I Have Crossed Over, but You Are The Second Week?

And the one who didn't notice the existence of Subaru and Miss System at all, in the dream, Kawakami Hikosai who looked very similar to Subaru, but without the fierce eyes, didn't notice Isamu Kondo and Souji Okita who bumped into him. Hesitantly turned around and jumped out of the window to escape, while the other ronin surrounded Souji Okita and Isamu Kondo.

Isamu Kondo didn't notice that the person who escaped was not Katsura Kogoro, but a former friend who had studied with him at the Natural Rishin Ryodokan, but Okita Souji noticed.

The person who used to call her 'A Hua' and himself called the other party 'A Shui' is here and even if he saw her, he chose to leave without the slightest hesitation.

Without even thinking, just like an instinctive reaction, Souji Okita broke through the siege of Ronin, jumped out of the window and chased in the direction where Kawagami Hikosai was escaping, while Kondo Isamu was forced to stay behind. The next person faced the Langshi group on the second floor.

At the same time, the night sky that was already covered by dark clouds also began to rain. It was like the sky was crying, and the heavy rain that fell on the body would also make people feel a little painful.

Subaru couldn't tell what it was like, but in his previous life, what kind of feelings did the person named Kawagami Hikosai feel when he saw Okita Souji?

Originally, he thought he couldn't understand it, but he understood it as if he felt the same way.

It was nostalgia, hesitation, envy, and anticipation, but all of these turned into a will as hard as steel when he turned around.

"...Let's hurry over too."

For the first time, Subaru took the initiative to propose to Miss System to approach those memories.

Chapter 320 The Sky Is Crying Too

Kyoto in 1864 had not undergone a large-scale development like the current Kyoto. Wooden houses can be seen everywhere. There were no high-rise buildings or asphalt roads. There were only small houses and trees and vegetation.

There is a forest near the three small bridges, and Kawagami Yansai wants to hide himself from the pursuit of the Shinsengumi by entering the forest.

Although the swordsmanship he has learned, whether it is the Flying Yujian style known for its "superior speed" or the natural Lixin style of "harmony with reason", are all schools that deal with the enemy head-on, but since his current job is as an assassin If it exists, then you should minimize the possibility of your whereabouts being exposed.

After all, if it is known that the 'notorious' killer Kawagami Hikosai is in Kyoto at this time, then the shogunate officials in Kyoto will probably be prepared to make his assassination more difficult.

"So, Kawagami Hikosai chose to go into the woods so that he could easily get rid of the Shinsengumi's chasing troops that might appear."

"After all, his purpose has never been to defeat the enemy in front of him through fighting, but to promote the progress of society, so that the country that is now rotten in his eyes can be reborn."

"However, what he didn't expect was that there was no pursuit of Shinsengumi troops. At the beginning, the Shinsengumi divided into two teams were all concentrated in the Ikedaya Hotel, and then rushed to Hijikata Toshizo to help Kondo Bravely against the Rogues."

"There is only one person who caught up with Kawagami Yansai at the first time, and that is Souji Okita."

Because it was a dream, and in Subaru's view, it was a dream that had been disturbed by Miss System, so everything in the dream did not develop over time.

You can stop, go backwards, or speed up at any time.

Even though it was inconvenient for Miss System to move in her twelve single clothes, after Subaru held her in his arms, he still caught up with Souji Okita and Hikosai Kawagami in his dream.

And those two people were facing each other in the pouring rain.

"……why?"

In the heavy rain, Okita Souji was puzzled and distressed. She didn't draw out the sword at her waist, and she didn't even intend to do any hostile behavior.

She was just asking, as if she wanted to find an answer, and the countless thoughts and confusions in her heart were all turned into a simple, yet complex, 'why'.

"There is no reason, you are the captain of the first team of the Shinsengumi, and I am the killer of the Yiyi faction, isn't this a simple and clear thing?"

Kawagami Hikosai's stiff and alienated voice sounded in the rain, and this voice gave Souji Okita a colder feeling than the rain hitting her body, and it also made her more excited.

"I'm just asking why!"

Okita Souji wanted to get closer to Kawagami Hikosai, but when she took a step and noticed Kawagami Hikosai's movement of taking the initiative to distance himself and retreat, she stopped her steps.

