On the morning of the second day of his arrival in Sendai, Hijikata began an investigation into the murder of a knife in Sendai Castle.

Ryuzumi was a little worried about his physical condition - he had been recuperating from a foot injury in Utsunomiya for a long time, and he had to devote more time and energy to heavy work now that the cadres had dispersed, so the whole person was under too much pressure and burden.

But looking at the way he is now, it seems that no one can stop him.

Originally, Yanagizumi volunteered to take his team to Sendai Castle to inspect it, but Hijikata insisted on coming by himself. Instead, he assigned Liu Quan a lot of clerical work. According to Liu Quan's visual inspection, she may not be able to finish it before returning from the earthwork inspection.

It was rare that he would be so generous to hand over the work to her, and in order to share a little bit of the pressure of earthwork as much as possible, Liu Quan had to stay in the resident mansion that had been prepared in advance to work while waiting.

…… Nothing should happen in broad daylight, right......?

With such a fluke mentality, Liu Quan repeatedly told Soma Master and the others, who went out with Hijikata, to be vigilant, and after being more careful, he returned to his room to work with great anxiety.

But she hadn't been working long before she had an uninvited guest.

In the corridor of the empty cantonment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps. The door was then violently opened.

The moment the door opened, there was a bang, and Liu Quan's unsheathed sword was already pointed at the person at the door.

With a bang, the man drew his knife in time to block Liu Quan's demonstration.

"Ah...... That's why it's really dangerous to draw a knife at every turn......!"

Liu Quan was actually just trying to deter his opponent before, so he didn't do his best in that move, and it was just a preemptive demonstration. At this moment, I heard the clear voice of this teenager, but I was really startled.

"Heisuke-kun?!"

Fujido Heisuke dodged in. Because of the relationship between forcing himself to move in the daytime as a rakshasa, his face was a little pale, and as soon as he entered the door, he asked hurriedly, "Yukiba-kun, where is Mr. Hijikata?"

"I've gone to the city to make a round. Yanagizumi replied calmly, noticing that Heisuke looked frustrated all at once.

"Really...... Can I ask you for a message?" he asked quickly, picking himself up again.

Liu Quan nodded, and said with a hint of reproach and puzzlement: "Of course." However, Heisuke-kun, Mr. Hijikata...... And everyone, I'm worried about you. Why is there no news after coming to Sendai? And what about those knife killers who appeared on the streets?"

Heisuke looked apologetic and replied a little helplessly, "I...... I really didn't expect ......."

He didn't seem to have answered anything, but Liu Quan's face changed instantly.

"Could it be...... Really...... Mr. Shannan made up all the things ......?!"

Heisuke nodded heavily.

"The Sendai clan is not going to help us. Mr. Yamanan speculated that it might have been due to pressure from the new government forces. Since then, we've been looking around for information. I tracked down that Yukimura Tsunado had come to Sendai. ”

Willow Springs' surprise. "Yukimura Tsunamichi?!Chizuru's ...... Father?!"

Worst. Once things get to him, it's not something that can be good...... He is a person who studies the authority of Rakshasa and Rakshasa, and Shannan, who is entangled in the body of Rakshasa and cruel fate, will definitely be bewitched by such a person......

There was no need for Heisuke to say any more, Liu Quan's mind had already made up the next things in an instant.

"The person who leads the Rakshasa team belonging to the new government army seems to be Yukimura Tsunado. Sure enough, Heisuke confirmed her ominous inference.

"This matter cannot be left unattended, so I have been monitoring the movements of the Rakshasas. But ......," he said, struggling to squeeze out a few words.

"I see it...... Mr. Yamanan has been in contact with Yukimura Tsunado many times. ”

Mr. Shannan said that acting alone was more inconspicuous and that it was easier to obtain information, so he began to act alone. One day, he said that he had received important information and left the Rakshasa team, but he was seen secretly meeting with Yukimura Tsunamichi. And it's not once or twice, it's a lot of times!"

Heisuke, who had obviously been troubled by Sannan's incomprehensible behavior for a long time, suddenly raised his voice as if he had burst out, and shouted, "I really don't understand what Mr. ......Sannan is trying to do!" Although I don't know why he is now defecting to the new government army, he ...... He's not on the same path as Shinsengumi anymore. Meet privately with such a person, surrounded by Rakshasa troops loyal to the new government...... It's too dangerous to break into the enemy's lair alone!If Mr. Shannan has any ideas, can't he consult with me first? Am I so unreliable?"

Heisuke said as if complaining.

"But Mr. Shannan just blindly concealed it, and didn't tell me, and didn't contact the team, as if he also ordered those people from the Rakshasa team to keep an eye on me in turn, I really don't know what to do......

