At this moment, Saburo, who is usually smiling casually, did not dare to take a moment of his eyes to lock on the handsome opponent in front of him, but the bad tone of the angry roar was undoubtedly directed at Kojiro.

"Run, Soulless!Don't stay here anymore, go back to your hometown!!"

Ahhhh

What did Saburo just say?

He said that he had tried to save a friend he regarded as his brother, but that time he didn't have time.

He said that the last wish of that friend, who was like a younger brother, before he died, was to go back to the past.

If you can't go back in time, he said...... So, go back to your hometown and meet your important people.

Kojiro suddenly realized.

He jumped up from the ground suddenly, and regardless of whether he could see his movements or not in the midst of the enemy, he bowed to Saburo and shouted indiscriminately:

"I'm going back to my hometown! I'm going to be able to go back! I'm going to see someone important—just like you just said!"

After shouting without a head, he turned around and ran.

Without thinking about whether it was morally inadequate, to leave Saburo just like that—because he suddenly understood that even if Saburo was left like that, Saburo wouldn't blame him for that.

Because Saburo wants to save him. Saburo hopes that he will return to his hometown alive. That's the most important thing he should do. If he really achieved this goal, it would also make up for a regret for Saburo who failed to save his friend back then-

"I'll definitely be able to go back!, don't worry!!"

Kojiro shouted, and the man was already in the forest in the distance. After crossing this mountain, there should be no enemy army chasing after him, and the officers and soldiers will not do anything to an ordinary pawn like him who no longer resists.

He knew that he couldn't help Saburo, who was facing a strong enemy at the moment. also knew that Saburo didn't need his help at all. He escaped safely and returned to his hometown, which was to help Saburo.

So he ran as fast as he could, slipped on the soles of his feet several times, and when he fell, he immediately got up and continued running. Behind him came the sound of gold and iron clashing, and Dangdang Dang rang several times in a row, sounding very intense, but he did not dare to turn back, nor did he dare to delay the time.

Seeing him running so fast, the man who attacked but was blocked by Kujo Saburo seemed to be a little stunned, and took advantage of the opportunity of the two of them to collide with each other, sneered, and commented: "...... What's wrong? Are you finally scared? Knowing that your future is dark, and following Saigo again will only lead to a dead end, so you are scared away?"

When Saburo heard this, he didn't seem to show a shocked expression at all, but grinned.

"He just wanted to go back to his hometown and see his important people. ...... What's wrong with having someone important in your heart, are you right?"

His opponent was silent for a moment. Then, with a simple slight bow, he opened his mouth.

"Maybe you're right. He replied in a deep voice, with a hint of hoarseness in his voice, which gave him an indescribable and intimidating aura.

“...... However, escaping will not solve the problem. He's gone, and the one who wants to face the battle becomes you. He continued calmly, the knife in his hand not slackening for a moment.

Saburo stared at him a little surprised, and after a moment, he suddenly grinned.

"It doesn't matter. He replied.

"It's much more pleasant to be able to fight against an opponent as respectable as you is to let go of a pawn who is unlikely to have any impact on the outcome of the battle. ”

Saburo re-erected the knife. The eyes that stare at the opponent sparkled. This time, he didn't pull up his scarf to cover his face because the torrential rain had damaged the disguise on his face.

...... But he's certainly not exactly who he is. Since he had the weapon of [Ultimate Transfiguration Trial], he really changed his face with no limit - after sending Kojiro away, there was no one else here, and it was just the right time to fine-tune his face again without a trace to disguise his true identity.

This skill has no other harm than burning points!

San Lang, that is, Liu Quan, just didn't want to recall how many tasks he was forced to take on during this period of time in order to earn points in exchange for the short-term right to use this anti-heaven golden finger.

The world really seems to be full of flaws, and from time to time the system will issue one or two minor repair tasks, such as delaying the time of the military meeting, delaying the issuance of orders to the teams, saving the designated people, and so on.

Speaking of which, it was because of the night that Liu Quan hijacked the earthwork and escaped from the official camp, because of the torrential rain, and the earthwork was beside him, he had to continue to use the [Ultimate Transfiguration Technique] to change his face, otherwise he would immediately wear a goof. She owed a lot of debt to the system bacteria that night—

It also led to the fact that now in order to save Kojiro, he is facing against Hijikata again.

I can't win-

Liu Quan shouted in his heart as he made a cautious move.

After ten years, the deputy chief's swordsmanship has not degraded at all, but is more sophisticated, calmer, and sharper. His athleticism has not been as fast as he used to be, but his ability to anticipate calmly has grown terribly - in short, he no longer even needs to use auxiliary tricks like "Throwing Dirt and Blindness" against enemies like he did back then. Because he can always predict exactly where his opponent intends to attack next, he prepares early.

It feels like you're playing against an open opponent. It's not easy to win like this.

Liu Quan didn't care about any more admiration for "worthy of being the deputy chief!", and flashed to the side very dangerously, dodging the deputy chief's knife in time.

The lieutenant's blade grazed the edge of her arm, and the wind even broke her sleeve.

Willow Springs: !!

