In a newly opened very high-end Western-style café, the door of the hidden private room was suddenly pushed open.

A man dressed in Western dress who looked to be about forty years old was already sitting at the table in the private room, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, he slowly raised his head and looked at the door.

...... Then he was slightly stunned.

The waiter respectfully closed the door and retreated, and the young woman standing at the door walked towards the table, bowed slightly to the man, and then took out a folded piece of paper from her pocket, put it on the table, and gently pushed it in front of the man.

This list may one day be useful to you and people who support your views. Please take it. She said straight to the point.

The man stared at the piece of paper, muttered for a moment, reached out and picked it up, and opened it in front of her, his pupils shrinking.

"Is that so......" he whispered, but his tone was melancholy.

His gaze swept over the names on the paper, and finally paused for a moment at the end of the paper, and he raised his head to look at the young woman in the dress in front of him. His gaze was blazing, and his pupils were extremely deep.

"If I'm not mistaken, Ling Zun seems to be one of the people who supports Saigo-kun now. He said.

The young woman smiled.

"Oh, he. He doesn't matter. She replied nonchalantly, "And, when I ...... When my brother was still alive, under his auspices, the Kujo family seemed to have made a wiser choice......"

The man raised his eyebrows as if he felt a hint of amusement, and motioned for her to continue, as if he didn't care about the vaguely offensive nature of her words.

“...... Compared with Satsuma, which has rebelled, it is better to cooperate with Choshu. That's his choice. The young woman said, with a hint of indifference in her tone for some reason.

"Oh?" the man keenly caught the cold tone, folded the piece of paper again, and put it in his pocket, before asking, "You have a different opinion on this, don't you, Miss Kujo?"

The "Miss Kujo" didn't answer him right away.

He didn't seem to need her affirmative answer to be sure of the answer, but continued with confidence: "...... So, it was a surprise that you met me today and handed me this list...... Although I am grateful to you for taking care of you, I can't help but wonder what your motives are. ”

“...... You know, I don't have much power in the new government now. He paused, but was still frank about the fact.

The young woman was silent for a moment, as if pondering how to properly answer the question. Finally, she replied in an unusually crisp tone and a rigid tone that did not quite match it:

“...... Because, a long time ago, I received a letter. ”

The man was a little surprised. “...... Oh?"

The young woman sighed slightly.

"The letter reads, 'Three thousand world crows have been killed, and I will sleep with you until dawn'. ”

The man's eyes widened in surprise for a moment.

"This ...... It's ......!"

The young woman finally burst out laughing, her first genuine smile since entering the room today.

"Ah~ah, I knew that Mr. Gui really wouldn't know about it. Her tone suddenly became a little lighter—but there was a hint of emotion and nostalgia in her carefully read it.

"Did you write such a song that satisfied me? Do you have to give it to everyone to show their talents......" she said with a sigh, and then the exclamation was abruptly interrupted. She pointed to the man's pocket.

“...... So, it's a return for gratitude. She said.

"Reciprocate for receiving the love of the capital Duyi...... Thanks to Takasugi-kun still thinking about that small agreement with me at the last moment, I feel that I have such an obligation to do something for him......"

"But he will never be able to repay me. Well, I'll give you something back. She bent her eyebrows and smiled.

"Whether they are on the same page or not...... Even if it's the last thing I've done for my deceased. ”

The man's look of surprise slowly faded, and finally evolved into a kind of nostalgia. He tapped his fingertips on the table, then shook his head and laughed.

"Kujo-kun's younger sister...... Sure enough, it's an interesting person. Like Jin Zuo said......" he said.

The young woman didn't seem to expect that she had been evaluated like this, and she was slightly stunned, looking a little surprised.

However, she didn't seem to have any intention of asking, but nodded at him slightly, and said lightly: "He's also an interesting person." So we flattened out. ”

The man seemed surprised by her comment on Takasugi Shinsaku, he was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly smiled, and his expression became softer.

"I think he would be happy if he knew about this comment. "After all, when he died, he was still saying things like 'Let's make this boring world interesting'—how much fun is that?"

He was laughing, but she could hear something sour in his laughter and voice.

It's a nostalgia for a friend who has been dead for a long time, and no matter how much I hope, I will never see each other again. That's the one they all remember, too.

However, she didn't have any more memories of Takasugi that she could share with or reminisce about. Moreover, they were people who stood on two very different paths from beginning to end, and she wouldn't even be standing here today to meet this person if she hadn't had to complete the final task of this list.

