Yanagisen didn't immediately rush to Bentendaiba.

Of course, she is a good judge of the gods with due diligence. Before running to her old companions, her sanity restrained her, and she first carefully searched the groves on the west side of the field and its surroundings, looking for the escaped Inquisitor Kannaku, and the traces of the time-traced march.

Nothing.

This ending is actually not surprising. If, as in the past, she had discovered something unusual not long after landing on the map, and the time-traced march had quickly appeared to give her head, the government of the time would not have been to mysteriously summon her to the past to give her a mission. If they could so accurately lock on to a location not far from Shen Wu Rinyin, why would they just let her come here and find a god inquisitor with a higher force value to come and arrest her

What's more, if there is anyone other than her who has such a deep connection with the battle here that she came over, maybe she will have to risk her abandoning the mission goal and getting too involved in the history here.

So I deliberately asked her to come over, and sure enough, it didn't feel like it was such a simple thing behind the scenes

Liu Quan stood outside the woods, waiting for the Three Days Moon Sect to stride back from the other side, and reported to her, "I've searched that side too. There is nothing out of the ordinary. ”

Liu Quan nodded, "Me too." So"

She took a deep breath and looked up at the path in the field in front of her.

Unlike the last time she rode her horse to gallop through the field and the fenced road, which seemed to have been trodden for shortcuts, the trail zigzagged into the distance, and at the end of the trail, you could faintly see the towering, irregular hexagonal silhouette of Bentendaiba.

After sunrise, the wind gradually became stronger, and there was a slight salty smell of seawater in the wind. Although it is late spring, there is still a certain chill in the climate of Ezo.

Liu Quan pressed the hilt of the knife at his waist and ran across the field.

After burrowing out of the grove, there was an endless field around it, and there was no place for anyone to hide. Running down the slope, getting closer and closer to the shore, the smell of the sea in the wind became stronger and stronger, mixed with the choking smell of gunpowder smoke and a faint smell of blood, which made Yanagiquan's heart tense little by little.

It had taken a long time to search the surroundings for Kan Wu Rin's whereabouts, and now the sun had fully risen, shining brightly in the sky above her.

The closer you get to the hexagonal fortress, the more distinctly you can hear the shouts of killing, the sound of gunfire and the clashing of blades.

Liu Quan suddenly braked sharply and stopped

The Three Days Moon Sect, who was following closely behind her, also stopped. Compared to her panting, he still seemed at ease, but his breathing was slightly heavier.

"What's wrong, Yukiba-kun," he asked.

Liu Quan stopped there, his face slightly turned sideways to look somewhere, and there was a slight embarrassment and grim expression on his face.

Sanri Yuezong looked closely along her line of sight, only to find that there was a place with rocky protrusions and bushes over there, which looked like it was caused by natural weathering.

It was normal for the sea to have some weathered rocks formed over time by the waves crashing on the seashore, but now that they are still on a mission to "hunt down Kannakune", it is very noteworthy.

The Three Days Moon Sect bowed slightly. "Ah, I see. ”

He seemed to understand the inner entanglement of the female inquisitor, and took the initiative to say, "Then let me investigate there." If you want to continue your journey towards Bentendaiba, this is the only day that will support you, Yukiba-kun."

The Female Inquisitor looked surprised.

"Huh"

She immediately turned her gaze to stare at him, and the expression on her face was not only incredulous, but also obvious "Your proposal will really brush my favorability".

However, one of the five swords in the world didn't seem to see her shocked and moved expression, and casually showed her a gentle and conniving look.

"Go ahead. "I'll catch up as soon as I can after I'm done." Until then, don't act recklessly, Yukiba-kun. ”

Look, isn't this a complete bridge for the differences and unpleasantness he had just had caused by his insistence on coming here with her.

One of the five swords in the world thought slightly complacently.

That's good. He had achieved his goal, and had followed her as everyone went their separate ways, making sure that she would not end up doing irreparable things because she was trapped in some unacceptable feelings, and now, it was just a matter of probing the rocks and bushes by the sea, and he could easily settle the anger in her heart that had arisen from his insistence, and make her heart tilt toward him again

He looked at her and nodded vigorously, turned around and continued running in the direction of Bentendaiba, his shoulder-length short hair curling slightly in the wind, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl.

That's good. He couldn't wait for another rendezvous at noon. It was enough for her to meet someone in a place he couldn't see, something that happened beyond his control, and eventually caused her to leave his side and run to someone else.

This time, in the same wilderness, he would cling to her, making sure that she would always stay by his side even if she saw anyone else, and that she would not lose her mind, would not fall into the abyss, and would become his possession

The smile on his lips deepened, and he half-turned, walking away from the direction she was going, striding toward the huge pile of rubble in the distance.

