[Summary] Her Royal Highness the most beautiful woman in the world

In retrospect, what impressed me the most that day was his blood and tears.

A few days ago, when I went to the streets to investigate the movement of the killing stone, I discovered an abnormal phenomenon that occurred in Kyoto-fire.In just two months, the number of fires has reached 36, which is obviously not a surprise.Although no human life has been caused so far, it has caused damage to citizens' property. In recent days, people's dissatisfaction and criticism of the Shinsengumi's ability to handle affairs has become more and more serious.

As far as I know, these fires seem to have been committed by the Choshu Clan. Yamazaki Cheng revealed in his confidential report to Hijikata Toshizo that all of this was a conspiracy by a Choshu Clan named Yoshida Minoru.

Of course, the people in power in the Shinsengumi would not have informed me of such important information, and I was able to learn first-hand information from inside and outside in a timely manner, all thanks to the sensitive hearing of youkai.

The few streets closer to the Shinsengumi village have been very quiet. I guess those Changzhou feudal lords didn’t dare to go to the Shinsengumi’s territory to play wild. Who knows that it’s only when they go shopping, they first see the distant Thick black smoke rose everywhere, followed by people screaming in panic.

Our group stopped in the crowd fleeing in the opposite direction, and the three children looked at the scene in front of us with surprise, with a bit of uneasiness in their expressions.

"Tatsunosuke, can I trouble you to take them back first?" Unlike usual, the chief executive's voice was slightly lowered, and even his eyes looked cold and sharp.

I pointed to the other two little guys, "By the way."

Xiaobai was taken aback, and immediately said: "No! I want to follow you! Xiaoqian..."

"Teacher, I also—"

"I'm going too! Don't leave me behind!"

Seeing the figure of the chief executive quickly disappear into the crowd, I couldn't help but feel a little anxious, that guy dared to run forward without even a knife!The three short-handed and short-footed guys here will add to the chaos, who knows what kind of chaos there is!If that person is there...

"No! Get out of here immediately."

I dropped a sentence, pressed Xiaobai's head hard, and chased in the direction where the chief executive left.

The scorched smell in the air filled the whole street madly, running out from the rushing crowd, the scarlet color splashed out from the shadows of swords, lights and swords, several broken bodies were lying in a pool of blood, many of them were from the Shinsengumi player.

Before I had time to breathe a sigh of relief that the young swordsman I met that day was not there, a Changshu vassal slashed his blade at me behind me, and directly in front of me, the pure white bathrobe stained with bright red was used by the chief executive who did not know where to pick it up. The long knife stabbed at the side of my face.

My hand was already on the hilt of the sword, but I stopped because of a momentary hesitation. Even without looking at me, I knew that the chief commander's sword tip pierced the throat of the man behind me, and a few drops of blood splashed on my neck.

...Should I say thank you?

Looking at his lifeless cold eyes, another pair of eyes flashed in my mind, how similar they are.

"Xiao Qian!!!"

"Master Okita!!"

I looked directly into the eyes of the chief executive, his pupils seemed to have shrunk to the extreme, and the eyes like a ghost were not the boy I saw under the cherry blossom tree at all, it was not him, but a part of him.

I haven't released Ting Xinya from the scabbard for a long time. After all, it is a demon sword. I can't help but move when I smell the smell of blood. I can see my face reflected on the front of the sword, without a trace of superfluous expression.

"Take the injured ones of you and take them back first. Let me and Okita deal with it here." He glared fiercely at the members of the Shinsengumi whose hands were trembling. They had exhausted too much energy in this battle. , staying here is just a hindrance, of no use.

Clutching a shiny dagger in Bai's hand, he stared at me persistently, "I want to stay here to help you, Xiaoqian."

His eyes were burning, and there was a kind of calmness pretending to be strong in his eyes. He didn't know how clear his eyes were, and he didn't know how complicated my mood was at the moment.

Not far away, Ling stood blankly, and I could see that he was hesitating whether to take this step, so I shook my head slightly at him.

"world!"

