Willow Springs: !!

She didn't have time to observe Hijikata's expression—in fact she was standing diagonally behind him, and it was hard to see his face—and she immediately stopped her words.

"No, you're not right—we're good lords, but we don't deliberately push our men out to die!" she exclaimed.

At that moment, her mind suddenly flooded with the lonely back of Hijikata standing in the sunset after he evacuated the Kaneko Mansion in Liushan and was forced to leave Kondo alone to face the new government forces who had come to capture him.

At that time, he said in an almost crying tone: Aren't I, like the general, who gave up people who should never be abandoned, and only survived by myself?!

That sentence, later, he also repeated repeatedly. In Aizu, in Sendai, all the way to the end of Hakodate...... Burdened with the responsibility of leaving all his loyal subordinates and companions behind to face the powerful enemy, and himself moving forward as the last banner of the Shinsengumi, he endured the self-blame and pain in his heart, and continued to move forward with a deep sense of guilt in order to keep the name "Shinsengumi" alive -

Thinking about these things about him, she suddenly realized.

“...... Because, a good ruler should be responsible. ”

"Whether it is a goal or a belief, once a decision is made, no matter whether you win or lose, you will take it well, and do not weakly put the responsibility for defeat on your subordinates......"

Looking into Kirino Toshiaki's gloomy eyes, Yanagizumi said loudly.

"I think that both I and Mr. Hijikata have taken on our responsibilities as generals. No matter what awaits us in front of us, we have faced our successes and failures and accepted our endings frankly......"

However, before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a contemptuous laugh from Toshiaki Kirino.

“...... It's so nice to say.,It's really worthy of being born in the Shinsengumi.。 He laughed and shook his head, as if he thought it was all ridiculous.

"Civilians from the countryside squeezed into the crowd to greet the general with knives without permission, thinking that if they did so, they would be considered 'samurai'—"

He dragged out his voice slowly, his tone full of insult and contempt.

"Then he went out and carved out a piece of territory, clamoring to swagger through the market, and finally made a fortune by these means, taking advantage of the fact that no one was willing to serve the shogun anymore, he got the so-called 'fiefdom' from the shogun who was difficult to protect himself, and he became complacent, thinking that he had become a real 'samurai'......"

He paused meaningfully, curling the corners of his lips.

"When it comes to the degree of self-righteousness, you are indeed extraordinary~" He smiled and came to a conclusion.

Before Hijikata could get angry, Liu Quan had already stepped up from behind him, stood beside him, and spoke first.

"Does your mission include killing your colleague here?" she asked coldly.

"Can you do such a thing without the approval of the government of the time?—— allow private fighting?...... I don't believe that the rules of the government at the time could not catch up with the strict laws of the Shinsengumi. ”

Hijikata turned his head abruptly and stared at her in surprise.

...... That's right, too. Liu Quan thought.

In order to preemptively intimidate Kirino Toshiaki in momentum and words—if this person is really "Kirino Toshiaki"—she had to reveal a little bit of information related to the government of time and the identity of the "God Inquisitor" in her words.

The deputy chief is not stupid. He couldn't have been suspicious after hearing so many unfamiliar keywords. What's more, in his opinion, the past ten years that have separated them are completely blank. Where is she, what has she done, and what has she lived to this point as a rakshasa...... Everything was a mystery he didn't know.

He could put aside those doubts for a moment because of this unexpected surprise reunion with her, but he wouldn't close his eyes forever and deceive himself into deceiving himself that her past ten years were like a blank slate, and nothing existed in between—

Sure enough, now someone has come to poke at that hidden worry, as if doing so will shake their minds.

“...... Don't you understand? I did it for a valid reason. ”

Toshiaki Kirino laughed slowly, his eyes cold as a cunning viper, and his tone was as if he was making a final conclusion.

"Your honmaru is already rotten from the inside out. ”

“...... It's like you. ”

"I'm really curious about how those mourning gods under your command haven't evolved into a time-traveling army, growing those horrible bone spurs and horns, and emitting black gas all over their bodies-"

"But that day won't be too late. ”

"For this reason, this possibility must be eliminated before that happens. ”

He pressed forward step by step, saying cruel sentences word by word.

"Your honmaru must be closed. Those swords must also be disposed of by smashers. ”

“...... Because that's the way to solve it once and for all—you've done something wrong and you've hurt your subordinates. And for some ridiculous reason, you still refuse to say the name of the funeral god who really covers you...... In this case, your Honmaru will be shattered to the point that it is impossible to leave a sword, so are you satisfied?"

For a moment, Liu Quan felt cold all over.

Smashers.

There is no doubt that this man said such a thing.

For some motive or reason, this man hated her. Moreover, he also does not intend to let go of the Honmaru under her command, and in order to make everyone suffer, he will also carry out the most brutal smashing knife.

“...... You understand, right?" she asked slowly.

"The moment you say that word, it's a never-ending situation. ”

Toshiaki Kirino looked back at her quietly. He didn't simply nod or shake his head, just stared at the change in her mouth shape so calmly and gloomily, and after she said the word "never die", his expression moved slightly, his eyes narrowed, and a fierce look appeared on his face.

Does he simply hate the Fallen, or is he suspicious of her identity as a "foreign aid" from other factions who has taken up the role of Inquisitor? Is he here only to preserve history? Or is it to repair a world that is already in danger? Does he know that the world is facing an existential crisis? Does he still intend to put "history" at the forefront of everything in such a situation?

