Chapter 491 Ogata vs Skulucci; Katana vs Western Sword [Explosion 1W2]
Turn back time to just now——
After successfully reaching a deal with Skulucci, Chepke and others walked out of Skulucci's camp.
Manaker, who was walking beside Chepke, let out a sigh of relief.
"It looks like we will be very busy in the future. We need to prepare enough meat and wine for Skuluchi and the others... There are not many people in our village who can still go hunting. It will take time and effort to catch enough prey.
...Huh? Chepke, why are you still looking serious?"
"It's nothing." Chepke took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled the air in his chest, "I just feel a little tired."
"Speaking of which...it seems like you haven't slept since last night."
"There are so many things to do. And...if I go home to rest, I might run into my son and daughter-in-law."
"I don't really want to see my son and daughter-in-law right now."
"Huh? What's wrong? Did you have a fight with your son or daughter-in-law?"
A look of embarrassment slowly appeared on Chepke's face.
"There was no quarrel, it was just...something embarrassing happened..."
"Forget it, I don't want to deal with your family matters. Anyway, I think you'd better go and have a rest."
"I don't have the time to rest now. I plan to go find that Majima Goro."
"Looking for Majima Goro?" Manakor's pupils narrowed slightly - he instantly guessed what Chepke wanted to do.
"Yes." Chepke nodded, "I want to go and ask him personally if he is willing to stay in our village."
"What if he doesn't agree?" Manaker asked.
"If he doesn't agree, then there's nothing I can do." Chepke said with a bitter smile, "I can only think of other ways to solve the problem of not enough men in our village..."
"Anyway - I'll go to Majima Goro's to try it out now."
"Maybe he is willing to stay in our village."
"This time, just me and the person who is responsible for translating will go together. Manakl, go and organize the people to prepare enough meat and wine."
"Yeah. I understand."
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The timeline returns to the present——
"The village chief said: I would like to ask if you would like to work in our village, marry another wife, and then stay in our village."
The middle-aged man sitting next to Chepke translated what Chepke just said into Japanese.
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--Um?
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Ogata turned his head and cast a doubtful look at the middle-aged man in charge of translating.
He looked at the middle-aged man and asked: Did you translate correctly?
Facing Ogata's gaze, the middle-aged man didn't flinch at all and answered Ogata with a firm expression - he did not translate wrongly.
Ogata turned his attention back to Chepke.
"Village Chief, let me confirm - you are not kidding me."
"I'm serious. (Ainu)" Chepke said.
After confirming that Chepke was not joking and that the translation was correct, Ogata couldn't help but make a strange expression.
——Am I just lucky...
Ogata thought helplessly in his heart.
In just two days, I was kissed twice.
Yesterday, my mother-in-law, who was possessed by a god who could see other people, wanted to adopt him as her grandson-in-law.
Today, the village chief of Qina Village personally came to ask him if he wanted to marry a girl from their village.
But Ogata was not carried away by this "peach blossom".
After a brief moment of shock, Ogata quickly calmed down.
He crossed his arms across his chest and stared directly into Chepke's face with eyes that seemed to pierce him.
As for Omachi, who was sitting behind Ogata, after listening to what the translator had just translated, the expression on her face fluctuated greatly.
Just when she was about to say something to Chepke, she noticed Ogata, who was looking directly at Chepke with calm eyes.
Looking at Ogata with a calm face, A-Machi silently tightened his red lips and swallowed back the words that originally came to his mouth.
After Ogata stared at Chepke for a while, he said softly:
"Village chief, can you tell me why you want me to marry a girl from your village and stay in your village?"
"Is it to increase the number of men in the village so that the village can have one more skilled man?"
Ogata had just been thinking about the village chief's reason for proposing marriage to him.
He thought for a long time, and the only reason he could think of was to expand the number of men in the village that was already small.
Chepke pursed his lips and fell silent.
After a moment of silence, Chepke slowly said:
"I don't quite know what life is like for you and other people."
"For us who live a life of fishing and hunting, the strength and quantity of men directly determine the prosperity of a village."
"Villages that lack men are, without exception, quite poor and will be looked down upon and even bullied by people in other villages."
"Since you are the friend brought here by Aiyaka, you should be aware of the 'disappearance' a few years ago, right?"
"Since the 'disappearance' incident, there have been a lot fewer men in our village."
