The Last Samurai of Tennis Shinsengumi

"What the hell are seniors doing?" Hearing Katsuro and his group's shouts, the chief executive looked away from Hijikata. While his thoughts were fluctuating, the second match, doubles two, had already started.Although the duo of Shannan and Yamazaki entered the arena confidently, the chief executive always lacks trust in Shannan-san, who is even darker than himself.The situation on the court at this time just confirmed this point. At this moment, the game is showing a one-sided trend, and Shannan and the others have fallen behind by a large margin.Compared with Yamazaki's full attack, Sannan-san seemed to be able to do a job with ease, walking around the field like a stroll, and gave all the balls to Yamazaki's hands.It's not that the general manager doubted Shannan Sang's character. Since the general manager came to the test hall, this man who was a teenager always took care of him gently like a big brother, but Shannan Sangcheng Mansion was deep and thoughtful. The president suspects that this tennis game is not just as simple as a game, and Shannan-san must be plotting something.

"Isn't Shannan-san going to repeat the old trick again?" Hirasuke said worriedly.Everyone nodded frequently in agreement.With the lessons learned from the past with the earthwork partner, no matter what Shannan-san does now, they will not be surprised.

"Hey, he seems to be chatting with Ito!" With the reminder of Heisuke, everyone turned their attention to Gan's face. Sure enough, his lips were slightly parted, and he seemed to be talking, but because the voice was too low, everyone couldn't hear it. Know exactly what he's talking about.

"Azui, is this okay?" Looking at Yamazaki who was forced to run all over the field, Kondo showed a worried look and asked Hijikata for advice.

"Don't pay attention to them, since you are on the field, you should be prepared." Tu Fang said.Hijikata more or less guessed Shannan-sang's plan, but if the problem can be resolved through communication, I'm afraid they won't have such a deep hatred.The most critical problem is that the chief executive kept his mouth shut about this matter. Even if he could unconditionally believe in the chief executive's innocence, he still couldn't get a word about the truth from the chief executive's mouth.Hijikata looked up at the back of the chief executive, and sighed in his heart. The seemingly weak chief executive is actually an extremely stubborn person!I have repeatedly asked about the truth of the matter, but the general manager smiled and said something else. I hope that I will never see the pain and despair in those clear eyes again. Hijikata chose to remain silent on this matter. .But even so, even if he didn't know the truth of the matter, he still chose to trust.That kind child would never do that kind of thing.

"Ito, I heard that the general manager is full of praise for your knowledge. I believe that your way of thinking about problems should be different from others, right?" Shannan said while returning the ball. This man, known as Li Hai Grand Master, is calm and wise, with a pair of clear eyes always hidden under thick eyelashes, which makes people feel even more unfathomable.

"You don't want to use this method to distract us, do you? If you think so, you are very wrong." Ito's shot drew a strange arc and landed in an area that Shannan did not expect.

Sure enough, he was an unpredictable man, Shannan thought, the data collected from watching his games before seemed to be counterproductive, interfering with his own judgment. "I never had that purpose, I just want to remind you that the truth is not what you think..."

"Shut up, do you still want to quibble about the facts I saw with my own eyes?" Hisaka Xuanrui's shot hit Shannan's face, sealing the rest of Shannan's words, and Shannan's body flew upside down.There was a sound of exclamation in the stands. At this moment, Hisaka's eyes were covered with blood, and his excited expression revealed murderous intent. Once he turned into a ghost, his ability was greatly improved.

"Shannan-san, I forgot to tell you, this kid has a distorted personality since he was a child, so be careful." The chief director shouted towards the field.

"Twisted? Hahaha! Director, you can really speak. No matter how twisted you are, it's better than your hypocritical face, pretending to be kind and innocent, but you are a despicable villain in your bones." Hisaka pointed with his beat Looking at the director general, he accused loudly.These two people have grown up playing and fighting since they were young, and they know each other's character and reach out like the back of their hands.The mischievous hobbies of the general manager have completely changed in the eyes of Jiusaka at this moment.

The director ignored him, but showed an innocent smile to the referee, and said softly, "Referee, this person attacked me personally, please punish them immediately!"

"Bastard! You are looking for death! Director!" Hisaka knew that the director had the ability of phantom pupils, and could influence the referee's decision with a smile or a frown, but this bastard ignored him and attacked the referee. curse!

"Referee, you saw it, this person is threatening me! Please drive him out of the field immediately!" The chief director continued to attack the referee.

"Director, I'm going to kill you!" Hisaka almost rushed out of the court.

"Shut up!" Two yells sounded almost at the same time, and the earth side in the stands pressed the chief executive on the seat and reprimanded in a low voice, "What are you doing, show me the game carefully, or you will be beaten in the next game." Substitute!"

On the court, Ito had already pulled Hisaka back, pressed his head and bowed to the referee, "I'm very sorry, referee, please announce the continuation of the game!" Jiusaka glanced at the referee with murderous eyes very unwillingly, as if Said, "If you dare to judge us negative, I will kill you." The referee has completely lost the ability to judge under the gentle trap and death threats.In the end, Tufang said generously, "Referee, it doesn't matter just now, please judge the game to continue!"

