Chapter 106: Arbitration

  The next morning, I was dragged to the wide room by the new selection group. All the cadres of the new selection group were gathered in the hall, and as soon as I stepped in, they all turned their heads to look at me, with very serious expressions, indeed suspected...

  To be honest, I still feel quite heavy-hearted. I kind of regret not making a run for it last night... A place like the Shinsengumi is somewhere I don't want to stay for even a minute.

  "Come and explain the situation at that time." Tsuchida Tosan said, kneeling down and sitting opposite me not far away, frowning with a look of fatigue on his face. "Why were you together with Yamato?"

  "On my way back to the house, I saw a suspicious person and followed them secretly. It turned out to be San Nan, who told me that the red medicine in his hand was made by my father. Later, he became more and more excited and poured the medicine all at once. Then, Mr. Takada arrived." He said slowly with his head down, feeling a chill rising within him, just as he had suspected.

  Upon hearing this, Tsuchiya Sosuke let out a sigh. "Since you've heard him say that, there's no helping it. Indeed, Mr. Kouda was in charge of developing the medicine. However, before he could complete it, he went missing... The people who took the medicine are all at Maekawa Estate; as long as they don't come into contact with blood, they're still manageable, but once they go on a rampage, there's no stopping them."

  "This is the secret of the Shinpuku Group that only our members know... and now, you've found out." Tsuchiya Sosuke's eyebrows were already furrowed into a 'river' shape, his eyes also carrying a hint of ferocity.

  The other cadres were also silent, and the general was rarely seen without a smile but with an expressionless face, his hands clasped together in thought. Xiao Yi, as usual, had no expression on her face, sitting motionlessly like a mountain.

  I couldn't help but sneer, with a hint of mockery. "Mr. Tsuchida, are you finally going to take action and kill me? Someone as useless as I am would only waste food if left alive. I'll be obedient and let you dispose of me as you please, without making a loud fuss. Please rest assured."

  It was terrifying how everything around me became quiet in an instant, my heart sank again, and I really gave up~ If I were to be killed for real, the main god probably wouldn't erase me, but would deduct a lot of points though. Well... I don't want to stay in Shinsengumi for another moment now.

  "Deputy Director, it's not the right time to deal with Snow Village now." Xiao Yi was the first to break the tense atmosphere, and I looked at him in surprise. Our eyes met, and I felt that he was worried about me, which was truly unbelievable...

  "Although I really want to kill her, she still has some use." General So's eyes didn't smile, I knew he might get up and kill me at any time, after all, everything was fake...

  "Mr. Tsuchiya, Senba hasn't done anything wrong! I would have done the same thing if I were in his shoes!" Heihachi loudly protested to Tsuchiya with a look of discontent on his face.

  "Yes, it's not her fault. You're too inconsiderate of girls, Mr. Tsuchida." Harada looked at Tsuchida with some reproach.

  "Hmm! Bullying a woman is not what a man should do!" Shinpachi nodded vigorously.

  "Shut up, all of you!" Tsuchiya Tosan roared at the cadres, his forehead bulging with veins.

  "Look for Mr. Kōdō, you might be of use to him. Even if not, we won't have a headache without you. Once you make any suspicious move, you'll be dead... Remember that." Tsuchida Sazan said coldly with his arms crossed. "For the time being, I won't kill you, but... you can die anytime, it's nothing significant..."

  "......Hey." I bowed deeply, still unable to end it...

  The sliding door was opened and in came Inoue Gensaburō, “...the crisis is over, he’s still sleeping now…very peacefully.”

  The tense atmosphere in the room eased with this sentence, and everyone seemed to be relieved.

  "Has Yamnan gone mad?" Hearing Eizou's response, Inoue shook his head.

  "It's still too early to make any conclusions based on the current situation, but he looks no different from usual." Isoroku Takano said, and they both sat down.

  It seems that Sannan is not dead after all, and Totōya-san must have avoided his vital spot when he stabbed him. I pouted in dissatisfaction, even if Sannan wasn't dead, I wouldn't forgive the Shinsengumi!

  "So when that guy wakes up, Master's suspicions will be withdrawn too, right?" Kanna perked up her ears with some expectation.

  Even if the misunderstanding is cleared up, what they said remains unchanged. I will only be a woman with some exploitable value after all. Suddenly, I feel a little sentimental inside.

  You're really strong, Master! If you just use a bit of your power, no one can beat you!! Akane jumped up in discontent.

  Alas... the main god sealed off more than half of my abilities. What can I do? Who did I offend, anyway? My mouth twitched a few times, and suddenly I felt very innocent.

  Kanata was speechless, she probably knew that her family's master had unintentionally teased the main god before, and when he was in a bad mood, he would spray venom at the main god...

  At this time, the front door was pulled open and Ito suddenly rushed in. Everyone's expression changed to a very disgusted look, as for Ito, this secret about the shogunate was not yet to be known by him.

  They have never treated me like this before, which instantly balanced and sublimated my mood. I mourned for poor Itō for three seconds, according to the data, this Itō should not live long and was beheaded by Shinsengumi. This tells us that as a person, we shouldn't be so annoying, otherwise, we will suffer greatly.

