I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The author is now in a state of crying with a leopard headache.

The author did not have any pigeons yesterday. Here's the thing --

It was set to broadcast at 23:30 yesterday.

After setting the time, the author will go to sleep.

As a result, after waking up, I opened the writer's stand, and saw a bunch of book friends asking about today's update...

Then the author took a closer look - I accidentally set the scheduled broadcast at 23:30 on August 17th to the scheduled broadcast at 23:30 on August 18th...

Leopard crying!

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"Where are Mr. Mashima and Miss Atachi..." Ashley, who was sitting cross-legged in the hunting lodge, looked out of the hunting lodge from time to time.

When she went out hunting with Aizan just now, although it snowed suddenly in the middle, but overall, she still had a good harvest. According to the statistics, she hunted 2 fat rabbits and a squirrel.

However——after the two of them returned to the hunting lodge with their prey excitedly, they were surprised to find that there was no one in the hunting lodge, and neither Ogata nor A-Ming had disappeared.

At first, Aizan thought that Ogata and Acho might have gone out to fetch water. So let Ashley follow him in the hunting lodge and wait for Ogata and the others to come back.

But the two waited and waited, from the sky was only covered with a thin layer of black veil, until the sky was almost dark to the point where the ground could not be seen clearly without using torches, and they did not give Ogata and A-machi a hand. wait to come back.

This made Aizan and Ahili worried.

"Mr. Aizan." Ahili looked away from the hunting lodge and suggested to Aizan, "Why don't we go out and look for them?"

Aizan pursed his lips, and while looking outside the hunting lodge, he remained silent.

After a moment of silence, Aizan said slowly:

"...Wait a little longer. If Mashima-san and Machi-san haven't come back, we'll... Ah! I saw them! They're back!"

Aizan was only halfway through his words, and the second half of his words turned into shouts of joy.

For he saw—outside the hunting lodge,

A figure is slowly emerging from the wind and snow.

Although the sky was already dark and covered by the wind and snow, Aizan could still make out - it was Ogata's figure.

Aizan got out of the hunting lodge and greeted Ogata who finally came back.

"Mr. Mashima! You are finally back...huh? Mr. Mashima, your face...?"

Aizan looked at Ogata in front of him in shock.

The shape is still the same.

The saber is still the same saber.

But Ogata's face is completely different from the face in Aizan's impression.

How did Goro Mashima's appearance change? ——This question filled Aizan's mind.

But soon, two new questions emerged from Aizan's mind - "What's wrong with Ms. Atachi?" and "Who is that person behind Mr. Mashima?"

After discovering that the face of "Mashima Goro" had changed unexpectedly, Aizan immediately discovered that there was a person behind Ogata.

After careful inspection, Aizan was surprised to find that this person is exactly A Ding!

The current appearance of A-Ming is quite bad no matter how you look at it.

The position of the left collarbone seems to have been seriously injured, and the clothes on the left half of the body were almost stained red with blood.

A Kazuto whom Aizan did not know followed closely behind Ogata.

This Kazuto was wearing a mighty battle armor, with his head buried low, his body trembling slightly, and his face was full of fear.

While Aizan was still immersed in the emotion of "shock", Ogata spoke at this moment:

"Aizan, what happened, I will explain to you slowly later."

"Can I trouble you to prepare some clean water now? The more water, the better."

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First Army Camp——

It kept snowing.

After finishing a bunch of trivial military affairs in the commander's tent, Sheng Tianmu, holding the saber at his waist, lifted the curtain of the tent, and went outside to breathe the cold and fresh air.

There are almost no recreational activities in the barracks, no wine, no women, no singing and dancing, the only way for Sheng Tianmu to relax his body and mind is to look at the surrounding snow scene and breathe in the fresh air.

The weather tonight is not very good. Since the evening, the wind and snow have been blowing, and the wind and snow have not stopped until now.

Sheng Tianmu didn't open an umbrella or wear a bamboo hat, just exposed his body to the wind and snow, and let the snowflakes fall on his armor and his bald scalp because of his Tsukidai head.

Sheng Tianmu stood outside the tent with his hand, looking at the mountains in the distance.

The mountains in the distance are dark under the cover of night, like a dormant monster.

"This snow is really annoying..." Sheng Tianmu muttered while raising his right palm to catch several snowflakes.

What Sheng Tianmu hates most now is snowy days. Once it snows, it will have a great impact on the various actions of the army.

I prayed secretly in my heart, praying: After the weather will be clearer in the future, Sheng Tianmu turned around and prepared to return to his tent.

But at this moment - a general waiter rushed to Sheng Tianmu with a full face.

Seeing this, Sheng Tianmu knew that there should be something important to report, so he frowned slightly, stood where he was, and waited quietly for the general to come over.

