I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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— each with a flintlock... who are these people...

Just now, when Bai Xiang broke in through the door, he happened to see Ah Ding who was hiding behind the cabinet.

At the same time, Ah-machi saw the appearance of Haixiang and others who broke in.

Although he only caught a quick glimpse, with his strong eyesight, A-Machi still clearly saw the people who broke into the house.

Counting 5 people, except for the leader Baixiang, the other 4 people are all holding a flintlock.

How rare and difficult to get flintlock guns in this country, Acho knew better than Ogata.

There were 5 enemies who broke into the house, 4 of whom were armed with flintlock guns. The situation outside the house is unknown, and it is very likely that a large number of enemies are ambushing outside the house.

After a brief analysis of his current situation, a little cold sweat immediately appeared on Ah-Ming's forehead.

The palms of both hands were also sweating, slightly soaking the handles of the guns Su Ying and Fei Ying were holding.

The sense of fear that emerged from A-Ding's heart was like a big claw with sharp nails, holding A-Ding's heart tightly.

——Ayi is not by my side... what should I do now...

Since the reunion with Ogata in Kyoto last summer, Amachi has been following Ogata, moving with him, inseparable.

Although this period of traveling with Ogata is far from long, Ah-Machi has unknowingly gotten used to this kind of life with Ogata always by her side.

At the same time, I also feel accustomed to and... dependent on Ogata's strength.

No matter what difficulties he encountered, Ogata could use his sword to protect her well.

And now... Ogata is not by her side.

There are no companions around.

She can only rely on herself to meet this group of enemies who suddenly killed her!

The last time I encountered this kind of "I have to rely on myself" situation... was when I was still traveling in Ezo.

That is, the battle of Mogami who accidentally encountered one of the "Seven Guns of Xianzhou" in the wild.

But in terms of urgency, this battle is obviously not comparable to the danger that A-Machi is currently facing - in the battle with Mogami, A-Machi at least knows that Ogata is nearby, and as long as there is delay, Ogata can be waited .

And now...Amachi doesn't even know where Ogata is...

——Ogata-machi... Calm down...

A-Machi took a deep breath.

——It’s just that you have to break through this dangerous situation by yourself.

——Before you met Ayi, didn’t you live a good life and overcome many difficulties and obstacles by yourself?

A-Ming cheered himself up in his heart.

However...Even so, Ah-cho still felt the fear in his heart unabated.

Just when A-Ming couldn't suppress the fear in his heart for a long time——

(It's not a bad thing to be intimidated.)

One... A word that left a deep impression on me before, resounded in Ah-Ming's mind...

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a few months ago -

"...Ayi, don't you feel very scared when you face those powerful enemies?"

Ogata, who successfully repelled the 10,000-strong army of the shogunate and paid the price of "being wrapped in sackcloth again" was sitting obediently on the bed.

And A-Machi sat behind Ogata, helping Ogata change the medicine.

When helping Ogata change his dressing, A-Machi suddenly asked Ogata this question.

"Huh?" Ogata turned his head and looked at A-Ming, who was sitting behind him, who was helping him change the medicine with a quick hand, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"It's just... a little curious. Because I think you are incredible."

"The Battle of the Hirose Clan, the Battle of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, and the recent battle with the shogunate army... These are tough battles that ordinary people dare not even imagine. You fought one after another."

"If it were me, let alone the 10,000-strong army of the shogunate, I would probably be so frightened that I would be limp if I were to face a tyrant protected by hundreds of guards."

"To face a hundred enemies without changing your face—I consider that to be courageous.

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"But someone like you who can face the 10,000 troops of the shogunate without fear...I think it's not just as simple as 'excellent courage'."

"Ayi, you mustn't be the kind of person who didn't know what 'fear' is since you were a child, right?"

"Or do you have any method to overcome fear?"

After quietly listening to Ah-Machi's words, Ogata burst out laughing.

"Ha... Machi, you seem to have misunderstood me a lot..."

