I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

　　 I was a swordsman in ancient Japan, Volume 1, The life of a samurai from scratch Chapter 412 I fell in love with the man of Ogata [9500 words] Today is the same as yesterday, it is sunny and good weather.

　　 Ogata also arrived at the venue ahead of the start of the martial arts test, just like yesterday.

　　Mingming had eliminated half of the contestants yesterday, but the number of people gathered at the venue at this time was not much less than yesterday.

　　 Many people who were eliminated yesterday came to watch the trial with a learning mentality.

　　 Some civilians who heard about the wonderful martial arts trials of the "Imperial Test Combination" yesterday also came to join in the fun today.

　　 Ogata stood in an inconspicuous corner, his eyes seemed to be looking forward, but he actually didn't see anything.

　　Because he is now thinking about the question that Ah Ting threw to him last night: later when attacking Shiranui, how to avoid accidentally hurting Uncle Qing who is both affectionate and kind to Ah Ting.

　　 Ogata has been thinking about it from last night until now.

　　 found that this problem is completely unsolvable.

　　Uncle Kei did not have the physical characteristics of "This is him" at a glance, nor did Ah Ding have the painting skills that can accurately draw the face of Kei.

　　 So this question has no solution at all.

　　 Although there is no solution to this problem, Ogata doesn't want to just give up.

　　 Due to the relationship between Keishu and Amachi, Ogata can't ignore it no matter what.

　　 Just when Ogata was thinking about this question, when he was in a trance, a loud voice suddenly sounded from his side, interrupting Ogata's thoughts:

　　 "Hey! Mashima!"

　　 Don't look back, Ogata also knows who is here.

　　 After all, he just heard this sound yesterday.

　　 "Kondo?"

　　 Kondo waved his hands towards Ogata and walked quickly towards Ogata.

　　 At this time, Kondo was walking like flying, and he couldn't see at all that he was still a limping person when he walked last night.

　　 "Is your leg hurt?" Ogata asked.

　　 "Yeah! Chiba's medicine is very effective!" Kondo patted his chest, "My legs don't hurt at all!"

　　 Ogata: "Chiba-kun's medical skills turned out to be so brilliant."

　　 "Chiba's medical skills are very good." Kondo said in a calm tone.

　　 "Don't look at Chiba's hairless look, but his medical skills are the most brilliant among so many doctors I have seen in my life."

　　 "In addition to being good at treating bone injuries, he is also particularly good at treating skin injuries after being cut by sharp tools."

"Chiba-kun doesn’t look like a good doctor at all... He is more like a swordsman than a doctor." Chiba’s bear-like strong appearance was in Ogata’s mind. Emerge.

　　 "Yes, when I first met Chiba, I never thought that Chiba is a doctor who makes a living by practicing medicine...but you think he is like a swordsman."

　　 "Chiba is both a doctor and a swordsman."

　　 "Chiba always said that practicing swordsmanship is just one of his hobbies. He said that his swordsmanship is average."

　　 "When I first met him, I was deceived by him."

　　 "I didn't realize that I was cheated until I had a match with him, and after being knocked down by his sword."

　　 "Is his sword skill so superb?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

　　 "Well. Chiba is the holder of Beichen Dream Stream."

　　 "Oh, that's amazing..." Ogata said softly with emotion.

　　 "...Your reaction seems so plain." Kondo's head tilted, "When I learned that Chiba is a master of medicine and swordsmanship, I was so shocked that my jaw was about to fall off."

　　 "Huh? Oh...Don't look at me like this, but I am actually shocked." Ogata said something casually, and Kondo went over.

　　 Ogata was not shocked at all when he learned that Chiba swordsmanship and medical skills are both unique.

　　 Because he knew a "Mamiya a dream"...

　　 Ogata: "Although you can walk normally, I think it's better for you to keep quiet these days."

"That won't work." Kondo shook his head, then moved his head closer to Ogata, lowered his voice, and said with a volume that only he and Ogata could hear, "I want to see more of the master, your heroic posture. "

　　 Kondo changed back to the title "Master".

　　 "Forget it, whatever you want." Ogata smiled wryly.

　　 "Oh! Mashima, I found you."

　　 When Ogata and Kondo had a lively chat, a new male voice suddenly came in from a short distance.

　　 is the voice of five or six.

　　Ogata followed the prestige, and saw Wuliu slowly approaching him.

