novelraw Chapter 1014 [Chapter 6] 28
Chapter 1014 [Chapter 6] 28
Not long after, the official army gained the absolute upper hand in the battle against Renji.Takamori Saigo had to be transferred to Miyazaki ahead of schedule.
The bad weather was still raging, and the Sa army who stayed in Renji could only fight to the end.
Behind a fortress on the mountain road, the noisy and talkative Kojiro was chatting with the young man next to him.
Now they can only wait for the official army to press down on the border.It is not acceptable to give up Hitoyoshi's retreat without authorization.But before the official army arrived at Renji and launched a general offensive, they still had a short time to spare—they could only wait.
In order to dissolve the tense and almost suffocating atmosphere, Kojiro talked more than usual.
He also recognized the person who squatted behind the sandbag fortress with him.Be regarded as one of Kirino-sama's confidants - Kujo Saburo.
Kojiro was inexplicably excited (?) to be able to defend and fight with such a person.In order to get closer to the other party, he tried hard to find a topic.
"Master Kirino actually asked you to stay and help defend Hitoyoshi... In this way, we have more hope of winning!"
Saburo didn't answer him, but just smiled ambiguously.
"Oh, and more! Before I came out today, Master Kirino gave me an amazing task—" Seeing that the other party didn't seem to appreciate the flattery just now, Kojiro turned his eyes and thought of a new topic.
This sentence really caught Dan Saburo's attention.He casually asked with a half-smile: "Oh? What mission?"
Kojiro: "Let's pay attention to one person! It's the enemy! Kirino-sama said that if he finds out, he will try to kill him! Because he wants to vent his anger on Kujo-kun!"
Saburo frowned slightly now.
"... vent your anger on me?" He repeated the suspicious order suspiciously.
"Who offended me? That's why Kirino-sama specifically ordered you to vent your anger on me? How come I don't know?"
Kojiro opened his eyes wide, as if surprised.
"You are really... you are too broad-minded! We have heard it! When you were sent to carry out a secret mission last time, you were almost caught and killed by the army! Mr. Kirino said that the person who came this time might be the Those people, you can't just let them go!"
Saburo seemed to be smiling.
"Are you mobilizing before the war...Really, don't use me as an issue!" He muttered as if complaining.
Kojiro: "Yes! That's why we all keep it in mind! We must bravely kill these enemies and express our gratitude for you! Everyone will work hard!"
Saburo smiled and shook his head.
"You'd better live well...and save me from saving you when the time comes." He replied unceremoniously.But because his tone is smiling, this sentence doesn't sound very offensive, but it has a kind of approachable intimacy.
Kojiro: "Yes, that's right! Recently, several of my brothers are thanking you for saving their lives... saying that if it wasn't for you, their lives would have been lost on Tahara Saka!"
Saburo seemed to be taken aback for a moment, and then smiled lightly.
"What are you doing so seriously? What will it look like if you don't save yourself? This is not something worth making a fuss about." He said lightly, then turned his head and stuck behind the fortress vigilantly, and took a quick look outside .
"It's good that you can survive... There must be someone in your hometown who is looking forward to your return home. You have to have a sense of proportion..."
Contrary to Kojiro's expectation, Saburo, who has been brave in battle recently and has been very prominent, did not say any heroic words, but uttered such simple and straightforward words.
Is he this, this kind of person? !I don't need their gratitude, and I don't show off my military achievements in a boastful way. When I talk, I sing against everyone. It's not to encourage everyone to fight bravely and dedicate themselves to the ideals of Master Xixiang, but to remind them that there are still families in their hometown waiting for them to go back. , so you have to spare your life... This is not the same as the image and behavior style of a "young hero" as promised? !
Kojiro, who thought he would receive the baptism of the other party's "Fearless" hero halo, was dumbfounded.
Perhaps because his inner OS was almost written on his face, Saburo suddenly glanced at him, and then slightly raised the corners of his lips.
There was a melancholy smile on his face.
"...Because I can't go back. But you can still..." He said slowly.
Kojiro felt that his mind was not enough.
"What... what?" He stammered and asked, subconsciously feeling that what San Lang was saying to him seemed to be something deeper and heavier than the words themselves; however, his limited mind could not understand the true meaning of San Lang.
He thought dejectedly, maybe this is why Saburo was entrusted with a heavy responsibility at such a young age, but he could only sit here holding a gun, waiting to participate in a battle with little chance of winning.
But Saburo didn't laugh at him.
"I used to have a friend who was like a younger brother, and then he was attacked from behind in an inexplicable death fight..."
Saburo suddenly talked about his past in a low tone.
Kojiro felt that this was a sign that Saburo began to trust him, so he immediately cheered up, pricked up his ears, and listened carefully.
"...It's a pity that he didn't survive. The injury was too serious...we wanted to save him..." Saburo said.
Kojiro: "Oh, oh...that's really..."
He can't even say the right kind of nice words.But Saburo doesn't seem to mind this too much.
"Before he died, he told me that he wanted to go back to the past. He said that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't go back to that time... because people change."
Saburo's tone carried a sigh similar to deep pain.
Kojiro: "...Back, to the past?!"
He didn't quite understand the feelings of Saburo's friend, so he asked a question.
