Chapter 339 Enter the realm of no-self in 10 minutes!
"Master Feng Mo, can I borrow your small yard?"
"It's okay...Ogata brother, why are you borrowing my yard?"
"I made an appointment before to give Kondo some guidance on swordsmanship."
After obtaining Fuma's permission to use the courtyard, Ogata turned around and returned to the courtyard.
Because Fuma's home did not have wooden swords or bamboo swords for practicing swordsmanship, Ogata and Kondo could only temporarily use two thick branches in the yard that were about the same length as the sword.
Ogata held the branch and danced it casually, moving the muscles and bones of his body to the maximum extent without damaging the wounds on his body.
While Ogata was moving his muscles, Kondo, who was standing opposite Ogata, said hesitantly to Ogata:
"Master, you look like this...can you do strenuous activities?"
Ogata's exposed skin outside of the kimono was mostly wrapped in thick linen.
Through the lapels of the kimono, you can see that Ogata's upper body is also wrapped up like a rice dumpling.
"The injuries on my body are not a problem." Ogata said, "The 'Ogata-ryu' I want to teach you does not consume much physical energy and will not put too much burden on the body, so even if the body is covered with injuries,
, and it will not hinder my teaching of 'Ogata-ryu'."
Atachi and Fuma sat on the edge of the yard, watching the battle silently.
Feng Mo is very free now and is happy to watch the show.
And Amachi was also very interested in the "Ogata-ryu" that Ogata talked about. After all, she had never heard Ogata talk about "Ogata-ryu" before.
"Brother Ogata."
When Ogata and Kondo were both flexing their muscles and doing preparatory activities, Fuuma asked Ogata.
"Kondo keeps calling you 'master'. Have you really accepted Kondo as your disciple?"
"No, I didn't accept him as my disciple." Ogata said helplessly, "It's just that he unilaterally likes to call me that. Since he likes to call me that, I will let him use this title for me."
As early as that night 4 days ago, Ogata told Kondo not to call him "Master".
But I don’t know whether it’s because he’s used to it, or because Kondo’s temperament is just dumb. In short, no matter what Ogata said, Kondo didn’t correct the name.
Since Kondo couldn't correct it, Ogata didn't bother to worry about the title issue anymore.
"Are you ready? Kondo."
"Yes!" Kondo said seriously, "I'm ready!"
"If you're ready, let's attack." Ogata said, holding a branch in one hand and assuming an authentic mid-section stance.
"Shall I attack first?" Kondo asked.
"That's right. If I let you attack first, I can better show you what 'Ogata-ryu' is."
"Then - I'm on it!"
Kondo made a powerful qihe sound, and then raised the branch in his hand high.
Ogata - motionless.
Just when Kondo was holding his branch high and preparing to charge at Ogata——
Ka.
Ogata suddenly raised his left hand, which had been hanging naturally since just now, reached into his arms, and took out Kasumi Nagi.
He took out Kasumi Nagi, raised the muzzle of the gun, and pointed it at Kondo - the movement was quite smooth.
"Kondo, if you don't want your head to be blown off, just stand still and don't move."
After seeing Ogata take out Kasumi Nagi, Kondo's expression changed instantly, and then he suddenly stopped moving forward.
He had seen this strange-looking thing that night four days ago.
Kondo was extremely impressed by this thing.
This strange-looking thing is like a smaller version of an iron cannon, capable of shooting things to attack opponents.
So after seeing Ogata take out this strange-looking thing, Kondo subconsciously stopped in his tracks.
While he paused, Kondo suddenly remembered something:
"Wait a minute!" Kondo shouted, "Isn't this the 'Ogata Swordsmanship'?!"
On that night four days ago, Kondo heard Ogata say this.
This move of him taking out a "miniature version of the iron cannon" to attack the enemy is the secret of Ogata's swordsmanship.
"That's right, it's 'Ogata Sword Technique'." Ogata said softly, "'Ogata Ryu' is actually just another way of saying 'Ogata Sword Technique'."
"Master..." Kondo cast a complicated look at Ogata, "I hope you teach me swordsmanship..."
"Kondo."
Before Kondo finished speaking, Oconi interrupted Kondo with a serious look on his face.
"you are wrong."
"My 'Ogata style' is actually swordsmanship."
