"I guess the deputy chief's sister would have said something 'I'll beat you up if you're naughty' when the deputy chief was naughty when she was a child?" she barely squeezed out a smile and replied angrily.

Hijikata was stunned for a moment, his gaze sank and became softer, he showed an expression as if he was immersed in memories, and said softly, "...... Like, that's really the case. ”

"Okay," Willow Quan raised his eyebrows, pretending to be fierce.

"Since it's going to be the same as the deputy chief's sister, then next time the deputy chief does something bad, I'll beat the deputy chief hard?"

Hijikata was slightly stunned, and a stunned expression similar to "Why did this guy's painting style suddenly become shaky", and he let out a surprised "Ha?!", his eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly, as if he had suddenly received a heavy blow mentally, and his expression was a little clumsy.

Liu Quan looked at his rare and dumbfounded appearance, and suddenly burst out laughing.

...... Worst. I really want to say, "If the deputy chief is not well-behaved, then hit the ass". But if you really say it, not only is it definitely an option that can clear the vice-chief's favorability in an instant, but the style of this article will immediately rush in the bad direction of being yellow carded, right?!

She tried her best to swallow the terrible little yellow line, and the laughter made her throat itch for a while.

She had to cough twice, and with a smile on her lips, she made up for it a little.

"So the deputy chief should be well-behaved. If you don't behave, you will be beaten by your disobedient subordinates?...... Ah~ah, speaking of which, when I passed through Tama last time, I really should have gone to meet the deputy chief's sister and get the official permission from her to 'punish the deputy chief on behalf of my sister', right?"

The look of disbelief on Hijikata's face became even more obvious. He opened his mouth, obviously unable to keep up with Liu Quan's brain.

"Say, what are you going to see my sister......" He squeezed out a sentence for a long time, his face full of incredulity.

Willow Springs: ......!!!

She didn't realize until this time that her words were very ambiguous!!

I-I'm in a big groove——!!'s over, the deputy chief won't think he's been proposed by a disobedient subordinate, right?

Desperately admonishing himself that he had to pretend to be nothing, his body reacted very honestly and subconsciously, his face turned red, and he felt that even the roots of his ears were burning for a moment.

The aura seemed to have reversed in an instant.

Maybe it's because he noticed that the previous painting style was still shaking, and the disobedient subordinates who were headaches, because they said the wrong word, caused their faces to be red and their momentum weakened, and they were simply clumsy and clumsy to kill 800 enemies and lose 1,000 themselves, the deputy chief paused, but still hooked the corners of his lips and laughed.

"Alright. I know you're worried about me. The deputy chief was very kind to relieve the disobedient subordinates who were so embarrassed that they were about to smoke and divert the topic.

"Still, I promise you, I won't have that kind of desperate thinking anymore. Because you are always behind me and keeping an eye on me. ”

On the spring night, which had begun to warm up, there was silence outside, except for the occasional sound of insects.

In the quiet of the night, the deputy chief's tone was unusually gentle. He stood in front of her, his eyebrows slightly lowered, and looked at her with a soft look.

"So don't worry. ”

Liu Quan stammered, thinking that it was a good thing for the deputy chief to divert the topic for his embarrassed self, but for some reason, he felt as if he had started a new topic that was even more blushing......

"I ...... Uh......" She felt as if her superior mouth cannon skills had been sealed in a moment by the system bacteria, and it seemed that she couldn't say a complete sentence except for stammering and repeating a single word.

As if he realized the interesting situation that he had spoken, but the disobedient subordinate was becoming more and more embarrassed, the smile on the corner of the deputy chief's lips became clearer and clearer.

He looked at her clumsy appearance with a sympathetic look, and naturally reached out and patted the top of her head gently, as if to comfort her.

The movement seemed natural and fluid because of the height difference between them—and then the hand rested on her head, and he looked at her with his eyebrows slightly lowered.

"I've said it's all about you not to worry......" His slightly smiling voice seemed to have a sigh in it.

"But if that dispels your stubborn thoughts, then it's not you. He sighed, "Really...... I'm a woman.,But always have a stronger will than anyone else...... I'm going to be compared to you?"

Liu Quan: ......?!

"In the future, there will definitely be a chance to return to Tama. Hijikata's voice was calm, as if he was remembering something, and then a faint smile came back to his voice.

"When the time comes, you can go and meet my eldest brother Jiro. Although he can't see, he always likes to say something very philosophical with great momentum...... Often, everyone will be speechless, and they can only obey him. He coughed, as if he was holding back a smile that welled up in his throat. “...... In that sense, you're a bit like him...... Maybe we'll have a good conversation. ”

Ryu Quan: Are you subtly refusing to let me see your sister, Deputy Chief? I just made a slip of the tongue, and I didn't really want to do anything, but did you refuse me in such a hurry?!, and you really cultivated your speaking skills?!It seems that you haven't been talking to the big people of the shogunate in vain these days, have you...... That's why I received another [Brother Card] from the Deputy Chief, right!?I seem to have achieved something amazing by accident?Can I get a platinum trophy?(No, it's not a PSV!)

Quote-[Diary of a disobedient subordinate of the Shinsengumi]: Today, the deputy chief is also steadily sending me cards. This time it's a [Brother Card]. Believe it or not, I really beat you up?!

