novelraw Chapter 549 No Responsibility
Chapter 549 No Responsibility
Just as the deputy chief was about to get mad, he was stopped by Liu Quan's timely (not) rakshasa madness.
Now the deputy chief is standing where he is, with a slightly uncomfortable expression on his face - mixed with the feeling of helplessness just now because he witnessed her Rakshasa mania attack but couldn't help him, it happened to offset the feeling that surged in his heart [The anger and sense of betrayal that arise from finding out that my lover has cheated my trust and didn't take action to rescue the person I regard as a general and brother].
And Liu Quan, who has just survived a wave of Rakshasa madness, now looks impossible to be more embarrassed-no, maybe she is now in the small forest on the outskirts of Hakodate leading to Bentendaiba , It can be compared to the time when he was shot in the abdomen and fell off the horse and was dying.
Not to mention that there is an extremely depressing and embarrassing atmosphere between her and Tufang now.
At this moment when the two were relatively silent and were about to have a cold scene, there was a sudden rustling movement among the woods on the mountain.
Earthwork:! ! !
Liu Quan:? !
Tufang immediately took a step forward, put his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist warily, and was ready to fight at any time.
Although Liu Quan was extremely unwell, he barely managed to stand up.She knew that with her current situation, rushing up rashly would only be a hindrance to the deputy chief, so she immediately ignored the embarrassing fact that she had just had a conflict with the deputy chief, and staggered to the back of Tufang. He also picked up the pistol that was taken from Jiu Tiao Daoqing's hand and held it in his hand again, ready to attack from a long distance at any time.
As a result, the rustling noise in the forest lasted for a while—as if a medium-sized beast was crawling around in the woods and couldn’t find a way out—then, from the lush forest, a big one suddenly emerged. Come alive!
The man had blue messy hair, and his hair and body were covered with branches, leaves and grass clippings, as if he had traveled a long distance, bent over with a tired face, and put his hands on his back , still muttering in his mouth: "Ah, I've come here, if I can't find it anymore, can I really have to give up...?!"
For a moment, Liu Quan felt that this person seemed familiar.But in a hurry, I couldn't think of where I had seen this person before.
But the earthworker beside her has already made an unbelievable sound.
"...Ibuki?!"
Liu Quan suddenly turned his head to look at Tufang.
Ah, she remembered.
This person is Ryunosuke Ibuki.Serizawa duck's small surname.The protagonist of one of the games in the Hakuouki series.
...But didn't he already leave the Shinsengumi after Kamo Serizawa's death? !So what is he doing now in the deep mountains of Hakodate? !
Fortunately, Liu Quan still has a little impression of this person - he seems to be a guy who values friendship and loyalty.Whether it is in the game, or in the later TV and theater versions, he appeared briefly in the image of "warmly receiving the Shinsengumi companions when the army is besieged on all sides".
Liu Quan relaxed a little.Enduring the endless pain in her body, she put down her pistol, stood up straight, and looked at the young man calmly.
And the young man opposite them called "Ibuki Ryunosuke", with a deep knife wound on his throat and a mess of hair, looked between Hijikata and Liuquan carefully. go.
"Um, deputy chief... no, Mr. Hijikata," he finally seemed to have made up his mind, and said cautiously with a desperate look on his face, "I... I just passed by here by chance, but I saw you, Mr. Hijikata. Still alive...better than anything."
……is that a lie.Who would get lost in this deep mountain and old forest!Even the hunters at the foot of the mountain will not pass by this place by chance, okay!No matter how you look at it, it is impossible for such a reckless young man to stumble upon the hiding place carefully selected by the Oni's deputy chief of the Shinsengumi and the Ichiban-gumi's acting chief!
Thinking of this, Liu Quan didn't speak.
As "Kyohara Yukiha", she should not know this young man who left the team before she joined the Shinsengumi.But his attitude seems to be very familiar with Hijikata, and he said "since leaving the Shinsengumi" at the beginning, which also implies that he is from the old department that broke out from the Shinsengumi before she joined the Shinsengumi.
However, how strict the Shinsengumi's rules are in the game, this young man was able to escape unscathed...does he really have the aura of the protagonist?
Liu Quan's eyes slipped past the knife mark on Ryunosuke Ibuki's throat.
