Liu Quan quickly passed the wooden door.

There was also a small group of armies from both sides fighting fiercely nearby, but in order not to reveal the truth that he was actually pretending to be the deputy chief, Liu Quan didn't make any more entanglements near the closed door.

After all, what's going to happen in the woods leading to Bentendaiba later is the main event.

In history, there are different opinions about the truth of the last moment of the earthwork.Even the exact location of the shot has multiple theories, and which side fired the bullet—whether it was the new government army or the surrender faction in the shogunate who wanted to get rid of the earth army that blocked their way— There is great controversy.

Moreover, according to Liu Quan's impression, when Tufang was shot at the last moment, there should be someone accompanying him.But today the incident happened suddenly, and she could only go into battle alone.

Of course, such tiny discrepancies in details are still not enough to shake her.

Because the system bacteria have already said that the key point of restoring the world is not that every sentence and every step coincides with the truth, but the key point that can shake the world—or, in this case, history— , must take the correct action.

In other words, when Liu Quan pretended to be Hijikata, when he was shot and died, it didn't matter whether there was anyone around him, and it didn't matter whether he was shot at the exact place where he was shot in history.

What is important is whether the former deputy head of the Shinsengumi and the current Ezo Republic Army Admiral Hijikata Toshizo was on the day of May [-]th in the second year of Meiji, near the Ipponki Kanmon Gate and the Exotic Bridge, leading to Bentendaiba On the road, he was shot in the abdomen and died in the battle; the completion of this matter is the most important move to maintain history.

Liu Quan drew his saber in the scuffle near the gate of Benben, sat condescendingly on the horse and hacked at the soldiers of the new government army who rushed to her.

She doesn't intend to be fatal, and she doesn't intend to kill all the troops of the new government army here; her only purpose is to kill a bloody road and rush to the place where she—or, the earth—forever Bentendaiba that can't be reached either.

Although some people recognized this man on horseback with outstanding swordsmanship who was suspected to be Toshizo Hijikata of the Army of the Ezo Republic, but no one could stop Liu Quan's horse.

Someone fired a shot, but luckily Liu Quan rode his horse out of the encirclement before that.

The messy gunshots of bang bang bang kept ringing behind her, stray bullets criss-crossed into a net behind her, but she had already got rid of it, and flew towards the destined place without hesitation.

100 meters, 200 meters, 300 meters——

The closer he was to the grove that would definitely appear on the road, the faster Liu Quan felt his heart beat.And, more and more irregular.

The sounds of melee, shouts, gunshots, and clashing swords all seemed to pass by her ears, and then go infinitely far away; at this moment, only the sound of wind, the sound of horseshoes, and the sound of her growing The sound of heavy breathing, and the sound of a heartbeat that almost pierced the chest.

She lowered her upper body and held the rein tightly, feeling her hands convulsing unconsciously, and the rein was almost soaked in cold sweat.

"One Phase One Vibration" was put back into the sheath by her, and the scabbard lightly bumped against her left leg as the horse galloped.In the early summer wind, her hair that had just been cut short and only reached the back of her neck was gently raised.

In this gallop to death, it was very strange that the closer she got to her destination, the more she felt that there was a complete silence around her—even the sound of the wind and the sound of horseshoes that had just rang in her ears could not be heard. As if gradually disappearing, she could only hear her own heavy breathing, getting louder and louder, as if... bearing the breath of two people; as if——

Someone slowly approached her ear, his breath gently blowing on her temples, his voice was serious and firm.

【...You, absolutely don't die. 】

【I will definitely survive and wait for your return.So, you have to come back alive to see me.This is the oath we made. 】

Ahh, it's the deputy chief's voice.

Is that our oath?

It's a solemn oath between warriors, isn't it?

……what a pity.

Because I can no longer keep the agreement with you.

It has been that way from the beginning.

From the very beginning, I had no intention of honoring such an agreement.

because--

You have no idea who I am.

