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Gollum—

Ian's throat moved slightly.

There is no other reason.

Before coming here, he had never expected that the people guarding the door would be two guards so strong that they made his hair stand on end.

That person is so big that I feel like he can strangle me to death with just one hand...

If Ian is like this, let alone Okita Souji.

She hid directly behind her companions, and only dared to observe the two big men in front of her secretly with a look of fear.

"Sai San...why don't we just go back?"

"..."

Although he felt his legs trembling, Ian knew how much his companion Okita Souji was looking forward to this fireworks festival.

Therefore, even if he might get beaten, he had to go ahead with it.

"No!"

"I'm not going back—Okita, wait here, I'll be back soon!"

Having said this, Ian dragged his legs, which felt as if they were filled with lead, and climbed up the stone stairs of the house step by step, and came in front of the two burly men.

"I'm looking for someone who lives here!"

The little boy started shouting.

"..."

"..."

Although they were strong, the two men were still somewhat stunned when they heard Ian's words.

"Are you looking for Grandpa Kondo?"

"Correct!"

"Who are you? What do you want from him?" one of the guards asked.

"I'm Hijikata Toshizo!" Ian put his hands on his hips, "I want to find him and ask why today's fireworks festival was cancelled!"

"..."

"..."

The two guards looked at each other again, and then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"This kind of thing is not something a little brat like you can get involved in! Get out of here!"

"I'm not a little brat!"

Ian, who was full of energy, refused to give in.

"I really want to find out what's going on!"

"..."

Realizing that the child in front of them was not joking, the smiles on the faces of the two men disappeared in an instant.

Then, there were words that were several times harsher than before.

"Boy."

"I'm warning you one last time—don't ask about this, okay?"

"This is not something a little kid like you should ask."

"Why not?!"

"What a lot of nonsense!" Another more irritable man picked up Ian and said, "I told you nicely not to ask, but you insisted on asking, didn't you?"

"Then why don't you just tell me?"

"This is not something you should know!"

After saying that, the man threw Ian out.

The child fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"Go away, don't come back!"

"Sui San!"

Souji Okita ran towards the place where his friend was thrown, but found that the other party had already climbed up.

"You don't let me know, but I want to know!"

Ian said this, and then took a few steps back without caring about the injury on his face.

Then--

Start running!!!

Under the astonished gazes of his good friend Souji Okita and the two big men, Ian jumped up and then pulled up the protruding part of the wall, as if he was going to crawl in.

Now, things are going wrong.

"Saizo! This is too dangerous!"

Okita Souji shouted anxiously from the wall.

"If I fall down, I'll really become stupid!"

"Just be silly, Okita—you've been waiting for so long. If it doesn't work out today, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"

"Oh, but..."

"Hey! You little brat! Get down here!" A big man reached out to grab Ian.

"If Grandpa Kondo sees this, we'll be in big trouble!"

"You disobedient little brat, I'll make you suffer when I catch you later!"

"Lululu! Catch him first!"

Ever since——

The scene turned into a rather strange one in an instant.

Ian was seen trying very hard to dodge the attacks from the big men on both sides - of course, it was not as easy as he imagined, and both of his clogs were pulled down.

Souji Okita was shouting on the ground, looking quite anxious.

But after this chaos lasted for a few minutes, the door of the house slowly opened.

A man wearing a fur coat and with slightly gray hair appeared there.

"What happened……"

"Grandpa Kondo..."

The big man who was fierce in front of Ian just now became much more obedient in an instant when he saw this man, and could even be said to be a little humble.

"There's a kid here who insists on talking to you."

"We're holding him back now—I'm really sorry for disturbing your rest!"

"..."

The man called Grandpa Kondo didn't say much, but walked forward step by step.

He gently pushed the two big men away, then looked at Ian who was still "hanging" on the wall and asked:

"You're looking for me, right?"

"..."

Looking at the man in front of him, whose temperament was completely different from the two big men, Ian realized that he was basically the person he was looking for.

The little boy nodded and answered:

"That's right, I'm looking for you!"

"What do you want to see me for?"

"I want to know why the fireworks festival isn't happening this year!" Ian answered without hesitation, "It used to happen!"

"..."

The man's eyes became sharp in an instant.

"If it's gone, it's gone—why ask so many questions? If it happens every year, why bother?"

"I don't care, but my friends do!"

Ian looked at Souji Okita who was standing in the corner, anxiously afraid that he would fall.

"so--"

“I started to care too!”

"Friends..."

A hint of tenderness flashed in the eyes of the man called Kondo.

The tone of his voice also became much gentler.

"So, you came here to fulfill your friend's wish?"

"Correct!"

"I see." The man nodded, with a hint of approval in his eyes.

"May I have your name--"

"Hijikata Toshizo!" Ian gave his name without hesitation.

"Hijikata Toshizo..."

"I'm Kondo Shusuke." The man also gave his name, seemingly showing great respect to Ian.

"To be honest, I also want to see the fireworks festival."

"After all... we work all year round, and we only have a few days to relax. If that time is suddenly canceled, it would be really terrible and very annoying."

"But, this time it really won't work."

"Why?" Ian couldn't help but ask.

"because--"

Kondo Shusuke looked at the distance of the street.

"The Hundred Ghosts...are coming back."

836. The Okita Family's Eldest Daughter/The Legend of the Hundred Demons' Return (4k)

"..."

"..."

Kondo Shusuke's words made Ian, who was climbing on the wall, stunned for a moment, and then he "protested".

"Uncle!"

"If you want to cheat, at least try a different way!"

"Hundred Ghosts...where can we find such things nowadays?"

"..."

Kondo Shusuke didn't rush to reply to Ian, but picked up the clogs that he had accidentally dropped on the ground because he was anxious to get rid of the big men.

"Anyway—"

"Climbing on the wall like this isn't a good thing, is it?"

"Come down first, and I'll explain it to you slowly."

"..."