Seppuku was out of the question. Vice Commander Hijikata had the classic sharp tongue and soft heart. At most, he would let the members injured in the ambush experience what "love" was—cough, cough—"love training"...
If anyone was really going to commit seppuku, it should be those enemies who had surrendered right in front of them, only to turn on them afterward...
Sagaru Yamazaki rolled his eyes as he muttered to himself inwardly. Wait! Wasn't there something wrong here?
"Vice Commander, how did you know the members had been ambushed!?"
"Click..."
"Phew~!" Toshiro Hijikata lit a cigarette first. "Because everything you encountered was entirely within my expectations~!"
Th-this had all been within the Vice Commander's expectations? Sagaru Yamazaki was utterly shocked. Whether it was the ambush or those guys pretending to surrender, none of it had escaped the Vice Commander's...
Just as Yamazaki's admiration was about to reach its peak, Toshiro Hijikata sighed inwardly. "That TFQS Surveillance System Sogo sent over really is useful. Even its name is full of blessings for me. Come to think of it, Sogo really is such a tsundere. Even when showing goodwill, he has to beat around the bush. What an idiot..."
As he was touched by his own thoughts, Sagaru Yamazaki continued, "Vice Commander, after the seppuku..."
"After the seppuku, gather them all!" Toshiro Hijikata said instinctively.
Though he had long known the seppuku was fake, Yamazaki still could not help but complain inwardly upon hearing that. Vice Commander, how are you supposed to gather people after committing seppuku?
There were far too many things to criticize, but Sagaru Yamazaki readily answered aloud, "Understood! Then, Vice Commander, after the members are gathered...?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Toshiro Hijikata said with a ferocious expression. "Of course we counterattack those bastards..."
"But..."
"Yamazaki, the X-Mouth Group, right..."