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Everyone on and off the stage saw her graceful figure and her strange posture of "forcing a woman to do something she shouldn't".

Her unique pose, with her left hand dragging Kinoshita Mai and her right hand pulling Souji, stunned the entire audience as soon as she appeared on stage.

At this moment, both Kinoshita Mai and Souji had blank and bewildered expressions.

"Zanako, what are you doing?"

Qingdeng asked again.

Anyone with eyes can see that Sanako is different from usual.

Although it was just a personal intuition, Qing Deng had a feeling that something very serious was about to happen...

Sanako ignored Aoto's question.

She put down Kinoshita Mai and Souji from her hands, letting them sit down on the ground, and then walked straight to Aoto and stood in front of him.

The two were so close that Qingdeng could not only count each of the other's eyelashes, but also clearly feel the other's warm breath.

Their eyes met, each reflecting a completely different emotion... On Qing Deng's side, it was "a bewildered confusion," while on Sanako's side, it was "an indescribable complexity."

Then, he heard her mutter to herself, her tone a mixture of shyness and determination:

"Sigh... Now there's no turning back...!"

After speaking, she gritted her teeth, slowly turned around, and faced the nearly one thousand soldiers of the Sixth and Eighth Divisions below the command platform.

"I am Chiba Sanako, the captain of the 7th Division of the Shinsengumi's Battōtai."

"And Kinoshita Mai, captain of the 9th Division of the Shinsengumi Battōtai, and Okita Souji, captain of the 1st Division of the Shinsengumi Battōtai."

Sanako paused at this point.

She took a deep breath, as if gathering her emotions and strength.

At this moment, Kinoshita Mai and Souji were still slumped on the ground, not yet getting up.

The former was still completely bewildered.

However, the latter seemed to realize what the other party was planning to do, and his face turned pale, his cheeks filled with shock.

"Miss Chiba, you wouldn't be going to..."

Before Souji could finish speaking, Sanako released all the emotions and power she had been holding back at once—

"The three of us want to marry Tachibana Aoto!"

"We have no distinction between wives and concubines; they are all Tachibana Seiden's legal wives!"

"Did you all hear that clearly?"

"If you heard me clearly, go and spread the word quickly!"

"Tell this news to everyone in the world!"

Sanako finished speaking.

The moment she finished speaking, the area below the platform, which had been rife with whispers, fell completely silent.

The soldiers of the Sixth and Eighth Divisions were all wide-eyed and speechless.

Of course, the silence is only temporary.

In just a moment, the noisy discussions and exclamations transformed into waves of sound, erupting like magma.

"Hey! Did you hear me?"

"I have ears, of course I heard it!"

"Captain Chiba, Captain Kinoshita, and Captain Okita are all going to marry Lord Niou? Is it true?"

"Wait a minute! Captain Okita is a man!"

"If it's about taking Captain Okita as a bed warmer, I can understand that. But what's with the marriage?"

"Generally speaking, isn't it possible to have only one legal wife? Three legal wives... what's going on?"

"Who knows! I'm not very educated and don't understand the intricacies of high society. Maybe someone as important as Mr. Tachibana can have multiple wives."

……

Below the reviewing stand, there was much discussion.

Although the platform was quiet, an eerie atmosphere permeated it.

Gensaburo Inoue and Heisuke Toudo looked at each other.

They both found the same question in each other's eyes—shouldn't we be standing here?

As for Kinoshita Mai and Souji, needless to say.

They were completely stunned, their expressions blank, their eyes glazed over, their bodies stiff, as if they had lost control of their bodies, like clay or wooden sculptures.

Qingdeng wasn't much better off.

—What's going on?

—What happened?

What should I do now?

He mentally generated a series of three questions.

The sudden series of changes gave him a long-awaited experience of what it means to be "at a loss" and "completely bewildered".

On the other hand, Sanako, who created this situation, had a very pleased expression on her face.

She looked up at the sky and let out a long breath.

"That feels good..."

Although she speaks eloquently and acts with an air of nonchalance, her actual image is a far cry from "relaxed" and "carefree."

Her entire face turned pink, and her pretty face was filled with a visible expression of embarrassment.

In terms of sheer shamelessness, Sanako and Kinoshita Mai are equally shameless and easily embarrassed.

Announcing her marriage in front of nearly a thousand people... this undoubtedly brought her immense pressure and shame.

However, despite her face being heavily pink, she still forced herself to act nonchalant and "wise," turning to look at Kinoshita Mai and Souji, who were still not quite recovered.

"No, no, it's just getting married!"

"It's just a simple matter, why make it so complicated!"

"I hate nagging the most."

"In this way, everyone will no longer have to waste time and energy on such boring things!"

……

The office of Tu Fang Suisan at the newly selected garrison headquarters.

The "three elders" are still writing their memorial "suggesting that Qingdeng get married as soon as possible."

The calligraphy was personally written by Yamanami Keisuke, who was well-versed in literature.

Hijikata Toshizo and Kondo Isami sat on either side of him, offering "literary advice" from time to time.

An unsuspecting person seeing this scene would probably think the three of them were writing love letters to a girl they liked.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded outside the room.

Accompanying the sound of footsteps was Heisuke Todo's anxious shout:

"Mr. Hijikata! Mr. Hijikata! Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

Hijikata Toshizo frowned slightly and immediately said:

"Come in!"

Heisuke Todo impatiently flung open the door and slipped inside.

Before Hijikata Toshizo could even ask a question, he impatiently blurted out:

"Oh? Mr. Kondo, Mr. Yamanami, you're both here? That makes things easier!"

"Just now, Miss Chiba publicly announced at Training Ground A that Miss Kinoshita, Okita-kun, and herself will all marry Mr. Tachibana! All three will be legal wives, with no distinction between wives and concubines!"

Hijikata Toshizo, Kondo Isami, and Yamanami Keisuke: "...Huh?!"

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Chapter 770 Heading to Osaka! Souji's true identity as a woman is revealed! [4500]

Kyoto, Mibu Village, Shinsengumi headquarters, council hall—

Inside the council chamber, Aoto and the other members of the Shinsengumi gathered together.

However, one person was missing—Sōji was nowhere to be seen.

Everyone present sat upright, as if they were waiting for something.

Suddenly, Souji's voice came from the direction of the back room:

"Um...I've changed my clothes..."

Her tone was weak, and her words revealed a hint of shyness.

Qingdeng smiled:

"Now that you've changed your clothes, come out quickly."