"And after something like that happened again last night, if we still don't want to think of a way, our village can save... (Ainu language)"
Speaking of this, Chepke paused as if he couldn't speak any more.
Although he did not directly answer Ogata's question just now.
But what he just said can be regarded as an indirect answer.
After quietly listening to Chepke's explanation of the sufferings of their village and the translator's translation, Ogata sighed softly.
"I understand the suffering of your village very well."
"But I'm sorry - I don't want to marry a girl from your village, and I don't have the energy to live in your village forever."
Xu bowed to Chepke.
"I am a wanderer with no fixed abode. The wind and the earth are the quilt I should cover myself with and the bed I should sleep on."
"and……"
The image of his wanted poster, which for some reason had been increased to 800 taels of gold, flashed through Ogata's mind.
"I am not a person who brings happiness to others."
A smile with a hint of helplessness appeared on Ogata's face.
Chepke lowered his head and remained silent.
After a while, Chepke finally broke the silence.
"……I see."
Chepke did not persist, but nodded readily to show that he understood, and then stood up.
"Mashima Goro. If you change your mind later, you can come to me at any time."
"Our village will always welcome a powerful man like you to join us."
"Yes." Ogata nodded, "I will."
After leaving these words, Chepke took his translator and left Ogata's home very happily and without any hesitation.
After Chepke left, Ogata let out a sigh of relief.
Atachi, who was sitting behind Ogata, walked to Ogata's side with his knees, then poked Ogata with his elbow and said in a half-joking tone:
"They come to your door in person and give you a chance to marry a new wife. Are you sure you just give up?"
Ogata smiled bitterly.
"I am not very accustomed to the living habits of the Ainu people, so it is even less likely that I will live in an Ainu settlement for a long time."
Speaking of this, Ogata lowered his tone.
"Besides - if someone like me lives here for a long time, it will bring trouble to the people here."
What Chepke didn't know was that Ogata was actually protecting them by refusing to stay in their village.
"If the shogunate learns that Ogata Issei lives in a certain Ainu settlement, you can imagine what the shogunate will do, right?"
"The shogunate should also know by now that it only sends ordinary samurai here, but there is nothing I can do about it."
"If the shogunate knew that Ogata Issei lived in an Ainu settlement, they might send troops directly."
Speaking of this, Ogata turned his head, looked at Atachi, and then said in a joking tone:
"I thought you would angrily tell them, 'Mashima Goro already has me as his wife,' after hearing that he proposed marriage to me, the village chief of Chepke."
"That's what I really wanted to do."
"But I think this kind of thing should be done by you, not me."
"Fortunately - you didn't disappoint me."
Having said that, Omachi cast a commendable look at Ogata.
Ogata smiled and then began to pull the scarf around his neck.
"Go on and take a shower."
"I plan to see Scrooge in the afternoon."
"You can't go to see people in a stinky state."
Pulling off his scarf and opening his clothes, Ogata revealed his muscular upper body covered with dried blood and sweat beads.
One advantage of ancient Japanese men's clothes is that they are very easy to take off.
Pull the skirt to both sides to take off the clothes.
"Aren't you going to take off your lower body clothes?" Amachi looked at Ogata's lower body which was still wearing clothes.
"Don't worry," Ogata said, "wash your upper body first and then your lower body. Anyway, my current set of clothes will be washed later. And in this cold weather, I can wash all the clothes on my body in one go.
It will be very cold if we all take off our clothes."
"That's right."
Atachi nodded and took the basin filled with hot and cold water that was placed not far away.
After adding a little cold water to the hot water to make it warm, Amachi soaked a towel in the warm water and began to help Ogata scrub his body.
Atachi knelt down behind Ogata and scrubbed Ogata's back first.
Ogata was not idle either.
After Atachi wiped his back, Ogata picked up another clean towel and wiped his front body.
Scrubbing the body is also a rather boring and boring thing.
In order to pass the boring time, Ogata opened his personal system interface, checked his current status, and checked what his level and experience bars had become after last night's battle.
[Name: Ogata Issei]
[Current personal level: LV37 (5710/5800)]
[Personal attributes:
Strength:20
Agility:18
Reflex nerves:15
Stamina: 21
Vitality: 36]
【Skill:
[Sakakihara Itto-ryu Level: 13th Dan (5255/12000)
Selfless Two Sword Style Level: 11th Stage (11090/12000)
The number of Cossacks who fell by Ogata's sword last night was between 30 and 40.