"Why did you choose to leave? Why did you join the Barbarians? As warriors, shouldn't we protect this country and everything here!?"

"...I don't seem to have ever said that I want to be those samurai lords, have I?"

Hikosai Kawagami's words aroused Souji Okita's memories, and those were also the words Subaru had heard in the "illusion" he saw during the day.

Kawagami Hikosai never thought of becoming a samurai loyal to the shogunate.

"The shogunate is corrupt, and there is no human rights in this country. Class oppression makes the people miserable. Violence and crime, oppression and death are everywhere. If there is any way to protect this country, then the only way is to open up a new The times will do."

"Shoji Okita has no way to understand what Kawagami Hikosai said."

Koji's voice rang in Subaru's ears.Even though they were also in the rain, the rain couldn't touch the two of them.Just like those samurai and ronin, at the moment of contact, it will pass through the bodies of the two like illusory projections.

"The Shinsengumi of Okita Souji and others is also an organization established to protect the country and the people, but in their eyes, for the good of the country, they must continue to maintain the shogunate system and maintain the notice of the Tokugawa family."

"Even though everyone in the Shinsengumi also has the recognition of respecting the king, they don't have the idea of ​​fighting against barbarians. Because they are loyal to the shogunate and the Tokugawa family after all, and they believe that the only way to maintain the stability of the Tokugawa family's rule is to eliminate Those external unstable factors can make this country gradually better."

This is due to the limitations of the times. Subaru once wondered why the Shinsengumi would stand so firmly on the side of the shogunate, but in that era, almost everyone was moved forward by the times, and it was very difficult Few people can see the farther future without the influence of environment and society.

"And this is also destined to be the reason why Kawagami Yansai and Okita Souji cannot reconcile."

While Miss System was whispering these words in Subaru's ear, Okita Souji also tried to persuade Kawagami Hikosai, hoping that his childhood sweetheart, the person whom he had a crush on and secretly liked, could 'turn over the dark and turn to the bright'.

but……

"I will only be the enemy of the shogunate and Tokugawa, and I will continue the assassination."

"If you still think that protecting the shogunate is the only way out...do it, Okita."

"... Okita?"

Looking at Kawagami Hikosai who had already drawn the knife from his waist, Okita Souji murmured what the other party called him with a complicated expression.

In my memory, Kawakami Hikosai always called her "Ahua" with a smile. From the dissatisfaction at the beginning to the joy when he heard this title that only belonged to him, Mr. Okita has long been used to such intimacy and warmth. unique title.

However, at this moment, Kawagami Yansai called her 'Okita' in a cold and stiff voice, which made her seem to lose even the strength to lift the sword at this moment.

"...I see, I... know."

Taking a deep breath, Okita Souji didn't know whether it was rain or tears flowing on her face at this time, but she still held the sword in her hand and aimed at Kawagami Hikosai.

"The two people who liked each other began to fight because of different beliefs in their hearts, and unlike the emotional Okita Souji, Kawagami Hikosai was already prepared to give everything for righteousness even though he felt pain. "

"Whether it's strength, swordsmanship, or faith, Okita Souji has never been able to beat Kawakami Hikosai."

It's not so much combat as it is one-sided abuse.

In the battle against Kawagami Hikosai, Okita Souji lost her usual calmness, and she, who was exempt from the judgment of the general public, did not display the due ability of the natural Rishin-ryu swordsmanship at all.

Arms, abdomen, thighs, chest, wounds caused by Kawagami Hikosai are all over the place, the blood sinks into the ground with the rain and then disappears, and the battle in the rain is also constantly adding new wounds to Okita Souji's body. Ended in scars.

He couldn't beat Kawagami Hikosai at all, and Okita Souji, who had lost his fighting spirit for a while, fell to the ground powerlessly, and Kawagami Hikosai came to Okita Souji's side with a sword in hand.

"However, Kawagami Yanzhai finally softened his heart."

Miss System said softly.

"Even knowing that the leader of the Shinsengumi Ichiba team is the core figure of the Shinsengumi and also the enemy of the Barbarians, Kawagami Hikosai still couldn't kill the Okita in front of him. manage."

"However, it is precisely because of this battle, the soreness and weakness of the body, the pain and depression of the heart, that her illness broke out completely..."