She didn't dare to be distracted anymore, but kept her mind focused, staring intently at Hijikata's movements, guessing what attack he would use next, and quickly wondering if she had a chance to fight back, and what method she should use to distract him.

However, she and Hijikata did not come up with a good plan for a long time.

In the final analysis, the deputy chief's current dominance is entirely due to his strength.

As a woman, Liu Quan was born with a weakness in strength, not to mention that the deputy chief's swordsmanship was honed bit by bit from the days of the Trial Guard Hall, and her swordsmanship was instilled by the system. Even with the accumulation of a lot of practical experience, this aspect is far inferior to the deputy chief.

In addition, for many years before, she had been a wizard who mainly used magic to fight, or as a god inquisitor, with a group of powerful Fu Fu gods gathered around her to fight side by side with her, in fact, it had been a long time since she had fought alone with a cold sword in such a harsh weather and environment on a real killing battlefield.

Unlike the deputy commander, who miraculously escaped the government's recourse in the past ten years, and now can be transformed into a member of the "Shinsengu Brigade", fighting hard to justify the name of the Shinsengumi, Yanagizumi now thinks of his own experience over the past many years, and although he also has to face cold human feelings and difficult circumstances, it still cannot be compared with what the deputy chief has experienced.

Lost his brother, lost his general, lost his companions, lost his subordinates, lost his allegiance, and even lost his reputation, lost his battlefield......

Also, I lost my lover, I couldn't go back to my home, I abandoned the name that I had worked hard to polish and shine, and I almost endured humiliation and survived, living alone in this world, waiting for an opportunity that I don't know if there would be any more opportunities, and I want to regain the former reputation, righteousness and glory for the Shinsengumi -

This kind of arduous and lonely existence is a more cruel and painful thing than death.

And how can she match the swordsmanship, will, and faith honed in this situation?

Because of the thought of this, he was in a trance for a second, Liu Quan's movements were slightly sluggish, and he immediately felt the sharp knife of the earth square slash from top to bottom, and in an instant, it was already extremely close to the top of her head!

Liu Quan immediately stepped back, and at the same time put his knife in both hands, and raised his wrist upward, just before the blade of the earth blade slashed through her Heavenly Spirit Cover, he slammed his knife on the ground.

Liu Quan gasped.

Her arms were shaken in pain. It can be seen that the knife of the earth square is full of full strength to cut down, and the purpose is to cut her over. Although she knew that with such a face, it was unlikely that the deputy chief would recognize her true face in the fierce battle, she still couldn't help but snort fiercely from her nose to express her dissatisfaction.

“...... Looks like you really want me dead—" She sighed a little, lowered her eyebrows and glared defiantly at the man across from each other.

However, the man on the other side only suddenly hooked the corners of his lips, and was indifferent to her obvious provocation and mockery, and replied in a tone of course: "Of course?...... This is the battlefield. If you don't do this kind of enlightenment, you will only be cut and killed. No one will sympathize with you because you are young or unfamiliar with combat. If you don't accept it, then try to defeat your opponent!"

Liu Quan was stunned for a moment.

These words are very standard lines of the deputy commander, although it sounds a little ruthless, but there is no doubt that this is the principle that the deputy commander holds on the battlefield. He himself went to the battlefield with this in mind.

Many, many years ago, when the young man who sold medicine with a wooden knife fought with those robbers in the castle town of a strange town, to the Battle of Hakodate, when he was faced with a large number of people. Powerful opponents with firearms also fought valiantly to the last of the army and chief of the Shinsengumi, and rushed out of Goryokaku to rush to Bentendaiba to meet the Shinsengumi companions to meet the end, and now, with a new name and a new identity, in order to avenge the revenge of the Boshin War and to correct the name of the Shinsengumi, the Satsuma people who have been enemies for many years are fighting with their lives......

For some reason, Liu Quan felt a soreness and pain in her chest, and a sense of excitement gradually swept over her consciousness and body, as if awakening the long-dormant enthusiasm in her body, like the Shinsengumi Ichibanhei Shikihara who was not even afraid of death, ignited ambition and fearless-

She curled the corners of her lips slowly.

"Well, then, I'll be your opponent!" she replied loudly.

With this soft sound, she leaned forward, and with the help of the power of the forward rush to unload the pressure on her blade, her right hand holding the knife collapsed, and the knife fell to the lower right, and her body turned to the left side, swinging the knife to draw an arc, and in an instant, her blade changed back to a flat state, and stabbed straight between the chest and abdomen of the earth!

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September 3:

The beginning of the month is always busy ==

I'm going to speed up the progress of the deputy chief, and it seems that everyone has not been too excited lately

So tomorrow I'm going to have some brain holes that stimulate everyone's nerves!

Of course, don't think crooked, I'm a simple person

But that brain hole should scare everyone, hhh

Next update: tentatively tomorrow.

I'm going to get home very late tonight, and I've almost conceived my brain, but I haven't had a time code yet.

Thank you to the little angel who voted for me or irrigated the nutrient solution~

Thanks to the little angel who threw [mines]: 1 Gui Heshen and Meow Meow;

Thanks to the little angel who irrigated [the nutrient solution]:

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!