"Then ...... I can't help it—"

Shannan said in a deep voice, as if there was a sigh in his voice.

Even if he was pointed at by Shannan with a knife, Hijikata didn't look like he was about to draw the knife, but pressed his right hand on the handle of the knife on his waist, showing a vigilant expression, and looked at Shannan coldly.

Shannan's hair turned white in the blink of an eye.

Liu Quan knew that he should draw his sword at such a time. Shannan seems to have chosen a path of no return, a path that is contrary to the Shinsengumi - and what she can do is to draw her sword in front of the dirt, face the man in front of her who once fought for his life in Osaka's Wufu House and want to save it, and personally end his crazy and painful life that has been impossible to turn back from that day on-

But why couldn't she move when her hand was tightly gripping the hilt of her sword?!

Why didn't she have the courage to rush up and stop Shannan in front of him and stop him from doing the worst?!

These thoughts are fleeting. When she hesitated, Shannan had already swung her knife high—

With a bang, the heavy sword slashed down with great strength.

"Ah——!!!h

…… The one who made the miserable cry was a Rakshasa team member created by Yukimura Tsunado.

Rakshasa's body popped and fell heavily to the ground.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene.

Only Shannan, who had already incarnated into a rakshasa appearance, showed a sharp smile on his face.

"If you say to us Rakshasa who can only fight, there is no place to fight-"

His voice was still gentle, but full of seriousness and solemnity.

"That's the end of it—it's a kind of mercy. ”

There was finally a little sadness in his voice, and perhaps a little despair and sadness, which Liu Quan couldn't tell, but her mood suddenly tightened, and then stirred.

…… Mr. Shannan!!

…… She wasn't wrong...... That familiar, gentle, brave, wise and powerful Mr. Shannan is really still alive, and he still exists in his body that has become a rakshasa!

Liu Quan drew his sword in an instant.

She couldn't move just now, and there seemed to be a force coming from her wrist, which seemed to be weak, as if she had rekindled her confidence that had been extinguished, she set up her long sword and made a gesture before the sword.

The rakshasas in the hall also came back to their senses. Although they lost their reason, they were unwilling to be killed, howling and quickly drawing their swords.

Hijikata shouted, "Heisuke!"

Ever since his handsome appearance, he has been a bystander, and the useless Heisuke responded in his voice as full of vitality as ever: "I know!"

He set up the knife very energetically, and his appearance changed into the appearance of a rakshasa in an instant.

"Mr. Shannan, you are a little too handsome, why don't you tell me anything!" he cried out as if in high spirits.

Rakshasa Shannan looked at his companion, and a faint smile finally appeared on his face.

"Well, that's a cliché...... However, if you want to deceive your enemies, you must first deceive your companions......"

There was a hint of pleasure in his voice, and the two of them did not hesitate to swing their knives at the rakshasas.

The number of rakshasas was dwindling, and one by one they fell to the ground.

"And if it's someone who stands in the position of assisting the 'director', it's more suitable to play this hated identity, isn't it?" Shannan explained with a terrible smile on his face and a very gentle tone.

Listening to Shannan's words, Hijikata couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Ah~ah, it's really handsome to speak. It's completely overshadowed by me, Mr. Shannan. ”

Okita's very casual, joking tone suddenly rose. He also set up his own sword, and his hair turned white in an instant.

"Hey, Heisuke, remember how happy we were on that night at Ikedaya, even though we were outnumbered, how happy we were!" he beckoned Heisuke, who was energetically slashing rakshasas, and his gaze swept over Yamanan, Hijikata, and Yanagizumi.

"Well, I said...... Those who didn't have time to attend that day are not too late to show up tonight, right?" he continued with a grin, and suddenly his body moved, and the knife slammed forward.

Shannan's movements seemed to pause slightly, but a deeper smile immediately appeared on his face, and he continued to kill.

“…… Hey, that's true. He even had room to respond gently.

Liu Quan couldn't help but glance back at the earth, only to see that he had also set up his knife.

"Speaking of which, you did it with someone that night. His tone was flat.

For some reason, Liu Quan's heart suddenly felt a warm current pass by.

