[Gintama] The Story of Me and Curly Yaksha

My Story with Curly Yaksha 60

"Xiaokui, don't be afraid, they don't mean anything malicious. Because you are the only girl in the Shinsengumi, they just want to get close to you."

Yamazaki said to the rookie who just joined the Shinsengumi.

It was a young girl who was not tall and was only in her early twenties. Maybe she was not used to being in this kind of place full of men, and she shyly shy away from talking to anyone.

I heard that she was recommended by Chief Matsudaira. Before that, she only worked as a flower shop in the countryside, and she seemed very unaccustomed to a big city like Edo.Because she was a girl, it would not be good to let her raid with the team, so she was thrown to the monitoring team.

"Yamazaki, didn't you say that there are too few people in the monitoring team? She will leave it to you." Hijikata said to Yamazaki, and Yamazaki was stunned for a second, looking at the young girl who stood awkwardly in the corner.His long brown hair was tied into a ponytail, and he was wearing the Shinsengumi uniform. His appearance was not very beautiful, but he could be called delicate and cute, giving people a very clean and simple feeling.

It's the first time a girl joins the Shinsengumi, and I'm asking her to guide her. I always feel a little embarrassed.Yamazaki scratched his cheek in embarrassment.

After leaving the deputy director's office, Aoi Miyamoto bowed to him nervously, like a new employee entering the job for the first time, "My, my name is Aoi Miyamoto! I, I will work hard! Please Advise!"

"Ah, don't be nervous, relax a bit. My name is Yamazaki Tai, and I am the supervisor directly under the deputy chief Hijikata. You can call me Yamazaki. Shall I show you the garrison first?" Yamazaki smiled at her very friendly, Waving his hands, he was rarely treated so solemnly.

The Shinsengumi has always been known as the "Rogue Police Force". Each team member has a fierce temperament of a rogue, which is very scary. Aoi Miyamoto instinctively dare not approach.In comparison, Yamazaki looked ordinary, with a very gentle temperament, which made people feel closer. Aoi Miyamoto relaxed a little, "Thank you, Yamazaki-senpai."

Senior... Yamazaki was stunned for a second. It was the first time he was called that. It stands to reason that he could be regarded as an old man from the Shinsengumi, but because of his inconspicuous appearance and unexpectedly much younger appearance than his real age, he almost All newcomers are not called "senior".

Sometimes a man's heart is so simple. Being called "senior" for the first time gave him a sense of responsibility. As a man and as a senior, he must take good care of the girl in front of him.

Miyamoto Aoi is really uncomfortable and not good at intercourse with men. She looks like a very ordinary girl. It is a bit pitiful to throw her into the Shinsengumi full of big men.Especially when passing by the dojo and saw Kondo training in Japan, Aoi was completely frightened and her face turned green.On the way, there are also members who want to talk to her. As the first female member of the Shinsengumi, everyone is very curious, and Aoi is quite cute, and everyone is eager to get along with her.

But those straight men who can only fight and kill all day long really don't know how to chat with girls, so they kept coming over, Aoi was terrified. From her point of view, she was surrounded by a group of tall hunks, and she was in a dilemma. , Stuttering when speaking, as if a little rabbit fell into a pack of wolves.

"Don't scare people, Ms. Miyamoto has only come in for the first day." Yamazaki couldn't stand it.

"Yamazaki, you kid! Did you strike up a conversation with the newcomer as soon as you came up! It's too cunning!"

"That's right! The rookie girl belongs to everyone! It's just a Yamazaki!"

"What are you talking about! It was assigned by the deputy chief!" Although Yamazaki said so, he was still a little bit complacent. He was lucky, and you couldn't envy him.

In the end, the earthworker who was disturbed came out and yelled angrily to go to work and harakiri, and everyone dispersed.After the team members left, Yamazaki comforted her, "Xiao Aoi, don't be afraid, they don't mean any harm. Because you are the only girl in the Shinsengumi, they just want to get close to you."

Miyamoto Aoi lowered her head and nodded very low, not knowing what she was thinking.

She looks like just an ordinary girl, how could she join a place like Shinsengumi.Yamazaki couldn't help but asked.

After hearing this, Aoi Miyamoto replied, remembering what Zhiyi taught her, "I used to work in a flower shop, but... I accidentally offended the gods, and those gods sent me to the police station. Later, an official happened to Passing through the investigation, I was cleared of my innocence, but because of this, I couldn’t open a flower shop anymore, and the kind official knew that I knew how to fencing, so he brought me to Edo, and recommended me to join the Shinsengumi.”

Miyamoto Aoi did not dare to tell her true situation. In fact, she accidentally killed several celestial beings who oppressed the residents, and severely injured the celestial guards. She was supposed to be sentenced to death, but Zhiyi helped her hide her crimes. .If the policeman of the Zhensengumi knew that he was a criminal, he didn't know what he would think of him.

