Ogata's katana is pretty good, with only 7 or 8 gaps on the blade.
And his flank gap is a bit terrible. Just by visual inspection, the number of gaps on the blade is more than 10.
In a word, the two swords in Ogata's hands are in a state of "although they have not been broken yet, they are not far away from being broken".
"I want to see how long you can last with these two broken knives in your hands!"
After that, Ishun swung the big naginata in his hand again and struck Ogata.
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Although Omachi followed Ogata's instructions and hid away from Ogata and Isumi, he did not leave the 3rd floor. Instead, he huddled in a corner on the 3rd floor and paid attention to the battle between Ogata and Isumi.
Therefore, Amachi, who has good eyesight, naturally noticed the two knives in Ogata's hand that were full of gaps.
Looking at Ogata's two broken swords, a look of anxiety appeared on Machi's face.
The first thought that came to Amachi's mind was to support Ogata.
But as soon as this idea emerged in her mind, she gave it up.
Her iron cannon had been trampled to pieces by Isumi, and there was no way to provide support to Ogata through long-range shooting.
Although there were still a few kunai tied around his waist, the pain coming from his right arm and left foot affected Atachi's condition.
Atachi's kunai projection skills are mediocre.
Ogata was currently fighting with Issun. Even in his prime state, Atachi couldn't guarantee that his kunai would be able to hit Issun while avoiding Ogata.
In his prime state, he couldn't guarantee the accuracy of his kunai, let alone when his body was seriously injured.
Those two broken knives won't last long...
A-Machi anxiously thought to himself.
If you want to defeat the "demon monk", you must at least have a sword that can match the "demon monk"'s large naginata...!
Although Omachi didn't know much about swords, she could still tell at a glance that the large naginata used by Ishun was not extraordinary.
After all, the quality of the big naginata used by Ishun can be seen with the naked eye: after using the "gyro" just now, Ogata's sword had a lot of nicks, but Isjun's big naginata remained unscathed.
Due to the attack distance, Ogata was already at a disadvantage.
And now, due to differences in weapon quality, its own disadvantages have further expanded...
Need new knives!
As Machi thought to himself, he struggled to stand up from the corner where he was hiding.
Currently, the only place with a knife in this mansion is probably the battlefield in the corridor on the first floor.
Although the swords stuck in the corridor may have been used up by Ogata, Mamiya and the others, there should still be many usable swords on the bodies of those dead shogunate soldiers.
It's just that the swords on these shogunate soldiers must be quite ordinary and defective...
In terms of quality, it might be similar to the two swords Ogata is using now.
Is there no other knife that is better to use...
As he limped towards the stairs and ran quickly, Atachi couldn't help but pray in his heart that he would come across one or two high-quality knives on the first floor.
At this moment, A-Machi felt as if a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered what Zong Hai had said to her and Ogata that night two days ago.
Memories kept popping up in A-Machi's mind like bubbles spit out by a fish.
As a result, A-Machi's eyes gradually glowed.
The legs that limped toward the stairs became stronger as the light appeared in her eyes.
Because he walked too fast, Atachi fell to the ground several times.
Amachi just stumbled down the stairs and rushed down to the second floor, looking for Konnosuke.
The villagers who were originally hiding on the third floor fled to the second floor because of Ishun's sudden attack.
After seeing A-Machi coming downstairs, the villagers at the stairway turned their fearful and uneasy eyes to A-Machi.
"Um...what's going on upstairs now...?"
A villager asked A-Machi tremblingly.
The sudden attack really frightened them all.
However, Amachi ignored the villager's question and asked the villager urgently:
"Where is Kinnosuke?"
"ah?"
"Answer quickly! Don't wait any longer! Where is Konnosuke?!"
"He, he's over there..." A villager pointed to the other end of the corridor beside him, "But he..."
Before he could finish the second half of the villager's words, Atachi hurriedly followed the direction pointed by the villager's finger.
