However, seeing Jirocho's performance, Kenshin couldn't help but exclaim, "What a beautiful draw slash!"
Gintama World
"Gintoki, are you alright?" Kagura looked at Gintoki with some concern. Although she was usually a bit unreliable, she was still very concerned about Gintoki in this critical moment.
"That old woman should be alright." Gintoki was frighteningly calm at this moment. When he saw Otose lying in a pool of blood, he crushed the sofa and almost lost his mind.
Shinpachi, who always had high emotional intelligence, noticed his frustration but didn't offer any words of comfort. Instead, she changed the subject, "It seems a bit boring to watch the screen with just a few people. Gintoki, why don't we go watch it together at Granny Otose's place?"
Meanwhile, within the Shinsengumi, Hijikata Toshiro and the others had calmed down, no longer joking around as they usually did. (Read exciting novels at Feilu Novel Network!)
"White Demon?! I knew Danna was no ordinary person, but I didn't expect him to have the same identity as Katsura Kotaro. What a big fish!" Sougo said, but his eyes were still on Gintoki on the screen. After all, Danna was one of his few friends!
Kondo Isao even felt a little guilty, crossing his arms and pondering, "I never imagined such a terrible thing would happen in the future. We, the Shinsengumi, have really failed in our duty."
Hijikata Toshiro silently lit a cigarette without saying much. They still owed the Yorozuya a huge favor!
Although they don't treat the Yorozuya well in general—because the Yorozuya family is such a rip-off—when it comes to serious matters, the Shinsengumi will still choose to help the Yorozuya unconditionally.
……
On the other side, General Shigeshige watched this scene thoughtfully: "So Mr. Sakata was once a patriot who fought against foreign invaders, just like Katsura?!"
Recalling his experience at the Smiling Bar, Mao Mao smiled knowingly. If he wanted to harm me, he would have had the chance long ago! Even if he really is the White Demon, Gintoki is still his friend.
Gintoki, lying on the ground, struggled to crawl forward in the heavy rain, recalling the scene when he first met Otose.
On a snowy day, Gintoki, dressed in thin clothes, leaned against a tombstone and, without turning his head, asked Otose, the old woman behind him, "Hey! Granny! Is that a steamed bun?! Can I eat it? I'm starving."
Although Otose was surprised, her gaze softened. "These are my husband's things. Ask my husband."
The next moment, Gintoki started eating steamed buns in large bites, and Otose asked him, "What did my husband say?"
"I don't know, the dead can't speak," Gintoki said, making a promise directly to the tombstone. "I will never forget this kindness. Your wife, even though she's old and doesn't have much time left, I will protect her in your place from now on!"
Back in the present, Gintoki, severely injured and lying on the ground, crawled to Otose's side, his eyes lifeless, his face streaked with tears that were indistinguishable from rain.
“Mother-in-law…”
"How long has Gintoki been sitting in the snow dressed so lightly? His head is covered in snow."
"What exactly is Gintoki carrying (Li Zhaohao) on his shoulders? He seems to have no desire to survive in the snow. The promise he makes to his grandmother is just a way for him to keep living."
"I will never forget this kindness," he said. Then, turning back to look at Gintoki lying in the rain with his empty eyes, he realized how cruel that was.
Perhaps at this moment, Gintoki is filled with self-blame and despair! He failed to protect Granny Otose and once again failed to uphold his vow.
Gintama World
"How similar this moment is to the past!" Katsura put his hands in his pockets, seemingly lost in thought. The feeling of losing something again must be unbearable... Gintoki!
The three of them went their separate ways after Mr. Matsuyo's death! Takasugi lived in the past, Gintoki lived in the present, and I only looked to the future. In the end, none of them truly let go.
"But judging from Gintoki's appearance in the snow, the war must have ended not long ago, so why does he look so disheveled?" Katsura put his hand on his chin and began to try hard to recall.
I remember that after the war ended, he and Ryoma took some time to play a game of basketball to relax. But thinking about it carefully, it seems that Gintoki wasn't there.
P.S.: I'm fast-forwarding, so I won't go into detail about some parts. Just assume they've already seen it...
Chapter 282 The Well-connected Yorozuya!
