Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

But... Even so, she didn't want to remind him.

Because, such a him—such a person, to her, it's been a long time, right?

Liu Quan thought so vaguely, adding a little strength to his arms around his waist.

After such a long time, this person who should have passed away many years ago is still standing in front of her.

And, he told her, he was here.

He is not elsewhere, not in a place that is within reach of her but still out of reach; not in Utsunomiya, not in Hakodate, not in Goryokaku, not in Bentendaiba, etc. All she can do is watch him go to die again and again The place--

He was no longer the one who stood in front of her and showed a strange look to her; he was no longer the one who was smug and wanted to win, but was shot in the leg by her in order to maintain history, and had to watch helplessly. The angry and puzzled person who slipped away with the victory within easy reach; no longer the person who asked questions to Fu Sangshen lined up behind her on the Three Bridges shrouded in night, no longer the When she was planning to withdraw from the Ikeda House in keeping with her duty as a judge of God and not interfering with the course of history, the person who cut down the unsuccessful ronin who attacked her in time in the courtyard, and then uttered an earth-shattering roar at her——

He said he was right here.

What a... what a truth!

Liu Quan felt that his nose was sore, tears rushed out as if he didn't want money, and flowed down his cheeks into two small rivers.

"Why don't you ask me? Why don't you think it's strange for me to just appear like this? Why don't you think my behavior is too suspicious?..." She murmured, talking to herself as if Said.

The last time I saw him in the army camp because of the relapse of his leg injury, he was unable to walk and had to rest in bed, and he was standing on the roof of a private house in Utsunomiya, aiming a rifle at his leg, The memories of the time when she had to grit her teeth and pull the trigger in order to maintain history resurfaced in her mind like a tide, and they were intertwined. After the ecstasy of the first meeting faded a little, they immediately surged up. , dominated her reason and consciousness.

...Because there are so many years and so many worlds between them, after all?

Although he knew that his current leg problem might have nothing to do with her decision to shoot in Utsunomiya, but he hugged her tightly like this and accepted him with tolerance and warmth again. Since that day——no, From the moment she left the wooden house in the deep mountain——the guilt that had been haunting her all this time was spurred out again, making her feel the fear and anxiety that it was difficult for her to face him for a moment.

Why didn't he blame her for leaving without saying goodbye?Why wasn't he angry at her for all the concealment and deliberately against him?Wasn't he angry at her pretense and deceit?Is it really okay to just let her go, who once again stood on the opposite side of him? ...

Just when all kinds of questions blocked her throat, making her almost unable to speak well, he suddenly spoke.

"...So what? I was furious, and I yelled at you, 'Shidou is not enlightened, go to harakiri!', just like before... so you can feel at ease?"

There was a hint of a smile in his voice.

It turned out to be rare... Will the deputy chief also joke?

She didn't expect to get such an answer at all, and couldn't think of how to respond for a moment, and was choked hard.

Not hearing her answer, he paused for a moment and sighed with a smile.

Because of their embrace, she could almost feel the muffled vibrations in his chest from the laughter and the words.

"From the day you disappeared... I understood something." He thought about his words and said slowly.

"...No, maybe from the time you came back from Edo, I understood—"

Liu Quan:? !

Edo? !return? !

Ah, isn't the deputy chief talking about the time when she failed to rescue the chief and escaped from Edo with all her strength?

That memory was not good, she lowered her eyes and did not speak.

It seemed that Tufang didn't expect her to say anything, he continued: "At that time, I should tell you frankly..."

He paused suspiciously again, took a deep breath, and said, "What I said to you at that time was not what you wanted to hear. I should have said 'I believe in you' and said that I knew you were done. With all your strength, you have done a good job..."

Liu Quan:! ! !

After a lapse of more than ten years, when she heard such words without warning, she was unprepared and almost screamed out in an instant. She gritted her teeth and forced the extremely wavering emotion into her throat. For a while, there was only a very short "Oh!"

Hearing the syllable she uttered, Tufang paused, and then continued to speak firmly.

"...In the past, I always said too little because of too many worries. As the deputy chief, I have my own position, and there are too many embarrassing places... I can't show favoritism, and even in the limited time, I even treat you more You can't even be gentle..."

