"Uh uh...!"

Phoenix House Yataro had a complicated expression on his face.

Although in terms of power and status, Edo-machi is ranked last among the "three practices", but in any case, it is also the "mayor" of Edo!

No matter how privileged a privileged businessman is, his essence is still a businessman doing business.

As a businessman with Edo as his base, Phoenix House Yataro naturally did not want to offend Hakui.

Although Sashimi's status was prominent, he was not so prominent that even Edo Town officials could ignore him.

Anyone with long eyes and brains can see that Bosui clearly wants to protect his shortcomings! He is determined to favor Nishino!

Hsui was well-known in the shogunate official circles as a seasoned veteran. He could eat well wherever he went, never offended anyone, and greeted everyone with a smile, so he was very popular.

With a wide network of contacts, coupled with the power of the "Three Acts"... As long as Susui is willing to hinder it, even if there is ironclad evidence that "Nishino broke into a house at night and deliberately killed someone," he can still protect Nishino and make the big thing trivial...

…

Thinking of this, Phoenix House Yataro felt resentful again.

He was really unwilling to let go of Nishino, who had caused him so much suffering.

If he could, he wished he could see Nishino pierced through the heart by thousands of arrows and cut into pieces by thousands of knives right now, dying miserably.

Just as Phoenix House Yataro was deeply entangled, Susui suddenly turned his head and shouted at the attendant behind him:

"Hey! What are you guys doing? Why don't you help Mr. Phoenix House up?"

Whenever a samurai of Hsui's level goes out, he will be accompanied by a large group of attendants carrying boxes, straw shoes, and spears.

After hearing Bo Jing's order, his attendants did not dare to neglect and hurriedly stepped forward.

Seeing this, Nishino immediately shouted:

"Hey, wait a minute..."

However, as soon as he could shout out a few syllables, Bo Jing rushed to him and held his shoulders.

"Nishino-kun, what are you doing?"

Susui roared at a volume that only he and Nishino could hear clearly.

Nishino turned his gaze sideways and scanned Susui's face.

I saw that Hakui, who usually smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, now showed a serious expression that he had never seen before... at least Nishino had never seen before.

"Nishino-kun, please listen to me. Although I don't know why you are chasing Phoenix House, it's over here."

"Did you see it too? Sakai Kingo's personal soldiers are all here."

"They can kill you with just a few clicks of their fingers."

"You can no longer do anything to the Phoenix House."

"While the current situation has not yet become irreversible, I can still help you."

"Kingo Sakai is willing to give me some face and let you live."

"If you continue to be stubborn...I really can't help you..."

"You must never do anything stupid..."

Having said this, the corners of Boi's eyebrows drooped, his facial lines relaxed, and his entire expression became... quite intriguing.

There are those who complain about their subordinates causing trouble, and there are also those who don't want to see their subordinates die in vain.

Looking at Bo Jing's appearance, Nishino was startled, and a trace of hesitation flashed across his face.

While Susui was stopping Nishino, Phoenix House Yataro was already limping away from Nishino with the support of everyone.

Although his expression was still extremely ugly, he let out a long sigh of relief.

——Forget it! At least I have saved my life! Let that bastard live a little longer!

——We can’t stay in Edo for the time being... After tonight, let’s go to Osaka to avoid the limelight.

As soon as he thought of this, Phoenix House Yataro turned his head and cast a teasing and mocking look at Nishino behind him - just in time to meet his eyes.

In an instant, a distorted shadow appeared on Nishino's face.

"...Lord Hakui, please get out of the way."

After saying that, without waiting for Bo Jing's response, he stepped forward as if no one else was around.

Bosui reacted slowly and quickly tightened his foot plate in an attempt to block Nishino.

Although Nishino is now scarred, he cannot be stopped by Bosui who is not skilled in martial arts.

In just a blink of an eye, Nishino and Susui's relationship became like that of "bowling ball and bowling pin" - a relationship between a bowling ball and a bowling pin that is about to be knocked away.

In desperation, Bo Jing subconsciously raised his face and said seriously:

"Nishino-kun, I want you to stop here, don't you hear? Do you want to disobey the superior's order? Have you forgotten your identity?"

"..."

As soon as Bosui finished speaking, Nishino was stunned on the spot.

Although Nishino is the most capable subordinate under Hakui, due to his personality, he often disobeys orders and even contradicts his superiors.

However, what Susui is least afraid of is Nishino being disobedient.

Because he has a question that has been tried and tested many times, and whenever Nishino is restless, just bring it out and he will immediately become docile——

"Nishino-kun, you are a samurai, aren't you?"

"..."

"Since you are a warrior, you should be loyal and never disobey your superior's orders, right?"

"..."

Nishino seemed to be petrified, frozen in place, motionless.

A tense atmosphere instantly arose... The person who created this atmosphere was naturally Nishino.

The atmosphere hovering around it made it look like a ferocious beast that seemed to be about to leap out in the next second.

However, a second later, this "beast" did not attack, but the atmosphere on its body slowly weakened...

After a moment, he slowly took back his steps and lowered his head...

Under the transformation of the Edo shogunate, "loyalty" became the core of Bushido.

Warriors can be unkind, unjust, and even unfilial, but they cannot be unfaithful.

A disloyal person who disobeys his superior's orders... This is an infamy that Nishino, who considers himself a "loyal minister of the shogunate," cannot bear...

Susui watched Nishino's every move nervously.

It wasn't until Nishino lowered his head and dragged the knife to carve that his face finally showed a look of relief.

"Hey! You two, send Nishino-kun to the hospital quickly!"

Bo Jing's shouts, the footsteps rushing towards him, the roar of the wind across the sky... these sounds all seemed inexplicably distant to Nishino.

As if his soul had been sucked out, his eyes were lifeless, and he cast his unfocused gaze on the ground in front of his toes.

Just a little bit different...

It's just that little bit short of success! All the efforts and sacrifices tonight were in vain!

Why not... just tell everything about Huanfudian and the Fazhu Party!

I just said that Phoenix House Yataro was a national thief who brought disaster to the country and the people, and that’s why I pursued him so desperately.

No... no! I can't come up with any irrefutable evidence right now that can prove the existence of Genfusei and that Phoenix House Yataro has an affair with the Hōzū Party.

I don’t have any evidence... Let alone Sakai-sama, Hsui-sama probably won’t believe me either...

The two attendants called by Bojing had already walked to Nishino's side, holding his shoulders one on the left and the other on the right.

Just when Nishino was about to be taken away and sent to the hospital... for some reason, his vision suddenly felt blurry.

——Finally...can't hold it anymore...

Not only was he unable to snatch Phoenix House Yataro back, but his body that had been holding on until now collapsed... one after another bad news hit him.

However, Nishino could not even muster the strength to smile bitterly.

As if succumbing to the cruel fate in front of him, he slowly closed his eyes...

…

…

Nishino thought he would lose consciousness just like that.

When you open your eyes again, you will be able to see the ceiling of the medical center...or you may never be able to open your eyes again.

But who knew... a sudden change occurred.

He was shocked to find that the originally dark world around him was suddenly filled with a large amount of lines and colors.
To be continued...