Everyone Is the Protagonist in Their Own Life~

Ignoring Shinpachi's existence, Gintoki propped up his chin and muttered, "But right now, we still lack a decisive blow."

"Isn't that natural?! Because there is no body!" Shinpachi shouted.

"Yes, I understand," Kawaki cupped his hands and nodded, "It's like the feeling of loss after watching an entire baseball game but not even seeing a home run. Even if the team you like wins, you will feel that something is missing in your heart."

"That's right, it's probably that kind of feeling," Gintoki replied.

"You two have completely forgotten me! You have completely ignored me!" Shinpachi could not bear it any longer and cursed loudly, "You two, stop before you go too far! Add the main body to me!"

"F*ck, so that's how it is! As expected of Shinpachi, he actually hit the nail on the head," Gintoki praised. Then, he looked at Kawaki and explained, "It's the lack of the body! Because of the lack of the body, I feel the feeling of [ah, I always feel that something is missing]! It's what you call a home run!"

"So that's how it is!" Kawaki raised his hand and knocked the together. Then, he looked at Shinpachi and praised, "Today, you have really impressed me, Shinpachi. You did well."

"The two of you are really infuriating," Shinpachi retorted expressionlessly, "That's enough. Just add the main body now. I'm the main body!"

"Let's see, let me take a look. Is this okay?" Gintoki placed the glasses on a piece of limestone, "This main body feels pretty good. Although the colors are relatively simple, this style may be unexpectedly pleasing."

"No, no, no, this won't do." Kawaki hurriedly waved his hand, "It's too rustic. Girls don't like this kind of color. Girls like bright and warm colors."

"How about this? A bright and warm body. Girls will definitely like it very much." Kawaki picked up the glasses and pointed at the sun as he spoke.

"No, no, no. This background is too empty. That is the sky." Gintoki shook his head. "Girls don't like this feeling. The background must be more fulfilling and cuter."

"I see. As expected of Gintoki. How about this tree?" Kawaki praised. Then he pointed to a maple tree in the yard and said, "How about this tree as the main body? The background and the red maple leaves. Don't ordinary girls like maple leaves?"

"'Nice'!" Gintoki praised, "Then next..."

Before Gintoki could finish speaking, he was kicked away with Kawaki by the furious Shinpachi.

"That's enough! You two bastards!" Shinpachi stared with his bloodshot eyes and cursed, "Are you messing with me?! Did you listen to my request?! Isn't the main body here?! Isn't the home run or something just standing here?!!!"

"What are you doing, Shinpachi?" Gintoki complained as he got up, "We worked so hard for you. Why do you have to put on such an attitude? How rude!"

"No, you misunderstood Shinpachi, Gintoki." Kawaki shook his head calmly after he got up. Then, he pulled Sogo, who had arrived at some unknown time, over and said, "Shinpachi is reminding you that there is a real [main body] here."

"Oh! So that's how it is!" Gintoki knocked with his hand, then directly put the glasses on Sogo's face, picked up the camera, and took pictures with a click, "Not bad, not bad. This "Shinpachi" is indeed not bad! It is indeed Shinpachi who is even Shinpachi than Shinpachi! It is completely like hitting a home run!"

"What is Shinpachi who is even Shinpachi than Shinpachi? When did Shinpachi become an adjective?!" Shinpachi pointed at himself and shouted with white eyes, "Shinpachi is here! That is someone else!"

"Well, has Kondo-san been here before? Two bosses?" Sogo turned to look at Kawaki and ask.

"No, I didn't see him," Kawaki replied.

Gintoki looked at the photos in the camera and then raised his head to give Sogo a thumbs-up, "Ah, I really took a lot of good photos of Shinpachi, Shinpachi."

"That's not Shinpachi. What is this? Can I die? Can I?!!!" Shinpachi, who had been ignored, cried...

--------Shinpachi's Special Dividing Line--------

On the other side of the sea, on the beach, the girl in the picture of the drifting bottle that Shinpachi had received was running desperately. The girl's name was Urara. Urara ran and shouted into the distance.

"Sister! It's incredible, really, it's sent! Sister's letter! It's here! Reply!"

Urara ran to a girl who looked a little older, sitting by the sea, wearing a blue kimono with maple leaves embroidered. She wore glasses and had maroon brown colored long hair. While panting, the girl took out the reply letter from her bosom and handed it to the girl in front of her...

