Edo, Koishikawa Kohinagayanagicho, trial defense hall, dojo——

"Hey, Director-General, look at this lineup... it's really amazing. The so-called 'all the talents come together' must be like this."

Hijikata peered through the crack in the door to see what was going on in the dojo, with a faint smile on his face.

As Hijikata expected, a lot of people came to join in the fun because they heard about "Nioh is in jail".

They gathered in groups outside the gate and the wall of the Trial Guard Hall, standing on tiptoes and stretching their necks, constantly peeking at the scene inside the hall.

The person responsible for driving away these "flies" is Inoue.

Inoue, who loves housework and takes care of the cleaning, laundry, cooking and other household chores in the Imperial Palace, is always ridiculed by Ayoto, Souji and others as "the old butler of the Imperial Palace", but this person has a more vicissitudes of life.

The old man’s job is to be a first-rate swordsman after all!

With a pair of swords in hand, a stern look on his face, his chest raised and his head raised, he stood outside the door of the hall - this majestic look really resembled a door god!

Just one stop scared away half of the "flies".

"No one is here, please leave quickly! Otherwise, don't blame me! You're welcome!"

After another drink, the remaining "flies" flew away "buzzing".

However, it was still too much to rely on Inoue alone to guard such a large trial defense hall.

Fortunately, Nagakura and Saito quickly completed their respective tasks and returned to the trial defense hall.

The main job of the dojo diners is to protect the dojo.

When someone comes to the dojo to kick the ball, he is responsible for repelling the kicker.

When someone comes to the dojo to cause damage, you are responsible for maintaining the safety of the dojo.

After raising an army for a thousand days, it was time to use it for a while. Nagakura and Saito, who had been staying at the Imperial Guard Hall as guests for a long time, took over the important task of supporting Inoue without saying a word.

They joined forces with Inoue, each guarding one direction, to form a "human-shaped barrier" to prevent any "flies" from approaching the trial defense hall.

With the support of Nagakura and Saito, Inoue's pressure was greatly reduced.

On this occasion, the security and privacy issues of the Trial Guard Hall have been effectively protected.

In terms of results, Hijikata's plan to "unite all Ayoto's friends" was a great success.

All the people sent out, without exception, were victorious and achieved immediate success!

As far as the General Secretary and others knew, all the foreign aid they could find gathered at the trial defense hall.

Because there were too many visitors, the reception hall of the Trial Guard Hall could not accommodate so many people, so the "meeting" was held in the spacious dojo.

The current lineup of members in the group's trial gym is simply jaw-dropping.

The head of the Boshu Diao Institute, the gunnery professor of the Kungfu Institute, will soon be transferred to the important shogunate minister who will be transferred to build the shogunate navy: Katsurin Taro.

The legendary great swordsman who is still alive, the current head of the Beichen Itto-ryu branch: Chiba Nobuyoshi, and a pair of children under his knees, the "young master of the Beichen Itto-ryu branch": Chiba Jutaro, "Chiba Onikomachi":

Chiba Zuonazi.

Beiban's designated town return and force: Arima Hideyuki.

French businessman: Antoine de Angouleme, and his granddaughter: Elodie de Angouleme.

Kiryu Kazuma, who is slightly famous and has unknown connections due to opening a job agency, and his hand: Mai Kinoshita.

Political circles, academic circles, martial arts circles...

Kazuto, Westerner...

An old man over 90 years old, a petite and exquisite loli...

People of different races, different genders, people of different ages, people from different industries... They have only one thing in common: they are all friends of Ju Qingden! They all come to save Ju Qingden!

"Although I have known for a long time that Mr. Orange has a wide network of friends and has friends all over the world, but after seeing this scene with my own eyes of 'all the talents come together, the young and the old gather together', I can't help but sigh: Mr. Orange is so popular.

OK."

Tufang was amazed.

"If I were to die, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to invite so many respectable people."

"But we can invite a lot of women." The general manager sighed softly, "If you are in trouble...then I should be able to see the rare sight of all the ladies from the gang house to the daughter of the samurai family gathered together.

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Hijikata smiled and said nothing.

He neither agreed nor objected to the ridicule made by the General Secretary.

