Chapter 371 Fight against the spear technique of the Treasure Court! 【Explosion 1W2!】
"Wind Chime Taifu, is this... to support her hometown?" Ogata said hesitantly.
"That's right." Gua Sheng said with a smile, "Although Taifu usually looks a bit cold, people who know her well know that she is a very kind-hearted person."
"I also like a gentle-tempered husband."
"As far as I know, the wife seems to be saving money now and plans to build a house specifically responsible for housing and taking care of those wandering girls who are no longer able to receive guests normally due to various reasons."
"But I don't know whether this is true or false."
"Miss Guasheng, do you have a good relationship with Taifu?" Ogata asked aloud while recalling the scene he encountered in the stay today.
Ogata remembered that today in the room, Mrs. Feng Ling took out her tea cup and talked to Gua Sheng in a very familiar tone, asking Gua Sheng to help her pour a cup of tea.
"I'm actually very familiar with many of the wandering girls in Yoshiwara." Gua Sheng said with a smile, "But I do have a relatively good relationship with my husband. She often treats me to all kinds of delicious food."
"Huh?" Just when Ogata was about to say something to Gua Sheng, his brows suddenly tightened slightly, and then he turned his head and looked at the door, "Someone is coming."
After years of wandering, Ogata has already developed a vigilance far beyond that of others.
Especially sensitive to the sound of footsteps.
After hearing footsteps approaching the room, Ogata immediately frowned and looked at the door, while the nerves in his body began to tighten.
Wow.
The paper sliding door was slowly opened.
The person who opened the door was Shirobei whom he had just met today at the house.
After seeing that the person coming was Shirobei, Ogata's tense nerves slowly relaxed.
"Oh! Mr. Guasheng, I finally found you. I've been looking for you for a long time."
"Lord Shirobei," Gua Sheng said, "What's the matter?"
"It's not a big deal." Shirobei showed a smile full of helplessness, "It's just that Rong Ju and Chuyue from the Lantern House had a quarrel."
"It seems because Rong Ju suspected Chu Yue of stealing her money."
"I remember that Gua Sheng has a very good relationship with you and the two of them. Can you please mediate?"
"I understand." Gua Sheng gave a wry smile, picked up the wooden knife placed on the tatami nearby, and then stood up, "Mashima-kun, I'm leaving first."
"Mediating the quarrels between the travel girls is a time-consuming job."
"I probably won't be able to come back for a while."
"You should have a good rest here by yourself for a while."
After saying that, Gua Sheng walked away from Ogata's field of vision with her wooden sword in hand.
After Gua Sheng left, Ogata smiled bitterly and asked Shirobei on the side:
"So, do we have to take care of even the quarrels between wandering girls?"
"Of course." Shirobei sat cross-legged across from Ogata and smiled bitterly along with Ogata, "Let the wandering girls of Yoshiwara maintain harmony - this is also one of the jobs of our club."
"For me, compared to the samurai who caused trouble in Yoshiwara, these wandering girls who quarreled over all kinds of trivial matters are more distressing."
After making a small joke, Shirobei slowly put away the joking expression on his face, moved his eyes, and looked Ogata up and down several times.
"I remember you are Majima Goro-kun, right?"
"Yes." Ogata nodded and bowed lightly to Shirobei in front of him, "I am Izumo Ronin, Majima Goro."
"I didn't expect that you, who looks ordinary, can speak such fluent Chinese, and your accent sounds quite standard." Shirobei said with a smile.
"In the temple where I studied before, the teacher who taught there could speak Chinese. I learned Chinese from my teacher." Ogata came up with the excuse he used to fool Gua Sheng today.
Because time was tight during the day today, Ogata didn't have time to take a good look at Shirobei's appearance.
Last night, after Ogata suggested to Lin and others that he wanted to lurk into Yoshiwara, Lin told Ogata that the current Shirobei and Genichi in the club were old acquaintances.
After learning that the current Shirobei and Genichi were old acquaintances, Ogata was miraculously not surprised...
Although Genichi usually doesn't talk much about his past, from the words in Genichi's words and various daily actions, Ogata can vaguely feel that Genichi must have been a pretty romantic person before...
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Therefore, Ogata was not surprised at all that the romantic Genichi and Manager Yoshihara were old acquaintances.
Although Shirobei is an old man with gray hair, he has not gained weight.
The body is that lean type.
Even just sitting there quietly, he constantly exudes a majestic aura.
"It is rare to be able to speak such proficient Chinese at such a young age."
Shirobei continued to smile.
"You left early today, so you didn't see what happened to Takikawa-kun later."
