I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

After hearing someone calling him from behind, A-Ming first shook his body in shock, then turned his head hastily, and cast a shocked gaze following the sound.

After seeing Ogata standing behind her, the shock in Ah-Ming's eyes immediately turned to excitement and excitement.

"Ayi!"

"Long time no see." There was no need to hide 3 steps away, so Ogata strode forward and stood beside A-cho.

It was still spring when we parted, and now it was summer when we met again—the two hadn't seen each other for a while.

"Machi, why are you here?"

As Ogata asked, he looked up and down at Machi beside him.

Acho is not wearing the ninja costume in Shiranui now.

Instead, like the thousands of girls in the streets and alleys of Kyoto today, they wear yukata and clogs.

A-Machi was wearing a cherry blossom-colored yukata, the hem of the yukata only reached A-Machi's calf, revealing half of A-Machi's calf and a pair of white tender feet without socks.

The clogs on Machi's feet are flat-bottomed clogs that are easier to move, and he is holding a small round fan in his right hand.

This small round fan looks very brand new, it should be that Machi bought it just now.

"He's here to carry out a mission." Ah Ding smiled.

"Because I don't need to rush to do this task, so I will go to the street to play around first."

"Mission? What mission?"

"This time the mission is a bit special, and no outsiders should know about it."

"Although this task is highly confidential, it is actually just a very easy task." A-Ming waved his hand, "Even if it is the kind that I can easily solve."

Seeing that A-Machi is unwilling to describe the details of the mission she is currently performing, it is inconvenient for Ogata to ask further questions.

"Then... how did your leader evaluate your last mission?"

The "task" that Ogata refers to is naturally the task of "climbing Butterfly Island to investigate ogres".

"I completed this task beautifully. The leader is very satisfied and gave a very high evaluation."

A-Ming smiled sweetly, looking very happy.

Ogata couldn't help but feel a sigh of relief after learning that Ah-Machi's last mission was highly evaluated by their leader.

"Then in this way, you don't need to be reduced to dirt, do you?"

"Of course." Ah-Ming's eyes became a pair of crescents with a smile, "For a long time to come, I won't have to worry about being degraded by the leader, so I can breathe a little easier."

After finishing speaking, Ah-Ming turned all his body, mind and attention back to the storyteller sitting on the small platform in front of him.

"Ayi, let's take our time later, let's just concentrate on listening to the book now, it seems like we're about to tell a new story!"

Seeing that A-Machi was going to concentrate on listening to the storyteller, Ogata also shifted his gaze to the storyteller in front of him.

"Everyone!"

The storyteller spoke loudly to Ogata and the others in front of him with a resonant voice.

"Do you know the 'Ji Le Zhai' in Kyoto?"

As soon as the storyteller said this, two groups of people immediately appeared in the lectures under the high stage——one group showed doubts, and the other group showed clarity.

"Ji Le Zhai is a legend in our capital!"

"He is not a warrior with superb swordsmanship, nor is he a knight-errant with unparalleled benevolence, but a tattoo artist!"

"Everyone may be very puzzled——Ji Le Zhai is a mere tattooist, how can He De deserve the title of 'legendary figure'?"

When the storyteller said this, he deliberately paused for a while, and after satisfying everyone's appetite, he continued:

"Ji Le Zhai's tattooing skills are extremely superb! No matter what he tattoos on people, he can tattoo them vividly - but what really makes him famous is not his tattooing skills, but his matching skills, and his ability to give different people people get tattooed in different animal styles."

"Ji Le Zhai is very good at meeting people, and you can see clearly what kind of person the person in front of you is with just one glance."

"Although Ji Le Zhai's tattoo technique is excellent,

But he only tattoos animals. "

"At the same time, Ji Le Zhai does not tattoo people casually. It is not what you want Ji Le Zhai to tattoo for you, Ji Le Zhai will tattoo you."

"What kind of person is the person in front of him, tattoo him with animals that match his personality—this is the principle that Ji Le Zhai follows when tattooing people."

"Twenty years ago, Ren Xia, who was unknown at the time and was only an inconspicuous existence in the family, had long admired Ji Le Zhai for a long time, so he came to Kyoto to find Ji Le Zhai to get him tattooed."

