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"Dang Dang Dang." A crisp knock on the door suddenly sounded, waking Ito Sei, who was sitting on the ground with his eyes closed and holding his sword, from his meditation.
"Come in," Sei Itō said as he opened his eyes and looked at the door.
"Creak." With a soft sound, a young woman with short black hair pushed open the door and walked in.
"My Lord, Kahota-sama is looking for you," the short-haired woman said respectfully.
"Got it," Sei Itō said calmly.
After getting the answer, the short-haired woman bowed and carefully left Ito Sei's room.
"This is the first time they sent someone to look for me after I moved into the stronghold. It seems like there's a mission from the Dark," Sei Itō thought as he stood up with his sword and slowly walked to the door.
Soon, Sei Itō left the room he was temporarily staying in and walked through the familiar corridor. He came to the big room where he met Kaito Kakuda and Guan Maoxian when he first entered the stronghold.
"What's the matter?" Sei Itō walked into the room and said to Kaito Kakuda who was sitting on a chair and cutting fruits with a fruit knife.
"I have a mission for you." Kaito Kakuda grabbed an intact apple from the fruit plate beside him and threw it to Sei Itō as he spoke.
"Pa." Sei Itō caught the apple thrown by Kaito Kakuda.
Then, he threw the apple into the air and immediately pulled out the knife and slashed at the apple. A second later, there was a clear sound. Ito Sei stretched out his hand and caught the apple.
"What mission?" Sei Itō asked as he shook the apple peel off.
"Kacha." Ito Sei opened his mouth and bit off a small piece of the apple, chewing it in his mouth.
"The weapon team's mission, looking for a sword." Kaito Kakuda smiled and explained, "You should know. For us who are experts in using weapons, a good weapon is hard to come by. Although there are blacksmiths in the team who are responsible for making weapons, there are too few of them. They don't have enough time to make weapons for other team members, not to mention making swords for us. So, to solve the problem of weapon shortage, the higher-ups have sent out their orders. The higher-ups have always issued this kind of self-reliant mission. "
"So, the last attack was because they found the famous sword in my hand?" Sei Itō pretended to be confused after hearing the explanation.
"That's right." There was nothing to deny about this matter. Kakuda Kaito simply admitted it. Then, Kaito Kakuda changed the topic. He brought the topic back to the mission and said, "This mission is to ask you to go to XX County XX Town XXX and take the famous sword collected by that family."
"The goal of the mission is only the sword. As for the life and death of that family, it's up to you." Kaito Kakuda added.
Sei Itō nodded and didn't say anything.
"I say, is this how the higher-ups always find swords?" Then, Sei Itō asked with a puzzled look.
"Yes, why?" Kaito Kakuda asked with a puzzled look.
"Nothing. I just feel that it's a waste of time. "Sei Itō shook his head and said.
"From what you said, you have a better way to find swords." Kaito Kakuda looked at Sei Itō and asked with interest.
"No, I don't." Sei Itō shook his head and denied it. Then, when Kaito Kakuda looked disappointed, he continued, "But I know where to find a good sword."
"Where?" Kaito Kakuda asked immediately.
"Have you heard of Akabane Swords?" Sei Itō didn't immediately say where the good sword was, but asked again.
"Akabane Swords? You mean after World War II. Those swords that were collected and preserved in the Eighth Armory? "Kaito Kakuda frowned slightly when he heard this.
"Yes." Sei Itō threw the apple in his hand into the trash can, nodded and said, "Although most of those swords are as useless as ordinary swords, there are indeed many good swords among them. And with the number of Akabane Swords in existence, even if one in a thousand can find four or five good swords, not to mention that there are definitely more than four or five good swords in the Akabane Swords."
"Yes, this is a good way to find swords." Kaito Kakuda groaned, then got up from his seat and looked at Sei Itō, "You go and perform the mission first, I will tell the higher-ups about your proposal."
"Okay." Sei Itō nodded and agreed.
