[Gintama] Immortal

The beginning of the letter was crossed out and restarted, and so on and on, and finally the pen was written——

"To Songyang who is not in heaven:

Are you ok?

I've been doing pretty well lately, eating healthy and sleeping soundly.Now I go to work at ten o'clock in the morning and finish at ten o'clock in the evening. I have a very fulfilling time. Working part-time is really interesting, and I can meet all kinds of people every day.

Speaking of all kinds of people, I don’t know if you remember that when you opened a private school, you told me that you wanted to fully respect the characteristics of each student.

I think you're so right about what you said recently - it's not that I didn't think you were right before, of course what you said was right, but it's even more true now.

If you are by my side, I really want to pat your hand and praise you: You are indeed the one who thinks so far, sees so thoroughly, and understands others better than they themselves.

My ambiguous way of expression may confuse you, but it’s actually nothing to say. Do you remember that I used to let the students in the private school dance Kagura dance?

That was my pleasure, and the most unspeakable part of the dark history of their lives.

If only time could be turned back, I... would really like them to jump more, because who would have thought this would come in handy later?

Kotaro is very talented in this area. I have known it for many years, but I never thought that Yinshi would have a brilliant day.

It turned out that he had always buried this secret hobby in his heart, and it was me who was slow to notice.

I have been deeply moved recently, and I seem to have touched a little bit of human perception after middle age.

The child is old enough to be out of control. As elders, besides support and trust, what else can we give?

That is your student, the child I have watched grow up, I can still do this trust and support.

Although you are not by your side, and you cannot witness the appearance of your disciples when they grow up, you can rest assured that I will witness for you—to witness how they reached the pinnacle of the ladyboy club.

Whether it's to destroy or save the world, or to be the top card in the ladyboy club, seeing those guys still alive and kicking is enough for me.

It seems like it was only yesterday that Yinshi was only as tall as your waist, but when I saw him a few days ago, that little guy had already grown very tall.

If the two of you were standing side by side right now, who would look taller?

Is there a sudden sense of crisis?

It is a bit disturbing that the height has not changed for hundreds of years.

But just because I am the same, looking at those guys who grow up so fast, my heart will always be easily touched.

The hydrangeas bloomed beautifully in June this year, and it is now July when I write this letter. I close my eyes, and I can still see that scene in my mind.

As you probably know, I've always wanted to grow hydrangeas in my yard.The cherry blossoms bloom in April, and in the following May and June, the yard must not be bare, that would be boring.

What kind of hydrangeas should I plant?I think I have the answer now.

After July is over, it will soon be August again.

So much time has passed without you in this world.

This year's Fireworks Festival is said to be more exciting and grand than previous ones, if you are in..."

The tip of the pen that landed on the paper paused slightly.

The morning breeze blew in through the window, eight times flattened the letter paper, crossed out the last few lines, and painted them into ink squares that could not read the original text clearly.

The clock beside the table pointed to a quarter past nine. She stamped the pen, folded the letter and put it in the envelope. There was no signature or address on the envelope, which was white and clean.

Osaki Bento House opens at [-]:[-] every morning.

After walking for 5 minutes from the station, Yae entered the store from the back door, changed into the staff uniform, came out and stood behind the cashier, waiting for the first customer of the day.

The bento in the store is made in advance by Mr. and Mrs. Osaki every morning, and they are packed in boxes and placed on the counter for customers to take freely.

Today's first guest is Lifa's little brother.

As a person who diligently watches the news and collects information from all sides every day, Yae recognizes that the other party is the captain of Team Ichiba of the Shinsengumi.

Okita Sougo ordered a fried shrimp bento, and not long after, another regular customer from the Shinsengumi also came.

When helping the guest to pack, Yae thoughtfully stuffed a bunch of mayonnaise seasoning packets into it.

Please give us five-star praise online.

Yae watched the Shinsengumi deputy leader leave with a professional smile.

