Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

Chapter 535 [Chapter Guizhang Saito Line] 20

After the group arrived in Kyoto, of course they did not stay in Nijo Castle.

Although the general no longer has the power and status of the past, the symbolic significance of Nijo Castle is still huge.Therefore, it is better to leave it vacant than to allow other people to move in at will.

Moreover, Kutiao Noriko said that even if she could, she would not let Dao Zhijun live in that kind of place.

Of course, Jiu Tiao Daozhi didn't understand the obstacles - or, when Zezi was by his side, he was very relieved and didn't mean to spend any time on it - he just heard Zezi say to him, "Ertiaocheng The place of right and wrong is of great significance. We are only here to complete the task of welcoming and serving. After all, we are not those Chinese with high status and unattainable status. I would rather be more cautious, because of course I don’t want to see what details Dao Zhijun is doing. I'm embarrassing about the business", and then he happily accepted her arrangement.

Their itinerary was not tight, and it was reasonable to live in this place in Kyoto for a few days before going back calmly.The considerate Kujo Noriko even gave Kujo Daoji enough time to go to the mountains near Kyoto to study plants.

The happy young master of the Jiutiao family wanted to invite his nominal sister to go with him, but before he could open his mouth, he saw Zezi covering her mouth with a small handkerchief and sneezed twice.

Then she put down her hand, her nose turned red cutely, and said to him apologetically, "I don't seem to be good at pollen, and I can't go to places with too many plants at this time, otherwise it will always be so useless." .

Jiu Tiao Daozhi had no choice but to go by himself with a trace of regret, followed by a few entourages arranged for him by his considerate sister.

His sister said "the new entourage doesn't know much about the situation, if possible, try to stay in the station and don't go out, so as not to cause trouble", the "new entourage" Goro Fujita who stayed: "..."

Who are you kidding!She had never shown symptoms of complete intolerance to pollen before!

Watching Jiutiao Daozhi and his party go away, his nominal sister turned around with a very natural expression.

"Today, I occasionally want to visit the temple here." She said lightly.

"Fujita-kun, as a follower, you should come along."

Then, when they stepped into the once very familiar temple, Fujita Goro's hands clenched into fists by his side in an instant.

He doesn't have his trusty sword at his side like he did here years ago.Now is no longer the time when swords can survive - he also changed into a low-key and simple western suit that suits his status as a "follower" at the moment.

After entering Nishi Honganji Temple, Kiyohara Yukiha walked straight towards the small path next to the main hall, stood under the cherry blossom tree when Xiaoyi joined the Royal Tomb Guards in order to lurk, and the two said goodbye, looking up at the tree.

It's completely a posture of remembering the past, and it doesn't even mean to pretend.Just passing by the people who came to offer incense in twos and threes, and ignoring the sideways glances of those people in her long dress, Qingyuan Xueye seemed to behave the same self and firm appearance back then, standing on the same under the tree.When the breeze blows, occasionally there will be scattered petals floating up, and then slowly falling from mid-air.

Although it is said that the flowering period of the cherry blossoms has passed a little bit, there are still sporadic flowers dotted on the branches tenaciously.

The last time they stood here silently, they were all still wearing kimonos, with their trusted sabers stuck in their waists, which they could trust with their lives.In the hall behind them, everyone gathered there, maybe someone got up and left later, but everyone did gather here at one point; Kondo, Hijikata, Okita, Shannan, Gensou, Harada, Shinpachi, Hirasuke ...

The names rolled over their hearts, and those familiar pronunciations almost jumped out of their throats and danced on the tip of their tongues.However, there are only the two of them standing here today—just like the day we parted at the beginning, there are only the two of them standing under this huge cherry blossom tree.The other companions have been left forever in the hall behind them—in the time behind them forever.

I have never had such a deep understanding of the meaning of "things are different" like now.Liu Quan thought.

Then she heard the voice of the only remaining companion, as calm, calm, and serious as that day, but if she listened carefully, she would find that the tone of voice was tense, with a slight undetectable fluctuation.

"Times change, everything is impermanent...whether it is the current situation, thoughts, or..." He paused for a rare moment before continuing:

"...Shinsengumi."

When he uttered the last key word, he seemed to be struggling to suppress the various emotions emerging from the bottom of his heart.And those complicated and heavy emotions and memories weighed heavily on his heart, and it seemed that it was difficult for him to even breathe for a moment.

"Everyone...everyone who spent the brightest days of their lives here together has already—"

It was very difficult for him to say this sentence, as if a huge pain had turned into a hard lump in his throat, making it difficult for him to breathe and see.Although it was a bright spring noon, he felt as if a black curtain was shrouded in front of his eyes, just like those moments when he left the Shinsengumi and hid his emotions in the Royal Tomb Guard, as if he was drowning in the last moment of the black river. On the ground floor, the eyes, ears, mouth and nose were all soaked in water, the eyes were dark, and there was no way out, so they could only aimlessly wait for the moment when the light suddenly appeared in front of them——

Suddenly, he heard her voice.

