At this time, Harada's voice sounded.

Harada, who had just been defeated and was still standing opposite Eijiro Chiba, sighed with admiration and raised his hand to take off the mask on his head.

As soon as he took off the mask, Harada showed his iconic silly smile to Eijiro Chiba.

"Although before the fight started, I knew that I would definitely lose."

"But I didn't expect that I would be defeated so completely. My gun couldn't even touch you."

Having said this, Harada laughed freely and freely.

"He is indeed the strongest swordsman in Edo, hahaha. I don't know if I will be able to reach your current state in my lifetime."

Looking at Harada who suddenly lamented his strength, Chiba Eijiro raised his eyebrows, and a wry smile slowly appeared on his cheeks:

"Thank you for your compliment."

Chiba Eijiro paused for a moment, then sighed with helplessness on his face.

"Let me... let me correct you - I can't bear the title of 'The Strongest in Edo'."

"The so-called 'Edo's strongest swordsman' is just the product of rumors spread by evildoers."

"I never thought that my current strength has reached a level where I can be called the 'Strongest in Edo'."

The look of helplessness on Chiba Eijiro's face became even stronger at this time.

"'There are people outside the world, and there is heaven outside the sky' is an unchanging truth in the world."

"As the largest city in the country, Edo is home to Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons, and there have always been countless masters living in seclusion here."

"Don't mention anything else."

"If the legendary 'Ship-Slaying Swordsman' Kuro Mamiya is living in seclusion in Edo as the rumors say...then the title of 'The Strongest in Edo' will never be mine."

"...Ship-killing Swordsman?" Suddenly hearing a strange title and a strange name, Aoto couldn't help but be startled and asked Chiba Eijiro in return.

Chiba Eijiro said calmly:

"That's what it means literally."

"According to legend, this swordsman once rowed a small boat alone at night, sneaked under the hull of a certain Western ironclad, and then cut off the outer shell armor of the Western ironclad with a sword."

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