Chapter 714 My Ogata Yoshiki is going to chop the battleship with the plank! (Part 2) 【8300】
"I never thought of using you as a human pillar in the first place."
"After all, I don't know your specific location. How can I arrest someone if I don't even know your specific location?"
"But, people's luck is so wonderful."
"Actually, the launching time of the 'Osaka Spring Formation' and the 'Edo Battle' was originally scheduled for the end of spring this year."
"But who would have thought that just some time ago, something went wrong in Osaka and a batch of weapons and equipment transported to Mount Koya via Osaka Port was accidentally discovered by the Edo shogunate."
"According to reliable information: After this incident, Matsudaira Sadanobu of the Edo shogunate came to Osaka to personally supervise the incident."
"Our plans were completely disrupted by this accident."
"I have some idea of Matsudaira Sadanobu's style of conduct."
"He will definitely send a large team of troops to thoroughly investigate Koyasan immediately..."
"It is no longer possible to launch the 'Osaka Spring Formation' and the 'Edo Battle' one after another until the end of spring as originally planned."
"So, I simply rushed to Mount Koya in advance and launched a counterattack against the Edo shogunate in advance."
"And just after I arrived at Mount Koya in advance, I learned that you happen to be in Osaka right now."
"How could I miss such a rare opportunity to seize you?"
"Therefore, I immediately made slight modifications to the action plan of the 'Osaka Spring Formation'."
"I request that a small team be sent out to capture you alive on the night when the 'Osaka Spring Formation' is launched."
"You are indeed... a lunatic!" Lin, whose cheeks and lips had turned pale since just now, said in a slightly trembling voice, "Are you planning to kill all the millions of people in Edo?
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"If possible, I wouldn't want to do this..."
Toyotomi Nobuhide let out a long sigh, and a hint of shock appeared in his eyes.
He just said "I don't want to do this either", but then I heard him change the subject.
"But if you want to rebuild the 'Toyotomi World', this is actually the most convenient way and the least sacrifice."
"I didn't decide to throw human pillars into the Kanda Josui just to destroy the ruling center of the Edo shogunate."
"Purple Eyes are not unkillable."
"As a result, their lifespan is very short, at most 4 years, and they will die of organ failure as if their yang life has been exhausted."
"Secondly, if you use weapons coated with the blood of those who have successfully absorbed the 'power of immortality' to attack them, their injuries will not be restored."
"The reason behind this, we speculate, is because of 'fighting fire with fire'. The orthodox 'immortal power' can suppress this mutated 'immortal power'."
"Xiao Lin, think about this scene carefully."
The corners of Toyotomi Nobuhide's mouth slowly turned up in a sneer.
"A group of unkillable monsters suddenly appeared in Edo."
"Just when the people were in despair, I appeared."
"Zimu, who cannot be killed by others, how do you think the people will view me if I can kill him?"
"I'm afraid they will all regard me as their savior and a god or a Buddha descending to earth."
"Easily, it greatly increases my prestige."
"Perhaps a small number of people, after seeing that only I can kill those monsters, will guess that I created these monsters, so I naturally know how to kill these monsters."
"But, the vast majority of people are stupid."
"What kind of judgment do you expect someone who doesn't even know a few Chinese characters and has never traveled a few times in his life to make judgments about?"
"Besides, even if we take a few steps back, even if only half of the people believe that I am a god who came down to earth to save them, it will be an unprecedented victory for me."
The sneer on Toyotomi Nobuhide's face became even stronger.
"In order to revive Toyotomi, I have read a lot of books and done a lot of research."
"During the half year I spent reading all the classics stored in Mount Koya in search of the evil method that could defeat the Edo shogunate, I even flipped through the books every day until my fingers became numb."
"After reading so many books and doing so much research, I came to the truth: the people have always blindly followed 'God'."
"If you can make people regard you as a 'god', then no matter what you do, it will be much easier, including reshaping a new world!"
"So, I decided on the 'two-step approach' of 'Osaka Spring Formation' and 'Edo Battle'."
"First use the 'Osaka Spring Formation' to show the strength of our Toyotomi clan to the Edo shogunate and the feudal lords, and weaken the connection and control between the Edo shogunate and the Western Kingdom, so that the Edo shogunate cannot rely on Osaka, the most important logistics center Center' to allocate material and manpower across the country."
