Everyone Has the Potential to Be the Final Villain!

"That's true." Gintoki cupped his hands and nodded, "And speaking of which, that stupid gorilla author even got the protagonist wrong. I was clearly the protagonist."

"No, this is definitely your own mistake," Kawaki spat expressionlessly, then looked at Shinpachi and Kagura again, "And I accidentally discovered a surprising fact."

Looking at Kawaki's serious expression, Shinpachi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked, "What fact?"

"That is..." Kawaki frowned and stared at Shinpachi, "The first page of our work actually has been labeled as an action genre!"

"What did you say?!" Shinpachi stood up instantly with a shocked expression, "You mean our work is actually an action genre?!"

"Yes," Kawaki nodded and closed his eyes, "So I have been thinking about what kind of battle we are going to fight with. Who is the final BOSS in this work? Is there really such a demon king-like creature in this world?"

"So, have you found the answer?"

"Ah, although I have gone through many crooked roads, in the end, I finally found the answer." Kawaki nodded, "Through the comparison of countless comics and based on those common points, I finally discovered the truth and finally found a few candidates for the final boss. However, it is still hard to say who is the final boss among these few people."

"Surprisingly...the candidate for the final boss has been locked?!" Shinpachi was surprised.

"Well, although I have found it, it is still a little difficult to lock onto the only final boss." As he said that, Kawaki took out his mobile phone from his bosom, "In short, let's gather everyone together first. My suspect is among those people, including us!"

"Don't say anymore! Kawaki-san! My heart is already hanging!" Shinpachi retreated to a corner with some lingering fear. He crouched down and trembled as he looked at the people in the room, "In other words, there are also people in this room that Kawaki-san is suspicious of?! Is it very likely that the current me is in the same room with the final boss of this work?!"

"Don't be so flustered, Shinpachi-kun." Kawaki glanced at Shinpachi indifferently, then lowered his head to edit a message and sent it out, "The real battle has just begun!"

...

Ten minutes later, Kondo, Sogo, Toshiro, and Yamazaki came to the room.

"Wait, Kawaki, do you think the final boss is among them?" Gintoki pointed to the four people at the door, "Don't joke around. Can those idiots really do that?"

"Who are you calling an idiot, bastard?!" Toshiro was the first to express his dissatisfaction. He rolled his eyes and scolded, "You are the idiot!"

"Don't worry. Sit down first. It's just a suspicion. There's another person who hasn't arrived yet." Kawaki calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip. He calmly looked in the direction of the door.

Step step step. The sound of footsteps came from far to near. There was no strange sound, it was always neither fast nor slow, only regular and casual.

"Then... is that the last suspect?" Shinpachi's heart was already in his throat, "From the footsteps, I can tell that he is not an ordinary person..."

"Indeed, as the final boss, this level is what it should be," Kawaki answered casually, but the expression on Kawaki's face gradually became serious.

Finally, that person appeared at the door. Everyone looked and saw a dirty-looking old man with his hands behind his back, an orange baseball cap, a torn jacket, a loincloth, and thick swirling eye-glasses appearing at the door.

Everyone: ...

"Wait! Who is this person?!" Gintoki pointed at the person who came and looked at Kawaki and shouted, "He is not related at all! If such a person is a boss, then you idiots can just pull any one of you out to be the boss!"

"Well, boss, it is too troublesome to find the final boss. It is better to let Hijikata replace it. Then we will kill him together and treat it as the final chapter." Sogo raised his hand and said.

"Shut up! Why do you want me to become the final boss? The script doesn't say that at all! You bastard!" Toshiro scolded, "Why didn't you become the final boss? If it was you, I will swing my sword at you without the slightest hesitation!"

"It seems that everyone is a little confused." Kawaki stood up and walked to the old man at the door, "Let me introduce to everyone, this is the Gintama crew next door and our crew's most-appeared actor, the homeless vagabond Uncle Musashi! Let's welcome him, everyone."

After saying that, Kawaki clapped first.

"Wait a minute! It's fine if the appearance rate next door is high, but I have never seen him in this work!" Gintoki shouted.

"Actually, there have always been appearances, but you didn't notice it too much. Just like in Chapter 11, when I first appeared in the chapter as the protagonist, there was Uncle Musashi behind me. The silhouette is when I was stopped by that aunt. There is also when Kagura appears, and in Kagura's memories arc, there is also the back of Uncle Musashi, and..."

