Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

"Instead of waiting until when they will betray the Shinsengumi in the future, it's better to let them get out at this moment." She deliberately said in a very rude tone like the Shinsengumi Peace Corps, "New Selected groups don’t need companions who don’t have feelings for this place.”

Tufang looked at her in surprise, and then smiled wryly after a long time.

"Emotions?!" He repeated the words she had used, "It's really...something only girls would say..."

For some reason, Liu Quan felt a burst of heat on his face.Although there was no intention of mocking her in his tone, she still felt embarrassed and embarrassed, as if she, who had always been cautious in her words and deeds, suddenly said something wrong.This kind of situation is rare, probably because too many things happened tonight, she was already very tired physically and mentally, and because she was facing him, her vigilance was lowered, so she made this mistake.

A feeling of reluctance to admit defeat slowly rose in her heart, she raised her eyes again to look at the vice-president of the Shinsengumi Oni, and calmly responded: "...Yes. Feelings...I think Hijikata Mr.'s feelings for the Shinsengumi must be very, very deep... That's why I can't tolerate anyone doing things that hurt the Shinsengumi, because the Shinsengumi must have the deepest meaning to Mr. Hijikata Yes—"

Hijikata looked slightly taken aback, as if he had never heard anyone say such a thing to him before.

The purpose of the Shinsengumi is to fight against the barbarians, and Ito, who aspires to respect the king, will part ways sooner or later.He knows this very well.But when the moment finally came, he still couldn't bear the anger welling up patiently.

Everyone has been saying that the Shinsengumi is the Saba faction, and as the deputy chief, he is of course one of the backbone of the Saba group; all the discussions with Kondo all day are also about how to assist the general.But it seems that no one has ever skipped the word Saku and directly pointed the meaning of his life to the Shinsengumi organization itself.

But after calming down and thinking about it, he had to admit that maybe what she said was the truth.His life so far has been based on assisting Kondo, maintaining this Kondo and the Shinsengumi he built.The word Shinsengumi seemed to have more meaning in his mind than anything else.

Some people once said that he formulated the law in the bureau because he wanted the Shinsengumi who were born in the countryside to use strict discipline and super ability to stand out in Kyoto as soon as possible and gain the recognition of the shogunate.But in fact, if you think about it carefully, getting recognition and so on is just a reason and goal for the hard work found to affirm the Shinsengumi itself.Up to now, it is Kondo, not him, who is pursuing the recognition and commendation of the shogunate and the shogun.

The goal of his efforts is to let the Shinsengumi continue to grow well and become a symbol that carries and inherits the most authentic Shido spirit.

Because this is where he and Kondo-kun's painstaking efforts are condensed, and their dreams and ambitions are entrusted. Everyone has established an unbreakable bond with each other, Shinsengumi.

...In this way, this woman who once disguised herself as a man and deceived him and his companions is actually the one who sees it most clearly.

Maybe it's because as a woman, it's impossible for her to pursue the goal of becoming a real samurai, or getting a reward from the shogunate or shogun to honor her ancestors—as she said to Chizuru in his room just now ——So she can calmly experience and think about what the Shinsengumi itself represents?

Her voice seemed to echo in his mind again.

[I hope that next time I will be more courageous and rush forward with the awareness of surviving with my precious companions. 】

【As long as you have this kind of feeling, you will be able to understand each other someday...】

[Mr. Kondo was not wrong in what he said at the beginning. I am here to find a place to belong. 】

[The kind of thing that I have never had...is it really here? 】

【With such doubts in mind, every day I spend here, my conviction deepens. 】

[Based on this, everyone here may be important to me. 】

He slightly curved his lips, revealing a slightly relaxed smile.

... What a strange woman.

It can be said that she doesn't look like a woman in her whole body, and she is amazingly skilled when chasing down the rogues, and she doesn't lose the slightest bit when she quarrels with that strange general of the ghost clan; but when it's her turn To do the kind of daily housework that every woman should be able to do easily, such as sewing and mending or washing clothes, she can finish it at twice the speed of Yukimura Chizuru, and the completion is not as fast as that of Chizuru Yukimura. so satisfying—

But now he really began to feel that Kondo's good-natured personality didn't always make him trust the wrong people.

...At least, her answer proved that Kondo's trust in her was not wrong.

Therefore, he should comply with Kondo's seemingly futile expectations, once again for the sake of the integrity and strength of the Shinsengumi, endure the uncomfortably arrogant Ito Kotaro, and try to convince that Guys, don't want to split the Shinsengumi and go against the general's expectations.

He didn't answer her, just glanced at her, and said simply: "It's late at night, go back and rest."

After finishing speaking, he still had his arms sleeved, leaning on the right shoulder of the pillar with a slight force, took the opportunity to stand up straight, looked at her with complicated eyes, then turned and left.

But Liu Quan's adventure tonight is not over yet.

Carrying the wooden bucket to the backyard, Liu Quan, who wanted to put the wooden bucket back to its original place and go back to rest, stopped again when he saw a figure standing under a tree.

However, she stood there for a full minute, and the other party didn't have the slightest intention to speak first; Liu Quan sighed and had to speak first.

"Mr. Shannan...why are you here?"

This ordinary question seemed to touch the fragile nerves of the other party for a moment, and the figure under the tree moved slightly.The dark tree shadow cast on his pale face, covering more than half of that cold face.

"It's late at night...it's the time when monsters like me haunt the world." His still gentle voice, with a bit of sharp self-deprecating meaning, raised slightly.

Sure enough, the person opposite him standing in the courtyard, whose figure was completely bathed in the moonlight, interrupted him immediately.

"... Mr. Shannan!"

There was a weird smile on his lips that was somewhat incomprehensible.