"After Mashima-kun, you and Guaou left, Takikawa-kun stood there in shock for a while, then left the room with a blushing face."
"Although what you did today, Majima-kun, is indeed pleasurable, I still suggest that if you encounter this kind of thing in the future, it is better to endure it."
"Takikawa-kun is from Hatamoto after all."
"The best policy is to try not to provoke such high-level warriors."
Ogata couldn't help but laugh at Shirobei's advice.
Although he now wears a personal leather mask, Ogata has never forgotten his true identity - the most wanted criminal in the shogunate.
As the most wanted criminal in the shogunate, he was already an enemy in disguise of samurai who were directly subordinate to the shogun, such as Hatamoto and the imperial family.
That's why Ogata doesn't worry about offending any enemies - after all, the largest family in Japan: the Tokugawa family and its affiliated major families are already his enemies. Ogata has long been riddled with lice.
However, Shirobei reminded Ogata out of kindness, so after Shirobei's advice fell, Ogata immediately saluted Shirobei:
"Thank you for the reminder, I will pay more attention to it in the future."
"Well, you just need to pay more attention in the future."
"Mashima-kun, you speak Chinese very well. Have you considered teaching Chinese here at our stay?"
"Ah?" A look of surprise appeared on Ogata's face.
"If you girls can speak Chinese, you can also attract bad customers." Shirohei smiled and said, "If you, Majima-kun, are interested in teaching here at our stay, I will very much welcome it."
"Anyway - you can think about it later."
After saying that, Shirobei stood up from the tatami.
"I still have some things to do, so I'll leave first."
"Yes. Please walk slowly. Regarding the matter of teaching at Liuwu - I will consider it carefully in the future."
Shirobei came to this room just to find Gua Sheng to mediate the quarrel between the two wandering girls.
Therefore, after casually chatting with Ogata for a few words, Shirobei exited the room.
As Shirobei left, Ogata was the only one left in the room.
With no one to chat with, Ogata simply leaned against the corner and took a nap.
After sleeping until the sun set and night began to cover the sky, Ogata opened his eyes on time.
After stretching vigorously, Ogata picked up the Daishiten placed aside, put on the special haori of the Shirobei Club, walked out of the room, and walked out of the club.
After exiting the clubhouse door, Obelo saw the sky that was almost darkening and the lanterns that had been lit up everywhere in Yoshiwara.
As night fell, Yoshihara seemed to have been unsealed, and more and more people began to flock towards Yoshihara.
As soon as he walked out of the club door, Oufang saw someone he knew beside the club door.
"Kawajiro-sama." Ogata took the initiative to greet this person, "What are you doing?"
The person Ogata knew was the old man he met when he came to the club this morning and had been working in the club for most of his life - Kawajiro.
Kawajiro is now standing by the door of the club, stretching his waist and shoulders.
"Oh! It's you." After seeing that the person who came was Ogata, Kawajiro smiled, "I have just been handling various documents in the club, and I was a little tired, so I went outside to get some air and stretch my muscles.
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"Are you here for work? I didn't expect you arrived on time."
"After all, this is my first time working." Ogata said in a half-joking tone, "Of course I have to show full enthusiasm."
"Kawajiro, tonight is my first day of work. Do you have any work for me?"
"Let me think about it...your job is to maintain law and order in Yoshiwara, so you just need to patrol constantly."
"Nakano-machi is the place with the largest flow of people, and it is also the place that should be strictly guarded. Majima-kun, please patrol here in Nakamachi first."
"clear."
After agreeing happily, Ogata held the knife at his waist and left from the front door of the club, heading towards Nakanocho where the flow of people was gradually increasing.
Patrolling Nakanocho, which is connected to the Yoshiwara Gate—this is exactly what Ogata wanted.
After all, Ogata's real purpose in coming to Yoshiwara is to spy on Gokutaro, who comes to Yoshiwara every night to have fun, and try to get some useful information from him.
Patrolling Nakano Town, which is connected to the gate of Yoshihara, it was just in time for Ogata to notice Gokutaro who would come to Yoshiwara at some unknown time.
Haori worn exclusively by the Shirobei Club - this garment must be said to be a sacred item in Yoshiwara.
Wearing it, not only will you not be bothered by the solicitors in various tourist houses, but some passers-by will also automatically give way to you.
Just as Ogata was wandering aimlessly in the first half of Nakano-machi, keeping his attention on the gate of Yoshiwara——
"Um...please ask..."
Suddenly a strange voice came from beside him.
"Huh?" Ogata followed the sound and saw that the person speaking was a man dressed as a senior citizen.
Looking at the Miseban standing next to him, several black lines immediately appeared on Ogata's face.
