Take off your straw sandals, put away your sword, go to the dojo, and walk towards the sword rest.
He casually took out a wooden sword from the knife holder. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the wooden sword, Ogata directly picked up the wooden sword and walked towards the center of the dojo.
In the center of the dojo, there was already a disciple of the Ishikawa Kenkan waiting for him.
He is a man of relatively strong build.
This disciple is also very courageous and responsible. After returning to the dojo, he was the first to take the stage and became the vanguard of the disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Hall.
Ishikawa Hyōma and the other disciples of the Ishikawa Kenkan knelt and sat on the edge of the dojo, watching the competition in the center of the dojo.
"Saburo Hirano, please..."
Before the opponent in front of him could finish introducing himself, Oufang raised his eyebrows and said:
"What? Toyama Renichiro, isn't he here?"
"...Senior Yuanshan happens not to be here right now. It doesn't matter whether senior Yuanshan is here or not! Even if senior Yuanshan isn't here, we can still defeat you!"
"Well, then I'll look forward to your performance first."
"Saburo Hirano, please..."
This person wanted to declare his name again that he had not had time to finish.
But Ogata interrupted again:
"Okay, don't waste time. Let's start quickly. I don't have the time to remember the name of the guy who is about to become my loser!"
Ogata's words made the man named Hirano Saburo even more angry.
After snorting heavily with his nose, he slowly raised the wooden sword in his hand and took a mid-section stance.
Ogata also silently set up his mid-level stance, confronting Hirano Ichiro.
After both of them got into position, Ishikawa Hyouma, who was kneeling on the edge of the dojo to watch the battle, sighed heavily.
Other lower-level disciples may not be able to see it, but Ishikawa Hyōma can clearly see that the winner has been decided.
Even before the two started fighting, the soldiers and horses had already seen that Ogata would definitely win this battle.
After both of them got into their stances, Ogata's figure was like a rock, unshakable.
Although he was as immovable as a rock, his feet were not completely nailed to the floor.
His feet are also somewhat "soft", allowing him to step forward or backward quickly while maintaining a stable posture.
On the other hand, Hirano Ichiro...
With Ogata as a comparison, Hirano Ichiro's posture was terrible.
Although from the outside, Ichiro Hirano's mid-section posture is quite standard.
But his feet were not properly nailed to the ground at all.
If Ogata is like a towering tree with dense roots, then Hirano Ichiro is like a sapling that may be blown down by the wind at any time...
Not only Ishikawa Hōma saw that the outcome was decided, but also a small number of disciples with outstanding swordsmanship had also foreseen the outcome of this victory.
As expected——
A dull crash sounded, and Hirano collapsed to the ground.
Ogata didn't use any clever strategies or techniques.
They just aimed at the left side of Hirano's neck and used their Sakakibara Ichitō style's downward slashing technique - water drop.
Ogata's sword speed is too fast.
No... to be precise, it should be that Ogata's sword was too fast in the eyes of Saburo Hirano.
It was so fast that Saburo Hirano didn't even have time to react.
Ogata's wooden sword had already hit Hirano Saburo's neck, and he was still holding his midsection posture stupidly.
He probably didn't even realize that Ogata had drawn his sword until he was knocked unconscious by Ogata.
The improvement of agility can not only improve Ogata's physical flexibility.
It can also increase Ogata's sword speed.
Allows Ogata's sword to hit the opponent faster.
There is nothing good to say about this battle between Hirano Saburo and Ogata, with his speed far superior to Hirano Saburo, he instantly killed Hirano Ichiro.
Hirano Saburo counterattacked, let alone defending. He didn't even have time to cry out in pain before he was knocked unconscious by Ogata.
After Saburo Hirano was dragged off the field by the two Ishikawa Kenkan disciples closest to him, Ogata ignored the system sound in his head due to defeating the enemy, but turned his head and looked at the people kneeling on the edge of the dojo.
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"Next."
"I'll be next!"
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, a young man with a very lush beard stood up angrily, rushed into the center of the dojo, and picked up the wooden sword that Hirano Ichiro had just dropped on the ground.
"Goro Satoma! Come on!"
"I told you... I don't need to introduce myself. I'm not interested in your names. I won't remember the guy who is about to become my loser."
Ogata raised his sword high and assumed an upper stance.
Looking at Ogata in the upper stance, Satoma Goro thought to himself:
——The posture in the upper section... Do we need to use "Shui Luo" again...
The Sakakibara Itto-ryu only requires 4 sword skills. None of the disciples at the Ishikawa Kenkan know the names of these 4 sword skills and what type of sword skills they are.
After Ogata got into the upper stance, Sato Magoro subconsciously thought that Ogata was going to use their Sakakihara Itto style downward slashing technique - water drop.
Therefore, Sato Magoro tensed up every nerve in his body and stared at Ogata in front of him, guarding against Ogata's attack.
call--!
The sound of breaking wind sounded.
The wooden sword in Ogata's hand struck straight at Satoma Goro's neck.
——Here it comes!
Sato Magoro, who thought he had successfully predicted Ogata's movements, shouted happily in his heart and raised the wooden sword in his hand high, trying to block Ogata's blow.
However - after the wooden sword in his hand collided with the opponent's wooden sword, the familiar pain and numbness that spread to his palm did not appear.
What Ogata did just now was just a fake move to deceive Goro Satoma.
The purpose is just to deceive Sato Magoro and make Sato Magoro make wrong defensive judgments.
Goro Satoma, who successfully took the bait, stupidly raised his sword high.
Ogata suddenly stopped the sword in his hand the moment Satoma Goro raised his sword high.
Then he tilted the sword and adjusted the attack direction of the sword.
Just now, Ogata's sword struck from the upper left side of Satoma Goro.
But now, Ogata's sword was changed to strike from the upper right side of Satoma Goro.
Goro Satoma, who was still foolishly defending in the wrong direction, was hit in the neck by Ogata as expected. Then, just like Ogata's opponent in the previous round, Hirano Ichiro, he passed out directly.
In terms of strength, Goro Satoma ranks high among the disciples of the Ishikawa Kenkan.
Seeing that even Satoma Goro was defeated, the expressions of the other disciples sitting on the edge of the dojo all became uglier without exception.
After Satoma Goro was dragged off the field, Ogata turned his head again and looked at the people on the edge of the dojo.