I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"Come."

With a quick twist of her fingers, A-Ming turned the Kayanagi in her right hand in a circle, grabbed the barrel of Kayanagi with her hand, and pointed the handle of the gun at Ogata.

"Take it and have a look. You can understand Su Ying and Kasumi as iron cannons with shorter length and more convenient to carry."

After receiving the Kasumi from Ah-machi, Ogata looked carefully up and down.

Although the shapes of Su Ying and Kasumi Nagi are very similar to the revolvers of modern Earth, their shapes are somewhat different in some places.

Moto Sakura and Kasumi Nagi have longer and thicker barrels.

While Ogata was looking up and down Kasumi Nagi, Asao Asaogata, who was on the side, introduced:

"Is this the place where the bullets are loaded?" Ogata raised his finger and pointed to Kasumi's barrel.

If it looks like it knows the shape of this pistol very well, it is very likely to make Ah-Ming suspicious.

In order to avoid arousing A-machi's suspicion, Ogata decided to pretend that he "has no idea what this is, and he doesn't even know where to reload it".

"Oh! You're so smart! You found the most essential part of the gun in one go!" A-cho praised, "That's right, the bullets are filled in this place."

"This is my father's greatest invention. It is improved on the basis of the short gun of the southern barbarians. The barrel and the chamber of the gun are separated from each other, and the amount of ammunition is successfully increased. This allows the short gun to be fired repeatedly. "

A-Machi raised his finger to hold Kasumi's barrel, and then pushed in, pushing the barrel out.

Ogata looked at the barrel of the gun that was pushed out - the amount of ammunition loaded in the magazine was a little less than the revolver in Ogata's impression.

Kasumi Nagi only has 4 rounds to load.

And these 4 bomb bays have been filled with projectiles and are ready to be launched at any time.

"Does Su Sakura only have 4 rounds?" Ogata asked A-Machi.

A-Machi nodded:

"Su Ying and Kasumi are a pair. Not only do they look the same, but they also have the same amount of ammunition."

"... not only can be carried close to the body,

An iron cannon that can also fire continuously...it is indeed an amazing weapon. "

Ogata decided to pretend to be stupid to the end, completely pretending to be a novice who saw this kind of firearm that is easy to carry and can shoot repeatedly for the first time.

"This short revolver also has a big flaw."

A-Machi smiled wryly.

"Although it is more convenient to carry than ordinary iron cannons, and it can do continuous fire that ordinary iron cannons cannot."

"But its power is a bit weaker than that of ordinary iron cannons."

"The shooting distance is also shorter than that of ordinary iron cannons. It cannot be used for long-distance shooting."

"So Su Ying and Kasumi are more suitable to be used as hidden weapons."

At this time, A-Ming also raised Su Ying in her left hand, and looked up and down Su Ying's gun body with helpless eyes with a bit of bitterness.

"It's a pity... Father, it passed away not long after creating Su Ying and Kasumi."

"I didn't even have time to learn how to make this blunderbuss from my father."

"However, it's a blessing in misfortune. Although I haven't been able to master the method of making the blunderbuss, I do know how to make special projectiles for the blunderbuss."

"The projectiles used by ordinary iron cannons cannot be used on this short wheel gun. Both Su Ying and Kasumi must use special projectiles."

Hearing A-Machi's words, Ogata turned his gaze back to Kasuma Nagi's open bomb bay.

It was found that it was just as A-Machi said-the 4 projectiles contained in the bomb bay were all smaller than the iron cannon projectiles in Ogata's impression.

"I don't know if I will have the opportunity to master the manufacturing method of the blunderbuss and improve all the current defects of the blunderbuss..."

"There is a chance." Ogata said without thinking while handing back the Kasumi Nagi in his hand to Atachi.

"How did you know I had a chance." After taking Kasumi back, A-Machi asked in a half-joking tone.

"Because A-Machi, didn't you tell me that you are talented in the use and manufacture of firearms?" Ogata smiled faintly, "Maybe one day in the future, you will create even more firearms." It's a powerful blunderbuss."

"I would like to borrow your good words." Ah-Ming smiled, "Okay, let's go out."

A-Ming raised his head and glanced at the sky that had been dyed yellow by the sunset.

