I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The author went to check his wrist yesterday, and it seems that there is nothing serious, it is just overworked, and it will be good to rest for a while.

But the update can't stop, so I decided to follow the advice of some book friends, use phonetic code words, and then use the keyboard to correct typos.

This chapter is a very meaningful one——this chapter is the chapter where the author started to use phonetic codewords, and the effect is not bad.

In today's chapter 1W1, more than 10,000 words were spoken abruptly...very conscientious...

So I humbly ask for a monthly pass (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)

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At this moment, Aizan’s residence——

"I understand..." Ogata said in a deep voice, "That means the route is safe, and there won't be any vicious beasts, right?"

As soon as Ogata's words fell, Aizan immediately helped Ogata perform simultaneous interpretation for an elderly middle-aged man beside him.

After listening to Aizan's translation, the middle-aged man nodded.

Ogata remained silent, lowering his head, looking at the map laid out on the floor in front of him.

And Aizan, who was sitting opposite Ogata, glanced at Ogata cautiously, cleared his throat, and boldly asked Ogata:

"Mr. Mashima, what kind of map is this? What is the location marked on this map?"

The villagers of Qina Village have now officially become members of the Red Moon Fortress, and even their clothes have changed into the red clothes that are very characteristic of the Red Moon Fortress.

Although the villagers in China Village also showed panic and uneasiness after learning the bad news of the "shogunate army's attack", the order was generally stable and no vicious incidents occurred.

Just now, Ogata suddenly rushed into their living area of ​​Qina Village with a map in his pocket, and found Aizan.

After entering Aizan's house and finding Aizan, Xu conveniently rushed to Aizan's body, and then directly took the map in his hand to Aizan's body, and asked him: Do you understand? The area depicted on this map.

Although Aizan didn't know why Ogata asked him such a question suddenly, Aizan still obediently picked up the map of Ogata, looked it over carefully - shook his head.

However—although Aizan shook his head, he added later: Although he didn't know the area drawn on this map, Sikaai might know it.

Sikaai is a legendary hunter in their China village.

He doesn't have great hunting skills, but he likes to go hunting in some very remote places.

Having traveled a long way, he is well-informed, and he may know the area drawn on this map.

Seeing what Aizan said, Xu Bian immediately asked Aizan to take him to the middle-aged hunter named Sikaai.

This Sika Ai is usually a restless person, it took Ogata and Aizan more than half an hour to finally find Sika Ai.

After finding Sikaai and inviting Sikaai to Aizan's home, Xu Bian did what he had done to Aizan just now——photographed the map in his hand in front of Sikaai's eyes, Then ask Sikaai if he knows the area drawn on this map.

This time——Sikaai's answer did not disappoint Ogata.

After looking at the map, Sikaai nodded, indicating that he had been to most of the areas on the map.

Then, Xu conveniently started the continuous shooting mode-he asked Sikaai a lot of questions in one breath.

For example—is there any ferocious beasts near the location specially marked on the map, is there anything worth noting...

The questioning was finally over just now.

Until now—after Ogata no longer asked questions, but silently looked at the map in front of him, Aizan finally had a chance, and finally gathered up enough courage to ask Ogata the sentence that he had long ago Questions to ask.

There is a place on this map with a very obvious mark - although Aizan has never been there, he has heard of that place: he heard that it is a plain suitable for human habitation.

Almost every question Ogata asked just now was related to the place specially marked on the map.

What exactly is there? This question has been in Aizan's mind for a long time.

"...This is...a map given to me by a friend of mine." Ogata said, "The friend who gave me this map is now at the place marked on this map."

"And now I—need this friend's help."

After finishing speaking, Ogata rolled up his map, got up and walked outside the house.

"Mr. Mashima!" Aizan asked anxiously, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to find Chanup." Ogata replied without looking back, "I have something to tell him."

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Red Moon Fortress, Kunoya's clinic——

"Kunoya, Mashima hasn't come back yet?" A-cho asked who was lying on the floor.

Kunoya, who happened to be sitting by the door, glanced outside the clinic while filling the bong with tobacco:

"Not yet. Haven't seen him back yet."

Hearing Kunoya's answer, A-Ming frowned and muttered in a low voice, "Where did he go..."

A-Ming still vividly remembers the weird behavior that Ogata did just now—when Ogata followed Kunoya's suggestion and was about to put his luggage on top of the big medicine cabinet, he suddenly froze.