"When did you have the illusion that I never felt afraid when facing these powerful enemies?"

"Ah?" Ah-cho's beautiful eyes widened in doubt, and the pair of bare hands that were helping Ogata change the dressing also stopped.

"Whether it was against the hundreds of guards in Matsudaira Gennai in the Hirose Clan, or in the attack on Nijo Castle in Kyoto, or in the assault on the formation of the Shogunate army not long ago, I felt fear in these battles."

"Fear doesn't need to be overcome because it's not a bad emotion."

Atachi, who didn't understand what Ogata said, tilted his head.

Ogata, who was amused by Machi's "I'm thinking seriously" appearance, chuckled a few times, and said slowly:

"At the beginning, I also felt that it was a shameful thing to be afraid when facing a strong enemy. I also thought seriously about whether there was any way to overcome the fear."

"But as I experienced more and more things and fought more and more big and small battles, my concept gradually changed."

"Probably when I attacked Nijo Castle, I realized that fear doesn't need to be overcome. It's not a bad thing to be afraid."

"Fear allows you to face the dangers you are currently facing with a more cautious attitude."

"So instead of overcoming fear, it's better to embrace fear."

"For a long time, I have relied on the tolerance of fear to defeat powerful enemies one after another, and I have come to this day."

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— Tolerance... Fear...

Machi's breathing slowly slowed down.

Stop taking deep breaths.

I no longer cheer and encourage myself from the bottom of my heart.

Just let the fear continue in her heart.

After adopting an attitude of "ignoring" the fear in his heart, A-Machi looked around, observed his current environment, and racked his brains to think of ways to escape from here.

Amazing things are happening right now.

Ah Ding kept saying "don't be afraid" to himself just now, but the feeling of fear kept growing in his heart.

But now I don't care about the fear in my heart. Although my heart is still beating extremely fast and my hands and palms are still sweating, my thinking has become much more agile.

——The weapons I’m carrying on my body now... are only two pistols, Su Ying and Hi Sakura, a wakizashi that I modified with a lot of hemostatic drugs in the handle, and 3 kunai...

In addition to the two pistols Su Sakura and Hi Sakura, A-machi also carries three hidden throwing weapons most commonly used by ninjas: Kunai.

This is her long-standing habit as a female ninja. No matter when and where, she must carry at least 3 kunai with her.

——I don’t know the total number of enemies yet, so the best policy is to escape here as soon as possible...

- the exit closest to me right now... over there...

Ah-Ming turned his head to look at a tightly closed paper window located directly to the west of her.

A-cho checked her current environment, and soon made a big discovery - on the ground between her and the window to the west, there was a puddle of water, next to the puddle was a small puddle that fell on the ground Pots.

This water basin was probably thrown on the ground by the group of people who killed Master Yu Er and turned Master Yu Er's house into a mess.

Behind Baixiang and the others is the door of the house that they broke open just now.

A lot of bright moonlight shone into the house along the broken door.

The large pool of water located to the west of A-machi was also shrouded in the moonlight.

The stagnant water reflected the sparkling light.

At the same time... it also reflected 5 extremely blurred figures standing in front of the cabinet where she was hiding.

In Ah Ding's eyes, the color of thinking slowly welled up.

She looked at the west window.

Then he looked at the big hammer that was thrown not far away.

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After he issued a naked threat, A-Machi, who was hiding behind the cabinet, did not respond for a long time.

Bai Xiangben is an impatient person.

Being so ignored by A-Ming, Baixiang's meager patience was quickly exhausted.

Just when Bai Xiang, who had run out of patience, was about to signal the subordinates beside him to rush in and arrest people——

"Does it mean that as long as I surrender obediently and follow you, you won't do anything to me?"

Ah-Ming's voice finally came from behind the cabinet.

Hearing Ah Ding's words, Baixiang raised his eyebrows, and then put down his hand that was about to signal his subordinates to rush over to arrest him.

