novelraw Chapter 269
Chapter 269
Liu Quan originally wore men's western clothes, so the one that Big Bird specially prepared for her can be saved.
After arriving at Goryokaku, Otori said that there will be a celebration that night.
"I can't help it... Those foreign consuls, as well as the local businessmen and noble families who support us, must have a good time." He said with a wry smile.
"However, as an army, Hijikata-kun locked himself in his room and refused to come out to the banquet..."
Hearing such words, Liu Quan just blinked his eyes.
"Oh, what a headache. Was I still thinking of a better entry?"
Hearing this kind of half-joking words, Big Bird seemed relieved, and asked with a smile, "What kind of plan is it?"
Liu Quan's gaze drifted away for a moment, as if he was briefly caught in a memory.
"For example... pretending to be Shimabara's popular husband or something?"
Big Bird looked solidly taken aback.
This kind of person who becomes very serious when doing important things must have been temporarily short-circuited by her sudden words.
Many things that happened that night, as well as the people she saw flashed before Liu Quan's eyes—
Dragging his body, which has already buried the huge worry of tuberculosis, Okita rushed into the corner house with his sword drawn first; Saito and Yamazaki, who acted solemnly in accordance with Hijikata's orders, pretended to be the bodyguards of the corner house and lurked in Hana Street for several days; came to clean up the mess Hirasuke and Shinpachi whose eyes almost popped out because of her appearance; Harada who praised her with a calm expression; Shannan who quietly appeared in the shadows outside the door of the corner house and left quietly...
Also, Hijikata stood in front of Qianzuru and stood at the gate of Shimabara, saying loudly, "I will take care of this woman. If you have any objections, you can send horses to the village to find me at any time!".
At that time, at the door of that corner room, the room behind it was full of ulterior motives... What did he say to her?
[She is capable enough to handle those things by herself. 】
... Just for this one sentence, she won't let him go easily.
Thinking of this, Liu Quan stopped outside Tufang's room door, and suddenly raised the corners of his lips at the big bird who kindly guided her.
...You just watch carefully, Big Bird Army pursues.Kiyohara Yukiha, acting leader of the first group of Shinsengumi, is about to enter the battle.And, before the final victory, never take half a step back.
Then, she reached out and knocked on the door.
Almost immediately a familiar voice came from behind the door.
"...I won't be there. Now is not the time to be happy."
After a few months, the moment Liu Quan heard this voice again, he never thought that his eyes would immediately become moist.
...No, Deputy Chief.You probably don't know that even though the shadow of death still looms over the road ahead, even though the Shinsengumi you and I worked so hard to protect will soon disappear, but for me, now is the time to be happy.
She tried her best to hold back the tears that were about to rush out of her eyes, sucked her nose, and said loudly:
"Shinsengumi [-]st Division acting leader Kiyohara Yukiha, come join us!"
Da Niao, who was sneaking away, paused when he heard this, turned around, and rolled his eyes quietly at Liu Quan at the door.
The meaning in that look is obvious, that is, "ah, you clearly said that you didn't come here with this identity, but why do you still use this identity now? What kind of stand do you plan to use to stay here?" impressions.
But Liu Quan seemed to have a plan in his chest, smiling and winking at him.
There was a moment of silence behind the door.Then the next second, the door slammed open from the inside.
Earthwork stood there.
The moment he saw Liu Quan standing outside the door, he opened his eyes wide with an unbelievable expression on his face.
No, that expression was more like "as if electrocuted" than simply "in disbelief".The deputy chief showed a shocked expression as if he had been struck by lightning, his eyes widened, and his mouth opened slightly unconsciously. The moment his eyes fell on Liu Quan's face, his throat He even subconsciously let out an "Ah..."—for a moment, Liu Quan had a strange illusion: that expression was like a person who suddenly saw the legendary Great Demon King descending in front of him without warning. children?
...Oh, it is worth the price to see the always stern and calm, as if he is so strong and confident no matter what happens, Shinsengumi Oni's Deputy Chief has such a clumsy and surprised expression?
Liu Quan thought so, then stared at Tufang, and slowly showed a smile.
"You... what are you doing here?!"
Sure enough, this was the first sentence of the earthwork.
Liu Quan bet on the correct answer, but she didn't feel very happy at all.
She blinked her eyes and replied innocently: "I just said that... As a newly selected team member, you should come to join us?"
"I... didn't I already let you go!" After a short astonishment, Hijikata seemed to finally realize that the person standing in front of him was indeed Kiyohara Yukiha himself, and became annoyed.
"Do you want to disobey the director's order?!"
Liu Quan looked at him with a smile, not angry at all.
"Director, according to the law in the game, if you leave the team, you will be subjected to seppuku?" She said with a smile, "When we went to the summer festival that year, I told you - I don't want to do seppuku, no matter what the reason is." Nothing works, huh?"