Today's newly launched fried shrimp bento is unexpectedly popular, and the bento in the store is almost sold out before noon.

Mr. Osaki had to poke his head out of the kitchen, and asked Yae to help him. The cash register was handed over to Mrs. Osaki, who was usually in charge of the accounts.

The doorbell for guests’ entry and exit rang crisply and non-stop. Mr. Osaki took the time to take a look at Yae’s situation. She poured the seasoned egg liquid into a square frying pan. , spread salad oil on the surface of the vacated pot, and pour another layer of egg liquid.

The noon time period is the most pressing, she moves quickly, and puts the prepared Tamagoyaki into the bento box one by one.

"Do you usually cook?" Mr. Osaki raised his eyebrows, and he did not forget to joke a little while he was busy. "I thought that young people nowadays like to live by 24-hour convenience stores."

Yae, who was more than [-] times the age of the other party, let out a murmur: "It's okay, but it's just that I often need to cook for multiple people."

Mr. Osaki became interested, and when there were fewer customers in the store, he began to teach her how to make fried shrimp.

Yae left work early because the lunch boxes for the day were sold out ahead of schedule.She wandered around the convenience store near the station, bought some comics and magazines to take back to the apartment, and took a good hot bath at night.

On the second day, Yae came to the store as usual, changed into a staff uniform, and came behind the cash register.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the Osaki Bento House opened for business, and the doorbell rang on time to welcome customers. Yae raised his eyes and saw a familiar face unexpectedly.

She has often seen this familiar face on TV news recently.

"Welcome." Slightly surprised, Yae quickly returned to a professional smile.

Before leaving the ladyboy club, she gave Yinshi and Guiyi a business card of a bento shop, saying that they would give them a discount as an apology.

Amaterasu-in Naraku is secretly searching for people, she has no plans to meet the two of them in the open, and it is naturally good to see more of them by selling bento.

After all, she can't peep secretly, can she?

Although she has been peeping - she always hangs around for a while when she goes to Kabukicho to deliver food - but it is not always good to spy.

What's more, Gui's whereabouts are still so unstable. She reads the news every day, but she can't find anything.

The man standing in front of the counter has piercing eyes. Just looking at his face, he is indeed worthy of the title of a nobleman in the era of barbarians. His facial features are handsome and elegant, and his figure is as straight as a bamboo. To detract from his temperament of being stubborn and unsullied.

Seeing that the other party just stared at her without speaking, Yae had no choice but to cough lightly, politely and caringly: "This guest?"

"Sorry, I was rude," Gui regained his senses, he looked at her employee name tag, and his voice paused slightly: "How long has Miss Yingting been working here?"

Yae kept smiling: "Sir, do you plan to order?"

Gui lowered his head and took out Haori's pocket, and then tried harder to take it out. The Penguin behind him couldn't stand it anymore, and thoughtfully handed over the bento house's business card.

"This is it, Elizabeth!"

It turns out that the name of the penguin monster is Elizabeth.

Clearing his throat, Gui handed the business card to the counter: "Can you get a discount with this?"

"Yes."

"Then...then I'll order a tamagoyaki bento."

Yae blinked: "Tamakiyaki is a side dish, and there is no bento sold separately. However, I recommend today's Japanese-style bento."

"Then the Japanese style bento."

"Okay, a Japanese style bento, the total is 425 yen, thank you for your patronage."

Mrs. Osaki came over with a smile: "Maho, give this gentleman another [-]% off."

After a pause, Yae turned his head: "Do you know him?"

"This gentleman also came to the store yesterday, and he helped me when he saw that I was too busy alone." Mrs. Osaki showed a kind look in her eyes, "It is rare to see such a polite young man these days."

As she said that, she smiled at Yae: "Maho's tamagoyaki is very popular, and there are even repeat customers."

With a clear sound, the cash register popped out of the drawer, and Yae found the change, packed it into a bento, and handed it to Gui.

"Thank you for your patronage, and welcome to your next visit."

