In the large room where Ogata and his gang of men rested, there was only Ogata alone at this time.
Today is the 6th day at sea.
Ogata, who was left alone in the room, leaned on the corner of the room, spreading all the money left in his wallet on the floor, and counting how much money he had left.
After counting the total amount of funds he had left, Ogata silently put the money back into his wallet, and then whispered in a voice that only he could hear clearly:
"I have to find a way to make some money later..."
From the time he left the Hirose Domain at the end of last year and became a ronin, until now, Ogata has been using the money given to him by the then Hirose Domain family's old Kuranagi.
The thick money bag that Kuronaga gave to Ogata back then was separated from Ogata twice.
The first time was when it was stolen by a certain Yakuza when he was in Tatsuno Domain.
The second time was when he was escorted to Butterfly Island and was confiscated by Hasegawa.
Fortunately - after two separations, the money bag finally returned to Ogata's hands.
When he was taken to Butterfly Island, Hasegawa returned Ogata's money bag with the help of the soldier who was responsible for sending Ogata to the island.
At that time, in order to compensate Ogata, who had to leave the feudal clan due to the execution of Matsudaira Gennai, Kuranaga was quite generous. The amount of money contained in the money bag he gave to Ogata was shockingly large.
After counting the money he has left just now, according to Ogata's estimation, even though he has already spent a lot of money, he still has enough money left to squander it alone for nearly 10 years.
time.
Although he still has a lot of money left, Ogata still feels a bit of a crisis when it comes to money issues.
There is no other reason - he now has an extra Atachi by his side.
Although Atachi had some money with her when she defected from Shiranui, she didn't have much money at all.
Now that there was an extra Atachi to take care of, the originally considerable amount of money immediately seemed less than that.
The reason why Ogata stayed in the ship's room at this time was just to find a clean place to take inventory and organize his money bag.
After putting the money bag away again, Ogata, who could no longer stay in this deserted room, stood up and walked out of the room.
After leaving the room and going up to the deck, Obelo saw everyone doing various things on the deck.
Rin and Machi, who were seasick, still stayed in their rooms to rest.
Yuan Yi was sitting at the stern of the boat as usual, drinking some wine and enjoying the sea breeze.
Mamiya was fiddling and adjusting the position of the sail.
Makimura, Asai, and Shimada were sitting on the bow of the boat, talking about something unknown.
Ogata walked towards the bow of the ship where Makimura and the others were, and the three Makimura people who noticed Ogata coming out of the cabin also turned around following the sound.
"How is it?" Makimura asked Ogata, "Did you sleep comfortably?"
"Yeah. Not bad." Ogata lied casually.
Before Ogata entered the room just now, he pretended to everyone that he was going to take a nap. But in fact, Ogata did not sleep at all, but just went to count his money bag.
"Shimada, how are you feeling today?" After sitting cross-legged next to Shimada, Ogata raised his hand and nodded his head, "Do you still feel dizzy?"
"I feel much better today." Shimada smiled, "Thank you for taking care of me these days."
Shimada also suffered from seasickness after going to sea, but it was not as serious as Rin and Omachi, it was just a little dizzy.
Today, Shimada is in good spirits and can sit leisurely on the bedside chatting with Makimura and Asai.
Probably because the waves in this area are not so surging.
"I just asked Mamiya how long it will take us to arrive in Edo." Makimura on the side said, "Mamiya said - in about seven days, we will be able to arrive in Edo.
"
"Seven days..." Ogata murmured, "It's faster than I thought..."
"Of course." Makimura shrugged, "We are taking the sea route. We don't need to cross mountains or ridges. Moreover, we are very lucky. Most of the time, there is a tailwind, so the forward speed is of course
quick."
Speaking of this, Makimura paused for a moment, then changed to a joking tone, and Asaogata continued:
"Brother Ogata, we are almost arriving in Edo now, and it's almost time for you to think of a pseudonym for yourself and the swordsmanship school you use."
Upon hearing Makimura's words, Ogata was stunned for a moment.
Then he whispered softly:
"A pseudonym... That's right... It's really time to come up with a pseudonym in advance."
When leaving Kyoto for Owari, Oban heard his own legend on the way.
After he captured Nijo Castle, the names "Ittosai the Executioner" and "Issei the Killer" once again became famous throughout Japan.
First, he killed the feudal lord in Hirose Domain, and then captured Nijo Castle in Kyoto. Ogata is now probably the most famous ronin in Japan and the most vicious ronin in the shogunate.