"Then, rely on the 'Edo War' to attack the ruling center of the Edo shogunate, and as I just said, show the people that only I can kill these monsters, and erect a 'god' in front of the people. "Buddha descends to earth', the image of 'savior'."
"At that time... no matter what I do, whether it is mobilizing the people to overthrow the Edo shogunate or rebuilding the world led by the Toyotomi clan, it will be much easier."
"After these two battles, it will still be difficult to revive Toyotomi, but this sentence will no longer be just a fantasy!"
"To ensure that the 'Edo Battle' can be successful, I have prepared several spare human pillars."
"Not long ago, we captured several people named Yishi."
"Now that I have captured them all, I simply thought of using them as backup human pillars for the 'Edo Battle', which would be a good use of everything."
"But I didn't expect that I couldn't successfully bring them out of Mount Koya."
"But it doesn't matter. Anyway, there are as many spare human pillars as you need."
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"It's just... crazy..."
Ogata raised his hands and pressed his temples on both sides.
He clearly felt the blood vessels on his temples beating "quickly".
He never thought that one day he would meet someone even more unreasonable than that Matsudaira Gennai...
After comparing with Toyotomi Nobuhide... Matsudaira Gennai actually seems relatively normal...
After learning about Toyotomi Nobuhide's plan and Toyotomi Nobuhide's madness from Xuanzheng's mouth, no one's face was not ugly.
"Ah, I forgot to tell you."
Xuanzheng's words reached everyone's ears again.
"If you successfully arrive at the dock before the Hikari Maru and the Gourd Maru set sail later, then you will most likely have to face Nobuhide directly."
"If you meet Nobuhide, be careful."
"Among all the types of Bianruo pills we have developed so far, although No. C pill is far better than No. A pill and No. B pill in suppressing the 'immortal power', this also brings a consequence. People who take pills to suppress the 'power of immortality' will ultimately be able to absorb far less 'power of immortality' than those who take pill A or pill B."
"This should be easy to understand, right?"
"The essence of Bianruowan is to suppress and weaken the 'power of immortality', so that the human body can have the opportunity to absorb this power that cannot be absorbed by itself."
"The more you suppress it, the less 'immortal power' you can ultimately absorb."
"Xinxiu is a man who always dares to do things that ordinary people dare not do. Some of his bold actions make me speechless when I think about it now."
"In order to revive Toyotomi, he always wanted to gain as much power as possible."
"Therefore, when trying to give himself the 'power of immortality', he did not choose the relatively safer No. C pill."
"Instead, I chose No. 1 Pill, which has never been successful..."
As soon as Xuan Zheng said this, Yuan Yi on the side said calmly:
"We already know that Nobuhide relied on Kagomaru to possess the 'immortal power' that is far more powerful than Yoshihisa and others. You don't need to introduce it to us in detail."
"Oh...you already know about this, so that's easy to explain. In short, when you meet Nobuhide, you should be careful. He who relies on the first pill to obtain the 'immortal power'...is not that easy to deal with.
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Xuan Zheng chuckled a few times at this time.
"The reason why I respond to your requests and answer your questions is that I hope you can cause Nobuhide as much trouble as possible in the future."
"If you were defeated instantly due to lack of intelligence after facing Nobuhide...then I would be very troubled."
"Although Nobuhide obtained the powerful 'immortal power' by relying on Kagomaru, in the final analysis, what he possesses is still a weakened 'immortal power'."
"Compared with Yoshihisa and the others, the only difference is that the 'immortal power' in Nobuhide's body is stronger."
"It's not like the eight hundred bhikshunis recorded in that ancient book. They can't be killed no matter how hard they are killed."
Xuan Zheng raised his hand and pointed at his head.
"As long as his head is chopped off or he suffers excessive damage in a short period of time, he will still die."
After saying that, Xuanzheng spread his hands, leaned back, and leaned against the wall of the carriage behind him.
"Okay, if you have anything else you want to ask, feel free to ask."
"As long as it helps you deal with Nobuhide, I'm willing to tell you anything."
