I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

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Kyoto, eastern suburbs—

Mai Kinoshita: "The weather is starting to get cooler. Before long, we'll be wearing thick clothes and scarves."

Qingdeng: "Yeah, time flies."

The two chatted casually.

They walked very fast.

Before long, the Angoulême family’s residence will come into view.

Just then, a powerful burst of breathing suddenly caught their attention.

"Haa! Haa! Haa! Haa! Haa!"

The two stopped simultaneously and turned to look at each other—both of them seeing surprise on each other's faces.

Kinoshita Mai was the first to ask the question:

"Qingdeng, doesn't this voice sound familiar?"

Qing Deng asserted without hesitation:

"Of course it sounds familiar, isn't that Elodie's voice?"

Qing Deng couldn't be mistaken—the owner of that harmonious voice was definitely Elodie.

As the master, he would never misunderstand his disciple's voice.

"That's strange..."

Kinoshita Mai muttered.

"Elodie and her family don't live in this direction..."

Judging from the location, Elodie's shouts did not come from inside her mansion.

The two looked at each other again—without saying a word, they made the same decision—to follow the sound.

Before long, they found a simple house—as they got closer, Elodie's breathing grew louder.

Without a doubt, Elodie is inside this house.

The house is surrounded by a low earthen wall.

Kinoshita Mai might have a hard time seeing, but Aoto can see the scenery inside the wall just by standing on tiptoe.

Looking up, there was a neat little courtyard behind the earthen wall.

Wearing a kendo uniform, Elodie stood in the center of the courtyard, holding a bamboo sword and swinging it repeatedly, sometimes slashing, sometimes thrusting.

Not far from her, a beautiful woman holding a cup of hot tea was watching Elodie's practice with great interest.

Upon seeing the woman's face clearly, Qingdeng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"Miss Koomaki?!"

This woman was none other than the gentle woman who ran a wagashi (Japanese sweets) shop with her husband—Komaki-cho.

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Chapter 759 Goro Komaki, Long Time No See! [4800]

"Huh? Tachibana-kun?"

Aoto discovered Atachi, and Atachi also discovered Aoto at the same time.

The two stared at each other blankly, wide-eyed.

At that moment, Kinoshita Mai brought a large rock from somewhere.

Standing on this rock, she finally reached the same height as Qingdeng.

She stood close to Qingdeng, peeking her head out from behind the earthen wall.

Looking at Elodie and Atachi in the courtyard, Kinoshita Mai's cheeks immediately lit up with excitement.

"Ah! Auntie Machi!"

Mai Kinoshita has a very good relationship with the Komaki couple; they are practically like family.

Therefore, unsurprisingly, Atachi's eyes lit up when she saw Kinoshita Mai suddenly appear:

"Ah Wu! You're here too!"

Of course, if we were to ask who was the most excited person at the scene, it would undoubtedly be Elodie.

"Master! Miss Wu!"

In an instant, those clear, sky-blue eyes shone with dazzling light.

The emotions conveyed in that gaze were complex.

There was surprise, doubt, and resentment... but the most prominent and overwhelming emotion was undoubtedly joy and excitement.

I can no longer care about practicing swordsmanship.

She held the bamboo sword upside down and took two steps at a time to move to Qingdeng's side... or rather, to the base of the earthen wall, where she tried to stand on tiptoe.

"Master, Miss Wu, what brings you here?"

Qingdeng didn't have time to answer.

He glanced at Atachi, then at Elodie in front of him.

How did they end up together?

One of them is a little girl from France.

One of them was the owner of a wagashi (Japanese confectionery) shop, whom I had met several times before.

Qingdeng simply couldn't connect the two of them.

—Now that we've seen Mrs. Oldie, then her husband…

At this thought, Qingdeng heard a familiar male voice:

"A-Machi, have we had some guests? Why are you making such a racket?"

Footsteps approached from the house behind Atachi.

Before long, a middle-aged man walked out of the house at a leisurely pace and came to the corridor connecting the courtyard, appearing in front of Qingdeng and the others.

At first glance, he appears to be an ordinary middle-aged man who is nothing special except for his height (1.7 meters).

However, upon closer inspection, one can discover a particularly striking physical feature that is unforgettable at first glance—his right arm is charred black, resembling burnt charcoal.

"what?"

The middle-aged man raised an eyebrow, and then, just like Atachi had done earlier, looked at Qingdeng outside the earthen wall with a look of surprise and doubt. Their eyes met.

"Mr. Gomak, it's been a long time."

Qingdeng was the first to greet them.

The middle-aged man... that is, Komaki Goro, then smiled and said:

"Yes, it has been a long time."

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The house (the Old English Sheep couple's home), the main hall—

A large hook hangs from the ceiling in the center of the hall, beneath which is a small stove, allowing guests to sit around it without removing their straw sandals. A large soup pot hangs from that hook—a very typical Japanese house.

Qingdeng and the others sat on either side of the soup pot, with the Gu Mu couple at the center.

The former sat on the east side of the soup pot. Qing Deng sat in the center, with Kinoshita Mai and Elodie on either side.

As for the latter, he was sitting on the west side of the soup pot—Komaki Goro was sitting directly opposite Aoto.

"Here, please have some tea~ I'm quite skilled at brewing tea, so please savor it carefully!"

Atachi carried a tea tray, bringing out hot tea equal to the number of people, and then distributed the cups one by one to Qing Deng and the others.

"Thank you."

The blonde girl bowed slightly and thanked her very politely.

Qingdeng glanced sideways, involuntarily casting a surprised look at Elodie, thinking to himself:

She has grown a lot since I last saw her.

Elodie stood up straight, her hands respectfully placed on her lap.

Her head was held high without any stiffness, and the lines from her chin to her collarbone were extremely beautiful.

In terms of temperament and etiquette alone, Elodie is no less than Zonako.

Her aura is that of a Yamato Nadeshiko (ideal Japanese woman).

As for his current attire, it is that of a martial artist.

Her waist-length, slightly wavy blonde hair was tied into a neat high ponytail, and she wore a white top and yellow bottom kendo uniform.

Kendo uniforms typically come in only two colors: blue and black.

For example, Sanako loves wearing blue hakama kendo uniforms.

I have no idea where Elodie got this "yellow hakama kendo uniform" from.

To be honest, apart from her facial features and hair color, Elodie is now almost indistinguishable from a native Japanese.

Her Japanese accent is even more authentic than that of most Japanese people today.