Ogata stabbed the first line of the first page of the first draft with his finger.
"Didn't you say before that you spent several months collecting information before writing this script?"
"'Ogata Ittosai Fusuki has a shaved head. He has long hair.'——This level of information can be found out by just asking around, right?"
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Nishino Jiro nodded confidently:
"I know, I know Ogata Ittosai doesn't shave Tsukiyo's head, he keeps his hair long."
"Since you know that, why did you design Ogata Ittosai in the script as a 'handsome man with a shaved Tsukiyo head'?"
"Because Tsukiyo is more handsome."
After saying that, Nishino Jiro lowered his head and showed his shining head to Ogata.
Nishino Jiro's hairstyle is Tsukiyo.
At this time, there happened to be a few beams of sunlight shining into the room through the window, hitting Nishino Jiro's clean-shaven head, reflecting a slightly dazzling light.
"Compared to the general haircut, the Tsukiyo haircut is more popular with everyone."
"So in order to make everyone like the Ittousai I wrote more, I changed Ittousai's hairstyle to a Tsukiyo hairstyle."
Nishino Jiro's words can be said to be well-founded...
During the Edo period, the most popular hairstyle that people considered to be the most masculine was the Tsukiyo hairstyle.
Since time traveling, Ogata has been living in this era for more than a year.
Although he has lived for such a long time, Ogata still can't accept the Tsukiyo hairstyle, which requires shaving all the hair on the top of the head...
Ogata couldn't tolerate having such an ugly hairstyle.
At the same time, we cannot tolerate anyone changing him into this.
So he immediately said to Nishino Jiro righteously:
"You can't do this."
"Didn't you just promise me yesterday that you would complete a work that would surpass "Lord of the Loyalty"?"
"In order to pursue the authenticity of the characters in my novel, I was specially invited to teach you Izumo accent and Izumo customs."
"Anyone who has a certain knowledge of Ittousai's deeds knows that the hair left by Ittousai is the total hair."
"Wouldn't it be equivalent to destroying the authenticity and completion of the work if you randomly change Ittousai's characters like this?"
"Maybe it will also attract abuse from some people who respect Ittousai."
Hearing what Ogata said, Nishino Jiro showed some hesitation on his face.
"...Okay then." Nishino Jiro nodded, "I will correct this later and change Ittousai's hair back to full hair."
After seeing that he had successfully persuaded Nishino Jiro to change his appearance in the script, Ogata nodded slightly with a satisfied look, and then continued to read the first draft in his hand.
Ogata read very quickly and quickly read through the first draft of the book written by Nishino Jiro.
When Ogata formally read the first draft of this book just now, he did not speak during the whole process, and just turned the pages in his hand expressionlessly.
Because Ogata has been slow to speak or express his opinions, Nishino Jiro, who has been waiting for Ogata's opinions, has been nervous and anxious.
After Ogata closed the last page of this first draft, Nishino Jiro couldn't wait to ask Ogata.
"How was it? What do you think?"
"...It's really just like what you said to me yesterday..." Ogata showed a wry smile with a hint of helplessness, "Every character in your works doesn't speak like a real person.
Yun people are more like Northeastern people."
"We Izumo people wouldn't say things like, 'Be careful, I'm going to cut you?'"
"And every character in there is eating the wrong food."
"I saw a scene in your first draft where Ittousai and his fellow swordsmen went to eat 'Wanko Soba' together."
"There is no 'Wanko Soba' in Izumo."
“We Izumo people all eat ‘Izumo soba’.”
"'Izumo Soba'?" Nishino Jiro asked doubtfully.
At this time, A-Machi also turned his curious eyes to Ogata.
"It's a special delicacy from our Izumo area." Ogata said slowly, "First, divide the soba noodles into three bowls in small bowls called "toroko". Each of the three bowls has different ingredients. The ingredients that are used the most
It’s raw eggs, mashed yam and mashed radish.”
"Pour the soup into the first bowl first, then pour the remaining soup into the next bowl and continue eating, and so on, until you finish all three bowls of soba noodles."
"It feels delicious." Nishino Jiro's eyes flashed with curiosity and excitement.
After Nishino Jiro's words fell, A-machi who was on the side also expressed her thoughts: "Can you divide the soba noodles into 3 bowls to eat...it feels so fresh."
Ogata has actually never eaten "Izumo soba".
Since he traveled to this era, he has actually only stayed in the Hirose Domain of Izumo for more than half a year.
