Kamaitachi's face... is now like a high-speed video recorder, with expressions flashing and changing rapidly.

Sometimes it's green, sometimes it's red.

He did not respond to Rakshasa.

He just let out a loud "hum", shook his head and walked away, picked up his flying sword and the scabbard that had been thrown away just now, and strode out of the tea room.

After watching Kamitachi leave and hearing Kamitachi's footsteps disappearing in the distance, Shimizu Eiichi looked away and smiled bitterly at Rakshasa: "He is really... a person with a bad temper..."

"Ha." Rakshasa sneered, "Kama Itachi is a stupid young man. Apart from being very loyal to the Fa Punishment Party and being good at hiding his figure, he is pretty strong and can handle ordinary warriors. He doesn't have much else.

It’s an advantage.”

"Will he obediently listen to you and go to protect Jinye secretly?" Shimizu Eiichi couldn't help but ask this question.

"He will go." Rakshasa said with determination, "I understand Kamaitachi's character, he will secretly protect Kamino."

"However...it is doubtful whether he will show his energy and seriously protect Kamino."

"But it doesn't matter."

Rakshasa put on his upper body clothes with an indifferent expression.

"From the beginning, I never expected Kamaitachi to work hard for me."

"The main reason why I sent him to secretly protect Shenye was just to find a random job to send him away so that he wouldn't stay with me."

"Kama Itachi is only obedient in front of Orochi-sama and Otakemaru-sama."

"Not to mention me, even Tamamo-sama and Shuten-dōji-sama can't control him."

"Furthermore, Kamaitachi, who has a bad temper and loves to fight and kill, is mainly responsible for being a 'combatant'. He is specifically responsible for acting as a thug and fighting with others. I currently have no suitable tasks for him who only knows how to fight."

"Leaving this disobedient mad dog to do nothing every day will only increase hidden dangers."

"So I just found a job, kicked him out, and just turned my back on him. It's good for him, and it's good for me."

"Although Kamino-kun is a good talent, he is not so good that he is the only one."

"To put it bluntly, even if Kamino-kun dies, I won't feel too distressed."

"So, it's just right to give Kamaitachi an insignificant task like 'secretly protecting Kamino-kun'."

The corners of Shimizu Eiichi's mouth twitched at this moment: "How could Lord Orochi send such an uncontrollable guy to you as a subordinate at this time..."

"Ha." Rakshasa sneered again, "That Kamaita guy was not sent here to me."

"He was punished by Lord Orochi. He was directly demoted and forced upon me."

Rakshasa stretched out his finger and pointed at the ground below.

"From the general base where we punished the party, we were demoted in one fell swoop to the 'marginal area' far away from the general base where we are still struggling to establish a stronghold: Edo."

Qingshui Rong was stunned: "The person who was demoted...did he make any mistakes?"

Rakshasa suddenly fell silent.

He pursed his lips, and after a few breaths of silence, he quietly gave a rather brief reply:

"...A month and a half ago, he was almost caught by the people from Calabash House because he was not careful enough in his actions."

"Calabash House...!" Qing Shuirong glared, then murmured, "Then no wonder he was demoted..."

Rakshasa nodded lightly, then raised his hand and kneaded the back of his neck several times: "Anyway, it will be good if we can get rid of this mad dog Kamamaita now."

"Eiichi, I'm a little sleepy and want to take a nap."

"The task of helping Kamino-kun raise fire oil should be completed as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Qingshui Rong leaned down and said to the tatami beneath him, "I will send someone to take care of this later!"

"Yeah. I'll leave it to you. Don't let me down."

After that, Rakshasa held Changyang Masamune on his waist, and with Eiichi Shimizu bowing to see him off, he strode towards the tea room.

Just when he stood near the door of the tea room, his steps suddenly stopped.

"Ah, that's right."

Rakshasa turned around and faced Eiichi Shimizu again.

"I almost forgot to ask."

"Eiichi, have you finished the matter of 'waiving the debts of Tachibana Aoden and his family' that I entrusted you to do before?"

"It's all done!" Shimizu Eiichi replied quickly and sonorously, "After you issued this instruction, I immediately sent my subordinates to complete the matter properly! Not only did Tachibana Takayuki return the

IOU will also be repaid in full for the repayments the Ju family has paid before."