"Have you seen this haori on me?" Ogata shook the club-specific haori on his upper body, "Don't you want me as a club staff to have fun at this time?
Bar?"
"No, no, no!" the world-viewer said quickly, "You misunderstood! I'm not here to solicit customers!"
"I am the Mise Fan of Ume House."
"Are you Majima Goro-sama?"
"Huh?" Ogata raised his eyebrows, "I am. How do you know my name?"
Ogata's left hand subconsciously placed the sword sheath on his left waist.
"I'm here to deliver a message. Mr. Feng Chime said he wants to see you."
"...Huh? Who wants to see me?"
"Wind Chime Taifu." The name was repeated. "Please follow me, and I will take you to the Plum House."
"Wind Chime Taifu is looking for me?" Ogata's eyes widened, "What is she looking for me for?"
As far as Ogata knew - he and Fuzu Taifu could only barely know each other by their first names.
"I don't know the specifics." The interviewer said with a wry smile, "The lady just told me that she won't take up too much of your time. I hope you can definitely go and see her. She has something to give you.
"
"...I understand." Ogata pondered for a while, then nodded, "Take me there. Move quickly, I want to go back as quickly as possible."
"Yes, please come with me."
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The thing Gua Sheng hates the most is helping the wandering girls break up fights.
Because wandering girls always quarrel for various strange reasons.
And getting these things back together often takes a lot of time and energy.
For example - Gua Sheng had just spent an unknown amount of time getting Rong Ju and Chu Yue back together in the Lantern House.
When we entered the lantern house, it was still daytime.
It was already evening when I left the lantern house.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Gua Sheng simply started today's work. Together with a few colleagues who happened to be patrolling near the lantern house, he started an aimless carpet patrol in Yoshiwara.
Gua Sheng led her colleagues to patrol the roads of Yoshiwara, and her thoughts unknowingly drifted to the newcomer who had not yet started working - that is, Ogata.
——I don’t know if Majima-kun is working hard now...
Just when Gua Sheng was concerned about whether Ogata had started his first day of work, Gua Sheng suddenly caught a glimpse of a colleague wearing a club-specific haori, running towards her in a hurry.
"Ms. Guasheng! It's not good! There are samurai fighting in front of Umeya's shop!"
"Are the samurai causing trouble again..." Gua Sheng, who frowned, muttered in an extremely unhappy tone.
When he received the news that someone was causing trouble in front of Jianmeiwu's store, Guasheng happened to be leading several colleagues on patrol near Jianmeiwu.
Holding on to the wooden sword at her waist, she led several colleagues behind her who had just been patrolling with her to rush to the door of Meiwu's shop. Gua Sheng happened to see the crowd giving way to a circular space.
In the center of this circular open space, two warriors were facing each other.
These two warriors are one old and one young.
The younger samurai was about 20 years old, with a childlike look on his face, and he was holding a wooden sword.
The older samurai should be over 40 years old, wearing a white haori on his upper body, and holding a spear with the hood off.
There are already many onlookers surrounding these two warriors, and the number of people is still increasing.
As the only female servant of the Shirobei Club, Guao is considered one of the celebrities in Yoshiwara. It is impossible for anyone who visits the girl's house not to recognize Guao.
When they saw Gua Sheng coming, the few Miansebans from Meiwu who were responsible for soliciting customers immediately came to greet him.
"Miss Guasheng! Please..."
Before these people had finished speaking, Gua Sheng raised his hand to indicate that they didn't need to say more.
Guasheng thought about it with his buttocks, and he knew what these people who met Meiwu were going to say.
They must have said something like, "Please drive these two samurai away."
The two samurai fought in front of their shop, which would naturally have a great impact on their business.
"Please rest assured. We will resolve this dispute as soon as possible."
After giving the reassurance to the Mianseban who met Meiwu, Gua Sheng turned her head and ordered to the colleagues who followed her to the scene of the trouble:
"You guys go clean up the road and drive away the onlookers. Then divide the road in half and guide pedestrians to pass on the other half of the road!"
"Yes!" Guasheng's colleagues responded in unison, picked up the long wooden sticks in their hands, went to clear the road, and drove away the onlookers who were blocking the road one by one.
When Guasheng ordered her colleagues to evacuate the road, the two samurai who had been confronting each other and looking for a suitable fighter plane finally started to move.
The one who launched the first attack was the young samurai holding a wooden sword.
The young samurai raised the wooden sword in his hand high, and while issuing a fairly powerful kiai, he quickly rushed towards the middle-aged samurai in front of him.
Facing the young samurai charging towards him, the middle-aged samurai holding a spear showed no fear.
