Hakuouki Winter Chapter - Companion

Saitoichi is looking for his own destination.Even though he is very powerful, no one recognizes him.Alternative and slanted front are the labels that the world puts on him.He thought that being different was something to be proud of.He thinks about it every day, but he can't find the answer.Therefore, it is better to take action than fantasy. He embarked on a wandering journey, looking for someone who can convince him, but he became more and more disappointed. No one is his opponent, and he doesn't want to lose faith at a young age and live like a walking dead.Therefore, he kept tempering himself and kept searching.

When he first met her, the world seemed to be quiet at last.A delicate and breathtaking flower blooms instantly in this snowy season.

The girl met his eyes and was slightly stunned for a moment. The boy's eyes were cold but full of stubborn vitality. They were the eyes of someone who had experienced countless setbacks but refused to give in.Something swelled inside her, full of curiosity about the owner of those eyes.She stroked her long flying hair, and put on a sweet smile in an instant: "This is the testing hall~"

Saito woke up from his trance and cleared his throat: "Is the owner Kondo-san here? I'm here to discuss with him."

"Kondo-san isn't here~ But you can go in first and wait for him, he may be back soon~" The girl floated to him and guided him to the door enthusiastically, he could smell the faint fragrance of her body , refreshing.

Before entering the lobby, someone stopped them.Saito looked back and found a tall boy approaching with the lead, and asked questioningly, "Who is he?"

"Boss, he's here to find Kondo-san." She stood next to the boy and explained.

Then Saito explained his reason for coming to the crowd, and the young man provoked first: "Just you? It's too early to compete with Kondo-san!"

The girl tugged at his sleeve immediately, her eyes implying that he was too unkind.The young man named Zongsi curled his lips and changed his tone: "If you want to compete, pass me first. How about it? Do you have the guts?"

Naturally, Saito was not afraid, and agreed without hesitation.

Everyone walked into the house together, the boy and Saito stood facing each other, and the others stood aside to watch the battle with great interest.

"By the way, I haven't asked what your name is yet?"

"Saitoichi."

"Saito-kun, I'm Okita Souji. Let me compete with you first today! Shinpachi-san, can you help us be the referee?"

The man who was called said: "Oh, that's no problem, but the chief executive is the number one in our test hall, are you sure it's okay?" Everyone also looked at Saito curiously.

"Don't worry." He showed no fear and put on a posture.

The girl quietly asked the people around her: "Zuo Zhisang, is there anything wrong with them?"

"Don't worry, Lingzijiang, since you dare to challenge, strength is another matter. This Saitoichi should be well prepared. The chief is not such a careless person."

She nodded thoughtfully and didn't say much.At this time, with Shinpachi's "start", the battle between the two swordsmen has already begun. I saw Saito preemptively stabbing at Okita at a fairly fast speed. Okita was obviously surprised, but he also relied on his excellent reflexes Backing away from Saito's novel moves, he was obviously aroused, so he concentrated his attention and began to counterattack. During the counterattack, Okita, who had an advantage in length, barely touched Saito's chest.

"A stab!" Shinpachi announced.

But the two of them in the battle obviously didn't intend to stop. Instead, they became more and more courageous as they fought, and their moves became more and more sharp. "Hey, didn't you hear?" The people next to him were a little anxious.

"It's stronger than I imagined... No one has ever been able to avoid my stab!" Okita said with a little approval, struggling during the battle.

"The one who didn't fall in my first hit, you are still the first." Saito replied.

At this moment, a command came from outside the door: "What are you doing? Shinpachi, Hirasuke, you two go to pull the chief executive away, and Harada go to pull that guy over there."

It was hard to separate the two people who were fighting fiercely.Only then did Saito take a closer look at the two people who had just entered the room, who were slightly older than the others.The person with a kinder face said, "However, it's really a brilliant swordsmanship!"

Hearing this, Saito was a little surprised. In the past, people always focused on the fact that he held a knife in his left hand, but they said he was unruly.He emphasized it again: "I hold the knife in my left hand, do you mind that?"

The other party seemed surprised that he would take this matter seriously: "Oh? Hmm."

The man next to him was not angry and pretentious. Hearing Saito's words, he answered naturally: "Whether you hold the knife in your left hand or your right hand, the fact that you are strong will not change."

Saito's heart skipped a beat.On this day, he met someone who recognized him for the first time.

