[Comprehensive] Xifang Qi Tan

035

No, not everywhere.

After Gintoki and Katsura went back, Jinsuke searched for Nagi Kanbara near her residence as he had planned.

However, after asking so many shopkeepers, they all said that there was no sign of Nagi Kanbara going out since the shop opened this morning until dusk. It is estimated that she went out as early as midnight yesterday.

Seeing that the sun was about to set again, Shinsuke Takasugi became more and more anxious.

...Where is she going?

It was also in this situation that he was surprised that he knew nothing about her.

Obviously, she seems to know everything about herself.

Wearing clogs and running on the street, Shinsuke Takasugi recalled many moments of "being found by her".

For example, when he was in the mountain forest tactics class... He still remembers that once she happened to be in the same group with Sakata Yinshi, and he was with Gui, and he just stayed in hiding to discuss tactics with Gui Well, she took Sakata Gintoki to find his hiding place.

On that sunny afternoon, when he and Gui looked at the smiling girl Yu Yin with surprise on their faces, before he had time to complain, he heard her say this--hahaha, I guessed that the Jinzhu Association Hide here.

...and not just that once.

She also always finds him with a gentle smile and says "I'm just Guess you are here" and sat quietly beside him, listening to his complaints calmly.

This is how she found him for the past two years, no matter when.

No matter at any moment, when he longed to be found by others - she appeared by his side.

But in the end, he didn't know where to find her?

As long as she doesn't take the initiative to follow behind him, doesn't take the initiative to go to the private school, or stay at home...won't he be able to find her?Gao Shan Jinzhu ran faster and faster, even he ran away from the entrance of the village, and then he turned around and returned to the vicinity of the ramp where he and she met for the first time.

At this time, the setting sun domineeringly dyed the whole road orange-red, and he stood in the center of the road looking at the deserted passage, watching the birds flying by the river at low altitude, a brown figure, and Suddenly broke into his line of sight.

"... Nagi!"

When he found the girl lying motionless by the river, Takasugi exclaimed in worry, and ran towards her direction again.

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036

The sky is full of red clouds.

"... Nagi, wake up. Wake up!"

Takasugi slipped down the ramp and reached the girl again.

I saw her lying on the lawn with her eyes closed like that, the bandages wrapped around her hands were almost completely stained red.

In addition, she also had scars on her face, hands, and legs.

Although it is said that the wounds on her body will always heal quickly, the stained and scratched marks on her hair and kimono will not lie.

What's more, many bloodstains on her face and body have not been removed.

Where did she go?Why was it such a serious injury?

To say that the last time he saw her hurt, it should have been when she carried out the commission two years ago, right?

In addition, because Kanbara Nagi's skills are already quite good, he has hardly seen her get hurt.

Not to mention lying unconscious on the side of the road like now.

The feeling of worry and distress made him almost unable to breathe. Looking at the girl in his arms who was as light as a swallow, he was really worried that she would leave him in the next moment.

Thinking of this, Jinsuke reached out and lifted her body from the lawn, then put her head on his lap, stretched out his hand and continued to pat her cheek, calling her name...until she came from him Waking up in my arms.

"Jin... help?"

She called his name in a hoarse voice, so soft that he could barely hear it.

And she didn't fully open her eyes, she just opened them slightly and looked at him cautiously.

"Nagi! Where did you go last night!?"

He yelled at her angrily——

"Don't worry, it's just a... entrustment..."

"You taught me how not to worry! You suddenly didn't go to the private school and didn't tell me where you were going. After I searched for the whole afternoon, I found you lying unconscious on the side of the road like this!"

Takasugi Shinsuke scolded her angrily.

And she didn't have the energy to explain to him, she just leaned in his arms and panted lightly.

"I'm sorry...Jinsuke."

She closed her eyes and apologized softly, and said nothing else.And he realized that she was in a bad and weak state, and she didn't even have the energy to talk to him, so he forcibly suppressed her anger.

He stretched out his arms to hug her, his eyes full of helplessness.

"...What else can I do with you?"

His compromising voice was very soft, full of tolerance and pampering for her, and finally he hugged her with the lightest movement.

"Is your body okay? Will the wound heal by itself?" He is already familiar with it, even if he wants her to recuperate, she will only use this reason to prevaricate him.

"Yes..." See, she admitted right away.

"Then do you have anything else you need?" Jinzhu looked at his girl distressedly, seeing her tired look, he really wanted to do something for her.

