In the midst of the fierce battle, he suddenly heard Heisuke's clear voice that was still a teenager, and let out this kind of cry like a trapped beast, and Yanagizumi's heart trembled.

She gritted her teeth, and the sword-swinging hand was swift and merciless. The blade sliced through the flesh with a small thud and stabbed into the beating heart of his opponent. Then, before her opponent's lifeless body fell, she drew her sword with all her might, turned around again, and slashed at the next opponent like that.

Suddenly, a voice rang out at the door.

"Ah, there are so many guests here. It seems that there are many people who move faster than me in Sendai. ”

Liu Quan suddenly perked up.

“...... Mr. Chief!!"

She slashed down another rakshasa that happened to be in the direction of her and the door. After the man's body fell heavily, her front suddenly lit up, and she saw a tall young man wearing a black dress and a yellow and red-trimmed waistcoat, standing leisurely in the doorway with his arms crossed.

It was Okita Soji who had just parted with them on the dark mountain road to Sendai not long ago.

He still had that familiar, nonchalant smile on his lips, and it was not at all evident from his face that his Rakshasa body was also suffering from the effects of day and sunlight, and sensing Willow Spring's gaze, he smiled and slowly pulled his sword from his waist.

"What a nasty guest who doesn't look at the host's face. It seems that they have to be cut all down. ”

...... With Okita on the board, the tide of battle immediately changed dramatically.

Although he was also a rakshasa body, he never seemed to reveal his pain, and even in the daytime he seemed to be always at ease, his swordsmanship was still superb, calmly cutting down those obviously improved rakshasas one by one, and mercilessly piercing their hearts.

The battle was soon over. The room was already a sea of blood.

Liu Quan looked at the more than twenty corpses lying on the ground with a sad head, and gritted his teeth with hatred.

“...... I don't know how these bastards got into this room?!What am I going to do with so many corpses now?!If I throw them all in the street, I can feed the wild dogs in the whole city?!"

Okita seemed a little surprised by what she was complaining about, raised an eyebrow slightly, and then laughed unceremoniously.

"Good. He finally overcame his smile, lowered his eyebrows, and looked at Liu Quan, who was still cross-legged and worried about the Rakshasa corpse.

"I'm relieved to see that you're still so energetic—now I probably have a helper. ”

Hearing this, Ryuzumi suddenly recalled the shocking news that Heisuke had brought her earlier. She immediately threw away the question of the corpses and immediately looked up at Okita.

"By the way, Mr. Chief...... I heard about Chizuru being taken away, and I thought it was ...... I thought you ......"

Contrary to her expression of surprise and worry, Okita was extremely calm. His tall body stood in the doorway, blocking out more than half of the light from outside the room. He stood with his back lit, his figure like a cold statue.

"Ahh......h Luckily, you made it to Sendai in time. Otherwise, I think I'll have to go all out on my own. He said in a calm tone.

"In the end...... What the hell is going on?!" Liu Quan asked in shock.

Okita lowered his gaze.

"We learned about the whereabouts of Tsunado Yukimura by chance. Chizuru desperately wants to come to Sendai to find her father...... When we arrived in Sendai, Chizuru insisted that I rest at the inn and go shopping on my own for the sake of my health...... I figured that we had just arrived here, and that even if some bad guy wanted to chase us, he wouldn't know our whereabouts right away, and that it should have been safe for the first day or two, so I let her go......"

Liu Quan gasped softly.

“...... It's me who was too careless. Okita continued calmly.

"No...... That one...... It's not your fault......" Willow Quan instinctively heard a chill in his tone, stammering in an attempt to persuade.

"Oh~?, then whose fault do you think it's for?" Okita asked with a smile on his eyebrows.

"Listen...... Now is not the time to pursue this......" Liu Quan was shocked and immediately changed the subject. "The important thing is that we have to come and discuss it, and we will go and rescue Chizuru tonight......"

"Oh, that's not negotiable. Okita smiled and said, "I have a good idea—"

He dragged out his voice, then said the answer that Liu Quan expected.

"Just cut them all. ”

......

At night, when the four of them, Hijikata, Okita, Heisuke, and Yanagizumi, infiltrated Sendai Castle, where the Rakshasa team of Yukimura Tsunade was hiding, they happened to hear a familiar and gentle voice coming out of the hall.

“...... In Sendai, I secretly got in touch with Tsunado-kun and formed a partnership for the purpose of studying Rakshasa. ”

...... It's Shannan!!

