He stood quietly like this, looking at Itagaki in front of him expressionlessly.
Itagaki, whose heart was beating at an unprecedented frequency, felt that the air around his body had become thicker and heavier.
Because the air became thicker, Itagaki found it difficult to breathe.
Itagaki, who couldn't stand the torment of the thick air around his body, yelled, then swung his sword towards Ogata.
Ogata easily dodged Itagaki's sword, aimed at Itagaki's left flank, and used the horizontal slashing technique of Sakakihara's Itto style - Dragon Tail.
Ogata's wooden sword accurately hit Itagaki's left side of the abdomen.
After receiving Ogata's blow, Itagaki felt like his stomach was turning upside down.
Itagaki held it in so hard that he didn't vomit out the contents of his stomach.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
Itagaki, who had suppressed his nausea, had completely lost his composure, shouting at the top of his lungs while waving the wooden sword in his hand crazily.
Looking at Itagaki who had lost his composure, Ishikawa Hyōma, who was kneeling on the edge of the dojo, sighed heavily.
Because the soldiers and horses know that there is no need to watch the next battle.
If you lose your cool when fighting someone, everything will be lost.
Sure enough - Itagaki had completely lost his calmness, and his unruly swing of the sword made it even more impossible for him to encounter Ogata.
Ogata saw the opportunity and slashed Itagaki's right wrist again.
The severe pain in his right wrist forced Itagaki to let go of his right hand and let the knife in his right hand fall to the ground.
But Itagaki still endured the pain and quickly leaned down to pick up the knife with his left hand.
Then he swept towards Ogata's feet.
However - Ogata had already predicted Itagaki's move.
Ogata quickly jumped into the air and avoided Itagaki's sweep.
While jumping into the air, he raised the wooden sword in his hand high.
Then he struck hard at Itagaki's right shoulder.
Sakakibara's Itto Ryu - Waterfall!
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh-!"
Itagaki let out a scream that was enough to make the listener's hair stand on end.
Itagaki's right shoulder was unnaturally red, swollen, and twisted. It looked very scary.
Looking at the horrific redness and swelling on Itagaki's right shoulder, Ishikawa Bingma and some of his disciples' expressions darkened.
As people who have been immersed in swordsmanship for many years, they saw it keenly - Itagaki's right shoulder injury was very serious.
It's the kind of serious injury that can easily lead to disability.
The weight of the body when falling + own arm strength = Ogata's most powerful "water fall" so far.
If Ogata had aimed not at Itagaki's right shoulder but at Itagaki's head, he would have definitely knocked out Itagaki's brains.
After the disciples closest to Itagaki lifted Itagaki, whose right shoulder was severely fractured, Ogata deliberately said in a volume that everyone present could hear clearly:
"The...10th one!"
Including Itagaki just now, Ogata has defeated 10 disciples of their Ishikawa Kenkan.
Hearing Ogata's words, many people present looked angry.
But he still dared not go on stage and be the 11th person to challenge Ogata.
"Is anyone else going to play?"
Ogata looked at the other people kneeling at the edge of the dojo.
Everyone, without exception, buried their heads low, not even daring to look at Ogata...
Afraid of meeting Ogata's eyes.
"Is there anyone else?!"
Still no response...
In the end, it was Ishikawa Hyōma who took the lead in sighing and breaking the silence.
"Ogata-kun, that's all for today."
"My disciples... no longer dare to challenge you..."
After Bingma said these words, the faces of many people in the museum immediately turned ugly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although they were unwilling to do so, they still did not dare to compete with Ogata...
Ogata turned his head and looked at Ishikawa soldiers and horses.
After a while——
Snapped.
Ogata released the five fingers of his right hand and let the wooden sword in his hand fall to the ground.
"...I've disturbed you all today. Thank you for your advice."
After saying the word "teaching", Ogata specially emphasized his tone.
After leaving these words, Oufang turned around and left.
Even after Ogata had left the dojo, no one dared to step forward to challenge...
Ogata walked out of the dojo in a swagger, took back his sword, put on his straw sandals, and walked towards the gate of the sword hall.
After reaching the gate of the sword hall, Ogata did not forget to do one more important thing.
That is - to fulfill the agreement he made with everyone at the Ishikawa Sword Hall.
