"Don't go bringing up individual strength..." Just as Toshiro Hijikata was carefully choosing his words, preparing to explain to Otae that the Demon Vice-Chief was by no means someone who coveted others' legacies, she spoke again. "That only makes me look down on the Kondo Dojo's practices even more. You clearly possess a legacy that can make people stronger, yet look at your students... Even their sword-gripping stances are a complete mess. That gorilla told me that keeping one's skills to oneself would prevent a dojo from surviving, but what has your dojo actually done? Good thing I didn't believe that gorilla's sweet talk. If I handed my family's legacy over to people like you, I'd probably be in danger myself, wouldn't I?" Toshiro Hijikata: "..." What kind of people were they supposed to be?
Hey, hey, wasn't this woman thinking far too badly of their Kondo Group?
"Ah..." Unlike Toshiro Hijikata's awkwardness, Sogo Doma raised a hand. "I have a question. Aren't you afraid now that you've said all that out loud?" Toshiro Hijikata: "..." Sogo, stop casting yourself as the villain without permission!
"Hehe..." Otae smiled again. "Is this where you finally reveal your true intentions? Still, until you find my family's legacy, I imagine I'm safe, right?"
"Couldn't we just kill you first, then go search your house?" Sogo Doma asked, rubbing his chin as if seriously considering it.
"If my family's legacy were that easy to find, the gorilla from your family wouldn't have visited my home so many times and still come away empty-handed, would he?" Otae was brimming with confidence. "If he had a way, he wouldn't have come to trick a young woman like me..."
"If gentle methods don't work, then let's just torture the answer out of her. Mr. Hijikata..." Before he