"Taking out a 'small iron cannon' to shoot at the enemy, how can this be called swordsmanship?" Kondo looked puzzled.
"The thing in my hand is not called 'Small Iron Cannon'. Its official name is 'Short Gun', and it also has a very nice name of 'Kasumi Nagi'."
As Ogata said this, he took Kasumi Nagi back.
"The reason why I brought out Kasumi Nagi just now was just to give you an example."
"You don't necessarily have to take out a cannon to attack the enemy in battle in the future."
"You can blow sand into the enemy's eyes, or step on the enemy's toes when the enemy is not paying attention... In short, you can use any trick that can help you win."
"Whether it's a big school like Kondo, Mugai-ryu, Katori Shinto-ryu, or a small school like my Sakakibara Itto-ryu, most swordsmanship schools are pursuing the same thing - 'how to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible'.
"
"My 'Ogata style' is a summary of what most swordsmanship schools pursue. It can be said to be the 'school of swordsmanship'."
"A swordsmanship school that does not teach you any sword skills, but only tells you a simple truth: in a life-and-death duel, win by any means necessary - this is the 'Ogata-ryu'."
"The essence of 'Ogata-ryu' lies in one sentence - 'As long as it is practical'."
"Sprinkling ashes in other people's eyes - this is Ogata-ryu."
"Taking out an iron cannon to shoot at the enemy while the enemy is not paying attention is also Ogata-ryu."
"As long as it is a practical method to fight the enemy, you can use it as much as you like."
Kondo has been listening carefully to Ogata's teachings.
After Ogata finished speaking, he whispered the words Ogata had just spoken:
"The sect of swordsmanship...as long as it is practical..."
As he muttered, the confusion that had just accumulated in Kondo's eyes gradually dissipated, and light bloomed.
"Master! I understand!"
Seeing that Kondo looked like he had comprehended some truth in the world, Ogata's expression turned strange involuntarily.
But Ogata still tightened his expression, maintaining a calm look, and said:
"Well, it's okay if you realize it."
After Ogata nodded, he paused as if he remembered something.
Then added:
"Although the 'Ogata-ryu' must be used flexibly in a life-and-death duel, there are some battles where the 'Ogata-ryu' cannot be used."
"Huh?" A look of doubt appeared on Kondo's face again, "There are some battles in which the 'Ogata-ryu' cannot be used? Then what kind of battles cannot be used in the 'Ogata-ryu'?"
"Hmm..." Ogata pondered, thinking about a suitable example, "For example - a battle with an opponent who must be defeated with dignity."
"What kind of enemy must be defeated with dignity?" Kondo asked.
"I don't know about this." Ogata smiled bitterly, "Anyway, I haven't encountered such an enemy before. I may encounter it in the future."
“Anyway——Kondo, let’s use the ‘Ogata-ryu’ flexibly.”
"This is the only thing I can teach you."
"Yes!" Kondo looked excited, "Thank you for your guidance! I will go back to practice 'Ogata-ryu' now!"
After saying that, Kondo turned around and left without any hesitation.
Looking at Kondo's leaving figure, Ogata couldn't help but thought to himself:
——Practice "Ogata-ryu"...? How is he going to practice this thing...
After Kondo left completely, Amachi, who had been sitting on the sidelines just now, walked up.
"Ayi, I thought you really wanted to teach Kondo some swordsmanship skills..."
"I actually have some uneasy conscience now."
"Huh? Why do you say that?"
"Because a lot of what I just said was made up on the spot...for example, the 'swordsmanship sect', 'Ogata style' is also a swordsmanship... These are actually things I said casually on a whim.
…”
"Ah?" A-Ting's beautiful eyes widened, "Does that mean...you were just practicing chaos?"
"It's not a random teaching. I was indeed teaching Kondo seriously just now."
"The 'Ogata-ryu' I just taught Kondo is a valuable experience I gained from years of fighting to the death. It is much more practical than any other swordsmanship technique."
"It's just that the wording used when introducing this 'Ogata style' is a bit exaggerated..."
"Then... Kondo seemed to believe every word and sentence I just said..."
Speaking of this, Ogata couldn't help but recall the way Kondo looked like he had realized some truth in the world just now.
Recalling Kondo's appearance just now, Ogata couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
"I hope Kondo really understands what I just said to him..."
