Female Swordsman Training Dojo

Slightly tensing his body, Harunobu raised his right hand and gently stroked his long, wet hair submerged in the water, his words becoming somewhat fragmented.

It took a few minutes to return to normal.

“Indeed.” The woman who surfaced from underwater wiped the turbid white substance from the corner of her mouth and put it back into her mouth. “There’s not enough to go around now. We have to seize every opportunity to take the initiative. What will we do if more people come?”

"It's as if I've neglected you." Qingxin obediently handed her hands to the disciples on either side, letting them lead her into the narrow jade pot, while turning her head to receive the red lips that came from behind.

"However, it's always a bit unsettling to suddenly lose a source of income."

Since they've already formed an alliance, there's no reason to collect tuition fees anymore. The international students have also left, so there's no tuition fee either. In other words, Aozorakan's source of income has completely disappeared.

Of course, this is just one of the sources of income for Aozorakan.

Harunobu currently earns income from three sources: dividends from the Blue Sky Business Alliance, his salary as the head of the Special Higher Police's Honor Section, and commissions from the Bracer Guild. While saying he's making a fortune daily might be an exaggeration, earning three thousand yen a month is certainly achievable.

It was 3,000 yen in this era when 10 kilograms of rice only cost 3 yen.

Shouldn't we try to reverse the public opinion... or at least make outsiders think that the public opinion has been reversed?

Otherwise, if things continue like this, Aozorakan will really turn from a dojo into a harem!

Although it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it...

In short, Harunobu fell into deep thought.

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Chapter 213: The Blue Sky Pavilion Needs Expansion

Several bodies, their bellies slightly swollen, floated haphazardly in the steaming Inagawa Hot Spring. Their rosy skin and sweet, satisfied moans proved they were still alive. Harunobu, having already paid his morning's share, rose from the pool, invigorated, and prepared to go to the Bracer Guild to see if there were any noteworthy problems.

Yes, taking a bath in the morning is indeed good for your physical and mental health.

Thinking this, Harunobu lifted his foot, then put it back down.

After bending down and leaving kisses on each of his wives' faces, Harunobu stepped out of the hot spring and prepared to begin his day's work.

He didn't go to the Bracer Guild to take on any commissions; it would be beneath him to compete with his own people for business. He went to see if there was anything he could do with the Special Higher Police.

In reality, as the honorary section chief, Harunobu only needed to enjoy the power and benefits; there was no need for him to do anything. In fact, the real Special Higher Police members might not even want this new boss to cause trouble.

Firstly, this position was simply his reward for helping Shiranui Ran deal with the demonic dragon Vortigern, and there were no other conditions attached at the time. Neither Shiranui Ran nor Misuru-hime are the kind of women who are foolish enough to think that good people should be held at gunpoint.

Especially after Harunobu fully demonstrated his strength.

After all, power is king—I mean, the reason for enjoying privileges.

Secondly, most of the Special Higher Police's work leans towards covert investigations and espionage, which isn't really suitable for Harunobu. While infiltration is exhilarating, it's a bit of a mismatch for a secret service.

So why would Harunobu do these things...? The answer is that since he was idle anyway, he might as well see if there was any work that suited his taste.

Okay, actually they were being wary of the Tongxin Society.

Harunobu didn't think the Tongxin Society would let him go, nor did he think he was invincible and didn't need their revenge. That was a mysterious organization that had been able to lie low in Tokyo for years, quietly resurrecting Vortigern; it also had the ability to mass-produce cyborgs, and even create the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons)—even a youthful version.

God knows what other tricks they might have up their sleeve.

The little guys at the cat house can get general information easily, but for information at the level of the Tongxin Society, they need to rely on professional intelligence personnel. Fortunately, the Special Higher Police are among the most professional intelligence agencies in Japan, especially when they include a ninja organization like Shiranui, which has a history of hundreds of years and is a monster ninja organization.

Not to mention that Shiranui seems to have a grudge against the Tongxin Association. If Harunobu doesn't make good use of such a readily available intelligence channel, he'll have to wonder if he's shot his brain out.

Thinking too much, Harunobu yawned and walked out of Inagawa-yu while tying his belt.

