novelraw Chapter 1174 [No Responsibility Extra Shannan Chapter] 35
Chapter 1174 [No Responsibility Extra Shannan Chapter] 35
Shannan didn't move at first, but Liu Quan's strength value, which has been exchanged for many times, is really a little conspicuous-she usually doesn't show it, but at the critical moment, she bursts out to her full potential, making Shannan unable to get rid of it for a while. She restrained her, and even staggered and trotted towards the forest with her footsteps!
Shannan seemed to be stunned for a moment, as if he wanted to fight back and pulled out his hand, stopped in the flower field and waited quietly for Okita Souji, who came slowly on horseback, to find him.
But Liu Quan would never allow that to happen.
With brute force, she grabbed his hand vigorously, as if trying to embed his hand into her palm, and dragged him forcibly towards the forest.
"No, I must not let Okita-kun find you!" She even turned around and yelled at Shannan.
Shannan was full of helplessness, and was dragged by her to walk crookedly all the way. From time to time, he turned his head to look at Okita's position and speed, and then turned his head helplessly, staring at the back of her head that was radiating rejection, and frowned. Pursing his lips, he sighed.
"Why do you do this..." he asked.
Liu Quan roared without turning his head: "...Because I can't just watch you die again!!"
Shannan seemed to be surprised by the aura emanating from her yelling, he didn't speak any more, and he didn't try to pull his hand back—even though it was futile even if he did—it was so unreasonable. As if resisting and not cooperating, she dragged her all the way to the forest next to the flower field.
Liu Quan had just pushed him under a big tree when he heard the sound of horseshoes on the road.
Souji Okita approached on horseback.
But Shannan had a strange, irrelevant look on his face. Even when she deliberately used her body to cover his figure, she was still looking over her shoulder to the road, just like a The deputy is about to sacrifice himself... No, it looks like it appears.
Liu Quan knew what he wanted to do at a glance.
I haven't given up the idea of "burning the last of my own value, even if I'm desperate, I have to use my own power to pave the way for the Shinsengumi to savagely make great strides forward".
...just like what he did in Sendai City back then.
The thought suddenly opened a savage wound in her heart.
She remembered that she was lurking in the darkness that night, full of puzzlement and annoyance, secretly wary of Mr. Shannan who would do something unexpected later to intentionally destroy his image in the eyes of others, even I am full of resentment for Mr. Shannan's behavior of putting everyone together until now, and I thought about yelling at Mr. Shannan after rushing in to solve everything, to see if I can yell at him Wake up, let him obediently stop doing such incomprehensible things, because now the Shinsengumi really can't lose any of their companions——
But what happened when she rushed in?
She never had another chance to yell at Mr. Shannan to stop doing something puzzling.
Because he was like that, after beheading all the Rakshasa, he fell down in front of her, his face was pale, he held her hand, and turned into ashes——
"...Mr. Shannan," she heard herself lower her voice and clenched her teeth, every syllable seemed to be squeezed out between her teeth.
"Please don't do anything that will make people sad again!!"
As soon as these words came out, she felt that Shannan's body froze suddenly.
His face was originally looking sideways in the direction of the road, but now he turned his head slowly, and in a very close position, lowered his eyes and looked directly at her.
Liu Quan wanted to say something at first, but Shan Nan's strange eyes gave him a chill on his back.Her voice could not help but choked in her throat.
"Hehehehehe..." Shannan may have noticed her terrified expression, but instead of softening his expression, he hummed softly.
"Your words... How about returning them to you as they are, Mr. Xueye?"
Liu Quan:? !
"You... What are you talking about..." She was so shocked that her voice was trembling.
Shannan lowered his gaze.His eyes looked a little deep and unpredictable through the lenses of the glasses.
"I heard it all," he said.
Seeing the blank expression on the face of Qingyuan Xueye in front of him, he suddenly felt a surge of pleasure in his chest—and more anger.
"That day... the day when Ge Shan was cut into seppuku," he said slowly, "I originally went out early to meet you. However, when I got near the 'floating boat', I found you...standing with a strange handsome man Talk in the dark alley behind the shop."
