Chapter 469 Ogata: Why do you always have experience delivered to your door? [9000 words]
When Ogata was riding Minamoto Tachibana's merchant ship, heading straight towards Ezo Land——
Edo, somewhere——
"Please give me 8 steamed buns."
Hongji skillfully handed a handful of copper coins to the manager of the wagashi shop in front of him.
"Oh! Master Samurai, how about lunch!"
After receiving the coins from Hongzhi, the store manager greeted Hongzhi warmly.
These days, Hongzhi often comes to buy Japanese sweets from him, and they become familiar with each other over and over again.
After counting the coins and confirming that the number of coins was correct, the store manager packed 8 steamed buns with extremely skilled techniques and handed them to Hongzhi.
Hongzhi was walking back to the hotel with the still warm steamed buns in his arms.
This wagashi shop was not far from the hotel where he and his master lived.
After turning a corner, the slightly shabby hotel appeared in Hongzhi's field of vision.
Looking at the hotel in front of him where he and his master had been staying for some time, a strange expression slowly appeared on Hong Zhi's face.
——That Majima Goro, is he so good...
While thinking this to himself, he sighed heavily.
Just as he was about to enter the hotel through the door, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"Oh! I finally found it! Hey! Hongji!"
Hearing this familiar shout, Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, and then turned around.
"Mr. Hosaka! Mizuno-kun!"
The shout that was very familiar to Hongji just now was the voice of Huosaka.
Kawasaka strode towards Hongji and waved vigorously towards Hongji.
Mizuno, who is Hosaka's apprentice, followed closely behind Hosaka.
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"Hosaka! It's been so long!"
Ishida patted Higasaka's shoulder with his left hand while pouring wine for Higasaka with his right hand.
At this moment, Ishida, Koji, Hizaka, and Mizuno - these two pairs of masters and disciples are crowded in the hotel where Ishida and Koji lived during this time.
Although the room is not big, it is more than enough for four men to sit cross-legged.
"I spent a lot of effort to find you!" Huosaka grinned.
After repelling the group of bandits with Ogata, Higasaka decided to go south to Edo to spend the New Year there. On the way, he looked up his old friend Ishida and Ishida's apprentice Koji in Edo, whom he had not seen for a long time.
After hurrying down the road, Huosaka and Mizuno finally arrived in Edo before the New Year.
The master and apprentice spent a peaceful year in Edo, and after playing to their heart's content, they set out to search for Ishida.
The way they find people is also very simple.
Hwasaka has friends all over the world, and there are many people in Edo who know both Hwasaka and Ishida.
So I kept asking and finally found a friend who knew Ishida's whereabouts.
Following the whereabouts of Ishida revealed by his friend, Huosaka searched all the way here, and finally bumped into Hongji who had bought steamed buns and was about to return to the hotel today.
Kasaka and Ishida are good friends.
After Hongji led Hosaka and Mizuno into the room where he and his master lived, Ishida was stunned for a moment in surprise, then laughed and hugged Hosaka.
Then he took out all the drinks he was carrying, hoping to have a drink with this friend he hadn't seen for a long time.
Ishida and Higasaka chatted happily.
Mizuno, who was sitting behind Higasaka, didn't know Ishida or Hongji very well, so he just drank in silence.
Hongji was the same way. He was not very familiar with Huosaka and Mizuno, so he just drank in silence.
So there was a scene like this: the two masters were chatting happily, while the two apprentices were drinking wine silently without saying a word.
"Hisaka, it's been so long since we last saw each other, have you encountered anything interesting?" Ishida asked while refilling Higasaka's wine glass.
"Humph." Huosaka smiled, "I have encountered a lot of interesting things."
"What a coincidence." Ishida laughed along with him, "Me too."
"Let's not talk about it for now." Kawasaka drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp, then looked around, "Ishida, tell me first what's going on in your room. Why are there so many pens, ink, and papers?"
When he entered the hotel room where Ishida and Hongji lived just now, Huosaka discovered that there were a lot of pens, ink and papers spread everywhere in the room.
Hearing Huosaka's question, Ishida chuckled.
"Nothing, I just want to try writing a Joruri Bunraku puppet show."
"Joruri Puppet Show?" Kasaka frowned.
Kasaka naturally knows what a Joruri Puppet Show is.
To put it simply, Joruri puppet theater is a stage performance art that has a huge audience like kabuki and is widely loved by people of all walks of life.
