Chapter 332 The Swordsman and the Murderer at the End of the Bakumatsu
Chapter 332 The Swordsman and the Murderer at the End of the Bakumatsu
"Kami-sama, have you eaten?" Okita Souji came over. He still tied his Tsukiyo head, but instead of shaving the middle part to become a Mediterranean, he combed the middle part back and turned it into a ponytail.
It looks a bit weird, but combined with his pretty boy appearance, and the girl-like swordsman Kawakami Hikosai, it's almost enough to debut in a boy band on the spot.
However, in this era, a man's appearance has no effect and can even become a problem. Just like Kawakami Hikosai who was attracted by the priest. For them, the most important thing is martial arts, swordsmanship, and the ability to draw a spear.
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The emergence of foreign guns has led swordsmen to incorporate the art of drawing guns into their swordsmanship.
"We have brought food, including scones, cheese, and a traditional delicacy. Do you want to taste it?" George said to Chief Okita very proudly.
"Ah, then I want to thank Mr. Joestar." Souji Okita saluted.
He is like a very traditional samurai, he will salute first before taking any action.
"Well, when did you bring the food?" Levi didn't expect it either.
"As a gourmet, it's normal to carry some food with you, right?" George touched his mustache and felt very proud.
So, a pot of fried fish heads was brought up, and the dead fish's eyes stared up at the sky, as if it would not rest in peace.
Levi: "..."
"Come and try Dai Ying's traditional food. It's very fresh and very delicious." George picked up the fork and twirled it in his hand, as if he couldn't wait any longer.
However, seeing Li Wei and Okita Souji hesitate to speak, he had some questions: "Eat, why don't you eat?"
"I'm not used to the food from your country, so I won't taste it." Souji Okita seemed to be wiping away a cold sweat. He felt that eating this stuff might give him nightmares.
At night, I dreamed of ten thousand Umibozos staring at me with dead fish eyes.
So he took out a wooden lunch box from his pocket. The lunch box was neatly filled with six rice balls, all of which seemed to have some pickles and fish wrapped in them. He placed them on the table.
"I was originally worried that you two would not be able to have dinner, so I brought some rice balls." Souji Okita smiled.
"Then I'm welcome." Levi directly picked up a rice ball. Compared to looking up at the stars, the rice ball was much more normal.
Even though these rice balls are relatively shabby, most of them only contain pickles and sour radish, but Li Wei is not picky.
In fact, rice balls are a variant of rice dumplings, derived from rice dumplings. However, due to differences in cultural development, rice balls here in Fuso were usually brought as a quick snack when working in ancient times, so with this history, they have become what they are today.
appearance.
Zongzi in mainland China is more of a special food for festivals, so it has attributes similar to those of sacrifices.
"Well, as a gourmet, I'll try it too." George also hurriedly picked up a rice ball.
After the fire was lit, they only had a few hours in total, which included eating, resting and sleeping. After all, the plan was to prepare for a surprise attack on Kyoto before dawn to seize the emperor.
"Kami-sama, what would have been our ending in the original future? Especially Team Leader Kondo and Vice-Chief Hijikata." Souji Okita suddenly asked.
The fantasy about the future given by Levi did not include their future. After all, for the entire era, the Shinsengumi was just a wave.
He did not ask about his future, because his tuberculosis had reached an advanced stage and he already knew exactly what his future would be like.
"Isamu Kondo surrendered to the reformers, saved most of the Shinsengumi, and committed seppuku." Levi looked at the stack of dead fish eyes looking up at the stars, and then looked at Souji Okita in front of the fire.
I don't know why, but Levi feels it's a pity that this seems to be the canon swordsman Okita Souji, rather than a Miss Okita who has a sculpted body and can make the "V" gesture.
"Is that so? It really looks like Team Leader Kondo's style. He has always been such a gentle and weak guy." He smiled, and he probably had his own guesses about that kind of future.
"As for Hijikata Toshizo, after the defeat of Samu, he led his people to escape to Ezo, occupied the island as king, and established the Ezo Republic. In the end, he died on the frozen soil of Ezo, becoming the last remnant of the old era.
