Even if his hand was let go again, it could not erase the warmth that came from the wide palms that once held his hands.

Now there is nothing or people can threaten him...... right? He should be able to live in peace, and when he doesn't know, he will continue the strength and foundation of this world to continue to grow with his own life, and make this world an unbreakable new world that will develop forever, right?

The dried blood on her face made her skin tense.

…… Mr. Hijikata, and the people who have fought and laughed together in the Shinsengumi so far......

Because I met you, my life will become more meaningful.

I'm going to be a better person.

Click.

The thumb of her right hand gently twitched the hammer.

Actually, this hand/gun seems to be the latest style, and I don't know if I need to use this step. She felt that with a person like Kujo Michikiyo, it was simply unreasonable not to use the latest hand/gun.

But for some reason, she just wanted to do it.

"The world...... It's going to get better. ”

Through her bloodstained eyelids and eyelashes, she looked at him as he was dying, and said calmly.

"Now it's just ...... The last and deepest darkness before dawn comes. ”

"If you don't have the courage to accept this, you can't live. ”

"In such troubled times, it is true that faith is the most important thing, but isn't it sad to go astray for the guidance of faith......

He looked up at her calm face in a daze, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"You—Are you talking about my ......? or...... Shannan ......?!"

He asked in a low voice in a weak tone.

"Really, really don't want to...... You'll be better......" he muttered, suddenly taking his last breath and raising his voice a little.

"Hey...... ...... Hijikata! This, this guy...... Just now, just said...... She, to Shannan......"

The finger she had hooked on the trigger twitched slightly, and she almost pulled the trigger down.

“…… At this time, I'm still doing my best, don't you feel bored!"

Hijikata's calm voice came from beside her, and she and Kujo Michikiyo, who was lying on the ground dying, were startled at the same time.

"You...... It looks a bit like Serizawa sometimes. Although he had just learned that it might be a shocking reality for him, and after a fierce battle of life and death, Hijikata's tone was still so calm.

"Kujo-kun. ”

"Same as that man...... When you're alive, you don't always make something vigorous, as if you haven't lived. ”

"Although there are many people who follow you, there are not many who really follow you...... When I want to discuss a problem sincerely, I can't find a few people I can trust...... That must be a sad feeling. ”

"That kind of person doesn't care about hurting others when he is alive, and even when he is dying, he doesn't forget to stab his opponent at the end...... This kind of feeling of not wanting others to have a good time, the two of you are really similar. ”

"Since you want this so much, I will tell you well. ”

"I, ah, when I first found out how Yukiye felt to me, I thought it was incredible...... Because the first thought that came to my mind was, why me?...... Shouldn't it be Shannan-kun......?"

“…… Moreover, Shannan-kun's thoughts, I am also vaguely aware of it......"

"But then I understood. Pursuing these things can only troublesome oneself and others in vain. ”

"The important thing is that she conveyed to me her important, true feelings - and I received them all. And, I think that's true. It's something to be cherished......"

"After Serizawa-sama's passing, I was thinking...... Although he did do a lot of nonsense, he also conveyed something to me...... Those things are things that are difficult for me to understand without the actions of this person......"

"I think it's the same for Yukiba. ”

"You have brought her too much darkness and pain...... But you also taught her something. It doesn't matter if it's ugly or twisted...... That's something she would have learned hard without your training......"

So, through this, Mr. Serizawa has a place in my memory. You'll also have a place in Yukiro's memories because of this. ”

"And ...... Although we may not see what the country will become in the future...... However, the world must continue to exist for the better. ”

And ...... There have always been people who have been working hard to make the world a better place......"

"That's what I thought. ”

Kujo Michikiyo's eyes, which were almost as transparent and unfocused as glass balls, slowly moved away from Hijikata's face and looked at the sky above him.

"Original...... In the end...... I'm just ...... It's and...... Serizawa duck ...... The same people?!"

At this moment, Liu Quan, who had already recovered the appearance of an ordinary person with black hair and black eyes, suddenly spoke up and said a word coldly.

“…… Serizawa duck is also a famous generation of heroes in history. ”

She looked down at his dying face and uttered the last words.

"Why don't you think so?"

Kujo Daoqing was slightly stunned.

Then, he smiled.

Without saying another word, he closed his eyes and let out his last breath.

…… It's over.

