Love without limits
His death

A small house built in a place known as sakurayama in shimonoseki.

Waw .. "my word"

When I went inside, I was amazed.

We will stay here from today. Peacefully, it was just the two of us, "I turned to Takasugi with a smile"

Yes .you and I, just husband and wife. “Ucap takasugi”

The voice that responded was cheerful, and she seemed to feel good, and it was a relief to me.

On that day .. when he coughed up blood and fainted ..

Of course, the choshu troops were in an uproar because of takasugi.

Call the doctor immediately! Check her! even doctors who were renowned as the best, became pale.

The doctor asked why he had left it this bad.

He said there was no hope for his recovery.

His friends in choshu looked on in disbelief and takasugi listened in silence.

Everyone is concerned. Those who fought beside him, the people who helped him, even the lord of the choshu clan.

Everyone asked him to rest and recuperate, but takasugi persisted until the warning of shouyu sensei died.

The warning falls on October 27.

Then he resigned from his post which he had held until now, and we came here.

Close to the prayer location in sakurayama where we can pray for the fallen soldiers in the surprise attack on the shogun.

Very close to the tombs of his colleagues, the graves were built on his recommendation.

Gazing into the distance towards the location of the prayer, he spoke softly.

Work done. So ... the time left is yours "say takasugi smiled weakly"

The days since he began his healing turned out to be very calm.

Many people send gifts to heal.

People who yearn and worry about takasugi visit him.

He greeted them calmly, and nodded and listened to their updates.

About the death of the shogun, about the truce .. about the shogun Yoshinobu his successor ..

When I remember that incident when I was attacked and called 'mistress yoshinobu' she laughed wryly.

As for ryoma and others, as the kameyama sachu ship was destroyed, the new one was purchased recently.

We also received letters and gifts from them.

Every day, more and more gifts arrive, and takasugi spends more time at his desk, writing thank you letters and replies.

Learning from the priests who often came, he also wrote poems and painted bamboo trees.

It was as if he was walking leisurely all season ...

But without ever stopping, time moves on.

Winter comes, then the new year, and around the time the plum blossoms bloom, the takasugi begin to fever.

When breathing was so difficult he could only lie down ..

On such days, he could do nothing.

He told me his body felt very heavy, even holding chopsticks was difficult.

Around mid-March, doctors banned him from reading, writing poetry, and even painting.

Now, he could only eat rice porridge, and even when he felt good, he could barely sit down.

The sake he once loved became completely taboo.

He started spitting up blood more often.

Once ... once, I give up.

I broke my promise to never cry when I was with her ..

during the battle against the shogun army, and I walked straight to the sea, determined to hide my tears.

Don't die. With a trembling voice, I only asked for one request.

But takasugi was not angry.

He just smiled weakly.

One day near mid-April.

The doctor who handled Takasugi called me to the porch.

I had a premonition when I went to him, and he told me to be more vigilant today.

I know exactly what he means.

My last hope will not come true.

He blinked a few times, and looked at my hand ..

He smiled and whispered if I stayed there all this time.

Sherry "call the weak takasugi"

Da? "Jawab"

Only that word took all my efforts.

The sound of takasugi breathing is very clear.

When I die, play samisen before my grave. As for the friends who can come to my grave only those who have time. Gather anyone who can come, and have fun. “Ucap takasugi sad”

He added that he did not want it to be a sad event. I stiffened at his words.

I thought to myself . This is his last will and testament.

Hiks . "tears fall out of control"

Quickly, I tried to remove it, but his fingers stopped me. Takasugi whispered it alright.

Then slowly, he slapped his finger at my hair.

With her fingertips, she touched my ears, cheeks, nape, where her pulse was pulsating.

I can barely breathe. And I can't stop my tears. Looking at me, takasugi moist eyes softened.

You are my wife. “Ucap takasugi”

While biting my lips, I nodded. Caressing her hand, I nodded repeatedly.

You're mine. You're all mine, sherry. “Ucap takasugi laugh”

His laughing and mischievous eyes were just like his when he was healthy.

Come back to me when this is done for you. I'll go first and I'll wait for you. "Father"

My heart felt like it was tightly pinched, then shattered into pieces.

I opened my eyes, but I couldn't answer.

Remember, don't rush. I won't run. I'm yours too.I'm all yours “Ucapnya again and smile”

Every word has penetrated my heart.

But I listened carefully.

My scars are fine, I want to carve a takasugi into myself.

