[Hakuouki Doujin] The Tide of Fallen Leaves

Although Japan was in chaos after the war, Nueno and his team also took advantage of the situation and avoided many checkpoints. When necessary, they used Hill's status as a foreigner to make the Lan people feel awe or intentions. Caterers give up pestering.

Hurry up and hurry up, nearly a month later, Nueno finally stepped into the land of Edo.After a long time, and experienced some turmoil, the people in the same company had more or less different emotions.

As soon as they arrived at the house in the suburbs, the people who stood beside Xiaoshan outside the house to greet them were Chihime from the Suzuka clan, the guard Junju, and the unexpected Amegiri Jiushou.

Nue Ye steered his horse forward, turned over neatly, and stood in front of them, "Long time no see."

Qian Ji glanced at the person coming out of the carriage from behind, hesitated a little, Nue Ye immediately went on to answer her doubts: "It doesn't matter, it will be fine as usual."

Qian Ji nodded, folded her hands in front of her, and respectfully saluted Nue Ye: "I'm glad you returned safely, Priest Nue Ye, Qian Ji is very happy here."

Junju and Tianwu also half-kneeled to salute at the first time Qianji bowed, just as the carriages stopped one after another, Nue Yekong lifted them up, "Come in first." Just after the words fell, he He also nodded to Xiaoshan, "Xiaoshan, I'm back."

"Welcome back, Nue Ye." Xiao Shan replied immediately, "You take him to the room first, I'll make tea, wait for me for a while!"

"Okay, thank you." Nueno responded with a smile, and then called out: "Rigi, you put the things in for me, others can go to rest first, let Chikage and Chizuru come over. Hill and The same goes for Lu, you guys rest for a while."

"Understood." Riggy responded neatly, and at the same time, other people answered in pieces.

Qian Jing and Qian He, who were named, came out and followed in the footsteps of Nue Ye and the others. Their expressions no longer had the arrogance and anxiety they had before, and they each took on a calm aura.

Qian Ji noticed this change, greeted the other two with a smile, and then followed Nue Ye's footsteps in.

After everyone sat down, Xiao Shan also brought hot tea, and Nue Ye asked, "What can you do with me?"

"The matter about the leader...but it doesn't seem to be important now." Qianji smiled and looked at Qianhe, "In the future, the ghost clan affairs in the east and west will require more cooperation from the three of us, please give me your advice. "

"Um."

"My side is the same," Qianhe just responded with a different answer from Chikage, and Qianhe hastily returned a salute, "I just want to ask you and... Chikage to give me advice, if there are any deficiencies, please give me a lot of advice." Forgive me!"

"Oh, Chizuru is still as cute as ever, but I also like such a serious Chizuru. It seems that I can really learn a lot from being with Master Nueno! I want to try it if I have a chance." Chihime sipped. He opened his mouth and laughed, and the atmosphere became much lighter for a while.

Nueno waited for them to exchange pleasantries before putting the teacup back on the table and speaking again: "I killed most of the ghosts related to this incident in Ezo, and I will hand over the follow-up to the three of you. Report to me again if there is any situation, other than that, this time I will definitely destroy Rakshasa’s secret recipe, this medicine no longer has the purpose I expected, and it’s useless to keep it.”

"As for the rest of the Rakshasa issue, I will handle it myself. If the ghost clan has the energy to integrate, you can help me pay attention." Nue Ye thought for a while and said: "I will stay in the next few months Here, after that I will set off back up the mountain, back to the forbidden land."

"I understand." Qian Ji replied seriously, "If you have other questions, I will try my best to contact you before then."

Afterwards, the few people reached a consensus on a few things, and then Qian Ji bid farewell to everyone and made an appointment for the next meeting with Qian Jing and Qian He.

"Master Nueno." Before leaving, Qianji suddenly called out.

"Is there anything else?"

Qianji hesitated for a moment, but said: "Your hair band...is made with the secret technique of the Suzuka clan. I believe you have been wearing it for quite a long time. Art... to what extent do you understand?"

