Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

"...Indeed, I have heard of his name before." He said thoughtfully.

"Indeed, it's Satsuma's talent...Even Okubo or Saigo may be inferior to him in terms of practical talents..."

Liu Quan gave a slightly surprised "Eh?", as if he didn't expect Shannan to have such a high opinion of this young and old man from Satsuma.But she quickly got rid of that confusion and continued:

"Well, anyway, there, my role... is like his bodyguard."

Surprised, Shannan turned his head and glanced at her.

Liu Quan looked at him without hesitation, even spread his hands, and said: "... In terms of handling official affairs, maybe he is indeed a very talented person as you said... But, when I went, He is promoting the Saga Alliance, and he frequently goes to the Changzhou Mansion for talks; as a member of the Shinsengumi, it is very difficult for me to face this situation—”

Shannan cocked his lips, as if he was also amused by the embarrassing situation she described.

"Thank you for your hard work." He coughed deliberately, lowered his throat, and said to her very seriously.

Liu Quan laughed, and continued: "Well, in short, he is quite popular... When he is walking on the street, there are many girls who come to watch him; as a bodyguard, it bothers me... But he seems to be As if very used to this kind of scene, he even called those girls 'flowers' with ease, and even took the opportunity to inquire about information with them—"

Shannan asked calmly: "So he also called you 'flower'?"

Liu Quan slightly widened his eyes.

"How is that possible!" she said, "he said I was a fool! . . . How a man like him can be such an important hero in a sub-world, even I am amazed..."

Shannan finally laughed out loud.

He straightened his back again, stepped back slightly, and stood up from the chair.

"Let's go." He turned to her beside him and said.

"It's time for a break. What would you like to have for lunch today?"

Liu Quan also straightened up along with him.Shannan seemed to be using his eyes a little too much, he took off his glasses and closed his eyes, rubbing the inner corners of his eyes with his fingers with a tired face.

"The work here doesn't seem to be something that can be done so easily." He said casually and sighed.

For this kind of evaluation, Liu Quan found it difficult to respond appropriately; she thought for a while, and then turned to hold his other arm with her arm, and asked with concern: "Do you want to take a good rest at noon? Or, I can take a look at it for you this afternoon—”

Shannan smiled, put down the hands rubbing the corners of his eyes, put on his glasses again, and then slightly bent the arm that was held by her, making their current posture look like close lovers planning to go out hand in hand.

"No, maybe a walk in the sun with you. What do you think?" he asked, smiling.

Liu Quan was taken aback, and for a moment seemed to want to ask the horrifying inference "Mr. Shannan, are you acting like a baby?" But in the end, she tried her best to hold back, and just turned her head slightly to look at Shannan. , replied with a smile: "Okay. You can walk under the sun for as long as you want—"

Shannan also turned his face sideways.His eyes cast on her face through the lens, unexpectedly there was a kind of calm and tenderness.

"...because you'll always be with me, won't you?" he asked.

Liu Quan: "..."

Why can you say such words of Hazikaxi with such a calm and natural attitude, Mr. Shannan!

She choked, but nodded.

Shannan arched his eyebrows, and a smile spread from the corner of his eyes.

They left the table together, leaving only the light screens that hadn't been closed, flashing and reflecting different images.

Together they walked to the door.As if he just remembered, Shannan said casually, "Ah, the words on the screen just now... I seem to recognize what it is written—"

Liu Quan: "Oh? What is it?"

Shannan's voice is still pleasant and gentle.

"It's a waka written by Izumi Shikibu." He said, "What is written on the scroll should be these few sentences-'I have forgotten my thoughts / I have left my body / Mo Feijun's relic."

Liu Quan: "...What do you mean?"

Shan Nan explained to her softly: "Ah, it probably means—'My body left in this world is nothing but your relic'..."

Liu Quan: "..."

Well, fortunately, it wasn't the Chinese poem she left in the imperial guard.It really startled her.If he wrote those few Chinese poems, the clever Mr. Shannan might immediately think of her... After all, those few Chinese poems sound a bit too straightforward, and he is also very accomplished in this area It's impossible for Mr. Shannan not to understand the meaning... Actually, she didn't want to do that, but she didn't have any extra time at the time, so she had to use this kind of direct and almost explicit hint to assist——

Thinking wildly, she walked to the door with Shannan.The topic was naturally interrupted.

In order to go out, she withdrew the hand holding Shannan.Shannan also seemed to have forgotten this topic immediately. He walked in front, pressed the door handle with a click, opened the door, and stepped out of the room.

Liu Quan followed behind him and looked back subconsciously.

Those light screens are transparent floating projections, and of course the scene inside can be seen from the reverse side, but everything has become a reversed picture.

