[Gintama] Immortal

Summer, Kii coast.

The clear sky is low and cloudless, the blue water reflects the sky, and the reeds on the shore are toppled in the wind, blowing soft golden waves.

A man dressed as a servant hurried up the stone steps and passed the torii gate standing on the edge of the sea cliff.The old-looking God Lord stands with his hands behind his back under the eaves of the side hall. Looking from here, the rocks surrounded by Shimenawa ropes are immersed in the undulating tide, and the ancient bells are ringing softly in the wind, echoing alone between the sea and the sky.

"Has there been another vision?"

The attendant slowed down and came to the old man's side, looking at the blue sea together.

The old man shook his head slightly: "No, today is peaceful."

The small shrine located by the sea has worshiped the dragon's lair here from generation to generation, and regards it as the dragon god who protects this land.

Not long ago, as the head of the shrine, he was frequently visited by strange dreams. After waking up, he found that strange scenes began to appear on the sea.

The combination of these incredible phenomena seems to be some kind of omen, and also like some kind of forecast.

He thought hard for a long time, but couldn't figure out any clues.But just last night, the grotesque dream became clearer, and the fragmented information was finally pieced together. Although he hesitated at first, he sent the attendant away immediately this morning.

"Did you bring back the things I asked you to fetch?" The old man turned around.

"Yes, according to your instructions." The attendant put down the package in his arms with a solemn expression, and opened the cloth layer by layer, revealing the things he had brought back with all his hard work.

The sea breeze was smooth, and the white pages of the book were flipping.

The old man stretched out his hand with the same solemn expression, smoothing the paper.

Under the bright sunshine, the title of the booklet placed together with various maternal and child products is impressively printed:

"Parenting Encyclopedia"

……

The river of light flows quietly, Yae is immersed in that gentle light, and time is still here.

No matter how the world on the ground changes, the dragon veins of this planet are still surging, endlessly recurring.

From the leap of the final decisive battle, Xu's body melted in the dragon's veins, and his existence was reduced to a small piece of Altana crystal stone.She is a born conscious body, and she still has consciousness when her shell is gone, so during this period of time, she hugged the spar the size of a fist, soaked lazily in the dragon's veins, and drifted with the flow.

It's not empty or Songyang, the blood-colored crystal stone is quietly flowing with light, and the shining lines are like beating heartbeats, circle by circle, rhythmically ripples fine ripples.

Yae held the crystal stone in his arms, and floated in the light river of the dragon vein like an otter.But the otter can also crack open shells by collecting the beloved small stones. She hugged this crystal stone that was useless except for being beautiful, and chatted with someone for a long time, but she didn't see any reaction from this stone.

She used to say that Xu's heart was made of stone, but now that his heart has really turned into stone, she has no audience for complaining.

"Hey, it's really not easy for me." Yazhong touched the spar in his arms, wondering if it understood.

Although she will not respond, when she speaks or touches this crystal stone, the lines of light flowing on its surface will become softer, as if the heartbeat becomes gentler, and the sound and frequency of the agitation gradually slow down, which is so gentle Almost want to fall asleep.

Therefore, even if she was alone, with only crystal stones left in her arms, she still felt extremely at ease.

Just like that, how long has it been since I stayed in the dragon's veins.

One month, two months, half a year... Yae didn't count the time that passed.

There is nothing here, and there is everything.

This is where all life begins, and this is the resting place to which all life eventually returns.

She was originally a part of this river and ocean, but now she just returned to the place where she should be.

But this is not the end for the existence that was once Xu, who once briefly owned the name Yoshida Shoyo.The water flowing into the sea will transpire again, turn into water vapor and return to the sky, and then condense again into rain and dew to fall to the earth.

This reincarnation has not ended yet.

"...What kind of you do you want to be this time?"

Yae laughed.

"Don't worry, I'm fully prepared."

Although she couldn't prevent the inevitable result of the resurrection, she delayed the process and bought the maximum time.

In the meantime, she's getting the message out.It took her a lot of thought to choose a suitable location for the birth of the dragon's lair.

Now that everything is ready, there is only one last step left.

"It's okay." Yazhong lowered her eyes and kissed the cold and smooth blood-colored spar.

"This time it will definitely not happen again."

……

At night, smoke rose from the depths of the forest, and a man dressed as a walker sat by the rock, looking at the map in his hand by the light of the fire.

A piece of paper that is not too big or too small outlines the shape of a long and narrow island.Circle the dots, all the places he has explored in the past two years.

After a moment of silence, the silver-haired man put the map in his arms.

The forest at night is extremely quiet, except for the crackling and splashing of sparks, no other sounds can be heard.

He raised his head and looked at the starry sky flickering between the leaves.

Just as he was about to sigh, someone suddenly patted the back of his head, as if a hand stretched out out of nowhere in the darkness, pinching the nape of his fate coldly.

"Silver Time." The voice sighed faintly.

Sakata Gintoki, who was nearly thirty years old, at that moment, his mind went blank.

Immediately, goosebumps exploded in an instant, he almost popped out on the spot, jumped up suddenly, the movement was too big in the process, accidentally knocked over the bonfire stand, sparks burst out, he jumped up and down, and finally He tripped himself successfully and rolled neatly down the hill.

Yae stretched his hand halfway: "..."

Oops, oops, forgot.This guy is most afraid of ghosts.

With a light cough, Yae suppressed a smile and squatted beside the figure.

