Chapter 588 Ogata: All swordsmanship is garbage! 【7600】
"Mr. Goro, have you finished reading my book?"
"I'm halfway through the book." Ogata said, "You've written these books really well. They're simple and easy to read."
Today is the third day of sailing on a stowaway boat.
The days of crossing the sea are bound to be boring.
In a rickety cabin with so many "roommates", it was impossible to do many things.
As for Omachi, she was prone to seasickness, so she basically lay down to sleep or closed her eyes to rest her mind throughout the day, leaving Ogata with no one to chat with.
Therefore, in order to pass this boring time, Ogata has been relying on the "'Yunjin' training manual" given to him by Azuki for the past three days to relieve his boredom.
It's okay if you don't read it, but once you look at it, you will find that this cultivation manual is really amazing.
Although the book is short, with only 6 pages in total, the sentences are quite concise and the content is easy to understand.
This may also be related to the fact that "luck" is not that difficult to learn.
Although "Yun Jin" relies on the clever use of muscles to explode strength, it may sound intimidating and difficult to learn, but in fact it is not that difficult to learn.
After mastering the basic level of "Yun Jin" through the system, Ogata deeply realized that "Yun Jin" is a very typical martial arts that is easy to get started but very difficult to continue to improve.
If a commoner told him that he had roughly learned "luck" from this book, Ogata would not be surprised.
Comparing Azhu's "'Yun Jin' Training Manual" with Genichi's "'No Self Two Sword Style' Training Manual", there is a huge difference.
If someone tells Ogata that he has learned the "Immortal Two-Sword Style" only by relying on Genichi's training manual, then Ogata would like to call that person "the best understanding master in the world."
Because Ogata always took out this training manual to read, he would often attract Tsuki who was sitting near him.
Ogata's behavior of frequently taking out training manuals may have caused Tsuki to mistakenly think that Ogata was very interested in "luck" and was studying hard. Therefore, Tsuki would come to ask Ogata from time to time, "Which book do you want to read?"
How's it going? How's learning 'Yunjin' going?"
A Zhu came to "visit" so frequently, probably because he was bored.
She seemed to have no companions and was all alone. There was nothing to do except huddle in the corner.
Ogata happens to be very bored, so he welcomes Tsuki to "visit" and pass the time.
Naturally, Ogata would not tell her honestly: I have actually already mastered "luck".
After all, this is really shocking and might frighten the child. And later on, it would be difficult to explain to the child how he quickly mastered this "luck".
So every time Tsukuru came to ask Ogata "How are you seeing and how are you practicing?" Ogata would often say something casually like now to fool him.
After hearing Ogata say that he had read half of her book, Azuki showed a bit of surprise on his face: "I've read half of it. So, is there anything I haven't understood so far?
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"Your book is very well written, and all the contents are easy to understand. So there is nothing that I can't understand yet." Ogata responded.
Azhu nodded: "Then continue reading slowly. If you encounter anything you don't understand, you can ask me."
After saying that, Azhu patted her breasts, which were somewhat plump considering her height and age.
When he first met Tsuki, Ogata had not noticed this feature of Tsuki's body because he was wearing a black robe that could cover her entire body.
But after these three days of contact, Ogata gradually discovered that Azuki and Amachi were very similar. The flesh on their bodies seemed to be conscious, and the flesh was concentrated in two places.
Although the flesh on Azuki's chest is not as much or as thick as Atachi's, it is still far above the average for her age.
If Ogata were to give a vivid description, Atachi is difficult to grasp with one hand, while Tsukuba can just grasp it with one hand.
After Azuki finished speaking, Ogata resisted the urge to show a strange expression.
Every time Azuki said, "If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask her." Ogata had a strong urge to look weird.
Because if he wanted to now, he could raise his "luck" in one breath to a level that was beyond Azhu's reach.
But he couldn't tell the truth, so he could only force his expression and then casually say something like "I know, I understand" to fool him.
"Well……"
At this time, Amachi, who was lying next to Ogata and had been concentrating with his eyes closed just now, suddenly let out a low groan of pain.
"Atachi, what's wrong?" Ogata asked quickly.
"It's okay..." Ating said, "I'm just a little dizzy again."
"Do you want me to massage your scalp?"
"No need. It will be fine after a while."
Azuki, who was listening quietly to the conversation between Ogata and Ogata, suddenly said: "Mr. Goro, you and your wife have a really good relationship. A man like you who would take the initiative to massage his wife's head is too much."
not enough."
