He whispered menacingly.

However, instead of immediately exposing what kind of news Kiyohara Yukiha - no, in his mouth it was "Kujo Noriko" - and what kind of things he had done, he said lightly to the group of thugs he had brought, "Yes." ”

The men immediately swarmed up, and almost instantaneously reduced the loose encirclement by half, enclosed the earth, and attacked him in unison without grace.

Although Hijikata, who was suddenly at an absolute disadvantage, still seemed to be very calm in the battle, and his swordsmanship was not chaotic at all, and his advance and retreat were extremely orderly, Liu Quan felt a burst of worry for a moment, and then became angry.

"Hey!!!" she turned her head abruptly, staring at Kujo Michiqing, who was standing with her sleeves and smiling very pleasantly, squeezing a sentence out of her teeth.

"What the hell are you trying to do, brother......!?"

Kujo Michiyoshi exaggerated a little surprised and touched his chin.

"Do you ask me?!, my dear sister, don't you know it in your heart?"

He slowly pulled out his sword from his waist, and the sharp blade pointed at her in an instant, and a cold light flashed on the blade.

"I've said it a long time ago - to show you what real hell is, my sister. ”

"It's not enough to turn you into an obedient corpse. ”

"You can't afford to leave my side without permission. I want to make you unfortunate like this. ”

"I want to completely destroy this person who has developed another will—"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly jumped forward! Not to attack the earthwork that was already heavily surrounded, but to stand a few steps in front of him, unarmed Qingyuan Yukiha!

In the midst of the hard battle, the corner of his eye happened to sweep this scene, and he felt almost terrified for a moment. He subconsciously shouted: "No-!!"

Almost as soon as he shouted, there was a crisp sound of iron and gold clashing in the direction where she and the vicious brother were standing.

Unexpectedly, the moment before she was stabbed, Kiyohara Yukiha didn't know where she actually conjured a sword that was exactly the same as the strange sword she was used to, and in time she blocked the Tai Dao sword that Jiujo Daoqing slashed fiercely!

Kujo Michiyoshi seemed stunned. He gritted his teeth and smiled as the blades of the two intersected and wrestled with each other.

“...... You're good at sorcery I don't know, do you, sister? ”

"Just like when I hunted you down in Edo...... The knife that suddenly flew out of the darkness...... You're manipulating some youkai. ”

He saw her gaze flicker for a moment, and finally replied softly with a slight surprise: "...... It's not a monster. ”

"It's a ...... An important friend, but I lost him after all...... So much for. ”

There was a bang, and I don't know who took the lead in exerting a little strength on the intersecting blades, and the two of them took advantage of the situation to take two steps back at the same time, and set up the knives almost at the same time.

"I don't want to die yet, brother. ”

The melancholy of that moment just now quickly melted away like ice and snow in the sun, and a faint smile appeared on the face of the young woman in front of Kujo Daoqing, who should have been over twenty-five years old but looked like a girl.

"Because I'm not tired of this life full of miracles and wonders. ”

She said word by word, clearly.

"Don't talk to me with that benefactor-like face, thinking that having my surname Kujo is a great grace to me...... Everything I have is something I have earned through my own struggle, and it has nothing to do with you. ”

"I now think that the qiē I got in the Shinsengumi is the best thing in this world. ”

"In order not to be deprived of the last good in this qiē life, I must fight. ”

"Fight with you. ”

"Even if I win, I could lose the best thing I've ever had, and I can't back down. ”

As soon as the words fell, she launched a surprise attack without warning, just like he had just done.

She rushed forward, and in an instant the distance between the two of them was bridged. As if she had returned to the scene when she first came to this world, she and Soji Okita tested her swordsmanship in the small courtyard of the Yagi Mansion, and she made up her mind to seize the initiative by taking the initiative by striking first, relying on the momentum of the forward rush to gain a little upper hand as soon as she came up with a desperate rush.

The [Mass-produced Longquan Sword] with a straight blade that she had come out of directly to the system just now was now held in her right hand, raised to a position almost level with her shoulder, and the tip of the sword rushed forward, pointing in the direction of the nine Daoqing. She rushed in front of him in an instant, and then Dangdang made three crisp sounds in a row, and in the blink of an eye, the two of them had already exchanged three moves.

Of course, Kujo Michiyoshi is not Okita Soji, and he doesn't have the trick "Hei Qingyan" that is enough to suppress her raid.