"Have you all gone to rest... No, there must be a lot of people in the garrison who will find it difficult to sleep tonight." There seemed to be a faint sound of hard metal and iron in his voice, "Some people have achieved their ambitions, Some people were troubled or angry because of it...but it would be a little too simplistic to think of this as a failure or a retreat from the Shinsengumi."

Liu Quan was silent for a long time.

In the end, as if she had finally made up her mind, she asked with some difficulty: "...Mr. Shannan, tonight...why did you appear there?"

The swaying tree shadows cast some bizarre lines on Shannan's face.He laughed as if confused.

"Qingyuan-kun... why do you ask such a question?" His voice returned to that gentle and calm tone, "It is my responsibility to monitor every team member who becomes a Rakshasa—"

"Even so, before you stepped into that room, you should have heard that Ito was there!" Her voice raised slightly uncontrollably.

"Mr. Shannan...why did you deliberately expose the fact that you are still alive to Ito?" After a pause, her voice lowered slightly, and the ending was even a little hoarse.

Shannan raised one eyebrow in surprise, and the cold pupils hidden behind the lenses of the glasses flickered.

"Oh, how do you say that?" He replied slowly, as if he was really surprised. "I just rushed there along the clues after I discovered that a Rakshasa soldier had escaped from the camp—"

"If the final efforts of the director and the deputy director fail...Ito will take some people and leave the Shinsengumi. Moreover, he will not be punished by ordering seppuku. Because he spied on the Shinsengumi Secrets will definitely be used as a condition to threaten; the law in the game is a piece of waste paper in front of him." Liu Quan took a deep breath, and also spoke slowly, as if making a list, sentence by sentence List the things that will happen in front of Shannan.

"However, whether it's the Shinsengumi or the deputy chief, it won't just be the case. If that guy Ito is allowed to leave safely, he is still planning something that goes against the purpose of the Shinsengumi , that would be a humiliation."

Liu Quan continued to speak in a calm tone.

"In the end, no matter how many people we sacrifice or how many companions die, in short, those who betrayed the Shinsengumi must be eliminated. Mr. Hijikata doesn't need to say this, Mr. Shannan knows it in his heart, right?"

She slowly raised the corners of her lips and smiled silently.

"It is not an unforgivable crime to be unable to resist drug-induced bloodlust."

"However...Mr. Shannan is so smart, I don't know if you have predicted in your heart, once Ito leaves, who will he take away?"

Shannan's expression finally shook.

He was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice was as cold as ice floes colliding in the winter sea.

"Sarah, what do you think?"

The gentle mask like a mirage has disintegrated, and Shannan's expression is tense.

"I'm just doing my part."

"The current me is not qualified to stand under the sun anymore. There are only these things that can be done for the Shinsengumi."

He lowered his gaze slightly sadly.

"There is indeed Ito-kun in that room," he said lightly, "but there is also my former companion in that room."

The "formerly" companion...Liu Quan did not ignore the subtle details in his words.

But in the next second, he suddenly raised his head, and his gaze was cast directly on her face, almost tearing people's hearts apart.

"Do you want me to hide aside because of this invisible identity, and watch you take up your own responsibilities for me and fight against the Rakshas who should be supervised by me?!"

"Ah, speaking of it... your bloody mess is really ugly."

Liu Quan: ...! ! !

Shannan suddenly snorted with a sense of sarcasm.His voice was raised a little higher, and there seemed to be a rough hoarseness in his voice.

"...Qingyuan-kun, how long do you plan to keep doing this kind of thing?!"

Liu Quan's heart beat suddenly heavy.

Maybe it was because of the change in her face, and now Shannan, who was more adapted to the night environment, saw this sharply, he suddenly shook his head slightly and laughed softly.

"Hehehe...Actually, Kiyohara-kun wants to defend Hijikata-kun. He feels that the Shinsengumi has undergone too many changes during this period, and he has been burdened with too much pressure and trouble, right?"

He asked softly, but there was a hint of coldness in the words spoken in his gentle voice.

"Mr. Qingyuan, is he really a good boy who is serious and considerate of others?" He chuckled mockingly, and his gaze on her became sharp and profound in an instant.

"But in the final analysis, Hijikata-kun is only willing to bear all this on his shoulders in order to follow the general he chose."

In the shadows, a dazzling light suddenly flashed on the lenses of Shannan's glasses.

"If Kondo-kun didn't have this kind of personality...if Kondo-kun could understand more clearly what qualities a general should have and take on the responsibilities of being a general, maybe Hijikata-kun wouldn't have to work so hard—this kind of thinking , have you ever had one?"

There was a loud thud in Liu Quan's heart!

...No, it's not like I didn't have such an idea at all.

But now it seems that Ito, who is heavily relied on by Kondo, is forced to the point where he is today, and Mr. Shannan, who feels that he has a disagreement with his former companions on the road but has no way to do anything, has also had such a rebellious thought in despair, so he will be here. At that moment in history, would you rather risk being ordered to cut seppuku than choose to leave? !

"...When Kondo-san was trusting and relying on Ito who could only talk about it for no reason, I did hopelessly fantasize about who could wake him up."

After a long silence, she replied like this.

"However, if Mr. Kondo hadn't had such a personality, I wouldn't have been able to stay in the Shinsengumi from the very beginning...so as someone who has been sheltered and tolerated by his gentleness, I have no right to speak."

There seemed to be a trace of surprise on Shannan's face—but he quickly lowered his head to hide all his real expressions, and hummed softly.

"...Is that so?" His tone was as gentle as a whisper.

Then without warning, he retreated towards the darkness behind him, as if he had merged into the night in an instant, and he was no longer seen.

Only the laughing voice he left behind when he left seemed to be still echoing in the courtyard.

"Since you have made up your mind...then, so be it."

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