Then he put down the large package with various salutes in his hand, and then took out something from the luggage.

Before A-Machi saw what Ogata took out from the big package, Ogata rushed out of the clinic with a brisk stride.

Before leaving the clinic, I did not forget to leave a sentence: "I will leave for a while, and I will be right back."

And until now, Ogata has not come back...

"Where did your husband go to play?" Kunoya said in a half-joking tone.

"He doesn't know anyone here..." Ah Ding said, "Where can he go? The only place he can go is probably Ayizan and the others..."

"I think he left in a hurry, he must be doing something urgent." Kong Kong shrugged, "Okay, don't worry about your husband's affairs for now, it's time to change your medicine."

While talking, Kunoya picked up the sackcloth at the side and walked slowly towards A-Ming who was lying on the floor.

Looking at Kunoya who was walking slowly, Atachi said softly:

"Kunoya, you are really calm... It is said that the outside is in chaos now, but you are still very calm..."

Kunoya smiled:

"Didn't I say it? I've seen a lot of people with big winds and waves."

"Now I am used to all kinds of storms. Anyway, if you are in a hurry, you have to eat, and if you are not in a hurry, you also have to eat. It's better to be calm."

Just when Kunoya was about to help Ah Ding up and reapply medicine to A Ding's wound, there was a sudden shout outside the clinic.

"Miss Kunoa! Miss Kunoa!"

Hearing this eager shout, Kunoya raised his eyebrows, put down the sackcloth in his hand, and walked slowly outside the clinic.

A sweaty young man is outside the door of the clinic.

After seeing Kunoya, the young man said directly: "Miss Kunoa, Mr. Chanup is calling everyone to gather in the 'Grey Field'!"

"Call everyone?" Kunoya looked surprised, "What are you going to do?"

"I don't know either..." The young man scratched his hair in embarrassment, "In short—that's what Mr. Chanup ordered us, and asked everyone to gather at the 'Grey Field' immediately."

"...I see." Kunoya nodded.

"I'm leaving first!" said the young man, "There are still many people waiting for me to notify."

After watching the young man leave, Kunoya returned to the clinic with his bong in his arms.

As soon as he got back to the clinic, Xu Yi immediately asked Kunoya:

"What happened?"

"Nothing." Kunoya shrugged with a smile, "It seems that something very interesting is going to happen."

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Although the residents of Red Moon Fortress all live in this advanced city, they still live their traditional life of fishing and hunting. To put it bluntly - they are just a relatively large-scale settlement with a relatively special living area .

On weekdays, there will always be occasions where you need to announce something to everyone, such as: calling on everyone to work together to remove the thick snow after the blizzard.

In the north of the center of the Red Moon Fortress, there is a relatively spacious open space. The residents of the Red Moon Fortress used to call this place "the old place".

Although this place is not very spacious, it is more than enough to accommodate more than a thousand people.

When the high-level personnel headed by Chanup want to announce something to everyone, they will call everyone here.

At this moment, most of the residents of the Red Leaf Fortress have gathered in the "old place"—they all gathered here just after hearing Chanup's call.

Now there are more than 800 residents gathered in the "old place", and this number is still increasing.

It was crowded and bustling.

Everyone in the "old place" showed a different look.

Some looked uneasy.

Some looked sad.

Some gritted their teeth.

There are also expressionless faces...

Upanu folded his arms around his chest, closed his eyes and meditated.

Behind him are the people of his Kapasi village.

Even with his eyes closed, Upanu could feel that the clansmen standing behind him were looking at him with strange eyes... no, it should be said to be staring at him.

Upanu naturally knew why his clansmen glared at him like this.

But Upanu had no intention of evading the strange gazes cast by the tribesmen.

I just stood there silently and endured silently.

Finally, a majestic young man standing not far behind Upanu, as if he couldn't bear it anymore, strode up to Upanu, and then shouted loudly:

"Village chief, why did you say that in public today?"

"Our Kapasi Village has a deep blood feud with Kazuto! How can we just bow down to Kazuto like this?"

"Village head! Have you forgotten how many people in our village were killed by Kazuto?"

Upanu opened his eyes and looked at the young man standing in front of him.