I traveled to this era in May last year, and then broke away from the feudal clan at the end of the year and started traveling around the world.
In the past half year, Ogata has not had much opportunity to taste these Izumo delicacies.
However, "Hara Ogata" has eaten some Izumo delicacies including "Izumo soba", so Ogata has the memory of these foods.
"Except for some problems with the character dialogue and these living habits and customs, the writing is pretty good."
As Ogata spoke, he handed the first draft back to Nishino Jiro.
"It basically matches what I heard about Ittousai's deeds."
In Nishino Jiro's script, Hanyu I, the young man based on Ogata, is a lower-level samurai of the Izumo Hirose Domain.
He has superb swordsmanship, but due to his humble status, he has been living a poor but stable life.
The current lord of the Hirose Domain is a cruel and unkind tyrant. Although Hanyu I has a humble status, he has always been worried about the future of the domain and sympathized with the citizens who were tortured and devastated by the tyrant.
Until one day, the tyrant let Hanyu I's fellow swordsmen kill each other just for fun.
Hanyu I's brothers refused to obey, so they were all brutally killed by the tyrant.
Also killed was Hanyu I's swordsman.
Hanyu I happened to be away from the sword hall due to something else, so he escaped.
After learning that his master and brothers were all massacred, Hanyu I decided to take revenge and assassinate the tyrant.
After dormant for a period of time, the best time to assassinate finally arrived - when the tyrant went out hunting.
Hanyu I went to assassinate him alone, killing hundreds of the tyrant's guards, and finally succeeded in killing the tyrant.
The above is the outline of the first draft of the script compiled by Nishino Jiro.
"...You have collected all the information quite well."
Ogata crossed his arms over his chest, lowered his head slightly, and then whispered in an unusually calm tone:
"Even... we have found out the information that the masters and brothers of Ittousai were massacred by the tyrant and the reasons for their massacre, and it is also very accurate."
"As far as I know, the brothers of Ittousai were indeed coerced by the tyrant to kill each other, and then they were killed because they refused..."
Although there was nothing strange about Ogata's expression and tone, Amachi still unconsciously cast a concerned look at Ogata beside him.
"Humph." Nishino Jiro, who didn't notice Atachi's little move, smiled proudly, "I still spent a lot of effort to complete this script."
"But there are still some inaccuracies." Ogata smiled and shrugged, "The last part is a little inaccurate."
"As far as I know, Ittousai did not assassinate the tyrant by himself."
"He was with a companion at the time."
"Oh?" Nishino Jiro's face showed doubts and curiosity, "I would like to hear the details!"
Ogata told Nishino Jiro the real historical facts.
The elders of the family participated in that assassination, and they eventually went to the front line. There were seven assassins, including Ittosai, who assassinated the tyrant.
But in the end, only Ittousai survived.
After hearing this version from Ogata that he had never heard before, Nishino Jiro's eyes widened in surprise.
"I have indeed heard of the theory that members of the Hirose clan were involved in the assassination before."
"But Ittousai had other helpers at the time... This is the first time I've heard of this..."
"Anyway, before I left Izumo, a widely circulated saying in Izumo was that Ogata had six helpers at that time." Ogata continued, "At that time, for the convenience of calling me, and to avoid developing feelings, they all
Just use code names like 'Ichiro' and 'Erlang' to match each other."
"So the other six assassins who died during the assassination did not have their names passed down."
"Did Ittousai have any other helpers at that time..." Nishino Jiro's eyes rolled, and the excitement in his eyes became more and more intense, "Everyone stabbed together, and after a fierce battle, only one sword was left.
Did Zhai Renyi survive..."
"This version of the story is more ups and downs, and more tragic..."
Snapped!
Nishino Jiro slapped his thigh.
"Mashima-sama! It's the right thing to ask you to help me complete the script!"
"Thanks to you, I know a new version of the story of Ittousai."
"This version of the story has more ups and downs than any other version I have known before! It is also much more tragic! It is more suitable to be adapted into a kabuki script!"
After saying that, Nishino Jiro couldn't wait to turn out his pen and ink.
"I'll correct the story now!"
"There is no rush to correct the story." Ogata said with a smile, "I will now teach you how we Izumo people speak and what the living habits are like in Izumo."
"Ah, yes." Nishino Jiro rubbed his hair awkwardly, "If you don't learn the speech style and living habits of the Izumo people first, you will write a bunch of Northeastern people later..."
