Chapter 14 The Great Competition in the Museum and the Competition of the Gods (Part 2)
As soon as the boss finished speaking these words, the sound of gasps of air-conditioning rang out one after another in the room.
Even Ogata frowned.
The Lord came to check the inventory of various materials in the vassal treasury - to put it simply, he came to check the work performance of their treasury officers.
Check whether they have organized various materials in the treasury and whether they have calculated the inventory status of various materials.
The boss comes to check on the work - throughout the ages, this should be one of the most annoying things.
What's more, Ogata's leader is a lord known for his cruelty.
When they thought that the cruel lord was going to check their work performance, many people in the room swallowed involuntarily...
Ogata and his superiors had already anticipated this reaction from everyone.
After sighing softly, he said:
"Don't be nervous, everyone. The master should just take a look and leave."
"Everyone, please pay attention to your words and deeds, and don't say anything that will offend the Lord."
"Ah, one more thing - remember to wear your underwear that day, and also remember to wash it cleanly."
裃——The dress of the warriors.
Ogata's robe is stuffed in the deepest part of the wardrobe, and he only wears this samurai dress on special days or occasions.
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Hirose Domain, Sakakihara Sword Hall——
boom!
Ogata flicked Makino's wooden sword away.
Then he pressed the tip of the wooden sword in his hand against Makino's chest.
"Makino." Ogata smiled slightly, "I won again."
"Alas..." A bitter smile full of helplessness appeared on Makino's face, "It seems that I haven't defeated Ogata-senpai even once recently."
[Ding! Use Sakakibara Itto-ryu to climb the stairs and defeat the enemy]
[Acquire 20 personal experience points and 20 swordsmanship "Sakakibara Itto-ryu" experience points]
[Current personal level: LV8 (670/700)]
[Sakakihara Itto-ryu Level: 4th Dan (620/700)]
After the reminder sound in his mind fell, Ogata said secretly in his heart:
——There’s still a little bit left…
——Only 30 experience points are needed to upgrade my personal level...
——The experience value of Sakakibara's Itto-ryu is only 80 points away...
Although he was only a little short of leveling up, Ogata was really unable to compete with others anymore.
So Oburo put away his wooden sword, and then he and Makino sat on the edge of the dojo to rest.
"Ogata-senpai."
Makino, who was sweating profusely, sat on the edge of the dojo without any appearance, and then said in an admiring tone to Ogata, who was sitting next to him and was also resting:
"Your recent state is really good. If you maintain this state, Ogata-senpai, you will most likely win the first place in the in-house competition in one month's time!"
——In-hall competition?
After muttering this unfamiliar term silently in his mind, Ogata searched for memories related to this word in his mind.
It didn't take long before memories related to this word popped up in Ogata's mind one after another.
After recalling all the memories related to this term, Ogata smiled at Makino:
"To win the first place in the competition in the museum or something like that - I don't dare think about such things."
"I just plan to hone my sword skills. I don't expect anything like the first place in the competition in the hall."
In-house competition—Sakakihara Kenkan holds a swordsmanship competition every six months.
The time is basically set on June 15th and December 15th every year.
There are currently 28 disciples in Sakakihara Sword Hall, and all 28 of them must participate in the in-house competition. Unless there are special circumstances, they are not allowed to take leave.
Through competitions one after another, the ranking among the disciples is determined.
There will be no substantial rewards for ranking high in the in-hall competition.
But those in the bottom five will all receive a "special reward" - a scolding from Master Sakakihara Hanbei.
The reason why Ogata and his master, Hanbei Sakakibara, holds an in-house competition every six months is to motivate his apprentices and prevent them from slacking off in their swordsmanship practice.
In the last competition in the museum, the person who won the first place was Mikami.
And Ogata... no, I should say "Ogata Hara" achieved a good result of 4th place.
And now - in one month's time, a new round of in-hall competitions will begin.
People who are poor at swordsmanship begin to practice swordsmanship diligently in order to avoid being scolded by their masters.
People who are interested in the ranking of the competition in the museum are also working hard to practice swordsmanship in order to obtain a higher ranking in the competition in the museum one month later.
But Ogata was not interested in the competition in the hall...
For Ogata, with the help of the system, it is not difficult to win the first place in the competition in the museum.
After all, he still has 2 useless skill points.
As long as these two skill points are added to personal attributes or used to upgrade sword skills, Ogata can easily become the strongest among the disciples of Sakakihara Sword Hall.
But even if he wins the first place in the indoor competition, there is no substantial reward, so Ogata is not very interested in the indoor competition.
Another main reason why Ogata lacks interest in this in-house competition is because Ogata knows that the top player in the in-house competition in June every year has to participate in Yu Hachiman's competition in July every year. A competition held in the temple grounds.
God Sacrifice Competition - the full name is "God Sacrifice Martial Arts Competition".
On an auspicious day in July every year, a friendly match between Sakakihara Kenkan and Ishikawa Kenkan is held in the courtyard of Hachiman Shrine not far away.
Ishikawa Kenkan - a sword school that teaches Katori Shinto style not far from Sakakihara Kenkan.
It has a competitive relationship with Sakakihara Kenkan.
The main content of the God Sacrifice Competition is that each of the two sword halls sends a disciple to fight to see whose disciple is stronger.
The competition will deepen the friendship between the two sword halls and help improve swordsmanship - this is the original purpose of establishing this competition to worship gods.
But in fact - friendship is put aside at all, the focus is entirely on practicing swordsmanship and winning face for their respective sword halls.
The Sakakihara Kenkan was established later than the Ishikawa Kenkan.
Therefore, since the establishment of the Sakakihara Kenkan, the masters and apprentices of the Ishikawa Kenkan have been hostile to the people of the Sakakihara Kenkan.
Seeing Sakakihara Kenkan as a thorn in their side of the business.
In fact - Sakakihara Kenkan did steal the business of Ishikawa Kenkan.
Since Hanbei Sakakibara established the Sakakihara Sword Hall, there have been fewer and fewer people studying at the Ishikawa Sword Hall.
It was Hanbei Sakakihara who first advocated holding a competition to sacrifice the gods in order to ease the tension between the two sword schools.
But since the God Sacrifice Competition was held for the first time, the relationship between the two sword halls has not only not been eased, but has become even worse.
Since each family sends a disciple to fight, whichever family's disciple loses will lose face.
And because this god-sacrifice competition held by the two sword halls is so famous, it attracts many important figures in the domain to watch it every year.
Being surrounded by so many important people in the domain - no matter who is from the Sakakihara Sword Hall or the Ishikawa Sword Hall, no matter which sword hall they are from, they are even more unwilling to lose in this god-sacrifice competition.
He lost face in front of the important figures in the domain.