Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

Hakodate soon fell.

When the summer was over, the new government army's tight blockade of Hakodate and its nearby ports finally relaxed.The interrogation in the city seems to be less strict.

The lives of civilians affected by the harsh and long-lasting war seem to be slowly recovering.Hakodate Port has even begun to allow merchant ships to travel.

However, these small changes in Hakodate City, which has always been barren, will not affect those who live in remote places.

In a small village deep in the mountains of Hakodate, it was the well-known warm-hearted Granny Keiko who first noticed that people seemed to have moved to the nearby mountains.

Keiko's mother-in-law, surnamed Sato, was a little concerned about the young girl who occasionally appeared in the village or the market at the foot of the mountain to buy some food and daily necessities.

The young girl doesn't look in good health, her face is always a little pale, she speaks softly, her voice is soft and nice, but her accent is a bit strange - her local accent seems to be too standard, The standard is a bit deliberate-but such a bachelor, it can't be dangerous, right?

In this regard, Liu Quan, a single girl, said that the [Supplementary Upgrade Package for Local Dialects] exchanged from the system bacteria is really not easy to use.

In short, Huizi's mother-in-law, who was full of curiosity and doubts, secretly decided that when she met this girl more times and became more familiar with each other, she must care about why a young and beautiful girl like her would come to such a What about living in a small mountain village that is almost isolated from the world?

Granny Keiko's question was finally answered in a certain sense in late autumn.

Later, Granny Keiko told others the story of the young girl in this way.

"...I heard that she is actually the eldest lady of a rich family...but she fell in love with a rogue who fights and kills, so she eloped here with him..."

"When her brother came here that day, I showed him the way to the mountain, and then I caught a glimpse of the face of that Langshi from a distance... He is really handsome! And he is very handsome, if you don't know If you look at it with just one glance, you will definitely think that the other party is a high-ranking samurai master!"

"What? You said that I am old and dim-sighted, how can I see that man's face clearly?!...It is really rude to say such a thing. That man is really good-looking...even if I can only see the outline , but it’s impossible to forget it if you look at it from a distance. It’s really a match for that girl... Speaking of which, although the girl looks sick at first glance, she is really beautiful, and even when she is smiling, she has a calm demeanor , like a young lady..."

"Huh? You asked me what happened afterwards?"

"...Later, I don't know either. I saw that good brother from a distance successfully found his sister's house, and then came back. At that time, it was time to make lunch, and the old man was still waiting at home... "

"I also thought about whether I should take a closer look at what was going on at that time... because after that, I never met those people again. Whether it was the young and beautiful lady, or her lover, or that good brother who has been looking for his sister for a long time..."

"...But in my heart, I hope that good brother can understand his sister's choice a little bit...because her lover doesn't look as unreliable as he described..."

"Being able to abandon my identity as the eldest lady for that person and escape to this kind of remote mountain to live a life of poverty, those two people must love each other very much..."

"I really hope this story has a happy ending."

……

However, what the kind-hearted Granny Huizi didn't know was that all her speculations about the truth were wrong.

When the so-called "good brother who was looking for her sister because he was worried about her" appeared in front of his sister, he actually came to fulfill his previous words and let his sister "see what is called real hell." "of.

Because he has always been an arrogant and conceited guy who cannot tolerate the slightest betrayal.What he said must be implemented in the most thorough way.

That day, when he appeared on the mountain, it was unexpectedly a sunny day.

Hijikata, who had taken off his western clothes and resumed his Japanese-style attire, was standing in front of the cabin where he and Liu Quan lived temporarily, watching her busy drying the quilt.

He seemed to be trying to adjust after being suddenly freed from the burdensome responsibilities and official duties of the past few years.And in order to take her feelings into consideration, he tried not to show any discomfort or bad emotions in front of her.

One of the ways he adjusted was by becoming interested in the little things of life that she took care of.For example, such an extremely small matter as drying the quilt today seems to be able to make him watch it with great interest.

On the other hand, Liu Quan, who could not wait for the system bacteria to announce the completion of the mission and had to leave this world, spent every day in anxiety about the uncertain future.

She forced herself to focus on dealing with such small and trivial matters, so as to temporarily distract herself from thinking about how much her mission was completed. After that, how many people survived and whether they are safe or not.

