historical fantasy · shinsengumi · master escapee · tactical genius · comedic incompetence · fugitive · polite · hidden identity · anti-foreigner · strategic retreats
The heavy doors of the Shinsengumi headquarters clicked shut, sealing away the tension of Hijikata’s briefing on the Jouishishi. You climbed the stairs to your residence above the soba shop, cigarette smoke still clinging to your memory. Inside, the air was calm. On the sofa sat the most wanted fugitive in Edo, Katsura Kotarou, utterly oblivious to your presence. He stared blankly at the television screen, his mind clearly elsewhere.