I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The fate between himself and Hasegawa Heizo is really wonderful-this is the first thought that popped into Ogata's mind when he saw the chief of Huofu Thief Kai in the casino just now.

Counting last summer and this time, Ogata has only been to Kyoto twice.

As a result, I ran into Hasegawa twice... It was such a coincidence that Ogata wondered if there was any magic power in the land of Kyoto.

After confessing his identity to Hasegawa in a low voice, Obiri let go of Hasegawa's right arm, which he had been holding on to just now.

After the right arm was released, Hasegawa kneaded his right shoulder while taking a few steps back to increase the distance between himself and Ogata.

"Ogata Iktosai... It's really you... No wonder the saber on the waist of this guy wearing a bamboo hat looks familiar just now... Why... are you in Kyoto? And why are you in that casino just now? Casino Were those people here killed by you?"

Perhaps it was because of the astonishment that Hasegawa couldn't speak smoothly.

"The reason why I was in Kyoto was purely by accident. I just came to find an old friend of mine who lives in Kyoto. As for why I was in the casino just now, it's a long story."

"This is not a good time and a good place to talk."

"In short—Mr. Hasegawa, can you temporarily withdraw the pursuit of me and my companion?"

"...You didn't even tell me the ins and outs of why you were in that casino, and you asked me to withdraw my pursuit of you, which made it very difficult for me." Hasegawa said in a deep voice.

"I also want to clear up your misunderstanding about us as soon as possible, but now is not a good time to talk. After all, the rest of your subordinates may come here at any time."

Ogata put the mask back on his face.

"All in all, you should temporarily withdraw your pursuit of me and my companion."

"After five o'clock (10 p.m.) tonight, come to this alley again, and I will meet you here and explain everything to you."

After staring deeply at Ogata's face for a while, Hasegawa nodded: "... I know. I will come here again at five o'clock tonight, so don't miss your appointment."

"Don't worry." Ogata changed into a joking tone,

"I am very eager to clear up your misunderstanding about me and my companion. After all, I don't want my companion to be targeted by the government and ruin his peaceful life."

After finishing speaking, Ogata leaped onto a nearby building, and disappeared into the eastern night in a blink of an eye.

After Hasegawa watched Ogata leave, he quickly walked to the side of the four subordinates who had been knocked out by Ogata just now, and shook them awake.

After Yoyo woke up, they hurriedly asked Hasegawa what happened just now.

And Hasegawa said:

"You were knocked out by that bamboo hat man! I was almost knocked out by him too! Seeing that he couldn't take me down quickly, he ran away again! He is now fleeing to the west! Go and call everyone to search the west immediately!"

"Also, go and send an order to the person in charge of chasing that bald head—stop chasing,"

"Huh? Why?" a subordinate asked.

"Don't ask so many questions." Hasegawa said, "I have my own arrangements."

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—Ah... my back hurts...

At this time, Feng Mo, who was lurking in a certain alley, rubbed his waist that hadn't hurt for a long time.

Feeling the constant bursts of pain coming from the lower back, a helpless wry smile appeared on Feng Mo's face.

These bursts of pain told Feng Mo a cruel fact one after another: he was already an old man whose waist could not stand the toss.

——Why do other elderly people still have very thick hair and good health at my age, but I have lost hair and poor health...

Feng Mo quietly complained about the injustice of the heavens in his heart, while cautiously peeping out of the alley.

Outside the alley, a large number of official servants reformed by fire thieves are slowly approaching here.

"Sure enough, it's useless when you're old..." Feng Mo murmured softly, "It's only so little chasing soldiers, but it's been so long since I can't get rid of them..."

After sighing heavily, Feng Mo put his right hand on his lower back, stood up, and prepared to continue to escape the pursuit of these officials.

But at this moment, Feng Mo suddenly heard a very noisy voice from outside the alley.

Looking out of the alley, I saw that the officials who were approaching the alley where Feng Mo was located suddenly turned back for some reason.

"What's wrong?" Feng Mo looked puzzled at the officials who left suddenly.

