Gravure PS:

The reaction in the book review section scared me. T^T

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After meeting with the Shinsengumi on that day, Takanomiya Kyoichi found Nanamiya.

Not in the Shinsengumi, but stopped her at the mouth of the alley when Qishi was on a mission that night.

"Asakura, our young lady wants to meet you alone." Kyoichi's tone was not respectful, and the man seemed to be a little hostile to her since Nanami defeated him.

“……”

Is there anything you haven't made clear before?

Qishi was puzzled, her feelings for Yingnaigong's love were very subtle, not cordial or vigilant, and the strange resemblance gave her a headache.

"Miss, she said, be sure to come and see you."

"Hmm." Since Yingnaigong's love is so resolute, it is not impossible to see her by himself, just see what kind of medicine is in that woman's gourd.

Anyway, with his existing skills, he can't go to Longtan Tiger's Den.

"I'll leave first, and you two will continue patrolling."

After a little explanation with the others, Nanami followed Kyoichi to meet his beloved.

didn't go far, Beloved was waiting for her in a small shop nearby.

It's not too late, the shop hasn't closed yet, and there are many customers inside, including many wanderers wearing long swords.

Kyoichi didn't go in, and after bringing Nanami to him, he squinted slightly and held his sword outside the door.

"Aren't you coming?"

"There is no reason to sit at the same table with the master."

Don't force it, Qishi walked into the store alone.

Seeing Qishi come in, the atmosphere in the store suddenly stopped.

"The guy, Shinsengumi?"

"It's still a woman, won't it be the guy who's been famous lately?"

"It is said that it is an evil ghost who killed the righteous people of the Restoration without mercy."

"A lackey of the shogunate."

The people around her kept whispering, and all the words she said were in her ears, and her image was really not good now, although she had never done such a thing as killing the Restoration Righteous at will, and she killed killers who were active in the dark, but gossip could never stop others from saying it, just let them say it.

"Asakura! Over here. ”

Beloved was sitting alone in the corner and occupying her seat, she was happily drinking, and the smile on her face was not contrived but really enjoying.

"The eldest lady of the Eagle Palace family, will you be happy to drink this kind of bad wine?"

Nanami ignored the gazes of the people around him and sat down in the seat opposite his beloved.

"I'm happy, I didn't feel good about anything for a while, but lately, I have been able to drink even plain water."

"Something to do with me."

"It's just a chat, and there are some things that you have to say slowly away from your eyes." Beloved's face was slightly red, and it seemed that he had drunk a lot.

"Not only you, but also the members of the Shinsengumi, I will find them one by one at the right time."

"What do you mean?"

The right time...... I just had a meeting, but I still have to find them one by one?

"There's no way, there's no secret left in the Shinsengumi."

"You're saying that there are other people's eyeliner in the Shinsengumi......"

"Not to mention anything else, the way you recruit members alone is rough enough, even people like me know how to plant spies in the group of people in Cheung Chau, and those who want to be unfavorable to the Shinsengumi can also think of it, after all, it's such a simple matter, although there aren't too many people who regard your Shinsengumi as a thorn in their side at this stage."

The beloved pours wine for the seven realities.

"Come on, come on, Asakura-sama is also here to drink."

“…… I don't need to. ”

"Don't you drink? It's because it's a woman, so I can't drink it, or because I think the wine doesn't taste good. ”

“……”

This woman. Unlike Japanese women in this era, they usually behave in a dignified manner, but sometimes they change their personalities.

In the face of the Shinsengumi today, this person did not have the slightest stage fright or inappropriate response.

"I said, why are the things you chose so superficial?"

"Superficial?"

"Some time ago, I wrote to Mr. Sheng Haizhou, and he said that he met a girl who was extraordinary in insight but short-sighted, and that was probably you."

Beloved said

"As for me, I was born in Edo, and I grew up under the protection of my brother's parents until the black ship attacked, and you were also impressed by this incident, right?"

"Hmm."

"As for me, the family was wiped out that day, and I was taken to the Eagle Palace family under the escort of my seriously injured brother, because my family had a good relationship with the Eagle No Palace family, so the Eagle No Palace family agreed to take me in as an adopted daughter, but I also kept my name incognito and never restored my former surname. I'm not as good as you in this regard. ”

The attack of the black ship represents the end of countless warriors.

"Asakura...... "Qishi didn't speak, and sat precariously looking at his beloved and waited for her to finish speaking.

"It's strange, I don't mean to take revenge on the shogunate."

Beloved smile bitterly.

"After the demise of the family, what I thought about was, whose fault was it in this matter, was it really the Tokugawa shogunate, I thought about this for a long time, every day I was thinking, and then learning something, I used to be very stupid, I couldn't do anything, but now as long as I want to learn, there is nothing I can't learn, it's just a matter of time."

"So, you're going to wield a sword now?"

"Just getting started." Beloved smile.

"Later, I spent some small crises for the Eagle Nonomiya family, which was not worth mentioning, but because I was a woman, I got attention, and after that, I was fortunate enough to meet Katsu Kaishu-sensei, and after talking to the teacher, I probably understood the problem that has been confusing me, hehehe, the Tokugawa shogunate is not wrong."

"Indeed, the Tokugawa shogunate was right." Nanami knew this, so neither the destruction of the Asakura family nor her father's death gave her the idea of revenge.

Because that's just anger.

"What is wrong is Japan's weakness, its ideological weakness, its weakness in science and technology, and its weakness in the economy...... If you are weak, you will be flustered, and if you are strong, you will have more than enough. ”

Is this what a woman should think?

"I ask you, Asakura Nanami, why did you only pick up a sword that was behind the times in your hands!"

"Your mind, the environment in which you live! You are exposed to muskets and cannons, and then you choose the sword. ”

"Why is your choice so superficial?"

The more she said her beloved, the more excited she became, and she even stood up and stared at Qishi's eyes.

"I'm sorry, I lost my words."

"You must have something else to do with me, tell me."

Seven practices pretended not to care, and then changed the subject.

"Ugh." Pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed belovedly.

"Asakura, have you heard of the meeting group?"

Seeing the Hui group, Qishi had heard of this organization.

"It seems to be similar in nature to Shinsengumi."

"Well, then I'll be blunt, you're being targeted by the Hui group."

……

……

Sending off Asakura Nanami, Takanomiya beloved paid the money, and then left the small shop as well.

"Who's next?" Kyoichi held his slightly drunk beloved and asked.

"Looking for Isamu Kondo, this man is a person who understands, and he is different from his appearance, and he has a lot of eyes."

Kyo nodded and walked a long way with his beloved.

"You weren't going to get drunk before."

"Drunk?"

Beloved shakes his head

"I just hate that iron doesn't make steel."