My personal opinion on Gensokyo

However, Hijikata Toshiro did not look back, just like when he left Bushu and left his beloved woman, he did not look back.

Oedo Hospital, Intensive Care Unit.

It was already late at night, and after emergency treatment, Okita Mitsuha was finally out of danger. But all night long, Okita Sougo stood motionless in the corridor, silently watching his sister in the intensive care unit through a layer of glass.

On the other side, at the other end of the corridor, Shang Yang looked at the chestnut-haired boy who was still standing outside the window staring at his sister, shook his head, and continued to talk to the attending doctor in front of him.

"So, that means..."

"Ah, although this time I was barely able to save him."

The experienced attending physician also looked at Okita Mitsuha who was still in a coma and sighed.

"However, Miss Okita's body has long been unable to bear the strain. You could even say it's worn out. The hard work she endured in her early years has overdrawn her body. If she undergoes surgery, she will inevitably die on the operating table."

"Besides, it doesn't really matter whether or not to have surgery. Ms. Okita's lungs are already basically necrotic. It's a shame, we're completely powerless to do anything about this situation..."

"That's it..."

Hearing this, Shang Yang sighed.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, you did your best, doctor."

After the doctor left, Shang Yang shook his head, turned sideways to Shana beside him, and spoke calmly.

"It seems that if we want to save Okita Mitsuha, we are the only ones who can come."

Hearing this, Shana nodded slightly.

"Well, that's all it can do."

"Sougo, it's time for you to take a break."

With his hands in his pockets, Shinsengumi Director Kondo Isao walked over and advised in a firm tone.

"You haven't slept since last night, right? Switch shifts with me. I've already slept..."

After hearing Kondo Isao's persuasion, Okita Sougo turned around, looked at Kondo calmly, and raised his finger to point at his eye sockets.

"Dark circles, Mr. Kondo."

Even though Okita Sougo saw that he was also staying up late, Kondo Isao still defended himself with a blank expression.

"It's a makeup effect."

Kondo Isao, who was about to continue persuading Okita Sougo to rest, suddenly heard a loud snoring coming from a chair in the hospital corridor. He turned around and looked in the direction of the snoring.

Sakata Gintoki was lying on a chair with his back to them, snoring and sleeping soundly.

"It's great that this guy can sleep so comfortably."

Seeing Sakata Gintoki snoring in his sleep, Kondo Isao sighed and turned his gaze to the young man with gray hair and the petite black-haired girl who were about to leave and had just stepped into the elevator in the corridor.

"Those two guys over there are probably the strange guys that Fourteen mentioned last time, who also live in Kabukicho. So, why are they here?"

Okita Sougo did not answer, he knew that Kondo Isao did not need this answer.

Sure enough, after seeing Shang Yang and Shana step into the elevator and the elevator door close, Kondo Isao turned his gaze to Okita Sougo, who had a Band-Aid on his face, and asked with great interest.

"I heard you had a fight with Fourteen? How rare that you actually lost."

Volume 4, Edo Chronicles: Chapter 219: Honest Friends

When Okita Sougo heard Kondo mention the fight, he didn't even turn his head and spoke in a cold tone.

"Mr. Kondo, could you please not mention that guy now?"

Kondo Isao glanced at Okita Sougo, who had a blank expression on his face, not surprisingly, and continued speaking as if he hadn't heard anything.

"Although he didn't go into detail, Fourteen told me that he absolutely doesn't want to lose to you now."

"Didn't I say stop talking?"

Hearing Kondo Isao's sigh, the chestnut-haired boy's anger finally erupted.

"Why is everyone like this? All they can say is 'Fourteen Fourteen'. Where's that amazing guy? My sister is like this, but he's nowhere to be found. Doesn't he even care that the woman he dumped before is dying? Popular guys are just different!"

Hearing the chestnut-haired boy's angry rebuke, Kondo Isao just glanced at the angry chestnut-haired boy indifferently, his tone calm.

"You are indeed tired, go to bed."

Hearing this, Okita Sougo narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in the same calm tone.

"...Are you looking down on me?"

Although he heard Okita Sougo's almost accusatory question, Kondo Isao obviously did not intend to dwell on this topic anymore and continued to speak lightly.

"Go to bed."

"...Am I hindering you?"

Hearing this, Okita Sougo continued speaking calmly.

"After all, I'm different from Hijikata..."

Hearing these words, anger flashed in Kondo Isao's eyes. He grabbed Okita Sougo by the collar and lifted him up. Before Kondo Isao could say anything, a voice suddenly sounded in the corridor.

"Chief! Something bad has happened!!!"

While running towards this side, Yamazaki retreated and shouted anxiously.

"Deputy, the deputy commander went alone to the trading location of those smuggled weapons!"

"What?! Fourteen and he's all alone?!"

Hearing this, the horrified Kondo Isao immediately let go of Okita Sougo, grabbed the rushing Yamazaki, shook him back and forth, and shouted angrily.

"Yamazaki, you bastard! Why did you only tell me about this now?!"

"Yes, sorry!"

Yamazaki Tai, who was almost shaken unconscious, hurriedly apologized.

"It was the vice-captain who told me not to tell! If others knew that Captain Okita's relatives were related to the Ronin, it might alert the shogunate, and then Captain Okita's position in the Shinsengumi would be lost!"