Although I don't know what happened, this is undoubtedly the best time to get out of trouble.

Feng Mo continued to press his waist with his right hand, quickly left the alley, and ran away from the official post.

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Outside the Wisteria House, A-Machi and A-Zhu were startled when they saw a large number of official servants reformed by Huo Fu thieves rushing into the casino just now.

Immediately afterwards, the two of them saw two figures suspected to be Ogata and Fumo coming out of the second floor window of the wisteria house, and then a large number of officials followed closely behind them.

Azuki, who was young and still not very clear about the strength of Ogata and Fuma, was overwhelmed by this sudden change.

But Ogata and Hasegawa's A-machi, who knew that such a small number of officials could do nothing, were much calmer.

When Azuki asked what Acho should do now, Acho only said calmly: We can't help much now, just wait here quietly for them to come back, they will probably come back soon.

A-cho's judgment was very accurate - after successfully reaching an agreement with Hasegawa, Ojai immediately returned to the wisteria house and found A-cho and Azuki who had been waiting outside the wisteria house.

After taking the two of them back to Feng Mo's home, they saw Feng Mo who should have just returned home.

After the four reunited, Oo conveniently told everyone a series of things including the agreement he had just reached with Hasegawa.

"No wonder those officials who had been following me so closely all of a sudden withdrew..." Feng Mo stroked his shiny bald head.

"Itdaosai-sama, are you still friends with the well-known Hasegawa Heizo?"

The most wanted criminal of the shogunate is friends with Hasegawa, who is feared by countless criminals as "Onihira" - this kind of thing is beyond the limit of Azhu's imagination.

As the time spent with Ogata got longer and longer, Azhu found that this man was quite incredible. Not only was his swordsmanship unmatched, but his connections were also very good.

At this time, Azuki couldn't help casting a look like a fan girl at Ogata.

"Friend... huh..." Ogata scratched his hair, "My relationship with Hasegawa-san is very complicated. I don't know if I can use the simple word 'friend' to describe my relationship with Hasegawa-san. ...Let’s just call it a special friend.”

"Ayi, are you really going back to that alley to meet Hasegawa Heizo later?" A-cho looked at Ogata with a bit of worry.

"Of course, after all, he has to clear up his misunderstanding of us." Ogata smiled and patted A-Machi's head, "After all, it would be troublesome if he were to issue a warrant for Mr. Feng's arrest."

"Don't worry. Nothing unexpected will happen."

"After all, Mr. Hasegawa is not a fool."

The smile on Ogata's face was now a little more meaningful.

"Mr. Hasegawa must also know by now—even if you put the fire on the thieves and change all your combat power, you can't do anything to me."

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After five o'clock in the evening, Ogata returned to the alley as agreed.

Before entering the alley, Ogata kept an eye out to see if there were any ambushes lurking around.

After confirming that there was no one else around, he strode into the alley.

As soon as he entered the alley, Ooyo immediately saw Hasegawa who seemed to be waiting here in advance.

There was no one else around Hasegawa, just standing alone in the alley.

Looking at Hasegawa who was waiting for him alone, the corners of Ogata's mouth subconsciously raised slightly.

Although he had some unpleasant experiences with him, he still has a good impression of this "Guiping" who is willing to stand up for the people, is deeply loved by the people, and he has shared the joys and sorrows with him.

Looking at him reunited after a long absence, a smile appeared on Ogata's face involuntarily.

"I've kept you waiting, Mr. Hasegawa." Ogata said while pulling off the scarf on his face.

"It didn't take long." Hasegawa said, "I just arrived."

After finishing speaking, Hasegawa looked at Ogata's face with the veil pulled down with eyes full of complex emotions.

"...Ogata Iktosai, we are so destined to be inconceivable...I thought that since I left Edo last year, I would never have the chance to meet you again."

"I didn't expect to meet again after only being separated for a few months."

"When I saw you, Mr. Hasegawa, leading a large group of people rushing up the stairs in the casino, I was so startled that my heart stopped beating." Ogata said in a joking tone.

After Hasegawa chuckled a few times, he looked up at Ogata in front of him again, his expression gradually becoming complicated.

