"According to what Heitaro said - when they were ordered to come to Kyoto to perform the task of 'defending Nijo Castle', they had just received the request from the shogunate to 'move the base to Edo'."
"Even their leader Enma didn't know exactly where in Edo they would move to."
"Because the specific location in Edo where the base was to be moved had not been decided at that time, their leader Enma told them: After completing the mission, they would go directly to Edo, and when they arrived in Edo, they would go directly to Edo.
Therefore, the Nanboku Town Council in Edo will tell them the specific location of the new stronghold in Shiranui."
"...Are Heitaro's words credible?" Atachi said in a deep voice.
"It should be credible." Asai said, "He has already said that their Shiranui base has been moved to Edo. There is no reason to continue to conceal the specific location of their Shiranui base."
"He probably really doesn't know where their new base in Shiranui is in Edo."
"But no matter what - it's enough to know that their new base in Shiranui is in Edo."
Asai raised his eyes and looked Ogata up and down several times.
"Ittousai, let me take the liberty of asking - how are your injuries?"
"Much better."
“Is it possible to move long distance?”
"should be no problem."
"Okay." Asai nodded gently, then said seriously, "Our Lord plans to leave Kyoto in three days."
"Let's go back to Owari first and take a rest in Owari."
"After resting in Owari, we will head to Edo by waterway. We will hunt in Edo with Satori Shiranui."
"So my lord wants to confirm whether your current body can adapt to the long journey back to Owari."
"There is nothing wrong with my body." Ogata nodded without thinking, "I think you should care more about Makimura than me."
Ogata changed into a half-joking tone.
"I think Makimura's injuries look more serious than mine."
"He doesn't have any strong points." Asai chuckled a few times, "The biggest strong point is probably his amazing recovery power. Makimura can now get out of bed and run around at will."
"So - Ittousai, we will leave Kyoto in three days. We will first return to Owari, and then go to Edo to fight Shiranui to the death. Do you have any suggestions or questions about my master's plan?"
Ogata did not immediately answer Asai's question, but first turned his head and cast a questioning look at Atachi.
"Atachi, what do you think?"
"I think there's no problem."
"Then -" Ogata turned his gaze back to Asai, "Go back and tell Miss Kinoshita. Amachi and I have no objections to her plan."
"Okay." Asai said, he picked up the knife placed on the tatami on the right side and stood up slowly, "Then - I'll take my leave first."
Ogata and Amachi sent Asai to the door.
Standing at the door, watching Asai's gradually smaller figure, Ogata thought to himself:
——They went back to Owari, probably to pick up Mamiya and Genichi...
As far as Ogata knew - Mamiya and Genichi did not come to Kyoto, but stayed in the Owari base.
Kinoshita Rin has decided to completely break up with Shiranui and completely eliminate Shiranui's hidden danger, even at the cost of recruiting two allies, Ogata and Atachi.
It is also enough to see Kinoshita Rin's determination to "completely solve the hidden dangers in Shiranui".
Now that we have decided to completely break up with Shiranui, in order to ensure the winning rate, we will naturally send out all the combat forces we can.
Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce that the reason why Rin and the others went back to Calabash House was probably to get Mamiya and Genichi together, and then all of them mobilized to go to Edo together.
After Asai's back completely disappeared, Amachi let out a small sigh:
"Are you leaving in 3 days..."
"I need to say goodbye properly to Mr. Fuma." Ogata agreed from the side.
"I don't know how to say it..." A-Machi smiled bitterly, "Master Fuuma just experienced separation a few days ago..."
After hearing what A-Machi said, Ogata also pursed his lips and became silent.
Ten years ago, Fuma disbanded his Fuma Village, making Fuma Village completely history.
After Fuma no Sato was disbanded, all of Fuma's original subordinates also parted ways and went their separate ways.
Perhaps it was fate that just a few days ago, all of Feng Mo's former subordinates came back to visit Feng Mo.
Ogata and Atachi were also able to see the faces of Fuma's old subordinates and get to know these old subordinates of Fuma.
The two days when Feng Mo's old subordinates came back were probably Feng Mo's happiest days.
During those two days, Feng Mo's face was always full of smiles.
