[Hakuouki Doujin] The Tide of Fallen Leaves

During this time, the impact brought by Ito gradually fermented.

Some team members began to question the positioning of the Shinsengumi itself, and then began to doubt the purpose of everything they have done so far.

Hirasuke was also among this group of doubtful people.

He watched Shannan ask the earthwork to set up a Rakshasa team, organized those newly selected team members who had been tested into a team, and joined the night patrol battle.

But he was confused, because all this seemed to have deviated from the original vision of the Shinsengumi.

Why, will he be reduced to today's lackey of the shogunate?

It's not that they haven't heard the evaluation of them from the people outside, and they have long been accustomed to being called executioners. However, wasn't the Shinsengumi originally established to support the emperor and protect the public order in Kyoto?

There are many details during this period. Once you pay attention to it, you will find that this organization has experienced too many compromises.

Coupled with Ito's fanning the fire, many people began to feel aggrieved about the status quo. They believed that Isamu Kondo's dereliction of duty did not comply with everyone's expectations of him, but instead let the Shinsengumi fall to this point.

In addition to the civil strife within the Shinsengumi group, the outside world is still in turmoil.

General Iemo Tokugawa died of illness during the Long March to Choshu. The shogunate army was defeated. The defeated soldiers began to shake the authority of the shogunate, which in turn affected the foundation of the country's rule. Various problems arose. Under this situation, the Shinsengumi continued to Under the job of guarding the notice board.

Harada Sanosuke successfully resisted a group of ronin who wanted to destroy the notice board during his rotation. Although he was confused when he saw someone who looked like Yukimura Chizuru appearing in it when the ronin retreated, but after checking, he was in Okita Judging by the confirmation that they were two different people, they let go of their grudges and brought everyone to Yoshihara for a carnival with the bounty from the shogunate.

After a few cups of yellow soup, the usually lively people had already let go, fighting and drinking with each other. This scene made Chizuru who stepped into Yoshiwara for the first time relax a lot. Originally, she thought she would see something strange. What should be seen, unexpectedly, in the relaxed atmosphere of everyone, she didn't care too much about the predicament of having to go to the flower street with a group of men, but began to enjoy it.

But... Looking at the beautiful woman who was staying next to Tufang, she sighed softly, as expected, she still cared a little... The series of sudden changes in this period made her almost forget that she should not live among men middle……

When he was feeling depressed, the beautiful woman next to Hijikata suddenly smiled at him, which made Qianhe stunned for a moment, and a woman's gentle voice came from his ear: "I see, this guest, please come with me."

As a result, Yukimura Chizuru was caught in a daze, and she was remodeled at the mercy of others. When she stepped into the same box again, she was in a completely different green and elegant, bright red kimono and carefully decorated. The headgear exudes a charming style that is different from usual.

The crowd started to frolick again, the difference is that this time there are more objects of frolicking, a girl who is rarely dressed in women's clothes and is still shy. .

"Mr. Hijikata?" Chizuru opened the paper door and looked outside, but didn't see anyone.

She carefully pulled the hem of her clothes, closed the paper door lightly, and tried to search along the corridor.

Without much effort, Yukimura Chizuru saw the figure of the man in the cubicle around the corner.

"Mr. Hijikata?" The soft voice called softly, bringing back Toshizo Hijikata's pensive mood.

"Ah, is it Xuecun? Why did you come out?" He softened his expression when he saw the person coming clearly. He wondered if it was the effect of alcohol, and his tone was different from his usual seriousness.

"...I came out to look for you because I didn't see Mr. Hijikata..." Taking a step closer, Yukimura Chizuru finally saw clearly the wine glass and jug placed by the man beside him, "That... I'm sorry to disturb you ..."

"No." Hijikata poured himself a glass of wine smoothly, and lowered his head to sip it lightly. "I'm just out to think about something, I'll be back soon."

"I see……"

Having said that, Xuecun had no intention of leaving, and still stood quietly at the door, causing Hijikata to glance at her, "What's wrong?"

"...Well... why did Mr. Hijikata come out to drink alone?" After hesitating for a while, the girl grabbed her sleeve and asked nervously.

The other party looked very lonely against the moonlight figure.

The air seemed to freeze here, pressing heavily on that person.

"Ah...why..." Breathing out a turbid breath, Hijikata swallowed the wine, "Probably, it's because some recent events have touched the memories of the past..."

The life of a drug seller before entering the dojo, the sweat of practicing swordsmanship and the hardships of establishing a new group, many images come to mind.

If he didn't know Kondo, he wouldn't be here now, right?

Xuecun looked at Hijikata who didn't want to continue after speaking, and his expression gradually became lonely. After lowering his eyes and saying goodbye softly, he walked away with bitter steps.

The person who devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Shinsengumi is obviously such a good person...why does everyone misunderstand him?

And that atmosphere that cannot be penetrated is the precious bond between them.

Hijikata was disturbed by Qianzuru's little movement, and looked over there, but suddenly felt that this dark scene seemed similar.

Back view, cubicle, moonlight, wine.

There was a sudden pain in his head, Tufang let go of the wine cup, and pressed his head on his head in a panic, but in the next second, the feeling that his head was about to split suddenly disappeared, and when he tried to recall what he had just thought, it seemed that it didn't exist in the first place Generally, no clue.

"……what happened……"

In the middle of the year, the emperor felt the turmoil of this year and changed the Yuan again to celebrate.

Those in the Shinsengumi who were subjected to experiments at the request of the shogunate were assembled by Shannan to form an underground unit—the Rakshasa Team, which was managed by Keisuke Shannan and began night patrols.

Of course, to prevent the Rakshasa team from smelling the blood and completely losing their minds, there will be patrolling soldiers who know what to do with the team, and when necessary, kill the group of insane Rakshasa.

It's hard to tell whether this kind of combat power investment is good or bad, but at least some results have been handed over to the shogunate, which can be regarded as an explanation.

Nue Ye took the patrol watch that Shannan gave him, and set up another insurance for himself. Apart from going on duty with the Rakshasa team, he looked for those scattered Rakshasa in the streets on nights when the Rakshasa team was not on duty.

Since Shannan assured him that he did not experiment in private...then the source of these Rakshasa is worth checking.

Nueno also entrusted this matter to Ayako and Riji, but got unexpected news.

It turned out that as soon as there were more corpses of Shinsengumi and Ronin scattered in the city recently, rumors began to appear. Those bloody images of Shinsengumi have spread to the point that "even their own soldiers are merciless", which made Nuye laugh.

Although the rules set by the local government are indeed very strict...Assassinations are prevalent...

But this is the best way to find out under high pressure. If it were someone else, the scandal of Shinsengumi might more than double, which shows the foresight of Hijikata.

However, what this world lacks is a person with such insight...

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