novelraw Chapter 521 [Chapter Guizhang Saito Line] 6
Chapter 521 [Chapter Guizhang Saito Line] 6
Although there was a huge wave in his heart because of this sentence, he still looked calm on the surface.
"Really." His voice also sounded very calm, as if he was not at all shaken by the shocking lines she threw out.
"Your knife... what kind of knife?"
Behind what he couldn't see, she raised her eyebrows in surprise, with a hint of a smile in her voice.
"...I don't know." She said in a casual tone, sounding extremely careless.
"I saw that knife in the collection at home by chance, and thought it was very good, it was a good knife... so I used it."
... She couldn't believe that Xiao Yi, who loves knives like his life, could still be so calm after this provocative dialogue came out!
Sure enough, although he didn't turn his head as she expected, under the cover of her palm, the left hand holding the handle of the knife around his waist seemed to be more tense, and the back of his hand seemed to be faintly blooming. The veins and joints are more protruding.
He seemed to take a deep breath before making a calm voice like before.
"Every knife ... has a deep meaning in it," he said.
"Even if it is no longer the time to wear a knife, every knife should be respected... the meaning of existence."
She seemed very surprised to hear such an answer, and after a moment of silence, she simply gave up continuing to provoke his nerves.
...And, the slightly pretentious voice before was swept away.
"The purpose of the knife is to take the life of the opponent."
The faintly familiar clear and soft voice echoed softly in his ears.
Fujita Goro's back froze suddenly!
However, the owner of that voice did not stop.
"It's just such a simple and easy-to-understand existence."
Fujita Goro felt that all the blood in his body seemed to have slowly stopped flowing.
The voice continued.
"There is no confusion, just obey the user's intention."
What does it feel like to have all the blood in your body coagulated?Is it like him now that his brain is swollen, his whole body is hot and cold, and he wants to look back suddenly to see what is happening in front of him, but he dare not act easily, afraid that everything he hears is just his own madness Is it a dream?
"If you choose to make a knife, it will be a lonely and long task..." the voice sighed.
The five fingers of Fujita Goro's left hand, which was gripping the handle of the knife at his waist, tightened convulsively.However, the gentle hand covering the back of his hand, aware of his small movements, gently squeezed the back of his hand as if to comfort him.
His throat tightened.He spent a lot of effort, and finally squeezed out a little sound from his constricted throat.
"...don't worry," he whispered.
It seemed that long, long ago, he had said this to her so lightly.
Don't worry.
Ahh, he remembered.
That's what he said after accepting the task of being an undercover agent among the Imperial Tomb Guards.At that time, she was also there.Moreover, he readily agreed to the task of meeting him in disguise and passing important information back to the village for him at any time.
Then, what else did he say?
"Even if we are separated... my heart will always be here and nothing will change."
He heard a soft, laughing sigh in his ear.The gentle breath of a woman blows on his ears, causing an inexplicable turmoil in his heart.
He heard her close to his ear, and asked in a low voice almost silently: "So, did you bring me more cherry pancakes today, Yijun?"
Fujita Goro:! ! !
He turned abruptly to the left.
Then, his pupils widened uncontrollably.
Because he saw that familiar face, as young and beautiful as before, very close to him.Because he turned his head too far, he almost bumped into her rosy and beautiful lips!
Fujita Goro's face quickly flushed red like a reckless boy.
It's... unbelievable.
After so many years apart... after so many unspeakable battles and hardships and sufferings, when he inevitably began to age, she looked as young as ever, with cheeks like apples Delicate and rosy, still like the beautiful girl who appeared in the corner room in Furisode kimono, standing behind him, he can see her there as soon as he turns his head, it is reassuring and shaking——
"Very...very appropriate," he stammered.
He saw her raise her eyebrows slightly in surprise, so he said the sentence again in full.
"You are dressed like this...It suits you very well." He tried hard to organize his words, thinking about what he wanted to say to her that night in Shimabara many years ago.
"...beautiful." In the end, he only thought of a dry word.
He saw her blink her eyes, and suddenly pursed her lips and smiled.
