[Gintama] Long hair and waist

When I was 11 years old, my mother suddenly received a secret letter from my father, saying that they were going to run away when they were in trouble, and asked them to leave the city first, and he would come to meet them later.Xishu Nanxia, ​​oh, at that time, his surname was Hashimoto, and that was not his first name, so he packed his things together with his mother and left in a daze.

His father's natal name was Hashimoto Uuchi, a feudal vassal of the Echizen clan. He had studied orchidism when he was young, and was also proficient in medical skills. He was a feudal doctor.Father has always been highly appreciated by the feudal lord Matsudaira Keinaga-sama, why such a situation suddenly appeared, even the mother was puzzled.

The family changed their names and surnames and fled to a small village in Edo, where they got help from a shrine maiden on the mountain.I don't know what my father said to the cold auntie witch. There was an emotional crack on her originally reluctant face, and she nodded in response within a few minutes.

The maiden's name was Yuri Maeda.

Her father said that her status was not ordinary, and she never expected to meet such a person of noble blood in such a remote place.He refrained from asking carefully.How can a man tell others behind his back like a woman in the street.He asked why they moved and changed their name this time.

"It's not just to save my life." His father sighed softly, "Although running away from the desert is not in line with the spirit of Bushido, I have a greater mission waiting for me to complete. Nan Xia, do you know the land you are stepping on? Are there any people living in the land called Edo?"

He pondered for a while and said, "Father is talking about the general?"

"It should be the former general who is more suitable. Tokugawa fixed the old fox, thinking that he could control his young nephew better. Poor child, he became a puppet at a young age. Today's young people They are all keen to fight against barbarians, but in fact it is impossible for the country to remain closed. Rather than being forcibly opened by others, it is better to open it yourself. This old fox is right. It is necessary to maintain sovereignty, and what is more necessary is to learn the technology of heaven and man. Make us stronger. Nanxia, ​​do you know?"

He nodded and replied, "Son understands."

Whenever he chatted with his father, the ten-year-old boy would feel a sense of superiority.He was originally smart, and his father praised him many times as a rare genius. If he hadn't been victimized by an adulterer, he would definitely be able to replace his father in the future and continue to advise Mr. Matsudaira Keinaga.Now he has received his father's education since he was a child, which made him worry about national|family|big|major|major|issues prematurely, always feeling that he is different from ordinary children.

This used to be the case in the Echizen clan, but now that he came to this rural place, he despised the rural children even more.

It's just that the existence of a certain person has refreshed his worldview.He originally thought that country kids were just ignorant, and after meeting this person, he would add another entry of "very annoying".

The first time I met Qianxia Asuka, she was playing football on the small wooden bridge.While shooting, he hummed a song.He knew that this was "Marutakeyi" from Kyoto.Although the little girl in front of me was dressed in an ordinary way, she spoke with an authentic Kyoto accent when she opened her mouth to sing nursery rhymes.He doesn't like people in Kyoto, he thinks that people in Kyoto are too selfish and only care about their own lives.

It is undeniable that her voice is really good.

Just as he was thinking this way, the girl suddenly stopped what she was doing, and stared at him curiously with a pair of big black and white eyes.Just when he was stared at a little awkwardly, the girl grinned brightly, then lowered her head and smirked in embarrassment: "How about it, I sing very well, right?"

Hearing this, he put on a wooden face, turned around and left.

But the girl chased after him, whispering in his ear.

"Hey... Hey! Don't go away! You look very strange, are you new here? My name is Qianxia Asuka, you can call me Asuka. Do you have trouble recognizing the way? I can be yours Take a tour around the tour guide. Do you know everyone else in the village? Don’t be shy when you come here, come here hahaha I will help you get along with everyone! I know your name, what is your name?"

She had never seen such an enthusiastic person before, and the introverted Yuki Nanxia didn't know how to respond, so she chose to remain silent.

"...Why don't you speak? Uh! Could it be!" The girl jumped up suddenly, covered her mouth with her hands, and looked him up and down pityingly, "I'm sorry, sorry, are you...can't speak? I don't mean anything malicious. , It’s okay! We can still communicate in many ways. For example, writing or something, sign language or something, gestures or something.”

Being treated as a mute made people feel very uncomfortable, he glanced at her, and said lightly his first impression of Qianxia Asuka.

"I'm bored."

I thought she would be able to calm down after saying this sentence, but after hearing this comment, she actually clapped her hands happily and laughed, "Ah, you can talk, you are not dumb! That's great! It seems It's just that you don't like talking. That's okay, just listen to it, and you can nod and shake your head if you don't want to talk, I don't mind. "

Not knowing what to be happy about, Yuki Nanxia speeded up and walked forward.

"Hey, I want to ask you... Are you going to the shrine in this direction? Are you the one who Aunt Lily said was at the shrine? Hey, then I should cover you even more! Oh, you still Don’t you know? Aunt Lily is my aunt, that is, my mother’s sister. Don’t look at her as a cold person, and sometimes her brain circuit is very strange. In fact, she is a very good person, but she is not good at words. If she What did you say, don't take it too seriously."

