Chapter 372 Just because Shuntaro glanced at Ogata one more time [6000 words]
Before the conflict between Gua Sheng and Ishida...
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Following the journey to the former plum house sent by the wind chime priest... To give a vivid example, it is like being a thief.
First, I sneaked to an inconspicuous little back door of Mei House.
After passing through the small back door, go around the winding corridors and stairs.
Before entering the plum house, Ogata had already taken off the club haori he was wearing in order not to attract attention.
Because the leader who led the way specialized in corridors that few people would pass by, Ogata didn't meet many people on the way to the Oiran's room.
The few people I met by chance quickly passed by Ogata, without casting any doubtful or curious glances at Ogata.
They must have only regarded Ogata as a guest heading to the room of a certain wandering girl who was being guided by Miseban.
In fact, it’s not wrong if these passers-by think so.
Ogata is indeed heading to the room of a certain wandering girl.
It's just that that yakuza is the top yuya in Yoshiwara now.
Under the guidance of Mian Shiban, Ogata finally stopped in front of two paper sliding doors that were close together.
Ogata looked up and down several times at the two paper sliding doors in front of him.
What is painted on the facade of the paper sliding door is a landscape painting.
Although he didn't know much about calligraphy and painting, Ogata instinctively felt that the painter who painted this landscape painting must be extremely skilled.
"The Taifu is waiting for you inside right now. The Taifu has given instructions: when you arrive, all you need to do is open the door and go in." Mishiban said softly to Ogata, "Then I'll excuse you for now.
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After bowing to Ogata, the kenseban quickly left Ogata's side.
Since the husband had given instructions to open the door and go in without any greetings, Ogata didn't hesitate much, raised his hand, and slowly opened the door in front of him.
The dazzling candlelight leaked through the opened door into the slightly dim corridor where Ogata was standing.
After opening the sliding paper door, the first thing Ogata saw was Mr. Wind Chime sitting in the corner of the room.
The Wind Chime Taifu at this time is quite different from the Wind Chime Taifu I saw in the house during the day.
During the day today, Fubell Taifu only wore light makeup, no hairstyle, his hair was loose, and he only wore an ordinary kimono.
The current Fubell Taifu still only wears light makeup, but his hair is well combed into a bun, and he is wearing a gorgeous bright red kimono.
Ogata also has little research on women's clothes.
The only adjectives Ogata can think of for the bright red kimono that Fuzu Taifu is currently wearing are beautiful and expensive...
Mr. Wind Chime, who was kneeling in the corner of the room, was playing with a small top.
Seeing Ogata sliding open the door and coming in, Fuzuchi Taifu immediately showed a faint smile, put the top in his hand aside, and at the same time stretched out his hand to point in front of himself.
"Mashima-kun, please sit down."
After closing the door and walking slowly to the front of Fuchi Taifu, Ogata moved his eyes to look around the room.
Mr. Wind Chime's room is nothing special.
Ogata originally thought that as the top travel girl in Yoshiwara, Fubell Taifu's room would be as splendid and luxurious as a palace.
However, Ogata did not expect that Fu Chime Taifu's room was much simpler than he imagined.
There are two places in Taifu's room that caught Ogata's attention.
One is a very spacious table placed on one side of the room.
On this desk were a large mirror, a comb, an eyebrow pencil, and a large amount of makeup from this era that Ogata couldn't name.
On the other side is another desk placed on the other side of the room.
The things placed on this table are very simple, only books.
Now there is an open book on the table.
The pages of the book placed on this table are basically in a torn state. Only frequent flipping will cause the pages to show such a damaged state.
Kneeling down behind Taifu Fuchi, Ogata immediately asked the question he had been thinking about on the way to Taifu's room:
"Master, what do you want from me?"
"Actually, it's not a big deal. I just want to thank you in person."
At this time, the Taifu did not use "kuozi" or honorifics, but spoke to Ogata in a normal tone.
Large-scale travel clubs like Yoshiwara contain a large number of travel girls from all over Japan.
In order to hide their native accent, the wandering girls invented a special accent, which is Kuo Ci.
The most striking feature of this accent that is exclusively used by wandering girls is that when they speak, they always add the ending word: "ありんす" (pronunciation: a日nsu) at the end of the sentence.
The Chinese transliteration is "Alins".
Because Taifu did not use kuoku or honorifics at this time, the atmosphere between her and Ogata became less formal and became much more natural.
"Thank me?" Ogata raised his eyebrows, "Have you done anything for you that deserves your gratitude?"
"Yes, of course. It's in the dormitory today."
Despite the reminder from Fuchi Taifu, Ogata was still confused.