"It's almost time for dinner... Let's find a restaurant that looks delicious."

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...

The two walked out of the remote alley side by side and returned to the street.

Looking around - they are now in a residential area, so there are only private houses where the citizens of Kyoto live nearby, and there is no restaurant in sight.

Ogata and Atachi were not in a hurry, they just walked along the street in a relaxed mood, looking for a restaurant.

At this moment, the two of them suddenly noticed - a conspicuous colossus suddenly appeared on the avenue ahead.

This conspicuous behemoth is shaped a bit like the floats that Ogata often sees on television in modern Earth.

However, the size of the "float" that appeared before Ogata's eyes was much smaller than those floats that Ogata had seen on TV before.

A lot of citizens gathered around this "float".

Some of the citizens gathered next to this "float" were just watching the fun.

Others are climbing up and down this "float", as if they are repairing this "float".

Just when Ogata was wondering what this "float" was, A-Machi at the side suddenly let out an excited cry:

"Ah! It's Yamaboko!"

"Yamaboko?" Ogata asked suspiciously.

Just when Ogata was about to ask A-Machi what Yamahoko was, A-Machi trotted towards the "float" ahead with a face full of excitement.

And Ogata could only hurriedly follow behind A-Machi, and ran towards the "float" ahead with A-Machi.

At the outermost edge of the onlookers surrounding this "float", an old man of some age hunched over his waist and looked up and down this "float" with satisfaction and somewhat excited eyes.

"Hello!"

Atachi, who was trotting all the way, asked the old man.

"Excuse me, is this Yamaboko?"

A-Ming raised his hand and pointed at the "float" not far away.

After hearing this question from A-Ming, the old man raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Oh? Little girl, from your accent, you are from Omi, right?"

"Yeah." Ah-Ming nodded, "I'm indeed from Omi."

"As a foreigner, you actually know the Yamahoko in our Kyoto."

"I've always been interested in the Gion Festival in Kyoto. Although this year is my first time participating in the Gion Festival..."

"Hehehe." The old man smiled softly, with pride gradually appearing on his face, "That's right, this is the Yamahoko. Have you seen the big praying mantis on it? This Yamahoko is 'Tanglang Mountain'."

Ogata raised his eyes to look at the top of this Yamaboko—when he saw this "float"...or Yamaboko for the first time just now, Ogata noticed that there was a very conspicuous flag placed on the top of this Yamahoko big praying mantis.

This large praying mantis appears to be made of paper and wood. Its size is larger than that of ordinary adults, so when you look around, this huge praying mantis has quite a visual impact.

"Did the two of you come to Kyoto to watch the Gion Festival?" the old man asked Ogata and A-cho.

"Hmm..." Ah-Ming pondered for a while, "Barely count."

"Then you guys came too timely." The old man smiled, "Today happens to be the climax of the Gion Festival."

"Although I have always been interested in the Gion Festival, I actually don't know much about the Gion Festival." A-Machi smiled bitterly, "After all, I know the Gion Festival around me, and I have a lot of knowledge about the Gion Festival. There are not many people who know it well…”

Hearing Ah-cho's words, the old man smiled slightly.

Turning his head, he turned his eyes back to the Yamahoko named "Tanglang Mountain" in front of him, and the old man said softly:

"Almost 1,000 years ago, a plague raged in Kyoto."

"Everyone thinks it's evil and resentment."

The old man with a strong Kyoto accent talked eloquently.

"In order to drive away evil spirits and appease resentful spirits, everyone held a ceremony at the Higashiyama Gion Society to offer sacrifices to the Bull Fighting King."

"After the sacrifice, the plague miraculously subsided."

"Since then, people in Kyoto have gradually developed the habit of offering sacrifices whenever a plague breaks out."

"This custom gradually evolved into today's 'Gion Festival'."

"Every July, we Kyoto people hold a grand Gion Festival that will last for a whole month."

Hearing this, Ogata raised his eyebrows:

"That is to say—the entire July in Kyoto is holding the Gion Festival?"

"That's right." The old man nodded with a smile, "Although the Gion Festival will be held for a whole month, not every day is full of excitement."

"The climax and busiest day of the Gion Festival is July 17, which is—today."

"Today is the day of the 'Yamaboko Parade' every year."