"Sheng...ha...Sheng Tianmu...ha...my lord." After running to the front and back of Sheng Tianmu, the general attendant ran too fast and exerted too much energy and his breathing became extremely disordered and he was out of breath.

But even so, the attendant still resisted the disordered breathing, and tried his best to say something that made Sheng Tianmu's eyes go round:

"Mogami-sama...ha...he's back...he...was seriously injured...ha...his chest...was hit by an iron cannon...!"

As soon as the servant's voice fell, Sheng Tianmu felt as if his head had been hit hard by some sledgehammer.

But after all, he is a general who is used to wind and waves, he quickly stabilized his mind, and asked in a deep voice:

"Where is he now?"

The General Attendant, whose breathing was a little smoother, was able to finish a sentence relatively smoothly: "Mogami-sama is now...ha...he is receiving treatment at the military doctor. The treatment should have started now."

"Take me there."

"yes!"

The General Attendant led Sheng Tianmu to a corner of the camp, and led Sheng Tianmu to an unremarkable camp tent. After lifting the curtain at the entrance of the tent, Sheng Tianmu saw his nephew who was lying on a wooden board.

All the clothes on the upper body have now been peeled off, revealing the strong and bloody upper body.

There is a conspicuous blood hole in the chest, and fresh blood keeps gushing out from the blood hole, dyeing most of the upper body red, which makes Sheng Tianmu only feel shocking.

Several people dressed as military doctors surrounded Mogami, treating Mogami.

"How is he?" Sheng Tianmu asked the oldest military doctor.

Although he tried his best to conceal it, there was still a bit of anxiety in the depths of Sheng Tianmu's pupils.

"Mogami-sama was hit in the chest by an iron cannon, and is now in a coma." The military doctor said, "His armor blocked the bullet, so the wound is not very deep, and no internal organs were injured."

"But—even if the wound is not deep, there is a possibility of being poisoned by lead poison."

"So whether Master Mogami can survive... depends on his luck..."

Sheng Tianmu's face, which was already ugly, became even more ugly now, and his face was so dark that even if it was illuminated by candlelight, it would not be illuminated.

The musket pellets of this era were lead bullets made of lead.

Many people who were hit by lead bullets were not killed, but were poisoned to death by "lead poisoning".

However, the level of medical skills in this era is far from being able to treat "lead poisoning".

Therefore, if you get "lead poisoning", you will basically die.

Looking at Mogami, who is in a coma and still uncertain about his life or death, Sheng Tianmu took several deep breaths, managed to control his emotions, then turned his head, and cut his sharp eyes to the general who was in charge of leading him just now .

"How many soldiers went back to camp with Mogami?"

"There are seven people in total." The General Attendant replied.

"Take them all to the commander's camp." Sheng Tianmu said in an unquestionable tone.

"yes!"

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The hunting lodge where Ogata and the others lived——

Ever since Ogata carried A-Ming back, Aizan's feet and hands never stopped.

He went back and forth between the hunting lodge and the river that Ah-Machi had just fetched, fetching clean water and cooking it over fire.

Aizan was in charge of fetching water, while Ahili was in charge of assisting Ogata, helping Ogata to illuminate, and helping to wipe off the sweat from Ogata's face and the blood from A-Ming's body.

As for Ogata——with the assistance of Ashley, he was treating A-Ming.

Since traveling to the Edo period to the present, Ogata has suffered countless injuries, frequent injuries and treatments, so that Ogata has mastered some simple wound healing methods and the knowledge of medicines unconsciously. Know which medicines are specially used to reduce inflammation, know which medicines are specially used to treat sword wounds.

There were 2 wounds on A-cho, both of which were concentrated on her left collarbone.

One of the wounds was a cut, and the other was a stab wound by Mogami Omachi when he pushed him against a tree trunk.

It could be regarded as luck among misfortunes—the two wounds didn't hit the vitals, and the wounds were not particularly deep. Even a person like Ogata who has only a little superficial medical skills can treat such injuries.

Last year, when they left Edo and headed north to Ezo, Ogata and Atachi spent a lot of money to purchase a large amount of practical medicines, and then carried them with them all the time.

At this moment, these medicines purchased just in case finally came in handy.

The treatment for A-Ming lasted from about 6:00 p.m. to nearly 8:00 p.m.

After wrapping Ogata's wound with the sackcloth used to stop the bleeding and tied it with a beautiful knot, Ahiri, who had been staying next to Ogata to help Ogata, said anxiously to Ogata in an impatient tone:

"Is the treatment over? (Ainu)"

In the current environment, even if he couldn't understand Ainu, Ogata could guess what Ahili was talking about.

"Yeah." Ogata nodded, "The treatment is over."

