Taking the swiftness and lightness of advanced light skills to the extreme, Willow Springs galloped across the wilderness of Hakodate.

Along the way, you have to pass through areas filled with the choking smell of artillery fire and the screams of people not far away. There was always a faint smell of blood wafting in the air. However, Liu Quan ignored all this, as if he had become transcendent from the world, all senses had been closed, and all minds had only one goal, and that was to be

Arrive at Goryokaku before noon.

The other mourning gods agreed to meet at noon in Wulengguo, and they would not be late. And she had a reason to hide from them, enter the Golengkuo first, and stay in it for a while. All this must be done before noon, because

Even if we don't consider what Kane-san would think if she found out that she sneaked into Goryokaku to meet with the deputy chief first, we have to consider whether other people will have doubts about her because of her actions, for example, she has already gone against history once in order to defend the life of the deputy chief from disappearing in Hakodate, and this time, as a god judge, will she still openly fall secretly.

This is not an inexplicable problem. However, she didn't have time to explain properly.

With this in mind, Willow Springs, as he galloped across the wilderness.

This part of the road is a smooth road, so it is relatively easy to walk. And it's faster to run on this kind of road, which is better than jumping up and down the rocks.

However, to speed on such a road is to be on the lookout for sudden enemy soldiers. After all, in order to capture Hakodate as soon as possible, the enemy was very urgent, and chose a lot of attack directions that would not be chosen under common sense, and had no idea where they would emerge from

Suddenly, with a bang, a cold light flashed

Willow Springs was not slow to react even though she was running, and she spiked to the left in time, leaping away from the silvery metallic light that suddenly flashed from behind the tree on her right.

The cold blade lay in the middle of the road for a moment. Liu Quan stood on the left side one step away from the blade, gasping violently from the rush just now, while raising his eyes to look in the direction of the blade

The third moon supreme pressed the empty scabbard at his waist with his left hand, and his right hand still held the unsheathed body knife steadily, so that the blade was dangling in the air and pointed at his God Inquisitor, and slowly turned out from behind the tree.

Then, he stopped in front of the female inquisitor, paused slightly, and retracted the main knife into the sheath with a thud with his backhand, and the thumb of his left hand slid the blade of the famous knife into the sheath completely, and lightly tapped it on the blade, without moving it away.

"What are you doing in a hurry, Yukiba-kun"

completely abandoned the usual gentle and smiling posture of ha, and the handsome face of one of the five swords in the world seemed to be slightly tense.

"Look at your eagerness, it must be something remarkable."

Willow Springs""

Her whole body was tense, and her back was straight, but when she saw the blue hunting suit, for some reason, her stomach ached violently.

The pain came quickly and without warning, and she had to gasp for breath as she bent down slightly and pressed her hand tightly against her stomach, then raised her gaze to look at him.

However, seeing her standing there with such a painful expression, he didn't seem to be moved, let alone shocked, but just pressed the body knife at his waist with a flat expression, and stood quietly a few steps away from her, the famous eyes containing the crescent moon drooped down, looking at her quietly.

The two of them looked at each other quietly for a while, and then, Liu Quan spoke first.

"I'm going to Golengkaku. She said as if to avoid the serious.

The Three Days Moon Sect browled his eyebrows slightly, but there seemed to be no smile in the depths of his pupils.

"Ah, what a coincidence, I'm going to Golengkaku too. Then let's go together. ”

Although he said this, he didn't see any intention of coming up to help the female inquisitor, just standing there.

"You don't need to be in such a hurry, it's unnecessary to risk your health for the sake of running, and now it's still some time before noon, so let's walk slowly. He said.

Although his expression was gentle, Liu Quan always had a feeling, as if he had already seen through her true intentions. She smiled wryly and lowered her gaze.

"No, I can't. She replied unexpectedly and frankly, "I accepted the request of all of you from the Shinsengumi, who are still fighting in Bentendaiba, to rush to Goryokaku to meet Mr. Hijikata and bring the Shinsengumi's request for help." ”

After she finished speaking, although the Three Days Moon Sect did not speak immediately, at that moment, there was no doubt that the atmosphere became tense.

It seemed that there had been silence for a long time, and maybe it was just silence for a moment, and the Three Days Moon Sect had recently spoken.

