Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

Originally, the fried hair she was expecting with a little bad intentions did not appear, Liu Quan was actually a little caught off guard for a while, hurriedly lifted the hem of the skirt, and chased behind Tu Fang.

Liu Quan: ... Too bad, suddenly I feel that the deputy chief who can't say it and runs away is so cute and swollen? !

They finally found a tea house with vacant seats, drank tea briefly, and ate some small snacks such as dumplings as a midnight snack.

During the whole process, Liu Quan chatted about other interesting topics as if nothing had happened, and paid attention to keeping the conversation between the two pleasantly continued, and kept the frequency of not being cold.

To be honest, as long as you don't use [Language Killing] to poke the deputy chief's weakness, Hijikata who doesn't blow his hair is not a bad-spoken person.After all, the Shinsengumi's external communication and internal communication are mainly borne by him. If he really belongs to a man without a mouth like Xiaoyi, it is impossible for him to be competent.

Therefore, Liu Quan wisely kept the topic within a reasonable range, and the deputy chief gradually let go of his guard.

So after the meal, when they were walking back to the settlement, Liu Quan noticed that compared with the earlier meeting on the street, Hijikata's expression was much brighter.

...that's fine.

This shows that when they met tonight, whether it was chatting, having dinner, or going to watch the Monjayaki together, all the topics they mentioned, whether they were pleasant or somewhat entangled, were meaningful.

Before entering the garrison, Liu Quan stopped in front of a teahouse and turned his head to say goodbye to Tufang.

"Today... Thank you very much, Mr. Hijikata. He went to see the sacred fire with me, and invited me to drink tea and eat dumplings..."

At first, Tufang felt a little strange that she said such words as summing up and saying goodbye before she returned to the village.But he soon realized that she had to change back into men's clothes in this tea house before she could enter the village dignifiedly.

Hearing her thanks, a strange expression appeared on his face for a moment.That expression quickly disappeared, he smiled, and suddenly said: "...Ah, speaking of it, the situation of tonight and last year's summer festival...seems to be really similar."

Liu Quan was taken aback.

Of course, it was impossible for her to forget the summer festival last year.But what she didn't expect was that Tufang still remembered it and brought it up at this time.

"Ah, yes," she replied, smiling.

"Although I ran out on my own in the first place... But after the two times, I was taken care of by Mr. Hijikata." Her eyebrows and eyes softened, and her voice was as clear as a dream.

Hijikata also smiled, showing an expression as if he was stuck in memory, as if the two summer festivals did not leave him with any bad impression.There was a hint of happiness in his calm voice, as if participating in the festival had indeed brought rare relaxation to him who was so busy.

"Ah....It seems that I can always meet you at festivals. You are really an existence that cannot be ignored?" You and Chizuru prepare yukatas, won't this form a fixed rule in the future, right?..."

Liu Quan opened his mouth, unable to say such cruel sentences as "There will be no next time, because by this time next year, Mr. Kondo should not be alive", so he had to roll his eyes to endure the sudden surge The one who came up, made people feel sore nose and eyes, and replied with a smile: "...This is a good rule. This wonderful rule should be added to the rules of the game."

Perhaps it was because tonight was a rare [no matter what you do, it feels natural] festival, and because everyone had already gone out to relax, Hijikata didn't immediately pull down his face and scolded her for daring to make a decision with him. Instead of joking about the hallowed in-game method, he sighed half-real, as if he was really bothered by the new rules that were repeated every summer.

"It would be terrible if that were the case..." he said, frowning, as if the dire possibility bothered him terribly.

"If Kondo-kun sees you two girls so happy, he will be very happy to continue doing the same thing next year...he is the kind of person who stubbornly wants to maintain the principles and demeanor of a man in these places. "

He seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes briefly drifted to the direction of the village.

"Speaking of... Last year, you ran out with the Souji at the beginning... This year, Kondo-kun asked you to go out with Sannan-kun again...Why do you always come to me in the end? " He said with a hint of complaint, "Then, what kind of tricks will you make in next year's summer festival...?"

Liu Quan: ...! ?

She never thought that he would describe their "coincident encounter" in these two festivals in this way, she was speechless for a long time before she managed to utter a word.

"Ah... that... I, I don't know why this happened..."

Maybe because his always tense spirit was well relaxed tonight, Hijikata smiled gently under the shadow of the night.

Seeing his extraordinarily gentle expression, a certain kind of foolish impulse suddenly surged into Liu Quan's brain, causing her to blurt out a particularly ill-considered sentence without thinking.

"How about... next year, from the very beginning, I will come out with Mr. Hijikata."

The smile on Hijikata's face suddenly stagnated, and his expression became extremely stiff in an instant.

Almost immediately, Liu Quan realized that he had spoken out of proportion, and immediately lowered his head, acting like an ostrich who had the courage to speak out but did not have the courage to suffer the consequences, and said in a low voice, "Then I will go in, thank you deputy Long!", turned around and rushed into the tea house for dressing up as if running away.

When she resumed her usual men's clothes and walked out the door of the tea house, Hijikata was no longer outside the door.

He probably went back to the village by himself first.

Liu Quan is not Qianhe, even in such a deep night, there is no need to worry about what will happen to her walking alone at night.She is the official team member of the Shinsengumi, and has done countless things to fight for the Shinsengumi. Starting tomorrow, she will become the team leader of the first team and act as the team leader.Such a person, even a girl, does not need extra care.

Of course Liu Quan himself knew this truth.In fact, she didn't expect Tufang to wait patiently at the door of the tea house for her to finish changing, and then go back to the village together.

