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That night--

Edo, a certain restaurant——

"I'm getting excited! Let me dance a dance from my hometown for everyone!"

Dahuobao Harada pushed open the dining table in front of him and quickly stood in the center of the room. He hummed an unknown tune to accompany himself and danced an unknown dance.

Harada's dance can't be said to be impossible to watch, it can only be said to be unsightly.

There is not a single note in the singing voice that is in tune, the stiff limbs seem to be completely out of control of the brain, and the movements are completely out of tune with the singing voice...

In a word - a spiritually polluting dance.

But this kind of dance, which has no other purpose besides making people laugh, is just right for a "celebration banquet" where the more lively the better.

You don’t need to have amazing singing voice or dance steps, you just need to dare to dance and sing, and don’t let the banquet come to a standstill - this is the celebration banquet.

Harada's funny dance moves made everyone in the room burst into laughter, and the air was filled with joy.

Some people...such as Nagakura, who had a good relationship with Harada and was infected by the joyous atmosphere of the party; Toudo, who was embarrassed to refuse Harada's warm invitation...they spontaneously formed a "temporary dance troupe" to dance with Harada.

Dance together.

For the Trial Guard Hall, although the process of today's game was a bit tortuous, fortunately, they succeeded in defeating the Xuanwu Hall in the end.

Since he won the game, it was logical that he should hold a jubilant celebration banquet.

After nightfall, Zhou Zhu booked a large private room in a certain restaurant as the venue for the celebration banquet.

Many people related to the Trial Guard Hall were invited to the banquet.

For example, Toudo Heisuke.

For example, Kiryu and Mai Kinoshita.

For example, Hikaru Okita and his wife.

As soon as the banquet began, the atmosphere was heightened by laughter and drinks.

It has been a long time since there has been such a banquet with enough name to temporarily put aside the trivial matters of reality and focus wholeheartedly on the pleasure in front of you.

It was rare for everyone to relax without any worries, eating, drinking, singing and playing to their heart's content.

If it weren't for the concern that Abi, who would never allow his husband (Shusuke) to be unclear about the women outside, was present, Hijikata would have wanted to invite some geishas who could touch them to add to the fun.

Of course, one of the important reasons why everyone is making such a fuss is that all the expenses for tonight's banquet were paid for by Zhou Zhu.

There were free meals and drinks, so of course everyone had a good time eating and drinking.

In response to Zhou Zhu's generous move, Abi, who was in charge of the financial power of the imperial examination hall and worked hard every day to make the monthly profit of the imperial examination hall better, did not criticize him even though his face was very dark.

What.

All the expenses for the banquet to celebrate the victory of the Trial Guard Hall over the Xuanwu Hall were borne by Zhou Zhu, the owner of the Trial Guard Hall - this is just a reasonable and natural thing.

At the celebration banquet, he shouted to the disciples and banquet guests in the hall, "We will each pay for the celebration banquet tonight"... Even if he is as stingy as a pen, he cannot do such a shameful thing.

Money is important, but for Abi, "family honor" and "samurai's face" are the most important things.

Anyway, the victory in today's game also made A Bi feel very proud, so A Bi made an exception for the time being and accompanied Zhou Zhu to make a big deal that he hadn't seen in a long time and spend money wildly tonight.

Aomori and Souji, who were undoubtedly the biggest contributors to today's victory, sat side by side very close to the banquet chair.

The reason why the seats of Qingnobo and Souji are arranged in this way is to facilitate everyone to toast these two great heroes.

"That's enough, Okita-kun, stop drinking after finishing this cup."

Qingto said angrily while grabbing the wine glass that had just been emptied from the Souji's hand.

Souji is the kind of person who "doesn't take the initiative to drink alcohol on weekdays, but once he drinks alcohol, he will drink until he loses consciousness."

Souji's ability to drink is average, and he will start to get drunk after a few drinks.

At this moment, Souji had drunk an unknown amount of wine, and his whole pretty face turned a lovely light pink color.

He shook his head and muttered as he spoke, and his whole body seemed to be about to melt into a semi-liquid mass.

If Souji was allowed to drink again, she would really break into pieces, so Qingteng made a quick decision and immediately snatched Souji's wine glass away.

"Mr. Tachibana is right. Souji, you can't drink anymore."

Okita Hikaru on the side agreed.

