I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Izumo, Hirose Domain—

Got it—! Got it-! Got it-!

The sound of cicada's chirping and bird's chirping are mixed together, as if it is far away, and it seems to be close, vague and clear.

A winding path hovers over a wide plain.

At a certain intersection of the trail, there is a simple tea house.

I saw Makimura, Asai, and Shimada sitting neatly on the bench outside the tea house, each holding a glass of cold water in their hands.

"Is this the hometown of Ichitosai..." Asai looked around, "It feels no different from the Satsuma domain... It's all summer, and it's so hot that people can't wait to peel off their skin."

After all, Asai drank all the cold water in the bowl in one go.

"It's my first time in Izumo." Shimada fanned himself with his hand. "I heard that Izumo buckwheat is very famous. I wonder if I have a chance to try it."

"Izumo buckwheat is so-so." Makimura said, "I've eaten it once, and the taste is nothing special. But Izumo's sake can be tasted well."

"Ah, I'm running out of money..." Asai took out an empty money bag from his arms, "Makura, please treat me to a bunch of glutinous rice dumplings."

"Why can you so confidently ask someone to invite you to eat..." Although Makimura complained so much, he silently took out his purse.

"Shimada, do you want to eat?"

"Yeah."

"Mamiya! Master Yuan!" Makimura asked loudly to the two who were standing together under a big tree not far away, enjoying the shade, "Do you want to eat glutinous rice dumplings?"

Mamiya and Yuan both shook their heads.

After seeing the two shaking their heads, Makimura took out the money to buy three glutinous rice dumplings, and bought a sticky rice dumpling for himself, Asai, and Shimada each.

While the three of Makimura were eating dumplings there, Mamiya, who was standing under a tree not far away, enjoying the shade, continued to chat with Genichi next to him.

"How is it, Master Yuan?" Mamiya asked with a smile, "Have you successfully entered the state of being in harmony with the world again recently?"

"No." Yuan Yi chuckled a few times and shook his head, "No matter how hard I try, I can't go back to the state at that time. What a pity... That kind of state should be the so-called unattainable situation. ."

During this time, Ogata and Genichi often get together to discuss the magical state of "integrating with heaven and earth".

Mamiya and others also benefited from Ogata's discussion and were able to know that this strange realm still exists in this world.

"However—it's a good thing that I haven't been able to enter that magical state again." Yuan Yi grinned and smiled happily, "This shows—I'm still far away, and on the way to kendo, there are still a lot of me. A 'landscape' that has not yet been seen."

"I still need to practice more."

Yuan Yi, who had his hands on his hips, was obviously an old man with white hair and beard, but his eyes still shone with a high-spirited fighting spirit that would not lose to any young man.

"I don't know how long this old man of mine can live."

Genichi gave a hearty smile.

"If only I could live to be more than a hundred years old."

"In this way, I can practice swordsmanship for a while, hahahaha."

"When I was 64 years old, I met Ogata-kun, a swordsman who surpassed me."

"If I can really live to my old age... maybe there will be a chance to see some interesting people or things again."

"For example... a swordsman who has reached a level that neither Ogata-kun nor I have reached."

"I don't think this is possible." Mamiya smiled, "A swordsman who can surpass you and Ogata-kun... It's unlikely that such a person will appear, right?"

"Mamiya, this world is very big." Genichi laughed heartily again, "Maybe in a few years, or a few decades, there will be a sword that can surpass me and Ogata-kun. The scholar was born in the world."

"At that time, I only hope that I will still be alive and have the honor to meet that person. Hahahaha!"

"Okay, you've almost rested, haven't you?"

At this moment, Lin's cold voice pierced at everyone.

Following the prestige—Lin led Azhu, Chuguang, and Shibata, and slowly walked towards Mamiya and the others.

"It's time to go." Lin said, "Get up quickly."

"My lord." Shimada patted his **** and stood up from the bench, "How long are we going to stay here in Izumo?"

"It won't be long." Lin replied, "After all—we just responded to Ogata-kun's request, and before going to Nagasaki to take a boat to Ryukyu, we stopped by Izumo to see his hometown he hasn't returned for a long time."