However, Joruri Puppetry is a puppet show in which puppeteers hold puppets that are half or as tall as a human being and perform performances and stories.
Kasaka has never been interested in Joruri puppet shows.
Because Kawasaka hates those puppets.
Looking at the puppets that were made to look exactly like humans, Kasaka felt like goosebumps were rising on his skin.
Although Kasaka himself was not interested in it, he knew that Ishida was very fond of Joruri puppet shows.
"Ishida." Kawasaka crossed his arms on his chest, "I know you like Joruri puppet shows very much. What's the matter? Because you like it so much, you feel itchy and can't help but want to write one of your own.
A puppet show?”
"That's not the case." Ishida smiled and shook his head.
After finishing the drink in the glass, Ishida put on a slightly more serious face.
"Huosan, I'm telling you the truth."
"When I brought Hongji to Edo and let Hongji participate in the 'Gozen Trials' to see the world, I met a very charming man."
Ishida told the story of how he met "that man" he just mentioned in a calm tone.
From how they met, he talked about how he put a lot of effort into finding out about that person in order to know more about him.
Then I learned what that person did in Yoshiwara.
For example: In order to regain the credit that originally belonged to Shirobei Club, he did not hesitate to confront the fire bandits, and finally escaped miraculously.
Another example: Winning the first place in the "Literary Examination" of the Imperial Examination, and refusing to give in when facing a certain Hatamoto Samurai who wanted to kill a Hatamoto samurai who accidentally soiled his sword, and then miraculously escaping again.
Huosaka and Mizuno were both fascinated by it without even realizing it.
"What an incredible hero!" Kasaka slapped his thigh, "I didn't expect there to be so many heroes in this world! And then what happened to that hero?"
"The hero suddenly left Edo after that." A wry smile appeared on Kawasaka's face, "I went to Yoshiwara where he worked and asked about it. He left Edo due to some things."
"Even the people at the Shirobei Club in Yoshiwara don't know where the man went."
"But I don't know whether the people in the Shirobei Club really don't know, or whether they are pretending not to know..."
"Is that so... He is no longer in Edo..." Higasaka looked regretful, "What a pity. If that hero is still in Edo now, I really want to get to know him."
"It would be a pity not to make friends with such a hero."
Ishida filled up his own wine glass, drank the wine in the glass again, and then said:
"How is it? He is a very charming hero, right?"
"Yes." Kasaka nodded without thinking, "Just listening to your description of him makes my blood boil."
"So I fell in love with him." Ishida said coldly.
The room fell silent for a moment.
Because it was too quiet, the atmosphere became weird.
After a while, Huosaka tilted his head: "...Huh?"
If the words just mentioned were spoken by other men, it would not be strange.
But it was Ishida who said this...
This makes the mood of Huosaka and Mizuno become subtle...
"I think such a charming hero who is not afraid of power deserves to be remembered by future generations."
Ishida said word for word.
"The only entertainment art I am relatively familiar with is puppet theater."
"So I wanted to adapt his story into a Joruri puppet show."
"Just like people remember the heroes of the Warring States Period such as Sanada Yukimura and Takeda Shingen through storybooks, I want people in future generations to remember that hero through puppet shows."
"Let that hero be 'immortalized' in a puppet show."
Ishida's tone was so serious that there was no hint of joking.
This serious tone invisibly announced to Huosaka and Mizuno that he was quite serious.
After listening to Ishida's words silently, Huosaka frowned slightly:
"...Ishida, you shouldn't have any... other feelings for that hero, right?"
Hearing Huosaka's rhetorical question, Ishida was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand and scratched his hair.
"I admit that I do have other feelings for that person."
"The reason why I decided to adapt his deeds into kabuki did have some selfish motives on my part."
"But there may be no possibility between me and him. I may never see him for the rest of my life."
"Because there is no possibility between me and that person, Hongzhi would agree to let me write a puppet show based on that person's deeds."
Ishida smiled bitterly and turned to look at Hongji, who was sitting behind him.
Facing Ishida's gaze, Hongji didn't make any response and just continued to drink in silence.
"Although I do have some special feelings for him, what I just said is all true."
"The reason why I wanted to write a puppet show based on the heroic deeds was mainly out of justice."
"I sincerely want to let future generations know that during this chaotic Kanzheng period, there still existed such a hero worthy of respect."
"...I understand the specific details." Kawasaka nodded and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you, Ishida, to still have such feelings...you actually planned to make that hero 'eternal life' in a puppet show."
