The Place Nearest to You
Chapter 5
Ando's reaction wasn't slow. The loud noise on the stage didn't scare her.
The moment the kidnapper took Teramon, she tore off his clothes and chased after him.
The other party came prepared. It wasn't easy for her to have such a reaction.
When she came out of the hidden passage, she saw a group of people with weapons looking at her.
This was a remote alley. No one passed by. If she killed and set fire here, no one would find out even if she rotted.
"Let her go." Ando wasn't timid. Instead, she stared at the group of people in front of her and said coldly.
"Boy, you've got guts."
The man who kidnapped Teramon said, "I want to deal with this woman. Don't even think about being a hero and saving the damsel in distress." He thought Ando was "Okita".
How dare they kidnap someone under Shinsengumi's nose. Were these guys too brainless or did they not take Shinsengumi seriously?
This event was originally held to save Shinsengumi's reputation. If Teramon was kidnapped so easily, how could Shinsengumi increase the public's support rate?
Thinking of this, Ando said coldly, "A group of men kidnapping a little girl. What do you want?"
"This woman's album is too expensive. As her fan, I hope that she will give me a free copy with a cute autograph. Don't you think that's too much to ask?
But this woman not only didn't give it to me, but also said 'F * ck you, go eat poop'. How can I tolerate this? "
"You kidnapped a girl for such a ridiculous reason."
Ando rushed over and punched the man. She was so fast that the group of people didn't even have time to react.
She took the opportunity to pull Teramon aside and kicked another man. "Today, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of the kawaii Tonga-chan."
She knocked the group of men to the ground with a few punches and kicks. "Tonga-chan worked so hard to bring the perfect music to her fans, but you kidnapped her for such a ridiculous reason.
All of you should go to jail and reflect on yourselves. "
This was the scene that Hijikata and the others saw when they caught up.
A group of men knelt down in front of Teramon and apologized. Ando, who was wearing an Okita uniform, stood at the side with his arms crossed.
"Woman, don't act on your own next time."
Hijikata's cold voice had a trace of concern, but Ando mistook it as a reprimand, so she lowered her head and bowed to Hijikata, "I'm sorry, deputy!"
Hijikata looked at the chestnut-colored hair and wanted to say something, but Ando's outfit gave him the illusion that Okita was admitting his mistake, so he couldn't help but smile.
Ando looked at him in confusion, while Yamazaki's mouth twitched.
Okita, who was next to him, said lazily, "It's impossible for me to apologize to a stupid Earthfang bastard who is even worse than my men." Okita's words revealed Okita's thoughts.
Ando held her forehead silently. Captain Okita really used all kinds of tricks to anger the deputy.
In the end, the group of men were locked up in Shinsengumi's cell for half a month, and Teramon was out of danger.
In order to thank Shinsengumi, she promised to find a team to write a song for Shinsengumi.
Kondo was overjoyed. With Teramon's passionate singing, Shinsengumi's reputation would soar again.
After this farce, the days returned to a state of tranquility like water.
Ando was still dealing with trivial matters in the second division and Eikura. It was so dull that it was a little boring.
But after learning about the terrifying days of living on the edge of a knife from her seniors, she secretly hoped that she wouldn't encounter such days.
When they were chatting, the seniors had also asked Ando why a little girl like her would become a police officer. At that time, she had solemnly replied that it was to protect the country.
But her home was gone, and her country had fallen, but she didn't know what she was protecting.
When she answered this question, it wasn't that she wasn't confused. It was just that when she had this dream, her home was still there, plain but warm. Her country was also there, and a group of ambitious people were protecting it.
When she fought for her dream step by step, and gradually gained the ability to realize it, she realized that the things she wanted to protect had long left her.
Ando looked at the wooden sword in her hand. It was very old, and some parts were chipped. Although she received a brand new thin sword when she received the uniform, she couldn't bear to throw away this sword that had been with her for a long time.
Her family was famous for its swordsmanship, and the children in her family had to start learning swordsmanship when they were six years old.
In fact, she had been secretly practicing all kinds of moves for a long time. She had the love for swordsmanship that was ingrained in her bones.
When she officially started learning swordsmanship, her brother personally carved this wooden sword as a souvenir. At that time, she was also a child with a warm family.
But now, she was the only one left in her big family, and all the precious swords were confiscated one by one because of the abolition order.
Ando sighed and put the wooden sword back into the cabinet.
Today was a rare holiday, and Ando thought that it would be better to find Okita to practice swordsmanship.
That day, she saw the fight between Okita and Kagura. Kagura's fighting style wasn't methodical, and it was all based on instinct and natural strength. Okita didn't draw his sword, and only fought with Kagura, but she could tell that Okita must be a master swordsman.
