I’m Really Unnerved In Tokyo

"Sousuke Araki?!"

Seeing the familiar face overflowing with criminal values, Sen Luosi and others subconsciously called out the name of the man who had killed halfway.

"Retreat back to the hospital and join the main force...Let the professionals take over the rest of the matter."

Passing past a group of team members who suffered heavy casualties and ran out of ammunition and food, Araki Sousuke strode towards the city gate with a wooden knife on his shoulder.

"Retreat?! Araki-kun, this ghost is the legendary genius swordsman Okita Souji, you alone..."

"Hmph, ghosts... Don't forget, before I became a prison escapee, I was a level three Exorcist. "

Looking at Sousuke Araki's back standing proudly, Sen Luosi seemed to want to say something, but was blocked by the other party's next sentence: "Also, I am only responsible for conveying the orders of your captain, as for whether you want to execute them or not?" ,not my business."

"By the way, it is said that those who do not follow the order will be punished with a terrible punishment called "Disaster Prevention Mobile Team の尸问" when they go back? 』

"What, Captain Mochizuki's order?"

"The Disaster Prevention Mobile Squad's の尺问?!"

Hearing a certain keyword, the faces of all the team members turned reddish, showing complex eyes of fear, longing, hesitation, and pain.

"Then... Araki-kun, you must be careful!"

"All, all are there, and the team is unconditionally closed!"

"yes!"

Picking up a severed finger and covering the wound, the team members quickly exited the area of ​​Goryokaku along the passage made by the black hair and dolls.

At the gate of the city, Director Okita watched Sen Luosi and his party leave coldly, but did not intend to stop him at all.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency, who is it?"

From the beginning to the end, his vigilant and excited eyes were all focused on the man walking towards him on the bridge.

Because, at the moment when Okita Souji was about to slay the Aju doll, his sharp sword heart felt a terrifying murderous intent from the figure in the sky...

As if, as long as I stay for half a second longer, I will disappear into this world directly.

He was very curious, how could this man, who had no power fluctuations all over his body, exude such a murderous intent that even the immortal ghosts and gods felt that they would die if touched?

"Before asking others, shouldn't you give your name first?"

The snow filled the sky, and the black aura scattered around the moat all gathered around Sousuke Araki, who was striding forward...

He walked along the bridge deck, like a demon walking through hell and darkness, making people more and more invisible.

"Feel sorry……"

Noticing the wooden sword on the opponent's shoulder, Souji Okita realized something: "There are too many wastes who rely on muskets, and I almost forgot the most basic etiquette of a samurai."

He put the knife back into its sheath, placed it by his side, and squatted down slowly with his left knee touching the ground and his right knee slightly apart.

"Assistant to the deputy head of the new selection team, the leader of the first team, and the swordsmanship instructor..."

Straightening his upper body and holding his head high, Okita Souji held a knife in his left hand and a handle in his right, and nodded slightly to Sosuke Araki: "Natural Lixin flow, the Edo Medical Examination Hall is not allowed to spread it. Zezong, Kaga Kiyomitsu, Yamato Shou'an, see you!"

The long knife in his hand was blurred and distorted like smoke, and gradually evolved into three overlapping images of different shapes.

"Well, although my swordsmanship is only half-baked... I can't even recognize the sages of my own school..."

Seeing the other party's rigid posture, Araki Sousuke slightly raised his eyebrows, and then squatted down.

"But titles like 'Bakumo-sword', 'Flower Boy Genius Swordsman', 'The Forbidden History of Hijikata and Okita', those old men of Tianran Lixinliu always remember to print them on the admissions brochures, grab them There are many female students in our Xuanwu Hall!"

Like tea ceremony and sumo wrestling, kendo has developed to this day, and has prescribed pre-test preparation etiquette, which not only shows the pious attitude of each other to compete in a dignified and innocent manner, but also contains the belief that "with a well-thought-out plan, you have won before you fight".

