"Okay! From now on, you will be the 'Nine Heavens Dark Great Demon'!"

Having said that, Mai Kinoshita raised the pistol high with both hands, just like the classic film history scene of "the elder baboon raising the lion cub Simba".

Perhaps because he could no longer look directly at Mai Kinoshita's pistol, Boss Kiryu silently turned his gaze from Kinoshita Mai to Aoto.

"Tachibana-kun, what about you? Have you decided on a name for your sidearm?"

"Well..."

Qingdeng pondered and thought.

As far as personal preference is concerned, he tends to choose a name related to Buddhism.

The reason for this is that the name of his sword is "Vairocana". Vairocana is another name for Mahavairocana. Since the name of the sword is taken from the name of the Buddha, then other weapons are unified into "Buddha Wind".

"This is neater and more imposing.

Secondly, Buddhist names are generally very authentic, so it is right to borrow names from Buddhism.

——Buddhism...Buddhism...huh?

At this moment, Qingdeng suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his mind.

"...Mandala. Let's name my pistol 'Mandala'!"

As soon as this statement came out, Kinoshita Mai and Boss Kiryu both looked curious.

"Mandala?"

Boss Kiryu chewed the name gently.

Kinoshita Mai tilted her little head:

"Mandala...does it have any meaning in it?"

Qingdeng said slowly and calmly:

"The mandala flower is the auspicious flower of Buddhism."

"According to legend, when the Buddha was preaching the Dharma, he held mandala flowers in his hands, and mandala flowers rained down from the sky, symbolizing tranquility, tranquility, and good luck."

"The scorching bullets that pierce the atmosphere are the 'mandala flowers' that bring you eternal peace."

After listening to Qingto's explanation, Boss Kiryu suddenly understood.

"...the meaning is good."

He raised the corners of his mouth and gave Qingdeng a look of admiration.

At this time, Kinoshita Mai crossed her arms, and the northern and southern hemispheres squeezed out from the gap between her arms and chest under the pressure.

"Hmm... the meaning is very good, but it doesn't feel majestic enough! Qingteng, why don't I come up with a name for you! Just call it... 'The Black-Winged King of Ghosts and Gods of Underworld'!"

"turn down."

It was only when he was doing that kind of thing with Kinoshita Mai that Aoto showed his rude side. At this moment, he rarely raised his face, with a cold expression and an unshakable determination of "No matter what you say, I will never nod."

manner.

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Boss Kiryu kept his promise - when Kinoshita Rin agreed to let Kinoshita Mai sign up to join the Suppression Army, he would have no further words.

Early the next morning, Kinoshita Mai hurried to and arrived at the recruiting meeting for the Zhenfu Army.

With her ability, it was only a matter of course for her to join Qingdeng.

Kinoshita Mai is the second woman to appear on the high platform after Sanako... Actually, she is the third, but because except for a few people such as Aoto, Kondo Isamu, Hijikata Toizan, no one else knows that she is always there.

Secretary's true gender, so the Chief Secretary will not reveal it for the time being.

Kinoshita Mai's appearance caused quite a stir at the venue - mainly for three reasons.

The first reason: It is really rare for women to join the army.

Although women from well-off families generally have the habit of practicing martial arts, most of them do it purely to "increase their social status" so that they can gain a reputation as "well-rounded in both civil and military affairs" so that they can marry into a high-ranking family in the future.

Whether before or now, there is no practice for women to join the army - this applies to any feudal country.

The second reason: Kinoshita Mai’s beauty makes many men uneasy.

Aoden loves Sanako, Kinoshita Mai and Souji equally.

The three women have the same status in Qingdeng's mind. There is no one who is more noble or who is inferior.

But even a fraternity like him has to agree with the fact that Sanako is the prettiest among the three girls, while Kinoshita Mai and Souji are equally good-looking.

Not looking as good as Sanako...this is not a shameful thing.

If you have to say it, who's appearance can be better than that of Sanako?

This is the same as being inferior to Ogata Issei in swordsmanship - is it a shame to be inferior to Ogata Issei in swordsmanship? Whose swordsmanship can surpass Ogata Issei?

To ordinary people, especially when compared with their own yellow-faced women and Chai Huo Niu, Kinoshita Mai is as beautiful as a fairy.

Not to mention anything else, just having enough food and clothing since childhood, not having to do heavy physical labor, and paying attention to exercise every day, the white, tender and elastic skin developed by her is much better than that of ordinary women.

You know, in this era, nearly 90% of women in Japan have sallow skin, dry hair, and their whole bodies are as dry as firewood due to malnutrition.

The third reason: Kinoshita Mai’s strength is jaw-dropping.

Her boxing and kicking skills have always been superb.

Whenever he witnessed Kinoshita Mai's moves, Aoto would involuntarily exclaim in surprise.

Kinoshita Mai is proficient in a special force-generating technique - a bit like the inch punch of later generations.

Qingdeng didn't know exactly how she operated. In short, her fists and kicks could explode with great power within a very short distance.

Although she is just over 1.5 meters tall and weighs just over 90 kilograms, her punches are more terrifying than the punches of a 300 kilogram strongman.

Such "offensive characteristics" are very suitable for using against people.

When an uninformed person fights against Mai Kinoshita, he will subconsciously relax his vigilance, thinking that even if he is punched by such a charming woman, it will not be a problem - and then when he comes to his senses, he is already lying on the ground, and

My chest is so sunken that it almost touches my waist.

It's a pity that until now, Mai Kinoshita has been unwilling to reveal to Ayoto who the person who taught her this martial arts is. In addition, she has never expressed her willingness to teach this martial arts to Ayoto, which makes Ayoto feel very regretful.

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Out of respect for Mai Kinoshita, he did not deliberately show off when he faced off against Mai Kinoshita.

But even so, he still spent a lot of effort to capture her.

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Time passes.

In the blink of an eye, the deadline for conscription: January 20th passed in a blink of an eye.

From January 3, when the conscription started, to January 20, when it ended, a total of 1,237 people applied, including 1,034 warriors and 203 civilians.

Among these 1,237 people, a total of 120 people finally passed the assessment - an average of 1 person in 10.

It can be said that every person who passes the exam deserves the title of "one out of ten".

At this point, after hard work since taking over the post of "Gyeonggi Town Governor", Qingdeng has finally become a commander with soldiers and generals under his command - this is not what he has achieved in this more than half-month-long conscription.

Get the biggest gain.

His biggest achievement... is that he took advantage of this opportunity to acquire a lot of talents!

In just over half a month, Qingdeng’s harvest can be said to be a fruitful one!

According to subsequent statistics, he received a total of 6 new talents, namely——

【Whitening】: Skin is not easy to tan.

[Strong Skin]: Collagen is not easily lost

[Riding Master]: The increase in riding talent is 4 times the average level of ordinary people.

【Be prepared】: The body has a very good sense of rhythm.

Serizawa Duck’s [Mighty Muscles]: The muscles are extremely strong.

Qinghe Hachiro's [Failed Art Student +2]: The speech is very contagious.

In addition, 11 old talents have been upgraded——

[Left-handed] → [Left-handed +1] (the left half of the body is more flexible)

[See through +1] → [See through +2] (The sense of space is very good)

[Strong Essence +2] → [Strong Essence +3] (Fast recovery of energy and physical strength)

【Hair】→【Hair +1】(Hair loss is not easy)

[Golden Throat] → [Golden Throat +1] (vocal cords are not easily strained)
To be continued...