Chapter 340 The new stronghold in Shiranui - Edo! [Thanks to the leader of the abandoned house, Xiao Hemiao]
Ever since Rin borrowed Heitaro and Kondo understood the "Ogata-ryu" from Ogata, Ogata has been quietly recovering from his injuries at Fuma's home.
These days passed very peacefully.
After borrowing Heitaro, Lin occasionally sent her companions to Fuma's house to report the results of Heitaro's interrogation to Ogata and others.
Sometimes Asai comes, sometimes Shimada comes.
According to their report - Heitaro has a very tough mouth, and it will take some time to pry out some useful information from his mouth.
Ogata was not in a hurry and just waited quietly. While waiting, he slowly recovered from his injuries.
During this period, Kondo would occasionally bring some supplements to visit Ogata again.
While delivering supplements to his door, he also asked Ogata some questions about swordsmanship.
For example: techniques to defeat many with one enemy, techniques to save physical energy...
Because every time Kondo comes to visit, he will definitely ask Ogata some swordsmanship questions, which makes Ogata and others have to wonder whether Kondo is using the name of visiting Ogata to openly take advantage of Ogata's swordsmanship.
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However, because the questions Kondo asked were not difficult to answer, and they happened to be questions that Ogata was good at answering, every time Kondo came to ask him questions about swordsmanship, Ogata was happy to answer them one by one.
Of course - Ogata didn't do anything these days besides recuperating from his injuries and giving some swordsmanship guidance to Kondo who occasionally came to visit.
Under the influence of more than 20 points of "vitality", Ogata's injuries recovered at a speed that shocked Fuma and Atachi.
On the 8th day after the "Battle of Nijo Castle Castle", some of Ogata's superficial wounds had healed.
Those slightly deeper wounds are not far from being healed.
After the injuries on his body were almost healed, Ogata began to practice the new powers he had mastered: Breath of the Source, which was promoted to "Master Level", and the newly unlocked sword skill "Cicada Rain".
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Kyoto, Fuuma's home, in Ogata's room.
Today is the 15th day of rest at Feng Mo’s home.
Ogata, who had half of the linen removed from his body, stood in the center of the room holding two long branches in his right and left hands, and set up the starting posture of the Mugo Nito-ryu.
Although the room Ogata is in is not spacious, it is enough space for Ogata to practice his sword in it.
After staring at the air in front of me for a while...
Huh! Huh! Huh...
Ogata began to wave the branches in his hands into the air in front of him.
The ordinary and slender branches were danced by Ogata with sharp and piercing wind sounds one after another.
Ogata swung a total of 7 swords into the air in front of him.
These seven knives were swung from different directions, with different speeds and rhythms.
When he swung the last sword, the seventh one, Ogata grinned and let out several gasps.
Because when he swung the last sword just now, Ogata accidentally pulled a wound on his left shoulder that had not yet completely healed.
Ogata hurriedly put down his left arm, raised his right hand and gently rubbed his right shoulder.
After the pain in his left shoulder gradually subsided, Ogata thought to himself:
——This trick is really difficult to use.
After the Wuwo Swordsman style was upgraded to level 9, a new sword skill to be unlocked finally appeared: "Cicada Rain".
"The Battle of Nijo Castle Castle" allowed Ogata to gain a full 5 skill points.
4 of these 5 skill points are used to upgrade Breath of the Source, and the other 1 point is used by Ogata to unlock this new sword skill: "Cicada Rain".
Although he had seen "Cicada Rain" from Kinoshita Rin before when he first met her, it was only after he personally used "Cicada Rain" that Ogata felt how powerful this move was.
Difficult to use.
Because of the "Cicada Rain" technique, which consists of 7 consecutive cuts, the rhythm of the sword swing is completely chaotic.
Under the condition of ensuring that one's own rhythm will not be disrupted, using this kind of rhythm is completely chaotic - the difficulty can be imagined.
Although it is difficult to use, it is relatively powerful.
This sword skill can easily affect one's own rhythm, and it can also easily affect the opponent's rhythm.
It can disrupt the opponent's rhythm - this is the most terrifying aspect of this sword skill.
