Chapter 434: Smile! (Shinpachi Love Arc, End!)
Maybe a Fake Gintama Chapter 434 Smile! (Shinpachi Love Arc, End!)
"...Can you tell us a little about that girl? Shin-chan?"
After Otae finished speaking, Kawaki and the others unconsciously glanced in Shinpachi's direction. No matter who it was, no one made a sound. They just quietly waited for Shinpachi to speak.
After about ten seconds of silence, Shinpachi, who had his dead lowered and could not see his expression, slowly spoke in a low voice.
"About a month ago, she... wanted to commit suicide..."
Shinpachi Memory Recall Exclusive Dividing Line
One morning a month ago, Shinpachi woke up early that day. After saying goodbye to Otae, he left home and went to Yorozuya without eating breakfast.
"It's a good day," Shinpachi, who was walking slowly toward Yorozuya, looked up at the clear sky and sighed from the bottom of his heart. Then he could not help but laugh and say to himself, "But Kagura-chan and Gin-san must still be in bed, even in such weather."
But just as he said that Shinpachi suddenly noticed something out of the corner of his eye. There was a building a little far away from Shinpachi and closer to the downtown of Edo. A small black shadow on the roof was slowly moving toward the edge of the building.
And because it was early peak hours, there were not many people who would look up and pay attention to the movement of that building. Therefore, other than the current Shinpachi, no one noticed the movement in the building.
"That... that is!" Sensing something, Shinpachi ran without any hesitation, gritted his teeth, and rushed toward the building.
As Shinpachi got closer and closer to the building, even though the floor was very high, Shinpachi gradually saw the figure upstairs clearly. It was - a girl with long hair but he could not see her face clearly.
"Call the police! Someone is going to jump!" Shinpachi, who rushed into the building, did not have time to catch his breath. He directly shouted to the staff at the door, "It's upstairs! Call the police!"
Looking at the panting and anxious Shinpachi in front of him, the staff member was stunned for a long time before he quickly responded and trotted to the side.
Looking at the staff member who seemed to be a security guard talking about something on the walkie-talkie, Shinpachi felt a burst of irritability and cursed, "Can you call the police as soon as possible? That girl is going to commit suicide!"
Without waiting for the staff member to reply, Shinpachi rushed directly to the elevator on the first floor. After pressing the up button, Shinpachi discovered that the elevator was currently on the twentieth floor.
"I can't wait any longer!" After waiting for ten seconds and seeing that the elevator had not descended, Shinpachi made a decision in his heart, turned around, and rushed to the stairs at the side.
At the same time, Shinpachi also heard the sound of police cars coming from outside the door, as well as the whispers of the crowd around him.
...
After kicking open the door to the rooftop on the top floor, a breathless Shinpachi finally appeared.
After hearing the sound behind her, the girl who had just been mentally prepared to jump down turned her head and looked at Shinpachi, who was gasping for breath and sweating heavily.
"Stop----!" Shinpachi tried his best to stabilize his state and shouted at the girl.
The girl shook her head lightly and then turned around again, ready to take the last step.
In the moment just now, Shinpachi saw the girl's lifeless eyes and the faint smile on her face that was clearly ready to welcome death.
"Stop----!!" Shinpachi shouted again and took two steps forward, "Don't do that kind of stupid thing! There are still many people in the world who are worried about you! Think about your parents, and friends, don't give up so quickly!"
However, just as Shinpachi finished speaking, a gust of demonic wind suddenly blew, exerting a force on Shinpachi's side, who was already exhausted but still struggling to keep himself from falling down.
Shinpachi's feet became unstable, so he was blown to the side of the roof by the wind. Although he wanted to stand straight, the exhaustion caused by the running just now suddenly surged up.
Shinpachi, who had been eroded by the exhaustion, slowly closed his eyes.
However, at the last moment when Shinpachi's eyes were about to close completely, Shinpachi felt that his hand was suddenly pulled back.
'It's... It's her...' At the last moment before Shinpachi fainted, he clearly saw the girl's appearance.