"Used a lot of spiritual power... very hungry." She closed her eyes and leaned on Jinsuke's chest and replied unconsciously: "So just now... I planned to walk back by myself, but I still fell down."

"...You really are!" He didn't know how to complain anymore, so he frowned and said to her, "I'll buy you food at the restaurant at the end of the street when you go back, you don't need to cook for yourself, and tonight I'll watch you rest before leaving."

"Well……"

"No objection allowed."

He interrupted her ferociously, but Kanbara Nagi had no choice but to stay in his arms without saying a word.

And while he was looking at the road ahead, and holding the girl in his arms, a thought that he had never thought of before appeared in his heart.

It turns out that it has not been a matter of whether he has successfully protected her...

Instead, he has been relying on her existence.

He unconsciously tightened his arms around her. After thinking for a while, he lowered his voice and said to her carefully.

"Nagi, I hope you will always stay where I can see you."

His voice was hoarse and affectionate, but Nagi Kanbara was taken aback when he heard the words, a pair of golden eyes looked at the handsome boy with a little astonishment, and he didn't speak for a long time.

"...the answer?" he asked her.

"Hmm..." She came back to her senses, and smiled brightly and softly in his arms: "I'm very happy——"

"In order to stay by Jinsuke's side forever, I will work hard."

"You don't have to work hard, you idiot."

There was a smile in his eyes, seeing her satisfied smile, his flustered heart finally settled down.

He wouldn't let anyone take Nagi from him, he swore.

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037

Returning to her home with the sleeping girl in his arms, Takasugi Shinsuke, who was more sure of his heart, looked at the girl sleeping beside the bed, and, as he had told her before, took the initiative to buy dinner for her at the restaurant at the end of the street.

He hoped that she could have a good rest, and when she woke up, he would ask her to tell him what happened last night in detail.

After that, Nagi Kanbara, who returned to the store to rest with the help of Jinsuke, quickly recovered her basic spirit. Then, under the threat of Jinsuke, she still told him in detail what happened the night before.

"Last night, I joined the onmyoji from another village and performed a sealing ceremony on the monster that passed by our village, but on the way to seal, one of the onmyoji was sucked into the body by that monster...I wanted to save that onmyoji Master, and entered the body of the monster together."

Nagi Kanbara ate the rice porridge Takasugi bought for her, and answered in a low voice.

"I didn't intend to do that, but as expected, during the battle, there is always a chance for unexpected developments... My familiar rice ball was also injured after the battle, and now it is hiding in my sleeve and cannot come out .”

She took out the squirrel-shaped familiar from her sleeve, and placed it on Jinsuke's hands.

Although two years have passed, Jinsuke has not changed from an "invisible" person to a "visible" person, but when he has physical contact with Nagi Kanbara, he will become "visible" for a short time.

In other cases, she had to give him other objects with spiritual power, so that he could see the monster.

And Shinsuke Takasugi looked at the familiar "rice ball" that was trembling in the palm of his hand. Shinsuke Takasugi had almost never seen him so weak, and vaguely understood the situation of the battle the night before in his heart.

"So, the heavy wind and rain that blew up for no reason last night was all because of that monster passing by?"

"Yes, if you leave it alone, someone's house should be set off."

"..."

He frowned, feeling that her job was so dangerous.

It's just that her status as an onmyoji... or an outsider has been there since he knew her, and now he has no way to prevent her from taking on dangerous commissions.

At least if she can let him go together, he will feel more at ease.

Thinking of this, he asked mysteriously.

"...Hey Nagi, have you thought about where you want to go after leaving the private school?"

She stopped eating, and looked at Shinsuke Takasugi with bright golden eyes.And the latter knew that she was listening, and continued to say as soon as his head got hot: "You also know that the relationship between me and my family is getting worse and worse, so I plan to leave home and go outside to make a living after I leave the classroom in the future." .”

"I want to see Edo or beyond."

Shinsuke Takasugi spoke to Nagi Kanbara about her future vision for the first time, and she listened quietly, and heard him ask again.

"I want to go with you. When the time comes, the two of us will leave this village together. What do you think?"

He took her hand, his big hot hand was sweating, and his eyes, like torches, locked her tightly.

And Nagi Kanbara's heartbeat became faster and faster under his gaze.

So, she also blushed with him, and then nodded cautiously.

"...Well, then let's leave this village together when the time comes."

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