Chapter 122 Maybe there will be only a bunch of hooligans left after today
After scaring Seibei, Kazuyo Sorayama was in a good mood. He suddenly felt that those hateful-looking gangsters were not that disappointing. He ignored Seibei and his group who were all looking like chaff behind them, and followed the increasingly respectful Hansuke.
Following the directions, we came to the only tavern in the town.
It is said to be a tavern, but it is actually only slightly larger than the yatai snack bar on the street. There are only two wooden rooms facing the street. There is no warm curtain hanging outside to represent business. It seems that it was forced by the fight between two gangs of gangsters.
Out of business.
Hansuke slapped the small wooden door of the store hard, and his high-pitched voice was full of pride: "Old man, you have an important guest, please open the door quickly. I know you are here!"
An old man with a stooped body and an impatient expression opened the door a crack, exposed half of his head and stared at Hansuke, "This store has been closed for a long time, you should go elsewhere! There are plenty of good wine and food at Seibei's place..."
"Okay, okay, don't be rude." Hansuke didn't wait for the old man to finish, he had already squeezed past him and got into the store, opened the door completely, bowed his body and said to Sorayama Kazuha: "Sir, please, here
Although it is shabby and small, this is the only tavern in the town, and the old man’s craftsmanship is pretty good. Don’t dislike it.”
Kazuyo Sorayama stooped into the shop and sat casually on a table facing the street. Although the store was small and dilapidated, it was extremely clean. As far as Kazuyo Kuyama could see, there was no dust on any table or chair. Look.
Although there weren't many customers here, it wasn't like the shop owner said it had been closed for a long time.
Waving to let Hansuke leave, the other party bowed flatteringly: "If you want to say hello to me, sir, just call me. I will always be there for you..." "Get out of here, let's go!" The shop owner pushed Hansuke impatiently.
Go out and close the wooden door.
Although he didn't want to receive a guest like Sorayama Kazuyo who brought murder, he hated Hansuke even more and wished that such a villain would never appear in front of him.
The shop owner turned to Kazuha Sorayama and asked rudely with a slightly stooped body: "What do the guests want to eat? Business is slow. The shop has not prepared any ingredients." "Is there any meat? Feel free to have some." "Ah?! No."
,No!" The store owner hesitated for a moment, but still denied it.
Kazuyo Sorayama threw the 50 taels of gold that he had just received from Kiyobei on the table. The shop owner's eyes immediately bulged out. He had never seen so much gold placed in front of him in his life! Kazuyo Sorayama was indifferent.
He said, "I'm going to stay in this town for a few days, and these are all yours."
The shop owner stared blankly at Ichiyo Sora, and it took him a while to regain his focus, and his tone returned to some respect: "Sir, with these gold, you can eat and drink as much as you want in the best restaurant in the city for a month, and have the best soup ladies to serve you.
This little shop..."
"It doesn't matter." Kazuyo Sorayama waved his hand. He had no intention of going to eat, drink and have fun, and once he left this world, he would be completely clean and unable to take anything with him. Although he didn't know when he could leave, and he didn't know if this town was
The place where the plot of "Yojimbo" takes place.
The shop owner said hesitantly: "In that case... our shop only has some pork..."
It’s no wonder that the shop owner hesitated, because although at the end of the Edo shogunate period (the revolver Unosuke had already appeared in the world of "Yojimbo"), the living standard was much higher than during the Warring States Period, and there were many fasting orders for the emperor.
There is an act of subordination.
But at this time, the only edible meat in Japan was fish and chicken. According to the regulations of the shogunate, all four-legged animals could not be eaten. However, there were policies from above and countermeasures from below. "Yōkaiya" (butcher shops) in the towns of Edo and Osaka
They are sold quietly.
People who buy are also cautious, saying to others that they are "buying medicine" and not "buying meat". When eating meat at home, they deliberately cover the shrine with paper (to block the sight of the ancestors and gods), and throw away the pot of roasted meat after eating.
Leave it in a corner of the courtyard for two or three days, wait for it to dry, and then wash it quietly.
Ordinary people are even more secretive about pork, but in rural towns like this, the laws and regulations are not so strict. Especially for small shops, wine and meat are always the biggest sources of profit for the shops.
"Do it quickly! By the way, there is also wine." Sorayama Kazuha fell. Since drinking for the first time in his life, that is, after drinking Kawada's can of beer, which represented "breaking the rules he made", Sorayama Kazuha
Ye Bian no longer prohibits alcohol.
This is actually the greatest good thing for Sorayama Kazuyo's mental state cultivation.
If he was a cold and arrogant swordsman who was ready to draw his sword at any time before, then after experiencing the world of "Battle Royale", whether it was the tenderness with Mitsuko or the drink with Kawada in the last days, they all represented Sorayama Kazuki.
Ye Zhong returned to the world and became a human being of flesh and blood.
The white thick porcelain bottle is filled with white turbid wine, which tastes slightly sweet and slightly sour. It is far less elegant and pure than sake. It is more like a low-quality alcoholic beverage than wine. Even so, I have always been fond of food.
Sorayama Kazuyo, who was extremely picky, still drank very happily.
