cloudy day

Sakata Gintoki swaggered up to the top floor with a plastic bag from the convenience store, kicked open the rusty iron door, and then his eyes were attracted by the familiar scenery.

He finally knew why he bought beer and didn't go home or go to other places, but walked all the way to the top floor of the school.

It has been so many years since I left school, and the habit of my student days still exists in my subconscious mind—going to the top floor to drink when I am in a bad mood.

I remember the first time I came to the rooftop because I had a quarrel with Teacher Songyang, it was still in junior high school... I don’t remember how I got the wine, and then imitated the adults to use it to drown my sorrows on the empty rooftop, thinking about getting drunk .

Then Takasugi appeared.

Sakata Gintoki suddenly remembered that at that time, he was not so in the second grade, and Ai Shan, who was so stern and pretending to be old, kicked him lightly, and looked at him from top to bottom with a disgusted face.

The cold words seemed to still echo in my ears.

"It's ugly."

Sakata Gintoki didn't remember how he responded to this sentence, but he only remembered that the guy Aoshan didn't say much after that, and sat down next to him without saying a word, and then drank the beer he managed to get with his pocket money More than half of it.As a result, Sakata Gintoki ran out of beer before he had time to get drunk.

Because this Gintoki seems to have fought with Takasugi.The two teenagers who were already a little dizzy were rolling and fighting on the dirty floor, with dust all over their heads and faces.

At the end of the fight, when both of them were tired, they stretched their limbs and lay down on the cold ground, panting.

Sakata Gintoki looked at the sky that was neither gray nor blue, and the only thing left in his mind was the idea of ​​beating up the short cedar until his nose was blue and his face was swollen.The original intention of going to the rooftop - willful grievances have long been left behind.

Thinking about it now, that guy was a little cuter when he was a kid.It's also easier to beat.

Sakata Gintoki's mouth inadvertently outlined a smile, but it disappeared before it spread to the corners of his eyes and brows.

Memories are just memories after all.

The view of the rooftop in front of me is unchanged now, but it has nothing to do with Takasugi or my young self.

Time is so cruelly cutting the connection between people and the world, and the fetters between people.

Sakata Gintoki sat on the floor leaning against the railing, and pulled the tab of the can of beer. The crisp sound was particularly abrupt in this empty place.

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"As a teacher of the people, you actually drink on the roof of the teaching building... Has your sense of professional responsibility been eaten away by Dingchun?" Dingchun is a dog that Kagura accidentally picked up on the side of the road and kept in the classroom.

Sakata Gintoki turned his head and saw Hijikata Toshiro with his hands in his trouser pockets, frowning at him.

Trance is only a moment.He is Duochuan, not Takasugi.

"Mr. Duochuan, would you like some?" Yinshi shook the can of beer in his hand, the corners of his eyes and brows were smudged with alcohol, and his demeanor was inadvertently charming.

Tufang blushed, raised his hand and touched the bridge of his nose to hide his embarrassment, and kept complaining, "I'm not of legal age to drink, hello."

"That's right. I forgot, you're underage!" Sakata Gintoki emphasized the pronunciation of the word "underage", which was obviously teasing.

The earth side didn't bother to argue any more on this point.Age is not the point, anyway, he thinks that he has grown up to be able to protect the people he cherishes.

However, the other party does not seem to think so.Yinshi took another sip of beer, then wiped his mouth, and continued to tease: "It's really useless. Ah Yin, when I was your age, what did I do without smoking and drinking? ... I even killed people. "He was clearly smiling, but that smile looked more like crying.There is a sense of decadence screaming powerlessly at fate.

Earthwork frowned tightly.He took a few steps forward, grabbed the can of beer in his hand, and drank it right where his lips touched.The bitter, cold liquid irritated his throat, causing him to cough heavily.

"Hahaha..." Yin Shi didn't have the slightest intention to stop him, but laughed wantonly, taking schadenfreude as a matter of course.

