[Gintama] Immortal

On a summer night more than ten years ago, the sound of insects in the courtyard was faint.

She walked through the quiet corridor of the private school, and the candlelight overflowed from the gap in the partition, like a fishing fire guiding the boatman in the distant darkness.

The partition door was opened, and the candlelight expanded on the wooden floor. She stood by the door, and the figure in feathers turned her head following the sound, with a soft and warm smile in her eyes:

"Is everyone asleep?"

The students in the private school are at the age when they are most active and fearful of chaos in the world. They chatter non-stop during the day, and only stop when they face the iron fist of Songyang Education.

Pressing those little devils into the bed at night is like fighting a war, and you have to be careful to prevent the little bastards who pretend to be sleeping from sneaking out.

——The little brats here always like to come and go in threes.

"If you don't sleep, just catch him back."

Yae smiled and walked to Songyang's desk, where students' short essays were neatly stacked.

It is Songyang's habit to correct homework at night. At this time, the corners of his mouth are slightly bent, and he is obviously in a good mood.

"What's wrong? Did you see anything interesting?"

She took a few glances at Songyang, picked up a few students' essays, and wrote the title of this time crookedly on the first scrap of paper: "My Future Me".

——In the future, I want to be a handsome man with straight hair like Goku.

The movement in his hand paused, and Yae swept to the signature place, and saw Yinshi's name as expected.

"...It's really nothing," Songyang said with a smile, his deep voice was exceptionally soft. "It's fun to read about everyone's different thoughts."

——In the future, I want to become a samurai who sacrifices his life for the sake of public name and goes down in history.

——In the future, I want to open a Wufuya in the castle town to make a name for the store.

——In the future, I want to concentrate on studying Lanxue and travel around to increase my knowledge.

Compared with the martial arts school in the castle town for the children of the samurai family, there are not many students in the Matsushita Village Juku. More than a dozen essays are spread out on the table. Yae chooses one of them and shakes it deliberately towards Matsuyo.

"Is this a perfect essay?"

——In the future, I want to be a gentle person like a teacher.

Songyang's smile remained unchanged: "Oh, did you find out?"

"Oh, why don't you pretend to be humble." Yae couldn't help laughing, "You are a teacher now."

"Because I am a teacher," Songyang looked at the immature handwriting on the paper, and the gentle smile in his eyes melted in the candlelight. "Students' ambitions are not divided into high and low, so everyone's composition is full marks."

"It's good to have lofty aspirations for family and country like Kotaro, and it's still good to choose to live a leisurely life."

"Wow, Matsuyo said something very Matsuyo style." Yae put on a serious expression. "Speaking of which, I think which student's homework seems to be missing on this table?"

Songyang blinked: "Jin Zhu didn't hand in."

Yae continued to fold his arms, as if he was discussing with Songyang about the fate of the country: "Then, do you want to give a zero point to Jinzhu, who is the shortest but has the tallest nose?"

The chirping of insects in the summer night undulates, and the quiet night is like ink.

"...No," Songyang smiled with downcast eyes.

"That's an answer too, isn't it."

time, place, person.

The three elements of small composition.

The time is now, the past is the future, the location is inside the houseboat of the ghost army, and the main character is the governor of the ghost army who is three years old.

Metal pipes weaved across the ceiling, and the clatter of clogs echoed in the empty hallway.

Shinsuke Takasugi, who was also busy destroying the world today, walked towards his room, his stern expression was hidden behind the lingering smoke, his dark green right eye was staring ahead, as if he was looking at a more distant reality.

At this time, the faint music sounded in a timely manner. First, there was a breathless silence, and the sound of the electric guitar flickered a few times like the wings of a moth.

——Dumb.

Gotta thump.

Gotta thump.

thump thump thump——

The melody gradually rose, and the drum kit and bass joined in with pride.

When Takasugi walked to the door of the room, the bgm of the stereo echo had already entered a climax, and various electronic instruments shook their heads and reveled together.

thump, thump, thump, thump!Gotta thump thump thump!

The hand holding the silver pipe did not tremble, and Takasugi stood silently in front of the door for a moment.

He turned around coldly, and said coldly:

"Eight heavy."

