I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"After all that, I forgot to introduce myself..." The old man Chao Ogata and Amachi smiled apologetically. "My name is Hirajo, and I have lived in Kyoto since I was a child. How many times have I lived in Kyoto? For ten years, I am also familiar with Kyoto."

"Since the two are foreigners who come to Kyoto to visit, they definitely don't know much about Kyoto."

"If you have any questions about Kyoto you want to ask me, you can come to me at any time."

"I live near here, and I usually only move around here."

"Ah, but I am definitely not here tonight."

"I'm going to take my family with my family to watch'Mountain's Tour' tonight."

After all, a faint smile of satisfaction appeared on Pingzhang's face.

Judging from his appearance, he seems to be the same as the people around him, looking forward to tonight's "mountain patrol".

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After bidding farewell to Hirajo and leaving the inspection site of "Mantis Mountain", Ogata and Amachi resumed their search for the hotel.

Since coming to Kyoto, Okinawa hasn't seriously observed the expressions and looks of the people around him, nor has he seriously felt the surrounding atmosphere.

It was not until now that he calmed down and carefully observed the surroundings, Ogata realized that almost everyone on the street was full of joy.

A child not far away, his left and right hands are holding the hand of a man and a woman, this man and woman must be the child's parents.

On the left side stood four young girls who were in their youth, all of whom were wearing beautiful, brand-new yukatas, talking and laughing.

Although the distance was a little far away, Ogata could barely hear that the four girls seemed to be discussing whether to grab a good place to watch the tour of the mountain while there were not many people.

On the right is an uncle who is carrying a thick wooden pole and is walking towards Ogata.

This uncle seems to have met his friend by chance, so he carried the wooden pillar on his shoulders and talked with the friend.

The voices of these two people are so loud that even if they don't listen to them, they can still hear what they are saying.

"are you still working?"

"Yeah! Today's work is almost the last point! Let's stop talking! I have to finish this last bit of work as soon as possible, and my daughter is still waiting for me to go home and take her to see the mountain ferns!"

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Passers-by are men, women, old, and young.

There are those who are doing nothing, and there are those who are busy.

However—no matter what kind of person they are, the look on their faces is like a god—with a strong sense of joy.

After retracting his attention from observing the people around him, Ogata said softly with a volume that only he could hear:

"It's really the same as what He said...At this moment, everyone in Kyoto is looking forward to tonight's "Sammen Cruise" and fireworks..."

At this moment, Amachi, who was walking beside Ogata, suddenly asked Ogata:

"...A Yi, are you free tonight?"

"Huh? Of course I'm free. Until Master Fengmo finds out which prison Xuanren is being held in, I will be very busy."

"That's it... I'm also very free tonight."

Ogata turned his head and glanced at Amachi, who was hesitating and seemed to have something to say.

Reminiscent of the look of Ah Ding who was very interested in Yamato after seeing "Mantis Mountain" just now, a hint of smile appeared with Ogata's slightly raised mouth.

"...A Ding, let's go to see the ‘Yamong Cruise’ together tonight."

As soon as Ogata's words fell, Amachi immediately said with joy:

"Okay!"

——The answer is so fast...

Ogata said helplessly in his heart.

——Have you been waiting for me to say this personally...

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It was not until they left this residential area that Ogata and Amachi finally found a restaurant—a ramen shop.

Whether it is Ogata or Amachi, at this time, they don’t want to waste time on the aimless "hotel-finding trip", so they decided to settle today at this seemingly ordinary and nothing special ramen shop. It's dinner.

Until now, ramen is not very popular throughout Japan.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, a scholar named Zhu Shunshui saw that there was no hope for Fuming. In order to preserve the integrity of the nation, he resolutely bid farewell to his country, abandoned his hometown, and went to exile in Japan.

In exile in Japan, he was treated favorably by Tokugawa Mitsui, the lord of the Mito domain, and invited Zhu Shunsui to give lectures in Edo.

Zhu Shunshui, who was in exile in Japan, not only brought advanced academic ideas and production technology, but also brought a piece of food-that is, ramen.

There are generally two theories about how Zhu Shunshui brought ramen to the Japanese public.

The first argument is that when Zhu Shunshui first came to Japan, he was not used to Japanese food, so he decided to do it himself, with plenty of food and clothing, and made his own ramen.

