dream lantern

The general manager lived in Sanye's house for several weeks. On the one hand, Sanye's kindness was hard to resist; Although many of the down-and-out ronin were secretly dealt with, it seemed that everyone had an inexplicable hostility towards the Sanye family, and they came one after another.

In order to keep Sanye from worrying, the director secretly asked a few familiar street vendors, and only then did he know that Sanye's younger brother and his sweetheart had a sense of justice and had done many good deeds to punish evil before leaving. The gang saw that they would leave and would not come back, so they planned to take revenge through Sanye.

These men... are really careless.Before lunch was ready, the general manager hurried to the door, holding a kitchen knife in his hand, thinking about it through gritted teeth.

"It's you again... Oh, why, are you here together this time?" The chief executive hid the panicked Mitsuha behind him, unhurriedly waving the sharp kitchen knife in his hand, with a sinister smile on his face.

At the door of Sanye's house, a group of rogues gathered, all of them with knives on their waists. Hearing the words of the brown-haired man in front of him, he was a little timid at first, but then he became arrogant again when he thought of the large number of people and strength this time. Not afraid to die.

"This time brothers come together to teach you a lesson!"

"That's right! The kid from Okita's family and those nasty guys in the gym have ruined many good things for us!"

"We must get it all back this time!"

A group of people cheered as they raised their knives, the blades gleaming white in the sunlight.

Light flashed into his eyes, and the chief executive couldn't help squinting and frowning.There are really too many people this time, and they have to protect Mitsuba and repel them... What's more, he doesn't have his sword by his side, so, I have to say, the current situation may be a bit bad.

only...

"Hey, I said."

Sanye was taken aback, the voice of the man in front of her suddenly changed, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Have you ever heard of 'Children of Ghosts'?" The director raised a finger and said in a relaxed tone, "Oh, that's the one, that evil ghost who killed the entire village overnight... Have you heard of it?"

The leading ronin felt a chill when he heard the title "Son of Ghost", "Of course I've heard of it, why are you mentioning this?"

"Difficult...could it be..."

"Ah? What is it?"

There was a timid voice in the crowd, "It is rumored that the 'Ghost Son' has the handsome appearance of a young human man, with fair skin, and suffering from an incurable cough, so he looks like a sick child all year round, but in fact... he His power is as terrifying as a demon!"

"Yes, yes, it is said that even the army sent by the shogunate is no match for him!"

"Boom--!"

The sound disappeared suddenly, and everyone looked at a kitchen knife that was sunk deep into the ground with breathless breath. The knife stopped just as it wiped the toes of the leader. After a while, he pointed a finger at the instigator in trembling, "Could it be... Could it be..."

"Young man, sickly white skin... can't be wrong, this is... just..."

"Son of the devil!!!"

"Escape!!!"

"Wow wow wow!!!"

A group of people fled like birds and beasts, leaving only a kitchen knife, Zongsi and Mitsuba.

After being silent for a long time, the chief executive went over and pulled out the kitchen knife, and looked back as if nothing had happened, and smiled at Sanye, "Oh, it's so annoying, I haven't said anything yet."

Sanye opened his mouth hesitantly, but the director spoke first, "It seems that we can't stay here any longer..."

After speaking, he went back to the house with the kitchen knife, leaving only Sanye standing at the door in a daze.

When Sanye came back to her senses and ran into the house, she saw that the chief executive had packed up the package and was ready to go out. The other party saw her and smiled slightly.

"When I go to Edo one day, I will definitely keep my promise and help Miss Sanye to punch Mr. Shishiro."

The chief executive stood at the door, turned his head, the sunlight coated him with a layer of gold, he opened his mouth frivolously, and waved his fist, looking like an ordinary boyish boy.

"Then, see you again by fate, Miss Sanye."

"Bon Voyage."

Mitsuba leaned slightly, then straightened up, watching the chief executive walk away, carrying a package, stepping on straw sandals, with a long sword dangling from his waist, as if he saw the old man who was going to Edo at that time. Brother and Fourteen Lang.

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The general manager finally returned to the life he planned at the beginning.

From one village to another, stay for five or six years, pack up and leave before someone notices that his appearance has never changed, and go to the next destination.

Fortunately, the name of "son of ghosts" was quickly buried by the threat of heaven and man, and people with lofty ideals from all over the world rose up to fight against the army of heaven and man and defend the country's territory.

As I said before, the chief executive has no desires or desires for all these things. After living a whole life, he has been out of the world, and wandering in the world with the immortal body of this evil spirit seems to be his only way.

In this way, about ten years, 15 years... maybe more time, during which time a lot of great things happened.Whether it is a man of anti-barbarian ideals or a weak shogunate, the general manager can always learn a lot of interesting news from the after-dinner chats of the villagers.

It's just that in the process of time passing, some things still haven't changed. The trees along the way are as green as before, and the cicadas on the branches are the same noisy every year.

The general manager will think of Matsuyo and Oboro back then, everyone in the Shinsengumi a long time ago, Mr. Kondo, Mr. Hijikata, and Xiao Qianzuru.