As soon as Xuanzheng said these words, Ating immediately looked like a cat smelling a fishy smell and asked quickly with an eager face:
"I ask you, have you ever had any similar precedents regarding A Yi's situation before? Will A Yi's current situation have any sequelae in the future?"
As Machi asked this, he pulled Ogata beside him.
In fact, from the beginning, Ating seemed to be hesitant to speak to Xuanzheng and wanted to ask Xuanzheng questions.
At this moment, after finally waiting for the best time to ask a question, Ating immediately asked Xuanzheng the question that she had been holding in her heart for a long time without hesitation.
"Huh?" Xuan Zheng cast a confused look at Ogata, "Precedent?"
Ogata naturally knew that Atachi was worried about his health, so he asked Xuanzheng this question.
He also understood Amachi's worries very well. Although he had told Amachi "don't worry" last night, this worry could not be eliminated by just saying "don't worry".
If you think about it from the perspective of A-Machi who absorbed the "immortal power" from Murasaki, then Ogata feels that he will be even more nervous than the current A-Machi, wishing that all the people who have a little understanding of the "immortal power"
People who knew him came over and asked them if there would be any bad symptoms in A-Ting's body in the future.
Therefore, in order to take care of Omachi's mood, Ogata also cooperated very much. After Xuanzheng cast a doubtful look at him, he took out the freedom from his waist and made a cut in the palm of his right hand.
Immediately afterwards, he showed his right palm in front of Xuan Zheng's eyes, allowing Xuan Zheng to clearly see... how the wound on his right palm "grows" red strands of flesh, and how it healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Xuan Zheng's pupils shrank to pinholes at first, and then his jaw slowly "dropped" as if it had lost the pull of its muscles.
This is the first time Ogata has seen such a drastic change in expression on Xuanzheng's face since he met him.
"This, this, this..." Xuan Zheng stammered, "Why...do you have the 'power of immortality'...?"
"The way I am now... can be considered a blessing from you."
Ogata tried his best to briefly summarize the general reasons and processes that led him to become what he is today.
Xuanzheng, who listened carefully to Ogata's story...his reaction can be described in one sentence as being startled, then drunk, and finally crazy.
"The 'immortal power' I got from Purple Eyes... is incredible, incredible!"
Xuanzheng grinned, his eyes and cheeks full of intoxication and ecstasy.
"This is really an incredible discovery... The second person has successfully endured the first pill, and at the same time absorbed the 'power of immortality' from Purple Eyes...! What an incredible discovery!"
"The second person...the person who successfully took the first pill?" Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Yes!" Xuanzheng, who was in high spirits, nodded vigorously, "You are the second person after Nobuhide to successfully absorb the 'power of immortality' with the help of the first pill!"
"At the beginning, when Xuan and I carried out experiments on Butterfly Island, we brought some of the No. 1 pills with us so that we could conduct research on the Bianruo Pills in our spare time."
"No wonder, on the eve of leaving Butterfly Island, when I was checking the inventory of No. 1 pills, I found that a few pills were missing... It turned out that Xuan Zhi secretly took them away to give away..."
"The 'power of immortality' in Zimu's body can also be absorbed... This may become a new breakthrough point in the study of immortality in the future..."
Ating is not interested in Xuanzheng's "academic research" at all.
What will happen if she only has Yi Xu Fang's body?
Seeing Xuan Zheng excitedly talking about things that he didn't care about at all, Ah Ding couldn't help but interrupt Xuan Zheng's words and asked Xuan Zheng the question he just asked again:
"Have you ever had any precedents like Ayi's before? Or have you done any experiments related to it? After absorbing the 'power of immortality' from Zi Mu, will there be any sequelae in the future?"
As soon as A Ding finished speaking, Xuan Zheng shook his head bluntly:
"We have never had a precedent of absorbing the 'immortal power' of Zi Mu before."
"Nobuhide's 'immortal power' comes from eight hundred bhikkhunis."
"And Ogata Ittousai's 'immortal power' comes from Purple Eyes."
"This is the first time I have seen this situation with Ogata Ittousai."
"I don't know if Ogata Ittosai will have any sequelae in the future."
"Anyway, Nobuhide and the others have never had any adverse symptoms since they absorbed the 'power of immortality'. But I don't know if Nobuhide's situation can be applied to Ogata Ittousai."
