I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Originally, today's chapter could have been published in the afternoon.

But this afternoon something unexpected happened - my mother wanted me to go out with her.

After all, today is Mother's Day, so I went shopping with my mother, so I didn't have time to write in the afternoon. I finally finished writing today's chapter after I got home in the evening, and I delayed posting it until now... I'm very sorry orz

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"...Machi. Do you remember Kondo?"

"Of course I remember." Ah-Ming replied without thinking, "I just looked for him the day before yesterday."

Speaking of this, Ah-Ming's face showed a bit of helplessness.

"I spent a lot of effort the day before yesterday to convince Kondo-kun that you are really safe..."

In order to avoid involving Kondo, Ogata has never told Kondo the real reason why he came to Edo.

So Kondo naturally didn't know that Ogata, who suddenly didn't come to participate in the "Gozen Trial" martial arts test, actually ran to deal with Shiranui.

From Kondo's point of view, Ogata just missed the martial arts test for no reason, and then disappeared.

In order to avoid worrying Kondo, after moving into this house 3 days ago to recuperate from his injuries, Obi reported the address of the Hokaze House to Acho, and asked Acho to go to the Hokaze House for him. Kondo, who was working part-time, reported that he was safe.

Tell Kondo that everything is fine for him now, but because of some incidents, he has to temporarily "disappear" for a period of time.

A-machi also knows Kondo, and also knows the relationship between Kondo and Ogata, so naturally he will not shirk this task.

On the second day after moving into the house—that is, the day before yesterday, A-machi followed the address Ogata gave him, and found the North Kaze House and Kondo who was working there.

After A-Machi told Kondo that "Ogata is safe now, but because of some things, he has to be 'missing' for a while", Kondo immediately asked A-Machi Ogata nervously what happened.

According to A-cho, it took her a lot of effort to finally fool Kondo and convince Kondo that Ogata is really safe now.

"Kondo is currently working at the 'North Wind House',

In fact, it is a shop specializing in selling Ezo specialties. "

Ogata continued.

"The owner of the North Wind House may know some information related to Ezo."

Hearing Ogata's words, Machi's eyes lit up.

"So that North Wind House is a store specializing in Ezo goods?"

"Didn't you just go to the North Wind House the day before yesterday and report to Kondo for me?" Ogata asked in a helpless tone, "Didn't you notice that the shelves of the North Wind House were full of weird Ezo goods?"

"I didn't enter the North Kaze House at the time." A-Ming said, "When I found the Kita Kaze House, Kondo-kun happened to be standing outside the shop door eating."

"I left after I reported my safety to Kondo-kun, so I never entered that shop."

Speaking of this, Ah-cho let out a sigh of relief, and said with emotion:

"It's really lucky... I just happen to know someone who works in a shop that specializes in Ezo products..."

"Well, yes." Ogata also heaved a sigh of relief, "After my injury recovers better, I will visit the North Wind House...by the way, I will also meet Kondo and let him know that I Really safe..."

"...Going to Ezo... feels like it will cost a lot of money." A-Machi muttered softly, "I have to buy enough thick winter clothes and enough dry food..."

Before A-Machi finished speaking, Obi interrupted:

"About the money, you don't have to worry about it, Machi."

"Do you forget it?"

"I still have a lot of money to pay."

"A large sum of money?" A-Machi repeated what Ogata said just now with a puzzled face.

After pondering for a while, he finally remembered what Ogata said just now.

"That's right... I almost forgot that I still have that money..."

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the next day—

Edo, the healing place for Ogata and others——

"Yitao Zhai, you said you have something very important to tell us." Lin asked Ogata who was sitting cross-legged in front of them, "Now that everyone has arrived, it's okay to say anything."

Ogata and the Huluya party headed by Lin gathered in the room where Mucun and Asai lived.

In order to take care of the seriously injured Mucun, Asai, and Shimada, Mamiya lived in the largest room of the house with Mucun, Asai, and Shimada.

Then Yuanyi lived in a room alone, next door to Kamiya and the others.

Rin, who also lived alone in a room, lived next door to Genichi.

Just now, Ogata suddenly came to the room where the four of Mamiya, Makimura, Asai, and Shimada lived.

As soon as he entered Mamiya's room, Oo conveniently asked Mamiya to call Lin and Yuanyi who lived in other rooms.

"Gamiya, can you help call Miss Lin and Genichi? I have something very important to tell you."——This is what Ogata said to Gamiya just now.

Although he didn't know what the "important matter" Ogata was talking about, but seeing Ogata's serious face when he said this, Mamiya didn't dare to neglect it.

Both Lin and Yuanyi had rooms next door, so Jiangong quickly brought Lin and the others over.