The old man pouted at the "Tanglang Mountain" not far away.

"There are more than 30 kinds of Yamaboko participating in the annual 'Yamaboko Parade'."

"This 'Mantis Mountain' is just the most common of the thirty kinds of Yamahoko."

"There are many Yamahokos that are larger in size and more luxurious in shape than 'Tanglang Mountain'."

"These Yamahokos are built by us ordinary people. The government is not responsible for participating in the construction of Yamahokos."

"See those people who are climbing up and down the 'Tanglang Mountain'?"

"Those are the people responsible for the construction of 'Tanglang Mountain'."

"The 'Yamaboko Parade' will start tonight, and these people are conducting the final inspection of 'Mantis Mountain'."

"When the 'Yamaboko Parade' starts, more than 30 Yamaboko vehicles of different styles and sizes will move along the street in an orderly manner."

"At that time, there will be countless citizens watching and cheering on both sides of the street."

"This will be the grandest and most beautiful scene in Kyoto for a year..."

"At this moment, all the people in Kyoto are looking forward to tonight's 'Yamaboko Parade' and fireworks."

Speaking of this, the face of the old man showed a strong look of reminiscence, and some tears flickered in his eyes.

"This is also my favorite scenery in my life..."

"Huh?" A bit of doubt appeared on Machi's face at this time, "Why do I remember that the 'Yamaboko Parade' of the Gion Festival is held during the day? Why is it held at night?"

The old man chuckled:

"In the past, it was indeed held during the day."

"But this year, under the arrangement of Master Kamiyama, who is carrying out the administration in Kyoto Town, the 'Yamaboko Parade' has been moved to night."

"In order to make this year's Gion Festival more lively, Lord Kamiyama set up an extra link: setting off fireworks."

"After the 'Yamaboko Parade' is over, let off brilliant fireworks that can light up the entire Kyoto."

"Because the two major events of 'Yamaboko Parade' and 'Fireworks' are put together, it will be more lively."

"And the fireworks are only beautiful when they are set off at night, so Lord Kamiyama adjusted this year's 'Yamaboko Parade' to be held tonight."

"For Kamiyama-sama's change of the time of the 'Yamaboko Parade' and the addition of fireworks lighting, some old-fashioned people who pay attention to tradition are very unhappy."

"But the vast majority of people still welcome this arrangement of Lord Shenshan."

"After all, there are not many days when there are fireworks to watch throughout the year."

"So you see."

The old man raised his hand and pointed forward.

"See the expressions on these people's faces?"

Both Ogata and A-machi looked at the faces of the citizens who were watching the inspection of "Mantis Hill".

All of these people's faces were filled with excitement, excitement, and anticipation.

"Everyone is looking forward to tonight."

The old man said with emotion.

"I look forward to seeing the beautiful fireworks after watching the grand 'Yamaboko Parade'."

"These years, everyone has had a hard time..."

"First there was the 'Great Tianming Famine', and then there was the 'Tianming Great Fire'. Everyone was tortured by these disasters one after another..."

"Now we finally have a day where we can indulge and have fun, and everyone is looking forward to it..."

"I've heard that the reason why Master Shenshan decided to add more 'fireworks' tonight is to take care of us who have lived a hard life these years."

"It's a pity... this year's Gion Festival still had a little accident..."

"Huh?" Ogata asked back, "What accident?"

The old man let out a long sigh:

"Last night, a murderous person suddenly appeared."

"It is said that from last night to now, this man has killed more than 30 innocent people."

"Now everyone is a little panicked..."

"However—fortunately, the people in the government have already found out who this person was beheaded."

"Officials are now tracking the man from house to house."

"Just now, an official from the government came to tell us to be careful of this person with a warrant for this person's beheading."

"It's a pity that I now forget the name of that person..."

"Sigh... Once people get old, their memory and so on, it really won't work..."

After learning that the government had found out who the murderer who killed more than 30 innocent people was, both Ogata and A-Machi felt a little relieved.

"This kind of indiscriminate killing of innocent people is really disgusting." A-Ming said with a look of disgust, "I really hope that the people from the government can catch this guy as soon as possible."

As soon as A-Machi's words fell, Omen who was standing next to A-Machi nodded slightly as if he felt the same way.

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