Killing so many enemies also allowed Ogata to gain a lot of experience points in each experience bar.
My personal level has increased by nearly 4,000 experience points. Sakakihara's one-sword style has more than 1,000 points, Muga two-sword style has nearly 3,000 points, and Shiranui-style ninjutsu has several hundred points.
Although he gained a lot of experience points, it is very difficult to upgrade because Ogata's current level is too high.
So after yesterday's battle, neither Ogata's personal level nor his martial arts have been upgraded.
However, even though he has not been upgraded, his personal level and Wuwo Erdao style are only one step away from being upgraded.
After Ogata checked his personal system interface, Atachi happened to have wiped Ogata's back.
"I feel that those wild boars that run around in the mountains and forests every day are cleaner than you now..."
While complaining about how dirty Ogata was now, Omachi dipped the towel that he had just wiped Ogata's back into the basin.
As soon as the towel was immersed in the basin, the originally clean and transparent water in the basin instantly became turbid, so dirty that you could hardly see the bottom clearly.
After cleaning Ogata's back and back, Atachi kneeled in front of Ogata and began to scrub his front body along with Ogata.
"Why are you wiping so slowly?"
Atachi said angrily.
"I've already wiped your back, but you've just wiped your arms."
Ogata had just focused on inspecting his personal system interface, so the action of scrubbing his body naturally slowed down unconsciously.
"Don't look at me like this. I am also a very delicate person sometimes." For the sake of Tosai Omachi, Ogata said nonsense seriously, "If you wipe it slower, you can wipe it cleaner."
"Such words are not convincing at all when you are too lazy to wash your crotch cloth."
Having said that, A-Machi looked quite unhappy as if he had recalled some unpleasant memories.
When Ogata and Ogata first left Edo and headed to Ezo, Ogata would wash his own clothes.
But gradually, Ogata became more and more lazy.
Just like most couples - when they first got married, they treated each other as if they were guests. After a period of time after marriage, because the two of them had gotten along well, they gradually became more "easy-going" towards their partner.
Ogata is becoming more and more lazy to wash his own clothes, and now his clothes are basically thrown directly to Atachi for washing - including the crotch cloth.
The so-called crotch cloth can be understood as male underwear in this era.
Ogata, who realized that he was wrong, lowered his head silently, looked at his nose and heart, and no longer dared to speak.
Atachi's movements are very agile.
In just a moment, she had scrubbed the right half of Ogata's body and started scrubbing the left half of Ogata's body.
After the towel soaked in warm water touched Ogata's large area of deep purple skin that spread from the left neck to the left chest, Omachi was suddenly stunned.
"...Is it my imagination..."
Omachi murmured in a low voice, then raised his hand to gently caress the "dark purple" patch on Ogata's body that spread from the left side of his neck to the left side of his chest.
"It doesn't seem like your place was 'purple' before."
Omachi poked a small piece of skin under Ogata's left collarbone with his finger.
Hearing what A-Machi said, Ogata was slightly startled, and quickly lowered his head to look at the location where A-Machi poked.
"Really? Hasn't this place turned purple before?"
Ogata usually doesn't pay much attention to the large area of purple skin on his body.
He himself didn't quite remember whether the skin that Amachi was poking at had turned purple a long time ago.
Even if it turns purple recently, it is definitely only a small discoloration of the skin.
If it is a large area of skin discoloration, even Ogata, who usually doesn't pay much attention to his dark purple skin, will definitely be able to notice this change.
"Really..." Ating muttered in a low voice, "But I remember that the skin here was normal before..."
Having said this, A-Machi paused.
Then he whispered in a tone that showed a trace of worry even though he tried hard to suppress it:
"This 'immortal poison'...could it be spreading again..."
"...Don't think too much." Ogata said softly to Omachi, "Now we only need to go step by step to find Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen."
Despite Ogata's relief, Amachi couldn't help but cast worried glances at the large purple skin on the left side of Ogata's neck.
"Where are Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen..." After sighing heavily, A-Machi continued to help Ogata scrub his body.
"...A-Machi, don't worry." After being silent for a while, Ogata smiled at A-Machi, "My luck will always be very good in critical moments."
"My strong luck has saved me from danger countless times, and also allowed me to meet the most suitable people at the most suitable moments countless times."
"So relax. We will definitely find Xuan Zheng, Xuan Zhen."
