But without exception, they all failed.

This shows that Aomori has not yet reached the state where Chiba Eijiro, Chiba Doisaburo, and Shusuke can freely expand and release their "power".

Not to mention "airflow".

After the battle with Kamaitachi, it completely disappeared from Qingden's life and was never seen again.

Whether he accidentally released "momentum" or witnessed these strange "air currents", everything was beyond the scope of Qingdeng's brain to understand and think about.

"Potential" is easy to say, it just means that my strength has reached the threshold of this realm, but it is not at the level of Shusuke and Eijiro Chiba, so I can only release it unconsciously and without my control.

As for the "air flow", it's more troublesome... Qingden doesn't even know how to discuss it with others...

This "air flow" feels beyond the scope of martial arts... If you tell others that you can see an "air flow" that can predict other people's movements, they may think Qingden is a psychopath with brain problems.

In short, because he didn't know how to speak, Aomori had only talked to Shusuke about the "air flow" after the Aizu Hou swordsmanship competition, where he had also seen the "air flow".

The conversation with Shusuke at that time... came to nothing.

Zhouzhu, who was well-informed and had eaten more salt than Qingteng had eaten, had no idea what the "air currents" Qingteng saw were.

At this stage, the only person who is suitable to talk to about this matter and who might know something... is Boss Kiryu.

——When you have time and opportunity, in addition to "the highest realm of martial arts", let's also talk to Boss Kiryu about "air flow" in detail...

Qingdeng secretly made up his mind.

At this time, the sweet water and dorayaki ordered by Aomori arrived.

Because it is now approaching noon, the number of guests coming to the tea house has gradually increased.

More than 80% of the seats in the teahouse are occupied.

The air was filled with the sounds of people talking, the clinking of cups and bowls, the sounds of swallowing drinks and food, and the noise.

While eating dorayaki with sweet water, Aomori listened carefully to the conversations of people around him to relieve his boredom, hoping to hear if there was any interesting news that had happened recently.

In this era when there are no newspapers, teahouses, izakayas, bathhouses and other crowded social places are the most important "information acquisition points" and "information exchange places" in the market.

Relying on the keen hearing and powerful sound processing ability given by the gift of "wind perceiver", Qingden's hearing range covers the entire tea house.

He could clearly hear the conversations of the guests at the table furthest away from him, and he did not feel overwhelmed by hearing too many sounds.

…

"Wow, I have a big tumor on my butt, and it hurts me so much."

"Hey, hey, hey, did you know? There is a new wandering girl in Yoshiwara's Sorrel House! The wandering girl's place is really big."

"Oh, I've been to Yoshihara too many times this month, and I've spent all my money again."

"I don't know why, but every time my wife scolds me or steps on me, I feel inexplicably happy."

"It is said that the conflict between the Hitotsubashi faction and the Nanki faction is getting more and more intense. It is said that the Hitotsubashi faction is now pushing for the appointment of Hitotsubashi Keiki as a 'post-general post'."

“What is ‘the post of a general’?”

"You don't know this? Just understand it as 'deputy general'."

"Haha... these are really troubled times. They forced Keiki Hitotsubashi to be the 'deputy general'... they are obviously trying to compete with Mr. Dashu for power."

"I don't know how this world will develop in the future..."

"Whatever! As long as it doesn't stop me from making money and going to Yoshiwara to play with women."

…

Currently, the vast majority of customers who patronize this tea house are men.

No matter which country or era it is in, it is the same—where men gather, the most common topics of conversation are women and politics.

After listening for a long time, I didn't hear anything interesting or news that I didn't know about.

Qingden suddenly felt bored.

Just when he was about to gather his mind and concentrate on tasting the delicious food at hand——

"Soji, this is your favorite teahouse... It's clean and tidy yet lively. It really looks like a shop you would like."

Suddenly, Qingdeng heard a very familiar female voice.

Qingdeng, whose expression was suddenly startled by surprise, quickly turned his head following the sound.

Five tables behind him, there was a man and a woman sitting face to face across the table.

"Okita-kun...?" Qingden whispered the name of the male in the male and female group.

This man and woman are the Okita siblings.

Because there were many guests in the teahouse, people were coming and going in the aisles, and the environment was very noisy, so the Okita siblings did not notice Qingnobu sitting not far from them.

Okita Hikari, who was dressed in green, had his back turned to Aoto, and Souji, who was sitting across the table from Okita Hikaru, was naturally facing Aoto.

Therefore, Aoto, who was quietly sizing up the Okita siblings, could clearly see Souji's face.

"……Um?"

At this moment, Qingdeng couldn't help but murmur in confusion.

Because he found that the general secretary, who usually always smiled brightly, had a heavy expression.

A very unhappy expression...

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