The aftermath is a bit of a hassle. Except for the Kujo Daoqing, the other thugs who were eliminated were not something that could be discarded there at will. So only Liu Quan and Hijikata were busy until dusk, but fortunately no one came to find them, and in the depths of the forest, the nine docheongs were finally buried properly.

Having done this together, they dropped their shovels and turned around, and the two of them looked at each other, and when their eyes touched in mid-air, they each shifted away - probably for a moment both of them felt a little embarrassed.

Up to this moment, it should be all the bonds that connected the darkness of the past...... It's all cut off.

Although the truth of the last qiē was still revealed in front of the eyes of the two of them in such a cruel, barbaric, ugly and embarrassing way, Liu Quan still felt a little lucky to be able to fight to the death and cut off the last connection between himself and the past.

…… In this way, he will never be affected by his relationship again......

After accomplishing this-nay, so many miraculous tasks, and being able to live both of them safely, there should be no more extravagance......

Although the person buried in this tomb appeared in the face of the villain boss from beginning to end, and finally savagely revealed the secret that was enough to destroy the trust and bond between Yanagizumi and Hijikata in front of the two of them, but now...... It shouldn't have been over for a qiē, right?! There won't be anything worse that will endanger the life of the deputy chief, and there won't be any worse people trying to hurt him, right?!

As soon as such a thought came to her mind, the cold and unfluctuating tone of the system fungus immediately sounded in her mind.

[The main quest of this world - [Born to Die] has been completed.] All missions in this world have been completed. 】

Willow Springs: !!

Although at that moment, she still maintained a posture as if she was praying silently with her hands folded in front of the tomb, but her heart was already turbulent and mixed!

This proclamation of the system bacteria finally came after six years of hard work. However, at the moment when it really came, she felt for no reason that it was coming too fast.

She slowly closed her eyes, trying to calm down the shock, excitement, sadness, happiness, relief, reluctance, and many other feelings mixed with many different feelings in her heart.

Deputy Chief...... This means that no matter what happens next, you can live safely, right?

No matter what happens next, the world will be safe and sound, and there will be no more worries about collapse, right?!

So, Koichi and Shinhachi, who are supposed to be alive in this world, Harada, who even spit out a bento at the end of the original game's plot, and the head secretary who went to Mutsuku with Chizuru, and the Shinsengumi members like Shimada who survived, can also move forward in this stable world in the future, right?!

Liu Quan let out a long breath, slowly opened his eyes, and turned his head. She saw Hijikata standing silently behind her.

After the fall of Goryokaku, he changed his dress back to the style of a Japanese kimono.

The bloodstained coat that was identical to his own had also been abandoned by her in the forest leading to Bentendaiba near a wooden gate.

…… So that everyone can think that he is dead. The whereabouts of the body in the war are unknown or something, and it matches the historical record.

Their eyes met again in mid-air. This time, no one looked away as if they were running away.

"Next...... What are you going to do?" she asked tentatively and softly.

He was silent for a moment, then his gaze turned away from her face and drifted diagonally upward, piercing the dense canopy of the forest and looking out at the distant sky that was divided into small pieces by the clutter of foliage.

"Not quite...... I don't know," he whispered.

"It's like everything is finally over...... There's nothing left to do with urgency......"

To her surprise, he didn't ask her the truth about what Kujo Michiyoshi said and that she didn't plan to rescue Kondo in the first place, but said in a calm and emotional tone:

"Actually, I'm vaguely aware of it...... Ever since the Battle of Hakodate ended in defeat, you seem to have been vaguely worried about Kujo-kun...... Your worries have infected me, and I can't help but start worrying about what this person I have never met would do......"

His gaze retracted and landed on the newly erected tombstone in front of him, revealing a wry smile.

"Sure enough, a very headstrong person...... When he was about to die, he showed a child-like temper...... Take everything you know, and stab your opponent like a knife that you don't have to take advantage of...... I thought I was going to hurt the other person badly—"

"However, he did tell the truth very much. He suddenly made an epilogue, and turned his gaze to the side of Willow Spring.

Liu Quan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect him to throw the tricky topic to himself so suddenly and neatly, subconsciously lowered his head suddenly, opened his mouth for a while, didn't dare to look at him at all, and stammered: "Uh...... This one...... I ......"

It's always been an inescapable topic...... She smiled bitterly in her heart.

Just as she was hesitating what to say, the calm and unheaving voice of the system fungus sounded in her head again.

[The world is about to be restored.] Now let's settle before the ending-]