Female Swordsman Training Dojo

"Lord Ping, please, please..."

The train attendant bowed and scraped to Qingxin, fawningly leading him into the first carriage. The luxurious cabin even retained the layout that Qingxin and his companions had used last time, clearly a deliberate act of preservation.

"The exclusive box for the head of the Anti-Magic Division, the owner of the Blue Sky Pavilion, and the consort of Princess Mitsuru—" Fujiwara Kaguya counted the titles on her fingers, marveling at the clever business acumen of the train's owner.

"Anyway, it's our train, so it doesn't matter if we use the name." Tachibana Seiko had already skillfully opened a bottle of red wine and poured the bright red liquid into a clear stemmed glass.

Qingxin sat down by the window, hugged the little fox and the little cowboy who pounced on him, and complained, "When did this train become ours?"

“While they’re using your title for publicity,” Tachibana Seiko handed a glass of red wine to the reserved Uo Nami Kiyokazu, then sat down on Harunobu’s lap with a smile. “This is a serious infringement of rights. It’s already a favor to ask them for just one train ticket, considering how kind you are, Shishuo.”

Harunobu, who had just wiped out 70% of the Osaka aristocracy, nodded: "I see. Then why don't we just start a train company?"

"Hmm, we can give it a try... Mrs. Fish Name, are you confident?"

Yu Ming Qingjing, who had just half-sat down on the edge of the chair, jumped to his feet: "Yes! I'm confident!"

"Hahaha……"

Uo Nami Kiyokage's overly nervous behavior elicited a burst of laughter. Harunobu patted Tachibana Seiko's bottom, the instigator, in an annoyed manner, and then comforted Uo Nami Kiyokage, saying, "Don't be nervous, Mrs. Uo Nami; I don't have much need for money. After all, I'm already very rich. You just need to ensure that the Aozora Group doesn't engage in corruption, embezzlement, or other wrongdoings. Even if there's a deficit, as long as it's reasonable, it doesn't matter."

Ultimately, Harunobu, who had just thoroughly raided Osaka, didn't just see his study points skyrocket; his wealth, both in the conventional sense and in the extraordinary sense, also increased tenfold or even ninefold. Now, unless he wants to undertake some massive national infrastructure project, such as land reclamation, he basically doesn't need to worry about money.

While Harunobu might say that, Uona Kiyokage didn't think so. In fact, she hoped Harunobu would prioritize money, because the reason she was able to latch onto Harunobu was because Tachibana Seiko needed someone to help her. If the work became so easy that she was no longer needed, wouldn't she be easily discarded?

Just as Yu Ming Qingjing was struggling with whether or not to express her loyalty, Qingxin waved his hand and said, "Sit down, Mrs. Yu Ming. We're all family. There's no need to be so formal."

Are they one of our own...?

Yu Mingqingjing looked at the various beauties scattered throughout the private rooms, but whose attention was focused on one place, and suddenly her face flushed. But before she could say anything, a wisp of black mist emerged from Qingxin's body. Yu Mingqingjing immediately shuddered and pulled her daughter, Yu Mingxia, to the next carriage.

"So sensible, why don't you try being with this mother and daughter at the Normal School?" Tachibana Seiko swirled the red wine in her glass, her thick, wine-like red eyes landing on Harunobu's face with a hint of teasing.

But Harunobu was no longer the same person he used to be, and such teasing could no longer hurt his thick-skinned personality. He touched the beautiful face of Izana that had suddenly appeared and complained, "You guys are always talking about this, so why don't you give me some time to make a move?"

But clearly, it was all for naught.

Seiko Tachibana stood up, swaying her ample hips as she returned to the liquor cabinet, and Izanami immediately sat in the empty spot she had made.

"The news has come out?"

The reason why Harunobu left in such a hurry, leaving 30% of the nobility unkilled before returning was because of the news that Izanami had sent some time ago—Izanagi was suspected of awakening Amaterasu Omikami.

The significance of Amaterasu to Japan and the Emperor is self-evident; her existence could very well disrupt the currently stable situation. And to protect the Aozorakan, Harunobu, and the safety and interests of the shrine maidens, Harunobu naturally had to return to oversee the situation.

Lest Amaterasu, Izanagi's beloved eldest daughter, suddenly go crazy and start a little mushroom in Asakusa because she's unhappy with her stepfather Harunobu keeping so many women. After all, it was Izanagi who awakened her; who knows if her father said anything strange to her?

“It’s out. Amaterasu has indeed awakened, but she hasn’t made any moves yet. However, the Emperor has become increasingly assertive lately.” Izanami shamelessly snatched the spot between the two little girls and nestled into Harunobu’s chest, which earned her a slap on the back from Yakumo Kurenai—unfortunately, the slap only hit a wisp of black mist.

