I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The combination of "Flash" and "Dragon Tail" is far more powerful than Dragon Tail.

Even if a wooden knife is used, even if Takikawa is wearing armor, Ogata is fully confident that he will seriously injure Takikawa or directly kill him by relying on "Dragon Tail Dodge".

Wooden knives can also kill people, after all, they are made of very solid wood.

Once you accidentally hit a person's vitals with a slightly heavier force, it is extremely easy to cause injury or even death to others.

In order to avoid killing Takigawa with a single blow, Ogata's attack just now was lightened.

It's just that - although he has the power to lighten it, Takikawa, who firmly took Ogata's "Dragon Tail · Dodge", was not feeling well.

The part of the armor cut by Ogata's wooden sword has cracked.

Takikawa's head was covered with cold sweat, and the expression on his face was particularly ferocious because of the pain. His ribs must have been broken.

He tried to get up.

But the severe pain from the part hit by Ogata just now made Takikawa not even have the strength to stand up.

And even if he stood up, it was useless. The victory and defeat have been divided.

After he was chopped off by Ogata's sword, the referee in charge of judging the outcome was stunned for a while, and immediately announced Ogata's victory loudly.

After Takigawa was knocked down by Ogata with a sword, the audience fell silent for a while because of shock.

After a collective silence for a while, it seemed that the magic of "Time Pause" was lifted, and the crowd slowly became agitated in a state that was not too ostentatious.

Those people who asserted with a confident attitude just now that "the victory is divided, Takigawa won" all kept their mouths tightly shut and remained silent.

Some of the more ashamed people directly showed embarrassment and buried their heads slightly.

All kinds of discussions have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

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"I remembered where I had heard the name 'Mashima Goro'! It is said that there was a newcomer named 'Mashima Goro' at the Shirobei Clubhouse in Yoshihara, and the 'Writing Test' of the Gozen Trials began. Before, one person cut down 25 officials who were changed by Huofu thieves."

"Huo Fu Thief Kai? Isn't that army full of fierce people?"

"That's right, after all, it's a unit dedicated to arresting vicious arsonists and thieves."

"Why does this Mashima Goro confront the official sent by Huofu Thief Kai?"

"I don't know the specifics. It seems that the officials of Huofu Thief Kai took the initiative to make troubles, and then these troublemakers were settled by Mashima Goro alone, and then the 'Ghost Taira' personally apologized to the Shirobei Club, and then the troubles were calmed down. This happened."

"It's too strong...One person can beat 25 officials who have been changed by Huofu Thief...Is this already considered a swordsman?"

"This guy not only won the first place in the literary test, but he is also so good at swordsmanship...Could he be a descendant of a famous family?"

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And those friends of Takikawa headed by Uesaka,

When everyone else was talking about Ogata, they rushed to the arena, took off the armor on Takikawa, and then carried Takikawa off the arena.

"Wait! I can still fight! It's just a minor injury! I can still fight!"

Takikawa seemed unwilling to accept the cruel reality in front of him, yelling crazy words like "I haven't lost yet" and "Put me down" with a ferocious face.

Uesaka and the others ignored Takikawa, who was yelling and unwilling to face the reality of "I have already lost", and only carried Takikawa away as quickly as possible, and took Takikawa to heal his injuries.

Ogata, who was still on the scene, was not in a hurry to end.

Instead, he said Su Zhen to the air in front of him, then smiled and murmured:

"Very good, the feel is back."

In the battle with Takigawa just now, the reason why Ogata acted rather clumsily was purely because——Ogata was not used to using wooden swords.

The last time I used a wooden sword was before I went to Edo, I was in Owari to learn from Shimada and collect experience points.

Having not touched the wooden sword for too long, Ogata couldn't even adjust his center of gravity.

The Dashiten used by Ogata has a longer blade than most wooden swords, and the blade length alone is 75cm.

As for the wooden knife Ogata used just now, the blade length is only about 63cm, and the weight is much lighter than a real knife.

Knives of different weights and lengths have slightly different optimal centers of gravity to maintain.

After getting used to the Da Shitian, and then returning to the ordinary wooden knife, Ogata was a little uncertain about the center of gravity of the body and where the best attack range was.

In order to quickly regain the feel of using the wooden knife, when Ogata was fighting Takikawa just now, he did not immediately attack Takikawa, but first kept defending, and slowly regained the feel of the wooden knife.

That's why the scene of "Ogata passively defending against Takikawa's attack with clumsy movements" appeared, which gave everyone the illusion that Ogata's swordsmanship is very ordinary.

