A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

Chapter 162 Okita Souji's adventure begins!

On Suzaku Street.

As Serizawa Kamo questioned him, the samurai who were usually on good terms with him stood behind him without thinking.

At first glance, there were at least forty or fifty people.

On the other hand, Kondo Isami's side appeared to be somewhat outnumbered and outmatched.

Besides him, there were only a handful of people around him, including Hijikata Toshizo, Okita Souji, Yamanami Keisuke, Todo Heisuke, and Yukimura Chizuru.

Most of the samurai chose to watch, since the group of two hundred people was not really divided into only two factions.

"Kondo, you should apologize."

Serizawa Kamo looked at his many brothers behind him, a satisfied expression immediately appearing on his face. Then, his heroic spirit grew even stronger, and he took a step forward, standing in front of Kondo Isami.

The distance between the two was less than a finger's width.

Smelling the stench from the other person's breath and the rancid smell emanating from their body, Kondo Isami frowned, raised his hand, placed it on the other person's chest, and gave them a hard shove.

"What are you doing! How dare you push Serizawa-nii-san!"

"They're incredibly audacious! Brothers, surround them!"

"You think you can take the initiative with just a few people? We could drown you with our spit!"

In a flash, the group of fifty or sixty people pressed forward.

However, Kondo Isami's side remained calm in the face of this situation.

click!

The sound of swords being drawn rang out, and in the blink of an eye, Hijikata Toshizo and the others had all drawn their swords, their right hands gripping the hilts tightly, ready to draw their blades at any moment.

"stop!"

"We're all comrades, there's no need to turn against each other."

"This is Kyoto. Our duty is to protect the Shogun on his way to Kyoto. The Shogun hasn't even arrived yet, but we're already fighting. This will only bring shame to the Shogunate."

Serizawa Kamo raised his palm to stop the people behind him, then his tone changed to calm and serious.

After he said that, the samurai who were also from the Mito Domain, as well as those who had recently joined his forces, first realized what he meant, and then looked at him with even greater respect.

Hearing the commotion behind him subside, Serizawa Kamo inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, then his arrogant expression vanished as he approached Kondo Isami again, placing his hand on the latter's shoulder.

"Kondo, I know your habits, but you can't impose your behavior on others."

"Let's just let this matter go. I saw that woman earlier, and she was indeed very attractive."

"The brothers all came from Edo, and it was a tough journey. It's not strange that they get excited when they see women."

After hearing what he said, Kondo Isami and the others rolled their eyes.

Heisuke Todo, usually the most impulsive of them all, immediately spoke up after everyone remained silent:

"Come on, you think having more people is useful? When it comes to the number of True Qi Warriors, we... *sobs*"

A pale hand covered Toudou's mouth. The bespectacled Yamanami Keisuke smiled and pulled him into his arms, silencing him before saying with a grin:

"Serizawa, we understand your thoughts."

"We don't argue with you or fight you, not because we're afraid of you."

"It's just that the rules of our sect don't allow fellow disciples to kill each other."

"Now, can we move on?"

As soon as the words "disciples" were uttered, Serizawa Kamo's face immediately showed a hint of unease.

Clenching his fist tightly, Serizawa looked at Yamanami Keisuke's scholarly face and his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, he finally decided to turn around and leave.

However, at the moment he turned his body, his gaze passed over the crowd and fixed on the voluptuous priestess in the departing procession.

Hehe, I didn't expect there to be such a cool woman in Kyoto!

After I've met with Lord Matsudaira Yasutaka and obtained an identity, I'll go and have a proper meeting with you.

I've played with shrine maidens before!

The conflict between the two groups was resolved, and the remaining teams continued their journey.

After walking for a while, they arrived at their destination, the Imperial Palace area of ​​Kyoto.

They were not qualified to see the Emperor; the only one they could see was Matsudaira Yasukuni, the Kyoto Guardian who was in charge of them.

The leader of this ronin team was not Serizawa Kamo, nor Kondo Isami, but a guy named Kiyokawa Hachiro.

Strangely, even though he was supposed to be the one to visit Matsudaira Yasutaka, he handed the task over to Serizawa Kamo when it was time to go.

"Brother Hachiro, where are you going?"

Serizawa Kamo looked at the man who only reached her chest and couldn't understand what he was doing.

"Haha, I suddenly remembered that I came to Kyoto this time to deliver medicine to my relatives back home."

During the conversation, Kiyokawa Hachiro, who had a shaved head, took out a paper package from his pocket, patted it, and continued:

"My relative is very ill and cannot be delayed any longer. We have already been delayed on the road for a long time. I will leave the matter of meeting with Lord Bao Rong to you."

Having said all that, without giving Serizawa Kamo a chance to refuse, he turned and left.

"this......"

I initially wanted to persuade them to stay, but then I thought to myself, this is such a great opportunity, I should definitely seize it.

After all, he represents the Ronin team and is the first person to meet Matsudaira Yasutaka. If he speaks well, he will definitely be given an important position.

Having made up his mind, Serizawa Kamo selected several samurai from the group who, like himself, came from the Mito Domain, and ordered the rest to remain in place.

After doing all this, he led his men into Matsudaira Yasuo's residence.

"That Serizawa Kamo is truly blinded by greed; at a time like this, he actually chose not to take us along!"

"And what about Kiyokawa Hachiro? Why did he run away at the last minute?"

Okita Souji frowned as he watched Kiyokawa Hachiro's departing figure and spoke to the people around him.

Although Kiyokawa Hachiro looks ordinary, his true qi warrior nature cannot be hidden from their eyes.

However, in Edo, the only place where one can learn true qi martial arts is Kenno-go; it's simply impossible to do so anywhere else.

The samurai who had studied under Kenji knew each other, so when Kiyokawa Hachiro appeared in front of Okita Souji and the others, they were quite surprised.

Upon hearing Okita Souji say this, Kondo Isami and the others also felt that Kiyokawa Hachiro was a bit strange.

As the strategist of the small team, Keisuke Yamanami stepped forward, adjusted his glasses, and said to Souji Okita:

"Shogun, go follow him and see what he's up to."

"Yes, Yukimura, you can go with Souji."

ha?

Yukimura Chizuru stretched out her fair finger and pointed to herself, looking completely bewildered.

"Let's go, this is an adventure!"

"Yeah~"

Before Yukimura Chizuru could object, Okita Souji grabbed her hand and ran outside.