The night was getting dark, and the crowds on the streets gradually dispersed, leaving only the quiet and empty streets. Compared with the bustling and crowded festival time just now, it was like an unreal dream.

Time to go back.

This dreamlike night... is the same as the summer festival last year, like the fireworks that were set off at the festival. They are all beautiful and short-lived things that bring people tenderness and joy, but are hard to last.

But maybe being able to have such a dreamlike memory... is enough.

"...But, as expected, I still feel a little lonely..."

With a wry smile, she whispered to herself, and then walked towards the Shinsengumi village.

...However, before taking a few steps, he saw Tufang standing under the shadow of a tree beside the road.

Seeing her stunned and dumbfounded expression, he suddenly and subtly hooked the corners of his lips, and with his hands in his sleeves, he walked out from the shadow of the trees to the street.

"What, your face." He whispered, standing a few steps in front of her, with his back to her, he didn't seem to turn his head to tell her to follow quickly, lest he get impatient The intention to leave her here.

Liu Quan opened his mouth slightly in astonishment, and stared at the deputy chief's back—his long, straight black hair tied in a bundle behind his head, which neutralized his seriousness, and seemed a bit elegant; / The "Izumi Shou Kanesada" in his belt, but she has accepted as a summoned beast; the broad shoulders and back line hidden under the light fabric of the summer kimono...

Hey, have you ever had that moment—sometimes, it’s just that momentary thing, I don’t know why you suddenly want to rush up from behind, and stop the guy standing in front of you, leaving you only a back view Hug, to express the touch you felt at that moment?

Of course Liu Quan still had sense, and she wouldn't really rush up and hug Shinsengumi's Deputy Chief Oni from behind; but despite this, she still made a voice that was so surprised that it almost seemed like the usual brisk and cunning voice. Changed voice.

"... Mr. Hijikata?!"

For some reason, she seemed to feel Hijikata's back slightly stiffen.

"...Ah." He replied in a rough voice, paused, and added in a slightly sullen tone: "Since I met you on the street, but I didn't bring you back to the village safely, Kondo-kun Will you lecture me seriously?"

Liu Quan: "...?!"

"So...!" Tufang's meager patience seemed to be exhausted immediately, and he shouted in a rough voice: "So you hurry up and follow me! Do you have to wait until everyone returns to the camp before going back? Huh! Even if tonight is the Obon Festival, the gate control time still exists! If you go back late, you will have to cut—"

Before the vice-chief's iconic word [Seppuku] could be finished, Liu Quan lifted his clothes and ran up to him at a trot.

"Hey, it's terrible. I don't want to cut seppuku, deputy chief, so let's go?" She tilted her head and looked at his profile, with a bright smile on her face.

Hijikata choked, looking a bit embarrassed for some reason.

Liu Quan has already used this stalk of "violating the door control will have to cut seppuku" very easily.And every time he can successfully hit the deputy chief's weakness.

In a sense, the deputy chief is really... a simple person?

This thought slightly deepened the smile on Liu Quan's lips.

"Deputy Chief," she asked abruptly, "has anyone ever said——you're actually a good person?"

Caught off guard, he was issued a good person card, and Tufang seemed to be completely out of the situation.

"Say...what are you talking about... do you think I'm a bad person!!" The deputy chief really exploded in a second, and roared at her in an earth-shattering manner.

Liu Quan couldn't hold back any longer, and burst out laughing.

As the festival draws to a close, the night is getting darker, and the streets where the crowds recede are dimly lit.However, the person standing next to the Shinsengumi's Oni's Deputy Chief smiled so presumptuously and brightly, as if her whole body was shining; her thin body, which was still as thin as a young boy who hadn't grown up, seemed to contain Some kind of powerful power that he can't imagine - it's not the kind of superpower he's seen that can make the ghosts of the West be cautious, but a kind of power that can find light even in the deepest darkness The beautiful qualities of tenacity and clarity.

No, it's not because it's rare for someone to praise him as "a good guy", so he reciprocates the appreciation of the other party in return.In fact, he didn't want to praise her to her face at all, so that she wouldn't be complacent; he could almost picture the scene in his mind - when did he know her so well... no, when did he know her He didn't want to know that he had such an illusion.

This girl is a big/troublesome.It's annoying anytime.

However, by the time this was discovered, it seemed to be too late.

Since the formation of the Mibu Ronji Group, it is not without the loss of important members of the group due to various reasons.Some were eliminated by them for some justifiable reasons, some had to apologize by violating the rules of the game, some died in previous battles, and of course some left the team on their own, but no matter what method it was, it seemed that Neither applies to her.

She was a tricky soldier, and as a deputy, he couldn't even make her disappear.

No, rather than saying that, it would be better to say that at some point he had already deeply understood that no matter which method he used, it was impossible to succeed in front of her.

According to the orders of those big figures in the shogunate, he personally eliminated the previous director of the Langshi group, Serizawa Kamo.Not to mention the bad soldiers executed by him and the Rakshasa who endangered Kyoto.However, it is impossible to use it on her in the first place.

She has done death missions several times before, but each time she was able to successfully complete such a dangerous task and escape unscathed.

Of course, it is impossible to let her go to seppuku... It is even more impossible to leave the team on her own.He had a strange premonition that even if he drove her away, she would not go away.

When did she seriously worry about her big/trouble?The earthwork did not want to think about it at all.

With a dark face and hands in his sleeves, he walked slowly on the way back to the village.

She changed the clogs, so now she walks without any noise.However, even if she doesn't speak or make a sound, she seems to have a strong sense of existence; she has been walking around all night, but her steps are still very brisk, as if she will never be tired.

...I'm going to lose to her, this guy.

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