"By the way, what's the name of that hero? I've never heard of your introduction."
"Ah..." Ishida looked embarrassed, "I just kept telling the story about that hero, and I forgot to tell you his name."
"That man's name is Majima Goro."
As soon as Ishida finished speaking, the expressions of Huosaka and Mizuno suddenly changed.
It became quite weird.
"Mashima Goro?" Higasaka immediately asked urgently, "Ishida, how do you write this name in Chinese characters?"
Although Ishida was confused, he dipped his finger in some wine and wrote the four Chinese characters "Mashima Goro" neatly on the tatami.
Looking at the four Chinese characters written by Ishida on the tatami, the expressions on the faces of Huosaka and Mizuno became even weirder.
"I didn't expect...there are such coincidences in this world." The change of expression on Kasaka's face was quite wonderful.
"Huh?" Ishida asked doubtfully, "What's such a coincidence?"
"Ishida, don't be too surprised." Kawasaka showed a meaningful smile, "Mizuno and I just met this Majima Goro not long ago."
"What?" Ishida's eyes widened in surprise.
Hongji, who was sitting next to Ishida, had an expression similar to Ishida's.
Huosaka slowly told the story of how he, Mizuno, and "Mashima Goro" fought against the bandits.
At the same time, Huosaka also informed Ishida about the physical characteristics of "Mashima Goro".
After Huosaka finished speaking, Ishida was still in a trance due to excessive shock.
"It's him... his appearance matches him perfectly... it must be him, what a coincidence... So Majima-kun, did he go to Oshu... Where is Majima-kun now?"
Huosaka shook his head: "I don't know. He only said that he would continue to practice as a warrior. He may be continuing to practice somewhere in Japan now."
Seeing that Higasaka didn't know the whereabouts of "Mashima Goro", Ishida's face flashed with disappointment.
"Hasaka, did you also meet Majima-kun by chance..." Ishida lowered his head and muttered, with a thoughtful look on his face.
After a while, Ishida raised his head and said seriously to Huosaka.
"Hosaka, do you have anything urgent to do in the future?"
"Ah?" Huosaka replied without any thought, "No. You also know that since I left the feudal clan, I have been free every day. I can do whatever I want. There is never anything urgent to do.
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"Okay!" Ishida suddenly grabbed Kawasaka's hands, "Then can you stay here in Edo and work with me to compile my puppet show based on Majima-kun?"
"It's just right to incorporate your and Majima-kun's fight against bandits into the drama! It will make Majima-kun's 'hero' image even more profound."
"Huh? This..." Huosaka pursed her lips and thought seriously.
Working together to compile a puppet show—Hosaka thought it was quite interesting.
But Kawasaka doesn't really like things that require thinking.
While Huosaka was thinking, Mizuno, who was sitting behind him, was reminiscing.
Mizuno still remembers his experience fighting bandits with "Mashima Goro" and the words he said to Mizuno when he was about to part with "Mashima Goro".
Especially the sentence "No need to wait for the torch".
"...Master, just stay and write the puppet show together." Mizuno said.
Kawasaka turned his head and cast his doubtful and somewhat surprised eyes on Mizuno.
"It's quite interesting, isn't it?" Mizuno said with a smile, "And as Lord Ishida said just now - a hero like Lord Majima is indeed worthy of having his deeds passed down from generation to generation."
His apprentice directly agreed.
Huosaka hesitated for a while, and finally sighed heavily.
"Fine."
"Ishida, my apprentice and I will stay here in Edo for a while and write this puppet show with you."
"I'm very grateful." Ishida bowed, "Then - let's start by learning how to write puppet show scripts now. I have been studying for many days, and I have a little bit of a clue."
"What?!" Huosaka exclaimed, "Don't you know how the script of a puppet show is written? Don't you like puppet shows very much?"
"I just like to watch puppet shows." Ishida said with a confident attitude, "Just because you like watching puppet shows doesn't mean you know how to write puppet show scripts."
"Without further ado, let's get started now!"
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In the third year of Kanzheng (1791 AD), January 26, afternoon——
Ogata and Amachi stood side by side at the stern of the boat, looking at the sea view.
The weather is very good today, no snow, just warm sunshine.
In such good weather, it would be a pity not to get some air on the deck.
Very few people come to the stern, so during this period, the stern has almost become Ogata's "secret base". When the weather outside is good and Ogata doesn't need his care, he will go to the stern to look at the scenery and get some fresh air.
