I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

Qingdeng's body suddenly stiffened, and then his expression changed drastically...

"Miss, what are you doing here?" (in French) Leroy asked Elodie abruptly as he walked up to her.

“I’m asking Mr. Orange to practice swordsmanship with me,” Elodie replied.

Upon hearing the word "sword practice," Leroy's expression changed slightly, but she quickly concealed this small emotional fluctuation and returned to her expressionless demeanor.

“Miss, I have no objection to you having Mr. Ju practice swordsmanship with you, but you mustn't practice here in the corridor. If the master sees you, he will surely scold you again.” (in French)

“Okay,” Elodie playfully stuck her tongue out at Leroy. “Now I’ll take Mr. Orange to the yard to practice his swordplay.” (in French)

“Miss, you shouldn’t think about practicing your sword just yet,” Leroy said calmly. “It’s almost time for class, and Mr. Gerard should be here soon. You should put your rapier away and prepare for the end of get out of class.” (in French)

This time, Elodie's expression changed slightly: "It's...it's already this late?" (in French)

Leroy nodded slightly: "It's almost 10 a.m. (in French)"

As he spoke, Leroy pulled a pocket watch from behind his apron and showed the dial to Elodie.

Looking at the time displayed on the clock, Elodie seemed to collapse, and even appeared to have shrunk in stature.

“I understand… (in French)” Elodie pouted her rosy lips.

Elodie sighed heavily, looking displeased, and then switched her language mode back to Japanese.

“Mr. Tachibana, I’m sorry… Hmm? Mr. Tachibana, what’s wrong?” Elodie, who was looking at Qing Deng, finally noticed that Qing Deng’s expression was very strange.

Startled by Elodie's voice, Qingdeng trembled a few times before stammering, "Ah? Miss Ang, Miss Angoulême, what is it?"

Elodie furrowed her beautiful brows slightly and cast a worried look at Qingdeng.

"Mr. Ju, what's wrong? Your expression just now looked so scary... Are you feeling unwell?"

"Oh, oh, it's nothing, it's nothing." Qing Deng forced a natural smile. "I was just... a little upset in my stomach, but I feel much better now."

The talent that Qing Deng had copied from the younger brother of the "red-faced brothers," Yoshikawa Kojiro, namely "the con artist," came in handy at this moment!

When Qingdeng lied that he just had a stomachache, he didn't blush or skip a beat. Neither his expression nor his tone showed any abnormality, and he successfully fooled Elodie.

“I see…” Elodie breathed a sigh of relief. “If you feel unwell, feel free to tell us. We have plenty of medicine on hand.”

"Mm." Qingdeng, wanting to quickly get rid of the current topic, nodded hastily. "Thank you for your concern."

Having successfully fooled Elodie, Qingdeng took a deep breath and then brought his consciousness back to the personal system interface that was now appearing in his mind.

Name: Tachibana Aoto (?)

[Currently possessed talents:]

Night Vision, Sword Prodigy, Sleeping God, Lone Wolf, Eagle Eye, Left-Handed, Fitness, Skillful Hands, Eloquent Tongue, Iron Waist, Steel Bones, Strong Muscles, Cat Turn, Photographic Memory, Demon Heart, Breast Milk, Leading the Way, Seeing Through, Beautiful Hair, Conman, Wind Perceiver, Hachiman of No Blindness, Full Breasts

They successfully copied the talent from Elodie.

Just now, when he and Elodie put down their weapons, the system determined that their battle had ended.

Immediately afterward, a system notification that the talent had been successfully copied flashed through Qing Deng's mind.

The "full breasts" currently at the very bottom of the list is a talent copied from Elodie.

Copying talent... this should be something to celebrate.

However, Qing Deng is not happy at all right now.

As Qing Deng stared at the "full breasts" entry in the talent list, his expression grew increasingly complicated.

The reason for this is... entirely because this entry, like the "milk" talent that Qing Deng copied from Kinoshita Mai, is a dark gray color indicating "cannot be effective"...

Even now, the system notification that had just flashed through Qingdeng's mind, causing him to lose control of his expression, still echoed in his ears—

[Ding! Talent detected]

[Successfully replicated her natural talent: "Full bust"]

[Talent Introduction: Bears develop much better than ordinary people, and are less prone to losing their shape or becoming flabby]

[Beep beep beep beep!]

[Warning: This talent is incompatible with the male host.]

This talent is not active.

This is the second time...

The second attempt to replicate this talent was completely ineffective, serving no purpose other than making Qingdeng look embarrassed!

Is it just too much of a coincidence...? The talents copied from Kinoshita Mai and Elodie, these two best friends, are both talents that only work on women...

After staring intently at the "full breasts" entry in the talent list for a moment with a complicated expression, Qing Deng couldn't help but shift his gaze to a certain part of Elodie's body, which, because it hadn't fully developed, was no different in size from that of an average boy...

—This child…does he really have such talent…?

Qingdeng's expression, which he had managed to control, began to look strange again...

