[Comprehensive Manga] time and time

In that place, there is nothing.

Some are just bright red eyes, rancid water and fishy food.

Then, in order to survive, he holds a samurai sword taller than himself and fights with adults who are stronger than himself.

In fact, for Sakata Gintoki, he couldn't even explain the reason why this little girl who looked thin and short lived was by his side.

It is very unwise to carry a burden in this place where you don't even know if you can survive.

But if I had to say it, it might be because she was the first 'person' he came into contact with in this battlefield full of blood, corpses and weapons, the first time he felt——

warmth.

It's a little strange to say, when the other person rushed to hug him, he was not willing to push away, the place where he touched was so warm that even his heart began to heat up.

She is small, but unexpectedly warm.

So when she said "take me with you", he was actually very happy, at least in this way, he would no longer be alone, wouldn't he?

Then the two settled down on the battlefield together.

At that time, he didn't know such an adjective as cowardly, but he just thought she was very strange. At first, he didn't even dare to touch those immobile corpses, which was a bit puzzling to him.

If they don't find food from the corpses, they won't be able to survive. This is a must for survival, right?

That night, the girl tightly held the hem of his clothes, and finally turned to hug him. She didn't close her eyes the whole night, until the sun came out, and she couldn't hold back and fell asleep.

It's just that even in her dream, she frowned and didn't sleep peacefully.

It wasn't even hours before she woke up.

On the third day, she began hands-on scavenging for food, trying to get used to it.

Because you have to do it, you have to overcome it.

— That's the message she conveyed.

He clearly knew that all she did was for the same purpose as his, which was to keep himself alive.

Even if you don't know why you want to live, you just know that you have to eat if you are hungry, and you have to fight back if someone wants to hurt you. Pain and hunger are not too wonderful things.

"Instinct" is the best way to describe it.

Until that day, a celestial being who was too powerful for them appeared in front of them.

Face to face, there is no chance of winning at all.

His intuition of surviving on the battlefield told him that this time, perhaps only one person could survive.

Then, I give you the chance to live.

Run away!

But the girl caught the blade that was supposed to end him with both hands, and after that he cut off the head of Tianren with great ease, which made him feel unreal.

At that time, he caught something, but he didn't catch anything.

The only thing that comes to my mind is, if I survived this time, what about next time?

How long will they be like this?

Just when he thought of this question for the first time, Songyang appeared.

He gave him his knife, and gently touched the heads of the two.

——But he felt it, and she was wary of Songyang's incident.

At the beginning, he just thought it was a normal behavior towards strangers. After all, they had been to many villages afterwards, and she was like this to everyone except herself.

No touch, no words, no trust.

As he grows older, the more he understands, the more he can discover that her guard against Songyang is special. He can see that her feelings are actually very complicated. She seems to be grateful, but at the same time seems to hate her. with.

It seemed her one-sided feelings, contradictory and obvious.

People would cherish those who survived the desperate situation together, and he did the same, but he was not good at words at that time and didn't know what to say.

When the private school was first established, she and he lived in the same room. The two small figures curled up on a tatami mat, as if they were leaning on each other on a devastated battlefield.

When she was taking a nap, she would stretch her arms out of the quilt, with her palms facing up, exposing the two scars in his sight.He would stare at the scar for a long time, and then carefully reach out to touch it.

It was the scar she left when she caught the knife. Even now, she can feel the difference from her intact and delicate skin.

If it wasn't for the appearance of Songyang, perhaps these hands would have been useless.

Whenever he thinks this way, he always lowers his eyes and vows again and again to protect her and never let her get hurt again.

--yes.

——Originally, that’s what I expected.

Then Takasugi Shinsuke and Katsura Kotaro joined in, and she had an unusual fondness for them both unexpectedly.This is very obvious. Both Songyang and herself can see her alienation from others, so this becomes an obvious contrast.

At that time, what was the first feeling I had?It seems that there is such a small jealousy towards them.

When he found himself thinking this way, he felt startled.

He didn't seem to think that there was anything wrong with her only trusting and relying on herself, and even wanted to keep doing this.