I didn't have time to persuade this headache-provoking little guy to be obedient. The chief executive's warning suddenly rang in my ears. I squatted down and hugged his white and slender body. He was like a tall and straight tree, but rustled in the cold wind. trembling.

The sharp blade slashed across the sky above the head, and the sound made by the blade swirled in a small trickle in the ears.

"Be careful--"

I held Bai's hand, snatched the dagger he was gripping tightly from his hand, and at the same time controlled my strength to strike at the back of his neck, flicked out the knife, and instantly knocked the man's weapon into the air, followed by a hand Picking up Xiaobai, holding the knife in the other hand, he cut off the man's right hand.

"teacher!!"

Ling finally ran towards us, accompanied by the man lying on the ground howling hysterically, I took a deep look at him, as if Ling had sensed something, his breathing stagnated, and all the muscles in his body tensed slightly .

"He'll give it to you."

I whispered, placing Xiao Bai An on his subconsciously bent back, the corners of my lips slightly curled up, "Be careful on the road."

"……is teacher."

The Shinsengumi had almost cleaned up all the miscellaneous people. At a glance, there were three left, and two members of the Shinsengumi were fighting bloody battles, but judging from their injuries, they were probably at the end of their battles.

I don't belong here, and I shouldn't meddle in anything about the Shinsengumi, but things happened before my eyes, and there was another person, I couldn't let him go.

The trouble is that the person wielding the double knives seems to be the leader of this gang, the commander-in-chief's aura is still calm, and the two generals are facing each other motionlessly amidst the faintly flowing murderous aura. Almost at the same time, the sword edge deviates Within a few inches, I saw the cut air, the sparks and squabbles of friction and collision between the sword tips, and then I foresee the death at the next moment.

To be honest, when I did this, I didn't think about the consequences, such as the cold war with Souji Okita (his unilateral), but even if I knew, I probably would still do it.

How can the swords cast by human craftsmen compare to the sword casting method passed down by the thousand-year-old demon in Daodao Zhai.Therefore, there is no doubt that the dual knives of the Changzhou clan were completely destroyed by Ting Xinya. There was only a crisp sound, and the shattered blades were scattered all over the ground. The expression of the Changzhou clan was still in shock. Ting Xinya The tip of the sword pointed directly at the opponent's throat.

Just by looking at the other person's expression, you can tell that this is a troublesome guy who would rather die than surrender.

I don't like killing people, and I don't kill people casually, but the conflict between the Shinsengumi and the Choshu Domain has become irreconcilable, and there is nothing I can do about it if I meet someone who wants to die.

"what are you doing?"

"Stop you."

I stared at that guy's frantic and crazy eyes, and said lightly to the chief executive beside me: "Is it necessary to kill him? What if I don't let him? Cut off his hands so that he can no longer hold a knife?"

The Chief was taken aback, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he whispered: "I must kill him, if I let him go, in case he goes back..."

"The Shinsengumi is in the open, and the Changzhou Domain is in the dark. What he knows is on the bright side. Even if he goes back, he has nothing to report, right?"

"world……"

The point of Ting Xinya's knife went all the way down the man's throat. I didn't know what happened, but I sighed when I said it, "Keep him alive, it's his own business to live or die."

"Are you kidding! How dare you underestimate me!!"

The Changzhou clan's eyes turned red, and he looked irritated. Regardless of Ting Xinya's threats, he suddenly took out a short dagger from the front of his chest, cut towards his abdomen, and hoarsely The voice shouted: "Damn lackeys of the shogunate! One day! The new Japan... soon... will come... when the time comes..."

His body was twitching constantly, his eyes were about to split open, and endless resentment and unwillingness burst out from his eyes. Such a strong darkness caused the killing stone to stir up almost instantly. I watched his soul being drained inch by inch. Another disgusting sight made my fingers tremble slightly.

The director's voice came from the side, with the same warmth and indifference as the wind flowing across his face, "Once the newly selected team members draw their swords, whether they are the enemy or themselves, one of them will die."

I retracted my gaze, glanced at Ting Xinya's snow-white blade, put the sword back into its sheath, "Director, don't let yourself become a ghost."