Of course, the female judge of the gods would not see the expression of the mourning god behind her.

Facing the increasingly fierce sea breeze, she walked all the way.

Bentendaiba faces the other side of the sea, and there is a long fence on the shore below the high platform. She had also tied her white scarf with writing firmly on one of the railings as a farewell to that world and that person, but now, her mood to run to that fortress was more urgent than then.

I want to see the real situation in this fortress on that fateful day, I want to see those old companions whose faces may have changed, but they bear the names they once knew back then, and they want to do their best for that Seiji banner in this irretrievable end, just as the important companion and friend of the man they left in Aizu said.

However, she hadn't quite reached the foot of Bentendaiba before she had to stop.

Because the new government forces that landed at night have now come up like a tidal wave, surrounding the last battlefield of the old shogunate army in this fortress.

Of course, Ryuizumi knew what kind of terrible situation the old shogunate army was facing when this day came.

Everywhere on the battlefield had already suffered defeat after defeat, many of the troops sent out had withdrawn from the Goryokaku after heavy losses, and many high-ranking figures in the Ezo Republic had begun to consider the possibility of a peaceful settlement, in other words, the few troops that were still resisting stubbornly should be subdued.

And the Shinsengumi are the most tenacious, brave, and determined among them.

As Hijikata had predicted with her, the new government forces landed at Esa-cho at night, crossed Mount Hakodate, and launched a final assault on all parts of Hakodate.

They also surrounded Bentendaiba. The Shinsengumi, who are now fighting in Bentendaiba, have become a lone army.

In a word, the old shogunate army was already embattled and exhausted.

Yanagisen dodged and hid under a gentle slope, with the path leading to Bentendaiba on the shore overhead.

She had thought that the location of the trail was quite hidden, and if she made a detour from here, she would have a chance to completely avoid the eyes and ears of the new government forces and rush to Bentendaiba. However, reality ruthlessly shattered her beautiful vision. Soldiers in new government uniforms scrambled along the path, footsteps tapping and tapping above her head.

There were even quick-witted and alert soldiers, looking down sharply through the fence beside the road, as if trying to find some ambush that dared to hide behind the gentle slope below the roadbed.

Liu Quan had to quickly throw a phantom spell back at himself at that moment.

Although fighting in battle should generally be based on one's own ability, the ability to be too advanced may also affect the development of history, so Liu Quan rarely uses any important spells when he goes out in this world.

But now is the time when her life is at stake, and she has to do so in order to save her life.

This kind of super-scientific product in the magical world, these ancients who lived more than a hundred years ago certainly could not have seen through it. The soldier, with a look of suspicion, saw nothing, retracted his head in a daze, and went on.

Liu Quan glared fiercely at the overly vigilant fellow, saw the gap between the marches of several squads of the new government army, raised his hand to pull the roadbed, and then grasped a railing, and with the help of his strength, jumped onto the pavement of the high path, pressed the top of the railing with one hand, flipped over, and quickly ran forward.

Finally, she came to the most brutal battlefield of the day.

The cannon still rumbled above her head, and from time to time it shook the sky with sand and stones, mixed with stumps and flesh, and violently exploded into a cloud of smoke that obscured the sky.

The sand and gravel fell in front of her with a clatter, and Liu Quan was forced to take a few steps backwards.

But before she could get to her feet, another shell fell, this time closer to her. In other words, it exploded on the gentle slope under the roadbed she had just climbed.

Bang

Not only did the sound buzz in her ears, but the shell blew off a section of the railing as it fell, and the broken wood flew along with the gravel in a huge wave of air, and there was a scream from there, probably the new government troops who had passed through the place later.

I can't help but sigh at my luck, after all, even if she is crisscrossing several mission worlds and has a lot of scientific super-scientific and incredible skills, she is also a mortal, and if she is blown up by a cannonball, it is estimated that her blood tank will be empty, Liu Quan only felt that it was dark in front of her, and the cannonball that fell not far away blew up a burst of sand that covered the sky and the sun turned into a dust storm, and it fell like rain in an instant, covering her from head to toe into a complete native.

If she hadn't reflexively fallen to the ground and closed her eyes in time, she might have even had her sockets filled with sand by now.

It was only after a little that the smoke and dust mixed with the smell of earth and blood dissipated a little, and after about ten seconds, Liu Quan dared to slowly open his eyes and look around.

It was nice that the surroundings were quiet for the time being.

No, it's not like Bentendaiba repelled an enemy attack.

