Water Moon Mirror Flower

Thousands of years of wind and rain can fade away the prosperity of glass, and the dust and sand of history can bury everything, but after all, there are still things that cannot be changed, like the rising of the sun in the east and setting in the west, or the constant cycle of spring, summer, autumn and winter...

Time is like a piece of rubber, carelessly erasing many of those beautiful memories, leaving nothing but strangeness and loneliness.

By the time the chief came along with the commotion, the near-massacre battle was over.

The rain is like a silver-gray spider web, covering the whole world, and the sky is also gray, like the white powder peeling off the roof in the corner.

Xi Ying held her small sword and stood quietly in the rain, motionless.

Until the rain washed away the remaining blood stains on the knife, and the water falling from her hair was no longer bright red, Xiying smelled the smell that could not be eliminated from her body, as if swallowing the blade, her heart and throat were in pain, But couldn't even shed tears.

She didn't dare to move, didn't dare to look away.She knew that the chief executive was standing behind her, but she couldn't face him.She was afraid of seeing her hands stained with other people's blood, afraid of seeing the corpse she put in the ground, and even more afraid of seeing his despair for her.

Why did the chief executive come? ...

The chief stood a few meters behind her, neither approached nor spoke.Just looking at her with a sad face.He noticed her abnormality and knew her true identity, but he didn't expect the current situation.

If possible, how much he hopes that Xiying can be that innocent child forever, how much he hopes that she can keep her soul intact, and he even hopes to bear the lost lives instead of her.But there are no what-ifs in this world, and no one can change the fait accompli.

Then, he was lost.He couldn't imagine what kind of mood Xiying was standing in front of him now.Because when he got his hands dirty for the first time, it was for that person. He killed the person who threatened Mr. Kondo. That was his belief, so he didn't regret it.But what is Xizakura for?Maybe it was just lost to the bloodiness of the ghost clan.

He didn't know what to say, what to do to comfort the disfigured girl who was injured from body to soul, and how to bring back her former beauty.

The worst situations always like to happen at the most inopportune times.

"Sakura..." He finally decided to call her name, at least let her know that she is not alone.

But Xi Ying's voice came to her ears almost at the same time, with a hopeless emptiness, without adding a trace of emotion. "Director. I killed someone."

At that moment, the chief executive felt that maybe everything was really over.Unable to respond, but even less able to ignore, the chief executive closed his eyes, frowned and stretched them, and smiled faintly. "Ok, I know."

It shouldn't be like this!The words that should not have been said were blurted out, the director saw Xi Ying finally turned around slowly, but she was smiling like a flower, like the sinful Manjushahua in the depths of hell.

"Nothing can be saved... I really... can't be saved..." As if joking with him in normal times, Yu Sakura slowly put away the katana and raised her head.

The two faced each other with a smile like this, but blood was already dripping from their hearts.Let the rain hit the body hard, and there were no tears across the cheeks.Already, unable to cry.

"It's okay." It's okay, stop blaming yourself.

The chief executive took a step forward, wanting to hug Xiying, wanting to give her a sense of security, but the latter avoided her in a futile manner.

"I'm fine. Director, don't worry." How long can this smile last?Xi Ying walked past the chief executive, "I'm leaving, you have to take care. I'm sorry."

You can't add trouble to him anymore.Mr. Kondo's life and death are still uncertain. At this time, she must not be his burden.She is no longer qualified to stay by his side.She has left all the prescriptions for his lung disease to Dr. Matsumoto, and I believe that even if she is gone, he will live well.She had to find Mr. Kondo, and there was nothing else she could do.

"Where are you going?!" The chief grabbed her hand and refused to let her leave. Xiying turned her head, her smile disappeared, and her pale face showed no joy or sadness. "Mr. Kondo is not here. I was tricked by him..." Before the words finished, Yuzakura only felt a headache, her eyes went dark, and she fell straight down.

The spirit has reached its limit, and Yu Ying finally couldn't bear it.The guilt for the murder, the self-blame for not being able to save Mr. Kondo, and the heartache for the chief executive far exceeded her load limit, like the last straw on the camel's body, completely crushing her.

