I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"I've said so much, I forgot to introduce myself..." The elderly Asaogata and Atachi smiled apologetically, "My name is Hirajo, and I have lived in Kyoto since I was a child. How many times have I lived in Kyoto? After ten years, I am familiar with Kyoto."

"Since you two are foreigners who came to Kyoto for a special trip, you must not know much about Kyoto."

"If you want to ask me any questions about Kyoto, you can come to me at any time."

"I live near here, and I usually only move around here."

"Oh, but I'm sure I won't be here tonight."

"I'm going to take the whole family to see 'Yamaboko Parade' tonight."

After all, a faint satisfied smile appeared on Hirao's face.

Looking at his appearance, he seemed to be full of anticipation for tonight's "Yamaboko Parade" just like the people around him.

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After bidding farewell to Hirajo and leaving the inspection site of "Mantis Mountain", Ogata and A-machi resumed their search for the hotel.

Ever since he came to Kyoto, Xu Yifang has not seriously observed the expressions and expressions of the people around him, nor has he seriously felt the surrounding atmosphere.

It wasn't until this time that he calmed down and observed his surroundings carefully that Ogata realized that almost everyone on the street was filled with joy.

A child not far away is holding the hands of a man and a woman with his left and right hands. The man and woman must be the child's parents.

On the left side stood 4 young girls in their prime, all wearing beautiful, brand-new yukata, talking and laughing there.

Although the distance was a bit far, Ogata could barely hear the four girls seem to be discussing whether to grab a good spot to watch the Yamaboko parade later while there were not many people around.

On the right is an uncle who is walking towards Ogata and the two of them, carrying a thick wooden pillar.

This uncle seemed to have met his friend by chance, so he was talking with the friend while carrying the wooden pillar on his shoulder.

These two people have very loud voices,

Even if you don't listen carefully, you can hear what they are saying.

"are you still working?"

"Yeah! Today's work is just short of the last bit! Let's not talk! I have to finish this last bit of work quickly, and my daughter is still waiting for me to go home and take her to see Yamahoko!"

...

The passers-by were male, female, old and young.

Some seemed to be doing nothing, and some were busy.

However—no matter what kind of people they are, the expressions on their faces are all alike—with strong joy.

After withdrawing his attention from observing the passers-by, Ogata whispered in a volume that only he could hear clearly:

"It's really the same as Heijo said... At this moment, everyone in Kyoto is looking forward to tonight's 'Yamaboko Parade' and fireworks..."

At this moment, Amachi, who was walking beside Ogata, suddenly asked Ogata:

"...Ayi, are you free tonight?"

"Huh? Of course I'm free. I'll be free until Mr. Fengmo finds out which prison Xuanren is being held in."

"Well...I'm free tonight too."

Ogata turned his head and glanced at Atachi who hesitated and seemed to have something to say.

Reminiscent of A-Machi's look of being very interested in Yamahoko after seeing "Mantis Mountain" just now, a smile emerged with the corners of Ogata's slightly raised mouth.

"...Amachi, let's go watch the 'Yamaboko Parade' together tonight."

As soon as Ogata's words fell, A-Machi immediately said with joy on his face:

"OK!"

——What a quick answer...

Ogata said helplessly in his heart.

——Have you been waiting for me to say this in person...

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It wasn't until they walked out of the residential area that Ogata and Acho finally found a restaurant—a ramen shop.

Neither Ogata nor A-machi are willing to waste time on aimless "restaurant search trips" at this time, so they decided to settle the problem at this ordinary-looking, nothing special ramen shop today. It's dinner.

Until now, ramen was not very popular throughout Japan.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, a scholar named Zhu Shunshui saw that there was no hope of regaining his Ming Dynasty. In order to preserve the integrity of the nation, he resolutely bid farewell to his country, abandoned his hometown, and went into exile in Japan.

In exile in Japan, he was treated favorably by Tokugawa Mitsuki, the lord of the Mito domain at that time, and invited Zhu Shunshui to give lectures in Edo.

Zhu Shunshui, who was in exile in Japan, not only brought advanced academic ideas and production technology, but also brought a piece of food—that is, ramen.

There are generally two theories about how Zhu Shunshui brought ramen to the Japanese public.

The first theory is that when Zhu Shunshui first came to Japan, he was not used to Japanese food, so he decided to make ramen by himself, with ample food and clothing.

