Hijikata was even more puzzled.

Is the surname "Naito" uncommon? Why did the eyes in front of him seem to be dancing like a small flame of excitement? The flame that bloomed was not murderous intent, but emotions that were more difficult to understand than mere murderous intent—excitement, anxiety, restlessness, crampedness, panic, worry, fear, sadness......

Just as Hijikata's eyes widened slightly, trying to make out the many deep meanings contained in the eyes of the young man who claimed to have his surname "Kujo", the Satsuma soldier who had fallen at their feet suddenly let out a groan of "uh!" as if struggling to squirm a few times.

The man didn't die!

On the one hand, the frustrated thought of "Alas, it's better to start lightly!" instantly appeared in Hijikata's mind, and on the other hand, he subconsciously excused himself - "Because this guy in front of him came too quickly, in order to deal with the new opponent, he had to temporarily retreat to the woods, and it was too late to make up for this guy on the ground!"

But in any case, a low moan from the seriously wounded man on the ground seemed to break through the subtle fog that shrouded the forest between the two sword-wielding opponents. The next moment, the young man's eyebrows, which had covered half of his face with a scarf, pressed down with his eyebrows lowered, and the overly bright flame in his eyes, which was a mixture of confusion and hesitation, swept away.

He snorted softly, and actually took the lead in taking a step forward and launched an attack on the earth!

The jagged trees were an obstacle to a smooth knife swing, and now the bad weather, the pouring rain, and the mud underneath your feet were all added to this. All this makes it difficult for the earthwork to steady, and the center of gravity is always slightly shaky due to the slipping of the foot. Although I have experienced so many battles, the difficulty of fighting this young man named "Kujo" today is the highest in every aspect.

Because the way that young man fought was not the same as the Satsuma people he had encountered.

Those people, some fearful, some frightened, some uneasy, some brave, whether they were really confident or just bluffing, shouted and rushed up, holding their swords and wanting to slash down, thinking that in this way they would be able to win in front of the vice president of the Shinsengumi.

But that wasn't enough.

…… Compared with the young man surnamed "Kujo" in front of him, it's not enough to see at all.

This "Kujo" has extremely neat swordsmanship and discipline, and even compared with those Satsuma soldiers who were born in the old Shi clan, his skills are not inferior at all. It can even be said that obviously because he has experienced many actual battles, his moves are more practical and sharp.

Without waiting for the opponent to react, he shook the knife to the left side, took a step forward, and sent his arms forward, and the tip of the knife immediately stretched out a section and stabbed straight to the chest.

Earthwork:......?!

This sword technique also gave him a sense of familiarity. He was a little sluggish to come out because of his thinking, and he made a mistake. But fortunately, the opponent didn't seem to grasp this fleeting advantage in time, and when there was a bang, the blade of the earth still came sideways to block the tip of the opponent's stab.

At that moment, it finally occurred to him that this thrust technique was very similar to a person he had ever seen.

…… The stabbing technique of the guy in the head office, the three-stage stabbing that starts with "flat blue eyes", isn't the technique used almost like this!!

Although the description can only be described in dry language, as if there is nothing unusual in the text alone, but after actually experiencing that kind of stabbing technique, you will realize that when you are the target of that kind of stabbing technique, the opponent's knife light flashes with a murderous cold air, and it is as fast as the wind as if it wants to go straight to your heart in the blink of an eye, and that kind of wordless deterrent is enough to make any opponent who is psychologically fragile fear or even retreat for a moment-

Of course, this "Kujou" did not have the wonderful sword technique of continuously using three-stage thrusts like the head secretary. But that's all there is to it.

Hijikata came over again and opened the tip of the "Kujo" sword. Of course, he still has a lot of experience in dealing with this kind of stabbing technique, and when he tried to cooperate with the head department, he was forced to retreat under this kind of stabbing technique more than once, and then he was mercilessly ridiculed by the head office, so angry that he was about to explode-

When this "Kujo" came out of the sword, he did not have the menacing sharpness carried by the sword momentum of the general director. If anything, it's better to say that his sword posture inexplicably gives people a light inspiration - this is very strange.

In such bad weather, overcast skies, heavy fog, pouring rain, muddy land...... Under such harsh conditions, the opponent can still bring out a kind of light inspiration when swinging the sword, which can only show that the opponent's swordsmanship has reached a certain level, and this feeling of agility and lightness is his habit and advantage when swinging the sword, and it is also the aura created by his swordsmanship.

More and more, Hijikata felt that this opponent was too strange. It's also too tricky.

Of course, the "natural flow of reason" in their trial hall is also a kind of countryman's wild way in the eyes of other luxurious dojos. Even the earthwork itself, in actual combat, the use of auxiliary tricks such as "raising the soil and blinding the eyes" is also used without hesitation, and there is no psychological barrier.

However, at a time when the Satsuma army was usually a former warrior, there was such a person whose swordsmanship did not seem to be very orthodox, and judging from his attitude and fighting style, he was still very dignified, and it did not reflect any psychological pressure to be excluded because of his unorthodox swordsmanship, which is really ...... It's alarming.

The rain seems to be a little lighter. Hijikata quickly made up for the momentary delay caused by the sudden sight of the opponent's thrust move, and gradually gained a slight advantage.