Shouts of killing continued to be heard from the near front, perhaps because the new government forces had suffered a little heavy losses in this crooked and accurate bombardment, and as if enraged, they shouted and launched a decisive charge against Bentendaiba again.

Of course, the Shinsengumi who were stuck there would never have allowed them to set foot on this last fortress so easily.

When the two sides were strangled together, the gunfire became scarce, and there was no time for the soldiers on both sides to crouch down slowly to aim before releasing their guns, so the clanging of metal slammed into each other became louder

It is at this time

Liu Quan suddenly pulled out the knife from his waist and rushed forward.

Based on her previous experience, she recognized people by her uniform, and rushed into the enemy group, cutting down four or five soldiers of the new government army in one fell swoop.

Of course, in order not to interfere too much in history, she didn't dare to be too ruthless, and generally cut a knife to make the other party retreat, so she didn't stay for a long time and continued to run forward.

It didn't take long for her to see a man in the crowd with an armband on his left arm.

The big Chengzi on the armband and the mountain-shaped pattern below are very conspicuous, and Liu Quan's spirit is lifted.

But the number of people with that kind of armbands was so small that at first glance it looked almost overwhelming by the guys in the uniforms of the new government army.

Liu Quan had no choice but to continue to rush all the way, struggling to cut a way through the crowd, and she was wearing only an ordinary dress, and from the appearance of an ordinary teenager, as if the soldiers on both sides did not seem to know where she was coming from.

Some people were suspicious, and after being slashed by her volley, they retreated a little, anyway, in the end, the guys who were in Bentendaiba and didn't belong to the new government army always had to be wiped out, so what was it to put one or two in now

Of course, there are also some people with solid eyes, after seeing her bravery, they feel that she is even more suspicious, so they also muster ten times the energy and strength, chasing her and desperately waving the knife in their hands.

Liu Quan felt very annoyed, and couldn't really turn around and solve the other party, if she could only resist, of course, she would be entangled and slow down her progress, so when she rushed forward, she was distracted and quickly thinking about whether it was better to cut the other party with a ruthless hand and couldn't take care of herself for a while, suddenly, a knife suddenly stabbed out from the oblique stab next to her

Although Liu Quan was still thinking about things while running, the natural reflex formed by her body that had been in battle for many years was not slow, and she leaned to the other side like lightning

Then she realized that the direction of the knife was not aimed at herself, but at the brainless Sa Changren who was chasing after her.

With a bang, under the dim skylight obscured by smoke and dust, the snowy blade slashed a ray of light, and the blood beads on the blade were thrown all the way along the knife, and the tip of the knife swept over Liu Quan's side, piercing the chest of the enemy soldier behind her

The man didn't seem to expect that there would be a helping hand from the other party here, and he ran too quickly to restrain his feet at all, so he rushed forward in a daze, almost meeting the opponent's blade with his chest

With a snort, the small sound of the tip of the knife piercing flesh was heard. Liu Quan heard a scream from behind him, followed by a heavy sound of the human body falling to the ground.

She stood still, and looked back to see that the tricky guy who had been chasing her had fallen to the ground, dead or dead.

She quickly turned her head again, only to find a handsome and thin young man standing in front of her. At this moment, he was slightly sideways with the blade, flicking it off, shaking off the blood droplets on the blade, and then he raised his head as well, staring at her face with scrutiny.

"Who are you?"

Willow Springs""

Of course, she immediately noticed the armband on his left arm. But she didn't recognize who the other party was, and she didn't think about what identity she should appear for a while, so she got stuck.

At this moment, in the smoke and dust behind the young man, a tall man suddenly burst out.

"Hey Soma, how are you doing here?"

The young man known as "Soma" still locked his eyes on Liu Quan, and replied without looking back, "It's okay." Shimada, you seem to have cleaned up over there."

The big man laughed.

"Those few shells just now, it's really great to see the drop point," he said happily, his eyes falling on Liu Quan at this time, obviously stunned.

"Hey boy, you're stuck in the mound," he blurted out bluntly.

As soon as Liu Quan lowered his head, he found that the dress on his body was covered with dust, and he could no longer see the original dark blue.

She squeezed her free left hand, slapped the front of her dress a few times in vain, and replied, "How lucky I was that I didn't happen to be buried in the vicinity when that well-landed shell exploded."

Shimada burst out laughing. Even Soma, the young man who had been looking at her seriously with a strained face, his face softened slightly.

These are two people who have not lost their style despite being on the verge of extinction.

It is the next director of the Shinsengumi, who is about to take office, and Soma is the chief accountant. and Kui Shimada, who has always been responsible for important responsibilities in the Shinsengumi, is loyal and reliable.

When he heard their surnames, Liu Quan had already guessed it.