I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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Here is the novelist who finally wrote the second novel of his life: Su Mengshi.

After nearly 1 year and 7 months of long serialization, this book "I was a swordsman in ancient Japan" (also known as "Yidao Zhai") has finally come to an end.

The serialization started on October 6, 2020, and ended on April 22, 2022, with a total of 3.81 million words.

When writing the testimonials at the end of this chapter, the author took a look at the monthly ranking and best-selling ranking of the book - the monthly ranking of the light novel area ranked 20, and the best-selling list of the light novel area ranked 15.

For such an unpopular subject in this book, after being serialized for nearly 4 million words, it can still have such rankings and achievements, which is considered a good start.

If I ask the author to evaluate my work, it will be one word: stable.

First: the results are very stable.

As mentioned above, after 1 year and 7 months of serialization, it is still ranked 20th on the monthly ticket list in the light novel area and 15th on the best-selling list in the light novel area.

There was neither a big collapse nor a big leap in performance.

From the time it was put on the shelves to the end, the results were as stable as a line... Even the average bookings didn't go up much.

The first order was 6300 when it was put on the shelves, and the average order was nearly 8000 when it was finished. There was almost no change... Well, but this is not bad. I rather like the smooth feeling.

Second: the content story is very stable.

From the beginning of the serialization to the end of the story, the "invisible hand" of the author Jun has been firmly controlling the direction of the plot.

The story of this book, from the beginning to the end, does not go beyond the framework set by the author in advance.

There was neither any inexplicable super-expansion nor any chaotic collapse, and Ogata's story was told peacefully and steadily.

The author does not dare to say that this book "opens high and walks high", but it can be regarded as "stable landing".

The book has finally come to an end, and the author can finally tell you about this work of great significance to me in a good and in-depth way.

First of all... Let me tell you about our protagonist: Ogata Issei.

In Ogata's characterization and plot design, the author has worked hard.

But it's a pity...the "hidden plot" about Ogata designed by the author Jun seems to be found by few people (Leopard Head Cry.jpg)

The author especially likes to play games.

I am the kind of person who regards "playing games" as "living in another world", so when I play games, I will highly immerse myself in the game world.

Just because of my character, the author encountered such a thing one day——

About 3 years ago, the author played a world called "Kingdom of Heaven: Salvation".

This is a role-playing game with a high degree of freedom. With the medieval Central Europe as the background, the player will play the role of the son of a blacksmith and start the life of Long Aotian in the vast Central Europe.

This game has such a setting: players can stun, kill, and loot NPC's money at will. But when you are doing this kind of crime, if you are seen by other people, you will immediately become a criminal, wanted, beaten and arrested by the guards.

At the beginning of the game, because my level was still relatively weak, I didn't dare to be tough with those NPCs, so I could only live cautiously.

However—as my level and equipment continued to rise, the NPCs gradually couldn't help me, and I gradually... gradually didn't take the NPCs in the game seriously.

I can kill any NPC I want to kill at will, and I can guarantee that I will not be wanted.

I can even kill an NPC for a certain item on his body and directly kill him to get the treasure.

As I killed more and more NPCs, the lives of NPCs became less and less valuable in my eyes.

At the end of the game, I can even kill a certain game NPC for the reason of "not pleasing to the eye".

When I was about to clear the level, I was stunned when I saw the number of kills displayed in my "game record".

I actually... have killed so many people?

How many people... have I killed just for some inexplicable reason?

At that moment, I realized a truth:

[When the option "kill" can easily break into your life, your life will definitely become a mess]

I wrote this truth that I realized into Ogata's story in an obscure way.

I don't know if everyone has noticed that Ogata was very indifferent at the beginning.

In the third volume, when Ogata passed the village that was oppressed by Yakuza, his thought was: What's up with me? One more thing is worse than one less thing, slip away.

In the fifth volume, there were two small officials who came to track down Ogata who was mistaken for the culprit of the "Kyoto Serial Murder Incident" under the order of the superior, and was directly killed by Ogata.

When I was writing this episode of Volume 5, a lot of people criticized the author... They said "Why did Ogata write so cruel", "The difference between these two small officials is so miserable", "Abandoned and abandoned" what.

At that time, in the face of these comments, the author felt very aggrieved by QAQ.

Because at that time, I couldn't reveal to everyone why the author wrote this way, so I could only endure it.

I have endured until now, and finally I can reveal the intentions of these episodes to everyone!

