Tokyo Sword Saint Online Dealing

Narumi Shingo nodded knowingly, strolled to the door, leaned against the wall, crossed his arms, and watched the two facing off with great interest.

Miyagawa Isamu ignored Narumi Shingo and stared intently at Uesugi Kiyoshi.

"Ha, I was overthinking it. You make it sound so easy. Do you even have the right to speak on behalf of the Collectors Association?"

"Who do you think you are?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi gently shook his head without speaking, but gradually tensed his muscles, like a cheetah hunting its prey, completely losing any desire to continue the conversation.

However, immediately afterward, a clear voice pierced the deathly silence and rang out in the arena.

"He can."

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"Brother Narumi, don't block the door, move aside a bit."

Wearing a dark trench coat, carrying a dark jade-colored cane, and sporting a neatly made top hat, with a humble yet insincere smile, this man greeted Narumi Shingo familiarly and squeezed in.

This is Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the president of the Collectors Association. He walked in leisurely, looking around the scene with a smile that hadn't faded. A few seconds later, he gave Uesugi Kiyoshi a fawning look—meaning, "I'm here to get you out of this predicament."

Then, he gave Miyagawa Isamu a meaningful smile.

"Commander-in-Chief Miyagawa, it's been a long time."

"If Uesugi doesn't represent the Collectors' Association in your eyes, then can I represent the association?"

"If that's how you feel—then I'll be frank."

“Every word Uesugi says represents my meaning—every single one!”

“He said he was going to war with the Shinsengumi, so the association, from collectors to investigators and all field agents, will see you Mibu Wolves as mortal enemies.”

"We're locked in a fight to the death."

On her face was the most understanding smile, but on her lips were words more ruthless than knives.

This is consistent with Ryunosuke Akutagawa's usual style of doing things.

Miyagawa Isamu's expression finally changed.

He looked at Ryunosuke Akutagawa with disbelief and asked in surprise, "Akutagawa, are you really going to completely break with our Shinsengumi for the sake of such a brat underling?"

"Are you crazy too?"

“I know you recruited him in the first place only for his master’s sake. Think it through. Uezumi Hidekawa doesn’t have a good impression of your association either. He will stand up for his apprentice, but he may not stand up for you.”

Ryunosuke Akutagawa shrugged and sighed.

"Commander-in-Chief Miyagawa, it seems you have absolutely no idea what's going on."

"You're not dealing with 'my underlings'."

"That's my boss."

“If you touch him today, it will be like tearing down our association’s old home. I can’t just sit idly by.”

"Before you take any action, you might want to take a look at this."

Ryunosuke Akutagawa fiddled with his watch a few times, and a few faint beams of light were projected into the air, somewhat like the holographic projection technology in movies.

The light, initially a point, gradually spread to a surface, slowly revealing its true form.

"Moshi moshi, can you hear me?"

Some young and frivolous voices rang out.

Uesugi Kiyoshi immediately recognized the voice as that of his close friend, Kudo Yuichi.

"Wow, it's quite lively over there."

"Isamu Miyagawa, right? My time is precious, so I'll get straight to the point."

"If you dare to lay a finger on me today..."

"None of you from the Shinsengumi's Ninth Division stationed in Tokyo will survive."

"Captain Suzuki, come here and say a few words to your superior. Don't let him think I'm lying to him."

This is a communication method similar to a video call.

In the projection, the night was deep, and Kudo Yuichi, dressed in a suit, sat in an interrogation room.

Opposite him sat a middle-aged swordsman wearing a haori (a traditional Japanese garment). He was blindfolded, his hands were bound, and he was tied to an interrogation chair. His mouth was sealed with duct tape, so he could only make muffled noises but could not utter a single word.

Kudo Yuichi hesitated for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and stood up.

"Look at my memory, I forgot you can't speak."

He walked over to the swordsman in the haori and suddenly ripped off the tape sealing his mouth.

"Commander-in-Chief! I..."

Before he could utter three words, Kudo Yuichi punched him in the stomach and quickly put the tape back on.

"Alright, alright, just say a few words to make Chief of Staff Miyagawa understand the situation, do you think I came here to have a chat?"

He clapped his hands, turned around, and looked at the screen.

Kudo Yuichi's lips curled into a refined yet ruthless smile.