He felt that his biggest mistake in the past was being too sober. Using a sword to guide life was actually quite contrary to the laws of nature. Everyone has emotions and desires. This is nature, and the sword is a weapon used to kill people, and it is ruthless.
.
It’s okay to use emotion to fight ruthlessness, but to fight ruthlessness with ruthlessness, sooner or later it will become a completely ruthless animal. Maybe it can no longer be called an animal, let alone a human being...
A large iron pot was set up on the stove, and pork was stewed in it. The condiments included miso, kombu, and the indispensable coarse sea salt. As for other spices, they were luxuries that even the minister was reluctant to use.
It was only occasionally used when the general entertained guests.
Since there was little business, the shop owner did not prepare many ingredients. Apart from the pork secretly prepared in the pot, there were only some side dishes such as dried squid, and pickled vegetables such as pickled radish and pickled plums.
Kazuyo Sorayama walked out of the tavern drunkenly. It was getting late, so he planned to go to Kiyohei's place first.
Hmm? The smell of blood!
It was a little too quiet on the street, and almost all the lights along the street were turned off.
Kazuyo Sorayama paused slightly, closed his eyes and listened quietly. One place, two places, three places... there were no less than 50 people ambushed. Kazuye Sorayama said secretly. It seems that Chouyin really can't wait, just because of himself
Did you accept Qingbei's money? Haha, I originally didn't want to get involved in gangster fights, but it seems that I can't avoid it. In this case...
Kazuyo Sorayama slowly drew out his knife, burped, and suddenly opened his eyes. He instantly changed from a lazy drunk to a cold Shura. He dwarfed and disappeared from the place. When he reappeared, he was already in the city.
A street corner where gangsters lurk.
More than a dozen people were waiting in formation, waiting for a slogan, and then everyone started to chop the powerful and shameless ronin into a pulp. But what they didn't expect was that this guy looked unsteady when he came out of the tavern.
The swaying guy actually has such terrifying speed!
The gangsters stared at Kazuyo Sorayama who suddenly appeared in front of them. Some of them had not even pulled out the knife in their hands. The gangster who reacted the fastest yelled: "Kill!" But as soon as he opened his mouth, Kazuyo Sorayama was killed.
The knife was thrust into the mouth, and a bloody blade was exposed from the back of the head. This is the impact of weapons on the way of fighting. If it were Kazuha Sorayama's favorite sword in "Seven Samurai", he would never use the sword.
The method of inserting it into the other person's mouth will at most lead to inserting it into the other person's throat.
In fact, in a dark and relatively narrow environment, a long knife is very unfavorable for fighting. Judging distance and timing are the most important criteria for measuring a swordsman. Unlike fighting with bare hands, both parties can still beat each other dozens of times and add a dozen kicks.
The two sides fighting each other with sharp blades often decide life and death in just one round, which means no mistakes are allowed, and you will die if you make a mistake!
This requires locking on the opponent first before drawing the sword, and predicting the opponent's movements to determine one's own moves. In the dark, locking on the opponent and judging the opponent's movements are often much more difficult than during the day.
Moreover, many action details are easily overlooked. Especially when one is against many, you may be stabbed inadvertently.
In the dark, the gap in combat effectiveness between masters and mediocre players will be reduced, especially for the party being attacked. This is also an important reason why many assassins like to operate in the dark. Therefore, being besieged and attacked at night is something that every master should try to avoid.
The narrow environment further limits the space for using body skills to dodge. When slashing is the main attack method, the knife is three feet long and the arm is two feet long, which means that it is within the attack range within a radius of 5 feet; if the opponent has 10 people
Participating in the siege, once dispersed, everything within a 50-foot radius is dangerous. What's more, this street corner is only about a hundred feet in radius, and it is crowded with a dozen gangsters wielding knives.
Kazuyo Sorayama dared to take the initiative because, on the one hand, he did not take these gangsters seriously at all; on the other hand, although night vision was seriously restricted, hearing was not restricted at all, but would greatly enhance the environment at night.
Be quiet! If he hadn't been a little drunk, I'm afraid he would have noticed those people as soon as they ambush.
Yiye from Kongshan entered the flock like a tiger. After piercing the first gangster through the mouth, he did not pull out the blade, but just stayed in the gangster's mouth.
He stepped forward and ran into the arms of the second gangster. He pulled out the short knife from his waist and stabbed the gangster in the abdomen. While the gangster bent over and screamed, Sorayama Kazuyo grabbed the long knife from the gangster's hand and used the handle of the knife.
He hit a gangster on the left hard in the face, followed the reaction force, and inserted the knife into the eye socket of the gangster on the right. He drew the knife and turned around and swung it three times in a small area. A long line of blood was cut diagonally on the chest of the three gangsters.
Mouth, screaming and falling to the ground.
Half of the dozen gangsters were dead in less than 3 seconds. The remaining gangsters drew their swords and looked left and right, not knowing whether to run away immediately or continue to attack. Kazuyo Sorayama didn't give them time to think. In fact, he didn't even think about it.
He has no intention of letting these people go back alive. Not only here, he also plans to kill all the people who ambushed him in the other two places!
As for the rest, it will be up to Kiyobei to take care of it. Maybe after tonight, there will only be a bunch of gangsters left in the town.