In the home of Mitsuba's fiancé.
"It's stabilized," The doctor took the stethoscope and the medicine box and tiptoed out of the room, and gently closed the door. Then he whispered to the people outside, "Remember not to let the patient get as excited as today."
Only then did everyone heave a sigh of relief.
"Speaking of which, it has always been very stable. But why is it that she is so excited today that she passed out?" The bald doctor propped up his chin and muttered.
"Do you even need to know about this kind of thing?" Kawaki asked doubtfully.
"After all, I'm the patient's doctor. It's best to tell all the experiences of the patient so that I can make a diagnosis." The doctor replied with a smile.
"Then..." Kawaki glanced at Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura, and Yamazaki, who had turned into an afro, and said, "I can only demonstrate it once!"
The four of them understood and nodded.
"Then I'll act as Big Sis-aru!" Kagura raised her hand.
"Then I'll act as Deputy Chief!" Yamazaki raised his hand and said.
"The few of us can only act with our true self!" Kawaki looked at Gintoki and Shinpachi and said in a low voice, "Are you confident? The few of you!"
"OHH!"
...
"Hey, what are you guys doing here? This house is..." Yamazaki took the lead and entered the role.
"To... shiro-sa..." Kagura also entered the role, one hand covering her chest with tears in the corner of her eyes and the other hand reaching out.
However, Toshiro, who had just walked in, kicked both of them to the ground.
"What the hell are you guys doing!" Toshiro cursed, "And don't make fun of others! You bastards!"
"It's just that the doctor said that he wants to understand the condition of Miss Mitsuba when she fell ill, Deputy Chief," Yamazaki explained at the same time as he got up.
"That kind of thing doesn't matter!" Toshiro shouted.
"No, this is the most important thing, isn't it?" Kawaki asked, "You have to understand the condition of the patient so that you can make a better diagnosis, right?"
"I said it doesn't matter, you bastard!" Toshiro cursed, but then he reacted, "Why are you guys here?"
"Ah..." Just as Gintoki was about to say something, Kawaki covered his mouth.
"Guess~," Kawaki smiled at Toshiro and said.
Hearing this, veins popped out on Toshiro's face. He gnashed his teeth and said, "Why do you always make me feel angry?"
"Are you getting angry?" The doctor on the side was puzzled, and then he put on a sincere and earnest posture, "People who get angry often must pay attention; maybe there are some precursors."
"Shut up!" cursed Toshiro, "It has nothing to do with you!"
"No, I'm a doctor," The bald doctor said earnestly.
"But then again, why are you here?" Kawaki looked at Toshiro suspiciously.
Hearing this, Toshiro's mood was a little better, and then he curled his lips and said, "Guess~."
"No, actually, I'm not interested at all," Kawaki replied without hesitation.
In an instant, Toshiro's anger surged again.
"There's no need to ask about this kind of thing, Kawaki." Gintoki sat down and picked up the snacks on the table to eat. Then he looked at Toshiro again and said with a mocking face, "She fainted just by looking at your face. It seems that a lot of things have happened between you two."
Looking at Gintoki's teasing eyes, Toshiro's face became darker.
"I see!" Kawaki clapped his hands together, "So it's because V-shaped bangs' face is so scary that Miss Mitsuba fainted!"
"How is that possible!" Gintoki kicked Kawaki over and scolded, "Has your comprehension ability degenerated to the Jomon period."
"Then what it is?" Kawaki sat up and asked doubtfully.
"No matter what it is, it has nothing to do with the few of you." Toshiro gritted his teeth and tried to put on an indifferent attitude.
But then, Toshiro inadvertently glanced at Kawaki, the Yorozuya trio, as well as Yamazaki, whispering something to each other and even occasionally looking at him with a smirk.
"Hey, what are you guys secretly talking about? Why are you looking at me with that kind of evil smile?" Toshiro shouted in a low voice, "What exactly are you guys talking about?"
Hearing this, everyone stopped and looked at Toshiro at the same time. The corners of their mouths raised as they said, "Guess~."
Veins popped out on Toshiro's forehead again, and in the next instant, he pulled out his sword and slashed at everyone, "Go to hell! You bastard!"
However, Yamazaki, who was at the side, quickly hugged Toshiro and advised, "Deputy Chief, calm down. There are patients in the next room!"
"So annoying!" Toshiro rolled his eyes and scolded, "And why did you turn into an afro?! That kind of hairstyle isn't good! It's the kind of afro that makes me angry just looking at it?!"
After quietly thinking for two seconds, Yamazaki raised his head and revealed a refreshing smile, "Guess~."
"Go to hell! Yamazaki!"
...
A middle-aged man who looked like... uh... older Ikkyu-san entered the room, knelt down, and then looked at the doctor beside him. The doctor took the medical box and left immediately.
