among.

We actually lost to the Shiweikan, who had always been our defeat before... Such a result is really difficult for us to accept - the eyes of Chiba Tamonshiro and others expounded this information.

Although they successfully defeated the Xuanwu Hall, the people at the Trial Guard Hall did not show any explicit complacency... They were not stupid, and they knew that it was not so much "the Xuanwu Hall lost to the Trial Guard Hall."

It would be more accurate to say "Genbukan lost to Aoto, Souji, Kondo, Hijikata and Inoue".

Basically, Qingden and the other five are responsible for the output. Most of the "kills" are obtained by Qingden, and the rest of them have basically made no useful contributions.

Qingteng, the director-general, and the others didn't show any complacency, so how could the rest of them be qualified to show off?

Compared with Chiba Tamonshiro and others, Chiba Michizaburo's expression is much calmer.

I saw him looking at Qingdeng with a calm expression.

"Tachibana-kun, that sword-drawing move you used to break through my defense and shatter my porcelain bowl... was it your own creation? Does it have a name?"

"Yes." Qingdeng nodded without thinking, "I created it myself. I haven't decided on a name yet..."

Aoden promised Kiryu that he would not reveal to anyone his true identity as the famous "ship-killing swordsman" Kuro Mamiya.

Therefore, Aomori cannot say that he learned the sword-drawing technique from Kiryu, nor can he reveal the name of the move.

Most of those who know who Kuro Mamiya is, know that Kuro Mamiya's famous skill is "Flowing Light", which is the technique of drawing the sword so quickly that the person who was slashed will not hear the sound of the sword until after he is hit.

Suddenly, Qingdeng realized that the frequency of his "Deceiver" activation during this period seemed to be a bit too frequent...

Seeing Qingden's answer, Chiba Michizaburo stopped asking any more questions.

"It's such a powerful and overbearing move. If you had just used a real sword and scabbard to execute this move, then even if I used my best two swords to block, I might not be able to catch it perfectly."

Aoto modestly responded to Michizaburo Chiba's compliments.

——I don’t know what everyone’s reaction would be if they knew that I had just practiced this “mystery” for about ten days.

Thinking of this, Qingdeng couldn't help but laugh in his heart because he found it interesting.

Of all the people present, only Kiryu and Mai Kinoshita clearly knew that Aoto only officially started practicing the art of drawing swords at the beginning of this month.

Although with Qingdeng's current exaggeratedly high swordsmanship ability, training in just ten days is comparable to 1 or 2 years of hard training for ordinary people, such a short training time still makes people feel a little unsure.

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In addition, Qingdeng had never used Liuguang in actual combat before, so until the moment before he slashed the sword, Qingdeng was in a nervous mood - he was worried about whether he could execute the move perfectly.

Fortunately, the final result was quite perfect. Not only did he pull the knife out of its "sheath" beautifully, he also successfully broke Chiba Michizaburo's porcelain bowl.

After giving this simple compliment to Aoto, Chiba Michizaburo silently turned his attention to Souji, who was standing side by side with Aoto.

"Okita-kun, what about you? Is your triple thrust move your own creation? Does it have a name?"

"Hmm..." Souji nodded lightly, "This is my own secret. Because it is a move based on 'Ping Qingyan', I named it 'Ping Qingyan Sandan Su'."

"The secret...'Ping Qingyan Three Stages of Thrust'...this secret of yours, can you only stab three times in a row?"

"Yes." The director laughed a few times, "Currently, I can barely do three consecutive stabs. After the third stab, I couldn't hold back my body."

Anyone with some eyesight and martial arts prowess can see the most terrifying thing about Souji's "Ping Qingyan Three Steps" move. It is not that every blow is a straight thrust with all his strength, but that it is incredibly fast.

"The speed of regrouping"!

After thrusting out the sword with all his strength, he used his superb skills and incomparable muscle explosiveness in the next moment to draw the sword back in front of him and return to his straight-eyed posture... and stabbed him three times in a row.

Because the "speed of reorganization" was too fast, these three swords stabbed the opponent "almost at the same time"!

The opponent has very little time left to defend or dodge.

Even someone as strong as Dosaburo Chiba couldn't completely defend against Souji's three swords!

A miraculous skill that fully deserves the name of "mystery".

Unfortunately, this move also has quite obvious shortcomings - it places a heavy burden on Souji's body.