...... Looking into the eyes of the person in front of her, she suddenly understood something.

In this world, there will always be some people who have malicious intentions towards you for no reason. And it is useless for such a person to convince him, or even to find out why he is so ill towards you, to see that you are unlucky.

Does it matter? Is it because you don't agree with your three views, or is it just that you don't like you, whether you're jealous of what you've got, whether you don't deserve it, or even just because you've reached a level that he can't reach or get something that he can't hope for......

Even kindness and affection from others can be the cause of his anger at you.

It doesn't really matter why.

The important thing is that –

In the end, will you be able to come to some kind of agreement and live in peace? Will it endanger you? Will it destroy your life, what you value?

...... Now, the answer is clear.

It's just fighting.

You fight to the death.

That's what he set out to do from the beginning.

Liu Quan took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to ask, "What is the benefit of provoking us", endured the pain in his left shoulder that was still coming - the damage caused by the silver bullet was immune to her Rakshasa physique - he let go of his hand with a bang and threw the sword in his right hand to the ground, and then stretched out his right hand to his side, spread his palm in front of Hijikata, and said calmly: "Mr. Hijikata, please give me the gun." ”

Hijikata seemed stunned for a moment. But Liu Quan didn't look at him. Her gaze was still firmly locked on the "Kirino Toshiaki" in front of her.

"As you can see, the man he arranged for the ambush used a silver bullet. ...... So, I'm now wounded in my left shoulder and can't swing the knife anymore. However, shooting can still be done barely. Her voice was calm and cold, like drops of water falling from a startled deer in the courtyard on a winter night, and the syllables were ringing, as if they were about to knock straight into people's hearts.

The breath coming from beside him seemed to be stagnant. Then a very strong anger engulfed. Although Hijikata didn't say a word, the overwhelming anger seemed to sweep across the mountain road in an instant.

Liu Quan had to say one more thing: "...... I'm alright, Mr. Hijikata?"

Hijikata was silent for a moment before he replied in a rough voice: "...... Yes. ”

But the momentum and coercion coming from the side did not decrease at all.

For some reason, Liu Quan's heart suddenly swelled with a feeling of "Ah, I am also distressed, this feeling of having someone to support me is really good", which made her feel moved and wanted to laugh for a while, as if the enemy was nothing at all, so she complied with that harmful and stupid impulse, her eyebrows browled, and she grinned as if no one was around.

For a moment, Toshiaki Kirino in front of her had a suspicious look on his face. That look quickly turned to a sneer, and his face now did not hide any contempt for her.

I guess I think she's crazy.

...... Never mind.

Think about it, it's incredible to fall in love with a character who only exists in this illusory world, who has been dead for more than a hundred years in history.

Maybe he also felt that a momentary hero like Toshizo Hijikata, even if he stupidly went against the tide at the time, it didn't affect his character who was admired by later generations, but he would actually listen to her false story in this illusory environment, and finally be convinced and captured by her, an ordinary girl whose name and background are all lies, is an absurd drama that is almost like a collapsed character.

But what does it matter?

Ryuzumi grinned toothily at the colleague in front of him, who was a god inquisitor, and then asked casually, "Do you want to go together, Mr. Hijikata?"

Hijikata sighed, "Hmm?!", as if he couldn't get used to her vulgar words for a while.

Liu Quan coughed.

"Because, the Shinsengumi can't sit idly by and watch their important companions die—you've said something similar to me before, haven't you?"

Hijikata was stunned for a moment, and finally found a trace of memory in the words he had said to her like a small mountain.

It seems that such a thing has been said, but ...... It was she who was so eager to make some kind of fearless remarks, as if he didn't take his life seriously, that he became angry and yelled at her, saying that their Shinsengumi couldn't always casually let their important companions die-

...... Well, though, it's supposed to be that kind of occasion now, right?

Although the conversation between the man in front of him and her was full of words he didn't understand, such as "the government of time", "the inquisitor", "fu mourning", "honmaru", or "shattering knife", he could also feel the change in her mood just as he stood in front of her and beside her—she was so angry when the man said "shattering knife", just as the man ridiculed him for letting his subordinates die, and mocked the Shinsengumi for being a fake samurai.

So, that man is also an enemy who stands in front of the Shinsengumi, wants to be the enemy of the Shinsengumi, and intends to be unfavorable to the Shinsengumi, so he must be eliminated, right?

And, even if she doesn't use her own judgment and just obeys her judgment, the man in front of her is an enemy, a person she is determined to defeat-

Hijikata Suizo trusts Kiyohara Yukiha, it's such a simple reason.

So, what Kiyohara Yukiha decides, Hijikata Suizo will also help her to complete, that's it, right?

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November 19:

Actually, Sunday was the third anniversary of my grandmother's death.

Because this article was written for a long time, the grandmother's hospitalization to her death also happened during the writing of this article.

It was a very painful time, and I still have tears in my eyes when I think about what my grandmother was like at that time and the words she left me.

I'm really not in the mood to write or send candy these days, so I'm sorry for keeping everyone waiting.

However, I am going abroad next Monday, and I hope to finish the volume of the deputy chief before then.

At least write about he, let everyone eat sugar

Then, my plan was to write a side w of the room manager swap that I had previewed before

If there's anything else you'd like to see, you can suggest a w

Next update: Expected tomorrow evening.

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