Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

"I'm very touched, Sanriyue..." She twitched her face before she said, "However, this is my own business, so let me solve it in my own way... If you draw your sword, these idiots will not Not my opponent, I will be fine..."

Listening to the main hall lowering his voice and saying the vulgar word "Baga" with his real elegant female voice, Sanriyue seemed to feel amused, and a smile rippled on his face.

"You really have courage, Mr. Xueye."

Ever since that night in the streets of Edo when he fought fiercely with Nisan and the men he brought to block her, Grandpa Black-bellied seems to have omitted the honorific title "Main Hall" and called her directly by her first name. .

Although, that name is fake.

What he probably wants to express is not just the motive of deliberate intimacy, but a kind of silent support of "whoever you want to be, I think you are".

...Sure enough, you can count on one fell swoop without making a fuss, you are so good at flirting with girls, Grandpa Sanriyue!

Liu Quan grinned at him, turned his head back, and assumed the posture of attacking.

At that moment, all the joy in her body when she suddenly met her companions, the shock after learning that she was framed, and the anger and weakness when she was accused and attacked by a companion who was deceived without knowing the truth, all disappeared.

In an instant, she became the person everyone was familiar with, enough to temporarily replace the first swordsman Okita Souji after he left the team to recuperate, Kiyohara Yukiya, acting leader of the Shinsengumi [-]st Division.

His beautiful and delicate eyebrows like a woman's were slightly lowered, his beautiful eyes were narrowed, and there was a sense of sharpness and seriousness exuding from his facial features.That means that he is about to make a serious move—this young swordsman with superb swordsmanship who had completed several deadly missions and returned safely when he was still a soldier in the flat team, left the team for unknown reasons and was burdened with the notoriety of betrayal. One of the important cadres of the returning Shinsengumi, once the deputy chief's confidant and their companions, now put up a sword against these former companions whose sword skills are far inferior to his.

Although he was forced by them to take action, the soldiers facing him still had a subconscious chill—and fear.

At this moment, a calm voice suddenly broke in, interrupting the sharp confrontation between the members of the Shinsengumi.

"Stop. What are you doing?"

The seven or eight team members froze for a while, and then burst into ecstasy of "We are saved! Powerful foreign aid is coming!" on their faces, and immediately parted a road to both sides, letting the person who was blocked by their figure earlier , passed between them, and walked slowly to Liu Quan.

"... Team Leader Saito!" They shouted in confusion.

Wearing a black Western-style suit, his hair was cut short, his right hand rested on the handle of a knife around his waist, and he looked as cold and sharp as an unsheathed sword; Yi walked over like this, stood in front of those soldiers, narrowed his eyes slightly, and calmly stared at Liu Quan who was still holding a knife in front of him.

"Xue...Qingyuan?!" He seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then spit out the name briefly from his mouth.Although there were only a few syllables, Liu Quan seemed to be able to fully understand his shock from it.

He seems to have just arrived, but even after a long journey, he still looks neatly dressed and meticulous, standing calmly at the forefront of those soldiers who are hostile and puzzled towards her; The tip is only a few meters away from his chest - and with such a short distance, once an attack is launched, it will be flattened in an instant.

For some reason, after seeing Xiao Yi, some kind of anger, annoyance, sadness and grievance, which were well suppressed by her angry aura and ridiculous expression just now, suddenly surged up.Liu Quan grinned, showing a funny self-deprecating smile.

"Ah, they're besieging me, the 'Traitor of the Shinsengumi'."

She raised her eyebrows and seemed to be smiling, but there was not even a hint of a smile in her eyes.That strange look flitted across the air lightly, and finally landed on his face.

"Yijun, let me ask you... Do you also believe the nonsense that the ghosts of the sages say?!"

After a pause, she threw this heavyweight question directly at Saito without warning.

Saito's eyes flickered slightly. Although the expression on his face remained unchanged, if someone who knew him well observed carefully, he could see a bit of wavering emotion in his eyes.

She stood in front of him, her words were straightforward, her expression was calm, and her eyes were even so straightforward and clear, just like she was standing in the Kaneko mansion when he left Ruishan early that morning to prepare for the Shinsengumi to go to Aizu The same expression as when seeing him off at the door.

At this moment, her expression is clearly asking, Yijun, do you believe me.

trust her...

I believe that a lover who once pretended to be his lover for a secret mission on the streets of Kyoto, walked beside him with a smile, cared about him, and touched his head-what a strange behavior-and firmly encouraged him to pursue Someone whose beliefs are unwavering?