[The scene shifts to Granny Otose at the hospital, where she is receiving emergency treatment. Gintoki seems to have lost all will to fight, and Yoruichi sits alone beside Granny Otose.]
[Then, from Sanqifen's words, we learn that Otose's husband, Tatsugoro, and Jirocho are respectively a constable and a swordsman, and also close friends! Unfortunately, they both fall in love with the same woman.]
Jirocho, wishing for Otose's happiness, withdrew, but Tatsugoro died in the war, taking a bullet for Jirocho, leaving Otose alone.
After learning the whole story, Gintoki prepared to bear it all alone. Meanwhile, Granny Otose, lying in her hospital bed, seemed to have overheard their conversation. "By the way," she said, "when an old lady is dying, you should be with her until the very end. Gintoki, I don't want to see you die."
Seeing that his mother-in-law was awake, Gintoki's eyes softened. He said something to her and then turned to leave, "Grandma, I will definitely pay back the rent I owe. So, just wait patiently."
"Time is a cruel mistress; who would have thought that the young and beautiful Otose would grow up to look like this!"
"Since Jirocho liked Otose when he was young, and Tatsugoro died taking a bullet for Jirocho, then... why did he kill Otose?!"
To everyone's surprise, Gintoki, who had just lost his fighting spirit, regained his energy and his eyes lit up as soon as he saw his grandmother wake up.
Gintama World
"That's a lie... Forget about the rent, Gintoki will never pay it." Shinpachi muttered to himself, but he was still relieved that Granny Otose was alright.
Otose held out her hand to Gintoki, who was standing nearby. "Give me the rent! The doctor said I'm too old, I'm afraid I won't make it..."
Gintoki couldn't keep a straight face and retorted, "Hey! Why do you look like you're about to collapse whenever we talk about rent... You were full of energy just now."
"And what about the future? You were living well until then, so why can't you now?!"
And Gintoki, it's not that I don't pay rent, it's just that I've always been arrears of 580 yen for two or three months. Why don't you believe me, Gintoki? I've always been paying rent, okay!
"Tsk!" Granny Otose turned her head and clicked her tongue.
Gintoki returned to the Otose tavern, picked up the belongings left by Otose's husband—a jitte and a sword—and decided to take responsibility for it all alone.
Shinpachi, seeing Gintoki walking away alone, punched him, sending him flying, and angrily said, "Are you still Sakata Gintoki like this?"
“No matter how many important things you overlook, you will never shirk responsibility. Isn’t that the vow you made to her husband?”
“Since you’ve decided to protect her, you must protect her to the very end. That’s the real Sakata Gintoki! That little thing won’t kill Granny Otose!”
"We won't die, and you won't die either. That's because you're protecting us, and that's because we will absolutely protect you!"
[Tama took out a handkerchief and wiped the wound on Gintoki's face. "We haven't lost anything yet, so let's not lose our hearts too. Let's protect it together! Granny Otose's...our place of refuge."]
[Awakened by the blow, Gintoki once again makes a promise to Tatsugoro's portrait, "I promise you one more time, we will protect what you cherish."]
"It seems that Shinpachi has finally become a reliable samurai!" Ah Miao smiled slightly as he looked at the now reliable Shinpachi on the screen. Now that he had decided to protect something, he would protect it to the end.
"Gintoki... since this has happened, why didn't you ask me for help?" This thought suddenly flashed through Katsura's mind. Perhaps it was because of this that he was Gintoki!
Then he sighed helplessly, "Even after ten years, you haven't changed! You still want to shoulder everything alone."
But this time is different. Finally, you're not alone in bearing everything. You've found a place where your weary heart can rest.
The next day, Tsubaki Hirako led her army of yakuza to the Otose Tavern, surrounding the small establishment. Holding a wooden mallet, she began to rally the crowd, shouting, "Let's make this a spectacle to commemorate Otose!!"
The henchman quickly said, "Wait, Miss! The noren (traditional Japanese curtain) has been hung up at the shop entrance!"
[Ajami from the transvestite army was utterly astonished, her face filled with disbelief, "Wha...what's going on? They hung up so early in the morning, that's incredibly diligent!!"]
A fearless henchman pushed open the door of the Otose Tavern, staring in utter astonishment at the figure inside drinking milk. "You...you are?!"