"Sorry, I took up your time because of my personal affairs." Ogata first apologized to Lin and the others in front of him, "I will try to make a long story short."

Ogata straightened up, cleared his throat, and said seriously:

"I plan to go to Ezo with A-Machi after the injury is almost healed and does not hinder my long journey."

"Ezodi?" Mucun was the first to exclaim.

Although the others didn't exclaim like Mucun did, they also showed more or less consternation on their faces.

Lin raised her eyebrows, looked Ogata up and down several times with meaningful eyes, and said softly:

"Are you planning to go to the two doctors Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen?"

"That's right." Ogata nodded, "You all should know, right? The purple mark on my neck has grown bigger."

Ogata raised his hand to caress his left neck.

"I guess nine out of ten are the spread of the 'immortal poison' in the body."

Last night, after learning that Ogata, who had suddenly passed out, woke up, Mucun, Asai, Shimada... especially Mucun, wanted to go together to see Ogata who finally woke up.

However, due to the severe injuries on his body, it was difficult to even walk, so he could only continue to lie down, waiting for Lin, Genichi, and Mamiya, who had gone to visit Ogata, to return.

After finally waiting for Lin and the others to come back, Lin and the others brought the sad news that "the immortal poison in Ogata's body may have spread" to Mucun, Asai, and Shimada.

So everyone present knew that the area of ​​the purple mark on Ogata's neck had grown larger.

"...Brother Ogata, the reason why the purple mark on your neck has become bigger may not be because the 'immortal poison' in your body has spread." Mucun hesitated, "Maybe it's because of other reasons..."

"Whatever the reason, it is necessary for me to prepare for the worst."

Speaking of this, Ogata's tone was a little more helpless.

"If it's because of some other insignificant reason that the purple mark on my neck has become bigger, that's naturally the best."

"But if it's really because the 'Immortal Poison' in my body has spread, causing the purple mark on my neck to become bigger... then it can't be ignored."

"So I discussed it with Machi last night."

Gradually, a firm look appeared in Ogata's tone.

"When my injury is almost healed, I immediately set off for Ezo to look for the two doctors Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen."

"... Are you and Machi-san just going to Ezo?" Lynn asked, "With all due respect—Ezo is huge. Finding two people in Ezo is like finding a needle in a haystack."

"I know." The firmness in Ogata's tone did not change, "But it's the only way to do it."

"It's better to go to Ezodi to find a needle in a haystack than to sit and do nothing."

"And—it's not good to live here in Edo for too long now." When he said this, Ogata changed into a joking tone. An attack on Shiranui."

"So it is necessary to leave Edo before the shogunate knows who destroyed Shiranui."

"Regardless of whether the shogunate has the ability to find out who destroyed Shiranui, even if they find out, it will be how many months, or how many years later." Lin complained angrily.

Their previous attack on Shiranui could be described as a "lightning attack".

From the start of the attack to the departure of Ogata and others, a total of less than an hour has passed.

The reason is because the power of Datong is too strong.

Facing weapons of Otsuru's level, the ninjas in Shiranui fought bravely, but they were quickly defeated.

After defeating the ninjas in Shiranui with Ogata and others, the "Gu" ransacked Shiranui's treasury.

After dividing up the money stored in Shiranui's vault, the "Girls" also fled in all directions, escaping the hell that has tortured them for so many years.

The money from Shiranui's vault was enough for them to start a new life.

It was not until after the attack on Shiranui that the shogunate realized that something had happened to Shiranui.

Then, towards evening, officials were sent into Shiranui to investigate what happened.

At that time, Ogata, the others and the "Gu" had long since disappeared, and there was nothing left in Shiranui except for the dead bodies.

As far as Ogata and the others know—the shogunate is still investigating who attacked Shiranui.

Because when the officials of the shogunate arrived in Shiranui, there were no living people in Shiranui, and there were neither witnesses nor physical evidence.

So whether the shogunate can find out who destroyed Shiranui is a question.

Even if it can be found out, I am afraid it will take a lot of time.

That's why Lin complained about Ogata just now.

After complaining about Ogata's words angrily, Lin took a deep breath.

After slowly exhaling the breath inhaled into the chest, Lin said in a deep voice:

"……I see."

"You and Miss A-Ming are allies with our Calabash House."

"What do you plan to do in the future, we will not ask more questions, nor will we intervene."

Speaking of this, a faint smile appeared on Lin's face.

"Since you have made up your mind to leave for Ezo as quickly as possible, I can only wish you all the best of luck."

"If you need any help, you can ask them as much as you want."

"I can't guarantee that I will be able to help with other things."

"But I have never been afraid of things related to money."