I took a deep breath, again and again.

I did all I could to control myself so that the tears would not fall, and calm my heart ..

Then I gave him my best smile and nodded.

But takasugi seems to understand.

It's fun with you, Sherry. "With those last words"

he closed his eyes as if he were going to sleep.

**Some seasons have changed**

It seems a bit strange to me that the season has changed without takasugi.

But maybe the season keeps changing non-stop, then June ..

Summer is over, autumn changes the color of the fallen leaves with the arrival of winter.

That day when it snowed, before the next year.

A nostalgic voice called out as I sat on the veranda.

Sherrys. “Call someone”

I heard footsteps crushing the dried leaves in the garden, and I looked up, but I did not recognize who it was at first.

I thought it was the man from Choshu who often came to see what I was doing since Takasugi's death, but it wasn't.

Shota .. "my name"

Sorry, I'm late. “Ucap shota”

He held something in his left hand, and waved lightly.

Shota smiled, looking much more mature since we last met.

Please sit there shota. "My grandfather"

Okay, thanks “answere”

Still, it's been so long. Last time was takasugi funeral. "My grandfather"

Would you call it a funeral? “Task shota”

Recalling singing and dancing in front of his headstone, we laughed.

Then the shota placed the encased item she was carrying between us, opening it quietly.

He pulled the camera out of the box, and I gasped. Not wrong anymore. This is the camera we touched at the antique store during our school visit.

I finally found it. With this, I believe we can return to the future. “Ucap shota”

I looked at the camera and took a deep breath.

Then I looked straight at the shota.

Yeah, thank you, shota. I'm sorry, I left all the searches to you "my words are bad"

Its alright. Since I'm with ryoma, I have many friends all over the place. And once I started searching earnestly, it wasn't hard. “Ucap shota”

Ryoma ...? “Tanyaku”

He died .. as history. “Ucap shota tegar”

His voice sounded peaceful.

There is no sense of wrongdoing in itself ..

Only casually did he look through the empty and graduate classrooms.

Shota, you have no regrets ...? “Tanyaku”

Because I'm watching you and takasugi, sherry . I can't say I'm not sad, but I think I'm doing everything I can. “Ucap shota”

hmm. "my answer is short"

When I came to this era, I wondered why all this was happening .. it was so dangerous, and even if I wasn't a samurai, I could die at any moment. "he said"

Mmhmmm .. "my speech"

I think we should get home soon. We have to find the camera as soon as possible, and go back to our own peaceful era. But in the end, we ended up spending four years here. If I go back to that time, I'm sure I'm still following ryoma. “Ucap shota smile”

I felt the sincerity of the shota in his words, and nodded with a smile.

I ... I will definitely fall in love with takasugi as well. "My grandfather"

If I go back to that time ...

If I go back to that moment when I first met takasugi ..

When I considered that, there was little possibility running through my mind

If he takes care of his health sooner .. I wonder if Takasugi can recover from TB of his lungs? “Tanyaku”

And maybe, I can help ryoma more. “Murmur shota”

He looked away a little and muttered.

There is no regret in our words.

Although there is what if in our mind ..

It does not make reality what is less valuable.

Takasugi said it was fun.

I'm sure even ryoma smiled at the shota until the end. Our eyes meet spontaneously.

Let's go home, sherry. “Take shota”

Yeah, you're right, shota. "My grandfather"

We turned the camera towards us, and shota pressed the button with her right hand.

It might happen when I close my eyes firmly from the flash of light ...

I felt like my body had lost its shape, and my consciousness had faded and turned white.

Finally, I heard a faint voice.

At first, I didn't know what it was, but ..

Then I realized that it was the sound of a wall clock gearshift.

As when I woke up in the morning and blinked, I slowly became more and more aware.

But something's weird.

I don't know if my eyes are open or not.

All I could feel was that everything around me was white.

H-huh ...? Am I going back to the future ..? is this a dream ...? That's right, where's the shota?

Worried, I looked around and then, I gasped.

Inside this white mass, there was something like the face of a hovering clock.

Items there ... such as drawing hours and photos ...

Looks like there's something wrong about this.

The clock is ticking.

... akh. akh

At that moment, I noticed that the hands were wobbly like they were stuck on something.

Then, the speed of movement of the needle is already slow, the slower ...

...!

It makes a loud clicking sound, then the needle rotates counterclockwise.

...****************...

*continuing*