Willow stood there for a moment, watching the back of the real deputy disappear at the end of the hallway, and then she slowly reached into her pocket and found an object.

It's the Makoto armband of the Shinsengumi.

She pinned the armband to her left arm, and walked out of the door of the Hijikata office with great strides, through the corridor, down the stairs, and all the way to the door of the building where the Hijikata had just left.

However, in the courtyard, there is no earthwork anymore. Obviously, he had left Goryokaku and embarked on the road to Bentendaiba.

Liu Quan briefly looked up to the sky in the courtyard and held back the tears in his eyes.

This is a fact that no amount of tears can change. In that case, let's do something that you can do with your current self.

Then she leveled her gaze again and looked around.

There was a sound of footsteps beside him, as if he was stepping through the trees and walking slowly out of the fallen leaves.

Immediately, the familiar voice resounded in the direction from which the footsteps had come.

"So, have you already figured out what you're going to do, Yukiba?"

Although she seemed to have lingered in that building for too long, it seemed as if it was past noon, she had missed the time to meet everyone outside of Golengkaku, and she didn't know how the other Fu Gods were anxious and how they speculated about what was happening to their inquisitor, but at this moment, Sanri Moon Zongjin's voice was gentle and calm, and there was an unshakable and powerful will behind his tone, as if nothing could affect his decision.

The handsome Fu Fu calmly turned out from behind the bush beside her, walked in front of her and stood still, the eyes with a crescent moon resting silently on her face.

"Ready...... Are you going to preserve history? ”

This sentence is not so much a question as a statement that it takes for granted. It was as if he wasn't asking for her opinion at all, but informing her of the mission she was going to accomplish next.

Fu Fushen, who was under his command, gave an ultimatum-like order in turn, but the female judge was not angry, but slightly curled the corners of her lips.

"Three days and moon," she did not answer "yes" or "no," but called him before continuing, "what can history bring us?"

The Three Days Moon Sect condensed slightly.

"What?" he asked.

The Divine Inquisitor didn't seem to embarrass him, and went straight on.

"'History' is the foundation of the 'future', and without 'history', we wouldn't be able to reach the 'future' we are in now, right? ”

The Three Days Moon Sect did not speak.

The Inquisitor did not seem to hope for any answer from him, but rather wanted to clarify her thoughts, and continued to herself:

"So in order for that 'future' not to be shaken, we must give up everything to preserve 'history', no matter what ...... we lose in the process."

Three days Moon Zong Jin still did not speak.

The Female Inquisitor suddenly smiled.

"Isn't it like the classic question, a speeding train running on the tracks that can't stop, and there's a switch in front of it, leading to a hundred people on one side and three people on the other...... How do you choose?"

She suddenly cast the gaze that she had just stared at to the Three Moons Sect. Probably he thought that this might mean that he could no longer remain silent, so he thought about it seriously.

“…… Turnout?" he finally said, with a questioning look.

The Divine Inquisitor burst out laughing, but the smile was short-lived, and swept across her face.

"I should have guessed a long time ago......," she said, smiling, shaking her head, "and by pulling the turnout, you can direct the train—well, let's think of it as a hundred galloping little larks dragging heavy iron carriages—in a certain direction." Do you choose a hundred? Or do you choose those three?"

The Three Days Moon Sect sighed.

"Xue Ye-kun, you're complaining about those three people, right? He finally said.

"In your mind, whether it's the Shinsengumi or Hijikata Suizo, they all belong to the 'three', people who have to give up for the sake of the big picture, but their sacrifice will bring great suffering...... Right. ”

The Divine Inquisitor smiled.

Three days and moon sects' famous and beautiful eyes looked at her quietly. There seemed to be a hint of sorrow and pity in those eyes, which made him seem for a moment a little lofty and looking down on all beings, like a true god, but the next moment, he suddenly narrowed his eyes, and suddenly took two steps forward, instantly turning the distance between the two of them into nothingness.

Then, he raised his right hand, turned it over, and gently brushed the back of his fingers against her cheek.

"If we change history, our future will also be changed......

"If someone in history is to exist, the price is that Yukiba-kun, who exists in the 'future', no longer exists......"

He smiled and sighed.

"So for me, it's better to preserve history?"

The female judge was stunned!

And the Three Days Moon Sect did not stop here.

He continued to look at her with a smile, his fingers resting on the side of her cheek, the cold texture of the black glove's leather as if it had a strange sensation imprinted on her skin.

"As you can see, I'm already an old man. ”

"In this long life, I have witnessed many regretful things so far......

His voice lowered.