After that, in a daze, Shinpachi heard the sound of a door being broken in and the shouts of many people.
...
When Shinpachi woke up again, it was already half an hour later. At this time, Shinpachi found that he was lying on the rooftop, and the girl was sitting beside him, hugging her legs and squatting on the ground, watching him.
"They said that you fainted because you didn't eat breakfast and then exercised so violently." The girl's voice was very gentle.
Shinpachi Memory Recall Exclusive Dividing Line
"Just like that, I saved her life..."
"It's the opposite, isn't it? She saved you, right?" Kawaki corrected him, a little speechless.
"That day, the two of us talked a lot on the rooftop," Shinpachi continued, minding his own business, "After hearing my crappy retort, she laugh. She laughs very happily. She said it was very interesting. She liked it very much."
As he spoke, Shinpachi closed his eyes. At the same time, large teardrops rolled down Shinpachi's cheeks again, "But we can no longer meet...she is going back to her hometown, she will be taking the bullet train tonight..."
After that, there was a long silence...
"That..." Gintoki put his elbow on the table, and with his palm on his cheek, he suddenly said, "You can still make it in time to see her, right?"
"But I have already been sent a good person card..." Shinpachi wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, lowered his head, and said with some disappointment.
"It doesn't matter." Kawaki narrowed his eyes and smiled. Then, he turned to look at Otae.
"Because," Otae continued. She narrowed her eyes and smiled at Shinpachi, "You know, girls are most afraid of trouble. Especially when they go out to meet someone when they are moving, this is the most troublesome thing."
"Sis... Sister..." Shinpachi couldn't help but widen his eyes as he looked at Otae in disbelief.
"Furthermore, isn't there something that you want to see the most but have yet to see?" Kondo cupped his hands and closed his eyes, "That girl's smile, right? Shinpachi-kun."
Hearing this, Shinpachi suddenly clenched his fists and stood up with his hands on the table.
"Sister, Gin-san, Kawaki-san, and everyone. I'm sorry, I'll take my leave." After saying that, Shinpachi directly turned around, opened the door of the private room, and rushed out.
Only when Shinpachi's figure disappeared from everyone's line of sight did all of them smile at the same time.
"In this way, Shin-chan will definitely grow up," Otae muttered.
"No!" Kawaki suddenly slapped the table and stood up.
Everyone looked at Kawaki.
"I..." As he spoke, Kawaki raised his head and smiled foolishly, "I didn't bring my wallet today. I'll leave first! The last one to leave will treat you!"
After saying that, Kawaki directly pulled Tsukuyo by the foot and rushed out of the door.
"Bastard!" Gintoki cursed, then pulled Kagura and rushed to the door.
"Tae-chan, we are also..." As she spoke, Kyubei pulled Otae along and quickly followed in the direction that everyone had left in.
After a few short seconds, only Kondo and Sacchan, who had yet to react, remained in the entire private room.
Kondo, "..."
Sacchan, "..."
...
Looking at the open train door in front of her, the girl hesitated for a long time before pulling up her suitcase and walking in with her head lowered.
However, just as the girl stepped into the train door, she suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps coming closer and closer behind her. She immediately turned her head around.
A hint of surprise flashed in the girl's eyes as she looked at Shinpachi, who had stopped in front of her and was panting with his body bent down.
At this time, the announcement that the train was about to start sounded. The girl let go of the suitcase, clenched her fists, and placed them on her chest. Tears welled up in her eyes instantly.
"Shin... Shinpachi-kun, I..."
"Finally... we meet again!" Shinpachi raised his head and revealed a big smile.
Seeing Shinpachi's expression, the girl could no longer hold back her tears. Large drops of tears fell down her cheeks. The girl covered her mouth and forced herself not to cry, but she could not stop.
In the month that she was with Shinpachi, those beautiful memories kept flashing through the girl's mind. At this moment, the girl really wanted to take a step forward and throw herself into Shinpachi's arms to cry, but the girl held back...