In order to test the power of this move, Ogata specially asked Amachi to be his sparring partner.
When sparring with A-Machi, A-Machi's performance completely explained what "being in a hurry" means.
In the first two blows, A-Machi could perfectly avoid or parry them.
At the third blow, Atachi's own defense rhythm and dodge rhythm began to be disrupted.
On the 4th and 5th blows, A-Machi's rhythm was completely messed up. Whether it was defense or dodge, everything was messed up.
In the end, the 6th and 7th knives were not parried or dispersed, and the last 2 knives were completely eaten.
Although this experiment to test the power of "Cicada Rain" was very successful, Ogata also paid a little... price...
Because he was still not used to the new sword skill "Cicada Rain", Ogata failed to contain his strength well when the last two swords struck Omachi...
Although he didn't hurt him much, the branches still pulled out two red marks on his arm...
Fortunately, Ogata apologized in a timely manner, and Ogata had the status of a "wounded person", so Amachi quickly calmed down.
As long as you have the status of a "patient" or a "wounded person", you will easily be forgiven by others - this can be regarded as one of the truths in this world.
In addition to practicing "Cicada Rain" these days, Ogata is also practicing "Breath of the Source".
No, rather than practicing the upgraded "Breath of the Source", it is better to experiment with the upgraded "Breath of the Source".
The "Master Level" Breath of the Source not only greatly improves Ogata's concentration and the amplification effect of "Reflex Nerves", but also adds a new effect:
It takes about 10 minutes to enter... or to be immersed in the breath of the source. During these 10 minutes or so, Ogata's concentration will continue to increase. When it reaches the peak, he can enter the state of selflessness.
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It can be said that he has obtained the power that Ogata is most eager to obtain at present: the ability to independently enter the "selfless state" by his own will.
Although it is still not as good as Yuanyi's state of being able to freely enter the "selfless state".
In order for Ogata to enter the "state of selflessness", he must be immersed in the state of the breath of the source for about 10 minutes as a prerequisite.
After the injury was almost healed and he began to experiment with his newly acquired ability, Ogata discovered that the time required to enter the "selfless state" varied.
For short periods, it only takes 8 minutes to enter.
The longest time it took was almost 13 minutes.
But generally it still fluctuates around the value of 10 minutes.
The only two previous experiences of entering the "selfless state", and the final way to release the "selfless state" were to wait for it to be released naturally.
Now that he can enter the "selfless state" by his own will, Ogata finally clearly discovered the two characteristics of the "selfless state":
The first characteristic: the "selfless state" entered by one's own will can be stopped midway. Just stop the breathing of the source.
The second characteristic: Entering the "selfless state" will drastically consume one's physical strength.
To give a vivid example, it’s probably like this——
Ogata's body is a bathtub, and Ogata's physical strength is the water in the bathtub.
Entering the "selfless state" is equivalent to opening the drain, causing the water in the bathtub to drain out quickly.
If you plan to exit the "no-self state" midway, you only need to stop the breathing of the source, which is equivalent to blocking the drain again so that the water in the bathtub will no longer drain out quickly.
Once the water in the bathtub is completely emptied, that is when Ogata's physical strength is completely exhausted, he can no longer enter the "selfless state" until his physical strength is restored again.
Yesterday, Ogata conducted an experiment of "using the 'selfless realm' until his physical strength is completely exhausted."
At the end of this experiment, when he exited the "state of no-self", Ouri felt as if he had just finished a long-distance run of several thousand meters.
This kind of fatigue is not only physical fatigue, but also mental fatigue. It is a double fatigue of body + spirit.
The exhaustion of finishing a long-distance run of several thousand meters and finishing dozens of test papers in one go.
The two previous times he entered the "Selfless Realm", Ogata had experienced the sequelae of the "Selfless Realm" that rapidly consumed his physical strength. After exiting the "Selfless Realm", the tide of fatigue would disappear instantly.
It's so overwhelming that it's almost breathless.
After blocking the drain outlet of the bathtub, if you want to reopen the drain outlet, just use Source Breath again.
The process of reopening the drain will take less time.
