I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

—Stand still...Are you planning to identify my position?

-Ah! Innocent! If my position is so easy to distinguish, not so many people will become my subordinates!

Morimaru has also fought an unknown number of battles in which he drags the enemy into the dark environment that is best for him and then decides the outcome.

Morimaru had also encountered many opponents who suddenly stood still in the dark like Ogata at this time.

According to Morimaru's experience-opponents who do this are basically for meditation, to distinguish Morimaru's position by sound or smell.

And these people are without exception: all have failed.

Because of this, Morimaru is called Ogata naive.

He was quite confident in the method of hiding his breath that he had practiced hard, and in this "silent step".

He had imagined in his mind that he was standing in front of Ogata, but Ogata still didn't know it, and was still trying to identify his position.

—This time...the enemy must be defeated with a single blow!

Morimaru squeezed the knife held high above.

From the above posture, he swung a heavy and sinking slash-this is the most suitable knife technique that Morimaru has researched after blindness.

Because if you swing the knife horizontally, the knife is easily blocked by various obstacles on your side.

For example, if you swing a knife horizontally in the woods, the knife can easily be blocked by the trees beside you.

But swinging a knife longitudinally, such as swinging a knife from top to bottom, or swinging a knife from bottom to top, is not easy to be blocked by obstacles.

When fighting people in the wild, swinging the knife longitudinally is basically impossible to block the blade.

Only when fighting indoors, it is possible to chop the ceiling, wooden beams and other things with the knife longitudinally.

But Morimaru had already checked the ceiling of the cabin before—the height was enough for him to swing his knife to his heart's content.

Compared with swinging a knife from bottom to top, swinging a knife from top to bottom is naturally easier to exert force, and it is easier to issue amazing slashes.

Therefore, it can be said that Morimaru's seemingly unremarkable upper posture and vertical slashing contain a lot of wisdom in it, and it is undoubtedly the most suitable knife technique for such a blind person as him.

Using his "silent steps", Morimaru approached Ogata little by little...

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After confirming that his eyes were completely useless now, Okinawa closed his eyes and tried to use his ears to listen to the sound of Morimaru's position.

But he could not hear anything except the sound of his own breathing.

After discovering that his ears were not working, Ogata opened his eyes helplessly.

—It would be great if he knew what he was relying on to distinguish his position... so that he could try to interfere with his position, so that he could not find me.

Since crossing into the Edo period, Ogata has basically been doing the two things of "battle" and "healing" in a continuous cycle.

The extremely rich combat experience not only made Ogata's sword swing more and more fierce, it also gave Ogata a big heart gradually.

In other words, when other people are on the battlefield where Ogata is now, and find that the sight and hearing that they are accustomed to are not working, I am afraid that they will panic so that they can't calm down.

But Ogata didn't even increase the speed of his heart, calmly thinking about the strategy to control the enemy.

—As long as my eyes can see, I can say anything...

The easiest and most direct way to defeat the blind man is to allow Ogata's eyes to see things.

But there are only two ways to see things in the darkness where you can't see your fingers.

The first method is to drag. It dragged on until Ogata's eyes adjusted to the darkness.

The second method is to manufacture the light source.

Naturally, it was impossible for Morimaru to just wait for Ogata's eyes to adjust to the darkness.

Ogata dared to conclude-it won't be long before Morimaru's attack is coming.

In such a situation where the enemy's location is not even clear, Ogata can't guarantee that he can react in time every time to block the enemy's attack.

Therefore, the most suitable method for Ogata to restore eyesight now is to make a light source.

But the difficulty of implementing this method...It can be said that it is more difficult than dragging your own eyes to adapt to the dark.

After all, Ogata, who never smokes, didn't carry anything on his body that could ignite.

—This is the first time I feel sorry for not being able to smoke...

—Is there anything else around here that can make a fire...huh?

After chanting the word "fire" in his heart, Ogata paused.

Then...

Ogata silently put Da Zija into her sheath.

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Morimaru listens to Ogata's voice all the time, confirming Ogata's position and movements.

After Ogata retracted Taijito's sheath, Morimaru caught the movement in his ears for the first time.

Morimaru, who heard Ogata put away a knife, frowned.

—What does he want to do...?

—As a second-sword swordsman, why put away a sword?

—Could it be that...is planning some secret plan...

-Never mind! No matter what he wants to do, what I want to do remains the same!

Morimaru, who silently raised Ogata's guard to the extreme, continued to lean towards Ogata with an unhurried, silent step.

The distance between him and Ogata is only 7 steps left!

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—Yes... How did I forget it... Although the flames created by this thing can only last for a moment.

—Use that moment... to decide the outcome!