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…
Although Nishino Jiro's father supported his ambition to become a kabuki playwright, as the second son of Minamoto Tachibana House, he still had to help with some business matters on weekdays.
Nishino Jiro only has time to write scripts in the morning every day. In the afternoon and evening, he helps the family.
So Ogata and Omachi left from Minamoto Tachibana House just after noon.
Jiro Nishino decided to rewrite his script and use the version of "Ittōsai has a companion" that Ogata had just told him.
Naturally, it is impossible to rewrite a script with such a large amount of plot in one morning.
So before Ogata left, he made an agreement with Nishino Jiro - Ogata would come to Tachibana Room on time at five o'clock tomorrow morning, and then work on the script together until the script was completed.
Judging from Nishino Jiro's writing speed, Ogata estimated that he would not be able to finish rewriting the script in less than a week.
As soon as he left Minamoto Tachibana's house, Omachi said to Ogata with a somewhat surprised tone:
"You are much more serious than I thought."
"Huh? Why are you so serious?" Ogata asked.
"Your assistance to Nishino-kun. I have been observing you just now. You are so serious. You taught him bit by bit what the Izumo accent is like, and what the Izumo people's living habits and customs are like.
.”
"I also helped him add some details to the script."
After hearing what Atachi said, Ogata couldn't help but smile.
After organizing his words, Ogata lowered his voice and said softly:
"Because after I just read the first draft of Nishino Jiro today, I suddenly realized: This is a good opportunity to let the world know the truth about the original 'assassination of Matsudaira Gennai'."
"For a long time, many people thought that I was the one who assassinated Matsudaira Gennai alone."
"I didn't know that I actually had six comrades at that time."
"And the Kurunaga family elders secretly provided support and organized the few of us."
"It is because of everyone's efforts that Gennai Matsudaira can be conferred successfully."
"In the end, the world only knew Ogata Ittosai."
"Although even I don't know their real names, their existence should not be forgotten."
"So I plan to use the power of kabuki to let the world know that besides me, there were several heroes."
"Although Nishino-kun is still a bit young, his writing skills are quite good. It is possible to write a work that will leave a mark in history."
"So now I've made up my mind."
Ogata tightened the haori and scarf on his upper body, his eyes full of determination.
"I will do my best to help Mr. Nishino write this script."
"As for whether this kabuki drama based on my deeds will eventually become as popular as "Tadauchizo" across the country, it will be left to fate."
In this era when entertainment is underdeveloped, popular entertainment projects such as kabuki and storytelling have a great influence among ordinary people.
Many historical figures or historical events have expanded their popularity and influence through popular entertainment projects such as kabuki and storytelling.
Through Kabuki, let the public know that besides Ittousai, there were other heroes who risked their lives - this is Ogata's current goal.
After the public generally accepts the idea that "Ittousai had companions in the beginning", after a few decades or one or two hundred years, there may be some people who are interested in this period of history to conduct in-depth investigations.
.
Then maybe we can find out the names and identities of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives with Ogata.
By then, the truth of history can truly be revealed.
"Do you want it to be as popular as "Lord's Hidden" and become popular all over the country?" A-Machi shrank his neck, "That must be difficult..."
"Whether a kabuki play can become popular all over the country is not only related to the quality of the script, but also related to many factors, such as luck..."
"That's why I said that whether this kabuki play based on my deeds will eventually become as popular as "Tadaomizo" across the country, I can only leave it to fate."
Ogata smiled wryly and shrugged, then crossed his hands and reached into Haori's sleeves.
"Okay, how should we kill time later?"
"Anyway, let's take a walk around first." Amachi said, "I just briefly visited Nishikino Town last night, and there are still many places I haven't visited yet."
"No, I'm not just talking about how to kill time this afternoon and evening." Ogata took a deep breath, "I'm talking about what we should do in the next month."
"Nishino-kun and his father have already said that their merchant ships will not be able to sail until January next year at the earliest."
"It's only the end of November."
"We have to live here for more than a month."
"What should we do in these more than a month?"
"You can't just wander around Nishikino Town every day, right?"
Ogata's question stumped Amachi.
Ogata's idea is to find ways to gain experience and level up during this more than a month.
They are going to Ezo land soon.
The entire Ezo land is basically in a state of undevelopment. There are three forces of the Shogunate, Ezo, and Lucia at the same time. It should be the most chaotic place in Japan at present.
