My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 673: Chapter 12: Half-Naked Aoto and the Pure Sazanoko

”You should also be aware of what kind of political achievements he has currently accomplished on the official stage, Brother Tadomaru.”

”Not only does he have boundless potential in his political career, but he also has a limitless future in the Sword Dao path.”

Chiba Shigetarou pointed with his mouth towards the dojo in front of him.

”Brother Tadomaru, you just saw how high Mr. Tachibana’s swordsmanship talent and skill level are, right?”

”He’s only been learning swordsmanship for just about 8 months.”

”In a mere 8 months, he has surpassed almost all the disciples of our Little Chiba Sword Dojo.”

”If I were to compete against Mr. Tachibana now, I’d probably lose more than win.”

Chiba Shigetarou spoke at length... with an attitude of being able to praise Mr. Tachibana’s merits for three days and nights.

Just as Chiba Shigetarou was getting more excited and passionate, Chiba Domon Shiro interjected appropriately, interrupting Shigetarou’s seemingly endless praise of Aoto.

”Brother Shigetarou, I agree with all your praises of Mr. Tachibana. But—” Chiba Domon Shiro changed the direction of the conversation, ”The most important quality of Sazanoko’s husband... should be whether Sazanoko likes him, right?”

As soon as Chiba Domon Shiro finished speaking, he saw Chiba Shigetarou respond quickly with an excited expression:

”Brother Tadomaru, you’ve hit the nail on the head.”

”The main reason why I believe Mr. Tachibana and Sazanoko are suitable is that I’ve recently discovered Sazanoko does not have any aversion to Mr. Tachibana, and might even have some goodwill towards him.”

”Goodwill...? Brother Shigetarou, are you... sure?”

Chiba Domon Shiro showed a dazed and puzzled expression.

Even though he is just Sazanoko’s cousin, they basically grew up together.

He knows this cousin’s character very well—he has never seen her show any obvious goodwill toward any male other than family.

What Chiba Shigetarou just said really gave him a bit of a psychological shock.

”Of course, I’m sure.” Chiba Shigetarou nodded fervently, ”I’m her real brother, living under the same roof with her, so I see most of her daily behavior right under my eyes.”

After speaking, Chiba Shigetarou let out a sigh full of emotion.

”It’s truly a turning point... A few months ago, I really thought Mr. Tachibana and Sazanoko had no chance.”

Back then, when his ”Prospective Brother-in-law Handbook” was accidentally discovered by Sazanoko, and she said ”I will not like Mr. Tachibana” herself, it made Chiba Shigetarou’s heart sink.

At that time, he thought: Well, the quality candidate found with great effort has been rejected by Sazanoko once again...

At that point, he had almost given up the idea of matchmaking Aoto and Sazanoko.

It wasn’t until recently when Aoto started frequently visiting the Little Chiba Sword Dojo that this nearly extinguished ”hope” rekindled.

In these past two months, Chiba Shigetarou has personally witnessed the amicable relationship between Aoto and Sazanoko.

Every time Aoto comes to the Little Chiba Sword Dojo, he always makes sure to meet and chat with Sazanoko.

Sazanoko never resists socializing with Aoto either.

Chiba Shigetarou has seen several times his usually serious and almost rigid sister, who normally doesn’t smile much, showing a faint smile during conversations with Aoto.

Seeing this scene, Chiba Shigetarou’s thoughts revived!

There’s hope!

What do you mean you won’t like Mr. Tachibana, Sazanoko, isn’t your relationship with Mr. Tachibana quite good!

Chiba Shigetarou has long been convinced that if they miss Mr. Tachibana, he doesn’t know when they will find another suitable ”prospective brother-in-law.”

Therefore, upon discovering Sazanoko doesn’t seem to resist Aoto as she previously stated, Chiba Shigetarou’s determination and passion to matchmake Aoto and Sazanoko burned fiercely once more.

As the saying goes, ”There is strength in numbers.”

With the firm resolve of ”Mr. Tachibana must not slip away,” Chiba Shigetarou decided to find some allies to help!

The most suitable allies, naturally, are his family members.

This is why Chiba Shigetarou suddenly brought up Sazanoko’s marriage with Chiba Domon Shiro at this moment.

At this moment, Chiba Shigetarou finally revealed his fangs to Chiba Domon Shiro.

”In any case, I’ve thoroughly investigated Mr. Tachibana, and in terms of character, talent, and closeness with Sazanoko, no one now is more suitable than Mr. Tachibana to be my brother-in-law.”

”Brother Tadomaru, let me be frank with you: since you also agree that Mr. Tachibana is excellent, why not assist me?”

”What needs to be done is very simple, just work with me to bring about Mr. Tachibana and Sazanoko’s marriage.”

Chiba Domon Shiro was stunned, then opened his mouth, a faint trace of urgency hanging between his brows, as if he was eager to say something.

But before he could even speak a single word, Chiba Shigetarou preemptively cut him off:

”Sazanoko is already 22 years old this year, and if we delay for a few more years, she might not be able to find a good family to marry into. Sazanoko would have to spend her life in solitude.”

”Worse still, there might be some gossips out there, slandering Sazanoko, saying there’s some defect in her body, or fabricating that the Chiba family’s demands for Sazanoko’s husband were too strict, thus causing Sazanoko to remain unmarried.”

Chiba Shigetarou is truly a master at playing with people’s minds.

His words struck precisely at Chiba Domon Shiro’s two weak points—family and family reputation.