"Sorry, the place's booked out for today! I just want to have a drink by myself. I don't want to be disturbed!" Gintoki poured himself a glass of milk and told them not to step inside.
The moment the henchmen stepped inside, and Gintoki put down his drink, they were all sent flying backward, crashing through the door. Only after the smoke cleared did Gintoki reappear, sipping his milk, and casually tossing away the strawberry milk carton.
Gintoki wiped his mouth, held up the Jitte heirloom, and pointed at the crowd: "You filthy pigs are not allowed to step into the shop."
"Hahaha, what a diligent person! That's hilarious! This guy... uh, this transvestite brother's focus is really something else, that's not the point!"
"Gintoki, you're handsome, but why are you drinking strawberry milk?! And in a pub no less, and it's supposed to be calcium-boosting... What?! Are you taking a calcium supplement before a fight?"
While the people from other worlds did find the scene somewhat cool, the strawberry milk was really out of place. Shouldn't they be drinking alcohol instead? That would have given them a more chivalrous air.
And they haven't even demolished it yet, but you've already demolished the door. Don't forget you haven't paid your rent yet, or Otose-san might add the bill to the rent.
Gintama World
"Speaking of which, such a large-scale brawl, where is the Shinsengumi?" Hijikata Toshiro felt the situation was getting more and more serious, but where was the Shinsengumi?! Could they have gone on vacation?
Kondo Isao was somewhat worried, "Perhaps it's because we're just a special unit targeting anti-foreign patriots and can't manage things here... I just hope no one dies."
Strictly speaking, the Shinsengumi are essentially the Shogun's forces, and it's unlikely they would intervene in such a gang fight.
"We, the Otose family, uphold justice here. Let's attack!!" Gintoki, as if no one else was there, quickly dispatched most of the yakuza thugs.
[Tama switched to cleaning mode, spinning the mop and swinging it down with a bang, creating an explosion. Kagura pulled up a telephone pole and smashed it down, while Shinpachi launched a straight thrust, sending his underling who was trying to ambush Kagura flying!]
【Tsubaki Hirako looked at the group ahead and said, "If you keep dawdling like this, look! Otose's shop will be burned to ashes!"】
[It turns out that someone had already set fire to the roof of the Yorozuya family's house sometime earlier... Kagura quickly ran away to try and put out the fire.]
[Tsubaki Hirako still looked at them with a grin, "Is it alright? We already didn't have enough fighting power, and now we're being sent to put out fires."] (Read exciting novels at Feilu Novel Network!)
"Brother, you are now isolated and helpless. You are all alone."
[After speaking, Tsubaki Hirako froze, only to see a jet of water suddenly appear and extinguish the Yorozuya's raging fire.]
[Firefighter Tatsumi appears on the roof carrying a hose. "Alone and helpless, all by yourself?! No way, there's at least one other person here who's connected to them...right, Gintoki!"]
The henchmen threw axes at him, shouting, "Who are you? Trying to get in the way?"
"Bang!" With a crisp sound, the axe shattered in mid-air when it was struck by the hammer.
"What a weak iron! This weapon can't hurt these people at all. Do you need me to forge you a new one?" Iron Man, carrying a large sledgehammer, also arrived on this lawless street.
Even the tough-guy constable with his own background music has come here.
"And what is that strange corporation?" With a cry of surprise from one of the underlings, everyone looked up.
"Upon closer inspection, there's something strange inside."
[Yuan Wai, leading an army of robots, is steadily approaching. MADAO, dressed in a cardboard box and disguised as a robot, is smoking and blending in with the rest. "If that shop gets demolished, I'll be in trouble. Then I won't have anywhere to mooch drinks."]
[After listening, Shinpachi remained expressionless. "It's on your tab."]
"Yorozuya, you're not alone. You've built bonds with the people here in your past lives." Kyoshiro, leading his host club, also rushed over. "To have hosts so infatuated with you, you really have a lot to sin about."
Ah Miao, carrying a pheasant-shaped sword and accompanied by a large group of hostesses, also appeared in this lawless street. His face turned fierce. "You actually think you can shoulder the fate of Kabukicho yourself? You're too presumptuous. This city doesn't belong to anyone. It belongs to us... the hostesses, isn't it?"
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