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Now, now, Sougo is definitely not soft or generous or some mushy thing like mayonnaise.
But he has his own way of granting justice as a servant of the law.
Rengogukan, a place where underground inhabitants socialize and the stage where deathmatches take place, serving as entertainment to the Tendoshuu bastards.
Powerless under the authority of the amanto and the government, it seemed that hope is lost. However, he believes that he could win against this dark fantasy. They could beat it. Overcome it.
Put an end to this miserable battle of life and death.
And even though he is famed as a super sadist, he still has a heart, no matter how broken and dark it is. But being a police officer has some annoying restrictions.
End this nightmare.
He could only believe.
After all, it would be bad if the orphans lose Kidomaru in this nightmare.
So he thinks and waits for the Kakutougi Competition to start, blending in to look like he's actually enjoying his day off as to throw some patrolling officers off, particularly the sharp eyes of Hijikata. When Dynamite Otsuu and Kishibojin Haruna entered the ring, it gets him fired up, a warm-up before he checks the underground fighting ring once again to get some info. It was interesting enough that an idol dared to be inside the ring, she must have interesting faces to reveal. But he needs someone stronger.
And then she came.
They are here.
Coincidence? No matter.
Damn, if he thought of them first after he heard the Shinsengumi cannot make a difference in this one, then they'd better be competent enough. Because he knows they can. That they would.
Somebody who can understand.
Somebody trustworthy.
Somebody who can make a change.
And fuck, if Chinese girl is so innocent, he just has to pay the consequences later. Anyway, even if he asks just that silver perm, glasses stand and Chinese girl will surely tag along. They have to. Because they're the infamous Yorozuya.
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Now, now, Kagura is definitely not often swayed easily besides food, children and Gin-chan's teachings.
But she also is grounded by the dreams of people who take courage to make a path to chase them.
Rengogukan, an underground world where anyone can unleash their beasts and clash with the morally forbidden that escalates the danger level overall.
For them to discover there is a heart inside the strongest fighter, Kidoumaru, reassures her that there is still hope. They can strive for a better future for all of them. They could make it. Reach for it.
Change is open to anyone no matter how worst you've become.
And even though she's young and a bit innocent, she has the guts to protect, and she will surely grow stronger.
Protect their dreams.
She was full of hope.
Because there's more to this daydream of the children and Kidoumaru.
She thought they could get the job done: to protect the children, to fight off the Tendoshuu, and to keep Kidomaru under surveillance. And to fail the simplest task their boss had assigned them to do has her mind running around: fight to quench the beast's hunger, or to fight in order to protect? As Gintoki fought against that Dakini, Kagura knew the answer has been clear from the very start. Social status and numbers be damned, surely they can defeat their enemy if they're together. It's a small price to pay for their mistake.
And then he came.
These idiots took long enough.
What an entrance.
They are the ones who dragged the Yorozuya's asses to this fucked up mess so they'd better come and end this chapter. Because she understands they would. That they must.
Because they understand.
Because they trust us.
Because they strive to make a change.
But hell, even though this sadistic brat is as disgusting as the show he revealed to them, he's just another idiot like them. Even that nicotine freak showed he's an idiot too, by fighting against what they shouldn't. Well, they have to. They're the fearsome Shinsengumi, after all.
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"In the end, the primary head has managed to escape." The sunset basked the five of them in a warm glow, the night slowly closing in. They let the silence take over, reeling by the events that just happened until those words left Sougo's mouth. "They say the more degenerate you are, the better you sleep."
Gintoki scratched his head, thinking it was probably the best they did not fight directly with the Tendoshuu leader. "Then you'll surely sleep, for eternity. Using people like that..."
"That's why I came to help you. Right, Hijikata-san?"
"I don't recall helping anyone." Hijikata took a drag of his cigarette before continuing. "But if something happens to Shinsengumi because of this, it's your fault then. Why don't you commit seppuku now?"
The Yorozuya stammered, in shock of how their help is being paid off. Shinpachi tried to reason out the Demon Vice-Chief regardless if he's joking or not. "No, that's not happening, We did not do anything wrong! it's impossible!"
They could only see Hijikata's retreating back and at this point, they may be losing hope. Maybe they should ask Katsura his techniques on escaping from the Shinsengumi's clutches.
"Don't worry," Sougo faced them, trying to get his message clear despite the lack of emotion on his face. "I will take responsibility. Although I don't know about that girl's case. She might just randomly hack at places."
And for the sake of Okikagu fans as Sorachi-sensei teases them of a possibility of the ship being canon, Kagura responded in a very unpredictable way. "That guy definitely likes me. How annoying."
But when Gintoki breaks the demon's mask in half, they were taken back to the events of Rengogukan.
Kagura decided to get a lesson out of every nightmare. And while everyone hides a demon, that bastard is a plain demon in sight.
Yeah, she still hates him to the moon and back.
Sougo concluded it's not bad to daydream once in a while. And while dreams can be reached, that brat is frustratingly impossible.
Nothing new there, the feeling's mutual.
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It's alright to have a beast inside.
I fight it.
I fight with it.
It doesn't matter how far your dreams are.
I live through it.
I guard it.
And, they're off to the future with longer stride.
A little better.
A bit lighter.
April 21, 2020
my gawd, I keep looking back and forth to the manga and anime and I can't choose and look at the date omy
and these comments, I'm getting teary-eyed and my smile looks a lot like some scary clown, thank you sooo much
Everyone, be healthy and keep yourselves and your passwords safe so you won't be like me
Chunchun