In the past three days, every time Asuki came to ask Ogata "How did you learn 'Unkin'?", the two would have a brief chat. Therefore, after going back and forth, Asuki also learned about Ogata and Atachi's relationship.
relationship, and also knew Ogata’s identity.
Of course, the identity of Ogata that Ashuku knows is just the false identity of the "Ezo goods merchant" that Ogata made up.
"After all, my wife and I have experienced a lot of things together." Ogata said with a smile, "When we came back to our senses, we had already developed a deep relationship."
"That's great..." Azhu looked full of admiration, "I don't know if I can have such a husband in the future who has shared honor and disgrace for a long time..."
"It's a pity that I still have to travel around now... I won't have the leisure to get married for a long time..."
Speaking of this, a fleeting dark color flashed in Azhu's eyes.
"Is this trip of yours such an important thing?" Ogata asked without leaving any trace, "To think that you don't even think about getting married."
"Yes." Azhu replied without hesitation, "To me now, traveling is the most important thing. Everything else is trivial."
"Why are you traveling?" Ogata asked, "To see the beautiful scenery in the world?"
"Well..." Azhu chuckled, "Secret"
After three days of getting along with each other, Ogata also got to know a little bit about Ashuku's character.
In a word, he is a person who exudes a somewhat innocent and romantic atmosphere no matter how he speaks or behaves.
To put it simply, she is just a little girl who still has a bit of childishness about her.
This probably has something to do with her young age.
By the way: In the past three days, Ogata asked Azuki his age.
Ashuku's age is exactly what Ogata guessed. He is exactly 15 years old this year.
However, she is obviously a little girl who still has childishness in her body, but she is very smart in some aspects.
After learning that the reason why Azuki sold this "luck" at a low price was just to raise money for the trip, Ogata became a little curious about the purpose of Azuki's trip.
Is this child a descendant of Iga ninja? Or is she just an ordinary civilian girl who got this "Iga forbidden art" through various mistakes?
Does this child know that this is "Iga-style forbidden art" but still sells it at a low price? Or does she really not know that this is "Iga-style forbidden art"?
Why do you want to raise the travel expenses by selling this martial arts at a low price?
In fact, Ogata had asked Azuki directly or indirectly more than once about the reason for his trip. By the way, he also asked a few times about Azuki's origins, hoping to confirm her relationship with Iga.
But they were all fooled by Azhu.
When asked about the purpose of the trip, Azhu was vague or just played dumb.
When asked about her origin, she always said that she was the daughter of an ordinary businessman. In addition to emphasizing that she was the daughter of a businessman, she also stopped talking about other family matters.
Faced with Azuki's vague attitude towards these questions, Ogata was actually not annoyed. After all, he was just asking out of curiosity.
Until now, Ogata still doesn't have much interest in Iga.
Facing Azuki, Ogata has always positioned him as "a passer-by in life who will never have anything to do with or meet her again after getting off this stowaway boat."
So even if this passer-by in life never answered his questions directly, Ogata didn't care much. At most, he only felt a little regretful that his curiosity could not be satisfied.
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"Would you like to get up and drink some water?"
"Hmm..." A-Machi nodded lightly.
Seeing A-Machi nod, Ogata helped A-Machi sit up, unscrewed the bamboo tube filled with water, and filled A-Machi with water little by little.
The current time is just after noon.
There seemed to be really no other dry food on Azuki's body. For the past three days, she had been living on the dry food Ogata had given her in the name of "instead of money to buy her straw sandals."
I don't know whether it was because Azhu didn't eat enough, or because she was deliberately controlling the consumption of dry food. After eating only a small piece of dried fish, she didn't eat anything else and began to lean against the corner and fall asleep.
Azhu's sleeping appearance... to use a nice word, is heroic.
Leaning against the corner, his head was raised, his mouth was slightly open, and a drop of crystal clear saliva was faintly visible at the corner of his mouth, about to drip down.
And a low snore could be heard faintly coming from her mouth and nose.
Because Azuki's sleeping appearance was so conspicuous, Azuki couldn't help but cast a strange look at him after drinking the water.
"It's a shame that the child can sleep in such a noisy environment..." Amachi said with emotion.
"Yes." Ogata agreed, then turned to look not far away.
I saw many people surrounding the center of the cabin, three circles inside and three outside.
In the center of the circle is a samurai wearing a sword, with a neatly shaved Tsukiyo head, and a conspicuous birthmark in the center of his head. He is one of the guards of this ship.
The "Birthmark Warrior" was talking incessantly, and the people around him were listening attentively.