"I see, it's not surprising..." Yamazaki nodded. This is like Chief Matsudaira's style. In the past, Director Kondo was also the owner of a rural dojo, and it was because of Chief Matsudaira's appreciation that the Shinsengumi was established. Although the uncle Lustful but can be considered righteous.When meeting such a poor Aoi in the same situation, it is reasonable to want to give her a hand.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I'm just a girl from a dojo in the country, and I'm not proficient in swordsmanship. I can't compare to you well-trained policemen. I'm sorry if I drag you down." Aoi Miyamoto lowered her head.

A well-trained policeman... how can they be so powerful, but a group of rogue policemen composed of sand sculptures, stalkers, shakers, and mayonnaise stars.Yamazaki sighed.

Afterwards, Aoi Miyamoto followed Yamazaki to start the monitoring work. This is actually Hijikata’s consideration for her. He thought it was too embarrassing for her to go to the battlefield. There are relatively few occasions for monitoring work and fighting. The important thing is to be careful and patient. and observation.

Although Hijikata looks fierce, he is still a gentleman towards women, but Aoi seems to be afraid of him.

Miyamoto Aoi is very patient with monitoring and stalking work. She can persist in stalking for a long time and has the endurance of an ascetic monk. It is no problem to work alone.But on weekdays, she is easily nervous when facing other people, and she is not good at talking with people. Once she is nervous, she tends to be clumsy. impression of it.

Once she replaced Yamazaki to help Hijikata, probably because she was too nervous, she always printed the wrong documents, and almost poured tea on Hijikata, and Hijikata was really scared when he got angry.

"Don't be afraid, he is actually a very good and loyal boss, but sometimes he has a temper...he's just talking, don't worry about it." Yamazaki comforted her.

Living in a big city for the first time, I was very uncomfortable, and I had no experience with clerical work, so I found it very difficult.But someone treated her so kindly, which moved her very much.

Yamazaki-senpai is so gentle.

"Thank you, Yamazaki-senpai, you are about the same age as me, but you are so much more capable than me, and you still take care of me everywhere. I have caused you trouble." Miyamoto Aoi solemnly thanked you.

Yamazaki was stunned for a second, "Huh? That... I'm actually 32 years old, and I'm already an uncle."

Miyamoto Aoi looked up and down Yamazaki in shock, this is too childlike, and then apologized in a panic, "Yes, I'm sorry! Because you look really young, I thought you were about the same age as me and didn't use honorifics! "

"It's okay! No need to apologize!" Yamazaki waved his hands again and again.Ah, the anxious look is also cute.

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When performing surveillance tasks, Yamazaki only ate red bean bread and milk for three meals a day, probably to exercise his perseverance or something.But Miyamoto Aoi felt that this would cause her body to collapse due to malnutrition, and she was a little worried.

The food in the cafeteria of the village is not good, and most of the team members like to go out to eat. As an ordinary woman, Miyamoto Aoi, whose parents passed away when she was young, lives alone all the year round. She is very good at housework, and she is not the kind of weaver. But a woman whose living ability is comparable to that of a disabled woman is naturally more used to making bento by herself and bringing it there.

"Um...Senior, eating red bean buns all the time is not good for your health. I made an extra bento, if you don't mind..." She nervously handed over a bento, her cheeks flushed slightly.

The first time Yamazaki received a bento from a girl, he was flattered and couldn't help but think in another direction.

no no no!The Three Misconceptions of Life!Nothing like this has happened in 32 years!How could it suddenly come now!He restrained his thoughts.

But in any case, Aoi Miyamoto also had good intentions.

Yamazaki vacillates between the cute junior's handmade lunch and betraying the God of Supervision, and finally chooses to continue eating red bean buns. The incident of Narazaki Yuki tells him that once he violates his principles, the mission is likely to fail.

"I'm sorry, I won't eat food other than red bean buns until I complete the task. This is my principle as a supervisor." Yamazaki said apologetically.

Ah, I may have to miss the only chance in my life to eat a dish from a girl.Yamazaki thought desperately.

"Really..." Aoi Miyamoto seemed a little disappointed.

"Xiaokui, you go to rest first, and I will call you when the rotation takes place." Yamazaki smiled at her, always feeling a little guilty.

Miyamoto Aoi learned how to be a monitor by his side during this period of time, and the tracking team will take turns with him, and if they sneak into the mission, they have to take care of each other.

"Okay." Miyamoto Aoi nodded, and sat obediently in the corner with her eyes closed.

If you pay attention, you will find that Miyamoto Aoi will not lie down even if she closes her eyes and rests, but sits in a corner, very vigilant, and will wake up immediately if there is any emergency.She woke up half an hour before the rotation, and her body seemed to have an alarm clock. In this respect, she was like an ascetic monk. She was extremely self-disciplined and never lazy.

