[Gintama] Where is the soft girl that was agreed?

A deliberately suppressed cough and whisper came from outside the paper door: "Has Xia Shi not woken up yet?"

"Yes, young master." A maid answered, "Do you want to inform Miss?"

"No." Brother Kujo Kiyoji repeated, "No need. Just let her rest for a while, she's tired too."

The footsteps of the elder brother and the maid gradually drifted away. The black-haired girl lying on the tatami and staring at the ceiling in a daze did not move for a long time.

... Let's sleep for a while, there's nothing to do anyway.

Thinking of this, the girl slowly closed her eyes.

It has been five days since I returned to the Kujo home in Kyoto. The knife I received in the northern district hadn’t completely healed, and the pain was intermittent. It reminded her of the scene all the time. Fortunately, I didn’t have to think about anything when I fell asleep. .

But dreamed.

A person she hasn't dreamed of for a long time-her kendo teacher.

"Why are you holding the knife? Xia Shi." The man repeated the unanswered words again, as if he was asking her or himself.Falling flowers are everywhere, and his kimono and haori are covered with cherry blossom petals, and he always looks serious and bitter.

The gentle and falling petals stopped abruptly in the shadow of the knife light and blood, and the figure of that person collapsed right in front of her eyes.

Bleeding.

Panting heavily, she woke up suddenly, and heard the sound of rain outside.

It was mid-autumn, and the weather was getting cooler. A girl in a light blue feather woven walked through the empty wooden corridor. The rainwater fell down the eaves along the rubble. After wandering around the house aimlessly for a while, I saw the maid hurriedly walking in front of me: "Wait a minute."

She spoke suddenly.

Startled by her, the maid lowered her head tremblingly: "Miss."

"What day is today?" She knew the rumors that they demonized her privately at Jiutiao's house, but she didn't care too much, and asked calmly.

"Miss Hui, it's October 10st." The maid was still very scared.

"No wonder..." She pursed her thin lips in a daze, "Where is your brother?"

Brother Jiujo Kiyoshi has been weak since he was a child. After falling into a frozen lake on a cold day, he became even more sick. In seasons when the weather changes, he often has a high fever. Practicing kendo is unimaginably difficult for his weak brother. After he coughed up blood and fainted while practicing kendo, he was ordered by his father to stop him from entering the dojo.

So when he learned that his brother was practicing kendo in the dojo despite his father's ban, Natsushi Kujo rushed to the dojo at home immediately.

The older brother in the kendo suit swung the wooden sword in a dignified manner.His dark hair was slightly damp with sweat, and his face looked a little pale.

"Brother." Jiutiao Xiashi walked over quickly, reaching out his hand to grab the wooden knife in his hand, "Father forbade brother from coming to the dojo, right?"

Kujo Kiyoshi retreated a little to avoid the menacing Kujo Natsumi. Although Kujo Natsumi has the reputation of "the rare kendo genius in the Kujo family", his single-round talent may be more suitable for his brother Kujo Kiyoshi who seldom touches knives. He deserves this title because his body is too weak to practice kendo.With a gentle smile, Kiyoji Kujo said unhurriedly: "My brother. Also, my father has already agreed for me to practice kendo."

"Eh?" Kutiao Xia Shi was slightly stunned and emphasized, "Father will not agree to such a reckless proposal."

"I've already convinced my father." Kiyoji Kujo said with an unchanging smile, "According to the rules of the Kujo family, if you want to stop me, Xia Shi, you have to defeat me in kendo until I admit defeat, how about it? Want to try it, Xia Shi."

"...Brother, you will never admit defeat." Kujo Natsumi frowned in distress, just like Sakata Gintoki was always blocked by her words, compared with his brother Kijo Kiyoshi Well, her tricks are not enough at all, she has nothing to do with her brother.

Unconsciously, I thought of that person again.

The girl's eyes darkened, and the top of her head sank slightly. Kiyoji Kujo rubbed the top of her head, and said softly, "Today is October 10st. The car has been arranged. Come back early. Recently, homicides have occurred everywhere in Kyoto. I will Worry."

"Yeah." Jiujo Xiashi nodded, and when he reached the door of the dojo, he stopped, looked back at the wooden knife in the man's hand, and sighed, "Don't force it...Brother."

Because the girl became a more intimate title, Kujo Kiyoshi couldn't help but curled his lips and agreed with a smile. After Kujo Natsumi left, he looked down at his hand that had only held a pen but not a knife, and recalled Recalling what Konoe China once said, he clenched his fists.

That was something Kujo Natsumi didn't know. Not long after she returned to Kyoto, she handed in an answer sheet and report that satisfied both the government and the shogunate, and then returned to the room without saying a word. She also moved very little to get the food in her room.

At first, Kiyoji just thought she was tired, even though he knew that Xia Shi was a stubborn temper who liked to keep it in his heart no matter what happened to him, but if she didn't tell him, there was nothing he could do.

And at this time, it was Konoe China who came to the door.

She still childishly made some willful requests, such as insisting on eating watermelon in this season, opening her hands to ask for birthday gifts when the birthday is far away, or saying some ugly and weird words.

In the end, she rested her chin and looked at him leisurely, but what she said made Kujo Kiyoji dumbfounded: "Speaking of... In this mission, Xia Shi cut someone, she likes it." people."

"...What do you mean?" Kiyoji Kujo was surprised.

"The content mentioned in the report is just that she intercepted Shiraiyasha in the North District." At that time, the pink-haired girl was sitting under the eaves looking at the leaden sky outside the window, pressing her habitually wearing With the fox mask on his face, the smile seemed a bit contemptuous, and his tone seemed to be mocking, but also sympathetic. , It is clear from the beginning that it is impossible, and you have to entrust your heart to it, is this something that a fool would do?"

"It was not mentioned in the report..." Kiyoji Kujo said weakly, only to find out after he said it, he seemed to be trying to explain something, so he closed his mouth again.

But Konoe China had already guessed what he was going to say just now, and as expected, she turned her head to look at him, and there was not much emotion in those dazzling red eyes: "It is impossible to write such a thing in the report It's in the book, and she won't write it in the report, as I said just now, Xia Shi likes him... no, she loves him, so she has so many chances to kill him , did not do anything, and even wanted to let him go in the end, it was unnecessary."

"...Did you tell me this on purpose to make the story more interesting?" Kiyoji Kujo was indifferent after being silent. As a close friend who grew up together, he didn't say that he fully understood the attitude of Konoe China. Know seven or eight out of ten.

"Who knows." Konoe China picked up the fox mask and got up, "Xiashi is too emotional, do you remember what happened in Chiuchi three years ago? If I remember correctly, his death day is just a few days away My God, there is a lot of noise going on in Kyoto recently, you better tell her to be careful."