Chapter 583: ears with a Good Reason and Tears Without Any Reason at All! (1/2)

Gintoki stood to the side, listening to Kagura's words, crossing his arms and pondering.

"It feels like I've forgotten someone very important..." Kagura continued, clutching her chest, "My chest feels heavy, really heavy... and painful... sad..."

"Did you eat too much?" Gintoki glanced at the towering stack of empty bowls before Kagura, smirking.

"Strange..." Kagura stared at the table, confused by the tears dropping from her eyes, "Why am I... crying?"

"I... am too..." Shinpachi removed his glasses, wiping away the tears that continued to flow, puzzled, "It's strange... why can't I stop crying? There isn't anything sad happening..."

"Shinpachi," Gintoki said softly, wearing a gentle expression, "Life is made up of tears. You know, the first thing a person learns when they come into this world is to cry. So... any kind of tears aren't strange, whether they're tears of sadness, tears of joy, or even tears for no reason at all..."

"Gin-san..." Shinpachi stared blankly at Gintoki, murmuring in a daze.

Gintoki continued, "Or maybe you suddenly realized how miserable your life is, just like that of a bespectacled idiot, and you're crying out of despair. That's not strange at all."

"I'll kill you, you naturally curly bastard!" Shinpachi exploded in rage, grabbing Gintoki by the collar and shaking him violently, veins bulging on his forehead, "Who has a miserable life like a bespectacled idiot?! And what kind of description is 'bespectacled idiot'?! Are you talking about me?! Are you talking about me?! You with your miserable naturally curly hair!"

"Hey! Did you just call me a naturally curly bastard twice?! You definitely said it twice!" Gintoki's forehead veins also bulged as he stood up, grabbing Shinpachi by the collar, "Do you want to die?! Do you want to die?! You bespectacled idiot with a more miserable life than any bespectacled idiot!!"

"Is my entire life just being a bespectacled idiot?!" Shinpachi's anger intensified, "Apologize! Apologize to me and my not-at-all-bespectacled life! Apologize now!"

Gintoki gritted his teeth, retorting, "You apologize! Apologize to me and my not-at-all-miserable naturally curly hair! One hundred times... no, just commit seppuku! You bespectacled idiot!"

"When a person comes into this world... the first thing they learn is to cry..." Kagura murmured, her head lowered, "So... what's the first thing humans see or seek when they come into this world?"

"Huh? What are you talking about, Kagura?" Gintoki looked at her strangely, "That's not something you'd say..."

"Yeah, Kagura-chan, what's wrong?" Shinpachi asked, concerned, "Are you too hungry? We just ate. Are you sick?"

"I don't know..." Kagura shook her head, pressing her hand to her chest, "But... it hurts so much here."

"Heart disease?!" Gintoki panicked, quickly carrying Kagura on his back and shouting at Shinpachi, "Shinpachi! Call an ambulance! Quickly! And notify that guy to pay the medical bills!"

"Leave it to me!" Shinpachi ran towards the restaurant counter but stopped and turned back, adjusting his glasses, "Gin-san, what's that guy's phone number? And... who is that guy?"

After a long silence, Gintoki replied softly, "Who knows..."

"Oppai," Kagura suddenly said from Gintoki's back.

"Huh? Oppai? What nonsense are you talking about?" Gintoki puzzled. You must be delirious. You don't have those."

Instantly, Kagura's expression changed, veins bulging on her forehead as she angrily threw Gintoki to the ground, hitting and kicking him hard.