Xuan Zheng's words made Ah Ding feel visibly depressed.
The frustrated Atachi and Xuanzheng, who is now full of excitement, form a very sharp contrast.
Xuanzheng looked at Ogata carefully from head to toe with his eyes as if he were sizing up some precious food and cherishing animals.
Ogata ignored Xuanzheng's passionate gaze and asked him in a deep voice:
"...Are you sure that the Bianruo pill I took back then was the No. A pill?"
"Yes, I'm sure of that." Xuan Zheng nodded, "At that time, C and D pills had not yet been successfully developed."
"The B-hao Pill has just been born, and it has not yet been refined on a large scale, so I cannot use it in large quantities for research."
"Therefore, I could only bring the No. 1 Maru to Butterfly Island."
"...Ha." Ogata let out a self-deprecating chuckle, "Toyotomi Nobuhide and I both used the first-class pill that has the weakest suppressive power against the 'power of immortality'... Is that theoretically speaking?
Do you have extremely powerful 'immortal power' in your body now?"
"Theoretically speaking, this is indeed the case."
"but……"
Xuanzheng changed the subject.
"Although you and Nobuhide have consumed the same type of Bianwakumaru, I really can't say which one's 'immortal power' is stronger or weaker between you and Nobuhide..."
"After all, the source of your 'immortal power' is different."
Xuan Zheng smiled "ho ho".
"Perhaps only after the two of you fight, we will know who has the stronger 'immortal power'."
After laughing, Xuan Zheng turned his head and looked out the window.
"We will encounter a fork in the road next!"
After checking the scenery outside the window, Xuan Zheng turned to Asai who was driving and shouted:
"After you hit the three-way intersection, go straight along the middle intersection."
"The road ahead is quite bumpy and not easy to walk, but you have to concentrate on driving."
"How far are we from that dock now?" Asai, who now knew how dangerous Lin's situation was and was in a bad mood, asked Xuanzheng in a tone that sounded like a low growl.
"Well..." Xuan Zheng looked out the window again, "There's still about 5 miles left."
[Note: 5 miles in that era ≈ 20 kilometers in modern times]
"Tsk..." Asai tightened his grip on the horse's reins, "Is it still so far...!"
"I think it's better to worry more about the weather than the distance." Xuan Zheng leaned his head out of the window a little and looked up at the dark cloudy sky above his head, "It's going to rain heavily... If the roads are all blocked,
If the heavy rain turns the road into mud, it will be troublesome..."
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"Oh, I seem to have stayed here for too long and told you too much." Nobuhide Toyotomi scratched his hair apologetically, "I haven't talked to others like this for a long time... All this time, I
They are all alone, carrying a heavy burden and moving forward."
Toyotomi Nobuhide closed his eyes, raised his head and sighed.
"Has the reunion with my family after a long absence... aroused my desire to talk..."
Toyotomi Nobuhide re-covered the brocade box containing the heads of eight hundred bhikkhunis, locked it, and put it back into the cabinet next to it.
"I've been with you for a little too long. It's almost time for me to leave and do some serious business."
Toyotomi Nobuhide, who put the heads of the eight hundred nuns back in their original positions, turned around and smiled tenderly at Lin.
"I'll continue to see you later when I have time."
"You can't escape, so remember to be honest."
"I don't want to be violent towards my sister just after we reunited."
"Ah, by the way, the ship will be sailing in a little while."
"It may be very rocky, so be prepared in advance."
After finishing speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide strode towards the door of the room with his hands behind his back.
And just when he was about to open the door and leave the room
"……Can I ask you a question?"
Lin, who had been keeping her head down and silent since just now, suddenly spoke up.
Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his eyebrows, and then withdrew his hand that was already on the doorknob.
"go ahead."
"How did you know that I happened to be in Osaka during this period of time?" Lin suddenly raised her head and stared at Toyotomi Nobuhide.
"At the same time, how did you know my exact location last night?"
If the gaze could materialize, then Lin's gaze would have turned into a sharp awl and pierced Toyotomi Nobuhide's head.
"Well...well..." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled playfully, as if he had expected Lin to ask him this question, "The truth may be a little too cruel to you."