Seeing that Ogata still didn't realize what he had done, Feng Ling Taifu stopped trying to show off, and after showing a smile with a wider upward curve at the corner of his mouth, he said:
"I hate Takigawa Heiichiro the most."
Speaking of this, Mr. Feng Chime slightly frowned his beautiful eyebrows.
"I hate the kind of people who only talk nice, but actually don't do anything serious."
"Takigawa Heiichiro happens to be such a person."
"That's just the kind of person he is."
"It still bothers me."
A wry smile appeared on Mr. Feng Chime's face.
"I have told him many times, both openly and secretly, that I no longer have that interest in him. He still keeps trying to find ways to curry favor with me."
"Mashima-kun, thanks to you, I saw an interesting expression from Takigawa today."
"My mood has been better because of this. Thank you for letting me see a scene I have always wanted to see."
After saying that, Fu Chime Taifu leaned over and bowed to Ogata.
Ogata, who didn't expect that Fu Chi Taifu would call him here specifically just for this matter, showed a helpless smile, then returned the greeting and said:
"Master, you don't need to thank me in person for such a small thing."
Mr. Feng Chime shook his head gently:
"Although that Takigawa is a rather annoying guy, when it comes to martial arts, he is indeed impeccable."
"It's too hard to see him deflated."
"You let me see the picture I have always wanted to see, so I should thank you in person."
"Here, this is for you."
Fu Chi Taifu took out a small disk-shaped object from his arms and handed it to Ogata.
"What is this?" Ogata took the thing handed over by the husband with a puzzled look on his face.
"This is the 'Sasa-colored red' lipstick you asked me about today." Feng Chime Taifu raised his hand and tapped her lips, which were now painted with Sasa-colored red.
You showed me a thank you gift for a good scene."
Hearing Fuchi Taifu's words, Ogata immediately widened his eyes in shock.
"Um...can I open it and take a look?"
"Please."
Ogata opened the small round iron box in his hand.
I saw that what was in the box was the lipstick of the same color that Taifu Fengchi was currently applying on his lips.
And it seems that this box of "Sasa Color Red" is still unused.
Ogata still remembers the price of Fuchi Taifu and what he said about the price of the sasana-colored red that Taifu specially made for her...
"Tafu, this thank you gift is too valuable." Ogata said quickly, "I have received your thanks, but please take back this thank you gift."
"Take it with peace of mind. This red color is nothing to me. I can't use it all myself. It doesn't matter if I give you some."
Speaking of this, Mr. Feng Chime showed a meaningful smile.
"If my guess is correct, Mashima-kun, you should also be in need of this 'Sasa-colored red'?"
"I still remember what you said in the room today."
"When you asked me what kind of lipstick I was wearing, I asked you if you are interested in lipstick."
"You told me: 'When I saw your lipstick, Tafu, I suddenly thought that a girl who means a lot to me might look good if she wears the same lipstick as you.
That's all'."
Fu Chi Taifu imitated Ogata's tone and tone, and repeated what Ogata said in the room today.
"It makes a warrior like you care about a woman's lipstick. It seems that girl really means something special to you."
"Is that girl who means a lot to you your wife?"
"Well... that's right." Ogata said softly, "She and I are indeed a couple in name only."
"Then give this Sasa-colored red to your wife."
The smile on Mr. Feng Chime's face gradually became gentle.
"I think your wife will be very happy after receiving this sasa-colored red."
"To me, this red color is just a trifle worth mentioning."
"So don't be embarrassed to accept the gift because you think it is expensive."
"Accept it with peace of mind."
After listening to Fuchi Taifu's words, Ogata lowered his eyes and looked at the red sasamu in his hand for a while.
After hesitation flashed in his eyes for a few times, Ogata nodded.
"Then...I'll accept it. Sir, thank you for your gift."
"As I said just now, this is just a thank you gift for letting me see a wonderful scene today, so there is no need to thank me."
As soon as Ogata took the Sasana-colored red gift from Fubell Taifu into his arms, he suddenly heard some strange noises outside the window facing the street outside.
"What's going on?" After frowning slightly, Ogata quickly walked to the window where the strange noise came from.
If people outside the street find out that a man is in the Taifu's room, they might cause unnecessary trouble.
So when he opened the window, Ogata deliberately only opened a small crack, which was barely enough for Ogata to see the outside clearly.
After opening the window, Ogata finally saw clearly where the strange noise was coming from.
Ogata, Fuchi Taifu and the others seemed to be making trouble on the street directly opposite the Mime House where they were now.
The person causing trouble seemed to be the middle-aged samurai carrying a spear.