Because the "Birthmark Samurai" made a loud noise, the whole cabin became a little noisy, so Amachi was amazed that Asuki could fall asleep in such a noisy environment.
This ship has a total of 8 guards, all of whom are samurai with swords on their waists.
These eight guards would take turns patrolling the cabin from time to time to check whether any stowaways were causing trouble.
All stowaways, including Ogata, are probably most familiar with this samurai with the birthmark on his head.
Because this "birthmark warrior" is a talkative person and loves to tell everyone in the cabin about his various heroic deeds in the past.
Ogata once listened to several "speeches" given by the "Birthmark Samurai" out of boredom. This "Birthmark Samurai" used to be a ronin wandering around the Ou area. He mainly talked about the various things he experienced when he was a ronin.
And this "Birthmark Warrior" happens to be a very eloquent person, so many people are willing to listen to the "Birthmark Warrior" tell his story.
At this moment, the "Birthmark Warrior" is talking about his various heroic pasts again.
"The swordsmanship I am studying is called the 'Innocent Flying Gull Style' swordsmanship. I wonder if you have heard of it."
The birthmark warrior imitates the storyteller's tone.
The people who gathered around him to listen had puzzled faces.
"This is a swordsmanship school that is only spread in a small area in the Dewa area."
"But just like masters often appear in humble streets and alleys, swordsmanship schools also often have schools that are not well-known but are very powerful."
"Just like the 'Innocent Flying Gull Style' I'm studying."
“The reason why it is named ‘Innocent Flying Gull Style’ is because it contains the Secret Sword Oukiri, which is created based on the movements of seagulls hunting for food on the sea!”
"Like a seagull hunting for prey, quickly chop down the sword and kill the enemy with one strike!"
"Because it is a secret sword, according to the sect's regulations, only those with permission from the 'catalog' can learn this move."
Having said this, the birthmark warrior showed a proud look. Then he stretched out his right thumb and gestured towards himself.
"And I am very fortunate to have obtained the sect's 'catalog' permission through hard work and obtained the qualification to learn this move."
Surprises and exclamations erupted from the surrounding bystanders.
"Then can you demonstrate to us? This secret sword of your sect?" A certain young man asked boldly.
As soon as the young man said this, everyone else turned their curious eyes to the warrior with the birthmark.
Perhaps it was because of the attention of everyone that the Birthmark Warrior felt a little carried away. After hesitating for a while, the Birthmark Warrior cleared his throat:
"This is a master's unique skill. Generally speaking, it cannot be shown to outsiders casually."
"But since you want to see it so much, let me demonstrate it to you."
After saying that, the birthmark warrior pulled out the sword from his waist, and then raised the sword in his palm high in a slightly strange posture.
Because the birthmark warrior's voice was so loud that Ogata couldn't even think about not hearing it.
After hearing that the birthmark warrior was going to demonstrate his so-called sect's secret sword, both Ogata and Atachi couldn't help but become somewhat interested and turned to look at the birthmark warrior.
After the birthmark warrior raised his sword high in a strange posture, he continued to take deep breaths to gather strength. After gathering enough strength, he slashed the sword into the air in front of him.
In terms of momentum, his chop was indeed very powerful, causing the inexperienced listeners around him to express shock and praise.
As for those who know the ropes...
"Ha..." Ogata showed an expression of "That's it?" and then shook his head gently.
The birthmark samurai didn't notice Ogata, who was now showing an expression of "That's it?". He had put his sword back into its sheath and was currently immersed in the shocked and complimentary looks of the people around him.
But just then
"Is this the secret sword of your so-called 'Innocent Flying Gull Sect'? Such a flashy trick with no practical value can be used as a secret sword, then your 'Innocent Flying Gull Sect' is probably not worth mentioning.
A school of swordsmanship."
A cold voice sounded.
As soon as this voice sounded, everyone in the room who was still awake immediately looked shocked, including Ogata.
Everyone focused their attention on the owner of the voice, a very handsome young man.
This beautiful boy is sitting far away from Ogata.
His appearance reminded Ogata of Asai, the kind of handsome boy who was so handsome that Ogata wouldn't be surprised if he were told that there were many men who favored the public to support them.
Like Ogata, he did not shave his Tsukiyo head, but kept his hair long, but instead of pulling it into a bun like Ogata, he tied his hair into a high ponytail at the back of his head.
He seems to be a little younger than Ogata, about 178 years old.