A-Machi seemed to be amused by what Ogata said just now, a smile appeared on his face: "You are so optimistic. I have to learn from your optimistic character."
Having said that, Amachi stopped talking and concentrated on wiping Ogata's body with a towel.
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As soon as Chepke came out of Ogata's home, he met Manakl.
After seeing Chepke, Manakor immediately went up to him, and then asked Chepke:
"Chepke, how about it?"
Chepke shook his head and answered Manakr with his actions.
"That's it..." Manakor smiled helplessly, "But this is normal. After all, he is a peaceful person, and his living habits are completely different from those of us Ainu people."
"I would be surprised if he wanted to stay in our village."
"Manaker." Chepke raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, "Can you let me take a nap in your home? I feel a little sleepy now..."
"If you want to sleep, can't you just go back to your house and sleep?"
"Didn't I tell you?" Chepke cast a helpless look at Manaker, "For some reasons, I don't really want to see my son and daughter-in-law."
"Let me come to your house and take a nap. I'll get up at noon."
"Then you help me inform these people now..."
Chepke rattled off the names of the most influential people in their village who were still alive.
"Tell them for me - I'm going to have a little meeting this afternoon."
"Have a small meeting?" Manakor asked, "Do you want to talk to them about anything?"
"Yes." Chepke nodded vigorously, "I plan to have a serious discussion with them about the future of the village."
"This matter cannot be delayed..."
Upon hearing Chepke's words, Manaker's expression instantly became solemn.
"Originally, if Majima Goro was willing to become a member of our village, our village would have directly added 100 new men."
Chepke continued.
"But now Majima Goro is unwilling to join our village."
"So now we must find other ways to ensure the future of the village..."
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After A-Machi helped Ogata take a bath, Ogata started to help A-Machi take a bath.
Under such conditions that only a basin can be used to hold water to scrub the body, it is most convenient for two people to help each other.
A-Machi was not like Ogata who faced the enemy head-on last night, so A-Machi was not like Ogata, whose body was covered in blood and sweat and was frighteningly dirty. Therefore, it was easier to scrub.
After the two simply scrubbed their bodies, they began to take a nap.
Both of them stayed up all night last night.
First, he helped the villagers repel the group of Cossacks, and then worked with the villagers to clean up the village, working all night.
Even Ogata, whose physical strength is now as high as 21 points, felt quite tired and sleepy after undergoing three consecutive attacks in which he entered the "selfless realm" to kill enemies, helped the villagers clean up the village, and stayed up all night.
After scrubbing my body and taking a nap, it was afternoon.
The specific time is around 2 o'clock.
After eating some of the dry food they brought with them for today's lunch, Ogata and Atachi set off for Skulucci's camp to attend the meeting.
Listen to what Scrooge has to say to him.
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Outside Qina Village, to the east——
Scrooge's Camp—
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"Huh? Why do you want to wander around? I don't know. I have never thought about this problem. I have never thought about this problem. I want to wander, so I wander."
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Skulucci suddenly felt a warmth covering his face.
The warmth covering his face was quite comfortable at first.
But gradually, Skulucci felt that the warmth was gradually rising.
Finally, Scrooge, awakened by the heat, broke away from his dream and slowly opened his eyes.
Scrooge, who had just returned to reality from his dream, looked around - surrounded by the tents he lived in that were very familiar to him.
He quickly saw where the warmth came from.
His tent has many small openings specially used for ventilation.
When not in use on weekdays, the fabric sewn on these ventilation openings can be put down to cover the windows.
In order to ventilate the tent, Skulucci opened every small opening in the tent before taking a nap.
The warmth was the sunlight shining on Skulucci's face along these small openings.
Looking at the small opening where the sun shines in, Skulucci roughly calculated the current time from the position of the sun, and said helplessly in his heart:
——It’s not a good thing if the weather is too good...
After complaining a little about the weather which was too good to disturb his sleep, Scrooge sat up in his hammock.
He had already woken up and was not sleepy at all.
He was now ready to continue doing what he had only half done because he had to take a nap - sharpening his sword.
Skulucci picked up the charsik knife and whetstone that lay beside his hammock.
Before taking a nap, he was concentrating on sharpening his saber with a whetstone.
Halfway through sharpening the knife, I felt sleepy.
So he put aside the half-sharpened saber and whetstone, preparing to continue this boring work after taking a nice nap.
Skulucci turned his Chasik knife on its side so that the blade was facing his face.