It turned out to be Shannan!

He actually admitted that he had dealings with Yukimura Tsunado and the Rakshasa team of the new government army!

Liu Quan felt five thunders for a moment, and he couldn't dare to look at the expressions of other people, especially the earthwork.

Another woman's voice came from the hall—Chizuru's, who seemed to be safe and sound, and perhaps the only thing to be thankful about on this terrible night—to ask their questions.

"Cooperate with the new government forces?"

Shannan gently dragged out his voice, and there was a calm smile in his tone.

"Who knows...... If that's what you think, maybe that's it. ”

This sentence seemed to split Liu Quan's consciousness for a moment.

[For the Shinsengumi, I don't matter anymore.] 】

On the night before leaving for Sendai, the words that Yamanan had said rang in her head again.

[For the shogunate, the Shinsengumi had become an outcast. And for the Shinsengumi, Rakshasa has become an outcast......]

Is it......?

Is it because you realize this that you want to preemptively abandon those who abandon you?

But...... No one in the Shinsengumi was willing to give up Mr. Yamanan...... Mr. Hijikata, Mr. Chief-kun, Ichi-kun, and Heisuke-kun...... The people who are still in the Shinsengumi are still there, including herself...... He respects and trusts Shannan as deeply, even if Shannan has gradually become crazy due to the poisonous erosion of water, no one wants to abandon him first!

And, Mr. Yamanan, have you forgotten what you said that night?!

[I want to use my life to clear the way forward for the Shinsengumi.] That's what I'm going to do in Sendai. 】

If you had made up your mind early on to abandon us and abandon the Shinsengumi...... And why do you say that?! If you change your mind because of the sinister reality of the Sendai Domain, no, it doesn't make sense. Because Mr. Shannan is not a person who would abandon the justice and belief he has always believed in for a small problem......!

Suddenly, Shannan mentions a familiar name, which brings back Ryuquan's attention.

“...... Because Hijikata-kun is very smart, he may be aware of our plan. ”

...... Why did Mr. Yamanan mention Mr. Hijikata?!

Ryuzumi heard the earthwork beside him seem to let out a silent wry smile.

"Really...... It's really troublesome to be praised by him at such a time......!"

Hijikata grumbled almost silently in an airy voice.

But immediately after what Yukimura Tsunade said, he had no intention of complaining.

"Let me deliberately release the news to attract my daughter to Sendai, isn't that person Shannan-kun you?"

Hijikata suddenly stretched out his hand and held down Okita in time to pull out his knife and jump out.

"Wait, Chief, let's see what Sannan-kun will say......" he lowered his voice and admonished Okita.

Heisuke also hurriedly grabbed Okita's arm from the other side.

Just as the three of them were silently wrestling and pulling, Shannan in the hall sighed helplessly.

"I did let you out the news, but I didn't say I should bring her here. ”

"Why?!Can't I, as a father, take my daughter away from the enemy?!!Besides, you still asked me to follow Fujido-kun to find the Shinsengumi's station......" Yukimura Tsunado argued.

"Alright, alright," Shannan sighed with a wry smile, "I did say that, but I didn't let you send so many rakshasas to exterminate the people in the station." ”

"You're not saying that the daytime camp must be empty, because the main force of the Shinsengumi will be patrolling the streets ......!" Yukimura Tsunado seemed a little angry.

"Then taking advantage of the emptiness of their station, to clean up Fujitang-kun and the other people in the station, isn't it a great opportunity to break through?"

Shannan paused for a moment.

"Well...... Well, that's it. He laughed helplessly, as if he didn't want to argue with Yukimura about these things anymore, and said like a thin mud, "Instead of reflecting on the past, it is better to look forward to the future." ”

"There's nothing to worry about. Yukimura Tsunamichi's confident tone sounded, "The Rakshasa team that has cleaned up Fujido-kun and the other stupid people in the Shinsengumi station is about to return to Sendai Castle." ...... Even Fujido-kun wouldn't be alive, after all, he was surrounded by so many rakshasas. ”

Hearing such an overconfident speech, Liu Quan couldn't help but show a wry smile for a moment.

"It's unfortunate that even a fool like me isn't that easy to clean up. Thinking of the fierce fight at the new residence during the day, she couldn't help but murmur.

At this moment, she heard Hijikata next to her suddenly laugh softly.

"Good. Break in and say it out loud in front of them again. ”