I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Chapter 373 Breaking the Ninja's Precepts! 【5000 words】

After the two officials from the club grabbed Ishida's arms, Ishida's apprentice hurriedly shouted:

"master!"

In order to prevent Ishida's apprentice from coming to make trouble, Gua Sheng was watching him the whole time.

Seeing that he seemed to be using force to take back his master, Gua Sheng silently raised his right hand to reach for the wooden knife stuck in his left waist.

"Hongzhi! Don't worry, I'll be back after staying in their clubhouse for a few days. During the few days I'm not here, you have to concentrate on preparing for the upcoming 'Imperial Trial Match'!"

When Ishida yelled these words, for some reason, he still fixed his strange eyes on Ogata...

"Hurry up and take him to the clubhouse and lock him up." Guasheng ordered.

"yes!"

The two officials who clamped Ishida's arms separated from the crowd and escorted Ishida to their Shirobei clubhouse.

After Shi Tian was taken away, although Shi Tian's apprentice showed displeasure, he still didn't come forward to make trouble.

After watching his master leave, Ishida's apprentice also quickly left the scene with his spear on his back.

After being escorted away, Ishida finally turned his eyes away from Ogata.

Looking at Ishida who was taken away, Ogata frowned and muttered:

"Why did he keep looking at me like this just now..."

Although wondering why Ishida looked at him with such a weird gaze just now, Ogata didn't take this matter to heart, and took what happened tonight as an ordinary daily episode.

The person who was also taken away was the young samurai who invited Ishida to compete, but was shot down by Ishida in the end.

After successfully escorting away the two people who had a dispute in Yoshiwara, Guasheng heaved a sigh of relief, then turned his head and said to Ogata:

"Mashima-kun, your swordsmanship is so good, you can still win so easily against someone with a long spear."

There is a saying called "San Duan Shuo" in the martial arts circle of modern Japan:

A person with a 1st stage swordsmanship can compete with a 3rd stage karate person.

A person with a 1st dan in guns can compete with a 3rd dan in fencing or a 9th dan in karate.

This statement may not be rigorous, but the truth behind it is correct-people with weapons have an advantage over people with empty hands, and people with long weapons have an advantage over people with short weapons.

A long spear that focuses on stabbing is extremely terrifying in terms of attack distance, attack speed, and destructive power.

Therefore, in the era of cold weapons, no matter which country it is, long weapons headed by spears will always be the absolute main weapon on the battlefield.

The competition between Guasheng and Ishida just now perfectly explained how advantageous the long weapon is in the battle.

Guasheng had to use a lot of strength and look for the fleeting opportunity to break into the position where his knife could reach Ishida.

And Ishida's spear can easily poke Guasheng.

So just now, after seeing Ogata defeating Ishida who she couldn't defeat with one hand with just one move, Guasheng was so shocked that his eyes widened and his mouth opened wide.

"This is...a technique taught to me by a certain guy." Ogata smiled helplessly, "Use brute force to knock away the enemy's weapon, and in the end the enemy's hand is numb from the shock, and then Get close."

The "some guy" that Ogata was referring to was none other than the "demon monk" Kazumi who had made Ogata fight so hard on Butterfly Island.

Kazusumi taught Ogata a lesson in his amazing strength.

Ogata realized this fighting skill when he received Kazuchun's powerful and heavy slash.

This fighting skill can be regarded as the kind of "one-size-fits-all" fighting skill.

Whether it is used to deal with enemies who use long weapons or against enemies who use short weapons, it can have a miraculous effect.

Of course - the premise is that your strength must be high enough and the power of your moves must be strong enough.

"It's good to have enough strength..." Gua Sheng curled his lips,

He muttered, "You can use skills that people like me will never be able to use in a lifetime..."

After all, Gua Sheng stood on tiptoe, as if trying to make himself look bigger.

It's a pity that even if he stood on tiptoe, Gua Sheng's height was still not even 1.5 meters.

"Excuse me."

At this moment, a thick male voice suddenly sounded behind Ogata.

Ogata looked back and saw an old samurai who had never seen him standing not far behind him.

This old warrior has a clean, neatly shaved Tsukiyo head.

He looks about 50 years old, and his face is covered with quite a lot of wrinkles.

Although he was old, the old warrior still looked energetic, without any signs of aging, and his eyes were sparkling.

Although this old samurai is old but still energetic, Ogata can't help but think of Genichi and the one who always shouts "I'm old, I'm old", but no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like an old man the wind demon.

The same is true for Yuan Yi and Fu Mo, they both look very old, but their mental outlook is still very good, they don't look like old people at all.

The old warrior also had several followers, a total of six young warriors followed closely around the old warrior.

"Is there something wrong?" Ogata asked in a calm tone.

"Your next generation, Nagano Hayao."

The old samurai who called himself Nagano Jun showed a faint smile.

"Just now, I have been watching the battle on the Tachibana House not far away, and I was fortunate to see the scene of single-handedly breaking the gun."

"I deeply admire the superb skills of my step. I didn't expect Yoshiwara in Edo to be a place where dragons and tigers are hidden."

