Chapter 2513: Shimura Shinpachi Feels He Has Discovered Something Extraordinary

"Eh!"

An expression of disbelief surfaced on Kagura's face; even her motions of stroking Sadaharu froze stiff. She sized Himura Kenshin up and down, and only then said cautiously, "... Mister! Who are you?"

""

Himura Kenshin's face was utterly bewildered. No matter how you looked at it, being called "mister" right off the bat was a bit much, wasn't it?

Did he really look that old? "That's perfectly normal!"

Reading the violent psychological activity churning inside Himura Kenshin, Sakata Gintoki reached out and patted Himura Kenshin on the shoulder, consoling him: "After all, in Kagura's eyes, you're my good friend!"

"Since I'm a 'mister'-level person in her eyes,

then naturally you are too!"

"!!!!"

So I'm the one dragged down by you—Himura Kenshin's gaze toward Sakata Gintoki instantly turned unfriendly. But although a bit indignant, he still answered Kagura: "I am a swordsman.

! A headsman."

Before Kagura could answer, Himura Kenshin's gaze suddenly sharpened, and a blade left its sheath.

Accompanied by a crisp clang, the two doors of Sakata Gintoki's Yorozuya suddenly collapsed, and Shimura Shinpachi rolled in from outside.

He clutched his own head, his voice carrying a sobbing tone.

"... Sorry..! For disturbing you.

I didn't hear anything about you introducing yourselves! I'm just an ordinary odd-job worker at the Yorozuya.

Please let me off the hook!"

"... Why is this guy so worked up?"

Sensing it wasn't an enemy eavesdropping, Himura Kenshin relaxed.

After that, he noticed Sakata Gintoki's expression had turned extremely ugly.

"... You bastard! Why did you cut the door open?!"

Sakata Gintoki let out a roar: "This house isn't... mine.

Oh god... wait a minute—if Granny finds out! She's definitely going to add another line to the bill.

I was already a broke bum to begin with! Why does heaven treat me like this?!"

At this point, Sakata Gintoki clutched his head, grief and indignation reaching their absolute peak.

After a brief silence, Himura Kenshin said softly, "Wait a moment—the Chairman and the others will arrive! Plus the enemies we have to face.

Once the fighting starts, it'll definitely be a big scene.

If you really can't bear to part with this door, once the battle's over, when the Chairman is fixing up the surroundings, have him fix it for you on the side."

"Oh right! There's that option too."

Sakata Gintoki caught on, his eyes lighting up. Looking at Himura Kenshin, he found him considerably more pleasing to the eye. After a slight pause, he explained: "Shinpachi-chan got so panicked! Because you're carrying a sword.

He mistook you for a sonno joshi warrior!"

"... I am indeed a sonno joshi warrior!"

Himura Kenshin answered as a matter of course.

"... But our era is different!"

Sakata Gintoki shrugged helplessly, casually drawing the wooden Lake Toya from behind his back: "Over here, carrying an iron blade is illegal! It's the same as being a terrorist—the move you just made! Aren't you just a terrorist?"

Hearing the exchange between the two, Shimura Shinpachi quietly raised his head for a while, only then confirming he was safe. He immediately sat down on the ground, patted his own chest, and let out a breath.

"... Kagura! Wh-what exactly is going on here?"

After a moment's hesitation, Shimura Shinpachi turned to the loli beside him and asked.

Although he had eavesdropped on a bit of their exchange just now, after all he didn't understand it thoroughly.

"Gin-chan used magic! And in an instant summoned that... samurai carrying a steel sword."

Kagura explained with gestures and drawings.

Although Shimura Shinpachi was still somewhat bewildered, in his muddled way, it seemed like he understood something.

Immediately, he squatted to one side, silently listening to the exchange between the two.

A violent knock sounded at the door. Shimura Shinpachi froze for a moment, then, under a look from Sakata Gintoki hinting him on, went forward and opened the main door.