"So, what's the real reason behind your decision to wait for them to show up?

Don't try to fool me with those words. I'm not as easy to fool as those naive brats. And I think it's not just me, Horikawa should have seen through it as well. It's just that your idea is feasible, and he likes to follow Izumi Mamoru's wishes. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone around in a roundabout way to urge Izumi Mamoru and the others to return to their room. "

Seeing that Mamoru Izumi and the other Sharpshooters left Red Heart's room one after another, Changzeng Mi, who deliberately slowed down the pace of the other Sharpshooters, sat back down and looked at Red Heart with a serious expression. Changzeng Mi, the big brother of Shinsengumi, seemed to be very serious about getting an answer. Red Heart sighed helplessly and told him the truth that she had been hiding.

"As expected, Big Brother Changzeng Mi and the others guessed it … Since you've been so honest, then there's no point in me continuing to hide it. Okay … Then I'll get straight to the point. The reason why I let most of the Sharpshooters stay in Shinsengumi, other than what I just said, is that … Chizuru Yukimura basically stays in the station and doesn't go out much."

"Chizuru Yukimura?"

Changzeng Mi couldn't help but frown. "This name … If I remember correctly, isn't it the little girl that Mr. Kondo and the others agreed to let stay in the station?

Is there anything wrong with her? "

"Her identity isn't as simple as it seems, Big Brother Changzeng Mi, do you remember what Mr. Kondo told you about Huainoushui?"

"Of course, what's wrong?"

"Then do you remember the main developer of Huainoushui … What's his name?"

"Yes, isn't his name Tsunamichi Yukimura? He's been missing for a while … Wait … Yukimura … Yukimura … Yukimura?!

Is the relationship between this Tsunamichi Yukimura and Chizuru Yukimura … "

"That's right, it's just as you think. Chizuru Yukimura … is the creator of Huainoushui, Tsunamichi Yukimura's only daughter, and it's said that he loves her very much."

"I see … No wonder Mr. Kondo and the others …"

Changzeng Mi Hucha, who was still a little confused, kept repeating Tsunamichi Yukimura's surname. He suddenly thought of a very obvious possibility that he had overlooked. Only then did he realize why a little girl like Chizuru Yukimura, who looked quite ordinary and inconspicuous in a crowd, could be treated differently by Mr. Kondo and the others.

"So, Red Heart, you think that if the Time Reversal Army really wants to continue improving Huainoushui, it absolutely can't do without Tsunamichi Yukimura, the developer, and as his only and beloved daughter, Chizuru Yukimura, is undoubtedly an excellent candidate to threaten him, so you chose to leave more blades in the station to protect Chizuru Yukimura?"

"Yes, that's what I think."

"But if that's the case, then you don't have to hide it, right?

Wouldn't it be better to tell them in California?

Otherwise, if they don't pay attention and Chizuru Yukimura is taken away in a place they don't notice, and Tsunamichi Yukimura really improves Huainoushui for the Time Reversal Army, then it will be big trouble! "

"That's because I want to use her to confirm a guess of mine, and to confirm this guess, I have to take the risk of her being taken away."

"What kind of possibility makes you willing to take such a big risk?"

Looking at Red Heart's dignified expression, Changzeng Mi Hucha, who knew his character, couldn't help but lower his voice. If Red Heart, who had always been cautious and reliable, was willing to hide this news and confirm his guess at the risk of mission failure, it must have a huge impact on the current situation, so he had to do this.

In the face of Changzeng Mi's inquiry, Red Heart suddenly talked about something that seemed to be unrelated to the previous topic.

"Today, when I was collecting information on the streets of Kyoto, I actually met Chizuru Yukimura, but I didn't have any friendship with her. For the sake of Mr. Yamanami and the others, I followed her from afar and left when I saw that she returned to the station smoothly."

"And then, did anything happen on the way?"

Although he was a little anxious, he knew that Chixin Chong Guang was not an aimless person. He must have his reasons for suddenly talking about this matter that seemed to have nothing to do with the topic just now. Changceng Mi Huche could only temporarily suppress the doubts and confusion in his heart and continue to listen to Chixin Chong Guang explain the ins and outs of the matter.

"Well, on the way back to the station, a dog suddenly jumped out of the alley. Although she wasn't bitten by the dog, Chizuru Yukimura was shocked and fell down."

"Fell down?"

"But what was very strange was that when she fell down, I clearly saw that her arm was scratched by the gravel on the road, but after she calmed down and stood up, I found that there was no trace of the wound at all."

"Are you sure?

Are your eyes playing tricks on you? "

"At first, I thought so too. After all, I was quite a distance away from her at the time. Even if I was the Fu Mourning God of Swords, it's not like I didn't see wrongly.

