novelraw Chapter 1028 [Chapter 6] 42
Chapter 1028 [Chapter 6] 42
When Liu Quan returned to the hills near the hiding place of the Satsuma Army in the dark, it was not too late.
Where she had memorized the exact route and location, she could simply use the Apparition Charm directly.Although in this world, for some reason, the general system bacteria will seal her magic skills and not allow her to use them during battles, but it is still very convenient in normal times.
So tonight, although it took some setbacks on the way to the officer's camp, it was much easier on the way back - when Liu Quan landed on the dark mountain road, as expected, he didn't alarm anyone.
Of course, in order to avoid people's eyes and ears, she still couldn't land too close to the Sa army camp.After she walked for a certain distance, her eyesight, which was already very good and was later strengthened by increasing her ability value, keenly caught a faint fire in the distant forest.
She froze for a moment, then threw a disillusionment spell on herself, lowered her body and tiptoedly approached the location of the fire.
Then, she found, on the hill, sitting a person.
That person seemed to be holding a cigarette in his mouth, and the light from the cigarette butt was flickering on and off in the dark night.
She straightened up slowly, lifted the illusion spell, deliberately stepped on the grass and gravel and made a little sound; then, when the person noticed her footsteps and suddenly turned her head to face the source of the sound, she Putting on a slightly surprised look, he looked straight at that person and asked, "...Murata-kun?!"
The man paused slightly, dropped the cigarette in his mouth, stamped it out with the sole of his shoe, and then raised his voice a little.
"Is it Miss Jiutiao? Good night."
Liu Quan pursed his lips.
Really worthy of being a new figure who has been abroad?The way of greeting is somewhat westernized——
Sighing so, she stood still at the bottom of the slope, looked up at Murata slightly, and asked with a smile: "It's so late, is Mr. Murata still here?"
Murata Shinpachi was silent for a moment before responding: "... Isn't Miss Kujo the same? Do you still have a leisurely walk in such a late night?"
Liu Quan smiled.
"You should also know?...I went to spy on intelligence as a scout."
Murata nodded.
"And what have you discovered?"
Liu Quan replied calmly: "It seems that they haven't noticed our plan, and they are still camping far away... Maybe they are thinking about launching an offensive against us after dawn."
Murata gave a short laugh.
"Hmph....Sure enough, Mr. Xixiang expected all of this. If we wake up tomorrow morning and find that we have disappeared without a trace from under their noses, they will be shocked."
Liu Quan smiled ambiguously, but did not respond to him immediately.
In front of him, there was a small fire.The flames in the fire were not too big, because a thick military jacket was pressed on top, which suppressed the flames much smaller.
The coat was completely burned, but because of the fabric, the flames on the surface were very low, and the ribbons and epaulets on it were still clearly visible against the firelight.
Liu Quan was taken aback.
"Is that... Master Xixiang's military uniform?!" She asked a little surprised, "Why burn it?"
Murata was silent for a moment, then replied: "...Because, Mr. Xixiang said, there is no need for it."
Liu Quan: "..."
Hey, as the commander-in-chief, is it really okay to be so discouraged now?
Although she knew that there was no comparison, she still couldn't help remembering Hijikata's appearance in Hakodate at this moment.
At that time, he was so clearly watching his last moment approaching him day by day, knowing exactly when the end would come, and clearly telling her where the new government army would land when the snow melted, and then attack Shimohakodate; however, at the end, when the bad news was everywhere, he didn't throw away his uniform, on the contrary, when contact with Bentendaiba was lost, he put on all his clothes , took out his own sword, and planned to go there to fight to the death with the Shinsengumi in a dignified manner——
Liu Quan couldn't hold back a chuckle, and said: "Master Xixiang, although he has changed into a Western-style suit, he is still a stickler for tradition at heart?... In this regard, it's no wonder he parted ways with Lord Okubo in the end. It's..."
In fact, he belonged to the Western school at heart, and was once highly appreciated by Okubo Toshimichi before, and was regarded as his successor, but in the end he chose Murata Shinpachi who followed Saigo Takamori, and there was a long silence after hearing the words.
If this sentence was said in the past, it would probably be blown by the faithful Saigo——Toshiki Kirino immediately jumped up and slapped him over.But now that the Satsuma army has reached its final moment, the person in front of Liu Quan is not the radical Kirino Toshiaki, but the relatively gentle Murata Shinpachi; so after hearing this objective and pertinent, but unavoidably ironic statement, He was just silent, and then smiled wryly.
"...But if he wasn't such a person, these people wouldn't want to follow him loyally with their lives." He finally said.
Liu Quan's inner OS: Of course, the old gentry want to find a spokesperson, so why don't they go back and find someone who is completely Westernized from appearance to heart.Of course, the old school like Takamori Saigo, who sees the end of his life, takes off his western clothes and changes back to a kimono is the best—of course, this sentence cannot be said clearly.
She could only smile inexplicably, and cast her eyes casually at the thing next to Murata Xinbajiao.
