My personal opinion on Gensokyo

Gintoki is naturally very welcome to anyone who is willing to gamble with him. For this lazy guy who is usually a good-for-nothing, Sakata Gintoki is extremely welcome to anyone, whether it is a drinking buddy, a gambling buddy, or just a bunch of bad friends.

Not only does Shang Yang usually drink and gamble with Gintoki when he is free, but usually, Ai, Shana, and the Gu Mingdi sisters will also visit the Yorozuya from time to time to chat with Kagura, who is usually a good and cute child, and complain about Shinpachi.

Shana gets along quite well with Kagura.

As for Kagura, it is rare to find girls to play with her in Kabukicho.

In the past, Kagura could only play games with those naughty kids in Kabukicho. Now, there are several people of the same age (in Kagura's opinion) who often come to chat with her and play many fun games with her. Kagura is also very happy.

Therefore, after a few visits, Shang Yang and the other girls, including Ai and Kaguya, soon became quite familiar with the Yorozuya trio. When Gintoki and Shinpachi met Ai, Jue, Renren, Kaguya and Shana for the first time, and learned that there were so many outstanding girls living in Shang Yang's house, they all expressed envy and jealousy.

Generally speaking, during the days they stayed in Kabukicho, nothing particularly noteworthy happened to Shang Yang and the girls.

until today.

Bored and idle, Shang Yang was walking alone in Edo when he saw a shrine not far away. Many passers-by were gathering there. On the torii gate of the shrine was tied a huge promotional cloth with the words "Oedo Women's Boxing Tournament" written in neat handwriting on the cloth.

"Red side!"

In the middle of the ring, the host with a sword scar on his face was holding a microphone in one hand and pointing to one side of the ring with the other. An elderly lady who looked very fierce shouted loudly.

"The woman who abandoned married life and found a place on the battlefield, Kishimojin, Haruna!"

Hearing the host's passionate and loud introduction, the audience in the surrounding auditoriums also applauded in unison.

"Blue side!"

Then, the excited host pointed to the other side of the ring, where a cute purple-haired girl was playing a big guitar, and introduced her loudly and excitedly.

"From a popular idol to a professional boxer, the battle diva, Dynamite Atsu!"

After hearing the host introduce herself as Dynamite Atsushi, the popular singer and lifelong idol of Shimura Shinpachi, Miss Teramon Doshi, she shouted with great momentum.

"Go ahead, Gintama!"

(Note: Teramon Michi would add "Atsushi" at the end of her sentences, which her fans think is one of her cute points)

Hearing the idol Miss Teramon Michi's passionate shouts, many fans in the audience also excitedly echoed her loudly.

"Silverworm~!" ×N

The corners of his mouth twitched as he glanced at the "battle diva" Teramon Tsuchigumi on the ring. The young man with gray hair turned his gaze and glanced at Shimura Shinpachi in the audience, who was leading Teramon Tsuchigumi's personal guards (Note: a team of die-hard fans of the idol Teramon Tsuchigumi, initiated by Shimura Shinpachi and captained by himself, with amazing combat effectiveness) and shouted "Come on, Atsu" and "Atsu, go!"

“…I really don’t understand the idol culture of this ‘Gintama world’…”

After ruffling his hair and making a calm remark, the handsome young man with gray hair also walked into the venue, found a seat at random and sat down, ready to watch the fun.

Volume 4, Edo Chronicles: Chapter 185: Purgatory

On the other side, Gintoki and the other three members of the Yorozuya were sitting.

"...What are you doing? It's better for her to stop."

With his dead fish eyes half-open, Sakata Gintoki complained without any motivation.

"She's already developing in a strange direction."

Hearing Gintoki's complaints, Shimura Shinpachi, who was a fan of Miss Ultimate Teramon Dori, immediately turned around and retorted with great dissatisfaction.

"Atong just changed his job to become an idol who sings and fights!"

At this moment, the competition officially began with the sound of the gong. Teramon Tou immediately shouted loudly and rushed forward with his guitar in his arms. Shinpachi immediately turned around and began to cheer for Teramon Tou wholeheartedly.

"Once someone says something like that, it's dangerous."

Hearing this, Gintoki continued to complain calmly.

"The same thing happened at a ramen shop I frequented. They said, 'Let's try adding curry to the menu next time,' and it closed down shortly after."

"What a weird metaphor."

Upon hearing this, Shinpachi loudly retorted again in dissatisfaction.

"A-Tong will be fine. He will definitely continue singing!"

"I always feel that the child looks like he's going to be unlucky."

Hearing Shinpachi's words, Gintoki half-opened his eyes and looked at Kagura, who had been silent since a while ago.

"But regarding this point, Kagura, you look like you're going to live your whole life eating and waiting to die."

"Hum~"

Hearing this, Kagura, who had been silent from the beginning, hummed softly and spoke in a calm voice without any ripples.

"What exactly is a dream? Having a dream is hard, but not having a dream is also very sad. But I am deeply moved by your figure who opened up this thorny road with your own fists!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Kagura suddenly jumped up, jumped onto the ring, blocked in front of Atong, and took a stance, as if she was full of passion to have a hearty battle with the fierce-looking middle-aged woman boxer opposite.

Seeing this, the host shouted, adding fuel to the fire.

"Oh! Someone's barging in! Who is she?!"

"Hello..."

Seeing his own employee intruding into someone else's official competition without saying a word, Gintoki, with a pair of dead fish eyes, immediately planned to distance himself from the matter.

"I know nothing, I know nothing..."

“…I don’t know anything either.”

Hearing this, Shinpachi grumbled coldly as he and Gintoki quietly moved away from the audience.

