On the first day of 2017, New Year's Day, the most important festival of the year for the Yamato people, Tokyo is probably the busiest city in the world.

The streets are full of people, shrines, shopping malls, parks, restaurants.... staged a scene of prosperity in the world.

The sun is shining.

Human beings are constantly looking forward to every new spring, every new summer, every new moon and new year with joy, and they always feel that what they are looking forward to is long overdue, but they do not realize that what they are anxiously looking forward to is their own death.

The crow stood in the crowd dressed in a solemn color pattern and watched the white-haired Emperor on the stage deliver his New Year's greetings, and the crow's eyes still carried indescribable respect for this dedicated and diligent emperor.

At this moment, the crow is among the palace pines of the Imperial Palace, where neon celebrities gather, the royal family, the prime minister, the presidents and members of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives, and foreign ambassadors who are stationed in the neon are all in the front, and at the front are Yosuke Oshima, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and Hirotoshi Yamazaki, the president of the House of Councillors.

The Emperor and Empress stand on the steps in ceremonial dresses and ribbons, and on one side are the male members of the Imperial Family, including Crown Prince Nintoku, Second Prince Hitobumi, and Emperor Sun Renshin, while on the other side are the Crown Princess, the Princess, and the Princesses in white dresses.

Compared to these big men who hold the power of the empire, the crow as a small person is naturally standing at the back of the crowd, he stands quietly, feeling the last passage of time, and has now come to the final process of the New Year's ceremony, and when Yosuke Oshima, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and Hiroshi Yamazaki, the speaker of the House of Councillors, send blessings to His Majesty the Emperor on behalf of the people, and His Majesty the Emperor is delivering a New Year's message, the ceremony will be completed.

His Majesty the Emperor stood on the steps and held a small piece .....of paper and said the last sentence: "At the beginning of the year, I pray for the development of the country and the happiness of the people."

Jubilant applause.

But for the crows, this is not the end.

As His Majesty the Emperor led the Imperial Family out of Matsuma, the guests who participated in the New Year's ceremony slowly withdrew from the palace one by one. The crow landed at the back of the crowd, and when he was the last to step out of the pine, he saw Hidehisa Nishioka waiting for him at the door.

Hidehisa Nishioka made a gesture of invitation to the crow, and he was not qualified to enter the pine to participate in the ceremony, but the crow entrusted the blessing of the national treasure and enjoyed the oversized treatment.

Xigang Hidejiu and the crow are not very familiar, but there are a lot of contacts, although the crow did not perform satisfactorily in the assassination of Cheng Xiaoyu, which provoked the crown prince to be quite unhappy, but this time the crow was able to present the national treasure Sanri Moon Sect recently, plus the crow's reputation within the neon intelligence system has always been well-known, so Xigang Hidejiu is still very optimistic about the future of the crow.

It's just that he doesn't know why the crow, who has always disliked flattery, suddenly opened his mind, and actually knew that he would give such a priceless thing as the Three Days Moon Sect to the crown prince instead of handing it over to the state.

Maybe it was to atone for the crime of assassinating Cheng Xiaoyu, Xigang Xiujiu guessed.

Xigang Hidehisa said to the crow with a smile: "Don't be too nervous when you see the crown prince later, don't talk too much, His Royal Highness the crown prince usually gives the impression to the public that he is very amiable, in fact, he himself is a very serious personality, especially those who talk a lot." After a slight pause, Hidehisa Nishioka explained, "Maybe I'm fed up with the gossip in the Imperial Household Agency. ”

If the crow will be so sensible in the future, and it will be reused by the crown prince in the future, the crown prince will feel that his strength in the Genyosha is not strong enough, if the crow is willing to work for the crown prince, it is naturally an unlimited future, and it is naturally necessary for Xigang Hidejiu to leave some favors now.

Raven replied, "Yes." ”

The expression is very respectful and serious.

Xigang Hidehisa immediately said: "Of course, the crown prince is not so difficult to deal with, for people like you who have real skills and are loyal to the royal family, the crown prince has always treated him with good courtesy....."

The crow naturally didn't stop Xigang Hidejiu's words in his ears, in his heart, the crown prince had been positioned as a "national thief", and he didn't give the crown prince a more excessive position, even if it was to give the royal family a little face.

Xigang Xiujiu Chunchun taught, the crow just listened without saying a word, and only when asked about him, did he reply with a few simple words.

At this time, the two are walking through the layers of corridors to the three halls in the palace, the corridor is also a typical Japanese-style corridor structure, all wood production, simple and quiet, hundreds of giant maple trees are planted along the corridor, for the sake of low shrubs have flat green space, there are pavilions and pavilions, small streams and flowing water, strolling on the corridor, making people feel refreshed and happy, it is the best place to enjoy the autumn leaves.

The crow's heart said: If you can die here, you have no regrets in this life. He thought of Su Yuxi actually came to kill Suzuki in person last night, this was too unexpected, the time node she chose also caught the crow a little off guard, although she did some preventive measures, she didn't expect that the whole army would be wiped out.

For Suzuki's death, the crow has no sorrow, and to do this business, you must be prepared to donate your life at any time, but it is a pity that they were not able to leave Su Yuxi behind.....

The crow was apologetic at the thought that they might have to be infamous with him, but all of this was nothing compared to his god-killing cause.

Walking to the three halls of the palace, the building is made of pine wood from Miyazaki and Kanagawa prefectures. There is a lotus pond on the south side, and the overall style is modeled after the "Songqin Pavilion" of Kyoto's Katsura Imperial Palace.

Xigang Xiujiu took the crow to the "frost brocade", which is the conversation room of the three palaces in the palace, compared to the three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry of the imperial palace, the three halls in the palace seem to be much deserted, but there are guards in black suits wandering, some see Xigang Xiujiu, and will bow and salute.

Walking to the door of "Frost Brocade", the black striped wooden door was tightly closed, the blue tiles and black pillars were simple and solemn, and after Xigang Xiujiu greeted the two black-clothed security guards standing at the door, the two heavy doors were slowly opened.

In front of him is the history of the cave, and behind him is the immortal sky.

The crow turned his head and took one last look at the blue sky, and in the distance there was a patina "Tongrui Bird" at the top of the roof of the Imperial Palace, and the white clouds floated quietly in the high sky.

Just glanced at it, and the crow turned around, and with a firm step, he followed Xigang Hidejiu into the frost brocade with the written "farewell poem".

On the white page of paper was written: "Those who do not know my heart can be judged." ”

"I don't spare this life, I don't hesitate to name it. ”

At this moment.

At the great moment of fate, all the virtues of mortal man—carefulness, obedience, diligence, prudence—are of no avail, it always demands only a man of genius, and makes him an immortal figure.

Fate will turn away the timid with contempt.

Destiny - another god in this world, is only willing to lift the brave high with his passionate arms and send them to the paradise of heroes.

The first day of the new year in 2017.

It was also the last day of the crow.

History will remember him.