When Ryuizumi returned to the hills near the Satsuma Army's hideout in the night, it wasn't too late.

Where she had memorized the exact route and location, she could simply and brutally cast the Transfiguration Charm. Although in this world, for some reason, when fighting, the general system bacteria will seal her magic skills and not allow them to be used, but it is still very convenient in normal times.

So although the journey to the camp was a little more difficult tonight, it was much easier when I came back—when Liu Quan landed on the dark mountain path, it didn't alarm anyone.

Of course, in order to avoid people's eyes, she still can't land too close to the Saxon army camp. After walking some distance, her eyesight, which was already good and later strengthened by increasing her stats, keenly caught a faint flash of fire in the distant woods.

She froze for a moment, then threw a disillusionment spell at herself, lowering her body and tiptoeing closer to the location of the fire.

And then she found that on a small hill, there was a man sitting.

The man seemed to have a paper cigarette in his mouth, and the light of the cigarette butt flickered brightly in the dark night.

She slowly straightened up, lifted the illusion charm with her hand, and deliberately stepped on the grass and gravel to make a little noise, and then, when the man noticed her footsteps and turned his head sharply to face the source of the sound, she looked at the man with a slightly surprised look, and asked, "...... Murata-kun?!"

The man paused slightly, dropped the cigarette in his mouth to his feet, stomped it out with the sole of his shoe, and raised his voice a little.

"Is it Miss Kujo? ”

Liu Quan pursed his lips.

It's really a new-school person who has gone abroad? The way of greeting is a bit Westernized.

Sighing like this, she stood still at the bottom of the slope, looked up at Murata slightly, and asked with a smile, "It's so late, is Murata-kun still here?"

Murata Shinpachi was silent for a moment before responding, "...... Isn't that Miss Kujo, too? Do you still have the leisure to take a walk in the middle of the night?"

Liu Quan smiled.

"You should know that, right?...... I'm going to spy on information as a scout. ”

Murata bows.

"So what did you find?"

Liu Quan calmly replied, "It seems that they did not realize our plan and are still camping far away...... I guess I'm thinking about attacking us after dawn. ”

Murata gave a short laugh.

"Hmph. ...... Sure enough, all this was expected by Mr. Saigo. Tomorrow morning, if they find us disappearing from under their noses, they will be shocked. ”

Liu Quan smiled ambiguously and did not respond to him immediately.

In front of him, there was a small fire. The flames in the fire were not too big, because there was a thick military uniform jacket pressed on top, which made the flames much smaller.

The coat was completely burning, but because of the fabric, the flame on the surface was low, and the ribbon and epaulettes on it were clearly visible against the firelight.

Liu Quan was stunned.

"That's ...... Saigo-sama's uniform?!" she asked, a little surprised, "Why did you burn it?"

Murata was silent for a moment and replied, "...... Because, Mr. Saigo said, there is no need for it. ”

Liu Quan: "......"

Hey, as the leader, it's really good to be so discouraged now.

Although she knew that there was no comparison, she couldn't help but remember what Hijikata had been like when she was in Hakodate.

At that time, he watched his end so clearly, approaching him day by day, knowing exactly when the end was coming, clearly telling her where the new government forces would land and take Hakodate when the snow melted, but in the end, when bad news came everywhere, he did not lose his uniform, on the contrary, when Bentendaiba lost contact, he straightened his clothes, took out his sword, and planned to go there to fight to the death with the Shinsengumi in a dignified manner——

Liu Quan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Lord Saigo, although he has changed into Western-style clothes, he is still a person who sticks to tradition in his bones?...... At this point, it's no wonder that he eventually parted ways with Okubo-sama......"

In fact, he belonged to the foreign school in his bones, and he was once very appreciated by Okubo Ritsu, and was regarded as a successor, but he finally chose to follow Murata Shinpachi, who was Takamori Saigo, and was silent for a long time.

This sentence was said before, and it was probably blown by the faithful Saigo - Kirino Toshiaki immediately jumped up and slapped over. However, now that the Satsuma army has reached its final moment, the person in front of Yanagizumi is not the overly radical Kirino Toshiaki, but the relatively mild-mannered Murata Shinpachi, so after hearing this objective, but inevitably a little ironic, he was just silent, and then smiled bitterly.

“...... But if he weren't such a person, these people wouldn't want to bet their lives loyally to follow him. He concluded.

Liu Quan's inner OS: Of course, the old scholars want to find a spokesperson, do they want to go back and find someone who is completely Westernized from appearance to heart? Of course, it's the best old-fashioned school like Saigo Takamori who takes off his dress and changes back into a kimono when he sees that he is about to reach the end of his life—of course, this sentence cannot be clearly stated.

She could only smile meaninglessly, and casually cast her gaze on what was sitting next to Murata Shinhachi's feet.

