"There's nothing wrong with that...... But it's worrying!" she blurted out.

Knowing that this is a great interference in history and plot, if he succeeds in convincing Xiaoyi, it may trigger a backlash of the inertia of the plot in this world - but these words seem to have lost his mind, and they flow out of his mouth completely out of his control.

"I also said, 'Ichichio-kun's life is precious, and there is nothing wrong with pursuing such a precious thing'!!Don't selectively lose memory of what I've said!!!"

Saito was silent for a moment.

“...... What is 'selective amnesia'. He said confusedly.

Liu Quan: "......"

When has this been so natural, is it really okay to ask the same questions as curious babies!?

"It's just what was said to me, some of them remember, some of them don't, and generally all of them are bad things...... she explained angrily.

Saito seemed to think seriously for a moment, and then said quietly, "No, I don't have any selective amnesia. ”

Liu Quan: ?!

He calmly continued: "...... Because I remember everything you said to me. ”

Willow Springs: !!

“...... Isn't it weird?" Seeing her stunned expression, his stern posture finally disintegrated a little, and a hint of confusion floated in his tone.

"I've always had a good memory. ...... However, after thinking about it carefully, it is still surprising to find that you actually remember everything you said. From this point on, perhaps...... It's a little weird. He continued to speak in an objective narrative tone.

"I remember you once said, 'There is no right or wrong ambition, and there is no right or wrong ideal. Choose the path you believe in and then work hard to get to the end, that's what a real man does. ’”

He thought about it and said slowly.

"That's what you answered when I didn't confidently say to you, 'I don't have eyes that can tell what's right and what's wrong.'" ”

After a pause, he actually smiled slightly.

“...... After hearing the news that the Shinsengumi and the shogunate army had to go north, I kept thinking about what I should do and what was the right thing to do......"

Later, these words of yours came to mind one by one. He smiled brightly.

“...... What you said helped me a lot when I couldn't make a decision. Just like the previous times when I was in a hard fight, you always showed up to support me......"

His dark blue eyes rested silently on her face, as if for a moment he wanted to penetrate her eyes and see her heart.

"I've always been taken care of, Xue Ye-kun. I don't know how to thank you enough......"

Liu Quan felt a sudden sour nose.

“...... I, even if I say anything, I can't change your decision, right?" She finally found her voice, and when she spoke, she found that her voice trembled.

Saito looked slightly stunned, then fell silent, not answering her directly.

"Don't ...... Don't just say something like an exit word, Yijun!" Liu Quan finally roared, his hands clenched into fists, and his roar was fierce and vigorous.

"Even if ...... When the fighting here is over, you can still come to us, and we will continue to work together...... Because...... Haven't you grown up in the Guardian Pavilion from the very beginning, like the head secretary, have you? Didn't you grow up and complete what you had to do, and then you came to the Pavilions by yourself to be with everyone? Now, ...... Now you just have to do the same thing as you did when you did! do what you feel you have to do, and then ...... Just take it in stride and catch up!Come and join us, join us, fight side by side again, and face all the opponents......"

His nose was getting more and more sore, and his voice began to tremble, shaking so much that it sounded a little sharp.

"Stay...... It's as if I believe that Ichi-kun will catch up with him later! Because no matter how fierce and cruel the battle is, I also believe that Ichi-kun will not die and will live to the end! No matter how dangerous and difficult it is, he will definitely come to us alive with a firm heart...... I'm so convinced!"

Saito: "......!!!"

Saito seemed to be genuinely stunned.

He looked stunned, staring at her with wide eyes. After a moment, his expression softened suddenly, as if some wonderful memory had been awakened by her words, and he smiled slightly.

He didn't speak. And she still seems to have a following.

"When the time comes...... When the time comes," she said aloud, as if with all her might, "when we meet again...... If you really want to thank me, then, then...... Send me cherry blossoms!!"

Saito was slightly stunned, the lines on his face suddenly softened, and he looked directly into her eyes frankly, and a gentle and nostalgic smile appeared on his face.

"Ah," he said, "I'll remember to give you 'cherry blossoms that you can't eat.'" ”

[Saito-kun, why don't you come to Xiaomei anymore? Do you have a crush on someone else?! Have you forgotten that you used to like me so much, and you gave me a lot of cute Japanese sweets, cherry blossoms that I can't finish eating......]

She remembered for a moment that she had gone to the gate of Kodai-ji Temple and cried and shouted in order to find a plausible excuse to take Saito away from Kodai-ji Temple, the camp of the Imperial Tomb Guards, and pretend to be a poor girl abandoned by a negative man before the Yakokoji Incident.