An exquisite white fox mask suddenly appeared in front of him.

Qingxin, barely able to contain himself, reached out and pushed away the head hanging upside down in front of him: "Lord Fire Demon, can't you come up with a different way? You like hanging upside down on the roof so much, are you actually a bat spirit?"

Shiranui Ran loosened her long, slender legs that were hooked around the eaves, her soft...

Chapter 235

Her body smoothly flipped 180 degrees in the air, allowing her high-top leather boots to land first on the ground of the Aozora Pavilion.

"If I come to see you and you're not with a woman, then I'll make a different entrance, how about that?"

Qingxin rolled his eyes. After dealing with him so many times, his carefree nature had taken over: "Alright, let's get down to business."

With that, he took the lead and walked towards Richunliao.

Shiranui Ran strode easily to catch up with Harunobu: "Speaking of which, your barrier seems to have been upgraded, but it's still a little bit short of stopping me."

"Yes, yes," Qingxin replied perfunctorily, but in his heart he hoped it was true. That way, in a few days, after the Demon Exorcism Team upgraded the barrier to level three, he could happily watch the show.

The two quickly returned to the Nikhun Dormitory. During the daytime, the disciples were all working or practicing swordsmanship, so Harunobu prepared some tea and snacks for them, and the two sat down at the table facing each other.

"The Emperor is preparing to convene the Tenran Trial Meeting."

As soon as she sat down, Shiranui Ran casually dropped a bombshell, causing Harunobu to spit out the tea he had just drunk.

Miss Fox, who had been prepared and erected a wall of wind in front of her to block all the water stains, chuckled mischievously, making Harunoshi roll her eyes again: "You...you're not kidding, are you?"

"Of course not." Shiranui Ran suddenly frowned. She realized that the water she had just dodged had soaked the tea snacks, and that the water had come out of Harunobu's mouth, meaning that the tea snacks were covered in Harunobu's saliva.

We've lost out.

She pulled a piece of candy from her pocket, popped it into her mouth, and chewed while looking at Harunobu: "Also, it seems the Tongxin Society is planning to assassinate the Emperor—"

Harunobu tilted the teacup he had just put to his lips toward Shiranui Ran, threateningly pouncing as if to pounce, "Can you just finish all this damn news in one go?"

"No, really, no more." Shiranui Ran raised her hands, chewing on a milk candy. "Besides, why are you getting so worked up?"

"I'm afraid you'll say you want me to become the Emperor's bodyguard." Harunobu put the teacup back on the table, deciding not to drink any more water until this damned fox left.

"You wish!" Lady Fire Demon in Shiranui curled her lip. Anyway, with the mask covering her face, she wasn't afraid of ruining her image.

"Then what did you come to see me for? You didn't just come to see my shocked expression and then let me spray you with water, did you?"

Qingxin felt that this cunning fox was definitely trying to drag him down with him again.

Shiranui Ran saw through Harunobu's undisguised thoughts and became slightly annoyed: "I'm just trying to remind you out of kindness. As a samurai, don't you want to participate in the Tenran Trials? If you prepare in advance, you might just get first place."

Qingxin remained calm and unmoved by Miss Fox's aggrieved rebuke: "If you only mentioned the Tianlan Trial, I might believe you a little, but you said the Tongxin Society is preparing to assassinate the Emperor. Do you think I believe you're here to tip me off?"

Shiranui Ran withdrew her supernatural powers, leaned back in her chair, and yawned: "Alright, actually I came to ask you for cooperation. I want to send some people over to be your disciples—of course, that's just on the surface. Their real task is still to track down the Tongxin Society."

"So, you just want to find a cover identity for your ninjas?" Harunobu stroked his chin and picked up a daifuku. "But are you sure you want to do it this way? To make them my disciples?"

"Is there a problem?" Shiranui Ran sensed Harunobu's doubt and was slightly dissatisfied.

Harunobu lowered his chin and spread his hands: "Hmm, no problem. It's perfectly normal for disciples of Aozorakan to be running all over the place. It's even normal to send them to Nihonbashi or Chiyoda."