The chief executive hugged her horizontally, sighed softly, and quickly left this bloody place of right and wrong.

"Hey, Sakura. Really don't put so much pressure on yourself. You have done a good job, no one will blame you. Whether it is killing people or rescuing Mr. Kondo, that is not what you should bear I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I couldn't protect you well..." Thinking of the luckykiss Yuzakura gave him that day in the courtyard, the chief executive kissed her cheek, and the fishy smell of rain spread out of his mouth, There was a heavy pain in the depths of my heart.

Xi Ying seemed to have heard his words, and her expression was slightly more relaxed than the stiff one just now.

Just let time stop, let this moment last forever.Let the child forget all the pain and fall into a deep sleep.Lord God, please at least give her a peaceful dream.

At that time, the chief executive just looked at Xiying's sleeping face, slowly closed his eyes, and made such a wish.But he is doomed to be unable to foresee that in the near future, even such insignificant happiness will be ruthlessly taken away.

Called love and hate, wrong.

Yuzakura finally has a real dream of her own, no longer passively looking at Chisaki's memory, chasing her past.

It was once clear, the past when everyone was together, and the ordinary daily life.

The clarity of the sky is plain, but it makes the sun shine brightly; the green of the willow leaves is plain, but it reflects the beauty of summer.In all the traces of the years, there are many plain stories.Because plainness creates beauty.With a touch of happiness, across the heart.

In a trance, Xiying felt that someone was approaching her, because she closed her eyes, she didn't know who it was, but she knew that it was not someone who would hurt her.

With the breath getting closer, one hand caressed Xi Ying's head, just like a father, gentle and warm.

"Father..." Even though she knew it wasn't her father's hand, Xi Ying murmured subconsciously.

"It's so pitiful... You have encountered a very difficult thing..." From the bottom of my heart, there was a voice full of longing, gentle but full of sadness.

The moment Xi Ying heard that voice, she realized the identity of that person, how could she forget it? ...It's just that it's impossible to be here...that person...

"I really want to give you the happiness of being a girl...to find Mr. Tsunado, and to put you in the middle of the war...all of it is my responsibility."

With deep self-blame, the man apologized.Unable to remain silent, Xi Ying finally responded——

There is no such thing.Because, compared to the happiness of being a woman, I value the very important things I learned from everyone.From the very beginning, it was because of my dream, my obsession...

"A woman's happiness is to stay with the man she likes." The familiar and warm voice continued, as if it was inducing something.

I... have always walked this way as a man, so it doesn't matter.

"...That's really the case. Then, don't you have a man you like?"

...I... am by that person's side right now...

"...Is it the general manager?" After thinking about it for a moment, he came up with the answer.

……Yes.Being by his side, supporting and helping him, this is my happiness.I was the one who caused him to fall into the pain of Rakshasa.If I hadn't been there at that time, he might not have accepted Nagumo Kaoru's offer of turning into water... I am so sinful that I can no longer expect more happiness than that.

Have you been blaming yourself all this time, carrying that guilt and pain? No wonder, it’s hard to move forward. "...That's not your fault. It's the choice you made in order to continue to become stronger and to be able to hold the knife. Even if it wasn't because of you, it probably wouldn't have changed. It was me who was wrong, and I couldn't." Stopping the Rakshasa caused by failure, and also recognized their existence."

But that's because the important shogunate gave orders, isn't it?

— Mr. Kondo.

Finally, he still called out that name, the one that was least likely to appear here, but was confirmed early in the morning, and he knew it by heart.

Isamu Kondo, the man who the chief executive has followed for 20 years, the man who is like the father of everyone, the man who voluntarily went to the guillotine for the Shinsengumi.He appeared in front of Xi Ying now, what happened?

The author has something to say:

The content of this chapter, including part of the next chapter, is based on a fan game, which I translated by myself... of course it is a free translation...

Japanese scum kneels OTL...

Then this guy seems to be about to take the mid-term exam... As a kid in the math department, I can't learn advanced math at all, so I'm looking for advice from the seniors! !If you are interested in teaching me, add me Q604690367... I really don't want to fail OTL...

I have been working hard to save manuscripts for the past two days... and then I am going to prepare for the OTL exam... and you know...