The Fu Mourning God's group were very active, and they did as soon as they thought of something. They roughly delineated the areas that they were responsible for, and casually grabbed a member of the Shinsengumi who happened to pass by and asked him to report to Isamu Kondo about their whereabouts. After that, they immediately left the station and went to their respective areas to gather information according to their plan.

However, the area of Kyoto was not small. Even if they were only responsible for a certain area, the group of Fu Mourning God's group still worked from morning till sunset.

"Ah … I'm so tired … I can't take it anymore. I'd rather fight with the Inspector and Inspector than have this kind of mission again. It's strange, isn't it? We are Fu Mourning God's group, so why do we still have to do this kind of work?"

After a busy day, Mamoru Izumi felt physically and mentally exhausted. As soon as he arrived at the station, he immediately collapsed onto the tatami mat and complained unhappily.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, we have a human body now. It's different from the pure swords in the past. At that time, we didn't need to worry about battle, scouting, or spying. All we need to do is to be used and wielded by our masters when they need us. We just need to be the sharpest weapon in their hands.

But now … "

As long as Izumi Mamoru Kaneda was involved, Horikawa Kunihiro would never feel tired. When he heard Mamoru Izumi's childish complaints, he smiled and handed the tea that he just brewed to Mamoru Izumi. He watched as Mamoru Izumi took the tea and drank it in one gulp. Then, he hurriedly filled his cup again. His tone was serious and gentle.

"Now that we have a human body, we need to independently carry out missions, gather information, and make judgments.

Although we are still Fu Mourning God's group, but … since we have a human body, we should also take on the responsibility that we have to take on.

At least, I feel that to be able to meet Canessan again and fight side by side with him is a very happy thing. Even scouting doesn't feel boring anymore! "

"Guo, Horikawa … You … I'm also very happy to be able to meet you again …"

"Canessan …"

Touched by Horikawa Kunihiro's straightforward and undisguised heartfelt words, Kazumi Mamoru Kanazawa blushed, revealing a bit of shyness and helplessness, which made Horikawa Kunihiro smile even more happily and gently.

"I say … I know you two are close, but can't you talk in private?

Is it necessary to hurt us like this?

Look at Big Brother Changzeng Mi, his face is so ugly. It must be because you guys made him think of Fengsuka, who is always unwilling to give him a good face, and he is unhappy. "

"Eh?

No … Why am I involved? I didn't … "

"Big Brother Changzeng Mi, I know you have a good Blade, but Mamoru Izumi and Kunihiro's behavior is really bad, we have to stop them!"

Although Changzeng Mi also felt that Kunihiro and Mamoru Izumi's Double Edged Blade were a bit too intimate, out of embarrassment, he kept silent. So when Red Heart suddenly dragged him into the emotional entanglement of the Tsukikage Gumi, Changzeng Mi was confused and wanted to explain.

However, Red Heart, who was' hurt 'by the closeness of Kunihiro and Mamoru Izumi's Double Edged Blade, saw that Changzeng Mi, who didn't have a clear relationship like the Tsukikage Gumi and Okita Gumi, wanted to distance himself from Changzeng Mi. Red Heart, who finally dragged him into the water, hurriedly stopped Changzeng Mi from saying what he wanted to say. After all, this kind of public display of affection must be strongly condemned.

After a certain amount of in-depth research on the relationship between the two Blades of the Earthmoving Group, they laughed and joked for a while. After relaxing their tense minds for the whole day, the Blades of the Earthmoving Group adopted a good attitude and seriously discussed the harvest of the day.

"Hmm … So, in summary, the ronin who suddenly disappeared during this period of time, suspected to have drank the 'Changing Water' and turned into Rakshasa, were basically concentrated in these two places?"

Looking at the two most concentrated areas on the map of Kyoto, which was spread out on the table according to the information gathered by Multiblade, Red Heart's expression was very serious.

"If the information we got is correct, then it's these two places. But it's strange … Although there are a lot of ronins in these two places, they are quite far apart. If they just want to catch some ronins to test the effects of the 'Changing Water', they only need to pick one place. Is it necessary to catch people in both places?"

"Qing Guang is right, and … these two places are quite far from where we met the Rakshasa that day. Could it be that they deliberately caught the ronins in two places that were far apart, and deliberately threw the Rakshasa to a place far away from their stronghold after they drank the 'Changing Water' and lost their minds?

Isn't that too troublesome? "

"But if that's not the case, wouldn't it be a different explanation?

Or could it be that the missing ronins in these two places were done by two different groups of forces?

