The end of the curtain

?In late spring and early summer, the wind at night is not as dry and hot as midsummer, but it is moist with dew, which happens to be the most comfortable temperature for the human body.

The vines in Shinsengumi’s kitchen yard have already sprouted light green shoots, and they are crawling on the tall stands, and the occasional hanging vines are swaying in the breeze.

Borrowing the candlelight from the kitchen, Sakurai rolled up his sleeves and squatted alone under the grape flower stand in the yard, washing the dishes, just scrubbing the dishes over and over again, not even bothering to say a word.

Orange candlelight shines from the open sliding door, projecting on the surface of the water to appear sparkling.

The general manager walked over with a displeased face, and rarely puffed up his bun face.Because of the dishes he cooked for everyone, he was once again dismissed. What a bunch of ungrateful guys, it's too much!

Shouldn't half a can of salt and a bottle of pepper be put in a big pot of vegetables?If it is put so little as they say, won't there be no taste at all?

Director, I'm afraid it's not as simple as having a problem with your sense of taste...

"Ah~ good evening, Xiaoxu~" the chief executive just walked into the yard when he saw Sakurai who was washing dishes with his head down, so he smiled lightly out of habit, but Sakurai didn't even lift his head , and didn't answer his words, just busy washing the dishes.

The general manager would not be grateful to Sakurai and Qianzuru for saving face at today's dinner and eating all the food without saying a word.Because since he saw them coming back, he noticed that their expressions were not right, but everyone did not show any abnormal expressions.

"It's so sad, to ignore people." The director deliberately pretended to be dissatisfied, like a child who was unwilling to be neglected.Sakurai knows that there is no need to pay attention to this fox, the more you pay attention to him, he will make more progress, and it will be you who will be teased by him.

Sure enough, this method worked quite well. After a while, Sakurai didn't hear the chief executive's voice again. After washing the dishes quietly, he just raised his head and was about to get up when he met a pair of smiling emerald green fox eyes. Full of cunning.

Sakurai froze in fright, and quickly stepped back, almost falling to the ground.

——Why is there no sound?Didn't you just leave?

"Haha..." The general manager laughed softly, Sakurai looked helplessly at him, who was no different from a child, with mixed feelings in his heart.You said that a man who is a head taller than you is as naughty as a child, how would you feel?However, Director, I'm in a mess right now, and I don't have the heart to mess with you.

"...Well, go to my side later." Patiently immersed in his own thoughts, Sakurai didn't bother to argue with him so much, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't checked the chief's condition for a few days So I thought about going over to check him up after I finished my work.She was not in the village for the past few days, so he must have not taken his medicine properly.

Hearing this, the general manager's low laughter stopped abruptly, Sakurai didn't notice the fleeting gloomy look in the general manager's dark green eyes at that moment.Soon, he laughed again, the corners of his lips curled up in a high arc, and his playful tone made his voice very soft: "Okay, the room is waiting for you."

"..." Souji Okita!I want to kill you! ! !

Sakurai glared at him viciously, and shouted angrily in his heart why this guy likes to turn other people's opinions so much, he definitely did it on purpose!Why have I been able to tolerate it so nervously for so long? !

...I'm crazy, I'm crazy...ahhhhhhh...

Directly ignoring the resentment of a certain girl, the boss walked away with a charming smile, but his last gaze before turning around was on Sakurai's fair and slender left wrist. .

Three brass carved bells are strung on a blood-red slightly thick cotton rope, and behind one of the bells, there seems to be something engraved on it.

The general manager squatted down when Sakurai was washing the dishes, and he had already seen it. Sakurai's eyes fell on the string of bracelets from time to time absent-mindedly, and he looked preoccupied.

...It seems that there is really a problem.

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After waiting in the infirmary for a long time, Sakurai did not see the chief executive coming.I wondered if he was playing that weird temper again, thinking about teasing her before he waved his hand.

Sakurai thought so, picked up the medicine box and walked out the door angrily, intending to "hunt" in person.

Souji Okita, do you have that self-awareness? It's really worrying! ! !

"Bang!" Just as one foot stepped out of the sliding door, before he could look forward, he bumped into the person who came.The other party was as calm as a mountain, standing there with light clouds and light wind.Sakurai staggered back a few steps and almost fell to his death, and sadly rubbed the painful forehead rested by the opponent's chin.

The general manager's chuckle like a fox came, and Sakurai finally came back to his senses, raised his head and stared at him angrily: "——Don't you look at the road?!" It wasn't because the general manager bumped into her. Angry, but because of why that guy came so late.

"No." A certain fox deliberately pretended to be innocent and looked at Sakurai who was about to jump pitifully, "It's so fierce..." Those green eyes flashed like a quiet bamboo Yingying luster.

——I won't tell you that I didn't mean it, I did it on purpose...

"You—" Sakurai just wanted to explode, but when he saw him like a deflated ball, he suddenly lost his temper.As a victim, she also intends to turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye, pointing to the tatami in Yinglun's posture, and said angrily: "Sit down!"

It was that big blue-eyed fox with beautiful brown fur, flicking its tail knowingly like a puppy, and sat down obediently.