【Maybe they can become good companions with Yinshi. 】

[It's a rare opponent, isn't it? 】

She said to him with a smile, the originally fair skin was almost transparent under the sun, but it hit straight into his heart.

She didn't seem to think that she could be a good friend with the other party, but that he could be a good partner with them.

——Why are you so gentle?

Songyang is the same way, always smiling gently.

It seems to be able to accommodate all of him.

Like she said, they became buddies.

Hmph—not a very good partner, but an opponent who can fight.

He thought so, but raised the corner of his mouth uncontrollably.

When she quarreled and fought with Takasugi or the wig, she just watched from the side like this, sometimes with a faint smile, gentle and messy.

At this time, my heart always beats very fast, and the hidden feelings seem to overflow in the next second.

Such feelings planted seeds in my heart and began to germinate gradually.

But the feeling in her that always excludes herself is not like an illusion after she has been aware of it for a long time.

[It feels like a dream to be here now. 】

When she said that, she looked into the distance with her eyes, confused and unable to find the direction.

— as if it was about to disappear.

So he held her hand nervously subconsciously, but he couldn't say anything clumsily.

"Xi... that child is very sensitive about who can be trusted. She probably thinks that I am not someone who can trust with her life." Sitting under the cherry tree, he, Takasugi and Gui, Song Yang said: He closed his eyes lightly while speaking, and when he opened them again to look at them, it was endlessly soft, "But you are, so you, can you respond to her trust and protect her?"

Of course, right?He had already sworn in his heart.

It will definitely be well protected.

He will definitely protect her before he falls down.

Because... that's the person I like.

I will protect you.

——We agreed.

And she held his hand tightly with her palm, looked at him with complex and puzzled eyes, but seemed to cry in the next second, "Why should I run away first, you will die."

He also knew... If he died, it would be the two of them, just like when they were young.

He stretched out his other hand, stroked her hand holding his palm and smiled indifferently, "Probably because you are still alive, so I don't want you to die in front of me."

I don't want this warm body to become cold.

Even if I die, I won't let you die in front of me.

It's not that he didn't see her scared eyes. Even if he didn't say it, he knew that she didn't want them to go to the battlefield.

Actually, I, too, really don't like war.

However, it is necessary to fight.

Ah Yin, I promise you, I will never die.

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"It's his wife's job to take care of drunk and injured men?" The woman's complaint was soft but clear, and he could hear it clearly when he was leaning on her shoulder.

He knew that she didn't like the alcohol thing, and he just relied on her to take care of him when he was drunk.

"Wouldn't it be nice for Xi to be my wife?" He confessed to her through the smell of alcohol, so that even if he was rejected, he wouldn't be too embarrassed.

He thought so cheekily.

However, there was a silence that followed, which made him a little nervous, until the palms of those hands gently stroked his forehead, and the girl's soft voice rang in his ears.

"Okay, after all this is over."

He didn't know if the other party knew that he hadn't actually lost consciousness, but he was very happy. At least, she didn't have feelings for him, right?

Joy enveloped the heart in an instant, and the beating sound became clearer and clearer, even my own ears could hear it clearly.

Sweeter than any sweet thing you can eat.

Wait for everything to pass?

They must be able to rescue Teacher Songyang, and then be together as before, right?

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So, who is the person in the fire?

Why are you laughing?

Obviously she was crying, right?

You're so scared you're dying of pain, aren't you? !

...Obviously you too, you want to live, don't you? ! !

...Why, abandon me?

——Because you are still alive, I don't want to see you die in front of me.

Who made that promise...

In the end, I still failed to protect you.

It's like going back to the original place...

Nothing at all....

The author has something to say:

[But your unidentified hand, sooner or later, together with the precious things you hold in your arms, will be crushed to pieces.That is the sin karma that the evil spirit bears, whether it is the person you love or the person you hate, everything will be swallowed up by you, and you will be left alone in this world in the end, crying forever. 】

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The first episode of Yinshi is completed, and there is also the second week of Wanshiwu. It should not be so depressing there.

I recommend two BGM fried chicken praises. When I was saving the draft of Gintama, I heard tears every day.