Chapter 2514

Then... he saw Hijikata Toshizō, clad in the black uniform of the Shinsengumi, carrying a sword on his back.

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Shimura Shinpachi's expression stiffened; he scrambled toward Sakata Gintoki, voice trembling with tears, "Gintoki! It's bad! You met with the Ishin Shishi, and the Shinsengumi caught you!"

At that moment, Shimura Shinpachi even imagined his future life.

Would his future involve hiding from the Shinsengumi alongside Sakata Gintoki and Kagura? "... Idiot!"

Hijikata Toshizō appeared instantly beside Shimura Shinpachi and tapped his head with the sheathed blade in his hand, "I have no intention of bothering these people!"

"But if you keep shouting like that—"

"You'll draw the rest of the Shinsengumi! Don't say I didn't warn you."

Immediately, Shimura Shinpachi stared in stunned silence as Hijikata Toshizō approached the two and spoke with remarkable ease.

"Damn it, Sakata Gintoki! You used the Secret Gate to bring over Fujimura Kenshin—so why couldn't you just bring me over too?"

Hijikata Toshizō was deeply dissatisfied.

"There was nothing I could do about it!"

Sakata Gintoki shrugged, "After all, Fujimura Kenshin is far away from us! Without the Secret Gate, he couldn't arrive in time. As for you... your gorilla physique? Consider it extra training!"

"... What?"

Hijikata Toshizō's face darkened; he rolled his wrists, "Sakata Gintoki! I really want to beat you senseless... then throw you in prison."

..............."Try it."

Sakata Gintoki caressed Dōyō Lake, his gaze cold and clear; he smiled, yet radiated overwhelming pressure, "But I think you can't beat me."

Just as the tension between them grew heavier, the atmosphere nearly ready to erupt into battle—

Fujimura Kenshin unhesitatingly shattered their rhythm.

"Just drop it... I've only been in the Jiarugong Society a short time, but I know one thing... members can't harm each other."

At these words, both froze instantly.

They exchanged a glance, then turned their heads away, each letting out a cold snort to mask their embarrassment.

And this scene before them made the two children beside them ponder deeply.

"... Looks like this crude Shinsengumi guy actually has ties to the Ishin Shishi! Maybe he's even... an infiltrator planted by the Ishin Shishi!"

Kagura rested her chin on her hand, murmuring, "This is quite a remarkable development."

"Yes! Gintoki and the others are playing a very big game."

Shimura Shinpachi couldn't help but imagine further; he whispered, "I thought the Shinsengumi was the organization that suppressed the Ishin Shishi and maintained order, right?"

"If that's the case... then the old-era Ishin Shishi, represented by Gintoki, are infiltrating official organizations like the Shinsengumi? This is truly..."

Shimura Shinpachi swallowed hard, a spark of excitement flashing in his eyes.

This kind of thing—no matter how you look at it—is incredibly thrilling.