This "Kujo" seems to be a rather thin young man. He wasn't too short, but the arms that stretched out from under his sleeves to hold the knife were very thin, and the width of his wrists was much thinner than Hijikata's. Every time the blades of the two sides collided and forced, Hijikata could always notice that the opponent's wrists were tightened, and the skin between the wrists had faded to blood, and there were traces of cyan veins underneath. This almost gave Hijikata the illusion that before he could slash that opponent with a single sword, the opponent was going to break his arm in this kind of knife wrestling.

But this kind of thinking is not enough to make Hijikata feel a little pity for the other party.

The other party is a member of the Satsuma Army, and just by looking at the clothes that are also wet and clinging to the body, you can still see that the fabric is very good, and you can guess that the other party may not have an ordinary status in the Satsuma Army. What's more, the boots he wears look better than ordinary Satsuma soldiers, maybe this person is a young master of the old warrior clan, and the family may have been ruthless in the war ten years ago against the shogunate, the shogun, and the Shinsengumi-

Thinking about it like this, I felt that it would not matter if those thin arms were broken like this. No matter how noble or wealthy they were in the past, everyone was the same when they went to the battlefield;

Although there are trees in the woodland, the terrain is more open. Hijikata took a step forward without mercy, and the knife in his hand slashed down.

Dangdangdang dang -

The earthwork slashed down four times in a row, and although this guy surnamed "Kujo" was stumbling, he finally took it all dangerously!

Although the bad weather delayed the Turkish offensive and prevented him from using his full strength, the effects of the weather were imposed on both of them at the same time. This proves that in such heavy rain and bad terrain conditions, this young man surnamed "Kujo" also showed extraordinary skills.

Of course, Hijikata was not arrogant enough to think that after ten years, he would still be able to maintain his skills as dazzling as the title of "Deputy Chief of the Shinsengumi" after ten years. In fact, even back then, his swordsmanship should have been ranked behind Okita, Saito, Shinhachi and others in the Shinsengumi, and as the deputy head of the Shinsengumi, he had too many official duties and chores to be busy, and it was impossible for him to focus only on the improvement of swordsmanship like those few people. However, against the young guy in front of him, he still has the confidence to win. But the current situation is that he has not been able to draw his sword and deal with the opposing opponent in a few moves, as has been the case with the process repeated many times since the start of the war.

Hijikata didn't notice that his brow furrowed deeply as events unfolded.

Satsuma had such a figure, but he had never heard of the other party's reputation beforehand - he had not forgotten that before the attack began today, the leader of their squad walked up and down in front of their formation, loudly admonishing them, reminding them of the appearance characteristics of several Satsuma masters who had made some reputations in swordsmanship during the days of fighting; what "square face, dark complexion", what "scar on face", what "red face, rosacea" All of them are the painful experiences left by the previous retreating comrades. I didn't mention a thin young man of medium height, fair skin, and deep eyes.

After joining the army under a pseudonym, in order to keep a low profile, he did not show his former ability and skills at all. Although his brigade has the nickname of "Shinsenkata", in addition to some of the former Aizu feudal clansmen, some members of his team are Satsuma. From the beginning, these people had no intention of following Saigo and the traitors, and most of them supported Okubo Ritsu's political views and wanted to be loyal to the current imperial court to the end. Under this complex personnel composition, the earthwork usually acts more cautiously.

Ryunosuke Ibuki, who encouraged him to go out of the mountain at first, was told to go home again. It's not that he looks down on Inobuki, it's just that that kid's skills are too ordinary. When he got away, he relied on Okita's last bit of compassion and didn't kill the kid, so the kid was able to save his life and fled back to Edo.

Now that Hijikata has heard that Ibuki is married to a wandering girl he met in Shimabara, it is not easy for him to run out three times and twice to inquire about the news of these companions of the Shinsengumi when he feels that he has a stable family, and he cares about everyone's whereabouts.

War is not child's play, and Hijikata himself has nothing to worry about, and can risk his life to fight to clear the notoriety of the Shinsengumi who were forcibly installed by the Sacho and others, but Ibuki himself is not strong enough to ensure that he will not die, and there is a wife waiting for him to return - at that time, Hijikata remembers the companions who were forced to be separated from their wives and children when the Shinsengumi left Kyoto, but never returned.

This time, he showed the same toughness as before, forcing Ibuki to give up hope of joining the "Shinsenka Brigade" with him and let Ibuki go home.

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August 5:

Since everyone agrees to let go of myself, then I'm really going to be brainless, ......?

I rewrote the outline today, and now I feel ashamed to read it.

Let everyone see that I don't use oars, it all depends on the strength of the waves!

In this chapter, the reason why the deputy commander joined the new brigade group is explained a little.

The previous fan was actually written.,It's the male protagonist of the dawn record of one of the original works of the Sakura Ghost, Ibuki Ryunosuke (Serizawa Duck's surname) to find him.。

Ibuki was also pursued after Serizawa Duck was purged, because he was on Uncle Duck's side

But in the end, the general secretary did not kill him after catching up with him, but just knocked him off the bridge into the river.

In addition, Inobuki and Wandering Girl Suzu are also original CPs.

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