"Of course! If I wanted to kill you, or want to do something to you, I wouldn't negotiate with you so kindly!"

"...I see. I'll come out soon."

Bai Xiang showed joy on his face.

Capture this woman who is suspected to be Shura's wife by peaceful means - this is naturally the most desired result of Baixiang.

However... the joy on his face didn't last long before his expression froze.

He didn't see Ah-Ming coming out from behind the fallen cabinet.

All he saw were two dark tubes protruding from the back of the cabinet.

The moment the two tubes suddenly protruded from the back of the cabinet——

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Tongues of fire poured out.

These two tubular objects are the barrels of Su Ying and Fei Ying.

Machi emptied the bullets of the two pistols in one go.

The five bullets that poured out pierced through the vitals of the five people in the house headed by Bai Xiang.

Baixiang was considered a big hit - he was hit by the most powerful Feiying bullet.

Fei Ying's bullet hit his head.

He didn't even have time to scream, the strength of his body drained rapidly, and he fell to the ground, his vision was shrouded in darkness at a terrifying speed.

At the end of his life, what appeared in Baixiang's mind... were three sentences.

The first sentence is the answer Sakuma gave him when he asked Sakuma why he didn't give him some interesting tasks:

(You act impulsively and recklessly. When you learn to think calmly, interesting tasks will naturally be entrusted to you.)

The second sentence is what Naganosuke said to him when he learned that he was going to bring someone into the house to arrest A-cho himself:

(Are you going to bring someone in yourself? To be cautious, I think it would be better to surround the room and force the woman out.)

The third sentence is his response to Naganosuke when he heard Naganosuke persuade him to surround the house and force A-cho to come out:

(Don't be so troublesome! How can you be so troublesome if you are a girl?)

After quickly finishing these three sentences in his mind, the last gleam in Baixiang's eyes dissipated.

When the spirit dissipated, what remained in Baixiang's eyes...was a touch of regret...

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There were 10 subordinates sent by Sakuma to help Baixiang collect the corpses.

Two of them have been ordered to push the trolley full of corpses back to their home base. Therefore, there are still 8 people left under Baixiang's command.

Among the 8 people, 4 of them followed Baixiang into the house to arrest people, and the other 4 people surrounded Master Yu's house with Naganosuke.

Naganosuke participated in the operation of "taking away Shura's sword" 2 days ago, so he knows the structure of Master Yoji's house like the back of his hand.

The door of this house faces north, and there are windows on the east and west sides for adults to come in and out at will, but the south side has no doors or windows.

Therefore, Naganosuke divided the four musketeers who were in charge of surrounding the house with him into two teams with the same number of two people, each guarding the east and west of the house. He was alone guarding the front door of the house.

——It's really slow... What is Baixiang doing?

Crouching in an unremarkable dark alley to the north of the house, Naganosuke yawned boredly.

--Ah……

Naganosuke sneered, and then said in his heart in a joking tone:

——Bai Xiang must have been killed by that woman, right?

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

As soon as the joke was finished in my heart, the sound of Su Ying and Fei Ying pouring bullets sounded in the room.

The sudden gunshots surprised Naganosuke and the musketeers who were in charge of guarding the east and west sides of the house.

Before the musketeers guarding the west side of the house had time to stabilize their minds, a new abnormal noise exploded again—a window on the west side of the house suddenly shattered from the inside.

Something hit the window from inside the house, shattered it, and flew outside.

The two musketeers who were shocked by the gunshot just now raised the guns in their hands and pointed their guns at the thing that smashed the window and flew out of the house just now.

Immediately afterwards, the two musketeers showed astonishment on both faces.

Because the thing that smashed the window and flew out of the house was a hammer for blacksmithing.

When the two people's attention was drawn by the hammer, a certain figure flew out along the window where the hammer smashed the paper window just now.

This figure is none other than A-Machi with two guns in hand.

