In the quaint and harmonious mansion, at this moment, in a relatively open corner, from time to time there was a strange sound of some sharp weapon tearing the air. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, it was early morning, and the soft sunlight was slowly sprinkled down, with a hint of warmth and late autumn tiredness, leaving a patch on the ground.

"Huh!" "Huh!"

The rhythmic sound resounded in the air, and the blade of the blade reflected a blinding glow in the sunlight.

The cherry blossom-colored hair fluttered slightly in the air as it danced, but because it was fixed with a black ribbon, it didn't cause much trouble.

The simple bunching it into a small ponytail not only gives people a casual feeling, but is more awe-inspiring and free.

She wears a white Japanese-style dress that is easy to exercise in, but the length is at best enough to cover the upper part of your thighs.

On the contrary, there is something similar to the meaning of an antique short skirt.

A pair of clearly well-trained slender legs, the knee-length part of which was tightly wrapped in a pair of small black leather boots, outlining the lines of the girl's particularly attractive parts.

The exposed white legs and the black leather goods are contrasted with each other, but it shows an extra charm.

Holding her own love sword, a slight sweat slowly slid down her cheeks, but the persistence revealed in the girl's amber eyes still showed that she did not plan to rest.

Try to keep her breathing as steady as possible, without letting her movements make a slight mistake, the girl strictly abides by the teachings of someone in the past, and continues to exercise.

However, in reality, she had been training at this high intensity for almost four or five hours.

Ordinary people's words, no, even some of the more famous martial artists, under this kind of continuous high-intensity training, would have already collapsed, but the girl still had physical strength, and the speed of swinging the sword did not slow down in the slightest.

Silently counting the number of times she swung the sword in her heart, at this moment, it seemed that something had suddenly triggered, and the girl's movements stopped abruptly.

Then he knelt on one knee, supported his body with his sword, and coughed violently.

"Ahem, ahem...... It's not enough, such a sword can't protect that person......."

His left hand covered his mouth, and between his fingers, a crimson liquid with a hint of rust oozed out slightly.

However, she didn't care in the slightest, but a certain light flashed in her eyes, and she didn't want to give up exercising like this.

Her body had become like this because of overtraining, and she was used to it.

However, in her opinion, this level of swordsmanship is still far from enough.

She had to get stronger, she had to cut a faster sword.

Only in this way will she not be like she was at the beginning, when that person leaves, she can't do anything.

can only watch the other party leave weakly and go to the "place of death".

I don't want to go through that kind of thing a second time!

That's why she wants to become stronger and sharpen her swordsmanship to the extreme.

Because, this is the only power she can have.

Moreover, she didn't want to live up to the expectations of that person at the beginning.......

After resting in place for a while, the girl took out the handkerchief around her waist and cleaned the blood a little.

Then, with a deep breath, he adjusted his breathing, and a serious color appeared in his eyes again.

Please watch, teacher! I'm sure I'll be the fastest in swordsmanship!

So, please hurry back to .......

Biting her lip lightly, suppressing the thoughts in her heart, the girl gritted her teeth, and instead of thinking about something, she planned to focus on exercising.

The sword was swung in an orderly manner again, with a faster speed than before, and the girl's heart became more and more firm.

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In the huge ancient kendo dojo, at this time, there are no less than dozens of people lining up to practice in it.

The neat sound of breaking the air slowly echoed in the dojo, such a regular movement, I am afraid that after a certain period of practice and a considerable degree of guidance, it can be done to this point.

The outer part of the dojo, a place for brief repairs, is where two figures are sitting, supervising the training of the personnel in the dojo.

One has a simple short hairstyle, and it looks very stable.

The other has a long black ponytail, which makes people feel a sense of harshness.

"Alas........ I said, Kondo...... Is it okay to let the Director-General go down like this? ”

The hand that was originally holding the tea suddenly put it down, and the young man with the ponytail, that is, the third year of Hijikata, couldn't help but ask.

"What do you mean?"

A calm voice sounded, still giving people a sense of reliability, Isamu Kondo asked.

"You know what I'm talking about, it's a ......"

"Even if that girl's body doesn't know why she seems to be fine, but the problem of coughing up blood from time to time, coupled with her continuous exercise to that level, will have a problem sooner or later."

"And, more importantly, the teacher's thing ......"