According to different genres and scenes, the salute forms of kendo can be roughly divided into three types: standing salute, kneeling and sitting salute, and crouching salute.

What Okita Souji did was an ancient "squatting ceremony" of great practical significance.

When posing the "squatting salute", the swordsman will take the opportunity to take a quick breath to calm the throbbing of the heart, and enter the best state.

In addition to calming the body and mind, his posture of being ready to go like a start, ready to stand up and draw his sword at any time, also has the meaning of preventing the opponent's sneak attack when saluting, and drawing his sword to fight back at any time.

There is even a technique called "Jupu Cage Hand" in Beichen Yidao Style, which uses "squatting ceremony" as the starting gesture, and uses "carrying skills" to strike the enemy's small hands.

With one knee on the ground, chest straight and back straight, Araki Sousuke slightly bowed his head towards the other party: "Beichen Yidao Style, Edo Genwukan is not allowed to pass it on, Araki Sousuke, carrying the Toya Lake Demon Sword Star Broken, see reference!"

"No wonder, it's a wooden knife... Hey, it's really impossible to hide in Ezo Island."

Hearing a series of unknown names reported by the other party, Souji Okita slowly got up, and took a deep look at the man opposite him who was standing up simultaneously.

"Beichen One Sword Style and Natural Mind Flow, Bodyguard Pavilion and Xuanwu Pavilion..."

Seeing the familiar posture of the opponent drawing the sword out of its sheath and raising the wooden sword high above the head, the genius swordsman at the end of the Bakumatsu, with complicated emotions flashing in his eyes, raised his hand and pulled out the long sword in his hand.

"Since we are both 'exempted from all rumors', it just so happens that you and I are here today to cut off this evil relationship that cannot be avoided even if we die."

The "bad relationship" between the natural Lixin style and Beichen Yidao style has a long history. The friction between the "Guard Hall" and "Xuanwu Hall" that Araki Sousuke saw on weekdays because of the recruitment of female students is nothing more than It's just a side detail that has continued for more than a hundred years.

As a typical school of kendo in the modern sense, Beichen Yidao style actively improved bamboo swords and protective gear, formulated rules of battle, and laid a lot of foundation for the development of modern kendo.

The natural Lixin flow is derived from ancient martial arts. In daily practice, it tends to practice with real swords. It can be said that it is the way of swordsmanship that is fought in the bloody storm and wins with no moves.

Since the end of the Tokugawa period, not only were the concepts of swordsmanship incompatible, but the swordsmen of the two factions had been fighting constantly because of their different political concepts.

At that time, most of the natural Lixin-style swordsmen in the "Guardian of Guards" were from the "Zumu School", while under the "Xuanwu Pavilion" of Beichen Yidao Style, there were many people with lofty ideals who "respected the emperor and fought against barbarians".

Within the Shinsengumi, which was established with the original intention of "respecting the king, respecting the curtain and fighting against the barbarians", after the Shinto Wunen School headed by Serizawa Kamo was eliminated internally, the remaining members can roughly be divided into two factions...

The natural flow of spirituality headed by Kondo Isamu, Hijikata Toshizo, Okita Souji, Saitoichi and others...

Hokatsu Issou, including Keisuke Yamanan, Kokotaro Ito, Kanyanagi Takeda, Heisuke Todo, and Saburo Suzuki Miki.

Among them, the faction of Kokotaro Ito and Heisuke Todo, because they disagreed with Isamu Kondo and others, chose to leave the team and become the guard of the Imperial Tomb during the reform of the Shinsengumi. The strongest assassin Saitoichi cleared.

And Keisuke Shannan, who served as the head of the new selection team, also left the team without authorization due to ideological issues, and was finally brought back by Mr. Okita, and died of seppuku by himself according to the "law in the game".

In addition to the members of the Shinsengumi, Beichen Yidaorumen, there are also many famous reformers such as Sakamoto Ryoma who proposed the "Eight Strategies in the Boat", and Qinghe Hachiro who founded the Huweihui.