My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 138 - 85: Aoto’s True Name: [Minamoto Tachibana Aoto Moriharu]

Some people simply admire those who are stronger and wish to gather them around themselves.

"A room specifically for guests, huh..." Aoto smiled, turning his gaze back to the "Dining Room" in front of him, "From another perspective... for us three who are now here to eat and stay for a while, it seems we can be considered guests of the Shiwei Hall."

"Hmm... it seems that way." Mr. Chokata smiled at Aoto, "You three are indeed the first batch of guests at our Shiwei Hall."

"This ’Dining Room’ has been left idle for a while, so it’s a bit dirty. Let’s clean it together later."

After saying this, Chokata, standing before the door of the "Dining Room," pointed his finger to the left.

"That room over there is Brother Kondo’s room. The room across from it belongs to the master and aunt."

Chokata then turned his finger to the right.

"And... that room with the big patch on the door is Uncle Gen’s room."

"Uncle Gen?" Hearing a name he had never heard before, Aoto was a bit taken aback, "Who is this?"

Chokata paused: "Oh right... we seem to have not told you about Uncle Gen yet..."

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Chokata briefly introduced to Aoto who "Uncle Gen" was.

Uncle Gen - full name Inoue Genzaburō.

He is a disciple and one of the senior members of the Shiwei Hall.

This year, at the age of 31, he joined the Shiwei Hall in Kōka 4 (1847) to study the Natural Reasoning Heart Stream, and by seniority, he is the senior brother to Kondo, Chokata, and Aoto.

Inoue Genzaburō, a senior member with old qualifications in the Shiwei Hall, is very close to the Kondo family and has an especially good relationship with Kondo - because they are from the same hometown. Both Kondo and Inoue Genzaburō hail from Tama.

As a senior in the Sword Dojo, Inoue Genzaburō has been dedicated to assisting Kondo and others, helping them teach swordsmanship and manage the Sword Dojo.

To better assist Kondo and others in managing this Shiwei Hall, Inoue Genzaburō, at Zhouzhu’s invitation, moved into the Shiwei Hall long before Chokata. He lived under the same roof with the Kondo family, sharing meals and housing.

Being invited to live with Zhouzhu and the others... shows that Zhouzhu truly does not consider Inoue Genzaburō an outsider.

According to Chokata: because of some issues back home, Inoue Genzaburō recently returned there and it will take some time before he returns to Edo, which is why Aoto had not met Inoue Genzaburō before.

After hearing Chokata’s explanation, Aoto lightly nodded: "Inoue Genzaburō..."

Aoto repeated "Inoue Genzaburō" silently to himself, memorized the name, and then jokingly asked Chokata:

"Since this Uncle Gen is someone with decades of experience in our Shiwei Hall and has the ability to help Mr. Kondo teach swordsmanship... he must be very skilled, right?"

"Hmm." Chokata put his hands on his hips, showing a proud expression, "That’s natural."

"Although Uncle Gen has a harmless face, he is one of the top fighters in our Shiwei Hall."

"Uncle Gen recently received the ’Master of All Techniques’ from the master."

"Besides the master, Uncle Gen’s skill is only second to me and Brother Kondo within Shiwei Hall."

"Master of All Techniques...?" Aoto murmured in admiration, "Being able to receive the Master of All Techniques... that’s indeed impressive..."

Aoto tried to remember "Inoue Genzaburō" more firmly.

Chokata continued to introduce the structure of the house to Aoto.

"Next to Uncle Gen’s room is the storage room, filled with things that feel older than me."

"And next to the storage room... located at the very end of this corridor, is my bedroom."

"Mr. Tachibana, if you ever need to find me in my bedroom, remember to knock on the door first."

"Alright," Aoto glanced at Chokata’s room and nodded, "I will."

Standing next to Aoto, both Saito and Kyūbē also nodded.

"Remember, before entering my room, always remember to knock first." Usually smiling Chokata showed a rare serious expression, "I dislike others entering my room without my permission."

"Okay. Mr. Chokata, rest assured." Aoto nodded to Chokata again, "I have a habit of knocking before entering others’ rooms."

After speaking, Aoto silently thought to himself:

——This kid really values his privacy...

For Chokata’s request for them to knock before entering his room, Aoto didn’t think much about it—because he believed this behavior was quite normal.

Aoto also dislikes others breaking into his private space without permission, hence why he cultivated the habit of knocking before entering others’ rooms.

"Yes, it’s good that you all pay attention." Chokata returned to his usual cheerful demeanor, "Let’s go, let’s get water buckets and cloth, and clean this ’Dining Room’ properly together."

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