"Yes, very good." Rakshasa nodded lightly, "Then remember to look for more opportunities to get closer to Ju Qingden."

"For someone like Tachibana Qingden who doesn't have nothing, but who needs talent and a promising future, you must have a steady flow of water to win over him wholeheartedly."

"Then I'm afraid it will take a lot of time to win over Tachibana Aoden as one of our own..." Shimizu Eiichi smiled bitterly.

"It doesn't matter." Rakshasa smiled slightly, "For a talent of Ju Qingden's level, even if it takes one, two, or even several years to win over him, it is still worth it."

After leaving these words, Rakshasa flicked his kimono sleeves, opened the tearoom door, and walked away.

…

…

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the calm and stable days passed day by day.

If there was anything worth mentioning about Aonto after the Dragon Boat Festival was over... it would probably be to see off Eijiro Chiba who was returning to Mito Domain.

On May 9, Chiba Eijiro set out to return to Mito Domain.

Based on the friendship between the Shiwei Hall, Xuanbu Hall, and Little Chiba Sword Hall, it is naturally impossible for the Shiwei Hall to remain indifferent to the departure of Eijiro Chiba.

On the day when Chiba Eijiro set out to return to the Mito Domain, Shusuke, Kondo and others came to see Chiba Eijiro off - Aoto was also among them.

Aoto has a good impression of the humble and polite Chiba Eijiro.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, this senior swordsman not only gave him some pointers during the contest with him, but also imparted his martial arts experience to everyone... Just because of his relationship with Eijiro Chiba, and Chiba

With Eijiro's actions, Seito could not think of any reason not to see Chiba Eijiro off, either emotionally or rationally.

The farewell to Eijiro Chiba...the whole process was quite simple.

Chiba Eijiro smiled, said goodbye to everyone who came to see him off, and then embarked on the journey back to Mito Domain alone.

Perhaps because everything he wanted to say to Aotobu was all said on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, when bidding farewell to Aotobu, Chiba Eijiro did not say much and only said calmly to Aotobu, "See you later."

."

After saying goodbye this time, I don’t know when Chiba Eijiro will return to Edo next time.

As he watched Chiba Eijiro leave, Ayoto felt his heart surge for no reason.

One of the biggest gains Aotomo gained from his battle with Eijiro Chiba on the Dragon Boat Festival was that his horizons suddenly broadened a lot.

The power of Eijiro Chiba made Aoto realize what a true master of swordsmanship is, and how many shortcomings he still had.

I don’t know how far my strength will have improved when Chiba Eijiro comes to Edo next time... Thinking of this, Ayoto couldn’t help but smile freely with mixed feelings.

Except for seeing off Eijiro Chiba, nothing important happened during this period.

Time flows quietly...

In the blink of an eye, mid-May has arrived.

…

…

The first year of Wanyan (1860), May 15th——

Edo, a foreign settlement place——

"This is the temple of the Yi people... this is the first time I've seen it." Yongcang looked up at the church in front of him and marveled.

"It's quite beautifully built." Harada, who stood side by side with Nagakura, was also looking at the church. "Why is there no incense coming out of it? Don't the Yi people burn incense when worshiping their gods?"

"Wow." Toudo, who was standing behind Harada, let out a weird cry.

"Toudou, what are you doing?" Harada cast a confused look at Toudou.

"No, it's nothing." Todo patted his chest, looking shocked, "I was just a little scared... When a barbarian girl passed by me just now, I noticed that not only her hair was yellow

, even the hair on the body is yellow..."

"Really or not." Nagakura looked shocked, "Is the body hair of the barbarians the same color as their hair?"

Nagakura, Harada, and Toudo gathered together, enthusiastically accepting the cultural shock. At this time, Aoto led Saito towards them.

"Okay, stop talking." Qingdeng said angrily, "Follow me quickly, it's time to go."

At this moment, Qingnobo and his friends were in the foreign concession area in Edo...that is, the foreigner residence area.

In Japan, people are accustomed to referring to concessions as "residences."

Almost all foreigners in Edo live in this settlement, which is not too vast.
To be continued...