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"Huh?" Qingden couldn't help but tilted his head.

——Among millions of people, there may not be one person who has the talent... Can you copy the talent of others?

Qing Deng said this joke in a soliloquy tone in his heart.

After observing the changes in Qingto's expression for a few times, Chiba Eijiro's thick eyebrows shrugged at the raised corners of his eyes, and a relaxed smile emerged from his sharp-edged face.

"It seems that you really don't have any consciousness in this regard."

Chiba Eijiro slowly straightened up, his voice rising gradually as his body straightened.

"Tachibana-kun, you have a character that is not afraid of fighting against strong enemies and will not be frustrated by your own weakness."

"And this... is the talent I just said you possess that not even one person in a million can possess."

"I discovered your character as early as in the previous swordsmanship competition."

"In the finals, who will you and that... be?"

"I can't remember...forget it, I don't want to. In short, when you faced off against your opponent in the final, I clearly felt that you became more courageous as you fought."

"It was the same when you and I were sparring just now."

"When you were overwhelmingly suppressed by me, you did not show any frustration or decline. Instead, your fighting spirit became increasingly high."

"I asked you, 'Aren't you frustrated after being beaten so badly by me?' and you replied, 'Are you aware that your own weakness is something worth being frustrated about?'"

"Such a character... is an extremely precious treasure for a warrior."

"I have seen too many warriors who originally had very good talents, but because of their bad character, they ended up disappearing from the public."

"Kansuke Saito at the training hall is a good example."

When Chiba Eijiro said this, a hint of embarrassment slowly appeared on his cheeks.

"Kansuke Saito also had extremely high talent in swordsmanship, but he fell into despair after losing to me. He has not regained his former energy until now."

"The most important thing in martial arts is spirit."

"Except for a very small number of people who are favored by God, a person who has lost the courage to dare to climb the peak will not be able to achieve any new great achievements in martial arts no matter what."

"If Kannosuke Saito cannot cheer up as soon as possible, his swordsmanship may stop here forever."

After hearing the name "Kansuke Saito" from Eijiro Chiba's mouth, Aoto couldn't help but laugh.

He felt that this guy was really miserable. This was the second time Qingto heard someone use Saito Kannosuke as a negative teaching material in martial arts teaching.

On the eve of the Aizu Hou Swordsman Competition, when Shusuke was imparting knowledge related to "shi" to Qingnobo, he also moved Saito Kannosuke out to "whip the corpse", and also expressed that Saito Kannosuke would not be defeated by Chiba as soon as possible.

If he comes out of Eijiro's shadow, his future achievements in swordsmanship will only end here, and there won't be any big progress.

Aoto gathered up his slightly divergent thoughts, and then carefully recalled every word and sentence Chiba Eijiro just said in his heart.

He is not afraid of fighting against strong enemies and will not be frustrated by his own weakness... Regarding the latter, Qingden is aware of this. He has always known that he does have such a character.

For a long time, Qingdeng didn't think that realizing that he was still very weak and still had a lot of room for improvement was something worthy of frustration, annoyance, and sadness.

But as for what Chiba Eijiro said about "not being afraid to fight against strong enemies"...if Chiba Eijiro hadn't mentioned it, Aoto would not have realized that there was such a hidden side in his character.

For no reason, Qingdeng suddenly recalled the fierce and fierce battles he fought after traveling to this era.

I was very excited that Hiroshi Shinzuma showed his sharp strength far beyond his imagination, and the exciting finals of the swordsmanship competition...

When rescuing the Tibetan Book Transfer Center, even though the number of people on the anti-barbarian group was far greater than theirs, he was not afraid to charge...

In "Snowy Night Battle", when I was fighting against Suehiro Moriyoshi alone, my whole body's nerves and muscles were tense, and I didn't dare to relax at all. Although it was very hard, I felt a strange and wonderful feeling of pleasure...

"In short." Chiba Eijiro said again at this time, "You have extraordinary talents and this extremely precious character... Haha, I can't say how far you can grow in the future.

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Chiba Eijiro, who did not hesitate to praise Aoden, smiled, reached out his hand affectionately and punched Aoto on the chest.

"I'm looking forward to it very much."

"I hope that when I return to Edo next time, I will find that you have grown into a strong person that I must try my best to compete with."

"Don't lose your extremely precious spirit of not being afraid of strong enemies and not being afraid of your own weaknesses. Work hard to improve yourself, Ju Qingden!"

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At this moment——

Little Chiba Sword Hall, Chiba Jutaro’s room——

Chiba Jutaro, who was lying on his back on the tatami in his room, was looking at his "Handbook for Preparing a Brother-in-law" with great ambition.

Over the years, Chiba Jutaro's "Handbook for Preparing Brother-in-Law" has recorded the names of too many outstanding young people.

