This kind of question is very sensitive - maybe it's because boss Kiryu's relatives had some accidents, so they didn't show up - so Qingto has always been embarrassed to ask.

The topic of marriage just happened to come up now. Taking advantage of this perfect opportunity to ask questions, Qingden plucked up the courage to raise this question that had been buried deep in his heart for a long time.

Faced with such a personal question, Boss Kiryu didn’t hesitate at all and responded gracefully:

"I have never been married, so I have no wife or children."

After Qingdeng heard this, he couldn't help being surprised.

I think anyone who hears this will be surprised.

After all, Boss Kiryu is very handsome.

Especially his elegant temperament is very lethal to women with good taste.

In addition, he is a "Doraemon-type" all-around man.

Cooking, papering windows, repairing furniture, killing termites...everything is possible and expert in everything.

How many women can refuse such a good man?

Even though he is now quite old, he still exudes fatal charm.

Every time Qingto went to Thousand Houses in the past, he would always see an aunt who came from nowhere and chatted up Kiryu boss.

Facing the surprised and suspicious look from Qingden, Boss Kiryu smiled:

"I'm not a womanizer and have no interest in things between men and women."

"When I was young, I was obsessed with swordsmanship. I wanted to challenge powerful enemies and hone my sword skills."

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"After I became a member of Calabash House, I was busy all day long, so busy that my feet never touched the ground. I had endless things to do every day. I wished I could borrow the cat's paws to use, and I had no time to fall in love or get married."

"When I came back to my senses, my hair was already gray."

"But... then again, when I was young, my friends all thought that I would become a couple with my lord."

Suddenly, Qingdeng's brows raised sharply.

For a moment, he thought he had heard wrongly.

(My friends all thought that I would become a couple with my lord)... He felt as if he had heard some terrible gossip!

Driven by curiosity, Qingdeng subconsciously leaned forward, so close that he was almost touching each other's cheeks.

With this look, the words "Speak quickly! I want to hear the follow-up!" are almost written on his face.

When Boss Kiryu saw this, although he looked helpless, he did not resist.

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"My lord and I are old acquaintances."

"I started working with her when she was a teenager."

"Roughly speaking, she and I have been friends for nearly eighty years."

"I was homeless at that time, just like a wild dog on the roadside."

"She gave me a place to stay."

"To be honest, my lord, she is quite annoying sometimes."

"For various reasons, she has an extremely high self-esteem, so she often says some harsh words or performs some puzzling behaviors."

"Fortunately, these shortcomings of hers have been gradually corrected with the increase of experience."

"However, until she corrects these problems of hers, she will indeed be a difficult character to deal with."

"The two of us often quarrel over trivial matters."

"But somehow, I never thought about leaving her."

"She and I spent eighty years together in a blur."

"Do I have romantic feelings for her?"

"To be honest, I don't know much about it myself."

"But what is certain is that our relationship has gone beyond ordinary friendship, family affection and love."

"Friends, family, lovers...these ordinary words are no longer enough to describe the relationship between me and my lord."

"For me, it no longer matters who my lord is to me."

"As long as I can continue to be by her side, that's enough."

"She is like half of me, not only very important, but also inseparable."

Qingden listened very carefully.

After Boss Kiryu finished speaking, he couldn't help but become a little curious about this old woman he had never met before.

——What kind of person can make Boss Kiryu have such deep feelings for her?

At this moment, Boss Kiryu paused.

When he spoke again, he suddenly changed into a faint tone:

"It's because I have a different kind of feeling for my lord... so when I was called to her and scolded by her a few days ago, I really felt like crying..."

"I'm really sorry!"

Qingden stooped down, lowered his head, bowed, and apologized.

The movements are smooth and smooth, done in one go.

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A few days later——

Kyoto, Mibu Township, Shinsengumi camp, somewhere——

Sanako: "..."

Kinoshita Mai: "..."

The two girls met each other in the corridor, staring at each other with big eyes.

Both parties looked embarrassed and "didn't know what to say."

Sanako was the first to break the silence:

"……Good morning."

Kinoshita Mai stammered in response:

"Good morning, good morning..."

Sanako: "..."

Kinoshita Mai: "..."

Silence again...

Fortunately, Sanako quickly spoke again:

"Where are you going?"

Kinoshita Mai seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said quickly:

"I'm going to report to Mr. Hijikata on the current situation of Division 9."

Hearing this, Sanazi nodded gently:

"That's a coincidence. I happen to have something to report to Hijikata-kun."

Toshizo Hijikata, who holds the position of deputy commander, is in charge of military affairs, so he has the closest contact with the captains on weekdays.

Sanako took a deep look at Mai Kinoshita, then turned around and left.

When her figure was about to disappear into the shadows in the corner of the corridor, she said to Kinoshita Mai who was still standing there stupidly without looking back:

"Why are you still standing there? Aren't you going to see Mr. Hijikata too?"

Kinoshita Mai was stunned for a moment, then she stepped forward without realizing it, and hurriedly caught up with Sanako and walked side by side with her.

Sanako: "..."

Kinoshita Mai: "..."

Apart from the crisp sound of footsteps, there is no other sound...

An unspeakable awkward atmosphere lingered between them.

The weird relationship between them makes them not know how to face each other in private.

The road leading to Toshizo Hijikata's office seemed to have been lengthened several times.

Fortunately, at this moment, a reassuring voice suddenly sounded from behind them:
To be continued...