"The only abnormal thing is, are you going to explain why a bunch of people suddenly came to ask to become my apprentices when normal women would avoid Taira no Harunobu's harem like the plague? Or are you planning to actually turn your subordinates into my harem?"

"Let me make this clear beforehand: although I am lustful, I am not so desperate as to be indiscriminate in my pursuit of women."

"Uh..." Shiranui Ran suddenly remembered the recent public opinion surrounding Taira no Harunobu and Aozorakan. Just as Harunobu had said, the women who came to Aozorakan to become his disciples at this time were definitely up to something. However, most women were probably after Harunobu's power and money, and perhaps even his body.

As for the ninjas in Shiranui... even though they all have superb disguise skills, unless Harunobu breaks the rules of the women's dojo and agrees to recruit male disciples, their identities will definitely be suspected.

Because of the mess left by the previous handling of Voodoo's remains, many people, especially samurai and spellcasters, now know that Harunobu and Shiranui are related. At this time, Harunobu, who had been unable to recruit any disciples, suddenly had a dozen or even dozens of female disciples, all of whom were virgins.

Some might suspect that Harunobu exhausted the dragon, but most would definitely believe that these people are up to no good.

The Tongxin Society is certainly not stupid.

Shiranui Ran rubbed her head: "Seriously, you really are..."

"Don't be discouraged, it's not like there's no solution." Qingxin said with a smile, "I just thought of something. Since everyone is saying that Qingkongguan is my harem, I might as well make it a reality."

"Huh?" Even though she was in a state of distress, Shiranui Ran was still shocked by Harunobu's shameless remarks.

Qingxin wasn't surprised and continued, "Lend me... give me some money. I'll buy up the surrounding land, and then announce that the disciples of Qingkong Pavilion will be divided into outer and inner sects. Outer sect disciples won't be allowed to enter my gate. That should be fine, right?"

I'm grateful for those novel scenes from my past life memories.

Shiranui Ran rubbed her pointed chin under the mask and nodded helplessly: "You rascal..."

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Author's Note: Going to work! I'm not qualified, I'm not qualified! The French Ring! My French Ring! I can't stand this Class B for even a second longer! Taking leave! —The above was my inner monologue before deciding to take leave yesterday. Right now, I'm probably fast asleep, dreaming about preparing for Miss Torina. Hopefully, it won't be too much suffering and affect my writing mood. Finally, please vote!

Chapter 214: Buying Land and Hiring People

In the end, Shiranui Ran agreed to Harunobu's request and was willing to reimburse him for the expenses he incurred in expanding the Aozorakan—after all, it wasn't money from her Shiranui account that was being spent.

Moreover, this reimbursement is certainly not unlimited. The limit for Shiranui Ran to reimburse Harunobu is 100 tsubo, which is approximately 300 square meters. In addition, the location is limited to the vicinity of Aozorakan. Forget about buying a place in Minato Ward or Chiyoda, you can't even buy one near Senso-ji Temple.

“Although I don’t think you would do that kind of thing, it’s better if we make things clear first.” When it comes to such a large sum of money, even if it’s not her own, Shiranui Ran can’t help but become serious.

Qingxin was more relaxed, since he wasn't the one paying: "Of course, it's a reasonable request, and I have no interest in spending an hour or more every day traveling."

"Alright, but you can decide which store to buy from yourself. You've already bought from them, haven't you?" Reassured by Qingxin's promise, Miss Fox felt relieved. She trusted Qingxin quite a bit; after all, aside from his lecherousness, he was indeed a very good person.

"That's settled then, I'll be going now."

Having finished one task on her schedule, Miss Fox stood up, ready to run away. But unexpectedly, she heard Qingxin trying to persuade her to stay.

"Wait a moment, I have a deal I'd like to discuss with you now."

Miss Fox narrowed her eyes warily, sizing up Qingxin, suspecting that this lecherous wolf had finally given in to making a move on her, a fox with unparalleled beauty.

Harunobu, who had initially appeared calm, couldn't help but tap the table under Miss Fox's persistent and unwavering gaze, and said irritably, "That's about right."

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"Come on, what's with that 'I want to do something to you' look on your face?"

