yes." Kinoshita Mai laughed awkwardly, "I had a few drinks just now...I'm sorry to make you laugh..."
"Ah, it's okay. Come on." Qingto, who was slightly unconscious due to drinking a lot of wine, waved his hand and subconsciously whispered: "Miss Kinoshita, you are a very cute girl."
"Now that her face is red, she looks even cuter."
In an instant, blood-like red clouds spread out from Kinoshita Wu's face, reaching to the tips of her ears.
"That, that! I want to ask!" Mai Kinoshita, who was blushing now, took the initiative to change the subject, "In today's game, why do you, as the general general, dare to go into battle in person?"
"Weren't you afraid that the porcelain bowl on your head would be broken and the whole team would lose?"
There was a bit of urgency in Kinoshita Mai's eyes, and it seemed that she was indeed extremely curious about this question.
"Ah... well..." Qingden raised his hand and scratched his hair, "How should I put it... If I say I'm not afraid, then of course it's impossible."
"I was scared at the time, but no matter how scared I was, I had no choice but to bite the bullet."
"If you want to defeat the Little Chiba Sword Hall, everyone must join the battle and fight with all their strength. No one can sit idle in the 'main formation' and wait for others to protect you."
At this point, Qingdeng paused for a while before continuing:
"The reason why I decided to charge into the battle in person today is because doing so will bring a lot of morale improvement to Kondo-kun and the others."
"Whenever, important targets who should have been left behind for protection bravely charge forward in person, it can basically greatly boost the morale of one's own side."
"after all--"
Qingden smiled freely.
"If the king does not take the lead, how can his subordinates take the lead?"
This sentence was something Qingdeng saw on the Internet in his previous life. Because he thought it was quite handsome, he unknowingly remembered it.
It is said to be from a certain animation, but Qingto doesn't know which animation specifically.
Kinoshita Mai was stunned.
Immediately afterwards, a touch of excitement emerged on his face: "This sentence is so handsome!"
"Haha..." Qingdeng smiled, "Really... You also think this sentence is very handsome, and I also think this sentence is quite handsome."
Qingdeng's bladder is really going to explode now, and it's going to leak out if he doesn't go to the toilet.
So after chatting with Kinoshita Mai for a few more words, Qingto ended this brief "corridor conversation" and hurriedly continued to the toilet.
Kinoshita Mai stood there, watching Qingto leave quietly.
In the pupils of his eyes, those gorgeous lights shined again.
"Cute... isn't it..." Kinoshita Mai raised her hands and covered her cheeks that were getting hot again at a speed visible to the naked eye...
His eyes gradually became blurred due to the growing shame.
