As soon as this statement came out, Nagakura Shinpachi was once again "fired" by curious eyes.

"Yes, yes! Captain Nagakura, it's rare for us to take a bath together, so I took this opportunity to tell us! Everyone is curious!"

"Ah? You guys are really boring! This kind of rumor is just a rumor made up by those guys who hate Niou-sama!"

"That's right! Don't you know? Nioh-sama has long been privately engaged to Sanako Chiba of the Chiba family...that is, to the captain of the seventh division! It is said that the two of them will get married soon!"

"That's right! Two years ago, Nioh-sama single-handedly attacked the Shimizu Residence, and then kissed Sanako Chiba in public. This beautiful story is still being circulated in the streets of Edo to this day!"

"But...at the beginning, I thought this was nonsense, but after seeing Nioh-sama and Captain Okita getting very close, I couldn't help but wonder whether this rumor was really false!

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"Could it be that... Nioh-sama is the kind of person who can be both male and female?"

"It's not unusual even if he is this kind of person, isn't this kind of person always common?"

"Captain Okita is so good-looking, is it not surprising that Nioh-sama likes him?"

"I'm ashamed to say that even though I'm not a Taoist, after seeing Captain Okita's beautiful face, I couldn't control myself..."

"Yeah, I can understand, I'm the same way."

"Until the moment I saw Captain Okita, I didn't know that such a beautiful boy existed in this world."

"Captain Nagakura, you are an old friend of Niou-sama. You should know whether this rumor is true or false, right?"

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When a lot of men get together, this situation can easily happen.

Men are never short of things to talk about.

Because they have an eternal topic: Sese.

No matter what kind of man he is, whether he is a weak scribe or a rough martial artist, even if he has different hobbies, he can still talk about boring topics happily.

The public, the indomitable heroes, the fresh and handsome young man, the love between the boss and his subordinates...the combination of these elements is so fascinating!

I don’t know since when, the rumor that “Aoto and Souji are lovers” suddenly spread within the Shinsengumi.

Although I don’t know who its origin came from, its birth can only be regarded as a matter of course.

After all, anyone who is not blind can see that the relationship between these two people is of great importance!

Ayoto obviously spent much longer time with Souji than with other men.

And Souji always looks at Qingden with a very gentle look, as gentle as if he is almost dripping with water.

How can this scene and this situation not make people think about it?

However... one side is the general of the entire army, and the other side is the strongest swordsman under Qingto - who has the courage to openly discuss the relationship between these two men?

Ever since, this rumor has only been spread quietly in private.

At this moment, except for Nagakura Shinpachi, there were no other officers present in the huge bathroom - it was a good time to verify the authenticity of this matter!

The people making noises were mainly the soldiers of the Second Division.

Based on their sense of distance from Nagakura Shinpachi, it is not difficult to see that the relationship between the two parties is very close.

Nagakura Shinpachi's bold, upright, affectionate and righteous character is not only easy to make friends with, but also easy to control.

He never puts on airs or bullies others; he will scold you severely if you make a mistake, but he is really brave enough to get into trouble.

For example, in the "Kusunoki-gumi subjugation operation" a few days ago, Nagakura Shinpachi took the lead, leading the second division to attack fiercely, and even left the team members far behind because of the too fast attack speed.

Who would disrespect such a leader?

Nagakura Shinpachi's upright style makes the atmosphere in the second team very good.

In private, the soldiers of the Second Division can get along with him naturally.

Otherwise, they would not blatantly ask him about the privacy of their general.

Since just now, Nagakura Shinpachi's brows have been furrowed, forming a "chuan" character, as if he could pinch mosquitoes to death.

"Enough, this is all a mess!"

Saying that, Nagakura Shinpachi straightened up and cleared his throat.

"Listen up! How can Mr. Tachibana be a member of the Taoist community? He and Souji are just very close friends, not the kind of...relationship you are talking about...?"

