[Hakuouki Doujin] The Tide of Fallen Leaves

The sky had already darkened as the sun set in the west, and a few clouds floated under the smooth sky, dyed with a thick dark blue, and also dyed with the halo of the last quarter moon, with a somewhat yellowish hue, making the white porcelain wine glass Diffused light.

The slender fingers with rough calluses lightly picked up the rim of the cup and brought it close to his lips, tasting the wine that slipped into his throat with a relaxed but focused attitude.Against the backdrop of the silence of the room, the moonlight on that man's body became more and more unreal.

Hijikata Toshisan discovered very early on that the aura exuded by the man in front of him was tainted with arrogance.Based on his experience of selling medicines in various places when he was a teenager, seeing countless people, and talking to countless people, even if the other party didn't deliberately want to show it, or even slightly concealed it, Hijikata still noticed it.

Always with a warm smile and rare facial expressions, these are all habits that can only be formed after rigorous training.The vicissitudes and sophistication of the other party's gestures also let him know that the other party is carrying a past that is different from theirs.

I would open my mouth to invite, purely because the other party has enough strength.At that moment, Hijikata Toshizo didn't think too much. In a newly established ronin organization, he lowered his vision, simplified the conditions, and finally made that decision.

It can be said that it was expected, or it could be said that it was unexpected, but the other party refused.

It can be said to be expected, or it can be said to be unexpected, the other party joined Serizawa's side.

He thought it was an unreasonable move, but after thinking about it under the oil lamp in the dead of night, he felt a little reasonable.

Therefore, the argument that the other party is a contradictory person is also ready to come out.

It was also because of all kinds of contradictions that the earth side aroused the desire to properly investigate this person's past.

Looking at the report handed in by Yamazaki, there were only a few lines about Nueno, and Yamazaki knelt in front of his eyes, but Hijikata did not pursue the question any further.

Because I had a hunch for a long time, that man could not understand everything in such a simple way.

Afterwards, due to team affairs, Tufang gradually became estranged from the other party. The only intersection was watching the other party train with other team members in the martial arts field, and his eyes missed a few moments.

Looking at the people sitting across from each other drinking fine wine, Hijikata Toshizo thought faintly, if the relationship between himself and him was pure acquaintance, would there not be many estrangements?

However, it seems that there is no need to think about this problem that has not been clarified so far.

Suddenly, the other party interrupted the silence in this space.

"Hijikata, have you ever seen a large Western ship?" When Nueno said this, he raised his lowered head and looked directly at Hijikata.

"Once upon a time, by fate, I boarded a merchant ship to Edo with Mr. Kondo."

As if he heard the interesting part, Nueno asked: "Oh? How do you feel about it? Compared with Japanese ships."

"Very stable, with a calmness that seems to be able to survive even a storm." Hijikata Toshizo looked at the wine glass in front of him, with a white light shining on it, "Bringing this question up now, what do you want to say?"

Seeing that the other party didn't want to talk around the corner, Nueno didn't make any modifications, and said bluntly: "I think Mr. Kondo is like that ship, a stable ship, leading the entire Shinsengumi in this inner and outer world." Sailing steadily under the tide of turbulent times. However, that ship is not as strong and fearless as you think. As time goes by, no matter how strong and durable things will be destroyed, and if the port where it is anchored does not have enough capacity to It is only a matter of time before we repair this ship and face the final outcome."

After hearing Nueno's words, Hijikata's originally calm heart was filled with anger.Everyone has high hopes for the future of the Shinsengumi, and it is rare for someone to pour cold water on them mercilessly.So, he snorted coldly, "Are you trying to say that Mr. Kondo can't survive the storm? Or do you want to say that we chose the wrong person to rely on?"

Nueno was not affected by the other party's froze face for a moment, but just looked at the other party with calm eyes, "Everything you do now will affect the future. As the hub that truly operates the Shinsengumi, you must be very clear about your The possible impact of each choice."

The former self, because he was too cautious, missed many opportunities; but the person in front of him was too bold and became desperate.

"Please take this as a slip of the tongue after I was drunk, because I may not be qualified to say these words to you; and I just said these things that someone once said to me." There is no trace from the beginning to the end. The changing gaze was aimed directly at the man who was beginning to be known as the evil spirit. "If I really had enough love to scold you, then I should have joined the Shinsengumi more directly instead of calling you here to have a good night."

"Besides, I really just wanted to find a quiet place for you to relax and enjoy... It seems that I should leave this place to you." Nueno said, and then got up, "The two of you are facing each other The silence is too embarrassing, and at this point, I may still not be able to hold back."

"What do you mean?" Hijikata frowned as he watched the other party's actions, and began to be troubled by the jumping thinking that often occurred when the other party spoke.

Facing the paper door, Nue Ye's tone remained the same, "If I really want to say that I have any dissatisfaction with you, it's just that the change is like water." After the words fell, Nue Ye opened the paper door and left immediately.

He was brought back to his senses by the light slamming of the paper door, and Hijikata's serious face showed a rare scene of dumbfounding.

After a while, he lowered his head and swirled his glass, "What does this mean...?"

If he doesn't explain it, he can understand it as - has he never hated it except for turning into water?

"What a wayward person." With a snort, he took the wine jug left by the other party, filled his own cup, and drank it down in one gulp. "But why... can't you hate it no matter what?"

When he clearly knew that the other party might become an obstacle, but he didn't make up his mind to deal with the other party, he began to discover his abnormality.

As early as when he decided to wear the mask of the ghost, Hijikata's determination was no less than Okita's determination to hold the "sword".

However, the two sharp blades that should remove all obstacles for the Shinsengumi, in front of this person, gave up the decisiveness that can divide right from wrong into black and white, and left an ambiguous distance, allowing the other party to stand at a distance. with.

The opponent's posture of sitting firmly on one side like a mountain, inadvertently, slowly settled the impetuousness of the Shinsengumi.

And I also unconsciously began to include him under my "scope"...

While thinking about this, his subordinates did not stop. Even though the amount was not much each time, they still drank up all the wine brought by the maid, and even brought more.

He hinted that he could relax, then hinted to himself that this was the last chance anyway, and that it wasn't for nothing.

Hijikata Toshisan began to feel confused about his emotions.

What kind of origin did the disgusting emotion come from?

As for now, should we be thankful that the other party is finally leaving and have a fishbone in Shinsengumi's throat pulled out;

Small differences that would not have been noticed without contact, began to diverge.

While binge drinking cup after cup, Hijikata Toshizo ignored the small shadow cast on the paper door.

The man didn't leave.

Leaning against the side of the corridor, Nueno watched the maids rushing around the corner.Because this corner only leads to this cubicle, most people would not walk in to see it, but instead gave Nueno a gap.

He looked at his hands, rubbing the rough texture between his index finger and thumb, and fragmentary images flashed through his mind from time to time.

He found that he seemed to see too clearly.

Also stepped too deep.

And it's too late to withdraw now.

The author has something to say:

Listening to the calm music, coupled with the idea of ​​trying to improve my own writing, this chapter became a bit awkward.

I thought the speed this time should be quite good, but I didn't expect that it took nearly a week to complete the ten chapters. I took a rest for a while, anyway, it was approaching the exam period.

Mr. Hijikata does not have divergent thinking at all, so it is difficult to grasp his atmosphere. I hope this part will not be too abrupt, and I hope that I can reasonably move towards the part I want to write in the future.

Because of the setting of the article, I'm starting to worry about the shape change in the later stage... (Hide face)

Next, look forward to ten! XDDD