[Comprehensive] Takasugi-kun's Melancholy

How long will it take for a clan of warriors who flourished for a while to decline?Facts tell Takasugi-kun that only one fire is enough to burn out all the prosperity of this family.

Takasugi-kun came back a week after the end of the purge of the Changzhou Domain. At that time, the life of the common people had gradually entered the right track. Although the tax was raised, Mrs. Mifune paid the servants working in the yard before the purge, so life was still normal. live on.

Although Mifune is an unreliable woman in all aspects, she has a rare aristocratic pride in this era, "As a princess, it is natural to protect the people!" She once said this to Takasugi-kun Said, so even before death paved the way to the future for the local people.

"It's raining." Takasugi-kun felt drops of water dripping onto his hands, and Ayu behind him held up an oil-paper umbrella to cover Takasugi-kun within the range of the umbrella.

"Let's go and have a look at the ancestral house." He didn't look back, and he didn't know whether he was talking to Ayu or himself, "This weather is really suitable for paying homage."

Takasugi-kun’s identity was well kept secret. After all the military attache’s teachers’ children who knew his identity were assassinated, only Yoshida Shoyo, Katsura Kotaro, and Sakata Gintoki remained on this land who knew about his family. However, he still needed to keep a low profile during this period, so he and Ayu walked to the original place where the ancestral house was, instead of using a carriage.

"It's really scary, those explosives." Looking at the ruins of the ancestral house, Takasugi-kun couldn't help but sigh. In fact, there is not even a ruin there. The weeds and the surrounding woods were all burnt black. If he didn't know the way to the ancestral house, Takasugi-kun would not have recognized that this was his home for many years.

"Old Dancing Sword

Fame and glory are all dreams

The grass is luxuriant"

For some reason, Takasugi-kun began to recite Mrs. Mifune's most impatient haiku. After reading, he looked at Ayu who was standing behind and asked, "Have you heard this haiku, Ayu?"

"Yes." Ayu has always been rich in knowledge, and she always has a legacy of a lady from the Heian period. "It's the haiku that Mr. Matsuo Basho recited when he passed by the former site of the Fujiwara clan."

"My mother has always been impatient to listen to this kind of stuff. This haiku was taught to me by Mr. Songyang." Gao Sugi-kun was a little terrified calmly, "But the irony is that there is not even the so-called 'Qiqi Fangcao' here. , just leaving scorched earth.”

"It's not just scorched earth." For the first time, Ayu interrupted Takasugi-kun. In the past, she was like Mrs. Mifune's shadow watching Takasugi-kun grow up, but she never acted beyond her own identity, but she felt that She should speak out now, Master Mifune entrusted her only child to her, although she can't interfere with Takasugi-kun's behavior, at least she hopes she can make Takasugi-kun feel better, Ayu is vague I feel that if Takasugi-kun has been suppressing all the sadness under the calm surface, there must be terrible consequences.

No matter how reliable, calm, and mature Takasugi-kun behaves, he is just a child who lost his only relative overnight, and the whereabouts of his teachers are unknown. Even if he has a noble status, he cannot bear all the sorrow.

"There are white flowers blooming there." That's what Ayu said.

Takasugi-kun tilted his head. Naturally, those flowers were not blooming flowers, because those flowers were obviously picked by the villagers from the roadside to worship Mrs. Mifune. Bunches of them formed a small pile, but those of the common people How courageous he is, to dare to come to offer sacrifices at such a moment.

"But it's useless, isn't it?" If Ayu sees Takasugi-kun's face, he will find his calm eyes like stagnant water and a mocking smile very similar to Mifune Zhi, "No matter how much you put The land here cannot be cultivated for more than ten years, just like a house, even if the beams are erected, the original building will not be restored." Just like his mother, it will never be possible to be mad at him again Said: "You are still far behind, brat."

