At night, at the dock of Edo.
Toshiro and Yamazaki, who were wearing Shinsengumi uniforms, stood on the shore and looked at the two Yakatabune not far away. The rain was very heavy, but neither of them held an umbrella.
(TL note: A yakatabune is a kind of privately owned Japanese boat that has been in use since the Heian period. Inside, a yakatabune has tatami mats and Japanese low tables that resemble an upper-class Japanese home; in fact, it means "home-style boat" and was basically for entertaining guests in the old days.)
"The hospital contacted." Yamazaki lowered his head and carefully glanced at Toshiro beside him, "They said that Miss Mitsuba's illness suddenly worsened, and the situation is very dangerous. The hospital said that... the family should be mentally prepared. Deputy Chief... please go and see Miss Mitsuba. This is not the time to work, right? Moreover... the person we want to catch is Miss Mitsuba's fiance..."
As he spoke, a trace of reluctance appeared on Yamazaki's face, "I always feel that it's a little too cruel. Please consider the feelings of Miss Mitsuba and Captain Okita a little! I don't think that Deputy Chief's choice is wrong. Let those guys be, and those weapons will sooner or later kill our companions. However... what should be done now is not this kind of thing, right? Hijikata-san, this is not a place you should stay!"
"It really is. This kind of rainy day is indeed not suitable for smoking outside. No matter how many times I light it, it will be wet and extinguished..." Toshiro threw the wet cigarette in his hand on the ground in disdain, then turned around with his hand in his pocket, "Also, are you trying to say that I am a heartless person? It is not like that..."
Toshiro's expression became a little ferocious, "There is a husband here. His wife is dying, but he is still busy doing business in this place?"
"Hijikata-san..."
"Yamazaki, you haven't told anyone about this, have you?"
"Ye... yes!"
"Only you and I know about this, right?"
"Yes..."
"In that case, I'll have to trouble you to continue keeping this a secret." As he spoke, Toshiro walked forward without looking back.
"Deputy Chief, do you want to be alone..."
...
In the hospital, outside the emergency room.
Kawaki, Gintoki, and the others were watching the doctor rescue Mitsuba through the sterile glass window. Mitsuba's face was full of pain.
At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded, and everyone turned to look. It was the anxious Sogo and Kondo who arrived.
"You..." Kagura pointed at the bandage on Sogo's face and was about to say something, but Kawaki stopped her.
Kawaki patted Sogo, who was anxiously looking at Mitsuba in the emergency room with the group of doctors, without saying anything. He turned around and walked straight to the corridor.
"Little uncle..." Looking at Kawaki's back, Kagura murmured.
...
In the latter half of the night, after a few hours of emergency treatment, Mitsuba's life was temporarily saved, but according to the doctor, it was only temporary. In the next moment, the patient could die at any time.
Hearing this, Sogo almost pulled out his sword but was stopped by Kondo. After that, Sogo stood outside the glass window and stared at Mitsuba, who was lying on the bed, without moving a step.
"Sogo, it's about time for you to rest." Kondo stood behind Sogo and said, "You haven't slept since yesterday, have you? Why don't you change shifts with me? Anyway, I have already slept just now."
Hearing this, Sogo turned around. He did not speak but stared at the deep dark circles on Kondo's face.
"This is makeup!" Kondo crossed his arms and explained.
However, just as he finished speaking, Kondo heard snoring sounds coming from behind him.
Looking at Gintoki, who was sleeping soundly on the chair, and Shinpachi and Kagura, who was sleeping soundly on the ground with their backs against each other, Kondo gritted his teeth and muttered, "This is really good. These guys can actually sleep so comfortably... But then again, why are they here?"
Ignoring the three of them, Kondo once again looked at Sogo and said, "You seem to have had a fierce fight with Toshiro. How rare, you actually lost."
"Please don't mention that guy now, okay?" Sogo continued to stare at Mitsuba, who was lying on the bed, and said expressionlessly.
"Although he didn't tell me in detail, he told me before," Kondo hugged his hands, and his expression softened a little, "He doesn't want to lose to you at all now."
"Didn't I say not to mention him?!" Sogo lowered his head and shouted loudly. His shoulders were still trembling slightly, and his voice fell again, "Why is everyone like this? They only talked about Toshiro and what a great guy he is. Even my sister was like this, but he didn't even have a shadow here. Did he not care if the woman he dumped before was going to die? The popular men are indeed different... "
"As expected, you are tired. Go to sleep." Kondo replied.
"Are you looking down on me?"
"Go to sleep."
"Am I an eyesore to you? Because I am different from Hijikata?" Sogo mocked himself.
Hearing this, Kondo's pupils contracted slightly, and then he furiously grabbed Sogo's collar.