"Ezo is far away, and it should cost a lot of money to go to Ezo."

"If you need Yi Dao Zhai, I can lend you money without interest or limit."

"Thank you for your kindness." Ogata smiled, "But I'm not really short of money now."

"Because there is still a large sum of money waiting for me to claim it."

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4 days later——

In the second year of Kanzheng (1790), October 29.

Edo, Wufu Town Gate, Kitamachi Magistrate Office.

Compared with big cities such as Kyoto and Osaka, Edo has a big difference, that is, there are two administrative offices in Edo - the Kitamachi Executive Office located at the Gofumachi Gate, and the Nanmachi Executive Office located at the Sukiyabashi Gate .

Edo also once established the "Nakamachi Prefectural Office", but this Nakamachi Prefectural Office was only short-lived, and it was closed not long after it was established.

Listening to the names, most people would think that the Minami and Hokumachi prefectures are each in charge of half of Edo, the Nanmachi prefecture governs the southern half of Edo, and the Kitamachi prefecture governs the northern half of Edo.

But this is actually wrong.

The Minami and Hokucho Magistrates are not in charge of each half of Edo, they implement the "Yuefan Accountability" system.

To put it simply, they take turns managing Edo in units of "months".

This month, the Kitamachi Magistrate is in charge of managing Edo, and next month it will be the Nanmachi Magistrate's turn to manage Edo, and then the next month it will be the Kitamachi Magistrate's turn...

And this month happened to be the turn of the Kitamachi Magistrate to manage Edo.

Ogata walked out of the Kitamachi Magistrate's Office side by side with Omachi.

Ah-Ming held a wooden box in his arms.

On the other hand, Ogata limped along beside Ah-machi.

"A-Machi." Ogata asked in a low voice towards A-Machi who slowed down his walking speed in order to take care of him, "Do you really need my help?"

"No need." Ah-Ming said without thinking, "Don't think of me as the kind of young lady in a deep boudoir, I can move things several times heavier than this box."

Ogata looked up and down at A-Machi several times, and seeing that A-Machi was indeed capable of doing things with ease, he didn't say anything more.

"We have become rich." Ogata leaned his lips to A-Machi's ear again, lowered his voice, and continued to whisper in a playful tone at a volume that only he and A-Machi could hear clearly .

The reason why the two of them came out of the Kitamachi Magistrate's Office just now was because—they were here to receive the bonus for being the first place in the "Imperial Examination" literary examination.

Both the first place in the literary test and the first place in the martial arts test in the "Imperial Test" can get a bonus of 100 taels of gold.

Just 2 days ago, the martial arts test that lasted for several days was finally over.

In the end, the person who won the crown of the martial arts test was actually someone Ogata knew——Chiba, who is currently working with Kondo at Beifengya.

Although I heard Kondo say that Chiba is very strong and a master of Beichen Mengliu before, Ogata did not expect Chiba to be so strong that he could win the laurel of the "Imperial Trial" martial arts test.

Although many of the participants in the "Imperial Trial Cooperation" are quite skilled, there are still some people with pretty good skills.

Therefore, it is not easy for Qianye to be able to beat all the heroes and win the first place in the martial arts test.

The end of the martial arts test also announced the successful end of this year's "Imperial Trial".

The government stipulates that the bonuses for the first place in the civil and military examinations of the "Imperial Trial" will be distributed uniformly 2 days after the end of the "Imperial Trial"—that is, today.

The release time is today and tomorrow, these two days, no waiting for outdated.

The first name of the text test and the first name of the martial arts test need to go to the Kitamachi Magistrate to pick it up in person. When picking up, they must show the "candidate card" that was assigned to each of them after signing up for the "Imperial Examination". paper.

After absorbing "Immortal" for the second time, Ogata's vitality increased to 36 points.

After the further leap in vitality, Ogata's already terrifying recovery speed became even more terrifying.

After absorbing "immortality" for the second time, after 4 days of recuperation, as of today, there is no wound on Ogata's body that is still in pain.

Except for the deep wounds that still need some time to heal, the other shallow wounds have scabbed, healed, and new flesh has grown.

At the same time, I can walk like a normal person-although I haven't been able to walk for a long time, and I also limp when I walk. Because Ogata also had a pretty deep wound on his left thigh, and this wound hadn't fully healed.

It was thanks to this strong resilience that Ogata recovered to the point where he could barely walk before today.

If he couldn't move around today, then Ogata really didn't know how to go to the Kitamachi Magistrate's Office to collect the money.

The wooden box that Ah-Ming is holding now contains the prize money for the first place in the literary examination-a full 100 big judgment awards.