"What happened? What's with that expression of yours?" Shinpachi raised his index finger and waved it. With one hand on his waist, he feigned an exaggerated ridicule, "Could it be that you can't laugh without me? Then I will really be very distressed. That's right, even glasses will be very distressed!"
The girl's tears instantly stopped...
"Laugh!" The corners of Shinpachi's eyes gradually became moist, but even so, he still forced the corners of his mouth to reveal an ugly smile, "Laugh as usual! Don't cry! Laugh! Keep laughing!"
The girl turned her face slightly and covered her chest. She no longer suppressed her voice and wailed loudly.
At this moment, the train door slowly closed. At the same time, the train slowly started. The girl wiped her tears and put her hand on the closed train door. She looked outside the train through the glass window on the train door.
Outside the train window was Shinpachi, who was running desperately and constantly making funny faces.
The speed of the train was getting faster and faster. Shinpachi was clearly almost unable to keep up and was about to reach the end of the platform.
'No! I haven't seen her smile yet!' Shinpachi gritted his teeth and used all his strength to chase after her.
When Shinpachi caught up with the door at the end of the platform and raised his head to make another funny face, he suddenly saw the girl... smiling at him...
Shinpachi stopped at the end of the platform. After taking a deep breath, he shouted loudly at the passing train, "Thank you-----! And goodbye-----!"
After saying that, Shinpachi directly lay on the ground, gasping for breath. Then, he grinned and laughed foolishly. Of course, there were also tears...
...
On the train, the girl leaned against the train door with her head lowered. Her right hand tightly grasped her left wrist, and her shoulders constantly twitched. Silent tears also flowed freely.
After a closer look, you would find that the girl was wearing a wristband on her left wrist. There was a pattern on the wristband that was unclear whether it was the number 8 or a glasses.
Shinpachi would not know these things, let alone the deep wound on the girl's skin under the wristband...
...
Late at night, in an abandoned building in the suburbs of Edo.
A few hooligans with sunglasses and shifty eyes who did not look like good people gathered together and said something excitedly.
"Country girls are so easy to fool, and they actually made so much money for us, not only from magazines but also from those AVs. We really earn a lot, hahaha..."
"You're right. As long as you threaten them a little, they won't even dare to resist. But it's such a pity for that girl. She chose to cut her wrists. There are scars on her skin so we can't use her anymore. Really."
"Tomorrow, after selling the ones we took before, we can start looking for new targets again. What Edo doesn't lack the most are those country girls."
"It seems that you guys are really happy. Do you want to take me with you for such a profitable business?" Gintoki's voice sounded behind the hooligans.
"Who is it?!" The hooligans instantly stood up and pointed their guns at Gintoki.
"Don't be so excited," Gintoki flicked off the nasal mucus on his little finger and stared at them with his dead fish eyes. He waved his hand and said, "I'm not some strange guy. I just want to join you."
"And me," Kawaki's voice sounded from the other side, "After all, it's such a profitable business. You're also itchy, right? Tsukki."
"That's right, it feels like it's even bigger than Yoshiwara's profit," Tsukuyo said indifferently.
"The Yagyu family, the number one samurai family in the world, couldn't hold it any longer when they heard about such a profitable business." Kyubei's voice sounded.
"Ninjas also want to get involved." Sacchan's voice came from above.
"Really? Are you all so interested?" Kondo's voice came, "Then I can only bring you all back to the Shinsengumi. It doesn't matter, right?"
"Shin...Shinsengumi?!" This group of hooligans instantly panicked.
"Looks like everyone's noses are just as sensitive." Kawaki chuckled, then pulled out the umbrella at his waist, "Then, there is nothing to say."
"This incident is special. Don't think that I will award you with the Good Citizen Award!" After Kondo shouted, everyone rushed toward the dozen or so hooligans.
"No need!" x5(Kawaki, Gintoki, Tsukuyo, Sacchan, Kyubei)
...
The next day, Kawaki, who finished buying the game from Akihabara, passed by Yorozuya on his way.
After hearing Yorozuya's usual noise, Kawaki raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance. The corners of his mouth curled up, and he muttered softly.
"As expected...it's best this way."
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