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Souji Okita smiled. In the light of the fire, he took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth, coughed a few times, took another pill, and said slowly: "Sure enough, Hijikata-san is such a guy."
"Saitoichi and Shinpachi surrendered with Kondo Isamu, and later became police inspectors of the new government. One was responsible for the security of Kyoto, and the other was responsible for the security of Osaka. Kawakami Hikosai died and was sentenced to death in the downtown area because he wanted to save
The emperor will be controlled by the reformers." Li Wei told everyone about the future he knew.
"Kawagami Hikosai... Was the executioner Battosai betrayed by his own reformist faction... It's really ugly and ironic..." Okita Souji is still smiling, but his smile now seems to be closer to
wry smile.
Even though he was not very interested in politics, he still knew why Kawagami Hikosai died. He was an executioner who was not absolutely loyal to the reformers. If it were a time of war, the reformers would accommodate and pamper him.
But if there is peace, the cunning rabbit will die and the lackey Heng will be dead. The only outcome waiting for him is death.
Moreover, it is still such a disgusting reform government that can proactively initiate wars, brainwash and oppress its citizens internally, and commit massacre and aggression externally. It seems normal for reform war criminals to stab their own family members in the back like this.
"Aren't you curious about your own ending?" Levi asked.
"No, I already know my ending." Okita Souji said, "My time is running out."
"Do you need me to help you check for tuberculosis? Although I don't have medical skills, I am also curious about your tuberculosis." Levi suddenly said, "An old friend of mine also has tuberculosis."
Mainly, he thought of another person, the little girl who followed him to the capital of gods to kill the big snake in the ice and snow. It had been so long that he had forgotten the appearance of that little girl.
However, Li Wei still kept the ice coffin in the different space and the information about tuberculosis.
"Ah, thank you for your help, God-sama." Souji Okita said, "Do you need me to do anything?"
"Just take off your clothes."
Okita Souji did not show any pretense and took off his shirt directly, revealing a strong body, but covered with stab wounds and gunshot wounds.
Levi stepped forward and put a hand on his ribs.
Master the water element and activate it!
Levi controlled the water molecules in Souji Okita's body in an instant, and each water molecule brought enough information to Levi.
He chose to master the water element in order to prepare for the nuclear transformation of the fanatical art in the future, but before that, the greater role of the water element may be in some simple auxiliary functions.
Just like now, through the information transmitted back from every water molecule, Levi could see through Okita Souji's lungs as if he had seen through it with his supercilious eyes. Every alveoli and every blood vessel could be seen clearly.
However, at this moment, Li Wei was stunned.
Tuberculosis, in fact, any lung disease in ancient times was called tuberculosis. Yamabuki's tuberculosis was caused by mucosal bleeding caused by acute asthma, coupled with the serpent's typhoid infection, which in turn led to massive hemorrhage throughout the lungs.
In Li Wei's view, Souji Okita's tuberculosis was more like lung cancer in the late stages of tuberculosis.
Although he looks no different from a normal person, his entire lungs have turned into diseased tuberculosis lesions and tumors. There are almost no good lungs left. Even if the tumors and tuberculosis lesions are surgically removed, the remaining lungs will remain.
It's not enough to keep him alive.
Levi even felt that it was a biological miracle that Souji Okita could still survive and become the number one swordsman in the Bakumatsu period.
Okita Souji is only relying on special medicine to hang on to his life, and he may vomit blood and die at any time.
Although they are both tuberculosis, Okita Souji's tuberculosis and Yamabuki's tuberculosis are two completely different conditions.
"It can't be cured, he's dying, there's no hope..." Li Wei directly came up with a set of Bian Que's three consecutive attacks.
In Okita Souji's situation, he could only survive in the cyberpunk world if all of his lungs were replaced with prosthetic lungs. Even the top medical level of the 21st century in his previous life could not save him.
Even if Tsunade-hime from Ninja Village Fighting comes, it probably won't work.
And Levi's Apocalypse Day would even induce the faster growth of cancer cells in his lungs, which would have a counterproductive effect.
Originally, Okita Souji was expected to live for about half a year. It is estimated that the cancer cells and tumors grew rapidly due to Levi Apocalypse's daily milk, and he died even faster.