He suddenly reached into his pocket, fumbled for a moment, and pulled out a small folded piece of paper.

"I heard that Mr. Hijikata had already arrived in Sendai, so I came here while Mr. Yamanan wasn't looking. This letter was delivered to Mr. Shannan yesterday, and it took me a lot of effort to steal it......"

Liu Quan was a little surprised, and immediately reached out to take the piece of paper.

"It's really hard for you, Heisuke-kun...... You've worked hard all the time. She said as if encouragingly.

A shallow, reassuring look appeared on Heisuke's face for a moment, and he quickly became anxious, urging Yanagiquan.

"Thank you. But now is not the time to talk about that...... Please hurry up and take a look at that letter. ”

Heisuke said in a hurried voice.

"Must ...... We must do everything we can to stop Mr. Shannan!"

Liu Quan quickly unfolded the letter in Ping's assistant.

It reads, "I have taken back the little girl, and the plan can continue".

"Recapture ...... Little girl?!" Liu Quan read the key words on the paper in disbelief, "Yukimura Tsunade refers to ...... Could it be Chizuru?!"

"Well, that's right. Heisuke affirmed without hesitation, "This must have been sent by Tsunado Yukimura." I've confirmed, there can't be a problem. In addition, there are also some materials written by Yukimura Tsunado when he was studying the change of water in the past, and this is the handwriting. ”

Liu Quan's face changed slightly.

"The last time we met, the head secretary said that he was going to her hometown with Chizuru...... Could it be that because Yukimura Tsunado deliberately leaked the news of his exact location, Chizuru, who wanted to find his father, rushed to Sendai regardless of the danger?!" she said to herself, "But...... If he is here, even if he is still sick, he can't let someone else take Chizuru away so easily, right......"

Thinking like this, Liu Quan's heart sank even more.

The situation of the Rakshasa team who came to Sendai first is unknown, and it seems that Yamanan has defected from the Shinsengumi...... It's still unknown whether the head office is safe or not, and now Chizuru has been forcibly taken away by Yukimura Tsunado.

The situation cannot be left aside.

Liu Quan quickly made a decision.

"You stay here, Heisuke-kun. It's not safe on the Rakshasa side...... You rest here first, and when Mr. Hijikata comes back in the evening, we will act together to find Chizuru and stop Mr. Sannan. ”

Heisuke's eyes shone brightly.

"Hmm!" he agreed, with all his might.

…… As a result, before Ryuzumi could get out of the room to find an empty room for Heisuke to sleep, her bad premonition was immediately fulfilled.

The door was violently slammed open, and many strange strangers poured in.

They were dressed in uniform and had no expression on their faces. Everyone pressed the hilt of the knife on their waist, and almost as soon as they broke through the door, they immediately drew their knives and swung their blades at Heisuke, who seemed to have a higher force value in the room.

At that moment, Heisuke quickly dodged, pulled out his knife, and blocked these attacks in time.

Almost at the same time, Liu Quan quickly drew the sword from his waist, and without hesitation, he slashed at the wrist of the man closest to him.

The man let out a scream, and blood immediately spurted from his wrist. He threw away his sword, clutched his wound and groaned in pain, and for a moment it seemed as if he had completely lost his combat effectiveness.

But...... The wound healed quickly.

Liu Quan's brow furrowed for a moment. She glanced quickly at Heisuke beside her, just in time to meet his gaze in mid-air. His expression was also very ugly, and he shouted the same term that echoed in her heart.

"Rakshasa ?!"

The rakshasas only paused for a moment before they swung their swords again. This time, they also listed Liu Quan as an enemy to be taken seriously, and they flocked to it.

It's a sunny day, and Heisuke's movements are much slower than usual. Although being surrounded by several rakshasas was enough to deal with it with his superb swordsmanship, there were too many enemies, and the two of them were completely unable to take care of each other or rescue each other.

However, these rakshasas were active during the day, but they didn't show the slightest pain, and they persevered at Heisuke, who was gritting his teeth and persevering, and swung the knife again and again. One person was cut down, two people were cut down...... But more rakshasas came back to besiege them.

Ryuzumi wanted to attract as many enemies as possible for Heisuke in order to distract him from the pressure. However, those rakshasas were probably ordered to attack Heisuke in advance, so even if some people realized that Yanagizumi was no less skilled than Heisuke and went to besiege her, there were more people surrounding Heisuke's onslaught.

As he slashed at his seemingly endless opponents, Heisuke let out a roar mixed with pain and resentment.

“…… Damn!!"