"Do you need me to give you a hand?" she said solemnly.

The people lying on the ground did not speak for a long time.

Just when she thought that the other party was going to lie down and watch the stars all night, Yin Shi suddenly let out a long, extremely helpless sigh.

"……go away."

His expression and tone were the same as the silver-haired boy who would be made to jump when she teased him back then.

The earth was dark, and the distant night sky shone with the light of the stars.Yae bent over to look at him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he smiled briskly:

"No, I'm not leaving."

Yinshi raised his arms and pressed his eyes, as if he felt helpless at her unconventional playing of cards as usual.

He clicked his tongue: "What's the matter with you now? Are you returning to your soul? The first thing after returning to your soul is to scare Ah Yin, you are very happy, aren't you?"

"That's right," Yae didn't deny it, and she nodded, "I'm happy."

"..."

"Get up, it's cold on the ground." She stretched out her hand and pulled Yin Shi's arm.

He suddenly grabbed her with his backhand, and the human body temperature clasped her wrist tightly, holding her tightly.

Yae was dragged to lean over, she looked up, Gintoki sat up, he was taller than her, he lowered his head slightly when he was talking, his dark red eyes were hidden in the night, his voice was still in that casual tone:

"You said it yourself, you won't leave after you say it."

"……Eh?"

Yinshi sneered, and slowly let go of her wrist.

"Hey, what's your situation now, are you human?" He rubbed the residual warmth left by his fingertips, as if making judgments, but quickly put down his hands, and his posture became lazy.

"It's something close to human beings." Yae thought for a while, "This is a body I created with dragon veins, and it's a skill I just mastered recently. If you think it's incredible, you can praise me as much as you want."

Closing the distance between eyebrows and eyes, Gintoki looked at her seriously for a moment, and asked earnestly:

"So, this is your real body?"

Eight nodded.

Yinshi suddenly realized: "So you are quite short."

"..." Yazhong pushed him angrily: "Go, you go to my side. You are the tallest, you are the tallest in the world."

Yinshi laughed loudly, until his shoulders couldn't help shaking.

It seemed that he hadn't laughed so heartily in two years, and his voice was so relieved that it made people feel a little sad.

Yae made a gesture to scratch him. This guy was the most ticklish when he was a child, and he could roll to the ground if he scratched it casually.

He opened his hands and grabbed her, more precisely hugged her.The silver-haired boy who used to be as thin as a beast cub had grown up completely, and the saber at his waist would no longer be dragged to the ground.His chest was broad and thick, his heartbeat was steady and powerful, his once youthful voice sank into a lazy nasal tone.

He can already protect her completely.

"Hey, hey, a gentleman uses his mouth but doesn't move his hands. Haven't you heard of it?"

"I've never been a gentleman, don't you know that?"

"...That's true." Yin Shi said, "You are simply an antonym."

Yae took his words: "And negative teaching materials."

Yin Shi let out a long sigh, this was the second time he had sighed.

The bonfire that was forgotten on the slope was burning quietly, making a crackling sound.

He raised his eyes and asked in an unusual tone:

"Tell me, why did you come to me?"

"..."

Yae said: "I know where the thing you are looking for is."

Yinshi didn't say much, and didn't ask anything.

He just looked at her for a while, his dark red pupils were difficult to distinguish, and then whispered:

"it is good."

……

The turbulent sea breeze blows over the sky, and Yae walks across the ebb and flow of the beach, holding the hem of her kimono.

It was a clear day, and the turquoise sea sparkled with broken sun.There is the moist smell of sea salt in the wind, like some kind of soft veil when it brushes the cheeks.

The small shrine is built on the edge of the sea cliff, watching over the ancient sea rock where the rope is hung.

The sea water undulates, the timbre of the bells and the ups and downs of the tide, tinkling to the ground, making an ethereal, long-lasting, lonely and comforting sound.

The field of view is vast, and the white waterfowl circles high into the sky.Yae stood by the sea, and the sound of approaching footsteps came from behind.

Holding the things in his arms, Gintoki walked over from the direction of the shrine.The sun was too bright and the distance was far away for a while. She couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, but could only see him carefully hugging the ball wrapped in the white soft cloth, because his movements were too careful, his figure seemed a little stiff .

"Silver time?"

Yae walked over.

Of course she knew what Yinshi was holding.

She was the one who chose this dragon's lair, she was the one who sent the lump of meat to the surface of the water, and she was the one who informed the people in the shrine in advance to prepare.

How does it feel to hold the whole world in your hands?

As if walking in a hazy and fragile dreamland, extreme sadness and extreme joy intertwined and surging at the same time, Yinshi's expression was dazed, almost stupefied.

Holding the reborn person in his arms, he walked slowly to her step by step.

The little child was sleeping peacefully in his arms, with light-colored hair soft and short, and with its eyelids closed, it looked harmless like a newborn lamb.

Yae couldn't help but smile.

She whispered to the child:

"first meet--"

she thinks.

This is not the end, but a new beginning.

The author has something to say:

Two years later, the article will not be long, only a few chapters, and then the full text will officially end

In fact, it's not Yinshi who brings Youxu and Little Yae together, but Yinshi and Yae bring Youxu together, because Yae is an existence formed from the ground, she has no childhood

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ps In the comics, the Dragon Cave where Xu/Songyang was born again, the prototype in reality is really like Ise’s Husband and Wife Rock [whispered