Zhang Heng also heard Chief Okita talk about what happened to the Shinsengumi recently, saying that the public security in Kyoto was getting worse and worse, and that the shogunate's attitude was becoming more and more ambiguous. Director Isamu Kondo and deputy director Hijikata Toizo. The look on his face is becoming more solemn day by day. The situation has become so turbulent that even the eleven or twelve-year-old children know about the rumors of establishing a new government.
As a result, the ronin in the group began to worry about their own future. If the new government fell into the hands of the rebel faction, it is self-evident that the Shinsengumi, as the main force in killing the rebels in Kyoto, would end up.
At this time of panic, Souji Okita, who was recovering from his injuries alone in his residence, was the calmest.
It was not that he was unaware that the situation in front of him was dangerous, but his idea was very simple. Anyway, the director and deputy director had the decision, and he just had to carry out the orders as usual.
Okita just didn't know if he could still wield the sword in his hand now.
"In two months, the maple leaves at Kiyomizu Temple will turn red." Okita suddenly said to Zhang Heng beside him.
"Um."
"Ah, I really want to go take a look when the time comes." Okita sighed.
"Um."
"Unfortunately, I have lost the reason to go there again." Okita Souji's signature hearty smile now also has a hint of sadness. He wonders if he also saw his own fate in the orchid in the corner.
"Recuperate well. I heard that Director Kondo and Deputy Director Hijikata are also busy helping you talk about your marriage. Your sister Aguang also entrusted your life-long affairs to them before you went out." Zhang Heng said.
Okita Souji heard this and shook his head, "You don't have to hide it from me. I know my body well. I'm afraid this disease won't be cured. It's better not to hurt other girls anymore."
Zhang Heng was silent after hearing this.
But then Okita comforted him, "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten our agreement. I will go to you when I feel better."
"Well, if you need help with anything in the future, you can ask someone to call me at the dojo." Zhang Heng said, he just regarded Okita's words as comfort.
Although it is a pity, Okita Souji's body deteriorated faster than Zhang Heng expected, so the previous battle may have been in vain. When he came to this dungeon, he failed to compete with the top master of the Shinsengumi. It's a pity, but life is like this most of the time, and things in the world are never perfect.
Zhang Heng was not idle for a period of time after that, and began to contact some people from the overthrow faction according to the plan. He originally wanted to find Ito Hirobumi, but the latter was not in Kyoto at the moment, except for Saigo Takamori who was excluded in advance. , Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma were also short-lived ghosts. Zhang Heng later simply stopped looking for these historical celebrities.
Anyway, he doesn't want much, as long as he can keep the hill dojo from being liquidated after the new regime is established. Even a second-level person can do this kind of trivial matter. Moreover, although the new regime won the victory, his life after that was also difficult. It's not easy. Civil wars are civil wars. Those who die from assassinations die from assassinations. Basically, it is difficult to end well. Being too close to them may not be a good thing.
In addition, Zhang Heng did not forget to take time to go to Qingshui Shrine with Akane Koyama to see the maple leaves.
At the top of the mountain, Zhang Heng and Koyama Akane confessed that he would leave Kyoto the next year. Koyama Akane looked a little complicated. In fact, after getting along with each other for this period of time, Koyama Akane had regarded Zhang Heng as a member of the dojo. She knew Zhang Heng gradually realized what he was doing behind the scenes to revitalize the Xiaoshan Dojo. However, when the latter helped her plan the future development direction of the Xiaoshan Dojo, Xiaoshan Qian knew that Zhang Heng was holding on to his intentions. The thought of leaving came to mind.
Although everything now was beyond her imagination before, the small mountain dojo actually took on new vitality in her hands, and even developed better than when her father was alive. However, she didn't know why, when she heard Zhang After the news that Heng will leave next year, these joys seem to have slowly faded away.
When Akane Koyama stepped onto the Qingshui stage again, she was already in a different mood.
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Counting the extra 24 hours, Zhang Heng's playing time in this dungeon was 270 days, which is almost nine months. Apart from those famous swords, Zhang Heng's biggest gain in this dungeon was that he stayed at level 3 for a long time without moving again. His sword skills finally found a way to continue practicing.
However, by the seventh month, it was already difficult for Zhang Heng to push forward his sword skills through challenges. But at this time, after integrating the strengths of various schools, he faintly realized that he had almost touched the lv4 level. The threshold is reached.
But this is the last kick, and he can no longer find a way to improve. Kyoto at the end of the Bakumaki is the best place to sharpen your sword skills. Don't underestimate this last short journey. It will be harder for him to find improvement after leaving the dungeon. way.
However, now that he looked at Kyoto, he could no longer find a worthy opponent.
Two people had already died in his hands during the Four-man Kill at the end of the shogunate. Zhang Heng later helped the shogunate and killed some masters from the shogunate. However, opponents of the level of Nakamura Hanjiro are indeed rare. Zhang Heng Heng is now also beginning to worry about the monsters he can't brush.
He was already thinking about going to Edo and meeting the masters there if that didn't work out, but he didn't know what the consequences would be if he rashly left the mission location restricted to the dungeon. Zhang Heng didn't want to choose this method unless he had to, but just when he was hesitating, an old friend came to his door.
Okita Souji was wearing a light blue haori today, and the cuffs also had the Shinsengumi's mountain-shaped pattern. This is also his favorite piece of clothing. In addition, his hair and beard have also been taken care of, and his face even has a pattern. The geishas wore pastels to hide their sickly paleness.
He knocked on the door of the hill ashram in the early morning.
Akane Koyama was a little surprised to see Okita Souji who was so thin that he was almost inhuman form outside the door. Not long ago, she heard the news that Okita's condition had worsened and he would die soon, and she also went to visit him. Unexpectedly, it would only be a few days later. , Okita was actually able to get out of bed again, and even ran to her dojo by himself.
Souji Okita rushed to Akane Koyama who was behind the door, bowed solemnly, and said, "Can you trouble Ms. Akane to invite Mr. Abe next door to come over? Let me tell you that Okita is here to keep the appointment."
"Go to the appointment, what agreement?" Akane Koyama quickly asked Okita Souji to come in, but she had completely forgotten about the two of them meeting to compete with each other. After all, it happened six months ago, and Okita is now His physical condition is obvious to all. Now, let alone competing with others, he may not even be able to walk easily.
But then she heard Okita Souji say in an extremely serious tone, "I have adjusted my body and spirit to the best condition according to the original agreement, so next, Mr. Abe and I can already fight. .”