Now in the eyes of the shogun and officials of the shogunate, he may have become a mentally ill lunatic who killed the feudal lord first and then attacked Nijo Castle.
As far as Ogata knows - there are different opinions as to whether he is still alive.
Some people believe that "Renzai Yishi" had already died in Nijo Castle when he attacked Nijo Castle.
There are also some people who believe that "Ren Zhan Yi Shi" is still alive.
Because the main battlefield at that time, the castle tower of Nijo Castle, caught fire and burned all the corpses on the castle tower. Therefore, the government could not rely on the corpses present at the time to identify whether Ogata was still alive.
In short - now that he is more famous, if he openly announces to the citizens of Edo that his name is Ogata Issei and that the swordsmanship he uses is Sakakibara Itto-ryu without any disguise, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble.
trouble.
Anyone who has a little knowledge of "Hitoshi Issei" knows that the swordsmanship style used by Ogata Issei is a niche style that only circulates in the Izumo Hirose Domain: Sakakibara Itto-ryu.
Therefore, it is necessary to give a good pseudonym to the swordsmanship style you use.
Shimada on the side also added at this time:
"In addition to thinking of a pseudonym, Ogata-sama, remember to also disguise yourself on your face."
"The disguise on the face is easy to say." As Ogata said, he reached into his arms and took out two pieces of flesh-colored things. "Just wear this."
These are 2 human skin masks.
To be more precise, they were the two human skin masks that Makimura gave to Ogata before leaving Kyoto.
According to Makimura, these two human skin masks were obtained by him from Ryunosuke, the leader of the "gravediggers" who attempted to destroy Kyoto.
One of these two human skin masks is Ogata's face, and the other is an ordinary, honest-looking face.
At that time, Ryunosuke wore Ogata's face and went around killing people in Kyoto, causing Ogata to be blamed inexplicably.
Only those whose face shapes match these two human skin masks can wear this mask.
Since Ryunosuke can wear this Ogata's face, then Ogata can naturally wear these two masks.
Since Makimura had no use keeping these two human skin masks, Makimura gave both masks to Ogata.
These two masks are of extremely high quality, and they look real when you put them on.
When he was preparing to leave Kyoto and go to Owari, Ogata put on that ordinary leather mask with ordinary facial features and left Kyoto smoothly.
Ogata was going to put on the human skin mask again when he entered the crowded Edo, pretending to be an ordinary-looking ronin.
Ogata had already made plans on how to disguise his face, but he had not yet decided on what alias he should give his name and the swordsmanship school he used.
After entering Edo, you will inevitably encounter people asking what your name and alias are.
After stuffing the two human skin masks back into his arms, Ogata raised his head and looked at the blue sky above his head, while thinking deeply.
Ogata plans to think about the alias he will use when he enters Edo right now.
After thinking for a moment, Ogata raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and then——
"...I've thought about it."
Ogata flattened his raised head, and then said word by word to Makimura, Asai, and Shimada beside him:
"My pseudonym...let's just say 'Mashima Goro'."
"As for the swordsmanship style... let's call it the 'Old Mu One-Sword Style'."
After that, Ogata dipped in a few drops of sea water splashed on the deck and quickly wrote the nine Chinese characters "Mashima Goro" and "Furumaki Ittoryu" on the deck.
While writing these nine Chinese characters, Ogata also marked the pronunciation of these two words in kana.
Makimura and others took a look at the nine Chinese characters Ogata wrote on the deck.
"まじま...ごろう(Majima·Gouro)" Makimura whispered the pronunciation of Majima Goro's name, and then asked Ogata, "It's a very common name...but it's made with such a common name.
A pseudonym is appropriate."
When Ogata was still on modern Earth, due to his strict upbringing, he had almost no time for entertainment and spent most of his time studying hard.
This strict tutoring made Ogata rarely play video games.
The number of video games that Ogata has been exposed to is so small that he can count it on one hand.
And all the electric appliances he had come into contact with were at his friends' homes.
After all, only friends’ houses have game consoles and game discs.
The "Yakuza" series is one of the very few electronic games that Ogata has come into contact with before.
Ogata likes this game series very much, especially one of the protagonists of this game series - "Mashima Goro".
So when I was thinking of a pseudonym, the first name that came to Ogata's mind was "Mashima Goro".
Ogata, who was too lazy to think of a new name, simply borrowed the name "Mashima Goro" and only replaced the word "lang" with "lang". The pronunciation was exactly the same.
As for "Komu Itto Ryu", its name is also borrowed from "Yakuza".