A well-cared-for sword has a clean and tidy surface like a mirror.
Scrooge's face was reflected on the mirror-like blade.
Looking at his own face reflected on the blade, Scrooge couldn't help but recall the dream he had just had.
The dream he just had was very short.
He only dreamed about the person who could be said to have changed his life, and the words that person said to him that still ring in his ears to this day.
"I've been dreaming about him lately..." Scrooge murmured in a low voice.
"Boss Scrooge! Boss Scrooge!"
At this time, Avji's voice sounded outside the tent.
Then, Avji's face with many freckles poked into the tent.
"Boss Scrooge! Those two Kazuo are here!"
This morning, Skulucci said hello to his subordinates - at some point later, one or two Japanese may come to the door. If you see any Japanese coming to the door, remember to be respectful.
, and notify him promptly.
The facial features and hairstyles of the Japanese and the Ainu are very different, so Skulucci's subordinates would not misunderstand the person.
As soon as Avger finished speaking, Skulucci burst into laughter.
"Is it finally here?"
After that, Scrooge threw aside the saber and whetstone in his hand like a child throwing away a tired toy, and then strode out.
He was going to greet Ogata and the others in person.
Skulucci currently has only 12 subordinates with him.
With such a small number of people, the camp will naturally not be that big.
After walking only a few steps, Skulucci saw a man and a woman standing outside the camp entrance - it was Ogata and A-Machi.
"Good afternoon! Mr. Majima! Miss Atachi!" Scrooge greeted Ogata and Atachi in a very warm tone.
Ogata and Atachi also bowed lightly to Scrooge and responded.
"You guys came just in time!" Skulucci said with a smile, "I'm so bored right now that I can only pass the time by sharpening my knives!"
"Come on, come in quickly! It's awkward to stand here in Yingkou and talk."
Skulucci led Ogata and the two through the camp gate and towards the tent where he lived.
Ogata had already visited Skulucci's camp last night, so Skulucci's subordinates basically recognized Ogata and Atachi.
However, even though they had already met Ogata and Omachi, they still gathered around not far away, looking at the two with curious eyes.
Since they came to the Far East, they have basically been wandering around Ezochi and have not seen many Japanese.
The clothes, weapons, and hairstyles worn by Ogata and Atachi all aroused their strong curiosity.
Ogata, who was walking behind Skulucci, asked Skulucci in front of him:
"Skullucci, you asked Chief Chepke to bring us a message and ask us to come over. Why? Are you asking for clues about the Kazuto you are looking for?"
Ogata is a person who likes to get straight to the point, so he goes straight to the point.
"Ah, it's business or something, don't worry about talking about it." Scrooge waved his hand, "We'll talk about it when we get to my tent."
Ogata followed Skulucci into the tent where Skulucci lived.
"Come! Let me show you something good!"
As soon as he entered the tent, Skulucci went straight to a long cloth bag placed next to his hammock.
Scrooge lifted the bag and untied the string that bound it, revealing the contents inside the bag - two swords.
2 long swords with very thin blades and cage-shaped guards.
Looking at these two swords, Ogata couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Even though he had little knowledge or interest in swords, he had seen pictures of this kind of sword in various channels in his previous life and heard the name of this kind of sword - stabbing sword.
As a native Japanese, Atachi has never seen a rapier.
So after Scrooge unfolded the cloth bag and revealed the two swords hidden in the cloth bag, A-Machi kept looking at the two swords with curious eyes.
"Is this...a sword?" Ating said, "The blade of the sword is so thin...can it cut someone?"
"Of course it can cut people." Skulucci said with a smile, "It's called a stabbing sword. Although it can cut people, its sword skills are mainly based on thrusting."
"These two swords are my favorite swords, and they cost a lot of money. I rely on these swords to fight all the way to this day."
Ogata cast a surprised look at Scrooge.
"So you are good at using the rapier?" Ogata asked.
"I'm also very good at the Chasik knife, which is specially used by the Cossacks." Skulucci shrugged, "But I only use the saber when I'm riding on a horse. When fighting on foot, I still prefer to use the bayonet.
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After saying that, Scrooge placed one of the two rapiers on the hammock.
Then he held the rapier that was left in his hand with his left hand.
"Mr. Majima." Scrooge smiled at Ogata, "I want to compete with you."
"Competition?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.
A-machi also looked at Scrooge in surprise.