Following this corridor to the bottom, Amachi finally saw the figure of Konnosuke.
It's just that... after seeing Konnosuke's figure, A-Machi felt as if a big stone had been suddenly inserted into his chest, and it instantly became heavier.
Because even though I saw Konnosuke.
But at this time, Kinnosuke was lying on the ground with his eyes tightly closed.
The two people kneeling beside Konnosuke were the only maid in the Konnosuke family that Amachi knew, and Matsumoto Kiyohito.
After the shogunate army launched a night attack on Toyawa Village just now, Matsumoto Kiyohito was very lucky to escape the attack by the shogunate army and hid in Konnosuke's mansion.
Matsumoto, who was kneeling beside Kinnosuke, tied a white cloth to stop bleeding on Kinnosuke's body with a solemn look on his face.
As for the maid from Chinosuke's house, her eyes were red and she looked like she was about to cry at any moment.
"What happened?" Amachi asked Matsumoto urgently, lying next to Konnosuke, "What's wrong with Konnosuke?"
"Konosuke lost too much blood. He temporarily lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss." Matsumoto said solemnly, "Although I have given him emergency treatment, he probably won't wake up for a while."
"Can't wake up?!" A-Machi's beautiful eyes widened in shock.
"Hey! Kinnosuke! Wake up! Wake up! I have important questions to ask you!"
"Ms. Atachi...it's useless." Matsumoto sighed softly, "I don't know what you want to ask Konnosuke. But you can't wake up Konnosuke by shouting like this."
"Tsk..." After the anxious expression on his face became more intense, A-Machi turned his attention to the maid beside him, "Forget it since Konnosuke has lost consciousness!"
"You have worked for Kinnosuke and his family for many years, right?"
"Let me ask you! Do you remember 2 knives!"
"These are the two swords given to Konnosuke by Master Kyokai of Tenmanji Temple! Daishiten and Daizizao!"
"Knife...?" The maid's face showed surprise and confusion at first, and then as if she slowly recalled something, the confusion in her eyes gradually disappeared, and light appeared, "Yes, there is such a thing
Something happened."
"Kinnosuke-sama received two precious swords from Master Kyokai and stored them in the storage room!"
"Storage room?" Amachi screamed, "Is it the room with three large cabinets?!"
"Yes." The maid nodded vigorously, "Kinnosuke-sama put those two knives in a certain cabinet in the storage room! But in which cabinet and bucket they were placed, I don't know..."
"Well..." After letting out an annoyed cry, Ating stood up, "...you come with me."
"Me?" The maid pointed at herself with a surprised expression.
"That's right! It's you! Come to the storage room with me! If you don't come with me, I'll kill you! Matsumoto, I'll leave Kinnosuke in your care!"
After saying these cruel words, A-Machi limped and rushed towards the storage room on the second floor, following his memory.
Atachi's threats just now had quite an effect.
The maid, who was so frightened by the naked threat that Atachi just made, that her face turned pale, stood up tremblingly, and followed closely behind Atachi.
On the way to the storage room, you can see many villagers hiding in the corridor.
"Hey! You! It's you! Come with me!"
"Huh? What are you doing..."
"Don't ask so many questions! Just follow me!"
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"And you! You come with me too! Don't ask me why! Just come with me!"
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On the way to the storage room, Amachi called out the names of many villagers she met along the way and asked them to follow her.
Because at this time, A-Machi looked fierce and had an unquestionable tone, which made him look quite scary.
Those whose names were called by A-Machi were frightened by A-Machi's appearance, and like the maid, they followed closely behind A-Machi fearfully.
When they arrived at the door of the storage room, there were six people following him, including the maid.
Opening the sliding paper door of the storage room, three large lockers and more than 200 cabinets and bins immediately came into view.
Looking at the more than 200 lockers in front of him, A-Machi couldn't help but feel his scalp numb.