“So…” Harunobu raised an eyebrow and lifted Yakumo Kurenai onto his neck. The restless little fox chuckled and pressed white silk ice cream against Harunobu’s cheeks, the faint scent of powder making Harunobu’s appetite soar.

"The new prime minister should be elected soon, and he will most likely be a staunch supporter of the Emperor." Izanami began to report the situation. "In addition, there are many new people in the Exorcism Division, including samurai, onmyoji, and even priests... priests from the Ise Grand Shrine."

Although theoretically, anyone entering the Anti-Demon Arts Division needs the approval of its head, Harunobu, the Emperor can directly assign people, so Harunobu's refusal is practically useless. After all, it's a government department, and at most, the Emperor can issue an imperial edict. But it doesn't really matter, since Harunobu only needs to manage his own disciples and friends; the other members of the Anti-Demon Arts Division are none of his concern, so he can do whatever he wants.

"Also, there are rumors circulating in Tokyo that Misuruhime's marriage may be in jeopardy because you, Shihan, have committed too many murders, offended too many people, and are too promiscuous, blah blah blah..."

"Didn't you find out where the rumor came from?"

"The kitten is trying... but things don't look good."

Izanami drew circles on Harunobu's chest, her words carrying a deeper meaning, but this enigmatic expression quickly vanished with a slap on Harunobu's bottom: "Stop being so horny, what did you find out, little cat?"

“You know, those kittens learned their skills from the foxes, so if there’s anything in Tokyo they can’t find out…”

His gaze shifted to Shiranui Ran. Lord Fire Demon took a deep breath and faced Harunobu: "I will verify this with the Lord, but I think that even if this is a rumor spread by ninjas in Shiranui, it doesn't necessarily mean that it is the Lord's opinion."

After all, if she didn't marry Harunobu, what awaited Misuruhime was most likely a blood marriage with her own younger brother, Hirohito. This was a fate that Misuruhime had barely escaped through Harunobu's help; how could she possibly willingly jump back into this predicament?

“But that’s Amaterasu, you know,” Izanami said lazily, looking unfathomable, unless she had offered her backside to Harunobu’s large hand.

However, everyone immediately understood what she meant.

For a god to be reborn, they need a suitable body, even if it's Amaterasu Omikami. However, compared to other gods who are like needles in a haystack, her situation is simpler—she just needs her "descendants" to develop bodies that are atavistic enough.

For example, they could have Misuru and Hirohito unite, combining their powers to produce a child with sufficiently strong bloodlines. Whether the child is a genius or an idiot, or even a boy or a girl, wouldn't matter. Because once Amaterasu takes over, this body will only resemble Amaterasu.

Shiranui Ran lowered her head slightly, unable to refute this speculation.

Finally, Qingxin spoke up: "Alright, stop worrying about it here. We'll find out everything when we get back and ask around."

"Yes, yes~ You're so chivalrous, Teacher's College student~"

Izanami spoke in a coquettish voice, trapping Harunobu's large hand between her fingers.

The train entered the tunnel—

The author says:

Author's Note: Alright, alright, you're giving me a hardcore workout on my first day back, huh? Time to give it a good 10,000 words!

Chapter 448: I Woke Up to Have a Father

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Chapter 479

Beijing, the imperial residence.

Amaterasu rose weakly from the shrine, and the majestic sunlight spread out, illuminating the dark room where the shrine was located. Emperor Taisho, Prince Hirohito, and Princess Misuru, who had been kneeling there for several nights, felt the sunlight and raised their heads, revealing similar yet different expressions.

Emperor Taisho's face showed pure excitement and reverence, even a touch of emotion. Because of Amaterasu's rebirth, he, as emperor, had gained many more powerful means, and Amaterasu's appearance itself was a remarkably effective means. He now held more power than Emperor Meiji.

Hirohito was more direct. Although he looked similar to Emperor Taisho, it was easy to see that it was just a superficial performance. In reality, he had long been impatient to kneel there.

Princess Misuru was similar to Emperor Taisho, except that her excitement was mixed with a touch of worry. Just as Harunobu and the others had predicted, Amaterasu immediately demanded that Emperor Taisho provide a body after waking up, and Princess Misuru herself was currently the only one in the entire imperial family who met the requirement.

That's right, Hirohito didn't even need to get involved; Misuru-hime could have just offered herself up. But if she didn't want to do it herself, then she could only have a child with Hirohito and then let the child take the place of her.

This was a dilemma: one was to die, the other was to go against her conscience and have a child with someone she didn't love, only to send the child to its death. Misuru-hime wanted neither, but she was powerless to change it. Amaterasu wasn't the Taisho Emperor; she wouldn't negotiate with her. In fact, the only reason she could maintain her independence was because…

Amaterasu took it all in, seeing clearly everything from Emperor Taisho's extreme adoration to Hirohito's perfunctory impatience, and even Princess Mitsuku's resistance and anxiety. But she didn't care.

