Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

Chapter 290

Qingyuan Xueye... and the shadow behind her, her unbelievable new skills that pop up from time to time that he doesn't know, all of them seem to imply that she is not a An ordinary woman, but perhaps an existence he couldn't fully understand.

Up to now, he doesn't want to pursue why and how she maintains such an amazing calmness and foresight in many things.Because for him, everything she did did not harm the Shinsengumi and himself, but she has been working hard to support him and maintain him-this is enough.

In retrospect, he probably subconsciously believed that she was a woman who seemed to be mentally strong enough to stand alone in the world without the help of a man.

So when he finally made up his mind to drive her away, he believed so deeply.

Even without him, she can live well. ...it must be so.She is an existence that does not need to be attached to a man, and is a rare woman in this world.

But she still chased after all.All his entanglements, contradictions and struggles could not defeat her tenacious spirit at all...

"...Because, as long as I get closer to Mr. Hijikata, I can become stronger." He heard her voice ringing in his ears, and it coincided with what he was thinking in an instant.

"So please let me continue to stay with Mr. Hijikata. In this way, I can continue to gain courage from Mr. Hijikata." Because he showed a surprised look for a moment, but did not answer immediately, she seemed a little worried , and added such a sentence.

How long has it been since I left Goryokaku until now?Has Bentendaiba fallen?

The old shogunate will surrender to the new government army.The Ezo Republic will probably die soon.

Shinsengumi might as well.

The flag of honesty will fall one day, so what about their deputy chief?

"Mr. Hijikata... Please live on, please?" She finally revealed her biggest wish——and goal that she had hidden for a long time with difficulty.

She has never dared to say that.Because such willful thoughts will offend him.Even if he's not angry, he's probably very troubled by it.

However, in order to achieve this goal, they have lost many companions and friends.Every time she parted with her with tears in her eyes, didn't she repeat this goal in her heart over and over again, telling herself that in order to achieve this goal, any sacrifice is acceptable?

In order to achieve this goal, she has already turned into a Rakshasa, and she has paid such a huge price, and it would be her failure to let him die.

She must not allow failure.

Failure... is an ugly thing.Same as Rakshasa.Same as death.

How many ugly things like this have they faced together so far.

So...no more than one more—please reject it when you can reject it...!

He was silent and did not speak for a long time.

Do you still want to visit Bentendaiba...?Let's see how many of the companions left by the Shinsengumi are still alive, and see if the Shinsengumi's sincerity flag has fallen...

Before everything is confirmed, can't you promise her...?

But... after confirming, so what?

Would he tie his life to the Shinsengumi...?Isn't it enough to stop his determination even after paying such a big price? !

The wound on the left lower abdomen seems to have completely healed.

It must be the power of Rakshasa.

"...The new government army seems to bet on the direction of Mt. Hakodate."

Hijikata suddenly said as if talking to himself.

"Their military superiority is actually overwhelming..." He retracted his gaze from a distance, and the arms hugging her body unconsciously tightened slightly.

"Now I'm back from Goryokaku looking for your whereabouts...it's impossible...it's impossible to send reinforcements to Bentendaiba. And, even if I want to...now, there is no reinforcements to send out."

His voice was gradually stained with a touch of pain.

"Maybe it's because of this that I broke the oath and ran out from Goryokaku to find you without authorization... because I already knew very well in my heart that the Shinsengumi has disappeared, so... I can't lose you anymore ,Yeah……?"

There was a hint of childlike bewilderment in his tone.This kind of tone hurt Liu Quan's heart.

But at this time, she can't make decisions for him arbitrarily, and say sentences like "go to Bentendaiba" or "go to Goryokaku".

Because this decision must be made by himself.

What she can do for him is actually nothing now.

The poisonous water that turned into water was still eroding every inch of her body, making her hot and cold, causing pain in many places.

But she can't show weakness at this time.

Although what she is doing may be to use her own weakness to forcibly bind him to her side. Compared with dying heroically for her ideals, she is surviving and living a life full of resentment and regret like this— —

She thought to herself in a self-deprecating manner, sure enough, this method of subduing the target of capture with tenderness and weakness - this kind of nirvana of the heroine in the otome game, is really easy to use?Even if it is used by a cannon fodder with an unpleasant personality like her, it might have a miraculous effect, right?Look, isn't the deputy chief already shaken a lot now? !