The ramen that he made is not only suitable for Zhu Shunshui's own appetite, but also for the Japanese.

There is also a second theory, that in order to thank Tokugawa Mitsuki for taking care of him, Zhu Shunshui personally cooked a dish—that is, ramen to entertain Tokugawa Mitsuki.

No matter which statement is correct, in short - Zhu Shunshui successfully brought ramen to Japan.

Although more than a hundred years have passed since ramen appeared in Japan, ramen has not been widely popular in Japan until now.

A-Machi didn't seem to have eaten ramen very much, and after entering the ramen shop, he kept looking around with curious eyes.

Although it's time for dinner, there are still many vacancies in the ramen shop.

Ogata and A-Machi randomly found an empty seat and sat down.

After sitting down at the seat and casually ordering two bowls of ramen, Ah-cho let out a sigh of relief:

"Ah... I'm tired... I really can't get used to wearing clogs... My big toe and my second toe are hurting a little..."

"I'm not used to wearing clogs either." Ogata, who was sitting across from A-machi, echoed, "The clogs are too inconvenient to move around. It's more convenient to use straw sandals."

"Yeah." After Ah-cho nodded lightly, he suddenly looked directly at Ogata.

Just when Ogata wondered if there was something on his face, A-Machi suddenly said seriously:

"Ayi... I found out when I was cleaning Lord Fumo's mansion together with you..."

"Is the 'deep purple' area on your left neck a bit bigger..."

"Is there?" Ogata, with a bit of surprise on his face, raised his hand and touched his left neck, "I just looked in the mirror yesterday and saw my left neck. The area should not have enlarged, right?"

"...That should be my illusion. After all, I haven't seen you for a while."

Because there are not many customers at the moment, the ramen ordered by Ogata and Atachi was served quickly.

At this time, Japanese ramen is still in its infancy, and there are not so many patterns and tastes.

This ramen shop sells 2 kinds of noodles: broth ramen and soy sauce ramen.

Although you can freely choose toppings for your noodles when ordering, the only toppings that can be provided are common toppings such as bamboo shoots and fish, and there are not many types of toppings.

You can't eat while wearing the mask that only shows one pair of eyes.

So after the ramen was served, Oo conveniently removed the tengu mask from his face and placed it on a corner of the table.

Ogata was not worried that he would be recognized by the ramen shop as the famous Ogata Ittosai.

First of all, there are not many people in this ramen restaurant.

Secondly—almost all ordinary people don't pay much attention to the faces on the arrest warrant.

Even on the modern earth where the speed of information circulation is astonishingly fast, few ordinary people will remember the faces of those wanted criminals.

This can be regarded as the experience that Ogata has realized since he left the Hirose Domain.

While Ogata and A-Machi were silently enjoying each other's ramen, A-Machi suddenly raised his head.

"Ogata, did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

Ogata raised his gaze from the bowl in front of him, and listened carefully.

"Listen to the voice outside the shop. Did you hear the voice of the sugar seller?"

Ogata poured more attention and energy into his ears.

After raising almost all his body and mind, Ogata finally heard—there was indeed a sugar seller shouting outside the ramen shop.

However, the yelling was intermittent, and it was in a state where it might not be heard at any time - the sugar seller should be about to leave.

"I'm going to buy some candies." A-Ming licked his lips and put down the chopsticks in his hand, "Go ahead and eat, I'll be back soon."

After all, without waiting for any response from Ogata, A-Machi quickly left his seat and walked towards the outside of the ramen shop.

After watching A-Ming leave, the corners of Ogata's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a helpless smile.

After turning his gaze away from A-Machi, who had already left, Ogata continued to concentrate on solving the ramen in front of him.

But——before I had time to eat a few bites, there was a very noisy sound outside the ramen shop.

Ogata turned his head to look, and saw five men of different ages wearing ordinary small sleeves opened the paper sliding door of the ramen shop, and then walked in one by one along the opened paper sliding door, and stood at the ramen shop at the door.

These five youths were all wearing extremely ordinary clothes, and did not wear any swords around their waists.

The manager of the ramen shop who mistakenly thought that these five people were big customers greeted them immediately with a smile on his face.

Among the five youths, the young man standing at the front was quite polite. After he leaned over and said something in the store manager's ear, the store manager immediately withdrew respectfully.