Then he turned and walked out of the big room. Before leaving the stronghold, he casually found a good-looking young woman in the stronghold to be his driver. She drove him to the county where the mission target was located.
Japan was not big, and the mission could be sent to Sei Itō's stronghold, which meant that the target was not far from the stronghold. Therefore, it didn't take long for Sei Itō to arrive at the location of the mission target.
"Sir is here." The female driver who stopped the car reminded him aloud.
Sei Itō, who got the hint, turned his head and looked out of the car window. Then a large ancient Japanese-style courtyard building came into view in front of Sei Itō's eyes.
"It seems that this family is rich." Sei Itō chuckled when he saw the size of the building.
"You wait for me here, I will be out soon." Sei Itō said as he reached out to open the car door and stepped out of the car.
"Yes." The female driver nodded and agreed.
After getting out of the car, Sei Itō went straight to the wall of the courtyard building painted white. He bent his knees and jumped over the wall into the courtyard. After observing the layout of the courtyard, he walked to the location of the main house.
"Woof, woof …" Just as Sei Itō was about to reach the main house, a dog's bark suddenly rang in Sei Itō's ears.
Sei Itō frowned when he heard the dog's bark. He suddenly turned his head and stared at Heibei, who was tied by a thick black iron chain under the wall on the left side of the main house. He released a murderous aura from his eyes and pierced Heibei's eyes.
"Awoo …" The next moment, Heibei seemed to be frightened by something. He suddenly lay on the ground and let out a low howl.
"Finks, what's wrong?" A man in a light blue bathrobe asked. A man who looked to be in his forties or fifties walked out of the main house. His hair was mixed with black and white. He looked at Heibei and asked. He was obviously disturbed by Heibei's howl.
At this time, the owner of the house also noticed Sei Itō's presence. He immediately frowned and shouted, "Who are you?"
Sei Itō didn't want to waste time talking to this guy. He directly jumped to the side of the man. He grabbed the man's throat and dragged him back to the main house.
After entering the main house, Sei Itō threw the red-faced man to the ground. "If you don't look like you're dead, then behave yourself." He stared at the man with a cold expression and shouted.
"Cough, cough, who are you? Cough, cough, who are you?" The man on the ground covered his throat and coughed violently.
"Hey!" Seeing that the man was still in the mood to ask who he was, Sei Itō directly pulled out his long sword and pressed the tip of the sword against the man's forehead.
"Let's talk nicely. Let's talk nicely." The man's face immediately turned pale when he felt the cold aura from the sword. He slowly backed away with his hands behind his back and looked at Sei Itō with a panicked expression.
"I'm a member of the Dark Weapon Group. I'm here to look for a sword. If you don't want to die, give me all the swords you've collected." Sei Itō said coldly.
"[Dark]!?" Hearing Sei Itō's words, the man's face changed again and said with a trembling voice.
"It seems like you know about us." Sei Itō looked at the man in surprise and said, "Since you know about us, you should know our style. My patience is limited. If you're here to dilly-dally, I don't mind killing you and looking for it myself. "
"No, don't kill me. I'll give you all the swords I've collected." The man's body trembled and his face was covered in sweat.
"Go." Sei Itō turned his wrist and waved the sword, moving the tip of the sword away from the man's forehead.
"I'll go now. I'll go now." Seeing that the blade was moved away, the man quickly turned around and ran to the side on all fours.
"Hua …" The man stood up again and pulled open a paper door. Then, a set of Japanese swords appeared in front of Sei Itō. There were two pitch-black spears and three different swords. They were obviously a set.
"That's all?" Sei Itō said with a frown as he looked at the items behind the paper door.
"These are the treasures I have. I've stored the normal items in the storage room." The man raised his head and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He looked at Sei Itō carefully and said.
Sei Itō put away the swords and walked to the door. He reached out and took the long sword from the sword holder and held it in his hand. He gently lifted the sword with his thumb to reveal the blade and lowered his head to examine it.
