Because of the suddenness of the incident, Yanagizumi did not happen to carry a knife like Hijikata. At this moment, she was empty-handed, and even if she had the heart to immediately ask the system to exchange a new [Mass-produced Longquan Sword] to help in the battle, she had to avoid the eyes and ears of the others - and when this kind of Kujo Daoqing was always staring at her, it was obvious that this kind of thing could not be accomplished.

However, without the order of the Nine Daoqing, those people did not seem to have the intention of launching an attack for the time being. They all held their swords and carefully surrounded the earthwork in the middle, assuming a posture that could be used to gather them at any time.

Kujo Daoqing saw that he had the advantage in the scene, and suddenly laughed softly.

"Hehehe......" He suddenly turned to Liu Quan, and bent his eyebrows.

"My sister, do you want to know why I told the truth before killing you?...... Because, I must let you know, do you want to live happily ever after betraying me? ”

Liu Quan's teeth chattered, his whole body trembled, and he glared hatefully at the man in front of him who was smiling very happily.

"I've never thought of doing anything for you!

This straightforward and sharp attack made the smile on Kujo Michikiyo's face disappear for a moment.

"You're killing yourself, sister......" he said softly, staring at Willow Spring with viciousness and pity.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll tell this country warrior who doesn't know the times all that you've done?"

He recklessly called Hijikata and threatened Yanagiquan with wanton and insidiousness, and seemed to get the pleasure of gaining the upper hand from this speech, and he smiled again, and his voice was calm.

"My dear sister, why did your face change?...... Ah, since you've done these things, are you afraid that others will find out?"

"Isn't it okay to hang out with these guys who aren't fellow travelers at all, forcing yourself to do something akin to deception?"

"Don't you forget why you joined the Shinsengumi in the first place! Isn't it to fight for a more noble status for yourself, so you accepted my instructions before sneaking in?!"

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

She felt her heart beat loudly in her ears. Knock, knock, knock, knock-

She wanted to blurt out "What nonsense!", and immediately and urgently explained to Hijikata that "this person is telling a fabricated lie", but when it came to the end, she found that she could not say anything with her mouth open.

The hands and feet are cold, and the heartbeat becomes slower and slower. Probably aware of the ghost beast Nissan's intention to destroy her disobedient sister in a way that destroys people's hearts - by the way, destroying the deputy head of the Shinsengumi in Choshu, who has been betting against him, - but feeling speechless because of what "Kiyohara Yukiba" has really done.

If your opponent wants to fight you, you can fight him to the end with his strength and skill, but if he wants to play with you to manipulate people's hearts and destroy their hopes, what else can you do to stop him?!

Liu Quan, who had never met such a vicious and despicable opponent before, felt that he was completely helpless, and a bad feeling mixed with anxiety and panic suddenly appeared in his heart.

However, what if there is no way to refute it at all...... What if you are afraid that the other person will say in a half-truth, convincing-sounding way that you have said a lot of bad things and done some bad things in order to deal with this dark line...... Afraid that the deputy chief will immediately hate and suspect her after hearing these so-called truths, what ......if her mission fails only an inch away from victory!?

Just as she was in a dazed panic, she suddenly heard Hijikata speak.

“...... Hey, what kind of person do you think of the Shinsengumi Hijikata Toshizo!"

"You think I'm going to abandon my companions who have been fighting side by side all this time because of what you said, do you?"

The deputy chief, who was not very good at words in the past, suddenly burst out completely with the aura on his body at this moment, showing a powerful courage.

"Inside the Shinsengumi, there are guys from all backgrounds...... Although according to what you say, this guy's background is really the highest......"

"As you say, before I became a samurai, I was the son of a medicine merchant who inherited his ancestral business in the Tama countryside. It's delusional for such a person to be with a young lady from a big aristocratic family......"

"Because of this, your arrangement is so good for us...... If you don't arrange it like this, I won't be able to meet a woman like her in my life, right?"

Kujo Michiqing looked extremely stunned for a moment, but he quickly calmed down his surprise and showed a sneer.

"Ahh ...... You reminded me, perhaps. In that case, the woman who can be with you is either in Shimabara or Yoshiwara, or ...... Isn't it Dr. Lan's daughter?"

"You're ......!!" Hijikata looked extremely shocked for a moment, and then became furious.

"Don't get ...... other people!!"

Kujou Michiyoshi looked at him with such an expression, suddenly laughed, and turned to the silent Liu Quan on the side.