Maeda Yuri is a very proud woman, and he is indeed dissatisfied with this benefactor's overly superior attitude.It's just that his parents didn't say anything, so he naturally didn't dare to complain.But this girl could see what was going on in his heart, maybe she was not as simple as he seemed.

He turned to look at the other's face inquiringly.

Finding him looking at her, she froze for a moment, then grinned at him.Her brows and eyebrows are different from those of the people in Kyoto he has seen before, and upon closer inspection, she can also see a bit of gentleness in her carefree expression.

He turned his head silently.Even though he knew that the other party would not know that he was fascinated by her for a moment, he still subconsciously put on a face and pretended that nothing happened.

The girl next to her probably couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere, and couldn't help but start chatting again.He listened to her talk patiently and unexpectedly, but didn't answer a word.At the end, she stopped suddenly, patted herself on the head hard, and suddenly said: "Oh! I finally remembered what I wanted to say. After talking for so long, I still don't know your name!"

He laughed in his heart.Listening to her nagging for more than half an hour and adding this sentence, it is not difficult to deduce that she is an extremely nervous girl.He thought that he still had to answer the question of emotion and reason, but he just opened his mouth, but was interrupted.

"Asuka."

"Ah, Aunt Lily!" The girl next to her heard Maeda Yuhe's call, and ran over excitedly to grab Maeda Yuri's clothes.After remembering that there were outsiders watching, she let go of Maeda Yuri, stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, "Is Aunt Lily not busy today?"

Maeda Yuri glanced at Yuki Kusuka before lowering her head and answering Qianxia Asuka, "It's okay."

Inexplicably, Yuki Kusuka turned his head unnaturally with a chill on his back, and felt that it seemed impolite, so he walked up to Maeda Lily and bowed to say hello: "Aunt Maeda, hello."

"Men should be magnanimous, don't be coy like a little girl." Dissatisfied with his attitude, Maeda Yuri frowned and said lightly.

No matter how precocious he was, he was still a half-grown child after all, and he was rarely lectured by his family members. This was the first time he was taught by elders who had a bad impression like this.He felt a little dissatisfied in his heart, but his parents told him not to neglect Yuri Maeda no matter how reluctant he was, so he had to reply respectfully against his will: "Yes, I remember."

Qianxia Asuka smirked: "Aunt Lily, you are too serious, it will scare the new kids!"

"Yuki Kusuka, 11 years old." Maeda Yuri looked at Qianxia Asuka with suspicious eyes, "older than you."

His eyes dimmed—introducing her through Maeda Baihe's mouth was the same as telling her her name himself, it would be easier to say, and save this talkative girl from pestering him again.But for some reason, he still prefers to introduce himself personally.

"It turned out to be Xi Shu...the name is very good." The girl put the name on her lips and read it lightly, and after seeing his strange expression, she shouted loudly: "Age is not a problem! I was chosen by God I want to cover him, so of course I am the eldest sister!"

This stupid declaration was mercilessly attacked by her cold-faced and poisonous aunt.Maeda Yuri turned her head expressionlessly and said to Yuki Nanxia: "Don't worry about this idiot, let's go."

Yuki Kusuna twitched the corners of her mouth, it was the first time that she agreed with Yuri Maeda so much, two people, one big and one small, ruthlessly left a certain middle school student outside, and walked into the shrine one after the other.

Thinking about it years later, he couldn't help feeling ashamed of his attitude at the time.At that time, he thought he was mature and superior, but in fact he was just an arrogant little devil. At that time, even Asuka, who was two years younger than him, could easily see the embarrassment in his heart, and deliberately helped him to change the topic.As for Maeda Yuri's words, when he thinks about it when he grows up, it is actually correct.

"Ah, that's right. Hehehe, listen to me, I have something very important to tell you." A certain idiot with vitality who was hit by the two of them so that the background was darkened several times, for some reason, suddenly Resurrection with full blood in place.She rubbed against Xishu Nanxia, ​​and lowered her voice mysteriously: "The following content is top secret! Cough cough, it's that kind of legendary contract or something... Ah, in a word, you understand La! Be sure, keep it secret!"

No matter how serious her expression was, he felt that what she was going to say next was not a big deal.

Reluctantly, the other party's emotions were too high, so he nodded with difficulty.

"Haha... Don't slap me when I say it. Cough, it's like this." She cleared her throat, "You have to know that I have a bad memory hahaha...so, it's not as good as us Let me introduce myself again? I promise I will remember it well this time! Come on, come on! First time meeting, hello, I am Chinatsu Asuka. Nice to meet you!"

He was startled.

He knew that this guy definitely didn't say to re-introduce himself because of some "poor memory and forgot your name".He said that the peers around him were idiots, but he was still looking forward to having a friend in his heart.Although his attitude towards Qianxia Asuka is not friendly, he still cares a little about this girl with a Kyoto accent.As for being interrupted by Yuri Maeda when he failed to introduce himself to Qianxia Asuka himself, this is still a little regret for him.

She sensed his mood, so she made up a clumsy reason for him to make up for this regret.

Thinking about it this way, I don't seem to hate Qianxia Asuka so much anymore.

"Hello, I'm Yushu Nanxia."