There is a powerful martial arts series in "Yakuza" called "Komaki-ryu", and Ogata directly borrowed this name.
As soon as Ogata announced the pseudonym he had chosen to the three Makimura people, Mamiya's voice suddenly came from behind them:
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing." Makimura said, "I'm just talking about what pseudonym Ogata should use after he arrives in Edo."
"Oh? Then Ogata-kun, have you decided on your alias?"
"Yes." Ogata nodded, and then said in a half-joking tone, "My Majima Goro is the successor of the Komaki Itto style."
"Mashima Goro..." Mamiya chewed on the name, "It's a good name... Speaking of which, I haven't given myself a pseudonym yet."
"Yes." Makimura nodded, "Mamiya, you are also a wanted criminal. You should also give yourself a pseudonym."
Mamiya and Lin are the only two wanted criminals in Calabash House who are wanted by the shogunate.
However, since Lin never let anyone in the government see her face, she didn't need to make any disguise. She only needed to hide her highly recognizable sword.
"Mamiya, didn't you use the pseudonym 'Ichiro Hirata' before?" Asai, who had been silent, interrupted at this time, "Can't you just use this pseudonym again?"
"I've been using that alias for a long time." Mamiya shrugged, "I rarely come to Edo, so I want to use a new alias."
"...'Kizuma Kiryu' - how about this name?" Ogata, with an inexplicable smile on his face, took over Mamiya's words in a half-joking tone.
"Kiryu Kazuma?" Mamiya repeated the pronunciation of the name Ogata just said in a confused tone, "How do you write it in Chinese characters?"
Ogata dipped into the seawater splashing on the deck again and wrote the four Chinese characters "Kiryu Kazuma" on the deck.
This name also comes from "Like a Dragon".
Ogata replaced the character "horse" in Kazuma Kiryu, one of the protagonists of this series of games, with the character "真". Although one character was changed, the pronunciation is exactly the same.
Seeing that Mamiya was planning to give himself a new alias, Oconi recommended the name to Mamiya.
Mamiya carefully looked at the four Chinese characters for "Kiryu Kazuma" written by Ogata on the deck. After chewing the pronunciation of the name several times, a faint look of joy slowly appeared on his face:
"Kizuma Kiryu...that's a pretty good name..."
Mamiya seems to like this name quite a lot.
"Do you want to use this name?" Seeing that Mamiya seems to have taken a liking to this name, Ogata couldn't help but have a bit of surprise on his face.
"Well. Anyway, it's just a pseudonym. There's no need to be too particular about it. I'll just use this name."
"Well, as long as you like it."
"Then please give me some advice, Majima-kun." Mamiya said to Ogata in a half-joking tone.
"To each other, Kiryu Chan~" Ogata responded to Mamiya in a half-joking tone.
"Why did you suddenly call me in such a disgusting tone..." Mamiya showed a helpless expression.
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Just like this, another 6 days passed peacefully——
The sun is high in the sky and it is already noon.
Because they were on the ship, there was no place to cook, so Ogata and others had to eat dry food and water for every meal these days.
After simply eating today's lunch, Asai, Shimada, and Makimura entered the room to prepare for a nap.
Since there was nothing to do on the ship, Makimura and the others' sleep time and nap time became a little longer.
As usual, Rin and Ochi stayed in the room and struggled with the strong feeling of dizziness.
Mamiya is adjusting the sail according to the wind direction.
Genichi, Ogata, and Makimura were sitting in the stern of the boat, drinking Genichi's homemade "oolong tea" and talking wildly.
Ogata and Makimura each held a wine glass filled with "oolong tea" in their hands, and poured the wine into their mouths one by one.
After the two drank the wine that was so strong that it could ignite, they both let out a groan with pain.
"Master Genichi..." Ogata wiped the corners of his mouth and said to Genichi in an admiring tone, "I'm sorry you can drink such a strong drink..."
Ogata has been quietly observing Genichi these days.
Since going to sea, Yuan Yi spent most of his time sitting on the stern of the boat drinking his home-brewed "oolong tea".
"Oolong tea" is so strong that it can ignite a fire. After one cup, it feels like the entire mouth, esophagus, and stomach are burning.
As for such a strong drink, Ogata could only drink 3 glasses at most.
And Yuan Yi can drink calmly all day long...
Although when Yuan Yi drank this wine, he always sipped it in small sips and never took a big gulp.
After seeing that both Ogata and Makimura drank the contents of the cup happily, Genichi let out a series of heroic laughs.
"Drinking is one of my few hobbies!"