The ramen made is not only suitable for Zhu Shunshui's own appetite, but also suits the appetite of the Japanese.

There is a second saying that Zhu Shunsui personally cooked a dish in order to thank Tokugawa Mitsui for taking care of him-that is, ramen to entertain Tokugawa Mitsui.

No matter which statement is correct, in short-Zhu Shunshui successfully brought ramen to Japan.

Although more than a hundred years have passed since ramen appeared in Japan, until now, ramen has not been widely popular in Japan.

It seems that Amachi hasn't eaten ramen much before. After entering the ramen shop, he has been looking around with curious eyes.

Although it's time to eat now, there are still plenty of vacancies in the ramen shop.

Ogata and Amachi randomly found an empty place to sit down.

After sitting down and ordering two bowls of ramen at random, Ah Ting exhaled:

"Ah... Tired and tired... Clogs really can't be used to wear... My big toe and second toe are a little bit painful now..."

"I can't get used to wearing clogs either." Ogata, who was sitting across from Amachi, agreed. "The clogs are too inconvenient to move. Straw shoes are more convenient."

"Yes." After Amachi nodded lightly, he suddenly looked straight at Ogata.

Just when Ogata wondered if there was something on his face, Amachi suddenly said with a serious face:

"A Yi...While cleaning Master Wind Demon's mansion with you, I found out..."

"Is this ‘dark purple’ area on your left neck a bit bigger..."

"Is there?" A somewhat surprised Ogata appeared on his face. He raised his hand and touched his left neck. "I just looked in the mirror and looked at my left neck yesterday. The area shouldn't be enlarged, right?"

"...That should be my illusion. After all, I haven't seen you for a while."

Because there are not many customers, the ramen ordered by Ogata and Amachi was quickly served.

At this time, Japanese ramen is still in its infancy, and there are not so many flavors and flavors.

This ramen shop sells two kinds of noodles: clear soup ramen and soy sauce ramen.

Although when ordering, you can freely choose the ingredients for your noodles, but the ingredients that can be provided are ordinary ingredients such as bamboo shoots and fish, and there are not many types of ingredients.

You can't eat while wearing this mask, which can only show one pair of eyes.

So after the ramen was served, Okinawa removed the tengu mask from his face and placed it on a corner of the table.

Ogata didn't worry that he would be recognized by the people at this ramen shop as the famous Ogata Ichitosai.

First of all, there are not many people in this ramen restaurant.

Secondly-almost all ordinary people don't pay much attention to the faces on the wanted order.

Even in the modern Earth, where the speed of information circulation is surprisingly fast, few civilians will remember the faces of wanted criminals.

This can be regarded as the experience that Ogata has learned since leaving the Hirose clan until now.

While Ogata and Amachi were enjoying each other's ramen in silence, Amachi suddenly raised his head suddenly.

"Ogata, did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

Ogata raised his gaze from the bowl in front of him and listened carefully.

"You listen to the voice outside the store. Did you hear the voice of the sugar seller?"

Ogata poured more attention and energy into both ears.

After mentioning the almost complete body and mind, Ogata finally heard—there are indeed sugar sellers shouting outside the ramen shop.

However, the yelling was intermittent, and it was in a state where it might not be heard at any time-this sugar seller should be about to go far.

"I'm going to buy some candy." Ah Ding licked his lips and put down the chopsticks in his hand. "You can eat, I'll be back soon."

After all, without waiting for any response from Ogata, Amachi quickly stepped away from his seat and walked outside the ramen shop.

After watching Amachi leave, the corners of Ogata's mouth slightly cocked, revealing a somewhat helpless smile.

After retracting his gaze from Amachi who had left, Ogata continued to focus on the ramen in front of him.

But-before I had time to eat a few bites, a very loud noise suddenly came from outside the ramen shop.

Ogata turned his head to look, and watched five men of different ages wearing ordinary sleeves opened the paper sliding door of the ramen shop, and then filed in through the opened paper sliding door and stood to the ramen shop. At the door.

These five youths are all wearing ordinary and extremely clothes, and they don't wear any swords around their waists.

The ramen shop manager who mistakenly thought these 5 people were major customers immediately greeted him with a smile on his face.

The one standing in the front of the five youths was quite polite. After he bent his ears and said something in the ear of the shop manager, the shop manager immediately stepped back respectfully.

