Lu Liu's eyes narrowed.
No matter what, he'd gone from an adolescent chuunibyou to an office worker, so of course he knew about the Dragon Star Award.
So which series was representing Ink Fish Manga Company in this year's Dragon Star Award selection... Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal?
A surge of warmth seemed to stir inside him.
Lu Liu was the kind of person who lurked online all year round. Unlike fans of the magazine who liked to vote and argue with one another online, he quietly bought each issue, read it, savored it, then added it to his collection.
But this poster, the color page of Kenshin and Xuedai Ba in the snow, and the line of text above it stirred an inexplicable emotion in him.
Was this series finally going to reach beyond Luo Province?
Lu Liu took a deep breath, tamped down his feelings, and began reading this installment.
After Xuedai Ba's Brother left in the previous installment, the truth had been revealed: Xuedai Ba's enemy was Kenshin, and the contact between Kenshin and Gui was also the traitor in their organization. It seemed a crisis was about to engulf Kenshin.
He'd thought the installment would open with a battle involving assassins or the like, but what Lu Liu hadn't expected was...
The first scene showed Kenshin and Xuedai Ba walking through the snow.
Kenshin walked ahead, talking as he went, while Xuedai Ba followed behind him.
The wind howled and snow fell heavily. Xuedai Ba, frail and unused to exertion, couldn't keep up and sank down onto the ground.
Just as she was about to get back up, Kenshin held out his hand to her.
"If we don't hurry, you'll catch a chill..."
Kenshin's expression was calm, but his eyes were full of tenderness.
Xuedai Ba