"Confused and confused / My ambition is embarrassing but resolute / The law has no hesitation—"

Fujita Goro:! ! !

He turned sharply to look at her.

Yes, he remembered the haiku.

This is the haiku she read when he was confused about his future under the cherry blossom tree on the day he left here to join the Royal Tomb Guards.

...Also, the haiku written by the deputy chief.

Those past events that he has been avoiding to think about, and those people who have been left in the past, finally inevitably resurfaced at this moment.

Now when he thinks of the deputy chief, the first thing that pops into his mind is not the deputy chief's roaring and blasting in the garrison, nor is it the deputy chief leading everyone to patrol and arrest criminals on the streets of Kyoto. Langshi's heroic appearance was not even the appearance that the deputy chief was able to let go of his usual tense vigilance and aura at the party when everyone went to drink together in Shimabara, smiled calmly, and blended harmoniously with everyone.

...Instead, after the defeat at Toba Fushimi, when the Shinsengumi went out to Kofu and passed through Tama, he was warmly entertained by the local folks that night. He got up and left the table with an excuse to talk about the topic; not long after, when he also felt that he had drunk a little too much and dared not stay in the lively hall anymore, he got up and walked into the courtyard. From one corner, the voice of the deputy chief came.

"...Regardless of whether she is a woman or not, how she dresses up...she is an important companion of the Shinsengumi." The deputy chief said.

The women in the Shinsengumi... who could be called "companions" besides Kiyohara Yukiha? !

He didn't realize that at that moment, he hadn't thought of another woman who had also been in the Shinsengumi for several years and had accepted Shimabara's investigation mission at everyone's request, Yukimura Chizuru.

Perhaps it was because in his mind, she was the only woman who could truly be called an "important companion".

Although he knew that spying on other people's conversations was bad behavior, and he had always disdain to do that kind of thing on his own initiative, but he didn't know what kind of psychological influence it was at that time. By the time he realized it, he had already walked to the corner of the courtyard Nearby, hidden in the shadows formed by the eaves and the fence, he remained calm, and even the sound of breathing subconsciously softened.

The next moment he saw... a very extraordinary scene.

He saw the young woman who had spoken badly to her run away weeping as if she had been greatly shocked.Then, she deliberately joked in a relaxed tone, and the deputy chief was so angry that he was about to explode again without any surprise.

However, under the reaction of the deputy chief's fried hair, there was something different from usual.

He thought for a long time before he realized that it should be something called "tenderness".

That's right, under the bright moonlight that night, in the familiar small courtyard of my hometown, the deputy chief watched her, spoke to her, and even deliberately became rude to cover up the sudden sense of discomfort. phrasing——When you say, "You guys are going to scare people to death when you make such a shocking statement! For a guy who can make such a statement, it's impossible not to notice!", all the performance , can be called "gentle".

That is the deputy commander he revered, strong and careful, with both strength and strategy, and will perform well no matter where he is, and is the last soul of the Shinsengumi and Bushido.

Likewise, she is the one and only woman in the world who he trusts, who is strong and full of courage, who is gentle and considerate to her companions, and who will pull out a knife desperately to support her companions at critical moments.It was the person who supported him gently and firmly in countless moments that he could not have predicted, in a way that he could never have imagined.

Fujita Goro subconsciously wanted to habitually hold the handle of the saber at his waist—in the past, when he was at a loss, when he was lost, he would always do this subconsciously , as if holding the knife could gain enough strength to support himself to go down—but this time his right hand was empty.

He couldn't help laughing self-deprecatingly, thinking that it was not the past time.

The cherry blossoms in Nishi Honganji are in full bloom every year, but those companions who have left their footprints here have disappeared forever.

Just like the sword that he once stuck in his waist and never left it for almost a moment, trusting with all his body, mind and life.Now, it has also disappeared from his side and his life.

Suddenly, he heard her humming softly.

Fujita Goro:?

"I still remember that I said here, 'When we meet again, I will kill you'." She said with a smile.

"...Unexpectedly, when we met again, we almost killed each other." She continued jokingly.

Fujita Goro choked in his throat and almost didn't come up.

The author has something to say:

February 3:

Sorry this chapter was a bit difficult to write. . .Because I want to describe the feelings of the people who survived after the war.

Then, it should be updated at this time tomorrow.tomorrow!Grandpa must be there!Why can't I stop writing from primary school!

In this chapter, there is some soundtrack fungus, which is the ED of the second season of Hakuouki's TV version of "Blue Blood Record", "Akane Kong ni Wish ふ".

Since JJ doesn't let you post the link now, if you try to listen online, you can only trouble everyone to search by yourself, sorry for the inconvenience~~