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The reason why A-machi asked Baixiang just now "whether you can treat her kindly if you surrender" was simply to delay time.

Buy time for yourself to distinguish the positions of Baixiang and others based on the puddle of water next to you.

The puddle of water reflected the figures of the five people who paid homage to their hometown.

Although it was very blurry, it was still possible to see the respective positions of the five people quite clearly.

Relying on the puddle of water and his own luck, Ah Ding set the location for Baixiang and the five of them, and then shot them all with Su Ying and Fei Ying.

They probably never imagined in their dreams that they would be defeated by an inconspicuous puddle of stagnant water.

After killing Baixiang and the others, Ah-cho immediately ran out from behind the cabinet where he was hiding.

He ran straight to the big hammer that was thrown on the ground not far away.

There are likely to be enemies outside the house. Pick up the sledgehammer and throw it out of the window to attract the attention of the enemies outside the house—this is A-Machi's second plan.

Machi was lucky.

This second plan of hers also succeeded.

Atachi also visited Master Yoji's house once, and he still has an impression of the surrounding environment of this house.

She remembered that there were not many suitable places to hide on the west side of the house.

So when she jumped out of the house right after the hammer, A-Ming immediately used her amazing dynamic vision to quickly scan every place suitable for Tibetans on the west side of the house.

Soon, she found the two musketeers who had been distracted by the hammer.

Hi Sakura can't reload fast, but Su Ying can.

When jumping out of the window, Machi loaded Su Ying's gun chamber with bullets quickly and skillfully.

After discovering the two musketeers on the west side of the house, A-cho raised his gun and shot without saying a word.

You can always believe in the shooting level of Acho!

Two bullets flew out of the barrel, precisely blasting the heads of the two musketeers.

Ah-Machi has not forgotten that her purpose is to escape.

Therefore, after killing the two musketeers, A-Machi did not care about fighting at all, and used Shiranui's stealth technique to leap onto the roof of a mobile abandoned house next to him, and disappeared into the night in just a few breaths. middle.

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After hearing the sound of broken windows coming from the west side of the house, Naganosuke hurried over to follow the sound.

Just arrived at the west side of the house, the two musketeers who were in charge of monitoring the west side of the house had been killed by A-Machi.

But luckily among the misfortunes - he clearly saw the back of A-Ming.

He saw how Machi jumped onto the nearby roof and in which direction he fled.

——What is this agility? !

Naganosuke's pupils shrank slightly.

"My lord!" At this moment, the two musketeers who were in charge of monitoring the east side of the house rushed over.

"...What an incredible woman." Naganosuke grinned, "That woman fled in that direction, you two come with me!"

"Yes!" The two musketeers who survived by chance shouted in unison.

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"Ha ha ha ha……"

Atachi ran as fast as he could with all his might.

At the speed of a 100-meter sprint, she ran almost 2 kilometers in one breath.

After running until he was almost out of breath and had to stop to breathe properly, A-Ming finally stopped, leaning on the mud wall next to him, and slowly adjusted his breathing rhythm.

——Wearing Wufu, no shoes... It's really hard to move around in this outfit...

A-Machi smiled wryly, and looked down at his feet without any shoes or socks.

She just escaped from Master Yuer's house barefoot and fled here in one breath.

The only difference between the clogs of this era and modern flip-flops is that the clogs are made of wood and have thicker soles.

Wearing flip-flops...ah, no, running in clogs instead of running barefoot. Therefore, when she escaped from Master Yuer's house just now, A-Machi kicked off her pair of flat clogs very proudly.

Machi has now fled to the sidewalk in a residential area.

There are private houses all around, and the pedestrians on the sidewalk are almost all residents of this residential area.

Pedestrians passing by A-cho all looked at the barefoot, leaning on the wall, and breathing evenly with puzzled eyes.

A-cho turned a blind eye to the gazes from the pedestrians around him.

Concentrate on breathing evenly, and scan the surroundings with vigilant eyes, checking for pursuers.