"I used a telescope last night to see you fighting bravely with two swords in your hands." Skulucci said, "This is the first time I have seen someone using two swords."
"Where I come from, it's not popular to use double swords."
"So I've never fought anyone with a double sword."
"So I really want to compete with you."
Skulucci said seriously.
"Mr. Majima, please let me compete with you. I really want to experience what 'dual swordsmanship' is like."
Ogata looked Scrooge up and down several times.
"...You, the village chief of Tochepuke, sent me a message and asked me to come to you just to compete with me?" Ogata asked.
"You can say that." Scrooge smiled.
"I just want to have a friendly discussion with you."
As Scrooge spoke, he slowly unsheathed the rapier in his left hand.
"The sword in my hand is nicknamed 'Flower Sword'. It is specially used for sparring with others without causing death."
"The stabbing sword I just threw on the hammock is a real stabbing sword that can kill people."
At this point, Scrooge happened to have completely unsheathed the sword in his hand.
Skulucci showed Ogata the blade of the sword - there was no sharp edge, and the sword head was round.
It is indeed a sword that will not kill anyone.
"...Are you really planning to compete with me?" Ogata confirmed to Scrooge.
"To be more precise, I want to compete with you who uses double swords." Scrooge corrected, "I just want to experience the 'dual swordsmanship', and that's why I want to compete with you."
"I didn't expect that you are also a person who is obsessed with swordsmanship..." Ogata nodded lightly, "Okay, then I will compete with you."
Ogata didn't hate Scrooge.
Rather, I have a good impression of this man with a very forthright temperament.
Yesterday, I very enthusiastically informed Chief Chepuk of Qina Village that "there is a group of Cossacks ready to plunder everywhere, so be prepared in advance."
Last night, he led his subordinates to do their best to assist the villagers of Qina Village.
Later, when Chepke came to ask for their doctor to help them, he said very generously that all they needed was meat and wine. There was no need for a lion to open his mouth and put forward a bunch of conditions that would make Chepke and the others quite embarrassed.
Just these righteous deeds of Scrooge made it difficult for Ogata to hate Scrooge.
Anyway, it’s not that difficult to compete with him.
Ogata himself couldn't remember how many people he had competed with before who were obsessed with swordsmanship and were almost like martial arts idiots.
Moreover—Ogata also really wanted to compete with Skulucci.
He has never seen "sword stabbing" before.
Ogata felt a little itchy at the thought of Scrooge possessing swordsmanship that he had never seen before - he wanted to experience this new swordsmanship that he had never seen before.
"Do you need me to give you some time to sharpen a wooden knife?" Skulucci asked.
"No need." Ogata shook his head, "I'll just take the scabbard."
After that, Ogata walked out of the tent first, followed closely by Amachi and Scrooge.
"How are you here?" Ogata walked to an open space and asked Skulucci.
"No problem!" Skulucci threw aside the scabbard in his hand.
Ogata changed some directions and walked directly opposite Skullucci, then pulled out Da Shi Tian and Da Zi Zai, handed them to Atachi who was aside, and asked her to take care of them. Then he took out the scabbards of the two swords and used them.
Use the scabbard to make a knife.
Scrooge's camp is so big, so no matter who is doing something in the camp, others can quickly discover it.
Ogata and Scrooge had just picked up their respective houses and stood face to face on both sides. Several people who saw this scene not far away immediately rushed over excitedly to join in the fun.
Anyone with a little bit of brains can see what Ogata and Scrooge are planning to do.
In a short time, the news that "the boss wants to compete with that Kazuto" spread throughout the camp.
Everyone, led by Avger, gathered around Ogata and Skulchi, looking excitedly at the two people standing in the circle formed by them.
In an environment lacking entertainment, watching other people's duels and discussions is one of their favorite pleasures.
"Boss! Come on!"
"Come on!"
"Let's get started!"
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Skulucci's men shouted loudly.
Their shouts made the atmosphere at the scene more lively.
I don't know who it was, but suddenly I proposed to bet some money to increase the excitement of this competition.
After this guy suggested gambling, everyone immediately participated enthusiastically. They all took out money or items to bet on winning or losing.
They placed a knife and a pipe on the ground.
The dagger represents Ogata, and the pipe represents Scrooge.
If you want to bet on who will win, put your property next to something representing that person.
"I bet the boss will win!"