Fortunately, the earthwork has regained its calm mood.In fact, the moment this young man named Ryunosuke Ibuki appeared, he was only stunned for a moment, and then quickly restored his original expression of the deputy head of the ghost - like a kind of Disguising, the mask of the deputy chief of the ghost returned to his face.Although there was a hint of kindness in his surprised manner, and he even revealed a faint smile, his tone was so calm that he didn't seem to have any ups and downs in his heart.
"Ah, you look fine too." He responded, paused for a moment, and turned to Liu Quan.
"This is a guy I knew before coming to Kyoto, Ibuki Ryunosuke... Hey, Ibuki, this is the acting team leader of the Shinsengumi who will succeed the head division, Kiyohara Yukiha."
"Kiyohara... Jun?!" The disheveled Ibuki, as if his brain was obviously not enough, pointed at Liu Quan and stammered, and hurriedly put on a friendly and flattering smile. .
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet..."
His face was filled with "Oh my god, the world is crazy, that cautious and strict deputy chief not only allowed a woman to join the Shinsengumi, but also let her take over the position of the head office" expression.Even though Liu Quan's heart was still heavy, seeing this clumsy look, he couldn't help pursing his lips and smiling slightly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ibuki-kun." She said, explaining his doubts in a few words with understanding. "I joined the Shinsengumi disguised as a man... If there wasn't a little mistake later, I am confident that I can prevent the deputy chief from discovering my true face as a woman until now, okay?"
Tufang smiled wryly.
"Ah, what are you talking about. You really..."
Liu Quan glanced at him quickly, and continued with a brisk tone: "...Moreover, I am also very confident in my swordsmanship?...Since I joined the Shinsengumi, I have been working under the chief commander's office. Team I. Later... the chief commander fell ill, so in order to keep his position as the team leader forever, I was chosen to be the interim substitute?"
The key to this is that this young man who seems to be not very bright-minded actually showed a clear expression after being stunned for a while.
"Ah, I understand... Qingyuan-kun, you are really a hero of the moment." He said sincerely, "To be recognized by the deputy chief and the director... must not be an ordinary person."
Even though Yanagi Izumi and Hijikata are in a very low mood now, and the atmosphere between each other is very unnatural, they are still amused by Ibuki's sincere and straightforward praise.The atmosphere at the scene relaxed a lot for a while.
"Since we met here, why don't we go back to my house and have a meal together before leaving?" Hijikata paused for a while, but Mukata still sent out the natural invitation to Ibuki.
"You came here to find my whereabouts, right?... Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to this place alone at this time." He hesitated for a moment, and finally clarified the reason for Ibuki's visit.
Ibuki's face instantly became extremely embarrassed and uneasy. He blushed and stammered to explain: "I... I heard about the fall of the Ezo Republic... I heard that the deputy commander was killed in Hakodate... Worried that those people will do to the deputy chief... um, what, just like what they did to the director... So, so I rushed there..."
He mentioned that after Kondo was ordered to cut his seppuku by Sa Changjun, he was shown the head of the owl again.Although this happened after Liu Quan fled Edo, she still felt an embarrassing heat on her face.
Earth is very calm.His deep eyes darkened for a moment, but he didn't express any anger, and said calmly: "Ah, that's it, thank you, Ibuki."
Hijikata's calm reaction seemed to encourage Ibuki, and he mustered up the courage to continue his narration: "... Later, when I rushed to Hakodate, I heard that the deputy chief's... uh, disappeared, and no one found it... ... There are many rumors circulating. Some say that the deputy chief was also secretly taken away by... the government army and prepared to show it to the public... Some people say that the survivors of the Shinsengumi of Hakodate buried the deputy chief secretly... I After searching for a while, I actually gave up... But later, I felt that I still couldn't give up, so I thought of looking for it in the mountains... If I really can't find it, then..."
This remark seemed to make the local party a little moved.He slightly opened his eyes wide, staring at the embarrassed young man in front of him.After a while, he let out a long sigh.
"Why is that, Ibuki... Back then, I didn't treat you very well, it was too strict... Besides, because you belonged to Mr. Serizawa, I was secretly wary of you..."