After finishing speaking, Ogata raised his right hand and touched A-Machi's forehead—it was a little hot.

Feeling the temperature transmitted to his palm, Ogata's expression remained unchanged - only his left hand, which was naturally placed on his lap, was slowly clenched tightly.

After putting away the right hand that was testing A-Machi's body temperature, Ogata looked down at A-Machi whose eyes were still closed.

The rosy cheeks that were always full of vitality were now photographably pale.

The upper body is covered with hemostatic sackcloth, which looks very much like an ancient Egyptian mummy.

Her exposed skin was still beading with sweat.

A-cho, who had been smiling at him a few hours ago, is now wrapped in sackcloth and unconscious.

Ogata couldn't help but raised his hand to gently hold A-Ming's little cold hand.

The wind and snow outside the hut were blowing "whoosh".

Looking at the comatose A-Machi in front of him, Ogata suddenly felt that the scene in front of him seemed to be changing.

The hunting lodge in front of me turned into the Sakakibara Sword House that night one and a half years ago...

The A-cho in front of him turned into the unrepentant corpses he saw that night...

The sound of wind and snow that came to Ogata's ears from outside the hunting lodge has also turned into words hidden deep in Ogata's mind, but still ringing in his ears...

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"Wait for Huang Quan... I don't know what expression I should use to face everyone..."

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"Ogata-kun... are you there? I can't see..."

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"Ogata-kun... are you hugging me...? Thank you..."

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"Mr. Mashima! How is Ms. Atachi?" At this moment, Aizan's voice suddenly entered Ogata's ears, and these words, which were like hallucinations, dissipated suddenly.

Aizan knew that it was not very convenient for him to enter now, so he stayed outside the house obediently, and asked Ogata about A-cho's current situation through the hunting lodge.

"The treatment is over." Ogata took off his haori and covered A-Machi, "The treatment went well, and A-Machi is in a stable condition now."

"Is that so...that's good...then—Mr. Mashima, what should we do with this person?" Aizan turned his head and looked at the man who had been obediently kneeling near the hunting lodge since just now, letting the wind and snow blow on him. Kazuto in armor.

This Kazuto wearing armor is none other than Sakaguchi who was captured by Ogata.

When Ogata entered the hunting lodge for treatment with his back on his back, he only gave Sakaguchi an order - "sit obediently".

Sakaguchi, who already regarded Ogata as the incarnation of ghosts and gods, now obeys Ogata's words, obediently sitting on the ground not far from the hunting lodge, letting the wind and snow blow on him, not daring to move.

"...I will deal with this person right away."

call--!

The sound of wind and snow outside the house further intensified, as if there were countless ghosts howling and moaning there.

After responding to Aizan's question in a calm tone, Ogata turned his gaze back to A-Machi's face.

Looking at Machi's pale face, Oo was expressionless.

The only sound in the hut was the breathing of Ogata and the others, and the sound of the oil lamp burning fish oil.

Ahili inside the room wringed his fingers anxiously, Aizan outside the room was the same as Ahili, not knowing what to do and what to say now...

The two of them now have countless questions to ask Ogata.

What happened to the two of them? Why did Machi-san get hurt like this? Why did "Mr. Mashima" suddenly change his appearance...

The silent and heavy atmosphere in the hut made the two of them unable to open their mouths to ask even though they had countless questions in their hearts.

After a while, the tormenting silence of the hut was finally broken.

And the person who broke this atmosphere——is still Ogata.

Ogata suddenly said abruptly:

"Hey, you said it before - your camp is only 2 miles (about 7.848 kilometers in modern times) from here, right?"

After hearing Ogata's words outside the house, Sakaguchi trembled a few times.

Knowing that Ogata was asking him, he nodded hastily and said:

"Yes, it is!"

Just now, when Sakaguchi was taken prisoner and A-Machi was carried back to the hunting lodge, Ogata asked Sakaguchi a lot of things.

For example——the person who caused A-cho to become what he is now is named Mogami Yoshihisa, and he is a member of the "Senshu Seven Guns" that Ogata is no stranger to.

Another example - their camp is not far from here...

"...Mr. Aizan. Please stay here and take good care of A-cho."

Ogata grabbed the Dashiten placed on the right side of his body.

"Huh? Mashima-san, where are you going?"

"I'm going to get something." Ogata said lightly, "I'll be back at noon tomorrow at the latest."

"Get something?" Aizan was full of doubts.

Ogata said nothing more.

Silently holding the knife, he went out of the hunting lodge.

But at this moment—Ogata suddenly felt something grabbing the sleeve of his left arm.

Ogata was startled for a moment, then quickly turned his head - the person holding his sleeve was none other than A-Ming.