...... What was I thinking at that time...... Can you say such a shameful play line as if nothing happened?!Is it because of a high fever that burns your shame all together?Or do you forget about the embarrassment and face of yourself and Xiaoyi in a hurry?

However, even if it was so Hazi Kashi, now that I recall it, I only have a warm warmth and a knowing smile.

"I have already reported my decision to the head of the Turkish Chamberlain, and I have already said goodbye to him. After a brief moment of smiling at the memory, Saito said quietly.

"You and Mr. Hijikata, please watch us. The Shinsengumi's Seiji flag will also fly high in Aizu. Here, the soul of the true samurai is still inherited, and the Seiji Banner is now relied on by the samurai, and the Shinsengumi is a signpost to guide the samurai......"

His gaze drifted upwards to the Shinsengumi banner that towered over the camp.

There was a look of yearning and admiration on his face. Liu Quan thought, that was his belief.

"I will hold this flag high in a place where the soul of a samurai is inherited. He said with an oath, then withdrew his gaze and looked back at Willow Spring.

"And Mr. Hijikata...... I think he has an obligation to take up that banner and continue to be a signpost for the samurai. He said quietly, a look of solemnity in his eyes.

"So...... Yukiba-kun, Mr. Hijikata...... I'll leave it to you. He paused for a moment before he spoke. For the first time, there was a slight fluctuation in the voice.

"Mr. Hijikata promised me that he would see the end of the Shinsengumi that everyone had entrusted to him. By that time...... Don't die, let's see how far you can go as a samurai. ”

Ryuizumi looked at him, and for a moment what came to his mind was the desolate back of Hijikata facing the setting sun after evacuating the Kaneko Mansion in the flowing mountains, leaving Kondo alone to face the new government forces, and killing all the enemies on the hillside.

And when she was on the oil road, she rushed all the way anxiously, and saw from a distance that at the intersection of the oil path and the seven streets, she was surrounded by countless enemies layer upon layer, but she was still upright and unyielding, and calmly responded to the enemy, not only his snow-white scarf, but even the blade that reflected the cold light in the moonlight was stained with blood, Xiaoyi's back.

...... Is that what they seek, believe, and protect?

Those who were once regarded by her as the most trustworthy people, those whom she relied on, trusted, and cared for, those whom she sincerely and fervently loved as friends, family, and companions, have all passed away one by one.

Now, it's him again.

...... Will she survive as she did in history, Yikun? Like her companions and friends who once went through countless hardships with her, but were finally swallowed up in unprecedented darkness, they were swept into the whirlpool by the winds of the times and lost a trace?!

Now he is determined to die for his ideals at the height of his life, but what she can think of repeatedly is the ending of Saito in the historical science post she read in the world of her life.

Later, he became Jiro Yamaguchi, Denhachi Ichinose, and Goro Fujita...... With one name after another, she tossed and turned in the torrent of the rapidly changing times, became a police officer, appeared again in the Southwest War, and finally retired as a worker at the Women's Higher Normal School, and died of stomach problems at an age that most of the other major members of the Shinsengumi could not reach......

Which is the best for him, such a comfortable life, or the priesthood who is now determined to die to defend his faith?

A deep sadness and powerless pain permeated Willow Spring's heart. Then, she replied dryly, "Okay, I promise you." ”

"I won't be killed lightly. ”

"Because I and Mr. Hijikata must be the kind of people who can't be killed even if they are killed. ”

Saito was stunned for a moment.

Liu Quan smiled.

The scars on his arm from the fierce battle he had fought when he fled Edo had healed completely, leaving only a very light red mark.

I guess it will disappear over time.

As long as she can live that long.

"Although I almost died, I finally survived...... Don't worry about Mr. Hijikata's affairs, he will definitely fight with the Shinsengumi until the last moment. ”

"I also swore to Mr. Kondo that I would fight to the end with the Shinsengumi and Mr. Hijikata. ”

"So...... Please also ask for a gentleman to survive. ”

She prayed with all her heart.

He obviously didn't die in history, so why did he get a bento here for no reason?!

"It should be better to have a real samurai like Ichchikun and Mr. Hijikata to witness the end of the Shinsengumi than me, who has lost my reputation. ...... Although I will not be afraid of fighting. ”

Saito first showed a look of surprise, then his expression gradually softened, and he pursed his lips slightly to reveal a very shallow smile.

“...... Thanks, Yukiba. He said quietly.

Mr. Hijikata said to me...... Even if we are separated, our hearts will always be gathered under the banner of sincerity and will not be separated, because we are all members of the Shinsengumi......"