"I didn't expect that someone would really pick up that letter." Urara's sister sat on the beach and opened the letter in the envelope.

"Let me take a look, let me take a look," Urara asked as she leaned closer, "What does it say? Sister?"

"I received your letter. I'm looking forward to our correspondence from now on. My name is Shimura Shinpachi." The sister muttered out the contents of the letter.

There was also a photo attached to the letter, a photo of Sogo cutting Shinpachi off...

"Hahahaha, what's going on? This person is really too exaggerated." Urara looked at the photo in her hand and couldn't help but laugh. Then she looked at her sister, who had a depressed aura on her side, and comforted her, "But it seems to be quite cool. And it's about the same age as my sister. Isn't it good?"

"Urara... I have something to apologize to you..." Her sister held her clothes tightly and lowered her head to speak intermittently.

"Eh?"

"Actually..." The sister raised her head and said awkwardly, "I put Urara's photo in the envelope..."

"Eh? Mine? Why is that?"

"Because Urara is too cute..." The elder sister timidly replied, "If this person wrote it, I think someone would definitely reply to me..."

As she spoke, the elder sister directly knelt down to Urara and lowered her head, "I'm sorry!"

"Really, why do you have to do such unnecessary things?" Urara complained, "Can't you just use your own photo?"

"No, no one will look at someone like me. It must be thanks to Urara's photo that I got a reply like this," The sister said weakly.

"Sigh..." Urara sighed softly, "Give yourself more confidence. Sister, you are also very cute, although I am also very cute."

The elder sister raised her head and was about to say something but was interrupted by her sister again.

"Then I'll forgive you if you can make friends." Urara stretched out her index finger and said with a smile.

"Eh?"

"Sister, didn't you decide that there would be some changes this time?" Urara smiled and asked, "So, it's good to work hard slowly. Come on, sister."

"Hmm..."

...

The next day, Koudoukan Dojo.

"'... I didn't expect someone to receive this letter. I'm really very happy~ I want to know more about Shinpachi~" Gintoki lay under the eaves with one hand on his head. He pinched his throat and read the reply they received. Then he turned to look at Shinpachi, standing expressionlessly behind him, "Hey, hey, are you pretty capable? She said she wanted to know you. Isn't she already very fascinated with you? What should I do? Should I tell her? Tell her all about this and that?"

However, Shinpachi did not show any expression of joy from beginning to end.

"Isn't this good? What's with that expression of yours? Or is it because you are too happy that you don't know how to make an expression?" Kawaki patted Shinpachi on the shoulder and said in an experienced tone, "Don't worry. At this time, no one will laugh at you even if you laugh. After all, we are all men."

"No, but the two of you... sent her a photo..." Shinpachi looked at the photo in his hand expressionlessly and then raised his head to push up the glasses on his face. He asked, "She doesn't want to know me, but Okita-san, right? Say [I am Shimura Shinpachi] and send this kind of photo; no matter who sees it, they will think that Okita-san is Shinpachi, right?"

"It doesn't matter. Didn't you "Shinpachi" also in the photo? The expression is good." Gintoki replied indifferently.

"What did you say? Most of my body isn't in the photo, right? It's just a supporting role that was chopped off!" Shinpachi retorted.

"Don't worry about it. Isn't this kind of situation happening often?" Kawaki waved his hand and said with a casual expression, "Isn't it okay to just send out photos of yourself playing with your friends? Doesn't this happen from time to time? Girls also say [send photos for you], but the results were a photo of the girl with her friends. Isn't this a common situation? Don't mind it."

"No, no, no. What you said are completely two different situations!" Shinpachi retorted, "In this case, even if I send out a photo with my friends, it should show that I am the protagonist, right? But this photo is Okita-san, right? Right?"

"That kind of thing doesn't matter. Why do you want to fight for the protagonist in this indifferent place?" Kawaki curled the corners of his mouth and then criticized with a serious face, "The so-called protagonist! You were destined the moment you were born! You are the protagonist of your own life! No one can take it away! So, don't be discouraged, Shinpachi! Cheer up, Shinpachi!"

"What you said is complete nonsense! What you said has nothing to do with the current situation!" Shinpachi pointed to the photo and retorted loudly, "Now we are just talking about the picture! The matter of the pen pal!"