"I really want to tell you the truth."
"But I don't have time to chat with you slowly now."
"When I have time later, when I have the opportunity, I will come and discuss this matter with you in detail."
Toyotomi Nobuhide laughed, pushed open the door, and walked away, ignoring Lin's resentful look towards him.
Outside the room, there were 6 musketeers guarding the door.
"Cheer up, everyone." After leaving the room that was both his own room and where Lin was held, Toyotomi Nobuhide ordered the six musketeers outside the door in a serious tone, "Pay careful attention to the room.
The movement inside.”
"If there are any strange noises coming from the room, go in and check immediately."
"If the person in the room does something strange...I allow you to use some rough methods on her to calm her down."
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The six musketeers shouted in unison.
After giving these instructions, Toyotomi Nobuhide strode towards the deck with his hands behind his back.
As soon as we boarded the deck of Nikki Maru, the salty smell of the sea hit Toyotomi Nobuhide.
Riki Maru and Hulu Maru stopped in a canyon with a terrain similar to "One Line of Sky".
The waves beat against the hull of the second ship at a very rhythmic frequency.
The deck of the second ship is now as lively as the streets in a busy city.
Sailors were shuttled back and forth, making final preparations for sailing.
"Toyotomi-sama!"
A loud shout suddenly came from behind Toyotomi Nobuhide.
"Kazuho, what's wrong?" Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled and looked at the person who just called him.
Kazuho was promoted as "Fleet Governor" by Toyotomi Nobuhide.
He was originally the son of an ordinary fisherman in Ryukyu.
By various chances and coincidences, after joining Toyotomi's command, he showed outstanding commanding abilities.
Toyotomi Nobuhide, who admired Kasuho's talent and character, focused on training him. Not only did he promote him to the position of "fleet governor" commanding the two ships of Nikki Maru and Gyokumaru, he also gave him a special title:
Kazu bee.
This name comes from a capable general under his ancestor Toyotomi Hideyoshi two hundred years ago: Hachisuga Masakatsu.
When Hideyoshi was just a nobody, Hachisuga served Hideyoshi and could be said to be the most senior veteran under Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi also gave him extremely high standards of preferential treatment for this veteran minister who had never left him and made great contributions to him when he was still unknown.
After Hideyoshi became rich, he made Hachisuka his chief patriarch, allowing Hachisuka to share the glory and wealth with him.
Toyotomi Nobuhide gave such a name to this young "fleet governor", which shows how much Toyotomi Nobuhide valued this person.
Kazuho rushed to Toyotomi Nobuhide in three steps and then reported loudly:
"Lord Toyotomi! I finally found you. The preparations for the ship's voyage...have been completed!"
"Oh?." Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his brows and looked happy, "Have you completed the preparations for the ship's voyage... It took much less time than I expected, Kazuho, well done.
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He raised his hand, patted Kazuho's shoulders, and after briefly praising him, Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his head and looked at the sky above his head.
"In a little while... it will probably rain heavily. The rain will not affect our sailing, right?"
"No problem!" Kazuho patted his chest hard, "Toyotomi-sama, do you still need to doubt my ability to read the weather?"
Kasu Bee raised his head and glanced at the sky above his head.
"Just be at ease! Dark clouds of this level won't cause trouble for the voyage I'm waiting for!"
"That's good." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled and nodded again, "With your words, I feel relieved."
"In that case... Kazuho! Help me to pass the order to the whole ship!"
Having said that, Toyotomi Nobuhide waved his hand vigorously like a conductor conducting a concert:
"Announcement to all ships to set sail! Set sail!"
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Asai, who was concentrating on driving, suddenly felt a chill on the tip of his nose.
Lowering his eyes towards the tip of his nose, he saw that there was a drop of water falling on the tip of his nose.
Before Asai could raise his hand to wipe it, he felt another drop of rain fall on his nose.
Wow... Wow! Wow! Wow!
Drops of rain seemed to have broken free of their restraints, falling impatiently from the sky.
First it was light rain, then it turned into moderate rain in an instant, and then it turned into heavy rain and heavy rain.
The raging wind swept up water vapor that seemed to suck up the entire sea, and also swept away countless vegetation, branches and leaves.