"Everyone, this humble one did not treat you well. Please forgive me." Ikkyu-san... ah, no, it was Miss Mitsuba's fiancé who lowered his head and said, "Thank you very much for sending Mitsuba back."
As he spoke, Mitsuba's fiancé raised his head and introduced himself, "I run the trading company "Tenkaiya." My name is Kuraba Toma."
"He is the one who is about to become Miss Mitsuba's husband," Yamazaki whispered to the people at the side.
"I had warned her against walking around town because it would affect her health." Kuraba Toma immediately apologized, "My Mitsuba has caused you all a great deal of inconvenience."
"Hey, Gintoki, don't you think this person in front of you looks familiar?" Kawaki whispered, "He looks like a middle-aged Ikkyu-san!"
"Now that Kawaki-san said it..." Shinpachi also looked at the Kuraba Toma, "Really! It's really like Ikkyu-san!"
However, just as he finished speaking, Shinpachi realized that his voice was a little loud. He quickly smiled and said, "Ah, it's really rude. I'm sorry."
"No, no," Kuraba Toma smiled and waved his hand, "It's nothing. In fact, many people say so."
"Then, can you perform Ikkyu's classic move-aru?!" Kagura shouted excitedly, "It's when Ikkyu is trying to think of a plan! Can you?!"
"You are too rude! Kagura-chan!" Shinpachi shouted in a low voice, "How can you ask others to do this kind of thing?"
"It doesn't matter. In fact, I also like Ikkyu-san." Kuraba Toma smiled, sat in a lotus position, wet his two index fingers, and rotated them above his head...
...
"He really looks like-aru!" Kagura praised.
"From the looks of it, Miss Mitsuba has really married a man with a very gentle personality." Shinpachi said with a smile, "This way, Miss Mitsuba's married life will definitely be very happy, right?"
When Toshiro heard this, he curled his lips in disdain. However, other than Kawaki and Gintoki, no one else had noticed it.
"You..." Kuraba Toma finally noticed Toshiro and Yamazaki standing beside him, "The uniform you are wearing... Could it be that you are Shinsengumi members? Then you must be friends with Mitsuba's younger brother."
However, just as he finished speaking, Sogo's voice came in, along with the sound of footsteps gradually approaching the door.
"They are not my friends." Sogo walked into the door with his hand in his pocket.
"Hey, Sogo-kun..." Kuraba Toma looked at Sogo, who was standing at the door and said, "Sogo-kun, you're here too. Mitsuba..."
Without waiting for Kuraba Toma to finish speaking, Sogo came in front of Toshiro with his hand in his pocket. He stared straight into Toshiro's eyes and said, "Well, if it isn't Hijikata-san. How odd for us to meet here. How dare you come to see Sister."
Toshiro did not say anything.
"You are mistaken! Captain Okita!" Yamazaki quickly explained, "We are actually here because..."
But before he could finish speaking, he was kicked over by Toshiro.
"Sorry for disturbing you." As he spoke, Toshiro dragged Yamazaki, who was on the ground and turned to leave without any hesitation.
"Deputy Chief, are we really going to let it go just like that?" Yamazaki, who was being dragged behind Toshiro, said, "That is..."
"Shut up!" Toshiro said expressionlessly.
In the next moment, Toshiro dragged Yamazaki past Mitsuba's room.
At this time, Mitsuba had just woken up. She turned around and saw Toshiro through the small gap in the door. At the same time, Toshiro subconsciously glanced at Mitsuba. Their gazes met... only for a moment.
Listening to Toshiro's footsteps getting farther and farther away, Mitsuba's memory was pulled to a distant past... It was the memory of everyone who was still in the Bushu countryside.
----- Exclusive Dividing Line for Memories -----
"So-chan, So-chan!" Mitsuba pouted and opened the door, reminding Sogo, who was lying on the ground, "So-chan, it's time for practice."
However, there was still no reaction from Sogo.
"What's the matter? You usually get up early by yourself to go to the dojo." Mitsuba asked concernedly, "Did something unpleasant happen?"
"There's a guy who pissed me off." Sogo lay on the ground and said without looking back, but the displeasure in his tone was not concealed at all.
"The one who began coming to the dojo recently?"
"He is clearly my junior, yet he is so arrogant when he speaks," Sogo's tone was full of complaints, "Ever since he came, Kondo-san has ignored me. I hate it so much. I don't want to go to the dojo anymore."
"So-chan..." Mitsuba knelt beside Sogo and did not know what to say. However, at this moment, Mitsuba heard footsteps coming closer and closer behind her and immediately turned her head.
"Okita-senpai, it is time to practice." Toshiro, who had not yet turned into a dead fish eye, stopped and reminded him softly.
"You bastard! Why did you run into someone else's house!" Sogo stood up and cursed angrily at Toshiro. Then, he directly rushed toward Toshiro...
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