What this young tribesman said about "what he said in public today" was naturally referring to the "encouragement" that Upanu directed and acted, but was forcibly interrupted by Retannoe and others who suddenly killed him. Surrender" speech.

"...I just did what I think is right." Upanu said, while slowly closing his eyes, "For me, there is nothing more important than keeping you alive and continuing the ethnic group." It's important, you call me a coward, it doesn't matter if you call me groveling and shameless, just scold me as much as you want."

Regarding Upanu's attitude of beating and scolding, the young tribe's expression became complicated.

Gritting his teeth and stomping his feet resentfully, the young clansman quickly walked away from Upanu as if he never wanted to see Upanu again.

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Retannoe arrived at the "old place" long ago.

Since just now, he has been looking for Chanup everywhere - but found nothing.

"Where is that guy Chanup now?" Retannoe muttered angrily, "Why didn't he come until now..."

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Retannoe, who had already arrived at the "old place", was looking for Chanup everywhere, and Chanup was nursing his bow at his home.

Chanup put his bow on his knees and wiped the bow carefully with a clean cloth.

Otunpuyi has not returned home until now.

Asuma, who was worried about Otunpuyi who did not return home for some reason, left the house half an hour ago to look for her younger brother.

So now, there are only two people in Chanup's family - Chanup himself and Tang God who is sitting in front of Chanup.

"...Chanup, are you really sure you want to do this?" Tang Shen cast extremely complicated eyes on Chanup who was calmly wiping his bow, "If you do this... you will really die Yes..."

"It's not too late...you can still choose the option that has a very high probability of survival..."

Before God Tang finished speaking, Chanup interrupted him with a smile:

"If you can die because of this, it's a worthy death."

After finishing speaking, Chanup put the bow that had been wiped in his hand behind his back.

"It's almost time, I'm going first."

After leaving these words in a calm tone, he walked out of the house.

Only Tang Shen was left sitting there with a complicated expression...

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As soon as Chanup walked out of his house, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him quickly.

Chanup: "Mr. Mashima?"

The figure walking quickly towards Chanup is none other than Ogata.

Just now, after leaving Aizan's house, Ogata went straight to Chanup's house.

Before arriving at Chanup's home, Ogata suddenly received the news that "Qianup is now calling everyone in the 'old place'".

Although Ogata didn't know what the news was about, Ogata continued to go straight to Chanup's house.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the house, he bumped into Chanup who happened to be going out at this moment.

"Mr. Chanup." Ogata stopped in front of Chanup, "I have something to say to you. Is it convenient for you now?"

"Now?" Chanup raised his eyebrows, then shook his head with a wry smile, "It's not very convenient now."

"Now... I have to talk to everyone in Heyezhe."

"After I finish speaking, you can come to me again."

"Mr. Mashima, would you like to come and listen? What I have to say to everyone will not be too long."

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Red Moon Fortress, the old place——

Chepke, the village chief of China Village and one of Ogata's acquaintances, has not loosened his brows since he heard the news of "the shogunate army's attack".

It is naturally impossible for the villagers of Qina Village, who have become a member of the Red Moon Fortress, to miss this convening suddenly issued by Chanup.

At this time, most of the villagers in other villages were sad.

Let’s be honest—Chepke feels like he’s on the verge of tears right now.

He doesn't understand.

I don't understand why my village is so unlucky.

First, they encountered the sudden "disappearance incident" a few years ago, and many villagers have not returned until now.

Then, it was attacked by the Cossacks a while ago, causing countless casualties.

After finally getting the consent of Chanup, I was able to stay in the Red Moon Fortress. I thought I could live a stable life, but... the shogunate army came...

This repeated tribulation made the villagers in Qina Village wonder whether they were cursed...

After learning that the shogunate army was coming, Chepke also discussed with the people in the village what to do—but after discussing for a long time, nothing came out.

Now, Chepke can only hope that Chanup and the others can lead them through this difficult time safely...

"village head."

At this time, a middle-aged man standing beside Chepke suddenly poked Chepke's side lightly with his elbow, and lowered the volume, with a volume that only he and Chepke could hear clearly. Then he said softly:

"I just... thought about it seriously."

"It's really a last resort... Let's surrender. Although Kazuto will not treat us very kindly after surrendering, at least we can still live..."

Chepke didn't respond to the middle-aged man's words. He glanced at the middle-aged man meaningfully and then withdrew his gaze without saying a word.