"...I haven't seen you for a few months, and you have done another feat that has never been done before, and there should be no one in the future... It's really you, the 10,000 coalition troops of the shogunate and the northeast feudal clans were all defeated by you .”

Hearing Hasegawa's words, Ogata was taken aback, and the faint smile on his face also froze.

"When I met you for the first time, you were not such a great swordsman." Hasegawa continued, "But in less than a year, you have grown to this level... Your talent, It's really hard to even get jealous of your courage..."

"Mr. Hasegawa, you really know what I did in Ezo..." The smile on Ogata's face turned into a bitter smile.

"I'm the chief of Huofu Thief Reform, and I'm not a low-level official. Isn't it strange that I don't know about this?"

Speaking of this, Hasegawa sighed, and then said seriously:

"Okay, let's stop here for the greetings. Let's talk about business. Why were you in the wisteria room just now?"

Gu "There is no particular reason." Ogata said slowly, "I just came here to kill the 'Great Buddha Clan'."

Ogata explained why he was in the wisteria house and his experience in the wisteria house in as simple a sentence as possible

Afterwards, Ogata asked Hasegawa back:

"Mr. Hasegawa, what about you? Why are you in Kyoto? Are you here in Kyoto again to catch thieves?"

"As the chief officer of Huofu Thief Kai, what other reasons can I come here for besides catching thieves?" Hasegawa said in a self-deprecating tone, "I don't know if you know—just now in the casino Among the people you killed was a guy named Shirakawa Shuichiro."

"He is the leader of a bandit gang called 'Blood Mist', and he is the target of my trip."

"I led people to the capital just to pursue him."

"Oh...then I killed him...wouldn't it be a waste of time for you?" Ogata raised his hand and touched the back of his neck.

"That's not true." Hasegawa said, "It's best to catch him. It doesn't matter if he is executed directly. Even if he was caught, he was just killed in another place."

"That Bai Chuan is not a mediocre person. I was already mentally prepared to kill or injure several subordinates. Now that you help me kill him, you can save me a lot of trouble."

"That's good." Ogata nodded lightly, "In short—Mr. Hasegawa, this is the reason why my companion and I were in that casino."

"So, since I helped you in a disguised form, can it be regarded as not having seen me and my companion?"

Hasegawa did not answer Ogata immediately.

Instead, after looking deeply at Ogata for a while, he finally nodded slowly:

"...I see. This time... let's treat it as if I haven't seen you and your companion. It's also regarded as repaying the favor owed to you."

"A favor owed to me?" Ogata asked suspiciously.

"Last year, you helped solve Shiranui-I haven't returned this favor to you yet."

"Now it's clear between you and me."

After finishing speaking, Hasegawa crossed his hands into the sleeves on both sides, brushed past Ogata, and walked out of the alley.

"So farewell."

"Are you leaving?" Ogata asked back.

Hasegawa left so quickly - this made Ogata somewhat unexpected.

He thought that Hasegawa would have quite a lot of questions to ask him after the long-lost reunion.

And he really wanted to chat with Hasegawa for a while, to reminisce about the old days.

"Well. I still have a lot of things to deal with. Besides, whether it's in public or in private, it's better for the two of us to avoid meeting and contacting as much as possible."

Hasegawa stopped, then squeezed out a stiff smile that was difficult to describe in words, and turned to look at Ogata behind him.

"I told you something similar in Edo before - I am an official, and you are a gangster wanted by the shogunate."

"And now, since you defeated the shogunate's army, our positions have become even more opposing."

"Let me tell you the truth, too."

"Our Hasegawa family has grown up on the salary of the shogunate for generations."

"So when I learned that you defeated the 10,000 coalition forces of the shogunate and the Northeast feudal clans...my heart was not very good."

"And you are mine..."

When Hasegawa said this, he suddenly stopped.

As if thinking about what to say next.

After a long pause, he spit out the rest of the words.

"...the one who fought side by side with me."

"So I am caught between the shogunate and you... I am very entangled and embarrassed."

