"Originally, my second sister also wrote a letter saying that she wanted to come, but because the place where she lives now is too far away from Edo, she had no choice but to give up."

Okita has two sisters who are already married.

The eldest sister, Mitsuru Okita, married to Hinojuku in Tama County, which is not far from Edo. Her husband was a live-in son-in-law, and after marrying Mitsuru Okita, he changed his name to Rintaro Okita.

The second sister, Okita Kanazawa, married to a place quite far away.

"When will your eldest sister arrive in Edo?"

"I don't know. Sister, she didn't say in her letter when they would arrive."

Speaking of this, Okita raised his doubtful eyes towards Aoden.

"Ji Jun, why do you seem to care so much about my eldest sister?"

"Because of Miss Okita Hikaru's name, I have already heard it like a thunderbolt." Aoto smiled and said, "Kondo-kun and Hijikata both mentioned to me: you and your eldest sister look very similar, they are carved from the same mold.

Same."

"So I've long wanted to see with my own eyes whether your eldest sister is really that similar to you."

At this time, Qingden suddenly noticed: Okita's expression at this time... was a bit strange.

The long eyebrows were slightly frowned, the eyelids were lowered, the lips were slightly pursed, and there was a hint of sadness between the brows. The left hand that reached behind the head stopped and no longer hung on the back of the head.

ponytail.

"Okita-kun, why do you suddenly look sad? What's wrong?"

"Huh? Ah, it's nothing."

Okita's body trembled slightly.

Immediately afterwards, Qingden saw Okita's iconic sunny smile that he was very familiar with.

The slender ponytail danced lightly on the back of Okita's head again.

"I'm just worried about how to deal with my eldest sister and brother-in-law's urge to get married when they arrive."

"Urge to marry?" Qingdeng was stunned.

A look of helplessness and bitterness that was visible to the naked eye slowly appeared in Okita's pupils and cheeks: "My eldest sister is the kind of person who believes that 'it's not too late to get married'."

"Last year, when I just celebrated my 15th birthday, my eldest sister started writing letters to urge me to get married, and started looking for a blind date for me..."

Having said this, Okita sighed heavily.

"I don't want to get married and start a family yet..."

"I have told my eldest sister many times that I have no intention of getting married at the moment. Don't urge me to get married again, and don't help me find a blind date anymore."

"But the eldest sister didn't listen to me at all..."

"well……"

Qingdeng raised his hand and scratched the hair on the back of his head, and agreed with a wry smile:

"Your eldest sister... is probably too anxious."

"Although Okita-kun, you are indeed old enough to get married now, but you are still far from the time when you need to rush to get married."

"That's what I told my eldest sister!" Okita bared his teeth in annoyance, "But eldest sister, she just can't get enough of it!"

"Oh...it's so annoying..."

After sighing forcefully again, Okita took a deep breath and calmed down his expression and tone.

"Forget it... Mr. Ju, let's not talk about this for now."

Okita put the bathtub in his hand on the ground at his feet.

"I don't know how long it will take until the Qianxun House becomes empty."

"Tachibana-kun, why don't we two compete now?"

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows vigorously: "Sparring? Now?"

"Well!" Okita put his hands on his hips and said with a smile, "It's already this time, and Tachibana-kun, you are still staying in the dojo to practice swordsmanship... Your diligence makes my blood boil!"

"I happen to have a lot of free time right now, so why not take advantage of the opportunity to have a sparring match!"

"The two of us haven't competed for a long time."

As soon as Okita finished speaking, Qingto nodded immediately without thinking.

"Well, okay!"

The long-awaited sparring session with Okita... This is exactly what Aoto wants!

Competing with masters like Okita will be of great benefit to his rehabilitation, allowing his body to recall the feeling of fighting with others faster!

Ayoto and Okita walked quickly to the edge of the dojo one after another, each took a pair of protective gear, and put them on one by one with skillful movements.

At this time, Okita smiled at Qingto and said coldly:

"Ju-kun, speaking of it...it seems I haven't mentioned it to you yet."

"What did you mention?"

"I've recently gained a new understanding of our natural flow!"

"Enlightenment? What enlightenment?"

Okita laughed "hehehe" and showed a mischievous smile.

"Based on Ping Qingyan and Wuming Sword, I figured out a new trick!"

Ping Qingyan: The basic sword-holding stance in swordsmanship, a variant of the middle stance, and one of the most commonly used stances of Natural Rishin-ryu.

Wuming Sword: A stabbing technique in the Natural Rishin-ryu. Among all the sword skills in the Natural Rishin-ryu, this is the sword technique that Ayoto has practiced best, and it is the sword skill that Ayoto is best at using.

Qingdeng was startled and grinned.

"Have you figured out a new move? What kind of new move? Can you let me see it later?"

"I can't let you see it yet." Okita shook his head vigorously, and the slender ponytail on the back of his head flew high, "This new move of mine is still under development, and there are still quite a lot of things that need to be improved. It can't be done yet.

Show it to others."

Having said this, Okita paused, grinned, and showed a big smile to Qingden with both eyes turning into crescent moons.

"After I have completely developed it and practiced it, I will show you my new move!"

"Although there are still many imperfections, I have a hunch that this new trick of mine will definitely surprise you, Tachibana-kun... no, it will surprise everyone!"

Qingden smiled: "Then I'm looking forward to it."

While talking, the two people, who had put on protective gear, were already standing on the left and right sides of the center of the dojo.

Just when the two men who were squatting and standing were about to start fighting——

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

There was a sudden knock on the door from the direction of the library door...

Qingto and Okita were both stunned.

"Is this... a guest coming?" Okita muttered, putting down the bamboo sword in his hand.

"It's so late, it's unlikely that he's a guest." Qingdeng frowned slightly, "Let's go and have a look."

It was so late at night, and someone knocked on the door of their training hall at this time... Aoden and Okita felt a little vigilant in their hearts.

There was no time to take off their protective gear, so Qingto and Okita just wore protective gear and strode towards the door of the museum.

"Coming, coming!" Okita walked quickly and shouted towards the wide wooden door that had appeared in front of him after leaving the dojo, "Who is it?"

"Director-General, it's me. I'm back."

Behind the gate, a rich middle-aged male voice spoke in a gentle tone.

"?!" The moment this rich male voice sounded, Okita's eyes suddenly widened, and his eyes shone with excitement.

"Ah!" Okita exclaimed excitedly, quickened his pace, and ran towards the door in bounds.

The middle-aged male voice just now was very unfamiliar to Qingdeng. Qingdeng had never heard this voice before.

But Qingto keenly noticed that the owner of the male voice called Okita "Soji" in a very affectionate tone.

Combined with Okita's reaction at this moment... Qingto thought of someone.

Someone whose name he had heard of on the first day he moved into the Imperial Guard Hall, but had never had the chance to meet.

Bang... While Qingto was thinking, Okita quickly opened the latch of the door.

As the two-person-high wide door was slowly pushed open by Okita, Qingto quickly followed the crack in the pushed door and looked out the door.

Standing outside the door was a middle-aged man wearing a pair of swords and carrying a large package behind him.

This middle-aged man looks to be about forty years old; his slightly dark complexion shows that this face has been associated with the sun for a long time, and his facial features are ordinary, very typical of "you can't find it in a crowd"

s face.

I'm not particularly tall, just over 1.6 meters tall. I'm neither strong nor thin.
To be continued...