I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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As soon as Hasegawa's words fell, Ooyoung responded without thinking.

"I won't regret it."

"If I were to go back to the past once, even if I knew that I would become a prisoner in the future, I would still swing my sword and kill that dog thief Matsudaira Gennai without hesitation."

The tone of Ogata's words was not high.

But he said it firmly, without any hesitation.

Hasegawa stared straight at Ogata.

I don't know if it was Ogata's illusion, but he always felt that Hasegawa's expressionless face now had a little extra smile.

"...Ogata Ittosai. I don't actually hate you."

"About Gennai Matsudaira, the former lord of the Hirose Domain...Although I have lived in Edo for a long time, I have also heard about some of his deeds."

"You slaughtered this beast for the people of Hirose Clan... To be honest, I admire you very much."

Speaking of this, Hasegawa seemed to have some bad memories, and his face was a little heavy.

"I...if only I could have the courage and courage like you..."

"From the point of view of the shogunate and bushido, you are a heinous traitor who committed the felony of regicide."

"But from the perspective of the people and the righteousness of the world, you are a hero worthy of respect."

"I don't really want to catch you if I can."

"But... I'm sorry. We are our own masters, and we have our own policies."

"I'm also a vassal, the chief of Huo Fu Thief Kai."

"So... sorry."

"Guihei, don't apologize to me." Ogata shrugged, "I understand you. So there is no need to apologize to me, and there is no need to feel any guilt."

"When I decided to kill that dog thief Matsudaira Gennai,

I was mentally prepared for such a day. "

After all, Ogata leaned back casually, leaning against the cold and damp brick wall behind him in a very comfortable posture.

"Then—Onihira. What is the punishment I'm about to bear? Should I be executed on the spot, or be escorted back to Edo to be executed again."

"If given a choice, I would choose the latter."

"Before I die, I would like to see what Edo, the most prosperous town in Japan, looks like."

"I will try my best to help you get this treatment."

After leaving this sentence in a half-joking tone, Hasegawa straightened his body leaning against the wall behind him, then turned and left.

"Hurry up and eat, Ogata Yidaosai. I'll see you later when I'm free."

"Hey! Wait a minute! I still have some questions for you!"

Ogata still has a lot of questions he wants to ask Hasegawa, such as: Has Mamiya been caught by you.

But Hasegawa just waved his hand.

"I'll answer your question slowly after I come to see you next time."

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...

Ogata didn't know and didn't care where he was being held now.

I don't know if it's because of Hasegawa's special care, Ogata has three meals a day, and each meal is quite hearty.

Although the food is good, life is very boring.

After all, in prison, there is nothing else to do except eat and sleep.

Ogata's two sabers were naturally not with him.

Sakakibara Issou-ryu's certificate, cheat book, and his wallet—all three of his possessions were naturally confiscated by Huofu Thief Kai's officials.

Ogata, who has nothing to do, now the only way to pass the time is to practice "Breathing of the Source"...

Although Hasegawa said before that he would come to see him when he was free, Ogata had never seen Hasegawa since that farewell.

It's been like this for over a month...

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...

Tatsuno Fan, in the temporary residence of Huofu Thief Kai——

Hasegawa is currently in his room, flipping through a book.

And this book is one of the few pieces of luggage found from Ogata——.

After hastily flipping through it several times, Hasegawa let out a long sigh.

"No... I still don't understand... What kind of broken book is this..."

For more than a month, Hasegawa would read this book whenever he was free.

As a swordsman, he is naturally very interested in this book that looks like a cheat book on swordsmanship.

But for more than a month, no matter how many times Hasegawa picked up the book, he would put it down helplessly in the end.

No matter how many times he read it, Hasegawa couldn't understand what was written on it.

This made Hasegawa suspect more than once—maybe this is not a swordsmanship cheat book at all, but just a random graffiti drawn by someone who is bored.

Although they have successfully captured "Liu Guang Hachiman" and "Executioner Yidao Zhai", the real target of Hasegawa's trip - "Buddha Enemy" has not yet been found.

So after capturing Mamiya and Ogata, Hasegawa still led his subordinates to stay in Tatsuno Fan, continuing to search for the traces of the "Buddha's enemies".

However - this more than a month of tracking has yielded nothing.

The "Buddha's enemy" might have left Tatsuno Fan—although he was unwilling to face it, Hasegawa had to admit that this matter might already be a cruel reality.

The reason why Hasegawa led all his subordinates to stay in Tatsuno Fan is to continue to pursue the "Buddhist enemies" on the one hand.

On the other hand, the reason is to wait for a reply from Edo.

Regarding... how to deal with the reply letter from Ogata and Mamiya.

In the past, Hasegawa definitely didn't need to be so troublesome, and he would send a message to Edo to ask for instructions from the shogunate.

But now, with Kii's special situation, Hasegawa has to inform the shogunate first after catching serious criminals like Ogata and Mamiya, so that the shogunate can decide on the disposal plan .

Before the shogunate's response arrived, Hasegawa could only put Ogata and Mamiya in prison.

Just as Hasegawa closed the book in his hand and put it back on the table in front of him, Imai's excited shout suddenly came from outside the room:

"Master Hasegawa! The messenger of the shogunate has just arrived with a letter!"

Hearing Imai's words, Hasegawa hurriedly said:

"Bring me the reply!"

"Yes!"

Imai unceremoniously opened the paper sliding door.

With a happy face, Imai quickly entered the room with a rolled scroll, and then handed the scroll to Hasegawa.

After receiving the scroll from Imai and confirming that there was no sign of the scroll being opened, Hasegawa hastily loosened the ropes binding the scroll, and then hastily unfolded the scroll.

Scanning every word and sentence written on the scroll at a glance.

As Hasegawa's eyes moved quickly over the words and sentences on the scroll, Hasegawa's expression became a little bit complicated.