The two new swords, one called Hasebe, and the other called Candlestick Qiguang. Both of them looked very calm and mature men.

Forging swords was really a good way to get a variety of different types of swords. No wonder Violet Orchid said that the efficiency of forging swords was low.

Ivan was filled with emotion, "Finally, there are swords that are better than me."

The two were confused. It wasn't until the banquet at night that all the swords were gathered that they realized that most of them were short swords. One or two of them were teenagers, but the three young men were Yiqi, Yizhen, Songxian, and their master.

The two new men were very capable. They were able to work in the hall and in the kitchen.

Ivan was happy. They were talents. He had to promote them well. In the future, he would have to rely on them for his clerical work!

Ivan's happiness didn't last long. Qing Guang took the initiative to resign from the position of valet.

Ivan was dumbfounded, "Why?"

He originally wanted to take advantage of the evening to cultivate his relationship with Qing Guang.

"Now that Benwan's swords have increased, master should let other swords serve you. This way, you can better understand each other."

Qing Guang's words blocked Ivan's mouth. Ivan opened his mouth, but in the end, he couldn't say anything against it.

"I know. Then let's take turns."

That night, the person who came to serve Ivan was Songxian. Qing Guang and Yamato Moriyasu stayed in the same room.

Was it an illusion that Qing Guang had been avoiding him recently?

And he was actually in the same room as Mamoru Yamato.

Thinking of the two people who had a good relationship with Violet Orchid's family, Ivan began to feel sour.

"Master should sleep early. Don't you have to go to the Violet Orchid Hall tomorrow?"

Ivan scratched his head and sighed as he lay down.

Touching the empty space beside the bed, he suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

He was already used to sleeping with Qing Guang in his arms at night.

Songxian turned off the light and then went to bed in the private room. Ivan kept his eyes open until midnight before he fell asleep uneasily.

He didn't sleep well that night and yawned the next day.

"Even you can't sleep well?" Violet Orchid couldn't help but tease.

Ivan rolled his eyes at Violet Orchid and scratched his head in annoyance. "Didn't we get a new valet recently?

I'm not used to it. "

"It's about time for a shift. Jiazhou is working hard by himself. He has to go out to battle, be an insider, and serve you at night."

Ivan sighed. Hadn't he considered this point as well? That was why he didn't voice his objection.

Honmaru was still in the process of developing and had too many things to do. He was also too dependent on Qing Guang. Seeing his tired face, his heart ached.

However, Ivan wasn't worried about this. It was because Qing Guang was deliberately keeping a distance from him. Although it wasn't obvious usually, whenever Ivan wanted to be alone with him, he would always find an excuse to escape.

He hadn't spoken to Qing Guang alone for a long time.

Seeing Mamoru Yamato and Qing Guang talking and laughing, whether it was Violet Orchid's family or his own family, Ivan pursed his lips in displeasure. He saw Yamato Moriyasu as his rival in love.

"You've become more and more proficient in controlling your spiritual power recently. You've also increased your swords. Next, let's talk about the arrangement of the troops and the characteristics of each sword type. There's one more thing."

Violet Orchid took out a small paper doll from her pocket and handed it to Ivan.

He took it in confusion and flipped it over to study it, but didn't find anything special. "What's this?"

"Paper shikigami. It can bear the spiritual power of the Divine Inquisitor. After instilling spiritual power into it, it can forge swords even if you don't do it yourself."

Violet Orchid successfully received Ivan's complaining gaze. She didn't mind and smiled gently. "From now on, let your swords forge swords. Of course, the same goes for the swords."

Ivan felt like he was being cheated. If there was such a method, why didn't she tell him?

He almost blew up Honmaru.

However, Ivan soon found out the reason. He blinked and looked at the paper doll that had been shattered into pieces. He didn't know what to say.

"Paper shikigami are very fragile. If you don't inject enough spiritual power, it won't be effective. If you inject too much spiritual power, it will become like this."

As she spoke, Violet Orchid made a demonstration. The small paper doll's stomach was imprinted with the word [Divine Inquisitor]. Ivan could feel that the little paper doll's spiritual power was in a state where it was about to overflow but was just about to be retracted.

So that's how it is. It's just like making holy water, but it requires more precise control.

Ivan concentrated on controlling the spiritual power and successfully made a small paper doll that was filled with spiritual power.

Violet Orchid could only sigh at Ivan's fast mastery of the technique. However, this was also within her expectations.

"Your task now is to practice. You'll pass when you make one every second. Also, you can use it in defense. It can block a fatal blow for your swords at a critical moment."

Violet Orchid made a defense on the spot. Ivan nodded to show that he remembered.

He wouldn't complain about having too many of these consumables. Ivan felt that it was a good deal to kill three birds with one stone.

After that, Violet Orchid also talked about a few common methods of making paper shikigami, such as communication, surveillance, and so on. However, Violet Orchid said that there was no need to rush these. The main thing was to organize the team.

Unknowingly, it was lunchtime.

The person who came to pick him up was Hasebe. Ivan was a little disappointed.

Keenly aware of his master's mood, Hasebe lowered his head and remained silent. He felt that his master didn't seem to like him very much.

The two of them each had their own thoughts. They walked back to Honmaru in silence. The atmosphere was very heavy. Swords, who had stayed behind, couldn't help but feel worried.

"What happened?" Pharmaceutical Research stepped forward and asked.

"It's nothing." Ivan sighed and continued walking.

This clearly wasn't nothing. Yao Yan looked at Hasegawa Tribe with an inquiring gaze.

"I feel that my master doesn't like me very much." Hasebe's expression was rather gloomy. He revealed a bitter smile.

Pharmaceutical Research was stunned. "No way?" He still remembered that when Hasebe and Candlestick were cut off, the General was very pleased.