Although Ah-cho thought he had run far enough. But A-Machi was still worried.

So after the breathing rhythm stabilized, A-Ming raised his hands and patted his cheeks on both sides.

—Okay, let’s run a little further...

Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha!

Without any warning... There was a strange sound suddenly behind Ah-Ming.

Ah-Machi was very familiar with such a voice.

This is the sound of running fast on a wooden roof!

Atachi, whose pupils shrank suddenly, quickly jumped away from where he was currently standing, and at the same time reached his hand into his bosom, and took out Su Ying.

Scarlet Sakura, which is quite troublesome to reload, has not been reloaded yet, and only Su Ying can still use it.

As soon as A-Ming jumped away from the place where she was standing just now, a black figure jumped off the roof of the nearby house and landed on the place where A-Ming was standing just now.

It was a young man in black.

And after the black figure landed on the ground, A-Ming quickly raised Su Ying, aiming at the uninvited guest.

However, as soon as A-Ming raised the gun, there was a sharp pain in her right hand holding the gun—the young man in black seemed to expect that A-Ming would take out a short gun and point it at her, and used a sharp whip Leg, kick Naka-machi's right hand.

Ah Ding, who was in pain, subconsciously let go of her right hand, and Su Ying flew out of her right palm and fell to a very far place.

Su Ying let go, and A-Machi jumped back with a heavy face, putting distance between himself and the young man in black, and at the same time pulled out the wakizasa hanging from his waist.

"As I expected..." The young man in black slowly withdrew the whip leg he threw out just now, and said in a joking tone, "You are indeed carrying a short gun. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the sounds that sounded in the house just now." What happened to the gunshots?"

This black-clothed youth—is Naganosuke.

The sudden appearance of Naganosuke and Atachi who drew his sword startled the pedestrians around. They screamed and fled in all directions.

——This guy...is he a pursuer...

Atachi, holding Wakizashi tightly, was vigilant about Naganosuke in front of him, while looking around, looking for other pursuers.

Naganosuke accurately captured this small movement of A-cho.

"Don't worry about it, I'm the only one who has arrived here." Naganosuke shrugged, "The two subordinates in Baixiang are too slow, so I asked them to rush here slowly, and I came to arrest people first. "

"You can kill them all in Baixiang, and you can run so fast while wearing Wu suit and barefoot. Your skill really surprises me."

When he uttered the words "kill them all in Baixiang", Naganosuke's tone was flat, as if he was talking about the death of a stranger who had nothing to do with him.

But in essence—Naganosuke really didn't care about Baixiang's death.

Naganosuke has always regarded Baixiang as "someone who is still acquainted".

It would be better to say... Now that Baixiang is dead, Naganosuke is happier.

Because in this way, he can monopolize the great achievement of "capturing Shura's wife alive"!

"Let me ask you—you're a female ninja from Shiranui, aren't you?"

"I'm not mistaken. The movement technique you used just now is Shiranui's stealth technique."

"I also greeted the ninjas in Shiranui before, so I remember your ninjutsu."

"So what if I'm a female ninja from Shiranui, and what if I'm not?" A-Ming said coldly.

"It's nothing." Naganosuke shrugged. "I'm just curious. After all, I've never seen a female ninja in Shiranui."

"I thought that at the moment when Shiranui was wiped out, I had no hope of seeing Shiranui's ninja again."

"Okay, let's stop the gossip."

"Surrender obediently."

Naganosuke spread his hands while showing a meaningful smile.

"The short gun that I kicked out just now should be your strongest weapon, right?"

"Even if you have other short guns on you, I will not refuse."

"The current distance between you and me is only 4 steps. With such a short distance, I am absolutely sure that I can kick your short gun away before you shoot."

"Hmph." Ah-ding sneered, "Anyone can say such a big talk."

"Haha, if you don't believe me, you can try it as much as you want."

The smile on Naganosuke's face was a little more mocking.