"Since this is the case, then this competition is over here~ It's not too early, everyone pack up and get ready to rest~" The soft female voice warmed the atmosphere in the dojo, and everyone also changed their tense expressions. Hachiheisuke introduced himself to Saito first.

"Saito-kun, ah, no, let me call you Hajime~ I am Natsume Lingzi, although I may be a little older than you, but you can call me Lingzi. I will take care of you in the future~" The girl introduced herself with a smile, Saito blushed, restraining the beating of his heart, and just greeted her briefly, but was interrupted by Director Okita, and took him to familiarize himself with the situation in the dojo.

"Thanks to you, Lingzi. Otherwise, I don't know when these two people will fight." Tufang patted her head and said softly, completely different from the stern look just now.

"After seeing the two moves of the two of them, I felt that it might be difficult to tell the winner, and the director is such a competitive person, I guess he wouldn't listen to the people present, so I saw half of them. Sneaked out to rescue soldiers~~" Lingzi stuck out her tongue and wrote lightly.

"Lingzi can see the way of swordsmanship through his ears and eyes? Haha! Awesome~~" Todo Hirasuke patted her on the back.

"It doesn't count, it can only be said...a woman's intuition?" Lingzi pursed her lips and smiled.

"The girl is really amazing~" Harada complimented, pushed her to the rest place, and whispered in her ear: "So you went to find Hijikata-san and the others, but I didn't notice you going out! By the way, you come forward That's all right, the boss will listen to you then."

Lingzi put her finger on her lips and made a silent gesture: "How can I be an amateur to do this kind of thing~"

Harada understands, she is to protect the self-esteem of the samurai.Especially when Okita encountered such a strong enemy, if she came to stop him, he would definitely not be reconciled. "It's really you!" He gave her a thumbs up in his heart.

Everyone in the rest room had a good chat atmosphere. Saito briefly introduced his situation, and Kondo also readily accepted him as a guest of the testing hall.This time there was another companion, and everyone was very happy, so they agreed to go out for a drink to celebrate at night.And Saito's peripheral vision could not help but drift towards Lingzi's direction.He was full of curiosity about this girl, and also about himself who reacted like this.

As night fell, a group of people arrived at the tavern with a lot of noise, and a person who hadn't seen during the day and had a more scholarly temperament joined them. It was only after being introduced that he was called Shannan Keisuke.Saito was surprised to find that Lingzi also came out with them.He slowed down, gradually following her pace, and when no one was talking to her, he asked, "Natsume-san..."

"Didn't you say it this afternoon, just call me Lingzi~"

"Is this... suitable? After all, you are older than me..."

"Then let's meet up~ I'm the same age as the chief executive, one or two years older than you? You're already called the chief executive by my name~ I don't want to be an older sister~" Lingzi joked As if to say.

"Aren't you older sister?" Hirasuke approached at this moment to talk. "Let me tell you, Hajime, our Lingzi is the veteran and treasure of the test guards! Regardless of how young you are, you are the eldest sister of the test guards. Even Kondo-san and Hijikata-san have to give her three points." Woolen cloth!"

"Really?" Saito thought it was Hirasuke's exaggeration.

"Pingsuke is just joking~" Ling Zi himself said: "It's just a description~ In fact, I rely on everyone, and I have been living happily under your protection all the time~"

It was only then that Saito realized that she had a cute tongue habit. I don't know if it was because of her tone or her voice. The words that came out of her mouth made people sound soft and very comfortable. "By the way, what did you want to say just now? Sorry to interrupt you~"

"Oh, it's nothing! I just want to ask, is it alright for you to come to this kind of place?" He thought that most women would not want to come to such a chaotic place, and these people in the testing hall would take her out, so it was also a shame. surprise him.

"It's okay, everyone is happy today, and I don't think there is anything bad about this kind of place~ Although some drunks may be more difficult to deal with, but..."

Before she could finish speaking, a pair of strong arms wrapped her around her, and interjected: "How could I put you in danger! If someone troubles you, just cut him off."

"Hey... it started again..." Hirasuke sighed.

"What do you mean?" Saito is not stupid, he can tell at a glance that the relationship between Okita and Lingzi is not simple.

"As long as someone mentions a situation that may be unfavorable to Lingzi, the director will definitely come forward. One of his life creeds is 'never let Lingzi suffer a little bit of harm'."