Ibuki also opened his eyes wide, as if he really didn't know how to express it for a while.Finally, he let out a breath and said loudly: "... Regarding the matter of Mr. Serizawa, although I don't want to see him die, I also know that Mr. Hijikata's choice was not for yourself...! And, later... Mr. Hijikata did not order me to be brought back regardless of life or death... I originally didn't want to have anything to do with the Shinsengumi, but I don't know why, after hearing the news that the Shinsengumi was finally destroyed in Ezo Just, just thinking, we must find out the whereabouts of those people back then..."
He took a breath, and continued to speak loudly: "...I heard that Hirasuke had died long ago... It is said that the chief executive also passed away in Edo due to illness... I can't find Zuozhi's whereabouts. I've seen it, Saito-kun is too...! Now, only the deputy chief is left..."
A look of astonishment appeared on Hijikata's face for a moment.
"What... what?! You, you said Saito?!" He took a step forward, grabbed the clothes on Ibuki's chest tightly, and asked urgently: "Saito is... still alive?! Isn't he already in Mucheng Pass...!?"
Ibuki was taken aback by Kishishi, and his face turned pale.
"I, I heard that's the case too... But, but before Aizu fell completely, I passed by there, and once, I met him who was still fighting on a small hill outside the city... He, he said, if Aizu After the fall, he was still alive, and he would coexist with Aizu...Later, later, I heard that the entire Aizu Domain...was punished, deprived of most of the closed households, and moved to Dounan...I, I still think, what if If I still can't find the whereabouts of the deputy chief this time, I will leave here and go to Dounan to look for it..."
Hijikata's movements froze for a few minutes, then he raised his head, let out a long breath, and let go of Ibuki's front lapel.
"So, that's how it is... Saito is not dead..." He repeated this fact, showing a real smile for the first time today.
"Shinpachi is still alive... this, it's great..."
Although Liu Quan had already confirmed the fact that Saito was not dead through Jiutiao Daoqing - Jiutiao Daoqing's original words were "That Saito died without a body, I never believe he is really dead! But he really hid Seriously, I searched through those ignorant guys in Aizu, whether they were alive or dead, but I couldn't find him!"——and deduced that Saito is still staying with the remaining retainers of the Aizu Domain She entered Dounan, the new fiefdom of the Aizu Clan, but she still felt happy and excited when she heard the news that he was still alive after the Battle of Mucheng Pass.
...Sure enough, just like in history, Xiao Yi is really still alive!
Thinking of this, Liu Quan also had a bright smile on his face.
This good news undoubtedly greatly encouraged Tufang and Liuquan who lived in isolation in the mountains.Even after walking all the way back to their wooden house, the atmosphere of leaving the well to blow down for dinner was much more lively.
Although Ibuki looks a little clumsy, he is not really a fool to have survived the troubled times until now.As soon as he entered the door, he saw this simple hut, obviously only Tufang and Liuquan lived in it - apart from the two narrow rooms, there was a place like the kitchen entrance, what else did he not understand?
...However, the only woman who can take down the stern and ruthless Oni Deputy Chief of the Shinsengumi back then can only be this newly met "Moto Shinsengumi Ichiba Acting Leader", right? !Ibuki thought to himself.
Although he hadn't paid attention to the name Kiyohara Yukiha - he also knew that when she was active in the Shinsengumi as a man, she would never use her female real name - but since she can be a member of the Shinsengumi, Accompanying the deputy chief all the way to the end, and being recognized by the general manager to take over his position in the Shinsengumi, he must be a hero who performed extremely well...
A gentle smile appeared on his face when he thought of Xiaoling who was left in his hometown by running around and was still waiting for his return.
Still the same as a few years ago, he still couldn't bear the strong pressure of sitting opposite the deputy chief and being watched by the deputy chief. In the end, he ran away cheeky, hid in the kitchen, and enthusiastically asked for some help from the acting group leader. help.
Seeing him running with his messy hair, Kiyohara Yukiha seemed to be stunned for a moment, first said politely "No need, you should go chat with Mr. The aura of the ghost of Mr. Turkey still is still too powerful. "After she was too powerful," she smiled and finally gave up to give him a small pheasant or a bird. Son, let him clean it up so she can make a saucepan.
