The greedy author wanted to earn a few more cents,

So he turned on the anti-theft device,

Being surrounded by the legendary Okita Kun and the other swordsmen. They looked at her as if she was a rare treasure. Chizuru Yukimura only felt that something was wrong with her body.

She couldn't help but look at the Red Heart who was watching Jiazhou Qingguang and the others coldly with his arms crossed. He seemed to be the easiest person to negotiate with.

"Qing Guang, Yamato, Mamoru Izumi, Kunihiro, have you guys had enough?

If you continue to watch like this,

Be careful of Miss Yukimura getting angry,

I'll make it clear in advance, if she's unhappy,

I don't care, you guys can coax her yourselves. "

"No … Big Brother Red Heart, we're just curious …"

"Curious about what?"

"Curious about the girl who can make Mr. Kondo and Mr. Toshizo give her a way out and even allow her to live in the camp. What does she look like? How beautiful and special is she?"

"Big Brother Red Heart, aren't you curious?"

"I say, Qing Guang …" Looking at Chizuru Yukimura, who blushed and lowered her head because of Jiazhou Qingguang's undisguised words, Red Heart only felt helpless. These naughty children are getting harder and harder to take care of. "Even if you're curious, there's no reason to keep staring at a girl, right?

And you guys, Yamato Moriyasu, Izumi Mamoru Kaneda, Horikawa Kunihiro,

The three of you, don't laugh, you're not much better than Qing Guang!

Really … You guys are so troublesome, can't you learn from Changzeng Mi and be more mature? "

"Ah?

What?

What's wrong with me? "

Changzeng Mi, who had just returned from sparring with the original owner, Isamu Kondo,

Before he walked in, he heard Red Heart mention his name.

Confused, he looked at Red Heart, who was as reliable and reliable as the original Keisuke Yamanami.

"Brother Changzeng Mi.

Oh, you're back. It's nothing. I just want Qing Guang and the others to learn from you. You're so noisy all the time. You never let Blade feel at ease. "

"What did they do again?

This … is it because of this … Snow, Yukimura … Chizuru Miss? "

Knowing the personalities of her companions and brothers very well, plus Chizuru Yukimura who was at a loss, Chizuru Nagatomi immediately understood the reason why Toshimitsu began to use her to educate Wataru Izumi and the others. It was probably because he heard that there was a girl living in the station, or all the team members knew that Kondo-san and Thikaga-san had agreed to let her stay. Out of curiosity, they did something that gave Toshimitsu a headache.

"That … I'm really sorry, it's all because of me …"

Seeing that Mamoru Izumi and the others were being lectured by Red Heart because of her, Chizuru Yukimura, who had an excessively good personality, hurriedly spoke up. She wanted to plead for Mamoru Izumi and the others. After all, they just watched and didn't do anything. Yukimura felt that she could accept it. After all, if she knew that someone important to her suddenly made an unusual decision, she would also be very curious.

"Miss Yukimura, there's no need to be like this. It's because we're family and companions that we're lecturing them. You don't have to worry.

And in a sense, as Mr. Yamanami and the others' swords, we're also the hosts here. It's not good to be rude to guests. "

"That's … that's right … only companions who are as important as family will want them to become better … That, that … Mr. Red Heart …"

"What?"

"You don't have to be so polite. Although I'm a girl, and I haven't lived here for long, but … but to me, everyone in the Shinsengumi is like my family, so … so Mr. Red Heart can just call me Chizuru."

"Okay … Chizuru."

Looking at Chizuru Yukimura, who was gentle and kind, and didn't alienate the Shinsengumi because of the reputation of being unlucky wolves, Red Heart's originally distant and cold eyes became a lot gentler and more sincere.

After all, even Swords couldn't hate a cute and kind girl.

"Then, then, I'll go to the kitchen to prepare lunch. Goodbye, Mr. Red Heart …"

Chizuru Yukimura bowed abruptly, and before Red Heart and the others could respond, she quickly ran away. Ahhh … this is cheating!

How could there be such a gentle and handsome person?

Forget about Okita Kun and Mr. Yamanami, even their Swords were so handsome. Sure enough, good-looking people were attracted to each other.

Red Heart, who didn't know what Chizuru Yukimura was thinking, didn't pay much attention to it. She leaned against the pillar in the corridor and looked at Changzeng Mi Hucha.

"So, Changzeng Mi, did you find out anything from Mr. Kondo?

