[Gintama] Immortal

There is a saying in ancient times that the gathering of crows is the rain.

If you hear crows chirping in the morning, it will definitely rain that day.

The scorching sun disappeared, the clear blue sky in summer was covered by clouds, the wind carried a moist breath, and the verdant tree shadows in the courtyard swayed and made rustling sounds, as if expecting the coming rain and dew.

Gui carried the freshly brewed soup and walked through the veranda, and when he looked up, he saw Yae standing under the shade of a tree.

She raised her head and stretched out her hand slightly forward, as if to catch someone in the tree.

"It looks like it's going to rain, do you want to come inside?"

Following her line of sight, Gui looked up, but found no one among the branches.A pitch-black crow silently stopped on the branch, almost blending into the shadows. If Yae hadn't stood there, he wouldn't have noticed the existence of the crow.

"It's troublesome to get wet, right?" Yae continued in a persuasive tone, "Although I don't know why you've been running around the private school, but if it's raining heavily, it would be bad to catch a cold like that idiot Gintoki."

Suddenly there was a sneer from beside him, Gui turned his head and found that Gao Shan came to the corridor at some time,

"You're the one whose head got soaked," he said to Yae, "how can a normal person try to communicate with a crow."

As if alarmed, the crow spread its wings, fluttered away from the branch and flew away.

Yae put down his hand with regret: "You are not cute at all, Jinsuke. What is the difference between a young man who has lost his imagination and a dry salted fish."

She returned to the corridor, ignoring the "Who wants you to praise me for being cute, bastard" written all over Gao Sugi's face, and carelessly touched his head: "Crows are not to be messed with, you better be more careful." good."

Gui next to him asked seriously: "Yae cares about that crow?"

This sentence made Yae look at Gui.

Gao Shan slapped her hand away at this time, so she shifted her position naturally, and touched Gui's little head instead—it's good to be taller than the students in the private school, so feel free to touch the melon seeds on the small head— — Yae showed a meaningful smile: "Didn't you notice? This crow is the same crow that landed on the bamboo fence during the private school a few days ago."

"Don't all crows look the same?" Gao Shan gave her a sideways look.

"That's really rude." Yae widened his eyes slightly in surprise, "In your opinion, don't everyone in the private school look the same?"

"... How can a human being be the same as a crow."

Yae shrugged: "From the perspective of the heavenly beings, the people on Earth may all look the same."

When they came to the door of the Japanese room, the three of them lowered their voices.

Opening the paper door, Songyang was changing towels for Yinshi.He wrung out the towel in the tub, put it on Yinshi's hot forehead, and touched the temperature of Yinshi's cheek with the back of his hand. His voice was low, like a gurgling stream under the moonlight, with a tone Gentle and gentle: "Is it better?"

Yinshi had a fever since last night, but he continued to attend classes during the day as if nothing had happened. If he hadn't shown signs of it during the kendo class, he might have been able to pretend like nothing had happened.

Yin Shi was lying under the quilt listlessly, even his curly silver hair seemed to be limp.His face was flushed abnormally, but it did a good job of covering up the blood on his cheeks at the moment.

Yae sat down beside Yinshi, and she looked up at Songyang: "Is Yinshi still burning?"

"It's just an ordinary wind and cold. I don't understand why you guys are nervous." Gao Shan's tone was a little awkward. He was the one who won a copy from Yinshi in the kendo class, and he won the copy face to face.Although both of them were wearing protective gear at the time, it was impossible to say that the "snap" was not painful.

Thinking of this, Takasugi's tone couldn't help softening: "Didn't you say that idiots don't catch colds?"

It is the common skill of everyone in Matsushita Village Juku to be able to hear the concern from this sentence.

"Being sick means that Yinshi is not an idiot." Gui pointed out this point very seriously, he put down the square plate holding the soup medicine, and Songyang thanked him with a smile.

Yin Shi took a look at the dark concoction, his expression became obviously a little nervous.

Yae's voice was very serious: "Even if it's wind-heat and cold, it used to be fatal. Drink it, Yinshi, it's a big deal that you will get bored."

"...Do you think it's wine when you take a sip?" Yin Shi twitched the corners of his mouth.

Songyang scooped up the pitch-black concoction with a spoon: "Is there any Jinpingtang?"

Yae prepared to take out a small pack of paper bags.

The two looked at each other, nodded, and their eyes fell on Yinshi.

Yinshi became nervous all of a sudden, he squeezed the quilt tightly: "You... what are you going to do? This little fever, Ah Yin, will heal quickly. Really, there is no need to drink medicine."

"Xiao Taro," Songyang smiled slightly, "hold him down for me."

The corner of Takasugi's mouth hooked: "Do you need my help, teacher?"

"No, no, no, Ah Yin, I'll come by myself! Can I drink it myself?!"

