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"Damn, it's so boring..."

Akabane Koichiro raised his head, opened his mouth, and yawned widely.

"Damn it...the guys from Division 7 are happily earning merits right now, but we have to stand here stupidly blowing in the cold wind...the more we think about it, the angrier we get...!"

"Akaba, stop complaining."

Midorikawa, who stood shoulder to shoulder with Akabane, said softly while crossing his arms.

"This is an order from above. The above requires us to coordinate with the Fifth Squadron to surround the longhouse where the rebels are...can we still fail?"

"Tch! I ran out onto the streets at night to endure the cold, but in the end I ended up making wedding clothes for Division 7...! Can't our new captain be of some use?"

Akabane curled his lips with displeasure.

"Can't that guy work hard and try to win over the people above him? At least try to get a mission with some achievements, right?"

Midorikawa smiles:

"Please be considerate of our new captain. Our new captain has just arrived and is a low-key person. How can he influence the decision-making of the superiors?"

"Tsk...!"

Akabane smacked his lips vigorously, then raised his gaze and looked at Qingden not far away.

"The more I think about it, the more I feel unconvinced..."

he murmured.

"Why should we let that kind of person be our captain..."

"I have been working as a member of the Huo Fu Thieves for nearly 10 years... I have made great contributions, and I have a lot of popularity in the team. Even if I don't talk about my merits, I am definitely qualified to sit on the team if I only talk about my family background.

The position of captain of the third division."

"If the position of captain of the third division is not given to me, but to that old man Shirasaki, I can reluctantly accept it."

"Although I don't like Shirasaki, I have to admit that he is indeed very capable. And in terms of qualifications alone, not to mention our third division, even if we look at the entire army of Huo Fu Thieves, there are not many people with such qualifications.

Comparable to Shirasaki."

"What's the result? The position of captain of the Third Division was neither given to me nor to Shirasaki, but to a man who had never been a thief in the fire and turned into a public servant. Before that, it was just a small practice. Apart from his strength,

A kid who is very strong and capable of fighting, but I have never heard of him having any great strengths... What the hell is this...! Where do you leave us 'old people' who work hard to do our best?"

After saying that, Akabane gritted his teeth hard - his big yellow teeth made a "squeaking" sound.

"Okay, okay." Midorikawa laughed and raised his hand to pat Akabane's shoulder, "Let's save these complaints in private and talk slowly."

Akabane snorted angrily:

"That Tachibana Aoden had better pray that he never makes any mistakes in the future."

"I want to keep my eyes wide open and stare at him all the time."

"If I find out that he has made any mistakes in the future, I will definitely report it to him as soon as possible."

"Even if we can't make him leave the position of captain immediately, we still have to make it difficult for him to live a comfortable life."

"..." Midorikawa smiled and said nothing, and stopped answering Akabane's words.

Although Akabane spoke impassionedly, his tone of voice was not high.

Logically speaking, his words should not be heard by Qingdeng who is dozens of meters away. However, Qingdeng's ears modified by the "perceiver of wind" happened to violate this "reason".

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"..." Qingden glanced at Akabane and Midorikawa who had finally calmed down at this moment.

The expressionless face made it difficult for outsiders to figure out what Qingdeng was thinking from his expression.

One could only faintly detect a hint of thoughtfulness between Qingdeng's eyebrows.

At this time, a miserable howl suddenly intervened, interrupting Qingdeng's thoughts:

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah--!"

Qingdeng was startled by this sudden cry. After looking a little startled, he quickly looked towards the source of the sound - the house in front of him.

As soon as Qingden turned his gaze back to the front, he immediately heard another sound... no, it was a series of screams and wailing:

"Uhhhhhhhh-!"

"help me!"

"Keep the formation! Keep the formation! Don't run around! Didn't you see that the formation has dispersed?"

"Shoot! Shoot!"

"Pfft! Cough cough...! Cough puff...!"

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These screams were like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake. The soldiers on guard outside the longhouse all showed shocked expressions.

I saw Kimura, who looked contented just now, but now his expression changed drastically: "What's going on?!"

Tsuchida beside him was also confused by this sudden surprise. With a dazed look on his face, he opened and closed his mouth again, unable to utter a complete sentence.

The screams continued... Everyone could clearly hear the screams moving from the second floor to the first floor.

No matter how stupid a person is, they know that something is definitely going on inside.

Not caring about anything else at the moment, Kimura quickly shouted to Yuli next to him:

"Aoi! Bring your people in..."

Kimura hasn’t finished speaking yet——

Blah blah blah!

The sound of footsteps, like a flood, interrupted his words.

Looking around, the soldiers of the Seventh Division looked panicked, scrambling for the first place, and rushed out of the door of the wagashi shop in an orderly manner.

This scene of a large crowd of people rushing out of the house, afraid of slowing down anyone around them... reminded Qingdeng of the scene in the school lunch break in the previous life, when meals were served in the canteen.

Many of the Seventh Division soldiers who rushed out of the door were covered in blood that was still steaming.

It's obvious - they escaped.

Upon seeing this, Tsuchida quickly walked towards his subordinates. As a result, before he had time to ask what happened, one of his subordinates said impatiently:

"Lord Tsuchida! The situation has changed! There is a very powerful swordsman inside!"

"A master of swordsmanship?" Tsuchida was stunned.

At this time, Qingto and Kimura also came over, both wanting to hear what happened in the house, which actually caused the originally good battle situation to take a turn for the worse.

"What's going on?" Kimura said impatiently, "Hurry up and tell me!"

The man who was urged by Kimura swallowed hard and then began to explain in detail.

The reason why Team 7 suddenly retreated was not complicated - after they attacked the second floor of the house, they suddenly encountered a very skilled swordsman.

He grabbed the knife in his right hand and held a thick wooden board in his left hand to hide his figure and confuse the sight of the soldiers.

The first team members who encountered this man immediately raised their guns and fired.

As a result, an incredible scene suddenly happened in the next moment.

This person's reactions and skills are extremely agile.

He dodged all the ammunition that was poured at him.

He rushed towards the team members while using the elusive and swift footwork of the path.

The pace is incredibly fast.

The distance of more than ten meters was covered by him in the blink of an eye.

At the speed of teleportation, he suddenly dodged to the team members... and the "violence" began.

The battle between that man and the team members can be explained in two words - one kill, one kill! Chopping melons and vegetables!

The guy's sword was very accurate, and he cut all the parts that were not protected by armor, such as the face, neck, and elbows.

The 7th Division is a unit that is concurrently served by the 5th Division of the Advanced Iron Artillery Group, and their strength is the use of matchlocks.

However, other than the ability to use the matchlock gun... they are all very average.

In short - the members of Division 7 who are not good at close combat are simply unable to fight against this mysterious swordsman.

Under this man's fierce attack, the morale of the Seventh Division instantly collapsed.

As a result, the scene that Qingdeng and others saw just now happened without any warning - the entire team retreated steadily from the second floor to the first floor, and then fled from the first floor to the outside of the house.

After hearing the detailed story of the incident, Kimura's face suddenly turned as dark as a piece of coal.

"A very skilled swordsman... When did the "One-Armed Party" have such a character...!"

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To be continued...