Compared to Songyang, students are more afraid of Hao who stands at the school gate every morning wearing sportswear to check attendance.
It's not because of the scar on his face, but because the dean always has a straight face and rarely smiles.
But it’s not that he doesn’t smile at all, but he always smiles behind his students’ backs.
Until a student accidentally discovered that the dean was looking at the students' improved sports scores and smiling happily behind his back, all the students thought that the dean would not smile at all.
After that, I realized that the dean just didn't like to laugh in front of students and was just pretending to be serious.
Long's physical education classes are always very strict, and the students' various physical abilities are strictly required and taken very seriously.
Therefore, students always ask the gentler Songyang to observe from the sidelines during physical education classes, trying to get Hao to lower his standards in this way.
But...it didn't work.
…
When Jiang Cheng arrived outside this remote elementary school located in the mountains of the countryside, he was wearing a sports suit and a whistle tied around his neck, leading a dozen students to a physical education class on the playground.
"One second away from perfect score, keep working hard."
"Hey -" the student who just finished running said in a long voice, "You have worked very hard."
"Not hard enough, try again!"
This iron-faced King of Hell has no mercy at all.
Song Yang on the side seemed a little unable to stand it anymore, so he came out and said: "Um... the students have worked very hard, so we will leave it for today..."
"Don't get in the way! Songyang! This is my physical education class!
They clearly still have some energy left! It’s too early to give up at this time!
You can obviously do your best, but you do it because you are slacking off. As a physical education teacher, I will never allow it! "
Songyang just smiled bitterly.
My eldest disciple has really grown up, and even the teacher dares to discipline him, and he even leaves me speechless.
but…
boom! !
After a fist smashed into Mother Earth's arms, Songyang felt that something that had been suppressed for a long time was released. He smiled and raised his index finger to speak to the students.
"The physical education teacher suddenly fell ill, so let's have some fun together in today's physical education class~"
"Hi—"×n
"No! This is my physical education class!" Hazy, who did not lose consciousness, said with a serious face.
A primary school student reminded in a low voice: "Teacher Songyang, do it one more time. Just one more time will be enough."
Looking at the noisy teachers and students in the school, Jiang Cheng felt a little emotional, but without much nostalgia or reluctance, he turned around and left slowly.
At the same time, Songyang, who was playing tumbleweed with the students, suddenly felt something. He stopped what he was doing and looked outside the empty school gate.
…
A few days later, Jiang Cheng, carrying a bottle of wine, came to a cemetery that had only been repaired in recent years.
In the past, this place was just a mass grave where many of Jiang Cheng's former partners were buried.
"Inoue, your sister married a nice man. Although I didn't go to the wedding for you, Gao Zai and the others all went."
"Santa, the teacher is back too."
"And the country has been saved."
"The world has also changed."
"Your long battle...is finally over."
Jiang Cheng passed by unnamed tombstones one after another, murmuring the names of his former partners one after another.
No one would have thought that this man who couldn't even remember women's names could remember the names of so many partners so clearly, or rather...never forget them.
Every name here is not just an ordinary name to Jiang Cheng, but a living life.
Jiang Chengcheng is such a contradictory person. He is obviously a murderer who kills without blinking an eye, but he also values life more than anyone else.
It was almost dusk, and Jiang Cheng had only the last glass of wine left in his hand.
"I'll give the last glass to myself."
…
In this era, some people are not in a hurry to put down their swords, such as Takasugi, and his ghost soldiers.
In this new era, there are still many hidden threats, such as some of the shogunate's fish that Sasaki missed at the time.
They are hiding in the corners of this country, and they tolerate it because they are too weak. They even secretly collude with the heavenly beings who are dissatisfied with the new government of the earth.
What Takasugi and the Ghost Soldiers have been doing in recent years is to spontaneously pursue and deal with such guys.
Perhaps for this country, no one is needed to do this now, but Takasugi still has not put down his sword and his obsession.
Probably because I feel like I can't do anything, so I want to fill the regrets and vacancies in my heart.
…
Takasugi, who was just passing by, came to the cemetery.
This is also Takasugi's first time here.
Looking at those former comrades-in-arms, Takasugi just stood quietly.
It wasn't until everything ended five years ago that Takasugi understood.
Fifteen years ago, on the day when the Anti-Barbarian War ended, the four of them stood in front of the graves of their comrades with swords in them. As if they had made an appointment and left in four directions without looking back, they made up their minds. Not just yourself.
