Chapter 32 Heading to the Auction

Chapter 32 Heading to the Auction

Under the covert protection of the swords, the Samonji faction quickly adapted to their new life in the citadel. The Awataguchi faction had the most tanto (short swords), and they often played with Sayo in the courtyard.

Whenever he has free time, Mutsu no Kami Yoshiyuki starts examining his camera; he's either taking pictures or on his way to take pictures. Because of this, his camera captures many interesting scenes.

For example, a white crane digging a hole, the most beautiful blade in the world wearing the wrong clothes, and Ookurikara being entangled by the tiger from Gokotai, etc.

Han Zhou put down the documents in his hand and looked at Ran Toushirou, who was obediently helping out. After much deliberation, he decided to take him to this auction.

"Luan, do you want to come with me to destroy the auction venue?"

Ran Toushirou, who had been concentrating on organizing documents, looked up at Hanshu with delight upon hearing this. His tone was full of disbelief.

"Really?!"

Upon seeing Han Zhou nod, he couldn't help but burst into cheers.

"Yay! Hasebe will definitely be so jealous of me!"

Regarding the type of swords they carried, both Yu Yuwu and Qing Ye unanimously chose short swords. Short swords, with their high mobility, are capable of handling unexpected situations.

Hanshu seemed to have a premonition that he would encounter Ran Toushirou's former Saniwa, Mizutani, at the auction.

Taking him along was also a way of hoping that Luan could personally resolve his inner conflicts.

Kitsunenosuke informed the various tsukumogami in the citadel of that he was taking Ran Toushirou to the auction.

"This time, chaos has been chosen," Yagen sighed. Their Awataguchi swords often accompanied Kanshu on his missions.

There must be a reason why the general chose to act rashly.

Unlike the previous auction which was held in the morning, this one took place in the evening. Before setting off, Tsurumaru Kuninaga swiftly slipped into the castle tower.

Han Zhou looked at the white crane who hadn't come in person and sighed helplessly.

"Tsurumaru"

Tsurumaru Kuninaga blinked innocently, then approached Hanshu with a smile.

"Could you take me to this auction?"

Han Zhou met his gaze and calmly uttered a sentence that sounded somewhat inexplicable.

"You know."

"Given my lord's temperament, he should have brought a fully-fledged sword this time. I suspect his decision to accompany Ran is related to Mizutani." At this point, Tsurumaru Kuninaga chuckled twice. "How about taking me along?"

"good"

Han Zhou agreed without much hesitation.

It was Tsurumaru who was taken aback by how easily he had achieved his goal.

"I thought I'd have to try and persuade you, since our lord didn't consider me at first."

"It's not that I haven't considered it, but I feel you don't need me to worry about you."

Even if Tsurumaru Kuninaga is usually mischievous and unreliable, he is still a sword from the Heian period. In crucial moments, he naturally displays the true spirit of the Heian era.

The long years had endowed him with keen insight and an open-minded attitude. This is essentially a common trait among all thousand-year-old swords; they had experienced many things before even taking human form.

They didn't care, or rather, they were able to let go of that terrible past on their own. At least in Hanshu's eyes, Tsurumaru Kuninaga didn't care about his past being targeted by Mizutani.

"You trust me that much?"

Han Zhou glanced at Tsurumaru Kuninaga, his eyes seeming to say: You are my sword, if I don't trust you, who else can I trust?

Although she hadn't yet figured out what Tsurumaru Kuninaga wanted to do by coming along, Hanshu usually wouldn't refuse a reasonable request.

Not only does Hanshu trust the tsukumogami, but the tsukumogami also respect and trust Hanshu.

"I can let you go find Mizutani alone, but be careful. Since Mizutani can collude with the Time Travel Army, I think he has some trump cards up his sleeve."

"Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless."

After receiving Tsurumaru Kuninaga's protection, Kanshu took him to the auction venue first, and then placed a protective array around him.

【Qingye and I are ready, Lord Hanzhou】

After receiving the message from Yu Yuwu, Han Zhou immediately set off with Ran Toushirou, who was already prepared.

A soft golden light enveloped the two figures, and the moment their feet touched the ground again, they found themselves in the auction house's private box. The instant Han Zhou landed, he set up an anti-peeping array.

Miyugiri and Aoya appeared simultaneously, each followed by a short sword spirit. The former carried Sayo Samonji, while the latter carried Imaizumi.

As divine power enveloped the entire auction hall, Han Zhou had already detected Tsurumaru Kuninaga's location. This guy was brazenly following Mizutani, taking advantage of the fact that no one could see him.

"The items being auctioned this time... are the three swords from the Lai faction."

Han Zhou told them the results of his investigation.

Upon hearing this, Yu Yuwu frowned. The swords belonging to the Lai Sect were those of Akashi Kuniyuki, Aishi Kunitoshi, and Hotarumaru. Of these three swords, all except the tanto were rare. Who would choose to auction off the entire Lai Sect?

“These three swords are very likely from the same citadel.” Qingye crossed his arms, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay, his cold eyes filled with anger.

This act of blaspheming the spirit of swords

"Judging from their spiritual power, they are indeed swords from the same citadel." Hanshu paused here, turning his gaze to Ran Toushirou beside him.

"The three swords that came from that faction belong to the same citadel as yours, Ran."

What? !

Ran Toushirou was utterly astonished. "When Mr. Tsuru and I were auctioned off, Hotarumaru and Akashi Kuniyuki were not yet in the citadel!"

As a short sword from the Awataguchi school, he was on good terms with the other short swordsmen. Even though Mizutani didn't like him, he knew about the other two companions that Aishiki Kunitoshi had mentioned.

"This scumbag is still auctioning off swords?"

Qingye gripped the sword at his side tightly, looking as if he wanted to tear Mizutani to pieces.

"Mizutani doesn't just auction off swords; he's also colluding with the Time Travel Army. This man needs to be kept alive. He might know something."

Han Zhou's hand, resting on the chair, tapped unconsciously. His pale golden eyes narrowed into vertical pupils, gleaming faintly. He coldly scrutinized the souls of all the humans present.

"Lord Hanzhou, will you take them in?"

"See if they are willing."

Meanwhile, the habitual smile on Tsurumaru Kuninaga's face had vanished. Thanks to Hanshu's array formation, he had already been scouting the area since arriving at the auction venue.

He quickly located the swords being auctioned and naturally recognized the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from Mizutani. Tsurumaru Kuninaga couldn't understand why they had been 'eliminated' by Mizutani.

But it's definitely not a good thing.

Now was not the best time for a rescue, so Tsurumaru Kuninaga did not want to alert the enemy. Instead, he chose to investigate other areas.

Then he discovered Mizutani

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