Love without limits
Directionless

After that, I borrowed the unused room and took off the heavy kimono of the tayu.

I'll send it back to the boarding house later, and I change it to a regular kimono. I wash the make-up off my face.

The chief officer offered kamuro or someone from the boarding house to accompany me, but I thanked him and apologized, then left the pleasure house.

Right now, I just want to be alone.

I walked aimlessly.

Even at this hour, Shimabara is full of people.

Every now and then, I see well-dressed prostitutes and their customers walking side by side.

I envy them ...*mum*

It hurt, so I looked away.

As I walked in the opposite direction, the road was filled with people shouting at me about how beautiful I was.

I couldn't tell the man what I was feeling . and all my beautiful make-up was gone.

I can't think straight.

All I could feel was sadness, and my heart was filled with a gaping hole.

Looking down, I continued walking, stepping on my own shadow by the bright moonlight.

Then, through my hazy eyes.

Are you all right? “Ucap familiar voice”

This warm voice was very familiar.

Looking up in surprise, the owner of the voice blinked, also surprised.

Huh huh? Sherry's? “Ucap okita surprised”

Okita . "call me"

With a shocked expression, he looked at my red eyes.

Then okita frowned with concern, and gently grabbed my shoulder.

For a moment, I wondered what he was doing, then I realized that I was about to faint.

I staggered and barely kept my balance.

Okita's eyes softened as she looked at me and spoke softly.

Hijikata told me that you have become a tamu, sherry. And today is your first debut as a tayu “ucap okita”

… “I can't answer”

Unable to answer, I set my gaze down.I am really unattractive at the moment.

No one would believe it, if I were to be introduced as a woo from Shimabara.

However, regardless of my appearance, he gently patted my shoulder.

I'll take you back to the boarding house "speak okita"

Without asking my question, okita made an offer.

Huh…? "I"

When I stood there in shock, she turned around and ran away lightly.

There, he said a few words to the other shinsengumi members who were nearby.

Then he came back and told me he was ready, and started walking towards the boarding house.

Surprised, I frantically stopped him.

It's okay, you have a job .. "my words are bad"

Yes, but now it's time for a change. We just talked and came back soon. “Ucap okita”

He asked me. I listened, dragging my feet slowly. Then he started walking.

Even if this is Shimabara, there are drunk customers, and lately, there have been some incidents, so you have to be careful.

just yesterday, there was an incident in fushimi. There were suspicious movements within the choshu and satsuma clan. So we're even vigilant here . "obviously okita"

My heart is beating fast ..

Choshu and satsuma .. means satsuma-choshu alliance ..

thas right. Shinsengumi and shogun try to catch the man from sonno-joi faction ..

Although, it's hard to imagine the ronin walking around during this time .. "take it again"

When the okita turned towards the pleasure house, my heart skipped a beat.

I think takasugi left about 30 minutes ago ...

from okita's attitude, it doesn't seem like takasugi or anyone from the alliance has been arrested.

So I just acted stupid.

I have to be innocent and answer nonchalantly about how scary time is.

Sherry, you don't see anyone suspicious, do you? “Task okita”

But just as I was about to answer, okita spoke simultaneously and asked a question

Uh. "my body is stiffening"

If he suspects something .. takasugi may be ..

ukh.. “okita cough”

Cold sweat that began to stop instantly.

Okita suddenly curled up.

And although it was soft, he coughed repeatedly.

It's a dry cough and it seems to remind me of a takasugi cough.

The okita? “Ucapku worry”

I reached out to caress her back, but she lunged away and my hand rubbed thin air.

Holding her hand in her mouth, okita looked away so that her cough did not reach me.

He looked up slowly and apologized.

you can't be close to me. It seems I have pulmonary TB. “Ucap okita”

I felt as if I had been stabbed straight into the heart.

The same disease that Takasugi had was destroying this man with a gentle laugh.

I closed the distance between us and grabbed the sleeve of his coat.

Sherry .. "talk okita"

Don't worry about me, hurry up and get back to that barracks here it's still cold. "my words are worried"

I can say the same about you. After I take you to the boarding house, I'll go straight back "he said smile"

He gave me a cheerful smile, and started walking again.

It was as if he had never coughed like that.

He didn't seem to realize how much he was sick.

Wh why? “Tanyaku”

My voice was hoarse, and he turned around.

His eyes were so clear, I almost cried.

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*continuing*