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"There are so many people..." Ogata looked around, "All the residents of Red Moon Fortress are really gathered here now..."

Chanup has something to do now, and Ogata couldn't force him to stop what he was doing immediately.

Therefore——Ogata can only wait quietly for Chanup to finish his own affairs, and then slowly talk to Chanup about things.

Ogata was quite curious about Chanup's sudden call of all the residents of Heyezhe.

Rather than waiting idly, it would be better to come and listen to what Chanup wanted to say to Heyezhe's people—so Ogata accepted Chanup's invitation and came to this "old place".

After arriving at the "old place" that is already crowded with people, Ogata, with his face and kimono, immediately attracted the attention of many people.

No matter what, Ogata had also stayed in the Red Moon Fortress for a not-too-short period of time, so some people recognized Ogata, glanced at Ogata, and then looked away.

But there are also some people who don't know Ogata, who cast malicious and malicious eyes on Ogata...

Ogata, who ignored all these gazes, was thinking about where he should stand——

"Oh, isn't this a young man?"

"Kunoya?"

Ogata followed the sound and turned his head to look at Kunoya who was slowly walking towards him with a pipe in his mouth.

"Are you coming to join in the fun?" Kunoya walked up to Ogata and asked.

"That's right. How is Machi doing now?"

"I just changed her medicine, she should be recuperating quietly in the clinic now."

After all, Kunoya glanced at a little boy not far away who was being hugged by his mother, and then extinguished the bong in his hand.

"There are so many people..." Kunoya said with emotion, "The last time everyone was called like this... I don't even remember when it happened."

"...Everyone is very disturbed." Ogata added softly.

Ogata had noticed it just now—the atmosphere in the air was not positive.

One has only to listen carefully to hear many statements like this:

"What should we do next..."

"Now I can only surrender..."

"The people outside the city seem to want our fortress, our land...why do we suddenly suffer from such an indiscriminate disaster..."

"It is said that there are tens of thousands of people outside the city... We can't possibly fight..."

...

Remarks similar to this continue to appear everywhere in the crowd.

Although Ogata didn't quite understand the Ainu words, he could roughly guess what they were talking about from the tone of their voices.

The effect of Upanu's "surrender speech" today has actually exceeded Upanu's own expectations.

People who heard Upanu's "Surrender Speech" passed it on from one to another, and Upanu's thought of "Long Live Surrender" has spread unknowingly.

"Haha." Kunoya shrugged with a smile, "In fact, everyone was just scared by the sudden and powerful enemy."

"Our residents of Heyezhe are mainly divided into two parts——10 years ago, the people of the four tribes who united together due to climate deterioration and went south to find a new home. And after Heyezhe was established, due to various People who moved in for various reasons, such as the China Village you are familiar with."

"The former accounted for the vast majority."

"Although I have not experienced the southward migration 10 years ago, I have heard that the southward migration 10 years ago was very heroic."

"It took countless sacrifices of blood and tears to finally find this livable land and build a new home on it."

Kunoya stomped the ground under her feet.

"Young man, everyone has a deep affection for this new home that has been built with great difficulty, far beyond your imagination."

"If they want to give up the land under their feet to others, few people will agree."

"Everyone is just a little scared and confused now."

"Now...the only thing we need is someone who can dispel their confusion and ignite their fighting spirit."

Kunoa showed a meaningful smile at Ogata.

"I don't know—is there anyone who can dispel everyone's confusion and ignite everyone's fighting spirit."

"Look! Chanup is coming! (Ainu language)"

At this time, a loud shout sounded from somewhere not far from Ogata and Kunoa.

This shout immediately caused a chain reaction, and everyone turned their attention to the east of the "old place", and turned to a high platform made of wood and mud standing in the east of the "old place".

I saw the tall figure of Chanup standing on the high platform.

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"Everyone, please be quiet!" Chanup yelled loudly.

After Chanup's shout fell, the noise slowly stopped.

Standing in the open space of more than a thousand people, it soon became silent.

All eyes were on the middle-aged man standing on the high platform, on the leader who had always been trusted by them.

The high platform at the foot of Chanup is about 5 meters high, and it was specially built to facilitate high-level officials like Chanup to give lectures in the "old place".

Seeing that the high platform was finally quiet, Chanup took a deep breath, and then shouted:

"Everyone, I believe you already know everything, right?"

