I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Back in time not long ago——

"I was... listening to grandpa telling a story... (Ainu language)" Lilata, who was comforted by Ahili and the others, became a little calmer, sobbing, and slowly said what she just said What happened.

Ogata and A-Machi knelt on one knee, keeping their eyes on the same level as Lilata, and quietly listened to Lilata's narration.

And Aizan squatted beside Ogata and Atachi, performing simultaneous interpretation for them.

"Suddenly... a lot of strange noises came from outside the house."

"I followed my grandfather to open the window, and saw a lot of people in armor killing people everywhere."

"Grandpa took me to escape. Father and mother took bows and arrows to cover us from fleeing."

"There are Kazuto in armor everywhere, no matter where you go, you can see them killing everyone..."

Lilata's sobs grew louder and louder.

"Our family fled around, and finally found a place with not so many people."

"But at this moment, a tall Kazuto who was wearing a red and black armor and a red and black dress outside the armor, with a strange spear in his hand, caught up with us... "

Ogata, who had been listening quietly all this time, secretly said in his heart:

——There is also a piece of clothing over the armor... Jinhaori...

In the army, only generals can wear Jinhaori, so the person who killed Grandpa Lilata must have a high status in the army.

"That tall Kazuto who suddenly caught up with us used his weird-looking spear to fly grandpa away..."

"My father and mother stopped this Kazuhito in order to let me escape smoothly."

"I ran away alone, escaped from the village by chance, and escaped all the way here..."

After finishing speaking, Lilata's sobs turned into wails again.

Ashley, who was kneeling beside Lilata, raised her hands again, patted Lilata's back, and comforted Lilata.

When Lilata told her story, Tang Shen was also standing aside, listening quietly.

After Lilata's voice fell,

Tang Shen pursed his lips tightly, and looked at Lilata who was crying in Ahili's arms with complicated eyes, his naturally hanging left hand was tightly clenched, and his right hand, which was holding his crutch, was also clenched tightly Tight.

However——after only a short time passed, Tang Shen seemed to suddenly remember something, the light in his eyes dimmed, and the left hand that was originally tightly clenched was slowly let go...

After wailing and venting in Ahili's arms, Lirata raised her face that was already crying, looked at Ogata who was kneeling beside her, and then stretched out her pair of hands Some dirty little hands tightly clutched the clothes on the chest of the man who had just descended like a god and rescued her from danger.

"Please...help my parents, save our village..."

At the side, Aizan, Aizan, and Ahili all looked at Lilata with eyes full of complex emotions.

Everyone at the scene knew that—according to Lilata's description just now, there were at least hundreds of people who attacked their village...

Before Lilata escaped, a large part of her died. At this time, including her parents, there may not be many living people in the village...

Everyone looked at Lilata with complicated eyes.

But only Ogata's eyes were calm.

Ogata lowered his eyes and looked quietly at Lirata's small hands that were tightly clutching his clothes.

Then he raised his big calloused hands and took Lilata's small hands.

"……I see."

Although Ogata's voice was not loud, his tone was full of firmness.

Although Lirata doesn't understand Japanese, at this moment, with Ogata's tone, expression and movements, she understands what Ogata said just now.

Lirata sobbed again, but this time tears of joy, of excitement, of seeing the Savior.

Afterwards, Ogata turned his head and said to A-Machi beside him:

"A-Ming, take care of this girl here for a while, and I'll bring the radishes and grapes."

"Wait, wait!" Tang Shen on the side suddenly said urgently, "Mashima-kun, are you really going to help this girl?"

"I suggest that you better not meddle in your own business."

Tang Shen looked serious, as if he wanted to explain some truth to Ogata.

"If you meddle too much, it's easy to get into trouble."

"In the end, I didn't reap any benefits, but instead caused a lot of trouble."

"The person who attacked the girl's village is obviously a general of the shogunate."

"It's not wise to go against the army of the shogunate. Not only is it very dangerous, but it is also very easy to get into a disaster that may ruin the rest of your life."

"Let's go quickly, stay away from the army, and don't meddle in other people's business."

Tang Shen's face was sincere, and he persuaded Ogata earnestly.

But after Tang Shen's voice fell, Ogata only smiled at him:

"thanks for your reminder."

"only--"

Ogata changed the subject.

"When the girl grabbed my clothes and begged me to help her, I couldn't ignore the strength of her palm."

Ogata's response was simple but powerful.

Tang Shen was startled, and then showed a panicked look:

"I've already persuaded you. If you don't listen, then I don't care about you. Don't regret your meddling in the future!"

