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The wind is sunny, and the warm breeze blows through the atrium like a spring day.

"Sora... are you going to look for Chizuru again?" Seeing Sora holding the ointment for treating bruises, Fujido asked, his eyes glanced at Sora unnaturally, showing a suspicious blush.

The team members practiced with each other, and bruises occurred from time to time, but... there were very few people like Kong, who went to find a girl with ointment.Perhaps only a few people in the group know that Qianzuru is a woman.

"Yeah,... What's the matter with Hirasuke?" Sora looked at the blushing Todo in doubt, "Could it be that you have a fever, your complexion is not very good."

"I'm fine." Fujido shouted towards Kong, turned his head in embarrassment, and put his left hand on his waist, "...you can go to Qianhe." Fujido walked past Kong quickly.

Hirasuke was really weird today, Sora scratched the back of his head and looked in the direction where Todo left, probably because Harada-san Heisuke was making a fuss, thinking about going to Chizuru's room.When passing by the atrium, Saito was standing with a knife, and the quiet atmosphere seemed to blend into this beautiful spring day.

There was a happy bird chirping, and the little bird with its head down combing its feathers stayed quietly on Saito's shoulder.

Finally finished washing, Chizuru wiped the sweat off his forehead with his hands, but his forehead became even more moist because of the water from Chizuru's hands.It took the whole morning to wash the clothes of the team members. Although Mr. Harada said that this was not her obligation, she couldn't do it anyway if she stayed in the Shinsengumi with nothing to do.

Covering the dazzling daylight with one hand on her back, Chizuru was still infected by the beautiful weather.Neat clothes were hung outside in rows, and delicate water droplets tapped the ground in rhythm.

Turning back to the room, Qianzuru saw Sora approaching, lowered her head and sighed softly, "... Sora, you should also pay attention to your body." Qianzuru said worriedly, but Sora still had an indifferent expression, she knew She was talking superfluously again, but Chizuru would always feel helpless when she saw Sora who came here for medicine with injuries.

Fortunately, as time passed, Chizuru found that Sora's injuries had become less and less.

"Today I'm going to ask Qianzuru too," Sora said with a smile, and followed Qianzu into the room.

Qianzuru is a woman, so she is much more careful in dealing with wounds than ordinary players, and this is only limited to shoulder and arm wounds.

"Sora's skin is so good, no matter how many times I look at it, I can't help feeling so emotional." Qianzuru carefully applied the ointment to Sora's arms with his sleeves rolled up, feeling secretly in his heart, and looked up to see Sora's smiling eyes , only to realize that she unconsciously said what was in her heart, "Sorry" Qianhe hurriedly apologized, and inadvertently exerted force on the hand that applied the wound, "...I'm sorry..." His face was already as red as the clouds in the sky.

Qianhe suddenly stood up from where he was, and looked at Sora without knowing where to put his hands.

"It's okay, I don't take Qianzuru's words to heart." The wound has been treated by Qianzuru, Sora put down his sleeves as he said. "...Does Qianhe like glutinous rice dumplings? You can go out tomorrow."

"No...thank you very much,... last time, Zhu Chai, I... I didn't thank Sora properly either." When she received a gift from a man for the first time, Qianhe didn't know how to describe her feelings at that time, surprise, shock, or Deeply moved.

"...If there is a cute girl like Qianzuru as my sister, I will be very happy too." Sora smiled and explained that she had no other meaning for sending Zhu Chai.... She suddenly understood the reason why Hirasuke blushed, and she could only say that she had no Take this layer into account.

Qianhe suddenly showed a shy smile. At home, her father was taking care of her. In the Shinsengumi, although she was ordered not to walk around casually, she could feel that she was the one who was tolerated.All along, she has always hoped to do something for everyone in the Shinsengumi.

At noon, Sora took the ointment and said goodbye to Chizuru. As a servant, he had to fulfill his due obligations, although Mr. Kondo did not make too many demands on this.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, the footsteps of early summer have come quietly, it's June.

Sora walked among the corridors, staring at the lush trees in the hall, the branches and leaves spread out in a well-organized manner. Fortunately, the literature department held a special topic on the Edo period in the first grade, which gave her a lot of understanding of this period of history.

The Ikedaya incident in June of the first year of Yuanji made the Shinsengumi World War I famous. Most of the senior officials of the Changzhou Clan were either killed or arrested, except Kido Takayoshi, one of the three heroes of the Restoration who did not attend the meeting for some reason. Katsura Kogoro).

It happened to be June of the first year of Yuanzhi at that time.

"Xiao Sora" comfortably leaning on the railing, called Okita to stop Sora who was walking forward carelessly. Okita took off the saber from his waist and held it in his arms. "It's so hot, this weather" Okita murmured softly.

Okita always finds time to escape missions, hiding in obvious places where no one can find him, like a child playing hide-and-seek.Okita and the children can often be seen at the entrance of the garrison, and occasionally other team members appear, but there have been a lot fewer recently.

Hearing Okita's voice, Sora turned around and walked to Okita's side, "...you are lazy again." Sora said helplessly, if it were not in this era, sleeping by the railing under the warm sun would be an artistic conception.

"Again? Xiao Kong's words are too sad." His calm eyes were like the calm sea, he caught a glimpse of the wooden knife in Kong's hand, and said with a smile, "How about a fight, if you don't say... I'll kill you .”

Okita squinted his eyes, the sunlight under the clear sky made it difficult for people to see Okita's face clearly at the moment, but the dazzling smile was so enviable.