Like the so-called Rakshasa we met the other day, or something that might be related to the Time Reversal Army? "

"Ah, according to Mr. Kondo, creatures that look very similar to humans have existed in this world for a long time, called the Ghost Clan. But whether it's in terms of physical strength, self-healing ability, or other aspects, the Ghost Clan is far superior to humans because they covet this power that originally didn't belong to humans.

Under Shogunate's orders, a very famous Lanfang doctor near Kyoto, I think his name is … Tsunamichi Yukimura, a guy who developed something called the Water of Transformation. As long as humans drink the Water of Transformation, they can obtain power beyond their limits.

But this potion isn't perfect, and there's a big flaw … "

"So, that's how the Rakshasa came to be, right?"

"Ah, that's right. Although humans who drink the Water of Transformation can obtain power beyond human limits, at the same time, they will gradually become irrational and have a strong thirst for blood. They are neither human nor ghost. Shogunate called them Rakshasa, which is the group of guys we met that night."

"Sure enough … Humans … Why are they always unwilling to understand that if you want to get something, you have to pay a price. If you want to obtain power beyond human limits, how can a simple bottle of potion do it? Really …"

"Aren't humans such a creature?

They are brighter than everything in the world, but also dirtier than everything in the world. Light and darkness, humans are such contradictory and complicated creatures, aren't they? "

"That's true … By the way, Changzeng Mi, did Mr. Kondo tell you any other information?

For example, anything that might be related to the Time Reversal Army? "

After shaking his head and sighing for a moment, Chixin Chongguang threw his emotions to the back of his mind and continued to ask Changceng Mi about the purpose of their trip.

After all, Red Heart still remembered his true identity. If he wanted to maintain his current identity as Red Heart for a while, it was not impossible to use the Yin-Yang Technique, but it could only last for about three months at most. Any longer and it was likely that his ability would go berserk, and the consequences of that would be …

Recalling that he had been constantly changing his identity as the Fu Mourning God for almost an entire year, and the different long memories almost made him into a state of schizophrenia, Red Heart felt that it was better to work hard to complete the task within the three-month deadline, solve the problem of the Time Reversal Army, and return to his original identity. After all, Red Heart did not want to experience the consequences of his ability going berserk again.

"Mr. Kondo didn't see the Time Reversal Army with his own eyes, so he wasn't sure if it had anything to do with them. But after we finished sparring, Mr. Kondo told me that if we didn't go easy on those Rakshasa that night, then those Rakshasa were much stronger than the ones they had encountered before."

"Is that so …"

"Yes, according to Mr. Kondo, if those Rakshasa weren't already very strong before drinking the Changing Water, then it could only be that there was something wrong with the Changing Water they drank. It might be much stronger than the medicine they had collected before.

But I think the possibility of the Changing Water being problematic is much higher, because according to Mr. Kondo, if it wasn't the problem, then when those Rakshasa were still normal people, their strength would probably be on par with them. "

"That's unlikely. Whether it's the Shogunate or the Tobaku faction, even if they look down on Mr. Kondo and the others, they have no choice but to take them seriously based on their strength. For example, the Changing Water, which is bloodthirsty and irrational, and will attack indiscriminately, I don't think they would consider giving it to warriors at Mr. Kondo's level of strength until they have to fight with everything they have. The problem should be with the Changing Water, maybe … the Time Reversal Army!

I think it's possible that the Time Reversal Army strengthened the effect of the Changing Water and experimented on the Ronin! "

"Yes, Mr. Kondo and I think so too. What do you think?

What should we do next? "

"Next … Let's try to find out where those Rakshasa often appeared when they were still Ronin. Maybe we can find some clues. If we're lucky, it's not impossible to find the stronghold of the Time Reversal Army."

"But we don't know who those Ronin who became Rakshasa are. How should we find them?

Searching without any clues is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack … "

"That's true, but we're not completely clueless, are we?

The Rakshasa we met that day weren't many, but they weren't few either. Although Kyoto is big, these more than ten Ronins suddenly disappeared recently, so there will always be some people who remember them. After all, according to Mr. Kondo's temperament and strength, as long as those Rakshasa appear, they definitely won't be able to live for long.

So from the time they disappeared, to the time they drank the Changing Water and became Rakshasa, and then to the time we met and killed them, it should have only been a few days. Now, if we ask the people in the areas where Ronin often appeared, there should be some people who have some impression of them. "