Nowadays, most of the names have been marked with a big cross and a short comment is written that this person cannot be chosen as his brother-in-law.

There are only a few names that have not been crossed out yet.

Aomori's name is one of the few names that has not been crossed out by Chiba Jutaro.

The manual turned to the page with Qingdeng's name written on it.

Looking at the name "Tachibana Aoden" written on the paper, Chiba Jutaro couldn't help but grinned and laughed out loud.

He is really more and more satisfied with Aoto... Chiba Jutaro!

After Aoto showed strength and talent that far exceeded his and Sanako's expectations, and won the Aizu Hou Swordsman Competition not long ago with overwhelming force, Chiba Jutaro looked at Aoto again.

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To put it simply and straightforwardly - Chiba Jutaro feels comfortable with Aoto no matter how he sees it now.

Alas, this kind of young man who looks good, has a good personality, is tall, and has a bright future both in martial arts and officialdom is really rare and hard to come by!

Chiba Jutaro thought about it, and he could think of the only shortcoming of Aoden that made him feel dissatisfied... Probably Aoto's hair was ugly, and he didn't have a neat and tidy Tsukiyo head.

Compared with Qingdeng, the other "brother-in-law candidates" pale in comparison.

After smiling foolishly for a while at Aoshito's name recorded in the manual, Chiba Jutaro slowly stopped the smile on his face, then frowned slightly, looking thoughtful, and muttered:

"What should we do to enhance the relationship between Tachibana-kun and Sanako..."

How to bring Aonto and Sanako together - Chiba Jutaro has been pondering this question recently.

Although Chiba Jutaro is very fond of Aoto, whether Aoto can eventually become his brother-in-law depends on whether Sanako can develop feelings for Aoto.

Although he was very anxious about the marriage of Sanako, who was already 22 years old and was still a leftover woman, Chiba Jutaro never thought of doing such a barbaric act as "forcing Sanako to marry someone".

I can help Sanako introduce a hundred or a thousand outstanding young people, but Sanako must finally get married with the man she really likes - this is the principle that Chiba Jutaro has always adhered to.

All he can do is to help his sister find a suitable partner, and then try his best to provide an opportunity and environment for his sister and the man he likes to communicate with each other to see if they are suitable for each other.

Chiba Jutaro is very bad at matters between men and women, so he is really worried about how to create an opportunity for Ayoto and Sanako to communicate with each other and enhance their relationship.

If Aoto is a member of their little Chiba Kenkan, then Chiba Jutaro can use his power as a teacher to artificially create some opportunities for Aoto and Sanako to be alone.

But Aoto is a member of the Imperial Guard Hall... This really makes Chiba Jutaro feel a little helpless.

——How about telling Sanako directly: "I think Tachibana-kun is a very good person. Do you want to try to date him more?"

As soon as this idea came to Chiba Jutaro's mind, Chiba Jutaro frowned and shook his head gently.

——This seems a bit too direct...

Chiba Jutaro was deep in thought. Suddenly, he heard a series of light footsteps coming from far and near outside the bedroom.

There are seven people in Chiba Jutaro's family - in addition to himself, his sister Sanako, his father Chiba Nobuyoshi and his mother, there are also three maids who are responsible for handling various housework.

There are only a few people in the family, and Chiba Jutaro, who has long been able to identify people by their footsteps, immediately heard it - it was Sanako's footsteps!

Like a conditioned reflex, Chiba Jutaro quickly closed the "Brother-in-law Preparation Manual" in his hand.

He originally wanted to stuff the manual back into the cabinet, but because Sanako's footsteps had already arrived at the door, he could only hurriedly stuff the manual into his back belt.

At the same moment when Chiba Jutaro stuffed the booklet into his waist, he heard Sanako's voice coming from outside the door:

"Brother, can I come in?"

"Oh, oh, come in." Chiba Jutaro sat up straight.

After receiving Chiba Jutaro's permission to enter, Sanako raised her bare hand and opened the paper sliding door of Chiba Jutaro's bedroom.

Because she is staying at home, Sanako's dress is particularly simple now.

Wearing an ordinary blue and white kimono, her waist-length hair, which was not tied into a bun, fell down. She did not wear socks on her feet, revealing her marble-smooth feet under the clothes.

"What's wrong?" Chiba Jutaro asked Sanako directly about the reason for the sudden visit.

Even when facing her close brother, Sanako does not change her elegant nature as a young lady.

She folded her hands in front of her body in an extremely elegant movement and replied calmly:

"Brother, father has something to ask you. He wants you to go to his room to find him right now."

"Father, are you looking for me?" Chiba Jutaro raised his eyebrows vigorously, "What's the matter?"
To be continued...