They're just a bunch of ordinary people, her "descendants," how could they possibly cause any trouble?

More than that, she is now concerned about Ame-no-Mikoto and Izanami, especially her beloved "mother" Izanami.

"Hime, what do you know about Hiraharunobu?"

Amaterasu's majestic voice rang out, and the woman named, Misuru-hime, gracefully bowed her head and respectfully recounted the information about Taira no Harunobu, including the fact that she and Harunobu were engaged. However, when she spoke of recent information, Misuru-hime suddenly paused. Amaterasu commanded matter-of-factly, "Why are you hesitating? Is there something you're hiding? Tell me in detail!"

Misuru smiled inwardly, but remained respectful on the surface, saying, "Yes, Amaterasu, the ancestral god; in fact, during Taira no Harunobu's trip to Osaka to suppress the rebellious organization Doshinkai, he received help from Izanami and it seems that he and Izanami have formed a marital relationship; according to the ninjas' reports, they are almost always together, engaging in sexual intercourse, and sometimes even with multiple people..."

"Wait." Amaterasu stopped Misuru-hime. She actually knew about Taira no Harunobu, including his relationship with Izanami, which was a gift from Izanagi. But Izanagi's gift didn't mention that Taira no Harunobu and Izanami mated every day, did it?

After all, Izanagi didn't know much about Harunobu either, and Amaterasu, who only had a vague understanding of the situation, was in an even more difficult position.

No, has this guy never seen a woman before? He can even bring himself to eat Izanami?

Thinking of her adoptive mother's true appearance and the scenes of her having sex with men, Amaterasu, who had always been upright and honest, almost vomited.

Misuru-hime then added, "The ninja reported that Izanami used genjutsu and transformed into a charming woman."

"That's more like it, that's more like it, so he's a lecherous man who's been bewitched by illusions." Amaterasu thought it made sense, since once an illusion is cast, not only Izanami, but even Umibozu can be transformed into a beautiful and charming woman.

“Uh…” Misuru deliberately dragged out her voice, attracting Amaterasu’s urging. Then, following the urging, she whispered, “Ancestor God, the ninja’s report said that Hirahara Harunobu and Izanami’s true form had done it… um, she deliberately conjured up the appearance of the true form, and Hirahara Harunobu seemed even more excited.”

Holy crap, that's insane!!

For the first time, Amaterasu Daimyo, who had been asleep for over a hundred years, experienced the passage of time and the changes of the era. She barely managed to swallow back the words, "Have you all become so perverted these days?"

Is this person so desperate that they'll eat anything?

Well, Amaterasu couldn't help but ask anyway.

Misurugi muttered a couple of sentences to herself, but said aloud, "Not exactly. According to the ninjas who were monitoring him, it's because Taira no Harunobu treats all his women the same, whether they are human, demon, or Izanami; and because of this, Izanami seems to have really fallen in love with him completely."

Amaterasu pondered in silence for a while, realizing that she might really be getting another cheap father. If that Taira no Harunobu could actually lay a hand on Izanami's true form, then given Izanami's personality, she might actually consider him her true love—wait, isn't that mortal Taira no Harunobu also engaged to Misuru-hime?

So, this person is both my stepfather and my "son-in-law"?

Amaterasu Daimyojin's ancient, sensual mind was struggling to process this shock. While promiscuity wasn't uncommon in her era—she herself even promoted consanguineous marriage among her descendants—this was the first time she'd become one of the protagonists of such a scandalous affair!

No, that's off-topic.

The brain circuits that were on the verge of shutting down suddenly reconnected, reminding Amaterasu of the important point. She clearly just wanted to find a topic to get to the point, so how did she end up being led astray? But no matter what Amaterasu thought now, the name Taira no Harunobu was already deeply engraved in her memory, in an image that made her feel helpless and even a little scared.

Compared to that, his slaying of Virudhaka was rather insignificant. After all, he relied on Izanami's power; with Izanami's help, it would be strange if he couldn't defeat a mere Virudhaka. However, this did answer a question for Amaterasu: why would Izanami lend her power to a mortal…

No, I can't think about this anymore! It's too addictive!

Amaterasu shook her head vigorously, causing it to sway in the sunlight, which frightened Taisho so much that he forced Hirohito's head to kowtow. However, Amaterasu had no time to pay attention to the two of them. Instead, she summoned three pure white katana and threw them in front of the Emperor and his family of three. She then switched to Old Japanese and said: "You three have made meritorious offerings and have been devout and faithful. I bestow upon you three divine swords; wielding them will enable you to understand your true nature and possess great power of killing, just as Taira no Harunobu received the gift from Izanami."

In other words, seeing how much you fawn over her, I'm giving you three swords. Taking them will make you stronger, as strong as Taira no Harunobu who received Izanami's reward—that's what Amaterasu's real business is.