Going to such a chaotic place can make you stronger and give you more protection.
But here comes the problem?
Where can I find a place where I can gain experience and levels?
Ogata raised his hands and gently rubbed his temples.
——Where can I gain experience points and levels efficiently...
Ogata only thought for a moment, and then suddenly felt like a lightning flashed through his mind.
At the moment when the lightning flashed across, Ogata suddenly remembered - in this era, some kind of buildings basically existed in some relatively large cities and towns.
In this kind of building, people can be killed openly...
"...A-Machi."
"Um?"
"After dinner, can you accompany me to find out if there is a swordsmanship hall in Nishikino Town?"
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…
Ogata and Omachi randomly found a soba restaurant, and after finishing their lunch for the day, they started looking for the sword restaurant in Nishikino Town.
After asking some passers-by, the two learned that there was only one sword hall in Nishikino Town.
This sword hall is called "Hosho Kenkan", and the swordsmanship taught is Katori Shinto style.
After asking about the location of the sword hall, the two hurried to the location of the Baosheng sword hall.
After arriving near the Baosheng Sword Hall, the two saw this rather impressive sword hall from a distance.
After walking quickly to the Hosho Sword Hall, Ogata looked at the sword hall carefully.
"Is this the Hosei Sword Hall..." Ogata muttered.
"This sword hall is really magnificent..." A-Machi followed the open wooden door and looked into the sword hall.
The Baosheng Sword Hall is surrounded by a thick stone wall, with only a wooden door more than 2 meters high for people to enter and exit.
The wooden door is now open, and there are no guards inside or outside the door.
What is striking is that there is a plaque hanging on the left and right sides of the wooden door.
The plaque on the right side of the wooden door has a line of large Chinese characters written on it: Tian Zhen Chuan Xiang To Shinto Liu Baosheng Dojo.
Tengen Shinden Katori Shinto-ryu is the full name of Katori Shinto-ryu.
The font size of the four Chinese characters for "Hosheng Dojo" is two sizes larger than the characters for "Tianzhen Chuanxiangtori Shinto-ryu" above.
This plaque just states the swordsmanship school taught in this swordsmanship hall and the name of the dojo. There is nothing noteworthy about it.
On the other hand, looking at the plaque hanging on the left side of the wooden door, Ogata was a little concerned.
There are only four vigorous and powerful Chinese characters written on this plaque:
(Welcome to ask for advice)
Just when Ogata was looking at the plaque with a bit of surprise, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming from far and near on the street behind him - it was a middle-aged man who put his hands alternately into his sleeves.
Judging from the way this middle-aged man is dressed, he is probably just an ordinary town citizen.
After discovering this middle-aged man who happened to be passing by, Ogata immediately stopped the middle-aged man.
"Sorry! I want to ask you a question!"
"Huh?" The middle-aged man looked at Ogata and Atachi several times with suspicious eyes.
Judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to want to pay attention to Ogata who suddenly stopped him.
But the two sabers hanging on Ogata's waist prevented the middle-aged man from ignoring the samurai's courage, so he immediately put on a flattering smile and walked quickly to Ogata's side.
"Sir Samurai, what are your orders?"
"What does this plaque in this sword hall mean?" Ogata pointed to the plaque in front of him that said "Welcome to ask for advice".
"Hmm? Master Samurai, are you a foreigner?"
"Yeah. Because of some things, I happened to travel here today."
"Oh! No wonder you don't know about this plaque." The middle-aged man turned to look at the Baosheng Dojo next to him, and then said slowly, "This plaque... Actually, to put it harshly, it is used by the owner of the Baosheng Sword Hall.
To attract attention."
"Sir Samurai, you should also know that the world is in bad shape now. There are fewer and fewer people willing to practice swordsmanship, and the dojo is no longer easy to operate."
"So in order to attract more people to pay attention to his dojo, the owner of the Baosheng Sword Hall hung up this plaque."
"Then it actually had some effect."
"Other sword halls avoid challengers, but Baosheng Sword Hall actually hung up a plaque saying 'Welcome to ask for advice'. Because it is very special, it really attracted everyone's attention."
"Since you dare to hang up such a plaque to attract people's attention, then the masters and apprentices of this sword hall must be very good, right?" Amachi asked.
"Well. The strength of the members of the Baosheng Sword Hall is indeed very good." The middle-aged man nodded gently, "After the owner of the Baosheng Sword Hall hung up this plaque, many young and energetic people came over.