The Ghost Soldiers who were hiding in the dark shivered in unison, Yae's expression remained unchanged, he turned off the loudspeaker playing the music, and walked out from the corner of the corridor.

Before Takasugi asked, Yae spoke first:

——Do you like this bgm?

"..."

——Bgm is very important for villains.Look at Safibes in "Final X Thought 7", he really understands the importance of bgm, not to mention his own symphony band every time he plays, there is also a group of sopranos calling his name there, sonorous and powerful "Safibes! Boom! Safibes!" for fear that others might not remember his name.

Seeing Takasugi standing indifferently, Yae tried to persuade him:

——I know you don't like to engage in these things, but to be a successful villain, you must have a successful bgm.Just playing a few ditties with the shamisen is not enough to win popularity.

Takasugi: "..."

Yae: Let me tell you, the competition in the villain market is now fierce. Look at that... what is the name of the manga drawn by that orangutan that was serialized on "Jump"?Oh yes, "Beep Soul". The big villain of "Beep Soul" has an organ ensemble in the bgm, and there is a rainbow phantom in action, but the second one is amazing.

She raised the loudspeaker in her hand, Takasugi's gaze subtly drifted to the familiar loudspeaker, and then quickly moved back, his cold expression remained motionless.

Yae happily recommended to him: The song I broadcast just now is called "Dark Night の Bug は Light に 集う", isn't it particularly cool and tyrannical?Can you see moths fluttering and burning by the street lamp in a trance?

Gao Shan looked at her for a while, then said slowly: "Is it finished?"

"..."

Yae put down the loudspeaker in his hand with a little regret, and said silently: "It's over."

With the soft sound of the airflow escaping, the metal hatch slid open lightly.

Before walking in, Takasugi glanced at the loudspeaker in her hand meaningfully, and said lightly:

"Stay away from weird guys in the future."

...But there are strange guys everywhere on the Ghost Squadron ship!

Player A, who was hiding in the corner of the corridor and observed secretly, held back his complaints.

The war ten years ago ended with the defeat of those who fought against barbarians. Now, the Ghost Squad is at the forefront of violence and the benchmark for leading the new style of fighting against barbarians. The team has gathered talented people from all corners of the country.

Mr. Okada Shizo, who is suspected of having rhinitis, has gone to heaven. Few of the veteran members who have followed the governor since the early days of its establishment seem to be linked to normality.

Yesterday, he met Mr. Takeichi Bianheita on the only way to the deck.The man with dark eyes held up a loudspeaker, shouting the slogan "Oppose the Amendment to the Oedo Juvenile Healthy Raising Regulations!" as usual, and invited passing team members to sign strange papers.

What was different from usual was that there was another person standing next to Takeshi Bianheita this time.

Yae held up a sign made by himself, with a slogan written on it with a bold brush:

#Be a successful villain, start with a healthy routine#

For the rest of the afternoon, the passing team members saw this scene:

Takeshi Bianheita: "What I want to destroy is the Amendment to the Oedo Juvenile Healthy Raising Regulations!"

Yae: #Secondhand smoke is harmful to health, the public environment needs you and me to love#

"This rotten world does not need the Amendment to the Oedo Juvenile Healthy Raising Regulations!"

#Shock! The 28-year-old youth failed to be rescued because of this! #

"Let us oppose the Amendment to the Oedo Juvenile Healthy Raising Regulations!"

#bigsecret!The body is the capital of everything, and the villain Mr. xx is specially invited to share his successful experience in life#

In the end, Wanqi was overwhelmed by the disturbance, and Youzi thought that the leveling of Wushi had seriously discredited the image of the governor of the ghost army. The two swung the shamisen and drew their guns. It was finally quiet.

At any rate, an afternoon of revolutionary friendship was established, and Yae put down the placard and squatted next to Takeshi Bianheita.The angry man opened his dark eyes, and while lying flat on the ground, he did not forget to hand her the loudspeaker in his hand.

"...The physical and mental health of young people in Edo...is left to...you..."

...Fuck!Why on earth can you communicate normally!

Player A is very broken.

But the governor didn't care, what can he do, he is also very bitter.

In this world full of pretending to be stupid, once you fall into the role of complaining, you will be unable to turn around.

He watched Yae touch the switch with great interest, and knocked on the horn of the loudspeaker, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

So there was a later scene.