Just like what Souji said just now: The current limit for her is to stab her with three swords in a row. After the third sword thrust, she will be unable to hold back her body and be unable to deliver the fourth thrust.

But - the flaws do not hide the virtues.

Even with such a big flaw, it did not prevent Michizaburo Chiba from giving a look of approval to the Chief Secretary at this moment.

"...an incredible secret. Thank you for your hospitality today. I am convinced that I lost today's game."

The first half of Chiba Michizaburo's words was addressed to the chief general, and the second half was addressed to everyone in the imperial examination hall.

After saying that, Chiba Michizaburo bowed slightly and bowed to Qingto and others in front of him in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

The master of the hall took the lead in saluting, and it was impossible for disciples like Chiba Tamonshiro and others to remain indifferent.

No matter how unwilling you feel about today's defeat, you can only hold back your inner anger at this time, follow Chiba Michisaburo in a polite manner, and salute Ayoto and others.

Seeing this, Qingdeng and others quickly bowed and returned the courtesy.

The subtle atmosphere that had been pervading the surroundings until just now suddenly dissipated a lot the moment people from both sides bowed and greeted each other.

at this time--

"Hahaha, what a wonderful 'red and white battle'!"

"Huh?" Qingdeng followed the voice with a confused look.

The person who shouted this was an old man with an old face and a long gray beard.

This old man was walking slowly towards Qingto and the others with his hands behind his back, followed by a young samurai with quite regular features.

Qingteng didn't recognize this young warrior, but he felt that the old man looked familiar...

Before Qingden could think about whether he had seen this old man before, he heard Chiba Nobuyoshi laugh several times:

"Mr. Saito, long time no see."

"Hahahaha." The old man stroked his beard and said, "Mr. Chiba, please forgive me for the long absence."

Hearing Chiba Sadakichi call this old man "Mr. Saito", Aoto immediately remembered why he felt that this old man looked familiar - this person was Saito Yakuro, the "Saito of Power"!

A few months ago at the Aizu Hou swordsmanship competition, Aoto had met Saito Yakuro once, so he thought he looked familiar.

After a brief exchange of greetings with Chiba Sadakichi, Saito Yakuro straightened his head and turned his attention to Aoto and others again.

"Hahaha, some of you may not know me, so I'd better introduce myself! I'm Saito Yakuro from the training hall! Hello!"

Saito Yakuro used this familiar tone and said his name carelessly. Then he stretched out his hand and pointed at the young samurai standing behind him.

"This is my beloved disciple."

"first meet!"

As soon as Saito Yakuro finished speaking, the young samurai puffed up his chest and announced to the door with a loud voice.

"I am a vassal of the Choshu vassal, and the military training hall teacher is: Katsura Kogoro!"

After finishing his words, the young samurai who called himself "Kasura Kogoro" cast his piercing eyes on Qingdou and changed the subject:

"His Majesty! I have admired your name for a long time! I am honored to meet you today, and I am sincerely frightened!"

Katsura Kogoro chirped and expressed his admiration for Aoden in a sincere tone.

After learning about your great performance against the Yi team alone, I admire you very much. I came to watch the game specifically to see you today... and so on.

Aoden looked at Katsura Kogoro with a confused look on his face.

It wasn't because I was intimidated by Katsura Kogoro's enthusiasm.

There are "fans" or people who respect him who come to say hello with excited faces - Qingdeng has long been accustomed to this kind of scene and is not surprised by it.

The reason Aoto showed such an expression was simply because Katsura Kogoro's name made him feel very concerned.

Seeing the moment when Katsura Kogoro stopped speaking, Aomori asked cautiously in a tentative tone:

"You said your name was 'wig'?"

"Not a wig is Gui!"

In a helpless tone as if he had long been accustomed to this situation, Katsura Kogoro corrected Aonto's misunderstanding of his name seriously.

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Saito Yakuro, who arrived suddenly, did not say any special or complicated words to everyone.

I just came to say hello and congratulate the team for winning the competition.

It is worth mentioning that Yakuro Saito was probably the only one who frequently looked at Ayoto and Souji with appreciative eyes during his speech.

I can't say why... maybe it was because I accidentally misunderstood "Katsura" as "wig", and Aoto somehow remembered the name "Katsura Kogoro" and this person's face.

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At this moment——

Edo, Gofuqiao, Kitabansho, Kitabansho Town's office of Sushii——

"Master Boi, are everything you said true?"
To be continued...