[Comprehensive] Xifang Qi Tan

001

Shinsuke Takasugi and Nagi Kanbara met on an unusually beautiful evening.

On that day, the setting sun slanted to the west, and the path by the river was dyed orange-yellow.

Unknown birds flew in the twilight sky and landed by the sparkling water.

And he found her on the way home from the private school.

On that day, Kanbara Nagi, who appeared to be about the same age as him, had tea hair, was wearing a kimono with purple patterns on a white background, and a pair of half-drooped golden eyes focused on the ripples of the river.

I don't know if it was rendered by the setting sun or what, her cheeks were slightly flushed.

She stood upright by the river like that, as if everything in the world had nothing to do with her.

Not knowing what wind brought her here, she stubbornly stood by the river outside the entrance of their village, looking ahead calmly.

"...Hey, where are you from?"

So, in line with the loneliness and courage of his youth, Shinsuke Takasugi, who was holding many textbooks at that time, couldn't help talking again.

His voice is full of curiosity about girls, and also has the directness and unadornedness unique to boys of that age.

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002

At that time, he still quite remembered that after he spoke abruptly, the girl who was immersed in the scenery seemed to be taken aback.

Her body trembled slightly, and it was only later that she realized that she had to turn around and look at him.

And it was at that moment that he was able to see her face clearly.

The girl has a beautiful baby face, a pair of pure and gentle golden eyes.

The long brown hair fluttered gently behind her with the wind blowing, and a few strands of hair seemed to melt into the twilight.

That was the first time he met her eyes. He thought she was so beautiful that he was surprised, but he was more surprised later.

Because, after the girl saw his face, the corners of the girl's mouth turned into a rather peaceful arc.

Moreover, her eyes revealed a kind of reassuring emotion as if seeing an old friend.

... Peace of mind?Why did she show such a nostalgic expression the moment she saw her?

He opened his mouth to get to the bottom of it, but when he was about to move forward to her, she got ahead of him.

And what she said at the time still makes him feel unbelievable.

After all, he seemed to have heard her say this at the time——

"It's great to see you again."

"I am very happy."

What.

...What the hell is she talking about?

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003

At that moment, Takasugi Shinsuke racked his brains so desperately, hoping to confirm the content of her words at that time.

However, before he could react, she had already preemptively walked in front of him.

With a smile on her face, she took out a note to him, and the address written on it was an abandoned wooden house in the village where he lived.

She politely asked him to take her there, and her cute smile made him forget all his guard for a moment.

Therefore, he could only act as a good villager for a short time, taking the girl to the street that he rarely set foot in, until she said that she would not send him away and let him go back.

"Do you really need me to take you in?"

Shinsuke Takasugi asked worriedly while holding the textbooks of the private school: "After this alley is sparsely populated, people who are not familiar with the village will get lost."

This is not his alarmist talk, but something that the villagers know.

He was really worried that this girl about his own age would get lost inside.

However, facing his friendly concern, the girl just pursed her lips and smiled and shook her head.

"No need, I know the road ahead." She smiled, her eyes clear: "Thank you for showing me the way."

Even though Shinsuke Takasugi was still worried, seeing the girl rejecting him like this, he didn't plan to follow up with a high self-esteem.

So I could only watch the girl turn into that secluded alley and drift away.

And Takasugi Shinsuke stared at the girl blankly, and the scene of the encounter just in the evening flashed quickly in his mind.

Thinking of all the mysteries tied to the girl, he, who was planning to go back home like that, took a rare step and shouted in the street——

"Hey, you haven't told me your name yet!"

His voice was green, and the girl who was called by him slowly turned around, saw a trace of impatience on his face, and smiled instead.

Her tone is gentle.

"My name is Nagi Kanbara."

When the orange light of the setting sun gradually faded, her golden pupils were still clear and beautiful.She just looked at Takasugi Shinsuke from afar, and said again after a long time.

"I think we will definitely meet again, Jinsuke."

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004

- We will definitely meet again.

The girl's words entangled him tightly like a spell.

Ever since we met under the orange-yellow sky that day, Shinsuke Takasugi has always daydreamed of her figure.

Did he hear wrong that day?

Where the hell is she from, is she someone who is going to move into the village?

Then why was she alone at that time, without any family, and without any baggage?

Where is she from?Where is she going?

At that time, the name of "Nagi Kanbara" was imprinted in his memory like that, to the point where he was distracted during sword training, and was hit on the forehead by Sakata Gintoki with a wooden knife.

This made his forehead red and swollen, and after losing the duel, he had to replace Sakata Gintoki's cleaning work in private.