"All along, and the people of the Shinsengumi...... The time I spent with you was the best thing that has ever happened to me. ”

Willow Springs: !!

Tears burst into his eyes without warning.

"How cunning...... Yijun ......" Her voice trembled, and she felt that the last line of defense of her sanity was about to collapse, and tears seemed to be about to come up and cover her.

"I ...... Just as I know that Ichi-kun will never regret the decision I made today, because this is the most correct thing for Ichi-kun at this moment......"

Her lips trembled, and her voice was filled with tears, as if she could no longer maintain a calm, warm smile on her face.

"So...... Can you please not speak to me in such a farewell tone!Didn't you say that you would soon catch up with us!?"

Large tears scrambled to fall from his eyes, and Liu Quan didn't know that his eyes were already red at the moment, and he trembled with force because of the weak, crying urge.

Saito was slightly stunned, and then quickly, his dark blue eyes softened, and his gaze looked at her gently and brightly, with a faint smile in his mouth, he suddenly reached out and touched the top of her head.

"Well, I know. His voice was as serene and peaceful as the freshness and serenity of the morning sun piercing the dense canopy of trees and falling on the ground in the early morning forest.

"Speaking of which...... This is the second time you've cried in front of me. There was a hint of nostalgia in his smile for the warmth of the past, and he was so straightforward that he didn't look like the "mouthless wolf of the Shinsengumi" that everyone had in their impression before.

[Saito-kun, why don't you come to Xiaomei anymore?

"I promise you, I will kill the enemy desperately, and I will definitely try my best to survive...... Will come back to you ......."

[You forgot that you used to like me so much, and you gave me a lot of cute Japanese sweets, cherry blossom cakes that I can't eat enough......]

"Then, I'll bring you cherry blossoms that you can't eat enough as a thank you gift. ”

Willow Springs: !!

"I don't dislike you. I didn't take a fancy to anyone else either......]

For some reason, this sentence suddenly came to mind.

At the time, I thought it would be the worst possible time. But now I know that the worst is far from coming. Compared with now, every word said and everything experienced at that time, no matter how hard and difficult it was, seemed so beautiful, so unreal, difficult to recover, and could only be recalled.

"Damn, Yijun......!!Don't ...... Don't make me cry, can you......!?"

Suddenly, tears poured out as if they were erupting in an instant.

...... The system is on top, and the player ...... The player suddenly wants to rush up and hug this object that is not within the scope of your designated strategy, and lose their sense of reason, even if the plot inertia of the world is out of balance because of this - this is swollen!!

This kind of affection must be due to the fact that the person in front of you is so kind, warm and irreplaceable as an important friend and companion in your life - not a more important character in the strategy process......

It's like if it's Okita and Yamanan standing in front of her today...... Probably, perhaps, she would also want to rush up and hug them so recklessly, petty and vainly delusional that doing so would save the course of their lives?

Because it's just talking, it's just staring, it's just shaking hands and saying goodbye...... It's not enough. It can't help her overcome the weak parting feelings that appear in her heart when she parted, she can't express how much she values and cares about the person in front of her, and she can't convey her strong hope that they will always live well, live until a long, long time, and live to meet her again...... Almost crazy and desperate anticipation -

Saito, who was suddenly attacked by her burst of tears for the second time, seemed to be much calmer than the first time.

He smiled softly, rubbed the top of her head with a little force in his left hand.

"Okay, stop crying. There was a little helplessness in his voice, and there was a hint of warmth that was almost imperceptible. Compared to her gaffe tears, his gaze was calm and gentle, like the vast night sky that was unexpectedly high and clear tonight.

"I'm not going to just die. I swear by the name of the Shinsengumi. He said.

The moon in the night sky quietly radiates a soft glow. This parting night turned out to be a sunny night.

Saito looked away slightly and glanced at the night sky. Then, as if he remembered something, he said a little distractedly, "...... The moonlight tonight is so beautiful. ”

Ryuizumi froze, his body stiffened involuntarily, and only then did he realize that Saito must have remembered the scene when they sat side by side on the steps of the roadside after the fierce battle on the oil path.

At that time, what did she ever say?

[I just feel sorry. Because I don't want to see the companion I have always cared about, trusted, and spent many of the best years of my life together, just leave so easily. 】

[For this, I have to do my best.] 】

Once again, confirming this deeply in his heart, Liu Quan took a deep breath and reached out to wipe the tears from his face, revealing a refreshing and straightforward smile.

“...... Oh, yes. She said.

"I think so too. ”