"Sanako has her own goals and things she desperately wants to do. This is a good thing."

"The trip to Kyoto is certainly dangerous, but it is also an opportunity for Sanako."

"To blindly regard her as a weak person who needs protection will be counterproductive."

"Your sister...our sister is far stronger than you imagine."

"Give her a chance to show off her skills and fly."

As soon as Chiba Dosaburo finished speaking, Chiba Tamonshiro grinned and interjected:

"I think the people whose safety needs to be worried about now are the lawless gangsters in Kyoto."

The two brothers comforted each other and comforted Chiba Jutaro.

"..."

Chiba Jutaro buried his head low.

I don't know what he was thinking.

…

After Sanako left the stage, the officials in the audience flipped through the account books with a bang.

Then, Qingdeng heard another name that was particularly familiar to him:

"Next! Isamu Kondo! Isamu Kondo!"

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows and smiled in his heart:

It will be your turn so soon...

Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong - steady and powerful footsteps came from the stairs - a majestic "gorilla" broke into Qingdeng's field of vision.

Aoto glanced at Kondo Isamu, who was gearing up, and then moved his gaze to the direction he had just walked - everyone headed by Souji was eager to try, waiting to go on stage.

…

The battle between Qingdeng and the brothers from the Trial Guard Hall is beyond description.

After all, they had just fought at the "Succession Ceremony for the Head of the Natural Rishin-ryu Sect" not long ago.

Hijikata, Saito, Nagakura and other fierce players can't do anything to defeat Aoden together, let alone a one-on-one duel?

The only people who can put a certain amount of pressure on Aotobu in a duel are Isamu Kondo and Souji.

The "duration record" held by Sanako only lasted for a moment before it was broken by Isamu Kondo and Souji.

Isamu Kondo and Aoto fought for more than fifty rounds.

The General Secretary raised this number to "seventy".

Kondo Isamu's "lonely courage" is really a rogue talent.

If you are weaker than him, he can easily suppress you.

If you are stronger than him, he can use his "lonely" trait to forcibly shorten the gap in strength between you.

Even Aoto, he had to show some real skills to barely defeat Isamu Kondo.

Souji's performance is worthy of the title of "genius swordsman".

However, if she could show her true ability, Qingdeng would definitely not win so easily.

Anyone who is familiar with Souji can clearly see that she did not use her full strength when fighting Qingteng.

She didn't even use her famous trick: "three-stage stabbing of flat green eyes".

It has both thunderous explosive power and wind-like attack speed... It has both attack and speed.

Let alone someone who is weaker than Souji, or someone who is on par with her.

Even the top masters who are far superior in strength may capsize in the gutter when faced with these three stabs.

Even Qingto now doesn't dare to pat his chest and say that he can definitely avoid Souji's "Ping Qingyan three-stage thorn".

In terms of talent, Souji is a genuine genius.

Like Qingdeng, she is constantly getting stronger.

What a pity that during private discussions, the director has been unwilling to show her full strength.

Therefore, even Qingdeng, who is extremely close to her, does not know how terrifying her combat power will be if she goes all out.

Perhaps only when she is in a critical situation where her life could be lost if she is not careful can she see her "real" heroic appearance.

Naturally, everyone in the Imperial Examination Hall passed the examination without any pressure - if they failed, then not many people in Edo could pass.

The vast majority of those who take the stage can only end up being "killed instantly" - in this case, this group of young people, whose average age is only in their early 20s, can each go through more than a dozen rounds with Qingdeng...

Such a dazzling performance naturally aroused heated discussions among the onlookers.

"Who are they? They are so strong!"

"Okita Souji... I remember this name. I have a friend who likes public affairs and often talks about this name. He said, 'There is a beautiful boy named Okita Souji in Koishikawa Kohinata Yanagi Town.'"

"I know them! They are from the same dojo as Nioh!"

"Both Nioh and Nioh belong to the same dojo? Darling, does Nioh have some kind of magic power? It's just that he himself is very strong, but why are the people around him so strong?"

"Who knows, maybe this is the so-called destiny."

"Maybe it's Nioh's personality charm that attracted a large number of outstanding talents."

…

The dazzling appearance of Sanako and everyone in the Trial Guard Hall made the atmosphere of the venue, which was already a stagnant water, lively.

However, after all, their appearance was just to throw a stone into the lake.

After waves of ripples appeared, the lake surface returned to calm.

The people who climbed to the high platform after them returned to their previous level - killing and being killed instantly.

However, Qingdeng didn't mind this.

Being able to take Sanako, Shiweikan and others under his wing is already a considerable gain.

Even if he can't meet the impressive hero today, he won't feel regretful.

However... at this moment, a sudden change occurred that made Sanako, who was waiting by the side because he had passed the examination, everyone in the test hall, and Qingto on the stage, all widen their eyes in surprise.

"Next! Kinoshita Mai! Kinoshita Mai!"

The police officer's voice echoed clearly in Qingdeng's ears.

"...?!"

Qingden was stunned.

After a moment, he tilted his head, his expression dominated by strong astonishment.

Pat, pat, pat, pat...

On the stairs, there was a sound of footsteps that were light, flexible, and unmistakable by Qingden, coming from far and near.

Qingdeng looked around - a "short-legged cat" shivered and moved directly in front of him.

On a high platform, in full view of everyone... Such an occasion is simply an execution ground for social terrorists like Kinoshita Mai.

I saw Kinoshita Mai no longer wearing her usual bright red kimono, but a rare kendo uniform that was white on top and red on the bottom, which perfectly outlined her seductive figure and made it easier to move.

This was the first time Qingdeng saw her wearing kendo uniform, and he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

"...A Wu, what are you doing?"

Kinoshita Mai, who could not hide her nervousness and panic, tightened her shoulders and timidly said:

"Ah? What am I doing? Of course it's to sign up for the Zhenfu Army..."

"Of course I know you are signing up to join the Zhenfu Army, so I asked you what you are doing?"

"Qing, Qingden! I will explain to you later! Start the assessment quickly! I have to get back to Qianshiwu before he finds out!"

--he?

Before Qingdeng could react, that "him" appeared.

"...Young Master, I knew you were here."

Kinoshita Mai's delicate body trembled violently.

"It took me a lot of effort to catch up with you."

Boss Kiryu climbed onto the high platform and strode towards Kinoshita Mai with an expressionless face.

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Today’s update is a little light on words…and there’s a reason for that!

Bao Baozi has been conceiving the organizational structure of the Zhenfu Army today! So it took a lot of time (tears Bao Baozi)
Chapter completed!