The Place Nearest to You

Chapter 23

Ando found a thick rope in the factory and tied Huang Mao up like a crab. Only then did she turn her attention back to Okita.

Even though she learned about his bad habits from Shinbachi, Ando was still wary of him, but she still cared about his safety.

Even if he wasn't her guiding light, he was still her boss, her colleague, and her partner.

She was already used to him being so skillful and dazzling.

She didn't even want to see a single wound on his body.

But after so many battles, there must be a lot of injuries on his body. When he was injured, was there anyone who took care of him? Was there anyone who comforted him?

Shinsengumi were all men. It was impossible for them to be as considerate as women. Even if he had the love of the director and the deputy director, there were still a lot of things that couldn't be taken care of.

Did the sister he spoke of once give him unlimited tenderness and love?

Even though she knew what he was really thinking, she still wanted to get closer to him.

Ando began to wonder if she had the same masochism as Hijikata.

Should she find a time to talk to Hijikata? Why did she still want to be with Okita even though she knew he was up to no good?

In fact, as long as he didn't think of her as "Xiao Li" or "Qiao Hua", it was fine to be teased by him.

As this thought rose in Ando's mind, her face turned slightly red.

She began to realize that maybe her feelings for Okita weren't just the guiding light she thought they were.

The battle between Okita and the four people was in a long stalemate. Ando's nervousness gradually dissipated, and her thoughts began to run wild.

She knew that Okita was evil, but she still chose to go against the flow to get in touch with him. After receiving Shinbachi's warning, of course she could continue to stand by his side.

As long as she was careful not to be controlled by him, it shouldn't be too difficult.

This kind of decision gave her the pleasure of walking on the edge of a knife.

Her lips curled into a smile, but the smile quickly froze on her face.

She saw Okita's figure clearly pause for a moment, and a few drops of bright red liquid fell to the ground where he stood.

She saw that his abdomen was soaked with sticky blood. She rubbed her eyes hard and looked over with widened eyes.

It wasn't her imagination. It was real.

He was injured.

That calm and collected Okita, who was like a god of death on the battlefield, untainted by a speck of dust, was actually injured.

She raised her sword and was about to charge over recklessly when Okita weakly called out to stop her.

"Ando, run!"

Run?

How could she abandon him!

"Bring Huang Mao back to Shinsengumi. A long queue has never failed a mission, understand?"

Okita's breathing was a little chaotic, and Ando's heart was flustered and fearful.

He was the genius swordsman of Shinsengumi, Sogo Okita. How could he lose here?

She didn't want him to lose here!

Her eyes welled up with tears and she recklessly stabbed at an enemy.

Fortunately, the long sword sank into the enemy's body, and she actually easily killed one of them.

That's right, the five of them were maintaining a balance, and the four of them were focused on blocking Okita, so they didn't have time to care about her.

She should have thought of this, she should have helped him.

He was the number one in Shinsengumi, but he was still a human.

There would be times when he would take a nap, just like in the beginning??

Bao?

Barium sheath?

Pingjiao Hui Mi Thorn??

Imperial Relative Yelling?

Jiebo??

Shinian Fading Song Shu K?

Shinian Shuai Zhu??

Shuai Zhu Huai Zhu Huai Zhu

Was it because of her?

She thought of yesterday's recklessness, her unfriendly attitude towards him, and how she stiffly called him "Captain Okita" today.

Shinsengumi didn't have any peers of the same age, and he didn't have many friends. It wasn't easy for her to get close to him, but he inexplicably pulled away.

Damn it, she shouldn't have believed Shinbachi's words.

Whether it was Xiaoli, Qiao Hua, or even the female boss in the casino, they were all taken care of by him in a short period of time, and she had already been with him for half a year.

If he really wanted to make a move on her, why would he wait until now?

She should have thought of this.

She was filled with regret, but the speed of her sword didn't slow down at all. Instead, she vented all her emotions on the enemy.

The two of them worked together, and the four of them were quickly annihilated.

"You, didn't I tell you to leave?"

Okita's voice was soft, but it was also very weak.

He looked at her with a gaze that was so gentle it could drip water.

He held the Kikuichi character in his hand, but he didn't put it back into the scabbard.

The dark red and sticky liquid at the tip of the sword was about to solidify, and it was the same color as the clothes on his left abdomen.

She felt that her eyes were stinging, and she almost cried, "How can I abandon you?"

He raised his hand to touch her head, but his legs bent uncontrollably. He used the sword to support himself, and only then did he stabilize his body.

"Senior Okita!"

She steadied his arm.

It was one of the four weapons that had injured him!

She only saw the blood on his abdomen, but she didn't know what kind of injury he had inside. Was it an internal injury?

If it was a flesh wound, how could he be so weak?

"A glass sword really can't take a hit." He gave a bitter smile, and his voice was unbelievably soft.

How was this his usual state? How was this the tone he usually used?

"You're finally willing to call me senior again?"

"I've always been willing to call you senior, really. I was muddle-headed yesterday, I'm sorry." Her eyes were filled with tears, and her nose was sour, "As long as you like it, I can call you that for a lifetime."

He weakly pulled the corner of his mouth, wanting to show a smile, but if one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to see the curve of his mouth.

"I'm afraid I'm not qualified to be your senior like this.

When I saw you for the first time, it was like I saw myself in the past, so it was my wishful thinking to be your senior. "

"It's not wishful thinking." She shook her head. "I'm also very happy to call you senior." He suddenly expressed his inner thoughts so seriously that it scared her.

She was still used to his carefree appearance, and she only wanted to see him carefree and without worries.

"Ando."

Okita forced himself to raise his hand and pat her head. "I thought you were going to distance yourself from me from now on."

"I don't want to distance myself from you. I want to stay by your side and fight with you." Ando sniffed.

She hadn't expected that to be his true thoughts. How stupid was she to listen to Shinbachi's words?

Since when had her feelings become so fragile? How could she be so easily disrupted by someone else?

"Really?"

"I'll always stand closest to you."

She said firmly, and his eyes flashed with a smile.

"Senior Okita, let me take you to the hospital."

She then remembered that she had wasted so much time chatting with him here, and how much damage it had done to his injuries!

"No, I'm not injured."

Okita stood up straight, and his smile widened.

Ando was confused.

Okita reached into his clothes for a long time and pulled out a punctured blood bag. He handed it to her with an innocent look on his face. "This is what they punctured."

So, everything just now was an act?

Had she accidentally been fooled by him???

"I didn't expect you to have such deep feelings for me. It's really touching." Okita's tone was still calm, but his eyes were shining.

"Sogo Okita, you jerk!"