novelraw Chapter 520 [Chapter Guizhang Saito Line] 5
Chapter 520 [Chapter Guizhang Saito Line] 5
Although it was almost the entire hall, at this moment, Fujita Goro seemed to be able to see the smile on the young girl's lips miraculously.
He calmly took a step back into the shadow of the corner behind him, and pressed his left hand on the handle of the knife on the left side with some discomfort.
Of course Nakatsu Police Department knew the fact that he was left-handed, but tonight it was supposed to be an ambush in disguise, if the saber was conspicuously worn on the right side of the body for the convenience of drawing the sword at any time, then everyone's attention would be caught by this Attracted by the uncommon saber position.The Nishino Police Department and the Nakatsu Police Department, of course, do not want to see everyone cast their eyes on Fujita Goro, who should have been quietly hidden in the crowd because of this.
So if there is a commotion, his reaction speed must be faster than before-because there is an extra action of turning the left hand backwards to draw the knife and then switching the hand to the tip of the knife, and it may lose the opportunity because of this... …
Speaking of "losing the opportunity", he thought of the night before, that young man with a clear voice jumped down from the high eaves, stood in front of him, showed a sly smile, and said, "Tonight's The moonlight is so beautiful."
With just such a simple sentence, the opportunity to launch an offensive first was snatched from his hands.
He is smart, cunning, and has good skills. Even if he is injured, he will not give up easily in front of a powerful opponent...
All these qualities are very similar to a person.
He was just immersed in his thoughts for a moment, and the melodious violin and piano ensemble music sounded in the hall.Immediately, a man's voice rose.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" The man seemed to be reluctantly reciting a speech he held in his hand that had been written in imitation of Western etiquette. stumbling in the way.
"Tonight is the engagement banquet between Michiji Inuko and the daughter of the Kirino family, Ms. Ikuko. It is a great honor for you all to come here..."
Fujita Goro stood in the corner of the hall, his gaze passing calmly over the face of the young girl who just looked across the entire hall to his side.
...Is she the "Kirino Ikuko" lady?
However, the next moment he saw a surprising scene.
When the dignified middle-aged man said the name "Miss Yuzi" again, two brand-new western-style doors on one side of the hall were suddenly opened to both sides at the same time.
Behind the door, a girl wearing a gorgeous dress and a long dress stood there with an expressionless face.Almost at the same time, Fujita Goro noticed that the young man standing in the middle of the crowd seemed to have stiffened, and his movements and posture seemed quite unnatural.
At this moment, the young girl whom he mistakenly thought was "Kirino Ikuko" pushed the young man very naturally, then automatically let go of his arm, and took two steps back to join the applauding crowd beside her. He also applauded the young man with an elegant gesture, and nodded encouragingly to him, signaling him to go to the two open doors to meet the expressionless young girl.
The young man froze in place for a moment, but still moved slowly towards the two wide open western-style doors, and when he came to the girl with an expressionless face, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, and bent awkwardly One arm, stretching out the arm to the girl—the movements are very stiff and unnatural from beginning to end, as if a little at a loss, but they have to hold on to finish the scene—this is as a bystander. The impression that appeared in the mind of Fujita Goro, the author, at that moment.
Fortunately, although the girl was expressionless, she did not embarrass the young man who was about to become her fiancé.She also took the arm that the young man stretched out with a stiff body posture, and then the two walked slowly towards the center of the hall together.
The people in the hall applauded enthusiastically, as if this pair was such a perfect match, and they couldn't see the strangeness and rigidity of the interaction between these two people.
Fortunately, this Western-style engagement banquet does not have an overly cumbersome process.The two are standing in the middle of the hall for people to watch... No, they are accepting everyone's congratulations and blessings.The young girl was expressionless from beginning to end, and her overly upright demeanor seemed incompatible with the long western-style dress she was wearing; while the slightly pale and gloomy young man occasionally pulled the corners of his mouth to force a smile, but He didn't look at his fiancée beside him from the beginning to the end, but his eyes were a little dazed and he didn't know where to look.
...The marriage between these big shots is probably like this.
Fujita Goro rarely thought of such an exclamation from the Nakatsu Police Department on the way here today, and then his face became more serious.
Music began to be played in the hall, and all the music was tunes that Goro Fujita had never heard before, probably Western music.
