[Hakuouki Doujin] The Tide of Fallen Leaves

After discovering that Yukimura had been moved to the Shinsengumi that day, Nueno returned to the dojo with the snacks he bought, and saw Ryunosuke practicing his sword swing there from afar.

After experiencing the incident in Serizawa, Ryunosuke did not slack off his kendo practice. Even if the morning dojo training ended, he would find time to practice in the afternoon by himself. Seeing this scene, Nueno often thought, if Serizawa Ze knew that he should be very relieved, right?

But when he approached, Ryunosuke also stopped swinging his sword, and came to the side to take Nueno's things, but Nueno dodged for a while, and instead of letting Ryunosuke take it, he took a bag of bean paste from his arms "This is for you, go and wipe your body before eating."

"Huh? Really?" Ryunosuke's eyes lit up.

"Of course, but go wipe your body first." Nueno smiled, "I won't lie to you."

"Then wait for me!" After Ryunosuke finished speaking, he immediately ran to the backyard, "No stealing is allowed──!"

Seeing Ryunosuke's appearance, Nueno couldn't help laughing, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he continued to put things in the kitchen, only to see Xiaoshan running over.

"Nei Ye, Qing Tsui wants you to go over there." Xiao Shan didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the topic as soon as she came. "The medicine seems to be almost finished."

"Oh?" Nue Ye replied, and followed Xiao Shan.Before leaving, don't forget to put the snacks in a conspicuous place, so that Ryunosuke can see it at a glance when he comes.

"Ah... Nueno, you are finally here." As soon as he stepped into Kiyotsugu's room, the other party raised his head from the experimental table, greeted casually, and continued to lower his head to deal with the things in his hand.

Nueno took this opportunity to look around. Kiyotsugu's hut was still very dark and messy. I'm still a little lucky about the situation. Fortunately, Xiaoshan and Qingji's room were kept far away at the beginning, otherwise if something affected Xiaoshan in the past, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"By the way, why did you call me over?" With both hands in his pockets, Nueno took the cushion and teacup that Xiaoshan specially brought from another room, sat down, and handed the tea to Kiyosuke. "I said, why don't you take a look at me? Don't you have something to tell me?"

"That... I just want to tell you that it's almost ready for experimentation." Kiyotsugu glanced lazily at Nueno, then stopped what he was doing, took the tea, and took a sip. "I don't know if this antidote will work, so I need to try it."

"And I mainly create antidotes from the viewpoint of "counteracting the effects of drugs", so I don't know whether the medicinal materials will affect each other's effects... After all, I have seen some things for the first time." Qing Ji grabbed a bottle and handed it to Nueno, "I'm still looking to see if there is a better way to make things with better effects, but it's good to experiment for a while."

Nueno took it, dabbed it with his little finger and brought it close to his nose to sniff, "Basically there is no major problem, and the ratio of the medicinal ingredients is also very suitable, but this kind of medicine is bound to be harmful to people who have been transformed by Chang Ruoshui once. If possible, I hope that this situation can be avoided...or, the damage in this aspect can be minimized."

"...Ben, do you know what the fastest way is?" After listening to Nueno's words, Kiyosuke propped his chin up, revealing the extremely pale skin on his entire face due to staying in the laboratory for a long time.

"Um?"

"Directly inject ginseng to keep him alive." Qingji smiled, "If you can hang on like this, I think it will not be difficult to heal the injury one day... Besides, you should know that this thing is not normal in the first place. So you shouldn't ask too much."

"Of course I know that." Nueno stuffed the medicine in his hand into his arms, "I'll try it sometime, if it's sneaky, it shouldn't matter once or twice, it won't be discovered... Anyway, I just hope so, I hope you can continue to help me with my research... To be honest, because of your help, I have saved a lot of effort."

Xiaoshan sat quietly at the side, staring at the two people talking about things in front of her. Although she understood some things, she would not ask curiously about the parts she didn't understand.

"... I really want to say my thanks to you... I really want you to leave safely, whether it's going abroad or to a safe country... Kiyotsugu, you don't walk around much, so don't worry. I know that the whole of Japan has already begun to ignite the smoke of war—since the Warring States Period, there has not been such a large-scale national war in Japan." Nueno rubbed his fingers on the rim of the cup, without looking at the two of them, " I even thought about it, if I have the ability, I must let you stay together so that everyone in your hometown will agree."

"Ben, what do you think is the use of saying this now?" Suddenly, Kiyotsugu's lazy voice became extremely low, with a trace of anger, "Are you looking down on us? You want us to escape before the war expands, Then keep you? Don't forget what Xiaoshan and I told you when we left!"

"I know this--but I hope that you can go on well! I am very aware of your ability, if you continue to be trapped in Japan, you will not be able to make a breakthrough, so I really hope that you can go abroad and have a good time. Take a look, study, and after the war is over, come back to replace Japan at that time──”

"Blade." Xiaoshan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Why don't you ask our opinion?"

"Just like before."

"..." Nueno bowed his head in silence.

Seeing this, Xiaoshan sighed, and continued: "You have changed... Or, you have become agitated recently." She exchanged looks with Qingji, "We are very happy with your thoughts, Indeed, it is not surprising that we have one or two children at our age, but please remember that the current situation is a joint decision of the two of us.”

Qing Ji then interjected: "Anyway, I haven't fully researched the antidote yet. Before that, if you want to drive the two of us away, I'll burn everything. It's up to you!"

"──Really! Talking like this is really irritating!" After saying this, Qing Tsui stood up directly and stepped out of the piles of debris, "Xiao Shan, let's go for a walk, let This guy is reflecting on himself here!"

"Oh!" Quickly glanced at Nue Ye, Xiao Shan took Qing Tsui's outstretched hand, jumped off the porch, and the two of them headed directly towards the back mountain. "Bath, please don't worry about us."

Even Xiaoshan, who is always optimistic and energetic, has her own thoughts.

Like Qing Ji, she knew that this transaction was not a one-sided payment, but a perfect cooperation under the agreement of both parties.

It's just... Nue Ye still has too many things that he hasn't said, too many things, it's hard to say...

So the two who have been with him for so long can only be considerate.

Be considerate of this person who always seems a little hesitant about important things.

This kind of situation, I'm afraid it's only because Nue Ye is grateful to Qing Tsugumi that he can show it in front of the two of them a little bit. They have also seen other people get along with Nue Ye, and that kind of impeccable defense is all seen in their eyes .

So...they feel very lucky to get along with Nueno like this.

The most precious thing between people is the feeling of cherishing each other.

So they don't want Nueno's idea, and they don't want two people to leave Nueno for this reason.

"But... Qingji, it's rare for you and me to go out for a walk!" Laughing softly, Xiaoshan grabbed Qingji's hand tightly, "Haven't you seen the sun for a long time?"

"Are you mocking me?" Qing Ji tapped Xiao Shan on the head, making her stop her complacent look, "Really!"

Similarly, he shook Xiaoshan's hand back.

It's just a small physical contact, conveying warmth and cherishing each other.

Even without a formal wedding, this kind of life is enough for the two of them.

The author has something to say:

Long time no see...return.

Although there is a subtle pleasure in reading everyone's reminders, guilt and apology still account for more of it. The reason... It's all over. I believe everyone will not want to know those trivial and boring reasons.

Ahaha, then I will update later, if the two chapters add up to ten comments, it will be a signal to update tomorrow.

In order not to get out of the package, I will continue to write.

Thank you all.