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The rays of the setting sun sprinkled on the row upon row of houses, and the red sunset glow came in from the windows, covering people with a soft gauze.The figures of pedestrians elongate in the setting sun, stretching on the ancient streets.

The red sun is lying between the green mountains, and the thick clouds dyed with bright colors are lingering in the sky.

Sitting empty in the corridor, leaning against the wooden pillar, holding the knife in his arms.The breeze whispered in the ear, brushing the broken hair on the forehead.Kong stared at the cherry blossom trees in the garden that had passed their flowering period. She still remembered the cherry blossoms flying all over the sky when they saw {1} a few months ago. The cherry blossoms in Kyoto were like a woman in twelve single clothes, graceful and graceful, with bright teeth and red lips.It is the weeping cherry blossoms in front of the Konoe Hall, with thousands of strands of love hanging down.

The ephemeral cherry blossoms show all their beauty and then wither quickly, coming in brilliant colors and going away with vibrancy.Just like the Shinsengumi lost in the prehistoric history, the flowers bloom on both sides of the river, and the fleeting fragrance lingers on the tip of the nose and lingers for a long time.

Chizuru, who was walking across the courtyard, saw Sora and ran over with small steps.Crystal beads of sweat oozed from the tip of his small nose, "Sora, why are you sitting outside?" Qianzuru said with a bit of reproach, looking down at the bandages exposed on Sora's body, her clear eyes dimmed immediately.

In any case, I can't forget the appearance of Sora when he was brought back to Yagi Mansion by Mr. Okita and Mr. Dojikata. The boundless sea of ​​blood ran from the ankle to the neck, and the strong suffocation made her burst into tears.Yes, Sora will be seriously injured, all because of her, always, always, Sora has been by her side like an older sister, but obviously she should protect Sora, the older person is her, not null.

"Yes, I know." Kong smiled and said, slowing down and standing up from the floor, the dull pain made the slow movement obviously stagnate.It has been several months, but the wound has shown no signs of improvement.

Qianhe lowered her eyes, "I'm sorry, Sora....It's all because of me, I..." His eyes were sore and swollen in the breeze, and if he was not careful, tears would come out of his eyes.

"It's okay, really." Kong said sincerely, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, like the warm sun in winter.

Rescuing Chizuru is a decision she will never regret. In order to find her father, Chizuru came to the strange capital alone, full of restlessness in her heart. All of you who can be Shinsengumi.

Just this intention is beyond her reach.

Qianhe raised his head in astonishment, his clear eyes reflected Sora's smile, he forced a smile, and simply responded, "It's still cold outside, I'll apply the medicine for you when you go back to the house."

"Oh, Xiaokong and Xiaoqianhe are really cunning." Okita walked out from the corner of the corridor, his clothes were stained with a lot of dust, and he leaned on the wooden pillar casually, his green eyes were stained with tiredness, "How dare you hide on purpose?" Go through the cleaning that Kondo-sama asked for."

"Ah" Chizuru was taken aback, she didn't remember that today was the day of general cleaning, and the image of Mr. Kondo announcing 'cleaning' with enthusiasm gradually appeared in her mind yesterday.

Okita half-closed his eyes, admiring Chizuru's expression happily, it's actually quite funny to be surprised like this because of a trivial matter.However, he always felt that somewhere in his heart was sore that he was dissatisfied.

"Obviously everyone is busy as hell, but Xiao Qianhe is here leisurely." Okita said, his emerald green eyes were deeply stained by a warm smile.

Chizuru became embarrassed, and her eyes wandered between Okita and Sora in bewilderment. She could no longer cause trouble for everyone, and she would forget about cleaning, which was solemnly announced by Mr. Kondo.

"I'm sorry." Qianhe hurriedly apologized in embarrassment, clenched her hands nervously. "Then... I'll go now."

Chizuru's voice was still floating in the dry air, but the maroon girl had disappeared.Okita curled the corners of his mouth happily, even the last glimmer of haze in his heart was dispelled by Chizuru's unabashed words.

This is Chizuru, who doesn't know how to hide his emotions.

Mr. Okita does this every time, taking pleasure in teasing Chizuru, Sora is used to this scene.Looking at the place where Chizuru ran away, he shrugged slightly.

