After a moment of surprise at first, Liu Quan bowed his head silently.

"Sure enough...... Do you think so too. She muttered softly, then looked up suddenly.

"Go to Shikokuya, Mikazuki-kun. Her expression became resolute, and the look of weakness and worry that had just arisen from the sudden appearance of the Three Sun Moon Sect was gone.

"Let's see what's wrong with the first phase of Jun and Chang Zeng Mijun...... And then—"

Before she could finish her sentence, a loud bang erupted in the distant sky.

Her voice was interrupted, and she looked up in the direction of the sound.

At a distance, beautiful fireworks erupt in the sky, perfect for the current summer festival, but at odds with the current atmosphere of a life-and-death battle with a hidden murderous motive.

The Three Days Moon Sect sighed closely.

"Is there only now a chance to send a signal...... It's a bit tricky, hahaha. ”

Liu Quan's face sank.

"We must go now. She made up her mind, and then looked back at the open, black-hole doorway of Ikedaya.

In an instant, the words that rolled in her heart were not any words that the deputy chief had said, nor were they any sharp lines that Koichi had said, but the last time in the world of Sakura Oni, Okita smiled when he was surrounded by countless fierce and vicious rakshasas in Sendai Castle.

At that time, he said: If you didn't have time to attend that day, it's not too late to appear tonight, right?

So...... Mr. Chief, did I arrive in time today?

However, even if she finally made it to the Battle of Ikedaya this time, she had to leave early.

Because she has another mission to accomplish. Because she's no longer the new Sensuka team member who dresses as a man. Because standing in front of Ikedaya at the moment is not "Kiyohara Yukiba", but-

Liu Quan's gaze lingered there for a brief second, then he turned his head resolutely away.

"Let's go. She said coldly, "Go to Shikokuya!"

However, as Ryuizumi was about to rush directly from the entrance of the courtyard to the street outside Ikedaya, he immediately retracted as soon as he probed it, and then began to undress!

Three days and moon sect near: "...... Ahaha, what's going on, Lord Temple. ”

While taking off the light onion haori he was wearing, which he was wearing on the outermost side—this was of course done under the cover of the shadow in the corner and the close figure of the Mikazuki Sect—he hurriedly said, "Someone has already come outside! Probably someone from the Kyoto Shoshidai or Aizu Domain, and if I break out like this, I will be questioned as a Shinsengumi and I will not be able to get out." Let's go the other way!"

After that, they managed to sneak out of Ikedaya without anyone noticing. Then, with his deep knowledge of Kyoto's topography, Yanagizumi walked through the alleys with Mikazuki Sect.

Along the way, unexpectedly, Mikazuki didn't say anything to her, "It's okay to just leave your cherished companion behind" or "The person you used to admire so much in the past is so close at hand, can you actually leave him to go somewhere else".

He just ran after her in silence. Although as a Taidao, it stands to reason that his mobility value at night cannot be expected, but he was not left behind by her.

At this time, Kyoto was not a big town, and Yanagizumi turned left and right in the alley, and after a while, he saw Shikokuya in the distance.

However, by this moment, the two of them had realized that they didn't have to actually break into the Shikoku House to complete the mission, because the streets near the Shikoku House were already filled with howls.

Before Yanagizumi rushed out of Ikedaya, he took the opportunity of no one to see him, took off his light shallot-colored haori, and carefully pulled out a piece of cloth from his bosom and wrapped it up and tied it into a small bag and carried it diagonally on his back—this was to prevent suspicion if the Shinsengumi members found out after discarding the haori without permission, and to prevent himself from being discovered, confused, or misunderstood by the Shinsengumi when he appeared again in the light green onion-colored haori.

Now she is like an alien wanderer who has just wandered to the bustling capital, and when she saw the ominous black shadow raging on the street, she quickly drew her sword and rushed forward!

In contrast to the situation on the Ikedaya side, Shikokuya is on a time-defying march and is conducting indiscriminate attacks.

It wasn't just the sword gods like Ichijo and Nagaso Yatoru who were tripped up by them, but even the ordinary townspeople and ordinary people in history who were walking down the street were also suffering.

Probably trying to defy history and create even more chaos in the Shikokuya neighborhood where nothing should have happened, and turn it into the center of the stage—ah, it would be better if the Shinsengumi, who were supposed to maintain law and order in Kyoto, or the Aizu feudal soldiers and the Kyoto Shodai who were supposed to clean up the aftermath on Ikedaya's side.

This kind of blatant sinister intentions can be understood without much thought. Liu Quan instantly rushed into the enemy group.

Ichijo and Nagaso Yatoru are both extremely good at skill, but they can't beat four hands with two fists - let alone ten times their opponents.