He didn't laugh before he said anything, as Liu Quan had guessed. Instead, he spoke in a strange, flat tone that didn't rise or fall.

"That's all"

Willow Springs "Eh"

She unconsciously uttered a questioning tone particle.

Sanri Yue Zongjin didn't pay attention to her doubts, but continued to ask

"Is that the end of it after you bring it?"

Willow Springs""

Ah, in the end, I still don't believe that when she faces the person Hijikata Suizo, she can really uphold the morality of being a god judge, and turn a blind eye to the cruel fate of the person who is about to die.

Liu Quan was silent for a moment, and then replied, "I admit it, I would love to see him again, too. ”

The Three Days Moon Sect let out a sigh of urgency.

Yanagizumi continued, "But, if you haven't forgotten, when I was in Utsunomiya, I shot him in the leg and stopped the fact that he was about to turn the tide and win. ”

The Three Days Moon Sect did not speak.

Liu Quan chuckled.

"Maybe you want to say that it doesn't matter when he was in Utsunomiya, because I know that he will heal from this wound and continue to live, but not Hakodate today. ”

She let go of her hand that was pressing her still twitching stomach, and slowly straightened up, staring directly at the silent Fu Fushen in front of her.

"He's going to die today, and that's a fact that no one can change. ”

As soon as her words fell, the corners of the lips of the Three Days Moon Sect were slightly hooked. Then, he shook his head slowly.

"Hahaha, not really. He reverted to that leisurely tone, but now it sounded like a mockery for some reason.

"Didn't Xue Ye-kun stop it once, what a good job. He said.

"So it's not impossible to do it again today"

Liu Quan categorically interrupted him.

"At that time, I wanted to turn history around, and I had my reasons. Now, I want to defend history, and I have my reasons. ”

"Maybe it's a bit freewheeling, but I really didn't want to save him. ”

She laughed, and for some reason, the smile looked a little weak and pale.

"I just want to see him again before he dies, can't I?"

"Maybe when I see him, he won't remember me at all"

Speaking of this, an unknown emotion surged up, causing her to choke suddenly.

"It's cruel. The Three Days Moon Sect commented leisurely, as if with compassion, his pupils shrank slightly, staring at her.

"Even then are you going to see him?"

Liu Quan was silent for a second, then nodded vigorously.

"I, I have to go. ”

Three Days Moon Zongjin's face changed at that moment.

However, she turned a blind eye and went straight on.

"Even if he doesn't remember me, the kindness and kindness he once gave me will never disappear"

"For that reason, I am going to say goodbye to him. ”

"Even if I can't say it, I want to stand in front of him and be grateful from the bottom of my heart that I have become a better person because I met him."

The Three Days Moon Sect's expression moved slightly.

However, Willow Springs did not stop there.

"All these feelings apply to you, three days and moons. ”

She looked at him, and saw a hint of genuine surprise in his face.

"What," he blurted out.

Liu Quan smiled slightly.

"The kindness and favor you have given me will never disappear. ”

"From the bottom of my heart, I am grateful to have met you. That's it, Three Days and Moon. ”

Three days and the moon are near

An expression of surprise and shock finally appeared on his face.

As if she hadn't thought about facing such a huge temptation as "going to see Hijikata", she was able to clearly express her gratitude to him, and both of them knew in their hearts that if she really insisted on desperately trying to save Hijikata and not hesitate to fight him, she would have a good chance of winning, but she didn't do it, which shows that this time she finally chose him, right?

The Three Sun Moon Sect pondered for a moment, then slowly leaned sideways and moved out of the way in front of the female inquisitor.

"So, I'll go with you. His gentle voice remained the same, but there was something inexplicable in his attitude.

"Whatever you want to do this time," he said, with a sigh in his voice, as if he were gentle and stubborn.

"I'll stand in front of you and watch it. ”

Liu Quan stared at him, then smiled and sighed.

"You still don't trust me, it's natural. She said as if talking to herself.

Mikazuki did not answer her.

She no longer seemed to be bothered about whether she could gain his trust, but simply walked past him neatly, and headed straight for the road in front of her.