Another vivid example is:
The process from starting to use the Breath of Source to entering the "state of selflessness" is a bit like sinking to the bottom of the sea.
As he gets closer to the bottom of the sea, Ogata's concentration gradually increases. When he reaches the bottom of the sea and his concentration reaches the highest level, he can enter the "state of selflessness".
Exiting the "selfless realm" midway means leaving the bottom of the sea and starting to rise.
But when you are halfway up the surface, if you want to enter the "selfless state" again, the time spent will be shorter because you are closer to the bottom of the sea.
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The pain from the wound on my left shoulder that I accidentally pulled while practicing "Cicada Rain" gradually subsided.
After the pain completely subsided, Ogata raised the two branches in his hands again, preparing to practice "Cicada Rain" again to get more familiar with the feel of using this move.
However - as soon as Ogata put the branches up again, he suddenly heard the sound of the paper sliding door being opened.
Atachi didn't knock on the door or make any announcement, he just opened the door of Ogata's room in a carefree manner.
"Ah!" After seeing Ogata holding the branch, Amachi exclaimed, "Didn't I tell you not to move around until the injuries on your body are completely healed?"
Amachi could tell at a glance that Ogata was practicing his sword again and was not resting in bed properly. He rushed forward angrily and snatched the two branches from Ogata's hands.
"A-Machi..." Ogata cast a helpless look at A-Machi, "Before you enter the room, couldn't you knock on the door or make an announcement..."
"What are you doing? Are you worried that I will see you doing something when I enter the room? Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's get down to business. Ayi, Asai is here. He said he has something important to tell you."
After hearing the name Asai, Ogata raised an eyebrow.
"Okay, I'll go down right away."
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During the period of rest at Fuuma's house, Ogata experienced the feeling of running around wearing only a thin kimono for the first time in a long time.
The last time I ran around in a thin kimono was before I left Hirose Domain.
After leaving the Hirose Domain, Ogata always wore kimono, hakama, anklet bags and other complete equipment because he had been wandering around.
Asai is considered a guest. Since he is meeting a guest, he naturally cannot be too casual. Therefore, with the help of Amachi, Ogata tidied up his kimono and fixed his hair as quickly as possible. Ogata quickly went downstairs.
upstairs and entered the living room.
Entering the living room, he saw Asai sipping tea and waiting for Ogata's arrival.
Looking at the neatly dressed Ogata, Asai smiled slightly:
"Ittousai, there is no need to go to such trouble, just feel free to do it."
"We are accustomed to it." Ogata smiled slightly and knelt down opposite Asai.
These days, the person who comes most often to report the "results of Heitaro's torture" to Ogata and others is Asai.
And Asai's personal image is also particularly suitable for serving as a diplomat.
He is handsome in appearance, very graceful in his manners, and has excellent conversational skills. He is simply a born diplomat.
It would be even more perfect if Asai could have the aura of a "gentleman" about him like Shimada.
After slowly putting down the tea cup in his hand, Asai said softly:
"Ittosai, the torture of that Heitaro has yielded results."
"He finally spit out the information about their Shiranui."
"After Shiranui cooperated with the shogunate, they really moved their base away from Shiranui."
After hearing Asai's words, Ogata and Atachi's expressions became serious.
"Where did you move to?" Ogata asked.
"Edo." Asai said.
"Edo?" Ogata exclaimed.
"Yes." Asai nodded lightly, "According to what Heitaro said - they moved the base to Edo at the request of the shogunate."
"...I see." Ogata sneered, "Intensify the supervision of Shiranui..."
"That should be the case." Asai sneered along with Ogata, "Transferring a 'companion' that he is not yet confident about to his eyes for the convenience of supervision - this kind of thing has happened all the time at home and abroad."
"Then where in Edo is the new base in Shiranui probably located?" Ogata asked, "Edo is very big."
Edo was the largest city at this time, and even became the largest city in the world for a time.
In terms of area and prosperity, it can be said that it has completely defeated Kyoto, which has not yet fully recovered from the "Tianming Fire".
Hearing Ogata's question, Asai shook his head:
"That Heitaro said he didn't know where exactly their new stronghold in Shiranui was in Edo."