Nueno was stunned, and smiled: "When I handed it over to me, they told me that the accessories that were devoted to women in Suzuka can protect the wearer for a long time, whether it is against spells or battles. and help."

"...That's right." Chihime's hearty voice softened, bringing out a lot of maturity, "But Master Nueno, you have lived too long, the hairband that was supposed to protect you forever...has gradually faded away. I can't keep up with you."

"It's time...to let go of something."

Taking advantage of the night wind blowing, Nue Ye went out without warning after dinner. He didn't know if he was unlucky today. He searched half of Edo before he found an izakaya that was about to rest. Three small jugs of sake were brought back.

The originally warm wine dissipated heat on the way back, Nue Ye did not choose to return to the residence, but sat down by the nearby river.

When Qianji mentioned it today, although she used a smile to cover up the momentary shock and bewilderment that hit her heart, the melancholy still lingered, she grabbed her heart, and wanted to emphasize its existence again.

Yes, I have lived too long.

And now the monster who has lived for so long is looking forward to those rare things that are like morning dew.

Actually...it shouldn't be like this at all.

Pointing the jug to his lips, he sipped lightly, drinking bit by bit without stopping.Soon, the two jugs of sake ran out like this, and only half of the remaining jug was left, which was placed on the grass to reflect the moonlight.

Unfortunately, this monster can't get drunk.

The blood rushed to his head, bringing dizzy consciousness and vision, but it couldn't destroy his reason.Nue Ye picked up the flagon again steadily, and took another sip.

So, it is yourself who is not confident.

The worst person has always been himself.

It was me who rejected them with countless despicable reasons.

"blade."

"... Ah Chen." Nue Ye looked up at the shadow standing beside him, and raised his lips.

The other party looked at him, and slowly squatted down, Nue Ye also waited for the other party.

"You went out without saying anything, everyone is very worried about you." Yamazaki Tsusumi's cold voice reached Nueno's ears. "Why are you drinking here alone?"

Nueno continued to smile, but his expression didn't change a bit. Such stiffness made Yamazaki a little confused, "Are you drunk?" He asked tentatively.

"Not drunk." Nueno replied, "I haven't been drunk for a long time."

"Really." Yamazaki responded, and there was a silence between the two of them for a while, and he said again: "You said before that when you arrive in Edo, you will tell you your decision..."

"Yes." There was another layer of sadness in his heart, Nueye looked at the other party firmly, and carefully described every expression of the other party when he spoke.

"If I said, I want to leave...what would you do?"

"Let you go." Nueno said this without hesitation.

"You don't even want to keep me?"

"Yes." Answering the other party equally decisively, Nueno went on to explain: "But in my mind, each of you deserves someone who is better and more dedicated to you. If you are willing to find... I will be very happy I support you."

There was another short silence, Yamazaki lowered his head and asked in a low voice, "Do you love me?"

"I... love you. But I also can't... I love them too. Everyone." As he spoke, Nueno suddenly felt that his eyes could no longer hold up and stared at the other party. There is a force that urges him to close his eyes, as if he can relax in this way and let the pressure that may have accumulated flow out.

But he doesn't want to.

He stretched out his hand, pulled the man closer to his arms, and gently kissed the top of the other's steady hair with lips full of alcohol.

It seems... the dizziness from alcohol and the empty space gave him such arrogant courage.

Let him pour out his desires unabashedly.

"If it's possible... I wish I could drag each of you to the end of the years with me..." Nue Ye let his voice slowly spread across the river bank in a tone mixed with sighs, "But I can't do it after all... That's why I've always been a bad person."

Yamazaki suddenly hugged Nueno, "We already knew that. So don't say that again."

"You're not a bad person at all."

"You just... want to gently tolerate all our willfulness."

The author has something to say:

In fact, the really despicable... is the author. _(:3)∠)_

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In fact, there is a self-loathing sentence in the back, but if it is posted, my son will probably be hacked, so I decisively deleted it! ☆

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