The "Ren Xia" in the storytellers actually refers to Yakuza.

Yakuza is a derogatory term for those who are gangsters.

If the storyteller shouts "Yakuza" in public, it is very easy to arouse the dissatisfaction of the local Yakuza.

Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary troubles, storytellers generally do not call them "Yakuza", but only call them "Ren Xia"-this is also an unwritten rule in this industry.

"Ji Le Zhai only took one look at this young Ren Xia who came to his door because of his reputation, and asked him to take off his shirt, lie flat on the bed face down, revealing his back, and began to tattoo on the young Ren Xia's back. Animals that fit his personality."

The storyteller's skills are very strong, and he speaks vividly, as if he himself was at the tattoo scene at that time.

Ogata and A-Machi were also attracted by the story of the storyteller and listened intently.

"Ji Le Zhai tattooed a raccoon on the back of this young Ren Xia."

As soon as the storyteller said this, many listeners below him laughed softly.

Hearing the low laughter of the audience, the storyteller smiled:

"Everyone, don't look down on the raccoons."

"The raccoon is a very strong animal."

"After getting the raccoon tattoo from Ji Le Zhai, this young Ren Xia hibernated for 17 years, and finally succeeded in ascending to the top position in the family 3 years ago, from an unknown pawn to the patriarch of the entire family , and made the power of the family expand several times in a very short period of time!"

"This Ren Xia is Kitahara Shigeji, who still dominates Shikoku Island!"

As soon as the storyteller's voice fell, the audience around him who had heard Shigeji Kitahara immediately exclaimed one after another.

"After talking about the distant ones, let's talk about the near ones—a year ago, another young Ren Xia came to Ji Le Zhai admiringly, and asked Ji Le Zhai to give him a tattoo."

"After only one glance, Ji Le Zhai asked the young Ren Xia to take off his shirt and lie flat on the bed, and began to tattoo him."

"This time, Ji Le Zhai tattooed a unicorn on the back of this young Ren Xia!"

"And what this young Ren Xia did afterwards also perfectly matched the unicorn behind him!"

"The young Ren Xia was only 17 years old at the time, and he was just a young man who had just taken over a family riddled with holes from his father's generation!"

"But in the end, it only took him less than a year to grow his family and sweep away other families in Osaka! This young Ren Xia is a veritable 'Kirin'!"

"This young Ren Xia is Issei Toyama who is still known as the 'Osaka's First Ren Xia'!"

One after another, exclamations resounded from among the audience.

At this moment, A-Machi suddenly pulled Rasukata's clothes.

"...Ayi, let's go."

"Huh? Don't you listen?"

"Although the story told by the storyteller is very interesting, it's a waste of time to stay here and listen to the book. I still have a lot of places I want to see and play, but I don't want to spend too much time listening to it. in the book."

"That's it..." Ogata nodded, "Then let's go."

One after the other, A-Machi and Ogata broke away from the crowd of listeners.

They didn't stop until they could no longer hear the storyteller's voice.

"Ayi." A-Ming turned around and looked at Ogata behind him, "Did you come to Kyoto to find Kazuyo and Kazuo, the master-student pair?"

"Of course." Ogata shrugged, "Other than that, what other reason can I come to Kyoto?"

"You are so boring."

While stroking his hair at the sideburns, A-Machi continued in a joking tone, ":

"The Gion Festival is being held right now, don't you plan to just keep looking for this pair of master and apprentice instead of enjoying the Gion Festival?"

"A-Machi, you are not the roundworm in my stomach, are you?" Ogata said seriously, "You have completely hit the mark."

"Ah... there's really nothing I can do about you." Ah-Machi tightened the neckline of his yukata, "Let's go."

"Go? Where are we going?"

"Of course, while looking for the master-student pair, enjoy the Gion Festival by the way."

Machi looked like he was telling the truth of course.

After tugging at the two sleeves, he continued, "Of course we went to find the master and apprentice together."

"Huh? Will you accompany me to find the pair of master and apprentice? Then what about your mission?"

"Didn't I just say that? I'm not in a hurry with this task."

"I have time until early tomorrow morning."

"My original plan was to play in Kyoto until early tomorrow morning."