Under the intentional arrangement of Shusuke and others, the seats of Hikaru Okita and his wife, who are relatives of the Souji, were placed next to the Souji.

Seated on the left of the general manager was Ayoto, and on the right sat his sister and brother-in-law.

Normally, the general manager would probably protest loudly at this time, saying, "I can still drink! I want to drink!"

But Souji, whose consciousness is currently in a trance, can hardly speak a complete sentence.

After the wine glass was taken away by Qingneng, she only looked at her empty palm blankly, looked at Qingneng and Okita Hikaru who asked her in a strong tone not to drink anymore, and then——

"Hmm...~~"

He pursed his lips, groaned in displeasure in a soft tone, then silently picked up the chopsticks and continued eating.

"Mr. Orange!"

Suddenly, Harada came close to Qingto.

"Come dance with us!"

"Uh...I don't have to."

Qingdeng laughed awkwardly and politely declined.

Harada's dance was too early for Ayoto and this era.

To dance this kind of dance... Qingdeng is really disrespectful.

Seeing that Aoto didn't want to come and dance with them, Harada didn't force him either - he instead threw himself in front of Saito.

"Saito! Why are you so quiet at this rare banquet! Come and play together! Let's dance together!"

"I don't have to..."

You know, even Aoto is not willing to accompany Harada, Nagakura and the others to dance this kind of "beyond the times", let alone Saito, who has a withdrawn personality.

When Harada enthusiastically invited Saito to dance with them, Aoto suddenly noticed that Harada's steps seemed a bit frivolous.

Qingto took the opportunity to raise his gaze and looked at Harada's face.

Harada is a very good drinker and has drank several bottles of sake.

Although he was still in good spirits, his face was already flushed.

But even so, the weak "pale" hidden under the "red" is still vaguely visible.

Seeing this, Qingdeng couldn't help but secretly thought:

——Hijikata’s “collection” is really amazing...

A while ago, on the night when Aoto discovered Souji's "real identity", he took the dizzy Souji away to cover Aoto. Hijikata said, "I want to give you some of my unwanted 'collections'."

, took Nagakura, Saito and Harada out of the bathhouse.

A complete show... Hijikata really has been collecting something very special, and he really gave some of his "collections" to Nagakura and the others.

The things Hijikata collects...are the personal information of Edo wandering girls.

Wandering Girl: A prostitute.

In the Edo period, people called prostitutes who specialized in that kind of business "yome", and brothels were called "yomeya".

Because of Japan's special humanities and customs, and the practical need for a channel for energetic young men to vent their excess energy in a society with extremely rigid classes, yūnyō and yūnyōya have always been recognized by the Edo shogunate.

Legal profession, legal shop.

In order to facilitate control, the Edo shogunate only opened a legal red light district in one place in Edo. It was Yoshiwara on the Nippon Embankment behind Sensoji Temple.

The thousand-year-old temple and the country's largest red light district are neighbors... I don't know what the Japanese think.

Thinking about it from another angle... this seems to be just the right way to achieve a special "one-stop service" - after Yoshiwara vents his anger, you can walk a few steps and turn a corner and go to Sensoji Temple to confess that you have not controlled your lower body well.

of crime.

The Edo shogunate strictly stipulated that only Yoshihara can open a Yoshihara. It is illegal to open a Yoshihara anywhere except Yoshiwara.

Of course - someone like Hijikata, who is a romantic and has so many current girlfriends and ex-girlfriends that he can form several football teams to play in the group stage there, how could he not be a frequent visitor to Yoshiwara?

Out of personal interest and for the convenience of his own entertainment, Hijikata collected the information of all the wandering girls he had come into contact with and integrated it into a self-made "Hijikata Version Yoshiwara Hosomi".

In order to make it easier for tourists to have fun in Yoshiwara, there has been a long-lasting biannual publication widely circulated in the market: "Yoshiwara Hosomi"

Simply put, "Yoshiwara Hosomi" is a guidebook specially produced for tourists visiting Yoshiwara.

In the beginning, the titles of the books were diverse.

There are "Yoshihara Sodekan", "Yoshihara Sparrow", "Yoshihara Buying Buying Diao" and so on. Later, the title of the book was gradually unified into "Yoshihara Hosomi".

The book contains detailed information about Yoshiwara's map, the list of teahouses, the names, classes, fees and other information of the traveling girls.
To be continued...