One morning, Yoshihara.
In Jiang Cheng's room, Sougo and Jiang Cheng sat side by side on the floor facing the monitor. Their eyes were fixed on the game screen on the monitor while their fingers continued to control the game controller.
"Boss, I heard a very interesting rumor yesterday when I was drinking with Kondo-san and Uncle Matsudaira." Sougo suddenly said.
"Really?" Jiang Cheng responded casually, "Did that uncle's daughter get entangled by some gangster again?"
"No, it's not that insignificant thing." Sougo replied, "Speaking of which, the boss should also know about the war against the barbarians ten years ago. Yesterday, when the uncle was drunk, he told an incredible secret."
"Really?" Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "But I'm not interested in that kind of thing. What I'm interested in now is just the game in front of me."
"That's such a pity," Sougo stared at the monitor in front of him and continued unhurriedly: "I thought if it was the boss, he would be very interested. According to Uncle Matsudaira, in the late period of the Anti-Barbarian War But there are a few very extraordinary guys, the Crazy Prince - Katsura Kotaro, the Governor of the Ghost Army - Takasugi Shinsuke, the Dragon of Katsurahama - Sakamoto Tatsuma, and the powerful but mysterious Shiroyasha are fighting in the war. In the later period, he was called the Four Heavenly Kings."
"Hahaha, this nickname sounds like a group of problem children." Jiang Cheng said with a smile.
"Everyone in the world thinks so," Sougo continued, "but yesterday when the uncle was drunk, he told an incredible secret. Behind those four people, there was an even more incredible monster... No , it should be a wild beast. The name, gender, and age are all unknown."
"But there is no doubt that that person was more active than those four people in the later stages of the war. One person could face thousands of heavenly beings armed with advanced weapons without changing his expression. I heard that he participated In the war, all the enemies were annihilated, as if they had been bitten by some terrible beast, and there were not many intact corpses left."
"Really? That sounds really scary," Jiang Cheng responded casually, but then his pupils shrank and he hurriedly shouted: "Sougo-kun, throw away a cigarette! Six o'clock direction! About ten meters! Hurry! a little!"
"Hi-" After responding, Sougo controlled the game character to take out a smoke bomb from his backpack and threw it towards the six o'clock direction of the two of them.
"it's over!"
While shouting, Jiang Cheng's hand speed suddenly soared, and the expression on his face became serious. After a crackling operation, the game ended.
"Huh~" Jiang Cheng put down the game controller and said happily, "What a good victory. Sougo-kun, do you want something to drink?"
After saying that, Jiang Cheng stood up and walked towards the refrigerator in the corner of the room.
"Coke will do." Sougo put down the game controller, moved his shoulders a little, and glanced in Jiang Cheng's direction.
…
"Ha-" Jiang Chengcheng drank half a can of Coke in one go and let out a sound of relief, "It's really good. After a fierce battle, let's have a glass of iced Coke~"
"That's right, boss." Sougo put down the Coke in his hand and lay down on the floor with his hands on his head. "Speaking of which, boss, this place is really good. It's much better than a place like Shinsengumi. Women, money , games are not lacking, and there are not so many disputes. It is really a good place for people to relax. "
"Ah hahaha, Sougo-kun has reached the age to be interested in women?"
"I've always been interested. By the way, do men who are not interested in women really exist in this world?" Sougo asked, "It doesn't exist, right?"
"That makes sense." Jiang Cheng crossed his chest with one hand and supported his chin with the other hand and nodded.
"Boss, let's go back to the topic just now." Sougo stared blankly at the ceiling above his head and continued unhurriedly: "The uncle said that that guy seems to be able to subvert the entire country by himself."
"Really? That's really scary."
"If there really is such a guy, I would also like to meet him," Sougo said with a little regret on his face, "I really want to try to compete with that kind of person, but as expected, I still have to forget it. If I am If you kill him, you will be very distressed."
"Indeed, I will also be very distressed," Jiang Cheng nodded, then raised an index finger, narrowed his eyes and continued with a smile: "It's rare to meet someone with a compatible personality like Sougo-kun. If he dies, I would be very sad."
Sougo continued: "Afterwards, the uncle was drunk by Hijikata and fell on the table. He said vaguely that that person is now in Edo. This is a secret that only a few real people in power in the upper echelons of the shogunate know. , the person they fear is now somewhere in Edo.”
"Really?!" Jiang Cheng covered his chest with both hands and said in horror.