"Senior, I want to go shopping."

"Okay." Yamazaki replied.

Miyamoto Aoi came back less than 10 minutes after leaving, just in time for the rotation, "Senior, it's my turn, you go and rest, I'll just watch over here."

"Well, please."

The one-story house they lived in was directly opposite the residence of the target person, and they monitored the situation on the opposite side through the cracks in the window every day. Such a task was extremely boring, but it could not be slackened. It was not easy to persevere, but it was also a very important task.Miyamoto Aoi was sitting in front of the window, carefully watching the other side, tearing open a bag of red bean bread.

It was only then that Yamazaki noticed that Aoi Miyamoto had just gone out and bought a large bag of red bean buns and milk.

"Xiaokui! You don't need to accompany me!" He just forgot, how can young girls eat these every day? !

"It's okay, we are companions, if you want to be patient, let's go together." Miyamoto Aoi shook her head, took a bite of the bread, and then showed a bright smile to Yamazaki. "Just wait for the task to be completed and go to the delicious food together."

Yamazaki was struck by this bright smile that seemed to heal people's hearts.

ah ah!so cute!is she an angel !Why is there such a gentle and lovely child!

Yamazaki was very moved. If he could follow Xiaokui together, he could do the job of monitoring for the rest of his life!

In the end, the monitoring task was successfully completed, and the intelligence was reported to the earth side, and then the Shinsengumi made a surprise attack, and all groups of anti-barbarian patriots were arrested.

Although he has made great contributions, this position is not valued by other team members. Obviously without them, the monitoring and investigation intelligence operation team cannot be dispatched, which is uncomfortable.

Miyamoto Aoi didn't care much, she smiled happily, "Thanks for your hard work, Yamazaki-senpai. Congratulations on your meritorious service. You can then eat your favorite food."

"Don't you also have credit for this task?" Seeing Aoi Miyamoto's smile felt that his heart was healed, and the contempt of others was no longer important. gone."

"Huh?" Miyamoto Aoi blinked in surprise.

what am i talking about!Is it too abrupt?And they don't seem to know each other that well!He was a little nervous all of a sudden.

"Is the cooking I cook enough? It's rare that you have made great contributions. Wouldn't it be better to find a good restaurant to reward yourself?" Miyamoto Aoi asked strangely.

"Ah, it's like this, sometimes it's better to cook home-cooked food at home than the food in restaurants outside. Sometimes I think"

"Then I'll go buy ingredients and bring them here tomorrow. My cooking skills aren't particularly good, so please don't dislike me." Aoi Miyamoto smiled without doubting him.

How could you dislike it!

The next day, Miyamoto Aoi really brought a bento. It was the first time she received a dish from a girl, and it was so touching that people were reluctant to eat it.

"Ah, the new guy gave it to you." The passing Okita took an egg roll and stuffed it into his mouth mischievously. human force.

"Not bad, it's a hot fight." He patted Yamazaki on the shoulder and smiled viciously.

Yamazaki blushed, thinking that this shaking s wouldn't have any bad intentions again.

"Senior Yamazaki, the deputy chief said..." At this time, Miyamoto Aoi came over with the document, just in time to see Okita, his eyes dimmed unconsciously, a little vigilant, but his tone was still very respectful, "Captain Okita."

She has an instinctive vigilance towards Okita, similar to some kind of instinct between the same kind, and Okita also has the same feeling. In fact, from the first time he saw Aoi, he felt that Aoi had an unusual aura, as if something terrible was hidden , but haven't been able to find anything special about it.

She is easily shy, not good at communicating with people, looks very timid, and other team members will be at a loss when communicating, and only an ordinary and overly friendly old man like Yamazaki can chat with her a few words.He is clumsy and often annoys the earthworker.She is very low-key, as if she doesn't want to attract others' attention, she doesn't take the initiative to blend in with other companions, and gradually reduces her sense of existence and attention.The other team members gradually got used to it, and they were not as enthusiastic when they first saw the female players.

But Okita obviously still had doubts, so he didn't do any pranks, because he couldn't let go of his vigilance without knowing this person.After all, it was strange that she could come here with a letter of recommendation. No matter how unreliable that old man Matsudaira was, he would not casually perfunctory Shinsengumi in such matters.

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Miyamoto Aoi's cuisine is still very good, basically above the average.He sometimes felt that an ordinary girl like Miyamoto Aoi seemed incompatible with the Shinsengumi, a rogue police organization.

He forgot that those who can join the Shinsengumi are not ordinary people. Aoi Miyamoto entered the Shinsengumi with a letter of recommendation, which means that her ability is actually greatly recognized by her superiors.