After drinking the decoction that was so bitter that it made the root of the tongue astringent, it seemed that it still faintly remained in his mouth. Gintoki drooped his eyelids, laying in bed hopelessly, mechanically chewing the Kopei candy Yae gave him.

Songyang touched Yinshi's head with some amusement, then stood up and put on the haori, and before leaving, he turned his head and looked at Yae again: "I will leave Yinshi to you first."

Yae smiled and said, "Don't forget to bring your umbrella."

Matsushita Village Juku is located in Matsumoto Village on the outskirts of Ogi City, two or three miles away from the castle town where samurai houses gather.

Mr. Zhou Buzhengnosuke of the vassal government sent someone to send an invitation to Matsushita village school not long ago, inviting Songyang to meet with him. Songyang, who is only a rogue at present, is naturally not easy to refuse.

The heavy rain that had been brewing for a long time finally poured down after Songyang left.

The sound of fine rain strung together the distant sky and the earth, and the translucent silver thread woven into a rain curtain like smoke and mist.

The rain splashed like pearls and jade, and the whole world was enveloped by the noise of the rain. Yazhong looked at the hazy misty rain outside the window, and was about to lament that the rain had washed away the summer heat in time, when he suddenly remembered that the clothes and sheets in the yard had not been taken away.

……Oops.

She ran from the porch into the rain and found that someone had already rescued her in the courtyard.

"Go back first, don't get caught in the rain, leave this to me."

The girl named Qiuyin raised her head, her soft hair was already wet from the rain, she held the rescued clothes in her arms and did not let go.

"I can do it." She smiled, not loudly, but firmly.

The last quilt was hanging limply on the bamboo rack for drying clothes. Qiuyin stretched out her hand and simply twitched the quilt...without twitching.

She used a little strength, grabbed the blanket and pulled it again, and the force from the opposite side pulled the blanket back.

Her cheeks flushed slightly, the girl seemed to be serious, she clutched the rain-drenched quilt tightly and tried her best to lift it to this side, the glistening white quilt fell from the bamboo frame, revealing Gui standing opposite with a surprised face figure.

"...Why are you there?" Qiuyin couldn't help it.

"Why can't I be here?" Gui was full of doubts, and he also held the collected clothes and sheets in his arms.

Yazhong was silent for a while, then suddenly covered his face with his hands: "You two, go inside quickly, there is still ginger soup in the kitchen, if you catch a cold, it won't be good, leave it to me here. Please."

She had completely forgotten about the common sense of collecting clothes when it rained.

After entering the house, after taking a shower and changing into a clean kimono, Yae went to the kitchen to cook some more ginger soup, boiled a small pot of digestible millet porridge, added some light soy sauce to taste, and finally sprinkled a ring of chopped green onion.

The noise of the rain outside made the room even more quiet. She walked into the room with the porridge, and found that Yin Shi, who was supposed to be asleep, was looking sideways at the thick and permeating water outside the window.When it rained, the light in the house was dim, and a lamp was lit in the alcove, and his red pupils against the light looked dull.

"You didn't sleep?" Yae brought the porridge to a place within Yinshi's reach.

Yinshi didn't make a sound, and she didn't want to get a reply.

She sat down on the side, watching the pouring rain outside the house with Yinshi.

The summer rain in Choshu is fierce and dripping, full of vitality—just like Kumano.

Yae likes rain because rain always brings change.

The world in the rain is different from usual.

"Are you worried about Songyang?" She turned her head slightly.

The red eyes moved, and Yinshi looked back: "...you don't?"

"Because there's nothing to worry about," Yae blinked, "It's 500 years too early for those people to do anything to Songyang." Her tone was taken for granted, as if she was just stating the facts.

"Besides, we are just a small private school. The teacher is a wanderer of unknown origin. If the feudal government wants to expel him, there is no need to do anything extra. Invite him to drink tea and talk."

The only ones who will go to great lengths to arrest Songyang can only be people from the Naraku side of Amaterasu.However, this is information that does not need to be disclosed to private school students, at least so far.

As far as Songyang expressed, he seemed to not want Matsushita Village School to have anything to do with his past.

If there is anything to say, it is Songyang's decision, not hers.

After a pause, Yae continued: "The person who invited Songyang to drink tea was Mr. Zhou Buzhengnosuke, who served as the official secretary of the feudal government. He is now a big celebrity in front of the feudal lord, and is mainly responsible for promoting the reform of the feudal regime. To put it simply, he A man who wants to change the status quo.”

Seeing that Yinshi didn't say a word, she smiled: "Last time you ran out in the middle of the night and clashed with the officials of the feudal mansion. If something happened, it would have happened long ago. You don't have to wait until now. Songyang's summoning this time has nothing to do with you. Don't put yourself The impact is overstated."

"Take a step back, even if misfortune happens, other people's misfortunes are not your fault, Yinshi."