"Ogata-kun and Miss A-machi should already be waiting for us in front of us, so don't hesitate, hurry up and set off."

Mamiya, Genichi and others stood up one after another and gathered behind Lin.

Huluwu and his party, as well as Azhu, Chuguang and others walked together in the midsummer noon sunshine, walking farther and farther.

Yuan Yi suddenly stopped, as if he was saying something to Lin.

All I saw was that he raised his finger and pointed to the tea house just now, as if he was begging Lin to let him make a pot of wine before leaving.

Lin Li ignored Yuan Yi.

After only waving his hand to Lin, he continued to walk forward along the path under his feet with big strides.

Yuan hurriedly chased after him with bitterness.

Laughter lingers around everyone.

Everyone headed straight for the far side, and their figures sank little by little into the horizon that was blurred by the blazing sun.

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Izumo, Hirose Domain, Ryuya—

"A'Fu! Help me put away the tableware and chopsticks at that table!"

"Okay!" After wiping the sweat on his forehead casually, Ah Fu took small steps to the table where the guest had just left, and took away the tableware and chopsticks on it.

Liuwu's business is very good today.

Before noon, many guests came.

As a result, Asaku and Ah Fu's hands and feet have not stopped since just now, and they are so busy that they often don't even bother to wipe off the sweat on their heads.

When Ah Fu was meticulously putting away the tableware and chopsticks on the dining table, and took out a rag to wipe the table top, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the corner of her eyes—a very familiar figure flashed by outside the house.

"Huh?" Ah Fu, whose eyes were round in shock, quickly stopped wiping his hands on the table and turned his head to look outside the store.

Outside the store... except for the wind and sunshine, there is nothing else.

"Yes...Did I read it wrong..." Ah Fu blinked his eyes a few times and muttered.

"Afu!" Mother Asaki's voice came again, "What are you doing? Clean up the table soon! The guests are still waiting!"

"Ah, good!" Ah Fu quickly agreed, then gathered his mind and focused on the work in front of him. Holding the cleaned tableware and chopsticks, he returned to the back kitchen.

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"Is this okay?" A-cho asked Ogata, who was walking beside her, "Why don't you go in and see the mother and daughter?"

"No need." Ogata smiled slightly, "Seeing that they are living well, that's enough."

Ogata, who wore a hat so deep that it could cover his entire face, came to the gate of the Ishikawa Sword Museum according to his memory.

The gate of Ishikawa Kenkan was closed because Ishikawa soldiers and horses went out to find Itagaki and others.

The reason why Ogata came here is to be able to tell Ishikawa soldiers and horses: Itagaki is dead...

Because he had anticipated that the Ishikawa soldiers and horses would not come back, he took out the envelope he had prepared in advance, and the letter inside was inscribed with the general story of how he met and killed Itagaki, who did not choose to let go of his hatred in the end.

After Ogata threw this envelope into the gap of the gate of the Ishikawa Kenkan, since entering the Hirose Domain, he has been looking at Ogata's hometown A-cho with curiosity, and asked:

"Ayi, is there anything else you want to go to?"

"...Well, there's another...where I have to go."

Having said that, Ogata took a deep breath, and led A-Ming to turn on a... He used to walk on a familiar path I don't know how many times.

Following this path until it reached the end, a sword hall gradually came into view of Ogata and A-cho.

Sakakihara Sword Museum.

Looking at the door plaque hanging at the gate of the museum, nostalgia, regret, annoyance... all kinds of emotions climbed Ogata's eyes.

A-machi, who knew what Sakakihara Kenkan meant to Ogata, saw Ogata's expression at this moment, and raised his left hand to wrap his right fist that Ogata had been clenching since just now.

He closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, opened his right fist, grabbed A-Ting's left hand, and raised his left palm to push open the heavy door.

Behind the gate of the museum...all the scenes are the same as those in Ogata's memory.

As Ogata walked towards the museum, he looked at everything around him in detail as if he wanted to engrave all the scenes he saw in his mind.

After a while, the couple holding hands came to the spotless dojo.

When I happened to meet Ishikawa soldiers and horses in Osaka before, Ishikawa soldiers and horses told Ogata: Sakakihara Kenkan is still there, and has been carefully looked after by Asaki, Afu and others.