You have no idea that the person who keeps saying that he will follow you to the end does not exist in this world at all.No matter how far we walk side by side, we will always leave by your side.

Although we are speeding on the same road, our direction is also different.

The heart beat faster and faster and louder.

Boom, boom, boom, boom—

boom!

Finally, a crisp sound that did not belong to the heartbeat pierced through the void, shattering the layer around her, which was formed due to the extreme tension of the spirit and the resulting indulging in memories, like an enchantment General unreal vibe.

Liu Quan's upper body trembled violently because of the direct impact.

Her pupils dilated for a moment, and there was still a look of disbelief on her face; however, that surprise faded away after a while, and a painful expression appeared on her face.

She subconsciously reined in the horse with her left hand, and the horse under her seat let out a long neigh, raised its front hooves lowly, finally slowed down, and then stopped.

Her figure on the horse appears wobbly, as if for a moment to try to stabilize her center of gravity; however, her attempt ultimately fails.

Almost the moment the horse stopped, she shook a few times, and finally her body tilted to the left, and she fell heavily off the horse.

The mortal body splashed a burst of dust; after the cloud of dust slowly dissipated, her figure, like a slow-motion replay, reached down very slowly and touched the deadly wound in her waist and abdomen. Location.Then, the fingertips trembled.

Her movements paused for a moment, and then slowly, as if with some difficulty, she raised that hand, raised it to her eyes, and spread her five fingers.

pat.

A drop of blood just fell from her fingertips, dripped onto the chest of her coat, and was quickly absorbed by the fabric, leaving only a small dark mark there.

There was an unbearable sharp pain from the position between the waist and abdomen, as if all the vitality was lost from that small hole in an instant; she felt cold all over, her head was blank, and she just lay on her back On the ground, he stared blankly at the sky above his head, feeling that today's sun was extremely blazing, so dazzling that it was almost impossible to look directly at it——

Perhaps because of blood loss and cold, all her movements became extremely sluggish.She slowly lowered that hand, and let it rest on the small wound in her waist and abdomen again; then, she blinked slowly a few times, moved her lips, and said a few words silently syllables.

Then, she realized that what she subconsciously said was "Mr. Hijikata".

Death... is it such a painful thing, Hijikata-san.

In the sky overhead, the sun still blazed fiercely and blindly.The sunlight fell on her empty pupils, piercing the empty eye sockets with moist water slowly gushing out.

This is already the second time, lying on the field in Hakodate like this, the smell of soil, the smell of blood, the choking smell of gun bombardment, and——

It is so thin that it is almost imperceptible, it belongs to this season, it is a mixture of flowers, grasses and trees in the field, and it is a refreshing smell after being exposed to the sun at noon.

That smell indicates a certain kind of vitality from nature, which may be easily overlooked by people because it comes too naturally, but at this moment, it reveals such a strong and nostalgic magic power; , people don't want to leave, want to stay in this beautiful world, be with the person who is always in their hearts, can smile, hug, and kiss the face that they love from the bottom of their hearts——

A teardrop oozed from the corner of her eye, slowly slid across her temples, and finally flowed into her disheveled hair.

Only at this moment did she deeply realize that no matter who that person was, she would never be able to see him again.

There is a buzzing in my head, like an old-fashioned movie player that is about to be overwhelmed and falling apart, making a loud buzzing noise; flashed across her mind.

In those scenes, there are the brightly lit tennis courts at night, and the narrow streets of Kyoto during the day; Airport Building——

Liu Quan stared blankly at the glaring almost white sun directly above his head, and then - his breathing slowed down, and he slowly closed his eyes.

The author has something to say:

February 2:

The temple fair is crowded with people...it's like a Spring Festival travel scene.

Feeling very tired [collapsed]

I have to write 12 words today, so there will be another update before [-]:[-] tonight, about [-] words or more~~

Go to catch up on sleep first, and then fight again at night~~

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