"The sword pattern is not bad." Sei Itō said lightly.
"Peng." As Sei Itō's thumb moved, the blade retracted back into the scabbard. The scabbard and scabbard made a crisp sound when they collided.
Then, Sei Itō checked the kodachi and ribs on the sword holder, as well as the set of Japanese swords and pitch-black spears on both sides of the sword holder.
"Go and get me a big box." Sei Itō turned to the man and ordered.
"Yes." Hearing Sei Itō's voice, the man's body trembled and he quickly responded. He then turned and ran into the room to find a big box for Sei Itō.
After a short while, the man carried an old-fashioned box made of thin bamboo back to Sei Itō and put it on the ground.
Sei Itō used the scabbard to gently lift the lock and open the box.
"Put the armor and the swords inside." Sei Itō ordered.
"Yes." The man's expression changed slightly when he heard this. He walked to the space behind the door with a pained expression and took apart the set of Japanese swords. He carefully put them into the box. After dealing with the armor, he put the set of three swords into the gap between the box and the armor.
"Take me to your storage room." Sei Itō picked up the bamboo box and ordered the man.
The corner of the man's mouth twitched when he heard Ito Seiji's request. He unwillingly moved his feet and took Ito Seiji to the storage room on the right side of the main house. He then used the key to open the door of the storage room.
"Take out those swords for me." Sei Itō continued to order the man as if he was a servant.
"Yes." The man acknowledged his fate and walked into the warehouse. Then, he took out several long sabers that were stored in the warehouse.
Sei Itō didn't hold back and checked them one by one.
"Tsk, these are really useless ornaments." Itō Sei put the last long sword back into the sheath and threw it aside with a look of disdain.
"Since you are so cooperative, I won't kill you. Send me out." Ito Sei, who picked up the big bamboo suitcase beside him, looked at the man and said with a smile.
"Thank you, thank you." The man who finally got the approval immediately relaxed and thanked Ito Sei with a grateful face.
Sei Itō ignored the man and walked out of the courtyard. The man stopped bowing and quickly walked in front of Sei Itō. He humbly led the way for Sei Itō and sent him out of the courtyard.
"Sir," the female driver got out of the car and greeted Sei Itō when she saw Sei Itō come out.
"Open the trunk." Sei Itō walked to the back of the car and ordered.
"Yes." The female driver answered and opened the trunk of the car.
"Crack." After a soft sound, a crack appeared in the trunk that had been closed.
Ito Sei reached out to open the trunk and put the large bamboo suitcase in his hand into the trunk. Then, he closed the trunk again. Sei Itō then returned to the car and got into the car through the door opened by the female driver.
The female driver closed the door after Sei Itō got into the car. She turned around and sat in the driver's seat. She started the car and drove back to the stronghold.
…
"Here, I took this from the target's house. In addition to three usable knives, there is also a set of well-made foot armor." After a while, Sei Itō returned to the stronghold. He walked into the big room and put the box on the long table.
"Is that so? It just so happens that there are a few people in the group who haven't found their armor yet. "Kakuda Hiroto laughed. Then he changed the topic and continued, "I have reported the matter you mentioned before you set off. They said that this matter can be done. So our task for the next period of time is to go to various museums to find the red-feathered blade."
"Just us?" Sei Itō asked with a frown.
"No, because there are too many Akabane Blades, the higher-ups have also issued an internal announcement to the members of other groups. In terms of scale, it can be regarded as a small mobilization of the weapons group." Kakuda Hiroto explained with a smile.
"That's good." Sei Itō nodded and said, "I can also take this opportunity to meet the members of other groups."
"Is there anything else? If not, I will go back to rest first. "Sei Itō looked at Kakuda Hiroto and asked.
"No, you can go." Kakuda Hiroto said.
Sei Itō nodded, then turned and walked out of the room. He walked back to the room temporarily assigned to him.
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