"I don't know what your name is and what kind of swordsmanship you learn?"

"My Gumu Yidao style, Mashima Goro." Ogata said.

Gumu Yidaoliu is just a name that Ogata came up with in order to cover up his real swordsmanship school name, so Nagano is bound to have never heard of this school name.

However, although it is unheard of for Gu Mu to strike rumors, Yong Ye doesn't care about it.

In the Edo period when swordsmanship flourished, various schools of swordsmanship flourished, and the world-renowned swordsmanship schools such as Wuwailiu, Katori Shinto-ryu, and Shigen-ryu were only a small number after all.

Many schools of swordsmanship are not widely spread, and are only spread in a small area.

Nagano only regards the Gu Mu Yidao style mentioned by Ogata as an unpopular swordsmanship that is only spread in a small area in a certain place.

"Mashima-kun, I like your swordsmanship very much."

"Your Majesty opened a Dojo of Ono Itto-ryu in his hometown, Dewa."

"I don't know if I can be willing to become my diner."

"Your Majesty welcomes someone as skilled as your foot to be a guest of my dojo."

"Diner?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

Recruiting diners - this can be regarded as one of the ethos of the dojo in the Edo period.

Some dojo owners with considerable financial resources will recruit some people with good sword skills to their dojo.

These people usually don't need to do anything, if they like, they can even sleep in the dojo every day, and the dojo will feed them every day, take care of them, eat and drink.

But if there is danger in the dojo, for example-when someone comes to kick the gym, these people have to go up to fight the kicker and maintain the dignity of the dojo.

This group of people who help out when they have nothing to do, help out when they have something to do, help out in quarrels, and accomplices in fights are called "eaters".

In the Edo period, the reason why this kind of trend of recruiting diners in various dojos was mainly to prevent those who kicked the hall.

If those kicks are successful, losing face is a minor matter, causing the reputation of the dojo to decline, and no one will come to study in the future.

Therefore, in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, some wealthy dojo owners will fund and support some powerful diners.

When someone came to kick the restaurant, these powerful diners would come forward to fight.

Of course, the reasons why many ashrams keep diners are all kinds of strange.

Some are to guard against kickers, and some are to strengthen the momentum of the sword gym.

Others simply like to collect people with superb sword skills.

As for what kind of person this Nagano belonged to, Ogata didn't know.

But no matter what kind of person Nagano is, Ogata's answer is the same.

"Sorry." Ogata smiled and shook his head, "I have no intention of becoming a diner in any gym."

After receiving Ogata's refusal, Nagano did not show a look of frustration, but asked:

"Are you really going to stop thinking about it?"

"No." Ogata said again without thinking, "I appreciate your kindness, but I really don't intend to become someone else's diner."

"...Okay then." Until then, Yong Ye finally showed a look of regret on his face, and let out a small sigh.

Ogata didn't even ask how much he would be paid for becoming a diner, and simply refused - based on this alone, Nagano knew that Ogata really had no intention of becoming a diner in his dojo.

"Then—I still have the task of patrolling in Yoshihara, so I'm sorry."

After finishing speaking, Ogata waved to Guasheng, signaling that Guasheng should go.

However—Ogata had just turned around when Nagano stopped him again.

"One step!"

"Is there anything else?" Ogata turned his body back, with a hint of impatience on his face.

"To be honest, I went south to Edo this time to find someone."

"Since you work in the Shirobei clubhouse in Yoshihara, you should be familiar with people who frequently come and go to Yoshihara."

"So I would like to ask: I don't know if I know Genichi Kinoshita?"

"It's an old man who should be in his 60s."

"Old people are quite rare in Yoshiwara. I don't know if you have seen them before."

"Kinoshita Genichi..." Ogata chewed the name several times in his mouth.

And raised his head slightly, as a memory.

Then—

"have no idea."

Ogata shook his head.

"I've never heard of this name. Miss Guasheng, you've been in Yoshiwara longer than me. Do you know this person?"

"I don't know." Gua Sheng shook his head blankly, "I've never heard of that name either."

"That's it..." Yong Ye's face showed regret again, "That disturbed you, thank you for your help."

After finishing speaking, Nagano and the six young warriors behind him bowed to Ogata and Guasheng, then turned and left quickly.

Looking at Nagano's leaving back, Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly.

Last night, Lin gave Ogata a vaccination - many of Genichi's enemies came to Edo because they suspected that Genichi might come to participate in the "Imperial Trial", and based on Genichi's romantic nature , Frequently go in and out of Yoshihara to find people.

Because Lin gave Ogata this dose of vaccination in advance, Ogata could not change his expression after learning that the person Nagano was looking for was Genichi, and used his acting skills to deceive them away.

——It seems that there are really many enemies of Minamoto-sama coming to Edo...

Ogata thought silently in his heart.

——The current situation...is much more complicated than imagined...

...

...

Edo, Yoshihara, Mimeya, Furin Taifu's room.

"I'm back~~"

Shuntaro jumped down from the ceiling again, and then landed firmly on the tatami.