Genichi raised the wine bottle in his hand and refilled Ogata and Makimura's glasses with "oolong tea."
But this time, Yuan Yi did not fill both of their glasses, but only filled them almost half a glass.
While pouring wine for Ogata, Minamoto said to Ogata:
"Ogata-kun, you know, I admire you very much."
"Oh? Why?" Ogata smiled, "Is it because my drinking capacity is okay?"
"Hahahaha! This is just one of the reasons. The main reason why I admire you is because you are brave enough!"
"How dare you attack Nijo Castle in Kyoto alone!"
"Even when I was young, I wouldn't dare to do this kind of thing!"
"I admire a courageous person like you."
After saying that, Yuan Yi raised his wine glass and took a sip of wine.
"It's just that there is a price to pay for such boldness." Ogata changed to a self-deprecating tone, "If I hadn't entered the 'selfless state' again in time that night, otherwise I might have died there."
Ever since they decided to cooperate with Gourdiya and uproot Shiranui, Ogata and Atachi exchanged information about Shiranui with Lin and others countless times.
Atachi, who was once a ninja in Shiranui, revealed everything she knew about Shiranui.
And Ogata also shared what he knew - Shiranui developed a drug called "Yaksha Pill", and this "Yaksha Pill" is only owned by Enma and the Four Heavenly Kings, etc.
.
Calabash House is now his and A-Machi's ally, a grasshopper on the same line.
Telling the people at Calabash House all the information you know about Shiranui will only bring benefits to Ogata and A-Machi.
In order to attract the attention of everyone in Calabash House to the "Yaksha Realm" in Shiranui, Ogata specifically emphasized that he only defeated Kotaro who entered the "Yaksha Realm" when he entered the "Selfless Realm".
Rin is the second generation of the Meso family of the Futama Ryuto style, and Mamiya and the others are Rin's subordinates, so naturally they all know what the "Atasu Realm" is.
Therefore, they also all know what it means to have an enemy who needs a "state of selflessness" to contend with.
Ogata still remembers the solemn and solemn expressions on Rin and the others' faces when they learned that he had defeated Kotaro, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, with the blessing of the "selfless realm".
"I've told you before. Before you can practice the Breath of the Source to its peak, one of the secrets to entering the 'no-self realm' is to let your mind only think about one thing."
"Thinking only about winning."
"I just want to survive."
"I just want to protect someone."
"In such a state of mind and using the breath of the source, the chance of entering the 'selfless state' will be greatly increased."
"If my guess is correct, when you were fighting against that Kotaro, you were thinking about the same idea crazily. Is my guess correct?"
As soon as Genichi finished speaking, Ogata nodded slightly, indicating that what Genichi just said was correct.
That night, after fighting against Kotaro and being suppressed by Kotaro who had entered the "Yaksha Realm", Ogata really only had one thing on his mind.
And what he was thinking that night was the same thing he was thinking when Hirose Domain assassinated Matsudaira Gennai and faced the hundreds of guards of Matsudaira Gennai: I want to win.
"Speaking of which -" Makimura on the side suddenly asked, "What does the 'Yaksha Realm' look like? Is it just a huge increase in strength and speed?"
"It's the strength, the speed has increased dramatically." Ogata corrected, "I don't know much about the 'Yaksha Realm'. I only know that they must take a drug called 'Yaksha Pill' to enter.
This state."
"After entering the 'Yaksha Realm', their skin will appear dark red, and a thin gas like steam will float out of their bodies."
"It's like you just came out of the bathhouse."
"Although that Kotaro said that only their leader Enma and their Shiranui Four Heavenly Kings have this 'Yaksha Realm'."
"But whether this statement is true or false is still unclear."
"Perhaps on our way to Edo, the people in Shiranui developed a new method to increase the production of Yasha Pills, allowing more ninjas under their command to have more Yasha Pills."
"If their Yasha Pills can be produced, it will be in trouble..." Makimura said in a joking and somewhat serious tone.
As soon as Makimura finished speaking, a weak female voice suddenly sounded behind him and Ogata:
"Even if that old immortal Enma has the means to mass-produce those Yasha Pills, there's no need to be afraid."
"We at Calabash House still have ways to suppress their 'Yaksha Realm'."
As soon as this weak female voice sounded, Ogata and Makimura immediately turned their heads following the sound.
A pale-faced Lin was seen slowly walking out of the cabin and walking towards Ogata and the others.
"They have Yashamaru in Shiranui."
"And our Calabash House...has this."
After saying that, Lin, with a strange smile on her face, raised her hand in a "money" gesture.