So she just sighed and replied, "If that's the case......"

She paused, feeling that she had nothing more to say to the other person.

Originally, there wasn't much to say.

"Well, I'm leaving. She politely said, "Please make good use of that list...... After all, I worked very hard to get it. ”

She bowed her head to the man again, then turned and walked to the door without hesitation.

Just as she was about to put her hand on the handle, the man behind her suddenly spoke again.

“...... If you had seen me on the streets of Kyoto, would you have let me go?"

The young woman's back paused slightly.

After a few moments, she reached out again and grasped the handle.

"No, I don't think so. She replied in a tone that was frighteningly blunt.

The man smiled wryly.

“...... Ah, sure enough, that guy from Jinsaku is more popular, it's been like this since the beginning......" he commented in a half-joking tone, with a calm nostalgia for the past in his tone.

The woman shook her head and gently interrupted him.

"No, it's just because he has a nice voice. She said, and she couldn't help but have a wonderful smile in her voice.

"It's a pity that he never gave me the chance to capture him myself...... It's a pity. Her voice became a little lower, and she whispered this, not waiting for any more from the man behind her, and opened the door and walked out.

Such...... That's it.

A stereotypical voice sounded in his head, announcing the news that the final mission had been successfully completed. This is followed by a series of settlements and notifications of what settlement packages will be drawn. When the dust settled, even when he was walking on the street, Liu Quan couldn't help but show a little surprised expression.

Her temporarily blocked superpowers are back, and the settlement package she drew couldn't be more vulgar-

Pushing open the door of the small house, she was surprised to find that Yijun had come back very early today.

And he sat upright, sitting at the table in the living room, staring at the door, not knowing how long it had been like that.

...... It almost made her think that he had turned into a statue.

This scene is really a bit weird, so that Liu Quan, who is used to seeing countless worlds, can't help but stand at the door and hesitate for a moment, before taking off his shoes and walking into the living room, and exclaimed tentatively: "...... What's wrong?"

Goro Fujita looked at the position opposite him with a serious face. "You may be seated, Yukiba-kun. ”

Liu Quan felt even more confused. If there is one more person at the table at this moment, she can guess that it is fighting the landlord, and if there are two more people, it will be playing mahjong...... But what's going on now?

She straightened the hem of her skirt, and sat down on her knees in the same manner opposite him, staring at him with intellectual curiosity.

Then, before she could say anything, Goro Fujita turned around and went from somewhere behind her—

Take out a bottle of wine and place it right in the middle of the table!

Liu Quan: ?

She couldn't help but turn her head to look out the window at the sky.

...... It's not time to eat, is it......? Drink?!

She asked tentatively, "Is this ...... Did someone else give you wine?"

Goro Fujita: "...... Ah, yes...... Neither is it. ”

Liu Quan: "......"

So yes or no!

She had to ask the question in a different way.

"Do you want to drink with me?"

Goro Fujita: "...... Ah, yes. ”

...... Well, finally got a positive answer.

In order to ease the atmosphere of inexplicable tension, Liu Quan smiled and said, "In that case, then I'll prepare a cup......"

"No, I'm ready. Fujita Gorou interrupted her, turned around and took out two more glasses from somewhere behind her, pushed one of them in front of her across the table, and filled it for her.

Liu Quan: "...... Thank you, thank you......"

That's why do you want to drink at home behind closed doors with her? Could it be that she was fired by the Metropolitan Police Department? This is impossible! Didn't Xiao Yi become a policeman all his life!

The author has something to say: May 25:

It is expected that the HE of Xiaoyi will stage the finale tomorrow~~

And then there's Grandpa's HE!

After that, it's the deputy long line!

The beginning of the chapter is actually a wig...... No, it's Katsura.

This is probably the time when he is about to be forced into the wilderness, but he will come back.

After that, it was time for Saigo to lose power and go into the field, and after Saigo went down, the Southwest War broke out - that is, the time period when the deputy chief line occurred.

I also used a little bit here to say that Takasugi and the head of the room in the Thin Sakura Ghost are both the stalks of the team leader

That's why the girl said that it was because Takasugi's voice was good, and she opened up to him in Kyoto

The plot of this paragraph, you can go back and look at the text~~

PS. Thank you, dear CS bacteria, for the mines!(づ ̄3 ̄)づ╭~