"Speaking of which-" A-Machi looked hesitant at this moment, "Is it really okay to just let Kondo go like this?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Didn't Kondo know that you are Ogata Ittousai?"
"Not only do I know that you are Ogata Ittosai, but I also know that you are hiding here to recuperate."
"If you talk to the government later..."
Before Atachi finished speaking, Oconon smiled:
"Don't worry, Kondo won't do this."
"If he was interested in the bounty that my head can bring, he would have reported me to the government long ago."
"and……"
Speaking of this, Ogata's face showed a bit of helplessness.
"Look at Kondo, does he look like the kind of person who would report me?"
Hearing Ogata's words, A-Machi began to recall Kondo's honest and honest appearance...
"It seems not." A-Machi said seriously.
"Okay, let's go back." After saying that, Ogata turned around and left the yard first, returning to Fuma's room.
After telling Omachi that I was a little tired and planned to sleep, Oburon went straight to the room.
A-Machi also knew that what Ogata, who was now covered with wounds, needed more rest and more rest, so after Ogata said that he wanted to sleep, A-Machi very obediently stayed away from the room where Ogata was resting, trying not to
Disturbing Ogata's rest.
Of course - Ogata was actually lying to Atachi.
He doesn't want to sleep at all now.
After returning to the room and sitting on the futon spread on the tatami, Ogata opened his personal system interface.
Compared with the past, the biggest difference in the personal system interface is that Wuwo Erdao style has unlocked a new sword skill to be unlocked: Cicada Rain.
Although I haven't counted them carefully, according to Ogata's estimate, in the "Battle of Nijo Castle" four days ago, there were nearly 200 enemies gathered on the castle tower, and most of them were "gravediggers"
With the bounty hunter.
The number of people who fell under Ogata's sword was about 100 or more, and 130 were dissatisfied. The rest of the people who did not fall under Ogata's sword all fled because their morale collapsed.
So in the end, the total number of enemies Ogata faced was only a few hundred, and the rest fled before they could get close to Ogata.
That night, Ogata's main enemies were three groups of enemies: "gravediggers", bounty hunters, and ninjas in Shiranui.
After all, Nijo Castle is not a military fortress, it is just the general's headquarters in Kyoto. On weekdays, there is basically no military deployment in Nijo Castle, so the defense force that night mainly consisted of two groups: the ninjas in Shiranui and the guards of the dignitaries.
them.
So that night, in addition to these three groups of enemies, there were also guards of high-ranking officials who came to attack Ogata, but the number was not large.
The guards of these dignitaries all wear very gorgeous clothes, so they are easy to recognize.
In Ogata's impression, the number of enemies wearing gorgeous clothes seen on the castle tower was not large, no more than 10 fingers.
This is easy to understand. At that time, most of the guards must have given priority to escorting the nobles they were responsible for protecting.
After all, their mission is to protect their master, not Nijo Castle.
It is the mission of Kotaro and his men to protect Nijo Castle.
Thanks to the small number of guards of the dignitaries who came to fight Ogata, Ogata's battle was much easier to fight.
From last year, when I faced hundreds of people in Hirose Domain, I had to rely on the power of the "Non-Self Realm" to today, I can now face hundreds of people under normal conditions. Such great progress can be attributed to the system's plug-in.
After all, compared to last year, Ogata has become much stronger. Whether it is sword skill level, personal physical fitness, or actual combat experience with one enemy against many.
Of course, part of the reason why the castle tower was able to win a battle was because the enemies were scattered, had no cooperation at all, and were always getting in each other's way.
The enemy has many components, but from another perspective, it means that it is a piece of loose sand. This is particularly prominent among the bounty hunters.
At least in the battle that killed Gennai Matsudaira in Hirose Domain last year, the hundreds of guards of Gennai Matsudaira were all samurai from the same domain. They knew each other and had the same purpose of "protecting the lord".
, so I still know how to cooperate.
Four days ago, the group of people at Nijo Castle Castle really had their own agenda and were getting in each other's way.
"Gravediggers" and bounty hunters both fled after the number of casualties exceeded a certain number, so the number of people who fell under Ogata's sword that night basically agreed with Ogata's "
"The range of 100 to 130" is expected.
The massive amount of experience allowed Ogata's personal level to increase by 3 levels, and his Wuwo Sword Style to increase by 1 level, and he gained a total of 5 skill points.