Teach the arrogant Baosheng Sword Hall a lesson."
"But these young people who came to challenge basically lost."
"Baosheng Sword Hall's success relies on this plaque and the young people who are attracted by the plaque to challenge it, and it has built a reputation in the neighborhood."
"I see..." Ogata nodded lightly, "The owner of the Hosheng Sword Hall is quite knowledgeable about business..."
Ogata had seen this kind of management method many times in his previous life.
Just a little gimmick to attract public attention and traffic.
This kind of "gimmick to attract traffic" business method was very common in previous lives, but it is indeed quite rare in this Edo period.
"Sir Samurai, is there anything else you can do?" The middle-aged man bowed and asked.
"Well. Nothing's wrong." Ogata took out two copper coins from his arms and handed them to the middle-aged man, "Thank you for your help."
"What the hell! What the hell!" The middle-aged man took the copper coin from Ogata with both hands and said with a smile, "It's my honor to be able to help the samurai!"
After the middle-aged man happily left with the two copper coins that Ogata gave as a thank you gift, Ogata once again turned his attention to the plaque in front of him that read "Welcome to ask for advice."
"The world is really not easy now..." A-Machi sighed, "Even the sword hall has to find ways to attract people's attention."
After saying that, Amachi asked Ogata in a half-joking tone:
"What do you think? Are you interested in going in and scolding me?"
"I'm very interested." A meaningful smile appeared on Ogata's face.
He had a premonition.
He had a premonition: He seemed to have found a place where he could gain experience and level up...
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The architectural layout of the Baosheng Sword Hall is a typical layout for wealthy families in this era - there is a wall on the outside, and the space between the sword hall and the wall is the yard.
Although there were no guards inside or outside the gate of the wall, there were two young samurai guarding the gate of the sword hall.
Ogata and Atachi passed through the gate of the wall, stepped on a path paved with white fine sand, and arrived in front of the gym door. The two gatekeepers stopped Ogata and Atachi.
One of them briefly looked at Ogata and Atachi for a few times, then asked aloud:
"Who are you two?"
"I'm here to ask for advice." Ogata smiled slightly and raised his left hand to rest on the two sabers on his left waist.
Since the eye-catching plaque was hung up, more and more people came to ask for advice, so the two young warriors guarding the gates have become accustomed to people being attracted to the plaque from time to time.
, and then came to ask for advice.
After showing a clear look on his face, he turned his body to one side to get out of the way and opened the door of the library.
"plz follow me."
The young samurai who asked Ogata just now led Ogata deeper into the sword hall.
When leading Ogata and Atachi to the dojo, the young samurai introduced Ogata behind him:
"You may have to wait for a while at the dojo."
"Because just now, four samurai from out of town came to ask for advice."
"The fight should be getting heated now."
"It doesn't matter." Ogata responded, "I have a lot of time, so I'm not in a hurry."
After passing through a long corridor that was not too long, the young samurai led Ogata and the two to a wide wooden sliding door.
After slowly opening the wooden sliding door, hot air and "poisonous gas" mixed with various smells such as sweat and foot odor rushed towards Ogata and Omachi's faces.
Smelling the slightly pungent smell, Ogata not only thought to himself:
——This smell is really something I haven’t seen for a long time...
This "poisonous gas" composed of sweat and foot odor can be considered a smell found in every dojo.
The last time Ogata entered the sword hall was this summer in Kyoto.
It had been several months since he had been near the sword hall again, so Ogata was a little uncomfortable with the unpleasant smell.
At this time, there happened to be two strong men standing opposite each other in the dojo, holding wooden swords.
A large number of men of various ages were kneeling and sitting on both sides of the dojo.
After the wooden door was opened, the men kneeling on both sides of the dojo immediately focused their attention on the opened wooden door.
Many people frowned after seeing Ogata and Omachi... no, to be more precise, seeing Ogata actually bringing a woman with him.
"Please come with me." The young samurai who just led Ogata made a "please" gesture to Ogata and the other two, and led them to the corner of the dojo.
Sitting in this corner were three burly men.
After successfully guiding Ogata and Omachi, the young samurai left quickly and went back to guard the gate.
After Ogata knelt down beside these three sturdy men, the man with a beard sitting closest to Ogata asked Ogata:
"Are you here to play in the gym too?"
"Kicking" and "asking for advice" actually mean the same thing.
It's just that "asking for advice" is a more elegant way of saying it.