"Just outside! Just outside this tall city wall! Thousands of people are watching!"

In order to let more than a thousand people under the high stage hear his words clearly, Chanup shouted every word with all his strength.

"They came very suddenly."

"They came to plunder, they came to occupy our land, to rob our home."

"According to the information we know so far, the Kazutos currently gathered outside the city are only a small part of the army they have launched."

"In order to plunder our homeland, the Kazuren mobilized a total of 10,000 troops this time, and the Kazuren gathered outside the wall are just their vanguard."

As soon as Chanup's words came out, there was an uproar in the audience.

Almost everyone looked at each other in horror.

"Eh?"

"One, ten thousand people?!"

"Are the Kazutos outside the city and outside the city just the vanguard?"

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Chanup's words were like throwing a boulder into a pond, causing the pond to explode and cause a lot of ripples—the crowd that had calmed down became noisy again.

"What is Chanup doing?" A middle-aged man standing beside Lei Tannoe, who was a member of the "Battle faction" like Lei Tanuoe, asked Lei Tanuoe anxiously. "Doesn't his appearance make everyone more afraid?"

Retannoe ignored the middle-aged man beside him. He folded his arms and continued to look at Chanup with burning eyes.

Chanup glanced at the crowd under the high platform, then took a deep breath again:

"You must be very scared, right?"

Chanup's voice drowned out the clamor of the crowd.

Everyone who was attracted by Chanup's loud voice consciously stopped their noise and focused their attention on Chanup again.

"Everyone must be terrified."

Chanup no longer used interrogative sentences as before, but used affirmative sentences.

"I don't know what to do now."

"I don't know whether to stand up and resist, or choose to succumb to Heren's despotic power and surrender in Kaesong."

Chanup paused again.

After scanning the crowd under the high stage again, he said:

"Now... I want to tell you two stories"

"Story 1 is the one I've been through."

Chanup, who suddenly said that he wanted to tell a story, naturally aroused everyone's doubts.

But when the people under the high stage became a little noisy again because of doubts, Chanup told his story in his loud voice:

"Since I don't know when, all kinds of rumors about me have spread everywhere."

There was a bit of self-deprecation in Chanup's tone.

"The most widely circulated and most heard rumor is probably the story that when I was young, I hired a killer to kill all the able-bodied men in the hostile village, right?"

"Nine out of ten of the rumors that are going around about me are completely false."

"But now I want to tell you a story that has not been widely circulated, but it happened in real life."

"I used to—go to 'Herendi'. When I was young."

As soon as Chanup said this, there was another uproar.

Many of Chanup's old acquaintances, including Retan Noe, now cast surprised glances at Chanup on the high platform.

"That was when I was 16."

Chanup continued.

"With the help of my friends, I left my tribe and went to the Matsumae Domain in Kazuto. I lived in the Matsumae Domain of Kazuto for half a year."

"In just half a year, I saw all kinds of novelty things that I hadn't seen in the past 16 years."

"I have seen Kazuto's farming life."

"I have seen the craftsmanship developed with people."

"I have seen the powerful force of Kazuren."

"At the same time——I also saw the lives of those 'naturalized Ezo'."

"Everyone should be familiar with 'Naturalized Ezo', right? That is the name of compatriots who were forced to live in 'Herendi' for various reasons."

"During the half a year of living in the Matsumae Domain, I met a 'naturalized Ezo'."

"That is a strong girl. She is a descendant of the "naturalized Ezo" who has lived in "Herendi" for several generations."

"His great-grandfather used to be a member of a tribe who resisted the oppression of Heren, fought against Heren, and finally lost to Heren."

"After losing to Kazuto, in order to manage them more easily, the remaining members of their tribe were all moved into the Matsumae Domain and forced to become 'Naturalized Ezo'."

"As for these naturalized Azou, you should have heard more or less how they were treated by others, right?"

"They were forced to transform into 'naturalized Ezo'. They could only wear Japanese clothes, and had to abandon their original names and take another Japanese name."

"If you speak our Ainu language, others will look at you strangely. They have to learn and speak Japanese language."

"I have seen many 'naturalized Ezo' who have lived in 'Wato' for several generations. They obviously have Ainu faces, but they can't speak our Ainu language at all. "

Ogata has been quietly listening to Chanup's speech.

After hearing Chanup's words just now, memories of the past slowly emerged in Ogata's mind.