She hadn't looked closely, and the light was too dim, but now that she had been staring at it, she could finally see that the pile was the small accordion that Murata had been carrying, and the hat that went with Saigo Takamori's military uniform.

That's right, it should be Saigo's hat. She could see clearly that there were so many stars embroidered on the top of the hat, it couldn't be someone else's.

Murata also noticed her gaze, looked down along her line of sight, he curled the corners of his lips a little embarrassed and smiled, suddenly bent down, picked up Saigo's military hat from the ground, and suddenly reached out and handed it to her.

Willow Springs: ???

What is this for? Give it to me as a souvenir?

It's ironic to think about it, Murata didn't know that the person standing in front of him was actually the acting leader of the Ichiban group of the Shinsengumi, Satsuma's rival. If he handed her the military hat of the Saigo Hall that he respected, she might throw it on the ground and step on it again?

However, in the next second, Murata said something similar.

“...... Throw it into the fire and burn it. ”

Liu Quan: "...... Huh?!"

Murata: "There's no need to stay. Mr. Saigo said the same thing. So please burn it. ”

Liu Quan: "......"

Ah, I'm afraid that I feel like I've burned the general's uniform that represents honor and status in the respected Saigo Palace, and I can't stand the condemnation in my heart, so I want to find a helper.

Liu Quan pursed his lips and didn't say anything more, and sure enough, he took it and threw it neatly into the fire.

The military hat fell on the already burning coat, and soon it also burst into flames.

Watching the little flames leap on the beautifully crafted but dusty uniform, a wry smile appeared on Murata's face.

"You're really ...... Surprisingly...... simply," he said.

Liu Quan smiled.

"There's nothing you can't give up. She replied.

"The symbolism on it has long been lost...... I thought that those officials and gentlemen would have a little respect for the stars on this dress, so would they listen to what the owner of this dress said? ”

Her tone was extremely calm, and it sounded a little cruel and indifferent.

"However, since they sent out the dress, of course they can take it back...... If they had had the slightest respect for the stars, their owners would not have returned to their home in Satsuma, would they?"

Murata was speechless for a while, and it took him half a day to find his voice.

"I didn't expect it...... That's what you think. He replied hoarsely, bowing his head and thinking about it, and thinking that there was nothing wrong with her saying this, he smiled self-deprecatingly and shook his head.

"You're right...... That's how it should be. It's just that...... We thought that Mr. Saigo's exploits would make those people a little more considerate and willing to listen to him......"

He couldn't go any further, so he looked down at the accordion at his feet, then leaned down and silently grabbed the belt on one side of the accordion and picked it up.

The accordion made a "buzz" noise, and the bellows hung in the air for a long time.

Liu Quan threw a look at the accordion and said, "What's the matter?"

Murata had a hesitant look on his face.

Mr. Saigo made up his mind...... But I haven't. He sneered, sighed, and fished the bellows back, holding the accordion in his arms with one hand.

Liu Quan glanced at him again, and suddenly said, "...... Then take it. ”

"Since you have fought to this day and have not forgotten what you have brought with you, let's carry it with you until the end. ”

Murata looked at her in surprise.

Ryuquan had no intention of playing dumb riddles with him again, and she was here just because of a necessary greeting anyway, so she nodded to Murata as a greeting, and said, "We have to march out of camp tonight, please finish this place as soon as possible," and was about to leave.

However, behind her, Murata suddenly played a tune.

As if believing the information she had brought back, and believing that even if he played the violin here, he would not alarm the officers and soldiers who were waiting to wear away their last ounces of ambition and fighting spirit, and that even if he played the violin here, it still seemed low and melodious in the night.

【It’s still the same old story

A fight for love and glory

A case of do or die

The world will always welcome lovers

As time goes by】

Liu Quan couldn't help but walk much brisker, walking along with the melody, while silently humming in his heart—

Suddenly, she seemed to stop because she thought of something!

As if a light flashed through her mind, she finally thought of the name of the piece.

This is...... An old song.

The title of the song is "Time Goes By".

As Time Goes By。

It's a very old song, but it's ...... Not old enough to make her forget the exact date when this song appeared?

Willow Springs changed color. The hands hanging at her sides clenched and loosened, and she stepped forward again.

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October 3:

Sorry for the holiday party...... Because of drinking, my head was clouded, and I was a little late [Soil seat

I have also added the songs in this chapter to the playlist, so you can listen to them if you are interested.

This song is the theme song of the movie "North African Spy", which first appeared in the thirties of the last century. "Spy in North Africa" is a 1942 film.

So...... Everybody understands hhh

I didn't just drag this character out and cheat on the word count

Next update: Every other day, on the evening of the 5th. Because I'm going on a trip today and tomorrow

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