"So you grabbed Bafang in order to force her to forge a sword for you, and then exchange it for money?"

Qishi smiled, she didn't expect this old man to be full of nonsense at such a time.

If it was his former self, he might have thought about what he said, but now?

Stretching out his left hand to protect Bafang behind him, Nanami pulled out his knife again.

"Sir, don't talk nonsense that disturbs my hearing."

After Yuuka died, there was not a day when Nanami's heart was not struggling, and every moment she was condemning herself, who already had extraordinary speed, and was only fifteen or sixteen years old and was already able to fight against a master who had been immersed in kendo for decades, why couldn't anyone protect her.

It's not that weak child for a long time, and the female body can't be counted as an excuse, she's so strong that no one in the Shinsengumi dares to say that she can take advantage of Nanami in a head-to-head sword duel, but even so, why did she fail again and again, until she finally lost the Yuuka she loved.

These days she always asks her heart.

'Why did I learn the sword?' To survive? ’

Staying alive is the reason why Asakura Nanami embarked on the path of a swordsman, and Kiyojuro Hiko also warned Nanami when he received his entry, "As long as you hold the hilt of the sword, life is not just as simple as living." ’

will be bound, will be blocked.

In life, there are nine times out of ten unsatisfactory things, and there are only two or three who can be humane, let alone in troubled times.

"I don't care about your way to make money, if it's just for money, then you can shut up."

Qishi no longer has the meaning of talking to the old man and Yan Yuese.

"You said that the Eagle Palace deceived you, so can you explain to me what the Eagle Palace promised you? And it's just your side of the story, how can I tell you're not lying. ”

The old man didn't speak, he squinted his eyes and stared at Qishi, and after finding that Qishi's sword had the meaning of tearing his face, the old man stopped doing it, he slowly stood up and hid his posture, if Qishi made a move, he could also ensure that he could make a timely counterattack.

"Oh? The little girl doesn't believe my old man's words? ”

Move your left foot slightly and take a step back.

"It's not Quanxin, old sir, you can go back to the new selection group with me, so that you have time to talk slowly, and you don't have to be in such a hurry as now." Nanami followed and took a step forward.

"Seven...... Nanami ......" Hagika, who was hiding behind Nanami, could also feel the tension of the current atmosphere, and she wanted to keep up but was stopped by the girl in front of her waving her hand.

"Hide." In a voice that only Bafang could hear, Nanami said, "Do you see that boulder on the slope behind?" Hide behind it. ”

Because Qishi's tone was serious and didn't look like a joke, the girl didn't slack off, and she climbed the slope with a "ping pong" sword on her back. Although the strength is terrible, but Bafang is not a living boxer after all, the girl who has no martial arts background is not flexible, and she wasted a lot of strength to make her whole body dirty, she climbed up this small dirt slope and hid behind the boulder according to Qishi, and then it may be that she can't let go of the situation, Bafang poked his head out and carefully observed the two people under the slope.

Seven realities advance, the old man retreats.

"Are you really trying to arrest me?"

When he came out, he couldn't find the whereabouts of Katsura Kogoro, and it would be difficult to go to Nanami empty-handed, even if Isamu Kondo's requirements for Nanami were not as strict as those for other members, but since they all bumped into themselves, there was no reason to let them go.

Always indecisive and in the end it doesn't benefit anyone.

"Please come and be a guest."

If you can't let it go, you can't let it go, and if you can't figure it out, you should do it first and then think about it.

"Drink !!" Seeing that he couldn't talk to Qishi, the old man stopped talking, he suddenly punched but not towards the sword-wielding girl, and hit the ground under his feet with a punch, and actually smashed the rocks and dust.

He wasn't just retreating just now, the old man was making his dark energy, and he made the earth and stone he gave birth to more loose and fragile.

Qishi, who was not too far away, was naturally blocked by the dust raised.

'You want to beat me like this?! ’

Don't be kidding, at such a distance, even if she only listens to the voice, she can accurately accept the opponent's moves, and after seeing the old man perform his fists so many times, Qishi has long been familiar with his genre moves, and it is impossible to lose because of this external factor.

Or maybe he had something else in mind. ’

That punch came too slowly.

Speaking of which, after being entangled with him in this place for so long, his men should have arrived. ’

From the sky, the dense "black rain" fell at great speed, it was the ninja's killing array woven with kunai, and it had been suspended on her head at some point, and the old man made such a big move just to distract Qishi's attention.

At the same time as the Kunai Killing Array, there was the sound of three muskets firing in his ears, two of which passed by, and the last shot shot at Nanami's head impartially, but it only hit the scabbard that had already blocked his head.

The moment she sensed that someone was ambushing her, she found the muzzles of several black holes hidden in the grass beside her, and took precautions in advance.

"Sure enough!"

Dancing towards the cut, the white light glimpsed, one by one, Qishi knocked the sharp weapon that fell above his head away, and the black iron cast kunai hidden weapon seemed to be unable to drink the blood, they were either inserted on the ground, or spun a few times and finally lay down at Qishi's feet, the menacing black rain was all gone, but even the girl's hair was cut.

The iron scabbard was the shield of Qishi, blocking several deadly gunpowder from the shadows, and the surprise attack of the people of the Dark Naiwu did not be able to kill Qishi under the horse.

"Tsk...... Ran away? ”

But it's one thing not to be hurt, and when Qishi perfectly solved the crisis, the old man who was still in front of him was long gone.

Ninja......

It was the ninja who rescued him while he was at Ikedaya.

There was no trace to be found, Qishi didn't see anything at all, those guys who were sneaking around in black were really a little strange to her who was learning kendo, she didn't know other people's routines, and Qishi had nowhere to look for the escaped leader of the dark martial arts.

“…… And"

Bafang is still here, they have had a friendship after all, not to mention that this child was chased and killed by Dark Naiwu, but the fact is that no matter how ruthless Qishi is, he will not leave him alone and run away by himself.

Let's protect it first.

"It's better to kill it directly next time we meet." It's too troublesome to capture him alive, and the sleek old man doesn't know how much to believe what he says, and if you want to trap him, maybe it's faster to find out the truth yourself.

"Seven realities...... You're amazing! ”

After the attack, Happo stood up from behind the boulder, and she trotted in front of Nanami, her eyes full of adoration.

"It's not amazing, well, your face can make expressions after all these years."

The Bafang Buji in Qishi's memory is an anomaly so strange that ordinary people will instinctively stay away, and this child's eyes once couldn't hold anything other than the blade.

"Division...... Master. She wanted to say that it was thanks to her master, but because of some stuttering, it was difficult for Bafang to express her feelings clearly.

"Hagio, do you have a place to stay around here?"

Bafang nodded, what Dark Naiwu attacked was the blacksmith shop where she usually lived and was convenient for forging tools for the villagers, as for the residence, Bafang also had it elsewhere, of course, because she was the only one who lived, it was relatively dilapidated and shabby.

"Really? Sorry then, I'll probably be bothered for a few days. ”

Dark Naiwu appeared not far from Kenshin and Ba's residence, saying that it was to catch the eight directions, but Nanami still had to take some precautions.

Shinsengumi may not be able to return for a short time.

I hope that the head office and Isamu Kondo don't think too much.