The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

Kondo Shusuke looked at the half-broken sword in his hand, his eyes full of guilt.

"This is the sword left by my dear friend."

"I witnessed the moment he was injured by the evil spirit and cut in half, sword and body."

"..."

"..."

Ian and Okita Souji were both stunned.

At this moment, they obviously had complete faith in Kondo Shusuke - in fact, this man had no reason to deceive them.

"Sorry……"

Souji Okita was the first to react and apologized to Kondo Shusuke.

"My questions were too much and made you recall bad things."

"It should be my problem!"

Ian, who understood it a little later, followed up.

"I shouldn't... I shouldn't say such things! Uncle, I'm sorry!"

Looking at the two children's sincere and serious apology, Kondo Shusuke laughed again.

Only this time, his voice sounded a bit bittersweet.

"Nothing."

"It's not the evil spirit you transformed into. It has nothing to do with you."

"only……"

Kondo Shusuke carefully put the broken sword back into the cabinet, as if he had put away a treasure.

"Now that you understand the cause and effect of the matter."

"You two, don't you understand the necessity of canceling the fireworks festival?"

"..."

"..."

Without further words, Ian and Okita Souji nodded almost at the same time.

They already felt guilty towards Kondo Shusuke, so naturally they listened to whatever he said.

"That's good."

Kondo Shusuke sat down again, broke the big pancake that was prepared by Katsuta or Yuta, and gave it to Ian and Okita Souji on the left and right.

"Come, try our Kondo family's cooking."

"It will definitely be something you will never forget."

"Thank you, uncle! / Thank you so much!"

[I have to say, the pancakes that Kondo Shusuke made for you and Okita Souji are really delicious.]

[Especially since it tastes sweet—this is a double blessing for Okita Souji, who loves sweets.]

You intentionally or unintentionally push the portion Kondo Shusuke gave you toward Okita Souji, hoping to see the Okita family's delight at eating something he loves.

[You're lucky—Okita Souji loses himself in sweets.]

【Your wish has been fulfilled with the "help" of Kondo Shusuke.】

At noon, the slightly scorching sunlight shone into the Kondo family's house, making the decorative stones a little hot.

"Thank you for your hospitality."

Souji Okita bowed to Kondo Shusuke to express his gratitude.

"nice! You love it."

Kondo Shusuke became more and more kind.

"Soji, when you get back, please give my regards to your father."

"I will!" Okita Souji said hurriedly.

"Ah."

Kondo Shusuke nodded.

"That--"

"I'll just drop you off here. You can go back on your own. Is that okay?"

"no problem!"

Ian patted his chest.

"With me here, Okita will make sure he gets home safely!"

"That's good."

After watching Ian and Okita Souji walk away hand in hand, Yuta and Katsuta dared to come out.

Their expressions were more confused and puzzled than each other.

"Father..." Katsuta scratched his head, looking very confused.

"My family and the Okita family only have a superficial relationship, right? The last time we met was a few years ago."

"You...are you really that concerned about taking care of that little girl?"

"That's right!" Yuta folded his arms and echoed, "And it's okay if that little girl has a relationship with him—but that naughty boy is from the Hijikata family, right?"

"That family... didn't they even have their parents? And they're still..."

"Yuta!"

Kondo Shusuke shouted angrily, stopping his son from speaking.

"You've gone too far!"

"If that's the case, shouldn't we take better care of him? It's because you often lack that kind of understanding that you get into conflicts with others."

"With this kind of mentality, are you really qualified to comprehend sword skills?"

"..."

"..."

Yuta and Katsuta were speechless.

After all, their father, Kondo Shusuke, was a master of the Tennen Rishin-ryu style.

"Ugh……"

Kondo Shusuke sighed.

"Forget it, let's leave it at that for today - if there's a similar situation in the future, just do as I did just now."

"Now... go get your things ready."

The man looked at the street where the sun was rising, but he felt an indescribable chill in his heart.

It’s the Night of the Hundred Ghosts again, and the scene of my best friend being cut in half by the evil ghost is still vivid in my mind.

Thinking like this——

Kondo Shusuke's right hand had been clenched tightly at some point, and the clenched fist looked strong and powerful.

If there was a stone in front of him, he might be able to break it with one punch.

"tonight--"

"Just let me have a good time with those bad guys!"

837. Okita Souji's Heart-Stirring Moment / The City Where Fireworks Disappeared (4k)

[You and Okita Souji walked out of Kondo Shusuke's residence.]

[But you clearly sensed that your friend wasn't relieved by Kondo Shusuke's detailed explanation.]

[On the contrary, she became even more depressed.]

"Hey!"

Ian reached out and clapped his hands, startling Okita Souji who was lowering his head.

"Do you still find that person's explanation unacceptable to you?"

"Nothing!"

Souji Okita quickly waved his hands, indicating that he absolutely did not agree with this statement.

"Mr. Kondo has been very kind to us, even treating us to tea and cakes. If we can't accept his words anymore, we'd be a bit ungrateful."

"Then why do you look so unhappy?"

"This one……"

"Oh!" Ian leaned his head over, a look of sudden enlightenment on his face, "I see."

"you……"

"You're still reluctant to give up this fireworks festival, right?"

"Eh……"

Okita Souji's expression became a little flustered when his friend suddenly touched upon his secrets.

But in the end, she nodded honestly, indicating that Ian was right.

"Sai San, you're right."

"I... do feel it's a bit of a pity."

"But there's nothing we can do about it." Okita Souji's voice became smaller and smaller.

As the third daughter of the Okita family, she knew that she absolutely could not be so willful.

but--

Ian didn't seem to think so.

"You should have told me earlier!"

"I thought you gave up as soon as that man finished speaking."

"Eh……?"

There was a glimmer of hope in Okita Souji's gray eyes.

She knew that once he said this, it would be time for him to become the King of Ideas.

And this is indeed the case.

Ian grabbed Okita Souji's hand and said:

"If you're so excited, why don't we just hold our own fireworks festival?!"

"Holding a fireworks festival?"

Souji Okita was stunned for a moment, and then showed a puzzled look.

"what do you mean?"

"Think about it!" Ian became increasingly excited. "What's the most important thing about the Fireworks Festival?"

"Fireworks?" Okita Souji replied tentatively.

"anything else?"

"Fishing for goldfish?"

"That's not it!"

"what is that?"

"Night!" Ian pointed to the sky above his head. "The fireworks festival at night is more meaningful! Who can see those fireworks clearly if you set them off in broad daylight?"