Speaking of this, Hijikata didn't say any more, but Isamu Kondo knew what he meant.

You know, the day after they evacuated [Kyoto], the result of that incident came.

[Great Onmyoji] - Abe Harumi is dead, and there are no bones left.

And their teacher, who was originally called the existence of [Shinsengumi] [Martial God], was also completely untraceable.

In fact, in that case, it is not surprising that even if you think you are dead.

But another person, the Director-General, could not believe this news in any way.

Of course, in the same way, they also had the same idea at the beginning.

However, after going directly to the scene, I also felt a trace of despair.

It was as if it had been attacked by some kind of extraterrestrial disaster, and it was said to be the last place where the two fought, but it was also a place that could no longer be called land.

It was completely flattened, and not a single breath of life remained on it.

Again, there is no trace of the rest left.

Destroying an area like that by some powerful force is definitely enough to make it impossible to believe that anyone else can survive.

After seeing that kind of scene, the head secretary directly locked himself in his room after returning to the mansion of the [Shinsengumi], and did not come out for three days and three nights.

Even if others advised her, there was no response, and even the daily diet was not carried out.

However, just as Isamu Kondo was about to force the door to break down because he was worried, the other party took the initiative to open the door, and with indescribable excitement and joy.

On the one hand, he said something like "the teacher is still alive", but on the other hand, he passed out directly because of his physical weakness.

Although after the other party woke up, Isamu Kondo and Toyozo Hijikata asked each other why they were able to determine that one was still alive.

However, the other party took out a strangely shaped ring from his bosom and said something inexplicable that he could feel.

At the moment, even if the two felt that maybe the other party was too sad and unconsciously found a reason to comfort themselves, they couldn't bear to want the director general to recognize the reality.

After all, their teacher, for the Directorate, is more than just a teacher.

And the general director, he didn't have the dejected appearance before, but consciously began to strengthen his own training every day and constantly sharpened his swordsmanship.

So, the problem arose again.

As if she had some kind of lung disease, when she was exercising one day, the girl suddenly coughed up blood, which frightened everyone.

However, the strange thing is that even when I visited all the famous doctors in New Kyoto, which was under construction at the time, they all said that the head office was in excellent health and that there was no problem at all.

However, the symptom of coughing up blood is real.

There was no way, at that time, Isamu Kondo even thought that maybe it was due to some kind of spell, and he went directly to meet the new generation of [Great Onmyoji], that is, Abe Saya himself.

However, the conclusion is the same.

In other words, the symptoms of coughing up blood in a young girl are not a disease at all, but something else.

The only thing that can be reassuring is that this kind of problem seems to only make the head secretary weaker at most when it attacks, and the rest of the time, there is nothing abnormal in her body, and it is even several times better than ordinary people.

As a result, under the stubborn training of the girl, the speed of the swordsmanship she can now swing has almost reached an inhuman level.

This shocking change can't help but make people secretly think about it.

Could it be that the coughing up of blood is a price to be paid for?

But how does this kind of thing, as if the restrictions have been lifted, do it?

Isamu Kondo and Toyozo Hijikata don't know, but the general secretary, who is not present at the moment, actually knows the reason.

Because, it was what his teacher left for him to give himself a response.

She wanted to be stronger, to reach the speed of a sword that anyone could praise from the bottom of her heart.

So, she prayed, and the ring gave itself something.

Although the body will sometimes make some mistakes because of that coughing up blood.

But, in this way, she can be one step closer to that person.

So, it's all worth it.

Therefore, I don't know why the head office has become like this, and the two are actually very worried about each other.

However, they thought that the teacher who had guided them had actually died, but they were also unable to bring the girl to her senses of what they thought was a "cruel reality".

So, they are also in contradiction and hesitation.

"Alas....... Forget it, one day she'll figure it out herself. ”

"All we can do now is stop letting her do anything stupid, and pray, the child's feelings are right."

"If that one is really alive, it is really hope that he can come back as soon as possible.......

"Teacher ......."

A helpless sigh sounded, like some kind of burden, and such a contradiction was pressed on the hearts of all the members of the [Shinsengumi].

Looking forward to the return of beings who are thought to be dead is an extremely painful thing.

However, they couldn't help but go back and think about it and look forward to it.

For this is the bond that was once made between them and the One.......