"...Since we've mentioned Shiwei Hall... now's a rare opportunity. Master, Asheng, regarding the current operations of Shiwei Hall, I have some opinions I'd like to share. Are you interested in hearing them now?"
"Hmm?" Kondo glanced sideways at Hijikata, "Opinions? What opinions?"
Hijikata placed the chopsticks from his right hand back onto the dining table and cleared his throat: "I recently came up with a new idea on how to further expand our Shiwei Hall."
"Oh?" Zhouzhu's eyes sparked with interest, he looked directly at Hijikata, gesturing for him to continue.
The others at the banquet, including Aoto, also paused their activities, directing curious and puzzled gazes towards Hijikata.
Everyone was watching him, but Hijikata showed no signs of stage fright. He popped a peanut into his mouth and calmly said:
"I'll get straight to the point."
"We should try to entice some moderately famous samurai to become disciples or guests of Shiwei Hall."