"So I really don't want to have any more regrets. ”

Female Inquisitor: ?!

Her eyes widened uncontrollably!

But after a moment, she seemed to understand something, and smiled bitterly. Then he stretched out his left hand and took his right hand, which was resting on his cheek and rubbing the back of his finger against the side of her cheek, and slowly pulled it down. She lowered her gaze and stared at their two clasped hands.

"Yes. She asked softly.

“…… But it is precisely because of that series of regrets that I have experienced that I can become the person standing in front of you now. ”

She said this, slowly curling her eyebrows.

The Three Days Moon Sect also bent his eyebrows. He lowered his gaze to the hand she had held him. Then, with a flick of his hand in her palm, he held her hand in his own palm instead.

“…… Is it. He whispered.

"Then it's all the more about preserving history. He replied with a smile.

"It seems to me that it is precisely because of regrets that people keep moving forward-"

"It's different from our swords, which can only be regretful and passively wait. ”

"Being born as a human being, trying to remedy regrets, changing one's life, moving forward, making more thoughts, efforts and even sacrifices to make up for one's regrets, making one's life grow into a completely different shape - this is what makes mortals interesting and valuable. ”

"This is also the difference between the sword and the mortal world. Even if we have regrets, we can only stagnate, and we cannot move forward......"

Fu Fushen, one of the five swords in the world, smiled slightly.

"We can only follow your regrets and move forward together. ”

"I've seen a lot of regrets so far...... But even when I was being carried along, I didn't feel like I had to step in as I do now. ”

"The more ambitious your goals, the heavier your regrets. But you've worked hard to keep yourself from being crushed and carried them to where you are today, and you've done so many incredible things...... I'm curious to see what other places you can go. ”

He never seemed to have said something so explicit that it was so profound that it almost made one get close to his heart. But it's amazing.,It seems that the painting style of the bosom big brother.,It's also suitable for him.。

Thinking like this, the female judge couldn't help but smile slightly. The melancholy that was crowded in his chest just now has unconsciously faded a lot.

"It's cunning. "So you've stayed with me just to see where my ambitions got?...... Among your previous masters, there are also people who are ambitious or capable, such as the Hokusho—"

"Nope. The Three Days Moon Sect shook his head categorically.

"Her goal, like everyone else's, is nothing more than to assist the general, in her case, the husband - and then take the world. It's not new that this kind of thing has happened before my eyes for thousands of years......"

The Female Inquisitor thought about his glorious experience and background, so she was relieved, nodded and said, "Well, so I don't have that much ambition—"

"Nope. "Three days Moon Sect interrupted her for the second time.

"Your ambitions are much greater than hers. ”

Female Inquisitor: "...... Huh?!"

Her eyes widened in surprise as she stared at Fu Fushen in front of her.

"Hey~ If you want to say that my ambition is greater than that of Mrs. Beizheng or any general, it's too ......" She said with a smile, half mocking.

The expression on the face of the Three Days Moon Sect did not have a trace of the usual half-truths and half-truths. The corners of his lips slowly flattened and tightened into a straight line—a sign that he seemed to be serious.

"You're not chasing such a big goal for yourself...... That's what gets really interesting. He said slowly.

"At first, I just thought you were just a good eyeliner and spy who could do well even in a place like the Shinsengumi, but then I saw your sincerity and started to think that you were a strange person......

"Then, I had a strange instinct that even if you were more committed, it would be Saito Kazu, Hijikata Suizo, or even Shinsengumi...... None of them will end for you. ”

The five swords of the world sighed again.

"Your fall in Hakodate almost overturned my instincts. Until we were in Edo many years later...... No, Tokyo – after the reunion. ”

He felt the hand in his palm tremble slightly. So he slowly pursed the corners of his mouth and smiled.

…… That's right.

"Xue Ye-kun, where do you want to go, and you will eventually reach where I don't know, I'm looking forward to it. ”

After striking out and capturing the corner of the opponent's impregnable defense, you might as well take it as soon as you see it. After a long time, he is very familiar with this ingenious strategy of chasing people's hearts.

Not to mention that he has already said too much today. In order to defeat her impregnable defenses—and perhaps to banish some of the names hidden in her impregnable heart—he had to say more than usual, or reveal more of his heart than usual.

She is not one of those people who can easily submit to Him by means of mere gentleness, obedience, praise, or favor.

It's terrible.

Again, this is the highest challenge – and the reward.

He looked forward to seeing the end of what she had been seeking, and then winning the final victory in that place that no one else could have imagined, and grabbing her strong heart.

That feeling would probably be worth all his patience in such a long time.