But she immediately came back to her senses, gritted her teeth, and shouted to the maid and others behind her:
"Help me open all the cabinets here and find 2 knives! A machete and a wakizashi! Move quickly!"
After saying that, Atachi took the lead and rushed to the locker closest to her, pulling out the empty bucket located in the lower left corner of the locker.
After throwing the empty cabinet aside with an annoyed look on his face, Atachi raised his hand and touched another cabinet next to him.
"What are you still doing?" After pulling out the second bucket, A-Machi shouted impatiently at the maids and others who were still stunned, "Why don't you help me find a knife quickly?"
Hearing A-Machi's roar, the maid and others finally walked into the room without realizing it, and ran to each of the three lockers, rummaging through them one by one to find where Da Shi Tian and Da Zi Zai were.
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The reason why Atachi asked the maid and others to follow her was to ask these people to help her find a knife.
When he first sneaked into Kinnosuke's mansion, Amachi visited this storage room once and knew the approximate area of the storage room.
It is precisely because of this that Amachi chose to hire 6 helpers instead of 7 or more people. The size of the storage room could only allow up to 7 people, including herself, to rummage through it.
, if there are too many people, they will start to get in each other's way due to crowding.
Hurry! Hurry!
As Machi anxiously rummaged through each cabinet in front of him with his uninjured left arm, he secretly prayed in his heart that he would see the figures of Daishi Tian and Da Zizai in the next cabinet.
Even though he was on the second floor, Amachi could still hear the sounds of fighting coming from the third floor...
And the sound of fighting that kept coming from the ceiling above made Amachi even more anxious.
Atachi could no longer tell whether his left arm, which was rummaging through the cabinets, was trembling due to the pain from the wounds on his body, or whether it was trembling due to anxiety...
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"You're such a talented kid..."
Issun casually kicked away the wooden table at her feet that she had smashed just now, and said to Ogata in front of her.
"When I first saw you, I saw that you were in a bad state."
"Before fighting me, you must have fought with many people, right?"
"Even though he was in poor physical condition, he still dared to rush up and confront me. And he still kept fighting with me until now."
"I can't help but praise your courage and strength."
As soon as Ishun finished speaking, Oobang frowned slightly and used an unhappy tone.
"Shut up, I just feel like vomiting when I hear compliments from people like you."
"A person like me?" Issun raised his eyebrows, a meaningful look appeared on his face, "What you said is wrong."
"What do you mean by 'people like me'?"
"Aren't you and I the same kind?"
"Do you think I can't see it?"
At this point, Issun's eyes narrowed.
"When I first saw you, I not only saw that you were in poor physical condition."
"I also see that you, like me, have blood on your hands."
"This is probably the reaction between similar people."
"How many people have died by your hands now?"
"One hundred? Two hundred?"
"According to my estimation, it should be almost two hundred, right?"
"You and I are both executioners who have killed countless people. You and I are the same kind. How can you have the face to question me, 'people like you'?"
"Shut up!" Ogata shouted in a deep voice, "Don't compare me to people like you!"
The reason why I just listened quietly to Yichun's nonsense was purely to buy time to adjust my body condition and adjust my breathing.
Ogata, who had adjusted his physical condition at this moment, no longer hesitated as soon as he finished speaking, and raised the two swords in his hands and rushed towards Ichijun.
call!
The battle started again, Issun swung the big naginata in his hand and struck Ogata who was charging towards him.
Looking at the oncoming naginata blade, Oga didn't change his expression. He jumped to the side with both feet and nimbly avoided Ichijun's blow. Then he turned the blades of the two swords in his hands and stabbed Ichijun.
"Tch..." Facing the tips of the two swords that were stabbing at him, Issun's face sank. He quickly took a few steps back, opened the distance between himself and Ogata, and managed to avoid Ogata's stab.
hit.
This guy……
Issun couldn't help but said in a deep voice in his heart.
I am becoming more and more accustomed to fighting with people holding long weapons...