Chapter 17

In the end, Fang Li naturally refused Shikawa Ayame's invitation.

The title of samurai may sound grand, but in this era, in this country, samurai have long been mostly corrupt.

Not to mention other things, just look at the samurai in Kinko Station.

Cowardly and fearful of trouble.

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Unwilling to act.

Completely devoid of dignity.

This is the current interpretation of samurai.

Due to the existence of Kabane, the samurai's mind and body have been worn down to a state of incompleteness.

In the original story, there have been many instances where samurai, out of fear of Kabane, have caused numerous disputes, even defaming and even killing ordinary people, which is not at all strange.

Therefore, in this era, although samurai appear to help govern various stations, in the hearts of ordinary citizens, they are almost no different from bullies.

People do not respect samurai; they only fear them.

This is the situation of this era.

Perhaps this is why Kuchiki Rai is so obsessed with the dignity of samurai?

At least, in Fang Li's view, among the samurai in the original story, only Kuchiki Rai and Arakawa Kibito can be called true samurai; the rest are just disappointing.

Therefore, Fang Li does not want to become one of these people.

Even if this could bring him closer to Shikawa Ayame, allowing him to protect her and complete the second main mission, Fang Li still does not want to do it.

Of course, Fang Li will not give his reasons, as that would only harm the harmony between them.

Shikawa Ayame was somewhat disappointed, apparently really wanting to help Fang Li get rid of his wanderer status.

As a future station governor, such kindness is not a good thing.

However, no one dislikes kind people.

Fang Li is no exception.

Thus, Fang Li chatted with Shikawa Ayame for a while longer, making her laugh continuously.

It's not that Fang Li is particularly humorous; it's just that this era lacks entertainment. As someone who lived for eighteen years in the information explosion of the 21st century, the little fun stories Fang Li casually tells pique Shikawa Ayame's curiosity and make her laugh continuously.

This results in two things.

One is that Shikawa Ayame, a sheltered young lady who has seen little entertainment, rarely opens up, speaking with a touch of the innocence and coquettishness characteristic of a young girl, while still maintaining her manners.

The other is that Kuchiki Rai does not say another word from start to finish, just glaring at Fang Li with a fierce look, as if he were looking at a bitter enemy, more like he wants to pounce and bite Fang Li than draw his sword to cut him down.

In this pleasant conversation, Shikawa Ayame suddenly seemed to remember something important and let out a small exclamation.

"Miss Ayame?" Kuchiki Rai, as if finally finding an opportunity to intervene, immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

"I... I almost forgot." Shikawa Ayame said, somewhat flustered, "I still need to take my father's short-barreled steam gun to be repaired today."

Upon hearing this, Fang Li suddenly raised his head and looked at Shikawa Ayame.

"——!"

At that moment, Shikawa Ayame felt a chill spread throughout her body.

Because, for a moment, Shikawa Ayame saw it.

In the eyes of the wanderer who had been chatting with her so pleasantly, a flash of icy blue light suddenly appeared.

That icy blue light seemed to strip away all of Shikawa Ayame's body heat, as if it could erase the life within her, making Shikawa Ayame feel as if she were facing not a person, but a god.

A god of death.

At that moment, Shikawa Ayame could not help but take two steps back.

"Miss Ayame?" Kuchiki Rai asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"Mr. Fang... Fang Li?" Shikawa Ayame, ignoring Kuchiki Rai, looked at Fang Li with a frightened expression and asked in a trembling voice, "You... you just..."

Seeing Shikawa Ayame's frightened appearance, Fang Li inwardly cursed.

"Sorry, Miss Ayame." Fang Li said apologetically, "I didn't mean to scare you."

"No..." Shikawa Ayame patted her chest, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "But, your eyes just now..."

"Eyes?" Fang Li asked, feigning confusion, "What's wrong with my eyes?"

Seeing Fang Li's puzzled expression, Shikawa Ayame calmed down and looked back into Fang Li's eyes.

There, she only saw a pair of ordinary, dark eyes.

Did I just see wrong?

This thought arose in Shikawa Ayame's mind.

Before Shikawa Ayame could figure it out, Fang Li reminded her, "Miss Ayame, didn't you say you wanted to go help your father repair the short-barreled gun?"

"Yes... yes." Shikawa Ayame nodded. "That's why I came to find Rai, to ask him to guard me and accompany me out."

"Then let's go quickly." Although Kuchiki Rai was puzzled by Shikawa Ayame's sudden alarm, he still said, "If we delay the Chief's business, we might be punished."

"You're... right." Shikawa Ayame still seemed a bit preoccupied, but thinking of the task at hand, she had to bid farewell to Fang Li.

Fang Li, as before, spoke to Shikawa Ayame in a relaxed tone without any abnormalities, seeing her and Kuchiki Rai off.

After Shikawa Ayame and Kuchiki Rai left, the smile on Fang Li's face gradually disappeared, and he sighed.

"It seems I need to find an opportunity to practice controlling my Mystic Eyes."

Although Fang Li has been able to suppress the activation of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception with his will from the beginning, when his emotions fluctuate, the Mystic Eyes still activate involuntarily.

Just now, although the Mystic Eyes only appeared for a moment, in that moment, Fang Li clearly saw Shikawa Ayame's death lines.

The death lines covering Shikawa Ayame's body, as if cutting her apart, made Fang Li feel as if she were falling apart.

However, he did not expect Shikawa Ayame to be so sensitive and notice the abnormality.

"But, repairing the short-barreled gun, huh?"

This is something Fang Li just remembered.

In the original story, on the day the plot begins, Shikawa Ayame takes her father's short-barreled steam gun to be repaired.

"It seems the plot has finally started."

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