The loudspeaker allows Yae to open the door to a new world.

……

The metal room was spotless, and the medical equipment of Alien Star was shining with green light when it was running. Yae lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling. The bright lights were as white as snow.

Alien's medicine pierces the skin along the thin tube. Although it is not known where Gao Shan got it from, this strange medicine can indeed delay the corruption of this body.

Yae lay down obediently, and remained obedient for about half a cup of tea.

"You can put your stuff down."

The person leaning against the wall spoke.

...do you mean this?

Yae raised the megaphone in his hand.

——This is a gift from the samurai pervert Mr. Ping.

After struggling for a moment, she reluctantly put it aside.

Takasugi was silent for a while, as if he didn't bother to correct her correct name as Takeshi Bianheita.

He habitually took out the pipe, remembered the medical equipment around him, paused, and put the pipe back as if nothing had happened.

"You seem to be quite used to staying on board these few days."

Yae blinked slightly.

——Your team members care about you very much.

Takasugi raised his eyes and clicked his tongue:

"why are you laughing."

Yae pursed her lips, but the corners of her mouth were still curved:

--nothing.

She changed the subject.

——When you filled out your future application before, you didn’t include overthrowing the shogunate.

Takasugi raised his jaw, sneered lightly and said:

"so what?"

——I was just thinking that to overthrow the shogunate, it would be impossible without a healthy body.

Yae's expression was very serious, as if he really wanted to hold up the placard that was not by his side at the moment:

#Shock!Staying up late is actually so harmful to the body#

#On the harm of picky eaters to the body!Carrots have so many important nutrients#

Gao Shan looked at her for a moment, then turned his eyes away.

"That's all you want to say?"

--if not?

"I'm serious." Takasugi said with a low smile.

He took a step away from the wall, came to the bed surrounded by medical equipment, and looked down at her.

"To overthrow the shogunate and destroy this rotten world is no joke."

Yae blinked.

—Oh, then it is more important to have a strong body.You can't die by yourself before destroying the world.

"..."

After a while, Yae turned back and looked at the ceiling above. The cold medical equipment made a slight vibration when it was running, and the glimmering light flickered non-stop.

——Besides, even if I persuade you to stop, you won't stop, will you.

The other party has been fighting with people frequently since before.

Before joining the Matsushita Village School, she had heard of the evil deeds of the devil king Takasugi Shinsuke.

It's not because he likes to provoke troubles everywhere, it's just that those days can't tolerate deviant people.

A person's whole life is born with a predetermined trajectory, and those who do not want to follow this established trajectory are doomed to suffer pressure and coercion from all parties in the family and society.

Like a wolf cub that cannot be tamed, he cannot learn to bend his back.

Facing the unbending back, the people around raised their rulers, threatening, intimidating, and mocking, trying to tame the unfettered wolf into an obedient watchdog.

For those provocations, Takasugi Shinsuke just accepted them all.

He never learns to back off.

What would have happened if he hadn't met Yoshida Shoyo, that scarred but always proud and stubborn child.

she does not know.

……

The medical equipment around him beeped at the end of the injection, Yae raised his hand and pulled out the thin cannula.

——To be honest, as a person who has not participated in the past ten years, but wants to be here and suddenly pops up...

She paused.

——I don't think I'm qualified to interfere with what you're going to do now.

Yae raised his head.

— but your life is yours alone.

The blank space in the future also belongs to you.

Takasugi moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but finally chose to remain silent.

Yae smiled at him.

- You have a good group of friends.

The black figures of Naraku flashed across her mind.

...that is the group that really wants to destroy the world.

With her hands on the edge of the bed, Yae stepped on the cold floor, and the hem of the kimono slipped off the bed.

She looked at the corpse spots on her wrist.

——Jinsuke, can I ask you something?

Takasugi's jaw tensed slightly, but he soon relaxed.

"……Got to go?"

He always thought she was just an accidental resurrection.

...No, it's just that going on like this is not an option after all.

Yae slightly looked away.

—I might, need a little help from you.

The author has something to say:

①Dark night worm は light に集う is Takasugi's appearance bgm in the red cherry chapter

②Sephiroth's appearance bgm: Angel of Piece Wing