Tufang was slightly stunned.
I don't know if it's because she mentioned that gentle summer in the second year of Qingying—that, the beautiful summer when everyone finally got together—but in short, the expression on his face slowly changed.Finally, he whispered: "...I won't let you cut your belly for this kind of thing."
Liu Quan stared at him, and many memories returned to their minds in an instant.She nodded slightly and asked, "Then can I go in?"
Tu Fang was silent for a moment, then suddenly let go of the handle of the door, turned around and walked back into the room.
Liu Quan followed him into the room, and closed the door gently.
Next, she will probably face a bitter battle about whether she will stay or not.She didn't want to be on public display in the hallway.
Even if she was finally able to enter the room, the face of the Shinsengumi Oni's Deputy Chief was ugly.
"Let me ask again, what are you doing here?!" Tu Fang's tone was stiff.
Liu Quan decided to start with a rough method.
She took out the letter of appointment that Big Bird had given her, unfolded it, and slapped it on Tukata's chest.
This was actually their first physical contact without any special reason. Although there was a thin piece of paper between them, when Liu Quan's palm and fingertips touched Hijikata's chest almost at the same time, it was still I could feel his body trembling slightly.
"I have received a personnel order." She said confidently and loudly.
"Received the letter of appointment from the big bird army, and officially became the junior surname of the earthen army from today on."
When he heard the word "small surname", Hijikata's eyes widened for a moment.Immediately, with a trace of suspicion in his eyes, he grabbed the letter of appointment from his chest impatiently, and hastily unfolded it before his eyes.When he saw the line that said "I hereby appoint Kiyohara Yukiha as the minor surname of Hijikata Toshisan in the Army of the Ezo Republic", his face immediately became extremely ugly.
"...This must be a mistake. I didn't receive such a notification." He barely said in a calm tone that suppressed his anger.
Liu Quan raised his eyebrows, looked at him calmly, and the expression on his face simply showed her refusal to obey.
In the next second, the anger of the earth party broke out completely.
"Why did he issue such an order without first asking my opinion...Take it back! I will never accept this letter of appointment!"
The native growled.
But the woman standing in front of him was no ordinary woman.It's a team member of the Shinsengumi who has been tempered by the anger of the deputy commander of Oni for many years.
"Don't accept it?!...I see."
Liu Quan took the letter of appointment thrown by Tu Fang as if nothing had happened, tore it up neatly and tossed it into pieces, and threw it up neatly.Immediately, fragments of the letter of appointment fell all over the floor—hey, it's shameful to be handsome, player? !
Hijikata stared at her action in surprise, as if he couldn't believe that this woman had exhausted all her strength to chase here, and even colluded with Big Bird to help, but she was willing to let go easily because of his growl.
"...What are you doing?" His voice was full of disbelief.
Liu Quan showed a good-natured smile at Tufang.
"It doesn't matter if you don't accept the letter of appointment. Speaking of it... It is indeed my fault to use such false things to force you to accept the reality of my appearance here."
Her smile slowly faded, and her expression became extremely sincere and candid.
"...But I desperately want to stay, there is nothing false about it."
"I want to stay by Hijikata-san's side until the end."
Hijikata turned his face away as if avoiding it.
"The general who pushed his subordinates to death is still served by others, indulges his extravagance, and lives a leisurely life... How can I be such an extremely selfish person?!" He said in a bitter tone.
Liu Quan calmly still looked directly at his avoiding side face.
"Is that why you alienate me?"
Earth did not answer.
"What do you say about being pushed to death...that's a wayward way of saying it. Hey, I'm your subordinate too? Besides, I'm still alive, standing here properly, and I don't plan to die right away." Her voice was clear and clear, Like a ray of light piercing the night.
"... Xiao surname is not a subordinate!" Tufang roared angrily.
"That's just a title. Just as you are now the commander of the Hijikata Army of the Ezo Republic, you will always be the Shinsengumi's Hijikata Deputy Commander." Facing his chaotic anger, Liu Quan still couldn't help it. Moved.
Hijikata fell into silence with a face of embarrassment.
Liu Quan took another step forward calmly.
"Are you going to bear all the pain alone again?" She looked at Hijikata's face with a calm tone.
Hijikata finally turned his face to stare at her again.He frowned displeasedly, and said impatiently: "...This is my responsibility."
"I don't remember that it was stipulated in the regulations in the game that to be a deputy chief must bear all the pain alone." Liu Quan refused to give in.
Tufang lost his composure again and became angry.
"Since it's a problem that I can solve by myself, then it's fine if I bear all the hard work alone! Why bother to involve other people—"
"... Please, enough is enough!" Liu Quan shouted suddenly, the calm smile on his face finally disintegrated.
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February 5:
So, after thinking about it, I feel like the deputy chief's reunion and confession will continue for two more chapters [No