Ah~ The place where the fire was reborn, the small private school that once stood here is long gone~ Replaced by a small house, the square fence encloses this piece of ground into an independent space, but there is nothing in it, except for the bluestone paved path, there is a slight smell of grass and small branches, and in this ordinary yard, the small banyan tree is so conspicuous.

The real banyan tree has long been burned out in that fire, this new banyan tree was planted here by himself, and this small house is indeed built with his own funds, speaking of which it has probably been established for some years~ I almost forgot about it all the time I put it here.

Holding the dwarf cedar to the gate, he opened the wooden door of the fence, and looked at the small animals who were a little panicked because of his arrival fleeing in all directions, Kenshin smiled knowingly, and stepped on the bluestone road.

Every step, those memories will be remembered, in Kenshin's eyes, in this small place, the appearance of those former people is still flashing in front of his eyes one by one, trying to restore this place with the Panasonic private school in his memory, but those small parts no longer remind themselves all the time, it is not the same as before.

The stones behind the dojo that had been cut thousands of times by myself are gone, the carved scales carved on the pillars when I was a child to cool down and mock the dwarf cedars are gone, and there are the wigs used to knead the basins of rice balls

When he came to the door, he stretched out a hand to push it away, and the dust scattered with it, and Kenshin smiled knowingly as he looked at the dusty appearance inside and the furnishings that looked so good that they hadn't changed.

He took off his shoes, bowed his head with Kenshin holding the dwarf cedar, and bowed inside.

"I'm back, teacher. ”

There was an eerie silence, except for the chirping of birds outside, there was no response at all, Kenshin lowered his head and smiled bitterly, pulling out an ugly smile, but no one saw it. Yes~ It's not the same as it used to be after all

It's really no time to be embarrassed~

"Dwarf cedar, we're back. Slowly walked to the back of the dojo, looking at the former small house, that is, the place where the homeless four people lived, recalling the scene in the past, the scene when he teased Gintoki with red bean cake, the schadendron laughing on the side of the dwarf Sugi because of the duel with him, the wig and the schadenfrefreude on the side, and the knowing smile of Kenshin when the wig pinched the rice ball but was disrupted by himself and others and turned into a big battle, I haven't been so happy for a long time

Pushing open the wooden door with one hand, it was still as dusty as ever, Kenshin looked at the four small beds here, the one by the window and the bed next to it were separated by a wooden plank, completely separating such a world, I didn't understand it directly at that time, but now I understand that there is a difference between men and women~

Placing the dwarf cedar on his back, he reached out to remove the dust from the small bed that belonged to the dwarf cedar, while Kenshin took the bedding out of the mezzanine under the bed and took it out to hang on the hanger, but turned around and entered the room to place the dwarf cedar on a separate plank bed.

"If you can be here, it's very reassuring~" As he spoke, Kenshin smiled and looked at the dwarf cedar lying on the bed, without the usual madness and pride, and without that angry and uneven appearance, the only thing left was a kind of tranquility that belonged to her.

"Just put him here?" At this time, an old voice came out of the door, in addition to the very inevitable old state, there was also a questioning attitude.

"Please, uncle. Kenshin said silently.

"This is the guy who studied with my youngest daughter back then~ I didn't expect it to be a woman~" As he spoke, the old man's pale hair was messily on his head, and at the same time, the cigarette gun in his hand was also put down by him, and he exhaled a puff of smoke and looked at Jian Xin: "I've been taking care of this place for you for several years, and my own daughters are dead, but you guys are not married yet~"

"What are you expecting me to get married so much" Kenshin smiled helplessly: "I don't want to think about that issue for the time being, just when it doesn't exist." ”

"Really?" the old man said in a questioning tone, while looking at the numerous wounds on Kenshin's body, "Tsk is really serious. ”

"Otherwise, that's a strong enemy that I've never seen before~"

"No, I've never seen a guy stronger than you in this world, and if you want me to say that this injury is entirely your own doing. The old man did not hide his contempt at all: "As a strong man, you don't even have the most basic strong mentality, how can you exert your strength? The enemy is strong or something, it is all an excuse you make for yourself, if you want, no one in this world can stop you." ”

"Or is it that since the events of the Rebellion War, you thought you had found the answer, but you are still confused until now?" the old man shook off the ashes of his cigarette and looked at Kenshin at a boss-like angle (i.e., looking down and squinting).