If he wins, let him leave a sword mark on the plaque of Ishikawa Sword Hall.
Ogata pulled out his katana, made a very eye-catching and conspicuous sword mark on the plaque hanging beside the door of the sword hall, then put the sword back into its sheath... and then walked away.
The plaque on the gate of the sword hall was scratched with a sword mark - the shame is no less than if the plaque was directly removed...
After Ogata made a sword mark on the plaque of the sword hall and left in a swaggering manner, those in the Ishikawa sword hall could still stand still, and the seated disciples immediately surrounded the Ishikawa soldiers and horses.
"Master! Are we going to let that Ogata go away like this?"
"Master! That Ogata Issei has brought such great shame to us, how can we just let him leave like this?!"
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Ishikawa Hyōma listened quietly to these questions from his disciples.
"...If we don't let Ogata Issei leave, what else can we do?" Ishikawa Hōma asked, "Ogata Issei challenged all of you by name, but in the end none of you can deal with Ogata, except to let him
Besides leaving quickly and ending today’s turmoil, what else can we do?”
"Are you going together to besiege Ogata?"
"If we have to rely on besieging Ogata in the end to try to earn back our face, then not only will it not help us earn back our face, but it will also bring a bigger damage to our Ishikawa Kenkan than a sword mark on the plaque.
shame!"
"I just want today's series of disturbances to end as soon as possible!"
"If today's series of disturbances are allowed to escalate further, the damage caused to our sword hall will be more than 10 disciples being injured, and the plaque will be scratched with sword marks!"
Ishikawa Hyōma's words immediately left all the disciples speechless. They didn't know what else to say...
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It's a coincidence.
Not long after Ogata left, Toyama, who led his people to search for Ogata, just returned.
Toyama never dreamed that while he was working hard to find Ogata outside, Ogata was making a big fuss at their Ishikawa Sword Hall.
When he returned to the Ishikawa Sword Hall, he saw the door plaque with a sword mark, the embarrassed fellow disciples, and after learning what had happened, Toyama's face darkened instantly.
Yuan Shan, whose face was so dark that he was about to drip with ink, picked up his saber without saying a word and strode outside the dojo.
However, before he had gone a few steps, he was stopped by his master Ishikawa Hyōma.
"Yuanshan! Wait! What are you going to do?!"
"...Master, need I say this? Of course I am going to seek revenge on that Ogata."
"You are not allowed to go! From today on, you are not allowed to go near the Sakakibara Sword Hall in Toyama! You are not allowed to have any contact with Ogata in private!"
"Master! Why?!"
Yuan Shan turned around suddenly, his expression filled with confusion and anger.
"That Ogata brought so much shame to our Ishikawa Kenkan today! Why can't I seek revenge from him!"
"Yuanshan! Don't you think the commotion caused today is not big enough?!"
Ishikawa's soldiers and horses let out a roar that was as powerful as the distant mountains.
"Do you know! Because of your selfishness, all of us are now in the spotlight!"
"If you seek revenge on Ogata again, it will only make today's turmoil worse and worse!"
"The series of disturbances caused today are big enough! I don't want to make things bigger again!"
"I will be responsible for handling all events that happened today!"
"Listen to me, all of you! Don't cause trouble with Sakakibara Kenkan anymore! Let alone cause trouble with Ogata Issei!"
"If I find anyone who dares to disobey the teacher's orders, I will kill him!"
Ishikawa Hyōma is the owner of the Ishikawa Sword Hall and a member of the Katori Shinto style.
At this moment, Ishikawa's troops and horses were showing off their fierce momentum.
The soldiers and horses stared intently at the distant mountains in front of them.
He looked like he was about to draw his sword and kill the distant mountains at any moment.
Looking at Ishikawa's soldiers and horses, Yuanshan remained silent with a look of fear on his face.
After a while, Yuanshan said in a deep voice:
"...Master, I understand."
"Go down and rest quickly! Remember what I say! From now on, you are not allowed to cause trouble for the Sakakibara Sword Hall, let alone that Ogata!"
"yes……"
After saying "yes", Yuan Shan turned around and left the dojo.
After Yuan Shan left, the other disciples in the dojo immediately followed him.