Even though Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi spoke with such righteous indignation and fervent passion, Qin Xiao saw right through him like a clear mirror—knowing full well that he remained unmarried to this day, and it certainly wasn't as simple as he claimed.
In truth, the real reason was that he had fallen deeply in love with Princess Ren whom he had just encountered, yet lacking the courage to express that affection, he had remained alone all this time.
Unexpectedly, however, Shinnosuke completely misunderstood the underlying meaning. He gazed at Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi with an ambiguous look in his eyes and blurted out, "Oh? So you swing that way?"
Chapter 1549