Without even moving a step, he just turned the spear in his hand and blocked the young warrior's path.
Then he thrust the spear forward, and the tip of the spear hit the young warrior's chest accurately.
However, because the holster of the middle-aged samurai's gun was not removed, the young samurai would not die even if he was shot in the chest.
But——it just won’t die.
After receiving such a powerful and heavy blow to the chest, even if he didn't die, he would never feel better.
The young warrior let out a low cry of pain, took a few steps back and fell heavily to the ground.
Although he planned to get up, after struggling for a few times, his consciousness was no match for the pain coming from his chest and he fainted.
After the middle-aged samurai stabbed the young samurai with a beautiful shot, a young man who had been standing by just now immediately rushed to the middle-aged samurai's side while cheering.
This young man also carried a spear on his back and was wearing a white haori of the same style as the middle-aged samurai.
"Master! That's great, you won!" The young man shouted in a respectful tone after running to the middle-aged warrior's side.
Based on the young man's name for the middle-aged warrior, as well as the clothes and weapons they used, it is not difficult to infer that the two should be master and disciple.
"Hahaha!" The middle-aged samurai raised his hand and patted the young man on the back, then burst into a hearty laugh, "Of course! How could I lose to such a young man who has never even swung his sword a few times?
Here! Hongzhi, let’s go!”
Just when the middle-aged warrior was holding his spear in one hand and his apprentice's shoulder in the other, he was about to walk away——
"Please wait!"
Guasheng, who was standing not far from the master and apprentice, called out to stop the two of them.
"Huh?" The middle-aged warrior followed the sound and looked at Gua Sheng.
"Private fights are strictly prohibited in Yoshihara!" Gua Sheng said solemnly.
"Um...Um - who are you?" the middle-aged samurai asked.
"I'm the melon-shu of the Shirobei Club!"
"Shirobei Club? What is that?" The middle-aged samurai looked confused.
"Master..." The young man who was being hugged by the middle-aged samurai pulled the sleeves of the middle-aged samurai, "Have you forgotten? Didn't I just introduce it to you? The Shirobei Club is responsible for
It’s the organization that manages Yoshiwara.”
"Oh! When I heard you say that, I remembered it!"
After the middle-aged warrior cleared his throat, he shouted to Guasheng:
"Little girl, the private fight just now was not started by our master and disciple."
"My apprentice and I originally just wanted to come to Yoshiwara for a stroll and see what the 'city that never sleeps in Edo' looks like."
"I was walking around nicely when I suddenly bumped into this guy."
The middle-aged samurai nuzzled his lips at the young samurai who had fainted lying not far away.
"That guy said he was undergoing 'warrior training'. Since my travels, I have never fought against a master who is good at using spears, so he said he wanted to have a fight with me."
"My apprentice and I happen to be undergoing 'warrior training'. Since someone of the same kind comes to invite us to fight, there is no reason to refuse."
"Then I had a fight with him, and then I shot him down."
"So in the final analysis, it's all that guy's fault. He was the one who started this private fight."
"So if you want to arrest him, just arrest him."
As soon as the middle-aged samurai finished explaining, Gua Sheng shook his head without any hesitation:
"Our rules here in Yoshiwara are: No matter who instigates a private fight, all those involved in the private fight must be taken away. Punishments will be based on the severity of the private fight."
"You didn't cause any loss of life, so you just need to pay some fines and then live in the prison of our club for a few days."
"So please cooperate obediently..."
Before Gua Sheng finished speaking, the middle-aged warrior said in an extremely unhappy tone:
"Huh? Live in jail? I don't want it!"
"This is our Yoshiwara rule." Gua Sheng said in a much stricter tone than before, "Please cooperate with us!"
After that, in order to strengthen his deterrence, Gua Sheng raised his hand and put it on the knife on his left waist.
"It's really troublesome..." The middle-aged samurai raised his hand and rubbed his hair, "If I had known that Yoshiwara had so many troublesome rules, I would have fought that guy outside Yoshiwara."
"Anyway, come with us to the clubhouse quickly." Gua Sheng, who was already a little impatient, said, "The prison in our Shirobei Clubhouse is much cleaner than the prisons in other places. We will release you after being locked up for a few days.
from."
"Let me confirm - I should be the only one who needs to go to prison, right?"
"That's right." Gua Sheng nodded expressionlessly, "Because you were the only one involved in the private fight."
"That's easy to say." The middle-aged samurai stretched vigorously, "My apprentice will also participate in the 'Yu Qian Trial' in the future. If his participation in the 'Yu Qian Trial' will be affected by his imprisonment."
