But her timid temper "flares out" as expected, making it difficult for her to say specific words and can only make unexplained sounds such as "Ah" and "Uh-huh".

Because both Shannan Keisuke and Toudo Heisuke joined the Trial Guard Hall not long ago, they are not very familiar with Chishiya.

Although they had met Kinoshita Mai, their friendship with each other was quite superficial - it should be said that except for Ayoto, everyone in the Imperial Guard Hall treated Kinoshita Mai like strangers.

Although Kiryu's boss often brought Kinoshita Mai to try out the gate of the guardhouse, whenever she left Chishiya, Kinoshita Mai would always lower her head and hardly communicate with anyone.

Over the years, including Shusuke Kondo and Isamu Kondo, who were the original owners and former young owners of the Imperial Guard Hall, they probably spoke to Mai Kinoshita less than 20 times.

Even Souji slowly became acquainted with her after Qingteng announced her true gender and threatened to marry three wives.

After Shannan Keisuke looked towards her, her eyes immediately moved to the side subconsciously, and she quietly adjusted her position and hid behind Souji.

In terms of petite stature, she is about the same size as Souji. How could Souji possibly hide her?

However, the Director-General did not say much about this.

She glanced at Mai Kinoshita behind her, then raised a smile and said to Shannan Keisuke enthusiastically:

"Yes! Mr. Shannan, this is Senshiya's Toshiro: Miss Mai Kinoshita! She is my good friend!"

When the words "good friends" were mentioned, the director-general emphasized his tone.

"Despite her delicate appearance, her boxing and kicking skills are amazing! It's not a problem to fight against 10 big guys!"

"She is currently also a member of the Shinsengumi! She is the captain of the 9th Division of the Battou Team! So she can be regarded as our colleague! Everyone should get along well in the future!"

After saying that, Souji stood half a step sideways, revealing Kinoshita Mai behind him.

"Ms. Kinoshita, although you should already know the names of these two people, I still want to introduce them to you!

"This is the chief of the Shinsengumi: Shannan Keisuke. He is very knowledgeable! He is a very rare all-rounder in both civil and military affairs!"

"This is the captain of the 8th Division of the Shinsengumi Battou Team: Toudou Heisuke, he is so brave when fighting! When we hold practice matches on weekdays, he always rushes to the front. He will definitely be the leader of our Shinsengumi in the future.

The forward general!"

In this situation, anyone with a discerning eye can see Souji's intention - she wants to take this opportunity to integrate Kinoshita Mai into the new group of the future.

Kinoshita Mai is just introverted and unsociable, not ignorant of the ways of the world. Of course she is also one of these "discerning people".

Not wanting to waste the Chief's good intentions, she swallowed hard, slowly raised her head, clasped her hands together in front of her, looked away, and said intermittently:

"That, that...I, I am Kinoshita Mai...please give me some advice..."

Fortunately, Shannan Keisuke is an elegant and easy-going person.

He didn't pay attention to Kinoshita Mai's socially threatening behavior. When the other party finished speaking, he immediately smiled and said:

"Shimoyama Minami Keisuke, Miss Kinoshita, I have a deep impression of you."

"When the selection of the Shinsengumi was not over yet, I had the honor to witness Mr. Tachibana's assessment of you. I was amazed by your ability to fight for nothing."

"We should have many opportunities to meet and work together in the future. I hope you can give me your advice."

Todo Heisuke on the side intervened at the right time and greeted Kinoshita Mai enthusiastically.

"Huh? What are you doing? Huh? Aren't these Miss Chiba from Chiba Sword Hall and Miss Kinoshita from Chishiya?"

At this time, Harada Sanosuke walked over in a swaggering manner, followed by Saito Ichi - who finally stopped clumping like a stone pillar.

Shannan Keisuke turned to look at Harada Sanosuke and Saitoichi, and responded with a smile:

"In the future, we...ah, no, it should be said that we are all backbone cadres of the Shinsengumi now, so I want to take advantage of today's rare opportunity to get to know each other, so as not to be embarrassed in the future when we can't even call each other's names.

."

After hearing this, Sanosuke Harada immediately showed an enlightened expression on his face.