In the battle 4 days ago, Ogata mainly used the Wugao Two-Sword Style to fight against the enemy. Nearly 80% of the enemies were killed by the Wugao Two-Sword Style. Therefore, the Wugao Two-Sword Style gained the most experience points and was directly upgraded from 8th level to 9th level.
At the same time, there are only a little more than 2,000 experience points left before reaching the 10th stage.
Because they mainly use the Mugo 2-sword style to fight the enemy, both Sakakibara 1-sword style and Shiranui-style ninjutsu have gained a lot of experience points, but only have a little experience value left to upgrade.
——The higher the level, the harder it is to upgrade...
After sighing in his heart, Ogata began to add points.
Ogata already has an idea on how to use the 5 skill points he currently has.
The battle with Kotaro made Ogata realize that Shiranui's combat power was far beyond his expectations.
Just the Yasha Pill that allows them to enter the "Yaksha Realm" is a tricky thing.
According to Kotaro - the other three of their "Four Heavenly Kings" and their leader Enma also own this Yashamaru.
Under normal circumstances, Ogata could not resist Kotaro who had entered the "Yaksha Realm".
If the strength of the other three "Four Heavenly Kings" and their leader Enma are equal to or superior to Kotaro, then Ogata has only one way to defeat them: to enter the "state of selflessness"!
Only the "selfless state" can compete with their "yaksha state".
Now that I have completely broken up with Shiranui, I don't know when the conflict will break out with these masters in Shiranui again.
In the battle with Kotaro 4 days ago, Ogata was lucky. He entered the "selfless state" at the critical moment and turned the tide of the battle in one breath.
But whether there will be such good luck in the future - that is unknown.
So Ogata has made up his mind - no matter what, he must master the ability to freely enter the "selfless state" as soon as possible!
So Ogata added all 4 of his current 5 skill points to "Breath of the Source" without any hesitation.
[Ding! Consume 4 skill points and use Wuwo Erdao style martial arts·Breath of Source to upgrade to a "master level" skill]
As soon as this system sound fell, a new system sound sounded in Ogata's mind:
[Ding! Wuwo Erdao style martial arts·The breath of the source has been upgraded to a "master level" skill]
[Source Breathing Ability Upgrade]
[Using the Breath of Source can greatly improve the host's concentration and temporarily increase the host's "reflex nerves" by 8 points]
[Maintain the breathing of the source for about 10 minutes, and you can enter the "no-self state"]
After this string of system tones fell, Ogata was stunned for a moment.
Although all the system voice's words have fallen, the last system voice just now is still echoing in Ogata's mind.
After finally coming back to his senses, Ogata quickly took a deep breath, and then slowly adjusted his breathing to the "breath of the source".
He wanted to experiment with the system sound he just heard.
[Ding! Use "Breath of Source" to temporarily increase reflex nerves by 8 points]
[Current reflex nerve value: 17 points]
[Concentration greatly improved]
After using the "master-level" source's breath, the first feeling Ogata realized was that it was completely different from the "advanced" source's breath.
The sharp increase in concentration has greatly improved the sensitivity of Ogata's five senses.
Ogata could clearly hear the footsteps and conversations of Fuuma and Omachi who were active on the first floor.
Ogata could even vaguely feel the breathing of the two of them.
Ogata was sitting on the quilt, maintaining a meditating posture, silently using the Breath of the Source, motionless.
Gradually, Ogata had a strange feeling.
There is a feeling...that I am sinking to the bottom of the sea little by little.
As soon as I took the breath of the source, I was still floating on the surface of the sea.
But gradually, I began to sink to the bottom of the sea little by little.
As he gets closer to the bottom of the sea, Ogata clearly feels that his concentration is deepening...
As his concentration continued to increase, Ogata gradually felt that his state of mind was changing little by little into... the state of mindlessness unique to the "selfless state"...
About 10 minutes later - Ogata finally sank to the bottom of the sea.
The next moment he reached the bottom of the sea, a system sound that had only sounded in Ogata's mind twice so far sounded:
[Ding! The host enters the realm of selflessness!]
As soon as the system tone fell, Oufang suddenly opened his eyes and looked down at his hands.
Power... began to flow out of Ogata's body continuously.