"But that's the truth. Master was like that when he saw me. There's no other reason."

Pharmaceutical Research thought for a moment and felt that things weren't that simple. The General had always been very cheerful. Perhaps there was something on his mind.

In any case, it wasn't good to have such a misunderstanding between the General and Hasebe. Therefore, Pharmaceutical Research immediately pulled Hasebe and chased after him.

"General."

Ivan turned around. "What's wrong?"

"General, is there something on your mind?"

Ivan saw that Pharmaceutical Research was desperately trying to signal him with his eyes. Only then did he realize that his behavior had inadvertently hurt Hasebe. He felt a surge of apology. "Sorry, I've been a little upset recently. I didn't mean to give you a hard time."

Hasebe looked up at Ivan. Ivan gave him an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry. I don't have anything against Hasebe. Rather, you've helped me a lot by helping me with my work."

Hasebe was immediately overjoyed after being praised by Ivan. He smiled proudly and patted his chest. "As long as it's an order from my master, I, Hasebe, will not refuse."

Ivan was amused by his words.

Pharmaceutical Research took the opportunity to ask, "What's troubling you, General?"

Hasebe immediately perked up. "If there's anything we can help with, please don't hesitate to tell us."

"That … Have you noticed anything different about Qing Guang recently?"

Hasebe had just arrived and did not know much about Jiazhou Qing Guang. He only knew that Qing Guang was the most senior person here and had the closest relationship with his master. This made him quite jealous.

"Jiazhou, but that's it?

There's nothing different about him. "Pharmaceutical Research immediately understood." Master, you're not used to the sudden change of personal attendants, right?

I think you'll get used to it after a few days. "

"Maybe."

Ivan could not help but wonder if he was overthinking things.

However, with the increase of swords and sabers in Honmaru, Ivan did not have time to think about it.

Army programming, building renovation, territory expansion, stables … Now, in addition to learning from Violet Orchid, he could see many of his sabers and sabers coming over to learn from him.

"… Violet Orchid, if you don't give me a break, I'm going to explode."

"Hahaha, what are you talking about? People don't explode."

Violet Orchid smiled like the spring breeze in March as usual, but her posture was saying, "Show me if you can."

"Master, this is bad. Ikedaya is reacting to Retrograde March again."

Violet Orchid's expression became serious. Ivan also raised his head from the table. He had heard that Ikedaya's enemies were very strong. Even Violet Orchid's experienced sabers and sabers would be injured.

"Ivan, how do you think we should arrange the personnel for this battle?"

Ivan leaned back, his back completely leaning against the back of the chair. He put his hands behind his head, causing the chair to sway. There was no tension in the atmosphere at all. "Hmm?

The best candidate is obviously me. "

Violet Orchid was not surprised at all. "I knew you would say that. But with your current control of spiritual power, it would be amazing if you could stay on the frontline for three minutes."

Ivan pursed his lips. He had only heard of fighting with all his might, but he had never heard of suppressing himself. He could not be blamed. If he had to blame something, he could only blame the different environmental factors in this world.

Ivan pulled out the information about Ikedaya that was forcefully stuffed into his mind. His brain worked quickly.

Speaking of Ikedaya, it was related to the Shinsengumi. Many of his sabers and sabers had fate with the Shinsengumi.

"With my current deployment, Qing Guang, Kansan, Horikawa, Koyazufumi, Pharmaceutical Research, and Candlestick Cut."

The katana was very compatible. The katana and katana were also very flexible. According to previous cases, Ikedaya's internal battles were mostly at night. The katana and katana were good choices. As for the katana, it was just to avoid accidents.

Who knew if the Tracing Army would not play their cards according to common sense?

Violet Orchid felt that this team arrangement was not bad. She did not object to the arrangement of the sabers to the place where they would meet their original owners. In fact, she approved of it. Although this would make the sabers and sabers turbulent, and they would want to change history, they would have to face it sooner or later, right?

"What about Yamato Moriyasu?"

"He … can't be here yet."

He had been with Mamoru Yamato for quite some time now. In addition, they were rivals in love. Naturally, he paid a lot of attention to Mamoru Yamato. "He likes Okita too much. Now that he has just revealed himself, I think he should just change his name to Unstable."

Ivan could not help but complain about Mamoru Yamato's name.

Violet Orchid smiled. "For Mamoru Yamato, Okita is indeed an inner demon, but he will overcome it eventually."

Ivan did not comment. Mamoru Yamato of Violet Orchid's family was calm, and there was no confusion in his eyes. Obviously, he had overcome the hurdle in his heart. However, not every Yamato Moriyasu could successfully overcome it. It was not absolute.

Ivan's sabers and sabers had just revealed themselves, and they had not accumulated much experience. As a person with thinking and the ability to act, they had too little experience. It was normal for them to be emotional.

Based on his understanding of them, Ivan naturally trusted Qing Guang. The same was true for Kazumi Mamoru. They were very clear about their responsibilities and obligations. Horikawa Ivan was not worried. His saber was very thorough. He and Kazumi Mamoru would definitely support each other. Candlestick Cutter, Xiao Ye, and Pharmaceutical Research were very stable. This incident was not fated for them, so naturally, they would do their best to complete the task.

Only Ivan was not sure about Yamato Moriyasu.

He heard that Mamoru Yamato had been sitting in the same dream recently, and it was nothing more than Okita Kun in his dream.

Ivan tilted his head. He felt that Shi Zheng should create a new position, a psychiatrist for men with sabers and sabers.

Otherwise, why would he feel that these sabers and sabers were too dramatic?

One was a caged bird with sad background music all day long, and the other was thinking about Okita Kun all day long. He did not know what would be added in the future.