She must have understood what he was trying to convey.However, she seemed amused by the way he expressed it, and pressed the folding fan in her right hand to her chin, showing a mischievous look.
"After so many years...you still don't know how to please girls, I...uh, Fujita-kun?"
He felt a moment of bewilderment.
"Why should I please the girls?" He asked puzzled.
He saw her eyes widen slightly exaggeratedly.
"Didn't any girl appear in front of you in these years?" She asked with a smile, as if nothing had happened, without any sense of strangeness when they reunited after so many years, and her tone was still the same as before——with them that night It was the same when Aizu parted, brisk and playful, with a clear and cheerful voice.
"Appear?" He seemed to be more confused, even with a sense of blankness in his tone.
"Of course they will appear... I will see young women walking on the road, right? Although the new government has issued many strange orders, but... there is no law that prohibits young women from appearing outside...? But they appear Not showing up... is this important?"
She sighed exaggeratedly, and tapped her forehead lightly with the folding fan in her hand.
"Sure enough, Fujita-kun is still the same as before." She said with a smile.
Fujita Goro frowned slightly, feeling a bit difficult to adapt to the unfamiliar "Fujita-kun" in her words.
However, it seems that there is nothing wrong with her calling it that.It's impossible for him to let everyone know that he belongs to Saitoichi, the leader of the third division of the Shinsengumi back then, right?
...However, when she called him that, he couldn't help feeling a sense of anxiety, as if this new name made them strangers to each other, as if the shared memories and A deep gap has been drawn between the realities. Every time this new name is called out, they become a little stranger, separated by this strange name and strange time——
The next moment, he heard someone in the distance saying, "Where is Miss Zezi? Where has Miss Zezi gone? Master Daozhi is looking for her--".
... Zezi?
The strange name passed through his mind slowly.However, he felt her breath suddenly condense, and then let out a soft laugh.
"Hehehe...the trouble is coming again, you can't let me—"
What to do with her?She didn't go on.
The next moment he felt his left wrist being grabbed abruptly.
"Sorry, this is not the right place to talk. Come with me, Yi-kun."
She lowered her voice and whispered in his ear.Then, he felt his left hand being gently pulled by someone, and he took a few steps back to the side, and then there was a soft click sound - there was a small door there!
She didn't pull him with much strength. If he insisted on standing still, she wouldn't be able to pull him—but now I don't know what kind of force is pushing him inexplicably. With a blur in front of his eyes, he realized that the two of them had reached an unfamiliar corridor outside.
The corridor is very narrow, and outside the corridor is a corner of the courtyard—however, this place seems to be an inaccessible place in the courtyard, at least when he just pretended to enjoy the scenery and walked around the courtyard calmly, he didn't There is no other scenery here.
The courtyard of this mansion is unrenovated and still in Japanese style.Therefore, the sudden appearance of a unique place that cannot be found from a normal perspective is also one of the mysterious characteristics of the Japanese garden.As an old Chinese, it is not too much to have such an exquisitely designed courtyard—however, the small door hidden on the wall, and the hidden corner of the courtyard that is difficult for ordinary people to find directly after going out... This kind of design always makes people feel extraordinarily special. care.
Suddenly, he heard her lilting voice fully restored to her normal voice.Perhaps because of successfully escaping from the brightly lit but oppressive hall, she sounded very happy.
"This mansion...was designed by a madman," she said.
"So you can see designs that reflect the darkness in his heart everywhere, such as secret doors on the wall, dark corners in the courtyard... It's just for him to escape."
Fujita Goro was stunned.
"You... how do you know?!"
Her voice still sounded so light.
"Ah, because I know that madman." She replied nonchalantly.
Then, her voice paused.
"Ah~ don't worry, that lunatic is dead now." She suddenly approached his ear, as if worried that others would hear the big secret, and whispered.
Fujita Goro: "..."
The author has something to say:
February 2:
so tired. . .
It may be very late when I get home tomorrow, so let’s resume the daily update next Monday. If I can update it on Sunday, I will update it around 12 noon.
The zero-point update will resume next Monday.