"I'm very free right now." Ogata said softly, "So I wanted to come and experience the Katori Shinto style of this Hosho Sword Hall."
"Then we are here to compete in the gym." The bearded man grinned, "The four of us are also here to compete in the gym."
"The four of us were entrusted by a certain merchant to serve as escorts for their caravan and escort their caravan back to Nishikino Town."
"We just arrived at Nishikino Town this morning."
"I planned to take a casual stroll around the town, but then I saw this extremely arrogant swordsmanship hall."
Speaking of this, a bit of disdain appeared on the bearded face.
"You dare to hang that kind of plaque in front of the gym. We just want to see how powerful this sword gym is."
"Judging from your accent, you seem to be from Kansai."
"No. I'm not from Kansai." Ogata smiled helplessly, "I'm from Izumo. It's just that Uchiko is from Kansai. After getting along with Uchiko for a long time, my accent became a Kansai accent."
"I traveled here with my wife for some reasons."
The bearded man glanced at A-Machi.
"Is she your wife? She is so beautiful."
"Thank you." Ating smiled and thanked the bearded man.
Both men and women like to be praised by others.
"How dare you travel to a messy place like Tohoku." The bearded man cast an admiring look at Ogata, "Don't you know that Tohoku is a mess right now?"
"I know." Ogata nodded, "But my wife and I are lucky. So far, we haven't encountered any powerful gangsters."
After saying that, Ogata cast his gaze to the center of the dojo.
The two strong men were still standing with their swords in hand, constantly changing each other's positions, just facing each other.
"Who is your companion?" Ogata asked.
"The taller one is our companion." Beard pointed at the tallest of the two, "The other one is the 'Ten Swordsmen of Hosei' Shimura Taisuke."
"'Ten Treasures Swords'?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.
"A title of their Baosheng Sword Hall." Disdain appeared on the bearded face, "It seems to be the collective name of the ten most skilled disciples of their sword hall."
Ogata turned his attention to Shimura, who was known as the "Ten Swordsmen of Hosei".
He has a strong body, a square face, and a look of perseverance in his eyes - the kind of face that makes anyone look at him and say, "He is indeed a warrior."
The only drawback is that Shimura's head is a bit big compared to his body.
It seems that the whole person's figure is a bit uncoordinated.
Shimura and his bearded companion kept changing their positions, but they just didn't attack.
Whether it was the students of the Hosei Sword Hall, or Ogata, Bearded and the others who were kicking the gym, they all carefully watched the competition that was being staged in the center of the field.
"They're on par..." the bearded man said in a deep voice.
As soon as the bearded man finished speaking, a plain voice suddenly came from beside him:
"No, your companion should lose."
The person who said this was naturally Ogata.
Hearing Ogata's words, a bit of surprise flashed across his bearded face, and he turned to look at Ogata beside him.
"My companion is going to lose? Why?"
The bearded man said while looking towards the center of the dojo again.
No matter how he looked at it, they were both equally matched, constantly changing their positions and looking for opportunities to attack.
"Shimura's steps are far more solid than those of your companions." Ogata continued softly, "Just from this alone, it can be seen that Shimura's swordsmanship level is far higher than that of your companions."
"In my opinion, the winner should be decided soon."
The two people who were constantly spinning in the middle of the dojo were like puppets who only listened to Ogata's orders. As soon as Ogata finished speaking, the bearded companion made a powerful sound of ki and swung the wooden sword in his hand towards Shimura.
go.
Facing the wooden sword that was coming straight towards him, Shimura did not dodge or dodge, he just stared at the wooden sword that was getting closer and closer to him.
When the wooden sword was only as long as an adult's arm away from Shimura, Shimura shouted, and then swung the wooden sword in his hand at a speed far faster than his bearded companion.
Snapped!
Shimura's first blow was to deflect the bearded companion's knife.
Then, he quickly added a second knife, which hit his bearded companion who had the door wide open because the knife in his hand was held away.
Snapped.
The wooden knife hit the bearded companion's right shoulder accurately.
Because Shimura withdrew his strength in time, his bearded companion only suffered pain and did not suffer any injuries.
The bearded companion's face turned blue and white, and his lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something.
But in the end, he didn't say anything. After snorting heavily with his nose, he dropped the wooden knife in his hand and walked quickly back to where Bearded and Ogata were sitting.
There are a total of 4 people in Luo Xiu and his companions. Now one of their companions has been defeated, and there are still 3 people including Luo Xiu.