In front of this middle-aged samurai, Ogata also saw his acquaintance Gua Sheng.
Gua Sheng was negotiating something with this middle-aged samurai, but unfortunately Ogata couldn't hear clearly because of the distance.
Although the purpose of coming to the Shirobei Club was not simple, he was still a member of the club after all. After seeing someone making trouble in Yoshiwara, Ogata could not pretend that he had not seen it no matter what.
"Tafu." Ogata closed the window again, and then said sternly to Fuchi Taifu, "Someone seems to be making trouble outside. I'll take my leave first."
"Yeah." Feng Chime Taifu nodded gently.
The purpose of Fu Chi Taifu asking Ogata to come over was to thank Ogata and entrust him with this thank you gift.
Now that the goal has been achieved, Taifu Fuchi no longer has any reason to keep Ogata around.
"Do you remember the way out of Mei's House?"
"Remember."
"That's good." Mr. Feng Chime slowly showed a charming smile, "Let's have a good chat next time we have a chance."
"Yes." Ogata smiled, "I will."
After saying that, Oufang mentioned his Da Shi Tian and left Fu Chi Taifu's room like a gust of wind.
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After all, Mimeya is one of the only "Omise"-level yuyayas in Yoshiwara, and its size and scale are far superior to ordinary yuyaya.
In terms of the number of floors alone, Plum House has 4 floors.
And Mr. Wind Chime's room happens to be on the top floor.
Although he arrived at the scene of the trouble as fast as he could, it seemed he was still a little late.
When Ogata arrived at the scene of the trouble, Gua Sheng had already fought with the troublemaker who was holding a spear.
Ogata originally thought that this dispute would be over.
However, I never expected that the person making trouble was actually a guy who was obsessed with competing with others.
After seeing Ogata, he couldn't help but ask Ogata to compete with him.
Ogata didn't really want to waste time competing with this guy.
After all, he had not forgotten his mission to Yoshiwara to monitor and managed to get some useful information from Kitaro.
However, this guy is not an easy person to get rid of...
In desperation, Ogata could only pull out his Daishiten...
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After Ogata rushed to support, Fuchi Taifu opened the window facing the trouble spot and checked what was going on outside.
Just when he saw Ogata pull out the katana from his waist and hold it with one hand, confronting the middle-aged samurai holding a spear opposite him, Fuchi Taifu suddenly heard several strange noises from the ceiling above his head.
After looking up at the ceiling above his head, a look of doubt appeared on Mr. Feng Chime's face.
Ka.
A section of the room's ceiling was removed.
A black shadow ran down the removed ceiling, and then landed steadily on the tatami.
"Hey Chang, I'm here to see you."
This dark shadow is none other than Shuntaro.
"Why are you here?" Taifu Fuchi, who was slightly startled by Shuntaro's sudden appearance, frowned slightly, "And why did you come from the ceiling this time?"
"I've been quite free recently." Shuntaro stretched, "So I might bother you a lot during this time."
"Because I entered your room by climbing through the window last night, I plan to find a new way to enter your room today."
"Are you free now? Play flower cards with me to pass the time."
"We'll talk about it later." Mr. Feng Chime turned his attention to the window again.
"What are you looking at?"
"There are samurai making trouble outside."
"Oh! This, I saw it just now when I entered the Plum House."
Shuntaro said as he slowly walked towards the window.
However, before he could reach the window, Mr. Feng Chime scolded him angrily:
"If you want to watch the excitement, just change places first."
"If others see me standing side by side with a man by the window, I will have to spend a lot of effort to explain."
"What, it's so heartless." Shuntaro said in a casual tone, "When we were on the banks of the Rashomon River, we used to catch butterflies together, but now we can't even watch the fun side by side. Things are really difficult.
Material."
Despite what he said, Shuntaro still climbed back up to the ceiling obediently.
Shuntaro passed through the ceiling and climbed to the roof of the Mei House in one go.
Under the cover of darkness, I lay on the tiles on the roof of Jianmei House and looked at the scene on the street.
Looking at Ogata holding a sword in one hand, the curiosity in Shuntaro's eyes gradually became more intense.
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Ogata just said that he held the sword with one hand because he was afraid that he might not be able to control his strength with two swords. This was not a joke or a bluff.
This is completely telling the truth.
Ogata's current strength has reached 14 points.
With such strength coupled with his current "advanced" or "master-level" sword skills, it would be impossible for an average samurai to withstand it.
The person opposite who was using Hohoin's gun technique didn't seem to want to cause any harm, and didn't even take off the hood of his gun.