The reason why the author designed such a plot is to reflect the "abnormal" of Ogata at that time.

Since Volume 3, Ogata, who has killed countless people at that time, can calmly draw his sword, kill people calmly, and then cleanly wipe the flesh from the sword.

He can take a person's life with a single wave of the knife in his hand.

To him, murder is like eating and drinking.

His heart has become a little numb, and he has no reverence for the so-called life that ordinary people have.

The author designed such a plot to reflect the "abnormality" of Ogata in that period.

Regarding the plot in Volume 5, the author has also made some minor revisions.

In the first version, Ogata also said "I'm sorry" when he killed the two minor officials.

But the next day, the author deleted this apology, kept Ogata silent from beginning to end, and killed the two minor officials with a blank face-because this could better reflect Ogata's feelings at that time. "unusual".

And the opportunity for Ogata's transformation was A-cho's company.

After turning into adults and establishing a relationship with A-cho at the beginning of the sixth volume, Ogata gradually became like a classical hero.

Will go to get rid of the bandits for low pay.

Will fight against the shogunate army to save a Ezo child in the Ezo land.

In the final volume, in order to save the world from the devastation of Toyotomi Nobuhide, he fought with Toyotomi Nobuhide to the end.

A-machi's tenderness and A-machi's company gradually restored Ogata's numb heart to humanity.

So——In Chapter 543 of Volume 7, "I am not an executioner, nor Shura, I am Ogata Yasushi", through the mouth of Ogata, the meaning of A-cho to Ogata is expressed.

The author is here, please repost what Ogata said in that chapter:

[As soon as I think of your face, I will feel that in my heart, there is still a beautiful part of human nature. When I think about it like this, I feel that I have been redeemed. I am not the 'Executioner', nor the 'Shura', I am the 'Ogata Yoshi'. 】

A-machi is so important to Ogata.

Therefore, it is impossible for Isshiki Hana to have the same status as A-machi in Ogata's heart.

Okay, after talking about the male protagonist, let's talk about the female protagonist.

The heroine A-cho can be said to be the author's collection of sexual fetishes.

Big bear, female ninja, astringent ninja outfit, 34 size feet, high ponytail...

A-machi once became the author's wealth password - as long as it is a sloppy chapter related to A-machi, the number of subscriptions is very high...

This book is a worldview with a low military orientation, so this creates a very interesting place - even a weak person can rely on various methods and means to counter a strong enemy.

A-machi is quite weak, and she has no other strengths in combat except the use of muskets, but she insists on relying on various means and methods to achieve high performance in battle. At the end of the final volume, he was able to rely on a single operation to play an effective output on the big boss Jijiu.

A-cho's fighting style has always been firmly in line with her identity as a ninja.

In the previous article, the author has clarified the importance of A-cho to Ogata.

So——the author extended and designed such a "Shura IF line" in "A-Ming's Life and Death".

This IF line is roughly like this:

Wasn't A-cho attacked by the "Seven Guns of Xianzhou" in volume 7?

In this article, A-machi is not dead.

But in "Sura IF Line", A-Ting died under the gun of "Seven Guns of Xianzhou".

Ogata, whose mental state almost collapsed due to A-cho's death, smashed through the shogunate's camp in one breath, killing him with blood.

The person who was so frightened that his **** was about to explode, fled back to Sendai Domain in a hurry, and Ogata, who had no reason to speak at that time, went directly to Sendai Domain, and opened the "Xianzhou Copy" that was not opened in this article.

Knowing who caused the disaster, the Sendai Domain hurriedly organized troops to fight against Ogata who was about to attack.

The other 2 guns of the "Xianzhou Seven Guns" that have not appeared in this article also appeared at this time.

Afraid that Ogata's offensive could not be stopped, the Sendai Domain asked for help from all around.

Due to the urgency of time, only the Sendai Domain, which has always been very reliable, sent reinforcements and the Sendai Domain's army to form a "Hui Xian Coalition Army" with a total of 5,000 troops.

Due to various reasons such as losing his mind, Ogata absorbed all the "immortal power" in his body in advance.

So——Ogata, who has the "immortal power" that has been digested in his body, attacked the feudal city of Sendai Domain by himself.

Although he succeeded in avenging A-Ting, Ogata, whose mental state was completely abnormal at that time, had no joy or sorrow in his heart, and completely fell into "Shura".

