The person fixed in Ogata's eyes, the person Ogata has always wanted to fight, is Itagaki who has been huddled at the edge of the dojo and has not dared to fight.
Itagaki is the one person in the entire Ishikawa Kenkan who Ogata wants to fight the most and is also the person he wants to defeat the most.
After Ishikawa Hyōma accepted Ogata's request to challenge all the disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Hall, Itagaki's face was filled with a rich look of pride.
In Itagaki's eyes - Ogata is dead today.
One person challenges all the disciples of Ishikawa Sword Hall?
Even if the challenge is 1 on 1, Ogata will be exhausted even if he is tired!
In the entire Ishikawa Sword Hall, Itagaki was probably the person who hated Ogata the most, except Toyama.
He just touched Afu's butt that night - Itagaki didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. He was a noble samurai, and the other party was just a little waitress, so he just touched it.
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But because of this trivial matter, Ogata defeated him in public and made it impossible for him to step down.
Since that night, Itagaki has always hated Ogata.
He was definitely the person besides Toyama who most wanted to see Ogata get into trouble and be beaten up by his disciples at the Ishikawa Sword Hall.
When Ogata defeated Hirano, his opponent in the first round, Itagaki could still remain calm, keep a calm look on his face, and thought to himself: It's okay, Hirano's strength in our sword hall is not that top-notch, he was defeated.
It's also normal.
When Ogata defeated his opponent Sato in the second round, Itagaki was still able to maintain a calm and calm look, thinking to himself: It's okay, Sato was just careless for a moment.
But at this time, Itagaki had already begun to sweat on his forehead.
Subsequently, Ogata defeated the third round, the fourth round, the fifth round...
Until now, after sending his opponent out of the court in the ninth round, Itagaki can no longer remain calm.
Itagaki's face was completely pale at this time.
Cold sweat continued to break out from Itagaki's forehead, Itagaki's back, Itagaki's palms, and various places on Itagaki's body.
Ogata was exhausted and was surrounded by his disciples from the Ishikawa Kenkan - this scene did not appear as Itagaki intended.
Although Ogata has started to pant now, it can be seen that he still has enough energy to continue fighting.
After continuously defeating a quarter of their Ishikawa Kenkan disciples, the courage of the remaining three-quarters of the disciples had been shattered by Ogata.
They have all seen with their own eyes what happened to those who competed with Ogata.
After Ogata defeated his opponent in the 9th round, no one dared to compete with Ogata again.
Almost everyone lowered their heads, staring at their noses and noses, not daring to look at Ogata.
At this moment, a loud shout suddenly sounded:
"Itagaki! Come on!"
Hearing this loud shout, Itagaki's body stiffened at first.
Then he turned his stiff neck and listened in a circular motion.
The owner of this loud drink was naturally Ogata Issei, who was looking at him with indifferent eyes.
Ogata raised his left hand that was not holding the sword and raised his fingers towards Itagaki.
"Come on, Itagaki-Ishikawa. Everyone in the sword hall loves you but you - I can't let you go!"
Regardless of Toyama or other people, Ogata can consider letting them go today and not fighting with them.
But only Itagaki who bullied the defenseless Asaki, Afu and his daughter, Ogata would never let him go.
Ever since the battle with the disciples of the Ishikawa Kenkan began, Okonon had been waiting for Itagaki to take the initiative.
But until now, Ogata has finished 9 rounds and killed 9 enemies, but Itagaki is still motionless.
This forced Ogata to use some rough methods to force Itagaki to play.
Itagaki's already pale face became even more pale when Ogata took the initiative to name him.
"I, I will let you go today! I see that you are exhausted! If I come on stage at this time, I will take advantage of you! Let's fight another day..."
"There's no need to wait for another day." Ogata interrupted Itagaki impatiently, "I'm going to challenge you now!"
"Tsk..." The anxious look on Itagaki's face became more intense.
Itagaki looked around, hoping that the brothers and sisters around him could help him at this time.
For example: stand up, yell "I challenge you!", and then you can naturally help Itagaki block Ogata's invitation to fight.
But the more Itagaki turned his attention to the brothers and sisters around him, the more disappointed he became.
His eyes were like some kind of plague.
The brothers who were caught by his gaze quickly turned their heads away, pretending not to notice Itagaki looking at him.
No one is willing to help Itagaki stand up...
No, to be precise, no one should dare to challenge Ogata again...
Some people were even secretly glad that Ogata didn't mention his name, but that of Itagaki.
Ishikawa Hyōma noticed Itagaki's embarrassment.
After sighing softly, the soldiers and horses spoke up to help Itagaki out of the siege and said:
"Ogata-kun, Itagaki is feeling a little unwell today, so I'm afraid he won't be able to fight."
"Unwell? Hmm, someone who can bully a defenseless mother and daughter with dignity and soil their precious clothes doesn't look like a 'unwell' person."
Ogata hooked his finger at Itagaki again.
"Itagaki, if you are still a samurai, please come to me quickly!"
"You!" Even Ishikawa Hyōma was a little angry at this time, "Ogata-kun! As a young man, don't be so arrogant! If you are so arrogant, you will suffer a loss sooner or later!"
"Maybe." Ogata said calmly, "But I can just leave it to my future self to find a solution for future matters."
After saying that, Ogata turned his gaze back to Itagaki, who had an uncertain expression and remained silent.
"Itagaki, why are you still standing like a mountain? Are you sitting there for too long and your legs are numb and you can't stand up? Or is it because you were called out by me and your legs are so frightened that you don't have the strength to stand up?"
Ogata... no, it should be said that the eyes and attention of everyone in the museum are currently focused on Itagaki.
Under the gaze of everyone, Itagaki slowly stood up with a dark face.
After receiving so many taunts from Ogata, if he didn't come on stage, he would become the laughingstock of everyone in the future.
Itagaki, who was forced by Ogata to the point of being unable to get off the tiger, could only stand up with a dark face, took the knife from the knife holder on the side, and walked slowly to the center of the dojo.
Even a layman who doesn't understand swordsmanship can tell that Itagaki is very nervous now.
All the muscles in Itagaki's body seemed to be stiff and tense.
On the other hand, Ogata looked relaxed.
With an expressionless face and a calm expression, he held up the sword and took a mid-level stance.