After the store manager left, the five youths moved their eyes and scanned the ramen shop, as if they were looking for something.

Ogata did not hear what the young man said to the store manager due to the distance and the low voice of the young man talking to the store manager.

Ogata didn't care what was said between them.

After glancing at the five youths for a few moments, Xu turned his gaze away, ready to continue to concentrate on solving the noodles in front of him.

However——Ogata had just picked up a handful of noodles with chopsticks when a terrified shout suddenly sounded from the door of the store:

"Look!"

This terrified drink immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the ramen shop, including Ogata.

Ogata turned his gaze back to the store door.

After turning his gaze back to the five youths, a look of astonishment appeared on Ogata's face.

Because Ogata found that the eyes of these five young people seemed to be fixed on him.

The person who uttered the terrified cry just now was one of the five youths.

This person's finger was pointing at Ogata...

After the young man uttered this terrified cry, the other four young men turned their attention to Ogata.

After their eyes were all focused on Ogata, the expressions on the faces of the other four young people also changed suddenly.

- what happened...

A complete doubt has not yet emerged in Ogata's mind.

The five youths touched their right hands behind them in a uniform movement, as if they had practiced in advance.

Then each of them pulled out a ten-handed handle from his waist.

The overall length of ten hands is shorter.

And the ten hands of these five youths have been stuck in their back waists all the time, so everyone in front of these five youths, including Ogata, did not realize that the five young people's back waists were still stuck. arms.

After pulling out their respective ten hands, the leader of the five youths said to Ogata in a deep voice:

"Sir, please come with us!"

"We now suspect that you are related to the murder case that is disturbing the capital now!"

As soon as the young man's words came out, the rest of the people in the store showed panic.

Some people who were closer to Ogata even walked and crawled away from Ogata.

"Murder case?" Ogata frowned, "Did you make a mistake? I'm just a wanderer who just came to Kyoto today for sightseeing."

"Did we make a mistake, please come with us first and then talk about it! If you are really innocent, we will set you free and apologize to you!"

"I advise you to cooperate obediently. If you resist, it will only make you more suspicious!"

After all, the gang of officials didn't wait for Ogata to make any explanation, they clenched their ten hands and strode towards Ogata.

Just now when Ogata asked the five officials if they made a mistake, Ogata was not just asking.

While asking the five officials if they were making a mistake, Ogata was secretly observing the position of every window in this ramen shop.

Not far from his right, there happened to be a window that was wide open, just big enough for him to walk through alone...

After a casual glance at the window, a bitter smile appeared on Ogata's face.

"...I understand. I'll go with you." Ogata grabbed the mask placed on the corner of the table, and slowly stood up while talking.

Hearing Ogata's words, the tense faces of the five young men loosened.

However—they didn't relax for a long time, they saw Ogata who stood up slowly and suddenly accelerated towards the window not far from him...

"Quick! Grab him!"

"Get him! Get him!"

...

When the five youths realized Ogata's intentions belatedly and shouted loudly to catch up, Ogata had already passed through the window and escaped outside the store...

Even if he knew that he was innocent, Ogata would not just go with the officials so obediently.

Although he did not commit any crimes of murder in the capital, the crimes he carried on his body, such as killing the king and beheading a hundred people, were all much more serious than ordinary murders...

If you choose to lay down your weapons and obediently follow the government, then you are really doomed.

Therefore, when the five youths walked towards him holding ten hands, there were only two options left in front of Xu: run away or kill the five youths.

And Ogata chose the former without hesitation.

The reason is also very simple-there are still many innocent people in the ramen shop.

Not far from Ogata, there happened to be a pair of parents and a little girl—a family of three eating there.

In such a narrow environment with one enemy and many enemies, even if he is as strong as Ogata, when he swings his sword wide and wide, there is no guarantee that he will never accidentally injure others.

Even if Ogata can avoid accidental injury, these five officials may not be able to do so.

What's more--Ogata didn't intend to kill in front of the child, and let the child witness the scene of human beings being killed.

After escaping from the window to the outside of the ramen shop, Oo conveniently supported the two knives at his waist, lowered his body's center of gravity, and ran quickly towards a dark alley not far away.

Although his mind is still in a muddled state, Ogata instinctively sensed that he might be involved in some serious trouble without knowing it...

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