　　 At this time, it was the same as yesterday, wearing a normal male kimono.

　　 glanced at the clothes on Wuliu, Ogata said in a half-joking tone:

　　 "You are also wearing male clothes today."

"I'm tired of wearing the previous suit." Wuliu replied with the same half-joking tone, "When I get tired of this suit now, I might change back to that suit of women's clothing. "

　　 Kondo, who couldn't understand the conversation between Ogata and Wuliu at all, looked at Ogata and then at Wuliu with a dazed expression.

　　 "This is?" Wuliu cast his puzzled gaze to Kondo.

　　 "This is..." Before Ogata could give an introduction, Kondo said one step in advance in an energetic voice:

　　 "Below Majima Goro-kun's very good friend-Kondo Uchizosuke! Please advise!"

　　 "My name is Wuliu, please advise."

　　 "I am working in a shop called "North Wind House" now!"

　　 "Our shop specializes in Ezo products, you are welcome to come and visit me when you are fine, or come to us to buy some Ezo products!"

　　 "By the way, some of the mink furs of our'North Wind House' are currently undergoing price cuts. If you are interested, please come and have a look!"

　　 After that, Kondo quickly reported the address of the "North Wind House".

　　 Ogata knows that Kondo is a familiar person.

　　 But he didn't expect Kondo to be able to familiarize himself to this point...

　　 When I first met Wuliu, not only did I know my home very well, but I also very naturally promoted the products of the place where I was working.

　　 Ogata feels that if he meets Kondo’s boss in the future, he must persuade Kondo’s boss to increase the salary of this conscientious employee.

"Thank you." The smile on Wuliu's face showed a faint look of helplessness, "Ezo products...I have never seen Ezo's souvenirs. I will visit them if I have time. "

　　 After that, Ogura regained his attention to Ogata.

　　 "Mashima-kun, I didn't expect your popularity to be so good."

　　 "There was a big man and a small man with you yesterday."

　　 "Now there is a new person."

　　 "Where was the big and small guy yesterday?"

　　 The big man and the small man in the five or six mouths naturally refer to Makimura and Shimada.

　　 "The two of them have something else today." Ogata said.

　　...

　　...

　　 now and now—

　　 Edo, somewhere in the suburbs—

　　 "The base in Shiranui, is it there?"

　　 Lin hugged her arms and fixed her gaze on the distant mountain.

　　 In addition to Mamiya and Genichi who were inconvenient to show up, Makimura, Asai, and Shimada came.

　　 The three of them were standing around Lin at this time. While protecting Lin, they looked at the distant mountain that was far apart, but could still hear birds crying from time to time.

　　 "Yes, this mountain is called'Tianfang Mountain'. Shiranuili is located near the top of'Tianfang Mountain'." Dawu Road in Dongcheng standing next to Lin with his hands.

　　 Like Lin, who is protected by the 3 people in the pastoral village, Dawu Dongseong is also protected.

　　 12 men stood behind Dawu Dongcheng.

　　 These 12 subordinates lined up in two neat rows, standing behind Dongcheng Dawudi without a glance, looking extremely powerful.

　　 The wind blowing from time to time blows the collars and sleeves of their kimonos open, revealing the colorful tattoos inside.

　　 Early this morning, the "East City House" sent someone to find Lin and told Lin a piece of news she had been waiting for: They found the base in Shiranui.

　　 This news, Lin and they have waited too long.

　　 When they first came to Edo, Lin found the Yakuza group with the greatest influence in the Kanto: "Dongjoya", and asked their boss, Dago Tojo, to help them find the exact location of the Shiranui base.

　　 After waiting for so many days, finally the result came out. After receiving the news, Lin led the 3 people from the pastoral village to find Dago Dongseong, and then led by Dago Dongseong to the northern outskirts of Edo.

　　 After arriving in the northern outskirts of Edo, Dago Tojo pointed to a high mountain in the distance and said: I don’t know where the base of the fire is.

　　 "Are you really sure?" Lin cast a suspicious look at Dongcheng Dawu, "I don't want to attack the Tianfang Mountain aggressively, but find that there is nothing on it except for birds and bird droppings."

　　 "I will use my head to assure you." Dawu Dongcheng patted his neck with a frivolous tone, "If the base in Shiranui is not on it, I will give you my head."

　　 "Not only did I help you find the location of the Shiranui base, I also helped you draw a map."

　　 After that, Dawu Dongcheng put his hand into his arms, took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his arms, and handed it to Lin.

