The Female Inquisitor said that she only needed to wear the armband that represented the Shinsengumi Trooper. Historically, Kneemaru was not a member of the Shinsengumi, and even if he wore an armband, he would be torn apart. When the time comes, it will be enough to say that the righteous men who will not be able to see the sassers of the Sacho deceiving His Majesty and the Imperial Court in their rhetoric, so they will support the shogunate army according to the old ideals.

It doesn't sound flawed at all. Knemaru felt very impressed.

And the Witch seemed to be confident, making him even more convinced of her background, her identity, and her current plans.

Walking through Utsunomiya Castle, which had been damaged by the war, a thin white mist wafted through the streets before dawn. The late spring weather was already a little hot, and the air was faintly smelling like a bonfire and a burning wooden building.

The inquisitor and Knemaru walked cautiously through the streets, on guard at all times. Now they don't know where the Shinsengumi are located, and although there is nothing to be nervous about even if they encounter the old shogunate army, the two of them are still vigilant because it is not only the armies of the warring sides that they have to guard against, but also the time-defying march that has infiltrated the city at some point and is ready to twist history.

In front of the door of a house that had collapsed from a shell, the inquisitor suddenly stopped, and looked at the two wooden gates that were still closed.

Knemaru also stopped, looking around in bewilderment, but he didn't see anything unusual.

He waited for a while, but did not hear the female inquisitor's command, so he had to ask out loud.

"Is there anything that the host needs our attention on?"

The Lady Inquisitor smiled as if she had just noticed, withdrawing her gaze from the door of the mansion.

"Ah, I just think it's familiar. ”

Knemaru was stunned.

"Could it be that the master also participated in the battle of Utsunomiya before, that、Follow the Shinsengumi together"

The Divine Inquisitor smiled faintly and shook her head.

"No, not really. She said.

"Because at that time, I was still in Edo, trying to rescue Mr. Kondo, the arrested bureau chief. Unfortunately, I didn't make it. ”

There seemed to be a deep sigh in her voice.

Kneemaru was silent for a moment, as if he didn't know what to say for a moment. "Yes, yes, that's, that's true."

He paused again in anguish, thinking that it would be nice if his brother were here, and though he often seemed to be very forgetful, he was much more sophisticated and composed in this regard than he was, and would certainly be able to devise the most appropriate language to express his feelings, and to comfort his master, who was obviously depressed

But the inquisitor didn't seem to expect any proper comfort from him. She smiled wryly, then drifted to the gate of the mansion again, and said slowly, "This courtyard really looks like the one on the street of Edo."

Knee Pill subconsciously picked up the sentence "Which one in Edo"

In fact, he should say this just to avoid being cold. Of course, there was some curiosity in it, but he didn't expect to get any definite answers from the female inquisitor, after all, he didn't understand, did he.

Unexpectedly, though, it was just because of a sentimental need to confide in someone, and the inquisitor answered him.

"The one I used to borrow with Mr. Hijikata. ”

Knee Pill "Oh yes, you used to borrow it with Hijikata-kun, no, wait, earth, Hijikata, that's not uh, if I'm not mistaken, that's the deputy head of the Shinsengumi.,The old master of Izumi Mamoru"

He was so surprised that his voice changed tone.

"You were also a woman at that time, right, why did it have a hard time with the deputy head of the Shinsengumi? Is that the station of the entire Shinsengumi team?"

The female inquisitor seemed to be a little surprised, and turned her head to look at Genji's heavy treasure, whose face was flushed and stammered without knowing what had been added to her brain, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"No, it's just me and the deputy chief who went to borrow it. She actually threw out the incomprehensible truth as if she was afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

It seems that his mind is completely confused.

"You, you, and the deputy chief of the Shinsengumi alone borrowed that, that, that, so you want to sneak into the city before the war starts today, and you want to meet him alone?"

A funny look appeared between the female judge's eyebrows.

"Knemaru-kun. She called out to him suddenly.

Knee pill "yes, yes"

The smile on the Female Examiner's face faded.

"Nothing happened to me, Mr. Hijikata. We went to Edo to try to rescue Mr. Kondo, but in the end, something happened, and I left him and continued to look for another way, to see if I could save Mr. Kondo, and Mr. Hijikata, he left Edo and continued his journey here, and I heard that there was a good fight."

A layer of melancholy rose between her brows.

Then, at the same time, Mr. Kondo was beheaded in Itabashi. ”

Knee pills

He was not very interested in these historical details of later generations, and all he knew was limited to those vague timelines, and it was the first time he had heard of the Battle of Utsunomiya and the murder of Kondo at the same time.

He couldn't help but show the same look of sympathy.

"That's so," he muttered, sighing, and staring earnestly at the face of the Witch Judge.

"That's why you want to meet Hijikata-kun today, no matter what?"

The female inquisitor was silent for a long time, bowing slightly.

"I don't know if he has now been informed of the new government's decision to execute Mr. Kondo in two days' time, but I don't think it's possible to completely drop everything and stand in a position hostile to him in the battle that is bound to take place later."

Before she could finish her sentence, she heard a chuckle from the top of the house beside the road, which she had been looking at for a long time.

"Tsk, even if it's so painful, do you have to defend history, what a simple and naïve person"

Female Judge of God

Knee pills

The two of them took a step back at the same time, their hands quickly reaching for the sword at their waists. The five fingers had already pressed to the hilt, but none of them pulled out the knife so hastily.

Because on the high courtyard wall of the house, a slender figure suddenly appeared there at some point.

The man was dressed in a dark dress, and the bone spurs on his shoulders pierced his coat, and the sharp lines of his shoulder blades were abruptly like wings. He has short hair and two pairs of short horns on his forehead, which looks like the megalomaniac Chikage Kazama of the West Oni when he transforms into a complete oni, but the man is covered in an ominous black aura, and it can't be Kazama anyway.

Moreover, Liu Quan always felt that although the voice was hoarse, the tone of speech had some impressive characteristics, as if he had heard it somewhere

The man let out a loud laugh, and then three or two jumped up and down in front of them. He landed lightly, and as soon as he stood firmly, the unsheathed sword in his hand was pointed at Liu Quan and Knee Pill.

"You know, even real historical figures are out of your knowledge. What will happen then, no one knows," he said in a tune that turned and turned like a song.

However, Kneemaru had already cracked his eyes and took a big step forward, his hands clenched into fists, as if he had completely forgotten to attack the new time-traced march.

His eyes almost widened out of his sockets, the corners of his forehead were faintly bruised, his shoulders and back were straight, his jaw was tight, as if he couldn't believe it and was full of grief, if it weren't for Liu Quan's quick hand to grasp his arm and stop him from moving at the moment he stepped forward, it seemed as if he would have pounced on the person in front of him with bone spurs, a sharp tone, and a black body in the next second.

His voice was heavy and shocked, as if he was about to suffocate, and it took several struggles to force a few syllables out of his throat.

"A, Nija"