After retracting Da Ziza into the sheath, Ogata slammed his free left hand into his arms, and took out his short flintlock hair-Mei Ran from his arms.

Ogata raised Umezen's muzzle and pointed it at the ceiling above his head.

boom!

Although Mei Ran can only play single shots, he is very powerful.

It was also because of its immense power that at the moment the bullet popped out of the barrel, the fire from the muzzle was the largest and most dazzling.

The fire from the muzzle was fleeting.

But at this moment, the flame illuminates Ogata's face.

At the same time, it also illuminates...the one in front of Ogata is vague, but it is barely recognizable as a "shadow" in the shape of a person.

-there!

It was too late to take Umeran into his arms slowly, Ogata loosened his left hand, letting Umeran do a free fall, clasping Dashaten with his hands tightly, posing a posture of "the structure of the lower right section", his body suddenly released like a stick Tighten the spring and "bounce" to Morimaru!

Sakurahara one sword style, luck and dragon tail!

-Oops! This guy has short guns on his body!

Morimaru's face changed drastically, and his entire face became completely bloodless.

He had heard Ogata rushing towards him.

Morimaru gritted his teeth, realizing that he had been unavoidable, and decided to head to head with Ogata.

Morimaru's knife slashed longitudinally.

Ogata's sword was cut horizontally.

The two passed by-

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Although his eyes are blind, Morimaru's behavior and behavior occasionally have the habit of using his eyes when he was not blind.

For example, now-I can't see anything with my eyes, but I lower my head subconsciously and look at my belly.

His belly was chopped.

Ogata concluded that Morimaru was not wearing chain mail. After all, no matter how powerful a person is, it is impossible for him to make no sound while wearing chain mail that can rattle.

But to be on the safe side, Ogata still added the power of luck to the cut just now.

Use the slash blessed by luck to slash a person who doesn't wear any armor-the result can be imagined.

While passing by with Morimaru, Ogata slipped behind him from the right armpit of his knife in the above posture.

The moment he passed by with Morimaru, Ogata chopped his Oshaten into Morimaru's belly, and while sliding behind Morimaru, the blade of the sword slashed in through the belly and out of the waist.

Just like cutting a piece of paper, Ogata easily cut off most of Morimaru's waist, and Morimaru's upper body and lower body were connected with only a little flesh.

And Morimaru's sword-Ogata's sword was a step slower.

Ogata had already hit Morimaru, and Morimaru's knife was still in the air.

At this time, he was subconsciously "looking at" Morimaru, who was only left with his waist and abdomen, and was surprised to find that he didn't feel any pain.

He just felt that his strength was passing from his body at a rapid speed, and in just one or two breaths, he had no strength to hold the knife and stand.

He couldn't stand up anymore, his knees softened, and he knelt to the ground.

For some reason... Memories from 25 years ago came to Morimaru's mind one by one...

"Ah...he..."

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Mori Marumoto was a member of the Ichikan Clan who was not low in status.

Young, he was appreciated for his superb swordsmanship, and was promoted by the lord as his personal surname.

Not everyone is qualified to be the feudal lord's small surname. Morimaru, who is fortunate enough to be the feudal lord's surname, has a promising future.

Mori Maru has always been proud of being able to serve the feudal lord, and has been performing his career as a small surname meticulously, and serving public officials conscientiously.

At the age of 16, Morimaru successfully married a beautiful wife named Ahe.

The career is going well, the future is promising, the house has a sweet wife, and the family is harmonious—all that Morimaru possesses is enough to envy others!

But these happiness came to an abrupt end when Morimaru was 17 years old.

On a certain day in the year when Morimaru was 17 years old, he and the rest of the lord’s surname accompanied the lord to go hunting together.

But halfway to the hunting ground, they were attacked.

They were attacked by a peasant uprising army.

This peasant uprising army, who hated high taxes and heavy labor and decided to revolt, lay in ambush on the only way for the lord to go out hunting, trying to attack and kill the lord.

Facing the insurgents pouring out from all directions, Morimaru fought desperately with the rest of his companions, escorting the lord's breakthrough.

Morimaru’s eyes were missing in this tragic breakout battle—after he suppressed an insurgent to the ground, the intrepid insurgent violently raised his right hand, extending his index and middle fingers towards the ground. Morimaru's eyes.

If Morimaru is in his heyday, avoiding such an attack would be just a matter of ease.

But at that time, Morimaru was tired from fighting, so he couldn't escape the sneak attack.

His eyes were poked firmly, and blood dripped from his eye sockets, dripping all over his face...

Under the fighting of Mori Maru and others, they successfully escorted the lord out of the encirclement. After returning to the city, Mori Maru was immediately taken to the city for treatment.