Those two days were probably the most crowded time for Fuma's house. While Ogata and Atachi had already moved in, these old subordinates of Fuma also moved in.
It's a pity that these old subordinates of Feng Mo arrived suddenly and left quickly.
After all, after Fuma no Sato was disbanded, they also started their own new lives, so they only stayed in Kyoto for 2 days and accompanied Fuma for 2 days before going their separate ways again just like they did 10 years ago.
It is precisely because of this that Atachi said something like "I don't know how to say it".
After all, Feng Mo had just experienced another separation from his old subordinates a few days ago.
As a result, within a few days, Ogata and Atachi also had to leave.
This made both Ogata and Atachi feel a little... unbearable.
I don’t know how to say goodbye to Feng Mo.
Just when Ogata and Atachi were standing at the gate, thinking about how to say goodbye to Fuma in the future, Ogata suddenly heard the sound of gentle footsteps behind them.
Xun Sheng turned his head and looked back, only to see Feng Mo walking slowly towards him and Ating with his hands behind his back.
Before Ogata and Atachi could say hello to Fuma, Fuma took the lead and asked directly:
"You two are leaving Kyoto soon, right?"
"Master Fuuma, how do you know?" A-Machi looked shocked, "Did you just eavesdrop on our conversation with Asai?"
"There is no need for eavesdropping." Feng Mo smiled, "I can tell by looking at your expressions. Don't underestimate an old man who has lived for 72 years."
"Then - you two are thinking about how to say goodbye to me, right?"
Ogata and Omachi were struck by the fuuma, with a hint of embarrassment appearing on their faces.
"You don't need to think about these unnecessary things." Feng Mo said angrily, "Just say to me, 'See you again in the future.'"
Speaking of this, Feng Mo put on a warm smile.
"Leave Kyoto and go your own ways."
"Especially you, Ogata brother."
"Brother Ogata, let's take a path that Genichi has never walked before and that can surpass Genichi."
"Beyond Genichi?" Ogata's eyes flashed with astonishment.
"Brother Ogata, I have told you before that Genichi and I have been friends for decades."
Feng Mo had a look of reminiscence on his face and raised his right finger to scratch his right cheek.
"When I saw you for the first time, I noticed that you were very similar to Yuan Yi when you were young."
"Does my face look like Genichi?" Ogata raised his hand and touched his face, asking in a half-joking tone.
"No, you don't have facial features that look like Yuanyi, but your aura looks like Yuanyi."
"When Yuan Yi was your age, his body was also wrapped with the sword energy soaring to the sky, as if it was going to stab the sun down from the sky."
"When Genichi was young, he always did all kinds of random things like your attack on Nijo Castle, so he offended a lot of people."
"But no matter how big a trap Yuan Yi throws, he can always escape unscathed and become stronger and stronger, step by step reaching the pinnacle of the current swordsmanship."
Fuma walked slowly in front of Ogata, raised his hand and patted Ogata on the shoulder.
"I look forward to all you accomplish in the future!"
"Strive forward, brother Ogata."
"...Yeah." Ogata smiled and nodded, "I will do my best."
"But don't expect too much from me."
Ogata shrugged and added in a joking tone.
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3 days later——
"Miss A-Machi..." Shimada picked up a large sack beside A-Machi's feet and put it into the carriage, smacking his tongue, "Why do you have so much luggage... What are these? Are they your clothes?"
"It would be great if my clothes could be filled with so many sacks." A-Machi put another full sack at his feet into the carriage and said with a smile, "These luggage of mine are quite big."
"This bag is gunpowder, this bag is some iron tools..."
Before Atachi finished speaking, Shimada interrupted with a look of astonishment:
"Miss Atachi, is this big bag full of gunpowder?"
"That's right."
"Why did you prepare so much gunpowder?"
"Of course they are used as weapons, or how about using them as fireworks?"
During the incident when Ogata was resting in Fuma's home, Atachi did not have nothing to do except take care of Ogata.
At A-Machi's request, Fuma used some of his connections in Kyoto to help A-Machi purchase some gunpowder and iron tools.
According to what Omachi said - she plans to replenish a wave of bullets dedicated to Sozakura and Kasumi Nagi.
