"Tosa is also unforgivable, for some reason!!"
"And since the Satcho Alliance is a thing, I guess I can't complain..."
"Satsuma and Choshu... you bastards hammered it into our very marrow. You told us the age of the sword and spear was over..."
With bloodshot eyes, Hijikata drew his rifle in his left hand, his voice a low growl from the depths of hell.
"What insane bloodlust. Reminds me of Shisou... wait, I don't even know who Shimazu is!?"
"But as long as I am here... the Shinsengumi... the Flag of Sincerity...—"
Okita drew her blade and pointed it straight ahead!
"My 'Sincerity' never ends!! Shinsengumi!! Advance!!! I—AM THE SHINSENGUMI!!!"
With a roar, the two Samurai sprinted across the beach!
...From there, the result was obvious. On one side, two wolves fueled by the grudges, beliefs, and pride of their past lives. On the other, foreign heroes who had been forcibly shoved into "Warlord Factors" by the Holy Grail.
"Lancer, prepare yourself! Perish, Shimazu!! 'Mumyo Sandan-zuki' (Non-Light, Three-Stage Thrust)—!!!!"
"I told you, I'm not Shimazu—guwah!!"
Three thrusts occupying the same space simultaneously. The "Unavoidable Demon Sword" caused an existential contradiction and phenomenal collapse. Shimazu Setanta took a direct hit and was fatally wounded.
"I wonder why it's my childhood name..."
Muttering this final question, "Shimazu" was purged.
"UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!"
"Damn it! He's taken dozens of arrows and he isn't even slowing down...!"
Hijikata continued his mad charge despite being riddled with arrows. The Flag of Sincerity is immortal; as long as he exists, the Shinsengumi is immortal.
"Cut them! Advance! Cut them! ADVANCE!!"
"Guh—!!"
Drenched in blood, with gore spraying from his wounds, Hijikata delivered a cross-slash with his katana, his face like that of a demon.
"I!! AM!! THE!! SHINSENGUMI!!!"
He hoisted Emichika up with the barrel of his gun and fired a point-blank "Last Shooting" blast—!
"So this is the soul of one who ran through the turmoil of the Bakumatsu..."
Pierced through and helpless, Emichika was blown away by the "Gudaguda Factor" and tasted defeat.
[This is bad, Mash! We have to handle Medea-san! A 'splatter' scene with a girl would be too much!]
"Y-yes! Prepare yourself while you still can!"
"Please, be as gentle as possible!"
""Mori—!!""
"Hurry up—!!"
Mash and Rikka defeated Medea with her limbs still intact.
"Ah... I've had enough of 'tragic ends' back in Stay Night..."
And so, she faded away peacefully.
"I won't die... As long as I am here... the Shinsengumi is immortal...!"
"Haa... haa... we did it... Hijikata-san..."
—Japan is a terrifying place... So this is the 'Samurai Spirit'...!
"These island dwellers are not to be underestimated. Is 'Abnormality' just a synonym for 'Japanese'?"
『Nobbu!』
(I hope you all can visit Japan someday too... Yeah. Preferably in the modern era...)
The battle on the coastline, a whirlwind of admiration, awe, and confusion, finally came to an end.
"Good work, you two."
"Kofuh—!!!!"
Okita-san faceplanted into the sand.
"Okita-saaaaaan!?"
"UOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!"
Hijikata managed to stay upright through pure Guts, but blood began spraying from his entire body.
"Hijji—!?"
—Mini-Nobus! First aid and medical treatment, now!
『『『『Nobuuu!!』』』』
Between the Mini-Nobus, the Master, and Marie's medical magecraft, the two managed to survive.
(They live too hard and die too fast...)
"Their sheer spirit might even surpass the people of Uruk..."
"Is it over? Then let's eat. I'll have the 'Wanko Soba,' please."
『—So this is also 'Me,' is it?』
『I don't know what to call this feeling of disappointment welling up in my chest...』
Arthur, the King of Knights, hung his head in silent shame at the sight of his other self's relentless gluttony.
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