However, at this critical moment, Yamazaki shouted and ran over, "Chief! Something bad has happened! Yoshiwara's boss, he... Yoshiwara's boss, he..."
Hearing this, Kondo and Sogo looked over and saw that there were three people following behind Yamazaki...
...
The matter started five minutes ago.
Five minutes ago, Yamazaki rushed into the hospital with an anxious look on his face. However, just as he entered, he bumped into Kawaki, who had entered the hospital earlier than him.
"I was wondering who it was. So it's Yoshiwara's boss." Yamazaki complained as he got up, "I have a very important matter to look for the Chief. Don't hinder me, boss..."
However, just as he finished speaking, Yamazaki saw that there were two people beside Kawaki. When Yamazaki saw the two people clearly, he was so shocked and was speechless...
"These... these two... are..." Yamazaki pointed at the two people beside Kawaki and said in an ambiguous tone.
Kawaki smiled and did not answer. Instead, he looked at the two people beside him and said, "Then, let's go."
After the two responded, they followed Kawaki and left, leaving only Yamazaki, who looked like he had seen a ghost.
"No, no, no! This is too incredible!" Yamazaki finally reacted and quickly ran up, "No! I must tell this news to the Chief and Captain Okita!"
...
"Who are these two?" Kondo asked doubtfully.
"Chief, those two are actually..." Before Yamazaki could finish speaking, he was glared at by the person on Kawaki's left and did not dare to continue.
"The one on the left is a doctor I know." Kawaki explained with a smile, "Don't look at him like this. His medical skills are very good."
"No, that's not the extent of being very good anymore..." Yamazaki murmured, "It's the number one on the studio next door!"
"As for the one on the right... Uh, what should I say?" Kawaki murmured, propping up his chin.
"My name is Ku**o Saiki, a supernatural being." The boy on the right of Kawaki, wearing a school uniform with pink hair and glasses, walked out and introduced himself. What was strange was that this pink-haired boy did not open his mouth, but everyone still heard his voice.
Gintoki, who was pretending to be asleep at the side, immediately spat out after hearing this sentence, then got up and kicked Kawaki away.
"Wait a minute!!" Gintoki shouted and then pointed to the pink-haired boy and shouted, "Kawaki! You should stop before you go too far! That's not how seiyuu memes play! Where did you go?! Did you go to Shueisha's office?!"
"Yare yare, isn't this silver-haired naturally wavy hair that we shamelessly promoted in our crew?" Saiki said.
"Shut up!" Gintoki cursed, but then he glanced at the little brother who was wearing a hat and a small goatee with a sword in his arms, "You... You are... Tra***gar Law?!!"
"I don't know what you are talking about." Kawaki got up from the ground, tidied up his hair, and then retorted, "These two are my... uh... like twin brothers."
"Don't lie! When did you become brothers with people in other works?! I don't remember that kind of setting!" Gintoki cursed, "This is not good. This is no longer a simple seiyuu meme problem. This is not a problem that an apology can solve. You are responsible for it, bastard!"
"No, we are actually sextuplets," Kawaki said with his hands crossed.
"Are you still continuing?!" Gintoki was in a bad mood.
On the other side of the corridor, Zenzou, who had just gotten up to go to the toilet, saw the little brother holding a sword next to Kawaki and stood rooted to the ground. After being stunned for nearly a minute, he quickly rushed over.
Zenzou held Law's hand with an excited face, "I am a fan of One Piece! I am also your fan! Please! Can you please use Shambles on me with a person without hemorrhoids? Please!"
"Eh?" At this time, Gintoki was inspired by Zenzou and looked at Law with a face full of enthusiasm, "Can you use Shambles on me with a person with soft and straight hair?! Please!"
"Your attitude has changed too quickly!" Shinpachi, who had woken up a long time ago, kicked Gintoki away and cursed at him.
"The situation is already terrible to this extent. We can only stop the damage in time!" Gintoki retorted as he got up.
"Do you mean to change your hair into a straight one?!" Shinpachi retorted.
However, Kondo, who had learned Law's identity from Yamazaki, also looked at Law with a fanatical expression.
"Um, can you please use Shamble on Miss Otae and me? Please!"
"What the hell are you thinking, Gorilla?" Shinpachi kicked Kondo away.
"What are you doing?!" Kondo complained as he got up, "Even my brother-in-law can't do this, right?"
"Who is your brother-in-law!" Shinpachi shouted.
"Hey, Yoshiwara boss. Where is the patient?" Law looked at Kawaki and asked.
Kawaki pointed to Mitsuba on the other side of the window.
"I got it. Is the payment ready?" Law asked, "It's my first time doing an operation across the world."
"Don't worry; it's all right." Kawaki made an OK gesture and then looked at Ku**o Saiki next to him, "You don't have to worry. All 100 coffee jelly is ready!"
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