But when I walked to the place where she fell after she left, I was sure that I didn't see wrongly, because there were indeed some gravel stained with sporadic bloodstains nearby. "

"How is that possible?

Even if it's just some slight surface abrasions and swelling, it's impossible for it to heal to the point where it's invisible to the naked eye in just a few breaths of time.

Not to mention, Chizuru Yukimura's wound was bleeding, what is this … "

"It's not completely impossible, Big Brother Changzeng Mi, have you forgotten?

Among the characteristics of the Ghost Clan that Mr. Kondo and the others told us, isn't there one that fits Chizuru Yukimura very well?

Self-healing ability that surpasses the limits of human beings … "

"This … Are you saying that you suspect that Chizuru Yukimura is a Ghost Clan?"

"I don't think so, Big Brother Changzeng Mi. How do you think we should explain Chizuru Yukimura's extraordinary self-healing ability?

And I really doubt that Tsunamichi Yukimura, is he really human? "

"You mean …"

"If Chizuru Yukimura is really a Ghost Clan, then as her father, Tsunamichi Yukimura, should also be a Ghost Clan, right?

Although Chizuru Yukimura's mother is a Ghost Clan, Tsunamichi Yukimura is just an ordinary person, or Tsunamichi Yukimura could be her adoptive father, the possibility of this is not high, right? "

"That's true …" Changzeng Mi nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, "If Chizuru Yukimura is really a Ghost Clan, then as her father, Tsunamichi Yukimura, it doesn't make sense that he doesn't know about it. After all, it's fine now, but when humans are young, they don't know anything and love to play around, so it's very common for them to get injured. It's impossible for Tsunamichi Yukimura to not know about Chizuru Yukimura's strange self-healing ability at all."

"Also, Big Brother Changzeng Mi, have you ever wondered … what is this thing that can turn an ordinary person into a Ghost Clan's bloodthirsty Rakshasa?

What is it made of? "

"Turning into Water … Ghost Clan … Rakshasa … Could it be …" Following Red Heart's words, Changzeng Mi Hucha carefully thought about the possible relationship between the Ghost Clan's Rakshasa and the Turning into Water. He thought of a terrifying possibility and couldn't help but raise his head to look at Red Heart, "Could it be that the main ingredient of the Turning into Water is … the blood of the Ghost Clan?!"

"Although there's no evidence to prove it, that's what I think too.

If the blood of the Ghost Clan doesn't exist, what exactly did Tsunamichi Yukimura use to make the Turning into Water potion, which is beyond the imagination of ordinary people?

It's said that before Chizuru Yukimura came to Kyoto and met Mr. Yamanami, she didn't know that her father had developed the Turning into Water potion.

If the Turning into Water does have the blood of the Ghost Clan, then it means that Chizuru Yukimura, who didn't know about it before, isn't the blood provider. But if that's the case, the blood of the Ghost Clan that Tsunamichi Yukimura used for his research … Where did it come from? "

"You're saying … there are other ghost clansmen behind him?

But what if the blood is from his own body?

After all, isn't it very likely that he's also a Ghost Clan? "

"There's indeed such a possibility.

But according to what Mr. Kondo and the others said, Tsunamichi Yukimura developed the Turning into Water under the orders of Shogunate. Under such circumstances, it's not realistic that Shogunate didn't have anyone monitoring his research.

And judging from Shogunate's orders, they don't know that Tsunamichi Yukimura is also a Ghost Clan. Tsunamichi Yukimura definitely wouldn't be stupid enough to risk exposing his identity by using his own blood to develop the Turning into Water. So there must be other Ghosts behind him! "

"Although I don't want to believe it, I have to admit that what you said makes a lot of sense.

So … the reason why you made such a plan before was because Chizuru Yukimura might be a Ghost Clan? "

"Not only that, I also want to test the relationship between the Ghost Clan and the Time Reversal Army."

"How do you want to test it?"

"It depends on whether someone wants to come and take Chizuru Yukimura away, and what the identity of the person who comes is.

If it's just a simple Ghost Clan or a simple Time Reversal Army, it means that the possibility of the two of them working together is not high. But if the Ghost Clan and the Time Reversal Army appear at the same time, and they aren't surprised by each other's existence and don't show any vigilance … then we have to be prepared to deal with the Ghost Clan and the Time Reversal Army at the same time. "

"I understand … I hope it's only one party when the time comes. Otherwise, we have to deal with two parties at the same time … God knows if the improved Turning into Water will have any effect on the Time Reversal Army. If it does, then it'll be really troublesome …"

"Yeah … That's why I have to come up with this plan to see if the situation is as bad as we think. If it isn't, then it'll be great, but if it is … then we can only contact Honmaru and ask them to come over and support us …"

"I hope the situation isn't that bad …"