Same evening.

Under the office building of the Collectibles Association, black commercial vehicles are parked.

Higashiwen Maki stepped out of the car, and Shencheng next to him immediately opened the umbrella.

Kagura, who got out of the other car and had a somewhat pale face, also walked behind Maki Tofumi.

Looking further back, there are dozens of samurai dressed in kimonos, led by the leader of the company guard, Takuma Kameyama.

Tofumi Maki glanced back at the retainers behind him, calmed down a little of his emotions, and turned to Kagura and said, "Kagura, are you really okay?" ”

"It doesn't hurt to take a little rest, our odds of winning today are not low, you don't have to fight hard."

A somewhat reluctant smile appeared on Kagura's pale face, dressed in a shrine maiden costume.

"Thank you Your Highness for your concern, I'm fine."

"This is a crucial battle for His Highness, and as an important retainer left by the president for His Highness, I must not be absent!"

“...”

"It's weird, I remember that there were only a few shallow knife wounds on my body, why did the ribs break up? Could it be that the battle between Miss Kamiizumi and the Nine Ghost Brothers has affected me? ”

Kagura rubbed her wound a little incomprehensibly, grinning in pain, but immediately pretending to be indifferent, wanting to reassure Tofumi Maki.

If it were before, Dongwen Zhenxi would probably let this friend who grew up together since childhood, named a retainer, and is actually a childhood sweetheart, recuperate.

She wouldn't do that now.

It's a piece of friendship that lives up to Kagura.

What she needs to do now is to protect Kagura and the subordinates who are loyal to her and win.

This is the duty and responsibility of being a leader, and it is also something that Uesugi Kiyoshi taught her.

Her purpose, that's all.

As he turned around, Maki Tofumi, who no longer hesitated, took a deep breath.

The delicate face has a serious and determined look.

"Let's go, go see the gentleman."

In the upstairs apartment, in front of the wide, transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, Kiyoshi Uesugi sits cross-legged on a cushion.

He's been sitting here for two hours.

At first, he meditated for a while, and after his mind calmed down for a while, he watched the rain in front of the window.

It was so rapid that it seemed as if the never-ending raindrops were outlining an abstract picture of transformation on the floor-to-ceiling windows, like countless thoughts surging in his mind.

Will it win, what hole cards does Dongwenyu still have, does the ghost king Jiu Tun have anything to do with the Hundred Ghost Picture Scroll, can the reinforcements of Kowloon really be cut off, and can Dongwen Zhenxi successfully control the Dongwen Society.

The future is made up of countless unknown points, making it difficult to get a clear glimpse of it.

There will always be gains and losses.

Uesugi Kiyoshi was no exception, so he meditated before the big war to adjust his mind.

Master once taught him how to manage his emotions, and it took him two hours to finally leave all the redundant and chaotic thoughts behind, leaving only the sword heart and killing intention.

At this moment, Nohara Kyoko moved over with small steps, and whispered behind Uesugi Kiyoshi: "Uesugi-kun, Kudo-kun called, saying that Miss Towen is here, did you want them to come up?" ”

Uesugi Kiyoshi suddenly got up and glanced at the clock on the wall.

The hour hand was almost seven o'clock, and the sky outside the window was dark and the rain was pouring down.

Well, it's a good weather for killing people and slaying ghosts.

The corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a confident and gentle smile, which made Nohara Kyoko on the side stunned, and then lowered her head with a blushing face.

"No need, I'll go down and find them."

"Rin, don't eat it, let's go."

On the sofa, Kamizumi Lin was holding a large box of small biscuits baked for her by Nohara Apricots, and she was delighted in her nibbling, and there was no tension before the war.

This mentality even made Uesugi Kiyoshi a little envious.

Rin Kamiizumi replied, jumped to the door and put on his shoes, easily picked up the heavy sheath of the sheath on the side, and carried it behind him.

This Notai knife is three points longer than the Notai knife of the Nine Ghost Brothers, and it is the largest Notai knife in the arsenal of the Collectibles Association, and last night Akutagawa Ryunosuke came very intimately to ask these two swordsmen if they wanted a weapon to take advantage of, and Rin Kamiizumi picked such a one.

Uesugi Kiyoshi seems to be able to imagine what kind of bloody storm Rin Kamiizumi, who is infinitely powerful and can be called a humanoid tyrannosaurus, can set off such a big killing weapon.

I'm afraid it's an out-and-out battlefield meat grinder.

Uesugi Kiyoya took a sword from the knife holder and put it on his waist.

This is not a ghost cut, but a standard sword of the Collectibles Association, which does not belong to the category of collectibles, but it can be regarded as a masterpiece produced by a famous craftsman.

Ghost cut should be used as a killer weapon, and it cannot be easily shown.

Those who stand in the way, the ghosts who stand in the way, this knife is enough to deal with.

Neatly dressed and with a sword at his waist, Uesugi Kiyoshi walked out the door and turned to Kyoko Nohara with a softer smile.

"Apricot, I'm going to do something."

Nohara Kyoko kept fiddling with the corners of her clothes with both hands, her face was a little complicated, but after all, she didn't say what she wanted to say to dissuade her, she just bowed and said softly: "Please be careful on the road..."

"Also, I wish you good luck!"

"Uesugi-kun... I, I'll be here all the time waiting for you to come back! ”

The girl's eyes were red, and she held back her tears just to keep Uesugi Kiyoshi from worrying.

Regarding the matter of ghosts and gods, Uesugi Kiyoshi did not hide it from her, Uesugi Kiyoshi felt that her uncle's family died at the hands of ghosts and gods, and she had the right to know.

In a sense, it was he who killed Yokotano, and even if Kyoko Nohara would resent him if she learned the truth, he didn't care.

He didn't want to deceive.

Therefore, Kyoko Nohara understands very well that Uesugi Kiyoshi will not only face the extremely vicious Yakuza Road, but also may face the mysterious ghosts and gods that only appear in mythological stories.

She was worried, worried that she hadn't slept until last night, and she was scared, what would she do if something happened to Kiyoshi Uesugi?

This is the reliance in her suffering, the only light in her gray life, and the person she likes for the first time.

After thinking about it all night, she didn't come up with a reason, but she just got out of the dark circles, and the next day, she got up quite early, made breakfast for Uesugi Kiyoshi, and made a lot of snacks for Uesugi Rin.

It was the only thing she could do.

She really wanted Uesugi Kiyoshi not to take risks, but she couldn't say it, in Japan, the men in the family should go out and fight, and the obligation of a woman is to support her man silently behind her back.

Kyoko Nohara quickly took on the role.

She hid all her worries in her heart, forced a smile, and sent her blessings.

At the same time, an idea that I had never had before came to my heart.

If I become as powerful as Rin, I'll be able to help Uesugi-kun...

Uesugi Kiyoshi pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, lowered his eyes, and gently touched the little head of the apricot.

"It's okay, Kyoko, I'm strong, it's my enemies to worry about."

"Wait for me to come back for supper~"

He tried his best to relax his tone, and after a few simple words, he turned around without hesitation, and disappeared at the end of the corridor with Rin Kamiizum, who had no different color at all.

He doesn't need to say anything, he just needs to come back safely, and he will make Nohara Kyoko feel at ease.

He is confident that he can do that.