The earthwork was silent for a long time.

Like this, Liu Quan was hugged passively by him, with his ears and cheeks pressed against his chest, quietly listening to his fast heartbeat.

It's because it's hard to calm down after all, and it's hard to let go of either side between Shinsengumi and her.

"...Let's go back to Goryokaku."

Finally, he softly spit out the answer after his long thought.

"...Mr. Hijikata!?"

Liu Quan couldn't believe his ears for a moment.

Still eroded and tormented by the powerful poison that turned into water, her body, which was seriously injured enough to be fatal, was still extremely weak, so what she could make at this moment was only a weak voice that was almost like a whisper.

Even that was enough to show her shock that he had chosen her over Shinsengumi.

Tufang's arms tightened suddenly, and after hugging her tightly, he slowly let go of his hand, and lowered his head to observe her face carefully.

"...Can't move on your own? Maybe riding a horse is too bumpy...I'll carry you on my back, let's walk back slowly."

Liu Quan gasped.

From here... walk back to Goryokaku? !Moreover, there is another big living person on the back? !Deputy Chief, why has your boyfriend's power soared from minus infinity to plus infinity since he arrived in Ezo? This style of painting has changed a bit fast, like a tornado...? !

"No... I think I can take a little rest and then I can move around a little bit. Riding a horse... shouldn't be a problem." She immediately declined his previous proposal politely.

Earthwork paused for a moment, then smiled bitterly.

"...That's fine. Actually, it doesn't matter when they go back... After capturing Bentendaiba, their next target should be Goryokaku...Goryokaku won't last for a few days... Even if it is built into a place that can be defended, the army that has lost its faith will not be able to last for a long time, and it should be easily captured..."

He murmured, then looked at her emaciated, bloodless face.His gaze was very deep, his pupils were as deep as a dark pool whose bottom could not be seen, making it hard to see what was tumbling inside.

Liu Quan felt that he could not answer this inference that sounded so correct.

Goryokaku is no longer safe——

Hakodate will fall soon too.

The world is huge, but if you want to survive, where can you go?

"Maybe, let them think I'm dead. That's the best way." Hijikata said as if he had made up his mind.

"In this kind of place... what kind of stray bullets can there be? I just refused to admit the fact that someone here wanted to kill me, and you came to die instead of me..." He said sadly, with a frozen expression on his face It's like a mask.

"Who wants to kill me, is it the enemy or one of our own?" He continued as if talking to himself, "Ambush in this forest... the enemy predicted that I would go to the rescue of Bentendaiba, which was under attack And plan to ambush me? Or... my own people don't want me to rescue Bentendaiba and hide here, trying to stop me—”

His voice became lower and lower, and finally disappeared into the night.

In fact, he himself should also be aware that the attention of the enemies here is on Bentendaiba, not to mention that if an ambush is to be made, Ezomoto or Otori, who have a higher status and greater power in the Ezo Republic, are better than Hijikata. Why choose here to kill Earthwork? !

What?Why did the ambush here mean that the opponent wanted to harm Hijikata instead of Enomoto or Otori?Of course, this is because this is the only way to go to Bentendaiba, right?At this time, who else but Hijikata will go to rescue the Shinsengumi who stick to Bentendaiba? ! ...

Liu Quan couldn't bear to hear him come up with more cruel and factual inferences, so he reluctantly interrupted him.

"It's unnecessary to pursue this further... Hijikata-san."

She tugged at Tufang's sleeves, causing Tufang's gaze, which had just drifted away because of deep thought, to return to her face.

"It's like after the return of the great government, the shogun left the shogunate army and the Shinsengumi and fled all the way back to Edo... But even so, even the shogun and his adults didn't care that the Shinsengumi wanted to protect They fought desperately along the way... But, isn't the Shinsengumi still fighting to this day?"

Her voice was still very weak, but it was undoubtedly a little better than when she just drank the water.In the twilight that was about to fall, the sound of guns and artillery in the distance finally fell silent, and except for the sound of insects, it was her soft and peaceful voice.

The author has something to say:

February 6:

Well, in a day or two it will be closed for Nissan [mud dirt