"yes. That night, I didn't go to Ikedaya at first, but followed the deputy chief on the task of cleaning up the aftermath...... I really didn't expect to be able to fight and be active. She replied with a smile.

Hijikata smiled and frowned.

"Whether it's the 'director' or the 'deputy chief', it has always been my task to deal with the aftermath since the beginning. ”

But why does every time the aftermath end up like this...... You still have to use the sword to see it. ”

Before he could finish speaking, he jumped up sharply and swung the sword from mid-air.

Every time the blade fell, blood splattered in the halls of Sendai Castle.

Slay hordes of rakshasas just like the ghosts and gods written in the book.

Hijikata, Shannan, Okita and Heisuke, although some are still humans, and some are already Rakshasas, they all mercilessly sent the rest of the Rakshasas into the sea of blood.

The hall was a bloody sight.

But the corners of Liu Quan's lips suddenly slowly curved upward.

She didn't say a word, but she suddenly rushed forward with agility, and stabbed a sword straight into the heart of a rakshasa.

Almost immediately, the tip of the sword pierced through the flesh and plunged into the heart of the rakshasa with a small "whoosh".

As soon as Liu Quan drew his sword, the rakshasa fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and stopped moving.

She didn't have time to congratulate herself on the success of the blow, so she slashed into the shoulder of a rakshasa who was about to sneak up on her from behind.

…… The battle continues.

It is not an easy task to deal with the Rakshasas who are dozens of times their number. So Liu Quan joined the war group, and no one stopped her.

These are turbulent and chaotic times, and there is not much unnecessary mercy to be given to women. Since she has the same combat power and will as a man, let her fight with her - hasn't it been like this for the past six years.

In the fierce battle, Yukimura Tsunamichi, who stayed out of the situation and did not participate in the fight, suddenly asked a weak and weak question.

"Are those words nonsense?...... In the kingdom of ghosts, further rakshasa research is conducted. Shannanjun ...... You must have told me that. ”

Shannan had just killed a rakshasa when he heard the words and jumped back, still holding his sword, and turned his gaze to Yukimura Tsunado.

"You see the future......"

He smiled sadly.

"I used to look for a way for Rakshasa to survive. After knowing that the future will not live long, he is very anxious. ”

"In order to advance the research of rakshasa, sometimes I have to get my hands dirty......"

With a self-deprecating tone, his eyes fluttered.

"All the suspicious actions that have been done so far have been to save the companions who have become Rakshasas...... Also to save yourself. ”

"However, Rakshasa has no future. Isn't Tsunade Daojun also very clear?"

Just like the night before going to Sendai, the cruel truth came out of his mouth again.

"No matter how much you increase your resistance to sunlight, if you put a burden on your body, you will shorten your lifespan. And the urge to go crazy with blood won't go away......"

…… Rakshasa is beyond salvation. That's what he wanted to say.

Yukimura Tsunado stood in place, unable to seem to say a word.

The smile on Shannan's face slowly faded.

"We are just a flash in the pan of our time. Rakshasa is not a species that should not appear in the world...... Let this qiē be over. ”

His voice was so low that it roared in his chest, like a heart that shouldn't have been beating anymore, but it was still restless in his chest—

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed.

…… It's a rakshasa who plans to sneak up on Shannan from behind!

It was almost too late to make another sword, Shannan gritted his teeth and tried his best to jump away with the swift steps that belonged to the rakshasa.

But there was one guy who was quicker than he dodged.

A long sword with a straight blade suddenly stretched out from the side, and with a bang, barely holding the Rakshasa knife!

But of course, this hasty shot is not foolproof, the moment the blades intersect, because the angle of collision is really difficult to maintain balance and stability, the blades of steel make a crisp sound, each of them mistaken, each on the other's blade like a spark slid away- And in the next second, Liu Quan, who was using a shorter blade, suffered a loss, and the long tip of the opponent's sword continued to advance due to inertia in the direction of sliding, instantly cutting her left sleeve and cutting a long wound on her left arm!

Liu Quan subconsciously shouted: "Ah......!!"

She jerked a few steps back. If that rakshasa had taken the opportunity to slash forward, she would not have been able to take the next sword.

But a flash of white light flashed, and Shannan's blade slashed down sharply, instantly slicing the head of the rakshasa away.