In the end, under the treatment of the doctor, Mori Maru saved his life.

The only shortcoming is that... the price paid is a bit heavier.

Morimaru's two eyeballs had been punctured. In order to avoid infection, the doctor had to dig out his two eyeballs that had been punctured.

Since then, Morimaru has become completely blind.

Morimaru is most proud of his swordsmanship.

Losing his eyes meant that he would no longer be able to use swordsmanship. It was conceivable how hard it hit Morimaru.

Morimaru once wanted to commit suicide in agony.

But fortunately-the lord was still kind, and allowed Morimaru to "retire" early, and his salary was paid as usual.

The benevolence of the lord is like Morimaru's life-saving straw, making Morimaru feel that his sacrifice is worthwhile, and that he was right to try to save the lord.

But it's a pity...The kindness of the lord quickly disappeared...

In the year following Mori Maru's blindness, a serious crop failure broke out in the Ichikan Domain.

Yiguan Fan is a small fan who is not strong in foundation.

This sudden failure of the grain harvest put Yiguan Fan’s finances on the verge of collapse immediately.

In order to tide over this crisis, Ichiguan Han made two-handed preparations from the two aspects of "increasing income" and "throttling expenditure."

First, they borrowed money from the giant businessmen in Osaka to "open source".

Then just find some reason to stop the salaries of some unimportant feudal vassals in the feudal clan. Those vassals who couldn't stop their salaries, their salaries were halved.

Morimaru was one of the feudal vassals whose salary was suspended...

Morimaru, who has blind eyes and no other specialties except swordsmanship, naturally no longer has any ability to work and make money.

The suspension of the salary means that their only income channel is gone.

Morimaru and his wife immediately fell into a dilemma where they could only sit and eat Sansora...

Morimaru also tried to make a profitable livelihood.

But what can the blind Morimaru do?

Three months after the salary was suspended, Morimaru's family no longer had any surplus money or anything to sell.

The handsome guy who had a promising future and was envied by everyone, after only more than one year passed, he was so devastated that he couldn't even afford to eat...

And the blow to Morimaru was much more than that...

After Morimaru became a poor ghost whose salary was stopped, his beautiful wife Ahe gradually became more minded.

Until Morimaru really fell into a dilemma where he didn't even have the money for tomorrow's meal, Ahein could no longer endure such a poor life and left Morimaru.

Ah He did not go back to her natal home.

Instead, he was transferred into the arms of others-transferred into the arms of a certain potbellied businessman in the domain, and became the businessman's concubine.

It was not until his wife left him that Morimaru knew that the businessman had long been attracted to his wife.

After his salary was stopped, the businessman immediately seduce Morimaru's wife like a cat smelling fishy smell.

The merchant’s amazing wealth was too tempting for Ahe who was living a poor life, so in the end, Ahe abandoned Morimaru.

His career was completely ruined, he became useless, and his wife abandoned him. That period was the darkest time in Morimaru's life.

During that period, Morimaru kept asking himself "why".

Ask yourself why you fell into this situation. Ask yourself if you have done something wrong.

After being puzzled, what came to Morimaru's heart... was anger.

He hated the businessman who robbed his wife, and hated the wife who would only accompany him to share wealth and wealth, but he did not want to share tribulations with him.

This hatred turned into a motivation for Morimaru's revenge.

He wants revenge.

He wants to develop the "blind swordsmanship" to get revenge!

Morimaru sold the ancestral house that his family had lived in for generations, in exchange for money that was enough for him to spend a long time.

Then he lived alone in the mountains, practicing "blind swordsmanship" in the mountains. It takes a long time to go down the mountain and use the money from the sale of the ancestral house to buy some food necessary for survival.

In order to develop the ability to "listen to the sound", he stood in the woods and swung his knife desperately.

Listening to the sound of fallen leaves, then slashed it with a knife.

The huge power erupted by the resentment completely aroused Morimaru's talent for swordsmanship.

In just three years, Morimaru has developed a powerful ear power that can hear the sound of falling leaves clearly, and developed the "blind swordsmanship".

On the day of "Blind Sword" Dacheng, Morimaru carried his sword and slammed into the home of the businessman who robbed his wife...

Morimaru killed everyone in that family.

The businessman, the businessman's servant, and... his wife.

Even though this was already 25 years ago, Morimaru felt Ahe’s heart-piercing cry and begging for mercy just before he swung his knife at Ahe.

Mori Maruhara thought he would be happy after killing the businessman and abandoning his wife.

But the weird thing is... After the merchant's house was blood washed, Morimaru's heart didn't feel happy at all...

I feel like I am wrong about my revenge...