Looking at Kawaki who was counting with his fingers, Gintoki hurriedly stopped him, "Wait a minute! I don't even remember having that kind of thing! Even if I did, it didn't appear in the chapter at all!"

"Reading novels and animation are different. Some things need to be imagined. Don't you even know this simple common sense?" Kawaki asked with a puzzled face.

"It's your own imagination, right?"

"I know that everyone is very puzzled, but..." As he spoke, Kawaki took off Uncle Musashi's old swirling eye-glasses, "How about this?! Do you still dare to look down on this kind of gaze?!"

Looking at Uncle Musashi's big sharp eyes after taking off the old swirling eye-glasses, everyone fell silent.

"In short, I believe that you can understand when you see this," As he spoke, Kawaki put the old swirling eye-glasses back on Uncle Musashi, "Ordinary homeless people would not have such sharp eyes, it was simply like a real Miyamoto Musashi!"

"Indeed, such eyes are not something ordinary people can have." Gintoki nodded.

"Hey, your attitude has changed a little too quickly," Shinpachi said expressionlessly.

"In short, all the suspects are currently gathered in this room." Kawaki closed the door and glanced at everyone present, "Today, our mission is to find the final boss among these suspects! Do you understand?!"

...

Dozens of minutes passed, and no one spoke.

"Um, can I ask a little?" Shinpachi raised his hand and asked weakly, "Well, the suspect or something, are you sure it's among these people?"

"Of course, but I can't say which ones they are, I need some time..." After saying that, Kawaki secretly gave Sogo and Gintoki a look.

Gintoki and Sogo understood, and at the same time, they nodded slightly to show their understanding.

Then... then, Yamazaki and Shinpachi were tied up by the two of them...

"Eh? Wait... EHH?!" Looking at the rope on his body, Shinpachi obviously did not react, "Wait! Why did you tie me up? Am I also one of the suspects?"

"Yes! Why am I also tied up?! I am so inconspicuous, how can I be a suspect!" Yamazaki also shouted.

"Yamazaki... You..." Kondo looked at Yamazaki, who was tied up, in disbelief.

"Chief, deputy chief, save me! I am really not the final boss!" Yamazaki shouted.

"Shut up. The more inconspicuous it is, the easier it is to become the final villain. This kind of reverse development has become the basic operation." Kawaki explained, "So, are the four suspects here mentally prepared?"

"Four?!" Gintoki looked at Kawaki in shock, "Including this homeless, there are only three. The remaining one..."

"The remaining suspect is..." Kawaki stretched out his hand and slowly pointed at Hinowa, who was sitting in the wheelchair behind everyone, "You!!"

"Ah?! Mom actually..." Seita looked at Hinowa who was smiling with narrowed eyes in front of him. He couldn't help but stagger two steps, his face full of disbelief, "No... impossible. Mom, why would you do that kind of thing? I... I don't believe it!"

"Seita, calm down a bit." Kawaki comforted, "None of us would have thought of this kind of thing, but since it happened, we have to face it positively. Regarding your mother, I really don't want to believe that she would be a suspect, but after comparing the final bosses of countless works, I finally have to admit that this kind of appearance rate is not low, and there are not many lines, and people who always have a smiling face, more than 90% of them are hidden villains!"

"Kawaki-san, do you want your head to be poured with hot tea?" Hinowa asked with a smile, "Or do you want to be shot into a sieve by Tsukki with kunai?"

"Looks like there are only three suspects left." Kawaki nodded and said, "Shinpachi, Shinsengumi's Virgin, and Uncle Musashi, the passer-by with the highest appearance rate!"

"Hold on a little longer!" Shinpachi shouted, "Why did you wash away Miss Hinowa's suspicion after being threatened?"

"No, I washed away Hinowa's suspicion very strictly," Kawaki explained slowly, "Because the hidden villain in the situation I mentioned would never show obvious malice from the protagonist. So, it is because of this that I washed away Hinowa's suspicion. This kind of undisguised malice no matter how you think about it is not the style of the hidden villain, let alone that this person is middle-aged..."

Before Kawaki finished, Hinowa, who was on the side, took a cup of hot tea from the table and poured it on Kawaki's face.

"Ara, I originally wanted to give it to you to moisten your throat, but my hand slipped~" Hinowa covered her mouth and said with some distress.

"Well, in short," Kawaki did not mind wiping the tea on his face with his sleeve. He then looked at Shinpachi and the other two, "Now, there are three people who are the most suspicious. What else do you want to say? If you honestly admit it, we will not go too far."