When Michiji Kujo and his party left Kyoto a few days later, no one in the mission seemed to be really happy.

Kujo Michiji felt a little depressed because his sister was overly polite and polite to him during his stay in Kyoto, and he used various reasons to observe plants.

His sister, Kujo Noriko, who actually controls the operation of the mission behind her back, also seems to be in a bad mood—especially when she sees the brocade box that holds one of the "Five Swords of the World", the expression on her face is even more subtle.

Speaking of which, apart from the two principals of the mission, who were in a bad mood, it seemed that their entourage was also infected by this atmosphere, and all of them had tense faces and serious expressions.

For example, now, in the procession, the young attendant Matsumoto leaned slightly and accosted the people beside him while everyone was walking with their heads bowed:

"What's wrong with you these last few days, Fujita-kun?"

The face of the person he accosted remained unchanged, and his voice sounded solemn.

"No, nothing...... But why do you ask?"

Matsumoto seemed to snicker quickly when no one was noticing, and then said, "The atmosphere that has shrouded you has been very low lately. ...... Well, let me think about it, maybe what happened after I went out with Doji-kun to the mountains in the suburbs to see what plants were on that day, right?"

Gorou Fujita lowered his gaze slightly and stared at the dirt road under his feet, without saying a word.

Matsumoto is of course a well-behaved person, and after asking a question, he will no longer chase after him - after all, he is the person who was hinted at by the eldest lady "Give me a little time, I have something to talk to Fujita-kun alone", if he was not such an interesting character, the eldest lady would not have made such a gesture to him under the nose of Young Master Michiji.

But after walking silently for a while, Matsumoto suddenly heard the mouthless young man beside him speak.

"Matsumoto-kun...... What if, uh...... What should I do if I pursue a woman? I don't have a clue. ”

Matsumoto:?!

That's a hard question to answer...... No, it's not that he himself doesn't have any experience in pleasing women. Instead, facing the serious face of Goro Fujita, I feel that it does not match the proposition of "pursuing women" at all!

Matsumoto couldn't help but say suspiciously, "Well...... There is a way, but ...... Fujita-kun, can you do it?"

Fujita Gorou turned his head and stared at him with a faint look of displeasure.

Then he said very seriously: "As long as there is a proper method, you will be able to carry out it with determination." Is Matsumoto-kun worried that I don't have such awareness?"

Matsumoto: "...... Not...... Ah, speaking of which, what kind of woman do you want to pursue? Of course, different women have to use different methods...... For example, I heard that there are still old Chinese eldest ladies, and they cling to the outdated ideas of the past, and ask the suitor to write a waka and send it to her on the flower branch......

In order to alleviate the embarrassing atmosphere of "being questioned uprightly", Matsumoto opened his mouth.

Fujita Goro listened attentively, with a thoughtful or distressed expression on his face from time to time, as if he had listened carefully to all of Matsumoto's words and thought about his current situation.

Matsumoto: "......"

Ah, I can't go on. If you continue to talk about it, there is always a sense of guilt for deceiving honest people...... What's going on!

He chuckled dryly twice, and very stiffly forced the subject back to Goro Fujita.

"So...... Fujita-kun's goal ......"

Goro Fujita glanced at him. There seemed to be a heavy light in those dark blue eyes.

Matsumoto was so frightened that he immediately changed his tune.

"Uh, I mean, Fujita-kun's sweetheart—"

As soon as the word "sweetheart" was spoken, Matsumoto was surprised to notice that the aura around the young man in front of him suddenly changed wonderfully.

Before, he was as sharp and cold as a famous knife out of its sheath, but now the word "sweetheart" seemed to have smoothed and softened all his blades and edges in an instant, making his whole person relaxed, and his eyebrows seemed to be not as serious and straight as just now, but much calmer, and a faint red instantly appeared on his face, as if he had heard some great words.

"Uh...... That one...... No......" He even stammered, and although he was walking, he began to look left and right, as if he was uncomfortable with the secret of his heart being discovered by others, and he was trying to hide it.

Matsumoto almost laughed. He twisted his thigh hard to make sure he didn't laugh rudely. He coughed, barely swallowed the smile that had reached his throat and made his throat tickle, and said solemnly, "That...... Asked rudely, Fujita-kun...... I haven't had that experience before, have I......

Goro Fujita: !!

He turned his face sharply to glare at Matsumoto, only to see the slight hint of urgency on the other man's face, but with the right amount of concern. But how do you answer this kind of question? He was caught in a dilemma.

...... Maybe you shouldn't ask him, but who to ask? My colleagues in the Metropolitan Police Department are not the best choice.

He sighed secretly and whispered to himself, "...... If Harada were here, I would be able to ask him for advice......"

