Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

I don't know how long it has passed, but suddenly, a warm hand landed on her forehead.

The hand was broad and undoubtedly belonged to a man.The movement of that hand landing on her forehead was also very light, as if it was weightless, as if it was afraid of disturbing her sleep; after landing on her forehead, the hand paused for a moment, and then slowly stroked a few times. He touched her forehead with a gentle hand, as if to comfort her, as if silently conveying to her: You have done a good job, your task has been completed perfectly——

Liu Quan remained motionless with his eyes closed.

However, her hair slowly turned snow white.

Then, under the cover of her hand covering the wound, the small blood hole slowly healed; finally disappeared, leaving only the hole and blood on the coat, still proving that just now What a despicable assassination she went through.

The man next to her laughed softly.

"Hehehe...it's good to see you're alright."

That magnetic and soft voice sounded above her head, and that person lightly touched her forehead, which was already tangled with blood and mud.

"...Those people have already left. They probably think that their assassination was successful." The man said again, his magnetic voice turned cold, and it sounded like a deterrent.

Liu Quan slowly opened his eyes.

Mikazuki Zongjin just knelt down beside her on one knee, took off the leather glove on his right hand, and covered her forehead with his warm palm.Seeing her open her eyes, he narrowed his eyes slightly and showed her a comforting smile.

"Mr. Xueye, you work so hard every time." He said with a sigh.

"And... even if I stop you, you will definitely come to do such a dangerous thing, won't you?"

Liu Quan blinked slowly, but did not answer his words.

Perhaps it was because of the short-term unresponsiveness caused by the blood loss just now, she stared blankly at his smiling face for several seconds, then slowly turned her eyes, and her eyes fell on him.

… Then he suddenly discovered that he had obtained a black western-style jacket that was completely in line with the fashion of this era from nowhere, and replaced his modern suit jacket borrowed from Candlestick Kiri Mitsutada; and, He actually wears an armband with the word Cheng on his arm!

Liu Quan's eyes widened suddenly.

As if sensing that she had finally discovered her cross-dressing, Mikazuki Zongjin slightly raised the corners of her lips.

"Hehehe, how's it going?...My modification, isn't it good?"

Liu Quan: "..."

Maybe he noticed the [?] on her face. ? ? ], he eased his expression, and explained simply: "I found it on the battlefield....I found the armband elsewhere."

Liu Quan:? ?

Sanri Yue Zong's near eyes slightly sank, and his voice became a little deeper.

"...After all, if you want to come here to rescue you, it's probably impossible not to pretend to be a member of the Shinsengumi. If someone here finds out, all your efforts will be in vain."

"Hijikata Toshizo in history, after being shot, is said to have been rescued by members of the Shinsengumi. There is no clue where he was buried later."

Sanri Yuezong's pleasant voice spoke in an extremely calm and composed tone at the moment, as if making a statement.

To Liu Quan's ears, it sounded like an ultimatum.

"...So, here now, everything you can do has been done." He said slowly.

"I have sent someone to report to Goryokaku that Toshizo Hijikata was shot and died here."

Liu Quan:! ! !

She sat up abruptly.

...as a result, I immediately felt dizzy.

Before she fell back in a daze, Mikazuki Zongjin's arms wrapped around her back in time, stabilizing her body.

She didn't care to thank him, and hurriedly asked: "...Who did you send to report to Goryokaku?!"

Mikazuki Zongjin looked down at her.After a while, he smiled ambiguously.

"What's the matter? Are you afraid that I will let Izumi Shou-kun go?"

Liu Quan: "..."

One sentence choked back all her aura.Mikazuki Zongjin seemed a little satisfied.

"Hahaha....Don't worry, I let Mr. Qingjiang go. He is quite reliable in his work, isn't he?"

Liu Quan: "..."

Completely speechless.

Sanri Yue Zongjin didn't seem to have any intention of chasing after him.His right arm was still supporting her body, and he himself raised his head and looked around.

