Chapter 53 I Want All the Information on Ogata Yoshiki
Kuranagi turned around and looked at Tobiru with a serious face.
"...Feizaru, how much do you know about this Ogata Issei?"
"Lord, I only got to know this person today. So I don't know much about this person."
"But - after I learned that this person broke into the Ishikawa Sword Hall alone, I briefly checked some information about this person."
"I learned that this person will have a god-sacrifice competition with Renichiro Toyama of the Ishikawa Sword Hall in the courtyard of Izumo Taisha Shrine in one month."
As the head of the Hirose Domain, Kuranagi certainly knew what the God Sacrifice Competition was.
Many high-ranking officials in their domain are extremely interested in this contest held once a year between the Sakakihara Kenkan and the Ishikawa Kenkan.
Every year, many dignitaries from their Hirose domain go to watch the battle.
But Kuronaga was not interested in this god-sacrifice competition.
Since the establishment of the God Sacrifice Competition, Kuronaga has not once watched this prestigious swordsmanship competition in their domain.
Kuronaga had also heard of the name Toyama Renichiro.
According to the rumors that Kuronaga had received before, Toyama Renichiro seemed to be a genius swordsman that was rare to see in the Ishikawa sword academy in ten years.
Kuronaga has always scoffed at such rumors.
Kuranaga, who has seen a lot of the world, knows one thing very well, that is - the martial arts of the warriors of Hirose Domain are not outstanding.
Toyama, who excelled in martial arts at the Ishikawa Sword Hall, might be just an average person in Japan.
Touting Toyama as a rare genius in the Ishikawa Kenkan's ten years, in Kuranaga's eyes, is similar to a group of monkeys calling the strongest monkey in their group a tiger without seeing a tiger.
The most powerful being in the forest.
Therefore, Kuranaga did not take the rumors that "Toyama is a genius" seriously at all.
After stuffing the term "God Sacrifice Competition" in his mouth for a long time and chewing it, Kuronaga spoke out again:
"Fei Yuan, when will this year's God Sacrifice Competition be held?"
"It's next month, but the date hasn't been set yet!"
"As soon as the date is set, notify me immediately!"
"yes!"
"And - tomorrow... no, you leave now! Go and check that Ogata Issei for me."
"From who his parents are to his daily life, I want to know all the information about him."
"yes!"
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The next day——
Early in the morning——
Slowly open your eyes.
The first thing that caught Ogata's eyes was the unfamiliar ceiling.
"Sleep so soundly..."
Ogata sighed in a low voice, lifted the quilt covering his body, and slowly sat up.
Last night, after leaving the Ishikawa Kenkan, Ogon went straight back to the Sakakihara Kenkan to report that he was safe.
After returning to the Sakakihara Kenkan to report that everything was safe, Ogata originally wanted to go to Ryuya.
But the fatigue that seemed to be crushing Ogata's body finally made Ogata give up the idea of going to Ryuya again.
Because he really didn't have the energy to go home, Ogata spent the night directly in the dojo of Sakakihara Kenkan.
Originally, their Sakakihara Kenkan did not allow others to stay in the building overnight.
Not even the disciples in the sword hall can do it.
But yesterday was a special situation after all, so Hanbei generously lent his Sakakibara Sword Hall to Ogata so that Ogata could have a good night's rest in the hall.
At the same time, Hanbei also very considerately lent Ogata a set of bedding and pillows so that Ogata would not sleep on the cold wooden floor.
Because his body was exhausted, he lay down on the bedding, closed his eyes, and the next second, Ouri immediately fell asleep.
Ogata dared to risk his own life to guarantee that last night was definitely the best night of sleep since he came to the Edo period.
I slept until dawn without even having a dream.
He sat up, and after his brain, which was a little confused because he had just woken up, gradually returned to clarity, Omoto stood up quickly.
After neatly folding the set of bedding that his master lent him last night, Oburon slowly walked towards the small courtyard connected to the dojo.
The east side of their Sakakihara Kenkan dojo is connected to a small courtyard.
Sometimes when he got tired from sword practice, Oufang would sit on the edge of the small courtyard with his brothers and enjoy the breeze.
Slowly walking out of the dojo and into the courtyard, the bright sunshine immediately washed over Ogata's face like a waterfall.
Because his eyes were not used to the sunlight, Ogata couldn't help but lower his eyelids and squint slightly.
Use your eyelashes to filter sunlight.
After his eyes slightly adjusted to the sunlight, Ogata opened his eyes again.
Today is a sunny day that can instantly make people feel better.
White clouds as loose as cotton cover the not-so-strong sunlight, making it softer and often accompanied by a breeze.
When the breeze blows, the tops of the small trees in the courtyard sway obediently.
"What a beautiful weather..."
Speaking of this, Ogata paused.
Then a smile and tears appeared on his face.
"It's a pity that I have to go to work today..."
When he thought about going to work today, Ogata's mood, which was originally good due to the pleasant weather, suddenly became heavy.
"Ah, by the way..."
Ogata muttered.
"I almost forgot to check what my personal system interface looks like now..."
Yesterday, Ogata had no time to check his personal system interface.
When fighting the disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Hall, Ogata was so focused that he had no time to listen to the system sounds in his head.
So when he fought with the disciples of Ishikawa Kenkan yesterday, Ogata had no idea how many experience points he gained after defeating whom.
Ogata muttered "system" several times in his mind, and the familiar personal system interface appeared in front of Ogata.
[Name: Ogata Issei]
[Level: LV10:370/900]
[Personal attributes:
Strength:5
Agility:8
Reflex nerves: 8
Stamina:5
Vitality: 5]
[Martial Arts School:
Sakakihara Itto-ryu: 6th Dan: 330/1500]
[Remaining skill points: 3 points]
[Sakakihara Itto-ryu (6 levels):
Climbing the stairs: Beginner
Waterfall: Intermediate
Bird Thorn: Advanced
Dragon Tail: Elementary]
…
——I actually got so many experience points yesterday?
Looking at his personal system interface, Ogata couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Yesterday's series of battles actually increased Ogata's personal experience value by 550 points, and Sakakibara's Itto-ryu experience value by 400 points.
Ogata's personal level and Sakakibara's Itto-ryu level were both directly upgraded, and 3 skill points were obtained, which changed Ogata's skill point inventory from 0 points to 3 points.
Looking at his experience bar, Ogata thought for a while and thought to himself:
——It seems... the amount of experience gained is not only related to the strength of the opponent...
——It’s also related to my opponent’s “murderous intention” towards me…
——Every one of the disciples at the Ishikawa Sword Hall wanted to beat me to a cripple yesterday.
——After defeating these people who want to cripple me, the experience value I gain will naturally be very high...
After Ogata defeated Itagaki who sexually harassed Afu, he speculated that the amount of experience gained was not only related to the opponent's ability, but also to the opponent's "killing intention" towards him.
But at that time, he was just guessing and not sure.
But now, Ogata is 100% sure - as long as the opponent has a strong killing intent, even if the opponent is very weak, Ogata can still gain a lot of experience points after defeating or killing him.