Gui moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but there were other customers queuing up behind him. He put away the slightly complicated look in his eyes, and nodded politely and restrainedly:

"I'll come again next time."

At ten thirty in the evening, Yae returned to the apartment with a plastic bag from the convenience store.

The ocher-brown single-family apartment stands in a quiet residential area, with a beautiful metal mailbox at the entrance, and bright yellow lights in the lobby waiting for the elevator.

She lives in Room 5 on the 502th floor, with one bedroom and one living room, and a small balcony.

What Yae is most satisfied with is the kitchen with refrigerator and microwave oven. When she first moved in, she used to watch the microwave oven turn around in the kitchen all night, just to hear the "ding" more often, which felt very fulfilling.

According to her original budget, Yae planned to squeeze the longhouse.She hadn't started looking for a job at that time, she was penniless and had no savings, and she couldn't even pay the deposit for renting a house.

Being able to live in such a single-family apartment is all thanks to Takasugi's help.

The terrorists wanted by the shogunate seem not only good at wreaking havoc, but also very familiar with the security situation in various districts of Edo.

Yae lived in this apartment for more than a month, and there were no incidents of petty theft nearby, and the neighborhood was so peaceful that it was almost moldy.

This residential area is one of the safest areas in Edo, so you don't have to worry about going out with your eyes closed in the middle of the night.

Wiping her hair with a towel, Yae came out of the bathroom after taking a hot bath, took out the hair dryer from the drawer, and suddenly heard a heavy bang from the direction of the balcony, as if something had smashed down.

Opening the glass door of the balcony with a clatter, Yaeichi lowered his head and caught sight of a familiar person.

The "something" that fell cleared his throat, and put on his most serious expression: "Good evening, I was hunted down by the lackeys of the shogunate, and I accidentally slipped and fell from the roof. I don't know that you care about the dawn of Edo, Give me a hand..."

Yae closed the balcony door expressionlessly.

"Wait a minute! Eight...Miss Sakuraba, please wait a moment!"

Gui banged on the glass door, seeing that she ignored her, he suddenly moved closer and pressed his face against the door, pointing at himself and shouting: "It's me! It's the customer who bought the first bento during the day! do you remember me?!"

The noisy voice lasted for a while, and then it was wronged and quieted down.

Yae dried her hair and walked out of the room, the first thing she saw was the figure squatting in the corner of the balcony with her knees hugged.Seeing her coming out, Gui raised his head. They were all grown men, and they looked pitifully like little animals abandoned by their owners.

She opened the balcony door, and the guy immediately revived with full blood, bounced and fell into the living room, pocketed his hand into the feather, and sat down on the sofa upright.

"Thank you very much," Gui coughed with his fist pressed against his lips, "Damn Shinsengumi, if it weren't for them, how would I, Gui Kotaro, have come to such a state."

...The guy who was wanted by the shogunate reported himself.It's super refreshing to report your family!

Yae resisted the urge to knock on the newspaper.

"Come on. Didn't anyone ever tell you that it's a crime to follow a woman home from get off work?"

"What? Did someone follow you?!" Gui opened his eyes wide, "Who? Who the hell?! Damn, it's really not safe for a single woman to live alone. As a reward, please let me, Kotaro Katsura, guarantee your safety." .”

As he said that, he put his hands on his knees and said very sincerely: "I hope you will forgive me for disturbing you in the next few days."

...Is this a crane?Is this the crane who desperately wants to stay and repay his favor? ?

"No," Yae said calmly, "I think it's even less safe to harbor wanted criminals."

"How can that be done!" Gui Zhen said eloquently, "I have observed carefully. The residents in Room 301 and Room 608 are very suspicious. They actually mix burnable garbage with non-burnable garbage. It seems that they are potential criminals who will prey on single women. molecular."

Yae: "..."

You are the only suspicious person!You are the criminal who secretly peeps at others!

