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"Okita Soujiro?" Qingto asked in confusion.

"That's right...it seems that I haven't told you, Tachibana-kun."

"Okita Sojiro is my former name...or rather my former pseudonym."

"My original name is actually 'Okita Tsukasa'."

"In order to successfully sneak into the training hall as a male, I gave myself a very masculine name, which is 'Okita Soujiro'."

"When I was young, I thought this name was very powerful, but when I grew up, I thought it was a bit ordinary and not distinctive."

"So after my coming-of-age ceremony, I changed myself to another name."

"I added the word 'general' to my original name."

"This is the origin of my current name...'Okita Souji'."

"Ju-kun, you should also know what happens next."

"I showed extraordinary swordsmanship skills and was favored and valued by my master."

"Not long after, he was accepted as a disciple by the master, and moved into the imperial examination hall to eat and live with the master, his wife, Brother Kondo and Uncle Gen."

"My ability to disguise is still very strong."

The director-general changed his tone to a somewhat proud and proud tone.

"Even when I moved into the Imperial Guard Hall as a disciple and lived under the same roof as my master, Brother Kondo and the others, I never let my true gender be revealed."

"It wasn't until I was 12 years old... that my body started to suffer from Guishui. One day, my mistress accidentally caught me while I was secretly changing my menstrual pad in my room, and my true gender was revealed."

"Haha... I still remember the expressions Master, Kondo-san and the others had when they found out I was a girl."

"Especially Master."

"That was the first time I discovered that the master's narrow eyes could be so wide."

"It's a pity that I didn't have the leisure time to observe the facial expression changes of the masters and others at that time."

"At that time... I was just scared and trembling."

A smile, as if recalling some interesting memory, appeared on Souji's face again.

The smile that Souji showed at this moment was comfortable and sunny... This smile of hers greatly diluted the heavy meaning hidden in her words just now.

Even if the General Secretary didn't go into details, Qingteng could roughly imagine the scene at that time.

No matter how you say it, it is an established fact that cannot be changed that the General Secretary deceived the masters and disguised himself as a man to sneak into the training hall that did not accept female apprentices.

The protégé who has placed high hopes on him and has been with him for many years turns out to be a girl. She has been deceiving everyone... After such a thing happened, no matter how angry Zhou Zhu and the others were, no matter how furious they were.

The chief executive at that time must have been very uneasy.

I am worried that Shusuke and others will become angry and angry...

Worried about being kicked out of the training hall...

What Souji said next perfectly matched Qingto’s conjecture:

"Master, he has always strictly abided by the rule of not teaching swordsmanship to women. For decades, he has never accepted a female disciple."

"Just because I concealed my true gender, the master was forced to break the precepts... To be honest, at that time, I was mentally prepared for the furious master to pull out his bamboo sword and chase me."

"Of course, at that time, I was more worried about being kicked out of the training hall by the master than being chased and chopped down by the master."

"I can no longer practice Natural Rishin-ryu... This is more uncomfortable than beating me all over my head."

"But fortunately, although the master is old-fashioned, he is not cold-blooded."

"When my daughter's body was accidentally broken, I had already lived in the Imperial Guard Hall as a disciple for three years."

"We have been together for such a long time as a master and apprentice and half of our family... Not to mention the master, even the master's wife, who has a relatively indifferent temperament, has deep feelings for me."

"My feelings for me finally defeated all the rules."

"When he first learned that I was a woman disguised as a man, the master was really angry for a while, but he soon lost his temper and forgave me."

"Master finally decided to make an exception and chose 'just act as if you haven't seen anything and everything will be as before'."

"In this way, with the master's extraordinary permission, I was able to continue to stay in the trial guard hall to learn swordsmanship as a disciple... until now."

The Souji finished talking about her past.

