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...... She may never actually see each other again, but he still has a place in her life, because she became what she is today after meeting him—after meeting Koichi, after meeting Mr. Yamanan, after meeting every one of the Shinsengumi.

In the wilderness outside Aizu Castle, Ryuzumi leaned forward, waved the knife in his hand, and without hesitation, slashed down at the person in front of him who was once a colleague.

No amount of difficulty can stop us from moving forward. This is what the people who fought here once taught her.

Although he had undergone good kendo training in the present life, the difference in swordsmanship between Kannaku Rinne and Yanagizumi was still not at the same level.

Perhaps because there are many people among the God Inquisitors who have glittering backgrounds and resumes, but are difficult to live up to when it comes to practical skills, Kannashi seems to have thought that Ryuzumi was such a person at first. But now she seemed to understand something, and she began to seem more impatient.

Kanna Rin was forced back seven or eight steps in a row by Liu Quan's fierce attack. However, just before she almost fell to the field by the side of the road with a crooked body, one foot in the air, and Liu Quan was about to take another step closer and swing down the sword to settle the battle, but the corner of her eye suddenly swept to the side and flickered, and in the next second, a gust of sword wind suddenly hit her!

Liu Quan retracted his forward steps in time, and took advantage of the momentum to twist his body. That movement caused her body to tilt her weight to the side, but it was just enough for her to dodge the tip of the knife next to her.

But the bad thing is that she has now lost the stability of her center of gravity, and then she has to choose between two difficult options: "Hold the ground with the tip of the knife in her hand to stabilize her body at the risk of being cut by the sneak attacker next to her" or [Fight the danger of falling and swing the knife in the direction of the side to cut the sneak attacker].

However, in the next second, someone solved this difficult problem for her.

The bright sword pierced the night, making a dull, flesh-piercing sound.

It's weird. Even though it is a false shell maintained by the spiritual power of the Inquisitor, when stabbed, it can also bleed and even be injured like a mortal's body—

"Drink!"

The man who had blocked the attacker's knife for her, and stabbed the other man with a flick of his wrist, shouted with an attitude that was almost unprecedented.

And the sneak attacker who flashed from Kanna's side—no, Fu Mourning—had to take two steps back after being stabbed, and put his left hand on his wounded and bleeding shoulder, and actually let out two chuckles.

"Haha......"

In the night, the Three Days Moon Sect nearly crossed the sword and blocked the right front of Liu Quan, blocking all the attack routes of the Fu Fu God under the command of Shen Wurinyin. His handsome face tightened.

“...... Sure enough, it's you, hahaha. He said, but there was no smile in his tone, but there seemed to be some tension.

His opponent clutched his right shoulder and paused for about a minute before removing his left hand and spreading his palm. Through the faint moonlight, he could vaguely see that his white gloves were stained with bright red blood.

Sharp horns and bone spurs had developed on his forehead, as well as on his shoulders, and the tip of his glove had been punctured by a sudden long fingernail, which was encased in a glove that might no longer be called a "hand" - but an inhuman "finger claw".

There was a hint of a ghostly, mocking smile in his voice.

"So ......?"

...... It is a pressing cut Hasebe.

The first chef of Honmaru who enshrines the master's orders as the guide.

Perhaps because of this, the extent of his secret fall was even faster than that of other Fu Fu gods.

Liu Quan sighed silently in his heart.

However, the Three Days Moon Sect didn't seem to have the extra sympathy she had.

His face was calm, but there was a look of wariness in his deep eyes. At the same time, however, there was a hint of a smile in his voice.

"Slightly...... It's lit up. He said with a smile, holding up his knife and making a pre-attack stance.

"I'm going to be serious, too. ”

Liu Quan: "......"

At this time, what kind of lines of real sword killing, Your Excellency Three Riyue!

However, before she could show an expression that she couldn't complain, the Three Moons Sect and the Pressed Cutting Hasebe who had fallen on the other side had already started a battle.

Ryuzumi stared at their figures for a second, then raised his head and looked directly back at Kanna, who had just stood firm on the field path.

"I saw what Hasebe-kun looked like now...... What do you think?" she asked coldly.

Kamino Rin's expression moved slightly, and then he returned to that expressionless appearance. Instead of answering Willow Spring's question, she slowly looked around—of course, it was all a field shrouded in darkness now—and then turned back to stare at Willow Spring, slowly pulling the corners of her lips into a mocking smile.

“...... Speaking of which, if you follow the main road that leads to the Kanegawa River, you must have passed through a small village with low-rise houses. She suddenly threw out a strange topic.

Liu Quan: ?

“...... Indeed it is. She thought for a second and replied cautiously.

Kamino has a bow, and his mouth is shaped like "ah". The eyes that stared at the willow spring under the darkness of the night seemed to hide some incomprehensible deep meaning.

“...... There, there is a name, called 'Tenman'. She said slowly.

Liu Quan: ......?!

She was half a second slow to react, and she realized what she meant by the name "Tenman".