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After handing the wooden knife back to the official responsible for managing weapons and protective gear, and with the help of the official, he took off the protective gear on his upper body and the forehead guard. Under the eyes of the people around him, Ogata returned to Mucun and Shimada beside.

"It's a pity that I don't have to gamble." Mucun grinned at Ogata who came back, "If I can gamble, I will keep betting on you, and I will definitely make a lot of money."

"Please put all your small thoughts on serious things." After Ogata complained to Mucun helplessly, he stood between Mucun and Shimada, and continued to pay attention to the people who were constantly going on in "Kaichang", " Field B" is a trial match going on one after another on these two venues.

Ogata and the others are waiting.

Waiting for Ji Taro's appearance.

They have never seen Ji Taro's strength with their own eyes.

So they decided to see with their own eyes how powerful Kyutaro, one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", is.

Ogata and the others also asked A-cho about the ranking of the strength of the "Four Heavenly Kings".

It's a pity that A-Machi doesn't know how the "Four Heavenly Kings" are ranked in terms of strength.

Questions like "who and who is stronger" have always been extremely easy to provoke all kinds of debates.

The current "Four Heavenly Kings" in Shiranui have never fought together, so the ranking of the strength of the "Four Heavenly Kings" has never been determined. Other ninjas in Shiranui can only speculate through logical reasoning and brain holes.

Because different people have different ideas, different versions are naturally born.

Before A-Machi rebelled against Shiranui, the only versions he had heard of were:

Shintaro is the strongest, followed by Shintaro, and then Kotaro and Jitaro are probably in the middle.

Some people also think that Ji Taro should be the second strongest one, because Ji Taro has the most records and is the one who is the most diligent in missions among the "Four Heavenly Kings", so he has the most actual combat experience.

Some people also think that Kotaro, who has been beheaded by Ogata, is the second strongest, because the weapon he uses is a very unpopular lock sickle. If you are not familiar with the lock sickle, even a master will capsize in the gutter.

Although there are many different versions.

But no matter what version, they all have one thing in common.

That is—everyone agrees that Shuntaro is the strongest one.

In the ranking of strength in various versions, no matter what the ranking of the last three is, the one who ranks first must be Shuntaro.

Ogata asked Ah-machi why everyone in Shiranui believes that Shuntaro is the strongest one. Has he done anything earth-shattering?

And A-cho's answer at the time was: She didn't know whether Shuntaro had done any earth-shattering events.

She only knew that Shuntaro seemed to have done something extraordinary about 3 years ago, and that incident caused a huge disturbance.

And what Shuntaro did 3 years ago is one of the taboos in their Shiranui.

Balrog seems to be trying to make people forget what Shuntaro did, trying his best to control the spread of Shuntaro's incident.

Many shranui ninjas, including Acho, don't know what Shuntaro did 3 years ago.

No matter who was asked what Shuntaro did three years ago, the respondent either said "I don't know", or kept secret.

According to A-cho, the reason why everyone thinks that Shuntaro is the head of the "Four Heavenly Kings" is actually very simple - Balrog has said to everyone in Shiranui more than once: If he is not included Taro is the strongest fighting force in their Shiranui.

For Balrog's personal certification, the other three people in Shiranui never questioned it, and they all acquiesced in Balrog's certification.

And Shuntaro's performance all the time is also in line with the praise that Balrog gave him.

The other three members of the "Four Heavenly Kings" have all encountered powerful enemies, and they have all tried to be severely injured.

Only Shuntaro has never been seriously injured on a mission.

Not to mention serious injuries, even the number of injuries is so small that it can be counted with ten fingers.

No matter who he fights, Shuntaro can win as easily as he fights his son.

With Balrog's personal certification and his own brilliant record as support, everyone unknowingly came to this consensus - "Shuntaro is the head of the 'Four Heavenly Kings'"

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The three Ogata listened attentively to the names shouted by the officials of "A Field" and "B Field".

Finally—not long after Ogata ended the battle with Ryukawa, the long-awaited shout of Ogata and the others sounded from the "Kaiba" side:

"Koichiro! Koichiro! Please come forward!"

Ogata and the others had already known from Hasegawa that Ji Taro participated in the "Gozen Trial" under the pseudonym "Jiichiro".

Like a conditioned reflex, the three of Ogata went straight to the "A field" without saying a word.

As soon as Ogata and the others arrived at the "Jiaba", they saw Ji Taro holding two short swords and wearing armor with the help of officials.

The weapons held by Ji Taro are two wooden swords.

The Huaijian in the right hand is held upright, and the Huaijian in the left hand is held backward.

Using the sword as a weapon, and still using two handles-this is a rare "unpopular weapon user".

So after Jitaro appeared on the stage, many spectators were attracted to the "A field".