"I don't know what I'm confused about. Kenshin said slowly, then looked at the dwarf cedar and looked at her calm face: "I have healed most of her injuries, and now she can't be found or moved, so I'll put her here and ask your little granddaughter to take care of her." ”

"Just wait for her to heal slowly. ”

"What about you?" the old man ignored Kenshin's self-talk, but suddenly said, "What about you? Do you want to use this sword in your hand to fight them?

Kenshin didn't speak.

"Tsk~ It's a pity, I thought you would be a strong man. The old man shook his head, no longer leaning on the edge of the door, but stood up straight and looked at Kenshin: "People will become stronger and stronger with the passage of time, maybe until one day the flesh will wither, but that kind of person is really strong, with a heart that has experienced the world, and has the heart of a truly strong person." ”

"And you," said the old man, shaking his head and staggering away, "I will ask my granddaughter, you should hurry up and send her to death." ”

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It's been a long time since the old man left, and Kenshin just stood there, watching Dwarf Cedar's face grow distracted

Finally, as if having made up his mind, Kenshin turned around resolutely and was about to leave, but the person on the bed suddenly said, "Where are you going?!"

Without looking back, Kenshin didn't dare to look back, but he was afraid that after turning back, he would witness the expectation in her eyes, and he would no longer be able to move his steps

"Where are you going?" his voice raised slightly, but then he coughed strongly.

"Jin Zuo!" Kenshin turned around directly and squatted in front of Dwarf Shan's bed, looking at Dwarf Sugi's painful expression, the expression on Kenshin's face became quite panicked: "What's wrong?"

"Ha~ It's the first time I've seen you so flustered for the first time~" Dwarf Shan's face was sickly flushed, but he reluctantly looked at Kenshin: "Where are you going?"

"Edo still has my own battles, and I can't stay here anymore. Kenshin looked at the dwarf cedar eyes and said with difficulty.

"Why do you want to go" Dwarf Sugi looked at this room in a daze: "It's really similar to what it used to be~ It's as if we're back in that kind of time, the teacher is looking at us here, Kenshin can't"

Kenshin didn't speak.

"Well~ get out. Seeing the struggle in Kenshin's eyes, Dwarf Shan said, "Sure enough, it's a luxury to expect this guy from you to spend a little more time on me, what a man who doesn't know how to take care of the family." ”

"It has nothing to do with me. Kenshin twitched the corners of his mouth and said involuntarily.

"It's all your fault. Dwarf Sugi looked at Kenshin and smiled unexpectedly: "It's really hearty, brought me here"

"Ah~where we first met~" Kenshin said slowly, "It's also this plank that keeps me in the dark." ”

"Because you're stupid," he said, his voice gradually lowered until he could no longer be heard.

"Jin Zuo, Jin Zuo?" Seeing that Dwarf Sugi fell into a coma again, Kenshin bit his lip and really wanted to leave her here alone?

Am I going to leave her here

Immediately, in a trance, the hesitant Kenshin saw the tears flowing from the corners of the dwarf cedar's eyes, and immediately understood everything

That's because I already knew before I fell into a coma, I can't be here with her tears, in a sense, I'm really a scumbag~

"After that, you can beat me, scold me, stab me and stab me for tens of thousands of knives, and I can't accompany you now. Kenshin resolutely turned around and rushed out at the fastest speed in his body. There was only a trace of words flowing faintly in the wind, and a bit of remorse and helplessness were mixed in it.

"Jinzuo, wait for me to come back. ”