Although the knock-off versions of Asauchi that Izanagi gifted her came with instructions, Amaterasu couldn't completely trust her adoptive father. Therefore, she needed to find people to test them, and the imperial lineage, her "descendants," were the perfect test subjects.

Amaterasu brought up Taira no Harunobu because she wanted to use his killing of the Great King of Growth as a starting point to motivate the three people in front of her. However, she didn't expect that the conversation would end up going astray.

Furthermore, while these three swords are indeed high-grade asauchi crafted from the souls of yokai, it's impossible to say that possessing them would make them comparable to Hirahara nobu. For one thing, they don't even have Bankai.

But for samurai, their belief is their strength, so it's okay to let them get a little carried away.

Looking at the three people who each picked up a shallow weapon, Amaterasu gave Misuruhime a serious look before closing her eyes again.

Chapter 449: Arriving Home

"I'm finally back. It feels like so long has passed."

Harunobu stood in front of the Aozorakan, looking rather sentimental, but before he could even utter a haiku, a cat-shaped missile had already crashed into his arms.

"Teacher's College~"

The kitten, desperate to burp, rubbed against Qingxin's chest, its big eyes watering.

Chapter 480

Wangwang stared intently at Qingxin, her beauty and charm radiating from her.

Before Harunobu could even properly pamper his adorable kitten, Tachibana Yuzu and Tsuchimikado Haru had already come over and each hugged one of Harunobu's legs. Then, the other disciples, led by Hosho Amu, also rushed over with smiles, engulfing Harunobu with their breasts and buttocks.

Meanwhile, Hirako and the others, who had been enjoying Haruno's company for more than two months, generously stepped aside and stood on the outer circle watching Haruno being carried up and dragged into the Aozora-kan.

Yuan Xueying, King Arthur, Yu Mingqingjing and her daughter Yu Mingxia, who had never seen such a scene before, all showed shocked expressions. King Arthur, in particular, had her mouth agape at such an angle that one might wonder if her jaw was about to dislocate.

"He...you...this..."

The traditionalist Knight King has overloaded his dragon brain.

Yu Mingqingjing, on the other hand, looked at the "torrent" with a hint of envy, hesitating to step forward.

The only one who remained normal was Minamoto Yuki, who even complained to Hira Sachiko, "Teacher, when will it be my turn to act like this?"

Hirako smiled and said, "You should find a teacher's college and become an apprentice first. If you just want to learn a skill, what can you learn by just looking at pictures? You might as well ask a teacher's college to teach you step by step."

"Anyway, please go to your guest rooms and rest for a bit. We have urgent business to attend to here." Yakumo Kurenai said hurriedly, and without caring whether the others were still there, she rushed towards the Nikhun Dormitory. She even transformed back into her fox form and charged forward on all fours.

Before King Arthur and the others could react, Tachibana Seiko suddenly brought her legs together and whimpered, "Um, I'll go first... Naoko!"

After a sharp shout, the Orange Saint disregarded everything else and strode into the Azure Sky Pavilion. A rich fragrance, the scent of ambergris, wafted along the way.

"Teacher's assistant~" Fujiwara Kaguya drawled, her voice pleading as she shook Hira Sachiko's hand. This bizarre scene caused Minamoto Yukisakura to look at her as if she'd seen a ghost. She had never imagined that Fujiwara Kaguya, her old friend, would act so affectionately—and not even towards Hira Harunobu!

"Can you handle this...?" Hirako pointed her index finger at Fujiwara Kaguya's forehead. The latter chuckled foolishly and didn't reply, but just ran off towards the Hiharu Dormitory.

"Sigh... I'm sorry you had to see this." Hirako shook her head, suppressing the urge to rush over. "Please come with me, hmm? Twins!"

Just as she was about to sneak off to Ginpa, the big, adorable twin girls from the cat house popped out from behind the door and walked up to Hirako: "Master, what are your orders?"

"Go prepare tea for the guests and call those little ones back. They're so young, and even if the teachers' college doesn't hire you, they won't be able to."

"Little Cat Sister isn't that much older than us..." Gemini muttered under her breath, then quickly nodded, "I understand, I'll go right now!"

If she can't go, no one else can go either!

"Miss Hirako, are you all so enthusiastic about sexual intercourse?" King Arthur couldn't help but ask, puzzled. "As people who practice martial arts, isn't this a bit too indulgent in desire? Or is this Harunobu's request?"

As King Arthur asked his question, Minamoto Yukisakura and her daughter, Uona Kiyokazu, also looked at Hirako.

With a slight smile, Hirako led the way: "If it were the teacher's college that suggested it, then these sisters wouldn't have to count the days on their fingers; as for indulging in desires... I'd rather say doing what you want and not forgetting your original intentions."