"As a member of the Shinsengumi, you must abandon your humanity in order to survive. I will not become a ghost. Because I am the child of a ghost." The chief lowered his voice, and the smell of blood was so strong that it almost covered up the original blood on his body. The smell of cherry blossoms and sweet pastries.

I slowly turned my face to the side, knocked down the blood-dripping long knife in his hand, looked into his dark blue to black eyes, and said word by word: "You are not, in my opinion, the chief executive is like cherry blossoms and candy. A child of God, definitely not a child of ghosts. Now it’s just a matter of different positions, believe me, everything will be fine.”

He was stunned for a while before he murmured, "You don't understand."

I think I may really not understand the thinking of human beings. I have always used the thinking of monsters to think about problems. I am more free, but they are deeply bound by this era.

On the way back, the two of us were silent all the way. I noticed a certain difference in concept, but I didn't try to change anything actively. I just listened quietly to the coughing sound of the chief executive, pretending not to see the blood that he quietly wiped on his sleeve. .

The herbs I picked in the mountains last time should be almost mature. In this era, people with tuberculosis have no cure for the time being, but monsters are different. Speaking of it, I have to thank Zhen, and I will go to the Nuliang Group after a while Be sure to thank him personally when you visit.

When I returned to the Shinsengumi, I was greeted by the rare glare of Xiaobai children's shoes.

Seeing that I was safe and sound, he seemed to be relieved, then turned around and flew away, aggressive and angry.

I blinked at Bell who didn't know what to do, and hurried to comfort the angry boy.

"That... Bai, don't be angry~~"

As soon as I entered the room (thanks to the fact that the rooms in this era are all push-pull and cannot be locked), Bai’s back was facing me coldly, full of refusal and resentment, I approached him flatteringly, and said cautiously: “ I'm not afraid of hurting you~~

Bai took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "I can help you."

"Hey~ No need~ I will protect you!" I felt a little apprehensive, I smiled and touched his head, but he slapped it off.

"You think I'm lagging behind?" Bai's voice was a little hoarse, and his words were full of depression.

I was taken aback, "No..."

He raised his head abruptly, his azure pupils were full of eagerness and anxiety, "I can kill people too!!!"

"Shut up!!" I was so angry that I couldn't control my tone, and said sternly, "Killing people won't solve the problem!"

"Then why it's okay to be transparent!!" Bai immediately retorted loudly, mist quickly formed in his eyes, and tears gradually filled. What, you never objected! I don’t want to hide behind you all the time! I want to become stronger! I want to, I want to protect you too!!”

I was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond to him, I never talk about things that are obvious, that's because...

"You don't know... that day, that day... how much I regret... If I were stronger... you wouldn't..." Bai's tears finally fell, intermittently like his voice was breaking his heart.

I stared at him quietly, maybe it was very selfish... But, because I was treated with tenderness, now, I want to leave this tenderness to you.

"Bai, I want to protect your mood, just like you want to protect mine. I don't want you to see the dark and cruel side of this world, but I know I can't cover your eyes. I don't want you to feel the pain of killing people. That kind of despair and fear, but knowing that I can't confine your body, but... I really hope that day will come later."

I hope that the purity in your eyes can be kept until the end.

"Xiaotou him..." I slowly raised my arm, and wiped away the tears on his face with the knuckles of my fingers. This child who has been thinking about me since we haven't met each other, his heart is so beautiful, he His will is so firm, his thoughts are so persistent, "I don't intervene in Tou's affairs because there is no need. Don't look at him as small, his actual age is actually older than you~ Xiao Tou doesn't know what happiness is, he Without childhood, something very important is missing, both in life and character..."

I sighed softly and hugged him into my arms, and said softly: "So, I want to give you a happy childhood, and I don't want those things he never owned and learned to be abandoned by you unknowingly. You are right, of course you can help me, but I don't want you to help me kill..."

"...I don't understand, Xiaoqian."

Bai's voice was muffled, coming from his chest, connected to his heart, and I felt its slightly trembling voice.

"Then what can I do for you?"

he asked in a low voice.

"I hope...you can help me keep a ray of light."

In those long, perhaps dark, lost years, I was looking forward to a pure beam of light to guide me home.

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