"Next." Shimura cast his calm gaze at the three bearded men who had not yet appeared.
"I come!"
The bearded man shouted, then stood up from the floor, walked quickly to Shimura, and picked up the wooden knife that his companion had just thrown to the ground.
"I'm going to slap a bag on your big head!" His companion lost, which seemed to make Beard very unhappy.
"Humph." Shimura said with a smile, "If you can do it, just give it a try."
Both Shimura and Beard are in standard mid-section poses.
After only facing off for less than half a minute, Shijian, Bearded Beard, launched an attack while shouting.
10 seconds later…
The bearded man covered his swollen thigh and limped back to Ogata and others.
Shimura's forehead was not swollen, but his thighs were swollen.
"Next." After losing two people in a row, Shimura had a smile with a hint of pride on his face. He looked at Ogata and others who had not yet played, and his eyes were a little more provocative.
"Who else wants to swell my head?"
The smug smile on Shimura's face and the provocative tone in his tone both made the bearded men and others furious.
Among the bearded group, there are still two people who have not yet appeared.
One of the two men, a young man with long hair, slapped the wooden board under him and shouted, "I'll do it!"
5 minutes……
The young man with long hair returned to his companion with a frustrated look on his face, covering his swollen left shoulder.
"It's your turn." Shimura looked at the last person who was still on the field, "Come and see if you can swell my head."
Shimura's physical strength was quite sufficient. He fought three people in a row, but there was just a little more sweat on his forehead. His breathing was still steady and not rapid.
All three of his companions were defeated and injured, which made the last person who had not yet played look a little timid.
But the samurai's pride prevented him from having the courage to escape from the battlefield.
So he gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and picked up the wooden knife that his three companions had used...
3 minutes……
He covered his right arm that was red and swollen from the blow, lowered his head, and returned to where he was sitting just now.
After knocking down all the bearded men, Shimura let out a long breath, and then turned his attention to the new seeker who had just entered.
"It's your turn." Shimura looked at Ogata and said every word.
It wasn't just Shimura who was looking at Ogata.
The other masters and disciples of the Hosei Dojo present, as well as the bearded people, all focused their attention on Ogata.
"Brother, you are the only one left! You want to take revenge on us!" Bearded Beard and his companions cast hopeful glances at Ogata.
"I will work hard." Faced with the hopeful looks from Bearded and others, Ogata smiled helplessly, stood up slowly, walked to the dojo, and then picked up the handle that was used by the four Bearded people in turn.
wooden knife.
The body heat of Beard and the others was still on the handle of the knife.
He casually waved the sword twice in the air in front of him. After confirming that the weight and center of gravity of the wooden sword were all right, Ogata nodded lightly.
"I've never seen you before." Shimura said, standing in front of Ogata, "I didn't expect so many outsiders to visit here today. Are you practicing as a warrior?"
"No. It's just that I traveled here with my wife because of some things."
"Are you traveling with your wife..." Shimura glanced at Atachi, who had been sitting obediently on the edge of the dojo, "I'm so envious."
It wasn't just Shimura's eyes that showed envy and jealousy.
Many people sitting on the edge of the dojo, who currently don't even have wives, cast their eyes at Ogata with envy and jealousy.
A few people even whispered:
"I'm so envious..."
"It's great to have such a beautiful wife. If I had such a beautiful wife, I would definitely practice other swords every day."
"Hmph, he is such an unpleasant guy. I hope Shimura-senpai can hit him harder later and hit this guy a little more painfully."
Shimura took a deep breath, got rid of these distracting thoughts in his heart, stabilized the wooden sword in his hand, and assumed a standard middle stance.
And Ogata also took up the middle stance.
The next moment after getting into position, Shimura cheered up and shouted with great momentum:
"Come!"
boom.
Shimura's sword was knocked away by Ogata.
The whole place was silent.
The people who were still whispering now all fell silent.
[Ding! Use Sakakibara Itto-ryu to climb the stairs and defeat the enemy]
[Acquire 50 personal experience points and 50 swordsmanship "Sakakibara Itto-ryu" experience points]
[Current personal level: LV34 (1870/5200)]
[Sakakihara Itto-ryu Level: 12th Dan (1515/9000)]
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In the comment area of Qidian, the book friend "Qingyun Walks in Ranhanlou" did a good job and introduced the character of Ogata's fate grand order after becoming a girl. I have already added it, and those who are interested can