"If I was the only one who went to jail, I wouldn't mind staying in jail for a few days."
Seeing that the middle-aged samurai was easier to talk to than he thought, Gua Sheng's originally tense expression relaxed a little at this time.
"Then, please follow us to our club..."
Before Gua Sheng finished speaking, the middle-aged warrior said something next, which made Gua Sheng frown slightly.
"I actually have a question." The middle-aged samurai looked Gua Sheng up and down several times, "Was Edo such an open place? Can even women be officials?"
"I am not an official official of the club." Gua Sheng said seriously, "I was hired by the club with private money... You can say I am a thug. My name is not included in the official establishment of the government."
"Oh! That's it! Then you are hired as a thug by the club, then you must be very powerful, right?"
"It's just so-so. I don't dare to call myself 'awesome'."
"Hehe." The middle-aged samurai grinned, "Since I started the 'warrior training', I have never fought against a woman with superb skills."
"Little girl, let's compete with me."
"Huh?" Guasheng's brows furrowed even deeper.
"I just said it, right? I am currently conducting 'warrior training' with my apprentice."
"When I encounter a type I have never fought against before, it's not my style not to compete."
"Don't worry, no matter whether I win or lose, I will go to the prison of your club!"
The middle-aged samurai slowly put down the spear on his shoulder, holding it with both hands, and pointed the tip of the spear holstered at the melon.
As the shout fell, the tip of the gun with the hood rapidly zoomed in within Gua Sheng's field of vision.
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Edo, Yoshiwara, Tachibanaharaya (located diagonally opposite Mimeya).
"Nagano-sama! Nagano-sama!" A young samurai lying by the window shouted to a rather dignified-looking middle-aged man sitting not far away.
"What's wrong?" The middle-aged man called Nagano asked the young samurai while handing the wine glass to the wandering girl beside him and asking her to pour some wine for him, "Have you found Kinoshita Genichi?"
"I didn't find Kinoshita Genichi! It's just that there seems to be someone fighting outside!"
"Oh?" A hint of curiosity flashed across Nagano's face, "I remember isn't fighting on the streets strictly prohibited in Yoshiwara?"
"It seems that the official of Shirobei Club got into a fight with others!"
Nagano held a glass full of wine, walked slowly to the window, and looked down.
They are currently on the second floor of Tachibanahara House, which is diagonally opposite to Mimeiya.
Therefore, Nagano and the others only had to look down and see a man and a woman fighting in front of Umeiya's store.
The petite woman, wearing the haori of the Shirobei Club, brandished a wooden sword and struggled against the spear thrust by the middle-aged samurai opposite.
After looking at the middle-aged warrior holding a spear, Nagano twitched the corner of his mouth:
"Although I didn't find Genichi Kinoshita, I did find an old acquaintance."
"Nagano-sama." The young samurai who just informed Nagano that there was a fight outside asked, "Who is that person?"
"The man holding the spear is named Hirotoshi Ishida, and he is the successor of Hohoin's spear technique."
"He is a very troublesome person. Whenever he meets a master, or someone who uses weapons or martial arts styles that he has never seen before, he will want to compete."
"I have always accepted invitations to fight from others."
"He is a typical person who is obsessed with 'skill improvement'."
"In this aspect, he is very similar to Kinoshita Genichi."
"When I was doing the 'Warrior Training' before, I met him on a narrow road and had a competition with him."
"His spear is quite tricky. In that competition with him, I only narrowly won."
"I haven't seen him for so long. His spear skills must have improved a lot."
"But it's really strange. How could someone like Ishida come to a place like Yoshiwara?"
"Huh?" The young samurai standing next to Nagano looked puzzled, "Is there anything wrong with the senior who uses the Hohoin-style spear technique appearing in Yoshiwara?"
"You don't know what kind of person Ishida is. Once you know what kind of person Ishida is, you will find it very strange that Ishida would appear in Yoshihara."
After shaking his head with a wry smile, Nagano raised the wine glass in his hand and took a sip of the drink.
"Okay, let's not talk more about Ishida. Let's concentrate on watching the battle."
"In my opinion, this should be a very exciting battle."
Having said that, Nagano held the wine glass in his hand and quietly watched the battle between wooden swords and spears under the window.
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When the middle-aged samurai, who called himself Ishida Hirothun, suddenly stabbed Gua Sheng with his spear, Gua Sheng immediately drew out the wooden sword at his waist like a conditioned reflex and blocked Ishida's spear head.
"Oh!" Ishida grinned, "The response is very fast! Not bad!"
"Miss Guasheng!", "Miss Guasheng! Let's help you!", "Hey! You uncle! Miss Guasheng hasn't even agreed to fight you yet!"...