She asked her seniors and learned that he was known as "Shinsengumi's Number One Swordsman", and that he had the ability to strike fear in his enemies.
She was shocked to realize that the young man was able to become the captain of A long queue at such a young age, so he must be extraordinary.
She tidied up her clothes, walked out of the door, and walked towards the yard.
At this time, Okita would definitely be sitting under the towering tree and sleeping. This was something he did almost every day.
But if she suddenly ran over to wake him up, would he be angry?
She remembered that every time she saw Okita, he had an obedient look, blinking his big innocent eyes, and was very cute. If she didn't see his strength with her own eyes, she would only think of him as a harmless neighborhood boy.
She just didn't know what he was like when he was angry. Ando seriously thought about it.
She didn't know if Okita's face was too deceiving, or if Ando was too naive, but she didn't realize that as long as Okita was around, the surroundings would sometimes be so quiet that there weren't even bugs.
"Hi, Captain Okita." Ando found him under the tree.
She put her hands on her knees and bent over to greet him.
"Mom, it's Sunday today."
Okita took off his eye mask, and his eyes were hazy. He rubbed his shoulders and sat up. His handsome face was magnified in front of Ando's eyes. She blushed. She thought that he was pretending to be asleep, but she didn't expect him to really be asleep, and she just happened to wake him up.
"Ando?" Okita blinked.
So cute.
Ando felt that her brain was damaged. Logically speaking, when she first saw Okita, she only thought that he was handsome. Last time, when she saw him fight with Kagura, she only thought that he was handsome. But this time, she only saw him up close, and he still looked the same. Why did her heart suddenly race?
"Charge, Captain Okita, can we duel?" Ando hurriedly asked.
"Duel?" Okita's eyes were teasing. "Are you sure?"
"Wrong!"
Ando almost bit her tongue. "I mean, can I ask Captain Okita to teach me swordsmanship?"
Okita looked at her with an innocent expression.
"I heard from my seniors that Captain Okita is the best swordsman in the group. He's even better than Vice Captain Hijikata.
So, I think that if Captain Okita can teach me, my swordsmanship will definitely improve. "
Ando said her thoughts out loud, but she didn't expect that she would inadvertently flatter him.
"Better than Vice Captain Hijikata." Okita took a step closer to her. "Do you really think so?"
"Yes," Ando answered honestly.
Because of Yamazaki's information, she thought that Hijikata was weaker.
"Then, why don't you assassinate Mr. Hijikata with me?"
Okita took another step closer to her and looked at her blushing cheeks. "After this, I'll let you be the captain of A long queue, okay?"
"Huh?"
Ando's brain stopped working. It wasn't the first time that Captain Okita had said this. He couldn't be serious, right?
Seeing that Ando was petrified, Okita sat down against a tree and said casually, "I'm just kidding."
You're lying, right? You were so serious.
"Um," Ando suddenly felt that Sogo Okita wasn't as harmless as she thought. Was it her imagination?
"What's up?" Okita put on his blindfold and said perfunctorily.
"I …" Seeing him like this, Ando suddenly didn't know what to say.
"Come with me to patrol tomorrow." Just as Ando was hesitating, Okita said lightly.
"Okay!" Ando was so happy that she almost jumped up.
"Little girl, why are you so happy to patrol with me? Don't tell me you like me." Okita's flat voice sounded in Ando's ears.
Ando's mouth twitched. She had never heard of Captain Okita being so narcissistic.
"You won't have a future if you like a country warrior."
"Tsk, who wants to like you?" Ando muttered.
She knew that he was joking, but she seemed to hear something different in his tone.
It wasn't a happy feeling, but … sadness?
She looked at him leaning against a tree, his chest rising and falling rhythmically. His chestnut hair was sticking to his forehead, and he was wearing a red blindfold with big eyes embroidered on it.
Not as pretty as your eyes, she added in her heart.
Then she noticed his tall nose, sexy lips, collarbones …
Ando covered her eyes and walked back with her head down. She felt that she wasn't normal today.
Her cheeks were burning, and her heart was beating very fast. Did she wake up in the wrong position?
That must be it!
Just as she was thinking, she bumped into someone's chest.
Ando touched her forehead, frowned and looked up. She saw a scary man with black hair and a cigarette in his mouth. Ando was startled and took a few steps back. She called out, "Deputy Captain!"
"Yes."
Hijikata nodded, walked around her, and went to Okita. He lifted him up and shouted, "Get up!"
The deputy captain was scary.
Ando thought silently and quickened her steps. Before she left, she heard Okita's flat voice, "What are you doing, mom? Today is Sunday."
"I'm not your mom, and today is not Sunday!"