Aoto tilted his head slightly and gave a look to Nagakura beside him.
Receiving Aoto's signal, Nagakura solemnly nodded back at him.
After completing a silent and brief exchange, the two simultaneously drew the swords from their waists.
Holding his Ghost-Slaying sword, Aoto took a big step and with a "swish," pulled open the door of the wagashi shop—
"We are officials from Edo North Guard Station! In the name of public duty, we are conducting a search!"
The ground floor of this wagashi shop was almost empty.
A quick scan over the entire floor revealed only a middle-aged man with salt-and-pepper hair sitting behind the counter.
Seeing the intimidating Aoto and Nagakura rushing in with swords, the middle-aged man immediately collapsed to the floor in fright, stammering and rapidly asking what happened and what was going on.
Aoto ignored the middle-aged man.