"So it's for you and for me. After that, I don't even have to meet privately."

At this time, Hasegawa changed into a tone that he didn't know if he was joking or telling the truth.

"After all, I can't guarantee that every time I see you, I can suppress the urge to bring you to justice, even if the success rate of catching you is extremely slim now."

"If I can arrest you now, that would be such a great achievement. I'm afraid it could increase my salary by 5 or 6 times in an instant... No, 10 times is also possible, and you can become a famous person in history."

"Such a generous reward, to be honest - I'm quite tempted."

After finishing speaking, Hasegawa silently added in his heart:

——Especially at the moment when the boss is holding the handle and urgently needs merit to show his loyalty and show that he is still useful...

Ogata had been staring at Hasegawa since just now.

He was calm at first.

Afterwards, the emotions hidden in the eyes gradually became complicated...

"...I see." Ogata squeezed a smile towards Hasegawa, "Then--let's go away, Mr. Hasegawa. I wish you good luck."

"Yeah." Hasegawa nodded lightly, and smiled at Ogata, "I also wish you prosperity in martial arts."

After saying the phrase "Martial luck is prosperous", Ogata, who still had complicated emotions in his eyes, turned around hesitantly.

At this time, Hasegawa also retracted his gaze.

Xu faces the alley to the east.

Hasegawa faces the west alley.

The two strode forward in completely opposite directions.

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The sudden appearance of the "Great Buddha Clan" had to delay Ogata's plan to go to Osaka.

But fortunately, it didn't delay for long. It was originally planned to leave today, so it was only delayed by one day in total.

It was attacked last night, and the mastermind Dafo Kaoru was successfully killed this evening.

Without the Great Buddha Kaoru, whether the "Great Buddha Clan" can continue to exist is a question. Feng Mo finally got his revenge, and he no longer has to worry about finding his home burned after returning from a trip.

Daibutsu Kaoru has been killed, and Hasegawa also made an agreement with Ogata to treat him and Fumo as if he had never seen him, and the matter finally came to an end.

Ogata considered Fuma's advanced age, and thought that he had worked hard all day today, so it's okay to set off for Osaka after a day's rest. But Feng Mo said that due to his own reasons, the date of going to Osaka has been postponed by one day. If it is postponed by another day, he will feel very embarrassed, and insists that he can leave tomorrow.

Ogata couldn't resist Fuma, so after a good night's rest, in the early morning of the next day, Ogata, Fuma, Acho, and Azuki stood in front of Fuma's house with their luggage on their backs, making the last luggage. examine.

"Did you forget anything?" Fumo asked Ogata and the others, who only carried a small package containing a few changes of clothes and some daily necessities.

A-Ming nodded: "It's all ready."

"Then let's go." Feng Mo laughed, "Go to the 'kitchen of the world' - Osaka!"

Feng Mo walked at the front of the team, looking very excited.

"Master Feng." A Zhu quickly walked a few steps, walking side by side with Feng Mo, "Why do you look very happy?"

"Because I'm really happy now." Feng Mo smiled kindly at Azhu, "I haven't traveled with so many people like this for a long time, and I still travel with so many young people. It feels like the whole person has become a few years younger."

While Azuki and Fuma, who were excited as if they were going on an autumn outing with friends for the first time, were chatting with each other, Ogata followed Fuma silently.

He lowered his head slightly, looking worried.

"What's wrong with you? You look like you're in a bad mood."

At this moment, Ogata heard Machi's voice from beside him.

After looking sideways at A-Machi who was looking at him with concern, Ogata smiled:

"Not in a bad mood."

"It's just... I feel a little emotional..."

At this moment, Ogata turned his head and looked towards the southeast—this was the direction of the alley where he and Hasegawa met and parted ways last night.

"... Yidao Zhai, an executioner who is respected and admired by countless people... His life is not so glamorous..."

Ogata seemed to be talking to Atachi, but also seemed to be talking to himself.

Machi looked straight at Ogata's face.

She didn't say much.

He just quietly stretched out his right hand and grabbed Ogata's calloused left palm.

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