Qingdeng, who had been listening quietly, asked after pondering for a while:

"Since your daughter's identity was discovered by the master and the others four years ago... then why do you continue to dress up as a man? In order not to humiliate the master, the master asked you to continue dressing up as a woman and don't let anyone know about it.

Did the Wei Guan accept a female disciple by mistake?"

"That's not true."

The general manager shook his head.

"It was me who insisted on continuing to dress up as a man."

"Master, Brother Kondo and others have all advised me: they already know that I am not a man anyway, so I should stop pretending and show my 'true face' to others."

"But I rejected their suggestion."

"Why?" Qingdeng asked.

"Because it is more convenient for a man to learn swordsmanship than for a woman."

The general manager smiled.

"Although people today are much less dismissive of women compared to the Warring States Period and earlier eras three hundred years ago, most people are still not very accepting of women practicing swordsmanship."

"If I reveal my 'real body', I will definitely attract some criticism and strange looks, which will have an impact on my daily practice."

"In that case, I would rather continue to present myself as a man."

"Moreover, Master, because of the deep friendship between me and them, he did not blame me for 'disguising myself as a man and deceiving the master'."

"Master, deep down, he still feels that swordsmanship should not be taught to women."

"If I show my 'true face' to others and walk in and out of the training hall in women's clothing... Even if the master doesn't say it, I think he will still feel uncomfortable."

Qingdeng nodded slightly: "I see... So it is for these two reasons that you have been disguising yourself as a man until now."

"Um...no, the reason is not just that."

"Huh?" Qingdeng was stunned.

"What I just mentioned are only secondary reasons."

"The most important reason why I insist on always dressing up as a man..."

Having said this, the corner of the Souji's mouth curled up in helplessness and embarrassment.

"I'm afraid that after I stop dressing up as a man... there will be a lot of strange men coming to disturb my life."

When Souji finished speaking, Qingto didn't immediately understand what she meant by "there will be many strange men to disturb you." It wasn't until a moment later that he realized what she meant - a touch of weirdness

A smile appeared on Qingdeng's cheeks at this moment.

"Although saying this is a bit boastful...but my face seems to be quite popular."

As if he was a little shy, Souji stretched out his right index finger and poked his chubby right cheek, which would sink in if half of his finger was poked.

"Over the years, I can hardly count how many Taoists I have been harassed by..."

"When I was still a boy, I was harassed by so many men...I can't even imagine what my daily life would be like after my 'true body' was revealed."

"I would feel very embarrassed if I was like Miss Sanako, who is constantly pestered by suitors who appear from nowhere."

After finishing speaking, the director paused, and then laughed a few times with a self-deprecating tone of "ah ha ha ha."

"Oh, I feel so shameless...I actually compared myself to Sanako...I'm not as beautiful as Sanako..."

"There's no need to say that."

Qingden quickly took over the conversation as if reflexively:

"Miss Sanako has Miss Sanako's beauty, Miss Okita, you also have your own cuteness."

Souji was stunned for a moment, and then he chuckled a few times, showing a malicious smile that seemed to be planning some evil idea.

"Tachibana-kun, now that you know that I am not a boy but a girl... who do you think is more attractive, me or Miss Sanako?"

"Miss Sanako." Qingto gave his answer without thinking.

Maybe it was because he didn’t expect Qingneng to answer so quickly, or maybe it was because Qingnong’s answer was beyond his expectation... or maybe it was both. In short, after hearing Qingnong blurt out Sanako’s name,

, the Souji opened his beautiful eyes, and then immediately curled his lips vigorously, a look of anger flashed between his eyebrows.

"I thought you would say it was me to flatter me, or to fool me by saying, 'Both of them are very attractive'..."

"Ms. Okita, I'm not saying that your charm is not as good as Sanako-san." Aoto let out a sigh and smiled bitterly, "I just... I'm not completely used to treating you as a girl...

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"As of half an hour ago, I have always regarded you as my best friend in the Trial Guard Hall and my best brother with the most sincere feelings."
To be continued...