Putting on the protective gear, Kyutaro stood across from his opponent with a confident smile on his face.

Ji Taro's opponent uses a long spear.

Looking at Gokutarou who held two short swords in his hands, the spearman smiled triumphantly and joyfully.

An inch is long and an inch is strong—the absolute truth in this vast, unobstructed terrain.

Just from the visual point of view, the spearman whose weapon's attack distance is many times wider than that of Ji Taro has the advantage.

After both sides stood still, the referee on "A field" waved his hand and loudly announced the start of the trial match.

As soon as the referee's loud shout announcing the start fell, there was an extremely loud sound of footsteps on the ground.

As soon as the referee announced the start of the trial match, Ji Taro stepped on his hind foot, and his whole body turned into an afterimage, attacking the opposite spearman.

The speed was so fast that the pupils of the spearman opposite him shrank suddenly.

However, this spearman still has a few tricks. After a brief shock, he quickly waved the spear in his hand, like a poisonous snake coming out of a hole, and stabbed towards Ji Taro who was approaching quickly.

It's a pity - the spearman's spear is like a snake, and Ji Taro's movements are also like a snake.

When the tip of the spear was about to hit Ji Taro, Ji Taro twisted his body, stuck to the barrel of the spear, and slid towards the spearman.

Ji Taro just slid up to the spearman, and put the sword held behind his left hand against the spearman's throat.

Unwillingness and astonishment flashed on the spearman's face several times.

Finally, after letting out a soft sigh, the spearman said, "I lost..."

From the beginning to the end of the whole battle, less than 10 seconds passed.

The spearman only had time to make one move, and the sword of Kyutaro was placed on the neck.

Seeing that the spearman readily conceded defeat, the self-confidence and complacency on Ji Taro's face became a little bit stronger. After taking back the sword in his hand, he strode back to the edge of the field and took off his protective gear with the help of the official.

The three of Ogata were all frowning slightly at this moment.

They wanted to see for themselves the specific strength of Ji Taro.

In this completely one-sided battle where a level 100 player beats a level 10 player, it is impossible to see the specific strength of Ji Taro.

"I can't see how strong he is at all..." Mucun lowered his voice, and whispered to Ogata beside him in a helpless tone.

"Fortunately, it's not completely unrewarding." Ogata responded with a helpless smile, "At least he knows that speed is his forte, and he is good at fast breaks."

After Jitaro and the spearman left the "A field", two new competitors boarded the "A field".

Because it is a one-shot decision, the pace of the martial arts test is quite fast.

It only takes a few seconds if it is fast, and it only takes about 2 or 3 minutes if it is slow, and you can finish a game.

Of course, there are also very few odd ones, who dawdled for several minutes, but did not decide the winner.

The two of them were crazy about "Erren Zhuan".

Turning around, I just don't see them rushing forward to decide the outcome.

Naturally, the people in the government will not allow this kind of slow play.

If everyone is in the "Errenzhuan", there will be more than 400 people participating in the martial arts test, and it is not known how long it will take.

After a "two-person turn" situation occurs in any field, the referee of that field will stop it sharply and ask the two not to dawdle.

Because of the fast pace and the simultaneous opening of two venues, it is expected that half of the four hundred people will be screened out before this evening.

Just when Ogata was looking from a distance at Kyotaro who had taken off his protective gear and reintegrated into the crowd, a familiar young male voice sounded behind Ogata:

"Huh? Isn't this Mashima?"

Hearing this familiar young male voice, Ogata raised his eyebrows and followed the sound.

"Five or six?"

A young man who was probably a little older than Ogata walked slowly towards Ogata with a smile.

The face that was very familiar to Ogata—it was the young man named "Five Six" that Ogata met on the banks of the Rashomon River a few days ago.

Mucun and Shimada didn't know Wuliu, so they all looked at Ogata asking questions.

"This is a friend I met in Yoshiwara, named Wuliu." After briefly introducing Wuliu to Mucun and Shimada, Ogata turned his suspicious and curious eyes to Wuliu.

"Wu Liu, are you here to watch the battle?"

"That's right." Wuliu shrugged, "I've been very interested in this 'Imperial Trial Match' since the government announced that it was going to be held."

As Wuliu spoke, he walked to Ogata's side and stood shoulder to shoulder with Ogata.

"Since you're interested, why don't you participate in person?" Ogata asked in a half-joking tone.

"If possible, I actually want to take part in the 'Yuqian Trial'." Wuliu smiled wryly and shrugged, "It's a pity that I have never studied the Four Books and Five Classics, and I can't even write Chinese characters very well. ' must have ended blankly."