She didn't look carefully just now, and the light was too dim; now that she kept staring at it, she finally saw clearly that the pile of things was the small accordion that Murata had been carrying all along, and the hat that matched Takamori Saigo's military uniform.
That's right, it should be Xixiang's hat.She could see clearly that with so many stars embroidered on the top of the hat, it couldn't be someone else's.
Murata also noticed her line of sight, and looked down along her line of sight. He raised the corners of his lips in embarrassment and smiled, then bent down suddenly, picked up the Xixiang military cap from the ground, and suddenly reached out and handed it to her face.
Liu Quan:? ? ?
What is this for?Give me a souvenir? ?
It's ironic when you think about it, Murata doesn't know that the person standing in front of him is actually the acting team leader of Shinsengumi, who has never died with Satsuma.If he handed her the military cap of Xixiangdian that he respected, maybe she would throw it on the ground and step on it again?
However, in the next second, Murata said something similar.
"...Throw it into the fire and burn it too."
Liu Quan: "...Huh?!"
Murata: "There is no need to keep it anymore. Saigo-san said so too. So please burn it."
Liu Quan: "..."
Ah, I'm afraid I feel that I have burned the venerable Xixiangdian's uniform representing honor and status, and I can't bear the condemnation in my heart, so I need to find a helper.
Liu Quan pursed his lips, didn't say anything more, and sure enough, he took it and threw it into the fire neatly.
The military cap landed on the jacket that was already burning, and after a while it also burned together.
Seeing the little flame jumping on the beautifully made but dusty military uniform, a wry smile appeared on Murata's face.
"You are really... surprisingly straightforward..." he said.
Liu Quan smiled.
"There's nothing you can't let go of," she replied.
"The symbolic meaning on it has long been lost... Do you think that those officials and gentlemen would have some respect for the stars on this dress, so would they listen to what the owner of this dress said? .”
Her tone was extremely calm, and it sounded like a bit of cruel indifference that hit the nail on the head.
"However, since the clothes were sent by them, of course they can be taken back... If they had had a little respect for those stars, the owners of those stars would not have returned to their hometown in Satsuma sadly; Yeah?"
Murata was at a loss for words for a while, and it took him a long time to find his own voice.
"I really didn't expect...you think so." He replied hoarsely, lowered his head to think carefully, and felt that there was nothing wrong with what she said, so he smiled self-deprecatingly and shook his head. Shake your head.
"You're right...it should be like this. It's just...we thought Mr. Xixiang's achievements would make those people care a little bit and would like to listen to him..."
He couldn't go on talking, instead he looked down at the accordion beside his feet, then bent down and silently grabbed the belt on one side of the accordion, and picked up the accordion.
The accordion made a "hum--" noise, and the bellows hung in the air for a long time.
Liu Quan cast a glance at the accordion and said, "What? Are you planning to burn it too?"
A hesitant look appeared on Murata's face.
"Mr. Xixiang has made up his mind...but I haven't yet." He laughed mockingly, and sighed, he fished out the bellows again, holding the accordion in his arms with one hand.
Liu Quan glanced at him again, and suddenly said: "...Then take it."
"Since the battle has never forgotten what you brought with you, let's keep it with you until the end."
Murata looked at her in surprise.
Liu Quan didn't intend to play charades with him anymore, anyway, she was here just now because of the necessary small talk; so she nodded to Murata as a compliment, and said, "I have to break camp and march tonight, please end the business here as soon as possible." Let's go," and walked away.
However, behind her, Murata suddenly played a tune.
It seems that he believed the information she brought back, and was sure that even if he played the violin here, he would not disturb the officers and soldiers who were encircling them and not attacking them, waiting to wear down their last trace of ambition and fighting spirit. Although the sound of Murata's piano is not high, it still appears low and melodious in the night.
【It's still the same old story
Afight for love and glory
Case of door die
The world will always welcome come lovers
As time goes by]
Liu Quan couldn't help walking a lot lighter, walking along with the melody, humming silently in his heart——
Suddenly, she seemed to stop suddenly because she thought of something!
Just now, as if a flash of light flashed through her mind, she finally thought of the name of this song.
It's...an old song.
The title of the song is "Time Goes By".
AsTimeGoesBy.
It's indeed a very old song, but... not old enough to make her forget the exact year it came out?
Liu Quan suddenly changed color.The hands hanging by her sides were clenched and loosened suddenly, and she walked forward again.
The author has something to say:
February 10:
Sorry for the party during the holidays... I was a bit late because I was drunk because of drinking [Dogeza]
I also added the songs in this chapter to the playlist, if you are interested, you can listen to them.
This song is the theme song of the movie "North African Spy", which first appeared in the 30s. "North African Spy" is a 1942 film.
So... everyone understands hhh
I didn't just drag this character out to cheat the number of words [You are enough]
Next update: every other day, the night of the 5th.Because I'm going on a trip today and tomorrow
A K153 bottle;