He recalled the scene of this group related to "Naturalized Ezo" that he had witnessed when he and A-Machi were still in the Matsumae domain.

At this time, Chanup's tone slowly became serious.

"But no matter how they dress up as Kazuto, they can't change their auntie's face."

"They have the face of the Ainu, and all they receive in the 'Herendi' is discrimination."

"Even if they put on Kazuto's clothes and took Kazuto's name, Kazuto people only regard them as apes who can wear clothes."

"Would anyone want to hire an ape who can wear clothes?"

"The friend I know is very lucky. She met a kind-hearted Kazuya who is willing to hire her as an apprentice in the clinic."

"But even so, not many people think highly of her."

"When I see her Ainu face, I will turn away, and I don't want to be treated by this kind of clothed ape."

"This is how the 'naturalized Ezo' are treated in Heren."

"I was forced to abandon everything I had, and pretend to be Kazuto according to Kazuto's order."

"Little by little, generation after generation, slowly becoming a Kazuto."

"And now—I'm going to tell another story."

"A story that many people present should be familiar with."

"A story from 10 years ago."

"Ten years ago, a sudden cold snap hit the north."

Chanup just said something, and many people including Retan Noe under the high stage changed their faces.

"Many people present should have been impressed by the cold snap."

"Since this fierce cold current hit, the climate has been directly changed by this cold current. Our original homeland has become extremely cold and difficult to live in. A large number of animals were frozen to death."

"In order to survive, our four tribes had to unite and go south to find a new home."

"It was a tough journey."

"We've had blizzards that turned the whole world white."

"We have been in danger of running out of food."

"We were taken advantage of by the settlements we passed along the way."

"Several times, we almost collapsed on the way to find a new home."

"But we made it through."

"In the face of these dangers, we all survived one by one!"

"Some people say: The reason why we survived is because of my command, my management, and my encouragement to everyone after they fell into desperation."

"Some people also say that the reason why we survived is because of luck."

"But none of that is actually true."

"The reason why we can survive is not because of me, nor because of luck, but because countless people are willing to sacrifice their own blood and lives for our survival."

"In the face of the snowstorm, we hugged each other and used each other's body temperature to survive the severe cold. Countless people voluntarily sat on the outermost edge, exposing their backs naked to the wind and snow."

"Facing the danger of food depletion, countless people took up their bows and arrows and went deep into the unfamiliar jungle to hunt for food."

"In the face of the tribes who came to take advantage of the fire and rob them along the way, countless people rose up to resist."

"The success of our southward migration, our Heyezhe, our life is based on the blood and lives of these compatriots who are willing to sacrifice."

At this time, under the high platform, the silence was broken again.

But this time, what broke the silence was no longer a frightened clamor, but a low sob.

Most of the residents of Red Moon Fortress are from the four tribes who decided to move south 10 years ago.

That southward migration was only 10 years ago.

Many relatives and friends died in this heroic southward migration.

Chanup's words evoked sad memories for these people. They were so sad that tears gushed out of their eyes like a river breaking its embankment.

People who have not experienced the southward migration 10 years ago, such as Ogata, looked at the sobbing people around them with surprised eyes.

Chanup's speech was not over yet.

His voice suddenly rose.

"However! Now! The new home we built with countless sacrifices has been watched by jackals!"

"I don't need to go into details, everyone should be very clear about the history of our Ainu people."

"Since thousands of years ago, the Japanese have been plundering our land."

"Thousands of years ago, the living area of ​​our Ainu people included the eastern and northern parts of the entire Honshu Island."

"However, in the repeated aggression and plunder of Heren, our living area has been compressed again and again."

"To this day, we have abandoned the entire island of Honshu, and our residences have been compressed onto this island."

The island Chanup mentioned is naturally Ezodi.

"Now Heren is going to invade our homeland like it did to our ancestors!"

"Surrender or defeat, this new home that we have sacrificed so much to build will come to naught."

"Some people say: We might as well surrender. As long as we surrender Kazuto, we can save our lives and our ethnic group can continue."

As soon as Chanup's words fell, many people who happened to be standing next to Upanu turned their heads at this time and cast strange glances at Upanu.

Ignoring the strange gazes cast by these people, Upanu stared at Chanup on the high platform with a gloomy face.