Amid boos, the game finally returned to its original rhythm. Ito reprimanded in a low voice, "If you are so impulsive and sentenced to lose, how can you explain to Gui!" Hisaka, who still wanted to refute, looked up at Gui's dark face on the sidelines , finally held back.Gui's iron fist is one of the few things in this world that he fears.The chief executive on the sidelines sent a victorious expression without losing the opportunity, and Hisaka's suppressed anger broke out in another way. Amidst a burst of creepy laughter, Hisaka's curly kelp head was bleached white, and his red pupils White hair is the symbol of Hisaka's complete ghost transformation, and his ability will be greatly improved again.Hisaka laughed loudly at the chief executive in the stands amid booing and announced, "Director general, just stand there and watch me dye them all red!"

"It's really terrible!" Harada complained, "Sir, you know that he has a bad personality, so you deliberately provoke him!"

The general manager is now a bit regretful, he shouldn't be greedy for a moment of quick talk, causing such trouble, and making Shannan-sang a victim, but showing weakness at this time is not in line with his character, the general manager stood up and sneered, "How dare you mess around Give me a try, don't forget that the next singles match will be me, and I will make that fox lose its human form again!"

"Hey, say it again if you have the ability!" Shinaki and Izumi Mori, who had long silver hair on the other side of the Lihai Grandstand, couldn't bear it anymore and jumped up.

"I don't take care of people with bad ears!" the chief director said coldly.

"If you want to fight, do two tricks now!" Shinaki shot back.

"Okay, okay, I'm here to be the referee!" Some people really fear that the world will not be chaotic. Looking at the reputation, the person who spoke was Songping Rongbao, the king of the Ice Emperor. His Highness Songping, who was reclining on his seat, seemed to be tired of seeing it. After the tennis match, I yawned and stood up.

boom!boom!The sound of two fists hitting the head barely brought an end to the verbal dispute outside the court.Seeing that the two parties in the quarrel had obediently succumbed to the iron fists of their respective ministers, His Highness Matsudaira sighed in disappointment, and could only sit down and continue watching the match.

At this moment, Jiusaka is angry. At the critical moment of the battle of spirits, he does not want to be responsible for the lives of others, and it is not something he will do to show mercy.

"Don't go too far, Hisaka!" Ito reminded.

"Hmph! I know." Hisaka reluctantly agreed, but he was making other plans in his heart.

The game became extremely hot after this small interlude, which was completely comparable to the just-concluded match between Hijikata and Gui. The ball was almost bloody, and the pat was deadly. As human beings, the Shuangshan combination was hard to resist The offensive was retreating steadily.

"Ito, I want to ask you something, is it okay even if you don't know the truth? Just find a window to vent and put all your hatred on the chief executive, right? Or are you afraid of knowing the truth at all?" Shannan-san did not give up the opportunity to communicate, and continued the previous conversation while fighting back.

"Who do you think is scared!" Hisaka has completely ignored the existence of Yamazaki, and hit all the balls on Shannan as if to vent his anger. The best blow to the chief is to hurt the person he cares about. If that person still A little bit of humanity?Hisaka sneered and used his ability to the extreme.Shannan flew out again and again, stood up again and again, the blood flowing from his head had already stained his sweatshirt, but he still refused to give up.

"If the person who betrayed you wasn't the chief executive, I think you also understand who that person would be. In that peaceful village, ordinary people just lived a peaceful life, neither supernatural powers nor Without ambition, there is only one possibility other than the chief executive who might betray you...Ah!"

"Shut up! I tell you to shut up!" Hisaka yelled and knocked Shannan to the ground again.The broken glasses fell to the ground and were crushed by Hisaka with his feet.Blood flowed from Shannan's forehead and meandered across his face.Shannan fell to the ground and panted loudly. At this moment, the whole arena was so quiet that almost everyone could hear his breathing.This tennis game has turned into a contest between violence and tenderness. Is it the victory of justice or the triumph of evil?Everyone waited with bated breath.When everyone was worried about whether he could still stand up, Shannan suddenly laughed, his soft laughter was calm and breezy without any trace of anger or resentment, even Ito and Hisaka couldn't help but feel moved.

"If that person is not the chief executive, you should be very clear that the scene you saw can be explained in the opposite way, can't you?"

Ito looked at the frank smile on his face, unable to refute.But brother Takasugi is such a special existence to Takasugi and them, he is silent and gentle, it is impossible for him to do such a thing anyway.

"It seems that if I want you to shut up, I can only destroy you!" Hisaka put all his unhappiness on the last ball, ready to go.

"Then let's try it!" At this moment, Yamazaki's tall figure stood up and stood in front of Shannan, his eyes burning with anger turned crimson, and his black hair lost its luster at that moment. Dye the color of snow.Looking at the attack on Shannan, Yamazaki thought about the care that Shannan-san and Qingxue had taken for him these days, and his heart ached.Ever since I met Hijikata and the others, I felt at home for the first time, and the wandering heart that wandered around carrying a medicine bag since childhood finally had a belonging.Under the rage, the extraordinary attachment and desire for the power to destroy everything, the body changed involuntarily under such thoughts.There is only a thin line between humans and demons.

