[Thin Sakura Ghost] Tongqi

Senior Ishikawa and I looked at each other, and Shinpachi asked "What's going to happen next?" After not getting an answer, he murmured: "Are you...are you going to kill Mr. Serizawa?"

My body trembled, fortunately senior Ishikawa held my elbow with one hand, I raised my eyes to look at him, my lips trembled, "Then sister Amei..."

"It is said that the woman has been sent away by Mr. Serizawa, so you don't need to worry." Senior Ishikawa seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and the corners of his mouth that were originally stern also relaxed, and slightly raised a small arc.I breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and in a blink of an eye I saw Isamu Kondo sitting alone in his place with a melancholy expression, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Before I could think about it, Ryunosuke Ibuki and Shinpachi had already fled out one after another, followed closely by Saito Kazu.And I also trotted to keep up, and before I went out, I found the wooden comb that had fallen on the ground.

"This belongs to Ryunosuke." I picked up the wooden comb and said to myself, and Senior Ishikawa beside me nodded, "It's a very important thing."

It is very important thing.My heart suddenly constricted, and the pain from my left chest spread to my whole body.Serizawa duck occupies such an important place in Ibuki Ryunosuke's heart, I squeezed the wooden comb in my hand, looked back at Isamu Kondo who was still drinking by himself, and chased him out.

I can roughly think of the reasons why they hid it from us. One is that they don’t want to embarrass Shin Hachiryūnosuke, and the other is that they don’t want to leak information about our performance.But no matter whether this assassination is successful or not, Yu Kondo is brave to Hijikata Toshizo, or I am to Nagakura Shinpachi, there will be irreversible changes in the future Shinsengumi.

"What do you want to do? Serizawa duck can't be saved, and you don't have that ability." Ishikawa-senpai has been following me, no matter what he wants to do, I only know that he got my idea wrong, I didn't want it I wanted to do something for the Serizawa duck, but I was curious about what Ishikawa-senpai meant when he said that the Serizawa duck could not be saved, so he said, "Serizawa duck can't be saved? You can tell me a reason."

"The assassination of Serizawa duck this time is not the will of Kondo Isamu and others, but directly instructed by Aizu. There are so many incidents before, and someone has to take it down. Apart from Serizawa duck, the culprit, is there a better choice?"

This was beyond my expectation. I heard that Shinsengumi's ability to join Aizu's subordinates relied on Serizawa Kamo's multi-faceted maneuvers. I didn't expect that it was Aizu who gave the death order.The image of Isamu Kondo drinking boring wine flashed in his mind, this good old man, I am afraid that he had to do it as a last resort.

"I'm not worried about Serizawa Duck." I twitched the corners of my mouth, and the wooden houses on both sides kept retreating. I was probably rushing forward at a speed of [-] meters. The wind blowing on my face was a bit stinging , "Just like Saito and the others thought, stop Shinpachi and Ibuki Ryunosuke."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared in front of him.Joyful at the moment, he waved his hands and quickened his pace, and Saitoichi's back gradually became clear in the rain and mist, but that posture clearly looked like an attack.

A little reflection, hidden in Shinpachi's waist.Saitoichi, cut Shinpachi? !I suddenly felt breathless, and moved forward mechanically, shouting: "Xinba!"

A mere few seconds, but unbearably like centuries.This world seems to have turned into a silent movie, slowly showing Nagakura Shinpachi slowly kneeling on the ground with one leg.

"Shinpachi!!" I opened and closed my mouth, but my ears couldn't hear the sound. It wasn't until I actually touched Xinpachi's strong arm, with a slightly hot body temperature, that his familiar voice came from my ear, "Why? With the back of a knife?"

"As I said, I fought with you to keep you alive."

"Thank you." I looked up at Saitoichi, pulled Shinpachi's left arm around my neck, and blocked his back with my right hand, "Can you stand up, Shinpachi."

Shinpachi ignored me and buried his head in silence, but I could feel his body trembling.

"Damn it!" Hitting the ground with a fist, Shinpachi roared like venting, "Damn it!!!"

It was raining all the time, my hair was sticking wet to my face, I let go of the hand that was trying to support Shinpachi and went to kneel down in front of him.Never seen a Shinpachi like this, never.I put my arms around his waist and put my head on his shoulders to hug him.

"It's going to be okay," I said, "everything will be okay after today is over."

***

Two days later, all members of the Shinsengumi participated in the funeral of Serizawa duck.

Standing at the front of the line, you can clearly see the samurai swords, ribs and iron fans neatly arranged on the coffin.

The sun is very warm, and the autumn wind is also tender.At this moment, when I think of the torrential rain that night, I feel like a world has passed. In fact, it was only a few days. Two of the three directors passed away one after another, and after that night, Ryunosuke Ibuki never came back.

Taking out the exquisitely carved wooden comb from his arms, an indescribable sourness passed through his heart, but he still couldn't send it out. Ryunosuke is such an idiot.

"This thing?"

I withdrew my hand and saw that Hijikata Toshisan was asking me with a frown.The meeting to see Director Serizawa off was over, but I didn't hear it.The crowd dispersed, but I still stood here.

"No, it's nothing, little jewelry." I hurriedly replied, and after Serizawa Kamo died, Hijikata Toshizo's eyes became more and more terrifying.For the first time in two days, I talked to him.

But after hearing my answer, his brows frowned even tighter. After hesitating for a long time, he said slowly, "Is it that Ah Mei's thing?"

"No." I shook my head, but I felt strange in my heart, so I asked, "Why did you mention Sister Amei?"

Toshizo Hijikata had a stern face, and without stretching his brows, he cleared his throat and said, "It's about Mr. Serizawa, I hope she can find a good home."

"Sister Amei's words..." I thought of Sister Amei's deep love for Serizawa Duck, and I couldn't help but sigh, "I don't know. I heard from the director that Amei left after being driven away by Serizawa Duck, but I've heard her say that her feelings for Serizawa Duck may not be so easily forgotten."

"That's right, the chief said that." Hijikata Toshizo suddenly smiled, "Don't worry, a good woman like Amei will have a good home in a beautiful place."

"Heh——" I laughed, and blinked at Hijikata Toshizo, "It's rare for you to praise others. If you are destined to see Amei again, I will definitely tell you the exact words——"

Before I could say "Answer", my hand was tightly clenched, and then I was pushed into Hijikata Toshizo's arms with a force, it was very cold, his body was very cold.

"I'll tell you about this kind of thing myself." His voice sounded in my ear, "You must live a good life."

"Huh? Mr. Hijikata, what are you talking about?" I smiled dryly, but the only answer was his slight and even breathing.

The autumn wind is bleak, and the red maple leaves all over the trees are extraordinarily gorgeous against the sky that seems to have been washed by clear water.

The author has something to say:

This is the end of Liming Lu, and the Serizawa duck in the ending is very admirable and distressing.

And when Ibuki Ryunosuke, Xiaoling, Shinsengumi, Chizuru, different destinations, different life trajectories are intertwined together, there is a sense of heaviness and beauty of fate, I like it angrily.

ps: Sorry for not updating on time [sincerely looking at Nai~]