Now it seems - it's true.

Compared with the past, the only difference in the dojo... is that there is no wooden sword placed on the edge of the dojo, and there are no people who should be busy practicing swords here.

Looking at the spotless dojo, the voices that could only exist in Ogata's mind resounded in Ogata's mind.

(Ogata-senpai! We are competing with swords! What are you dazed at!)

(Ogata, please accept the certificate of exemption from all transmissions with peace of mind.)

(Ogata-kun, congratulations!)

(Wait for Huang Quan... I don't know what kind of expression I should use to face everyone...)

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With the corners of his mouth drooping down, Ogata let go of A-cho's hand, who was holding him, and walked slowly to the very center of the dojo alone.

A-cho didn't follow, just stood silently on the edge of the dojo, quietly watching Ogata return to the place where he used to practice swords.

Standing in the center of the dojo, Ogata held the sword and glanced around.

"This...is the starting point of a long journey..."

With an ugly smile on his face, Ogata slowly pulled out Da Shitian.

He held a knife in both hands and assumed a mid-section stance.

At this moment, Ogata's figure overlapped with the young figure who was still holding a wooden sword and practicing sword carelessly.

The two figures standing in the same position slowly raised their swords over their heads at the same time, and then slashed forward with force, carrying out the most basic swordsmanship training: Su Zhen.

Ogata, who no longer holds the wooden sword, is alone in this dojo where he is alone, practicing swordsmanship as usual.

The breeze blows.

For the lonely sound of swinging the sword in the dojo, the accompaniment of the wind.

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Ogata, holding hands with A-cho, was walking down a wide country road.

Looking at the dirt road under his feet, that ugly smile appeared on Ogata's face again.

At the beginning... he was at home, Old Cangaga, seeing him off, and along this road, he left the Hirose Domain.

After a while, he recognized the place where he had parted ways with Cang Yong.

The place where Cangaga stood by the side of the road watching him at the time, naturally he never saw the figure of this loyal minister who sacrificed his life for the Hirose Domain.

After a long time, he once again set foot on the dirt road that left the Hirose Domain.

But compared to the last time, he is no longer a lonely person listening.

By his side, he has a partner who can share weal and woe.

In front of him, there are many friends who have lived and died with him waiting for him.

The ugly smile on his face slowly turned into a bland smile, Ogata silently tightened the hand of A-ding held in his right palm, then raised his left hand and placed it on his left waist. on the Da Shi Tian Dao.

"The journey is still long..."

Ogata muttered again.

This time, his tone was no longer as sad as when he was in the sword hall just now, but a little bit of excitement and anticipation.

After meeting with Lin and others, they will go to Nagasaki in Kyushu to board a boat and head to Ryukyu.

Another long journey.

And since then, there should be countless trips waiting for him.

When will his trip end - Ogata doesn't know.

All he knew was: just walk straight ahead.

As long as there is a knife on his waist, as long as A-Ting is by his side, he is not afraid of any danger.

Ogata slightly pushed up the edge of the hat above his head and looked at the distant place.

Ogata, whose footsteps became light and brisk, flashed in his eyes the momentum that once flashed in his pupils when he left the Hirose Domain.

A-cho, who had been looking at Ogata's expression seriously since just now, bit her lower lip.

"Ayi..."

A-machi took a few deep breaths as if she had made up her mind. UU reading www. uukanshu.com

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"That... Some time ago, didn't my body feel uncomfortable all the time. After I went to the doctor to see a doctor, the doctor said that I... Said that I... "

Having said this, A-Ming suddenly stopped talking.

A-ding, who had two red glows flying on her cheeks, looked down at her slender waist.

"What did you say?" Ogata, who didn't notice A-cho's little gesture, asked in confusion.

"...The two of us can already think about what to name our child..."

A-machi's cheeks were as red as he was about to drip blood, and his voice was as thin as a mosquito's groan.

But Ogata heard it clearly.

On the winding country dirt road, the sunlight pouring down from the sky shines on Ogata, who is frozen in place, and A-cho, who is showing him a gentle smile.

The weather is sunny and windy.

Cloudless.

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The final volume "Yidao Zhai" - End!

The Legend of Shura - End!

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