Chapter 67

Just when the swordsman and the servants in the arena were about to get along with each other normally, the short sword with long golden hair interrupted the gradually good atmosphere in the arena - although the Watcher announced that the main castle would be on vacation before Chaldea left, this did not affect the monthly schedule announced by the government at that time, which was still a job they needed to complete.

"Excuse me - I'm here to announce the Lord's order to go out." After everyone in the battle field quieted down, the blond-haired, blue-eyed tanto announced the latest schedule of the Time Government, "This month, the Osaka Underground City and Keio Kofu's special investigations will be opened simultaneously - I think everyone knows that it is unnecessary for us to participate in the monthly class, but since the Lord does not want to be absent, we must do our best."

"Of course, Ran." Kashuu Kiyomitsu waved at Rantoshiro and exchanged a glance with Yamato-no-kami Yasunari, "Have you made the specific formation arrangement?"

"The second unit will be reorganized and head to the battlefield in Keio Kofu. The first unit will remain the same and head to the Osaka Underground City." Rantoshiro took out the list of the second unit's members and waved it at the people in the teiga. "As usual, the last person to be mentioned is the captain—"

"Knife, clean up California!"

Kashuu Kiyomitsu: "Oh my, this time the lord has shown some preference for swordsmen other than you guys."

"Fight the knife, Yamato stays safe!"

Yamato-mori Yasunari: "This time it's my turn to play..."

"Sakura, at this time, and the current formation of the team..." Okita-kun looked at Miss Okita with a solemn expression, "It seems that there is a decision over there related to the Shinsengumi."

"I didn't expect that even the abandoned world, which is a matter of cutting off, is within the scope of the Time Government's work." Ms. Okita pondered for a long time, recalling the nature of the world where Phoenix Chaldea is located. "Speaking of which, if this abandoned world had not been interfered with by the Time Government, would it have developed into a news belt on its own?"

"Sword fight, Izumi Mamoru Kanesada!"

Izumi-no-Kami Kanesada: "Do you want me to become the vice-chief of the demons like my previous master?"

"Wakizashi, Horikawa Kunihiro!"

Kunihiro Horikawa: "After all, I am Mr. Kane's best assistant!"

"Striker, Choso Yako Tetsu!"

Chang Zeng Yahu Tetsu: "Leave it to me!"

"By the way, the Kofu location..." Ms. Okita poked Kashuu Kiyomitsu with a serious expression, "Could it be that this happened after the Shinsengumi was reorganized into the Koyo Pacification Force? It can be said that this happened after the two of us had already left the stage at the end of the shogunate."

"The time of this abandoned world is the third year of the Keio era." Kashuu Kiyomitsu turned around and noticed Okita-kun and Okita-san who were obviously trying to understand the situation of their battlefield. "But this is not the first time I have been there. In fact, most of the battlefields that the government has publicly opened as monthly lessons are the same places as the special points that Chaldea has repaired as you mentioned before."

"That's right." Yamato-no-kami Yasuda also added along with Kashuu Kiyomitsu, "Although Osaka Castle said that the target was Toyotomi's buried gold, it was actually just a virtual battlefield created by the government. Although the damage in Osaka Castle was real, that battlefield was definitely not real. After all, how could the real Osaka Castle have ninety-nine floors underground?"

"The same is true for special investigations - after all, we were the first to discover these anomalies." Kashuu Kiyomitsu crossed his arms and nodded in agreement. "The real hidden dangers were solved directly by us, and the data obtained in the process allowed the government to build corresponding virtual battlefields for each main maru - in this way, whether it is a newcomer or an old judge, they can all get the results they deserve and improve the ability of each swordsman."

"Wait, the captain this time won't be that stinky old man!!!"

"Haha, I'm glad you have such a clear understanding, kid." Ichimonji Norimune, who had already put on his battle uniform, reached out from behind Rando Shiro and took the formation list, and displayed the name on the list in front of everyone, "Captain - Tachi, Ichimonji Norimune. Although I am no longer at the age where I would be happy to be appointed as the captain, I still cannot disappoint the lord's expectations."

"Gather in front of the space-time transfer device in half an hour." Ichimonji Norimune took the six guards from Rantoshiro and showed them to his team members like a folding fan. "Don't be late this time, kid. Besides, we are no worse than the guys in the first unit."

"Then I can only wish you good luck in your military career." Rando Shiro smiled, watching Ichimonji Norimune stuff the list of names to be deployed and his own defense into his deployment uniform. "Although such a conversation may not be necessary between us, I still want to remind you - compared to victory in battle, what is more important is always the safe return of all members. Please do not forget this."

"Of course—" The five people who were called in the hand-to-hand combat exchanged glances with each other, and replied to Rando Shiro's instructions with a smile, "The lord shouldn't be worried about us! So, how about a competition? Let's see who can dig through the ninety-nine layers of the underground city first, or we can complete the attack on the main castle of Kofu Castle first?"