During that long night, Sozakura and Kasumi Nagi's special bullets were consumed a lot.
Ogata almost used up all the bullets that Amachi gave him.
The big sacks that A-Machi is carrying one by one to the carriage now contain the gunpowder, ironware, and some things that Ogata couldn’t explain that Fuuma helped A-Machi purchase in Kyoto.
A tool for naming.
In addition to the special tools for making Sozakura and Kasumi Nagi, Atachi seems to be planning to use these gunpowder and iron tools to make other things.
But no matter how Ogata asked A-Machi what he planned to do besides using these iron tools and gunpowder to make special bullets for Sozakura and Kasumi Nagi, A-Machi kept it secret, saying it was a secret and he would tell her after it was ready.
Ogata.
At this moment, two carriages stopped in front of Feng Mo's mansion.
These two carriages are Lin's carriages.
According to Asai, these were horses and carriages that they temporarily purchased from acquaintances in Kyoto.
The reason why we stopped in front of Fuuma's mansion was naturally to pick up Ogata and Atachi.
Atachi was carrying her pile of gunpowder and iron tools into the carriage one by one.
Shimada helped Amachi carry her pile of things into the car.
Asai stood next to Lin and said goodbye to Fuma along with Lin.
The person who said goodbye to Fuma was Ogata.
"Lord Fuma." Ogata bowed respectfully to Fuma, "Thank you for taking care of us these days."
"Yeah." Feng Mo smiled calmly, "Have a nice trip."
After saying goodbye to Fuma, Ogata turned his attention to Kondo who was standing next to Fuma.
Kondo is also lucky.
He came to my door again today carrying some supplements.
Then he happened to bump into Ogata who was about to leave.
Kondo's face is very complicated now.
"Master... I wish you good luck in martial arts."
Kondo's face was now filled with sadness and reluctance.
Looking at Kondo, whose face was full of sadness and reluctance, a hint of helplessness appeared on Ogata's face involuntarily.
During this period of time, he was also used to Kondo visiting and asking for advice from time to time.
It would definitely be a lie to say that I have no feelings for Kondo, a passionate and somewhat honest young man.
Now that it was time to say goodbye to Kondo, Ogata couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to leave.
"master……"
At this moment, Kondo, who lowered his head slightly, whispered.
"Can I...ask you...maybe one last question about swordsmanship?"
"You ask." Ogata nodded gently.
"Master, how should I practice and in which direction can I achieve your level of intensity?"
With a hint of impatience on his face, Kondo asked Ogata the question he had been wanting to ask Ogata since he met him.
"...Do you really want to become as strong as me?" Ogata asked.
"Yeah." Kondo nodded, "I only dreamed of..."
Ogata was silent for a while, then slowly said to Kondo in front of him:
"Kondo, when it comes to swordsmanship, your level is not low."
"In terms of swordsmanship, I actually have nothing left to teach you."
"What you should do next is go your own way."
Ogata slowly raised his right hand and placed the tip of his index finger on Kondo's chest.
"Don't be impatient."
"Follow nature."
"One step at a time and move forward in a down-to-earth manner."
"Catch me with a peaceful heart, Kondo."
A faint smile slowly appeared on Ogata's face.
"I will be waiting quietly in front for you to come and walk with me."
Kondo listened quietly to what Ogata had just said.
After Ogata finished speaking, Kondo muttered in a low voice at a volume that only he could hear clearly:
"Don't be impatient, obey nature... and chase with a peaceful heart..."
As Kondo murmured the words Ogata just said to him over and over again, Kondo's eyes gradually glowed with dazzling light.
"Yes!" Kondo nodded vigorously, "Master, I understand!"
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The passengers in the two carriages that Rin and her friends temporarily purchased were not just Rin and her group, but also Ogata and Omachi.
The passengers on these two carriages were Xuanren and Heitaro who had been subjected to inhuman interrogation during this period.
During this period of time, Heitaro, who had been undergoing inhuman interrogation by Lin and his party, was not dead, but he looked like he was only half alive.
Because Lin thought that she might be able to pry out some useful information about Shiranui from Heitaro, she planned to take Heitaro back to Owari as well.
