In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

Seeing the bandit leader lying on the ground, the commander stood there stunned.

But the battlefield is not a place where you can be distracted.

Zuocun was panting heavily, his heart feeling like it was about to jump out of his chest.

I did it, Ms. Okita, I helped!

The bandit leader hugged his knees hatefully, glaring at Zuo Cun Anuo: "You bastard, even if I die, I'll drag you down with me—"

Like a cornered beast, the bandit leader, driven to the brink of despair, charged towards Zuocun Anuo with bloodshot eyes and his severed calf muscles.

"Mr. Samura, watch out!"

"......I know!"

A brief exchange.

Zuo Cun's movements seemed innate.

He sidestepped the bandit leader's downward slash, his shoulder pressing against the bandit leader's chest—

The commander kicked the bandit leader in the buttocks with considerable force, sending him flying off the ground.

Zuo Cun then used this force to throw the bandit leader, who looked to weigh at least 200 pounds, out!

"Aaaaaaaaahh ...

Boom! ! !

The bandit leader's head touched the ground, and he was thrown to the ground headfirst by Zuo Cun.

Snatching the greatsword from the dazed bandit leader, Samura instinctively called out, "Miss Okita!"

“I understand!” Okita Souji replied, a slight smile playing on his lips.

The green wakizashi had already fallen to the ground during the throw. Samura, wielding a greatsword, approached from the front, while Okita, holding a katana, approached from behind.

They slashed at the bandit leader's neck together.

puff-

The obese body lay on the ground, its head still bearing the expression of a agonizing scream.

The leader of a mountain bandit group; beheaded.

Okita Souji and Samura Anno were both exhausted and injured.

"Sōjirō!" Rintaro walked out of the Okita residence clutching his chest and saw Okita Sōji kneeling on the ground. He called out instinctively.

Zuocun Anuo was already swaying unsteadily.

Okita Souji smiled as he watched Rintaro run towards him.

I'm not the only one who can't let go of family ties...

Everyone values ​​family ties, so why did things come to this?

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Chapter 279 The Story of the Snake God

Somewhere in Japan.

A tall mountain stands here.

A legend is told in the villages near the mountains.

Legend has it that there is a giant snake on this mountain, whose body is large enough to coil around the entire mountain.

Snakes are powerful, terrifying, and tyrannical.

It feeds on humans and cultivates itself in the mountains. No one dares to approach it, because if they do, they will be eaten by the snake god of the mountain.

The giant snake on the mountain cultivated itself day after day, growing larger and stronger.

It conceived the idea of ​​transforming into a dragon.

Transform into a dragon! Soar into the sky! And then enslave the gods in the heavens!

The giant serpent, which had already transformed into a dragon, had just entertained this thought when it saw a golden streak of light rushing down from the sky.

The target was a great serpent with arrogant ambitions.

Caught off guard, the giant serpent was pierced directly by the golden spear that fell from the sky and pinned firmly to the mountaintop.

The great serpent, along with its ambitions and hatred for the gods in the heavens, was sealed on the mountain.

Until this day-

A man dressed in gray clothes arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The man was cynical, casual, and always had a smile on his face.

"Oh my, is this the legendary Snake God Mountain?"

There was no fear whatsoever, only indifference.

Despite everyone's attempts to dissuade him, the carefree man treaded the long-neglected, old mountain path and climbed up the mountain.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the man was enveloped in mist.

The moment he stepped onto the mountain path, the enormous and savage serpent god had already set his sights on the man.

The serpent god was powerless to pull out the golden divine spear, which was a seal specifically for the serpent god. It needed someone else to help it pull out the divine spear in order to regain its freedom and unleash its boundless malice.

It had been waiting for who knows how long, and its hatred was overflowing.

But no one came to the mountain, not a single person, so the snake god was never able to gain freedom.

Finally, it met a man.

It eagerly used the mist to lure the man into the cave.

The carefree man encountered a giant snake, a snake large enough to swallow ten people whole.

But the man felt no fear; he simply stared at the giant snake with the same look he had when looking at an ordinary object.

The serpent god spoke to the man, enticing him to draw his divine spear, promising him wealth, honor, and immense power.

But in reality, the serpent god planned to eat the man after he pulled out his divine spear, just to have a taste of it.

The human taste is wonderful!

The man's expression remained unchanged.

Before the snake god could finish speaking, the man, with an expression that said, "What's the big deal?", gripped the gun barrel.

"This is really dangerous~" the man said in a gentle tone, nonchalantly drawing his spear.

The snake god was stunned.

The man tossed the spear aside, turned, and walked out of the cave.

The snake god was left still in a daze.

"Huh?" I'm rescued? I'm free?

But... why does that man seem to feel— about everything I do?

Nothing special?

Is there really nothing special about it?

It shouldn't be, right?

But if there was something special about him, why was that man so indifferent?

In an instant, the serpent god forgot his ambitions and his hatred.

Is what happened to me really nothing?

It was deep in thought.

Blinking her enormous eyes, the serpent god transformed into a human woman.

She wanted to find that human and ask him what was going on with her.

The woman, who was actually a snake god, arrived at the inn at the foot of the mountain, found the man's room, and kicked the door open.

"Hey, I forgot to eat you~" The snake god poked its head inside.

The man was drinking alone when he saw the snake god.

He smiled, picked up a set of clothes, and walked to the door.

"Whatever your purpose in coming to me, miss, in short, please put your clothes on first."

And so, the giant snake followed the man.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Ryoma," the man said with his ever-present casual smile. "Sakamoto Ryoma."

"The beginning is too hard to pronounce, so I'll just call you Ryoma!"

In 1853, Sakamoto Ryoma, at the age of 18, gained a travel companion.

......

Okita Souji woke up.

She opened her eyes and looked up.

"This is...my room?"

She sat up.

Just then, Hikaru Okita, dressed in a plain-colored kimono, entered the room: "Ah, Sou... Souji, you're awake!"

"Hikari-nee, what's wrong with me...?" Okita Souji was a little stunned.

“It’s like this…” Okita Hikaru began to recount, his expression somber.

Before Okita Souji and Samura Anno killed the bandit leader, the bandits had already looted the village.

The village's finances and food were looted, and ninety percent of the villagers were killed.