"The Shinsengumi's Ninth Division stationed in Kyoto, with a total of thirteen extraordinary individuals, is all under my control."

"If you bow your head and admit your mistake, they can live."

"If you remain obstinate, they must die."

"I just heard you say you're going to war? In that case, I don't need to hold back on my methods anymore, do I?"

"Come on, let's choose?"

"Commander-in-Chief Miyagawa?"

Chapter 336 The Swordsman's Method

"I just received a message from Ueno and rushed here. Later, he sent me another message saying that the Shinsengumi had intervened and clashed with our great swordsman. I suddenly remembered that there is still a Shinsengumi squad stationed in Tokyo."

"So, I made Kudo do some work and get some chores done—and that's how it turned out."

"Uesugi, I'm late. Did you suffer any injustice?"

Ryunosuke Akutagawa adjusted his top hat, strolled leisurely over to Uesugi Kiyoshi's side, looked at him with a very ingratiating gaze, and winked.

It's like a monkey trying to take credit.

Uesugi Kiyoshi basically understood what had happened. He didn't quite trust Akutagawa Ryunosuke, but Kudo Yuichi was his close friend. If he heard that he was being targeted, it wasn't impossible for him to lead a group to wipe out a squad of the Shinsengumi.

That "detective" was just like him, a lawless individual, completely different from the law-abiding Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

What puzzled Uesugi Kiyoshi most was how Kudo Yuichi had managed to take down so many Shinsengumi's extraordinary swordsmen so quietly.

"Your actions are quite unexpected. I thought you would have done more than enough by cleaning up the mess after everything was over."

Uesugi Kiyoshi still wasn't very friendly to Akutagawa Ryunosuke; that bastard almost caused him to make a fool of himself in front of Kyoko.

However, considering that he remained relatively firm in his stance tonight, we should forgive him a little.

I originally planned to break one of his teeth, but now I'll just knock out two.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa had no idea what Kiyoshi Uesugi was thinking, nor did he expect him to be so petty, still wanting to compete with his own teeth at this moment. He raised an eyebrow triumphantly, patted the badge on his chest, and spoke in a somewhat serious tone.

"What are you saying, Uesugi? We're on the same side."

Uesugi Kiyoshi clicked his tongue, still somewhat skeptical about the sincerity in those words.

He understood what Ryunosuke Akutagawa was thinking.

As he just said, Uesugi Kiyoshi is now his "boss".

He may have a tycoon behind him, which makes him significantly more influential than before.

"Have you said enough?"

Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Do you really understand the consequences of your actions?

Ryunosuke Akutagawa was not an indecisive person. Although his ideas differed from Kiyoshi Uesugi's, once he made a decision, he was not someone who would be easily intimidated by a few words.

"Who are you trying to scare? Commander-in-Chief Miyagawa, do you think I'm some petty thief caught by your Shinsengumi, someone who'll run away with his tail between his legs after a few threats?"

"You're really looking down on people!"

"I'll say it back to you—if you keep talking to me like that, do you understand the consequences?"

"Perhaps the Shinsengumi will be missing a squad?"

It was clear to the naked eye how intense Miyagawa Isamu's anger was.

His face turned purplish-black; if looks could kill, Ryunosuke Akutagawa would probably have been riddled with arrows long ago.

He simply couldn't accept being forced into this situation by a newly emerging, second-rate organization—at least that's what Miyagawa Isamu thought—especially by a bunch of kids.

Breathing heavily, he forced back his anger and squeezed out a string of words through clenched teeth.

"Have Tokyo release the people, and I'll pretend today's events never happened."

"You should have interrogated that monk. You should have achieved your goal. Leave him here. You can't take him away."

"I will not hold you accountable for Matsubara's death—this is my final concession."

"Don't be ungrateful!"

Ryunosuke Akutagawa's eyebrows twitched comically a few times, and he burst out laughing.

"What a magnanimous officer! Do you really understand the situation?"

"Should I express my gratitude and thank you for your tolerance and kindness?"

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"Pooh!"

Spitting without any politeness, Ryunosuke Akutagawa moved his old, bandaged arm, which was still recovering from an old injury, and his gaze turned cold.

"I do these things and say these things because Uesugi is right."