He noticed that the young girl who had just looked across the hall at him was no longer where she had been—indeed, she seemed to have left the hall, and there was no sign of her anywhere.
Fujita Goro breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.The existence of that girl always made him feel a little inexplicable nervousness, and this nervousness was completely subconscious - just like many years ago, when he was still in the Shinsengumi, his intuition always allowed him to be the first to perceive the situation around him. Killing intent or malice.
Of course the girl had no ill intentions for him.His gut told him so.However, that girl is still dangerous, because the reason for her excessive attention to him is unknown-as a young girl who can appear on the arm of the host's young master tonight, even if she is not the protagonist of the engagement, her identity is not simple; Such a girl, for no reason, only pays attention to a young soldier with an unfamiliar face in a hall full of dozens of people. This behavior is simply confusing.
Fujita Goro straightened his back slowly.
Can't be careless.
Even if it is no longer the crisis-ridden era of the Shinsengumi, as the leader of the third group of the Shinsengumi back then, Saito Kazu, who was pursued by the new government, even if he changed his name and lived like an ordinary person, he still It doesn't mean that he can really lead such a peaceful life right away.
There is still a huge shadow behind this seemingly peaceful life, and it does not know when it will open its ferocious mouth, swallowing all his efforts to survive so far.
This new government, controlled by the people like Chief Sa, said that it wanted to pardon the criminals of the old army and the "crimes committed" by the members of the Shinsengumi back then. The name of the light, and no one who survived can use it again.
As he said at the beginning, he stood upright with Aizu and fought desperately. In that place where the soul of the samurai was passed down, he tried his best as a samurai to fight with this rolling forward era. Torrent made a final fight.
He has a clear conscience.
So now, there is no need to waver for a name, or recklessly abandon this hard-won life for a name.
Because he made an agreement with someone, to fight desperately, and then, to live desperately.
The lights in the arena are brilliant, the imported red wine reflects the fine light in the glass, and the Western band plays Western music. There is no more sake, shamisen, costumed geisha, no cherry cakes, gold flat sugar, light green haori; The lights drowned out the clear moonlight, and pairs of men and women in western clothes embraced each other's waists and danced a Western dance that he couldn't understand——
At this moment, a low, soft, feminine voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Hey, don't you have a partner?"
Fujita Goro:! ! !
With his vigilance, even though there were many guests in the hall tonight, he didn't realize that someone beside him took advantage of the crowd and got so close to him!
His left hand pressed on the handle of the knife subconsciously clenched his five fingers for a moment.
...The next second, a slender, soft, feminine hand spread its five fingers and covered it, covering the back of his left hand holding the handle of the knife, and holding that hand tightly.
There was a hint of a smile in that voice.
"I'm not malicious, you don't have to be nervous."
Fujita Goro felt that the woman approaching him from behind was close to him through this movement, her body was pressed against the back of his left shoulder as if away from him, and the soft breath brushed past his left ear, which made his back stiff immediately , Cold sweat slowly oozes from the back.
When he heard his own voice, he was still as calm as before, but there was a hint of hard and repulsive emotion hidden in it, which made his voice sound extraordinarily indifferent.
"Who is your honor? What's the intention of approaching me? I don't remember that we knew each other."
The woman laughed softly when she heard the words.
"Really...but I recognize you."
It seemed that someone happened to pass by her at this time and accidentally bumped into her. Fujita Goro heard a very short and small sound of body collision coming from beside him, and she let out a small "Ah! " exclaimed; the next moment her body followed the inertia of the collision, and slammed against his left shoulder, causing him to gasp immediately, and his back straightened even more— —as if he felt that by doing so he could distance her from her without losing the courtesy.
She seemed to find it very interesting, and laughed in a low voice.
"I know you," she said again.This time, her voice was a little closer to his left ear.
"I still have my knife in your hand—it's impossible for me not to know you?"
Fujita Goro:! ! !
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February 2:
[Next update]: It will be the day after tomorrow (Saturday) tentatively. Everyone can watch it at midnight this time. :)
hhh This place is private like a mountain, everyone, please don't beat me [No
Who still remembers the Dao Zhijun whose name appeared once in the main story hhh
In addition, this fiancee surnamed "Tirino" also has a lot of background, this setting is absolutely sour, I will write about it later hehehe~~
PS. I would like to thank my little angels, CS Bacteria and Immortal Limit, for encouraging me in these two days! (づ￣3￣)づ╭～