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Currently, the sea currents in the sea areas where merchant ships travel are quite stable, and the ships hardly sway.
Amachi felt a lot better today and had enough energy to go up to the deck and see the scenery.
So in order not to waste this rare opportunity to "feel more comfortable", Amachi followed Ogata to the stern of the ship to enjoy the sea view.
The scenery is very beautiful.
The sea breeze is a little annoying.
Another gust of cold wind blew with a chill to the bone.
"It's so cold..." Amachi tied the scarf around his neck tighter.
"After all, we are almost to Ezo land." Ogata on the side answered.
"How long will it take before we can see land?" Amachi then asked.
"It should be very soon." Ogata answered, "The crew member told me this morning that if nothing happens, we can arrive in the afternoon. So we should be able to land soon."
Today is their 8th day at sea.
Originally, according to what Soichiro Nishino and Ogata said, it would take them about 10 days to reach Ezo Land.
But their luck is very good.
Since going out to sea, we have not encountered any bad weather, and we have frequently encountered tailwinds, so the speed is faster than expected.
This morning, a crew member notified Ogata and the others that they should be able to successfully arrive at Ezo by this afternoon.
It was already afternoon, and their brief sea trip should be over soon.
"We can finally land..." A-Machi let out a sigh of relief, "The sea is really uncomfortable..."
"How do you feel now?" Ogata asked with concern, "Do you still feel uncomfortable in any way?"
"I'm fine now. Although I'm still a little dizzy, I don't feel like vomiting."
After saying that, A-Machi sighed lightly.
"Oh...why am I so afraid of the sea..."
"With such a physique, I can't even travel across the sea..."
"I originally planned to take a boat to visit the southern barbarian country if I had the opportunity in the future."
"Hmm? Amachi, are you interested in the Nanman country?" A look of surprise appeared on Ogata's face.
Until now, people of this era are still used to calling Europeans and Americans Nanman, because more than 200 years ago, the first European ship landed in southern Japan.
Because they appeared in the south, they were called "Southern Barbarians", and this naming convention continues to this day.
Omachi wants to travel to Europe and the United States by boat—this is the first time Ogata has heard of it.
"It's not so much that I'm interested in the Nanman country, but rather that I'm interested in the Nanban firearms." A-Machi smiled, "The firearms of the Nanban are very developed, so if there is a chance, I would really like to go to the Nanban.
The country will take a look."
"It's a pity. I'm afraid of the sea. It should be difficult for me to go to the southern barbarian country."
"It is said that it takes at least half a year to travel to the Nanman country by boat."
"If I spend half a year at sea, I may not even be alive after I land in the Nanman country..."
"Is it a southern barbarian country..." Ogata turned his head and looked at the horizon to the west.
Then he said in a joking tone:
"A-Machi, if you want to go to the Nanman country, there are actually other ways besides taking the sea route."
"Oh? What method?"
"First take a boat through the Tsushima Strait and arrive at Korea, then follow Korea into Tangtu, and then go all the way west."
"You should also know that, right? The countries of Tang Tu and Nanman are on the same continent, but they are just a little far apart."
"As long as you go all the way west, you can reach the country of Nanman."
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Atachi said angrily:
"If you go to the southern barbarian country in this way, wouldn't you have traveled through half of the world? How many years will it take to get to the southern barbarian country?"
Ogata just said it casually.
Atachi could also tell that Ogata was just joking with her, so he just pretended to be angry.
Just when Ogata and Atachi were chatting happily, the sound of "thump thump thump" footsteps suddenly came from behind them.
The two followed the sound and looked back.
A crew member was walking quickly towards them.
"Mashima-sama!" the crew member shouted, "we are almost entering the port of Matsumae Castle!"
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During this short sea trip, Ogata occasionally encountered opportunities to chat with Soichiro Nishino.
Through chatting with Soichiro Nishino during this period, Ogata learned a lot about Ezo and Ezo land.
The shogunate's sphere of influence only touched a very small piece of land in the southern part of Ezo.
On this small piece of land in the southern part of Ezo Territory, the Matsumae Domain was established as a small domain.
Because the Matsumae Domain was too small, the Matsumae Domain only had one castle - their capital, Matsumae Castle.
And this is the only castle town of the Matsumae Domain, and because it is close to the sea, it has the only port in the huge Ezo land.
This port is the destination of Genjuwu's caravan.