The Tenmanya Incident!It was a major incident in which Saitoichi served as the personal bodyguard of the pro-shogunate minister of the Kishu Domain, Miura Shutaro, after he broke away from the Imperial Tomb Guards and returned to the Shinsengumi, but in Tenmanya, he fought fiercely with the Sea Aid Assassination Team who came to avenge Ryoma Sakamoto and Shintaro Nakaoka, and finally protected Miura from the disaster!

She still remembered the way she saw Saito's black clothes stained with dark blood that day, and remembered that Xiaoyi, who had always had strong self-control and never allowed himself to show his embarrassed appearance at any time, walked a little unsteadily, and the ends of his hair were soaked in blood and knotted, and she remembered that he stubbornly straightened his back and said, "Go and report to the deputy chief, I've completed the task"—

And that one person—though not exactly the same person she knew—but no doubt they were—were in the silence of the night, risking their lives for the Aizu clan.

Such a person, in the darkness of the night directly ahead of him, which is blocked by the sound of the gods, will face an enemy ten times and a hundred times his own and a rain of bullets and artillery......

That's the kind of person she has to go to support-

Because, didn't she tell the important person of the ghost clan, Tianwu Jiushou, a long time ago?

[Kazukun is my companion, no matter how many times I will rush to support him]

“...... This kind of faith and friendship between human beings must not be believed and understood. ”

She spoke unconsciously.

Standing across from her, Kannaku seemed to be slightly stunned.

“...... What?"

This short rhetorical question made Liu Quan come back to his senses. She stared straight at Kanna, a relieved and fearless smile slowly blooming on her face.

That's an aware expression.

"It looks like it's not going to be good today. She said aloud, resetting her knife.

"I have to fight you, but I can't stop here. ”

"Because I swore to myself—"

"I, by no means, should I spend the rest of my life in remorse. ”

"Understand?...... I'm definitely going to win. And then through here, go to the Nyorai-"

"If you're smart, let it go now!" she finally shouted.

"Stop dragging your sword with you on the road of no return!

Kanna Rinne: !!

She was silent for a moment, but suddenly laughed.

"Hehehehehehe-"

Before the laughter stopped, she suddenly threw away the knife in her hand and pulled out a pistol from somewhere!

In the next second, the muzzle of the black hole was pointed directly at Liu Quan.

"Don't talk too much!" she shouted as well, and then raised her chin slightly, staring at Liu Quan with a slight smug look on her face.

"Isn't it about victory?" she said mockingly, "...... Then come and try this!"

Seeing the sudden appearance of a controlled firearm (fog!) in her opponent's hand, Liu Quan's eyes widened for a moment, and then she closed her eyes again, and a helpless look appeared on her face again.

"It's a little tricky now~" She sighed, slowly straightened her back, and put down the knife-

The next thing seems to happen at the same time.

Ignoring the low roar or painful snort of the Fu Mourning Gods beside them, and even less caring about how their previously handsome and dazzling appearance was twisted into a hideous appearance, the corners of Shen Wuyin's lips hooked up a smile, and without hesitation, he pulled the trigger on the opposite woman, who was also a God Inquisitor!

The moment the gunshot rang out, the female judge reflexively raised her right hand suddenly, as if she wanted to do something unbelievable, and as if she just subconsciously wanted to do some defense in vain-

And almost at the same time, a black shadow rushed towards them! The black shadow did not stand in front of Liu Quan foolishly and loyally, but rushed straight towards the fallen female inquisitor who was about to shoot and kill her colleague on the other side!

And when all this happened, a crisp gunbang reverberated loudly between the sky and the earth shrouded in darkness.

After that gunshot—

The shadow of the Inquisitor who had slipped diagonally between the two female Inquisitors and intended to attack and shoot did not fall.

Of course, there are no new parts such as bone spurs on the top of the head or on a part of the body.

His body shook a little, but he didn't lose strength and fell.

The pupils of the crescent moon contracted for a moment with extreme surprise, but as if he had immediately come to his senses, he quickly drew his sword and snapped—

With the blade of his sword, he shot a metal bullet that had been stopped in mid-air, only a few steps away from him, and knocked it to the ground.

Then, he slowly turned his head to look at the female inquisitor standing behind him, still holding the sword in his right hand, but his left hand was up, and his palm was facing the opponent in front of him.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly turned around again, strode towards the female inquisitor who had fired the gun, neatly dropped the gun in her hand, and pulled out a rope from nowhere—only to discover later that the rope had been pulled from the shoulder armor of the black suit that the Three Moons had lent him from the candlestick of the Cutting Light Loyalty—mercilessly cut the hands behind his back and tied them firmly.

Then he walked back in front of Liu Quan, and stood still only two steps away from her, watching her form of her left hand raised a little in the middle of the two, palm facing forward, and a smile gradually appeared in his eyes.

At this time, the other Fu Fu Gods brought by Liu Quan had almost all won the battle against the Fu Fu Gods who were forced to fall under the command of Shen Wurinyin.

In the dark field, the famous pupils of one of the five swords in the world seemed to glow with a hint of different color.

“...... Is it because I'm afraid I'll get hurt? Oh, what a pleasure. He said with a smile.

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