This "red flower" that rose in the air had not yet been scattered, and a new "red flower" took off from the cylinder in the hand of the palace.

The cylinder in the hand of the palace shot five fireworks into the sky before it stopped.

At this moment, Hasegawa, who was about to rush into the base camp of the Negishi family, looked at the "red flower" in the sky that had not completely dispersed with a shocked expression.

"Fireworks......" Hasegawa muttered, his face sank.

Hasegawa's intuition told him: This fireworks just now must be some signal.

It's a signal that is specifically conveyed to someone.

I just don't know who set off this firework just now.

When he was about to storm the base camp of the Negishi family, Hasegawa drew his sword in his hand and shouted:

"Act as planned!"

"Yes!" The officials behind Hasegawa responded in unison with an astonishing momentum.

Hasegawa's plan was simple - divide the officials into 3 groups.

Imai led a group straight to the third floor of this mansion.

Another of Hasegawa's right-hand men led a team to search the second floor of the mansion.

Hasegawa personally led the last group to sweep the first floor.

The three teams are responsible for three floors.

They have only one purpose - to find out the subordinate of the "Buddha enemy" as quickly as possible, Minomiya Kuro!

After the officials of the Fire Pay Thieves Changed rushed into the mansion, they immediately dispersed into three teams, followed their respective leaders, and rushed towards their respective targets.

……

……

"Just ...... What happened? ”

Ogata looked out the window with a puzzled expression.

From just now, Ogata could faintly hear what seemed to be a dense number of footsteps outside the mansion.

Before Ogata could pay attention to the sudden sound of dense footsteps, he suddenly heard the sound of fireworks.

- Forget it...... Regardless of what happened, let's go find the palace first.

Having made up his mind, Ogata held the knife on his waist.

Yet—no sooner had he rushed out of the room where the horseface was hiding than in the corridor outside, when he heard a tidal wave of footsteps at the end of the corridor.

And the sound of footsteps like a tide rushed towards him at a great speed.

As soon as Ogata moved his gaze to the end of the corridor beside him, he saw a samurai in black uniform appear around the corner at the end of the corridor.

Ogata is all too familiar with these samurai in black uniforms.

Because—he had just burst out of their encirclement.

"Tsk!"

After letting out a "tsk" sound with emotions such as impatience and confusion, Ogata quickly pulled out the knife from his waist.

- Why are the officials of the Fire Pay Thieves ...... here!

Just as Ogata was wondering how the officials who had been changed by the thieves on fire had chased after him, a middle-aged man separated from the officials and slowly walked to the front of the officials.

"It's not Kyuro Mamiya......"

The middle-aged man said softly.

"It's a new face I've never seen before...... Are you the new companion of the 'Buddha Enemy'? ”

……

……

The palace silently looked at the "red flower" that had disappeared in the sky, and secretly said in his heart:

- Okay, that's it. The lord and Asai should have received my signal.

Mamiya casually threw the cylinder in his hand aside.

As soon as the cylinder hit the ground, Mamiya heard a very noisy footstep at the door behind him.

Boom!

The paper sliding door, which was originally ajar, was pulled to the end in one go.

An official who was known as a thief rushed into the room with all kinds of weapons and surrounded the palace.

Jian Miya turned around and looked at the group of officials in front of him who had surrounded him.

This group of officials who are surrounding him, and the person headed by them is still an old acquaintance of the palace.

"Long time no see." Mamiya smiled at his old acquaintance, "Imai-sama." I haven't seen you in a while, and you seem to have lost some weight. ”

"Hmph." Imai sneered, "It's been a long time since I've seen you." Streamer Hachiman...... Kuro Mamiya! ”

"Streamer Hachiman...... a smile appeared on Mamiya's face, "Speaking of which, I have to thank you for giving me such a handsome and suitable title, which I like." ”

"'The sword is like a streamer, and the posture is like Hachiman.'" Imai said in a low voice, "This title was given to you by Hasegawa-sama himself. If you want to thank you, go and thank Hasegawa-sama. ”

"That's it...... Then Imai-sama, please say 'thank you' to Kihei-sama on my behalf. ”

"Kyuro Mamiya!" Imai Asama Miya shouted, "Did you release that red firework just now?!" Is it a signal for you to communicate with the 'Buddha enemy'?! ”

"Well...... Mamiya shrugged, "Guess what?" ”

“…… It seems that my question was in vain. The look on Imai's face became more serious, "Then I'm too lazy to talk nonsense!" Kuro Mamiya, obediently tied up! ”

"Okay." Mamiya raised his hands in the air, "I'll take it with my hands tied." ”

"I know your sword drawing technique, the 'Divine Light', is amazingly powerful! But you are now surrounded by us...... Ha?! ”

Imai subconsciously thought that Mamiya would say something like "If you have a kind, grab me with the knife in your hand", and then start a fight with them.

So as soon as Mamiya's words fell, Imai immediately spit out the cruel words that he had also prepared for a long time.

However, before he finished the cruel words he had prepared, Imai reacted - Mamiya seemed to have said something terrible just now.

Imai cast a stunned look at Mamiya, who was raising his hands alof.

"You just ...... Say what......? ”

"I said I'd take it all the time." Mamiya shook his hands held high, "What's wrong?" Why are you still stunned? Come and tie me up. ”

This strange move of the palace made everyone now, including Imai, confused.

They looked at each other, unsure of what was going on.

“…… Mamiya. Imai said in a deep voice, "What kind of trick are you trying to play on me, right?" ”

"You're good at drawing knives."

"After pretending to surrender and luring us to come forward and arrest you, you used your 'divine light' to behead all my subordinates, am I right?"

Mamiya silently listened to Imai's hypothesis.

Then he sighed softly with a look of helplessness.

Then he put down his left hand, pulled out the knife and wakicha that was inserted in his left waist, and threw it far to the ground.

"How? That should be enough to prove that I really want to be caught, right? ”

"Kyuro Mamiya!" Seeing this situation, Imai couldn't figure out what the hell Mamiya wanted to do, "What the hell are you trying to do?!" ”

"I didn't have any ideas." Mamiya shrugged his shoulders, then smiled, "I really want to be caught by you." ”