Her words diluted Hijikata Tozo's worries, and the three of them laughed together.

Kondo Isamu said in a deep voice.

"We sisters have come to where we are today through thorny steps. There is never a good road for us to take. Let's take it one step at a time.

Don’t worry about the trouble, Hijikata-hime, don’t think too much.”

Hijikata Toishan nodded slightly, glanced at Dobashi Morizumi outside the door, and said no more.

———

In the dead of night, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps on the streets of Kyoto. A group of Hime warriors wearing Yamagata haori walked to a courtyard.

Kondo Isamu looked at the courtyard and asked.

"Is this here?"

Toshizo Hijikata looked at the map in his hand under the moonlight and nodded.

Kondo Isamu walked up the steps and knocked on the door. After a while, there was a response from the door, and the door opened with a little light.

"Stop knocking! It's so late. Who are you?"

The servant leaned behind the door and looked at the swordsmen outside through the crack of the door, his eyes a little uneasy.

Kondo Isamu asked softly with a kind face.

"Excuse me, is this the residence of Lord Matsuda Fujihiro?"

The servant looked her over and nodded.

"good."

Isamu Kondo asked again.

"Is your lord here?"

"Yes, yes, you are..."

Before the servant finished speaking, Kondo Isamu, who had received the answer, had already kicked the door open and rushed in.

The servant was left behind by the kicked-in door. He was so angry that he got up and wanted to shout something.

Behind him, Hijikata Toshizo smiled and covered her mouth, wiped the knife on her neck, then pushed her aside, followed Kondo Isamu's footsteps, and walked inside.

The servant clutched his cut neck and whimpered, unable to scream. He struggled and slipped to the ground, twitching and gradually becoming silent.

Dozens of swordsmen filed in and rushed straight to the inner courtyard's dormitory. The warrior Ji they met along the way was quickly dispatched by them, but the screams of the servants and the murderous cries of the warrior Ji had already reached the inner courtyard.

Ren Shenglang rushed into the inner courtyard. A warrior Ji with a resolute expression stood in the courtyard, protecting his husband behind him, drew his sword and shouted sternly.

"Who are you!"

Isamu Kondo stepped forward, bowed, and asked.

"Are you Matsuda Fujihiro-sama?"

Matsuda Fujihiro nodded.

"it's me."

Kondo Isamu made a gesture to Hijikata Tozo, and the pipe of the three-gun was fired at Matsuda Fujihiro from behind. Kondo Isamu in front was still talking respectfully to Matsuda Fujihiro.

"The leader of the Mibu Wolf, Isamu Kondo, has been ordered to carry out Tenchu. Please ask Matsuda Fujihiro to go on his way."

Matsuda Fujihiro raised his eyebrows and was about to say something when he saw three dark muzzles approaching and exploding.

She looked horrified, unable to dodge, and her body seemed to have been hit by a hammer. She groaned and fell backwards.

Isamu Kondo stepped forward to finish off the attack, but Matsuda's husband cried and threw himself on Matsuda Fujihiro, refusing to leave.

Isamu Kondo whispered softly while drawing his sword.

"Husband Matsuda, please let go and don't embarrass us."

Matsuda Fujihiro was shot three times and vomited blood. Matsuda's husband, with tears in his eyes, hugged his wife tightly and refused to let go, shouting.

"If you want to kill me, kill me too! Odaisho and I are friends! We attended the fraternity tea party together, we are friends!"

Tenchu ​​was a nightmare for the samurai family of the shogunate, and even though Matsuda's husband was still in his boudoir, he had heard about it.

She knew that it was useless to say anything at this time. If she wanted to keep her wife, she could only get involved in Sibo Yiyin's relationship.

She actually knew Shiba Yoshigan. When Shiba Yoshigan first came to Kyoto, he conflicted with the interests of the ministers because he privately awarded the status of the imperial family members of Todo Hall.

At that time, Ashikaga Yoshiteru's father, the previous generation Dai Odai, held a tea party for the brotherhood, and specially invited Yoshigami Shiba to ease the antagonism between him and the shogunate through the relationship with the brotherhood.

Matsuda's husband was the one who contradicted Shiba Yoshigan at that time.

Ronin such as Mibu Lang would not know about this matter. Seeing that Matsuda's husband had vowed to be friends with Ootai, they were not sure.

Hijikata Toshizo looked at Kondo Isamu. Kondo Isamu took a closer look at Matsuda Fujihiro who was vomiting blood. He probably couldn't survive.

Since the man was about to die, Kondo Isamu didn't want to bet on whether what Matsuda's husband said was true or false, so he simply bowed and said.

"We'll take our leave now. Please have a good rest."

Ren Shenglang bowed politely and did not forget to close the inner courtyard door when he left.

Walking outside the door, Isamu Kondo asked Hijikata Toshizo.

"Who else is behind?"

Hijikata Toshizo said in a low voice.

"Akiren Iio, Seibu Ueno, Harutada Odate, and Fujihiro Matsuda just now, we will deal with the four of them tonight."

Kondo Isamu nodded and said.

"Next time, be more agile and don't let others stop you.

The relationship between these noble men in Kyoto is intricate, and if they really have any dealings with Odaisho, it would be troublesome to ask for mercy."

Hijikata Tosei nodded and said.

"I see."

In the distance, Dohashi Morishige and Okita Souji, who were responsible for the response, led a large group of people and scanned the surroundings from a high place.

Okita Souji couldn't suppress her coughing. She saw Dohashi Morishige looking in a certain direction intentionally or unintentionally, and asked.

"Hime Dohashi, is there any problem there?"

Dobashi Morishige smiled and said.

"No, it's just that an old friend of mine lives there, and I'm going to visit him in a few days."

Chief Okita nodded and said nothing more.

In the distance, the candle in front of Suzuki Shigehide was suddenly extinguished by a gust of wind. She looked at the candlestick and suddenly felt an ominous premonition.

The operation to kill the Nanman missionaries must be carried out as soon as possible, but those few people are always active near Tofuku Temple, where Oda Nobunaga is located, and it is the focus of the Oda family's defense.

Killing the people she protected under Oda Nobunaga's eyes? Suzuki Shigehide was a little hesitant, but she always felt that something bad was going to happen, and she had to make a decision.
Chapter completed!