Then, he first saw Qingyuan Xueye frowned, and a look of "what the hell is he talking about" appeared on his face for a moment; then, her face changed suddenly!
he laughed.Know she finally remembered.When I think about it now, it seems to be a fateful night, what kind of things happened——
"I heard him tell you that if you try to change the fate of anyone here, you will suffer backlash."
He slightly bent his eyebrows, but there was a cold and sharp light hidden in the depths of his eyes, and there was no smile at all.
"...Mr. Xueye," he asked word by word, "you said, who is that young man referring to?"
Then, in the next moment, he saw her subconscious reaction that he wanted to see—or, in his subconscious, maybe didn't want to see.
Her pupils widened for a moment, then quickly narrowed again.He was very familiar with her, and knew that it was her subconscious physical reaction after being told something, and he would not even be dominated by her mind and reason.
...So, is there really such a thing?
"Become a monster, be wanted, and be hunted down by powerful enemies" - that young man once said.
Although he doesn't quite understand why there is a term with a strong sense of the times such as "censorship and violation", but he knows one thing.
What Qingyuan Xueye wanted to change at all costs was his fate.
Originally, he had already made such an inference, but everything that happened after that night was too cruel and chaotic, mercilessly severed his already tense nerves, and made him fall into the trap of self-loathing and hatred of fate again. Going astray, even wanting to abandon this life to make a protest of his own powerlessness, just like now——
However, at this moment, when she was bathed in the morning light, jumped out of the forest and rushed towards him, he suddenly remembered what he had heard at the beginning of that night—— Some, although extremely cruel, made him feel both sweet and painful facts at the moment of conclusion.
Ahhh.
finally--
No matter whether there was someone in her heart or not, at last, once, the light of her desperate sincerity, enthusiasm, bravery and longing shone on him.
This time, the person she is going to take risks for is not Saito Kazu, not Hijikata Toshizo, not any other name, but——
Shannan suddenly closed his eyes.
He finally forgot the things he wanted to know from her.
He forgot to ask her why she came to this world, and he also forgot to ask her who is the person who is still deeply in her heart until now.
Because he has clearly seen that she is ready to give up those companions who were familiar with her in the days after parting, such as the handsome young man who was heartbroken and tried to redeem her decision; There is a certain degree of goodwill, the hearts of the people she has grasped in her hands; even the future that may still be bright after the separation may be due to her efforts, she is also planning to give up, just because——
He let out a deep sigh from the back of his throat.
"I don't deserve you—" he whispered.Strangely, at this moment, his original faint hostility and self-loathing emotions disappeared.
Maybe it's because I finally realize that I am also cherished by others, and I am willing to give everything in exchange, an important existence.
He opened his eyes again, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.The morning sun fell on his face, and there was a gentle and calm look in his eyes behind the lenses.
At that moment, he looked like the Mr. Shannan she met in the first place again, strong, elegant, wise, calm, and gentle——
Liu Quan:!
Ah no, this... this look!It's like...it's like—
In the next second, Shannan turned his head decisively, without saying a word to her, without warning, he shouted at the young man on horseback who was getting closer and closer on the road in the forest: "Okita-kun, here!"
Liu Quan:! ! !
What the hell are you doing, Mr. Shannan! !
It was as if her brain had been struck by a bolt of lightning in an instant.Everything that happened next was completely out of the subconscious response of the body, without even the slightest thought of the brain.
She didn't have time to think about the gains and losses, and she didn't have time to worry about the situation she would face or what would happen once she did this; whether it was dangerous or not, and how many problems there would be, were all left behind by her.
She only felt that her hand seemed to grow out of her own consciousness, and she stretched out and grabbed Shannan's front lapel fiercely.Then it seemed as if a huge brute force erupted from the depths of her body, causing her to turn around while grabbing Shannan's skirt, and hid behind a tree.
The remaining rationality in her brain is still working tenaciously, telling herself that it is far from being able to hide Mr. Shannan's whereabouts—she is not even sure whether Shannan's cry just now has alarmed the rider. Souji Okita who was on the horse caught his attention.