Ogata asked, "Did you come here just now?"

"Well. I will sleep late today, so I just came here."

"I saw you when I came here. You are tall, Mashima, so it was easy to see you."

Ogata, who is 1.7 meters tall, stands out among a group of people who are only 1.5 meters, 1.6 meters tall, and very few people are even only 1.4 meters tall.

Ogata just chit chatted with Wuliu and did not.

While Wuliu was chatting with Ogata, he also watched the trial match after match on "A field" and "B field".

After watching for a while, Wuliu frowned slightly:

"Why is the level so poor...I can't see a master...It's so boring..."

Hearing Wuliu's words, Ogata couldn't help but smile.

There is no limit to the identity and age of the "Trial Match before the Imperial Palace", so naturally there are quite a few monsters and ghosts joining this "Trial Match before the Imperial Palace".

Although occasionally there will be one or two people with a fair level, but most of them are pecking at each other.

"Occasionally, some masters will appear." Ogata said softly, "The discussion between the two samurai using long spears just now was quite exciting."

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"Yuji Sakamoto! Yuji Sakamoto! Please come forward!"

In the "Y field" there was a loud shout from the officials again.

The winner of the last trial match had already been decided, and the officials in the "B field" began to call out the names of the next round of contestants.

"Oh!" Wuliu exclaimed faintly, "It seems that a master has finally appeared."

While Wuliu was talking, he fixed his gaze on the "B field".

Ogata had been watching the trial match on "Koba" with Makimura and Shimada just now.

Hearing what Wuliu said, Ogata, who was somewhat curious, turned his head and looked at the "B field" on the other side.

However——as soon as he turned his gaze to the "B field", Ogata's expression and expression instantly froze as if he had been cast by the "time freeze" magic.

Ogata saw a young man with a simple and honest face wearing protective gear with the help of officials.

After putting on the protective gear, the young man quickly stepped onto the "B field" and stood opposite his opponent.

Looking at this young man with a simple and honest face, a certain image slowly emerged in Ogata's mind as if he had a sense of self-consciousness-this image was more than three months ago. The face of someone who has a special bond with Ogata.

Although the time of knowing that guy was relatively short, Ogata and him can be considered to have a life-long friendship.

Ogata himself also tried his best to give some advice to this guy who has been stubbornly calling him "Master", so he can be regarded as half a master of this guy.

And at this moment, the face in memory perfectly coincides with the face of the young man who is standing on the "field B" right now.

Kondo? !

Ogata almost blurted out, calling out the young man's name.

This young man with a somewhat simple and honest face is exactly Kondo Uchizosuke who met Ogata in Kyoto more than 3 months ago.

Looking at Kondo who was standing on the "B field" with a knife and confronting his opponent, Ogata felt as if his head had just been hit by a super fast train, and his brain was directly smashed into a ball of paste.

One question after another popped up in Ogata's mind.

Kondo why is he here?

He actually participated in the "Imperial Trial"?

He was also in Edo?

While Ogata was still immersed in shock, the referee of "Yuan Yi" waved his hand and announced the official start of the trial match.

After the referee announced the start, Ogata slowly recovered from the shock.

After regaining his composure and taking a closer look, Ogata discovered that he still knew Kondo's opponent.

It was Nagano who had witnessed Ogata beautifully knocking down the guy who used the Hozo-in Ryujutsu in Yoshiwara before, and then popped out suddenly, inviting Ogata to his sword gym as a diner.

Ogata remembered that Yongye seemed to have some relationship with Genichi, so he had a deep impression on Yongno.

Both Kondo and Nagano stood facing each other in a mid-section posture.

"Ono Ichidou, Yong Ye Jun." Yong Ye was the first to report his name.

"Natural Rishin Flow! Yuji Sakamoto!" Kondo responded with a much louder voice than Nagano.

Hearing the door of the house in the Kondo newspaper, the black lines on Ogata's face became more and more.

Ogata knew little about Japanese history in his previous life.

But even Ogata, who knows little about Japanese history, has heard of the name of the natural Rishin-ryu.

Ogata vaguely remembered that Kondo told him before: He created a new genre based on the Katori Shinto style, but he never thought about what to name it.

——This natural flow of mind is a new genre created by Kondo? !

Ogata couldn't help but screamed in such astonishment in his heart.

But now compared to the natural flow of mind, Ogata cares more about Kondo's name.

——What the hell is Yuji Sakamoto... Has Kondo changed his name...

I want to grab Kondo by the collar and ask Kondo more and more questions...

When Ogata was "tormented" by the problems that popped up one after another, Kondo and Nagano's trial match began.

It was Nagano who launched the first attack.