"Pingsuke, you don't understand now. This is called Xia Mawei! You forgot, when we first came to the test guard, whenever we talked to Lingzi, he would do this. Is this called 'swearing sovereignty'?" Harada didn't know why Join the conversation too.

"Oh! That's how it is! But it's much better now?" Hirasuke thought for a while, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

"You and her are familiar, so what are you doing! Besides, she told me that it can't be like this..." Under Lingzi's persuasion, Chongtian let go of his hand, and just walked beside her.What he was worried about was Saito who had just arrived.

"What a good brother~" Lingzi cleverly used the "sister" stalk just now to relieve the impact Okita brought on Saito, and touched Okita's head on tiptoe, feeling quite like a sister.

"Who is your younger brother? It's obviously a girl of the same age!" Although Okita said so, he let her caress obediently.Everyone laughed.

"Okay, don't make a fuss, let's go into the store!" Tufang called them from the front, and the group of people quickened their pace and entered the store to settle down.Lingzi purposely sat next to Saito, and she whispered something in Okita's ear, and he responded angrily without objecting, but sat on the other side of her.

The atmosphere during the banquet gradually became lively. After everyone drank to their heart's content, they started having fun.Lingzi sat next to Saito with a small pot of wine, and asked softly, "How is it? Are you still used to the atmosphere?"

"Well, it's good." He responded simply.

"This group of people are good people. They may have different personalities, but they are very happy together. Those guys are more noisy, but without them, it's quite lonely; Kondo-san is a good person, and he always puts others first, so in Everyone in the test guard hall loves him very much; Brother Tufang looks more serious, but in fact he is also very warm, and has always supported the group. He is a very suitable leader; It feels a bit naughty, but he is a kind-hearted young man~" Lingzi introduced them to Saito one by one like a few treasures.

"What about you, Lingzi?"

"Ok?"

"Oh, what I mean is, you know everyone so well, just now Hirasuke also said that you are the veteran of the test guard hall? Don't get me wrong, I just want to know everyone here. However, women in general kendo halls are relatively Not much, besides, you look..." Saito didn't know how to say so that she wouldn't feel offended, he never said nice words.

"Doesn't it look like a student of the test guard hall?" Lingzi didn't show any uncomfortable expression, which made Saito feel very strange. Although he had only been in contact with her for a short time, he felt that there was a mysterious aura about her. Power seems to be able to see through the other person's heart, and it makes people feel very comfortable when speaking and doing things. "Indeed, I can only be considered here to help? Haha~ Actually, I'm not considered a veteran, but I came to the guard hall earlier~ Let me think about it... um... me and the chief I came here when I was ten years old. At that time, he and I were both children who could not eat. In order not to be hungry, we were taken in by the kind owner of the museum. The general manager started to learn fencing because of his talent. You can't just cause trouble~"

"Where are the others?" Listening to her lightly telling the slightly tragic past, Saito couldn't help admiring her optimism and courage.At the same time, he also realized that it was no wonder that Okita defended her so much, it turned out to be a childhood sweetheart.

"Sannan-san is also the veteran of the examination hall. He has read poems and books. He has always been a think tank and is very gentle~ Brother Hijikata came here three years ago. Although he is later than us, because he is older, he is good at strategy. Dare to act has brought a lot of help to Kondo-san who has just inherited the test hall, so now he can be regarded as a leader in the test hall~ Zuo Zhisan, Shinbasang Heisuke, they are all the recent ones In the past two years, although the time is very short, they have already become one of the best figures in the guarding hall~ Now that someone as powerful as you joins us, it really adds some strength to the guarding hall!"

"I can't even count..."

"thank you!"

"Hey? Why?" Lingzi suddenly said such a sentence, which made him baffled.

"You should also know that the test guard hall is actually not a famous big kendo hall, and it has been slandered by some famous kendo halls. In fact, everyone is very high-spirited and wants to create a career as a samurai and become famous. Wan, so it’s very courageous to choose to come to the Weiwei Hall, thank you, you believed in us~”

She looked at him sincerely, which made him feel respected for a long time. He couldn't help but feel warm, and he naturally revealed his heart to her: "Because this is the first time that someone recognizes me. Kondo-san I don't care that I hold a knife in my left hand, and Hijikata-san has affirmed my strength, so I want to protect..."

"Then let's work hard together~ I believe that there will be a day when everyone will stand out!" After finishing speaking, the two clinked glasses and drank, and because of the unadulterated truth, the distance between them became closer.