Tufang managed to stop his coughing, wiped his mouth resentfully, and then said to someone who laughed heartlessly: "Now, I've smoked cigarettes and drank wine... As for killing people, although I didn't do it myself, but It can also be counted..."

Hijikata Toshiro, who has not yet shed the youthful childishness, fantasy, and reckless benevolence and righteousness, paused at this point, and then calmly said in a particularly innocent tone: "Sakata Gintoki, I am now the same as you .”

Gintoki Sakata, I am now in the same world as you.

Blood, filth, sin doesn't matter.As long as that heart-piercing sense of distance and heavy powerlessness doesn't visit him again, that's fine.

Tufang looked at Yinshi with very serious eyes, as if looking at his whole life.His way of coming, his back body.

Sakata Gintoki was silent for a while, before hesitatingly asked: "Duochuan... Why did you take over the family's underworld business? I have read your composition book, and it is clear that your ideal is to be a policeman."

"Zaku, composition book—that kind of thing, what, when—" Hijikata blushed and couldn't even speak clearly, and his previous ambition was instantly defeated by the obvious embarrassment at this moment.

Yin Shi rolled his eyes at him.

"I'm a Chinese teacher, okay? Do you think I'm just here to dawdle?" It's not like I'm bored and looking through it as a pastime.Really not.Yin Shi silently added in his heart.

Tufang turned his face away, and after a while, he said sullenly: "No reason. Being a policeman is just a naive ideal when I was young and ignorant."

"Really?" Yin Shi's voice was especially deep and hoarse because of drinking, and it was extremely sexy.Even his ears turned red this time.

"Of, of course! Otherwise, what do you think I can do for you!" The tone was rude but there was a sense of bluff.

Yinshi was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "It's what you want... that's fine."

I can't tell what I feel in my heart.Yinshi only felt that his head was a little dizzy after drinking too much, as if he was not feeling well.

At that time, when Moshi Lu Wei saw Hijikata, Yinshi actually thought that he chose to get involved in the underworld for his own sake.

After all, information from Sakamoto revealed that the day Shinsengumi's heir appeared in public view was exactly one day after his disappearance.The timing is too coincidental.In addition, the first big move of the underworld son who had just inherited the family business was to bring his troops to the chaotic Lu Wei group.No matter how you look at it...you have to let Yinshi think of this aspect.

In fact, he is guilty.

In addition to the guilt of being owed a favor again, there is also the sense of indebtedness that I know very well that I am not worthy of others' heart and soul.What's more, the two of them don't have a deep relationship, and they are not friends who have gone through life and death.

But when he saw Hijikata's eyes, that concerned expression, Gintoki became... angry.

Because I don't know how to express my apology, and I don't know whether such apology is reasonable or not-the so-called caring makes chaos, which is probably the case.

That's why I deliberately ignored him.That's why I softened my heart again.

However, when I think about it now, I actually... wishful thinking was very thorough.

I just find it funny.

If you don't deserve to be cared about yourself, evil spirits should have the appearance of evil spirits.Don't those undead who sing day and night on the clouds keep reminding themselves of this?Alone...Even if you are lonely, you should be alone.

However, for a person who is always thinking about going to death, for a person who has long since died, he should not feel lonely.

His head became more and more confused, Yinshi had to stand up staggeringly, leaning against the railing and half-closed his eyes to look into the distance, trying to blow the cold wind to wake himself up.

After hesitating for a while, Hijikata asked, "The one who kidnapped you...was Shinsuke Takasugi?"

In fact, the local party was not very sure.Some clues vaguely point to this dangerous man.In addition, I heard this name when I was with Yinshi before.As a result, when I asked, the questioning tone was not as strong as the affirmative tone.

Even, with a bit of an unpleasant tone.

Hijikata instinctively repulsed the name.The eyes that instantly darkened when he saw Sakata Ginshi when he heard the name made this feeling of repulsion even stronger.

Yinshi only replied with a short "hmm".It was obvious that he didn't want to talk about it.

So, the earth side stopped talking.

No one breaks the overriding silence.Twilight is eating away the breath of day.