"Ah, it looks like our mission is complete." His tone became a little more leisurely.

"I've already checked that there's no one around. ... Well, but the people who shot at you—or Hijikata Toshizo—were wearing casual clothes, so it wasn't immediately clear who they were. Whose side..." He continued in a chatty, old-fashioned tone.

Liu Quan took a deep breath, and said in a low voice: "...So, it's really the surrender faction from Ezo..."

Sanri Yuezong's slow voice was interrupted.He lowered his head and looked at her in surprise.

"Oh~?!"

This modal particle indicates that he is interested in this topic.Having been with him for so long, Liu Quan has been able to quickly discern some real intentions behind his words.

She couldn't help sighing.

"If it was really the new government army, who would have landed in Ezo in plain clothes... and as the enemy, there is nothing to blame for assassinating the opponent's general... If it is because I am afraid that I will not be on the battlefield dignifiedly Defeating opponents in the field, but engaging in such schemes and tricks, is not at all like a samurai's notoriety—”

She paused.

"Sa Zhang and those people can do such things as the "Change of the Forbidden Gate", burning down the capital, attacking the imperial palace... and turning the tables from "challenging the enemy" into a new government holding the Royal Banner of Brocade... such a group of lunatics, how can they still do it?" Are you afraid of having a good reputation?"

"What's more...Mr. Hijikata was originally the 'Deputy Chief of Oni' who commanded the 'Mibu Wolf' with a not so good reputation. Now, he is the enemy general standing opposite the Nishiki Imperial Banner..."

"If you want to kill such a person, the new government army does not need to cover up the assassination at all."

After she finished speaking, Sanri Yuezong was nearly silent for a moment.

"...I see." He finally said.

"Your reasoning sounds reasonable."

"Speaking of which, there have been surrender factions in Ezo from the beginning... The result is the same, Hijikata sacrificed, but the others are fine in the end..."

Thinking of the conversation with Keisuke Ohtori in Goryokaku earlier today, Liu Quan snorted coldly.

"I've been under house arrest for two years to reflect on myself, and when I come out, I can change my identity and become a high-ranking official in the new government again..."

She imitated Sanri Yuezong Jin's favorite catchphrase, and grinned ironically.

"Very good ~ very good ~"

Sanri Yue Zongjin: "...Ahahahaha."

He smiled gently, and stopped discussing this topic. Instead, he lowered his head and looked at her. His gaze stayed on the wound on her waist for a moment, and asked, "...are you all right?"

There was still that ironic smile on the corner of Liu Quan's lips, when he suddenly heard the topic change, he was slightly taken aback, slowly lowered his head, and touched the small hole in the coat caused by the gunshot wound with his hand , and said: "...Well, it should be fine."

As she spoke, her white hair slowly returned to its original black color.

Sanri Yue Zongjin didn't look at her hair, which can change color freely, but smiled and sighed, suddenly lowered his head, and in the posture of supporting her back, his lips gently fell on her dusty hair On top, touch and go.

But even so, Liu Quan was aware of his movements.Her back straightened suddenly and became stiff, and her tone of speech became stammering.

"No, that...my hair...is very dirty, you, what are you going to do?"

Listening to her fluent eloquence and analysis of the shady scene behind the "Mystery of Hijikata Toshisan's murder", she suddenly changed into such a clumsy tone. The corners of the eyes flowed out.

"What a pity. It will take a long time for that long hair to grow back." He said as if he had time to spare.

She seemed to shudder, and immediately turned her head, as if trying to keep her head and face out of his control; but it was a futile effort.Sanri Yuezong lowered his head again without seeing his eyesight, the tip of his nose brushed the top of her hair intentionally or unintentionally.

This time, from her point of view, she should actually be ignorant, but Liu Quan showed a look of horror on his face.