In order to retaliate against the Aizu clan who provided support to the Sendai clan, Ogata attacked the castle of the Aizu clan again.

Even after the two clans of Sendai and Aizu were destroyed, Ogata was completely unacceptable to the Edo shogunate. In order to conquer Ogata, the shogunate began a nationwide general mobilization.

So, in order to retaliate against the shogunate, Ogata attacked Edo Castle again.

After learning about Ogata's brutal actions, Gourd House, who could no longer sit back and watch, rushed to Edo Castle to assist the shogunate in defense before Ogata attacked Edo Castle.

In the end—Ogata and Genichi fought a decisive battle in the burning Edo Castle.

At the most critical moment, he realized the source of "integration with heaven and earth" and successfully killed Shura.

The above is the general content of "Shura IF Line".

If possible, the author really wants to bring out every character in this book and talk about it.

But it's a pity—if every character were to be explained, then this testimonial would have to be written in tens of thousands of words...

So let's talk about the characters here first.

Next, the author wants to tell you about the final battle of this book.

Why talk about the final battle?

Because I made a design in the final battle that I was very satisfied with, and I was really itchy if I didn't show it and talk about it.

This design is the reason why Ogata and Genichi entered the "transparent realm".

For the "transparent realm", the author also spent a lot of effort to design it.

Ogata, Genichi and the others did not enter the "transparent realm" without thinking.

I don't know if you have noticed that the two major power ceilings in this book: Ogata and Genichi, are two extremes.

The first source is the culmination of "divine nature".

Ogata is the pinnacle of "humanity".

This is also one of the character designs that the author Jun deliberately designed.

Speaking of Yuan Yi, what do you think of?

Everyone should think—there is basically no such person in reality, right?

How many people lose their youthful spirit and ambition when they get older.

And what about Yuan Yi?

As he said when he was fighting the Balrog: he has never grown old.

Even though his hair is gray, he still has high fighting spirit and spirit, still has a love for the sword that is not lost to anyone, and dedicated his life to the sword, and he does not feel annoyed or regretted for it.

He is a child who is basically impossible to appear in reality, a man full of "divine nature".

This man who dedicated everything to the sword, after entering his old age, realized the warmth and value of family affection from Lin.

When fighting Toyotomi, in order to protect his only relative, Genichi raised his sword and stood up again.

In the ultimate "divine", this moment of "humanity" is injected - stepping into the highest realm.

And Ogata is the pinnacle of "human nature", which is easy to understand.

The starting point of almost everything he does is basically for himself or A-cho.

People or forces that threaten you or A-Machi, go directly to cut them.

A person or force that is friendly to himself or A-Ming, he is also kind to others.

Swordsmanship or something, it doesn't matter whether you love it or not, it's good if you can help yourself win anyway.

And this man with the ultimate "human nature", in the battle with Toyotomi, in order to protect the world from this demon, he raised his sword and stood up again.

In the ultimate "human nature", this moment of "divine nature" is injected - stepping into the highest realm.

Therefore, in the final decisive battle, the reason why Ogata, Genichi and the others were able to enter the supreme realm of blending with heaven and earth at the most critical moment was not because they were brainless, but because of the very careful logic designed by the author. of.

Regarding this book, the author has a lot to talk about.

But let's write this for now.

After all, it is not very good to write tens of thousands of words after finishing this testimonial...

Anyway, it's not a goodbye. If there is anything else you want to say, you can make it up in the free episode later.

After this book, I will write some extras from time to time, such as "A-Machi's Birthday Extras (Part 2 that has not been seen until now...

As for when these extra episodes will be published~www.wuxiahere.com~ The author is not sure, because after typing the three words "complete book" in the final chapter, the author has a kind of whole body strength. Sora's feeling... In a short period of time, I won't be able to make up my mind to write the "Jianhao" side story again.

But don't worry - about A-Ming's birthday episode, the author will definitely make it up, definitely not pigeons.

Not only will I make up for A-Ming's birthday episode, but I will also write some free episodes that everyone likes to see.

For example, the daily life of Ogata and A-machi having a child.

For example, there seems to be a lot of people wanting to see the IF episode of Ogata Kai Harem.

For example, a special episode linked to the current new book.

If you have any extras you want to watch, you can leave a message here, and the author will consider whether to write it as appropriate.

In short—let’s write this after I finish this testimonial!

Thank you all for your continuous support to "Jianhao"!

To all the readers who have supported this book, the deepest freehand!

thank you! (bow)

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