"In this case," Okita showed a thoughtful expression, "Let's go enjoy the red leaves together."

On the day of October, the wind also became a bit piercing, and the clouds of the setting sun floated in the sky regularly.

Sora suddenly raised his head in disbelief, the surprised look made Okita hold the wooden pillar with one hand, and laughed out loud, his green eyes were a color slightly lighter than the green pine.

"Yeah, Xiaokong has been staying in the village for the past few months, hasn't he?"

Harada Sanosuke, who just finished his training, bumped into Sora and Okita who were out of the camp together, and was very surprised, although his face was still as calm as usual.Then Sora saw Shinpachi Heisuke coming from the dojo.

"—Want to go out?" Harada asked with a raised voice.

Harada quickly gave the order to let the subordinates around him return to their daily team work, and Sora nodded slightly to those he knew well.Because of the injury, she has rarely been to the training ground.

After the normal team members left, Okita said, "Because I'm going out for a tryst with Sora."

Hirasuke approached with a long tone, looked at Sora and Okita in amazement, "—A tryst? Let's go together, I haven't gone out with Sora for a long time." Hirasuke expressed his envy unabashedly.

Seeing Heisuke's excited look, Nagakura's mouth twitched a bit. Taking advantage of his height, Nagakura easily put his arms around Heisuke's neck, and said with a smile, "Since it's a tryst, then we won't bother you." .”

"You idiot, let go of your hand." Hirasuke yelled in a bad mood, but his body had to walk forward with Yongcura.After walking a certain distance, Yongcang rubbed his chest in pain, and suddenly lowered his arms.

Yongcang laughed dryly twice, "Could it be that you don't understand the meaning of a tryst?" As soon as the words fell, Yongcang quickly dodged Hirasuke's fist, and his dazzling smile seemed a little stiff.

"That kind of thing...Of course I understand, bastard, don't underestimate people." Hirasuke shouted at Yongcang, his earlobes were dyed an unnatural red, he turned his head to avoid Yongcang's probing look, his dark blue eyes dimmed .

Ever since the Forbidden Gate Incident was suppressed, Jingzhong has maintained a peaceful appearance.

Even though everything is just a sign that it will collapse sooner or later, I still hope it can continue like this, even if it is the torrent of the times.

"It's beautiful, such a view." Standing on a certain mountain, Okita suddenly said, his voice was very soft, as if he was muttering to himself.

The vermilion glow quietly melted in, gradually wrapping the entire town in twilight.The sun dyes the world with its colors, and watching the cold wind move the clouds is also a kind of enjoyment.

On the high platform with a wide view, the red leaves are falling.

They danced and fluttered in the air, and finally passed away with the wind, and fell leisurely into the bottomless valley.

"Thank you, Mr. Okita."

Even knowing that everyone cares about her, she can only answer with such insignificant words.The sword is the existence of life for the samurai, if one day even the sword cannot be lifted, what should we do?

She knew that the reason why the wound hadn't healed was just her own choice.

I hope to be here to witness the tenacious cherry blossoms blooming and withering.

"What do you think will happen if you jump from here?" Okita asked as if he didn't hear Sora's thanks.

It is a height that is sure to die for a person.No matter how much blood is shed, as long as it is mixed with the countless red leaves, it will no longer be dazzling.I always think about the boring things like how to die.

The emerald green eyes couldn't reflect the slightest joking, he was serious, asking seriously.

"I don't know." Sora said with his head down, the autumn wind picked up the falling red leaves, "...it should be very sad."

There's nothing to do but be sad.

"Oh, Sora's frankness is shocking." Okita smiled.If he asked Chizuru about the same topic, the girl would definitely say to him nervously and anxiously, "Please don't say such things casually, Mr. Okita." Or "It's a little troublesome. I... can't follow. "This kind of answer.

"As long as the flag of 'sincerity' is fluttering on the road, Mr. Okita will walk firmly." Sora said, looking up at the blushing sky.The way of the sword is like the way of light, if you take one wrong step, you will fall into darkness and become Shura.Even if it is called Mibu Wolf, even if it is called Human Cut, it doesn't matter.

Okita curled the corners of his mouth, but said nothing.