Mr. Hijikata, who became a Rakshasa, brought the little Chizuru of the ghost clan, can he live well in that era?The chief was worried about them, after all, they were the only ones who survived.

It would be great if we could live in peace.

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"Edo……"

The tall and thin young man raised his bamboo hat, and a few strands of brown hair came out, covering his sweaty forehead limply.

In front of you is Edo Castle with high-rise buildings. Spaceships belonging to heaven and man come and go in the sky, as if they belong to another world.

He stared quietly, then murmured softly,

"I am coming."

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"Hey! You! It's you! Stop!"

The chief executive was walking on the street, but suddenly he was stopped by some people in black uniforms.

"What's the matter?" the boss asked confusedly.

"At the moment when the knife abolishment order was promulgated, he was still carrying a knife blatantly...Everyone, catch him!"

After speaking, the black uniforms spread out and formed a semicircle. They drew out their knives and looked at him viciously. The chief took a step back, put his hands on the hilt of the knife, and said in a kind tone as much as possible, "Abandon the knife order? I haven't heard of it." pass."

Before he could draw his knife, the black uniform was attracted by the man who suddenly appeared on the roof.

"It's Gui!"

"Welcome to the dawn of Edo with me!" The long-haired man on the roof held a round gun and threw it in the direction of the black uniforms while roaring. The ball exploded in the air with a "bang", Choking smoke filled the air.

The general manager covered his mouth and coughed, and couldn't open his eyes. In the confusion, he felt someone grabbing his arm, and then he heard the voice of the man on the roof: "Follow me!"

The man took him all the way to a safe alley before stopping.

The director bent down and coughed vigorously, trying to cough out the uncomfortable feeling in his throat.

"Are you okay?" The man looked at him worriedly, "You are also a patriot, don't worry, I am your companion, my name is Gui Xiaotaro."

"Gui?" The director suddenly raised his head and stared at his face.It is indeed Gui. After so long, he has grown up, his hair has grown long, his hairstyle has changed, and his voice is even more inaudible.

"You are..." Gui was stunned for a moment, "Mr. Zongsi..."

Before the general manager responded, he heard the other party's cheerful voice:

"...'s younger brother!"

"... Ha." The chief finally found out that the only thing Gui has not changed over the years is his peculiar brain circuit.

"I'm the chief executive," the chief executive said with a smile on his face, "my brother is called Okita Sougo, have you seen him before?"

"So that's how it is," Gui pondered for a moment, then frowned, "Mr. Zongsi's younger brother is currently serving as the captain of the first team in the Zhensengumi."

—Wait, what did he hear?

"Shinsengumi?"

"No, no, it's the Shinsengumi." Gui corrected him solemnly.

"...is there a difference?"

"some."

The general manager found that he was really unable to keep up with the thinking of young people.

A group of men in black uniforms was prowling the street.

"That's the Shinsengumi." Gui finished the introduction solemnly, and then asked the chief to follow him to continue walking inside.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Souji, when was the last time we saw each other?"

Gui walked in front, his hair was not tied up, so it was loosely loose behind him. He already had a tall figure, and he looked like a young woman from behind.Even when I was a child, I was often mistaken for a girl.

"Probably when I was practicing in the gym."

Gui was silent for a few seconds, "When I arrived at the Matsushita Private School, the house was in ruins, Yinshi was lying on the ground half dead, his eyes were hollow as if he had died, and the other students were crying. Neither I nor Takasugi knew what happened. What, when Yinshi came back to his senses, he told us that the shogunate captured Teacher Songyang."

Gui paused and breathed a sigh of relief, "Later, I found out that Mr. Zong Si was not at home, and the landlady said that you left the rent early in the morning..."

"...Yeah." The boss replied succinctly.

"Gao Shan kept yelling that he was going to question you, why didn't he save Mr. Songyang, but ran away alone."

The boss couldn't explain anything.

How is he going to explain?

Said that Songyang actually didn't want him to save him, that Songyang actually knew his end, and he believed in his students wholeheartedly?

Gui turned around at this moment and held out his hand to him.His hands are no longer as small and cute as when he was young. As time goes by, those hands have become strong and reliable.

"Welcome to the dawn of Edo with me, Souji-san."

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The summer has not really passed yet, and the scorching sun is exposed from behind the tall buildings, emitting strong light unscrupulously, making people dizzy when they look up.

The general manager could clearly feel the sweat slipping from his forehead, and his eyes were not closed due to the long journey, making his vision blurred.

The sound of a man's roar and the screeching sound of brakes could be heard in his ears. The chief executive felt something hitting him, and he subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but his legs were as heavy as if they had been filled with lead.

The body fell down, and at that moment, the chief executive felt that he was as light as a feather, and his head was also light.

As far as he could see was the watery sky, which reminded him that a long time ago, he was lying on the lawn like this, and what he saw in the corner of his eye was the Chengzi flag fluttering in the wind, and a group of brothers he believed in.