"For him, Elodie is his dream and his hope... He can't give up so easily..."

"Does Mademoiselle Angoulême know about the fact that 'you have been watched'?"

Anthony was silent for a moment, and then sighed heavily:

"I didn't tell her... If possible, I hope she can stay away from those right and wrong..."

Boss Kiryu nodded lightly.

"Well, that's true. I can understand it. Miss Angoulême has endured enough pressure and suffering before."

"...Boss Kiryu."

Anthony, who had been slouching since then, suddenly clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

"I know my request is very difficult...but...but...please help us one more time! We can't stay in Edo anymore, we have to move again! Move to a farther place!"

After saying that, he raised his head vigorously and cast a look full of expectation towards Boss Kiryu.

"Further away...where do you mean?"

Boss Kiryu lowered his eyelids and thought.

"The Ou clans? Ezo land? Or is it another country?"

"I don't know...anywhere will do, as long as it's safe and a place where Elodie can grow up safely and happily!"

"..."

"..."

A heavy silence accumulated between the two of them.

One party was silent, while the other party waited nervously.

About 10 seconds later, the groan finally turned into a voice:

"...Mr. Angoulême, let me put it bluntly: your request is indeed very difficult."

"We at Calabash House are indeed powerful in numbers, but we don't have such powerful powers that we can do anything."

"Previously, you settled in Osaka under the arrangement of my lord."

"After the anti-foreigner movement in the Gyeonggi area became more and more intense, you moved to Edo three years ago because you were worried about being implicated."

"And now, you are leaving Edo and heading to a safer new land."

"Frankly speaking, in today's Japan, apart from Osaka and Edo, it is difficult for us to find a safer place than these two cities."

At this point in the conversation, Boss Kiryu paused as if he thought of something.

When he spoke again, there was a hint of indifference in his tone.

"And... let me be blunt: your friendship with me, Calabash House, is not deep enough for us to go through fire and water for you and protect you regardless of the cost."

Anthony showed a confused expression.

Uneasiness, embarrassment, and apprehension...the three emotions were beautifully mixed on his round, old face.

"..."

He didn't speak.

He just lowered his head silently, slumped his shoulders, his expression was full of helplessness, and his whole figure seemed to have shrunk by a large circle.

The dying sunlight shone on him from the window, making him look like a weightless ghost.

Suddenly, silence and dejection dominated the entire house.

Suddenly, Boss Kiryu said abruptly:

"Although I said it for this reason... I am not a devil after all."

As Mr. Kiryu spoke, he changed his expression and tone to a softer one.

"Before the young master met Mr. Orange, Miss Angoulême was her only friend."

"Based on this alone, I will not stand idly by and watch you suffer."

As soon as these words came out, Anthony was stunned on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, the wrinkles on his face suddenly relaxed.

Emotions such as gratitude and excitement are like flowers and buds, waiting to bloom between their cheeks.

However, before these "flowers" could bloom, Boss Kiryu lowered his voice and said quietly:

"Well, Mr. Angoulême, I have a suggestion - you move to Kyoto."

In an instant... really in an instant, the gratitude, excitement and other emotions that had not yet been expressed on Anthony's face turned into shock and panic in an instant...

"Kyoto? Mr. Kiryu, you, you are not kidding me, are you?"

"Of course I'm not kidding you. I'm serious."

"This, this... Kyoto... Isn't Kyoto about to go to war now? And isn't Kyoto the place that is most repulsive to foreigners and the most hostile to foreigners? Kyoto is full of people with radical ideas who respect foreigners and those who advocate the founding of the country.

Kill everyone! No foreigner dares to go to Kyoto!"

Kiryu smiled slightly, with a meaningful arc on the corner of his mouth.

"I have an acquaintance in Kyoto who is both very powerful and very idle. He is the most reliable bodyguard in the world."

"As long as his blade is pointed, the enemy will be defeated and invincible."

"Anyway, he is very free now. He is always sunbathing on the streets of Kyoto with nothing to do. I will edit a book for you. As long as you have my request, he should be willing to protect you."

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I've been suffering from severe insomnia recently... I can't fall asleep when I should sleep, and I can't get up when I should get up. Bao Baozi suffered from severe insomnia last night, so he is in a very bad state today... Although he has tried his best to code, he is still a little short (

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