"It's okay, Ayu." Takasugi-kun tilted his head, and his tone gently comforted the maid behind him. Although he was still young, he revealed a romantic meaning when comforting her. If he grows up, he will definitely It will be a man who makes countless women cry, "It's okay, dying on the battlefield is the greatest glory of a samurai, and my mother will not be sad." Because those who will be sad and tearful will be heartbroken, it is they who stay behind.

Why are you still laughing, why are you comforting me, Master Takasugi.Ayu moved her lips but didn't say a word, but her hand holding the umbrella trembled. She didn't realize more clearly than at this moment that Takasugi-kun was on the verge of collapse. If Mr. Matsuyo If not rescued...

"Takasugi! Takasugi!" Katsura shouted loudly from a distance, and there were too many emotions in that voice, including disbelief, ecstasy, and even more the joy of seeing Takasugi-kun again.

"It's great that you're fine." He hugged Takasugi-kun, and the huge impact made him stagger.

"Long time no see, Gui." Gao Sugi-kun supported the other party, and when he saw Gui, he finally restrained the sarcasm that had been hanging on the corner of his mouth, and he looked the same as usual.

"Yeah." Gui was stunned for a moment after saying this, the excitement of seeing his friend still alive emptied his mind, but when he came back to his senses, he didn't know how to tell Takasugi-kun, although Mr. He was taken away, but compared to him and Ginshi who had nothing at all, what Takasugi-kun lost was unimaginable, such as his ancestral home, property, mother... How rich and happy the original life was, how painful it is now direct.

"Are you okay?" It took a long time for Gui Ye to say such a sentence.

"Don't worry, wig." Takasugi-kun didn't meet the opponent's gaze, he knew that Gui had a beast-like keen senses, if he really crossed his eyes, he might be noticed, "I have nothing to do, I'm here this time I want to go with you to rescue Matsuyo-sensei." He skillfully avoided the topic of Mrs. Mifune, in fact no one would take the initiative to bring up this topic with Takasugi-kun now.

Ah Yu and the others did a great job in intelligence work. As early as on the way back to the Changzhou Fan, Takasugi-kun received the news that Gintoki and the others were going to join the army to rescue Mr. Songyang, although according to Takasugi-kun's temperament, he didn't like it at all. A bit of a planned rescue, but that's all for now.

The informants in Edo have already got the news that Teacher Matsuyo was imprisoned by the Heavenly Daoists and guarded him personally. This highest level of guarding broke Gao Sugi-kun’s original expectation of Mr. Matsuyo being smuggled out of Edo. What they can do now is The only thing that can be done is to force the shogunate to release Mr. Songyang through war, nothing more.

This is the craziest and most compelling decision Takasugi-kun has ever made.

But what can be done?Takasugi-kun lowered his head, his pupils had an almost out-of-control crazy look, his mother had already died under the hands of the incompetent shogunate and heavenly beings, if Mr. Songyang had another accident, then what is the meaning of his life?

Mifune Zhi endowed "Takasugi Shinsuke" with the original meaning of existence. Whether it is his precocity, precocity or strict behavior that strictly abides by the upper-level samurai regulations, it is all to meet the expectations of the other party and become a samurai worthy of his mother's blood. , even if you don't match Mifune Zhi in daily life, you can't obliterate Takasugi-kun's yearning for each other that permeates from the depths of your soul.

Mifune Chisu built the foundation of the world for "Takasugi Shinsuke".

Yoshida Matsuyo endowed "Takasugi Shinsuke" with the soul of a samurai. His tireless teaching made Takasugi-kun successfully embark on his own samurai path, whether it is the guardian object or the Bushido spirit. Inherited bit by bit in the subtle impression of Mr. Songyang.

Yoshida Matsuyo injected the essence of the world into "Takasugi Shinsuke".

Now the framework has collapsed, leaving only the undissipated inner substance struggling to support the world of "Takasugi Shinsuke". If one day the inner substance disappears, then what is left of him?

Nothing.

Rescuing Yoshida Shoyo is not only for the teacher, but also for the existence of "Takasugi Shinsuke" itself.