"I'm going ahead!"

"Are you leaving?" Machi asked.

"I don't want to accompany you to this muddy water."

"Since the generals of the shogunate have appeared here, it means that the large troops of the shogunate must be nearby, and this place is no longer safe."

"I want to leave here! Go to another place to spend the night! See you in the future!"

After all, Tang Shen didn't stop for a moment, turned around and left as if running away, and disappeared from Ogata's field of vision after a while.

After watching Tang Shen escape, A-Machi turned his gaze to Ogata, and asked seriously:

"...Are you really going to help this girl?"

Ogata didn't respond aloud, but nodded vigorously.

"...Okay then." Ah-Ming sighed with a complicated expression.

...

...

Ogata brought the radishes and grapes as quickly as possible, and then rode to Takta Village under the guidance of Lilata.

As the village of Takta gradually approached, a strong smell of blood went straight into the nostrils of Ogata and the others.

As the smell of blood in their nostrils became stronger, their expectations for the current situation of Takta Village became less optimistic.

"Go straight ahead for a short distance, and you will reach our village." (Ainu language)" Lilata, who was on the same horse as Ogata and was almost exhausted from crying, spoke to Oo in a weak tone Fang said.

Knowing that Takta Village was approaching, Ogata and A-Machi slowed down their horses a little to avoid making too much noise.

After going forward for a short distance, finally—Taketa Village appeared within the field of vision of Ogata and the others.

Because of the angle, Ogata and the others couldn't see the whole picture of Takta Village.

But only from what Ogata and the others can see so far, it is enough to see that Takta Village is very miserable now.

As far as the eye could see, there was not a single Ainu alive.

Within the field of vision of Ogata and the others, there were only three or two people walking around, carrying corpses in the village.

Red blood and white snow blend together to form the background color of the painting; various dead corpses become the main body of the painting; broken limbs are scattered around, embellishing the painting.

The picture scroll of hell that appeared in front of them made Aizan and Ahili, who had never seen such a scene, look ashamed.

The face of Ashley even tightly covered his mouth and nose to prevent himself from spitting it out.

As for Lilata—she finally stopped crying, her eye circles turned red again.

But she didn't cry. She knew that if she cried and made a noise now, it would attract the attention of those and people in the village, so she held back, buried her head low, and bit her lower lip tightly. While refraining from crying, he did not allow himself to see such a cruel scene.

Even Ogata and A-Machi, who were used to seeing all kinds of bloody scenes, couldn't help but sink when they saw the scene in front of them.

Ogata took out the binoculars he had won from Vasily before, and after briefly observing the current situation in the village, he whispered to A-Machi beside him:

"Machi, you stay here with Aizan, Ahili, Lilata, and our two horses."

"If something happens to you, you shout. I'll come right away."

A-Machi didn't make a sound, just nodded vigorously.

After A-Machi nodded, Ogata pulled out Dazizi, lowered the center of gravity of his body, and walked slowly towards Takta Village, which had turned into a dead village, alone.

Ogata used the Shiranui-ryu stealth technique, relying on every house in the village, sneaking cautiously in the village.

What Ogata wants most now is information.

According to Lilata's previous narration, there were at least a hundred generals who attacked their village.

But now the soldiers in this village are sparse, the number is pitifully small.

Where did the rest of the generals go - this is what Ogata wants to know most at the moment.

Soon, Ogata found a suitable person for questioning——Ogata, who was moving in the shadow of the house, turned into an inconspicuous alley, and there were only two soldiers in this alley.

One soldier had a knife scar on his face, while the other was plain with nothing unusual in appearance.

The location where Ogata was lurking was closer to the ordinary samurai and farther away from the scarred samurai.

The two were chatting there while carrying the dead body.

Ogata didn't pay attention to what the two of them were talking about, he just waited for the best time to strike.

The two soldiers did not keep Ogata waiting.

Soon, both of them turned their backs to Ogata.

Seeing that the time to strike had come, Ogata didn't hesitate at all, and quickly jumped out from his hiding position, and rushed towards the ordinary warrior from behind.

Covering his mouth and nose with his left hand, he held Da Zizai's right hand and pointed it at the back of the neck of an ordinary warrior.

Sakakibara Its Sword Style · Bird Thorn.

The tip of the knife protrudes from the throat of an ordinary warrior.

Because Ogata's movements were too fast, the ordinary samurai didn't realize what was going on, and didn't have time to groan, so he rolled his eyes and lost his breath.

【Ding! Use Sakakibara Ichidou-Bird Thorn to kill the enemy]

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