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The Female Divine Judge's eyes widened suddenly!
However, the Three Days Moon Sect had already turned around and walked away, leaving her alone as she had said.
His steps over the broken bricks and tiles on the ground were graceful and light, as if he were walking on the ground. In the chaos of gunfire, stabbing, and shouting, mixed with the choking black smoke from the burning buildings and piles of objects on the roadside, his graceful gait and stretched figure hardly seemed real.
The inquisitor stared at his back for a few seconds, then gritted her teeth and forced herself to turn her head.
She listened for a while to the cacophony of the street outside, as if frowning as to try to discern something, and at last, with a frustrated snort, she took the rifle and climbed to the roof with some nimbles, along the half-walls and the remnants of the ruined wooden structure of the house.
Speaking of which, the houses of this era were very low, and it wasn't too difficult to climb up - not to mention that she was the one who had climbed the second floor of Ikedaya with her [Advanced Light Skill] skills!
Although the skill of [Advanced Light Skill] has almost disappeared now, the ability to adapt to that kind of eaves and wall walking (no) is still there. Willow Springs, sitting down on the roof of the house that hadn't been burned or collapsed in the war, looked around, and then—
As soon as he fell sideways, his right elbow propped up on the roof and rolled over, he hid behind the protruding eaves.
She cautiously found a good position behind the protruding eaves to ambush, then put the rifle within reach of her hand, and slowly poked her head out.
The shouts of slaughter and fierce fighting in the streets are getting closer. Finally, it seemed to be in the ears.
Willow Springs, from behind the eaves, peered out at the scuffle in the streets. In order to prevent anyone from the armies on either side who were already very close to her hiding place to be aware of her presence, she only showed a right eye and a small half of her face from behind the eaves.
Soon, the fighting was going on in the streets in front of her.
Soldiers of different colors fell continuously, and then there were chieftain-like men, some of whom wore armbands with the word "Cheng" on their sleeves, and seemed to be particularly brave in battle, but all this seemed to matter in the face of life and death, and they fell, and fell with their enemies, as she once sang, and there were irreplaceable people who slept here, and only the white clouds that witnessed the war could send these heroic souls to the heavens full of light—
Suddenly, she heard a voice, from far and near.
“…… I just received the news that the training team had to retreat from the battlefield because the leader Qiu Yuejun was injured, and they have already begun to mess up their positions and begin to retreat from the battlefield!"
Liu Quan's eyes widened slightly for a moment!
The voice is Shimada.
He has always been loyal and honest, loyal to the director and deputy director, and his ability to do things is not weak, and he has won the trust of Kondo and Hijikata. Now, he must have gone out to listen to the news and returned-after all, Yamazaki, who had served on this mission before, should have died of his injuries on the "Mt. Fuji Maru" at this time-
At this time, her mind only flashed the appearance of the "Yamazaki Hiroshi" she was familiar with, and the next moment she heard the voice that she was extremely familiar with.
“…… Is it. Akizuki-kun was also heroically wounded......"
The mellow voice she was familiar with had a hint of exclamation in it.
“…… The battle situation is not good. Looks like I'm the only one who has to take on a little more. ”
In fact, she didn't see the figure of that person, she just heard this conversation—he and Shimada should have happened to be standing in a blind corner that her vision couldn't reach at the moment—but Ryuzumi felt a sour nose for a moment, and her throat choked.
She had imagined this moment countless times - because Utsunomiya was one of the mission maps in this world, even if it was so easy that the Honmaru she led didn't need to be brushed every day, but there would always be moments - like now, she was directly assigned by the government of the time to carry out a mission here, and she had to face the reality of being in the same city as the deputy chief.
She had imagined what would be going through her mind at this moment. Is it remembering those memories of him, or is it simply the miracle of fate that pushed her in front of him again?
However, when this reality really happened in front of her eyes, she suddenly realized that in fact, her shock and sadness were far more than nostalgia and excitement.
At this moment, her mind was almost blank. In the blank space, gradually, only his voice—the voice of a moment deep in her memory—floated spontaneously.
“…… Hey!Don't die!!Give me back alive!!Hear no!!"
Liu Quan's nose was sour, and he sniffled hurriedly, trying to endure the sudden weakness at this moment.
She stared at the street in front of her. The fierce fighting that was taking place in the streets, and the people in different uniforms who were fighting to the death, whether the ruins, the gunfire, or the blood, seemed to blur and fade away in her eyes, and at last it all became a backdrop for someone, the focus of her gaze, a single man striding out of some corner of her vision, perhaps an alley next to the house.
He was right in the middle of her vision, his black dress covered in dust and old blood, but he stood there, still awe-inspiring. He held the knife in his hand, which she was also familiar with, "Izumi Shoukaneta", raised his hand and waved the knife, pointed to a certain point in front of him, and shouted: "Everyone, rush! Those guys' defenses are full of holes! Attack over there! Show them what is the means of the 'Wolf of Mibu'!"
Everyone responded one after another, as if their morale had been boosted to the highest point by these simple words in an instant.
At this moment, Liu Quan suddenly noticed a small footstep behind him that was barely noticeable.
The sound of footsteps jumped lightly over the walls and the roof, and she guessed almost immediately who the footsteps belonged to.