"You actually..." Seeing Yamazaki's instant change, everyone on the court was amazed. Unexpectedly, not only Hijikata opened the door between humans and ghosts, but even Yamazaki...

"Stop... Yamazaki!" Shannan grabbed Yamazaki's hand immediately, "Yamazaki, one thought becomes a Buddha, one thought becomes a demon, don't let your heart get lost in hatred, otherwise we are no different from them. Yamazaki, we gave up the game."

"Shannan-san..."

"Yamazaki, don't do this." Shannan said softly, "No matter what the other party does, we still have principles we must abide by, don't we?"

Facing Shannan's pleading eyes, Yamazaki finally loosened his clenched fist.The referee finally declared Lihai the winner.

Ito couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion when thinking about the situation of Hijikata and Yamazaki. Both Hijikata and Yamazaki opened the door, one because of love, and the other because of hate.The opposite of love is hate, and they complement each other. Some people choose to protect because of love, while others choose to destroy because of love.Human beings are sometimes pitifully fragile, and sometimes incredibly powerful.Because of time travel, it seems that everyone has been affected by those two swords, and the undiscovered human potential is being revived in their bodies.

"Shannan, I have a question for you." Ito finally said.

"Ah, tell me."

"Why do this?"

Shannan understood that what he was asking was not why he gave up the game, and smiled back, "Because we believe in him, just like you believe in Takasugi's younger brother."

Shannan came off the field and just smiled and said sorry, and was sent to the infirmary by Yamazaki.Yamazaki sat silently by the bed, watching the doctor bandage Shannan.Regarding this match, he also had a lot of doubts in his mind. Shannan-san didn't seem to use his full strength at all. As far as he knew, Shannan was not so vulnerable, but his injuries were genuine, without the slightest artificiality.

"Why did you do that?" Yamazaki asked when everything was settled and only the two of them were left in the room.

"Yeah." Shannan sat on the bed and looked at the distant sky outside the window, with an angelic gentle smile on his face again, "Yamazaki-kun, some things should not be resolved by force, but people prefer to resort to force. Fighting with martial arts Things are not in line with my character at all, a person's strength does not need to be reflected in the sword."

"but……"

"I know what you want to say." Shannan interrupted him, "What is the purpose of our competition? Yamazaki."

"Of course it's not to hand over the general manager to them."

"That's right, but even if we win and guarantee the safety of the chief executive, we can't resolve the hatred in their hearts, but if we lose, even if the chief executive is handed over to them, they will never know the truth. From this In terms of perspective, there is no real winner in this contest at all."

"Sannan-san means..."

"Yamazaki-kun, I don't know the truth of the matter, I just believe in the general manager, so all I can do is to sprinkle a seed in the hearts of Ito and the others, hoping to use this as an opportunity to guide them to find the truth Just the truth."

Yamazaki couldn't help showing admiration on his face, remembering that he almost lost his temper at that moment, he felt even more ashamed, he hurriedly thanked Shannan-san, and then worried about the safety of the head office, after all, he had already lost two games, and if he lost another game, The fate of the general manager is worrying. Under the condition that the general manager is stubborn and refuses to tell the truth, it is really dangerous.

"Yamazaki, in fact, I did this to give the chief executive the right to choose!" Shannan smiled meaningfully.

"Option?"

"Yeah, whether this game will be won or lost, the way the general manager wants to end this misunderstanding is entirely in the general manager's hands. That child is both strong and fragile, and he is full of respect and love for the former Takasugi. Maybe he will abandon himself to the point of giving up his own life. That's why I gave him this chance to choose his own destiny! If he really wants to give up, this is the best chance, as long as he loses the game, Then everything can come to a so-called full stop." Looking at Yamazaki's suspicious eyes, Shannan said again, "Yamazaki-kun, I am different from Hijikata-san, and I don't want to protect anything persistently. It’s better to make your own choices.”

"Although I said that, even if he wins, if he loses the next two games, it will be meaningless at all?" Yamazaki raised this question again.

Sannan-san laughed loudly, his glasses sparkled, "Yamazaki-kun, you are too worried, Kondo-san, Hirasuke and Saito are not so easy to defeat! Besides, I was hurt so badly, those few are pure-hearted people are now estimated to have completely burned up."

Could it be that this is your purpose?Yamazaki was stunned. Although he didn't say it clearly, the doubts in his heart were clearly written on his face.

Shannan seemed to see through his thoughts but did not defend himself, "Since it is inevitable to get hurt, why should I let my hurt be worth something?"

Yamazaki had dark lines on his face, and only now did he realize how black-bellied the person in front of him was, and he was almost blinded by his angelic appearance.

"But we also have things to do!"

"What?" Yamazaki bluntly expressed his distrust, thinking that he should not look for me for such a black-bellied matter.

Shannan laughed even more inscrutablely, "I'm afraid the only person who knows the truth now is that person outside of the chief executive?"

"You're talking about..." Yamazaki suddenly realized.

"Yes, that's him. We're going to have a good talk with him."

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