"Hmm?" Not noticing where Qing Deng's gaze was fixed, but only noticing that Qing Deng's expression had changed again, Elodie winked at Qing Deng with a worried look, "Mr. Tachibana, are you feeling unwell again?"

"I...I'm fine." Qing Deng quickly averted his rude gaze, then pretended to wipe his sweat as he raised his hand and vigorously rubbed his eyes and cheeks, trying to make his expression return to normal.

Thinking he needed to get rid of the current topic as soon as possible, Qingdeng suddenly remembered that Elodie seemed to have something to say to him.

So Qingdeng quickly asked Elodie in return:

"Miss Angoulême, is there something you wanted to say to me?"

"Hmm? Ah, yes." Recalling the main topic because of Qing Deng's question, Elodie sighed with a bitter expression. "Mr. Ju, thank you for practicing swordsmanship with me just now."

"Today's sword practice must end here..."

"It's time for my class."

"My tutor should be arriving soon."

Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump...

No sooner had Elodie finished speaking than a dull knocking sound came from the direction of the entrance hall not far away.

"Oh dear..." Elodie gave a wry smile, "We had just mentioned the teacher, and here she is..."

……

……

According to Elodie, in order to ensure that she could always receive the best education, when the family had just moved to Edo, Anthony found a tutor for Elodie named Gerald.

Under Anthony's arrangement, Elodie attended classes for five days a week under Mr. Gerald's tutelage, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The person who knocked on the front door just now was Gerald, who had come to give Elodie a lesson.

The tutor hired by Anthony to teach Elodie was a middle-aged man who dressed in a very gentlemanly manner.

He wore a black, half-high silk hat, a monocle on his nose, a thick, bushy mustache, and a black tailcoat. He held a heavy book in his left hand and a cane in his right.

However—this well-dressed gentleman left Qing Deng with a very bad first impression.

Because when he saw Qingdeng, a faint look of disdain immediately appeared on his face.

It was a look of disdain, as if one were seeing some inferior creature.

It's a kind of disdain that looks down on ants, filled with a sense of superiority.

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Chapter 171 Qingdeng Squad's Assault! The Chase in the Settlement! [6800]

“Good morning, Miss Angoulême.” Gerard politely removed his top hat, pressed it to his chest, and bowed to Elodie.

Beneath the top hat was a "Mediterranean" hairstyle with only a few strands of black and white hair remaining at the temples, and the top of the head so bald it could reflect light.

Elodie clasped her hands in front of her and smiled as she returned Gerald's greeting: "Good morning, Mr. Gerald!" (in French)

"Miss Angoulême, did you finish the homework I gave you last week? (in French)"

Elodie smiled and said humorously, "I worked frantically all night last night, barely managing to finish all the assignments you gave me before dawn this morning." (in French)

“Hahaha.” Gerard chuckled a few times, mimicking Elodie’s earlier humor. “That won’t do. Finishing homework is important, but you can’t sacrifice sleep for it.” (French)

“Miss Angoulême, you are at an age where you are growing rapidly, so you must pay more attention to balancing work and rest. Otherwise, you won't grow up properly.” (in French)

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Elodie, Gerard quietly raised his gaze and looked at Qingdeng, who was standing not far behind Elodie.

“…Miss Angoulême, who is this Japanese man? (in French)”

When Gerard asked who the Japanese man behind her was, Elodie perked up slightly: "Mr. Gerard, this is Mr. Tachibana Aoto, the one I told you about before who saved my grandfather and me!" (in French)

“Oh…” Gerard nodded expressionlessly. “This is Tachibana Aoto, the one who saved you and Mr. Angoulême… He’s quite tall compared to the average Japanese person.” (in French)

“Mr. Gerard, let me introduce you to Mr. Orange!” Elodie said with a smile.

However, the smile on her face did not last long.

“No need.” Gerald refused without hesitation, his tone extremely cold. “Miss Angoulême, let’s start today’s lesson quickly.”

"Today I'm going to teach you some more advanced rhetoric, and the content will be a bit obscure and difficult to understand, so be prepared. (French)"

Gerard's suggestion to "take him to meet Qingdeng" was rejected without hesitation... Feeling a little embarrassed, Elodie's smile instantly froze.

Elodie quickly realized why Gerald seemed so reluctant to get to know Qingdeng... After figuring out the reason, the frozen smile on her face slowly turned into a complex expression of helplessness and annoyance.

“Hmm…” Elodie gently tapped her head a few times, forcing a new smile. “Then, Mr. Gerald, let’s go to class. (in French)”

After saying that, Elodie and Gerald walked one after the other toward the stairs leading upstairs.

"Mr. Ju." As she brushed past Qingdeng, Elodie raised her hands, picked up her robe, smiled apologetically, and gave Qingdeng a slight bow. "I'm sorry, I have to go to class now. Please excuse me for a moment."

"Okay." Qingdeng smiled nonchalantly. "Don't worry about me. Just focus on your class."