No matter how you look at it, it's Kanbara Nagi's fault.

Shinsuke Takasugi was holding the only broom in the private school depressed, and was about to strike again, when he suddenly felt a fierce killing intent attacking him!

He subconsciously used a broom to resist, but he was still punched in the face.

"It hurts!" He exclaimed, and the broom fell to the ground.

He was so wronged that he immediately stretched out his hand to rub the swollen swelling that grew out immediately, and called out in a somewhat sad but respectful voice: "Teacher Songyang? Why did you suddenly hit me?"

"It's nothing, as a teacher, I just want to see if you can still feel the pain."

The private school tutor Yoshida Shoyo who suddenly appeared behind him had a smile in his eyes.

Although his fists were fierce, his words were tolerant to him: "So you still know pain. Then why didn't you concentrate on fighting today in the swordsmanship instruction department as a teacher?"

"Ah, that's..."

Takasugi Shinsuke was a little helpless.

Yes, what should I say?

For a long time, he would directly consult Yoshida Shoyo if he had any questions.

So at this moment, the teacher should also be aware of his absent-mindedness, and come to explain him specially.

Takasugi Shinsuke looked at him with some hesitation in his eyes.

He wasn't really sure if it was appropriate to speak.

On the contrary, the man always looked at him with kind and tolerant eyes, and the warm twilight outside the private school window fell on his long hair. It took a long time for Takasugi Shinsuke to summon up the courage to ask——

"Teacher, do you think I should get to the bottom of something that has nothing to do with me?"

Facing Shinsuke Takasugi's question, Yoshida Matsuyo just smiled and answered patiently with lowered eyes.

"Perhaps, since that incident caused you to care to such a degree, it's not that it has nothing to do with you, Jinsuke."

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005

If so, after listening to the opinions of the most trusted Yoshida Matsuyo, after school that day, Takasugi Shinsuke made the thickest decision in his youth——

That is to find the girl according to the memory of the address in the girl's hand in my mind.

And maybe it was Yoshida Shoyo's words that gave him courage and an excuse, Takasugi Shinsuke's pace towards the alley just got faster and faster.

He can't wait to meet her and get answers to all his questions from her.

It's just that at that time, he would never have imagined that none of the thousands of ways to reunite with the girl he had fantasized about in his mind this week had failed.

He also thought of everything too simply.

After all, at dusk that day, when he was wearing wooden clogs and galloping to the only clue related to her, what he saw in the sunset...

It turned out to be a picture of a girl holding a blade made of blood, and then cutting an extremely ugly monster into two.

He still remembers that scene——

At that time, Nagi Kanbara, who was wearing the same kimono and was agile, jumped off the roof of the street.Her beautiful and fluffy long brown hair fluttered in the wind, and the long blade made of blood started to cut down from the monster's head, and saw a red knife mark across, and the monster was instantly split into two up.

And the girl fell to the ground with ease as the monster disappeared, and then, when the exaggerated monster turned into a stone in front of the girl...

Shinsuke Takasugi saw again that the exaggerated blood-colored long blade held by the girl changed its shape in the air, and finally gathered together like a living thing, and flew back into the wound on the girl's palm.

The bleeding wound on her palm was shocking, and in order not to be seen, the girl covered the wound with a bandage.

"..."

Shinsuke Takasugi, who came after him, couldn't explain what he saw with his naked eyes just now.

So what is that?

Weapons molded from blood, monsters almost as tall as a wooden house, and Nagi Kanbara's aura that was completely different from that day when she was fighting.

"You... aren't human?"

Pay attention, he has already asked this question aloud.

He also didn't imagine that his reckless speech might irritate her or cause danger for himself.

So he didn't regret it until he said this.

But fortunately, after hearing Shinsuke Takasugi's question, the girl just turned around like she did that day, and gave him a pure smile under the orange-red sky.

"Well, I'm not human."

"But, please don't be afraid, because I... will never hurt Jinsuke."

She smiled and explained to him quietly.

And from that moment on, Shinsuke Takasugi didn't know why—he, who was known for his calmness and prudence in the private school, would let go of all his guard against the girl because of her one-sided words.

And from then on, all thoughts and attention were drawn to the inhuman her, and it was beyond redemption.

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The author has something to say: the next chapter will explain the heroine setting and part of the background

I'm in a bad mood lately and I'm stressed

This pit has always wanted to write and write.

The setting is very cold, the painting style is very cold, I guess no one will watch it

So everyone let me get this out

Let me let myself go alone_(:з」∠)_