"Then the winner will only be our First Division." Rando Shiro showed the arrogance that only members of the First Division have towards the six people who were assigned to the Second Division this time, "We are all equipped with short swords - and Yaken-nii is the kind of guy who will never let himself fail in front of the lord."

"Besides, I... also really want the lord's praise."

Compared to the smooth operation arrangement process on the Tōkaba side, Rantoshiro encountered considerable trouble when he assembled the first unit this time - Yagen Toushiro, who was in charge of the Tōkaba, had been blocked by Oda's servants from yesterday until today; although a large number of servants were sent back today, so that only the two Nobunaga-samas were left in the Tōkaba, Yagen Toushiro still failed to escape the torture from his two former masters.

So after Yagen Toushirou abandoned the two Nobunagas and handed them over to Kadakiri Mitsutada, he showed up at the gathering place of the First Division at a late hour. It was the consensus of all the judges to bring Hakata Toushirou with him, and fortunately, Hakata Toushirou had always been a member of the First Division, so the membership arrangements of the First Division were spared from changes.

However, the captain of the First Division is not static.

"The captain this time is Yaken-nii—" Rantoshiro, who looked as pretty and cute as a teenage idol in his battle uniform, handed the team list to Yaken-nii and gave a sly smile to his older brother. "The guys from the second unit are preparing to compete with us because they haven't participated in a real fight for a long time."

Yagen Toushirou: "Will the lord praise me?"

Radoshiro: "If I win, the lord will definitely praise me."

"Then we absolutely cannot lose - by the way, let's set a higher goal than the last time we took Osaka Castle." Yagen Toushirou smiled as he looked at Hakata Toushirou with golden light in his eyes, thinking of the expenses of the past few days, "Although we are far from being short of money, Xiaoban will never have too much!"

The time-space transfer device emitted a golden light, and sent the first unit to the basement of Osaka Castle before the second unit gathered.

"Please investigate, Yaoyan! We need to bring back many, many little judges for our lord!"

"Yes, yes, so you should also be careful."

After the Time Travel Army on this level was cleared out, Yaken Toushirou sheathed his sword and began knocking here and there with Hakata Toushirou to find Koban - not even an inch of the wall could be left untouched, and every crack had to be carefully searched; their opponent was not the Time Travel Army at all, but Toyotomi's buried gold!!!

"Yaken-san, there's a fork in the road over there." The youngest twins of the Kuritaguchi family shone a flashlight into the dark fork in the road, while turning back to call their brother, "I wonder if this is the place that Hakata-san is looking for - after all, the government always updates the situation of the underground of Osaka Castle!"

"Um……"

The one who arrived at the side of the two-tongue earlier than Yaken Toushirou was the more agile and money-obsessed Hakata Toushirou. Hakata Toushirou shone the headlamp on his head inside, and the long and dark fork in the road seemed to dance wildly on every nerve in his mind that was concerned about the treasure burial place.

"Wait a minute, Hakata." As the oldest member of the Kuritaguchi team, Yaken Toushirou reached out and pressed Hakata Toushirou's shoulder. "I'll go in and take a look first. You guys follow me and be careful. By the way, where's Imakaki? He didn't run off to some other place again, did he?"

"Ya Yan, I'm behind you! I'll be responsible for your safety!"

"Ah, I'll leave it to you, Imakaki."

The six people walked along the long, dark fork in the road with bated breath - on one hand, they were alert for the possible emergence of the remnants of the Time Travel Army that had not been completely cleaned up, and on the other hand, they were eagerly looking forward to the appearance of Toyotomi's buried gold at the end of the road; however, this dark fork in the road seemed to have no end at all, so they could only move forward in silence.

"Yakuken, brother." When the six of them were about to relax due to the long-term mental tension, Rantoshiro smiled and deliberately sweetened his voice and came forward to persecute Yakukentoshiro, "Come to think of it, why were you the last one to gather at the time-space transfer device today?"

"Because I was entangled by the two Nobunaga-samas." Yagen Toushirou answered Rantoshiro's question in a terrifyingly calm voice, but Rantoshiro could hear in his voice the frustration of not being able to get along with those fellow Demon King Blades. "The lord specifically instructed us to live in peace with them - so I ended up dragging the two Nobunaga-samas across the entire Honmaru and handing them over to Candakiri before coming here."

"…If only Hasebe and Souzo could be more calm." Yagen Toushirou walked in front holding a flashlight, and a steady stream of black air began to emerge from his body. He began to mutter in a low voice, "If they didn't have an allergic reaction to Lord Nobunaga, I wouldn't have to cross the entire Honmaru to look for Candida Kirito."