Summary of the previous chapters...
After destroying the time machine, the Yorozuya, along with the three main characters from the Shinsengumi (without counting Yamazaki, though it doesn't matter, as if anyone cares about him), found themselves in a new whole dimension different from any other they have visited until now. Then, after saving two little soldiers from some weird and lousy Amanto, they were brought to the civilization, and then to the Military Court, where they would be judged. However, when everything was going just fine, a M.A.D.A.O. had to appeared.
"Oi, what's with that crappy summary? Just how lazy can you get writting a damned summary? The author has obviously skipped lots of details," Hijikata mused to himself, going unnoticed.
The judge cleared his throat in hope to get the attention of all the presents. He didn't have all day, after all, and these idiots were starting to pissed him off. For his content, all people turned to look at him again, though they seemed to be distracted in their tangle of thoughts, as they still wore a stunned expression.
"I get you know each other. So, who is this man, Commander Isao?" Darius directed his question to Kondo, praying to get a reliable answer once and for all. He seemed to be the most serious guy of them all. Or so it seemed.
"Em, he's Hasegawa, Your Honor. The Yorozuya are more acquainted with him than we are. He was with us when the time machine broke."
Darius nodded his head in understanding. "I see, that makes more sense. That would also mean it's truly possible there are more of your friends out there, right?" He concentrated the accent at the word "friends".
They all widened their eyes realizing for the first time the impact that statement would generate. Also many people didn't look very happy from their seats. They were starting to get tired of the nonsense meeting with the idiotic aliens and lunch time was near.
Romina and Luis exchanged nervous glances.
"Should we speak up?" Luis whispered to her.
Romina avoided his glance and laced her fingers nervously.
"I-I don't know. I mean, they aren't bad people, they're just idiots. I guess our superiors also noted that. Otherwise, Zackly would have already sentenced them to death."
Luis nodded, agreeing with her words. Although his nervousness didn't cease.
Meanwhile, Kondo kept his gaze riveted on the judge, maintaining a methodically worthy posture, though he was sweating bullets. Kondo could feel an aura similar to Matsudaira in that man, nevertheless less carefree. He didn't seem to be the type of person who would forgive or have mercy for someone so easily. However, you can't judge someone by it's outside. So he could only hope the man didn't truly see them as a menace for their mankind.
"Very well," Darius finally chose to speak. "I decided to accept Commander Erwin's conditions for now. You six will be under the Survey Corps wing. And you," he turned to Hasegawa.
The judge, finally tired of having to deal with all of them, sighed. "Just keep doing what you were doing."
Zackly is hell sick of them! He's really that tired! Many of the present thought when then saw his expression.
"But I warn you," he said, turning his expression to a fierce one. "We don't want problems, and I'm sure you also don't. But if we discover you're traitors, we'll deal with all of you in the worst way, am I clear?"
Shinpachi and Hasegawa flinched, but nodded along with their companions.
"Good. You all may retreat."
"Why is everyone looking at us with dumb expressions? Don't they know it's rude to stare?" Gintoki finally snapped while they were heading to the dining room, fed up of all the curious stares they were receiving in the way.
Luis and Romina, who were assigned to lead them to the dining room, laughed nervously at his statement.
"Excuse them, Gintoki. They're just curious, you know. It's not everyday some strangers with weird appearance appear. Just give them time to get used to you," Luis told him in a comforting manner.
"If they do, that is," Shinpachi added, pessimistic.
"I mean, look at that guy, for example. Is he constipated, or something?" Gintoki directed his gaze to a tall blond man who was holding his nose as if he was smelling something terribly nauseating.
Romina followed his gaze and gasped. "Oh! He's Mike Zacharius, a Squad leader. A respected one, that is," she said, as they walked towards his direction.
"Hi, Sir!" both Luis and Romina saluted him.
The latter nodded, but continued holding his nose.
Luis frowned. "Is something bothering you, Sir?"
He pointed at Gintoki's wooden sword. "That thing has a very strong odor."
The trainees blinked confused, watching the deadpan expressions of the Edo inhabitants.
"Uh, you mean this?" Gintoki asked, tracing his long fingers up to the hilt of the sword and pressing it in a particular spot wich sent flying soy-sauce.
The three looked at him with shock expressions (plus a disgusted one from Mike).
"Ya' see, some time ago I left my sword to that old fart Gengai and he modified it so it can dispense soy-sauce. Back then I found it truly pointless, but know every time I get to eat rice alone I have this ability to make it less tasteless."
"Em, It still is pretty pointless, Gin-san. And did you just call it an ability?" Shinapchi scolded him calmly.
"I see... That's an interesting modification," Luis sweat-dropped.
"Uh, now I remember you. You all saved Captain Turner's pupils, am I right?" He said, leering at the two youngsters.
"Yeah, minus Madao over here," Kagura said, pointing rudely at him.
