I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The author published a very long-lost easter egg seal at the end of the last chapter "The author is afraid that my friends can't think about it, so please leave today and tomorrow."

The content of the easter egg chapter is a still from the stage play of the comic "One Piece".

I think the figure of Nami (the woman on the far right) in the picture (only the upper part) fits the image of Ah Ding very much, and he holds up the kimono (awesome!). Those who are interested, you can Go back to the previous chapter and look at it. (Note: The easter egg chapter can only be watched online)

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"Hurry up!"

While Tang Shen dragged his sled himself, he shouted at the sled dogs that were following him.

"Wow!", "Wow!", "Wow"...

The sled dogs of Tangshen made a "wool" one by one, responding to Tangshen.

Just now, after parting with Ogata and the others, Yujin kept returning to the cave where he had lived with Ogata and them just now, and retrieved his sled and sled dogs, and then drove the dog sled without any nostalgia. To leave here.

However, Tang Shen didn't go very far before he ran into a dense forest.

Because of the moonlight being blocked by dense branches and leaves, the woods are so dark that you can't see your fingers.

It is too dangerous to drive a dog sled in this dark woods, so Tang Shen had to change the "dog sled" into a "human sled", and he dragged his sled into the woods by himself.

Fortunately, the sled is made of wood, which is not very heavy, and even elderly people like Tangshen can drag it.

"Drink...Drink...Drink..."

After dragging the sledge truck for an unknown amount of time, rough air began to squirt out of Tang Shen's mouth.

"Ha... I'm getting older... Ha... The body really doesn't use it much... Ha... Ha... Only so much... Ha... I'm out of breath... Ha..."

Tang Shen, who felt his chest was about to explode, threw away the reins of the sled car tied to him, and supported a large tree next to him, his chest undulating at a very rapid frequency like a bellows.

And his sled dogs squatted around Tangshen very obediently, sticking out their tongues, waiting for Tangshen's next command.

Tang Shen wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked around—according to Tang Shen’s experience, he was about to leave the woods now.

When checking his current environment, Tang Shen's gaze slowly turned to the direction he had just left...

Looking at the direction he had just left, complex emotions slowly emerged from the depths of Tang Shen's eyes.

After that, Tang Shen slowly lowered his head and looked at his hands wearing thick fur gloves, and then—

"...You really are getting old..."

After muttering this sentence to himself in a low tone, Tang Shen took a breath and slumped on the sled car behind him...

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After working together to dispose of the corpses of the villagers in Takta Village, Ogata and the others returned to the cave where they had lived.

Ogata and the others rescued the helpless poor girl, Lilata, and was also taken back to the cave by Ogata and the others.

When he returned to the cave, Tang Shen’s sled and his sled dogs were gone—presumably Tang Shen had taken his sled and his sled dogs to somewhere.

Ahili is 14 years old this year, and Lilata is 12 years old. They are of the same gender and age, so compared to Ogata and Amachi, who are not linguistically speaking, and Aizan, who is already an uncle, Lilata Naturally, I am closer to Ahili.

Ahili also sympathizes with Lilata quite a bit.

She felt the same feeling for the sudden absence of relatives...

The "disappearance incident" left most of their families in Qina Village without fathers, husbands, brothers...

Ahili’s father was one of the missing persons in the “missing incident”...

Because of sympathy and empathy for the feeling of losing a loved one, Ahili has been working hard to take care of and comfort Lilata.

Having encountered so many things tonight, Li Lata was already in a state of exhaustion.

Not long after being taken back to the cave by Ogata and the others, she leaned against Ahili and fell asleep...

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Ogata, Amachi, and Aizan sat around the fire in the center of the cave, and silently stuffed the branches of the fire that had just been picked up outside.

The tongue of fire licked the branches, making "crack" and "crack" sounds-because Ogata and the others were silent, the sound of the branch breaking became the only sound in the cave at present.

Lilata, who had been asleep just now, was taken off by Ahili and put her side by the fire, making her sleep with her back facing the fire.

In the Ainu society, there are two "fire secrets".

The first secret: the warmest thing with your back facing the fire.

The Ainu people who have lived in fishing and hunting for thousands of years summed up the warmest method of roasting fire with their backs to the fire, which is not only the warmest, but also has the effect of eliminating fatigue.

The second secret: when sleeping next to the fire, you have to take off your warm coat.

There is nothing to say about the principle of this secret. The principle is the same as "Don't wear a cotton-padded jacket to sleep in a quilt in winter".

After Lilata fell asleep, Ah Ding covered it with a thin blanket.

Lilata's petite body was shrunk in a blanket that Ah Ting had just put on her, and the blanket undulated with a soothing frequency following Lilata's breathing.

Ashiri, who was in charge of her, sat beside Lilarta, patting the back of Lilarta who was already asleep.