After Ishida suddenly attacked Gua Sheng with a gun, some officials from nearby clubs angrily condemned Ishida and raised the long wooden sticks in their hands, expressing their intention to help Gua Sheng.
But Gua Sheng shouted to them:
"You all don't come over here."
"This place is too narrow. If you come here together, it will be counterproductive."
In order to ensure that the road would not be blocked by the crowd, Gua Sheng had sent some colleagues to drive away the onlookers and divided the road into two halves by building a human wall.
Half of the road is used for passers-by, while Guasheng and the others resolve the dispute on the other half.
Because the space for movement is only as wide as half a street, and the weapons used by other club officials are long wooden sticks, so if they swarm up in such a narrow place and deal with Ishida together, they will hinder each other and may even be injured.
It will hurt your own people.
After asking the surrounding officials not to interfere with each other, Gua Sheng calmly raised the wooden knife in his hand.
"...I hate people like you the most." Gua Sheng said solemnly.
"Oh? Do you hate people like me who use long guns?"
"No, I hate people like you who use other methods to force others to compete with you just to compete with them."
"It reminds me of some very unpleasant memories."
"If you want to fight me, then I will accompany you to have a good fight. I just happened to take this opportunity to accumulate experience in facing enemies holding long weapons."
After saying that, Gua Sheng, who looked gloomy, slowly lowered his body's center of gravity and positioned his lower right leg.
"I flow! Melon show! Come on!"
The moment the words fell, Guasheng relied on his strong leg strength to rush towards Ishida as fast as he disappeared from the place, and ran straight to Ishida.
The moment his wooden sword could touch Ishida, Gua Sheng turned the wooden sword in his hand and stabbed Ishida in the chest.
After Ishida's pupils shrank suddenly, he quickly took a few steps back to distance himself from Guasheng, then waved his spear and blocked Guasheng's wooden knife with the barrel.
Seeing that his attack was ineffective, Guasheng let out an unhappy "tsk" sound, adjusted his posture, and attacked Ishida in front of him again.
Guasheng's height is only 1.43 meters.
Ishida's height is about 1.65 meters.
There is a height difference of more than twenty meters between the two, and the weapon Ishida uses is a spear that is much longer than Kua Sao's wooden sword.
With his already much taller height than Guasheng and this big spear, Ishida's attack range is several times wider than that of Guasheng.
Gua Sheng knew that in this competition, her short hands were at an absolute disadvantage.
Therefore, the only chance she could think of to win was to stick to Ishida, try to shorten the distance between the two to the shortest possible distance, and then look for an opportunity to defeat the enemy with one blow.
And Ishida's various performances revealed that he is not a person lacking in practical experience.
He quickly saw Gua Sheng's intention and relied on his advantage of attack distance to prevent Gua Sheng from getting close.
While keeping Gua Sheng away from him, he constantly used various powerful and heavy thrusts to force Gua Sheng to dodge or fight off his gun, thereby consuming Gua Sheng's physical strength. Because he was a girl, he bullied him.
Gua Sheng has a major shortcoming in terms of physical strength.
No matter how good your swordsmanship is, if you can't hit the opponent, it's all in vain.
Although Gua Sheng had successfully come within range of Ishida with her sword several times, her attacks were dodged or blocked by Ishida.
While Guasheng's attack failed to have any effect, Ishida's attack also failed to hit Guasheng.
Guasheng was like a nimble cat, relying on his extremely high agility to dodge every shot from Ishida.
No one could do anything to the other - the two of them were in such a strange stalemate.
After exchanging attack and defense for ten rounds, with no outcome yet, Ishida suddenly and slowly put away his spear.
"Ah, no fight, no fight!" Ishida waved his hand and shouted while putting away the spear.
"Huh?" Gua Sheng, who was breathing heavily, raised his eyebrows, "Aren't you going to continue the beating?"
"Because I just want to experience what it's like to compete with a skilled female swordsman." Ishida grinned, "After experiencing it, of course I don't want to fight again."
"It's much less interesting than I thought!"
"It would be so boring if all female swordsmen were as good at dodging as you are!"
"Compared to people like you who are good at dodging, I prefer opponents who can confront me head-on!"
Gua Sheng didn't care what this guy thought after competing with her.
Seeing that Ishida seemed to have no desire to continue fighting, Gua Sheng also slowly put down the wooden knife in his hand.
"Since you don't want to fight anymore, then please keep the promise you just made - after you compete with me, no matter you win or lose, you will follow us to the club obediently."
"That won't work." Ishida shook his head, "I just had a boring battle, and now it makes me feel aggrieved."