A-Machi half-opened his eyes and looked sideways at Ogata. Although his body had lost much strength, he still stubbornly grabbed Ogata's sleeve.

"A-Machi." Ogata hurriedly leaned over and touched A-Machi's forehead, "How do you feel now? Is there any discomfort? Is the sackcloth tied too tightly?"

"Hmm..." Ah-Ming squeezed out a smile, "It's okay..."

"That's good..." Ogata raised his hand to wrap around the little hand that was holding Ah-ding's sleeve, "Rest now. If you feel uncomfortable, just tell Aizan and Ahili .I'm going to do something, and I'll be back soon."

Ogata wanted to let A-Ming loosen her little hand that was holding onto his sleeve.

But I didn't expect--A-Machi seemed to be trying to compete with Ogata, Ogata exerted his strength, and A-Machi exerted more energy, but he refused to let go of Ogata's sleeve.

"...It's amazing..." A-Ming said slowly in her weak voice, "Just now...when I heard you said that I wanted to fetch something... I quickly guessed what you were going to do..."

"Look... don't I still live well..."

Ah-Machi tried to force a smile again.

"Anyway, that guy...didn't kill me or do anything excessive to me...let's forget about it..."

"...The reason why you were not killed or what happened to you was not because that guy showed mercy." Ogata said lightly, "It's because I came in time."

"If I hadn't arrived in time, you would have been taken somewhere by that guy now."

"...Don't do something stupid..." Hearing Ogata's words, A-Machi tightened his lips, and the little hand that was holding Ogata's sleeve tightened even more, "Their camp ...At least 3,000 people...Do you want to break into this kind of dragon's pool and tiger's lair alone...'

"Do you think you are Sanada Yukimura... you can kill through the two large formations of the shogunate army, all the way to the front of the main formation..."

"Sanada Yukimura still has a lot of subordinates... what do you have?"

"...I have thousands of troops." Ogata, who had been expressionless since just now, finally showed a smile when facing A-Machi.

"Where did the thousands of troops come from...?"

Ogata threw the Da Shitian in his hand to the ground, and then patted Da Zizai on his left waist.

"Don't make such not-so-funny jokes..." A-Machi seemed to be amused by Ogata's nonsense, with a look of helplessness on his face.

"Stop talking." Ogata wiped the sweat off A-Machi's face with the other sleeve that was not caught by A-Machi, "You must be very tired now, right? Go to sleep."

As Ogata said——Machi, who just finished the treatment, is indeed quite tired now, and he can barely open his eyes.

But even though he was very tired, A-Machi still held on to his energy and tried to hold on to Ogata's sleeve.

"Don't... put yourself in danger..." A-Ming's words were weak, but his tone was firm.

After exhausting his last strength, A-Machi loosened his hand, let go of Ogata's sleeve, and fell into a deep sleep again.

Ogata used gentle movements to put the little hand that was holding him just now back under the feathers that covered her, and said to Aizan outside the house in a neutral tone:

"Mr. Aizan, Ah Ding will temporarily entrust you and Ahili."

After finishing speaking, Ogata took the knife and got out of the hunting lodge.

Ogata went straight to the radish whose horse's bridle was tied to a big tree next to the hunting lodge, and took off his snow-proof hat from the radish's saddle.

Ogata has been using this bamboo hat since it was still in the Ou area. Since it hasn't been used for a long time, it is still brand new.

Putting on the bamboo hat that was wide enough to cover half of his face, Aizan asked Ogata in a cautious tone:

"Ma, Mashima-san... will you... come back?"

Aizan didn't know why he would ask such a question.

After seeing Ogata's expressionless expression, he couldn't help asking this question.

"Of course." Ogata turned his head and smiled at Aizan, "Remember to cook my lunch at noon tomorrow."

"I'll be back before lunch."

After saying that, Ogata, who was wearing a bamboo hat, two swords on his waist, and only a thin kimono, untied Radish's horse.

"Come with me." Ogata looked at Sakaguchi who had been kneeling on the snow not far away.

Hearing Ogata's order, Sakaguchi immediately rolled to Ogata's side like a conditioned reflex.

Ogata turned over and sat on the back of Radish's horse, made Sakaguchi sit behind him, and then rode the horse straight south.

Aizan stared blankly at the back of Ogata leaving, after Ogata's figure disappeared into the night, he heard a sentence spoken in a very flat tone from the wind and snow:

"Sanada's spear is sharp, but my sword is not bad."

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The author wants to make the table of contents of this book look more orderly and beautiful, so I deleted all those leave notes and so on the day before yesterday.

But after deleting it, I found out that I accidentally deleted the "Nami still photo of "One Piece" stage play" posted a few days ago...

I'll reissue it later... (PS: The upper body of the actor in the stage play Nami is really top-notch!)