As for Xuanren - he took the initiative to follow Lin back to Owari.
Previously, Xuanren was thrown into prison for being suspected of killing people.
According to Xuanren - he was wrongly accused.
The man he treated was suffering from a terminal illness and was about to die.
Entrusted by his family, he decided to take a risk and try to save the man.
Unexpectedly, after the treatment failed, the poor patient's family members insisted that Xuanren had killed him.
This group of people was quite powerful in Kyoto, so the officials of Kyoto Prefecture threw Xuanren into prison without any unnecessary investigation.
Although Xuanren has successfully escaped from prison with the help of Lin and others, he can no longer stay in Kyoto.
If the group of people who wronged Xuanren knew that Xuanren was released from prison, who knows what they would do to Xuanren.
Xuanren's only relatives are his master and senior brother.
The only place to stay is Kyoto.
Under the current situation where he could not stay in Kyoto, for the sake of his own life, Xuanren decided to hug Lin's thigh tightly and wanted to follow Lin to Owari.
The base of Lin's Calabash House is located in a large mountain. There is a small rural area at the foot of the mountain.
The villagers in this rural area are all members of Huluwu, and they are responsible for warning outsiders from approaching Huluwu's base. This village is considered the outpost of Huluwu.
This village happened to lack doctors with good medical skills. Seeing that Xuanren wanted to go to Owari with her, Lin happily nodded in agreement.
After Lin agreed to take him to Owari, with Lin's permission, Xuanren secretly returned to his home, which had been in a state of neglect since his master and brother went to Ezo and he himself was imprisoned, and left a
He wrote a letter to his master and senior brother.
Although there has been no news since his master and senior brother left for Ezo, they may come back someday in the future.
So Xuanren left a letter to his master and senior brother, telling them that he was safe and had just gone to Owari to continue making a living.
When Xuanren went home and left this letter, Lin asked Asai to follow Xuanren throughout the process. While protecting Xuanren, she also checked whether there were any problems with the content written in Xuanren's letter.
Under Asai's inspection, there was nothing wrong with the letter Xuanren left at home. It was just an ordinary letter to report to his family that he was safe and to inform them where he was now.
With Yu Lin's consent, Xuanren was able to write in the letter which village he went to and what name he went to in Owari. It would be convenient for his master and senior brother to come to Owari to find him after they read this letter when they returned to Kyoto.
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This can be regarded as Lin's little thought - if Xuanren's master and senior brother return to Kyoto and come to Owari to find Xuanren, it will save them the effort to go to the vast Ezo land to find these two people in the future.
Gennin, Heitaro, Asai and Lin were in the same car as Ogata and Ogata's luggage.
Ogata, Amachi, Lin, and Shimada were in another car.
After Zao said goodbye to Fuma and Kondo, it was Rin's turn to say goodbye to Fuma.
After Ogata turned around and entered the carriage, he asked Shimada with doubts:
"Shimada, where is Makimura?"
"Makimura-senpai said that he was going to say goodbye to an old friend of his in Kyoto." Shimada replied, "So we have to pick him up later."
Lin said goodbye to Feng Mo quickly.
After saying "See you later" and "Take care" to Feng Mo a few times, and giving Feng Mo a gentle hug, Lin turned around and boarded the carriage.
What surprised Ogata and Amachi was that the people responsible for driving the two carriages turned out to be Asai and Lin themselves.
"Miss Kinoshita." Amachi asked Lin, "You can actually drive a carriage."
"Don't think of me as that kind of young lady who doesn't know the difference between salt and sugar."
"Speaking of which-" Ogata said at this moment, "Is there any way you can take me out of Kyoto safely?"
As Ogata spoke, he raised his hand and touched his face, smiling bitterly.
"As far as I know - I am now a 'big celebrity' in Kyoto."
"You don't have to worry about this." A meaningful smile appeared on Lin's face, "We have already prepared corresponding means to ensure that we can safely take you out of Kyoto. Okay, let's stop talking.
!Everyone is sitting tight!"
After saying that, Lin raised the reins of the horse in her hand and drove the packhorse in front of her to push the carriage under her buttocks forward.
After Lin drove the carriage forward, Asai also began to drive the carriage he was responsible for.