"I want to fight again! When I feel comfortable, I'll go to the club with you!"
"Do you have any more capable masters in your Shirobei club?"
"It's best to be someone who can confront me head-on."
"Hey! Are you done yet?" Guasheng yelled in great displeasure, "Our Shirobei Club is not responsible for being your sparring partner!"
"Can't you pick another master to fight with me?" Ishida said in a nonchalant tone, "If you don't have a comfortable fight, I won't willingly accompany you to the club."
Looking at Ishida who had gone back on his word, Gua Sheng's face darkened again.
Just when Guasheng slowly lifted the wooden knife in his hand again——
"Um...am I here early or late?"
A voice that was quite familiar to Gua Sheng suddenly sounded behind Gua Sheng.
"Mashima-kun?"
Gua Sheng followed the sound and looked back - she saw Ogata, who was breathing slightly quickly, standing not far behind her.
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When Ogata walked slowly towards Guasheng, Guasheng asked Ogata:
"Mashima-kun, why are you here?"
"Well..." Ogata subconsciously glanced at the Ume House not far away, "For some reason, I happened to be nearby..."
"After realizing that someone seemed to be making trouble here, I rushed over immediately."
"Am I early, or am I late?"
"Mashima-kun..." Gua Sheng said in a helpless tone, "Since you were near Meiwu just now, then your speed is neither too early nor too late, but you should try to come here as early as possible in the future."
"Sorry...I will try to speed up in the future."
"Oh, oh, oh. Your Majesty, may I ask who you are?"
"Huh?" Ogata followed the voice of the owner of the strange male voice who suddenly asked his name - Ishida who was standing opposite him and Gua Sheng.
"This is Majima Goro."
"I'm the Hojoin-style spearman, Hirotoshi Ishida!"
After putting the spear in his hand on his shoulder, Ishida moved his eyes and looked Ogata up and down several times again, and then——
"Since you have a sword on your waist, you must be a samurai!"
After licking his lower lips, Ishida put down the spear on his shoulder and pointed the tip of the spear at Ogata without taking off the hood.
"Since he is a samurai, his strength should be stronger than the officials next to him who don't even have swords on their waists, right?"
"Then it's up to you! Your Majesty, please give me a try!"
"After a happy competition, I will go to the club with you obediently!"
"Hey!" Gua Sheng gritted his teeth, "Didn't you just say that as long as you finish a fight with me, you will go to the club with us? Are you still a samurai if you go back on your word like this?"
Ishida turned a deaf ear to Guasheng's shouting.
When Ogata was still looking at him with confusion, Ishida shook his hand suddenly, sent the spear forward, and stabbed Ogata.
This is Ishida's tried-and-tested strategy - when he wants to compete with someone, he just needs to launch a hasty attack on him, and there is a high probability of angering the opponent, and then he can compete with him.
Ogao took a step back, dodged Ishida's stabbing blow, and looked at Ishida opposite him with slightly narrowed eyes.
"Although I don't know what you want to do, I don't have much time to discuss it with you. If you want to discuss it, you can find someone else."
"That's not okay!" Ishida shouted, "After I meet the target of my competition, I won't give up until I have a good fight with him!"
"If you don't fight me, I will keep annoying you!"
After saying that, Ishida shook his hand and stabbed Ogata with the spear in his hand again.
After dodging Ishida's spear again, Ogata sighed softly.
Ogata had actually seen this kind of person a few times after leaving Hirose Domain.
Either in order to improve their martial arts, or simply to enjoy the feeling of fighting with others, when they meet someone who seems to be very strong, they will change their ways and ask the other person to compete with them.
This kind of martial arts fanaticism was quite common in the Warring States Period when martial virtue was abundant.
A typical representative is Miyamoto Musashi who was active at the end of the Warring States Period and the beginning of the Edo Period.
According to various legends, Miyamoto Musashi was such a martial arts fanatic.
He will be like an annoying spirit and will not hesitate to use various means to force others to fight with him.
Of course - this is just Miyamoto Musashi in the legend.
Whether this is the case for Miyamoto Musashi in historical facts is unknown.
When he first left Hirose Domain and wandered aimlessly, Ogata met a few such unreasonable martial arts idiots who kept pestering Ogata and asked him to compete with them.
"……I see."
After letting out another sigh, Ogata raised his right hand and pulled out the Daishiten from his waist.
"I don't have that much time, so let's do it quickly."
Because Ishida's gun hood was not removed, Ogata also turned the Daishiten in his hand, facing the enemy with the back of the sword, and then held the Daishiten with one hand with his right hand, assuming a regular mid-section posture.