"The boss will definitely win! I have never seen the boss lose in one-on-one situations!"
"Hey! I bet on the Japanese guy to win! I think the Japanese guy seems to be more powerful!"
Skulucci's subordinates also knew a little about Ogata's feat last night - because Skulucci told them afterwards that the village was saved thanks to Ogata's single-handedly killing nearly 100 people.
Half of the enemies.
So some people bet on Ogata to win.
But overall, the vast majority of people still choose to bet on the boss they are more familiar with to win.
Atachi, who was standing not far away, discovered the gambling game held by Avjie and his friends.
After jogging to the side of the group of people who organized the gambling game, Ating asked:
"Are you gambling?"
Although they did not understand each other's language, Atachi successfully completed the communication with these people through movements and expressions.
After confirming that they were indeed gambling and that the dagger represented Ogata, a sly smile appeared on Atachi's face.
Atachi, who was trying her best to hold back her laughter, took out her purse and took out five large gold medals.
"I want to bet too! Can this be used for gambling?" Atachi looked at Afjie with a questioning expression while shaking the coins in his hand.
After looking at the five large gold medals placed next to the dagger, everyone around them stared straight ahead.
Because they saw it - it was gold.
Although they couldn't use this kind of money, they could use gold.
After understanding what A-Ting's expression meant, Afjie and others nodded hurriedly and answered A-Ting with their expressions and movements: Of course.
After confirming that the large gold coins in his hand could also be used for gambling, A-Machi continued to hold back his smile and placed the five large gold coins in his hand next to the dagger that symbolized Ogata.
While Atachi and the others were gambling there with great interest, Ogata and Scrooge were warming up.
After the warm-up, the two people put on their respective postures.
Scrooge struck a pose that reminded Ogata of his past life as a fencer.
And Ogata did as Skulucci wished, holding two sword scabbards and assuming a two-sword style stance.
"Are you ready?" Scrooge asked.
Ogata: "Teach at any time."
"Then please give me a try!"
Skulucci shook the sword in his hand, and then rushed straight towards Ogata.
The thin sword in his hand was like a poisonous snake coming out of its hole, biting towards Ogata's chest.
Bang!
The Two Swordsman Style of Wu-I: The Blade is Reversed.
Ogata's scabbard collided with Skuluch's unopened sword blade, making a dull sound.
After the blow missed, Skulucci jumped back without any hesitation and used flexible footwork to regain distance from Ogata.
This was the first time Ogata witnessed the Western "stabbing sword technique" with his own eyes and competed with people who used the Western "stabbing sword technique".
Because he wanted to experience more of this "stabbing sword technique", Ogata adopted a conservative fighting style, focusing on defense and dodge.
While defending and dodging Skulucci's attacks, he observed Skulucci's movements.
Not only did Skulucci's posture of holding the sword look very much like that of the fencer in his previous life, but his attacking movements and footwork were also the same as those of the fencer in his previous life.
The "stabbing technique" used by Skulucci seems to pay great attention to footwork.
In just a few minutes, Skulucci circled Ogata ten times, changing the rhythm of his steps no less than twenty times.
He bounces around with flexible footwork to confuse his opponents and look for the best opportunity to attack.
His attacks are mainly thrusts.
So far, Ogata has not seen Scrooge use any other moves besides stabbing.
Although Skulucci's posture and movements were very similar to the fencers Ogata had seen on TV and on the Internet in his previous life.
But Ogata felt that Skulucci's movements were much sharper than those of the fencers he had seen in his previous life.
It's not that the fencers are not very good.
But those fencers were not as powerful as Skulucci.
As a Cossack from far away Eastern Europe, Skulucci was certainly not some "White Lotus" who had never killed anyone.
Because he had been to many bloody battlefields and fought many life-and-death battles, there was a fierce aura entwined in the depths of Scrooge's eyes and his sword.
His sword takes the route of a "quick sword".
The attack speed is extremely fast, the sword thrust is fast, and the sword sheath is also fast.
In the eyes of the onlookers, Avger and others, they would be dazzled every time Skulucci used his sword - because their eyes simply could not keep up with their boss's sword.
However - in Ogata's eyes, Scrooge's sword is still slower than Shuntaro's.
If compared with the two man-eating bears that Ogata dealt with before, it would be even more incomparable.
In other words: Scrooge's sword speed is not so fast that it would make Ogata feel troublesome.