Casually put murder on his lips, without the slightest murderous intent, like a child's joking words.

Sora, who tried to give a negative answer, was still dragged to the dojo by Okita. There was no one in the dojo, and the quiet sound of birdsong could be heard outside the door.

"...can you get up?" Okita squatted down and looked at Sora.If Kong hadn't attacked persistently, he would not have fallen to the point of disastrous defeat at this time. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth to the ground, supporting the ground with one hand, and coughing violently while covering his mouth with the other hand.

Pausing for a moment, Kong stood up tremblingly from the spot, "...cough... Okita, you...need...to pay me a piece of clothing." There were many bruises all over his body, and he calculated in his heart that there were not many left. Sora gritted his teeth unconsciously because of the pain.

Okita showed a surprised look on his face, and then half-closed his eyes.

Under the guarantee of Saito and Okita, Chizuru was allowed by Mr. Hijikata to go out with the team for inspections. Hearing the rumors about Mr. Tsunado, Chizuru rushed into the place that had been investigated by Shinsengumi monitor Yamazaki.The accidental capture of Changzhou's secret agent Kotaka Shuntaro, the Shinsengumi learned that the Changzhou Fan would choose a windy day to set fire in Kyoto, and took the opportunity to take the emperor to Changzhou.

The news of Gu Gao's arrest made Cheung Chau Fan anxious.

In the evening, Mr. Kondo summoned all the uninjured team members. Sora, who was accidentally injured by Okita, was included in the ranks of the wounded and did not go to the living room.

The clear night sky, the cool breeze, and the bright moon hung high, without the slightest tense and chilling atmosphere.

Sora watched the light onion-colored haori disappear from sight, this is the famous Ikedaya incident in history, Sora vaguely felt this way.Among the cadres of the Shinsengumi, only Mr. Shannan, who was injured in the arm during the Osaka mission a few months ago, remained.

Sora didn't have much contact with the head of the Shinsengumi who died of seppuku in the second year of Genji. He occasionally met a few times in Director Kondo's room. He was an elegant man with both samurai and literati temperament.But it seems that since his arm was injured, Mr. Shannan has gradually become taciturn.

Chizuru stood near the door nervously, looking out from time to time. The moment the Japanese room door was opened, Chizuru immediately tensed up, and after seeing the sky, she became nervous for a while. Shu San.

"... Kong" Qianhe called out Kong's name in a low voice, and after thinking about the reason why Kong was left in the garrison, he asked with concern, "Is the injury on your body better?"

It's unimaginable that Mr. Okita would have a heavy hand against Sora. When she was studying at the Edo Kodachi Dojo, there were also exchanges between team members, but the strength was almost the same, and she would not cause harm to herself.

"Hmm," Kong dispensable replied.In an instant, the Japanese room that had a sound became silent again.

Shannan stood in front of the lit candle, and the door of the Japanese room was opened again unexpectedly, "Chief, I'm sure it's in the Ikeda house," said the man in black standing outside the door, it was the supervisor of the Shinsengumi——Yamazaki.

Shannan's face turned serious, and he quickly issued an order to Yamazaki, Chizuru, including Sora, and immediately notified the vice-captain Hijikata in Shikokuya.Outside the Shinsengumi settlement, Yamazaki held back several rogues who were trying to enter the Shinsengumi.

The surrounding things are swept back in a hurry, the street is empty, only the night is accompanied.

"Qianzuru, please take care of the rest," Sora said to Qianzuru, who was already panting, and drew his sword to block the blade that was slashing down diagonally.

Three or four rogues in ordinary clothes drew their swords together and charged forward.In the past, Kong would turn around and run desperately away, but at this time she couldn't escape for half a step, holding them back, whether it was a soldier of Changzhou Clan or a ronin who was trying to rob.

The calm moonlight shattered all over the ground, and the dark red blood snaked on the blade. Different scenes have similar colors.

Kong knelt down on one knee, a steady stream of blood flowed over his left hand covering the right side of his abdomen, and three or four corpses fell to the ground scatteredly.

She... killed someone, the right hand holding the knife trembled, and the empty eyes saw the corpse lying not far away, and the invisible suffocation spread in the street.

There was a strong smell of blood, and the blood drenched the hem of the clothes along the abdomen.

The severe pain gave Sora a sense of sobriety, and with the help of his right hand, Sora struggled to stand up from the spot.Strange and weird sounds sounded in the alley at the corner, and the strange feeling of approaching prompted Sora to leave the place quickly.

Shinsengumi?No, this is not a member of the Shinsengumi.His pupils dilated instantly, and Sora stared in horror at the person in the Shinsengumi haori coming out from the alley, with lifeless white hair and bloodthirsty crimson eyes.The knife at the waist was pulled out and stabbed at the dead ronin. The blood splashed out stained the light-colored feathers, and those people were laughing wildly.

Can't escape, can't escape, such words are repeated in my mind, and a greater will to survive bursts out at this moment, and I move my steps.Lifting the knife to receive the attack from the attacking person suddenly, calm down, calm down, Sora let go of the hand holding the wound, and held the knife with both hands.

The knife pierced Sora's left arm faster than expected, his physical strength was exhausted by the ronin just now, and Sora still assumed an attacking posture.

You can't fall down here, otherwise, there is only a dead end.

When a person is about to die, she will explode with unimaginable power, perhaps because her luck has always been good.When he pierced the hearts of the two who came forward with a knife, Sora fell to the ground with a pale face.