novelraw Chapter 1008 [Chapter 6] 22
Chapter 1008 [Chapter 6] 22
The night was windy.
Hijikata followed the young girl who was only wearing a muscular undergarment—he didn’t know whether to call her "Miss Kujo" or "Miss Yukiko"—walking silently on the mountain road outside the camp in the dark , suddenly felt a sense of absurdity.
Since leaving the camp, Xuezi—oh no, it should be "Miss Jiutiao"—has barely spoken.
Although she said she wanted to use Hijikata as a hostage to deter the pursuers behind her, she didn't seem to really intend to put the knife on Hijikata's neck to restrict his freedom of movement.
Now she seems to be using him as a guide to find the way, letting him walk in front of her in the dark; although Hijikata can feel the knife in her hand—it is the one he had before, releasing Xi Before Xiang Congdao, she ordered him to take the knife and hand it over to her—and she was still pointing at his backside behind him, if he made any changes, he might still stab him mercilessly into his back, but after all, this way is much better than the way she tightened Xixiang Congdao the whole time and put a dagger across his neck.
Of course, it's not that Tu Fang didn't think about using the opportunity of leading the way to deliberately take her in the opposite direction or on a side road where she could go back to the barracks.However, she seemed to have her own compass, not only very vigilant, but every time he went the wrong way, she would quickly notice and sternly stop - the tip of the knife dangled dangerously behind him; And Hijikata hates the way of being stabbed in the back very much, otherwise he would not have formulated the "assailant in the back in the Shinsengumi era, which means that he turned around and tried to escape during the battle. Shidou was unaware and had to cut seppuku" This kind of rules.So in order to avoid being stabbed by her in the back, he had no choice but to give up the idea of deliberately leading the wrong way.
Moreover, just walking silently on the dark mountain path in front of her, he gradually became able to calm down and analyze her whole plan.The more I think about it, the more thrilling I feel.
Her entire plan seemed to be full of loopholes, but she was on the right track every step of the way—this couldn't just be described as "luck", right? !
First, she pretended to be a geisha "Yukeko" and sneaked into the military camp, but she didn't immediately reveal her true identity and purpose, but worked diligently to help around, and successfully created her enthusiastic and pure image, which made everyone gradually relax towards her. Then, when the big shots finally agreed to hold a banquet to entertain Xixiang Congdao and let her accompany her, she did not act rashly, but did her duty well-perhaps even showed a bit of gentleness, kindness and kindness. Virtue of empathy and such--she entertained so well that almost everyone thought her soft and harmless.At this moment——
At the second or third pleasant feast, she finally got angry.
Since everyone is reassured of her, they will not feel that there is anything wrong when it is time to leave her alone with the biggest guest; this gives her the best chance—whether it is to reveal her identity, to follow the path with Xixiang It doesn't matter if they have a secret talk; or as it is now, if the negotiation breaks down and the two sides turn their faces, in this situation, it doesn't matter if she can take the initiative and retreat unscathed, she has the greatest initiative.
...Apart from the fact that she has to walk in the dark mountains wearing only a muscular undergarment and clogs, which seems a little unwise, it can be said that her plan is risky, but there are no major flaws.
Not today, she can delay until tomorrow.If it doesn't work any day, she can also hint to Xixiang Congdao that her brother's letter is with her.Xixiang Congdao presumably would not have wished to have other officers and soldiers present while he was reading the letter.Moreover, he would definitely hope to ask her some more related questions after reading the letter.This creates a situation where the two are alone.
The earth party felt that it might be because of the fact that Samo's side was actually tough tonight, which led to the breakdown of the negotiation between Miss Kutiao and Xixiang Congdao, so she took this risky move.Otherwise, if the conversation is more pleasant, Xixiang Congdao will try to send her back to pass the letter no matter what - just don't know what she talked about with Xixiang Congdao?Why is it so tense that it is necessary to take the risk of hijacking Xixiang from the road to escape?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the pair of clogs she was wearing at the moment.
He had noticed that the soles of her clogs were lower than ordinary clogs.At that time, he thought it was a bit strange, but she just smiled and said, "Do you think this is a good place to wear 'three pieces of shackles' now?".
"Sanmai Shixia 駄" is the style of clogs that the Taifus of Shimabara Flower Street would wear in those days. The "Sanmai Shita" under their feet is very high and it is very inconvenient to walk. He seems to remember that many years ago, the Shinsengumi had Once Shimabara's internal investigation had to be carried out, in order to deceive others, the only two women in the group at that time had to disguise themselves as wandering girls and lurk in Shimabara's corner house; No matter how suitable it was to stay in the corner room, he had no choice but to take her away first.When leaving, Xuecun accidentally fell down because he was not used to the "three pieces of wood" under his feet, causing a lot of confusion...
and then?Then what happened?
His thoughts stop here.Hijikata took a deep breath to suppress the sudden, small throbbing pain in his heart.
Even now, he doesn't think that his decision to let Qingyuan Xueye stay alone was wrong.He also explained to her his thoughts when he made a decision, and she also expressed full approval, and she didn't mean to blame him at all—
So, why do I feel this throbbing pain when I think about it now?That kind of feeling is not remorse, and there is no regret at all. It is just a normal investigation. She has even carried out a death plan that is ten times, twenty times, or a hundred times more dangerous than that internal investigation...