He had long since ceased to be a ghoul roaming the battlefield.

"...You are very calm." After a long while, Yin Shi opened his mouth sullenly.

The summer rain comes and goes quickly, the heavy rain gradually fades away, and the pattering beats on the window make a crisp sound.

"Listen to me, Gintoki," Yae lowered his eyes, "as long as nothing happens to you, nothing happens to Songyang."

Yinshi finally glanced at her: "You are so normal today that it makes people feel a little flustered."

"Because you are a patient now, and I also have a time-limited kindness," Yae said with a smile, "Golden Time."

"...Who is Kim Toki? I don't know that kind of guy at all. At least give me someone else's name correctly!"

"You really like the name Songyang gave you, Jin Shijun, why don't you try calling yourself 'Ajin'?"

Yin Shi was lying weakly on the pillow, obviously giving up.He suddenly became unsure about whether he would recover under Yae's care.

"I'll just ask you a question, have you ever taken care of other creatures?"

Yae thought about it seriously: "Does the cherry blossom count? Under my care, that cherry blossom has bloomed for 100 years."

"...What happened later?" Yin Shi lowered his eyelids, "What happened after 100 years?"

"Oh, you said this," Yae's voice paused.

"There was an accident and it was set on fire."

"..."

Yinshi was silent for a moment: "Can I ask the wig to take care of me? I want to live longer, really."

Yae showed a kind smile: "What are you talking about, you silly boy, how could I harm you."

Yin Shi: "..." Help.

……

After the rain stopped, Gintoki, tired from bickering with Yae, finally fell asleep peacefully.

Matsuyo rushed back from the castle town in a hurry, and he didn't have time to change the wet rain-stained feathers. He opened the partition, and the first thing he saw was Yae who was gesturing towards him to be quiet.

And the indoor lighting is very soft, the flush on his face has faded a lot, Yinshi is sleeping soundly with his eyes closed, the quilt is tucked up to his chin, and only at this time will he have the cuteness of a child, with messy curly hair Looking at Mao makes people want to rub it.

"You pushed it away?" Yae stood up from the bed, making room for Songyang.

"Push it." Songyang tested the temperature of his forehead with the back of his hand to make sure it wasn't hot, and then he felt relieved, "I'm just a teacher, and I can't take on the important task that Mr. Zhou Buzhengzhisuke gave me."

She laughed softly: "Have you not recovered yet? You speak so politely."

Songyang didn't answer right away, but Songyang just stared at the sleeping Yin, with a soft look in his eyes that he didn't notice, so soft that it seemed to melt in the light.

"Don't worry," Yae's voice is soft, "Even if this child is alone, he has tried his best to survive in that environment." She joked: "Just from the point of view of survival, he said Might outlive both of us."

Leaving the Japanese room to Gintoki and Matsuyo, Yae exited the room and closed the door behind him.

It was not only the sheets and clothes hanging outside that were wet by the rain, but also the bookshelf by the window of Songyang's room.

She took down the books one by one from the wooden shelf, "Can I help too?" Yae turned her head and found Qiuyin standing there.

Girls are caring.

Yae was moved.

"Thank you."

With the help of another person, Yae quickly picked out the rain-soaked books and spread them out to dry.

As for the books that were not wet, she put them back on the shelf after sorting them out.

Songyang's collection of books is very miscellaneous, ranging from basic Waka collections to rare orchid studies.

However, both "The Tale of Genji" and "The Tale of Ise" were forcibly stuffed by her.

Yae raised his hand to put a copy of "My Wife Mirror" from the Kamakura period back on the shelf, and Qiu Yin suddenly heard a slightly hesitant voice from behind: "... Yae?"

"What's the matter?" She turned around and found that Qiuyin was holding a textbook in her hand. The green cover, with the title written by Songyang himself, was exactly the same as the textbook that every student in the Matsushita Village School had. The only difference was that The place for the student's signature was blank, and the brand new pages showed no traces of notes.

"……This is?"

None of the students in the private school lost their textbooks.

Qiuyin was slightly taken aback when she saw Yae, but soon returned to her normal expression.

"So it's always been put here by Songyang," she laughed.

Yafold gently put the unsigned textbook back on the shelf: "This is what a careless student left here."

The author has something to say:

①Zhou Fuzhengzhisuke=Zhou Fuzhengzhisuke, it is said in history that he resonated with someone in Yoshida, and he was also the biggest backing of his disciple Shinsaku Takasugi and others

In the manga memories, although Songyang said that it was troublesome, he and Gintoki just left, but when Oboro secretly went to the Songxia Village School to observe secretly, the school obviously did not move

I feel like there is someone covering the feudal mansion, otherwise how could the joy3 incident have passed without incident [serious [no]

This chapter is just a small episode, don't panic, the private school is still growing