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"is not what it means."

Kiyono Hachiro sat back down, his expression becoming somewhat complicated.

"Kyoto is in a state of chaos right now."

"Don't you little brats know?"

[In the next few minutes, Kiyono Hachiro told the three people, including you, about the current situation in Kyoto.]

[That was something you had never imagined before you set out.]

"no?"

Ian suspected he had heard wrongly.

"You mean, Kyoto is in civil unrest right now?"

"Do you think it's the same as those little places of yours, kid?"

Kiyono Hachiro kept calling them "little devils", but his tone was full of worry for the three of them.

"That's the insulting 'Ansei Treaty'! This country is doomed, you know?!"

"We'll go there now and let the general know where we're at!"

"..."

"never mind."

Kiyono Hachiro covered his forehead.

"Since you have obtained the Menkyo Kaiden, you must be the favorite disciple of that old man Kondo."

"Once the boat reaches the shore, you should hurry back. I don't want to see you, the best talents, die in such trouble."

"..."

Only then did Ian fully understand Kiyono Hachiro's true intention.

Kyoto is not as beautiful as the legend says.

At least according to Hachiro Kiyono, it is now in chaos.

What he was looking for were just people who could be "consumed" in this turmoil.

only……

Unlike the unreasonable appearance when we first met, Kiyono Hachiro is not the kind of person who intends to keep digging into someone once he starts digging into him.

Instead, he very conscientiously told the three people in front of him what kind of situation they would face next.

Ian suddenly felt that Kiyono Hachiro in front of him was not so unattractive.

"If we go back, won't that mean we've failed?"

Ian was the first to speak.

"Master Ba, do you want us to go back and be scolded by our master?"

"..."

"Yeah, if we go back like this, Master will definitely think we're quitters, right?" Okita Souji quickly followed up on Ian's words. "That kind of injustice is simply unacceptable."

"Although I don't like you as a person, the quality of the cigarettes is indeed good." Kondo Isami made the final closing statement.

"So, at least let me know where these cigarettes are produced?"

"you……"

Kiyono Hachiro realized that although the people in front of him did not say it directly, what they wanted to express was the same.

"Then you must go to Kyoto!"

"No!" Kiyono Hachiro was a little anxious.

"It's really going to kill people!"

"Death and the like were already anticipated." Ian said calmly, "Or rather, it was something we had in mind from the very beginning."

No matter how you think about it, Ugly Gozen's invitation can't be that simple.

Ian was prepared the moment he embarked on this journey.

"..."

Seeing that neither Okita Souji nor Kondo Isami refuted his friend's words, Seino Hachiro knew that this was the unanimous opinion of the three.

His voice gradually became steady from the anxiety just now.

He took a deep puff of the cigarette in his hand, threw the butt to the ground, and stomped it out.

"As expected of the students trained by that old man... Each one is more stubborn than the other."

"But let me make this clear first—"

Kiyono Hachiro walked to the side of the boat and looked out at the sea.

"If he's really dead, we might not even be able to get his body back."

"If that's the case, there's nothing much to say." Ian also came to the side of the boat. "If you get killed because you're not good enough in your skills, then that's your own fault."

"Master Ba, each of us has this awareness."

"..."

Kiyono Hachiro looked at Ian and his throat moved slightly.

"It's been a long time... I haven't seen people as fearless as you."

"It's still a little bit difficult to adapt to it for a while."

"Then just give it a bit of time to get used to it," Ian said with a smile. "Our performance will definitely surprise you."

"is it?"

"I'm really looking forward to it."

"Then from now on..." Kiyono Hachiro handed a few signs to Ian, which had some symbolic patterns on them.

"You are now part of the Ronin Group."

"If you need anything, just tell me your name."

"..."

Looking at the signs in his hands, Ian knew that the actions of the three people just now had indeed touched Kiyono Hachiro in front of him.

But at the same time...

He also had more ideas.

"Master Ba, can I ask you a question?"

"Ask me a question?" Kiyono Hachiro frowned slightly. "I just finished my performance, and you're already asking for something?"

"But that won't work either."

"Tell me—what's the problem?"

"That's it..." Ian took the sign, "Have you heard of Ugly Gozen?"

"She...has some connection with us."

"..."

It would have been better if he hadn't said it. As soon as Ian finished speaking, Kiyono Hachiro's expression became as if he had seen a ghost.

"Are you...serious?"

870. Minamoto Yorimitsu's The Tragedy of Kyoto Demon Slayer/The Origin of the Kiyono Clan (4k)

"..."

Ian realized that the situation might not be as simple as he thought after seeing Hachiro Kiyono's reaction.

"Master Ba, what's going on?"

"What's going on here?"

Kiyono Hachiro suddenly started coughing.

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you this? How did that unprovoked person become associated with Ugly Gozen?"

"Is she a very bad person?"

Kondo Isami asked tentatively.

"if not?"

Kiyono Hachiro became anxious.

"You don't think she's a good person, do you? Tell me how you know her and how you got involved with her?!"

"I want to tell you what I want, maybe there's still hope!"

"..."

Kondo Isami had no answer this time.

Because she was not one of the parties involved, she had no idea how terrible things happened that night.

She could only understand from her two good friends that it was a night when she was extremely close to death.

"..."

"..."

Ian and Okita Souji just looked at each other.

The question hidden in their eyes was actually very simple - "Should we tell more of the truth to Seino Hachiro in front of us?"

The answer to this question was agreed upon by both of them almost instantly.

That is……

Tell Kiyono Hachiro.

There are reasons for making this decision.

That is, Kiyono Hachiro's attitude did not seem to be fake. He was really worried about the two of them, so he spoke like that.

Moreover, even before he said this, Kiyono Hachiro's attitude was very clear - he was reluctant to let Kondo Shusuke and his three disciples die for no reason.

It is precisely because of this attitude that the current situation has come about.

"I understand." Ian nodded.

"Master Ba, this is what happened."

You told Seino Hachiro, who was standing in front of you, almost verbatim about the final battle against the demons that night with Okita Souji.

[However, you still kept some things to yourself that you felt unnecessary to say.]

[Like the purpose of your visit to that shrine that day.]

【However, this was enough for Kiyono Hachiro to understand the cause and effect of the matter. 】

"This……"

Kiyono Hachiro's hands were shaking. Although he was as big as Ian, he actually showed some fear at this moment.

After a lot of effort, he finally picked up a cigarette, lit it, and then spoke as if he was making a closing statement.

"Hijikata, have you and that girl named Okita ever faced a monster directly?"

"Don't be ridiculous. If you have it, say it has it. If you don't have it, say it doesn't have it. Don't make up non-existent facts just to save face in front of the people of Kyoto. I've seen many fools like that."

Kiyono Hachiro's tone was a little anxious and a little scared. It could be heard that he really wanted Ian to say that all this was fake.

but……

This was a real thing that happened, so even though he knew it might scare Kiyono Hachiro further, Ian nodded.

"Master Ba, I really want to tell you that this is fake...but my mind won't let me."

"These are all real things we've experienced, and no matter how much you question me, you can't change that."