"Mr. Majima, what should this girl... do? (Ainu Ahili continued to pat Lilata's back while looking up at Ogata.

After Ayzan translated what Ahili said to Ogata and Amachi, he was breaking a long piece of wood into two pieces and throwing it into the fire. In order not to wake Lilata, like Ya Healy lowered the volume like that, and said softly:

"When I wake up tomorrow morning, I will take a detour and go to the Siwasi village. Send her to her grandmother."

Just now, when Lilata was still awake, Ahili asked her if she had any other relatives.

According to Lilata, she also has a grandmother who lives in Siwasi Village. The Siwasi Village is not very far from here. Even if it’s a walk, it only takes about 1 day to walk. Because she often has to go to this village to visit her grandma, Lilata also remembers how to get to Siwa. West Village.

When Ogata's voice fell, Amachi and Aizan nodded in agreement.

"Oh..." Aizan sighed, "This girl is so pitiful... Her parents and grandpa all died overnight..."

"I don't know if this girl can cheer up in the future..."

"When I was a young man who was just starting to learn hunting skills, there was a man in our village who suffered a major blow and then failed to cheer up..."

"The man's mother died young and was brought up by his father, and his relationship with his father was extremely deep."

"But one day, a tragedy happened-when the man's father went into the mountains to hunt, he unfortunately missed and was attacked by a pack of wolves."

"When the rest of the village finds the man's father... his body has been bitten by a pack of wolves so that it is not human..."

"After the man learned that his father had died, he failed to survive the blow, and the whole person became crazy..."

"From time to time I will giggle into the air in front of me, or talk to the air in front of me, and chat with my father who is no longer there..."

Ogata and Amachi have been quietly listening to Aizan's account.

After Aizan's voice fell, Ah Ding couldn't help asking:

"What happened to that person in the end?"

"Suicide." Aizan sighed lightly. "A few months after his father died, he cut his throat with a mountain knife one night..."

"...It's terrible." Ah Ding sighed.

There is no professional vocabulary of "post-traumatic stress disorder" in this era, so Ayzan does not know-the state of the person he just mentioned is a very typical "post-traumatic stress disorder", which is commonly known as "post-traumatic stress disorder". "PTSD".

After experiencing, witnessing or encountering actual death involving oneself or others, or being threatened with death, or serious injury, it is easy to suffer from "post-traumatic stress disorder" and various mental disorders.

Patients suffering from "post-traumatic stress disorder" have different clinical manifestations. Some patients can barely lead a normal life, but some patients fall into disastrous consequences if they don’t pay close attention to him and give him timely treatment...

Lilata lost several of her close relatives in just one night-encountering such a tragedy at such a young age is indeed extremely prone to suffering from this "post-traumatic stress disorder"...

Ogata, who had been concentrating on stuffing branches into the fire, stopped the hand that was stuffing branches into the fire. He turned his head and looked at Lilata who was curled up in the blanket and sleeping soundly not far away.

After a moment of silence, Ogata bowed his head and rummaged in the pile of branches used for firewood by his feet to find something.

Soon, Xu Jian found a relatively straight branch of medium length and thickness from the pile of branches.

"What's the matter?" Amachi cast a suspicious look at Ogata.

"...You continue to add firewood to the fire." Ogata did not answer Amachi's question, but said in a non-salty or indifferent tone, "I will find something outside and come back soon."

"Looking for something?" The doubts on Ah Ding's face became more intense, "Looking for something?"

"Find 4 leaves of the right size." Ogata said.

After saying this, Okinawa left the cave straight away, leaving Ah Ding and the others looking at each other with doubts.

It didn't take long before Xuanyin came back-pinching 4 leaves of similar size, which were a little dry and hard due to the loss of moisture.

After returning to the cave, Ogata took the four leaves and the straighter branch that he just found out from the pile of branches, and walked towards the deepest part of the cave. go.

"I'm going to do something, don't come and see it. If you are watching, I can't make something."

Having said that, Okinawa turned his back to Ah Ding and the others, sitting in the deepest part of the cave, and began to play something with his hands.

Ogata is the kind of person who "cannot be seen doing things."

To give a simple example: In the previous life, if parents or teachers were watching from behind when writing homework, Ogata felt like sitting on pins and felt very uncomfortable, and couldn't write a single word.

Although Ogata had issued a reminder, Amachi still walked towards Ogata hopping around.

"What are you going to do?"

As soon as A Ding approached, Okinawa quickly hid the 4 leaves and branches he had just found in his arms, and then said to A Ding angrily:

"Didn't I say not to come and see... You will know what I am doing tomorrow morning."

Ah Ding curled his lips: "What is so mysterious... If you don't let me see it, then forget it. It shouldn't be time-consuming for you to make this thing? The night is already very deep, so don't delay to make this thing. sleep."

"Don't worry, it won't take much time." Ogata responded softly.