Temporarily hiding in the inaccessible mountains is also a countermeasure that has to be done in order to escape the pursuit of important figures of the old army by the new government army.A few months after the fall of Goryokaku and the surrender of the Ezo Republic, Liu Quan has already begun to think about whether his mission needs to continue until a few years later when the new Meiji government announces the amnesty of the members of the old shogunate before it can be regarded as a successful completion.

Hiding in such an isolated place, she was completely unable to inquire about the latest news from Hakodate.I also don't know if the people who came to look for the soil after they left that day found the blood-stained coat they abandoned on the ground, and then took it as an appropriate inference to be missing or killed in action.

In short, such a simple and unbelievable life has continued for the time being.

Judging from the various changes she had seen in Shannan before, in the first few months after drinking Bianruoshui, the negative effects caused by Bianruoshui—such as bloodthirsty, madness, and blackening of personality—were not enough. It will be very powerful.So in the past few months, apart from the fact that she needs to adapt to some changes in her body, especially the fact that she is more likely to be tired during the day than normal people, she doesn't need to worry that she will wake up one day and become a vampire, biting off the vice. Long necks and things like that.

Because he was worried that someone would be impressed by the deputy chief's appearance and thus expose their whereabouts, every time he went to buy necessities, Liu Quan, who was good at dressing up, completed it.

Of course, money is not an issue either.Although the system bacteria does not answer the player's key questions like "Is my mission successfully completed" or "When will the world's mission be considered as an end?" Things are still negotiable.

All in all, she actually lived a fairly leisurely and ordinary life, like a vacation, she can slowly deal with some unimportant trifles every day, the biggest worry is what kind of cooking will be done tomorrow, whether the dishes will be ready or not. Where to get it, and so on, instead of the excitement and uncertainty of being ready to draw a knife every day when waking up, or being ready to draw a knife when waking up, like before.

"How about taking advantage of the nice weather to take care of Mr. Hijikata's knife?" Liu Quan, who was drying the quilt, made such a proposal to erase the slight embarrassment caused by being stared at by Hijikata behind him. .

Earthwork: "Huh...?! Maintenance Knife...?"

Liu Quan: "Yes, yes. Speaking of which, 'Izumi Mori Kanesada' is really good...Mr. Hijikata has a good sword. Cherish it."

Earthwork: "..."

No matter how long we get along, it seems that he can't adapt to her free-spirited coping style. Hijikata simply gave up reasoning with her, but turned back to the house to get his "Izumi Shou Kanesada" and tools for maintaining the knife. .

Although she looks unexpectedly clumsy when maintaining the sword, it makes people worry about the actual effect; but... if someone is willing to do it for you, it seems to be very good.He tried to convince himself so.

However, when he turned back to the door with the knife in hand, he was surprised to find that there was an extra person in the small open space in front of the door.

To be exact, there was a young man.

And that young man was still standing in front of Qingyuan Xueye, seeming to be talking to her.

It is unlikely that there will be any lost travelers in this deep mountain.Hijikata didn't realize that the faint smile on his face disappeared in an instant.He immediately became vigilant, strode up behind her and stood still, unconsciously clenched the handle of the knife with his right hand.

Unexpectedly, the young man noticed his arrival very quickly, and instead turned to his direction with a smile. His attitude was not like an outsider, but like the host's.

"Oh, you're here, Hichikata-kun."

The young man's tone was steady and polite, but his voice gave off a cold feeling like a poisonous snake.

"Thank you for taking care of her all the time. It's been hard work." He turned his eyes to Qingyuan Xueye, indicating that this "she" refers to the woman in front of him, and then he looked at the woman in front of him with a slight smile. Hijikata tensed up when he heard these strange words, and his face was alert.

"Now, though, it's time for her to say goodbye to you."

Hijikata's expression changed in an instant.

The author has something to say:

February 6:

Then briefly talk about the author's plan after the end of this volume.

At present, I plan to release the rest of the deputy chief's episode first, which is the brain hole about the deputy chief's encounter with the girl in his youth when he was still selling medicine~~

Then there should be an extra episode of Shannan-sang.As for whether Xiaoyi should do another episode, I am hesitant.

Well, after that is the next volume.The next volume is HP. After the HP is over, it will enter the comeback chapter~~ After the comeback chapter, there will be a sub-ending ENDING, just sauce~~^^