"Mr. Hijikata, are you really sure you want to preside over the meeting?" the director asked tentatively.

"Of course!" Hijikata said without hesitation, "Gather all Tachibana-kun's friends - this plan was proposed by me. So, it is reasonable for me to preside over the memories."

"Besides, I'm the only person in the whole military training hall who can speak well and not have stage fright no matter how high-level the situation is."

At this point, Hijikata paused.

He seemed to be considering whether to reveal what he said next to the Director-General.

After a moment, he made his choice.

"And... Souji, look at it."

He chose to continue the conversation and confided some of his inner thoughts to the chief executive without reservation.

"Among the people who came here at our invitation, there are famous swordsmen, high-ranking officials, and rare Westerners... For a commoner like me who comes from a peasant background, something like this

But the opportunity to speak loudly to these important people is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

As Hijikata spoke, he put his face close to the crack of the door again and cast his voyeuristic gaze into the dojo again. His bright and energetic eyes shone with elusive little bits of light.

When his eyes glanced at the sabers on the waists of Chiba Sadaikichi and others, complex emotions called "envy" and "anguish" appeared on Hijikata's cheeks...

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Trial Guard Hall, Dojo——

"Ah, Sister Wu!"

"Elodie? Why are you here too?"

Elodie threw herself into Kinoshita Mai's arms.

Kinoshita Mai hugged her tightly and cast a stunned look at the blond loli in her arms.

Two beautiful figures, one large and one small, one red and one yellow, are closely attached to each other.

"Grandpa didn't plan to bring me here...but I really couldn't sit still at home, so I forced grandpa to bring me too..."

Elodie's moans were muffled between Kinoshita's two peaks.

I saw the blond Lolita wearing a goose-yellow kimono, a wide light green belt wrapped around her abdomen, and a pair of brand new white socks on her feet that were no bigger than an adult male's palm.

Regardless of her appearance, just looking at her clothes, she would not be recognized as a Westerner at all.

Anthony, who was standing next to Elodie, also made a disguise. He changed into an authentic Kazuto attire that could not be faulted. He only needed to cover his face and block his hair, and others would just look like this.

You would think that this is just an ordinary town man who is a bit taller and fatter.

Although the "Radical Anti-Barbarian Movement" that was very violent in Edo last year was forcibly suppressed under the severe crackdowns of the shogunate, this does not mean that Westerners in Edo can just take to the streets of Edo with arrogance.

It's an alley.

In fact, madmen with such radical ideas and full of "kill the barbarians and the traitors" still exist, but they are frightened by the shogunate's suppression. They moved from the front to the backstage. Although they are no longer so grand, they still insist on carrying out their own actions.

The so-called "Operation Heavenly Punishment".

To this day, violent incidents related to "rebel patriots" still occur occasionally.

In other words, for Westerners like Elodie and Anthony, at a time when the "radical resistance to foreigners" has not subsided, leaving the place of residence without permission is an act that cannot be called "sane" or "safe"

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Even though they all disguised themselves in disguise, this was not a 100% guarantee.

If Elodie and the others' headscarves and facecloths fell off on the street or in other public places, and their unique Western hair and facial features were exposed, it would most likely result in irreversible consequences.

But even so, the grandfather and grandson still accepted the invitation without hesitation and came to the trial defense hall.

Normally, Kinoshita Mai would scold Elodie a few times, how could she leave the residence at will without sufficient manpower to accompany her? Don't you know that Edo is still in chaos?

But now, no matter how hard Mai Kinoshita racked her brains, she couldn't think of a word of reproach.

Because she understands Elodie's mood very well.

Worried about Qingdeng's situation, worried to the point of restlessness, eager to do something for Qingdeng... She felt the same way.

Since she feels the same way, how could Kinoshita Mai have the heart to accuse Elodie?

What's more, Kinoshita Mai has no tenable position to blame Elodie - she and this blonde loli are completely incompatible!

Kiryu originally planned to let Kinoshita Mai stay at Chishiya, and he could come to the defense hall alone, but Kinoshita Mai, who was restless and unable to sit still at home, sternly refused.

Kiryu couldn't defeat Kinoshita Mai, so he had no choice but to let Kinoshita Mai go with him.
To be continued...