[Gintama] Mr. Songyang that day

In this way, the awkward period of Yinshi passed.Although Songyang didn't understand the ins and outs from the beginning to the end, as long as Yinshi returned to normal, she would feel relieved and prepare for Yinshi's upcoming birthday with peace of mind.

So when Takasugi skipped the martial arts class as usual and came to the private school to kick the gym, none of the country brats who used to cheer when they saw him, "You're being beaten up again by the big brother" came over today. he.

It was the first time for Takasugi to be so completely ignored.

The dojo is still as lively as ever, some little ghosts are running around, there is a mother-in-law who has never seen one in the corner, pinching rice balls, and the silver-haired idiot is surrounded by a small group of people with an annoyed face, not knowing what to do. What, Takasugi didn't see clearly from a distance.

He cleared his throat and spoke. "Excuse me, I'm here to—"

"I don't accept kicking out today."

Songyang came over from behind him, holding a not-so-delicate strawberry cake in his hand, the strawberry was so much that it covered the top layer of the cake, Gao Shan couldn't help but feel his teeth sour.

"Today is going to be a birthday party, Jin Zhu and the kids behind - it's Mr. Gui, right? Let's come in together too."

"Birthday...?" Takasugi froze for a moment, glanced at Yin Shi who was choking and jumping when his mother-in-law forcibly stuffed rice balls, and frowned. "That guy's?"

"Well, you can eat cake soon, come here."

Birthday.

It may be a happy thing for ordinary people, but Takasugi never thought that this ordinary happiness would belong to people like him.

He took a step back involuntarily.

"...Excuse me, I'll come next time—"

"Hey, hey! Who are you! Don't run into other private schools to make rice balls like I'm one of them!" Yinshi's loud voice rang out in the room, and the ponytailed child in front of him held the rice balls innocently eyes wide open.

"Mr. Songyang invited me."

"It's not your Songyang teacher—"

"What's the matter?" Granny Shan slapped Yinshi on the back of the head, almost causing him to stumble. "The one at the door, hurry up and come in with Songyang, don't dawdle."

Songyang also smiled and held out a hand to him. "Jinsuke, come together."

——That was originally a world that did not belong to him.

The beautiful and gentle teacher, the noisy classmates, the stern-faced and easy-going mother-in-law, laugh unrestrainedly.

All of these were originally imprisoned by a cage named "Samurai", making it difficult for him to move.

But now, he is standing here.

Takasugi thought in a daze, I am standing here, freely——

Seeing the child's dream-like face, Songyang was a little amused, and reached out to pat his little purple head.

"If you don't eat the balls, you will be robbed by Yinshi."

"What, it's all Ah Yin's."

Gintoki cast a dissatisfied glance, and then yelled at Juichiro who took the rice ball from Katsura. "You kid must have rebelled too quickly! These two guys are enemies!!!"

"Brother Gintoki said that because he was afraid of being defeated by Takasugi-san one day, hahaha!"

"Cheer up, Takasugi-san! You will defeat senior brother Gintoki one day. Then he won't be chasing us all day long to practice duels."

"You guys don't have any camaraderie with classmates at all! Damn it!" Yinshi took the rice balls and went after the booing children, and Gui quietly stretched out his foot, causing Yinshi to stumble, before he could wait for him Angry, Songyang quickly stuffed a rice ball into his mouth.

"Okay, now Yinshi also ate the rice balls made by Mr. Gui. We are all classmates who love each other."

"Student?" Gao Shan raised his head in a daze. "Am I... a student here too?"

"Aren't you?" Songyang smiled and blinked at him. "Although the two of you are students of the martial arts school, there is also a place for you at the Matsushita Private School. If you don't mind, let me be your teacher."

Teacher.

The purple-haired boy stared at the beautiful eyes of the person in front of him, heaved a long sigh, and showed a relaxed smile that he had never seen before.

Maybe it's because he hasn't smiled from the bottom of his heart for a long time, this smile is not pretty, and it looks a little stiff, but no one can deny that his eyes are full of joy.

"I see, Teacher Songyang."

is the best dream.

In order to make this dream never dissipate, he can be fearless——

——Songyang leaned against the door, watching the back of the purple-haired boy getting further and further away, and unconsciously frowned.

Yinshi's birthday party lasted until almost midnight, and the other children in the private school all went home, and Gui, who lived far away, asked Songyang to stay overnight.

Originally she planned to keep Gao Shan, but the child insisted on going home, and refused Songyang's intention to send him off without hesitation.

"Teacher, I'll just go back by myself. I really don't want to cause you any more trouble."

The child refused her in a polite tone, but she always felt that there seemed to be something hidden in his humble expression, which made him look exhausted.

What exactly is that child carrying on alone?