  "Hey, everyone's face doesn't look too good, is it related to last night?" Itoh asked lightly, as expected of a staff officer, Itoh's words hit the nail on the head.

  "Ah......no......that......" Kondō Isami didn't know how to respond at this moment either, and looked towards the officers for help.

  "Alright! You go fool him, Left!" Shinpachi said.

  "Huh? Me? Actually yesterday—" Zuo Zhi was stunned when the general leaned over and whispered.

  "Those who can't act, don't come and mess it up." General Soo revealed a rare bitter smile, stopping the two people who were about to step forward. "Let's leave this kind of thing to those who are good at explaining."

  Noticing his gaze, Shō nodded slightly "......As Lieutenant Itō said, something happened in the barracks last night, and the situation is not very optimistic."

  "We don't want the incident to worry the staff officer, we will give you a further report at tonight's scheduled location," said Xiao Yi, fluently explaining the situation as General Zong had said he was good at.

  "Is that so......" Ito narrowed his eyes and smiled warmly as he looked around the room. "I understand, I'll look forward to tonight's meeting."

  Yi Dong unexpectedly understood the situation and happily left from the main room. The moment the door closed, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

  "I feel like I let him get away... Did he really find Saito-kun's answer satisfactory?" It seems that the slightly humble response was to Ito's liking.

  I highly commend the first grade for not making a sound at this point. As for acting skills, I'm actually quite good at it too, but I just feel that always wearing a fake face is tiring. General Sō said to let him escape... Could it be that he originally planned that if he let Tōdō discover something wrong, he would immediately kill Tōdō? I mourn for Tōdō in silence for three seconds again.

  "Isn't it just Sanada who isn't here in the place where the officers gather?" Seeing me tilt my head and frown, Tsuchida explained to me. "Ito can easily see through that something must have happened to Sanada."

  Ito had anticipated the general situation, so he didn't ask anything and just left. What a perceptive guy, for the Shinsengumi, such an ill-intentioned person would only be a future problem.

  "...Well, just tell Mr. Ito that Yamasan was only food poisoned last night when he ate dinner, anyway, Yamasan is still lying in bed." Subconsciously added a sentence, then saw everyone's face except mine twisted slightly.

  Just as the meeting was about to disperse, Shannan suddenly appeared. Although his face looked a bit off, apart from that he seemed no different from usual. I twitched my mouth slightly, Shannan, you really are like they say - speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao appears. You're actually Ah Piao, right?

  "Yuki-mura kun... I don't recall eating anything strange." San-nan looked at me with a hint of black lines, and I mentally retorted that the drink he had last night was pretty strange itself.

  "Yama-nan! Are you okay?" Inoue asked worriedly as he stood up.

  Yamato's concern for Iori was met with a calm smile, an expression that seemed to be tinged with a hint of sadness. "I'm a bit tired, it's also the side effect of the 'medicine'. After drinking that 'medicine', daytime activities have become difficult for me, and I am no longer human."

  It's daytime activities are difficult, bloodthirsty and violent, these are the characteristics of Levele. It seems I have to investigate the ingredients of this medicine. Maybe I'll run into my kin, but what that wind spirit said last time 'ghost' was a blood clan? But I didn't see any characteristics of the blood clan on him.

  "But you're alive, and that's all that matters to us!" Nakatou said with misty eyes, a true kind-hearted old man.

  But others seem to be worried about Shannan, yet they can't express their happiness straightforwardly.

  "...... So your wrist is healed?" Sousa

  "Although it hasn't recovered to its original state, even I'm not too sure... " He lifted his left wrist, which should have been immobile, clenched his fist and then opened it. "...but it seems to be healed, to the point where it can move."

  "Is Yamato weakened during the day now? Can he participate in team activities in this state?"

  "It's better if I die." Shannan said calmly. "From now on, I will be a successful example of 'medicine' to lead the [New Compilation Group]."

  "What! Are you serious?! Do you know what you're saying?!" Shingo jumped up and asked anxiously.

  "I was defeated, has Yong Cang jun forgotten? The shogunate did order us to conceal the existence of 'medicine' after all." Upon hearing San Nan's rebuttal, Shinpachi shut his mouth. "...When I die, it will be possible to continue concealing the existence of 'medicine' as before. If the side effects of 'medicine' disappear, then there won't be a reason not to use it anymore, right?"

  "The shogunate is about to issue an order for the experiment of strengthening 'medicine'... Is it really going to be like this?" Kondo was in a dilemma for half a day and finally agreed.

  "Since you've chosen this path yourself, please take responsibility and see it through." Although the general's words were harsh, Shannan still maintained her smile (the image ambassador, after all).

  "So, the matter of transferring our base can't be taken lightly...," said Tofu Saito firmly. "To keep it a secret like Ito did with the Mountain South General, we need a more spacious base. This place is too cramped..."

  "After confirming the enhancement plan for 'Want', the transfer should be resolved as soon as possible." Xiao Yi.

  Then everyone started discussing the transfer of alternative locations, I was struggling with whether or not to go out, here I am just an outsider's words. As the only existing value as a daughter of Gang Dao, but this kind of life is really making me tired~

  All I want to do is go home and be with my brothers, and my adorable little brother Tom... wonder if he's all grown up now... has Dumbledore's old honey bee deceived him or not... it's really worrying...