"Huh?" Ishida raised his eyebrows, "Sama, can't you use your left hand? Why are you holding the sword with one hand?"
"Because this is not a fight to the death." Ogata said in a calm tone, "So if I use two hands, I'm afraid I won't be able to control my strength."
"Hahaha!" Ishida laughed a few times, "Afraid of not being able to control the strength with both hands? He seems to be a very interesting person! Forget it, it doesn't matter what happens! Let's get started!"
"Hoboin's spear technique... I have seen many enemies who use long weapons, but this is the first time I have encountered someone who uses hohoin's spear technique..." He muttered in a low voice at a volume that only he could hear.
After saying this, Ogata slowly calmed down.
"Furumaki Ittōryu, Majima Goro, please join us."
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at the same time--
The second floor of Tachibanahara House not far away——
"Hmph." Nagano sneered, "We haven't seen each other for so long, but this Ishida is still the same as before. He loves competing with others."
"In order to be able to compete with others, I don't care about anything."
"The same virtue as that Kinoshita Gen."
"It's incredible that a person with his personality can survive to this day."
"Sir Nagano." The young man standing next to Nagano asked, "That young man actually holds a sword in one hand..."
Nagano slowly moved his gaze to Ogata, who was holding a sword in one hand.
"I really don't know if this young man is being overconfident or if he is really confident." Nagano said softly, "He actually holds a knife with one hand..."
Speaking of this, Nagano smiled and shook his head.
"If you use a knife with one hand and don't have enough strength, even if you can cut through the flesh, you won't be able to break the bones."
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Ogata only held the sword in his right hand and assumed a normal mid-level posture, confronting Ishida on the opposite side.
Looking at Ogata in front of him, Ishida, who was still smiling, slowly disappeared from his face.
His expression gradually became serious.
Because he discovered that-he couldn't find Ogata's flaw.
Ogata holding the sword in one hand should obviously have exposed far more flaws than holding the sword in both hands.
However, Ogata is like a mountain, rooted in the ground and standing firm without any flaws.
No matter how Ishida waited or changed his position, he could not find an opportunity to attack.
A drop of sweat began to appear on Ishida's forehead, and then slid down his cheek.
Compared to Ishida, whose expression changed drastically, Ogata's expression did not change at all.
From the time he pulled out Daishukten until now, Ogata's expression has always been expressionless.
He always looked at Ishida across from him with an expression of indifference.
Realizing that no matter how much he waited, he might not be able to wait for Ogata to reveal his flaw, Ishida shouted, drew his gun and shot at Ogata.
Ishida plans to take the initiative to induce Ogata to show flaws.
Hohoin-ryu spear art is one of the most famous spear art schools. It has the reputation of "a spear grows when stabbed, a razor grows when cut, and a hook is formed when cut."
Whether it's stabbing or slashing, Hohoin-style spear skills are extremely powerful.
The gun head drew a beautiful arc and swept towards Ogata's abdomen.
Although the gun hood was not removed, if he had been hit in the abdomen, even if he would not die, he would definitely have to lie in bed for a while.
Ogata did not dodge or dodge the gun head aimed at his belly, nor did he make any changes in his stance.
He just squinted his eyes and glanced at the position of the gun head.
Then--
Sakakibara's Ichitōryu·Waterfall!
Ogata held the Daishukten with only his right hand, wielding the sword with one hand, and faced the spear tip thrown by Ishida.
clang!
A deafening crash sounded.
Ishida's spearhead only stayed in mid-air for a moment before it was heavily bounced away by Ogata's sword.
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After Ogata deflected Ishida's gun head with one hand, Ishida himself, Gua Sheng on the side, the nearby club officials, and Nagano who was watching the battle on the second floor of Tachibanahara House not far away all looked shocked.
"This guy..." Nagano almost lost his grip on the wine glass in his hand, "He can break bones with one hand...!"
After using his sword to deflect Ishida's gun, Ogao suddenly stepped forward and shot toward Ishida like an arrow from a string.
Ishida subconsciously wanted to take back his spear and defend himself.
However - the huge force generated by Ogata's sword just now was transmitted to the palms of his hands along the barrel of the gun, causing his hands to go numb.
Because of this, Ishida's movements were half a beat too slow and he was unable to retract the spear in time.
Ogata, who successfully rushed in front of Ishida, placed the Daishiten in his hand on Ishida's neck.
"How's it going?" Ogata, who was still looking calm, said softly to Ogata who was very close in front of him, "Are you feeling comfortable now?"
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The Hohoin style spear art is a real spear art that existed in history. Those who are interested can go to Baidu to check it out.