After the crew member informed Ogata that they were about to arrive at the port, Ogata and Atachi hurriedly ran to the bow of the ship and looked north.
After a while, an impressive and large port appeared in Ogata's field of vision.
"Is that the port of Matsumae Castle..." Ogata murmured.
Ogata originally thought that this port might be very shabby.
After actually seeing it, he found that the scale was much larger than he imagined.
Not only is the scale larger than expected, but there are also many more ships docked in and out of this port than expected.
"Ah Yi, look, there are many boats." Ah Ding suddenly pointed to the southwest.
Ogata looked in the direction pointed by Omachi's finger.
It was discovered that there was a small fleet of boats in the southwest, slowly heading north.
Their destination should also be the port not far away.
"strangeness……"
At this moment, Ogata heard Soichiro Nishino muttering full of confusion next to him.
Nishino Soichiro had been standing next to Ogata just now, and followed Ogata to look at the port that had appeared in the field of vision.
Soichiro Nishino discovered the fleet in the southwest together with Amachi at almost the same time.
"Why are there so many shogunate ships..."
"Is that fleet the shogunate's fleet?" Ogata asked.
"Yes." Nishino Soichiro nodded, "Only the shogunate can use that type of ship, and only the shogunate's ships can paint the Aoi pattern on the hull."
"It's really strange... This is the first time I've seen so many official ships in the port..."
After murmuring in confusion, Nishino Soichiro looked away.
He was not interested in the shogunate's ships, he was just a little confused and curious.
The same was true for Ogata. He was not very interested in the shogunate's ships or the affairs of the shogunate.
So after taking a few glances at the shogunate fleet that was also sailing towards the port, he turned his attention back.
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Two merchant ships from Genjuwu docked steadily at the port.
The men under Soichiro Nishino began to be busy unloading the things on the ship.
"Mr. Nishino, thank you for taking care of me these days."
Ogata thanked him and bowed deeply to Soichiro Nishino in front of him.
Atachi, who was standing next to Ogata, quickly followed suit and bowed to Nishino Soichiro along with Ogata to thank him.
At this moment, Ogata and Omachi were standing somewhere in the port, preparing to say goodbye to Soichiro Nishino.
"Master Majima, Mrs. Majima, there is no need to be polite." Soichiro Nishino quickly returned the gift, "The one who should thank you should be me. Thank you for spending so much time helping Inuko write his kabuki script."
"I just did some trivial things."
After Ogata and Nishino took turns saying a few polite goodbyes, Nishino left, preparing to direct his men to unload the carriages and other items loaded on the ship.
Ogata and Omachi also tightened their luggage behind them and prepared to leave the port and enter Matsumae Castle.
Walk north along the port and you will enter Matsumae Castle.
Looking at the north, A-Machi couldn't help but sigh:
"Finally... arrived at Ezo land..."
"Yeah." Ogata also sighed, "We have reached a very far away place..."
After spending a lot of effort, we finally succeeded in landing in Ezochi.
The trip to Ezo—now it has finally officially begun.
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After Ogata and Omachi left the port, they walked northward.
Soon, the two arrived at the city connected to the port.
After entering the city, the two of them instantly felt the "exotic customs" coming to them.
Although the surrounding buildings are still Japanese-style buildings.
The clothes worn by the people around me are all kimonos.
But the atmosphere in the air was quite obviously different from all the places Ogata had visited before.
I can't explain it clearly, but I can feel it is different.
Even the temperatures are quite different.
Suddenly a cold wind blew.
"hiss……"
Atachi gasped and tightened his clothes.
"As expected of Ezo, located on the northern border..." Amachi muttered, "It's quite cold..."
The first thing Ogata and the others need to do now is naturally to find a hotel with moderate price and quality.
If nothing else, the two of them should live here for a long time.
Matsumae Castle, where the two of them are currently located, is the only castle town in the Matsumae Domain and the Ezo Territory, and it has the only port in the Ezo Territory.
The biggest suspect in the Butterfly Island Incident, the person who might be able to cure Ogata's "immortal poison" - Genzheng and Xuanzhi. If the two masters and disciples come to Ezo land, then there is a great possibility that they will
It was at Matsumae Castle that we landed.
Therefore, Matsumae Castle most likely has clues about the whereabouts of the two of them.
Ogata decided to start his investigation from the Matsumae Domain's only town.
I found a random passerby and asked for the location of the hotel that was closest to them and not cheap at the same time.
