I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

"Elodie, what is your real name?"

Qingdeng's question brought Elodie back to her senses.

Now that things have come to this point, there is no longer any need to hide it.

She quickly shook her head, clearing her mind of the jumbled thoughts, and then answered seriously:

"Yes, that's right. Elodie Angoulême is indeed my pseudonym."

"My real name is 'Alice de Orléans'."

In an instant, Qingdeng's body jolted violently.

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Chapter 877 Qingdeng: Why Not Play by the Rules?! [4600]

Alice de Orléans... that's the name I got.

Although the relevant memories have become blurred due to the passage of time, Qingdeng still remembers the general content.

With the added advantage of his photographic memory, Qingdeng has always had an excellent memory.

About a year ago, when he first went to Osaka to facilitate an alliance between the Hatazu Domain and the Karasuya, he encountered a European man on the street.

This man was harassed by thugs, and Qing Deng staged a "heroic rescue" for him.

According to this man, he is looking for his abducted daughter.

At that time, he specially took out a photograph so that Qingdeng could see what his daughter looked like.

However, due to the limitations of photography technology, the photo was too blurry, and Qingdeng could not clearly see the little girl's specific appearance in the photo.

However, Qing Deng did remember his daughter's name—"Alice de Orléans".

If it's just a case of the same name, then that's fine.

Even Qingdeng, who knew nothing about European culture, knew that "Alice" was a very common female name in Europe.

They even share the same surname and both have the character "德" (de), which symbolizes nobility... This cannot be explained away by mere coincidence.

Elodie noticed Qingdeng's unusual behavior and asked:

"Master, what's wrong?"

"...It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a surge of emotion and was very moved."

"Feeling sentimental? Feeling sentimental about what?"

“What a small world… Elodie, I may have already met your father.”

Upon hearing this, Elodie's expression immediately changed, and she was utterly shocked.

"Huh? What? Master, you've already met my father?"

"It's a long story. I'll explain the details to you later."

Since Qingdeng had already said so, Elodie could only suppress her curiosity for the time being, silently increasing the pressure in her hands and gripping Qingdeng's hand even tighter.

At the same time, Qingdeng lowered his eyelids, cleared his mind of all distractions, and prepared to welcome the upcoming "reunion".

After passing through several corridors, the master and apprentice finally arrived at a door with exquisite patterns.

Both Qingdeng and Elodie had made up their minds at this point, so there was no reason for them to desert their posts.

Elodie resolutely reached out and opened the door.

As the door slowly opened, a bright golden light burst into Qingdeng's view.

Inside the impeccably clean reception room sat a neatly dressed blond man.

With golden hair, sky-blue eyes, and striking features unlike those of typical Japanese people, he was around 40 years old, handsome, with a short beard, and very tall and muscular.

With just one glance, Qing Deng recognized him: it was the stranger he had met by chance on the streets of Osaka!

He never imagined that the stranger he had met by chance would have such a connection with him...

The blond man's appearance hadn't changed much compared to a year ago.

However, perhaps because of his different status, his overall demeanor has undergone a significant change.

Today, he is no longer a pitiful father desperately searching for his daughter on the streets, but a "king" who has come alone to reclaim his daughter.

Therefore, he exudes a rather fierce aura, like a lion poised to pounce.

Upon hearing the noise coming from the corridor, the blond man immediately raised his eyes impatiently, staring intently at the door.

When the door opened, he stared blankly, as if he had seen something unbelievable, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.

Directly in front of him, of course, was Elodie.

He was startled at first, then his face lit up with ecstatic joy, and he murmured uncontrollably:

"Alice...!"

At this moment, Qingdeng's emotionless words pulled his consciousness back from the joy of "father and daughter reuniting" to reality.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting."

It was only then that he belatedly noticed Qing Deng standing next to Elodie.

Seeing the strangers there, he frowned slightly in displeasure.

But soon, as if he remembered something, his expression froze.

"Huh...you are...I remember you."

As he spoke, he made a recollection gesture.

"We met on the streets of Osaka a year ago, right?"

Qing Deng Wan Er:

"I didn't expect you to still remember me."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and entered the room, sitting solemnly opposite the blond man.

Elodie followed closely behind and sat down to Qingdeng's left.

"At that time, neither of us introduced ourselves."

"Now, please allow me to introduce myself."

"My name is Tachibana Aoto, and I am also Elodie... Alice's swordsmanship teacher."

When Qing Deng mentioned the words "sword master," he emphasized them.

As expected, the blond man's expression immediately changed:

"Ju Qingdeng? A swordsmanship master?"

He glanced at Qingdeng, then at Elodie, his tone deep and serious:

"So you're the famous Niou..."

"When I first met you, I knew you were no ordinary person."

"Now it seems that my judgment was indeed correct."

"I never imagined that my daughter would have such a distinguished master... Ha, this is truly unexpected."

Having said that, he sat up straight and said in a clear, deliberate voice, word by word:

"Mr. Ju, I've heard so much about you."

“My name is Mael. Mael de Orléans.”

"As you can see, the girl beside you is the beloved daughter I have been searching for."

After giving a brief self-introduction, Mael turned his head and shifted his gaze to Elodie.

"Alice, I've finally found you!"

“A year ago, I received information that ‘a blonde girl had become the head of the finance department of the Shinsengumi.’”

"However, I have been busy with many things, and only today have I finally managed to find time to see you."

Where is your grandfather?

"Never mind, this kind of thing isn't important."

"Alice, let's go!"

Before he finished speaking, Mael stood up impatiently and reached out to grab Elodie's wrist, completely ignoring Qingden beside him as if he were invisible.

Although they had met once before, it was just a chance encounter, and Qing Deng didn't know much about the blond man... namely Mael.

Qingdeng's current understanding of him comes entirely from the various past events that Elodie just recounted.

However, based on his words and actions just now, Qingdeng had roughly figured out his personality: he was a very strong-willed person who had the final say in his own "world"!

Such people are often disliked.

Or they become marginalized individuals who are ostracized by everyone.

Either you can use this strong personality to achieve something extraordinary!

Mael's actions were sudden.

He was sitting still one moment, and the next he reached out and grabbed Elodie's wrist.

However, Elodie is not the kind of weak woman who can't even kill a chicken.

Elodie swung her hand to dodge Mael's grasp, then flicked her hand away—with a snap—Mael's arm was thrown off.

Meeting the other person's astonished gaze, Elodie spoke loudly, enunciating each word clearly:

"Father, please go back!"