"By the way, Miss Kinoshita. After leaving Kyoto, can you go somewhere first?" Ogata said suddenly.
"Where to go?" Lin asked.
"I suddenly remembered - I still have a horse stored in a village on the outskirts of Kyoto."
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Feng Mo and Kondo stood there, looking at the two carriages that were gradually moving away from their field of vision and getting further and further away.
It wasn't until the two carriages were about to disappear that Kondo suddenly said to the wind demon beside him:
"Sir Kotaro... I have already decided what name I want to give my self-created swordsmanship school."
"Huh? What kind of self-made swordsmanship?"
"I created a new swordsmanship school based on Katori Shinto-ryu, but I have never thought of a name for my self-created swordsmanship."
"And now I think about it."
"Oh? What's the name?" Feng Mo asked.
Kondo turned his head, looked at the wind demon beside him, and then said loudly and forcefully:
"Naturally Rishin flow!"
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At this moment——
Kyoto, a certain ordinary street, a certain teahouse.
On the bench outside this teahouse, two people were sitting side by side.
A middle-aged man was munching on a glutinous rice dumpling, and an extremely tall and muscular young man.
The middle-aged man chewed the glutinous rice dumplings in his mouth and said in a casual tone:
"Is that so... Makimura-kun, are you leaving Kyoto again..."
"Yes." The young man sitting next to the middle-aged man nodded, "I will leave in a moment. I came here specifically to say goodbye to you."
"When are you planning to return to Kyoto next time?" the middle-aged man asked.
"I don't know." The young man responded without hesitation, "In short - I probably won't return to Kyoto for a long time in the future."
"Then - I wish you good luck in martial arts."
"Thank you." The young man smiled.
This middle-aged man is Konraku, who has the dual identities of an ukiyoe painting artist and a tattoo artist, and is also known as "Kirakusai".
And this young man is naturally Makimura.
What Makimura and Shimada said they needed to make a special trip to say goodbye to their old friend in Kyoto was Konraku.
After casually throwing aside the bamboo stick with no glutinous rice dumplings in his hand, Konle said softly:
"I have helped you bury Junroku Kunieda's body in Koenji Temple in the northwest of Kyoto."
"Grateful."
"I don't understand one thing - why must Kunieda-kun's body be buried in Guangenji Temple?"
"Because... there is a girl named Adian who is buried in Guangyuan Temple."
"Adido..." A look of memory flashed through Konraku's eyes, "Is she Kunieda-kun's wife...I see."
After saying that, Kinle took a deep breath and looked at the crowded streets ahead.
"This scene feels a bit familiar." A meaningful smile flashed across Konle's face, "It's exactly the same as two years ago."
"Yeah..." The corners of Makimura's mouth also turned up slightly at this time, "If it's a coincidence... this seems to be too much of a coincidence."
Two years ago, Makimura, who was completely disappointed with the samurai, decided not to do anything in Kyoto anymore. Before leaving Kyoto, he only said goodbye to Konraku alone.
I also sat on the bench outside the tea house like this.
The look of reminiscence in Konle's eyes gradually became stronger at this time.
"Makimura-kun, when you came to say goodbye to me two years ago, you told me: I was wrong. I shouldn't have tattooed the red dragon on your back."
"You said that you are just an ordinary person who ran away to escape the disappointment after discovering that his fantasy did not match reality. You are not worthy of the red dragon I tattooed on you."
"Did I say such a thing two years ago..." Makimura smiled bitterly.
"You should also remember, right? What I once said." Konraku cast a teasing look at Makimura.
"Haha, I can only vaguely remember it."
"I heard what you said at that time, and I tell you: I couldn't have made a mistake." Jin Le turned his attention back to the crowded street in front of him, "But at that time, you seemed
You don’t take my words seriously.”
"Actually, I still don't think so." Makimura added nonchalantly.
Konle let out a few low laughs.
"Makimura-kun, do you know why I gave Kunieda-kun a black dragon tattoo and you a red dragon tattoo?"
"Kunieda-kun has a very extreme personality."
"If he walks on the right path, he is a great man who is extremely reliable."
