Hijikata Toisho is to the Shinsengumi what Zhang Liao is to Soochow, he can play the role of "stopping children from crying at night".

Whenever the "Deputy Commander of Demons" is mentioned, the soldiers of the Shinsengumi can't help but fight between two groups.

Despite this, no one dares to question its status.

The reason is that his excellent ability in both civil and military affairs is obvious to all.

Faced with tough and tough battles, Serizawa Kamo and Niimi Nishiki never gave up. They always charged forward and accumulated solid military exploits.

Serizawa Kamo even won the first victory in the battle (Battle of Iga).

No one will deny: Kamuo Serizawa is one of the most valiant and skilled swordsmen in the Shinsengumi!

Even those who hate Serizawa Kamo the most have to admit his bravery and military exploits, and then respect him to the greatest extent.

On the other hand, I don't know whether it was because he was convinced by Aoto, or because of his comradeship, Serizawa Kamo was not as sharp as before.

In a word, he has become much calmer, like a sword that has been put back into its sheath and no longer easily exposed to others.

With the addition of Serizawa Kamo, Elodie and others, the front of the camera became extremely crowded.

After everyone spent a lot of effort, they finally found their respective positions.

Aoto is still standing in the middle, with Isamu Kondo and Toshizo Hijikata on his left and right.

The girls headed by Sanako stood in front of him, and Awu hugged Elodie affectionately.

The rest of the people stood or squatted so that everyone's face could be captured by the camera without being blocked.

Perhaps being infected by the lively atmosphere at the scene, Tamoto Kenso enthusiastically got into the black cloth behind the camera.

"Stand still! Don't move! One...two...three...four...five...ok, that's it!"

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Photography continues.

After taking the group photo, Nagakura Shinpachi, Harada Sanosuke and others took turns taking individual photos, saying that they would send the photos back to their hometown so that the folks back home could see how majestic they look now.

Harada Sanosuke, this big live treasure, even took off his upper body and threatened to take a photo of the scar on his stomach.

While taking pictures, he even did not forget to introduce the scar on his stomach to Kenzo Tamoto:

"I think back then, before I became a ronin, and when I was an official in Iyo Matsuyama Domain, there was a nasty guy who slandered me as a 'little official who didn't even know the etiquette of seppuku'. I just love to be serious, and he is not

Are you saying that I can’t even commit seppuku? I pulled out my wakizashi on the spot, stabbed it into my own belly, and committed seppuku on the spot to show him!”

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Hijikata Toshizo, who had taken many photos one after another, slipped away to an inconspicuous corner alone and rested secretly.

Suddenly, a loud sound came from beside him:

"Ah Sui, it's about time you explained it to me, right?"

Hijikata Toisan raised his eyebrows and looked around with a look of surprise on his face.

"A Sheng, why are you here?"

In front of his sight, Kondo Isamu held the sword at his waist and strode toward Hijikata Toshizo.

"Ah Sui, please explain to me."

He repeated without sadness or joy.

Hijikata Toshizo regained his composure and smiled slightly:

"Explain? What do you want me to explain?"

"You are so unusual today. What happened?"

"Abnormal? May I ask what's wrong with me? On a whim, I paid for everyone to take photos. Is there any problem?"

"I can't tell you exactly. In short, I just think you are abnormal."

"Really...are you being too unreasonable?"

Just as Hijikata Toshizo smiled bitterly, a new voice suddenly sounded:

"Mr. Hijikata, if there is really a secret behind it, let me hear it."

Then, the sound of footsteps approached.

This time, Hijikata Toshizo and Kondo Isamu were both stunned.

The two of them followed the sound and saw the general manager walking in small steps and arriving in front of them in the blink of an eye.

Hijikata Toshizo had a strange expression:

"Xiao Si? Why are you here too?"

The general manager smiled:

"Even Brother Kondo can detect your abnormality, how could I not see it?"

"What kind of friendship do you think we have?"

"It's understandable that Qingdeng and the others don't realize there's anything special about you."

"But we are brother and sister."

"If the other party has any abnormality, he can immediately detect it - we have this ability, don't we?"

After Hijikata Suisan heard this, he stopped making excuses.

Looking at the two people, one on the left and one on the right, "attacking" him with a pincer-like attack, Hijikata Toisho let out a long sigh and spread his hands, his expression dominated by strong helplessness.

"Sigh... I really can't do anything to you..."

"This can make you see something strange. I really impress you..."

Although he was complaining, there was no boredom on his face, and instead he showed a faint smile.

Then, he fell silent without saying a word, seeming to be thinking of words.

Kondo Isamu and Souji were not in a hurry and waited quietly.

He didn't keep them waiting for long.

After just a moment, a faint voice came out:

"...About half a month ago, I always had a strange dream."

"I dreamed that on a vast and boundless land, you were all moving forward."

"And I... am stuck in place, unable to retreat, let alone move forward."

"No matter how hard I try, I still can't make my legs take half a step forward."

"I can only watch you getting further and further away from me."

"To be honest, I don't understand dream interpretation and I don't understand the specific meaning of this dream."

"I only know that every time I wake up from a dream, an indescribable uneasiness will always come as expected and wrap around my whole body..."

"Thinking of the upcoming 'Changzhou Expedition', I couldn't help but wonder: Could this dream be a prediction of my death?"

Having said this, Hijikata Tosei curled up the corners of his mouth and showed a calm smile.

"If I go to the underworld and meet the King of Hell, I will naturally not be able to follow you anymore."

"I'm not bragging, I'm never afraid of death."

"After I went to Luo with Tachibana, I was prepared to die at any time. I never expected to die on the bed of old age."

"If I really die heroically in the 'Changzhou Expedition', then I will be willing to do so and will have no complaints."

"But... for some reason, ever since I had this strange dream, I suddenly had a strange and strong desire - I inexplicably wanted to leave some traces of my life in this world, especially the time I had with you.

Traces of working side by side together."

"So, I thought about cameras, and then found Tadamoto Kenzo."

"The next step is today's story."

Hijikata Toshizo finished speaking.

As soon as he finished speaking, Isamu Kondo whispered slowly in a deep voice:

"No wonder you are so keen on taking photos today and keep asking people to take photos with you. So that's how it is."

If we were to say who was the most active person in taking photos today, then Hijikata Toshizo might be able to compete for a spot.

He just kept inviting people to take photos with him, and almost everyone took a photo with him.

Hijikata Toshizo nodded lightly:

"Yes, that's right. When I think that I will probably die on the Changzhou battlefield, I always want to take more photos..."

"Mr. Hijikata, what are you talking about?"

Before Toshizo Hijikata could finish his words, he was interrupted by Souji in a rude tone.

I saw her frowning, a look of displeasure filling her cheeks.

"What about 'die on the Changzhou battlefield'? Bah, bah, bah! These are all your random thoughts!"

"It's just a strange dream. I'm sorry you can associate it with 'die in battle'!"

"In my opinion, you are simply overthinking!"

"I often dream that there are mountains of Jinping Candy and they drown me."
To be continued...