"My name is Hasegawa! And how can a cute girl like you be that rude?!" he snapped.
Mike nodded and smiled at Hasegawa's outburst."You're some interesting characters, I can see why Zackly chose to spare your lives. Excuse me, but I shall head back to my work now. I hope to get to know you better in other ocassion," he said, as he turned to leave.
"Uh, Sir! Haven't you eaten yet?" Romina asked him before he started departing.
"I ate a sandwich before the trial. Thanks for your concern, Miss Castagna," he said, smiling slightly at her.
"It's nothing," she murmured, blushing, as he walked away.
Luis looked at her frowning, and then rolled his eyes.
Unfortunately, their expressions weren't missed by the trolls from Edo, who were all laughing their asses off, except Kondo, Shinpachi and Hijikata who were laughing in a more softer way.
"Pfffff, how typical! The stereotype of the schoolgirl in love with the teacher and her classmate at the background who is in love with her but gets ignored all the way. BWAJAJAJAJAJAJA!" Gintoki loudly said, pointing at the two with tears coming out from his mocking eyes.
Luis and Romina blushed heavily, and spot many people staring at them in dumbstruck. Many of them could also caught Gintoki's words and stared at both of them in a mix of amusement and pity.
"Oh, look how they're blushing! They're very embarassed! You can't hold back those lustful eyes, can you?!" Sougo and Kagura added, in the same way as Gintoki.
"SHUT THE HELL UP! EVERYONE'S LOOKING AT US!" Luis and Romina finally snapped.
Finally their laghter subsided, and they kept on following both still blushing youngsters to the dining room. When they finally arrived, many people had already eaten and were starting to leave. The only ones left were Luis and Romina's squad friends and other trainees from another squad.
The Wild girl, Kiara Strauss, waved fervently from her side of the table, indicating a free space to fill.
They gladly walked towards them, not missing the curious glances from the other trainees, who were whispering between them, maybe talking about the weird guys who got their lives spared by the "Oh-so-great" Darius Zackly.
"I see the trial was a success, uh?" The black-haired girl with glasses, Lara Lockwood, said, looking up from her food.
Alan and Vladmir were busy looking with both expressions of amazement and revulsion at Kagura's disastrous way of eating.
"Sorry about her, she's got a steel appetite. You get used to... somehow," Shinpachi told them, with a gloomy face.
"Just wait for it. Soon not even the sugar and the salt will be left," Gintoki added in a similar humor.
"Em, guys? Are you okay?" Kiara wawed her hand in front of their faces.
"You really are a bunch of weirdoes, eh?" Solana Wes spoke up, eating in an almost royal way her food.
"You haven't seen what Edo looks like. You'd have a heart attack," Hijikata told her with a snort.
"I don't have intention of going there, anyway."
They all kept eating in silence for a few minutes, and in Hijikata and Gintoki's case, they started eating. Gintoki was a little upset he didn't have any sugar to flavor the food, but he could wait until later. However, in Hijikata's case the case was a bit different.
"Oi, where is the mayonnaise?" he asked, and the trainees looked at him raising their eyebrows.
"This is the Military. We don't have such unhealthy condiments," Hugo told him.
Hijikata widened his eyes at what this statement meant. At the same time both Gintoki and Sougo looked at him dark and evil grins.
"Troubled that much, Hijikata-san? Why don't you go and look for some mayonnaise at the other side of the moon?" Sougo told him, while giving a munch to his food.
All the trainees shivered at their dark grins, not at all accustomed to their sadic side just yet.
"Are you telling me to go and die alone at the moon, bastard?! And isn't that a Pink Floyd reference?!" Hijikata snapped with a tick mark.
"How unlucky, Hijikata-kun. That dog food has rotten your brain that badly? Is 'The Dark Side of the Moon', not 'The Other Side of the Moon'," Gintoki told him, still smiling madly.
"Shut up! No one asked your opinion, sugar-freak!"
"What was that? Go and shine on like a crazy diamond somewhere else, Hijikata!" Sougo scolded him.
"I'm pretty sure that's a song from Pink Floyd!"
The stupid discussion went on, and the trainees watched in silent awestruck how they kept on hurling dumb insults to each other.
"Are you guys always like... these?" Lara asked the ones who weren't participating in the verbal fight.
"Kinda... yeah," Kondo said, scratching his head sheepishly.
"You're crazy," Alan told them in amazement.
"And FUN! You are real fun!" Kiara added.
"Is there more food?" Kagura asked out of the blue, finishing her last dish.
"WHAT THE HELL?! YOU HAVE ALREADY EATEN EIGHT DISHES AND YOU STILL WANT MORE?!" Vladmir couldn't hold back his voice anymore, and exploded.
"Well, duh."
They couldn't believe this people. They just couldn't. Just how crazy were they, really? The ones who saved Luis and Romina's lives turned out to be a bunch of idiots level God.
But then again, those idiots proved to be more than meets the eye.