Mikazuki Zongjin's eyebrows were slightly bent, as if he couldn't be more satisfied with his behavior of easily turning her attention from the "deputy chief's death" to himself, the key event in history. On the top of her head, A calm smile appeared.

"...However, we still have a lot of time to wait for your hair to grow. Don't you think so, Yukiha-kun?"

His voice lowered, and there was a terrifying hoarseness in his voice. For a moment, she couldn't help shivering shiveringly, and her back straightened even more.

But before she could answer, she heard his voice suddenly return to its normal tone.

"Ah, it seems that everyone has already rushed over." He looked over her head and looked into the distance, then lowered his head to look at her, and asked with concern: "Can you stand up now, Mr. Xueye?" ?”

Liu Quan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the Fusangshen who were scattered in various important positions in Hakodate had all rushed here - presumably this was also something that the Five Swords of the World in front of him decided without authorization.

But in fact, there is nothing wrong with Mikazuki Zongjin's decision.This time, the time-traveling army has never appeared from the beginning to the end. The only thing that has changed in history is the whereabouts of the deputy chief.Now that Liu Quan pretended to be Hijikata and replaced his death quota of being shot and fell off the horse on the road leading to Bentendaiba outside the gate of Ihonki, there seemed to be nothing else that could be done.

But Liu Quan can't rest assured.

When she stood up with some difficulty from the ground with the help of Mikazuki Zongjin, she thought for a while, shook her head, and said: "...Since you have already come here, let's wait here for a few more days .”

The smile on Sanri Yue Zongjin's face did not change, but he raised his eyebrows at her questioningly.

Liu Quan sighed.

"...After all, this is the teleportation array used by the time-traveling army at Houshan Shrine to teleport us here, not the mission location detected by the Government of Time in advance... Don't be careless."

"Anyway, Goryokaku will fall in two days, and the shogunate will completely surrender. Let's wait until then."

……

Having said that, it is actually a very difficult thing to stay in Hakodate Castle, which is surrounded by wars.

Of course, it was impossible to find any inn or hotel to stay at such a time. Fortunately, it was early summer, and even in Hokkaido it would not feel too cold, so they slept outdoors at night.

Although I feel that the time-traveling army is unlikely to come back again, but the conscientious leader Somi Kotoru still volunteered to monitor the situation in Bentendaiba, after all, the Shinsengumi is still fighting there; so they decided to station everyone at the beginning Liu Quan and Izumi Mamoru settled down on the hillside where they watched Goryokaku, and then took turns to take care of the changes in the direction of Bentendaiba.

On the first night, Nagaso Toru went to Bentendaiba, and the others sat around the fire under the tree and took a nap separately.

Liu Quan was wrapped in the white cloth he borrowed from Smiling Qing Jiang, and kept it in front of the fire to keep out the cold at night.

In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, they found a slightly lower depression on the leeward side of the hillside to light the fire; therefore, Yiqi Yizhen also volunteered to go to the other side of the hillside to monitor the movements of Goryokaku.

So at this time, besides Liu Quan, the only ones left near the fire were Mikazuki Zongjin, Izumi Mori Kanesada, Smiling Qing Jiang and Heping Ye.

Since Fu Sangshen actually doesn't feel cold, Smiling Qingjiang has long since found a big tree not far away, leaning against the trunk and closing his eyes.Hirano found a good location on the other side to monitor the surrounding area.After reuniting with Liu Quan, Izumi Mori Kanesada's face has been looking terrible; at this moment, he is leaning against a large bluestone in the distance, with his arms folded, although he seems to be closing his eyes and resting his mind, but it is completely A bad "I'm depressed so ignore me for now!" vibe.

Liu Quan felt that he couldn't take care of Jiansang either.Because her own mood was equally low and chaotic.

She wrapped the white cloth lent to her by Smiling Qingjiang in friendship, and stretched the white cloth tightly on her chest with her left hand, while her right hand stretched out from under the white cloth, holding a slightly longer tree stick, which was about to fall in the fire occasionally. out of the firewood.The little flame also flickered and extinguished with her movements, erratic.