"After becoming the deputy chief's sister, I don't want to be the deputy chief's brother anymore......" She was slightly annoyed, and accidentally said this sentence in her heart.

Earthwork: "......"

The deputy chief's hand, which was still on top of her head, seemed to stiffen suddenly. Then, a little embarrassed, he withdrew the hand, as if to say something, but endured and endured, and at last only said one sentence:

"Although I always look very smart...... It turns out that there are times when you are stupid, you. ”

Willow Springs: ???

The deputy chief became impatient, turned and walked back to the table and sat down, as if he didn't want to talk to her anymore.

"Okay, let's go, it's late at night, go back to sleep! Saito will set off early tomorrow morning to prepare for the Shinsengumi's journey to Aizu, and you'll only be in charge of more team work after he leaves for the time being!

Oops, the deputy chief is furious again.

Sure enough, it was the cutest when he was fried—with such a dark thought that would never be known to the deputy chief, Liu Quan grinned and fled like a smoke.

...... However, the next day, the worst happened without warning.

Xiao Yi really left Liushan early in the morning. Among the current cadres of Nagayama, in addition to the two leaders Kondo and Hijikata, the only ones they seem to be most assured of continuing to rely on are the former Nibangumi, Takeshi Shimada, and the last director of the Shinsengumi, who will be famous in the future and succeeded him as the successor of the firing line after the death of Hijikata, the master of Soma, who took responsibility for the defeat and surrender in Hakodate, and the current acting leader of the Ichibangumi, Kiyohara Yukiha.

Of course, the current Soma boss is still a newly promoted young cadre, and of course his qualifications are not comparable to those of Yanagizumi and Shimada, who have been the backbone of the team since the days of the "Kyoto's Mibu wolf". So he and Shimada seem to be busy with some Western-style exercises and other physical duties outside, and almost all the things that are locked in the house to help the deputy chief deal with official business are pressed on Liu Quan.

The deputy chief also seemed to take people outside to participate in the drills, so by the end of the afternoon, Liu Quan had accumulated a large number of documents that needed to be known and instructed by the deputy director or the director. Looking at the team members who were still sweating and practicing outside, Liu Quan decided to go to the director first with this pile of small mountains of Wen Jiàn.

The place where they temporarily stayed was called the Kaneko Mansion, and Kondo's room was on the second floor.

When Yanagizumi went upstairs, Kondo was reading a book. Liu Quan approached his desk and saw at a glance that on the covers of the top books in the stack, there were actually Japanese characters such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin".

Liu Quan was surprised for a moment.

Kondo turned his head and laughed at the stunned look on her face.

"What's the matter, didn't Yukiba-kun persuade me with the story of Emperor Guan Sheng when I was in Osaka Castle before, why did he look very surprised now?"

Willow Springs: ...... No, I was just a little surprised to see this setting unfold in front of my eyes......

She quickly squeezed out a smile as well.

"No...... At that time, I said something very different. She said, for some reason, she suddenly remembered that the deputy chief mentioned his eldest brother as Jiro last night, and also sent her a [brother card], so she added a little angrily: "...... Even Mr. Hijikata said that I always like to say philosophical things with a strong momentum, and I often leave people speechless, and in this respect I am a bit like my eldest brother Jiro-kun.'" ”

Kondo looked a little surprised, "...... for Jiro-kun?!" he looked down and thought about it, and a nostalgic smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Ah, for Jiro-kun, that's true...... When you say something, you always think about the meaning behind it, and sometimes I think that if I can say something like that, I must be a person with wisdom in my heart. ”

Willow Springs was shocked.

...... A person full of wisdom in her heart?! She just finished relaying the words of the deputy chief that she was a bit like Jiro-kun Hijikata in terms of her mouth cannon skills...... Does this mean that the director unintentionally praised her?!Do you want to thank the director for this......?!

While she was still struggling, Kondo spoke again.

"Hehehe...... Actually, for Jiro-kun is a free and easy person. Compared with him, Ah Sui, as a younger brother, thinks a lot, loves to worry, and likes to take care of people......"

Liu Quan: ?!

There was a soft smile in Kondo's voice.

"Ah Sui, don't look at him like that, he's the youngest child in the family. ”

"My father died before I was born...... When he was six years old, his mother was gone...... The eldest brother is Jiro-kun, and his eyes can't see. As a last resort, it was the second brother Xi Liujun and his wife who raised him......"

"It's like he's been that kind of character since I got to know him...... I have to think about everything seriously, I love to worry about it, I love to take care of people, I work hard, and I am very reliable, so that people can't help but forget his age and identity, and rely on him completely and boldly with confidence......"

For some reason, Yanagizumi always felt that the smile on Kondo's lips seemed to become a little gloomy and sentimental when he said this.

Originally, the family also arranged a family affair for him...... The other party is gentle and beautiful, and she is a famous beauty in Tama...... However, because I planned to take everyone from the Trial Guard Hall to join the Ronin Group and go to Beijing to seek an opportunity to make a contribution, he did not hesitate to refuse the other party...... If he hadn't known me at that time, he would have lived well in Tama now...... right?"

Liu Quan had to cough.