"That's it. Hijikata-san also said that he could go to Flan for surgery. I don't think it's necessary at all." Souji Okita shrugged, not seeming to be surprised.
He used a very straight stick to hold the fire, making the firewood inside burn more vigorously.
Therefore, people like him will not think about the far future or the problems of foreigners at all, because there is no time. He can only use the last few months to see if he can complete their new selection.
Group of dreams.
"Kami-sama, I seem to have had a dream. In the dream, there seemed to be a monster who took the elixir and became an evil spirit. He also created countless evil spirits and the Twelve Ghost Moons to cause harm to the world..." Mr. Okita
Si didn't know why, so he kept talking to himself.
And Li Wei did not interrupt him and listened to him talking about his dream.
"There are also demon slaying teams formed by human warriors to face evil spirits. They all work hard to kill evil spirits. Such a simple world is really good..."
Okita Souji's eyes were lonely: "There is no invasion by foreigners, there is no endless war, there is only one enemy, the simplest, most real, and most real enemy called 'Evil Ghost', and everyone knows him."
The enemy is right there, and you only need to kill him to achieve peace. Such a simple and pure world is so wonderful..."
Okita Souji seems to be yearning for that kind of world, just like a fairy tale, black and white, only divided into justice and evil, enemies and friends.
And just kill the only enemy and the whole world will be at peace.
But for the Shinsengumi, peace is an elusive dream.
"Wait a minute, this setting sounds familiar to you, which vampire theme is it from..." Levi began to think.
Many parts of the memory of the past life have been blurred. After all, too much time has passed, and things like memory will gradually be forgotten if they are not used for a long time. At a level such as the Ninja Village Fighting, Li Wei was a little more impressed.
Is it Ripplebringer vs. Vampire?
"It's just a dream. In fact, I know that all the contradictions are still there. It's just that the fig leaf of 'evil ghost' has hidden the dirty contradictions." Souji Okita shrugged and said nothing more.
Let’s go and worry about that dream.
Besides, he didn't want a clear answer.
Maybe not even Freud, the master of dream interpretation, or even Arnold, Jung and many other psychologists can interpret this dream.
Moreover, in this era, even Freud, the pioneer of psychology, was just born, and psychology had not yet emerged.
"It seems that an uninvited guest has arrived." Souji Okita said, stood up and put his hand on the tachi at his waist.
His swordsmanship is not sword-drawing, but thrusting swordsmanship that focuses on thrusting, which is more similar to Irish fencing.
And a short figure appeared in the darkness. His face was dry with blood and tears, his pupils were red, his ponytail was violently cut off, and his hair was spread out. At first glance in the darkness, he looked like an evil ghost.
"I'm not here to fight, and now I have nothing to do with the reformists. I'm just a wanderer..."
Heshang Yanzhai walked out, and then he came to the fire, knelt down and buried his body deeply.
"Do you also see that kind of future?" Souji Okita asked.
"I saw it."
"That's it." Souji Okita put away the knife.
For Kawakami Hikosai, he had more of an idea of wanting to compete. After all, he always believed that he was the number one swordsman in the Bakumatsu period, and Kawakami Hikosai was named the number one murderer. He felt that he must compete with Kawagami Hikosai.
Decide the winner and decide who is the strongest.
However, looking at the miserable Kawagami Hikosai, he put aside such thoughts for the time being.
Moreover, he looked at Kawakami Hikosai with a mocking expression.
This murderer, after killing so many people, realized that he had been helping his enemies. It was not until now that he finally recognized who his enemies were and who were his friends.
"Next time, let's fight to the death."
"No, I have decided not to kill anyone anymore. I just want to find a way to save the country, a direction that can truly save this land..." Hegami Yanzhai turned around and looked at Li Wei.
He bent down deeply again, almost touching his head to the ground.
"Mr. Li Wei, I want to follow you. I seem to have a simple idea. I want to follow you and find the real way to salvation..." The blood flow on Heshang Yanzhai's face still did not disappear.
But his eyes were very determined.
That kind of future is definitely not the future he wants. He will atone for the killings he committed in the first half of his life and want to find real salvation for this land.