Shiranui Ran blinked: "What do you think?"

"..."

Not wanting to argue with Shiranui Ran about how much of his reputation for rotten pants was true or false, Harunobu directly activated the Crimson King: "Since you're sending ninjas over, I'd like them to train my intelligence personnel as well. In return, I can teach them swordsmanship. How about it?"

As Aozorakan grew larger, the amount and level of intelligence it needed gradually exceeded the capabilities of the little guys at Nekoya. Even with the help of the cleansed Tanaka Group—now called Tanaka Security Company—and Nekopaw, they were gradually becoming less and less of a help.

Although Harunobu has been teaching them swordsmanship, and their skills have far surpassed those of other children their age, it's impossible to send these children, who are no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, to fight. While the Aozorakan is indeed short-handed right now, it hasn't reached that point yet.

Most importantly, Qingxin is now lacking professional intelligence personnel and internal oversight. Qingxin doesn't trust the conscience of capitalists. The Qingkong Business Alliance is currently intimidated by Tachibana Seiko, this "half-demon," but they will eventually go mad again.

Of course, Qingxin wanted to find a way to resolve this trouble to avoid the dilemma of having to personally execute his father-in-law's family.

Therefore, having ninjas skilled in stealth, intelligence gathering, and even intelligence analysis train the little ones had always been part of Harunobu's plan. Now that Shiranui Ran had delivered herself to his doorstep, it would be a shame not to exploit her thoroughly.

“Your intelligence personnel… ah, those little guys.” Shiranui Ran subconsciously crossed her arms over her chest, and her soft, heavy white breasts were lifted up, descending with an oppressive aura over the head of the seated Harunobu.

However, Harunobu, who witnessed Tachibana Nako's deadly weapon every day, skillfully concealed his emotional turmoil: "That's right, what do you think? Should we raise the price?"

"That's not the case, I'm fine with it." Shiranui Ran readily agreed at first, but then added, "Because we rely on ninjutsu in many ways, which people without spellcasting talent can't do, so you can't beat Shiranui Ran."

Harunobu had anticipated this, so he nodded and asked, "Anyway, I didn't expect them to become ninjas. As long as they feel at ease, that's enough. So, is this a deal?"

Shiranui Ran nodded slightly. "Of course, deal. But if we want to train, we'll have to wait until you build the 'Outer Dojo' first, otherwise I won't be able to send anyone over."

"Oh, right, you also need to prepare the training equipment and venue. I'll make a list for you later—by the way, hasn't your phone been installed yet?"

"The power company has already come, and I've explained my needs. However, they said my area is too large, and they need to carefully plan the circuits and power supply routes. The design drawings will be delivered in a couple of days."

Since he was going to install a telephone anyway, Harunobu decided to just electrify the entire Aozorakan. However, he had no intention of entrusting his old home to the architectural geniuses of Japan. Putting aside the various spying people who might be lurking inside, he didn't really trust the quality of the construction.

Just in February, the Ikoma Tunnel in Osaka, which was under construction, collapsed. Excavation for survivors is still underway, and the reported death toll has reached one hundred. This is a major national project.

Anyway, the monsters also take on regular jobs when fighting the gray team, and although their prices are still high, they are not as high as those required when speeding up gym facilities.

Of course, the construction period won't be that fast.

The fact that a dojo can build a brand new building from scratch in just two or three days is simply incredible.

Bringing his thoughts back to normal, Qingxin picked up his teacup and took a sip: "Anyway, I'll get the phone installed as soon as possible. Until then, I'll have to trouble you to come over a few more times."

"That's all for now, goodbye."

The ninja disappeared from the spot. Harunobu turned his head and watched her leave the Nikhun Dormitory based on his intuition, then stood up.

"Shi Fan, you're here."

Amu Hosho's voice grew closer, eventually coming into view of Harunobu's face along with her dignified and beautiful features.

"Is there something you need?" Qingxin embraced the dashing female swordsman who had thrown herself into his arms, gently touching her delicate skin with his forehead. A few strands of hair nestled between them, creating a slight tickling sensation.

Amu Hosho was already used to this kind of intimacy, and since they were at home, there was even less reason for her to be shy.