After the store manager stepped back, the five young men moved their eyes and scanned the ramen shop, seeming to be looking for something.

Ogata did not hear what the young man said to the store manager due to the long distance and the low voice of the young man talking with the store manager.

Ogata didn't care what they had said.

After glancing at the five young people, Ouji took his gaze back, ready to continue to concentrate on solving the noodles in front of him.

However-just as Ogata picked up a handful of noodles with chopsticks, a panic shout suddenly sounded from the entrance of the store:

"Look!"

This horrified drink immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the ramen shop, including Ogata.

Ogata returned his gaze to the store door.

After turning his gaze back to the five young people, a look of surprise appeared on Ogata's face.

Because Ogata found that the eyes of these five youths seemed to be fixed on him.

The person who screamed in horror just now was one of the five young people.

This person's finger is pointing at Ogata at this time...

After the young man uttered this horrified shout, the other four young people cast their sights on Ogata's body one after another.

After focusing on Ogata's body, the expressions on the faces of the other four youths suddenly changed.

——What happened...

A complete doubt has not had time to surface in Ogata's mind.

The five young men felt like they had practiced in advance, touching their right hands behind them in a uniform movement.

Then each pulled out ten hands from his waist.

The total length of ten hands is shorter.

And the ten hands of these five young people have been stuck in the back waist, so everyone in front of the five young people, including Ogata, did not realize that the five people were still stuck in the back waist. arms.

After pulling out their ten hands, the head of the five young men said in a solemn voice towards Ogata:

"One step, please come with us!"

"We now suspect that you have something to do with the murder case that is now disturbing Kyoto's chickens and dogs!"

As soon as the young man's words came out, the rest of the people in the store showed panic.

Some people closer to Ogata even walked and crawled away from Ogata.

"The murder case?" Ogata frowned. "Are you making a mistake? I'm just a ronin who just came to Kyoto for sightseeing today."

"Are we making a mistake? Please tell us after a visit! If you are really innocent, we will set you free and apologize to you!"

"I advise you to cooperate obediently. If you resist, it will only make you more suspicious!"

After all, these officials didn't wait for Ogata to give any explanation, clenched ten hands in their respective hands, and strode towards Ogata.

When Ogata asked if the five officials had made a mistake, Ogata was not just asking.

While asking whether the five officials were mistaken, Ogata was secretly observing the position of each window of the ramen shop.

Not far from his right, there happened to be a window that was wide open just enough for him to walk through...

After glancing at the window without a trace, a bitter smile appeared on Ogata's face.

"...I see. I'll go with you." Ogata grabbed the mask placed on the corner of the tabletop, and while speaking, he stood up slowly.

Listening to Ogata's words, the tight faces of the five young people loosened.

However-before they could relax, they saw Ogata, who was slowly standing up, suddenly speeding up towards the window not far from him...

"Quick! Catch him!"

"Catch him! Catch him!"

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When the five young people later realized Ogata’s intentions and yelled to catch up with them, Ogata had already passed through this window and escaped to the store...

Even if he knew he was innocent, Ogata wouldn't just go with the officials so obediently.

Although he did not commit any homicide in Kyoto, the various other crimes he carried on his body, such as slaying the king and beheading a hundred people, were all much heavier than ordinary homicide...

If you choose to lay down your weapons and follow the government obediently, then you are really going to die.

Therefore, when the five young men came towards him with ten hands in their hands, there were only two options in front of him: escape or kill the five young men.

Ogata chose the former without hesitation.

The reason is very simple-there are still many innocent people in the ramen shop. U U Reading wwwww.uukanshu.com

Not far from Ogata, there happened to be a pair of parents and a little girl—a family of three dining there.

With one enemy and many enemies in such a narrow environment, even if it is as strong as Ogata, when swinging the knife in wide open, there is no guarantee that others will not be accidentally injured.

Even if Ogata can do it without accidentally hurting, these five officials may not be able to do it.

What's more-Ogata doesn't intend to kill in front of the child, so that the child can see the human being killed.

After escaping from the window to the ramen shop, Xu Jian held the double knives around his waist, lowered the center of gravity of his body, and hurried to a dim alley not far away.

Although he is still in a state of confusion, Ogata instinctively sensed that he might have been involved in some serious trouble without knowing it...

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