Saburo smiled and nodded slightly.
"If you can't go back to the past..." He gently dragged out his voice.
The next moment, his words were almost drowned in the sudden explosion of cannons.
"...Then, go back to your hometown and meet your important people."
Kojiro didn't have time to think carefully about what Saburo's words meant, so he was forced to fight immediately.
The weather was better than during the battle of Taharazaka a few days ago, so the bullets of both sides poured on each other's positions as if they didn't need money.
From morning to dusk, everyone looked unkempt and embarrassed.
Kojiro's rifle/gun was already empty; the gun he picked up from the battle was also empty as he rushed out to kill two enemies.Now if the officers and soldiers attack again, the only thing he can rely on is the knife in his hand.
Saburo didn't fight side by side with him from beginning to end.Because Saburo is the captain of about 100 people deployed on their side, he had to brave the hail of bullets to run back and forth between the fortresses in this area to support those fortresses that were about to be breached in time.
In fact, Kojiro did not expect Saburo to stay in their fortress and fight side by side with him all the time.He knew very well that Saburo was different from them.
Although he also followed Saigo-sama to raise troops and planned to go to Tokyo, Kojiro actually didn't quite understand what they were fighting and why they were fighting against the government.
Although Kojiro's family is a so-called "City Sergeant"—a class higher than ordinary "Country Scholars"—he has many brothers and sisters, and even took in a few children from his uncle's family, relying solely on his father's income He couldn't support the whole family at all; so since he could remember, the family was always in a state of tightness, and he had to go out to work with his brothers and sisters to quietly subsidize the family's life.
In addition, he has always been inflexible, and he couldn't figure out why the government suddenly canceled even the allowances of the gentry; he only knew that if they didn't even have that income, their whole family would starve to death. .So, he just joined the team led by Master Xixiang in a daze, and he wanted to go to Beijing with Master Xixiang to ask those officials and gentlemen why all of this was——
However, when the sound of gunfire changed from dense to sporadic, and the shouts of officers and soldiers rang out all over the mountains and plains, and their rushing footsteps became closer and closer, Kojiro tightly held the knife in his hand, but closed it tightly. Eyes closed, sobbing and crying out.
He is only 17 years old, and he doesn't understand why he has worked so hard but still can't survive; he doesn't understand why all the directions given by his life point to a dead end: to live well, but his family's livelihood is worrying; The army was accused of being traitors; now even Master Xixiang has abandoned them, and he is going to die here.
He could almost feel the aura of the officer rushing up first, before the opponent's people had fully reached the fort, he had already drowned Kojiro who was hiding behind the fort; Shout out, the attacker jumped up and jumped onto the top of the low wall of sandbags piled up in the fortress, as if he was about to slash him in the head——
Kojiro choked and cried aloud, but he was too frightened to open his eyes when the incident happened.
He has never learned any serious swordsmanship, only his father taught him a little casually when he was a child, and most of them were learned after he joined Master Xixiang's team; marksmanship was also learned temporarily, and maybe one of the ten shots he fired might hit one No target.Then, when he felt that he hadn't learned anything yet, the journey to the capital began.Now, he survived several battles, but finally reached the final level that he couldn't escape.
Although he is not good at swordsmanship, he can still feel the sharp chill of the incoming blade.He knew that he might not even be able to resist a move under this person's hands.He can only close his eyes tightly, praying that he will not see his last moment, so that death will not be too painful when it comes——
Saburo said: If you can't go back to the past... then, go back to your hometown and meet your important people.
However, the smart and brave Saburo didn't say, what should he do if he can't return to his hometown?
The moment the visitor's blade fell, Kojiro squirmed his lips and said in a low voice:
【……Mother--】
His voice didn't even end when he heard a bang coming from very close above his head!
That was the crisp sound of gold and iron colliding!
Kojiro suddenly opened his eyes!
It turned out to be Saburo who didn't know when to go and come back!He also held a knife with a cold light in his hand. At this moment, the blade was facing upwards, catching the falling blade from the hand of the officer who rushed up!
Kojiro stared blankly at the two katanas that were staggered against each other.
Time seemed to be temporarily frozen, and he slowly moved his eyes away from the blade, and moved to the face of the man who almost took his life with the knife.
Unexpectedly, the man had a very handsome face.Although he looks a little vicissitudes after getting older, there is no doubt that he is definitely a handsome man in terms of facial features alone. Even if he looks imposing with raised eyebrows now, it only adds to his intimidating aura Field and heart-wrenching demeanor.
Kojiro couldn't help but widen his eyes.
But the next moment, his sanity was knocked back into the cage by a loud shout from above his head.
"What are you still doing here?!"
...the one who saved him just now.
It's Saburo.
The author has something to say:
February 9:
I swear that the deputy chief really appeared in this chapter! 【Hello!
Also, the friend the girl mentioned in the chat was Hirasuke.
If you still have a little impression, when the girl was doing the mission of the oil Koji change in the sword boy world, Hirasuke told the girl before he died that he wanted to go back to the past [.
Next update: Expected tomorrow.
Thanks to the little angel who threw the [grenade]: Gui Heshen 1;
8 bottles of unKnown; 7 bottles of Dazai Lo Malfoy;