Suddenly, a shadow surrounded him.The owner of the shadow didn't speak, but leaned over and sat beside Liu Quan; following his movements, the flames jumped a few times.

Liu Quan didn't turn her head to see who it was—in fact, she knew it without looking.

On such a night, a faint firelight danced on the faces of both of them.For a moment, only the sound of light breathing echoed between the two of them.

In the end, it was Sanri Yue Zongjin who broke the silence.

"Today, what a day," he said.

Liu Quan was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"...indeed," she replied.

Sanri Yuezong paused for a moment, and asked: "...So, what do you think about this, Mr. Xueye?"

Liu Quan stared at the small flames dancing in front of him, and listened to the crackling sound of burning firewood.She said slowly, "...it hurts."

Mikazuki Zongjin seemed a little surprised by this answer.He turned his face slightly to look at her. "oh?"

Liu Quan did not turn his head to meet his gaze.She just stared at the blazing fire, and slightly raised the corners of her lips in a perfunctory manner.The forced smile disappeared before it formed on her face.

"Sanriyue, have you ever been seriously injured in battle before?" She said.

Sanri Yue Zongjin seemed a little surprised, he nodded slightly, and replied: "Well, I probably have encountered it a few times."

Liu Quan nodded in ecstasy, as if thinking for a moment, before asking: "...Then, as a sword, what does it feel like to be seriously injured?"

Sanri Yuezong approached, as if he understood something, and replied gently: "Well, what kind of feeling... probably, it's similar to feeling that a certain part of the body doesn't belong to me, or... With a body like a mortal, maybe it will crack at some point...?—Probably something like this."

This kind of description sounds a little simple, but Liu Quan didn't ask any more questions, but slowly nodded thoughtfully.

"Is that so...Does the knife hurt too...?" She murmured.

Sanri Yuezong paused for a moment before responding in an unusually gentle tone: "I don't know how other people feel. But to me, it feels like a certain part of my body is cracked... It doesn't matter whether it hurts or not. Because it’s not unbearable yet; the first time I saw the bleeding on the surface of my seriously injured body, I still felt a little emotional... I was a little curious, and thought, "Ah, I don’t know if I will be like an ordinary person, bleeding out. die and die'—"

Liu Quan smiled lightly.

"...What a bad idea, Your Excellency Sankayue."

Although she said so, her tone was not at all mocking; accompanied by that very light, hoarse and bitter laughter, her tone actually sounded a little desolate and melancholy.

"Today, I was lying there... At first, because I was afraid that the people lying in ambush nearby would not go away immediately, I didn't dare to use the power of Rakshasa rashly..." She said slowly.

"And then, lying there, feeling the blood slowly draining from the wound, thinking how painful it really is... I wonder if this is what happened to Mr. Hijikata back then..."

Suddenly, her voice paused slightly.

It's not like he's choked up emotionally, or suddenly feels like he's saying too much to him.Her pause was like a kind of hesitation and deliberation, carefully considering whether she should say the next thing; after a while, she seemed to have made a decision.

"Thinking, Mr. Hijikata has already experienced such a painful death. If someone still wants to use this to hurt him and achieve his own despicable goals, I will never allow—"

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The second update on February 2:

Ah, the easter egg disappeared hhh

let's talk about something else

It is said that the author Zha has had good luck with the knife man recently... Of course, according to the law of Oufei conservation, other games must reach new heights [crying]

Why is there no SSR in the [-]th company, and no egg five in the [-]th company?

I find that my face is very dark every time during the Chinese New Year, and it was the same last year [.

Is there any good way to fly me to Europe hhh

I can only hug my little dragons to warm each other [You are enough]

PS. The easter egg is a side story of HP. It was released during the anti-theft time, and it is gone now.