"Ah, it seems to be true, hehe." Sougo said, suddenly sitting up, "But this morning, the uncle suddenly ran to the Shinsengumi's camp and said that yesterday was just a drunken talk after drinking too much. It was just a remark, and he also emphasized not to let the real selection team do stupid things that have no results at all. However, it would be too strange, that uncle would never behave like that."
Saying that, Sougo crossed his hands and then analyzed: "Suddenly invited us to drink wine in the way of a boss rewarding his subordinates, and he drank until he was extremely drunk. He said such things while drunk, but denied it the next day. He …Do you want to remind us of something?”
Sougo raised his head and looked straight into Jiang Cheng's eyes, "Are you trying to remind us that that person is right next to us? That guy who is more dangerous than Takasugi and Gui is right next to us so that we can be careful...or... What answer does he want us to get from that person on his behalf?"
"Now that I think about it, the latter option seems to be more feasible. After all, if it's a guy with that kind of power, the Shinsengumi won't be able to withstand such a guy getting serious no matter how careful they are. ? So, the biggest question now is to figure out what the uncle wants us to ask for him. Is that so? Boss..."
"Huh? Is that so?" Jiang Cheng asked with a puzzled look on his face, and then praised: "As expected of Sougo-kun, he is really smart. If it were me, I would probably forget all about this problem after drinking. It’s over.”
"boss…"
"Songwu-kun," Jiang Cheng interrupted Sougo, and then slowly stood up and came to the window, looking at the guests and wandering girls coming and going on the street below with a gentle face, "What do you think of this country? ? Or if Sougo-kun were that person and had the power to subvert this country, what would he do and what would he think?"
Sougo pointed to the ceiling and replied without thinking: "Kill all those above who are pointing fingers at this country."
"What do you mean?"
"Kill Hijikata and become the vice-captain of the Shinsengumi." Sougo answered honestly.
"It does look like Sougo-kun's style," Jiang Cheng smiled, "Maybe that person also thinks the same way, maybe he just wants to live an ordinary life, so I think that Sougo-kun and Shincho Don’t panic, everyone in the group. That person probably won’t do anything.”
"That's it..." After saying this, Sougo stood up with his hands on the floor, then turned around and walked slowly towards the door. When he reached the door, he stopped and waved without looking back, "Then I will Let’s go now, boss, if Hijikata finds out about skipping work all morning, he’ll be chatting about it again.”
"Well, Sougo-kun," Jiang Cheng pointed at the back of Sougo's head and couldn't help but remind him, "Well... before that, I think you should rest for a few days. It may be because you haven't had a good rest recently. ,your hair…"
"Hair? What's wrong with my hair?" Sougo turned around and stretched out his hand to touch his head, "It's normal. What's wrong?"
"No, that situation is really far from normal." Jiang Cheng couldn't help but twitching his lips as he thought of the back of Sougo's head that was almost completely bald. "It's almost completely... bald..."
"Bald? How is that possible, at my age..."
Before he finished speaking, Sougo saw a bunch of hair in his hand, and suddenly his whole body felt bad.
"Well, if you can, you can touch the back of your head again..." Jiang Cheng suggested tentatively, and then pointed to where Sougo was sitting, "Actually, your hair has been falling out since you entered the door, but... I thought Sougo-kun might know it, so I didn’t say anything..."
After hearing this, Sougo turned his head expressionlessly and looked at where he was originally sitting. At the same time, he reached out and touched the back of his head. When he saw the pile of chestnut hair lying on the ground at his original position, he After feeling that there were only a few sparse hairs left on the back of his head, Sougo rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.
"Sougo-kun!"
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"Well, Sougo-kun, in fact, no one would have thought of such a thing," Jiang Cheng looked at Sougo, who was curled up in a ball with his legs in front of him and his whole body was surrounded by shadows, and comforted him, "But! Maybe he came early. You have to stand up and accept it! After all, a large number of people will become bald after reaching a certain age! That’s right! In a sense, baldness is also a necessary stage in human life! Without baldness Life will become incomplete. This kind of thing can be seen everywhere! Basically, no one who becomes a principal can escape the fate of thinning hair before the age of forty! So cheer up! Becoming a principal at the age of eighteen is already a long time. It’s amazing! This is the first time I’ve seen it!”
"Boss... becoming bald has no connection with becoming a principal," Sougo retorted weakly, "Being bald has never been a necessary experience in life."
(End of chapter)