　　 Lin took the paper from Dawu Dongcheng, unfolded it, and glanced roughly.

　　 "This is the map of Tianfang Mountain?"

　　 "That's right. The red dot described above is the location of Shiranui, and the thick black lines are the climbing route. How about? You draw it carefully."

"It's not bad." Lin folded the map in her hands again, "Thanks for your hard work, Dawu. It's really a shame that you can find the exact location in Shiranui, you deserve the title of the man with the title of'the most powerful man in the world of East Japan.' ."

"I was able to find Shiranuili so quickly, thanks to the information you provided before, Miss Lin." Dawu Dongcheng said, "If you hadn't told me the approximate location of Shiranui, I wouldn't be able to find out the Shiranui base so quickly. s position."

　　 In exchange for cooperating with Hasegawa, Hasegawa informed Ogata and the others about the approximate location of Shiranui that he knew.

　　 After learning the approximate location of Shiranui from Hasegawa, Lin hurriedly passed the information to Dago Dongcheng.

　　 "But thanks to Shiranuiri being hated by many people in the shogunate." Dago Tojo let out a low sneer, "Shiranui has always tried to conceal the exact location of their base."

　　 "But no matter how much they conceal, it is impossible to conceal the senior officials of the shogunate."

　　 "I ate a few meals with some bureaucrats, drank a few times, and figured out the location of Shiranui little by little."

　　Speaking of this, Dawu Dongcheng turned his head and looked at Lin beside him.

　　 "Ms. Lin, in order to help you find out the location of Shiranui, our'East City House' has paid a lot."

　　 "We will mobilize the subordinates to investigate and leave aside."

　　 "Only I am forced to eat and drink with some officials that I don't like very much."

　　 "We paid so much, so you see..."

　　 Before Dawu Dongcheng finished speaking, Lin interrupted one step in advance:

　　 "Needless to say, I understand. For money matters, you can just report me a number afterwards."

　　 Hearing Lin's words, Dawu Dongcheng grinned and laughed happily.

　　 "Ms. Lin, the more I think you can make a huge fortune, it is not unreasonable! Businessmen should be honest and cheerful like you, so that more and more people will come to do business with you."

　　 "Such flattery will be avoided." Lin said lightly.

　　 "Well, now that I have taken you through the Shiranui base area, let's go see other things."

　　 "Something else?" The color of doubt appeared in Lin's eyes.

　　 "Ms. Lin, what you entrusted me to buy for you before, I have already bought it for you."

　　 "Oh?" The color of doubt in Lin's pupils dissipated, and she was replaced by a touch of excitement.

　　 "Let's go, Miss Lin, I will show you."

　　 Dongcheng Dawu and Lin walked in front side by side.

　　 3 people from Mucun and Dago Dongseong's men followed closely behind.

　　 Dongcheng Dawu led Lin into a tea house not far away.

　　 On the surface, this tea house looks like an ordinary tea house that specializes in entertaining passersby.

　　 In essence, it is one of the hidden strongholds of the "East City House".

　　 In order to collect information from various sources and increase income, in addition to casinos and tourist attractions, Yakuza’s favorite shops are tea houses and izakayas where many people come and go every day.

　　 This ordinary tea house, in essence, has a unique cave.

　　 Dongcheng Dawu led Lin and others into the room located deep in the tea house, and opened the tatami mat in the center of the room, revealing a staircase leading to the basement.

　　 The air in the basement is relatively dry, and you can tell at a glance that it is the kind of basement specially used for storing things.

　　 After following Dongcheng Dawu into the basement, Lin and others saw big boxes.

　　 "Miss Lin, what you want is right here."

　　 Dongcheng Dawu quickly walked to the 4 large stacked boxes, and then patted them vigorously.

　　 "Hey, open it." Dawu Dongcheng said to the men beside him.

"Yes!"

　　 The two subordinates standing next to Dawu Dongcheng put down the big box placed at the top, then took out the sword, cut the thick rope that bound it tightly, and then opened the box.

　　 "Miss Lin, check the goods."

　　 Lin leaned slowly towards the open alley.

　　 glanced at the items in the same box, and let out a low, joyful exclamation:

　　 "Oh...It's really beautiful, it looks like it's all new."

　　 "Even if it's me, it's hard to get this stuff." Dawu Dongcheng smiled helplessly, "I can only get so much for you."

　　 "It's okay, it's enough." Lin nodded.

