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But at this moment, he had a tray full of dishes in his left hand, and in his other hand he held a bottle of wine that looked quite old.

"Okay, done."

"I brought the food along too—for today, feel free to eat and drink as much as you want. It's not as difficult as it was before!"

While listening to Hijikata Kiroku's bold speech, Ian's mind was not on it at all.

He came back not just to reminisce about the past, nor to get a meal or two from his brother Hijikata Kiroku.

After helping his brother put all the things on the small tatami table, Ian took a sip of sake and spoke directly:

"Speaking of which-"

"This street is..."

"Oh...you're talking about that." Hijikata Kiroku answered quickly, as if he had expected his younger brother to ask such a question.

"That was a farewell that everyone spontaneously prepared for Mr. Okita."

"You should also know that he is a very good man. Our family has also received his kindness, right?"

"..."

It was almost exactly as he had guessed, but Ian's expression didn't show any joy at all.

Kondo Isami, who was standing by, also started asking after picking up a piece of food with his chopsticks.

"That--"

"Wouldn't it be very unruly for us to eat like this?"

"That's not true." Hijikata Kiroku shook his head. "Just like I said before, this is something we did on our own initiative. The Okita family didn't want to make things so complicated."

"However, since everyone was taking the initiative to do so, they had no choice but to go along with it."

“Oh…I see.”

Kondo Isami nodded, and then returned to being a listener.

"Then my brother——"

Ian put down the wine glass in his hand. At this moment, he couldn't drink a sip of wine.

"Okita..."

Knowing the friendship between his brother and Okita Souji, Hijikata Kiroku did not hesitate and spoke directly:

"Saisan——"

"I think Okita won't be able to continue to comprehend the 'Natural Rishin Flow' with you from now on."

"what?"

Ian heard the thing he least wanted to hear, so his reaction was naturally a little exaggerated.

However, he quickly suppressed his emotions with the help of Kondo Isami.

"Why is this happening?"

"because--"

Hijikata Kiroku sighed.

"Originally, the affairs of the Okita family were handled by the old man alone—but you also know the current situation..."

"After losing such a core figure, the Okita family naturally has to fill the gap, right?"

"Then, Souji won't be able to go out with you to learn the 'Natural Rishin Flow' like before."

"you……"

"Should I understand?"

"..."

Ian's face turned pale at that moment.

Although he had such a premonition a long time ago, when he really confirmed it, the boy still felt a little trembling.

Is his good friend Okita Souji going to give up on learning Tennen Rishin-ryu forever...?

This is impossible, right?

Absolutely impossible!

We agreed to become stronger together!

Just when Ian was about to lose control, a hand reached out from under the table and held his hand.

That's Isami Kondo.

The news just now was obviously a big shock to her.

but……

But she suppressed all her emotions, just like when she appeared outside Kondo's residence.

but--

This is just the surface.

Because the next moment, Ian heard Kondo Isami's silent whisper without changing his expression.

"Sui San."

"Shall we... go find Okita tonight and ask him about it?"

857. Okita Souji and the Sad Funeral / The Wait I Never Thought of (4k)

"..."

Ian confirmed that he had heard correctly.

Kondo Isami, who was standing next to him, had just said something that really touched his heart.

"Go-"

"Go find Okita Souji and ask him about it tonight."

When Ian was about to continue asking questions about this sentence, Kondo Isami pinched him hard again and lowered his voice so that only he could hear it.

"Don't talk about it now. Do you want to be scolded to death by your brother?"

"..."

After Kondo Isami's reminder, Ian noticed that Hijikata Kiroku on the other side of the table was holding his wine glass and looked a little at a loss.

Yes.

Can't alarm my brother.

In his heart, Ian approved of Kondo Isami's behavior.

"We'll talk about it tonight—"

After leaving these last words, Kondo Isami pretended nothing had happened and continued chatting with Hijikata Kiroku.

"Brother. Can you tell me a little more about Toshizo?"

"I really want to know his past."

"Okay, hahahaha." Hijikata Kiroku didn't delve into the matter any further, but just started drinking.

[It must be said that Kondo Isami does have a knack for getting information out of people.]

After a few glasses of sake, she actually managed to trick your brother Hijikata Kiroku into telling her a bunch of trivial things about your childhood.

[However, although Hijikata Kiroku said it with great joy, neither you nor Kondo Isami felt any pleasure from this matter.]

[Time, in this almost helpless way, is consumed bit by bit.]

in the afternoon.

As Hijikata Kiroku fell drunkenly on the tatami in the room, Ian knew that his brother had not lived this kind of life for a long time.

He had endured too long during the years he had left home to comprehend the "Natural Reason Flow".

Ian asked his sister-in-law for a quilt and gently covered his brother with it.

Then, Kondo Isami's voice was heard:

"Sui San, do you want to go out for a walk?"

"Go for a walk?"

Ian turned around and looked at Kondo Isami, who had drunk a lot of wine like his brother, with a puzzled look in his eyes.

"Xiaoyong, are you serious?"

"You've obviously had quite a bit to drink, haven't you? If you go out like this and collapse on the street, it'll be troublesome."

"Don't worry."

Kondo Isami said without changing his expression.

"I must have said that because I knew nothing would happen to me. Otherwise, who would run around after drinking?"

"Let's go, stop talking so much."

"..."

After hesitating for a moment, Ian did not refuse Kondo Isami's "invitation" but nodded.

"Okay, I see."

【Time has unknowingly arrived in the afternoon. 】

Although the funeral of the Okita family's grandfather had a significant impact on Aoba Castle, business on the streets did not stop.

"Just as your brother Hijikata Kiroku said, these were not intentional arrangements by the Okita family, but rather something everyone did spontaneously."

【so--】

The streets at this moment present a very strange scene.

[The shop receipts fluttered in the wind, and the ground was covered with white flowers that had not yet been cleaned up, while people continued to conduct various transactions in this environment.]

Some were shouting, some were bargaining, and some were just passing by.

[It seems as if nothing has changed, except that there is a hint of sadness.]

"..."

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it..."

Kondo Isami looked at the market in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

"It's clearly a very sad time, but everyone's acting so normal."

"After all, life goes on even when people die, doesn't it?"

Having said that, Ian looked at Kondo Isami beside him.

"Xiaoyong, you should understand this kind of thing best, right?"

"..."

"I don't really understand it." Kondo Isami shrugged. "I just have to accept it. If I'm hungry, I'll be very motivated to do anything."

"is it?"