As he walked straight in the direction pointed by the passer-by just now, Ogata, who was originally looking at everything around him with curious eyes along with A-Machi, suddenly lowered his voice and whispered to A-Machi beside him.
"Atachi, have you noticed what's behind us?"
When Ogata was asking questions, he still looked at the surroundings and looked as usual.
"Yes, I noticed it too." A-Machi said the same thing. He also spoke with the same expressionless expression.
Just when they left the port and entered the city, Xu Fang sensed that someone was following them.
These people who were following them were quite persistent, and they are still sticking closely behind them and will not let them go.
But their tracking technology is very poor.
Not to mention the kunoichi Amachi who has received relevant training.
Even Ogata, who had not received similar training and whose senses were much sharper than ordinary people, could clearly sense that someone was following them.
No more, no less, the total number of people following them is 3.
After thinking for a moment, Ogata said softly to Amachi: "Let's go this way."
After saying that, Ogata led Amachi to turn to the street on the right.
After twisting and turning in this unfamiliar land, Ogata finally led Ogata into an alley where no one could be seen in front, back, left or right.
As soon as he entered this alley, Oufang turned around and said loudly behind him:
"Can you come out now?"
Ogata didn't want a group of unidentified people who had been following them to know what the hotel they were going to stay in was and where it was.
If the location of the hotel where they are going to stay is known to a group of people who have been following them, God knows what kind of trouble will come to their door later.
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, he saw three figures slowly stepping out of the shadows.
After these three figures appeared, Ogata finally saw their faces clearly.
The next moment they saw their faces clearly, Ogata and Atachi had a bit of surprise on their faces.
Although these three people are all wearing kimonos, their facial features are completely different from those of Kazuto.
The skin color is darker, and the facial features are deeper and three-dimensional - the appearance is a bit like Western white people.
As soon as these three people emerged from the shadows they had been hiding in, they wordlessly took out something from under their thick clothes.
bow.
All three of them took out a bow from under their thick clothes.
The bows in their hands are not tall and tall bows, but shorter and smaller.
He took out his bow, nocked an arrow, aimed at Ogata and Omachi, and shot—all in one go, without any hesitation or a word to Ogata and the others.
Just draw the bow and shoot.
The moment the arrows flew out, the expressionless faces of these three people showed a hint of ferocity and ecstasy.
It was like having seen Ogata and Omachi being killed by arrows shot by them, and then celebrating in advance.
To a certain extent, they are meeting the same kind of people.
They are quite decisive.
But today they met a more decisive person...
Facing the arrows they shot, Ogata looked as usual, without any change in his expression.
It can be quickly pulled out and has a short length around the waist, making it suitable for use in narrow spaces.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The sword flashed 3 times.
The three arrows flying towards them were all deflected by Ogata, and then deviated from their original directions.
Ogata didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to try out the "Grandmaster-level" Bladeback so soon.
The blade counterattack that has been upgraded to the highest level has improved Ogata's defense ability to a quite terrifying level.
Relying on the "grandmaster-level" blade reflex and his own reflexes, which had now been improved to 15 points, Ogata easily deflected their arrows.
Then they jumped towards the three guys who attacked them without any reason.
The expressions of these three people now change very much.
He hurriedly wanted to take out new arrows and launch a new wave of attacks.
But it's too late.
The already extremely high values of strength and agility give Ogata extremely explosive power.
In the blink of an eye, Ogata jumped in front of these three people.
The sword light comes from top to bottom.
From the right shoulder of the leader of these three people to the left abdomen.
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To review for everyone, this is Ezochi, and the place marked with a red circle is Ezochi →→
Then here is Matsumae Domain. As shown in the picture, Matsumae Domain is very small. Matsumae Castle can be seen in the picture →→→
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An error occurred in the previous article.
When Hongji and the others came on stage earlier, they called the puppet show: "Joruri Bunraku Puppet Show."
This is a historical error. I didn't check it clearly. It's my fault.
At this time, there was no term for "Joruri Bunraku Puppetry", and they were all just called "Joruri Bunraku Puppetry" or "Puppetry".
It was not until the end of the 19th century, when the Edo shogunate was destroyed, that the name "Joruri Bunraku Puppetry" came into being.
Because at the end of the 19th century, there was a very famous theater called "Bunrakuza". Many puppet shows were performed in this theater, so it gradually became known as "Joruri Bunraku Puppetry".
The author will make minor corrections and corrections here.