Next to this beautiful boy, there is an old man in his 60s sitting cross-legged. This old man is currently tugging at the sleeves of the beautiful boy and whispering something to the beautiful boy, but the beautiful boy has always looked unmoved.
appearance.
There is no doubt that what this beautiful young man said just now made the birthmark warrior's expression change drastically.
"Hey, what did you just say?" The birthmark warrior strode towards the beautiful boy with a gloomy face.
"I just said that the so-called secret sword you just used was just a flashy trick. If you use such flashy tricks as the so-called 'secret sword', your 'Innocent Flying Owl Style' must be nothing.
A very top-notch swordsmanship school." The beautiful young man repeated roughly what he had just said without showing any signs of weakness.
The expression of the Birthmark Warrior has now become very exciting, and his entire face has turned into the color of pig liver.
At this time, this beautiful young man continued:
"The so-called 'gull cut' move you just performed was a flashy sword stance, and the attack had no momentum. Such a move has no actual combat value at all. It can only be used for show, to fool the people who don't understand swordsmanship."
"If you use your Ouchi move to fight against a real swordsman, I'm afraid you will be chopped off by someone before you even have time to show off your fancy sword-raising stance."
Hearing this beautiful boy accurately describe the flaws of the so-called secret sword of the Birthmark Warrior, Ogata couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then looked at the beautiful boy carefully.
"Alas..." At this time, the beautiful young man sighed, "These so-called secret swords are really harmful to people. Their popularity is one of the important reasons for the decline of the current swordsmanship..."
The beautiful boy's words just now were like a needle piercing into the heart of the birthmark warrior.
The angry birthmark warrior opened and closed his mouth, as if he was thinking of words to argue with the beautiful boy.
But in the end, the birthmark warrior chose to put his hand on the saber at his waist.
"You bastard! You're just a commoner, do you know what swordsmanship is? How dare you utter arrogant words to insult a samurai! Watch me chop you with my sword!"
The Birthmark Warrior's behavior as he was about to draw his sword frightened many people around him.
Many people stood between the Birthmark Warrior and the beautiful boy, preventing the Birthmark Warrior from drawing his sword and urging the Birthmark Warrior to calm down.
Ogata also frowned at this time, and was ready to quickly step forward to stop it if something unexpected happened.
As for Azhu, she was awakened by the noisy movement. She was wiping the saliva from the corner of her mouth and looking around blankly.
As for the beautiful young man who was the master of this incident, he was still sitting on his knees silently, looking unmoved by the birthmark warrior who was about to draw his sword to kill him.
Perhaps because he gradually calmed down, the Birthmark Warrior's expression gradually improved.
After glaring at the beautiful young man with a hateful look, he gritted his teeth and said, "Boy, you have saved a life. If it weren't for the boss's rule not to use weapons without permission on this ship, I would have killed him right now."
you."
Having said that, perhaps because he was not in the mood to stay here any longer, the birthmark warrior flicked his sleeves and strode out of the cabin.
As the birthmark warrior left, the originally tense atmosphere in the cabin immediately dissipated.
Seeing that the incident ended peacefully, Ogata's brows slowly relaxed.
The audience members who were originally listening to the story told by the Birthmark Warrior either looked at each other or cast strange looks at the beautiful young man, and then dispersed one by one.
As for Azhu, after seeing that the matter seemed to be over, she leaned her head back and fell asleep again, with saliva dripping from the corner of her mouth again.
"I almost thought we were going to start a fight..." Amachi muttered.
"Me too." Ogata answered, "Fortunately, the matter was resolved peacefully. Okay, let's continue doing our things? Do you want to sleep for a while?"
Ogata only regarded what just happened as a minor incident and didn't pay any more attention to it.
But at this moment, Ogata suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind him, as well as a kind voice saying hello.
"Your Majesty, please take a step."
Ogata raised his eyebrows and turned to look behind him.
The person who was walking towards him from behind and saying hello to him was the beautiful young man who almost caused a big incident just now.
The beautiful boy was followed by the old man who had been sitting next to him just now.
Compared with the kind face of the beautiful young man, the old man had a faint look of helplessness on his face.
After the beautiful boy knelt down beside Ogata very familiarly, Ogata asked calmly: "Is something wrong?"
The beautiful young man smiled slightly, then lowered his voice: "Your Majesty... is a samurai, right?"
Before Ogata could say anything, the beautiful boy continued:
"Before boarding the ship, I noticed your gait. When you walk, your right foot is shallow and your left foot is deep."
"This is a gait developed by people who always have a heavy object hanging on their left waist."