"Sorry, I didn't understand the logic you just said at all." Yae raised his hand and rubbed his temples, "How long did you stay outside before you fell?"

"It's only an hour." Gui talked fast for a while, but he quickly realized, "I'm here to confirm whether the environment you live in is safe or not." The expression can be as serious as it needs to be.

Isn’t this more revealing? Hey, hey, hey——

Yae was speechless for a moment.

Wait, when did she become a joker?After not seeing each other for ten years, the other party's skill has grown so far that it can drive her to the point of complaining.

Thinking of this, Yae took a deep look at Gui.

"Forget it, you can stay in the living room first tonight."

After all, she still couldn't harden her heart.

"And the wound on your face," Yae brought the ointment, "let's deal with it a little bit."

Gui nodded, and sat upright in the nearby village.

Katsura Kotaro is a person who keeps his word and firmly implements his goals.

He said "there will be a lot of trouble in the next few days", and he did it in the following week.

Katsura Kotaro, a good student in the past, was taken by Gintoki and Takasugi to skip class and climb over the wall. Now he is good at everything, can go to the sky and enter the earth, and he is better than the blue.

Either fly in through the window, or climb over the balcony, Yae gets off work at ten o'clock in the evening, and every time he returns to the apartment, he will definitely see someone appearing on time, often accompanied by hearty and disturbing laughter:

"Hahahahaha, come and chase the dawn of Edo if you have the guts, you lackeys of the Shinsengumi!"

Gui, who pretended to be chased here by the Shinsengumi, played it with all his heart, and sometimes floated to the balcony of her apartment like a little fairy wearing a parachute with the pattern of Elizabeth on his back.

Seeing him having so much fun, Yae thought about the neighbor’s complaint posted in her mailbox—"The nightly news is too loud, please turn down the volume of the TV"—finally she spoke after some deliberation:

"Isn't it good to always let Shinsengumi take the blame?"

On the second night after saying this, Gui quickly changed his words.

"Accept the justice of Tianzhu, lackeys of the shogunate!"

Then there are "damned tax thieves", "a circus organization whose chief is an orangutan", "the defeated dog in the battle of Hakodate", and so on.

...In the end, it just changed the way of scolding Shinsengumi.

By the way, the last title has already broken through the dimensional wall, which is super dangerous.

Seeing that Guihui would help her clean the living room, Yae finally gave up on locking the balcony door.

In the middle of the night, the kitchen was lit with warm yellow light.

The soup pot where the seaweed porridge was cooking made a gurgling sound, and Yae cut the tamago tofu into small cubes and put them in the porcelain bowl containing the conger noodles.

Summer is moray eel season.

The Seto Inland Sea is rich in seafood, and conger eel cuisine is a specialty of Cheung Chau. If you don’t eat some conger eel, summer will be in vain.

In the past, even though Matsushita Village School was always tight in funds, she would try her best to get a few conger eels in summer, or chop them into mashed meat for noodles, or boil them into delicious broth, and make refreshing sashimi in the hottest weather It is also a delicious dish.

Mix the juice, soy sauce, and mirin, and pour it into a light blue porcelain bowl. The delicious dark sauce does not go into the noodles bit by bit, and sinks to the bottom of the bowl. The cubed jade tofu looks bright yellow.

Yae brought the supper to the table.

"...What's the matter? Don't you want to eat?"

"...No, that's not the case."

Slightly closing his eyes to hide his thoughts, Gui folded his hands together with his chopsticks in his hands, and said seriously: "I'm starting."

Gui's face was still covered with the plaster from before, and Yae thought it looked a bit stupid, and those who didn't know it thought he had been beaten, so he reached out to help him take it off.

"Why are you still posting this?"

Gui reacted very quickly and bent to the side, like a nimble tumbler, and sat back again with a swing.

"No, this cannot be revealed." He said seriously, and added: "This is a seal."

Yae: "..."

Deciding to respect Gui's strange imagination, she silently put her hand back.