　　 "Miss Lin, needless to say, you should also know that these things are expensive. So..."

　　 "You can just report me a number later."

　　 "Ms. Lin, you are really the most comfortable partner I have ever seen." Dawu Dongcheng grinned again and smiled happily.

　　 Lin raised her hand, touched the things in the box, and whispered with a volume that only she could hear:

　　 "It's up to you when you and Shiranui Ri decide the battle."

　　...

　　...

　　 Although the number of participants in the "Osaka Test Combination" martial arts test has been reduced to half of what it was yesterday, the format of today's competition remains the same.

　　 is still divided into "A field" and "B field", and one after another contestants are eliminated at a very fast pace.

　　 Because Wuliu and Kondo were with him and chatted with him a little bit, Ogata didn't feel boring.

　　 Only after a while, I heard the official at "Gaba" shouting the name "Mashima Goro".

　　 "It's finally my turn..."

　　 Ogata tightened the cuffs on his upper body, and then walked slowly toward the "Gap Field".

　　 "Mashima! Good luck to you!" Kondo cheered Ogata with his characteristic loud voice behind him.

　　 There is no such thing as "come on" in this era. When people cheer on people, they usually say "I wish you good luck in martial arts."

　　 With the help of officials, wearing armor and holding a wooden knife, Ogata set foot on the "Grade Field."

　　—Is the opponent the spearman this time...

　　 Standing opposite Ogata is a young man who should be younger than Ogata and holding a wooden spear.

　　 Therefore, the wooden guns of this era will have a cloth ball on the tip of the gun to reduce the destructive power.

　　 However, the reduction in destructive power is actually very limited.

　　 If the throat, lower body, etc. are pierced, it is still possible to die-this is the same as a wooden knife.

　　 Just as Ogata stood in front of the young man, the young man said to Ogata with a gloomy face:

　　 "Goro Majima, meet again."

　　 This young man's words directly confused Ogata.

　　 "'Meeting again'? Excuse me... have we met somewhere before?"

　　 Ogata stared at the young man's face carefully.

　　 feels a bit familiar.

　　 But I don't remember where I saw this face before.

　　 "It seems that you don't remember at all." The young man said solemnly, "Then I will help you remember!"

　　 "Do you still remember the heir of the spear-style shooting at the treasure house that you defeated in Yoshiwara-Ishida Hirotoshi?"

　　 "I am his disciple-Hongji."

　　 Ogata was stunned.

　　 The memories that were originally in the depths of my mind popped up one by one.

　　 "I remember..." Ogata whispered, "It's you...Did you participate in the "Osama Trial" too."

　　 Upon his reminder, Ogata remembered who he was.

　　On the first day of work in Yoshihara, Ogata met a pair of disturbing masters and disciples.

　　 The master of this pair of masters and apprentices is the heir of the spear technique in the treasure house.

　　 Although a big spear danced with great momentum, Ogata gave him a second move.

　　 Hongji with a calm face slowly lowered his center of gravity and raised the wooden spear:

　　 "Even the master is not your opponent, then I must not be able to beat you."

　　 "But don't be too careless."

　　 "Even if it's not your opponent, I will shoot you fiercely!"

　　 Ogata silently raised his left hand, holding the wooden knife with both hands.

　　 "So that's it... Are you planning to avenge your master?"

　　 "No." Hongji's face was still gloomy, "I did it for other things...No matter what, I won't let you go!"

　　 "Anything else?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

　　 To be honest—Ogata thinks Hongji's face looks a little scary.

　　 seems to have a deep hatred with him...

In Ogata’s impression, he just defeated his master, and he didn’t even cause any injuries to his master. As for showing this kind of bitter enmity, it was like killing his parents. Your face?

　　 "Treasure House Spear Technique! Takayanagi Hiroji! Participate!"

　　 Seeing that Hiroji reported to his house, Ogata slightly tightened the wooden knife in his hand, and got rid of the extra distracting thoughts in his heart.

　　 "Furumu, Goro Mashima, join in."

　　 Pasha!

　　 The sound of sand being kicked off sounded.

　　 Ogata and Hongji slid under their feet, and the ground creaked.

　　 Almost at the same time, the two moved at the same time and rushed towards each other.

　　 Hongji uses a long spear, and the attack range is much wider than Ogata, so Ogata is also the most advanced to reach the attack range of Hongji.

　　Hu!

　　 The spear holding the cloth ball cuts the air like a poisonous snake out of a hole and stabs it towards Ogata.