Her superb sword skills, which she had honed over the course of countless battles, were brought to the fullest extent. Although the depth of scheming is almost above everyone, Kujo Michiqing has been hidden behind the scenes for a long time, and in terms of actual combat experience and swordsmanship, of course, she is not as good as her, the former acting leader of the Shinsengumi Ichibangumi.

Seeing that not only did the situation not go as smoothly as he expected to kill Hijikata and defeat his sister's will, but now he was still at a disadvantage in the battle with his sister, the calm smile on Kujo Michikiyo's face finally disappeared, and a burst of anxious roar suddenly erupted.

"Damn-!!"

The next moment he noticed her leaping up and about to slash in the air, so he crossed the sword, trying to avoid the blow before sneaking into her abdomen. However, while her body was still in the air, she had already noticed his intentions, and she quickly made a very surprising contingency move-

Her body in the air in an unbelievable posture flexibly twisted to the side to dodge, and the upper body was able to turn a small half circle in just a moment, just staggering the blade that he was about to slash at her waist and abdomen, and then she changed the direction of her sword, from a sword stabbing straight through the chest to attacking from the side, a sword piercing deep into his left shoulder.

The blade sliced through flesh and bones, and the sharp pain of that moment almost tore through his body and destroyed his consciousness. He has been pampered for a long time as a behind-the-scenes military advisor, and although he has not slackened off practicing swordsmanship, he lacks actual combat experience, and Kujo Daoqing let out a sharp scream.

"Ahh!!h

He took several steps backwards in a row, and the Taidao in his right hand almost subconsciously got out of his hand. Fortunately, he endured the pain, squeezed the knife in time, and brushed the back of his right hand on his left shoulder indiscriminately, and sure enough, it was stained with blood on the back of his hand.

He furrowed his brow fiercely and glared at the woman in front of him who had stabbed himself mercilessly in a gesture of utter incomprehension.

...... This is the rule?!

Such a ridiculous thought suddenly appeared in his mind in an instant.

No, of course he'd seen this desperate gesture. That's what she did on the streets of Edo late at night.

What he wondered about was the stereotype he had left with the Kujo Noriko. At that time, she was still very weak, and because he accused her sister of this dead hole, she was unwilling to be forced to learn all kinds of skills that should be used to become an excellent eyeliner or die. At that time, the first thing that caught his attention was the unruly bright eyes.

That's right, those eyes, no matter how long they have been soaked in the dark, are bright and straightforward, revealing an unyielding stubbornness and tenacity. That's the most fascinating thing about Noriko Kujo.

And now, those eyes are as bright as ever, but there is something more that people can't tell.

He thought about it carefully, and realized that it was light and clear, a kind of heart that people who grew up in darkness could never have for a long time.

If you see too much darkness, you will long for light. This is the instinct of the average person. However, if he grows up in darkness, no matter how persistently he pursues light, he cannot replace it as light and hope in itself—but in Kujo Noriko he sees this quality that is completely contrary to what he thinks of as a theory.

No matter how difficult the situation is, she will not give up hope, no matter how deep the darkness is, she will persistently believe in the light, and she will always move forward towards the goal she has identified, even if she has to be bruised, even if she has to lose friends, even if she has to be the enemy of the whole world to get this qiē, she will not give in, will not waver, and will not slow down her steps.

It's really ...... The little girl he saw back then?!

"You're not Noriko...... Who are you?!" he blurted out.

Then he noticed that the one who had succeeded in the surprise attack, who was gently waving the sword in her hand and wiping away the blood beads on the blade, suddenly laughed proudly.

"I'm certainly not a nine-rule rule. She replied.

"I'm Kiyohara Yukiba. Shinsengumi Ichiban Group Acting Team Leader. Nothing else. ”

This answer seemed a little surprising to Kujo Daoqing's ears, but for a moment he felt as if he was not surprised.

The one he was obsessed with...... Is it the little girl who had unruly bright eyes but had to submit to him, or the young woman who is now tall and clear-eyed, with a powerful heart that cannot be destroyed by any encounter?

...... However, it doesn't matter anymore. If you can't succumb to what you have at hand for him, no matter how good it is, it must be destroyed. It's that simple.

Kujo Michikiyo's eyes narrowed slightly. The next moment, while he was on guard that she would attack him again at any time, he turned slightly to the earth, which was surrounded by his men and was in a bitter battle, and shouted:

"Hey, Hijikata, after your general was arrested, there was a chance to be rescued, but this woman didn't do her best—"

Before he finished his words, he saw her change color and lean forward, her sword was extremely powerful, carrying Sen Han's killing intent, and stabbed him in the chest with a sword.