"But if you take the wrong path, you will become a terrible man."
"At the same time, he is also a very courageous and resourceful person."
"If he had been born in the troubled times of the Warring States Period, with his courage and means, I am afraid it is very likely that he would have become a generational hero like Toyotomi Hideyoshi."
"So I tattooed a black dragon on his back, which symbolizes 'great destructive power'."
"Although you and Kunieda-kun are as close as brothers, your personality is completely different from Kunieda."
"You have an indomitable heart."
"No matter what happens, you will never change or forget your original intention."
"This kind of power is a very terrifying and precious power."
"There are not many people like you in this world."
"So I tattooed the red dragon on your back, which symbolizes 'unbreakable and unyielding'."
"I can't possibly be mistaken."
"Now it seems - it really is so."
Speaking of this, Konle crossed his arms, smiled, and asked Makimura a question that seemed to mean something:
"Makimura-kun, let me ask you: You have worked so hard to save so many people in Kyoto, but in the end, no one in Kyoto knows who you are, and you yourself have not received any reward. Do you want a name?"
Whether it's fame or not, wouldn't you feel very unwilling or unhappy?"
In response to the question raised by Konraku, Makimura only smiled slightly.
He just smiled and didn't give any answer.
After smiling like this and being silent for a while, Makimura slowly stood up.
"It's almost time. Konraku-sama, it's time for me to leave. My companions should be waiting for me now."
"Well." Konraku picked up the tea cup next to him and took a sip of the tea in the cup. "Makimura-kun, I wish you good luck in martial arts. If you have time to return to Kyoto, you are welcome to come to me at any time. I can carry it for you for free.
Please touch up the tattoo on me.”
"Yes." Makimura nodded lightly, "Mr. Konraku, I also wish your business is prosperous. The more your paintings sell, the better."
After that, Makimura walked onto the crowded street without any hesitation or hesitation.
After slowly leaving the teahouse where Konraku was talking, until Konraku was no longer visible at all, Makimura suddenly stopped.
Makimura just stood in the middle of the street, looking at everything around him with interest.
To his right is a kimono shop that mainly sells women's kimonos.
The owner of this kimono shop seems to have quite a business acumen.
The owner of this kimono shop set up a real model at the entrance of the store - a young woman wearing a kimono with red as the main color, opening her arms and turning her body from time to time to let the passerby pass.
People can clearly see the kimono she is wearing, and let passers-by see clearly what the kimono looks like when worn on her body.
I just don’t know if the person responsible for acting as a model was specially hired by the shop owner or a family member of the shop owner.
Several girls were successfully attracted by the kimono on this model. They circled around the model, looking up and down at the model's clothes, and exclaimed from time to time.
Of course, this model attracted not only women, but also men - several men of different ages were also staring at this pretty good-looking model.
Although he tried his best to hide it, there was still a faint lustful light leaking out of his eyes.
To the left of Makimura is a grocery store.
There is a large flag at the door of this grocery store, with a large line of words written on the flag - Nanban products are included.
People who can afford to consume goods from Western countries are generally literate.
And the stores that have channels to purchase these Western products are not ordinary stores.
The decoration of this grocery store is extremely beautiful, and it is the kind of store that can make people from poor families stay away and feel that they are not qualified to enter.
After Makimura turned his attention to this grocery store, he happened to see a man dressed as a samurai coming out of the grocery store.
This samurai had a smile on his face and was holding two beautiful glass beads in his hand - he must have planned to give these two glass beads as gifts to someone.
Beautiful glass beads are very suitable as gifts in this era.
Everything around seems so ordinary.
Everyone in Kyoto is doing their own thing and living an ordinary life as usual.
Looking at the extremely ordinary scene around him, Makimura's face first showed a nostalgic look, and then turned into a calm smile.
It's a sunny day today.
The sky in Kyoto today is extremely blue and the sun is shining brightly.
He turned and left with a smile, rejoined the crowd of people on the street, and walked slowly toward the end of the street.
Only a tall figure was left.
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Volume 5 "Kyoto Summer Formation" - The End!
The legend of the executioner and the dragon in Kyoto - the end!
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Please look forward to the 6th volume "Edo Castle Gozen Trial"!