In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

"The outcome is about to be decided," Inoue said directly.

As the samurai coughed, dust settled.

Serizawa Kamo and Kondo Isami both knelt on one knee, their katana lying to the side.

This match was evenly matched.

“…Thank you.” Kondo Isami said softly.

"...You're very strong." Serizawa Kamo couldn't help but admire.

"So, who has the command?" Niimi Nishiki stood beside Serizawa, somewhat puzzled.

"As for command... let's give it to Kondo for now," Serizawa Kamo suggested.

He could tell that the samurai present preferred to see Kondo Yuuji take command. If he insisted on taking command, he could get it, but it would definitely create a rift in the team before it was even formed.

This is not what he wanted to see.

Kondo gave Serizawa Kamo a grateful look.

The two men smiled and shook hands, then picked up their respective swords and sheathed them.

At that moment, a small head appeared at the entrance of Mibu-ji Temple.

"Ah, Kanna's here." Serizawa Kamo noticed the little girl in the light gray kimono and waved to her. "Come on, these are all familiar faces."

Kanna nodded cautiously and walked into Mibuji Temple.

Nagakura Shinpachi asked with a smile, "Serizawa-nii, this isn't your child, is it?"

Serizawa smiled and shook his head: "It's a friend's child, and they asked me to take care of him for a couple of days."

Shinmi Nishiki then said something.

"They're kids from Zuo Village."

......

"ha!????????"

After a brief silence, what erupts is often the most intense emotion.

Miss Okita fainted immediately, and even in unconsciousness, she kept muttering, "This can't be...this can't be...this can't be...Mr. Samura, you have a daughter...this can't be..."

"Zuo Zuo Zuo Zuo Zuo Zuo Zuo, Zuo Village's daughter?" Kondo Isami's eyes almost popped out of their sockets as he stared at Kanna in disbelief.

"...I must be hallucinating because I didn't sleep last night." Hijikata Toshizo scratched his head and laughed nonchalantly.

Saito Hajime circled around Kanna: "Samura really did something big behind our backs!"

Yamanami Keisuke adjusted his glasses, cold sweat pouring down his face: "No, this is impossible. Even if Samura had a daughter, she couldn't be this big."

"Huh? You know Samura?" Serizawa Kamo asked, somewhat surprised.

“It’s like this…” Nishiki Shinmi explained to Serizawa.

"Oh, I see. Then you've misunderstood." After understanding the whole story, Serizawa laughed twice. "Kana is indeed Samura's child, but she was adopted by Samura. She was entrusted to him by one of his friends before he died. You've misunderstood."

"Yeah, that scared me to death..." Kondo Isami patted his heart, which had almost jumped out of his chest.

If you lose in swordsmanship, it would be too tragic to lose in life as well.

...Although it doesn't matter now.

Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Miss Okita remained unconscious.

Saito shook Okita's shoulder: "Wake up, Okita. This child is just that guy Samura's adopted daughter."

He was startled awake from his deathbed.

Miss Okita is resurrected.

"Really!?"

If she hadn't just fainted, she would have wanted to ask Serizawa Samura where he was and then use her teleportation ability to chase after him.

“That guy, Saemura, has to go out to take care of some things, so he asked me to look after this kid for a few days,” Serizawa Kamo repeated with a smile.

"Um... I am, Koike Kanna. Please, take care of me." Koike Kanna's face was slightly flushed, and she held the sleeves of her kimono with both hands.

“Koike…” Okita Souji had just thought that Kanna was the daughter of Mr. Sakamoto and Ms. Oryu, but now it seems that she is not.

As the only girl among them, Okita Souji walked over to Kanna and gently touched her hair.

Kanna is generally a bit shy, but she felt very friendly towards this older sister with cherry blossom hair.

"How old is Miss Koike this year?" Souji asked gently.

"Twelve years old..."

"Is she already twelve years old?" Miss Okita was completely relieved.

Twelve years ago, Zuocun hadn't even met her yet; she couldn't possibly be Zuocun's daughter.

“I am very good friends with Samura. Has Mr. Samura stayed here recently?” Okita Souji continued to ask.

