The red lotus flame, just like that time in Jiwara, the high temperature burned the skin of the two girls, and compared to that time, the two of them were even more embarrassed at this moment.

Yuuka who came from a long distance and was covered in dust, the shoes on her feet were worn out, the soles of her feet were also blistered, and her long hair was scattered, and her previous restless and anxious mood was finally relieved after seeing Qishi, but thinking that they were still not out of danger at this moment, Yuuka nervously wanted to pick up Qishi who fell to the ground and take her away.

Not far away, the sound of rushing and killing sounded, mixed with the "roar" of muskets and the sound of swords, and the Shinsengumi, who were surrounded by Choshu soldiers, struggled to break through the enemy's encirclement.

"Let's go."

Yuuka saw that the Shinsengumi was at a disadvantage but could still not fall behind, but she was not a little relieved, and she was as eager as if she was worried about something

Nanami brought it out of here, and Nanami, who was confused by the impact of the explosion, finally realized that the Yuuka in front of her was not an illusion that she generated.

“…… You! ”

Realizing that Hou Qishi came to her senses in an instant, she broke free of Yuuka's hands and turned around to look at the person in front of her who was half a point taller than her in disbelief.

"Why are you here?"

"Let's ...... away"

"Aren't you leaving?!"

Yuuka wanted to take Nanami away, her expression became a little gloomy in the other party's questioning, this is an expression that has never appeared on Yuka's face, she is different from the person who is good at disguise like her beloved, Yuuka is just willing to endure and endure her emotions, a skill that she has mastered for many years in order to live well.

Now this skill is abandoned.

"You almost died."

Yuuka gritted her teeth and said, the hand that grabbed Nanami's wrist kept exerting force, trembling, without her usual gentleness, she was afraid and angry.

"Let's go......" Yuuka said.

"The battle hasn't extended to this yet." Nanami responded after a brief silence, "I promised them to do my best this time, this time it's a trap, everyone is in deep danger, and I can't leave until I'm sure everyone else is safe." ”

“……”

"That's all I do, and I can't break my word."

"Mr. Asakura!!" From the front, a member of the Shinsengumi ran towards Nanami, and he was holding the girl's saber - Kaga Kiyomitsu, Asakiri. That's a member of the Ichiban team.

"Good thing you're still alive...... This was entrusted to me by the captain, saying that if you are still alive, it will be in your hands. ”

"Director-General......

Nanami took the knife and pinned it on her body, and she looked back at Yuuka, who had rushed back for some reason.

"Thank you...... But this is not the place for you. ”

Nanami then bowed to the young soldier who came running, and she said, "Please be sure to send Miss Kikiri to a safe place, and this kindness will be repaid for life." After saying that, he didn't linger anymore, Nanami rushed out in the direction of the battle, and Yuuka wanted to catch up but was stopped by the Ichiban team member.

"Miss Kirikiri! It's too dangerous ahead, so follow me quickly. ”

“…… No......"

Yuka Kiri has never been so persistent.

"Nope."

Thinking of what Takanomiya said to her, if she couldn't stop Nanami, then she would die.

……

……

The Shinsengumi relied on the force far beyond the other party, and it was a little bit of anti-guest, and Kondo's heart fell down little by little, although the life and death of the members of the second and fourth teams were uncertain, but he couldn't take care of these for the time being, and he had to stabilize the current situation.

"Captain of the second team, it's back!!" There is a report from his subordinates, and it seems that Yongcang is okay for the time being.

"Chief!"

Shinpachi Nagakura stood in front of Isamu Kondo.

"Asakura Nanami, what about Tadashi Matsubara."

"If you stay in Ikedaya, you don't know if you live or die." Yongcang's heart is like steel, and the current situation must be followed by life and death, and the information obtained is the most important.

"Then, at that time, Asakura Nanami asked me to tell you, 'Retreat quickly, the current situation will not be something that the Shinsengumi can handle.'"

"Retreat......"

What did the girl mean......

As if to verify what Nanami said, Kondo's ears rang with a continuous gunshot that he had never heard before.

The Shinsengumi at the forefront saw only a strange weapon from a wooden cart, a composite barrel, and a large steel gadget controlled by three people.

"What's that?" Sato is a striker of the Miban team, and he has just pulled out the spear inserted in the enemy's body when the enemy uses this weapon to target the body.

"Guns?" No sooner had this thought flashed through his mind than the flames that erupted from the barrel of the gun engulfed him and his companions.

Choshu soldiers who moved out of their hand-cranked Gatling broke through the battle line in an instant, changing the situation, and the sideline, which was still in a stalemate, was finally suppressed by the Shinsengumi, while the other side completed the encirclement.

Just a weapon.

The tide of battle was changed in an instant.

……

……

Nanami didn't know where Isamu Kondo and the rest of the team were located, so she decided to go to the border of the encirclement first, and as for that, she could only pray that Shinpachi Nagakura would bring the news well.

The closer she got, the more she realized something was wrong.

“…… How can it be. Or is it a conjecture that comes true?

The flying stray bullets shattered the floor tiles around Qishi, and the bullets fired in a row were obviously machine guns, and the terrain in the city was not very open, and there was a machine gun in such a terrain battle, and it was used against the Shinsengumi, who had not yet popularized firearms, even if their swordsmanship and martial arts skills were superb, and the ending was self-evident.

"Is this the time when hand-cranked Gatling is popular?"

Although this killing weapon has been invented in the past two years, it is by no means now that it has really become popular, and I have long heard that developed countries have the habit of letting countries like Japan collect data and then transform them, but I will not be happy at all if I really bump into Nanami here.

Even if it were her, she would have no chance of winning against such a weapon.

"Tsk."

What happened next showed Nanami that her worries were already true, and the Choshu soldiers manipulated a machine gun to stand firm and harvest the opponent's life, and then ate away at the Shinsengumi battle line little by little.

“！”

The muzzle of the gun caught the appearance of Nanami, and through the opponent's clumsy operation, the muzzle of the black hole pointed in the direction where she was, and Nanami immediately dodged the deadly shot after sensing the danger.

“…… Takano Palace. "Only it could be her.

Qishi thought about it and only thought about her, what was going on in that woman's head, she had to pry it open to see it clearly, but now was not the time to think about it.

The double-action revolver in his arms is still there.

"Bullet ......" two.

The other party seems to be three people operating a machine gun, and as for how many there will be in total, there must not be many according to this era.

"It's too dark."

Now this situation can only be broken by Qishi, and the irony is that it is not her superb swordsmanship that can break the status quo, but the gift given to her by her opponent.

Loaded with bullets, Qishi flew out and jumped out.

"Bump!"

The muzzle bullet cut a spiral trajectory of death, smoothly piercing the night sky and piercing the throat of the enemy.

Also because of the sudden mutation, the enemy's firepower stagnated for a while, and Qishi collected his gun and drew his sword and rushed into the enemy formation to cut off the head of the gunman who was still stunned and did not come back to his senses.

Break through one place.

……

……

"Miss Kirikiri?!!"

The member of the Ichiban team wanted to let go of the road in front, but one of them was not careful, and Yuuka Kikiri disappeared behind him like that.

She didn't leave, but chased after her again in the direction of Qishi.

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ps:Long-lost update,Don't tear me up.,Recently, I'm thinking about a lottery link.,I want to give the winner the two physical books he wants_(:З"∠)_,Whether it's five or three or something or something else, it's all satisfied.,Wait for my next update to explain it.。