I don't care at all how much the mobility value of this world's five swords is lower than my own. Anyway, they all know that her goal and end point is Wulengguo.

There can't be any other place.

After coming to Wulengguo, as expected, Liu Quan was strictly interrogated.

For some reason, the so-called big names here seemed to have formed some kind of terrible tacit understanding, and as soon as they heard that Yanagiquan was the Shinsengumi guarding Bentendaiba who broke through to ask for help, their attitude was extremely subtle.

At first, it was just a slow delay in the time to come out and report, but later on, a person finally came out, and after leading Liu Quan and the Three Days Moon Sect into the gate, he walked slowly in front of him, called Guidance, but it looked like he was completely suppressing the pace of Liu Quan and the Three Days Moon Sect in order to delay time.

Liu Quan noticed that something was wrong, so he deliberately pretended to be a young man who had never seen the world, showing a worried look that was eager to see the deputy chief, and on the other hand, he couldn't help but look around stupidly.

When the person leading the way in front noticed her abnormality, she said in a stupid tone with some heavy self-reproach, "I, I'm the first person to come here to report the situation of the battle, how can I not be a person like me who has such a big fortress, where is Mr. Hijikata, and how long will it take to see him?"

Such a stupid statement made the person who led the way couldn't help but show a smile on his face, as if he was laughing at her rarity and strangeness, and the man replied perfunctorily, "Ah, it will be there soon, and you probably don't know where Mr. Hijikata is, well, you don't understand that after entering the room in front of you, you have to turn three more corners and go up a staircase."

Before he finished speaking, he noticed that the young man in front of him with a silly smile suddenly became vivid;

"I know the room where you have to turn three corners and go up the stairs," she said with a grin, "It turns out that Mr. Hijikata is not in the conference room or visiting the executive office of Enomoto-kun or Otori-kun, this is much easier, after all, what I have to say to him, it is still more inconvenient to have others present."

The one who led the way: "What, what"

Before he could ask, "Why do you know so much about the topography inside Goryokaku, and even understand the point where you can judge the specific location by just listening to a simple route," he suddenly felt a flower in front of him

With a bang, it turned out to be the beautiful young man in a classical blue hunting suit who pulled out the body knife at his waist, and then neatly flipped his wrist and put the blade in front of the guide.

"Hahaha. He laughed.

The laughter seemed a little too relaxed and out of place in the tense atmosphere at the moment, and the guide stared at him in disbelief, then slowly rolled his eyes and cast his gaze to the shiny blade below.

"You," he exclaimed.

The hand of the beautiful man in the blue hunting suit holding the sword did not move at all, but he tilted his head slightly, and his chin was gently sent forward, signaling, "As long as you cooperate, it will not do anything to you." Don't delay and let this person pass. Then nothing will happen."

The guide's eyes were almost out of their sockets.

"Say, say what to delay," he stammered and shouted, and for a moment he seemed to suddenly realize that the beautiful man in front of him was still holding a sharp knife, as if he was going to cut his throat, and immediately closed his mouth tightly and did not dare to let out his breath.

The beautiful man smiled again.

"Aha, very good, very good"

He spoke in a leisurely tone, his gaze not taking away from the guide in front of him.

"You know how to go next, Kiyohara-kun"

Hearing this sentence, which seemed to be a pun, the young man behind him seemed to be slightly shocked.

However, the boy did not waste a moment, and the corners of his lips quickly raised into a smile that was similar to a mixture of relief and triumph.

"Ah, don't worry," he replied aloud in a clear voice, and then swept past the guide, and without hesitation ran towards the house in front of him

The guide, who didn't dare to move or come out, thought nervously that there was also a gatekeeper in that house. Although they were still a little further away from the house, the gatekeeper would not have noticed any movement here, but if the boy had rushed so recklessly without anyone to guide him, he would probably have been stopped in this situation

However, he did not dare to look back, and did not see that the boy did not go straight to the gate, but limped into the bushes near the house, and then, under the cover of tall plants, ran around the main entrance and ran to the back of the house.

But all this was seen squarely by the beautiful man in the blue hunting robe, standing facing the house and the guide.

The corners of his lips curled into an incomprehensible smile.

"Don't let me down, Kiyohara-kun. He said in a very low voice.