[Comprehensive Manga] time and time

It was already winter when Xi saw Yinshi again.

Perhaps because too many people would arouse suspicion, the only ones who came back were Inoue Village and Wakintoki.

——At that time, Nozomi was finishing the third scarf.

So when Mei Inoue also excitedly led the two of them to open the door of the Japanese room, Xi was still in a state of devotion.

Then she raised her head when she heard the voice, and met those familiar red eyes.

"...yo" Yinmao on the opposite side raised an arm with his dead fish eyes open, and scratched the back of his head.

"Yo what, you idiot!" Mei Inoue, who was standing beside him, also heard that there was a row of black lines hanging on his head. Due to her height, she could only slap him on the back hard, causing him to stagger to the ground. A few steps forward.

"Then talk about it, I'll leave first." The woman closed the door of the Japanese room for them and left with a bit of nervousness on her face.

Xi quietly looked at the person in front of him who had changed clothes, and suddenly realized that they had been separated for nearly half a year.

"Welcome back, Silver." She smiled softly, put down the scarf in her hand, and stood up.The other party was not far away from her because of Mei Inoue's push. She only took a small step forward and came to him.

Sakata Gintoki was already a head taller than Xi, so he had to lower his head when the other party approached, but before he had time to look carefully at Xi's face, he felt a warmth rushing into his arms.

——Xi hugged him gently.

When she met him for the first time in childhood, she hugged him like this, and it was the first time that he felt warmth in a world with only dead bodies, but as they grew up, the two of them never did this kind of action again.

But now, he felt it again.

——What a nostalgic smell that makes people feel. Although there is only such a small ball, it warms the bottom of my heart.

...It's so sweet, it's so sweet that I can't bear to let go.

He wrapped his arms around her waist and responded softly.

"Well, I'm back."

Xi buried her head in the opponent's arms, and grabbed the clothes on the opponent's back with both hands, tightly.

——Yin Shi's body was stained with the smell of smoke and gunpowder.

That's the smell that only those who stayed on the battlefield after returning from the battlefield have.

She who also survived the battlefield is very clear, and she can't even forget each other.

——Actually, deep down in her bones, she still hopes to stay by his side.

Because she only believed in him.

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Meya Inoue's house originally only had two Japanese rooms, so she and Gintoki slept together that night, just like they did when they were young.

She didn't think there was anything, but Yinshi twitched and lay down on her side beside her, looking at her unblinkingly with his eyes, as if a little nervous.

Xi has to say that she feels very at ease with the fact that the other party is by her side. She is afraid of the dark, not to mention that after encountering so many things in this world, she is even more afraid of the night.

So she slept with Mei Inoue during this period of time.

She closed her eyes gently, and the feeling of peace made her fall into a dream quickly, but in fact, she hadn't slept well for a long time.

Xi and Yinshi have the same problem, that is, they are not afraid of humans, and even now they are not afraid of corpses, but they are afraid of ghosts.

She panicked when she was alone, especially in the dark.

Yinshi would hold her hand tightly and say "Ayin, I'm not afraid of ghosts" but kept trembling, but Xi always said frankly that she was scared, but she acted calmly. Even the thinking will be very clear, and then appease Yinshi who is shaking like a sieve.

So Yinshi didn't really believe that she was afraid of ghosts, and even felt that she said it to comfort him.

In fact, she was not so afraid because of the 'living creature' beside her.Compared with words of fear, she is actually afraid of many more things than Yinshi.

Xi's breathing was very steady when she was sleeping, and what's even more rare was that she didn't dream this time.Then she felt something slid across her palm, gently rubbing the position of her scar, because the environment made her feel too safe, she didn't wake up, and then slapped the palm of her hand, she heard someone calling her.

"Xi, wake up." Yinshi's familiar voice was a bit dignified, waking her up from her sleep.

She was a little dazed when she was suddenly awakened by Yinshi, but when she saw the serious expression on the other side, she was clever and sat up.

Then the door of the Japanese room was pulled open, and Inoue Murakami and Inoue Meya came in.

"Surrounded." Inoue Murakazu only said such a sentence, and let Xi know something. This place is probably not safe anymore.

"How to do it?" Yinshi's expression was a composure that Xi rarely saw, and his laziness seemed to disappear completely at this moment.

"Let's act separately and meet directly in the army." Inoue Murakazu only thought for a few seconds before saying so.

Now it's impossible for Mei Inoue and her to stay here any longer, so they can only leave with them.Then it will be safer for one person to protect one separately, and the possibility of escape is also greater.

"Xi, it's okay!" Mei Inoue also clenched her palm, her eyes were worried but more determined.

She really expected that. After getting along with her during this period of time, she had long regarded Xi as her younger sister.

"It will be fine with Yin here." Nozomi nodded, and then left on both sides under Inoue Murakazu's urging.

——Compared to Mei Inoue's embrace of her, she actually didn't have a great sense of worry about him.

Xi only took the scarf she was knitting these few days and a knife, and followed behind Yinshi.

Surrounding and suppressing them was a group of samurai from the shogunate.

Fortunately, it seems that they were discovered temporarily, so there are not many people.

Most importantly, there are no heavenly beings.

In Yinshi, they were actually fighting against the shogunate, and besides cooperating with the shogunate, some of the heavenly beings were hired, and once there were too many, it would be difficult to handle.

So the only lucky place is that the people who came to encircle and suppress this time are human beings.

There are more numbers than imagined, and it is impossible to bypass them, only to meet them head-on.The sound of fighting came from the opposite direction. It seemed that Inoue Murakazu had already encountered the enemy. Xie saw Gintoki's eyes froze, and the samurai sword in his hand was raised.