Seeing Souji Okita lying powerlessly on the ground, panting and unable to even open his eyes, Kawagami Hikosai withdrew the sword in his hand, turned around and left towards the distance.

Even though Okita Souji tried his best to reach out his hand, and murmured "A Shui" which had a special meaning in her heart, Kawagami Hikosai did not stop his footsteps.

The heavy rain in the sky still did not abate in the slightest, as if it was crying for the footsteps of Okita Souji and Kawagami Hikosai who were drifting away.

In such rain, Okita Souji completely lost his strength and fell into a coma.

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Chapter 321 Liuli & Xiaosi want to protect you

"Hmm... Should I say I had a 'good' sleep?"

Subaru, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes, his whole body exuded a lazy atmosphere, and he had no intention of getting up at all.Even though there was no figure of Koji and Ruri beside him, it could be seen that the two of them had woken up, but Subaru still wanted to continue lying on the bed like this.

Regarding the experience of Hikosai Kawagami in his previous life, even after waking up from a dream, Subaru still couldn't calm down.

For the belief in my heart, I want to save those who are hurt and oppressed, even in the face of the person I like, I still choose to fight with swords.

Subaru could feel all the pain and sorrow that Kawagami Hikosai felt when facing Souji Okita, maybe it was because of his own reasons, even if he was only a bystander in his dream, but the kind of feeling that seemed to drive him into madness Suppressing his emotions also caused Subaru pain.

With the idea of ​​protecting and helping others, Kawagami Yansai chooses to share the whip with the person he likes out of faith. The two people with different positions are hostile to each other and kill each other.

In the end, after Yanzhai Heshang killed the person he loved with his own hands, and ushered in the victory of the war and the change of society, he also ushered in a tragic stranger.

Kawagami Hikosai hopes that people will no longer be oppressed, and that everyone can live happily without harm and deceit. For this reason, he longs for the change of inherent social class, longs for the coming of a world where everyone is equal, and longs for the disappearance of class oppression .

However, even if the shogunate collapsed, even if Japanese society ushered in the period of rapid development and reform of the Meiji Restoration, the oppression suffered by the people at the bottom did not ease much.

The inherent class in Japan that has changed, but not completely changed, made Kawagami Yansai angry and wanted to continue to resist. In the end, he was executed by the government in the name of war criminals.

Before dying, what was going on in Kawagami Yansai's mind?

Maybe Miss System is right, the only reason why he can recall his own memory about Kawagami Yansai is because Kawagami Yansai himself is different from Fuma Kotaro and Akigase.

He also has a firm belief and is willing to dedicate himself to others, but the experience of Yansai Kawagami is painful and tragic.

He killed his lover with his own hands, and the reforms he worked hard to usher in did not change much. Even the resistance until death did not have the slightest hope of making the world better.

That man, the him in that previous life, experienced nothing in that short life from the end to the end without the slightest joy and happiness, and even hope was completely destroyed at the end of his life.

Subaru had thought about what choice he would have made if he was Subaru instead of Kawagami Hikosai in the Edo period, and that Kawagami Hikosai's standpoint.

The answer is that he doesn't know, he can't be sure what choice he will make, if he is placed in the position of Kawagami Hikosai and Koji is placed in the position of Okita Souji, he doesn't know what he will do what choice.

Did you choose to join the Shinsengumi with Okita Souji?Or ask Okita Souji to stay away from those disputes with him?Or is it on the same path as Kawakami Hikosai?

Subaru's answer could only be that he didn't know.

However, even though he didn't know it, there seemed to be a voice in Subaru's heart telling him that he would choose the path of Kawakami Hikosai.

It seems that in his heart, he is looking forward to dedicating everything he has for those righteousness and reason.

"I want you to remember one thing, one very, very important thing."

At the end of the dream, the words Miss System grabbed his hand echoed in the ears of Subaru who was lying on the bed.

"Kawagami Hikosai is you, Fuma Kotaro is you, and Akigase is also you."

"But, although they are all you, you are not them."

"I hope Subaru will always remember this."

What did Miss System mean by what she said at the time?Of course Subaru knew that he couldn't be Kawagami Hikosai, Fuma Kotarou, and even less Akigase.

Those people are just my past life, my past self, the past that I never remember.He should be essentially different from Subaru now, not the same person.