Hmm … It doesn't seem impossible that the Time Reversal Army and the forces they originally cooperated with had a falling out … "

"Eh … Could it be?"

"Red Heart, what do you think?"

Looking at Red Heart who had been frowning ever since Multiblade expressed their opinions, as if he thought of something bad, Changzeng Mi asked for his opinion.

After all, just like Keisuke Yamanami was the think tank of the Shinsengumi, Red Heart had a similar status and identity as the original owner of Multiblade in the Shinsengumi, so his opinion was still very important.

"It's hard to say … It's just my intuition, but …" Hearing Changzeng Mi's inquiry, Red Heart let out a long sigh and picked up a pen to add a few more strokes on the map. "Look, don't you think that the place where the ronins disappeared, and the place where the Rakshasa appeared, and … and the Shinsengumi station, the area covered by the intersection points of these places … looks very familiar?"

"This is …"

Looking at the area highlighted by Red Heart after adding a few lines on the map, Yamato Moriyasu's face became more and more ugly, just like Red Heart just now. He almost gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few familiar syllables from his throat, the place engraved in his heart.

"Chi, Tian, Wu —"

"That's right, it's Ikedaya.

Although this can be said to be a coincidence, in my opinion, if the Time Tracing Army really didn't deliberately calculate, and the central area of these places just happened to be near Ikedaya, then isn't it too much of a coincidence? "

"So … the Time Tracing Army's stronghold is in Ikedaya?

Or … they still want to change history and kill Okita Kun in Ikedaya?

Anyone who wants to hurt Okita Kun … absolutely … absolutely cannot be forgiven! "

"Calm down, Yamato!"

Seeing Yamato Moriyasu's entire temperament become crazy and ruthless because of the possibility that the Time Tracing Army still wants to kill Okita Sōji, Red Heart hurriedly scolded him.

"… Sorry, I … I lost my composure …"

"It's okay, Yamato, I know you're worried about Okita Kun, but the more likely it is, the more we have to stay calm!

If you lose your mind and calm, you'll only fall into the enemy's trap!

So, even if it's for Okita Kun, you have to stay calm, understand?

Yamato? "

"I … I understand …"

Seeing Yamato Moriyasu slowly calm down like he said, Red Heart nodded in satisfaction, then continued to explain his opinion.

"Although the Time Tracing Army is related to Ikedaya, and there's a high possibility that they plan to do something in Ikedaya, we can't rule out the possibility that they're trying to lure us into thinking this way and do the opposite."

"You mean … they're deliberately making us realize this, and drawing our attention to Ikedaya, but in fact, it's the opposite, and their stronghold or goal is Shikoku House?"

"I can only say that there's this possibility, without concrete evidence, no one can make a conclusion.

But whether it's Ikedaya or Shikoku House, if the Time Tracing Army wants to achieve their goal, they have to fight with the Shinsengumi. This is without a doubt, so I think it's safer for us to deal with the changes by sticking to the status quo. "

"That's true … But we've finally found some traces of the Time Tracing Army, are we just going to let it go like this?"

"How's that possible?

Even if we stay in the station and wait for the Time Tracing Army to move, it's impossible to let go of a clue that's delivered to our doorstep so easily.

How about this, we'll send out one blade every day to keep an eye on Ikedaya's movements, and the rest will be on standby in the station. As for the blade selection … Let's take turns, one blade for a day. "

"Although I don't know if the Ikedaya incident will happen again, the Rakshasa incident just happened, and the Shinsengumi is always on alert. Even if they want to make a move, it'll probably take another ten days, when Mr. Toshizo and the others are a little more relaxed. Thinking about it this way, this arrangement sounds quite fair. Then let's do it this way, I have no objections."

"If Canessan has no objections, then I don't have any either, I'll listen to Canessan."

Calculating the time, there was still less than half a month before the Ikedaya incident in the history of the original world. Even if the Time Tracing Army wanted to make a move, it was unlikely that they would pick a time when the Shinsengumi was on high alert. It would probably take another seven or eight days, which was just enough time for each blade to have a turn, and the rest would depend on the Time Tracing Army's movements. Thinking about this, Mamoru Izumi nodded in agreement.

And unless there was a huge disagreement, Kunihiro, who had always listened to Mamoru Izumi, naturally also voted in favor.

"Qing Guang, Yamato, and Changzeng Mi, what about you guys?"

"Anyway, your arrangement is pretty good, I don't mind, Yamato, what about you?"

"Me?

I don't mind, as long as I can complete the mission and protect Okita Kun and the others, the rest … You guys can decide, I have no objections. "

"Anyway, there's no better way now, so let's do it this way, there won't be any big problems."