Boom! Boom!
After the rain fell, Thunder and Lightning finally couldn't wait to show off its ferocious claws.
Lightning flashed across the dark sky, carving various hideous and grotesque patterns in the clouds that looked like they had been splashed with ink.
Ogata stuck his head to the window to check the rain outside.
Everywhere you look you can see thick rain curtains.
Looking up, the sky is dark.
Take a deep breath, and all that pours into your lungs is abundant water vapor and chill.
Asai and Shimada, who were sitting in the driver's seat and exposed outside the car, turned into two drowned rats in just a blink of an eye.
"Hey!" Due to the interference of thunder and rain, Asai had to yell back at the top of his lungs, "Aren't you at the dock yet?!"
"Well... it's coming soon." Xuan Zheng glanced at the scene outside the window, "Follow the current road and keep going, and you will reach the coast."
"After arriving at the coast, go west and you can enter the canyon where the dock is located."
"You should be able to smell the sea more or less now, right?"
Xuanzheng's words just now undoubtedly cheered up Asai and Shimada.
The two of them gritted their teeth and braved the rain that came on their faces, driving the carriage and breaking through the layers of rain.
Ogata and others frequently stuck their heads out of the car window, looking for the coast.
Finally, with Asai and Shimada speeding along regardless of the lifespan of their wheels and horses, Ogata and others finally saw the skyline in front of them, and a looming coastline appeared.
Finally seeing the sea was something that should have brought some joy to the faces of Ogata and others.
In fact, it was indeed the case. After finally seeing the sea, everyone looked happy.
However, as soon as the joy appeared on their faces, they froze.
Just because they saw... two shadows of boats floating on the coastline.
No way, this voice appeared in everyone's mind.
Asai gritted his teeth and waved the reins of the horse in his hand again, squeezing out the last bit of physical energy the horse had.
The two carriages quickly closed the distance to the coast.
After driving to the coast, everyone quickly jumped out of the carriage and stood on the shore, looking at the two huge warships on the sea in the distance that were slowly sailing towards the distance...
"Are you too late..." Shimada fell to his knees as if his legs had lost strength, then raised his right hand, shook hands into a fist, and punched the ground with a look of reluctance, "Why is this..."
The result of rushing to the dock desperately, only to be a step too late is naturally unacceptable to everyone.
Almost everyone's expressions... are very ugly now, including Xuan Zheng's.
"Tsk...have you been busy in vain..."
Xuan Zheng looked at the warships receding on the sea with displeasure, and then looked at Ogata and his party in front of him.
The reason why he helped Ogata and the others so much, both by showing them the way and solving their doubts, was because he hoped that Ogata and the others could cause trouble for Toyotomi Nobuhide and vent his anger on his behalf.
Xuan Zheng's expression was extremely ugly when he worked hard for a long time and ended up with nothing.
Xuanzheng, who thought that his work was in vain, cursed in a low voice.
Shimada, who was still very inexperienced in life, fell to his knees with pain on his face and beat the ground.
Hatsumi and Shibata, who longed to kill Yoshihisa and destroy Iga, had complicated expressions.
A-Machi and A-Tsuki, who have a more emotional temperament, are biting their lower lips now with a look of reluctance on their faces.
The unacceptable sight in front of them caused everyone to express various expressions.
However... not everyone looked ugly after seeing the second ship set sail.
For example, there are four people including Ogata, Genichi, Mamiya, and Makimura.
After the four of them saw the second ship on the sea, their expressions changed very synchronously.
Their expressions darkened first, and then... they moved their eyes and glanced around, as if they were looking for something.
Scanning the four people around them, their eyes finally focused on the same item on the carriage carriage they were riding in just now.
"...Mamiya." Ogata, who was staring meaningfully at the carriage behind him with Genichi, Mamiya, and Makimura, suddenly called Mamiya's name.
"Um?"
"I remember...did you tell me that you had learned how to drive a small boat somewhere before?"
Listening to Ogata's sudden question, Mamiya smiled:
"Oh, yes."
"I have learned the methods and techniques of canoeing in the Satsuma area before."
"By the way, I once studied carpentry in the Yamato area."
"Very good at dismantling wooden objects."
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