　　 Although Hongji's spear dances in a beautiful manner, it is still far behind his master.

　　 Ogata's footsteps didn't even stop.

　　 While continuing to maintain a forward posture, he retracted his body like a spring, and after simply accumulating his lower strength, he flexed and stretched his upper body and slashed the knife from the bottom to the top.

　　Go upstairs!

　　 Ogata used Sakihara's sword skill that he seldom usually uses-climbing the stairs.

　　 The wooden knife hits the object with a good feel.

　　 Hongji's strength is far inferior to Ogata.

　　 Because of his spear, Ogata directly opened it.

　　 And Ogata approached Hongji's middle door very smoothly in this way.

　　 and Hongji are about 4 steps away.

　　 This is the distance that Ogata's sword can easily cut into the opponent.

　　 is the enemy of Hongji, 4 steps away, Ogata's sword is fast.

　　 Within 4 steps, Ogata's sword was accurate and fast.

　　 Ogata's movements were too fast, and Hiroji couldn't even retract the spear in his hand for defense.

　　嘭!

　　 The sufficient feel of hitting the object was passed down Ogata's palm again.

　　 Ogata pointed directly at Hongji's waist and abdomen to remember Ryutai.

　　 Because Hiroji is wearing armor, Ogata can relax a little bit and chop.

　　 Hiroji, who took the dragon's tail firmly on his side, staggered a few steps before finally stabilizing his body.

　　 After hacking into Hongji, Ogata quickly jumped back a few steps to widen the distance from Hongji.

【Ding! Defeat the enemy with Sakihara Ichisaku Style·Dragon Tail]

　　 [Get 50 points of personal experience, 50 points of experience for swordsmanship "Sakihara Ichigan"]

　　【Current personal level: lv33 (3640/5000)

　　【Sakihara One Sword Style Level: 11 Steps】

　　 Unwillingness appeared on Hongji's face.

　　 Hirojimoto wanted to raise the spear and fight Ogata again.

　　 But it was stopped by the referee on the court.

　　 Anyone who is not blind can see that Hongji is defeated.

　　 If Hongji took another shot against Ogata, it would be a violation.

　　 Around the venue, there were quite a few shogunate soldiers.

　　 The shogunate soldiers deployed around were responsible for maintaining public order at the venue and punishing those who made trouble.

　　 Hongji didn't want to be enemies of the shogunate soldiers around him.

　　 So after giving Ogata a fierce look, he walked quickly to the edge of the court and took off his armor with the help of officials.

　　 And Ogata also looked at Hongji who was leaving quickly with a strange look.

　　—Isn’t it just defeating your troublemaker in Yoshiwara... As for looking at me like I killed your whole family...

　　...

　　...

　　 As soon as Ogata walked down from "Gaba", Kondo greeted him immediately.

　　 "Mashima, that knife is really beautiful!" Kondo's tone was full of excitement, "The gun stabbed so fast, how did you hit it so accurately?"

　　 "Nothing special." Ogata said, "Look at the position of the gun head, and then slash it open with a knife before it hits you-it's that simple."

　　 Ogata’s smashing a spear with a knife just now doesn’t actually have any complicated techniques.

　　 is just to break open directly with a tyrannical physical quality.

　　 Thanks to the system, Ogata's physical fitness has long surpassed ordinary people.

　　Whether it is unarmed combat or armed combat, the one with better physical fitness has the advantage.

　　 Bounce the gun with brute force—this is one of the combat experiences that Ogata has accumulated. This trick is unsatisfactory.

　　 The last time he defeated the master Hiroshi Ishida in Yoshihara, Ogata also used this trick.

　　 "It's really amazing." Wu Liu said with a smile at this time, "Thanks to someone like Majima-kun, this ‘Gozen Examination’ is not too boring."

　　 After that, Wu Liu turned his eyes back to the "A field" and "B field" in front of him.

　　 "Although the people who participated in the'Guzen Examination' are terribly weak, I really want to participate..."

　　 "Oh?" Kondo said, "Do you want the 100 tael bonus, too?"

　　 "That's not the case." Wu Liu shrugged, "I am not short of money."

　　 "I just want to compete with all walks of life and then hone my skills."

　　 A happy smile appeared on Wuliu's face.

　　 "Only by constantly exercising and enhancing my strength can I feel that I am alive."

　　 "Since you are also very interested in'Gozen Examination', why didn't you sign up before?" Ogata asked.