Still, she didn't look back, instead continuing to stare intently at the figures in the street below.
"Pharmaceutical research. She suddenly said, "Are you here now that you have something to report?"
Yakuken Fujishiro stopped behind her and knelt on one knee so that he could whisper to the Witch Judge about the current situation—or rather, the reason why he had to be here.
"General," the young man's low voice sounded quickly, reporting a startling fact.
"There was a lot of time-tracing march in the direction of Joshita-cho!"
Liu Quan was stunned.
"Castle Town?!, but hasn't Castle Town already been captured by the new government army?"
Yaoken was still like that, reporting in an objective tone that was calm and untouched: "Yes. Originally, it was exactly the same as what happened in history, but after the new government army launched an attack in the morning, the castle town was successfully captured as the front line of the battle. But in the middle of the afternoon, about twenty to thirty marchers suddenly appeared in the castle town, wantonly attacking and slashing the new government soldiers there, intending to lure the shogunate back and seize control of the castle town and the nearby forts—"
Liu Quan gasped.
…… There were only five mourners left in the city. Mikazuki Sect was recently sent by her to the area of Mt. Hachiman and Myojin Mountain, which were guarded by the Kuwana Domain, and it is unlikely that she will be able to return in time depending on the time-
So, is it because they have finally decided to use the castle town as a breakthrough to change history?!
But the castle town...... Did anything happen there?
Of course, there's a good way to start there. That's how the new government forces have been successful in history. Capturing their forts and treating them the way they did it sounded pretty good, like something like a villain would do in the back of time.
After the drug research report was completed, she quietly knelt on one knee and waited for her to make a decision as a general.
Liu Quan was a little contradictory for a while. She couldn't help but look down again, but just in time to see Hijikata wielding a sword and leading those who were mixed with foreign clothes and kimonos, and most of them had Chengzi armbands on their sleeves, mingling with the new government forces and fighting bravely.
In the chaos of the crowd, he was the only one who looked the most conspicuous. Wearing a black dress, a white scarf, and a pair of black leather boots on his feet, his figure during the battle is also quite heroic, and every movement of the knife is simple and beautiful.
…… Did she think wrong? The Time Tracing Army didn't have the idea of fighting the deputy commander? Should she drop everything now and rush to the castle town with the Yakuken to support the gods who were fighting there with their swords to preserve history?
Liu Quan seemed to be silent for a long time, and then seemed to be silent for just a moment.
Then, without looking back, she said:
"No, I can't go. ”
Yaoyan's aura seemed to be slightly sluggish for a moment, as if he had no idea that his general would abandon them at such a critical moment of battle.
“…… General?" he shouted, his tone filled with confusion and doubt.
Liu Quan took a deep breath.
"I'll leave it to you in the castle town. She said word for word.
“…… Because I think that's where the real focus is. ”
Yaoyan didn't speak, but his eyebrows slowly furrowed.
"Look at the sky, drug research. Liu Quan continued.
However, when she finished saying this, only Yaoyan Yiyan raised her head and looked at the sky—Liu Quan not only did not look at the sky, but reached to his side and picked up the rifle.
“…… It's already early afternoon. I can't risk it-"
Yaoyan showed a puzzled look, "Ah, I don't understand what you're talking about at all, General."
Liu Quan smiled.
"Go ahead. "After a little more support, I'll be there." Maybe you've won before that – so much the better. ”
Pharmaceutical Research: "......"
He had fallen into a state of complete bewilderment, but his general continued to speak to him as if he were playing a dumb riddle.
"Because, there is an important person, still here - I can't leave him alone......"
Yaoken's eyes narrowed sharply. At that moment, a light suddenly flashed through his mind like lightning, and if it hadn't faded too quickly, it would have almost split through a chaotic memory of him.
However, now is not the good time to try to reminisce about the past and reclaim lost memories.
Yaoyan scribbled and stood up.
"That man...... Is it a very important person for a general? He asked abruptly.
Then he saw that the back of his general seemed to stiffen slightly, and he was silent for a moment before nodding.
“…… That's right. Yaoyan nodded in the same way, and suddenly turned away, as if he had simply accepted the decision made by his general.
This calm attitude seemed to make Liu Quan a little surprised, and she briefly took her eyes off what was happening on the street below, and turned her head to exclaim, as if questioning, "...... Pharmaceutical research?"
Yaoyan glanced at her lightly.
"Since there are people here who the general thinks are important, then the general will let it go. He said in a calm, but taken for granted, tone.
"Since the general needs some time, then we will buy some time for the general. - If you can't even do this as a subordinate, what qualifications do you have to say that you are a qualified subordinate?"
Willow Springs: !!
As if she was suddenly moved, a blank expression appeared on her face for a moment.
Yakuken gave her a strange look, and without waiting for her answer, he turned around and ran quickly in the direction in which he had been going, apparently intending to rush to the castle town to inform the others of the decision made by the general.
Liu Quan stared at his back in a daze, and after a few seconds, she suddenly shook her head and smiled.
“…… Feel like you've been comforted inexplicably?" she said as if muttering to herself, turning back to stare intently at the battle in the street below.
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