Yong Ye's sword has the word "stable".

Whether it is attacking or returning to defense, they are very stable, neither rush nor slow, neither arrogant nor impetuous.

On the other hand, Kondo, the aura on his sword was almost the exact opposite of Yongno's.

Although it was Nagano who launched the first attack, Kondo's subsequent counterattacks were fierce.

With a very high momentum, he launched a fierce attack on Yong Ye.

However—the swords he swung with great momentum were all blocked by Nagano one by one.

"...Although I haven't heard the name of natural Lixin flow, this natural Lixin flow seems to be the kind of genre that focuses on one-hit kills and ending the battle in the shortest time." Wuliu on the side suddenly said coldly, "This type of school has a problem, that is, every sword uses all its strength, so it is not good at protracted combat."

"The uncle who was his opponent seems to have seen this weakness..."

As Wuliu said, Nagano seemed to have seen the weakness of Kondo's natural Rishin Flow, and changed his tactics.

Instead of launching an active attack on Kondo, he began to focus on defense, consuming Kondo's physical strength.

Seeing Nagano's intention, Kondo gritted his teeth, and the wind pressure from the wooden knife in his hand became stronger - but it was useless at all, still unable to break Nagano's defense.

After the fierce attack and defense of the two lasted for a while, violent panting began to spit out from Kondo's mouth.

"...Young man." Nagano, whose breathing was only a little short, whispered to Kondo, who was panting, "Although your swordsmanship is good, your actual combat experience is still very insufficient, and you don't even know how to deploy your physical strength. "

"Stop talking..." After Kondo responded to Nagano in an unhappy tone, he raised the back of his left hand and wiped the sweat that was dripping down his chin.

"no solution anymore……"

After muttering like this, Kondo took a deep breath.

Then he straightened his slightly bowed waist, and looked straight at Yongye in front of him with a serious face.

"Let you experience the 'Ogata-ryu'!"

"'Ogata-ryu'?" Yongye frowned slowly, "What is this? Is it a secret technique of your school?"

Kondo's yell just now did not lower the volume.

Even Ogata, who was a little far away from the "B field", could clearly hear Kondo's shout just now.

After hearing the word "Ogata-ryu" from Kondo's mouth, the expression on Ogata's face instantly became weird.

"It's indeed a secret skill, but it's not the secret skill of my natural mental flow. Keep your eyes open!"

After all, Kondo turned the sword upside down, and then directly inserted it into the ground covered with fine gravel under his feet.

Kondo's behavior of sticking the wooden knife upside down on the ground aroused the doubts of everyone around him.

People who have learned swordsmanship or those who don't know anything about swordsmanship have never heard of or seen such a sword holding posture.

When everyone else showed doubts, only Ogata's expression became more and more strange.

Ogata now only feels that this picture is very familiar, and the sense of sight is extremely strong!

"...Young man." Yongye frowned, "Is this inexplicable posture the 'Ogata-ryu' you just mentioned?"

"No." Kondo shook his head, "It's hard for me to explain to you what's going on with my posture, in short - this is the best skill I've explored during this period of time."

Although he couldn't understand Kondo's operation, the self-confidence and complacency on Kondo's face made Yongno unconsciously wary.

At the same time as the vigilance is raised, the fighting spirit also rises.

After clenching the wooden knife in his hand even tighter, Yongye slowly approached Kondo.

He intends to come to understand for himself what is the "Ogata style" that can make this young man show such a confident expression.

No matter how Yong Ye closes the distance between the two, Kondo remains motionless, letting Yong Ye approach.

Kondo's "moving as a mountain" appearance made Yongno's brows wrinkle even tighter.

Unknowingly, under Yongno's approach, the distance between Yongno and Kondo was less than 3 steps away.

It was a fairly safe distance—Kondo couldn't hit him directly with his knife.

Just when Nagano, who was standing in a safe atmosphere, opened his mouth and was about to say something——

"Accept!"

Kondo suddenly opened his eyes wide and raised the sword stuck upside down on the ground.

The rising sword blade stirred up a "drizzle" of crushed soil and sand, paving towards Yongye.

Looking at the "gravel rain" coming from the pavement, Yong Ye's pupils suddenly shrank, and subconsciously raised his left hand to cover his face.

Yong Ye's reaction was quick, blocking the oncoming "sand and gravel rain" in time.

Although he failed to blind Yong Ye, he also managed to expose Yong Ye's flaws.

Kondo, who was full of excitement, immediately rushed towards Nagano, who had exposed his flaws.

While rushing towards Yong Ye, he shouted excitedly:

"How? Have you learned the power of 'Ogata-ryu'?"

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