A look of surprise and vigilance appeared uncontrollably in the depths of Ogata's eyes.
The beautiful boy seemed to notice the alert look in Ogata's eyes, so he quickly said:
"Don't be nervous, Shiba. I don't mean to do any harm to Shiba."
"To be honest, I'm just like Shiba. He hid his identity as a samurai in order to board the ship smoothly."
The beautiful boy straightened his waist slightly.
"The next one is Se Ryoma."
"Noshiki Naoshu." The old man sitting next to the beautiful boy, that is, Isshiki, also bowed and introduced himself to Ogata.
Seeing that they all recognized his identity as a samurai, and frankly "exploded" his identity as a samurai, Ogata no longer pretended to be stupid:
"My Majesty is Goro Majima. I don't know why you two have taken the liberty of visiting me."
"To be honest." Isshiki said with a smile, "After the samurai demonstrated his so-called secret sword just now, I noticed that I also had a disdainful expression on my face."
"Do you also think that the so-called secret sword that the warrior just used is useless?"
"...That's right." Ogata nodded, "As you just said. I also think that the trick that the samurai just used is completely useless in actual combat."
Seeing Ogata say this, a look of joy slowly appeared on Isshiki's face.
"That's right. The trick that person just used is completely useless in actual combat."
Speaking of this, Isshiki paused, and then asked seriously:
"Sir, let me take the liberty of asking you what you think of these so-called 'secret swords'?"
Ogata looked up and down at Isshiki several times with doubtful eyes.
Although I don’t know why Isshiki suddenly asked this question, this question is not difficult or taboo to answer, so Ogata answered honestly:
"I think all this 'sword' and that 'sword' should be eliminated in this era."
After Ogata finished speaking, the excitement on Isshiki's face became even more intense.
"What I'm saying is true. My thoughts are exactly the same as what I'm thinking."
After finishing speaking, Isshiki sighed softly.
"Since I went on a study tour, it's really rare to meet someone who thinks the same as me..."
“Since I started studying abroad, the more I study abroad, the more frightened I feel.”
"This so-called secret sword is really harmful to people."
"Since the opening of the Edo shogunate, it is said that there have been more than 400 sects in swordsmanship alone."
"But the increasing number of sects has not made swordsmanship prosperous. On the contrary, swordsmanship has become increasingly declining."
"Most of the sects are just famous and unpopular sects."
"The increase in the number of sects is just because too many samurai came to make ends meet and used sword skills to do the work."
"Many sects just make some so-called 'improvements' to some of the famous sects, such as Katori Shinto-ryu, and then claim to have created a new 'new sect'."
"In order to prevent the disciples who rely on them for a living from being snatched away by people from other sects, I made up some flashy and unrealistic so-called secret swords to highlight that my sect is different from other sects, and use this to deceive more people.
People come to their sword hall to learn swordsmanship."
"Too many young people who originally had potential have wasted their lives learning these 'liar sword skills'."
Isshiki slowly showed an angry expression at this time.
"Real swordsmanship should focus on one's own physique first, and then emphasize these skills."
"Whether it's swordsmanship, hand-to-hand combat or spearmanship, the most important thing is always your physical fitness."
"If the enemy is stronger than you and faster than you, no matter how powerful your skills are or how powerful the so-called 'secret sword' is, it will all be in vain."
"Physique is the most important thing. Only when skills are based on a strong physique can they exert their greatest power."
"So swordsmanship that does not focus on physical training, but focuses on skills, is a crooked way that is not worth mentioning."
"Swordsmanship that focuses on physical training is the 'real sword'."
Isshiki talked about his understanding of swordsmanship with a serious face.
But at this time, he suddenly found that Ogata laughed softly as if he was amused by some joke.
"Sama." Isshiki asked in confusion, "Excuse me, what were you laughing at just now?"
"Well..." Ogata scratched his hair, "The reason why I laughed was just because I found that you seemed to have misunderstood something..."
"I just said that all this 'sword' and that 'sword' should be eliminated in this era. It's not just those flashy secret swords and absolute swords."
"Including the 'real sword' you just mentioned."
"Let me put it in simpler terms. I think all swordsmanship should be eliminated."
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, both Isshiki and the grandfather sitting next to him changed their expressions.
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: After confirming the relationship with Ogata, Atachi became infinitely close to e. And Asuki was probably.
By the way, Guasheng and Lin are both right. They are the most realistic figures of women in the Edo period.
In fact, A-Machi is not particularly big. The author has seen the i on v-blog. It is so amazing that it is not ugly at all at such a size.