Seeing that Ogata said this, Amachi stopped talking any more, returned to the place where he was sitting just now, and continued to add branches to the fire.

The light from the flame hit the back of Ogata, who was facing Amachi and others, and projected Ogata's figure onto the rock wall in front of Ogata.

The figure shook slightly with the flame.

Shadow bowed his head with his master, looking at the things in his arms, not knowing what he was playing with...

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The next day, early morning...

Outside the cave entrance, turnips and grapes slapped their noses and scratched the ground with their hoofs.

After placing the luggage and other items on the horse, Ah Ding squatted down, making his eyes level with Lilata, and said to Lilata in a gentle tone:

"Come on, raise your hands, and I will hold you on the horse."

Ogata and the others have just decided to let Lilata ride with Amachi and Aheli through a brief discussion.

Although at first glance-grapes will be very hard, you have to carry 3 people at the same time.

But in fact, grapes are still very comfortable.

After all, she was not carrying three strong men, but three women.

Needless to say, Ahili and Lilata, aged 14 and 12, may not add up to Ogata.

And Amachi, who is 155cm tall, has a little more meat in the two places except for the breast and buttocks, and the other places are very slender, even more so.

Therefore, the weight of the pigeons carried by the three women may not be as stressful as the carrots carried by the two big men.

Due to her young age, Lilata is still very petite, so she hasn't been able to get on the horse on her own.

As soon as Ah Ding's words fell, Aizan on the side immediately translated Ah Ding's words to Lilata.

Since leaving Takta Village, which had turned into a dead village last night, Lilata has always put on the same expression-expressionless.

Not only was there no expression, but there was no light in the depths of the pupils.

Lilata’s eyes reminded Ah Ting of the eyes of the dead...

Looking at Lilata’s eyes, Ah Ting could only see her own reflection. Although she could see her reflection in Lilata’s eyes, Ah Ting still felt that the child was not looking at her...

After listening to Ayzan's translation, Lilata stretched her arms high and straight-there was still no expression on her face, her face was indifferent. It's like an empty shell without a soul.

Unable to help but sigh, Amachi clamped Lilata's armpits with both hands, and hugged Lilata on the back of Grape's horse.

Ogata, who was putting his luggage on Turnip’s horse, suddenly walked over at this moment, and then—

"Take this to play."

He took out a small windmill from his arms, and then handed it to Lilarta.

This windmill is made of leaves and branches.

The branches are made into the poles of the windmill, and 4 leaves of similar size make up the windmill blades.

Amachi and the others looked at the little windmill in Ogata's hands with surprised eyes.

After seeing the windmill in Ogata's hands, Lilata finally showed a look other than indifference on her face.

Even without Aizan's translation, Lilata can guess what Ogata is talking to her based on Ogata's movements.

She took the windmill that Ogata handed over with a little hesitation.

Ogata bulged his cheeks and made a "blow" motion.

Seeing Ogata's action, Lilata also blew the windmill in her opponent in a similar manner.

The windmill blades made of leaves slowly turned with Lilata's blow.

Looking at the turning leaves, Lilata, who saw the windmill for the first time, finally gradually flickered something that had been missing since last night—light.

Lilata puffed up her cheeks slightly, blowing the windmill with a stronger force than before.

Wow...

The windmill turned "crashing".

Looking at the windmill in his hand, the child's innocent smile slowly appeared on Lilata's face like a slowly blooming flower.

Lilata seemed to have discovered some new world, blowing the windmill in her hand one after another.

Ogata smiled slightly as he watched Lilata's eyes flashing again, and then without a word, he walked towards the daikon next to him, and continued to carry the unfinished luggage on the back of the daikon.

And Ah Ding followed closely at this time.

"Did you just make that windmill last night?" Ah Ding asked.

"When I was a child, I used to make windmills to play." Ogata smiled. "It's okay—I still remember how to make windmills."

In his previous life, when Ogata was still in elementary school, he taught how to make windmills in art class.

For some reason, Ogata, who has a special liking for windmills that can rotate with the wind, after learning how to make windmills, UU read www.uukanshu.com and often make all kinds of windmills for self-entertainment.

"Holding the knife for too long, almost even the windmill almost forgot what to do..."

Having said that, Ogata lowered his head and looked at the open palms with calluses that are covered with knives that are spread out with complicated eyes.

"It's okay—the kid finally laughed again." Ogata put down his hands and looked at Lilata who had regained a somewhat "human" aura.

"Unexpectedly, you were mysterious last night because of that kid~ That's it~"

"Don't snicker and look at me like this..." Ogata said in a helpless tone. "Hurry up and pack up and get ready to go. Let's send this child to her grandmother."

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PS: I decided to take the suggestion of a book friend and no longer divide the "upper, middle and lower end", and directly design it as "1234 end", so that I can write more freely, and at the same time, I don't have to think about the title anymore. .

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