　　 "It's useless if I signed up." Wuliu's face showed some helplessness, "I don't even know how to write Chinese characters, and it's impossible to pass the first literary test."

　　 "Why do you have to pass a literary test before you can conduct a martial arts test... It's really troublesome."

　　 "If there is no such troublesome literary examination, I would take part in the "Prince Exam"."

　　 "I can't imagine that you are also a person obsessed with diligence." Ogata sighed softly.

　　 Fifty-six: "For me, nothing can make me feel more happy than the diligence of skills."

　　 "Five or six, you are the same as me!" Kondo shouted excitedly from the side, "I also decided to travel around and continue to swing my sword in order to make myself stronger!"

　　 "Oh? You are doing martial arts practice? Not bad." Wuliu smiled, "In this era when abacus is better than swords, there are not many people like you who can practice martial arts practice."

　　 "It's a pity that I'm still far behind." Kondo grinned, raised his hand and patted Ogata's shoulder next to him. "I don't know when I will practice until I can be as strong as a master."

　　...

　　...

　　 Hongji, with a gloomy face and bowed head, just got off the "Jiachang", he felt the light in front of him dimmed—someone was standing in front of him.

　　 Because of the lowered head, Hiroji could see a pair of big feet without socks but only a pair of straw sandals.

　　 Before Hiroshi had time to look up to see who was in front of him, an angry scolding like thunder falling from the sky hit him from the front of Hiroji.

　　 "You bastard! What did you want to do just now!"

　　 Hongji slowly raised his head, which had been drooping.

　　'S eyes gradually slipped up from the big feet without socks, from the shabby clothes all the way to an angry face.

　　 This is the face of his master, Hiroshi Ishida.

　　 "You come with me!"

　　 Ishida pulled Hongji's arm and pulled him to a place far away from the venue and no one else around.

"What's the matter with the appearance you just wanted to poke Mashima-kun to death?" After pulling his disciple to a deserted place, Ishida cursed at Hongji, "You want to kill Mashima-kun. ?"

　　 "I don't want to kill Goro Mashima, I just want to give him a hard shot. If I don't give him a hard shot, I feel uncomfortable."

　　 "Can't your mind be wider?!" Ishida looked like he hated iron not being steel.

　　 "No!" Hiroji yelled without hesitation, his cheeks turned into a weird flush red with excitement, "He took away my master, how can you broaden my heart?"

　　 "Didn't I say it all?!" Ishida was also excited, "My feelings for Mashima-kun will never compare to my feelings for you, why do you still hate it?!"

　　 "Stop talking nonsense! Since yesterday, you have been peeking at that Goro Majima!"

　　 "This may be the last time I can see Majima-kun, what happened to me sneaking a look at him?!" Ishida put his hands on Hongji's shoulders.

　　 "Remove your hand!" Hiroji shook his shoulders vigorously, trying to shake Ishida's hand away.

　　 "Listen to me! Hongji! You can always stay with me like this!"

　　 "And Mashima-kun and I will never get results!"

　　 "Maybe after the "Gozen Trial" is over, I will never see Mashima-kun!"

　　 "So there is no need for you to hate Mashima-kun or bury me!"

"Understand?"

　　 Hongji saw that he couldn't get rid of Ishida's hands, and gradually stopped.

　　 Seeing that Hiroji gradually recovered his calm, Ishida's tone gradually calmed down.

　　 "Hongji, I have never asked you to do anything before."

　　 "Can I be willful for a while this time?"

　　 "Until I never have a chance to see Majima-kun again, can you let me look at Majima-kun quietly as I did yesterday?"

　　 Hongji fell silent.

　　 After an unknown period of silence, Hongji finally gave up struggling and nodded gently.

　　 "...You are not allowed to approach that Majima Goro, and you are not allowed to talk to Majima Goro."

　　 Seeing that Hiroji finally made a concession, Ishida smiled happily.

　　 Ishida and Hongji returned to the noisy venue one after another.

　　 But they did not squeeze into the crowd.

　　 Instead, he stood on the periphery, looking at Ogata in the crowd from a distance.

　　 Looking at Ogata, who was standing between Kondo and Wuliu, Ishida's eyes gradually softened.

　　 But in the softened eyes, there was a bit of resentment.

　　—Mashima-kun is so popular...

　　—There have always been so many men around.

　　—There was a tall man and a short man with you yesterday.