"It's because of your bad influence, Gin, that Kagura-chan has become like this!"

"what are you talking about?"

Upon hearing what Shinpachi said, Gintoki immediately retorted in disapproval.

"A child's personality is set at the age of three."

While complaining to each other, Gintoki and Shinpachi left the audience together, intending to ignore Kagura and slip away before the organizers caused trouble. Just as the two were about to leave, a guy who was gloating and shouting in the stands caught the attention of Gintoki and Shinpachi.

Noticing the gazes of Gintoki and Shinpachi, the guy who was gloating in the audience also turned his gaze to Gintoki and Shinpachi, and was stunned for a moment as if in surprise.

At the same time, Shang Yang was sitting in the audience seats.

Shang Yang, who was also bored watching the show in the audience, naturally noticed Gintoki and Shinpachi preparing to abandon Kagura and sneak away. When Shang Yang cast his eyes in the direction of Gintoki and Shinpachi's attention, a young man with short chestnut hair in the audience opposite him caught his sight.

Seeing the young man, Shang Yang nodded thoughtfully and muttered to himself.

"Okita Sougo, the captain of the Shinsengumi's First Division... I haven't had any experience with the Shinsengumi yet."

Okita Sougo is the captain of the First Division of the Shinsengumi, an armed police force directly under the shogunate. He is known as the best kendo master in the Shinsengumi. He has an extremely sadistic personality and is considered one of the most untouchable people in the Shinsengumi.

Although he saw Okita Sougo, Shang Yang didn't pay much attention to him. He turned his gaze back to the ring and continued watching the show.

the other side.

"Ah, what a coincidence! I didn't expect everyone at the Yorozuya to be interested in women's fighting as well."

Leaning against the pillar of the torii, Okita Sougo mocked calmly.

"I really like women's fighting. The women with ugly expressions on their faces and grabbing each other are so funny."

Upon hearing this, Shinpachi, who was sitting on the stone steps, immediately complained.

"What's your hobby? Are you a sadist?"

"People who laugh at people who work hard are the most annoying!"

Then, Kagura also criticized with disdain.

"Those who interfere with the decisive battle are not worthy of watching the fighting skills!"

Before Kagura could finish her words, Gintoki, who was sitting next to her, patted her little head lightly and complained with dead eyes.

"The guy who just brazenly obstructed the competition has no right to say that."

"Let's not talk about this anymore, everyone."

Okita Sougo stood up, walked down the stone steps, turned around, and asked lightly with a mysterious smile.

"If you have time, can you go somewhere with me? There's a place where the 'shows' are more interesting."

A passage leading to the underground part of Edo.

“…Hello.”

Looking at the many decadent guys around him who seemed to have lost their minds and fell on both sides of the underground passage, Gintoki couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"What the hell is this place?"

"This is a social gathering place for the residents of the other world, everyone."

As they walked, Okita Sougo explained calmly.

"It's absolutely impossible for people outside to know everything here."

As the four of them walked further down, the various noises coming from the dark underground passage ahead became louder and louder.

Suddenly, the originally narrow underground passage suddenly expanded.

What appeared before the four people was a huge underground fighting arena. In the surrounding audience seats, fierce-looking humans and celestial beings, with fanatical and crazy expressions, were shouting incoherently.

"here it is……"

Looking at everything in front of him, Gintoki couldn't help but be stunned.

"...Underground Fighting Arena!"

"Purgatory Pass..."

Okita Sougo continued calmly.

"What is being held in this mausoleum is..."

As if to cooperate with Okita Sougo's speech, as soon as Okita Sougo finished speaking, in the middle of the huge fighting arena, a shirtless man wearing a red demon mask and holding a huge mace in his hand smashed the wandering samurai who was rushing towards him and sent him flying.

“…What’s being held here is the real deal.”

Looking at this cruel scene expressionlessly, Okita Sougo still spoke calmly.

"...a fight to the death."

The body of the wandering warrior who was completely dead was seen being knocked away by the shirtless man wearing a red ghost mask and holding a mace, and fell to the ground with dark red blood splattering everywhere.

The onlookers also shouted wildly and gave roaring and enthusiastic cheers.

At the same time, the host in a suit and tie seized the opportunity, raised the microphone and announced loudly.

"The winner, champion, is Kidomaru!"

Vol. 4 Edo Chronicles: Chapter 186: Ghosts Living in the Underground Fighting Arena

"Ju, there is actually such a thing..."

Looking at this extremely cruel life-and-death fight happening right before his eyes, Shimura Shinpachi muttered to himself in disbelief.

Hearing Shimura Shinpachi's mumbling, Okita Sougo still spoke calmly in a calm tone.

"Actually, these guys here aren't particularly fond of this kind of real-life fighting, but as long as it involves gambling, a pack of vicious dogs will pounce on you."

Hearing this, Gintoki, who was also looking at the cruel and bloody scene in front of him, did not even bother to raise his eyelids, but just commented in a dull tone with no motivation.

"This kind of program really is a 'good hobby'..."

"To let us see such disgusting things."

Kagura, who was already furious at what she saw, turned around and grabbed Okita Sougo's collar, questioning him angrily.

"What should I do if you keep me awake at night? You bastard!"

"Isn't this a crime?! Mr. Okita!"

Shinpachi Shimura, who was standing next to him, also asked indignantly.

"You are a law enforcer after all!"

Mysterious Voice: "Because Captain Okita is a law enforcer, he probably can't stop it."

Suddenly, a casual voice came from the back of the underground passage, answering Shimura Shinpachi's angry question.

Under the silent gaze of Gintoki and Okita Sougo, a handsome young man with gray hair strolled out from behind the crowd, yawned loudly, and then explained casually.