I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"I was a swordsman in ancient Japan(

"Join...you...?" Heijuro hesitated.

"Brother." The man who claimed to be Nanaimon stepped slowly into the shade of Heijuro's tree, and then smiled, "Can you tell me your name before going into the details of this matter formally?"

"...My name is Heijuro."

Seeing that these uninvited guests did not draw their swords, Heijuro gradually relaxed, his body and voice no longer trembling.

"Heijuro." Qiemon whispered in his unhurried voice, "Yes, that's it. Don't be afraid or nervous."

"We are friends, companions, not enemies."

"You just said...'Join you'..." Heijuro asked cautiously, "What does this mean?"

"It means literally." Shichiemon said, "Heijuro, do you want to regain your freedom and leave this broken island where birds don't shit?"

"Of course I did!" Heijuro said without hesitation, "I want to leave this ghost place quickly in my dreams!"

"Yes." Shichiemon nodded.

"It's not just you thinking that. Me, and everyone."

As Nanaemon said this, he spread his hands on the other prisoners standing behind him.

"Everyone wants to leave here and regain their freedom."

"However-if we want to regain our freedom, our only choice is to obediently do what the government says."

"Go to drag three'ogres', or unearth an important piece of information related to'ogres.' Eligible for pardon."

"If there is no pardon from the government, even if we escape back to the mainland, we will still be wanted by the government."

"Although we still don't know what'ogre' is, since it is related to killing, it is bound to be twice the result with a partner to help."

"With companions, we can kill those ogres more easily, and at the same time drag the corpses of ogres to the coast more easily."

"If you are alone, can you kill that ogre? Just drag the corpse to the coast, it may be exhausting and choking you."

"It is for those of us to be able to get pardons better and safer quickly, so we stay together."

"Moreover, we can effectively prevent attacks by other prisoners when we are together."

Speaking of this, Shichiemon's brows were slightly twisted, and his expression became a little serious.

"Now there are all kinds of prisoners on this island."

"There are bandits, robbers, arsonists, and thieves..."

"At the same time, there are also powerful murderers."

"Most of the prisoners who land on the island are people like me who are not good at fighting."

"So talents like us who are not good at fighting should stay together to prevent other prisoners from being abused."

Heiichiro listened quietly to Nanaemon's speech.

Shichiemon's tone was mellow, and his tone was soft, which sounded particularly friendly.

And what he said is very reasonable.

Heiichiro was already moved by the words Naniemon had just said.

"But..." However, Heiichiro still raised his question, "Although the government said that it would give us the qualifications for pardon,... will they really keep their promise?"

"We can only choose to trust the government first." Qiemon said in a deep voice, "In our current situation, we have no other choice besides trusting the government."

"At this stage, we still work hard to complete the government's requirements first."

"What happens after that can only be left to later."

"...I see." After a moment of silence, Heijuro nodded softly, "Okay... then I will join you! Please advise me more about the future!"

"Welcome to join! Heijuro!" With his signature soft smile hung on Qiemon's face, he opened his arms and said, "On behalf of the rest of my companions, you are welcome to join!"

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That night--

As Ogata and Amachi speculated—the rain today showed no signs of stopping until the evening.

"It looks like I'm really going to spend the night in this cave..." After looking at the rain curtain outside the cave, Ogata turned his head and said to Amachi, "Amachi, you go to sleep first. I'll watch the first half of the night. You come to watch the middle of the night."

"Great!"

Ah Ting didn't make any excuses. He brought in a rock of moderate height, and used it as a pillow and the cold rocky floor as a bed.

Ogata looked at Amachi lying sideways on the ground.

Amachi is facing Ogata now.

So her smooth back and shoulders can be seen in front of Ogata's eyes.

Looking at Amachi dressed so coolly, Ogata couldn't help asking:

"You dress like this...is it okay? Don't you feel cold?"

"This is the uniform of the female ninjas in Shiranui." Ah Ding replied, "I have long been used to this chilly feeling on the back and shoulders. Although it is indeed a bit cold tonight..."

"Of course it's cold," Ogata said helplessly. "The place where we live now is a shady cave. It's raining outside, so it's weird not to feel cold."

After all, Ogata took off the light green haori on his body, walked slowly to the side of Amachi, and gently covered him.

"...Thank you." While thanking Amachi, he pressed Ogata's Haori who was covering her tightly~www.wuxiahere.com~ This Haori is lent to you temporarily. "Ogata said softly, "If I still feel cold, then I can't do anything." After all, if I take off my clothes again, I will be naked. "

"Thank you." Ah Ding thanked again.

She opened her eyes that had been closed, and glanced down at the light green haori on her body.

An inexplicable smile appeared on Ah Ding's face.

"This Haori is very warm..."

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at the same time--

On the shore across the sea from Butterfly Island--

Inamori, dressed in hats and fur clothes, stood on the shore with his guards and men.

On the sea in front of them, two small boats...no, it should be one small boat dragging another small boat, bracing the wind and rain, slowly leaning towards the shore.

Among all the small boats responsible for sending the prisoners to the island today, one of them is missing.

Upon learning the news, Inamori, who had an ominous premonition in his heart, immediately dispatched a large number of search teams to find the traces of the missing boat.

And just now, the messenger finally told him that he had found the missing boat, and the soldiers who found the missing boat were dragging the missing boat back.

Upon learning the news, Inamori immediately led his guards and subordinates to the shore to see with his own eyes what happened to the missing boat and why it did not return on time.

Despite the obstacles of wind and rain, the movement of the small boats became very difficult, but the two small boats finally landed smoothly.

After the two small boats landed, Inamori immediately rushed forward and looked at the small boat that had just been recovered.

As soon as his gaze fell on the boat, Inamori's face instantly turned pale.

On this small boat lay the bodies of 18 soldiers.