The supper portion is not much, and the conger eel noodles and black kelp porridge are finished quickly.

Yae put away the bowls and chopsticks on the table and carried them to the kitchen sink.

"Let me do it." Gui walked into the kitchen.

"No need, I'll wash it off in one go."

Gui let out an "oh", as if stuck to the kitchen door, and didn't leave.

From the corner of his eyes, Yae saw that he was dawdling there but refused to leave, and in the end he stopped struggling and stood up straight with both hands.

There was the sound of rushing water in the kitchen, Gui cleared his throat, and said in a tone of "the weather is fine tonight":

"Have you seen Yinshi?"

Yae casually murmured.

"I saw it—at the ladyboy club."

Gui's voice stuck in his throat.

"...I'm not talking about this kind of meeting."

After rinsing off the foam, Yae put the cleaned porcelain bowls on the rack to dry.

Gui was quiet for a while: "Have you met?"

Yae turned off the tap, and the sound of rushing water stopped suddenly.

"Although I was chased by a fierce landlord to ask for rent, I seem to be doing well."

have seen it from afar.

"I'll hold him down for you." Gui suddenly said, "Ah, no, what I mean is——Yinshi will be very happy to see you."

Yae was a little amused, and the corners of his mouth did bend: "Thank you so much."

After a pause, she continued: "But I think it's fine to keep the status quo."

"why?"

Yae thought for a while how to explain her troubled situation: "You remember I told you to call me "Maho" now, right? "

Gui nodded: "Frieza was resurrected in the Dragon Ball Z movie, there is nothing strange about this kind of thing."

... Wait, she didn't catch up with this idea at all.She didn't keep up with where the other party's imagination was going now.

Yae coughed lightly: "In short, for me now, maintaining the identity of "Sakuraniwa Maho" is the best way. "

Gui frowned, and didn't pursue the question further, but just said: "If you encounter trouble in the future, you can come to me."

You said the same thing as Takasugi.

Yae smiled and said, "Okay."

"If the time is right, would you go see Yinshi?" Gui asked.

Yae thought for a while: "If the timing is right, maybe."

As for what the right timing was, she didn't know.

Yae smiled and bent his eyes: "When the time comes, please help me hold him down, Kotaro."

……

Kabukicho is not far from Osaki Bento House, about a ten-minute walk away.

Today's guest ordered two fried chicken bentos, and after Yae finished delivering the food, it happened to be exactly two o'clock in the afternoon, which was also her break time.

In the hot summer, the cicadas sing like waves.

The weather is too hot, and there are not many people on the streets of Kabukicho.Yae stood in front of the cold drink vending machine, counting out the coins in his purse.

Putting in 150 yen, Yae raised his head and squinted at the cold drinks in the display case.

After thinking about it for a while, she seemed to have made a decision. She pressed the green light, and a clattering sound came from inside the vending machine. Pocari rolled to the delivery port.

No matter how many times you watch it, the vending machine delivery process is fun.

She loves modern technology and praises the technology of heaven and man.

Yae found a 150-yen coin from his purse and put it in again.

The same clatter sounded, and the second bottle of Pocari happily rolled to the delivery port.

She bent down and took out the two bottles of Pocari. When she got up, the mouth of the purse opened, and the coins rolled out of it crisply, and the silver bounced on the ground a few times before lying flat.

Yae picked up the dropped coins, stood up holding Baocari in his arms, and suddenly a hand stretched out in front of him.

Her eyes followed that hand and looked up. The owner of the hand was dressed in black, covered with a loose moiré kimono, the silver curly hair was limp by the sun, and the dark red dead fish eyes drooped listlessly Looking at it, the expression against the light can be as loose as possible.

"Hey——if you don't take it, Ah Yin will regard it as having picked it up by himself."

The boss of Manshiya, Sakata Gintoki, dragged his voice, and the fifty-yen coin was still lying in his hand.

"If you collect all six pieces, you can buy a copy of Jump."

