last time
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Shishio Makoto and Kenshin are gone...this time...it's Saito's turn hahaha.
Please leave it to me//bow//
***Content contains references to volume 7***
It is said that wolves never tame anyone.
But only the moon can make the wolf succumb.
And...the lone wolf of the Shinsengumi..
...Where is your moon?...
...in Tokyo in the year May 11 ...in the midst of a conflict of ideologies that led to the anointing of blood throughout Japan...
And this...is another night where something like this happened....
The sound of a sharp sword caught my attention and I followed it to the source of the sound. ...and found a group of samurai belonging to the Shinsengumi standing around something. They looked very hesitant and afraid to enter. I slightly raised my eyebrows at the attitude of those people before walking past them and into the center of the clash...
Get caught in the middle of a fight between Okita and a young boy dubbed...Battosai.
“Ah, Mr. Saito!” After Okita greeted me He spat out blood... I knew he was suffering from a serious illness but he always forced himself for the will of the Shinsengumi.
“Let's go, I'll take care of this myself.” I glanced at the sweet-faced young man who had the honor of being an assassin in front of me...
And at that moment... when the moonlight shone down on that young man with reddish-brown hair, I fell into a trance... as if I was possessed by the power of the moonlight...
Cruak... The young man in front of me flipped the sword in his hand... readied himself to take action as he stared intently at me with his light-colored eyes that were harsh but as beautiful as the night sky...
"I am Saito Hajime, Captain of Shinsengumi Division 3. I want to take care of the Battousai destroyer myself. "I said as I pulled out my sword and prepared to attack like a wolf ready to pounce on its prey... just like a sweet-faced assassin who narrowed his eyes and unleashed a deadly aura that threatened the enemy...
...so interesting...
He and I rushed forward, striking each other with our swords... both hard and heavy. But there were some that felt the movement but were as agile as the sharpness of a sword cutting through the air. I smile...at this age. But the craftsmanship is so vicious that it's hard to find anyone. It makes me feel happy and happy...
With chasing and beating this person...
“What a terrible manual...if today's battle doesn't end... I want to face you again..." I used the moment I pressed the blade against him and whispered to him. ...for me Today's battle will definitely not be the last battle...and more importantly...
...I may have found the moon I've been looking for...
Someone once asked...what is it that makes the wolves under the control of the moon so calm and cool?
Do you guys know the answer?... Huh... I also don't have an answer, but for me...
It's not because the moon has power or anything.
Just that moon It was the only thing beautiful and luminous under the black night sky.
And the wolf...who was the shadow of the night...was fascinated by that sparkling light...
... So he decided to run...
Run...even though the moon is in the sky and it will stay on the ground....
So different ...like an ideology
"Do you think the same as I do? Battousai?"
The war ended...and a new era began. The country is peaceful and there are no more wars, but it is an era driven by money. ...so boring... I am now an ordinary peacekeeper who lives a peaceful life... ah... even though I thought there would be no excitement, fate brought me back to meet... someone.. .
"Please take care of the Battousai destroyer. Mr. Fujita...no, Mr. Saito.” I looked at the high-ranking official whose mind was full of corruption. 'Shikaku' with an indifferent look in his eyes... In order to find out his information, I had to pretend to serve him. But who would have thought... that it would also give me pleasure by sending me to collect... the Battousai destroyer?
...Huh... This time it's my turn to be assigned to kill you...
Right now, the inside of Kamiya Dojo is in ruins due to the battle between me and Destroyer Battousai... although it is shocking in the eyes of everyone, but I feel annoyed again. His refusal to kill anyone... made him weaker. The sharpness and instincts that were once decisive were buried within his body. Now his skills...
It shone so little that I felt angry and destroyed him....ah...this is it. It could be called a disappointment...
For the wolf... The moon that is fading is no longer worth chasing after...
But... My thoughts changed when I discovered that the more I fought with him, the more my hidden sharpness and instincts were awakened... I smiled and began to attack him more violently than before. ...until What both he and I were focusing on was the person we were fighting against...
...I...only care about the person in front of me. Just like him... who is only interested in me...
...Slowly coming back...the quality of being a killer...
...loneliness The decisiveness and arrogance I once felt...is about to return...
until...
"That's enough!!! The shouts of the subordinates of the Prime Minister of the Meiyi government...Okubo Toshimichi. The assassin who was showing his aggression was conscious like me. And it... made me sigh with a little annoyance.
...Just a little more... and he'll completely look only at me... What a pity...
"I told you not to act as you please! Have you forgotten your duty, Saito Hajime?' The people continue to dissuade me...but will I care or not?
"Heh, I'm in a lot of trouble. Someone can come and intervene. Until next time “I bent down to pick up my blood-stained jacket... before meeting the other's eyes that I had longed for and giving him the same vicious smile as always.
"Prolong your life... ” He said in a calm voice that I miss...
"Yours..." I answered him. Before I walk to the dojo...ah...after this...I still have a few things to clean up...
" what! Saito is Okubo's subordinate? If Saito can be hired to defeat Okubo? The position of steward is not a dream." Shikaku, the high official who hired Saito, said with hope as the subordinate he sent to spy on the battle between Saito and Battosai returned to report on the situation.
"Crazy! "Hearing this...the subordinates who spied on me were cursed... This is quite a big deal.
"Or should I hire Battousai as well? Let Saito convince him, he might be willing to listen." Didn't you yourself tell me that Saito can fight him evenly? If we take this opportunity to get Battosai to negotiate well with a good amount of money, then there might be hope. Yes. Or if it refuses ...Just kill it."
"I don't accept this kind of life-and-death matter. It's better to escape to Shanghai first."
"There's a safe place... Hell."
Shock!!! I said as I swept the blade of my hand to kill the poor bastard who was trying to escape without any hesitation...I...know that he had been observing since the time I fought Battousai in Kamiya. Moreover...I also overheard your conversation from the beginning.
"Shiraku...you made one mistake..." I shook my sword slightly to get rid of the blood that coated it as I walked closer to my former employer.
“I agreed to become a spy for the government in order to get rid of the mangy dogs that are cheating the nation like you as a living Shinshen group... whether it be Okubo or anyone else who has caused ruin. The nation...it must die."
"Wait a minute!! I'll give you money!!! ...If it's not enough, I'll give it three times as much... If you want Batto to say it, I'll---uck!! “He pitifully asked for a bargain, but I didn't care...I immediately sent the tip of my sword through the other side. and looked at it as it began to spit out blood Before speaking in a voice that was colder than ever before...
"Food that can be fed to dogs Money can feed people, but if you want to raise a Shinshengu wolf, only a few people will not tame it."
So cool! ...I pulled the sword out of his body, which was in agony and would soon die...
"...A wolf will always be a wolf. ...Shinchen will always be Shinchen...The destroyer will always be the destroyer." ...The same goes for Chandra...
" And most importantly, I will show myself... what it is like to insult me or Batsotai......"
No matter how many decades have passed, he still is...
...My only moon...
...The moon....that still shines brightly and is the only beauty of the lone wolf of the Shinsengumi...
END?