Ogata originally wanted to come and hold the cash box in person, but A-Machi took the job away with the excuse of "Your injury is not fully healed yet, so don't do too much strenuous exercise".

For those big merchants, 100 taels of gold may not be enough for their consumption that night in a gold-selling place like Yoshihara.

But for ordinary people like Ogata and the others, 100 taels is undoubtedly a huge sum of money.

If you use it sparingly, it will not be a problem to use it for 10 years.

So Ogata's sentence "We have become rich people" just now is not a joke or bragging.

"Fortunately, my injury recovered quickly enough, and I recovered to the point where I was able to walk before today."

Ogata smiled and shrugged.

"If I missed the time to claim the bonus because I didn't recover from the injury in time, then I might be so depressed that I vomited blood."

"It's a pity that you didn't finish the martial arts test." A-Ming smiled half-jokingly, "If you can complete the martial arts test as well, maybe we can get another 100 taels of gold."

"Don't be too greedy." Ogata responded to A-Ming with the same half-joking tone, "This 100 taels is enough for us to squander for a while. Be content."

"I know, I was just joking. If you even take the 100 taels of gold for the first place in the martial arts test, I will be distressed. I don't know how to carry so much money."

Ogata had only participated in the martial arts test for two days.

On the third day of the martial arts test, Ogata ran to fight Shiranui.

According to the rules of the "Imperial Trial", those who did not show up on time will be counted as abstentions.

Therefore, on the third day of the military test, Ogata, who went to the decisive battle with Shiranui and failed to continue to participate in the military test, was naturally dealt with by the government as "voluntary abstention".

Ogata didn't feel much regret for not being able to take part in the martial arts test to the end.

The reason why he decided to participate in the "Imperial Trial" is only for two reasons.

The first reason is that this is their agreement with Hasegawa.

Hasegawa needs enough powerful masters to participate in the "Imperial Trial", to destroy Shiranui Ri's attempt to use the "Imperial Trial" to raise their image.

And Hasegawa's wish was indirectly fulfilled by Ogata and the others.

There is no longer any need to worry about Shiranui relying on "imperial trial cooperation" to enhance their image.

Because Shiranui completely disappeared.

As for the second reason... it is Ogata's own reason.

Ogata has never told anyone, including A-machi, the second reason for his decision to participate in the "Gozen Trial".

The second reason why Ogata decided to participate in the "Imperial Trial" is that Ogata wanted the bonus for the "Imperial Trial".

Ogata has been thinking about his future with A-Machi since he combined with A-Machi at the Gourdya headquarters in Owari.

With one more A-Ming by his side, the daily money spent instantly increased a lot.

If you want to live a good life with A-Ming in the future, having enough money is essential.

However - Ogata is now the Shogunate's most wanted man.

Unless he has been wearing that human skin mask and living his life as "Mashima Goro", Ogata, who is a wanted criminal, must have lost all legitimate work.

So when he came to Edo and learned that both the top names in the literary and martial arts tests of the "Imperial Trial Cooperation" could get a bonus of 100 taels, which was enough for him and Atachi to live a leisurely life for at least 10 years, Ogata was very excited. Heartbeat.

So when he learned that Hasegawa was looking for a master who was strong enough and willing to participate in the "Imperial Trial", Ogata took the initiative to invite Ying and participated in the "Imperial Trial" in person.

Ogata's original purpose was actually to win the first place in the martial arts test, and to win the 100 taels of gold for the first place in the martial arts test.

For the essay test, Ogata didn't have any expectations.

But who knows that the development of the world is so unpredictable.

Ogata, who didn't have any expectations for the essay test, won the crown of the essay test in a daze.

Because of this, Ogata did not feel sorry for not being able to complete the martial arts test.

Anyway, he also has the 100 taels of gold to get the first place in the literary test, so Ogata doesn't care much about whether he can get the first place in the martial arts test.

The only thing that attracts Ogata in the "Imperial Trial" is the bonus.

False names such as "the first name of the civil examination" and "the first name of the military examination" are dispensable to Ogata.

And even if he got these false names, Ogata would not have any sense of accomplishment.

Because the person who got these false names was "Mashima Goro", not "Ogata Issei".

Ogata is worried that telling A-Machi that another purpose of his participation in the "Oqian Trial" is to make money will cause A-Machi a psychological burden.

That's why he has been hiding it from Ah-Ming. He never told Ah-cho that the reason why he participated in the "Imperial Trial" was for money, so that the two of them would have enough money to live a good life in the future.

"What should we go shopping first?" Ogata joked.

"Anyway, hurry up and send it back to where we live now." Ah-Ming smiled, and also joked, "I always feel uneasy walking on the street with so much money in my hand."

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