Chapter 706: Precious Sword

"So, you want me to go to Hokkaido to find the treasure hidden by Fujiang, and the treasure seems to be related to the sword of Hijikata Toshizo that their family collected?"

Kuroba Kaito folded his hands and said as a matter of course: "It seems that the sword is no longer in Fujiang's hands."

"To be precise, not all of it is there."

Minami Masamune walked under the desk and took out a wooden box from the drawer. To Kuroba Kaito's surprise, he pulled out a Japanese short sword with an orange handle.

"Oh! Old man, you have one in your hand!"

Kuroba Kaito carefully took the knife thrown by Minami Masamune and found that the blade of the knife was an irregular oval shape. Although the blade was inserted in the middle of the blade, one side of the blade was solid and the other side was empty, and the empty part had an angle of about 36 degrees.

Pulling the blade out of the scabbard with force, Kuroba Kaito swung it up and down. Listening to the sharp sound of the blade cutting through the air, he sighed that this was indeed an excellent knife.

"Although it's a little short, at least it's much better than the knives used by the guys in our school's kendo club."

"Really? It's a pity that this one is a fake."

"Eh!"

Kuroba Kaito froze in embarrassment. He began to suspect that the old man must have deliberately not told him about the fake knife just now, just to see him make a fool of himself.

Unfortunately, he is Kuroba Kaito.

"Is that so? I thought that the things used by a Japanese painting master like Mr. Nan must not be fake." The magic boy pretended to be regretful and put the knife back into the sheath, shaking his head and clicking his tongue.

"Hey, kid, I'll cut you."

The old man just threatened Kuroba Kaito with a simple sentence to stop this annoying look. He said that he had seen this knife at an auction and was attracted by the peculiar shape of the knife, but he would not spend a lot of money to buy a knife that was completely useless to him.

"So after I returned to Kyoto, I asked a friend I knew to help me find a master forging Japanese swords, and I made this fake sword with half the auction price."

At least half of the premium on the auctioned swords is due to historical reasons, and part of it is because the quality of the swords was considered top-quality in the past, so it can be sold at that price.

With the progress and development of forging technology over the years, the fake sword in Mr. Nan's hand is probably far better than the real sword.

"I give you this sword to help you find the real trace. The result of my inquiry is that there are still two swords in the hands of the Axe family."

Minami Masamune put his hands behind his back: "Also, Axe is now going through the acquisition process with Suzuki, but they don't seem to have the idea of ​​selling the sword to Suzuki."

"Do you want to find the treasure yourself?" Kuroba Kaito nodded. Minami Masamune said it so seriously that he was indeed a little worried.

"Don't worry, I'll let Tokushun go with you, and you can ask him for help if necessary."

"That doesn't matter. I have another problem that bothers me. If I don't solve it, I can't go to Hokkaido with peace of mind."

Minami Masamune's eyes lit up, and then he raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter?"

"It's school. Anyway, I guess I'll have to take at least a week off for this mission. I don't have an excuse to take such a long vacation."

"Oh, if you didn't say it, I really hadn't thought about it. After all, my children don't have to go to school for the time being."

The word "children" in Minami Masamune's mouth made Hei Yu Kaidou's mouth twitch twice. The pride in his tone gave him a strange illusion, that is, the old man seemed to be mocking him for worrying about studying.

[My children are so good at studying that they don't have to go to school! ]

That should be what he meant, right?

[Your children are in junior high school, but I'm in high school! 】

"It's okay. Isn't the national kendo tournament in Hokkaido about to start? I'll contact the education committee and ask them to have a short holiday."

Kuroba Kaito was fine, but Hakuba Hakuko, who had been standing next to him, came over and attracted the attention of the old and the young.

"Then, old man, you called me along, is it..."

"Oh, I almost forgot." Minami Masamune pinched his chin and stared at Hakuba curiously: "I know about swordsmen with superpowers, but this is the first time I've heard of magicians."

For him, it was not difficult to find out about the Koizumi family, and it was also easy to infer what happened to Hakuba Tan, it was nothing more than a curse or something.

"Hey, old man, do you know anything about the supernatural?"

"Kazuma has a friend named Mine Raizo, who always told him that his family is a descendant of Princess Otohime of the Ryugu Palace, and inherited the blood of the Dragon King. There are also powerful swords stored in the house."

"That's just an ordinary Chuunibyou!" Kuroba Kaito held his forehead and sighed: "Don't believe everything, old man."

"Well, the boys who live in their house can make friends with tigers, frogs and vultures."

Isn't that just a simple animal trainer? !

Kuroba Kaito suppressed the urge to complain, snorted and stopped talking.

[Sword, let's go and see it when we come back from Hokkaido. ]

"I remember Kazuma's friend told him that there happens to be a hot spring in Hakodate, Hokkaido that can remove the curse. You should go with the boy."

"Huh? I'm going to take Hakuba with me?!"

Kuroba Kaito pointed at himself and stared at Minami Masamune in disbelief.

"Of course, you two are friends."

"Who is friends with this arrogant detective?"

Minami Masamune narrowed his eyes: "She went to help you yesterday, although she didn't help."

"That being said..."

Kuroba Kaito turned his head and glanced at Hakuba, and found that she was covering her chest with her hands.

[What's wrong with that cute look, Hakuba! ] (End of this chapter)