My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 470: Chapter 166: Mr. Tachibana! Let’s Go Try Western Women Together!

"But it doesn’t really matter."

Rakshasa wore his upper clothes with a face of indifference.

"From the start, I never expected Scythe Weasel to work diligently for me."

"The main reason I sent him to secretly protect Mr. Kamino was simply to find a random task to send him away, just to keep him away from me."

"Scythe Weasel only shows obedience in front of Lord Orochi and Lord Ōtakemaru."

"Not even Lord Yumizakae and Lord Yoshitsune can control him."

"Moreover, the irritable and belligerent Scythe Weasel mainly serves as a ’combatant,’ responsible for being a thug and fighting. I currently have no suitable tasks for someone who only knows how to fight."

"Letting this disobedient mad dog idle every day would only add risks."

"So finding him any random task and sending him away is good for him and for me."

"Though Mr. Kamino is indeed talented, he’s not so indispensable."

"Frankly speaking, even if Mr. Kamino dies, I wouldn’t feel much pain."

"That’s why assigning such an insignificant task as ’secretly protecting Mr. Kamino’ to Scythe Weasel is just right."

Shimizu Eiichi’s lips twitched: "Why would Lord Orochi assign such an uncontrollable guy to you at this time..."

"Heh." Rakshasa chuckled coldly again, "Scythe Weasel wasn’t assigned to me."

"He was punished by Lord Orochi, directly demoted here, and forcibly handed over to me."

Rakshasa extended a finger and pointed to the ground below.

"Demoted from the headquarters of our Law Punishment Faction to the ’edge region’: Edo, far from the headquarters and currently struggling to establish a foothold."

Shimizu Eiichi was stunned: "Demoted... What mistake did he make?"

Rakshasa suddenly fell silent.

He pursed his lips, and after a quiet pause, he gave a rather brief reply:

"...A month and a half ago, due to lack of caution, he was almost captured by the people at Gourd House."

"Gourd House...!" Shimizu Eiichi’s eyes widened and then muttered, "No wonder he was demoted..."

Rakshasa nodded gently, then raised his hand to rub the back of his neck vigorously: "Anyway, it’s good to send this mad dog Scythe Weasel away now."

"Eiichi, I’m feeling a bit tired, I’d like to take a nap."

"Try to complete the task of collecting kerosene for Mr. Kamino as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Shimizu Eiichi bent down and said to the tatami beneath him, "I’ll send someone to handle this right away!"

"Hmm. It’s up to you, don’t disappoint me."

With that, Rakshasa, holding the Chōyō Masamune at his waist, walked towards the door of the tea room with Shimizu Eiichi bowing to see him off.

Just as he stepped to the doorway, his footsteps suddenly halted.

"Ah, right, right."

Rakshasa turned around, facing Shimizu Eiichi again.

"I almost forgot to ask."

"Eiichi, have you completed the task of ’forgiving the debt of Tachibana Aoto’s family’ that I entrusted you with before?"

"It’s all done!" Shimizu Eiichi replied quickly and firmly, "Right after you issued this instruction, I sent subordinates immediately to properly complete it! Not only returned Tachibana Ryuzo’s promissory note but also refunded all previous repayments made by the Tachibana Family."

"Hmm, very good." Rakshasa nodded lightly, "Remember to find more opportunities to build a relationship with Tachibana Aoto later."

"A person like Tachibana Aoto, who isn’t lacking in anything, with talents and prospects, needs to be nurtured over time to cultivate him fully."

"That might take quite some time to make Tachibana Aoto one of our own..." Shimizu Eiichi smiled wryly.

"That’s no problem." Rakshasa smiled slightly, "For talents of Tachibana Aoto’s caliber, even spending 1 year, 2 years, or several years to bring him in is worth it."

After leaving those words, Rakshasa flicked his kimono sleeves, opened the tea room door, and strode away.

...

...

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

If Aoto encountered anything worth mentioning after the Dragon Boat Festival... it would probably be seeing off Chiba Eijiro returning to the Mito Domain.

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

Given the relationship between Shiwei Hall, Xuanwu Hall, and the Little Chiba Sword Dojo, it was certainly impossible for Shiwei Hall not to react to Chiba Eijiro’s departure.

On the day Chiba Eijiro set out back to the Mito Domain, Zhouzhu, Kondo, and the others all came to see him off — Aoto was also among those seeing him off.

Aoto had a favorable impression of the polite and courteous Chiba Eijiro.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, not only did this Swordsmanship World elder give him some guidance during their match, but he also shared his Martial Arts experience selflessly with everyone... Given his sentiments with Chiba Eijiro and his deeds, both emotionally and rationally, Aoto couldn’t find a reason not to see Chiba Eijiro off.

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

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

Perhaps because all he wanted to say to Aoto had been said on the Dragon Boat Festival, so upon bidding farewell, Chiba Eijiro merely said, "See you later," calmly to Aoto.