"He just left last night." Serizawa Kamo gently patted Kanna's head. "Kanna, have you had breakfast?"

"Mr. Samura made rice balls last night." Kanna smiled at Serizawa Kamo.

Okita Souji looked at Koike Kanna, feeling a strange itch in his heart.

"Big sister, what's your name?" Koike Kanna asked, looking at Okita Souji.

Her cherry-blossom hair reminded her of a description by Zuocun.

"Huh? Me? My name is Okita Souji, Kanna. Nice to meet you." Okita chuckled twice, patting Kanna's hair again.

Kanna's hair feels very comfortable to touch.

When Shiona heard this name, her pupils suddenly contracted.

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Chapter 369 Dragon Horse Breaks Free

"So you are, Ms. Okita?" Kanna's gaze fell on Souji's waist, and on the Kashuu Kiyomitsu sword.

"Have you heard your father mention me?" Miss Okita seemed a little excited.

"Huh? Father... I've always called him Mr. Samura." Kanna smiled awkwardly.

"Is that so? Tell me, what did Samura say about me?" Ms. Okita chuckled, sitting next to Kanna, watching the group of people in the distance still introducing themselves to each other.

“Mr. Samura said you… said you…” Kanna’s face grew redder and redder.

"What's wrong, Koike?" Okita asked, puzzled.

"In short, it's all just praise," Kanna said loudly.

"Hey—Is that so!" Okita laughed heartily.

......

"Really, so we've really gotten ourselves into this situation..."

Zuocun was standing in the shadow of a house.

He could hear that he wasn't the only one hiding around the house.

Sakamoto Ryoma has three siblings: two boys and two girls. Ryoma is the third oldest, with one older brother, one older sister, and one younger sister.

The eldest brother, Sakamoto Kenpei, the second sister, Sakamoto Ei, and the youngest sister, Sakamoto Otome, are all married.

The location of Zuocun is the residence of the younger sister, who recently got married and has now changed her name to Kawada Otome.

"As a key figure in the Tosa Loyalist Party, it was expected that those around Ryoma would be under surveillance by the Tosa Yamauchi family, but what I didn't expect was..."

“Even married sisters are monitored.”

Zuocun gave a mocking laugh.

Ryoma is about to leave his domain in the next few days. After leaving, the Yamauchi family will definitely take swift and decisive action against Ryoma's brothers and sisters.

They may not resort to truly extreme measures, but they will definitely pressure them.

For example, sending a cup of poisoned wine or a wakizashi (a type of Japanese sword).

“There are two people monitoring my little sister Otome, and they seem to be... both samurai.” Samura felt the vibrations in the air.

"They're easy to deal with." Zuo Cun didn't laugh.

Pheasant feathers were drawn from their sheaths, and Zuo Cun leaped high into the air.

The location where the two people were monitoring was simple and straightforward, and could be seen at a glance.

Arriving at the side of the house, Zuocun didn't waste any words and directly stabbed the pheasant feather into the chest of a watchman who was crouching there and dozing off.

The samurai awoke with a start and tried to shout, but Zuocun grabbed his chin and stabbed him in the forehead again.

Without stopping, Zuocun went around to the other side of the house.

The samurai was watching very seriously, but he was so serious that he didn't even notice when Samura came up behind him.

Zuo Cun gave him no chance and beheaded him with a single blow.

Upon arriving at the main gate, Zuo Cun sighed and went inside.

I wonder how Ryoma's sister will react to her brother's decision...

......

It took Zuocun two days to handle such a simple matter.

Upon hearing the news, the eldest brother, Quanping, remained silent for a long time before finally deciding to offer his blessings for Ryoma's future prospects, while he himself would stay in Tosa and spend money to resolve the issue.

The second sister, Sakae, reacted strongly, but her husband persuaded her to calm down. The ordinary couple decided to leave Tosa, change their names, and live elsewhere.

Only the youngest sister, Otome, remained calm, but after Samura left... she broke down in tears.

The three men wrote three letters and entrusted them to Zuocun to deliver to Ryoma.

On the third day, Ryoma announced his departure from the domain.