"Indeed, if we bow our knees to Kazuto, we can indeed save our lives, and we can indeed continue our ethnic group."

"But if you do this, what you get in the end will be the most humiliating death."

"What is the most humiliating death for a group? Is it that all members of the group are killed?"

"No! The most humiliating death is not the killing of all clan members, it is just a physical death. The most humiliating death is the death of the soul!"

"We obediently surrendered Kaesong, Kazuto will keep their promise and won't hurt us alone?"

"Let's just assume that they will keep their promise! We surrendered, and they won't hurt us alone. But after we surrender in Kaesong, we are destined to no longer be allowed to live here, and we will definitely be forced to move to 'Heren land'."

"We will be forced to become what I just called 'naturalized Ezo'."

"We will no longer be able to wear our Ainu clothes."

"We will be forced to abandon our current name and take a Katoren name."

"We will no longer be able to play Mukuli freely, and we will no longer be able to hold the 'Bear Spirit Festival'!"

"In about two generations, we will be tamed into Japanese people like tamed dogs. Our descendants will no longer be Ainu people, and our descendants will become Japanese people. .”

"At that time, will the souls of our descendants go to Kazuto's shrine, or to the other world of our Ainu people?"

"Such a humiliating death—I cannot bear it!"

At this moment, Chanup's every word was roared out, his face was now flushed with emotion.

Under the high platform, the crowd that had just become a little noisy because of the sobs had now become silent again.

All eyes are on Chanup.

Looking at the tall figure on the high platform.

"I can't bear such a humiliating death! I want to defend my homeland, I want to defend the home of my soul!"

"We are not without a chance of winning the battle with Kazuto outside the city!"

"Our chance of victory is to defend this fortress to the death. We will last until we are cut off from people's supplies!"

"This is a protracted battle. Although there is a chance of winning, the chance of winning is slim!"

"But even if the chances of winning are slim, I still have to hold on to my bow and fight for this chance of survival!!"

"Whoever stands on this earth will die!"

"Rather than die humiliatingly in the domestication of humans, it is better to die defending the homeland and the home of the soul!"

"Dying to protect the homeland and the home of the soul, how glorious is such a death!"

Chanup opened his arms as if to embrace the sky.

"We can't die in the domestication of humans!"

"If you want to die, you will die here!!"

"Come on! Which warrior is willing to guard the glory with me?! Which warrior dares to fight for that chance with me?!"

"Never surrender to Kazuto!!"

As soon as Chanup finished speaking, under the high platform, a one-armed young man with slightly red eyes standing in the area where the villagers of Kapasi Village gathered, roared out at the top of his voice.

Beside him was a woman who was hugging a little girl. She tugged at the sleeve of the one-armed young man anxiously, but the one-armed young man remained unmoved.

"This is the new home we built with great difficulty! We can't just hand it over to Kazuto!"

"I don't do 'naturalized Ezo'!!"

...

Such howls have gradually grown from a few sporadic ones to a large scale and a climate.

Originally, people who were inclined to "fight" were screaming at the beginning.

But gradually, this energy gradually spread.

More and more people began to roar together.

The shouts of the crowd gathered together, forming a sound wave that seemed to lift the entire sky.

Upanu looked palely at the group of clansmen behind him who roared and responded to Chanup.

Ogata looked around, his face full of surprise.

Kunoya, who was standing next to Ogata, looked at Chanup on the high platform with meaningful eyes, and at the same time stuffed the muzzle of a bong that was not lit at all into her mouth.

"Young man, look!" Kunoya said to Ogata beside her with a smile on her face, "Am I right? Everyone's affection for the home under their feet is far deeper than you imagined!"

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PS1: This chapter is also a chapter that was written so hard... For Chanup's speech, the author read all the classic speech plots in film and television works and literary works, such as the one in "Lord of the Rings" Those speeches, such as the famous poem "Horatius on the Bridge"...

Seeing that the author works so hard, today is still a chapter of 9,000 words, please vote for the author more (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)

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PS2: The author suddenly realized a problem yesterday: According to the setting, the height of A-Machi is 1.55 meters.

This height was quite tall in the Edo period, but in modern times, this height can only be regarded as small and exquisite.

So here comes the question - is A-cho a loli or a royal sister...?

A Machi, who is 155 in height, sounds like a 175 in speech. It always makes people subconsciously forget that she is actually very short...

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