Speaking of this, Ah-Machi tidied up the neatly arranged clothes a little more.

"Accompanying you to find the master-student pair is not in conflict with enjoying the Gion Festival. Let's find and play along the way. Let's go."

"Okay then..." Ogata nodded while looking up and down A-Machi with somewhat doubtful eyes.

Ogata didn't know if it was his own illusion.

He always felt that A-Machi had been playing with the cherry blossom-colored bathrobe on her since just now.

At this moment - Ogata suddenly noticed that A-Ming curled his lips, and a look of impatience flashed across his face.

As if annoyed at something that was long overdue.

Noticing the impatience on A-Machi's face, Ogata immediately came to his senses!

He understood why Machi had been fiddling with the yukata on his body since just now, and had shown annoyed expression just now.

"A-cho." Ogata said hastily.

"what?"

"This cherry blossom-colored bathrobe on you is so beautiful, it suits you very well."

"Thank you!" The impatience and slight anger on A-Ming's face dissipated instantly.

Instead, there was a sweet smile, and the rich joy attached to this smile.

Perhaps it was because he was very happy to be praised, A-Machi's cheeks were slightly flushed, he put his hands holding the round fan behind his back, leaned forward slightly, and retracted his white left foot, which was wearing clogs, to his right foot behind.

After thanking Ogata for his praise, A-Machi said to Ogata in the tone of an elder educating a younger generation:

"Although Tang Tu's slang saying 'women are those who please themselves' is quite correct, but after girls put on the beautiful clothes they like, they still hope to be praised by others."

Hearing what A-Machi said, Ogata took another serious look at the cherry blossom-colored bathrobe on A-Machi.

The sakura-colored yukata on A-machi's body is quite new, and it can be seen that it has not been long since it was newly bought.

This well-fitting yukata not only perfectly highlights A-Machi's plump breasts and slender waist, but the cherry blossom color tone also makes A-Machi's skin fairer.

"It's really beautiful." Ogata praised again, different from the hasty compliment just now, Ogata's tone and expression this time were much calmer and more serious, "Amachi, you are very good at picking clothes, picking clothes." I bought a yukata that fits you very well."

"This yukata is so precious..." A-Ming had a wry smile on his face, "In order to buy this yukata, I put all my savings for nearly half a year into it."

"Then you've really lost your money..."

"My heart hurts, but I don't regret it much." A-Machi played with the hair hanging from his temples, "I have longed for the Gion Festival in Kyoto since I was a child."

"If you don't go out in yukata like other girls in Kyoto, you will feel like you have suffered a lot."

"Ah, I understand this feeling." Ogata nodded, "Then——in order to take care of Ms. Machi, who spent a lot of money to buy a yukata. Let me treat you to something. Do you have anything to eat? "

"Oh~" A-Ming raised the round fan in her hand to cover her mouth and chin, and smiled slyly, "Can I understand that you want to buy me something to eat? I'm ugly before I say--my appetite is not small , but it’s not so easy to feed.”

Ogata responded in a joking tone: "My purse is not so thin that I don't even have enough money to buy girls something to eat."

"Then you should make up your mind. I haven't eaten anything until now."

...

...

After Ogata and Ating left, the storyteller was still telling the story of "Ji Le Zhai".

After talking continuously for nearly half an hour, the story of Ji Le Zhai is coming to an end.

After picking up the water glass next to him and taking a sip of water, the storyteller began to put the finishing touches on the story.

"Ji Le Zhai has tattooed countless animals for countless people in his life."

"Do you know what is the strongest tattoo in Ji Le Zhai's hands?"

Almost all the listeners had doubts on their faces.

After satisfying the appetite of the audience, Ji Le Zhai said word by word:

"The strongest tattoo in Ji Le Zhai's hand is - the dragon!"

"Nobody knows what it takes to get a dragon tattoo."

"But it is said that in the decades since Ji Le Zhai started tattooing people, only two people have successfully obtained dragon tattoos from Ji Le Zhai."

"No one knows who these two people with dragon tattoos are."

"But I think, the person who can get a dragon tattoo from Ji Le Zhai who is good at matching people, and the person who bears the dragon tattoo must not be a simple person!"