Tu Fang suddenly stopped on the mountain road.This made Miss Jiutiao behind him have to stop urgently, and moved the tip of the knife she was holding to the side in time, otherwise the tip of the knife that continued to move in the next moment would directly stab into his back with a swish. .
He heard her draw an exasperated breath.
"What's the matter?" she asked, with a slightly reproachful tone.
"It seems that there is nothing serious... Then, did you think of something interesting?"
Earthwork: "..."
He couldn't tell what he had just thought of before he stopped, he paused a bit awkwardly, and turned his head to look at her——
Then paused.
In the dark night, the white muscle undergarment on her body is simply too conspicuous.Of course, so were the few bloodstains splashed on the hem of her front.
He wanted to say something, but suddenly a thunder rumbled in the night sky above his head.
What he was about to say changed instantly.
"...It's going to rain." He said calmly, looking at her scrutinizingly, hesitating for a while before saying what he wanted to say just now.
"You, wearing such thin clothes, are you looking for death in the rainy mountains?"
Although he felt that he was just asking her this question calmly, she seemed to be annoyed for a moment, and her eyebrows were raised.
"If there is another way, who would want to be exposed to the rain on the mountain road in the middle of the night wearing only such a little clothes?!" She replied angrily.
"But the situation just now... Can I say that I want to go back and change a set of clothes again?!"
Hijikata choked on her, and sighed subtly to himself for some reason.
If it was ten years ago, he would have responded to this provocation on the spot if he was so rudely questioned; but now that he has been living in seclusion for a long time, he is getting older, and of course he does not have the aura of the past, so Just asked a question:
"...So, just now, you and Master Xixiang didn't have a good conversation? ——I thought you Satsuma would try his best to please him and let him stand by your side."
He spoke casually, but there was also a touch of probing in his words; sure enough, she heard it at once, and—— angry.
"Watch your words!" she snapped hoarsely.
"It's not 'our Satsuma' at all! Satsuma and I are two different things!"
Earthwork: "..."
Ah, so this is the one who got angry.
He was surprised for a moment—surprised that since Satsuma trusted her to the point of sending her to take on this important task alone, acting as a secret envoy to lobby Saigo Congdao, yet she still said that she and Satsuma were not the same at all—and then a little funny.
He thought so, and since he was not in the official army's barracks now, and there were only the two of them around, he didn't need to try hard to hide himself—so he laughed outright, directly.
His laughter was not very loud, it was just a low laugh that was suppressed in his throat, but because his deep voice was very magnetic, that low laugh sounded a little inexplicably magical in the dark night; I was stunned for an instant.
"Laughing, what are you laughing at...?!" She was stunned for a moment, and then realized that she had been ridiculed by the person in front of her, and she should have responded; so she immediately raised her eyebrows, furrowed her hair, and asked.
Hijikata coughed, feeling that the world, any part involving Satsuma, was still as absurd as before.
In the past, Satsuma formed an alliance with Aizu at once, labeling Chozhou as an "enemy of the court";Ten years have passed, and now they themselves have become enemies of the court, and then sent this young girl who kept saying that she and Samo are two different things as a secret envoy to send a letter to Xixiang Congdao for secret talks, but in the end, she sent Xixiang Congdao Hijacked, wounded the other party's guard, and took him away from the barracks as a hostage...
He felt he understood.
No matter what others say, and no matter what future generations say——
In his opinion, Summer is just a joke.
They worked hard to get it, and they will eventually export it.He overthrew the general under the banner of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but in the end he was still coerced by the gentry.
The Shinsengumi finally came to an end, but that was the ending chosen by his own will and desire; now Takamori Saigo is coerced by the gentry and has become a traitor involuntarily, what is his own will?Where are his own beliefs?In the end, his fate, his end, was not even chosen by him.
The Shinsengumi went to the end with their own heart and beliefs, and never betrayed their lord, companions and friends from the beginning to the end.
And what about Summer?
Don't they ally with whomever is beneficial to them?The Royal Banner of Brocade that they desperately pulled over was nothing more than a fake righteousness that they snatched to whitewash their hypocrisy.But in the end, no one can shelter and tolerate their interests, and they are also abandoned by this era; so they can only clamor desperately like performing a farce, resisting, and doing those futile efforts——
The earth side suddenly wanted to know, when the war ended, would those Satsuma people fall down in a complete defeat, losing even their ideals and beliefs?
Because when the Shinsengumi ushered in the final moment in Hakodate, no one gave in, and everyone fought to the end. Even if they were going to be thrown into prison and faced cruel punishment, everyone's eyes were still burning with the light of faith ——This is the best posture.
He suddenly understood that even though the war was not over, the Shinsengumi had already won.
This time, the loser is Satsuma.
The author has something to say:
February 8:
I'm sorry, I had a meeting outside yesterday, and I couldn't find the opportunity code word [.
I was very tired when I got home at night, and I fell asleep as soon as I closed my eyes
It’s past 5 o’clock when I wake up, I’ll get up and type right away ==
Sorry for the late update!
Next update: this time tomorrow?
PS. Because this chapter is almost from the deputy director's perspective, so for Satsuma's point of view, it is also his point of view from the perspective of the Shinsengumi.Not necessarily consistent with the current popular objective views, please know w
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