After confirming that there was no one on the other side of the wooden wall, A-machi nodded to Ogata, then pulled out her wakizashi, stood on tiptoes, and inserted the wakizashi forcefully into the wooden wall above her head.
After pulling down and making sure that the wakizashi had been firmly inserted into the wooden wall, he grasped the handle of the knife tightly with both hands, pulled himself up with a single lever motion, and stood on the wakizashi's sword.
Atachi's wakizashi is a specially made wakizashi.
The handle of the knife is tied with a thick circle of black cloth.
On the one hand, this circle of black cloth prevents sweaty hands from slipping, and on the other hand, it makes it easier for A-Machi to use this wakizashi to climb tall buildings like the wooden wall of Toyowa Village.
Omachi used the wakizashi blade as a foothold and stood on it, then untied the thick black cloth wrapped around the handle of the wakizashi, and bit the bottom of the black cloth with his mouth.
He raised his head and glanced at the top of the wooden wall. After confirming the distance between them and the approximate amount of energy required, he bit down on the black cloth connected to the handle of the wakizashi sword, exerted force with both feet, and kicked upwards, towards the wooden wall.
Catch it from the top of the wall.
The tops of the wooden walls in Fenghe Village are not sharpened, so they are very easy to grip.
After easily grabbing the top of the wooden wall, Amachi did not rush to pull himself up. Instead, he stuck his head out of the top of the wall to confirm whether there was anyone near the wall.
"Good luck..." Amachi mumbled inarticulately, biting the black cloth, "No one..."
After confirming that there was no one near the wall, Amachi pulled his arms up to the top of the wall, and then waved to Ogata below, indicating that Ogata could come up.
Seeing that A-Machi had successfully climbed onto the city wall and signaled for him to climb up, Ogata did not hesitate and began to repeat what A-Machi had just done.
The action that Amachi just performed on the city wall seems to be quite simple, but in fact there are many little tricks.
For example, there are many skills involved in how to stand firm on the ribs inserted into the wall.
If it weren't for the fact that he had already mastered the basic "Shiranui-ryu Stealth Technique", Ogata would not be sure to stand firm on such a narrow footing.
Atachi, who is only 1.55 meters tall, can jump to the top of a wooden wall. Naturally, Ogata, who is much taller than Atachi, has no problem.
Relying on the Shiranui-ryu stealth technique and his advantages of being tall and long arms, he easily climbed to the top of the wooden wall. After Amachi let go of the black cloth in his mouth, grasped the black cloth tightly with both hands, and pulled his own sword
The difference was recovered little by little.
This is the usefulness of this black cloth - after using the blade to climb to high places, you can use it to recycle your own knife.
"I'm going down first."
After saying this to Omachi, who was recovering the sword, Ogata pressed the two swords at his waist tightly to prevent the scabbards of the two swords from colliding with each other and making too much noise when they fell.
Then he jumped down lightly, pressed his back against the wooden wall, and slid down the wall to the ground in a "sliding" posture.
As soon as Ogata landed, Omachi successfully retrieved her sword with the help of the black cloth.
Following Ogata, after jumping to the ground, Atachi looked around.
"It's so dark...so quiet..."
"And the atmosphere feels a little strange..." Ogata added.
The world inside the wall and the world outside the wall - although there is only a wall between them, Ogata feels that the air between the two is vastly different.
It's not that the air inside the wall is filled with any unpleasant stench, but - the atmosphere permeating the air is a little... weird.
Obviously there should be some human beings living behind this wooden wall, but the air inside the wall always exudes a dead atmosphere, and there is no smell of fireworks.
"Let's go in and take a look first," Ogata said.
"Um."
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The two cats, Ogata and Atachi, lowered their bodies and moved forward bit by bit along the dark side.
It was a cloudy day tonight, making most of the area pitch dark, which brought great convenience to Ogata and his two men for their stealth.
After going some distance further, the two discovered a crop field.
At the same time, the villagers of Fenghe Village were finally discovered.
This crop field is just an ordinary paddy field. Several young people are standing in various corners of this paddy field, seeming to be guarding this paddy field.
These young people were both male and female. Although the vision was not good due to the dim light, Ogata could still vaguely see that the faces and physical conditions of these young people were extremely poor.
They were all skinny and skinny, with sallow complexions and deeply sunken cheeks - it was obvious from a glance that they had not eaten properly for a long time.
Ogata suspected that if a strong wind came, these young people might not be able to stand firm.
Looking at the young men standing guard on the paddy field, Ogata and Atachi felt relieved.
Before sneaking into Fenghe Village, Ogata and others prepared for the worst, that is - all the villagers in Fenghe Village died.
Since Fenghe Village blocked off the outside world with a wooden wall, Zong Hai has never communicated with the islanders hiding behind the wooden wall, so Zong Hai doesn't know if there are any living people behind the wooden wall.
There are still people standing guard on this paddy field, which means that there are still many people alive inside the wooden wall.
After carefully avoiding the paddy field and the young men on the paddy field, Ogata and A-Machi continued to move forward cautiously.
"I said... A-Machi." Ogata, who was following closely behind A-Machi, smiled bitterly at A-Machi and said softly, "Is that iron cannon behind you really not in the way..."
Because Omachi was walking in front of Ogata, Ogata could clearly see that the iron cannon behind Omachi was swaying slightly because Omachi was moving.
When Ogata looked at it, he felt that the iron cannon was in the way, so he couldn't help but ask Amachi this way.
In response to Ogata's question, Amachi answered without hesitation:
"It's not in the way, it's not in the way. I have long been accustomed to carrying the iron cannon. Carrying the iron cannon will not hinder me from doing any movements... Ah, Ayi, look, I can see the village."
Ogata looked forward in the direction pointed by Omachi's finger.
I saw little bits of firelight flickering in the darkness in front of the two of them.
Through the illumination of these firelights, Ogata could barely see the shadows of the buildings and the figures of people already swaying in the light of these fires.
"Here." Omachi threw a black handkerchief towards Ogata.
Ogata took a closer look - this black handkerchief looked very familiar. It was the handkerchief that Atachi lent him to cover his mouth and nose when the two of them searched the abandoned village the day before yesterday.
"Wrap your mouth and nose like me." As Machi said, he also took out a black handkerchief and covered his face below the eyes.
"Why do you need to wrap your mouth and nose..." Although Ogata was confused, he still obeyed what A-Machi said, picked up the handkerchief that A-Machi just handed him, and wrapped his own in a proper manner.
Mouth and nose.
"This can reduce the sound of your breathing... But the main reason is because this is our rule in Shiranui - when sneaking into the destination, you must pay attention to protecting your identity. Let's go, Ayi."
Following the dim shadows, Ogata and Omachi approached Toyowa Village little by little.
Just when they were close enough to clearly see the outermost houses of Fenghe Village, Ogata and the others heard a loud shout from inside Fenghe Village:
"Everyone! Let's start distributing breakfast for tomorrow! Please come and gather!"