And Morimaru didn't know why he felt this way.

Until now, Morimaru didn’t know why he had such a feeling of "getting the wrong target for revenge" when he killed his wife and the businessman in the first place... This question can be said to have been plagued Morimaru, and Morimaru has not been able to find it. The answer to this question.

After bloodbathing the merchant's house, Morimaru began a long escape with a mentality of "live one more day, one more day" mentality.

Only after being taken in by "that adult" did he finally lead a stable life...

Morimaru feels very strange now... At the end of his life, he thought of the wife who had caused him great pain.

He remembered that he had cut his wife in half at the beginning-cut in from the right shoulder, cut out from the left abdomen, and cut his wife in half diagonally.

The way I look right now... it looks pretty much like the way my wife died... both have their body cut in half...

—It turns out... when the body suffers such a severe injury, won't you feel pain...

Morimaru gradually feels that he wants to sleep...

When he was about to fall asleep, Morimaru rallied the last bit of energy and said in his heart—

—Ahe... When I was beheaded... Did you feel any pain...?

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

[Get 350 points of personal experience, 300 points of experience for swordsmanship "Sakakihara Ichigan", and 50 points of experience for "Iga-ryu Forbidden Art"]

[Current personal level: LV40 (17806400)]

【Sakihara One Sword Style Level: 14 levels (24514000)

【Iga Exile Forbidden Art: 2 Stages (340400)】

【Ding! When the experience value is full, the level of Sakihara One Sword Level will be increased by one level, and 2 skill points will be gained]

[Remaining skill points: 5 points]

-Has Sakurahara One Sword Level upgraded...there are more skill points...

Ogata swung the knife downwards, and after throwing the blood attached to Oshakutento on the wall next to him, he turned to look at Morimaru, who had fallen to the ground behind him.

His eyes can now adjust to the darkness a bit, and he can barely see Morimaru's corpse that has fallen to the ground and is no longer living.

—Okay...Let's go to find that Yatong Chougoro...Huh?

Ogata frowned slightly and turned to look deep in the corridor where Morimaru had just appeared.

As soon as he turned his gaze, he saw a flash of light reappear from the darkness deep in the corridor.

This ignition light is emitted from an oil lamp.

And the person carrying this oil lamp-is Miyabe.

With one hand behind him, Miyabe walked slowly towards Ogata with an oil lamp in the other.

"Morimaru... also failed..." Miyabe sighed lightly, "I didn't expect that even Morimaru could not catch you..."

"Catch me?" Ogata raised his eyebrows and keenly caught the word that Miyabe was extremely concerned about. "Who are you? You are not the same group of pirates like Anttong, right? What did you mean by catching me?"

Ogata threw a series of questions at Miyabe in one breath.

"As you said, I and Yitson-sama are indeed not in the same group." Miyabe smiled, "We are considered to be Yate-sama's allies, and we are now travelling to a place in Yitton-sama's downwind boat. "

"As for why I caught you..."

A meaningful smile slowly appeared on Miyabe's face.

"There is no other special reason."

"I just want to figure out-your real face under the human skin mask, and why you have this human skin mask that we sold to Guozhi Junliu."

After hearing the word "human skin mask" from Miyabe's mouth, Ogata's pupils shrank uncontrollably.

At this moment-Ogata suddenly felt his face... No, he felt that the human skin mask on his face suddenly appeared strange.

Just like the hair touching the flames, Ogata suddenly felt that the human skin mask on his face was curling and "withering" from the base of his right ear.

"It's great to have this potion with you to maintain the human skin mask."

Miyabe squinted to a corner not far from Ogata.

"This medicine fruit is amazing."

"Mixed with water, you can mix a nutrient solution that can maintain human skin masks."

"But if the potion is used alone... the gas it emits will cause great damage to the human skin mask."

"When the volatilized gas hits the human skin mask, it will chemically react with a certain material in the human skin mask, and prolonged exposure to this gas will cause the human skin mask to'wilt'."

"Morimaru's sacrifice is also worthwhile-the success dragged on to the moment when your human skin mask was "withered." UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

"I have also paid a lot of sacrifices-in order to be able to see the face under your mask, my human skin mask is also scrapped."

While maintaining a meaningful smile, Miyabe tilted his head so that Ogata could look at his left cheek.

Miyabe's handsome face that makes people unable to look away is also "withering" at a speed visible to the naked eye...

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"The most suitable sword technique for the blind is'longitudinal swing'" in this chapter is learned from a Japanese sword halberd master, but I have forgotten which one it is. I think this theory is very correct. Those who don’t believe it can experiment with a broomstick: when fighting people in the wild, it’s easier to hit obstacles with vertical cutting or cross cutting.)