In essence, neither Nanami nor Yuuka are people who can spend the festival with a smile on their faces, they are two different styles of existence, but they are not very good at words, which is surprisingly similar.

In other words, Yuuka is not bad at words, but when facing the seven realities, she feels that she doesn't need to say much, and only when she faces the seven realities, she doesn't have to come up with the same set of dealing with outsiders as a wandering girl.

Even if she doesn't say anything, she can probably understand and understand.

The so-called trust gradually and imperceptibly emerged during this year.

"Tired?"

Qishi asked Yuuka, they had walked a long way with the shrine of the festival, Qishi had the strength of her feet, so she naturally didn't care about this journey, but she was worried about whether Yuuka could keep up and whether she was tired.

"You didn't ask me that on the way to Nagasaki before."

"Hmm."

"But although you didn't say anything, Qishi, you still stood up and protected everyone."

"I'm not trying to protect everyone."

The laughing child didn't cry, and hit Qishi's leg headlong, Qishi squatted down and rubbed the child's head, and then responded to the child's parents' apology, just like that, squatted for a while before getting up and patting the clothes and tidying it up.

"No matter how hard I try, I can't fight for someone I don't know."

Unlike the master and Kenshin, Nanami can't draw a sword for a stranger who hasn't shown tenderness to her, but if the other party has given her warmth, she can't be silent anymore.

"If you think about it, it's time to change your character."

"Qishi, you are really gentle." Yuuka sighed, "You don't have to deliberately change, because whether it's when you are a child or when you grow up, it's like this, and I think no matter how much I change, the future of the seven truths will retain this gentleness." ”

The two chatted about unbounded topics.

"So, it's painful." Yuuka knows that the last night of Shichishi is always easy to wake up from nightmares.

"Because you can't save strangers, and you don't have the courage to kill strangers."

She said slowly

"Qishi, what is your reason for drawing your sword?"

"......" reason for drawing the sword. For Kiyojuro Higu who appeared in front of her that day, the attitude she had, the mood she generated, that was the yearning for power.

"I want to live."

"Yes, to live, then why do you want to learn swordsmanship and become so powerful?"

Yuuka said, "You see, a person like me can live well, as long as I don't want to end my own life." ”

"There is no connection between learning a sword and living." Is it a delusion? Nanami seemed to feel that Yuuka was forcing herself to do something, and she seemed to be putting pressure on herself by holding her neck with her hand.

Allow yourself to recall things you don't want to acknowledge.

"Unassuming, without characteristics, civilians who do their duty have more chances to survive than samurai adults and wandering ronin."

You, learning the sword, are not putting yourself on the cusp.

"Qishi, what are you thinking in your heart, and how have you always done it."

His father who was decapitated, his mother who was engulfed in flames, Kasumi, Sakura, and Akane, who died of persecution by human traffickers and thieves, and Kiyoha, who was shot by Yuuka......

Many.

The man who smiled at himself died.

"Perhaps, instead of learning swords, I will study medicine with my grandfather who lived at the time, and my life will be much more stable now."

But in that case, I don't have the ability to stand in front of others.

"Do you regret it?"

"No." Nanami may have understood his thoughts at the time.

When Hayato died, how she wished, and really hoped that she would still be able to wash her father's clothes and make breakfast when she woke up early tomorrow morning.

What's the use of hate, hatred, hatred?

"I found out that I was greedy."

“？”

I don't want to live alone, when I come to this era, I am already confused and lonely, and I cherish those I love and respect.

"Yuuka, I'll protect you."

"Eh, why did you say this all of a sudden?" Faced with Qishi's sudden and solemn words, Yuuka was also a little at a loss.

"No matter where you are, no matter what happens, as long as you are in danger, I will come to save you."

Her Flying Sword Flow is not a sword of salvation, but the strongest shield that can protect those around her.

“…… Whew, then I'll thank you in advance. ”

The conversation ends here, and the night of the prayer festival is still very long.

……

……

After the festival, Yuuka was sent back to rest, and Nanami went to find Isamu Kondo alone.

She had something she wanted to say, and even though it was late, she knew that the man wasn't the one to go to bed at this time. It's okay to be rough on the outside, but he's essentially a workaholic who's on par with Hijikata's age, and his mind is meticulous and terrifying.

obviously has the appearance of a hot idiot in the comics, but the inside is completely different.

"Whew."

After knocking on the door and getting an answer from Isamu Kondo, Nanami pushed the door and entered.

"I always feel that every time you come to me, I will have a bad premonition."

Isamu Kondo was still browsing the copywriting and didn't look up at the seven realities.

"Why are you here this time?"

"I want to quit my patrol duty."

"......," Isamu Kondo said after a pause, "that's your only job." ”

"Please say yes." Qishi's attitude is extremely resolute.

"Whew...... Slow motivation. ”

“……”

"Okay, grant your request." Kondo sighed, "Then, let's talk about what else you have in mind." ”

"I will do my best to help the Shinsengumi solve this incident related to Cheung Chau, but please leave the matter of the executioner drawing the sword to me alone."

"The executioner drew his sword...... That's quite a headache for a character. ”

"I can keep him out of being a threat."

Isamu Kondo felt that there seemed to be something different about Nanami Asakura today, just like a person who had been groping his way through the fog saw the fluorescence.

"Okay, promise you."

"Last ......"

Nanami sat down in front of Kondo and bowed his head deeply.

"All in order, please let me and Yuuka leave the Shinsengumi."

This was unexpected.

"Although you are begging me, you don't look like you are begging at all."

Qishi didn't speak, and kept his posture motionless.

"Well, I can't keep you, I know from the first day you came to Kyoto, I can't keep you."

"Thank you."

Kondo means yes.

"However, while you are still in the Shinsengumi, please do your part, and I will no longer turn a blind eye as before, and now you are a wolf of the living world."

Nanami looked up and got up.

"That's nature." She said

ps: Recommend a friend's work, "Seven New Weapons", it's like Shenjing Ice eats Xuanmai, and I can't stop at all, hawkers, it's always a light-hearted text, and it's a good choice to read two chapters at lunch