I saw him clenching his right fist and hitting his flat left palm with a "bang" sound.

"Oh! So that's it, it makes sense!"

"Although I have always seen Miss Kinoshita before, I have never spoken to her!"

After that, he turned around, put his hands on his hips and said loudly to Kinoshita Mai:

"My name is Harada Sanosuke! I was born in the Iyo Matsuyama Domain of Shikoku Island! I am a man who will not die even if he commits seppuku! Back then, there was a bastard who looked down on me! Guess what he laughed at me? He said I was a

A fool who can't even perform seppuku! I don't want to hear this! So..."

Before he could finish his words, Saito next to him interrupted abruptly.

Saito, who doesn't like to talk, has always cherished words like gold.

However, this time he unexpectedly said a long sentence of hundreds of words:

"Harada-kun, can you please stop telling this story? Every time you catch a group of people who are willing to chat with you, you must tell the story of your 'haram-kippuku but not death' past. You have already told it today

This story has been told 13 times, and I have listened to it 13 times."

While everyone was noisy, Sanako quietly moved behind Souji, lowered her voice, and said slowly in a voice that only the two of them could hear clearly:

"Not only do you play with her to prevent her from feeling lonely, but you also bring her into the Shinsengumi... Isn't it too nice of you to treat Kinoshita-san?"

The director-general smiled slightly and replied half-jokingly:

"I can't help it. Who said this was Mr. Ju's request?"

A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Sanako's eyebrows:

"Tachibana-kun's request?"

The director-general nodded lightly.

"Some things would be more convenient for me, who is also a girl, to do."

All along, Aoto has wanted to correct and improve Kinoshita Mai's socially fearful character.

The methods he used include but are not limited to: taking her to play in crowded places, conducting "conversation exercises", and teaching her how to communicate with others.

Although Qingdeng's efforts cannot be said to be useless, the results are indeed not ideal.

Therefore, Seito entrusted Souji, who is also a girl, to pay more attention to Kinoshita Mai on weekdays and do his best to take care of her when necessary.

"Anyway, I like Miss Kinoshita very much, so I happily agreed."

Speaking of this, Souji seemed to have remembered something interesting, and a bright smile broke out on his face.

"Although I have always known that Ms. Kinoshita is a very interesting and good child, after getting to know her in depth, I was surprised to find that she is not only very interesting, but also very cute."

"I finally understand why Mr. Ju is willing to risk the disapproval of the world and insist on marrying three wives."

"I don't care about being born into a poor family and having no other talents."

"The self-reliant Sanako Chiba and the innocent Mai Kinoshita, it would be such a blessing if I could marry both of you home."

Listening to Souji's words, Sanako's expression gradually became complicated and unspeakable.

Souji noticed the change in Sanako's expression.

She turned her head to the side and raised her sly eyes.

"Miss Sanako, you also think Miss Kinoshita is a good child who is both interesting and cute, don't you?"

"?!"

Sanako, who was not mentally prepared, was speechless for a moment because she had not expected that Souji would suddenly question her.

After being silent for a long time, she turned her head away and said hesitantly:

"Whether she is a good child who is both funny and cute, I don't know. But...it is undeniable that she does show her lovable side under very accidental circumstances."

As soon as Sanako finished speaking, the corners of Souji's mouth turned up high, and he smiled so hard that his eyes almost turned into slits.

When the other party saw this, he couldn't help but asked in confusion:

"why are you laughing?"

"It's nothing, I'm just more convinced - Miss Sanako, although you are always fierce in front of Miss Kinoshita, your relationship with her is actually not that bad. You still care about her very much."

"?!"

Sanako looked at Souji blankly, like a lost child.

After a moment, she sighed silently.

"...Director-General, I am also convinced of one thing."

"Um?"

"I'm really not good at dealing with you."

Souji raised his eyebrows, then smiled, seeming to be very impressed by Sanako's comment.

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Sanako: "I am the double ceiling of this book in terms of appearance and figure, so I am the royal wife of the Tachibana family and the first heroine of this book..."

Chief: "It's my little girl!"
Chapter completed!