Although his heart was stirred up by this sentence, he still seemed calm on the surface.

"Yes. His voice sounded calm, too, as if he were not at all swayed by her earth-shattering lines.

"What kind of knife is your knife?"

Behind him, she raised her eyebrows as if surprised, and a smile in her voice.

"I don't know. She said in a casual tone, sounding nonchalant.

"I happened to see that knife in my collection at home, and I thought it was a good knife, so I used it. ”

She didn't believe that as soon as this provocative dialogue came out, Xiao Yi, who loves knives like life, can still be so calm

Sure enough, although he didn't turn his head as she expected, under the cover of her palm, the left hand holding the hilt of the knife at his waist seemed to be tighter, and the back of the hand seemed to be faintly blooming with green tendons, and the joints at the joints were more protruding.

He seemed to take a deep breath before he made the calmest sound he had ever made.

"Every knife has a deep meaning in it. He said.

"Even if it is no longer the time to wear a sword, the meaning of each sword's existence should be respected. ”

She seemed very surprised to hear such an answer, and after a moment of silence, she simply gave up her nerves to continue to provoke him.

And, the previous slightly pretentious voice was swept away.

"The purpose of the knife is to take the life of the other party. ”

The faintly familiar clear and soft voice echoed low in his ears.

Fujita's back stiffened

However, the owner of the voice did not stop.

It's just such a simple and understandable existence. ”

Fujita Goro felt as if all the blood in his body had slowly stopped flowing.

The voice continued.

"There's no confusion, just resignation to the user's intentions. ”

What does it feel like the blood in his whole body is congealing, he feels his brain swelling and his whole body is hot and cold like he is now, and he wants to suddenly turn his head to see what is happening in front of him, but he does not dare to act easily, afraid that everything he hears is just his own crazy dream

"If you choose to make a knife, it will be a lonely and long task," the voice sighed.

The five fingers of Fujita's left hand, which was clutching the handle of the knife at his waist, tightened spasmodically. However, the gentle hand that covered the back of his hand, sensing his small movements, gently pinched the back of his hand as if soothingly.

His throat tightened. With great effort, he finally squeezed a little sound out of his constricted throat.

"Don't worry. He whispered.

It seemed that a long, long time ago, he had said this to her so lightly.

Don't worry.

Ahh

That's what he said after he accepted the assignment of going undercover among the Imperial Guards. At that time, she was also present. And, very readily, I agreed to meet him in disguise and deliver important information back to the cantonment at any time.

Then, he said something

"Even if I separate my heart has always been here, absolutely nothing will change. ”

He heard a soft, laughing sigh in his ear. The gentle feminine snort blew on his ears, stirring up an inexplicable commotion in his heart.

He heard her close to his ear and asked in a low voice that was almost silent, "So, did you bring me more cherry blossoms to eat today, Kazu-kun?"

Goro Fujita

He turned his face to the left abruptly.

Then, his pupils widened uncontrollably.

For he saw the familiar face, as young and beautiful as it had been then, very close to him. He turned around so much that he almost bumped into her rosy lips

Fujita's face turned red as quickly as a reckless teenager.

It's incredible.

After so many years of separation, after so many unspeakable battles, hardships and tribulations, when he inevitably began to grow old, she still looked as young as she had been, her cheeks were as delicate and rosy as apples, and she still stood behind him like the beautiful girl who appeared in a kimono with furisode, and he could see her there as soon as he turned around, which was reassuring and shocking

"Very, very suitable. He stammered.

He saw her raise her eyebrows slightly in surprise, so he said the sentence in its entirety.

"It's perfect for you to dress like that. He struggled to organize his words, thinking about what he wanted to say to Shimabara that night years ago.

"It's beautiful. Eventually, he only came up with a dry word.

He saw her blink, and suddenly pursed his lips and laughed.

She must have understood what he was trying to say. However, she felt a pang of amusement in the way he expressed it, and pressed the folding fan she held in her right hand against her chin with a mischievous look.

"After all these years, you still don't know how to please the girls, uh, Fujita-kun"

He felt a moment of confusion.

"Why should I please the girls," he asked, puzzled.

He saw her eyes widen slightly as if exaggeratedly.

"Haven't any girls ever appeared in front of you all these years?" she asked with a smile, as if nothing had happened, completely devoid of the strangeness of reunion after many years, and her tone was still the same as when they parted in Aizu the night before, light and playful, and her voice was clear and pleasant.

"Appear" He seemed to feel even more confused, and even his tone carried a sense of dazedness.

"Of course there will be, and you will see young women on the road. Although the new government has issued many strange orders, none of them stipulate that young women are not allowed to appear outside, but is it important that they do not appear?"

She sighed exaggeratedly and tapped her forehead lightly with the folding fan in her hand.

"Sure enough, Fujita-kun is still the same as before. She laughs.

Fujita Gorou frowned slightly, feeling uncomfortable for a while at the unfamiliar title of "Fujita-kun" in her words.

However, there doesn't seem wrong with her calling it that. He can't let everyone know that he is Saito Ichi, the leader of the Shinsengumi Sanban group back then

However, when she called him that, he couldn't help but feel a sense of anxiety, as if this new name had made them stranger to each other, as if a deep gap had been drawn between the memories they shared and the reality, and every time this new name was called, they were a little stranger, separated by this strange name, strange time

The next moment, he heard someone in the distance who seemed to be saying, "Miss Noriko, where is Miss Noriko, Young Master Daozhi is looking for her."

Zon

The unfamiliar name sluggishly crossed his mind. Yet he felt her breath freeze, and then let out a soft sneer.

"Hehehe, trouble is going to come over again, you can't let me"

What did she do, she didn't say.

The next moment he felt his left wrist suddenly gripped.

"Sorry, this is not the right place to talk. Come with me, Yijun. ”

She whispered in his ear. Then, he felt his left hand be gently tugged, and he took a few steps back to the side, and then there was a soft click, and there was a small door there

She didn't pull him with much strength, if he insisted on standing still and forcibly stood still, she wouldn't be able to pull him, but now I don't know what kind of force was pushing him inexplicably, and his eyes flickered, and he realized that the two of them had arrived in a strange corridor outside.

The corridor was very narrow, and outside the corridor was a corner of the courtyard, but this place seemed to be an inaccessible place in the courtyard, at least when he had just pretended to enjoy the scenery, and quietly walked around the courtyard, he did not find that there was any other scenery here.

The courtyard of this mansion has not been remodeled and is still in Japanese style. Therefore, the sudden appearance of a unique place that cannot be detected from a normal perspective is also one of the mysterious characteristics of the Japanese-style garden. As an old Chinese family, it is not too much to have such an intricately designed courtyard, however, the small door hidden in the wall, and the hidden corner of the courtyard that is difficult for ordinary people to find after going out, always make people feel extra concerned.

Suddenly, he heard her brisk voice fully restored to her normal voice. Perhaps it was because of the relationship that had managed to escape from the brightly lit but oppressive hall that sounded very happy.

"This mansion was designed by a madman. She said.

"So everywhere you can see designs that can reflect the dark places in his heart, the secret doors on the wall, the dark corners in the courtyard, are simply for preparation to let him escape. ”

Fujita Goro was stunned.

"How do you know?"

Her voice still sounded so brisk.

"Ah, because I know that madman. She replied casually.

Then, she paused.

"Oh, don't worry, that madman is dead now. She suddenly approached his ear, as if she was afraid that someone else would hear this great secret, and whispered.

Goro Fujita ""