It looks like there were one or two dozen marchers marching back in time here. Before Liu Quan and Mitsuki Sect arrived, more than half of the situation had been resolved, but in the place where they could not immediately control it for a while, the time-tracing army was still wantonly slashing and killing innocent passers-by - but now two new forces suddenly appeared as support, and the situation was instantly reversed.

Perhaps because of the stress and tension of impersonating the (Kiyohara) Shinsengumi warrior in history when she was in Ikedaya, the current female inquisitor is even more comfortable in battle.

"Drink!"

She let out a shout, and jumped to her feet, holding the knife in both hands, the tip of which was firmly facing forward, and with a thud pierced the chest of a large sword that was steaming black on the opposite side.

The Three Days Moon Sect seemed to be alarmed by her energetic shout in the fierce battle, and took advantage of the time when he had just killed an opponent to glance at her.

…… But he saw that her eyes were shining, and the braids of the long ponytail that had swayed as she jumped still fluttered behind her, and the face that he had already been familiar with seemed to bloom with a light that had been precipitated for a long time and had just returned to her face, as if he wanted to sweep away all the enemies that stood in her way, and determined to carry out his purpose to the end no matter what happened.

That kind of light, he hadn't seen it in the world when they first met – in the world where the Shinsengumi had disappeared for years, when they were in Atsuga Shizan – in the era of the final battle between Kamakura and Hiraizumi, or even in the time of Honmaru.

It was only in the days when they first met, when she was walking through the streets of Kyoto in a pale shallot-colored haori and clenching the strangely shaped sword in her hand, that he had seen such a light, reflecting her already beautiful form into a dazzling gesture that almost took your breath away.

The five fingers that held the hilt of his body knife couldn't help but tighten, and he unconsciously whispered a name out of his mouth.

"Three years of ...... Hijikata"

Ahhhhh

In other words, it was precisely because of that man's firm pursuit of faith that that posture attracted her, and in the process of following him, she grew into this admirable and heartbreaking, radiant appearance.

And yet—

The three days of the moon sect nearly hooked the corners of his lips.

He remembered the moment when she yelled at the man named Toshizo Hijikata, the man she had always called "Deputy Chief" and "Mr. Hijikata", the man with the terrible title of "Deputy Chief of Demons"—and burst out with infinite strength.

She grew into such a great posture because she followed that man. And then, even the man who had led her to become the glittering one she was now could no longer simply control her, dominate her, and make her simply obey, would he?

Thinking about it like this, Sanri Moon Sect felt a little subtle and interesting again - because whether it was him or that man, in the end, in front of her, no matter how strong, perfect, invincible, and admirable she was...... And all of them must be impressed by her heroic gesture of trying to shine alone, why is that?

The Three Days Moon Sect smiled slightly.

"It's ...... It's not good—"

Before his words fell, he turned around suddenly, and with a lightning strike of his sword, his wide sleeves fluttering.

An enemy sword fell in response, and its body turned into black smoke and dissipated in a miserable howl.

Sanri Moon Sect was unmoved, shook his wrist, returned his body knife to the sheath, and pressed the left thumb of the scabbard to gently pause on the blade.

What prompted her to regain that indomitable brilliance? What is it that makes her long-standing bravado, which has been isolated and desperate for so long, and who pretends to be powerful in the face of the unknown future? What makes her fight like she is now, with a posture full of confidence, not afraid of failure, and not afraid of sacrifice?

…… Sure enough, it's because of that man's appearance, right?!

“…… Earthwork, three years old. ”

Standing on the battlefield where all the enemies had been wiped out, Fu Fushen, the most beautiful of the five swords in the world, showed an unknown expression, and repeated the name again.

He watched as the female inquisitor walked up to Ichijo and Nagazen Mitoru in front of him, checking if they were injured while asking in detail about the whole process of the incident, his eyebrows sometimes furrowed, sometimes with a thoughtful look, and he couldn't help but slightly hook the corners of his lips.

“…… Hahaha, that scares me. He whispered.

The author has something to say: October 13:

I...... In the past two days, the fasciitis of the Achilles tendon has flare-up, and I can barely walk [crying].

But I've been running around outside for two days, and now I feel like I'm going to be disabled.

Therefore, I feel that my physical condition is not able to support crazy codewords, because if you sit for a long time in the Achilles tendon, it will not work, and the feet will be swollen if the blood circulation is poor.

I remember that I should have double-shifted.,Recently, the number of comments and clicks is not very ideal.,I think it's probably because I was too busy a while ago, so everyone doesn't want me to QAQ.

Because the plot has returned to the moment when you need to do a lot of research and check the information, it will also take a lot of time to re-read the relevant information

I'm going to work hard every two days, if it's not two in the morning or in the afternoon.

Then thank you all for your understanding and tolerance of me~~

PS. Thank you little angel for walking to Zuo and feeding to the ferret~ Thank you so much for supporting me all the time!(づ ̄3 ̄)づ╭~