Skulucci's aggressive attack style of constantly changing footwork consumes a lot of energy.
After seeing that he stabbed Ogata more than twenty times in a row, but none of his swords could successfully hit Ogata, Skulucci's face darkened.
He has already felt that if he continues to fight like this, he is afraid that he will lose.
He didn't make any reservations.
From the very beginning of the battle, he had gone all out.
According to the normal way of playing, it should be impossible to win.
So, in order to win, Skulucci decided to take a desperate risk and decide the outcome with one blow.
He took a deep breath, then took a step forward and lunged towards Ogata.
This was a sword that Skulucci put all his strength into.
Because all the power of oneself is instilled in it, the strength and speed are extremely high.
However - facing Ogata's "Grand Master Level" blade, Skulchi's thrust was still too weak.
Bang!
Scrooge's sword thrust with all his strength was blocked by Ogata.
Ogata had seen enough "stabbing sword skills" at this time.
So he turned from defense to offense.
The moment after using his sword to attack Skulucci, he used step steps to get in front of Skulucci like a water snake.
The flow of two swords without self·flow.
Ogata waved the scabbard of Daishiten in his right hand and swept it towards Skulucci's belly.
Just when he was about to hit Skulucci's stomach, Ogata quickly stopped his force.
Looking at the scabbard close to his belly, Scrooge was stunned for a moment.
Then he slowly revealed a weird smile.
While Scrooge smiled, the people not far away who had just bet on Scrooge wailing.
How miserably these people were wailing, how happy the man who won Oshiogata just now was smiling.
At this time, A-Ting no longer tried to hide it, and openly showed off her proud and happy smile.
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At this moment——
Qina Village——
Chepke and the six most prestigious people in the village, headed by Manaker, gathered together.
The Ainu people don't have chairs, they just sit on the floor.
Chepke and others just sat cross-legged on the ground, forming a circle.
Everyone present knew what the topic of this meeting was, so they all looked solemn.
As the village chief, Chepke broke the silence and opened the meeting.
"No more unnecessary gossip, let's get started."
"Needless to say, you should also know that the number of young men in our village now can be described as pitiful."
Manakor nodded.
"There are not enough young men in the village. You should also know what this means."
"With the number of men in our village now, even protecting the village is a problem..."
Speaking of this, Chepke let out a long sigh.
"Although we defeated those white-skinned people last night, we killed most of the white-skinned people who attacked."
"But there are still many white-skinned people who escaped."
"I'm worried that those white-skinned people who escaped will bring new reinforcements..."
"This is not impossible..."
Chepke's words directly made the already serious expressions of the people become even heavier and solemn.
There were less than a hundred white-skinned people who attacked last night, but they had already caused such misery to their village.
If more white-skinned people come to retaliate against them... they can no longer imagine what kind of scene it will be and what kind of consequences it will be...
"Although, although there are very few young men in our village now." A person sitting opposite Chepke suddenly spoke in a low voice, "There are still many young women in our village."
"If the women in our village receive training..."
Before the man finished speaking, Chepke interrupted him:
"Are you serious about what you just said? Do you really think that if those white-skinned people come to attack us again, the women and the only remaining men in our village can repel those white-skinned people?"
The man was silent. He lowered his head, looked at his nose with his eyes, and looked at his heart with his nose.
"We were lucky last night. We had the help of Goro Majima and Scrooge."
Chepke continued to speak seriously.
"But we can't always be lucky."
"It's impossible to always have a Majima Goro or Skulchi to help us."
"We have to save ourselves."
"As for how to save myself, I have been thinking of ways since last night."
"In my opinion, our most feasible way to save ourselves at the moment is-"
Chepke paused.
Then he said word for word:
"Take refuge in 'He Ye Zhe'."
As soon as Chepke finished speaking, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically.
"'Heye Zhe'?"
"Take refuge in 'He Ye Zhe'?"
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Everyone present was chirping, you look at me, I look at you.
"'He Yezhe'..." an old man said in a deep voice, "I remember that 'He Yezhe' has been very famous in Heren in recent years."
"Yes." Another old man sitting next to him nodded, "Kazuto has always wanted to recruit the people of 'He Ye Zhe' to surrender. But the people of 'He Ye Zhe' have always disagreed."
As soon as this person finished speaking, another person added:
"I remember that Kazuto seemed to like to call 'Heye Zhe' the 'Red Moon Fortress'. It's such an unpleasant name."
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