Outside the Butterfly Mansion, Tomioka Giyu quickly scanned the area and thought, "There are quite a lot of spectators."
"The three little ones and Aoi from the Butterfly Mansion, as well as the Three Shinobu Sisters, and some nurses and members of the 'Kakushi'."
"Well, if I lose this time, it'll be a huge embarrassment."
Yes, this was the biggest reason for Tomioka Giyu's speechlessness. Why on earth would he spar, and with so many spectators?
Tomioka Giyu really wanted to shout, "Sanemi, you're definitely an overachiever!"
"I won't lose this time!"
"Wind Breathing Style, Seventh Form: Gale * Tengu Wind!"
Tomioka Giyu wasn't flustered at all by Shinazugawa Sanemi's sudden attack.
As soon as Shinazugawa Sanemi made a move, waves surged around Tomioka Giyu.
"Water Breathing, Eleventh Form: Dead Calm."
"When children grow up, a good lesson will make them behave."
Although Tomioka Giyu was talking trash, every attack and defense was incredibly focused.
The current Shinazugawa Sanemi was not as easy to deal with as he was a year ago.
But, he would win~
A dozen minutes later, Shinazugawa Sanemi panted heavily. Having been repelled several meters, he leaped high this time, launching a fierce attack.
"Wind Breathing, Ninth Form! Weidatian Typhoon!!"
Two massive wind blades slammed down from the air towards Tomioka Giyu!
In response, Tomioka Giyu looked up slightly and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wind Breathing truly embodies the word 'fierce attack' to its fullest!"
"But, if you want to beat me? You still need to learn and practice more~"
"Water Breathing Style, Thirteenth Form: Mirror Image * Kyouka Suigetsu!"
Bang!!!!
The two massive wind blades utterly devastated a large section of the ground, but Shinazugawa Sanemi couldn't feel happy.
Because Tomioka Giyu was completely unharmed. He couldn't help but murmur, "Thi... Thirteenth Form?!"
Suddenly, Shinazugawa Sanemi felt a chill on his neck, followed by Tomioka Giyu's affirmative reply.
"Yes, that's right, it's the Thirteenth Form! How about it? Impressive, right?"
"Also, you lost~"
Shinazugawa Sanemi's face was full of disbelief. He had clearly seen Tomioka Giyu right in front of him just a moment ago.
How did he get behind him in just a blink of an eye?!
"Hmph!" Shinazugawa Sanemi pushed away the wooden sword placed against his neck, then left without a word.
"Goodbye, Mr. Shinazugawa (ㅇㅅㅇ❀)" Kochou Kanae waved politely.
But with her call, Shinazugawa Sanemi ran even faster, disappearing in a few flashes.
"Uh..." Tomioka Giyu watched Shinazugawa Sanemi's retreating back and silently thought, "Did I make the kid 'red-hot' with anger?"
Seeing Shinazugawa Sanemi leave, Kochou Shinobu then came happily to Tomioka Giyu's side.
"Well done, Tomioka! That guy always acts so lawless, he deserved a good lesson!"
"But, what about the ground in front of our courtyard?"
Tomioka Giyu was stunned, then quickly clutched his head, his voice very low as he said,
"Hiss, I'm a bit dizzy. I need to rest now. It seems I haven't fully recovered yet~"
Kochou Shinobu first froze, her brows furrowing instinctively.
She had not approved of Tomioka Giyu sparring with Shinazugawa Sanemi from the beginning, fearing that Tomioka Giyu hadn't fully recovered and would suffer a secondary injury.
But then, she noticed Tomioka Giyu walking further and further away. That direction was not back to his room to rest, but a small path leading away from the Butterfly Mansion.
Kochou Shinobu then came to her senses and quickly shouted, "Tomioka! Get back here!"
"Alright, alright, Shinobu~" Kochou Kanae pulled back Kochou Shinobu, who was about to chase after him.
"Mr. Tomioka should be going home to rest. Let's not disturb him."
"Sister!" Kochou Shinobu said, fuming, "He's not going back to rest, he clearly doesn't want to help us fix the road!"
"Hmph, they had their fun fighting, and now they've left us with the mess!"
"It's alright, it's alright, don't be angry, Shinobu~" Kochou Kanae clasped her hands together, resting her cheek slightly on the back of her hand, smiling.
"Don't frown, I, your sister, still prefer Shinobu's smiling face ξ(✿＞◡❛)"
"Sigh~" Kochou Shinobu helplessly rubbed her forehead, instantly losing her temper.
A few days later, at noon, the Hashira Meeting arrived as scheduled.
Tomioka Giyu stood in front of the mirror, tidying himself up simply, and murmured to himself in the mirror,
"This hairstyle, should I shout 'Do you also want to dance?!' when I kill a demon in the future?"
"Forget it, forget it, that's too embarrassing..."
A few minutes later, Tomioka Giyu arrived at that beautiful courtyard again.
As soon as he entered, Tomioka Giyu knew he seemed to be a bit late.
All nine other Hashira were present, including the newly promoted Love Hashira, Kanroji Mitsuri.
Scanning his gaze, Tomioka Giyu immediately found it somewhat amusing.
Mist Hashira, Tokito Muichiro, was squatting alone in a corner, seemingly counting ants on the ground.
In the tree, Serpent Hashira, Iguro Obanai, was leisurely lying on a branch, occasionally stealing glances at Kanroji Mitsuri.
His gaze returned, and Tomioka Giyu looked at the three girls chatting together: The Shinobu Sisters and Kanroji Mitsuri.
Tomioka Giyu only briefly glanced at Kanroji Mitsuri before immediately shifting his gaze.
He really wanted to say, can someone give this Young Miss a proper uniform? What kind of decency is that at her chest?!
"Mr. Tomioka, you've recovered..."
Before Kochou Kanae could finish her question, Kochou Shinobu angrily interrupted, "Hey, Tomioka, you ran pretty fast last time, didn't you?"
Sensing trouble, Tomioka Giyu chose to deflect the blame, pointing to Shinazugawa Sanemi, who was quietly watching from the side.
"It's not my business, let the loser pay you for fixing the road~"
Hearing this, Shinazugawa Sanemi, who was standing by, immediately turned dark.
At this moment, Uzui Tengen unseasonably spoke up, "Oh? You two fought again?"
"It seems it was another flamboyant victory for Tomioka, just like last time!"
Shinazugawa Sanemi "Tch-ed," clearly expressing his displeasure at Uzui Tengen's untimely remark.
"Huh? Can Hashira fight each other?" Kanroji Mitsuri mumbled softly.
"Ah, I'm sorry!" Noticing Tomioka Giyu's gaze, Kanroji Mitsuri realized that he didn't know who she was yet.
"I forgot to introduce myself, I'm the newly appointed Hashira, my name is Kanroji Mitsuri. Please treat me well, Mr. Tomioka!"
"Hello." Tomioka Giyu nodded, then explained, "Sanemi and I were just sparring, stopping before anyone got hurt. It wasn't a fight."
"Don't listen to the Sound Hashira, he's just talking nonsense."
Seeing Kanroji Mitsuri's cheeks flush slightly, Tomioka Giyu could roughly guess that the girl had a very active imagination and was probably overthinking things wildly.
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