She knew that Okita must not want to find Shannan's whereabouts, because according to the information Saito disclosed last night, Kondo seemed to have hinted at Okita, as long as he did not find Shannan's whereabouts when he arrived in Kusatsu, he could be regarded as a traveler. If you don't know how to deal with it, the matter of Shannan's escape can be muddied.
However, she also knew that once Shannan walked out of the main road in such a big way and revealed his whereabouts to Okita, Okita would not pretend not to see it.Relying on the sympathy of his companions and destroying principles to escape - this is not Okita's style, nor is it something Shannan will accept.
So, now, what other means can be used to scare off Okita?
It's strange that even at such a critical moment, the brain is completely empty.Liu Quan felt that he was calm enough, so calm that his brain was like an empty fish tank that could reflect the bright sunlight of this morning. All the sounds of the wind, birdsong, footsteps, horseshoes, and even the palms down Shannan's heart fell silent because of extreme surprise and surprise. The violent ups and downs of her chest, and the warm feeling of the sun falling on her body, all the details brought by all the senses are enlarged in the empty fish tank, so that she will not miss even a little change in the environment——
The sound of hooves stopped on the road.Then the horse seemed to stagger a few steps from being reined in.
This reveals a fact -
The person on the horse seemed to be hesitating.
Maybe he's noticed something, maybe he's realized that he doesn't need to actually get to Kusatsu to get a result—
What happened next, in Liu Quan's impression, was like a movie played at a slow speed of 0.5 times; all actions and reactions seemed to be infinitely slowed down, which made people remember especially clearly——
Although she also hides behind the tree, the diameter of the trunk growing here is not enough to completely cover an adult.She was standing a little further out, just enough for her to be able to see what was happening on the road by turning her body slightly.
Perhaps less than ten meters from their line of sight, a horse stopped in the middle of the road.The man on the horse was holding the rein with one hand, slowly turning his face in the direction of the flower field.
He didn't seem to be looking exactly at the place where they were hiding, but Liu Quan had no doubt that as long as he glanced at the flower field for a while, he would notice a suspicious figure among the sparse trees on the other side of the flower field.
The trees here are all at a certain distance from each other, and there are not many tall shrubs growing under the trees. Under the bright sunlight, the figures under the trees are simply recognizable.
Liu Quan's young man on horseback turned his head to glance at the flower field, then suddenly retracted his body; this action aroused Shannan's surprised eyes, and he looked at her, and he didn't even need to turn his head to look at her slightly. Nodding his head, he said, "It's Okita-kun over there, right?"
She didn't answer him.
He didn't seem to expect any satisfactory answer from her, so he continued to smile and lowered his eyes to look at her tenderly.
"...enough is enough," he said.
"You don't want to die with a useless person like me, do you, Mr. Xueye?" He paused for a moment, and said a line that seemed familiar.
"It's not worth it—"
Liu Quan:! ! !
She suddenly remembered when she heard him say this sentence.
...It was the last moment in the last life before he drank the water!
Moreover, at that time, there was such a refreshing expression and smile on his face, as if after making a major decision, all the troubles had been solved——
Liu Quan suddenly felt a powerful anger burning from her chest, which swept away her calmness and rationality in an instant.
"... What big talk! Damn it!" She blurted out.
The next moment, her hands were still grabbing the front of his clothes, and she pushed him hard in the chest, hitting the tree trunk with her back.
Immediately afterwards, she suddenly stood on tiptoe——
Her face was so close to his that the tip of her nose even bumped into his.Her lips seemed to hang over his, as if he could touch them with a slight movement.
"... What a joke!" she said through gritted teeth.The hot breath from her lips blew onto his face and lingered at the end of his nose as she spoke.
"I've already said that this time, I will never just sit back and watch you die! Just watch over me! If you dare to mess around again, I'll—"
She raised her brows upright, and before she could finish her angry words, she saw him suddenly close her eyes, pursed her lips, and let out a low chuckle from her throat.
In the next second, he just closed his eyes like that, turned his face slightly, and caused the tips of their noses to stagger a little bit; then, his lips came together, instantly erasing the last moment between them. A tiny bit of distance—
Lips touch.
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February 7:
Sorry, I've been a little busy recently
So I wrote it fatter so that everyone can forgive me [Hey!
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