Ibuki watched with anticipation as she skillfully made a plate of fried vegetables, a stew pot with wild mushrooms and tofu and that unlucky pheasant, and helped to boil the wine—it is said that she went to the market at the foot of the mountain Bought it when I was there - and served it piping hot.
However, he had just put a chopstick of chicken into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and then showed a strange expression.
I can't tell what the taste is... It seems that there is no real seasoning error, and there is no weird taste, but... it feels a little bit worse, as if I didn't cook it with my heart - sure enough, cooking also depends on talent ?God gave her a talent for swordsmanship that even a man like him can't match, so he wants to take back a little bit of culinary talent that a woman should have in exchange for it?
Through the steaming pot, Ibuki peeked at Hijikata who was sitting peacefully across the table, eating leisurely.Suddenly, I had a complicated sense of admiration for the deputy head of the Shinsengumi.
... Should it be said that the deputy chief's sense of taste is out of order, and he can't taste the taste at all?Or is it that the deputy chief has strong self-control, perseverance, and can eat any kind of food, even if it is not delicious, it is good to treat it as a practice?
...Or in other words, the degree to which the deputy chief is pleased with this girl has really exceeded his imagination. He would rather endure this kind of food that is not so delicious for the rest of his life, and also want to stay by her side? !
He may have been a fool who couldn't turn his head.But after spending so many years with Xiaoling, he can certainly understand the subtle emotions between men and women.
That's why he didn't think that the deputy chief and Qingyuan Xueye would actually live together in the beginning.
... When he came out, no matter how you look at it, the deputy chief was arguing with this woman.The atmosphere between the two of them was so cold that he, the hapless intruder, could have been frozen to death instantly.
He feels that Kiyohara Yukiha's aura seems to be a little weaker—but this is also normal, he has never seen many people who can maintain a higher aura than him in front of the deputy head of the ghost, except Mr. Serizawa—— But the problem between her and the deputy chief seems to be more complicated.
... The deputy chief stared at her with more complicated eyes.It seemed terribly painful, terribly miserable, and terribly angry—but also as if wishing she hadn't said something bad or made a bad decision.If the person concerned wasn't the deputy leader of the Shinsengumi Oni and the acting leader of the Ichibangumi, he would say that his first impression was that a pair of idiot couples who really didn't want to break up in their hearts were planning to have a couple. scattered like.
That's why he thought he had to show up.But the two had clearly noticed his presence keenly before he made a noise to remind them that someone else was there.
He felt that if it wasn't for Qing Yuan's poor physical condition, as if he had just rolled off a cliff, those two people could have discovered their existence earlier—earlier, after he understood the two people's Before the delicate relationship, it will be exposed.
Now, the Shinsengumi is gone...and so is the Shogunate.Everyone he knew back then has passed away one by one.Maybe some people survived, but everyone can no longer live life to the fullest and shine as hard as before.Faith and destiny are the least important things in troubled times—even life.
The deputy chief of the Shinsengumi was rumored to have died in the woods in Hakodate—and what about Mr. Hijikata, who is sitting in front of him now, eating his dinner peacefully?What is he going to do?
Ibuki's head hurts thinking about it.
And that Kiyohara... It obviously looks like he got some bad poison or fell seriously ill.Her complexion was very pale, and she could even be called "iron blue" when she first saw her, but occasionally a dark red light flashed in the depths of her eyes——
Ibuki stood up suddenly!
Because he remembered, what kind of person would those red eyes appear on!
He stood up abruptly, standing so quickly that his body bumped against the table, and the dishes on the table made a rattling sound.
Tu Fang put down the bowl, raised his head, and looked at his tongue-tied expression calmly.
"Ibuki, what's the matter?" he asked.
Ryunosuke Ibuki originally wanted to say "Did Kiyohara-kun become a Rakshasa too!" However, when he came into contact with Hijikata's sight and expression, he suddenly froze, and the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat inside.
He recognized Hijikata's expression.
It was an expression of awareness and determination in the face of extremely difficult situations.
It's like... the expression he showed when he was planning to get rid of Serizawa-san!
It's just that now... he is planning to save that woman's life.Wanting to save her life at all costs from disappearing in this world...
He murmured, "Mr. Hijikata..."