And Ogata didn't want to make the dispute bigger, so while facing the enemy with the back of the sword, he only held the sword with one hand.
If Ogata said he was not interested at all in this competition, that was not the case.
Although he has faced many masters who use long weapons so far, this is the first time Ogata has encountered an opponent who uses the famous spear technique of Hohoin Style.
Hohoin-style spear art is a style created by Yin Rong, a monk during the Warring States Period more than 200 years ago.
This monk named Yinrong is also a legendary figure.
He once studied swordsmanship with the "Great Swordsman" Yagyu Tajima Morugen, under the "Sword Master" Kamizumi Ise Morinobu Tsuna.
The various legends about Yin Rong could be said to be endless in three days and three nights.
The Hohoin style spear art created by him continues to shine due to its powerful practicality.
To this day, Hohoin style spear art is considered the most famous spear art school in Japan.
It would definitely be a lie to say that Ogata didn't want to compete with someone who used this famous spear technique.
After confronting Ishida for a while, Ishida, who couldn't find Ogata's flaw for a long time, took the lead in launching the first attack.
The spear head that Ishida swung at was probably blindingly fast.
But for Ogata, this is just an extent that can be seen with the eyes even if there is no increase in the "breath of the source".
Aiming at the gun head that was rushing towards him, Ogata used Sakakibara's sword-like water drop.
With just one hand, Ishida's gun tip was deflected.
After flicking away Ishida's gun head, he quickly rushed to Ishida, and then put Da Shitian on his neck.
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"Um?"
After seeing Ogata deflecting Ishida's spear with just one hand, Shuntaro, who was lying on the roof of the Mitame House watching the excitement, suddenly raised his eyebrows.
The gaze he cast on Ogata suddenly showed a lot of seriousness.
"You can deflect an attack like that with one hand...and it seems like this person has a lot of experience fighting long weapons..."
Shuntaro whispered softly at a volume that only he could hear clearly.
"This man... is really awesome..."
Looking at Ogata, who had already held Daishiten on Ishida's neck, Shuntaro's eyes had a... different look.
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After experiencing the battle with the "demon monk" Isjun on Butterfly Island, Ogata now will not feel stressed due to the gap in attack distance no matter how great it is, no matter who uses long weapons.
It won't be bigger than the difference in attack distance between him and "Monk".
After placing Da Shi Tian on Ishida's neck, a clear system prompt sounded in Ogata's mind:
Ding! Use Sakakibara's Ichitōryu Suiluo to defeat the enemy.
Gain 100 personal experience points and 90 swordsmanship "Sakakibara Itto-ryu" experience points.
Current personal level: LV32 (2975/4800)
Sakakihara Itto-ryu level: 11th Dan (3575/7000)
Looking at Ogata who was so close in front of him, Ishida looked like he had seen a ghost.
After a long time, he hesitated and said:
"Sama...you...are so strong..."
"Okay!" Gua Sheng shouted at this time, "You lose! It's time to keep your promise and follow us to the club!"
After saying that, Gua Sheng winked at his colleague next to him.
The few understanding bureaucrats quickly stepped forward and grabbed Ishida's arms.
And Ishida didn't make any resistance.
Ishida just looked at Ogata blankly.
As he put Da Shiten back into the sheath, Ogata couldn't help but frown slightly.
Because he always felt that the way Ishida looked at him was... a little weird.
There was neither resentment nor anger in his eyes.
But a kind of... indescribable, unknown emotion...
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at the same time
In the Tachibanahara house not far away
"Ha." Looking at Ishida who was looking at Ogata blankly, Nagano showed a strange smile, "That guy Ishida...is he doing that again..."
"Sir Nagano." The young man standing next to Nagano asked, "What is that?"
"You are still young." Nagano said softly, "Don't know these things that will not do you any good."
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I recommend a comic to everyone: "Rogue" (also known as "Rogue Swordsman")
The author is the famous Takehiko Inoue who painted "Slam Dunk".
This comic tells the story of how Miyamoto Musashi, the "great swordsman" who was active at the end of the Warring States Period and the beginning of the Edo Period, gradually became unparalleled in the world.
Although the plot is a bit obscure and the characters in it always talk like riddles, Inoue's superb drawing skills make the picture of this comic look quite majestic, and it is still worth reading.
The original work of this comic is "Miyamoto Musashi" by Yoshikawa Eiji.
Eiji Yoshikawa's status in Japan is probably similar to Jin Yong's status here.
Those who are interested can also read the original novel. However, although the novel is the original work of Takehiko Inoue's manga, the plots of the two are still very different, and they can basically be regarded as two works.