I believe that on the eve before the Imperial Tomb Guards were about to assassinate the chief, when he was caught by Kokotaro Ito's confidant and unable to go out, and missed the appointment to meet her, he had a high fever and stood stubbornly in such a deep cold night. Outside the gate of Yuezhen Academy, the person who cried and said "Did you forget you used to like me so much", and won him a chance to escape?

I believe that a person who once rushed up to Momoyama alone in the flames of war that broke out in Fushimi, stood in front of him and bravely faced the powerful ghost, said "Yi-kun is my companion, no matter how many times I will catch up with you." come to support him"?

Believe in a person who dug a grave for Yuan Sang with him on the outskirts of Diancheng, and said to the deputy chief with tears in his eyes, "Just follow Yuan Sang's words and stop those people. That's meaningful"?

It is believed that a Guanyinzaka near Katsuma, when the soldiers he led were surrounded by the enemy, unable to support them, and when the whole army was about to be wiped out, he got out of the bushes alone, showed a bright smile, and said that he People who want to come to support him?

……

In the end, all the numerous and complicated images surged up and scattered in all directions, only the scene in the middle became clearer and clearer.

He originally thought that the scene might be in Shimabara's corner house, when he saw her appearance as an oiran, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a while—after all, at that time, when he saw her For a moment, the first thought that popped up in his mind was "I don't think I've ever seen such a beautiful person"——

However, when that scene was clearly frozen, he suddenly realized that the last thing that came to his heart at this moment was the pale moonlight and dark night in Youxiaolu.

That night, when he faced dozens of Satsuma soldiers and two ghosts alone on Youxiaolu, she dragged her body that had not yet fully recovered and rushed all the way from the enemy soldiers to him, panting, and fought with him. Fight side by side; and then after winning the victory, sit side by side with him on the steps of a roadside house, look up at the night sky and show a refreshing smile, and say to him, "The moonlight tonight is so beautiful."

Yes.

The bright moonlight he saw at that time was unforgettable.

On the long street full of blood, their former companions and their eternal enemies were poured down.There was a strong smell of blood in the air.

Neither of them looked very well, their clothes were spattered with blood and torn with swords.The blood even solidified and formed on their hair. Through the moonlight, he noticed that the lower part of her smooth and white cheeks was also splashed with bright red blood droplets. The contrast was sharp and beautiful; he hesitated for a long time, but did not Tell her about the blood splattered on her face that needs to be wiped off—are you unable to say it, or do you somehow feel that it doesn't matter even if you are covered in blood, because this person is your trusted companion and your sincere friend?

He stared blankly at the man in front of him who put away his attack but still held the knife in his right hand, with an angry and wronged expression on his face, staring at him, as if he wanted to find a glimmer of hope from him, yes He still has the girl he's looking forward to.

[In order to achieve the belief that I want to pursue most in my heart, to maintain peace and justice in this world... Even if I sacrifice everything, even if I bear pain, even if I bear a bad reputation, I must go forward. 】

What she had said at that time resurfaced in his mind.

The words are still in my ears.However, she has now become the person who bears the notoriety.Even so, is she going to follow the Shinsengumi's footsteps all the way? Isn't she afraid that she will be reprimanded by angry former companions and even draw their swords when she comes back here...? !

Then, the last words she said before leaving Youxiaolu rang in his mind again.

[I believe in you, Yijun.I believe in everyone in Shinsengumi. 】

This sentence prompted him to make a final decision.

"Take back your knives." He calmly ordered to the soldiers behind him.

"It's impossible for Xue to be a traitor. It remains to be considered how much of the news from Mr. Sa and the others is intended to divide the Shinsengumi, and how much is really credible."

He turned his head slightly, and glanced sternly at the dumbfounded soldiers behind him. Seeing that some of them still had puzzled and unconvinced expressions on their faces, his eyes fluttered slightly. After a while, he turned back and faced the extremely handsome young man in a men's suit who was still holding a knife in his right hand in front of him.

"You also take the knife back, Xueya." He said seriously, "There is no reason to draw the knife at your companion—both of you."

After a pause, he looked directly into her eyes, and added in an unusually serious manner:

"Since the past, you have come to support me alone in extremely critical times... If you were such a person who easily succumbed to danger and difficulty, you would not have come from the beginning. I am like this Thought."

"So, I trust you."

The author has something to say:

February 5:

Finally got this chapter out. . .It's been a long time since I used [Memory Killer], I can't imagine using it on Xiaoyi first, I really love him【.