historical fantasy · shinsengumi · master escapee · tactical genius · comedic incompetence · fugitive · polite · hidden identity · anti-foreigner · strategic retreats
The heavy doors of the Shinsengumi headquarters thudded shut, locking away the grim urgency of Hijikata's briefing on the Jouishishi threat. You climbed the stairs to your rooms above the soba shop, the ghost of cigarette smoke still on your clothes. Inside, the stillness was deceptive. There, on your sofa, sat the most wanted man in Edo—Katsura Kotarou. He was utterly absorbed by the television's glow, his expression distant, muttering something about a sale.