"It was a good show."

Shuntaro said.

"When did Shirobei Clubhouse have such a powerful official?"

"That's not an official from the clubhouse." Taifu Fengchi, who was still sitting by the window, replied, "As you know, the clubhouse has been temporarily recruiting staff recently."

"Mashima-kun is a temporary conscript, and today is his first day working in Yoshiwara."

"Mashima-kun?" Shuntaro asked, "Is that his name?"

"That's right. Ronin Izumo, Mashima Goro-kun."

"You seem to know him well."

"I don't really know him very well. I just know his name and place of birth. Thanks to him today, I saw a good scene in the residence."

Mrs. Fengling summed up what happened in the residence today in short sentences, and she invited Ogata to her room just now, and then she thanked Ogata and gave him a thank you gift.

"I didn't expect that person to have such a high degree of education besides his swordsmanship."

"I see... the name is Mashima Goro... Goro... Is it similar to my old name..."

After Shuntaro grinned, he chewed the name "Mashima Goro" in his mouth for a while.

It's like wanting to keep this name firmly in my mind.

"Why are you here again today?" Mrs. Fengling frowned, "Don't you have a mission now?"

"There was a mission tonight." Shuntaro shrugged, "The Balrog planned to ask me to train a group of Chunin with potential tonight."

"But I don't know why I really want to play flower cards tonight, so I persuaded the Balrog to leave this task to others."

"Ah Chang, quickly take out the flower cards, my hands are itchy."

After listening to Shuntaro's explanation, Tai Fu Fuling sighed softly.

While taking out a pair of flower cards from the cabinet on the side, he said to Shuntaro in a worried tone:

"I remember that in the ninja commandments in Shiranui, the first commandment is that the leader is supreme, and you must never disobey the leader, right?"

"Is it really okay for you to bargain with your Balrog like this several times?"

"Don't worry, Chang." Shuntaro waved his hand, "Since our Shiranui suffered a disastrous defeat to Ogata Issai at Nijo Castle in Kyoto, our combat power has been greatly reduced."

"Not only are there no more Junin and Chunin, but even the Four Heavenly Kings... who is here... Oh, yes, Kotaro died in battle."

"If you don't count Balrog, I am currently the highest combat power in Shiranui."

"The Balrog will not be willing or dare to lose my highest combat power in the current situation where the combat power is greatly reduced."

"That's why he won't fall out with me just because I shirk these irrelevant tasks."

"As for the ninja discipline you mentioned..."

A meaningful smile appeared on Shuntaro's face.

"Ninja precepts - I broke that night 3 years ago."

"Since that night, I haven't observed any precepts."

"For me, the ninja precepts have long since lost any deterrent power."

"The Balrog also knows that the precepts can't trap me at all, so he never talks about the precepts in front of me."

"Anyway, I think it's better for you to be low-key and cautious." Taifu Fengling pouted while fiddling with flower cards on the tatami.

"Maybe one day in the future, Balrog suddenly feels that he doesn't need you as the highest combat power, and wants to get rid of you directly."

"If that time really comes, it's better to make a big fuss like it was three years ago."

After saying that, Shuntaro smiled brightly and fearlessly.

...

...

Today is Ogata's first day at work in Yoshiwara.

Ogata never expected that he would encounter so many things on his first day at work...

First, she was invited into her room by Mrs. Fengling.

Then I met a martial idiot who used Baozangyuan's spear technique.

Finally, I ran into a guy who invited him to be a diner at the dojo, and this guy was also one of Genichi's enemies who was looking for Genichi everywhere...

After settling these things one by one, Ogata was finally able to get back to his business - looking for and monitoring Ji Taro.

After Yong Ye left, Xu Bian bid farewell to Gua Sheng.

Guasheng continued to patrol aimlessly throughout Yoshiwara.

And Ogata returned to the position in the first half of Nakamachi, pretending to be patrolling the first half of Nakamachi, while monitoring the gate of Yoshihara.

Ogata was also worried about whether that Jitaro would come to Yoshihara during the period when he happened not to be near the gate of Yoshihara.

But Ogata's worry now seems superfluous.

Not long after Ogata returned to the first half of Nakanomachi, he saw a person swaggering through the gate of Yoshihara.

After Ah-cho identified that person last night as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" in Shiranui, Kyutaro, Ooyoung silently memorized his face.

So after this guy swaggered into Yoshiwara, Ogata immediately recognized that this guy was Kyutaro!

Kyutaro didn't arrive alone.

He was the same as last night, followed by a follower-like person.

And Ji Taro's follower today is the same person as yesterday's follower.

Looking at Kyutaro who was leading his followers walking in the center of Nakanomachi, Ogata said to himself in a volume that only he could hear clearly:

"It really made me wait for a long time..."

Ogata didn't act immediately.

It was after Jitaro and his attendants passed in front of him, separated from him by more than ten steps, that Ogata tightened the special haori of the Shirobei Club on his body, and lifted the waistband. Saber, silently followed behind Ji Taro.

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