It wasn't until that day that he saw another side of Aoi Miyamoto.

It was an undercover mission, and she was responsible for the infiltration investigation. Aoi Miyamoto was inexperienced, so she was in charge of responding outside, but was discovered when she fled.

"You boy! You're from the Shinsengumi!"

Yamazaki looked at the people with lofty ideals surrounded by barbarians, but there were only two of them, and the additional members did not know that they would arrive.Ah, it's not really over.

Just after he thought about letting Xiaokui escape at least, he heard Miyamoto Aoi's cold voice.

"Mr. Yamazaki, please don't leave my side."

Miyamoto Aoi didn't panic at all, her eyes were fixed on the enemy in front of her, her originally gentle expression was now tinged with a terrifying murderous look.

She drew the knife out of its sheath, and when she clenched the real knife tightly, her demeanor changed drastically. The usual shy and simple demeanor suddenly disappeared, replaced by a strong murderous aura, and her eyes became extremely cold.

In the next second, like a released wild wolf, she rushed to the enemy in front of her at an extremely fast speed, and swung her knife quickly and lightly.The knife was so fast that it was difficult to catch, and the enemy was cut in the neck before he could react.Seeing the blood seal the throat, the enemy even opened his eyes.

This change made everyone overwhelmed. It was hard to imagine that the cute girl who was quiet just now would make such a terrible move.

"Xiaokui...?"

From the perspective of Yamazaki, Miyamoto Aoi's expression cannot be seen, but judging from the fearful expression of the enemy, it should not be friendly, and since she is closest to her, she can feel her murderous aura even more.

"You woman...! Go to hell!" The other party rushed angrily, and the next

She stopped talking, and there was no expression on her face, but she looked very gloomy, reminiscent of a ruthless beast.The knife is deadly, very cruel.After slashing and killing several enemies with the ultimate murderous swordsmanship, the other fighters began to shrink back, but Miyamoto Aoi did not let them go, and almost all of them were slashed with knives. Fortunately, they were not slashed to death and were severely injured.

In this state, she cannot communicate, has no emotions, and only has the idea of ​​"making the other party incapacitated" in her mind, like a machine that can only fight.

She kept fighting, and the feeling of joy in the process of fighting became more and more intense, and it even made her want to stop.Her body was covered with splattered blood, and she was fearless, slashing and killing at an unstoppable speed.In the end, the people with lofty ideals no longer wanted to get close, and started to flee. She became the attacking party, turning against the guest like a ghost.

"Xiao Kui! Calm down!" A voice spread to her ears from far and near, Yamazaki's voice always gave people a soft feeling, lacking domineering, very friendly, just as harmless to humans and animals as himself , making it easy for him to let his guard down.

"It's all right! You can stop!"

He grabbed Miyamoto Aoi's wrist, but he was also quite nervous. Once the fierce battle started, it was difficult to stop. Miyamoto Aoi fought so fiercely that he thought he would be attacked.He didn't even know that Aoi was so strong, if he was attacked, he would definitely not be able to stop it.

Unexpectedly, Miyamoto Aoi did not attack after being caught by him, but slowly calmed down. She put the knife back into its sheath, looked down at her hand, and said in a very painful and soft voice, "...I'm sorry .”

Aoi looked at her blood-stained hands and knew that she was out of control again.

Violence is addictive, but she was not like this in the past. With the heart of "protecting the residents of the town", she kept fighting with bandits, ronin in exile, and heaven and man, and insisted on holding the knife even in pain.She never liked hurting people and hated those times when she was bullied.

In her previous state, she could still communicate temporarily, and she would not want to kill people.But since he came out of prison and learned the truth about himself and the residents, he lost his original awareness of protecting others.

I am not trusted and feared, and I am just a tool to them. In their view, I am a monster with the blood of a murderer.

The beast called fighting desire and bloodthirsty began to wake up in his body. His swordsmanship talent, his childhood trauma and the legacy of the murderous maniac Miyamoto, suppressed a beast named "nature" under his appearance as a woman.Having lost the awareness to protect others, the current self is just an empty shell, only a tool for fighting.

After coming to Edo, she didn't pick up a knife again, and doubted whether she could be a policeman.But after getting to know Yamazaki, I understand that protecting others is not just about fighting. It is also important to provide assistance to others even if the humble work is completed to the end.

No matter what form it is, the most important thing is to stick to your bushido with a heart that wants to protect others.

During the period of studying supervision, I also watched the actions of the policemen of the Shinsengumi.Aoi Miyamoto seems to have regained her original intention and gradually became cheerful.

But in the final analysis, I have nothing but "knife".You can't protect others without strength, but once you hold a knife, you will lose control.He is just a beast enjoying the thrill of fighting under the banner of protecting others.