　　—Now there is another person beside me who I haven’t seen before...

　　 Ishida casts an angry look at Kondo.

　　—I’m so envious... This guy looks like he has a good relationship with Majima-kun. He has been chatting with Majima-kun intimately, and patted Majima-kun on the shoulder...

　　 After Yoshihara was defeated by Ogata, for some reason, Ogata...no, it should be said that wearing the face with Ogata's human skin mask, has always appeared in Ishida's mind, lingering.

　　 Ishida came to Edo this time mainly because he wanted his disciples to experience the "Gozen Trial" and hone their skills.

　　 After accompanying Hongji to the martial arts venue yesterday, Ishida immediately discovered Ogata, who had been so fascinated by him during this period of time.

　　 But Ishida didn't dare to come forward and talk to Ogata.

　　 I only dare to look at Ogata from a distance like this.

　　 Even if he doesn't need to make a promise with Hiroji, Ishida will not take the initiative to talk to Ogata, and then have any ties to Ogata.

　　 Because Ishida can see at a glance-Ogata is not a public figure.

　　 and Ogata will never have results.

　　 So having more entanglements with Ogata will only increase your troubles.

　　 not only brings troubles to myself, but also troubles Ogata.

　　 In order not to let each other suffer, Ishida chose to stay away from Ogata silently.

　　 Although Hiroji next to him has already begun to look at Ishida with a bitter gaze, Ishida’s gaze has not been taken away from Ogata’s body.

　　—Ahhh... the dark blue haori on Mashima-kun looks so warm...

　　 Ishida silently clenched his naturally drooping hands.

　　 The upper teeth clenched the lower lip.

　　—I really want to do something for Goro Mashima.

　　 This is the only thought lingering in Ishida's mind at the moment.

　　...

　　...

　　 Edo, Shiranui, the interrogation room—

　　 "Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

　　 A Kang, who was hung from the beam and covered in blood, kept groaning hoarsely, as if he was about to break off at any time.

　　 Since being caught into this interrogation room last night, Akon has been subjected to a series of horrible torture.

　　 Torture of lamp oil, torture of stone, whip torture...

　　 From last night to now, Akang is almost devoid of humanity, covered in blood, and there is almost no good meat on his body.

　　 "Say it." The ninja standing in front of Akang said indifferently, "As long as you tell everything you know, you don't have to be tortured like this anymore."

　　Although Akon is no longer a man, his appearance still fails to make the ninjas who are in charge of interrogating him pick up compassion.

　　 is different from the firm face last night. At this time, Akang has pain, confusion, and unwillingness in his eyes.

　　 The complex emotions that are mixed with pain, confusion, and unwillingness, and the emotion called "firmness" violently pull back and forth.

　　 "It looks like you still refuse to say it. Hey, give him some medicine, don't let him die like this, after giving him the medicine, do the ‘lamp oil punishment’ again."

　　Ninja’s words are like the last straw that overwhelms the camel, making the "firmness" in Akang's eyes completely collapsed, losing to "pain," "lost," and "unwilling." UU reading www.uukanshu. com

　　 "If you say it earlier, it will be over? Speak up, tell me everything you know."

　　 "But I'll talk ugly first."

　　 "If we later discover that what you are talking about is false information, we will make you more painful than you are now."

　　...

　　...

　　Edo, a remote place—

　　This place is the "underdeveloped area" of Edo.

　　 Houses are generally low and there are not many people walking around here.

　　 But at this moment, a bunch of uninvited guests came to this remote area.

　　 "I finally found it..."

　　 Shintaro stood in a room on the top floor of a three-story tea house, looking at a low, unremarkable house in the distance.

　　 The roof and surroundings of this house are covered with dust. It seems that no one has lived in it for a long time.

　　 But Shintaro's gaze was staring at this seemingly deserted house.

　　 "I thought it would take 3 days to find you at the earliest, but I didn't expect to catch you so soon."

　　 The reason Shintaro opened a room on the highest floor of this teahouse was not to have a quiet room for him to drink tea and rest.

　　 But because I stayed in this room, I could well monitor the humble low house in the distance.

　　 After muttering in such a low voice at a volume that only he could hear, Shintaro turned his head and looked at a subordinate who was kneeling beside him.

　　 "Go, go back to Shiranui, and tell Master Balrog: We have found the hiding place of Rebellion. I will continue to monitor where he currently lives and ask for instructions on the next step."

"Yes!"