Chapter 17 Katori Shinto-style VS Sakakihara Ichito-style (below)
"Let's challenge each other." Ogata said to the samurai who sexually harassed Afu just now, "You are a disciple of the Ishikawa sword academy, and I am a disciple of the Sakakihara sword academy."
"Since we are both swordsmen, let's let the sword speak for itself."
"If I win, please apologize to the young lady you just harassed."
"Then what if you lose?" the warrior who sexually harassed Ah Fu asked in a deep voice.
"Ah."
The corners of Ogata's lips curved into a mocking arc.
"Wait until you really have the ability to defeat me."
Ogata's extremely arrogant words turned the samurai's face into the color of pig liver.
The warrior had a sullen face, silently took out his cuff band, and tied up his sleeves.
Ogata also took out the cuff band he carried with him and tied up his sleeves.
Canglanglang...
Ogata slowly pulled out his katana.
Then he placed the sword drawn from the scabbard at his feet, and then pulled the sword out of its sheath.
"What are you doing?" The warrior who was still tying his sleeves with cuffs frowned.
"If we fight with real swords and someone loses his life, it will be a big trouble for you and me."
"You should also know how troublesome it would be if someone died during the competition, right?"
"So - in order to avoid getting into trouble, let's just compete with the scabbards."
After saying that, Ogata picked up the sword scabbard in his hand and took a mid-section stance.
"Anyway, no matter whether you use a real sword or a scabbard, a strong person is still strong, and a weak person is still weak."
"...Hmph." The samurai who sexually harassed Afu silently pulled out the sword from his waist, then handed the sword to his companions for safekeeping, while he took out the scabbard, like Ogata, with his hand
Hold the scabbard and maintain a mid-section stance.
"Itagaki Shichigoro, please come." The samurai announced his family name.
"Ogata is in a good position, please join me." Ogata followed closely and announced his home.
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There were already many people gathered around to watch the excitement.
And these people are basically the customers who were eating and drinking in the flow room just now.
After learning that Ogata was going to duel with the man named Itagaki, everyone in the house stopped caring about eating and drinking. They quickly put down all the food and drinks on hand and ran outside to watch the excitement.
A duel between warriors - this is a rare sight, so most people watched it with great interest.
And consciously set aside a circular dueling venue for Ogata and others to use.
Among the crowd of onlookers, only two people looked sad.
These two people are Asaki and Afu.
Although Ogata and the others did not use real swords but scabbards in their duels, there was still a risk of injury even with scabbards.
Ah Fu wanted to shout loudly again, telling Ogata not to engage in any more one-on-one battles.
But now the battle has begun, and Ogata and Itagaki have already taken their stances.
Ah Fu was afraid that if he suddenly spoke out, Ogata would be distracted, so he could only tighten his lips.
Even his breathing slowed down and he couldn't even hold his breath.
He looked anxiously at the tense duel venue ahead.
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The person who launched the first attack was Itagaki.
Although he is just a pervert who harasses others.
But Ogata had to admit - this man's swordsmanship was still quite good.
After just a few moves, Oubei keenly judged that Itagaki's strength was pretty good, far superior to his junior brother Makino.
The swordsmanship taught at Ishikawa Kenkan is the famous Katori Shinto style.
Therefore, the swordsmanship used by Itagaki was naturally the swordsmanship of Katori Shinto style.
Ogata didn't have much experience fighting swordsmen from the Katori Shinto style.
So far, Ogata has basically only fought with his fellow disciples who are also disciples of Sakakihara Kenkan.
Therefore, Ogata only has rich experience fighting swordsmen of the Sakakibara Itto style.
I have almost no experience fighting against Katori Shinto style swordsmen.
However - even if he has no experience fighting Katori Shinto style swordsmen, it does not prevent Ogata from defeating his opponents.
The reason why Ogata said such a lot of ridicule just now was not just for the sake of a moment of eloquence.
Even before the fight, Ogata was paving the way for his victory.
The reason why he said such a lot of taunting words just now was just to make his opponent agitated.
Let the opponent, that is, Itagaki, fail to keep a calm mind and attack Ogata.
Ogata's strategy was very successful.
Stimulated by Ogata's taunt just now, Itagaki's mentality was obviously confused.
There is no way to keep a calm mind and choose the right time to attack, the way to attack, and the angle of attack.
In terms of strength, according to Ogata's estimation - this Itagaki should be about the same as him.
If both of them keep a calm mind, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose.
But now Itagaki is confused.
Who has the advantage now - it's obvious.
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Itagaki raised the scabbard high and struck Ogata on the shoulder.
But Ogata took half a step back without panic or haste, allowing himself to just dodge Itagaki's blow.
Ogata was not in a hurry to attack.
Just keep defending or evading Itagaki
Itagaki's heart was not at peace at all.
The delay in hitting Ogata made Itagaki even more confused.
While his whole body became irritable, his attacks gradually became more and more unorganized.
Ogata kept defending or dodging, constantly consuming Itagaki's physical strength.
At the same time, Itagaki's heart became more and more chaotic.
As long as a person's physical strength declines and his mentality becomes unstable, various flaws will continue to appear.
Just like - now.
After Itagaki made the chop just now, I don't know if his arms were sore or his body was tired. In short - his feet that were originally firmly planted on the ground became unstable.
This is the moment Ogata has been waiting for.
Adjust your breathing, step forward, close the distance between yourself and Itagaki, bend and stretch your upper body, and chop the scabbard in your hand from bottom to top - Ogata's movements are done in one go, flowing like flowing water.
The sword skill used by Ogata is Sakakihara's Ittōryū.
The tip of the sheath was raised from bottom to top, accurately focusing on Itagaki's right shoulder.
Ogata's original intention was just to teach this guy who harassed Ah Fu a lesson and make him apologize to Ah Fu.
I didn't want to hurt or kill him.
Therefore, Ogata's climb up the stairs actually contained his strength and controlled the direction of his attack.
If Ogata wanted to, Ogata could aim at Itagaki's chin and chop it hard.
But if he does this, Even if Itagaki doesn't die, he may be seriously injured.
Therefore, Ogata only aimed at Itagaki's right shoulder, restrained his force, and only hurt him.
"Well!"
Itagaki screamed in pain, staggered back a few steps, and fell heavily to the ground.
The moment Itagaki fell to the ground, the system sound began to sound in Ogata's mind.