Among the many light screens, she saw the light screen just now at a glance.At this time, the scene inside changed slightly.From this angle, she couldn't see the scrolls on the wall, but Xiaosong in the picture had already stood up from behind the table, as if welcoming the visiting guests——

The guest soon came to Komatsu.Only then did Liu Quan realize that it was Xixiang Longsheng in that world.

Well, as important figures of the Satsuma Clan, it is perfectly normal for the two of them to appear in the same screen at the same time.

Liu Quan withdrew his gaze, stepped out of the door, and closed the door gently with his hand back.

And in the empty room, on the light screen, Xixiang was saying to Xiaosong: "...you can't go on like this, old man! Everyone in Satsuma is looking forward to your marrying a suitable Your wife...in addition to stabilizing the situation, this is also for Satsuma! Even if this is not the case?!"

Komatsu lowered his gaze slightly and sighed.

Xixiang was still speaking aggressively, as if he had accumulated words and anger for a long time, and mustered up the courage to choose today to explode.

"...The Princess of the Dragon God has been back to her own world for a long time! I don't know what you are still hesitating... This is also one of the responsibilities you must fulfill as the elder of Satsuma! If you continue like this, it will be unbearable , everyone will quarrel over this!..."

Xiao Song finally broke the silence, sighed again, and said, "...I see."

Xixiang's words suddenly stuck in his throat.He looked a little unbelievable, stared at Xiaosong with wide eyes, and asked again.

"What did you say, old man?"

Xiao Song didn't look at him, but sighed heavily for the third time after he appeared.

"...Go get ready." He said simply.

"I understand what you mean."

Suddenly got an affirmative answer, but Xixiang seemed a little dumbfounded and caught off guard.He even almost stuttered.

"But... who do you want to marry?!"

Komatsu finally raised his eyes and glanced at him.There seemed to be a hint of coldness in the long and narrow eyes behind the glasses.

"What? Haven't you already decided on a good candidate for me without authorization?" He asked back with a hint of sneer in his tone.

Xixiang seemed to be completely stunned.

"Uh...no, this...Of course it still depends on your own wishes...but..."

He stuttered and couldn't express his words.But after Xiaosong finished listening, he just slightly hooked the corner of his lips.

"No, I've already thought it through." He said calmly.

"In order to stabilize the overall situation, these are things that must be done. I have nothing to regret, and I have already made the corresponding awareness..."

"Similarly, those things, even if I do it all over again, I will do it that way."

His voice gradually became lower and lower, and finally he was almost talking to himself.

"Shenzi is the object that must be protected, and Yang Yan cannot be used against her..."

"What I didn't expect was that the other eight leaves were blocked and couldn't arrive in time for support, and the number of Kagerom sent by the shogunate was unprecedentedly huge..."

"A thousand and ten thousand times again, I can't guess that things will turn out like that without knowing the situation..."

He murmured until Saigo's hesitant voice interrupted him.

"Uh... old man, what are you talking about?"

Xiao Song stopped suddenly, raised his eyes to glance at the simple and bold square-faced man in front of him, and sighed suddenly.

"...nothing," he said.

"If you have nothing else to do, I still have business to do—" he hinted to Xixiang.

Of course Xixiang is not a stupid person, and he naturally understands what Xiaosong means when he hears this.He originally wanted to get Xiaosong's promise today. Now that Xiaosong has let go of the important topic that everyone has been arguing about recently, he will certainly not use other things to make Xiaosong more upset.So he chuckled, raised his hand and scratched his hair, said goodbye and left.

Almost at the same time, Shannan closed his eyes and rested his head on Liu Quan's lap on a bench in the atrium downstairs of the "Non-Real World Administration".

"The knee pillow...is really good~" he said leisurely, "I've always wanted to try this before—"

Liu Quan: "..."

Well, as long as you are happy, Chief.

She thought so a little dumbfounded.

The noon sun shines on the face, a little warm.

Just when she thought Shannan was about to take a nap, he spoke again.

"...If, now, you were asked to say a word to the key target person in the last mission, what would you say?"

Liu Quan was startled, and lowered his head to look at him.

He was still lying on her lap peacefully, even his eyes were still closed.The bright midday sun fell on his face, and the faint fragrance of the surrounding vegetation lingered in the air.

Liu Quan pursed his lips, raised his right hand, covered Shannan's hands clasped on his waist and abdomen, and shook them lightly.

"I would say—'Be a good husband. Cherish the rest of your life and wish you happiness'," she said.

Shannan still had his eyes closed, his face resting peacefully on her lap.After a while, he said: "... In history, he is indeed as you say—"

Liu Quan: "Huh?"

Shannan: "...he is a good husband."