"What are you worried about? That kid isn't too weak, no matter what, he won't die violently on the street."

Yinshi swayed over nonchalantly with a face full of cake crumbs, and reached out to pull her sleeve.

"How long are you going to blow the wind here?"

"That's not it……"

"Huh? What?"

"I mean..." Songyang shook his head, not knowing how to explain her weird intuition to Yinshi.

"That boy Jinsuke seems to be making a difficult decision, let him go home like this, I am a little concerned, worried that he will encounter something that cannot be handled-Xiaotaro, if you and Jinsuke are classmates, you should treat him Do you understand something?"

Gui was quietly reviewing the book, seeing Songyang turned his attention to him, and then put down the book, but he opened his mouth, as if there was something difficult to say, and he stopped talking for a while before speaking.

"I don't know what to say... His family is very dissatisfied with his frequent visits to the private school..."

Although Songyang doesn't know much about human families, she is quite familiar with the temperament of some so-called warriors. Seeing Gui's embarrassment, she has some guesses.

"Yinshi, you and Xiaotaro go to bed first, the extra bedding is in the closet, I'll go and be back soon."

"where are you going?"

Yinshi has never been the obedient type.Seeing Songyang pick up the knife that Grandma Shan had given her for self-defense at the door, he turned around and was about to leave, and immediately followed to catch her hand.

"It doesn't matter where you go, Ah Yin will be with you, whether it's fighting or saving people, Ah Yin can do anything."

"Yinshi, stop messing around, I'm going to make a home visit, what are you going to do next?"

"What are you doing home visits in the middle of the night?"

Yinshi rolled his eyes, and he tightened his grip on her arm.

"You don't want to leave Ah Yin here alone. After all, that guy came home late because of Ah Yin's birthday. It's not that Ah Yin can't help if he's in trouble. Anyway, don't even think about running away alone!"

"Silver time—"

Songyang had to stop.She bent her knees slightly, put her hands on Yinshi's shoulders, and stared straight into his bright red eyes.

The eyes staring at her were full of uneasiness, anxiety, and stubbornness.

He is always so stubborn.

Song Yang sighed softly.

"Yinshi...you don't believe me?"

she asked.

"I'm very strong. Whether it's fighting or educating people, I can do well. Don't worry about me, okay?"

Yin Shi was slightly taken aback.

Of course, he knew better than anyone else how strong this person in front of him was. Perhaps there was nothing she couldn't do in this world, and no one could defeat her.

It is such an insurmountable gap.

And he, who wanted to cross this distance in delusion, had no other way to take a step closer except to stretch out his hand towards her figure time and time again.

"always like this……"

Always leave the back to me like this.

The silver-haired boy murmured indistinctly, lowered his head, but Songyang didn't hear clearly.When he raised his head again, the grip on her arm loosened.

"Go. Ah Yin is waiting for you to come back."

"Do not worry."

The person in front of him curled his lips with a smile.Under the halo of moonlight falling into the courtyard, her eyebrows and eyes looked hazy, as if everything could not be seen clearly, only her voice was heard clearly in the moonlight.

"Don't worry about me, I'll be back soon."

As a result, only her back was left in front of Yinshi's eyes.

--"Can you say that again!"

The head of the Gaoshan family stood up abruptly, and roared at the purple-haired boy who was kneeling in front of him.

"Don't you think it's not enough to embarrass the Takasugi family?"

Gao Sugi raised his head expressionlessly, calmly faced his father's furious scolding, and recounted his plan clearly word by word.

"I will quit the martial arts school and officially go to the Matsushita private school to study."

Patriarch Takasugi's lips trembled angrily, and he almost slapped his son who in his opinion had lost the dignity of a samurai.

"What kind of ecstasy did that country wanderer give you? I have heard that that country private school preached fallacies and heresies that criticized the shogunate and tried to rape you. You have been influenced so much that you don't even remember what a samurai is. Huh! If you say this again in the future, you will no longer be a member of the Takasugi family!"

"It doesn't matter."

Takasugi smiled.

In the past, his father was full of majesty, which made him respect and fear him, but in the repeated disappointments, both respect and fear had long lost their value.

He used to think that a samurai was an existence bound without freedom, but now, he had his own answer.

"I just want to be the warrior in my heart."

"you!"

Patriarch Takasugi finally lost his patience when he saw that he was so stubborn.

"Jinbingwei! Tie him up for me and hang him to the backyard, don't give him food! Jinbingwei! Even—"

"excuse me."

The servants of Gaoshan's family retreated tremblingly, the knife in their hand snapped in two neatly.

The tall man in plain clothes slowly walked into the room, raised his head, and turned his beautiful smiling face to this side.

"I'm a teacher who came to make a home visit."

The author has something to say: Xiao Takasugi was taken away~