The further Nagakura Shinpachi continued to speak, the weaker his tone became, and his pitch dropped all the way, as if even he doubted the authenticity of what he said.

At the end of the sentence, the tone of the declarative sentence changed directly to the tone of the interrogative sentence, as if he was asking the soldiers in front of him, and he was also asking himself.

No wonder Nagakura Shinpachi is like this.

Even the ordinary team members who were completely unfamiliar with Ayoto and Souji could tell that their relationship was unusual, let alone Nagakura Shinpachi, who lived under the same roof as these two people?

In fact, everyone in the Trial Guard Hall has long suspected their relationship!

In the beginning, any interaction between Ayoto and Souji was within the category of "very close friends".

After Aoto and Sanako kissed passionately in the street, "the Tachibana family will marry the Chiba family" became something that everyone firmly believed.

Although Aoshito has not yet married Sanako, everyone already regards Sanako as "Tachibana Sanako".

Therefore, no one even thinks about the relationship between Qingto and the General Secretary.

But gradually, no matter how slow and stupid the person is, he gradually realizes that something is wrong.

I don’t know when it started, but the relationship between these two people seems to be too close!

The two of them always go together together when they go out.

The two always sit side by side when eating.

The two of them always disappeared suddenly while practicing swordplay in the dojo, and then reappeared one after another - at this time, the two always had satisfied expressions on their faces.

There are so many of these.

Although Nagakura Shinpachi is a rough-and-tumble man, he is also a rough-and-tumble person.

According to his observation, if Qingto and Souji didn't have an affair... it would be absolutely impossible!

Although he respects Aotomo very much and subconsciously wants to protect Aotobu's personal image, no matter how much he deceives himself, he has to admit: In terms of lechery, Aotobu seems to be no worse than Hijikata Toshizo...

In addition to Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Kazuo, Yamanan Keisuke, Toudo Heisuke... everyone - including the unclear Harada Sanosuke - all saw the unusual relationship between Aoto and Souji.

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Because they didn't want the atmosphere in the trial hall to become weird from now on, everyone kept silent about the matter in a tacit understanding, and when they witnessed the two people's intimate behavior, they all pretended not to see it.

Nagakura Shinpachi's sudden silence naturally made the atmosphere in the room become weird.

Everyone exchanged glances and looked at each other.

Their eyes flashed with excitement, "I've heard some important gossip!"

Their eyes convey this message:

Oh! It’s true!

Even Captain Nagakura acquiesced in the relationship between Niou-sama and Souji.

Nioh-sama is indeed a man of all virtues!

Nioh-sama has two tricks up his sleeve! The most beautiful woman in Edo, who has conquered the country, and the handsome young man who is as beautiful as a crown jewel, both ends are taken advantage of!

Nagakura Shinpachi belatedly realized that his silence had caused everyone's "carnival", so he quickly made up for it:

"Okay, okay! Stop talking about this kind of topic!"

"In short, you all have to remember! Mr. Tachibana is definitely not a man of common sense! His relationship with Souji is not unclear either! They just have a very good relationship!"

"Don't talk about this topic again!"

As Nagakura Shinpachi spoke, he leaned back and changed into a more relaxed sitting position.

"Let's talk about something serious."

"What's wrong with each of you? Why are you all crying? Was today's training so hard?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Shimada Kui next to him:

"Akui, that's all the others, why do you look like you've lost all your fighting spirit?"

Shimada Kui smiled bitterly when he heard this.

"Xinpachi, I'm different from a genius like you...at the end of the day, I'm just an ordinary person."

Although Kui Shimada is ambitious, he is still self-aware of his abilities.

At the age of 18, Nagakura Shinpachi received the Shinto Muken-ryu Master's Certificate.

And the rank he has obtained so far is just the catalog level of the Heart-Shaped Sword Style...

He has always been in the company of geniuses, so he knows very well that his little weight is not worth mentioning.

Nagakura Shinpachi's question opened up everyone's conversation.

In an instant, there was a chorus of complaints:
To be continued...