Kuronaga slowly opened the huge paper sliding door.
Behind the paper sliding door is a simple dojo.
Although the area is a bit small, it is enough to accommodate more than ten people practicing swordsmanship inside.
In the dojo, there are 6 warriors of different ages.
Without exception, these six people were sweating profusely, holding wooden swords in their hands, and they seemed to be practicing swordsmanship.
In addition to these 6 people, there is another person in this simple dojo, and that is Fei Yuan.
Tobiru was standing respectfully at the door of the dojo. When he saw Kuranaga coming, he immediately knelt down on one knee.
After the six samurai noticed that the person coming was Kuronaga, they also bowed and saluted to Kuronaga.
"Everyone!"
Kuronaga clapped his hands.
"Fei Yuan should have told you just now - we have a new companion!"
After that, Kuronaga took half a step to his side, allowing the six samurai in the dojo to see Ogata's face, who was standing behind Kuronaga, more clearly.
"Hello." Ogata bowed to the six warriors in the dojo and said hello in a neutral tone, "My surname is Ogata and my name is Ishi. Please give me some advice."
"What style of swordsman are you? Do you have a certificate above the catalog?" one of the six samurai asked Ogata.
"Sakakibara Itto-ryu." Ogata replied, "I hope everyone will pass it on."
"Don't tell everyone?!"
"real or fake……"
"That's great... a swordsman from Yuzuki has joined us..."
…
Ogata's words made this simple dojo resound with exclamations one after another.
The tallest samurai among the six samurai slowly walked up to Ogata.
"First meeting, Ogata-kun. I am Ichiro."
After that, the samurai who called himself Ichiro turned sideways and introduced himself to the other five samurai one by one.
"This is Erlang."
"This is Saburo."
"This is Shiro."
"This is Goro."
"This is Rokuro."
Ogata's complicated eyes slid over the faces of these six samurai one by one.
"...Are the six of you six brothers?"
"No, Ogata-kun, you misunderstood." Ichiro smiled bitterly, "This is not our real name, it is just another name."
"nickname?"
"Ogata-kun, since you have joined us, you should know that we will not live long."
Although the content of what he said was so heavy, Ichiro continued in a relaxed tone as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing.
"What we are going to do next is a major event that will leave a mark in the history books."
"We all might die on the way to assassinate Matsudaira Gennai."
"If you see an acquaintance or friend who has fallen down, no matter who it is, your mood will most likely be disturbed."
"So - we need to keep our relationship from getting too familiar."
"This ensures that after any one person falls, the others can still concentrate on completing the task."
"Not knowing each other's names and only referring to each other by nicknames is a good way to keep distance from each other."
"And it's convenient for us to call each other."
"I see..." Ogata nodded slightly, then smiled, "Then I am the seventh person to join you, so my nickname is 'Shichiro', right?"
"That's right." Ichiro nodded.
Ogata looked around.
"Although this dojo is small, it has everything it should have... Were the six of you practicing swordplay here just now?"
"Yes." Ichiro said, "The six of us have now given up our jobs, families and futures, moved into the house of the elder, and practiced swordsmanship here wholeheartedly, preparing for the action that is coming at an unknown time.
"
"That's it... then - do you still have the energy to continue practicing now?"
As Ogata spoke, he took out his cuffs.
"I want to start practicing my sword right now. Is there anyone willing to practice with me?"
"The six of us still have plenty of physical strength!" Ichiro said boldly, "Come on, Shichiro, I will practice with you! By the way, let me see the strength of Ono Kaden!"
"Grateful."
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After all, Kuronaga is also the head of the Hirose clan, and he has a lot of work to do every day.
After telling Ogata that he could use this dojo to practice swordsmanship as much as he wanted, and that he could ask Ichiro if he had any unclear questions, Kuranaga led Tobiru and left the dojo in a hurry.
After tying his cuffs, Ogata slowly walked to the knife rest.
After casually taking out a wooden knife from the knife holder, Ogata began to glance up and down around him.
"Aren't there any short wooden swords here?"
"Yes, yes...but what do you want a short wooden sword for?"
As Ichiro spoke, he took out a short wooden sword from the wooden box placed in the corner of the dojo and handed it to Ogata.
Ogata took the short wooden sword and weighed it a few times. After confirming that the center of gravity, length and weight of the short wooden sword were all right, he turned his head and looked at Ichiro.
"Ichiro, can you please spar with me?"
"sure!"
"Grateful."
After saying that, Ogata held the short wooden sword in his left hand and raised it high, and held the long wooden sword in his right hand in an ordinary mid-section posture - this is the starting gesture of the Mugo Rado-style.
Looking at Ogata holding two swords, everyone in the venue, including Ichiro, frowned.
"Shichiro!" Ichiro asked doubtfully, "Didn't you say that you are a member of the Sakakibara Itto-ryu? What is your posture?"
"As a samurai, it is normal to know some swordsmanship from other schools."
"Nataru-ryu... this is the first time I've seen it..." Ichiro said, raising the wooden sword in his hand and getting into a mid-section stance.
Ogata and Ichiro stood facing each other.
"I forgot to mention - the school I studied is Zhongmaki-ryu."
After saying that, Ichiro shouted with astonishing momentum and attacked Ogata.
Ogata, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes slightly and stared closely at Ichiro who was attacking him.
Long before the battle began, Ogata had already entered the state of "Breath of the Source".
Snapped!
With lightning speed, Ogata swung the short wooden sword in his left hand and blocked the sword that Ichiro had struck.
The moment after he swung the short sword in his left hand to block Ichiro's attack, Ogata's right hand moved.
With a wave of his right hand holding the long wooden sword, the long wooden sword was placed firmly on Ichiro's neck.
The left hand defends and the right hand attacks - the movements are done in one go.
[Ding! Use Wuwo Sword Style and Flow to defeat the enemy]
[Acquire 40 points of personal experience and 40 points of swordsmanship "Wuwo Sword Style" experience]