"I'll be the next one! I want to learn Shichiro's selfless two-sword style!"
Ogata looked at the newcomer.
If he remembered correctly, this man was Saburo.
He re-arranged his stance of Wu-I Er-sword Style and stared closely at Saburo in front of him.
"drink!"
Saburo stepped forward and stabbed Ogata's chest with the wooden sword in his hand.
What happened next was exactly the same as before.
Ogata blocked Saburo's sword with the wakizashi of his left hand, then counterattacked Saburo with his katana, and pressed the tip of the katana's sword firmly against Saburo's chest.
[Ding! Use the Wu-I Two-Sword Style·Flow to defeat the enemy]
[Acquire 50 personal experience points and 40 experience points for the swordsmanship "Wuwo Sword Style"]
[Current personal level: LV10 (860/900)]
[Wuwo-sword style level: 2nd stage (140/500)]
"It's amazing..."
"To think that Saburo can be defeated so easily..."
"I didn't expect that Shichiro is not only a master of the one-sword style swordsmanship, but also has such profound attainments in the two-sword style swordsmanship."
…
Ogata ignored their compliments.
Instead, he retracted the knife he just thrust out, and then said loudly:
"Next, I want to compete with two people at the same time!"
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at the same time--
Kurunaga, who had just returned from the dojo, was immersed in his desk, handling today's government affairs, when Tobiru suddenly jumped from the ceiling with a strange look on his face.
"My lord... I have something to report to you. It's about Ogata-kun."
"Huh? What happened to Ogata-kun?"
"He is currently practicing swordsmanship with other warriors."
"I know, do you need to report this kind of thing to me?"
"Ogata-kun... is currently practicing a two-sword sword technique that I have never seen before..."
"Nataru?" Kuranagi raised his head from the desk and cast a doubtful look at Tobiru.
"Lord, do you want to go take a look?"
"...That's not necessary. Let Ogata-kun practice freely on his own. I don't want the country to interfere with the practice of the patriots. I'll see what Ogata-kun's two-sword swordsmanship is like when I have the opportunity in the future."
After that, Kuranaga lowered his head again and processed the documents on the desk one after another.
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"Huh...huh..."
Ogata's breath of origin can only last up to 7 minutes at present.
Now that the time limit has expired, Ogata has to switch back to normal breathing.
In front of him were the two men Jiro and Shiro who had just been defeated by him.
Just now, Ogata tried one-to-many for the first time.
Although he won in the end, the process was far more difficult than Ogata imagined because he was not used to one-to-many.
Just now, he defeated Erlang and Shiro in one breath, allowing Ogata to gain 90 personal experience points, and 90 Wuwo Ersword style experience points. Ogata's personal level was upgraded for the first time in a long time, from 10 to 11, and he gained 1 skill point.
point.
And as soon as he got this few skill points, Xu Feng didn't hesitate to use them to unlock the sword skill of Wuwo Swordsman Style - Step Step.
After relaxing the tense muscles in his body, Ogata looked at Ichiro and others again.
"Come on, keep going!"
"Shichiro..." Ichiro looked hesitant, "You just fought 4 people in a row, do you really not want to take a rest first?"
"No." Ogata shook his head, "Time is precious, let's start practicing again quickly. This time I have two more challenges!"
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That night——
Hirose Domain, Kurunaga's mansion, in a certain room.
"What's this……?"
Ogata stared blankly at the food in front of him.
Rice, miso soup, radish, a salted fish, and a small bowl of pork.
At this time, Ogata and other patriots were sitting neatly in a simple room.
In front of everyone, there was a table filled with rich food.
According to Ichiro and others - this room is where they usually eat.
Just when Ogata was astonished by the rich food in front of him, Kuronaga suddenly flashed into the "dining room" where Ogata and others were, and waved his hand to indicate that everyone in the room did not need to salute him.
"Ogata, eat as much as you want. It is necessary to conserve energy for future actions."
Kuronaga continued with a smile.
"Meat is an excellent way to replenish your physical strength. Although you may not be used to it at first, once you get used to it, you will find it quite delicious. Not only is it delicious, but meat is also an excellent way to replenish your physical strength."
Kuronaga seemed to subconsciously think that Ogata was also the kind of person who would be very resistant to eating meat.
Due to historical, cultural and other factors, people in the Edo period did not have the habit of eating meat.
Therefore, it is reasonable for Kuronaga to mistakenly think that Ogata may not be used to eating meat.
Ogata looked at the other people's tables.
"...My lord, is it my imagination...I always feel that I have much less flesh than others..."
"Because you haven't eaten much meat before." Kuronaga replied, "If you eat a lot of meat at once, your stomach and intestines may not be able to bear it, so I will give you a little bit of meat now and wait until you get used to it later.
Gradually increase the portion size.”
"I see……"
"Everyone." Kuronaga moved his eyes and scanned the faces of the patriots in front of him one by one, "I have important information to tell you. You listen to me while you eat."
"yes!"
Now that Kuronaga said so, Ogata and the others, who had been hungry for a long time, did not show any pretense. They hurriedly picked up their chopsticks and started to wolf down the food.
Kuronaga slowly knelt down on the tatami, and then said in a deep voice:
"The operation... will probably start at the end of this month... or next month."
Kuronaga's words made Ogata and others immediately pause with their chopsticks.
At this time, Kuronaga continued:
"My lord, he loves hunting."
"At the same time, he also hates cold and dry environments."
"So once September passes, my lord will no longer go out to hunt in the city."
"If we want to assassinate the lord, our only chance is when the lord goes out to hunt in the city."
"My lord's next hunting will probably be at the end of this month or next month."
"And the next hunting should be my lord's last hunting this year."
"That is to say - the next time my lord goes out to hunt, it will be our last chance to assassinate the lord this year."
"If we miss this opportunity, we will have to wait until next year."
As soon as Kuranaga finished speaking, Oconi immediately raised his question.
"My lord, must we assassinate Matsudaira Gennai before the end of this year?"
"That's right."
"Why can't we wait until next year to assassinate?" Ogata asked, "In this way, we will have more time to prepare, and maybe we can recruit a few more patriots who are willing to risk their lives with us.
.”
"No." Kuronaga shook his head, "It's too late..."
"Ogata-kun, you may not know—my lord, he has many eyes and ears in Hirose Domain."
"I spent a lot of effort to hide the existence of the seven of you and my plan to assassinate the lord."
"But since the Lord has so many eyes and ears, I can't guarantee that I can keep it a secret forever."
"If our plans get leaked, we'll all be screwed."
"So the longer it takes, the worse it will be for us."
"We must kill the lord before others discover our assassination plan!"