Yae suddenly laughed.

She didn't know why she was smiling, but the upward curve of her mouth couldn't be restrained, and even the high temperature in summer became amiable, as if the weather was decided for the two of them to talk in front of the cold drink vending machine at this moment.

"Thank you."

The coin in her hand when she took over the silver.

The colors of summer are the white clouds in the sky, the ripe red of watermelon, the green leaves scalded by the sun, and the blue of Pocari packaging.

... what a beautiful day.

Yae thought for a while, and handed out a bottle of Pocari that he was holding in his hand.

"It's a thank you."

It's a gift in return.

— Ten years ago.

Yinshi raised one eyebrow: "For me?"

"Otherwise?" Yae blinked, "The living person standing in front of me, who else is there besides you?"

"This time you get a free drink, will there be a free bento next time?"

Yin Shi smiled, not being polite to her, and took a sip after opening the bottle cap.

"Do you remember?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't you wearing the staff uniform of Osaki Bento House right now?"

Gintoki looked away casually.

"It's not long since you started working, right? This is the first time I've seen a delivery man who spread bento all over the floor."

Holding his drink, he lazily leaned against the vending machine, and finally raised his drooping eyelids when he was joking.

"But seeing that you are doing well now, it means that the boss there is not bad, he is a good person."

"Worthy of being the boss of Wanshiwu, he has rich social experience, as well as other aspects."

Yae raised her head and smiled.

Yinshi seemed to choke: "...that was a misunderstanding."

Yae nodded with a smile: "I understand, it's all a misunderstanding."

"No, I mean, that was really a misunderstanding." Yin Shi's mouth twitched.

Yae continued to smile: "Okay."

"Are you listening? Do you understand what Ah Yin is saying?"

"I understand, it's a misunderstanding to have rich experience in that area. But it doesn't matter, experience can be accumulated."

"No, what did you understand! Ah Yin doesn't want to accumulate that kind of experience at all!"

Silver showed a very tired expression.

She has seen this expression many times, but at that time, Yinshi's face still had the slight baby fat from when he was a child. When Songyang pinched his face, he would praise "it feels so good", and then looked at Yinshi with a smile.

The person standing in front of her now is obviously an adult who has faded from the youthful outline, and there is probably no flesh on his face.

Probably because the atmosphere was so good at this time, so good that it was a little inexplicable. Yae didn't think about what to say next, and the voice had already come out without authorization:

"As long as you give me money, Wanshiwu will do everything-is it true?"

The movement of drinking the drink paused, and Yin Shi put down his hand: "Do you have an entrustment?"

"...That's right. The store plans to launch a new product tasting event recently. If I distribute the flyers by myself, I may not be too busy."

"Well," Yinshi thought for a while, "about when?"

"next Friday."

"Come on," he casually pushed down the brim of her peaked cap, realizing that this gesture was a little too intimate, coughed a few times and quickly withdrew his hand, "I'll bring those two little devils to meet you in front of the station next Friday. "

Yae was stunned for a moment, raised the brim of his hat, and smiled unconsciously:

"That's it - see you next Friday."

……

Seven days a week, she rests on Sunday, leaves work early on Saturday, and finishes work at [-] pm.

After leaving the station, it happened to be sunset time, the magnificent sunset covered the sky, the meandering sunset was burning on the horizon, the temperature in the air was much cooler, and there were pedestrians walking in twos and threes on the street.

Yae went to a nearby convenience store and bought some snacks and ice cream.

On the way home with a plastic bag, the scenery in the evening is quiet, the light is mild, and the sky is low and wide.

The roar of the motorcycle drove away, and the refreshing evening wind blew in the face. Yae vaguely heard the laughter of children in the wind. Passing by the park in the neighborhood, he saw a few little Doudings playing and kicking cans.

Those children seemed to be only eight or nine years old, and the youngest boy was only about six years old. He worked very hard to follow behind the older children, his small face flushed red.