Why?Why do you want to do this?Why hide in this inaccessible mountain?Do you really plan to spend your whole life in this kind of place?How did Kiyohara-kun change from the acting leader of the Shinsengumi Ichibangumi to a Rakshasa?Why did you stay here with her alone? ...
Thousands of questions rolled through his mind, and he finally said only one sentence.
"Mr. Hijikata, have you made your final resolution...?"
The earthwork seemed a little surprised.Of course, he could guess the other party's psychological changes from Ibuki Ryunosuke's menacing sudden stop just now, but at this moment he didn't say anything, and just followed Ibuki's simple way of asking, simply responded Said: "Ah."
After a pause, he added another sentence.
"...It's the same as before."
Ibuki Ryunosuke:! ! !
He was silent for a long time, and suddenly smiled softly.
"Really..." he murmured, "Mr. Hijikata, you are such a determined person..."
Then he sat down again, bowing his head slightly to Tu Fang and Liu Quan.
"It's very rude to stand up suddenly," he said, his tone returning to his usual demeanor.
"Maybe I'll bother you all night...but I'm leaving early tomorrow morning. I also plan to go to Dounan to find out where Saito-kun is... After I find it, I'll go back to Edo. From then on, I will continue to live my life day……"
Hijikata nodded slightly, but did not comment on his words.
Early the next morning, in the slightly cold air in the early morning, Ryunosuke Ibuki carried the burden that Yanagi Izumi had rearranged for him the night before, stood at the door of the cabin, and looked back at Shinsengumi's deputy. The chief and the acting group leader of the first group.
He seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end he only took a deep breath.
"Please, please—"
He seemed to hold his breath, his eyes were red, and he finally shouted out with all his strength.
"Also work hard to live from the bottom of your heart!"
Tu Fang was taken aback. "……ha?"
"From, from now on..." Ibuki seemed to be thinking hard, trying hard to convey the emotions surging in his chest.
"Even if you're not the vice-president of Oni in the Shinsengumi..."
"Mr. Hijikata will surely live a wonderful life."
"Because, because, even those like us who are no longer members of the Shinsengumi... half-baked and unreliable guys, have always looked up to Hijikata-san!"
"Although the way we live like insects and ants, there is nothing for you to refer to..."
"However, I just think that if it is Mr. Hijikata, no matter where he is or what he does... there must be a way to live a different life."
Earth Fang: "...Ah?!"
Liu Quan burst out laughing.
After a whole night of rest, it seemed that the pain caused by the Rakshasa power attack yesterday would no longer affect her body at all.
"That's right." She said with a smile, and nodded friendly to Ibuki Ryunosuke.
"Ibuki-kun is absolutely right."
"If it's Mr. Hijikata, he must have this talent."
Tufang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly.
"...I really can't say enough about you..."
His eyes deliberately passed Liu Quan's side in embarrassment, and fell on Ibuki Ryunosuke.
"Ok."
He said.
"I remember everything you said."
"From now on, I will always remember it."
【Special episode END】
The author has something to say:
February 4:
I'm going to Hong Kong again the day after tomorrow...be back about next Tuesday.
So the last two days I have been making preparations in a mess [.
And I'm suddenly suffering from brain holes that are everywhere [x]
For example, how to write the ending of this volume, I have already thought of a very touching way!And just in case I forget, I also started writing...
Then there are two non-responsible fan brains belonging to the deputy long line and the small line. After thinking about it, don't waste it since you wrote it, so let's put it up now.
Suddenly I feel that the deputy director is not enough... so I will write the deputy director first today hhh
Because it was supposed to be updated yesterday, but it was later, so today I will give back to everyone with [-] words of content with high sugar content~~
Today's show is the deputy chief's side story, it should be regarded as a - er, the choice part of the otome game?
For example, after killing the ghost beast Nissan, there was a dialogue to choose limbs or something. If you choose the right one, you will directly enter [This world repair is completed] ENDING → enter the next HP world
If you choose another branch, you will enter the [Friend's Visit] branch → enter BE or NE#1 (because the girl's body in this branch is affected by the power of Rakshasa)
Well, that’s the episode yo ww
The next update will be the day after tomorrow, and I will post the same story as Xiaoyi's "The branch line I entered because I chose another choice limb" episode hhh