Hearing the reason why Yamazaki retreated, Okita Sougo, who had been expressionless, was stunned for a moment, and Kondo Isao also let go of Yamazaki retreat and angrily scolded him.

"Tsk, that Fourteenth guy, did he intend to handle the whole thing by himself from the beginning?! This is really messed up!"

At this moment, Okita Sougo also came back to his senses, and with the same unhappy look, he let out a "tsk!" and clenched his fists, ready to rush towards the stairs.

“…That bastard!”

However, before Okita Sougo could rush out, his collar was grabbed by Kondo Isao again, and the Shinsengumi director gave an indifferent order.

"You don't have to go. Stay by Miss Mitsuha's side. Besides... you'll only be a hindrance now."

"He who carries delusion on his sword will only lose his life."

"Do you want me to believe you?"

Raising his hand and grabbing Kondo Isao's wrist, Okita Sougo snorted coldly.

"Don't be ridiculous. I don't want to owe that guy any favors."

Raising his head, the chestnut-haired boy continued speaking indifferently.

"Mr. Kondo, you misunderstood me. I'm not as naive as you think. I'm the type who doesn't trust others and only cares about my own affairs. When I'm with you guys, I always feel like I don't fit in. I'm different from you guys, so whether it's my sister or you, you all end up by his side..."

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Before Sougo Okita could finish his words, the Shinsengumi director threw a fierce punch, knocking Sougo Okita away and landing in front of the seat where Gintoki Sakata was sleeping.

"……whispering sound."

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Okita Sougo stood up again and complained calmly without any surprise.

"You're really hard on me, Mr. Kondo."

"That's because you're still a little kid."

Straightening his collar, Kondo Isao spoke proudly.

"If Fourteen said the same thing, I would beat him up too. Isn't that how our relationship is?"

"If anyone goes astray, the other two will set him straight. It's been that way since the beginning."

Having said that, Kondo Isao raised his head and declared this in a proud tone.

“That’s why we will never go astray and live with our heads held high!”

"We won't care about the barriers you've dug without permission. I'll cross that barrier and give you a good beating no matter how many times you do that."

Having said that, seeing Okita Sougo who was completely stunned, Kondo Isao smiled brightly.

"You don't find friends like this easily in a long life. I'm already very lucky to have met two such bad friends in my life."

The Shinsengumi's director turned around and walked towards the stairs with firm steps. His voice once again reached Okita Sougo's ears.

"Sougo! If I ever go astray, then it'll be your turn to beat me up!"

Oedo Hospital, inside the elevator.

Leaning against the elevator door, Shang Yang shrugged his shoulders after listening to the conversation between Kondo Isao and Okita Sougo. He pressed the elevator button for the first floor and turned to ask Shana who was also leaning against him.

"Shana, has it been settled with Miss Mitsuha?"

"Do not worry."

Crossing her arms over her chest, Shana answered matter-of-factly.

"When I came out just now, I used the causal thread to temporarily connect Okita Mitsuha's life to my life. For the time being, she will not lose her life no matter what."

After she finished speaking, Shana raised her eyes and stared at the elevator buttons that lit up one floor after another as they went down, praising softly.

"...What a precious friendship! There are so many pure people like this in this world."

"I seem to have started to like this Edo Castle."

"indeed."

Hearing the girl's admiration, Shang Yang nodded slightly in agreement.

"We chose to travel this world, and now it seems like a really good decision."

"Just before this vacation ends, let's help them one more time."

Volume 4: Edo Chronicles: Chapter 220: A Solitary Battle

Oedo Hospital, outside the intensive care unit.

"Actually, I really like him with all my heart. Even though he rejected me coldly, I'm still waiting for him to come back."

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Okita Sougo looked up at the white ceiling and spoke calmly.

"I thought she had finally found her happiness, but, it's that guy again. How many times is he going to hinder my sister, the heartless bastard?"

Looking back at Sakata Gintoki who was fast asleep on the recliner, Okita Sougo turned his face back and cast his gaze at the white ceiling again, muttering to himself.

"Actually, I know that my sister won't like a heartless person. I really know that he won't accept my sister since he doesn't know when he will die."

"I understand. That guy rejected my sister for her happiness."

"I understand. That bastard sincerely wants my sister to be happy. I understand all of this... but I'm still very annoyed."

"...I'm just mad at that jerk, and it's enough for him to continue being that nasty guy."

Having said that, Okita Sougo stood up as if nothing had happened, casually put his coat on his shoulders, and spoke slowly.

"...Boss, thank you for listening to all my complaints. Please keep these words confidential from me... But, you didn't hear them, did you?"

Looking back at Sakata Gintoki who seemed to be still sleeping soundly, Okita Sougo shook his head.

"...That guy stole so many important things. I have to rush over, even though Mr. Kondo said I'd die."

"Maybe this is the last time. Even if you don't hear it, I want to say all these words."

"...Those important things include that guy, right?"

Hearing the lazy voice suddenly ringing beside him, the chestnut-haired boy was stunned for a moment and turned around. What caught his eyes was a lazy silver-haired man with natural curly hair who also stood up from the chair with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.

Sakata Gintoki stretched out his body, scratched his hair and moved his shoulders with an expression that seemed to be bothered.

"You slept so comfortably... Well, now that you've slept well, let's go have a fight. Since we lied to your sister and said we were friends, I'll stay with you until the end, Souichirou-kun."