"Harada?" Matsumoto's ears were pointed, and when he heard the name, he asked excitedly, "Is it a former friend? is the kind of person who is very good at pleasing women?How nice~ I also want to behave like that in front of the girl I like~"

Goro Fujita seemed to smile bitterly silently. Then, unexpectedly, he answered Matsumoto's question in a frank tone.

"Ahh "It's a friend I used to know," he said...... Although he seems to be a big man who is a good drinker, he is surprisingly also considerate of others...... When we used to drink together, he was the one who knew how to make the girls happy...... But even so, he never feels frivolous, and he is always so reliable when it matters......"

It wasn't until Matsumoto looked surprised that he realized that he had said too much at once.

Goro Fujita immediately shut his mouth. And he kept his mouth tightly closed, as if he wasn't going to speak for a while.

Matsumoto seemed to want to laugh for a moment, but he was very obedient and resisted the harmful urge in time. In order to suppress the rude laughter, he coughed again, and his face became more serious.

"Ahem...... Speaking of which, maybe Fujita-kun should try to give something that the other person likes? Even if a woman with a difficult personality can feel the other person's heart when she sees someone sincerely giving her favorite thing as a gift, right......?"

He said in a somewhat indescribable way.

In fact, what he really wanted to say was that he was not so stupid as to see the unnatural atmosphere that had permeated Miss Noriko and Fujita Goro in the past few days, and Miss Noriko seemed to have not said anything to Fujita Gorou for two or three days other than his daily official arrangements;

In fact, he wanted to say from the bottom of his heart: Fujita-kun, if you make the eldest lady unhappy - then it would be good to ask her frankly why she is unhappy, and then sincerely express your feelings and apologies.

As the retinue arranged by the Kujo family for Young Master Michiji, he actually had a sense of awe for this Miss Noriko who came to the Kujo family halfway. Because unlike Young Master Daoji, who has a soft temperament and has no opinions on some major matters, in his opinion, Miss Noriko has a tenacious will and strong beliefs, and sometimes even overpowers some men in these aspects-

For such a woman, Matsumoto is actually insensitive - he feels that he does not have the ability or charm to submit to her - but if someone wants to rise to the occasion, then he can only pray for good luck.

...... If you hadn't been overwhelmed by the wayward anger of Young Master Daoji.

The wayward young master Daozhi is now sitting in the carriage with the difficult Miss Noriko.

Because one of the "Five Swords of the World" was not to be missed, on the way back, they rode in a carriage with an interior space large enough to accommodate four people.

Kujo Michiji looked at Noriko sitting on the opposite seat with puzzlement.

The brocade box containing "Three Days and Moons" was placed on her lap, but she did not sit in the middle of the seat, but leaned against the window on one side of the car with an impatient face, and when he asked, "Why don't you sit in the middle", she sighed and replied, "Because there is no place to lean on sitting in the middle, I feel very tired to sit for a while."

Kujo Michiji really wanted to say from the bottom of his heart, "Then sit next to me, I can let you lean on."

[Hehehehehehe. Then sit next to me in peace, I can let you lean on. 】

Nine rules...... No, the reason why Liu Quan really didn't want to sit in the middle of the saddle - Fu Fu Shen said with a smile on his face.

And, relying on the advantage that no one else could see him, he sat next to Liu Izumi in a big way, looking at the young man sitting opposite him with a kind face, and he did not hide that he was full of trust and affection for Kujo Noriko.

[Oh yes. There are more opponents than you think. 】

The cunning old man said with a smile.

Liu Quan: "......"

He saw the opportunity for her to be unable to fight back because there was a Kujo Michiji sitting opposite, and he kept subtly teasing her nerves with various topics along the way, provoking her endurance.

For example-

[Hey, this isn't the Shinsengumi one...... Did you ever make the Lord Temple mistake me for the other person? Ah~ It turns out that he is still alive and here. 】

[Hehehehehe...... Why would he still serve under the Lord's Palace? It was the Lord who arranged all this...... It seems that the Lord Hall trusts him more than I think—no, I should say, the Lord Hall is more than I think...... I love him even more. 】

The author has something to say: March 26:

The good news is that I forged the Bead Pill...... Krypton gold ** good [x

The bad news is that grandpa still refuses to come to my honmaru.

So it's really troublesome for the elderly.,If I don't come again, I'm really going to write him a super feeling BE!

PS. Thank you for feeding me in the past two days, the little angel Xiang Zuo, Xiang Itachi, inkslab, and my queen of Qingjiang ~~(づ ̄3 ̄)づ╭?~

In addition, the next update will be the afternoon after tomorrow! I hope to write some sugar when the time comes