With a bang, the iron pot was kicked high, the sound was like a stone falling into the water, and it was like a bird flapping its wings high into the sky.

The child pretending to be a ghost turned around in surprise, and the others laughed and shouted in unison: "It's been kicked! It's still Shengping who is a ghost!"

Yae was standing near the park with a plastic bag in his hand, the soothing breeze blew across his cheeks, and when he squinted his eyes, the golden-red sunset melted and fainted in his vision. line.

She realized that she hadn't heard a child laugh for a long time.

"Found you, Kiyoshi!"

"Tatsuya, Kentaro, Keita, Naoto..."

"Ah! Jar!"

The metal can was kicked up again, and flew high into the air with the echoing sound.

The game restarted, the person pretending to be a ghost continued to be a ghost, and the people around him dispersed. The youngest child ran in a hurry, tripped and was about to fall.

Yae heard others shout:

"Yuki!"

……

——Short and not good at sports, he can fall on the ground even when he walks.

The child once held her hand and sobbed all the way.

With a blank mind, Yae caught the child who was about to fall and held him in his arms.

...children at this age are very young.

Even if she lives for thousands of years, she can't forget that little warmth.

"Are you okay, Yuuki?!"

The jar stopped kicking, and the surrounding children gathered around.

"I am fine."

The child named Yuki came back to his senses, blinked his eyes, and thanked her very politely:

"Thank you, big sister."

"...You're welcome," Yae let go of her hand.

She heard herself smiling as usual: "Be careful next time."

——and tree.

As the sun went down, the children playing games all went home.

The giggling laughter gradually faded away, Yae stood for a while holding the plastic bag, and then sat down on the empty bench in the park.

The last ray of sunset glow is embedded far away at the end of the sky, and the street lamps on the side of the street are lit up one by one, emitting halos in the fresh night.

She looked at the lights in the residential area, it should be dinner time now.

The chirping of insects in the grass gradually became louder, and the whistling evening wind stopped blowing.

Looking up, he saw the person who was standing on the opposite side of the park for an unknown amount of time, and Yae raised the plastic bag in his hand:

"Free ice cream, would you like one?"

"...you mean free melted ice cream?"

Gintoki showed an expression as if he wanted to make a joke, but his voice was a bit harsh.

"Do you have any prejudice against free ice cream that melts?"

Eightfold laugh.

She tore open the package and found that the strawberry-flavored ice cream had indeed melted to the point where it was inedible, and water was dripping from the package, looking pitiful.

"...well, you're right."

Yae throws the strawberry ice cream in the park's trash can.

Yin Shi stayed where he was, as if he was afraid to step forward and not willing to back away.

Without the cover of cynical expression, those dark red eyes just looked at her.

"If you want to cancel the commission for next Friday, you can tell me at any time."

The eightfold voice is brisk.

"You don't have to force yourself," she said with a smile, "Mr. Sakata." The sofa didn't move.

"it is good."

Yae and him looked at each other for a while, the stubborn man continued to sit stubbornly, his face still had the awe-inspiring expression of being ready to die for the dawn of Edo at any time.

Three minutes later, there was an ointment on the solemn face.

"Did you hit the ground face-first when it fell?" Yae threw the plaster sticker into the wastebasket, turned and went to the kitchen to pour a cup of hot tea.

"My hands slipped for a while." Gui took the teacup solemnly, and the plaster on his face swelled up and down with the movement of speaking, "I will pay attention next time."

"No, please don't have a next time. There is a reason for such a thing as the main entrance."

Gui's eyes brightened slightly: "Can I come in through the main entrance next time?"

"……"no.

Yae lowered her eyes, took a sip from her teacup.

"Next time, don't use the Shinsengumi as a cover, you'll know it's fake when you hear it."

Gui hesitated for a moment.

"how do you know?"

The hand holding the teacup paused, and Yae put down the cup:

"It's the same reason you're here—because you know."

She knew Gui had recognized her.