Sakurai frowned slightly and glanced at him. While taking out the stethoscope from the medicine box, he casually rolled up his sleeves and said, "Pull the clothes off."

Hello!Don't say that, girl, aren't you afraid that a certain fox will take advantage of your loopholes?

Then, the general manager raised his hand to wipe the tip of his nose, but changed into a wicked smile with raised eyebrows and squinting eyes, with a clear expression of "so it is".His slender hands moved to the side of the belt, and slowly began to untie the belt, but his interested eyes turned to Sakurai who was still arranging the medicine box.

——! ! !

"What are you doing?!" Sakurai, who turned his head for a glimpse, saw the chief executive who seemed to be taking off his clothes with his belt unbuttoned, so he jumped back vigilantly, retreating to a distance he thought was safe.This bastard, what is he playing again? !

"Take off your clothes, didn't Xiaoxu tell me to take them off?" Because the plan was successful, the corners of her beautiful lips curled up, but the movement of her hands stopped, but she still pretended to be innocent.

Hmm, I'm very satisfied with this expression, it's really interesting~

"—I didn't!!!" Bastard! ! !What the hell have I done! ! !

"Ah, what a disappointment~"

"To shut up!"

“Yes yes~~”

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After tossing and tossing for a while, the chief executive obediently gave in.Sakurai pressed the cold stethoscope to his chest, and listened quietly to the chief's heart and lung condition with concentration.

The steady and strong heartbeat is considered normal at present, but when it reaches the lungs, it is obviously a disordered noise, and the situation is even more pessimistic than last time... If there is nothing wrong with the situation, then those days will not be long up.

What should I do, what should I do... I don't want to stand by and watch that happen, I don't want you to be like the description in the history books, just live for more than 20 years...

The general manager looked at Sakurai who had been silent for a long time, although he deliberately pretended not to know anything.But from the first mouthful of blood he vomited at the Ikeda House last year, he has gradually realized that his body is getting worse day by day.Frequent coughing and chest pains, occasional weakness, and even coughing up sporadic blood a few months ago...

Haha, actually, that's probably the case.If that's the case, it's really distressing. After all, with that kind of disease, I don't know how many days I can stay in the Shinsengumi and be with everyone in the future.

Xiaoxu, in fact, you already know it.You didn't tell me back then, although I don't know what you were thinking, but I still want to thank you...

Feeling lost, Sakurai gently let go of her hand and retracted the stethoscope, even she herself did not realize that her hand was trembling slightly when she retracted it.Thinking of the future ending of the chief executive and his lack of ability to heal him, Sakurai gradually felt bitter in his heart.

However, the general manager must be the same as walking with everyone, right?It won't be like that, I can definitely help you...

"Take your medicine on time." Sakurai Qingqing's soft voice came from calming down, fearing that if he didn't say anything, the chief executive would find out his flaws.

The chief executive hesitated for a moment at first, and then narrowed his dark green eyes, a rare smile appeared on his handsome face, as lightly and gracefully as bamboo leaves fluttering down, gently brushing across the calm The surface of the water opened a quiet arc.It was a kind of playfulness and cunning without any playfulness, just a knowing smile.

Ah, as expected, you still didn't say it... Although it feels a little bad, but it's not bad, it's fine to keep going like this...

"I don't want it, that kind of medicine is terrible." It seems that answering Sakurai in this way has become a habit, and I never feel irritable, but I feel that the habit has already subtly integrated into my heart, as if it is a kind of difficult The tacit understanding of words and metaphors is tacit.

"Drink the medicine, and I'll buy you Jinpingtang." In fact, without the cynical and cunning face like a fox, the chief executive can be regarded as a childish big boy.Sakurai has gradually gotten used to being tolerant of this, and just silently worked for him.

But it seems that it is not good to often ask girls to pay for it... Although the girl is a little displeased every time, she does it voluntarily.

"No, I don't want Jinpingtang this time—" the chief executive laughed in a low voice. Although he looked harmless to humans and animals, he didn't know what he was planning in his heart. Sure enough, the fox still had evil intentions. ,"I want you--"

——? ! ! !

Sakurai suddenly raised his head at such a horrifying sentence, and was startled for a while, seeing the chief executive smiling maliciously again, Sakurai yelled badly in his heart according to his past experience, and was about to get up and hide.

The chief executive was one step ahead of her, so fast that he grabbed Sakurai's wrist, took her hand and relied on his own strength to forcefully bring Sakurai over, and laid him down on the tatami without hesitation. .

"Hey, don't move. It will be fine soon, the chief will be gentle..." Sakurai looked at the chief's dark green eyes full of evil smiles with some confusion, against the candlelight But it seemed extremely "weird", and he reacted instantly and resisted without hesitation, but the strength of the chief executive was really unmatched by Sakurai, so he could only stare at him fiercely, watching the chief minister leaning down— —

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In the dead of night, Qianhe waited for a long time but did not see Sakurai back to the room.Although the new settlement, Nishi Honganji Temple, occupies a large area, they still asked the deputy director of Hijikata to share a room together.

So after waiting for a long time, Qianzuru, who had been in a bad mood, went out of the room for a walk alone after sorting out the medical books. ?