"Anyway, let me put my ugly words first—I'm very strong. You can't be my opponent. I'm not the kind of garbage that Baixiang has poor skills and can barely watch with command ability."

"If you think you can defeat me as a weak woman like you, just let the horse come here."

After the voice of Naganosuke's words fell, the street where pedestrians had already run away suddenly became quiet.

A-Machi didn't make a sound, only clenched the knife tightly, and stared at Naganosuke without blinking.

Naganosuke had a confident smile on his face.

He cast a very blatant look of contempt at Machi.

Neither Acho nor Naganosuke spoke.

The two remained silent for quite a while, and finally someone broke the oppressive silence——

"...I see. I surrender."

As Machi said so, he threw the wakizashi in his hand to his feet, and then raised his hands.

Looking at Atachi who dropped the knife, Naganosuke grinned: "Smart woman. You made a wise choice! Your wise choice saved you a lot of physical pain."

After saying that, Naganosuke took out a hemp rope from his back waist.

"For the sake of your intelligence, let me take care of you too. When I tie you up with hemp rope, I will try to be as gentle as possible."

After saying that, Naganosuke walked towards A-Machi with the hemp rope in his hand.

After walking 2 steps forward, when he was only a little more than 1 step away from A-Machi, A-Machi very suddenly... smiled.

"The strongest weapon for female ninja...it's really easy to use..."

After muttering so loudly that only he could hear clearly, Machi's right foot shook violently!

A kunai fell out of A-Machi's kimono and landed on the side of A-Machi's right foot.

Immediately afterwards, A-Machi clamped Kunai's sword hilt with the big toe and second toe of his right foot, turned his right leg into a long whip, and swung it towards Naganosuke's face from bottom to top.

The sudden change made Naganosuke's face change drastically, and he jumped back subconsciously.

But...it's too late.

Because he underestimated A-Machi, he didn't pay attention to A-Machi's feet from the beginning to the end.

He just had time to take half a step back when the shuriken held by A-Machi's toes pierced his right eye.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Naganosuke screamed like a pig being killed.

After stabbing Naganosuke in one eye, A-Machi retracted the kick without any pause, shook off the shuriken caught between his toes, picked up the wakizashi on the ground, and threw the shuriken in his hand with all his strength. Wakizashi stabbed into Naganosuke's abdominal cavity.

"Cough...cough...cough cough...!"

Naganosuke vomited a lot of blood and fell limp to the ground.

He tried to stop the blood gushing out from the gash in his stomach.

But it was futile for him to do so. With such severe damage to the vital parts, it is impossible to save him with the medical standards of this era.

"You made a good deduction just now. I am indeed a ninja in Shiranui."

A-Machi pulled out another kunai hidden in the "kimono fanny pack" on his lower back.

"Do you know what our female ninja's strongest weapon is?"

A-Machi smiled and patted his chest lightly.

"Many people always think that the strongest weapon for a female ninja like me is our body that can disturb other people's minds."

"But in fact - beauty is not the strongest weapon of our female ninjas."

"Our strongest weapon...is the world's arrogance towards women."

After saying that, Machi stabbed the kunai in his hand towards Naganosuke's neck.

With horror in his eyes, Naganosuke begged for mercy:

"Wait, wait..."

laugh!

Before he could finish a complete sentence, the kunai in Ah-Ming's hand pierced his throat.

"Don't... underestimate the ninja...!"

Acho twisted the shuriken that had been pierced into Naganosuke's throat, causing Naganosuke to die.

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PS: What do you think I have been intentionally or unintentionally mentioning in these chapters why A-Ming is not wearing socks and is barefoot? Just to pave the way for this paragraph!

In this chapter, the plot of Machi killing the enemy with his toes was inspired by the female ninja Asheng in the game "Nioh". Anyone who has cleared the game knows that Ah Sheng almost brought the plot of the game to an early end with a sharp move of "grabbing the shuriken with his toes, and making a horse back".