"I'm going to charge, Xi." His voice was low, and the next second he shouted and rushed towards the enemy.

He deliberately attracted the attention of the enemy. Although he could wait for Inoue Cunhe to attract most of the attention before going out, he also knew that if he did so, Inoue Cunhe and Inoue Mei would be in danger, so he voluntarily sent Expose yourself to the enemy's sight.

—He's such an idiot.

Xi clenched the knife in his hand, watching the person in front of him wield the knife fearlessly. The enemy was obviously not his opponent, and he was beaten steadily behind.Yinshi seems to be able to handle it with ease, and Xi has no doubt that he can successfully deal with the people around him alone, but the situation is different now because there is one more her.

—She hasn't killed anyone yet.

She was initially taught not to hurt others.

It hurts to fall, it hurts to hit something sharp, it hurts to be knocked into the air, and it hurts to be scratched by a knife.Even if someone who has nothing to do with her is hurt like this, she will feel a chill in her heart, and she will feel very uncomfortable subconsciously.The deep-rooted thinking limited her, so she has never been relentless in plundering what others have.

For example - health.

So how could she easily take a person's life.

but...

——She knew that it was not okay to have such an idea.

Xi hesitated a little in her movements. Compared to the enemy's ruthlessness, she was completely at a disadvantage. She relied entirely on her usual practice of saber techniques to avoid getting hurt.Then she felt a chill on her back, and a knife point was coming towards her, it was about to stab her, and the next second, the blood splattered everywhere, but it was that person's.

Yinshi made a wrong step and came behind her, protecting her. He knew the reason for her hesitation, and he didn't want to force her.

"Wait a minute I'll make a way out, you run away first." Yin Shi's back leaned against hers, the enemies surrounded them but they didn't dare to step forward easily. "I'll come to you."

"En!" Xi nodded heavily, she believed him.

Almost instantly, Yinshi's mouth burst into a roar, and the knife in his hand opened a path for her.

She knew that her existence was a burden to the other party, so leaving first was the right choice.

But after all, there is a loophole, the enemy who has already seen her as a weak point has already sent someone to chase her, or to restrain Yinshi, there is only one person.

——Then the other party must have come with certainty, not a minion.

Xi just ran desperately, but the other party's footsteps were very fast, as if he had already seen her whereabouts, biting her tightly like a snake.

Then she stopped.

—There is no road ahead.

Up to now, only face-to-face battles are left.

She turned around abruptly, making a gesture of swinging a knife.

The man on the opposite side stopped ten steps away from her, the knife in his hand was shining with silver, so bright that he couldn't even see his face anymore, he didn't say anything, obviously he didn't want to talk nonsense, for him as long as To capture her is to have a hostage.

Xi also understands this, so she cannot be caught by the other party anyway.

She clenched the knife in her hand. This was not the first time she faced the person who would take her life alone.

The first time, also in such a dark alley, was pierced through the heart by a sharp knife.

——She remembered that she didn't want to take other people's lives, but others could take hers without mercy.

Either that man or Lelina.

That's right, she... There's no need to care about these at all, right?

Xi clenched the knife in her hand, and looked up at the man in front of her. She felt a little nervous, but she didn't know that her eyes were terribly bright.

She took a deep breath, the opponent had already attacked, did she clearly see every movement of the opponent, as if she was slowly laying it in front of her, and then her knife blocked the opponent's downward pressing knife.

——Extremely easy.

The only thing the other party miscalculated was that she didn't expect her strength to be so great!

Xi's wrist was strong, and after the collision made a sharp sound, it reached the handle of the opponent's knife, and with a swipe, the opponent's knife fell out of his hand.

She didn't give the opponent a chance to breathe or even be surprised, the tip of the knife moved forward along with the force, and sank into the opponent's chest.Because she was very close, she saw the other's dilated pupils, which were full of disbelief.

When the blade was pulled out, blood streaked out. The man unconsciously took a step back, and then fell straight forward. The red liquid quickly spread on the ground.

....she kills.

This is the first time.

She always thought that killing such a thing was absolutely impossible for her, but now, unexpectedly, she didn't feel any guilt.

There was no discomfort, no fear, not even trembling, she just felt a little numbness in her arms, not because of fear, but because of excitement.

That's right, she was born with no burden, killing others to keep herself alive, she did it without pressure.

"hope!"

When she heard the call, she turned her head and saw Silver Feather running towards her. Before she could speak, she was embraced by him.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt? Does it hurt?"

Her hand grabbed the other's wrist, preventing him from looking at him.

"I'm fine, I'm fine."

The other party's anxious eyes gradually calmed down, but he still did not let go of his hands around her body.

"Hey, I..."

"Silver, I've always wanted to be strong, not to protect you one day, but to protect myself and not worry you." She looked straight into the other's eyes, and due to her height, she raised her head, He knew that the other party could see her face clearly because the moonlight was facing her.

"I know that such things may happen again in the future, but such things are beyond our control, and this is not your fault."

"I feel lucky that I protected myself, and I will work hard to do this in the future, so..."

"So, don't ever say sorry to me again."

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【You are not wrong】

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【All I want is my own health】

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When Xi only believed in Yinshi, Gao Shan and Gui's characters were only believed because she knew about them, and she didn't even believe in Songyang.

So Mei Inoue got even worse, she didn't trust the other party at all.It is only because the other party is a 'living creature' that it is easier to sleep with the other party.

Er Mozi: Fuck me, Mei Inoue is such a cute girl, you don't believe her!

Xi: Isn’t this what you set up [Slanting Eyes]

Ermozi:....my pot