Liu Quan was so surprised this time, he couldn't help but raised his head suddenly, exclaimed "Eh!?", his eyes widened, showing a dumbfounded look—just like the one in Tukata's memory. Kind of the same.

So, he lowered his head to look at this face that was still as stupid as ever, but couldn't help but smile slightly.

At such an age, it would indeed be shocking to say such frank words that are almost embarrassing.

However, during the ten years of separation, every time he thought of her, he had thought about it carefully.What should I say to her but didn't say, whether I still have a chance to make amends——

In those days and nights, haunting moments, he never thought that there would be a day when the faith was still there, and she was still--

He paused again for a moment, thinking about what he was going to say next.In the end, he dropped the rhetoric and said simply:

"Although I don't know what difficulties you have... But, I can feel your sincerity. So—"

So, no matter what, as the vice-chief of the Shinsengumi who used to run across Kyoto, apart from being strict, doesn't he have a heart enough to tolerate those unspeakable difficulties, as well as those unavoidable concealments and misunderstandings? Have you uncovered the boldness of not mentioning it?In that case, what kind of general is he qualified enough to make others follow him wholeheartedly?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but slightly raised the corners of his lips, and gave a wry smile.

"Even if there are difficulties... a mutual understanding will definitely be reached," he said.

"...So, come to me."

He felt a jerk in her body, and then heard a louder exclamation from her.

"……Eh?!"

Ah - damn it!It would be difficult for him to say it again!This kind of Hazikaxi's lines, even if he was conscious beforehand, saying it once was already his limit-so, how long would she make him wait before he could agree to it? !

He himself felt that he had been waiting quietly for a long time—but in fact it might have been only a short ten seconds—and before she could answer, a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded behind them!

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps, there was also a man's rough shout.

"Hey! Naito-kun! How is your side! Are the remnants of the enemy cleared—?"

Earthwork:! ?

Before he had time to react, he felt his chest being pushed hard!

He was caught off guard, and took three or four steps back, almost tripping over the body of the Samo soldier who intended to attack him but was shot to death by her throwing a knife in time.

In the blink of an eye, he only felt a flash in front of his eyes!

is her.

With the help of the incredible speed after turning into a Rakshasa, she rushed over to pick up the rifle that was left on the ground after the death of the Satsuma soldier before the officer arrived at the scene. After taking a few steps back, she raised her hand He moved the butt of the gun to his shoulder very skillfully, and pointed the black muzzle at him!

Just after completing this series of movements like flowing clouds and flowing water, Tufang heard the sound of somewhat dragging footsteps coming behind him!Immediately, a rough voice sounded.

"Naito—oh! There is actually a fish that slipped through the net here!!"

Crash clatter.It was the sound of the man running and trying to unbolt the gun.But as soon as that voice sounded, Hijikata heard the person in front of him—the person who got rid of the identity of "Kyohara Yukiha" and became the important role of the Sa army "Kujo Saburo"— — let out a choked roar.

"Stop! Don't move! Put the gun down! Or I'll kill you!"

Earthwork:! ! !

His eyes narrowed.

But before he could say anything, he heard the reckless guy behind him shout out.

"You, you arrogant brat! Renji has already been taken back by us, if you are sensible, you can quickly capture him—"

Before the guy finished speaking, Tufang saw her wrinkle her nose suddenly, and her facial features squeezed together.

……not good!

He recognized her look.It was a look like a ruthless expression, which would always appear on her face every time she went on an adventure.

No, she can no longer be allowed to do adventurous things!It was so hard for them to meet again... In their limited lives, it shouldn't include fighting each other for an unworthy power like Satsuma!Now that they are finally reunited, can there be any difficulties that they can talk about and find a way to solve together, can there be any difficulties that are more important than the two of them together——

Tufang didn't care much, and suddenly took a big step forward, just about to speak——

Just heard "bang!"

It was she who fired without hesitation.

The author has something to say:

February 9:

There was a dinner party before the festival, but... I was allergic to alcohol and drank too much【.

I was a little bit Calvin at first, but yesterday I had a splitting headache and high intraocular pressure, which made half of my head hurt.

Sorry for the delay in updating!

It should not be like this in the future, I will never drink again ==

Next update: every other day, on the 15th, or around [-]:[-] in the morning.

Thanks to the little angel who threw the [grenade]: 1 bomb making method;

50 bottles of how to make bombs;