"Look, you narrowly missed the hands of a Lan Fang doctor's daughter, my sister. It's humiliating to be the daughter of the Kujo family, even if it's just an adopted daughter. ”

Liu Quan was silent for a moment, and finally spoke.

“...... All I know is that the woman who finally crossed the sea to Ezo and stood in front of him was me. Not anyone else. ”

"Maybe it's because you're the only woman he can catch in the end—" Kujo dragged out his voice as if he were happy, poking her heart and lungs nonchalantly.

"No, Mr. Hijikata is not like that. Willow Springs, calmly cut off his vicious provocations.

"When I was in the camp, there was a big stack of love letters I received, and if I touched it, it would probably be scattered all over the ground and difficult to tidy up. ”

"If I just want to find a woman who admires him and can catch him, I will never be the last choice. ”

"Compared to those women, thanks to you, I have no advantage at all. If you want to choose, most people won't choose the kind of woman who is always fighting and killing, and she is not gentle......"

"Mr. Hijikata is not a man who has to drag anyone with him to face the end. In fact, he would rather carry a qiē alone alone...... So if you want to use someone to shake me, forget it, because I'm not going to shake it. ”

Kujo Michikiyo's eyes narrowed slightly. His gaze wandered back and forth between Hijikata and Yanagiquan several times, and suddenly he crooked his lips and smiled.

“...... Of course. My sister, I know your determination...... Because you didn't resent this man when he forcibly forced you back to a place that seemed to him to be dangerous, in order to save his general. ”

"This noble feeling of yours is simply disgusting. His tone changed to cold.

"Because there is no emotion that cannot be shaken, it is just that the breakthrough point has not been found for the time being. I've always believed that—"

"Hey, that's enough!" said the deputy chief, who seemed to have finally lost patience with Kujo Michiyo's vicious provocation.

"Are you still a brother and a brother?!Do you hate your sister so much that you want to kill her by all means!" the deputy chief asked as soon as he opened his mouth, and asked frankly.

"Even if you're not on the same page as her...... But now you Chōshū have won?!If you have the slightest concern for your sister, shouldn't you let her go now?!Even if she has a different position, it is impossible for her to do anything about your victory now?!"

Kujo Michikiyo showed a slightly exaggerated expression of surprise, raising his eyebrows and squinting at the earth. After a long time, he suddenly smiled.

"That's magnanimous, the deputy head of the Shinsengumi. He said in a tone that came to a sneer, "Are you going to stop pursuing why this guy sneaked into your cherished Shinsengumi for some shady purpose in the first place?" How blind is this kind of feeling?...... I'm curious to know what kind of ruins such a strong trust will be when it is destroyed. ”

Hijikata was simply a miasma with a smoky face, a ridiculous expression of "this guy is crazy, can he still understand people?!", and he opened his mouth with a little impatience.

"Hey! I said...... To be honest, before I became a samurai, I was just a farmer who couldn't sell medicine or farm. But even so, I ended up becoming a samurai. ”

"So, I don't care at all about what she is until she becomes a great, trustworthy team member of the Shinsengumi. ”

"I came from a peasant background, and if I didn't work hard with my own hands, I would never be able to become a samurai. But now I'm a samurai. ”

"Even if she was born in an aristocratic family, whether she was raised to die, or what kind of mission she accepted to come to the Shinsengumi...... Just like my original situation, I can't choose my background, but if she hadn't worked hard with her own hands, no one would have admired, trusted, and relied on her so deeply as she does today. ”

"In the Shinsengumi, there are a lot of people who come and go. It's not that there are no more glorious origins, but only annoying people. ...... For example, Ito. For example, Takeda ......"

"Compared to those people, whether it is Kiyohara Yukiya or Kiyohara Yukiye, they are all trustworthy, worthy of care, and the best companions. ”

Do you understand these words?!...... However, people like you can't understand. Because my heart is completely distorted...... Hey, it feels like Ito is talking to that guy. ”

As he spoke, the deputy chief smacked his lips as if he was in trouble, and shook his head again.

Although there were still fears and doubts in his heart such as [Will the ghost beast Nissan be angry and shake out all my black history and destroy the deputy chief's trust in me], Liu Quan still couldn't help but burst out laughing.

...... The deputy chief's expression is too vivid. For a moment, she had a delusion--this is the master who is said to have played the trick of "raising the soil and losing his eyes" in actual combat, and Kane-sang strongly admires and emulates it.

Kujo Michikiyo's expression finally distorted. For a moment, he looked uncontrollable in anger.

"Very well, since you insist on believing her anyway, I'll destroy the foundation of your persistence to show you!"