And such a fool.
It's just that he never showed it.
It would be great if... I was noticed by myself at that moment.
He definitely looked back at that time, just like himself, but he missed it.
Takasugi slowly recovered his thoughts and turned around slowly. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a figure not far away who was getting away from him.
An unexpectedly similar back to that person.
Although Takasugi wanted to catch up for a moment, he stopped in the end.
Because Takasugi knows very well,
that person
… is no longer here.
…
Jiangcheng returned to Edo and Kabukicho.
He was preparing to head to the last stop of this unique time travel, but before he could start, cold raindrops hit the ground in front of him.
In just a few seconds, light rain fell, and soon Jiang Cheng's hair and shoulders were wet.
However, he didn't pay attention and walked towards his destination. But at this moment, a somewhat worn umbrella was thrown at Jiang Cheng's feet.
"It's just a broken umbrella that has been abandoned for a long time and no one has used it. If you don't mind, take it, otherwise you will catch a cold."
In the bookstore on one side, Jiang Hua, standing at the counter and smoking, spoke softly.
"Ah... thank you."
Jiang Cheng bent down to pick up the umbrella and thanked him softly.
…
The last place Jiang Cheng came to was not the Yoshihara of the past, but a small cemetery not far from Yoshihara.
In the drizzle, Jiang Cheng, holding an umbrella, stood in front of two tombstones, looking at the tombstones with the names "Jiang Cheng" and "Yue Yong" engraved on them with a gentle expression.
"What a stupid woman..."
Jiang Cheng whispered to himself softly, and there seemed to be a bit of tenderness and complaint in his somewhat emotional voice.
"Is he an acquaintance?"
The voice of the sun wheel came from the side.
"Ah, that's right."
"It's been more than two years." Nichirin, who was walking step by step with a cane in one hand and an umbrella in the other, said with some relief.
Next to him was the thirteen-year-old Seita, who had obviously grown up a lot, holding an umbrella and holding two bouquets of flowers and a bottle of wine.
"Is it… "
"Ah," Ri Lun came to Yue Yong's tombstone with a smile in his eyes, "But for this child, this is the ending he expected. After all, some things no longer need to be protected by his own hands, so in In the end, I was able to walk resolutely to the person I loved so much without any worries."
Jiang Cheng didn't answer, just looked at the tombstone in front of him quietly.
Hinata put down his crutches and squatted down. He took the bouquets from Haruta who was silent and placed them in front of the two tombstones.
Looking at Nilun who had finished all this and poured two more glasses of wine, Haruta quickly reminded: "Mom! One glass is enough! When Sister Yue Yong drinks, it will be a very serious situation!"
"That looks like the two of them, right?" Hidden Face smiled, "Even in that kind of place, those two people won't get along in harmony."
Qingta curled up his lips: "That's what I said... But don't you think brother Jiang Cheng is a bit pitiful? In hell, you still have to face the drunken sister Yue Yong and so on..."
… It’s really pathetic.
Jiang Cheng silently agreed in his heart.
"It's okay. Isn't that what they like? I forgot that when the two of them were still alive, Yueyue often deliberately drank and went to Jiang Chengsang's room, only to show up again the next day."
Why? What's the meaning? What does this woman mean by doing that? What did she do to me? Is she that type
Haruta blushed and reminded: "Don't talk about this kind of thing! There are outsiders here! By the way, there is a son here who has just entered puberty!"
"However, these two people are evenly matched. They both never expressed their feelings until the last moment. One just wants to complete the mission he imposed on himself once again and keeps refusing, while the other just wants to Stay with the one you love, even if there is hell ahead. In the end, you will still be arguing every day... "
…
Haruta and Nichirin have been gone for a long time, but Jiang Cheng is still standing alone in front of the tombstone, standing for a long time without moving.
"How about this future?"
After hearing Xiaoyu's voice and the footsteps gradually approaching, Jiang Cheng raised his head and sighed softly: "Ah, it is indeed a good future. A beautiful future is like a dream, the future I expected. Ah~ I have no regrets anymore, just send me back, Xiaoyu."
"Really do nothing?"
"Why do you do anything?"
"Master Jiang Cheng, don't you...ask what happened after you woke up? Or do you already know?"
"For now... let's just say." As he said that, Jiang Cheng lowered his head and glanced at his body, "After all, I feel the sense of disobedience in my body now. I'm really patient. I've been lurking for so long..."
(End of chapter)