My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 340 - 135: The Legendary Martial Arts Ultimate: [State of No Self]!

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After entering this concession area with Mukiwa, Aoto once again felt a sense of "time travel" tonight.

Within the concession area, there were numerous tall Western-style buildings, and Aoto even glimpsed a towering Catholic church. As he entered this concession, he felt as if he had traveled to a Western country.

These tall Western-style buildings played a very good role in obstructing visibility, providing great convenience for Aoto and the others to shake off their pursuers.

Mukiwa had just claimed that she was quite familiar with this concession area—and she wasn’t just boasting.

She led Aoto dashing left and right within this concession.

Sometimes they climbed onto the rooftop of a house, sometimes landed on the street, and sometimes turned into a narrow alley...

After they turned into the concession area, many guards in the concession were alerted and joined Nishino and his group in pursuing Aoto and Mukiwa.

But even with the additional help from the concession guards, Nishino and his group were gradually left behind by Aoto and Mukiwa, who relied on the complex terrain and their familiarity with the concession.

Finally—after Aoto and Mukiwa turned into another alley, their figures completely disappeared from Nishino and the others’ field of view.

They lost them... Shimizu wiped the sweat from his face, stomped his foot with resentment and unwillingness on his face.

For Shimizu, who always upheld the principle of "never letting any thief escape," there was nothing more frustrating than expending great effort but failing to catch anyone.

Compared to Shimizu, who showed pure dissatisfaction, Nishino’s expression was more complex.

Also exhausted, Nishino wiped the sweat about to drip down his chin, contemplatively watching the direction where Aoto and Mukiwa’s figures vanished!

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Edo, in a certain alley of a street not far from the concession—

"Huff... huff... huff... huff..."

Aoto braced his hands against the alley wall, panting heavily, sweating profusely.

Beside him, Mukiwa was in a similar state, her back leaning against the wall, her chest rising and falling rapidly.

To breathe more smoothly, Mukiwa pulled down the face cloth covering her face, revealing her cute, sweat-drenched face, flushed with blood.

After successfully shaking off the pursuers within the concession area, to be safe, Aoto and the others ran all the way out of the concession before finally stopping.

After a long, frenzied run, with all the jumping and climbing, Aoto finally felt a bit of fatigue. Thanks to his "Strong Muscle" talent, his legs didn’t feel too tired, but his lungs felt like they were about to burst.

After catching his breath for a while and finally regulating his breathing slightly, Aoto removed the Black Fox Mask from his face and jokingly said to Mukiwa beside him:

"Tonight was really... a turbulent night..."

Aoto thought about it and realized that apart from "turbulent," there wasn’t a better word to describe tonight.

Uncovering the true identity of the renowned Great Thief Cat Monk...

Cooperating with Cat Monk to investigate the "Street Killing Incident" in the Hieda Residence Area...

Very fortunately stumbling upon the culprits attempting to commit a crime...

Very unluckily, after handling the culprits, encountering a large group of officials led by the Arson and Theft Magistrate, leading to an intense chase...

Unexpected events kept happening one after another.

Having also caught her breath, Mukiwa smiled with mixed emotions:

"Indeed... it certainly was quite a turbulent night."

"Although we successfully apprehended the murderers who took pleasure in the Street Killing in the Hieda Residence Area on the first night of our stakeout, we ended up being chased down by officials... and these were mainly officials from the Arson and Theft Magistrate..."

"I don’t even know whether to say we were lucky or unlucky tonight."

Having said that, Mukiwa suddenly paused.

After a moment of silence, she stood up straight and put the face cloth back on.

"Mr. Tachibana... thank you so much for tonight..."

Mukiwa crossed her hands in front of her, slightly bowing to Aoto, and continued in a sincere and grateful tone:

"Without your help, I could never have dealt with the Red-faced Brothers on my own."

Watching Mukiwa thank him so sincerely and solemnly, Aoto was momentarily taken aback, then waved his hand with a smile.

"Miss Kinoshita, there’s no need for that."

"I didn’t choose to help you tonight for anyone’s praise or any tangible rewards."

Aoto lowered his hands from the wall and then put the Black Fox Mask back on.

"Alright, we’ve rested enough. Let’s get out of here."

"Though the chances are slim, staying here still has the possibility of being discovered by the officials again."

"Okay." Mukiwa nodded, "Let’s go."

Mukiwa took the lead, peering out of the alley, and after confirming that no one was outside, she waved to Aoto. They dashed out of the alley again, disappearing into the darkness of Edo.

The current time... it’s probably already past four in the morning, approaching five.

Glancing at the night sky, which would soon brighten with dawn, Aoto suddenly thought of a question related to Mukiwa. Raising an eyebrow, he asked Mukiwa, who was running ahead of him: