The end of the curtain

?At the beginning of October in the first year of Yuanzhi——

Before I knew it, it was the beginning of October, and almost a month had passed since Hirasuke left for Edo.Not long ago, Mr. Kondo also set off to return to Edo, saying that he was going to invite a knowledgeable and knowledgeable critic of the anti-barbarian school-Kokotaro Ito.

Then, not long after Mr. Kondo left the Shinsengumi, Sakurai became depressed again.Because, she was going back to the days not long ago when she was chasing the chief executive with a medicine bowl every day.Because Mr. Kondo is gone for the time being, it can be said that no one in the village has suppressed him, including Mr. Hijikata, the deputy chief.

The condition last time was naturally voided, and Kondo was watching every day, and said earnestly, "Sir, your cold is still not healed, you must listen to Sakurai-kun and take your medicine obediently"...

Therefore, a certain fox was very calculating, and directly "very considerately" abolished the previous condition. Sakurai was a little happy just now, but the next second, a certain fox was merciless He spouted out a sentence: "Hey, save this condition for the next time you need it more~"

——Asshole... Really cunning, God knows what kind of excessive condition you will have when you need it more next time?

However, it seems that Mr. Kondo will arrive in the afternoon, and he will bring back that excellent commentator.

The emerald green eyes of a certain fox narrowed into a sly curved arc, Sakurai once again had the idea of ​​jumping.Today, the chief commander was instructing the newly joined team members to practice basic swordsmanship, and Sakurai brought the medicine while the chief commander was resting.

"Mr. Okita, drink the medicine."

"……don't want."

……

As a result, many soldiers stopped and stared at this rare scene, and they all stopped practicing swinging their knives and watched in surprise.

When teaching swordsmanship, Captain Okita always looks serious, as if practicing swordsmanship is very sacred to him.But now, why...

"Ahh~ You guys are so excited, do you want my Kaga Qingguang to kiss everyone?" But the chief executive suddenly glanced sideways when they were about to chatter, and at the same time with his right hand Gently pressed Kaga Kiyomitsu on his waist.

It seems to be a smiling tone, but it seems to have condensed a hidden "murderous look" in the invisible, as if to say-"If you look at it again, I will kill you~"

Everyone shuddered at the same time in a tacit understanding, and then turned their backs to practice swinging their knives again.This time, they refused to turn back no matter who put a knife on their necks.

Sakurai felt drenched in cold sweat again. Fortunately, he had experienced more than them, so his concentration on this was pretty good.

"Xiao Xu." The chief executive suddenly laughed softly, raised his eyes and looked at the sky, "Do you know swordsmanship?"

"...Ah?" Sakurai looked at him hesitantly, not understanding why the chief executive asked her this question, and then, without thinking too much, she just replied in a low voice as if the answer was irrelevant, "Hmm..."

Why do you ask such a question, I can't figure out what the general manager is thinking in his heart... swordsmanship?Whether I will or not, in fact, I don't know in my heart...

But at this moment, the general manager suddenly grabbed her hand and stood up, followed Sakurai to the dojo in a daze. There was already a bamboo sword in his hand, which was given to her by the general manager. .

What?

"Then, let's see...you, let's compete with her." The general's green eyes narrowed into a smile, and Sakurai suddenly looked at the general with puzzled eyes and gestured to a team member beside him.

Although the team member hesitated a bit, he still walked up with the bamboo sword, bowed according to the rules before the martial arts competition in the dojo: "Please give me your advice."

"Huh? I..." Mr. Okita, are you kidding me? I don't even have a clue as to whether I know swordsmanship or not.That strange swordsmanship always appears inexplicably, but right now Sakurai has absolutely no swordsmanship moves in his mind.

Then, although the chief executive threatened to let them continue to practice their own, many people still looked here from time to time.

At this time, Harada and Nagakura Shinpachi walked in. Seeing this situation, both Harada and Shinpachi expressed their bewilderment.What is the general manager doing?Let Xiaoxu, a girl, compete with the team members?

"Hey, Chief!"

"Boss, are you kidding me?"

……

However, the general manager ignored the two of them, and instead watched the battle with interest, with a smile that was meaningful.Seeing Souji's expression, Harada and Shinpachi turned their heads to look at the same time, and at the same time, surprise flashed across their eyes.I saw that Sakurai had slowly raised the bamboo sword in his hand, and his black eyes were calm and motionless staring at his opponent.

It's a very standard starting position, which is obviously something that a person who is very skilled in swordsmanship can have.Impossible, it is impossible for Xiaoxu to know swordsmanship...

At the beginning of the competition, the bamboo sword in the team member's hand pierced through the wind and stabbed Sakurai from the right side. Sakurai's mind was completely blank at this time, but his physical actions were blocked with all his might, as if he was without himself. thinking, just subconsciously.

After one attack after another, the bamboo swords in the dojo collided with each other and made a crisp sound.

It is undeniable that the players of the Shinsengumi are very powerful and they are not vegetarians.There were no thoughts in Sakurai's mind at all, but the movements of his hands were unambiguously parrying.Although there is no overwhelming victory, it is not enough to be hit.

Harada and Shinpachi stared blankly in disbelief, they had no idea that there was such a thing as Sakurai's swordsmanship.But the general manager just stood there with his arms folded and watched the battle calmly, but the smile in his eyes was confusing.

...As expected, I was with that golden-haired guy at Ikedaya last time...Damn it!Next time you see him, you must kill him!

Finally, the soldier struck down, and the bamboo swords in Sakurai's hands crossed to resist, but men and women were born with great disparities in physical strength, and kept in the same state for a long time, Sakurai felt that the strength in his hands was about to be overwhelmed...

what am i doingWhat was I doing just now?

I can't get away from my body at all, I'm so tired and heavy... The center of gravity of my body is almost unsteady due to the force exerted by the opponent.At this moment, Harada was about to step forward to stop them, and the chief executive rushed over one step ahead of them, snatched the wooden sword of another soldier, and stabbed at the intersection of the bamboo sword with one knife——

"Snapped!"

Sakurai only felt a bigger shock that made her right hand loosen suddenly, and a sharp pain came from her hand instantly, and at the same time as numbness, she only felt that her entire wrist lost strength.

It hurts, it hurts to death... Ah, it's sprained...

Harada and Shinpachi rushed over in a hurry, one by one to support Sakurai who was about to lose his footing due to the forced intervention of external forces, and the team member.Harada glanced at the general manager with a slightly reproachful look, and quickly asked, "How is it? Xiaoxu?"

"Ah? I'm fine." Sakurai smiled slightly, and rubbed her wrist with moderate strength. Feeling the pain relieved, she stood up by herself, "I can solve it myself." After finishing speaking, she Already walked out of the dojo.

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"Boss, what were you doing just now? You asked Xiaoxu to compete with the team members?" Sakurai bit his lower lip and lowered his eyes as he walked through the corridor, and heard the voice from the dojo behind him far away.

It hurts... It seems that the sprain is really too much. It turned out that the impact force was so big at that time... Let's go back to the room and deal with it. If it is bandaged, it's better to forget it.

Then, just as Sakurai raised his head, he immediately saw Hijikata walking towards him.

It seemed that the deputy chief was in a bad mood, with a sullen face, and a gloomy look covered his handsome face.Well, Sakurai has seen him so many times, and Hijikata always looks like that, as if he is experiencing serious things all the time.

"What happened just now?" Hijikata raised his handsome black brows, and his dark purple eyes, which were like purple misty moons, secretly condensed a slight anger, and his eyes were cast on Sakurai's right hand.

"I..." Sakurai admitted that Hijikata at this moment did make her feel guilty for a moment, she waved her hand and said hastily, "No, no... I—"

"——If, as the team doctor of the Shinsengumi, you can't do anything because of your own reasons, then please leave immediately." Hijikata's cold and emotionless voice came, and Sakurai suddenly raised his head when he heard the words.

How did Mr. Hijikata know?Could it be that he saw the "competition" just now?

"I'm sorry..." Sakurai nodded, sincerely apologizing.

"The Shinsengumi will not take in people who are useless." Hijikata walked away from Sakurai without turning his head. "Let Qianzuru take you to find Yamazaki. He is also a team doctor."

Yamazaki, if she remembers correctly, the team doctor is just a disguised identity in the Shinsengumi as Yamazaki who endured the supervision.

However, the way Mr. Hijikata cares about people is really special...

Or maybe it's just Sakurai's own illusion...

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In the evening, Sakurai originally planned to help Qianhe with housework when she was free, but just as she picked up the kitchen knife, Qianhe ran over quickly to stop her and sent her out of the kitchen.

"Little Chizuru?" Sakurai turned around and looked at her in bewilderment.

"Xiaoxu, let me do this kind of thing, please have a good rest." Qianzuru's small face was full of determination, and then she took Sakurai's right hand to support the kitchen knife that was still drooping weakly, and said solemnly, " Your hand is injured, you should rest for a few days, and I will take you to Mr. Yamazaki later...so leave these things to me first."

"Huh? It's not that serious at all, and I can do it myself, so it doesn't need to be so troublesome." Sakurai frowned and said in a depressed voice.She wondered why Qianhe would know, and at the same time, she was very reluctant to apply medicine for bandaging, because after bandaging her wrist, it would be very troublesome to work for a while.

"However, just now I felt that Xiaoxu's hands are not strong..." Qianhe tilted his head and said in distress, "Also, even if Xiaoxu is a doctor, he can know how to do it by himself, but he can't handle it by himself." Come on, it's better to go to Mr. Yamazaki... Ah, that's right! Did you apply hot water just now?"

It’s not enough!

"..." Sakurai nodded helplessly, but suddenly thought of a question: "Xiao Qianhe, how did you know about this?"

"Huh? That... Mr. Hijikata told me..."

"!!!"

"Ah, by the way, Xiaoxu, Mr. Kondo and the others are back tonight."

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