Da-da-da-da.

The footsteps of the two people were staggered, one was gentle, the other was hurried, which seemed to indicate the mood of the two people at this time.

"So Miss Ba, what are you doing?"

Kenshin felt the bruises in his head jump, whether his mood swings were too big this morning.

"Can't you see?" Holding the food and tableware, Ba didn't look back at Kenshin, and asked softly.

"Helping the kitchen ......" of course he can see.

"That's not knowingly asking."

So, why are you so indifferent to helping the kitchen? That's the crux of the matter. Resisting the urge to cover his face again, he felt as if he had awakened some strange attribute.

"Anyway, I have something to ask you."

"After a while, I'm busy right now." Having arrived at the Green Pine Hall, Barra opened the door.

"Excuse me, breakfast has arrived."

The moment the door was opened, the "righteous men" who had been sitting well stepped forward one after another, as if they had seen some rare treasure, and surrounded Xuedaiba.

"Oh! Is this the person who dates Scarlet Village! ”

"Beauty!"

"It seems to be older than Scarlet Village."

"But it looks as cold as Scarlet Village."

Then there was a very lively discussion, and everyone who doesn't talk much on weekdays is also active today because of Ba's arrival.

"My name is Ba, please advise." Surrounded by everyone but not panicked at all, he introduced himself generously and quietly, and then distributed breakfast in front of everyone, without losing etiquette, with a beautiful and dignified posture, and now everyone looked at Kenshin and seemed to convey - "Why are you so lucky!" Such words.

"Hey, hey." Kenshin has a stomachache. "You ......"

"So far, I'm still shy." Iizuka approached Kenshin's side and teased him, "You little ghost! ”

Where's my knife?

Kenshin fumbled with the knife on his body, and he thought that there seemed to be nothing to kill the gang in front of him now. That feeling of breaking the can.

"Well, don't make trouble, after all, it's a knife draw."

Iizuka shrugged his shoulders and took the lead in getting back to business.

"Now that Mr. Gui is staying in Kyoto, how about the Fan Mansion, who are you all here to protect Mr. Gui." Kenshin couldn't really draw his sword, compared to these, his first thought was still the safety of Katsura Kogoro, he had been ambushed last night, and he couldn't be sure how much the shogunate knew about Nagasu's presence in Kyoto.

"You can rest assured of this." Everyone returned to their seats, and Iizuka pointed to the inconspicuous corner, where Katsura Kogoro was indifferently drinking tea.

"Mr. Gui has decided to stay with us recently."

……

……

After the chaotic breakfast time was over, Kenshin came to Katsura and said that he wanted to report something to him, and the two walked to the backyard alone, and Kenshin carefully told him everything that happened last night.

"Really?"

Katsura had a serious expression.

"The Assassins have laid an ambush in advance, and they are waiting for an opportunity on the path back to me." Kenshin replied.

"The news of Cheung Chau Fan has leaked, I don't know how much has been leaked, but at least it includes the part of "Drawing the Knife Zhai". ”

"Among us, there are moles." Kenshin judges.

"Yesterday...... The Shinsengumi Brigade poured out of the nest. Katsura did not affirm or deny Kenshin's words.

"Mr. Kogao, who had booked to attend the secret meeting of the Prayer Garden, was taken captive by them."

The more Gui Kogoro said, the darker his expression became, so that he could judge that the existence of the traitor was already a certainty, and if he caught it, he would definitely have to eradicate it immediately.

"Aren't you going to strengthen your defenses?" Kenshin asked.

"I have a plan, and you have to be careful yourself." Gui said that, and left first.

It's almost self-evident what the next group of Mibu wolves will snipe at. They must have wanted to get this leader of the Cheung Chau Restorationists.

Therefore, if the traitor cannot be found as soon as possible, the consequences will be unimaginable, and that one step may change the direction of history.

“…… First of all, let's solve the trouble at hand. "The woman named Ba has to get rid of her as soon as possible.

Kenshin went back to her room, and Ba was sitting at the small table eating breakfast, and it seemed that she didn't start eating until everyone had used it.

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, because I didn't want to get in the way of Ba, Kenshin sat on the edge of the window of the room with the sword in his arms, ready to persuade Ba to retreat.

“？”

"So, I want you to forget everything about last night and leave quickly."

"Will there be any inconvenience for me to stay here? The hostess liked me a lot. Ba seemed a little puzzled.

"Your family, you're going to be worried." Kenshin looked down at the floor and didn't look at Ba.

"Hoo ......"

She shook her head slightly, closed her eyes as if she was remembering something, and when she spoke again, she was already full of grief and pain.

"If there is a home to go back to, will a daughter's family get drunk in the middle of the night?" The tone was clearly the same as before, but Kenshin could feel her real pain, and her pain made Kenshin's heart tremble and shake, and he almost couldn't help but want to look up to see what Ba's demeanor was like.

Ahh

It hasn't changed since the beginning, and this woman is still expressionless.

"I don't care about you, I don't have that leisure time now." Ruthlessly, Kenshin was muttering in his mind that he couldn't do it, wanting to calm down like usual.

"So, are you going to clean me up? Like last night's samurai. ”

"I only kill people for the success of the Restoration, in order to create a new era, I will not kill innocents indiscriminately, I will only deal with those enemies of the shogunate who wield swords, of course, there are also ordinary people in the market who are enemies with us, but I will never kill unarmed."

"Are you going to kill someone just by holding a knife or not?" Ba then asked, "If I had a weapon last night, would you have taken me too?" ”

"This ......" Kenshin fell silent, unable to answer her question.

"Anyway, if you think of an answer, please let me know." Ba packed up the dishes, pushed the door and left.

"Wait a minute!! So you're going to stay?! ”

Ba didn't even leave Kenshin's back, and he was the only one left in the room.

I'm out of shape again, and if I had been more resolute, I would have driven her away even if I had to catch up.

"Damn."

Or is it that he was abnormal before, and now he is just returning to normal. Who can tell the difference?

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PS: Chapter 2