I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

——Sure enough, I shouldn't be obsessed with makeup...

Isshika, who lowered her head slightly, secretly said in her heart in a disappointed tone.

On the way from leaving the Isshiki Sword Gym to arriving at the Quanbing Gym, Isshika's self-confidence has been continuously declining.

Originally, Isshiki had a little confidence in her red lips and eyebrows, which took a long time to paint.

However... When leaving the Isshiki Sword Gym and going to the Quanbing Gym, Isshika met many girls with very beautiful makeup on the way.

Osaka's economy is so developed, girls with beautiful makeup can be seen everywhere.

Looking at the girls with beautiful makeup one after another, Isshika could not help but subconsciously lower her head slowly...

Subconsciously wanting to hide his clumsy makeup...

——I'll find a chance to wipe off the makeup on my face later...

When Isshika was thinking about how to remove the makeup on her face, Shibata's words "Huh? Mashima-kun?" interrupted Isshiki's thoughts, and let Isshika, her grandfather and others, together Cast a puzzled look at Shibata not far away.

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"Mr. Mashima, who is this?" Naoshu looked at Shibata who was running towards them, and then at Ogata.

"This is someone I know." Ogata explained.

When Ogata had just finished explaining who this person was to Naoshu, Shibata had just arrived in front of Ogata.

"Isshiki-sama, first time meeting." Before and after coming to Ogata, Shibata did not immediately chat with Ogata, but first bowed to Naoshu very politely and said hello, "I am a disciple of Yuanmingkan—— Shibata Ryuuyuki."

Naoshu nodded to Shibata.

"Shibata." Ogata asked this cheerful and strong man whom he liked quite a bit, "Are you... come to participate in the 'big test match'?"

"Hahaha, not really."

Shibata smiled brightly.

"I haven't been given the honor of participating in the 'big trial.' I'm just here to watch."

"I am an apprentice of the Yuanming Pavilion. Before I served as Miss Chuguang's guard, I was one of the apprentices of the Yuanming Pavilion, and I have been studying in the Yuanming Pavilion."

"Even now that I am Miss Chuguang's guard, I have never left the Yuanming Pavilion. I will still go to the pavilion to continue to hone my sword skills in my free time."

Yuanming Hall——one of the four major sword halls that participated in the grand event of the "Great Trial" and taught swordsmanship without outflow.

Wuwailiu is also a well-known school of swordsmanship, known for its high combat value, many people refer to Wueliu as a "killing sword".

"Although I was unable to represent the Yuanming Museum to participate in the 'Great Trial' this time, I was fortunate enough to be favored by the master and allowed to come and watch. Hahaha, I didn't expect to meet you here by chance."

After finishing speaking, Shibata looked at Naoshu and the others beside him.

"Mashima-kun, are you a member of the Isshiki Sword Academy?"

"No." Ogata shook his head, "I'm just an outsider who was invited by Mr. Isshiki to watch the trial match."

"Hey! Shibata!"

At this time, not far away, a very strong-looking young man with a horizontal scar on his forehead shook his hand vigorously at Shibata, and then shouted:

"Shibata! If you are free now, please come over!"

"Oh! An Yun, wait a minute, I'll be there right away!"

After Shibata waved vigorously at the strong man who was calling him, he turned his gaze back to Ogata.

"Mr. Mashima, my friend seems to be looking for me now, so I'll take my leave first."

"If there is a chance in the future, let's have a good chat!"

"Yeah." Ogata nodded lightly, "Okay."

After watching Shibata leave at a brisk pace, Ogata followed Naoshu and the others towards the seat area of ​​their Isshiki Sword Gym—the southern part of the dojo.

Naosuke sat at the front without a doubt.

On the other hand, Ogata was sitting a little behind on Naosuke's left.

As for Isshiki, she sat side by side with Ogata.

As the granddaughter of the owner of the famous Great Sword Gym in Osaka,

The education Yishihua received since she was a child is naturally an elite education that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, and it is a standard lady.

After Yu sat down on the slightly cold floor with her knees bent, Isshiki put her hands on top of her legs neatly.

The waist is straight, the graceful swan neck is slightly drawn back, and the eyes are not squinted.

The temperament of "everyone's lady" is fully released at this moment.

After sitting down on the floor together with Yishika, Xu Fang couldn't help but look sideways at Yishika beside him.

Compared with the "Isshiki Ryoma" with a knight-errant aura that she saw on the smuggling boat and in the hotel, her appearance at this time is completely different, even though she has the same appearance.

Ogata thought to himself: This is probably the real Isshiki flower. A well-educated Yamato Nadeko.

If the cold aura on her body can be absorbed, the appearance of that Isshika at this time is really like the human incarnation of the title "Yamato Nadeshiko".

Isshiki's face is always expressionless, and her face and pupils that seem to have no emotional color are reminiscent of "Frost".

There is an icy aura of "stay away from strangers and acquaintances" all the time, like a large human-shaped ice cube standing on the ground.

There is still a short period of time before the official start of the "big trial integration". Many guests can still be seen entering the arena one after another.

Countless people who are good at socializing seize this short period of time waiting for the "big test" to start walking around,

Zhi Zhou is the owner of the Yise Sword Gym, so there is naturally an endless stream of people who come to say hello to him.

Almost everyone who came to say hello to Zhi Zhou asked Zhi Zhou who the "man in a bamboo hat" sitting next to him was.

In the face of these inquiries, Naoki took out answers such as "He is a friend I met recently" that he had prepared, and started to respond seamlessly.

It's not just that Naojou is "popular".

Isshiki who is sitting next to Ogata is also very popular...

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"Miss Isshiki, good, long time no see!"

Ogata glanced at the shy-looking young man standing in front of Isshiki who bit his tongue out of nervousness when he said "Long time no see".

If there is no mistake in counting... Ogata remembers that this should be the third person who came to say hello to Isshiki...

"Mr. Toriyama, long time no see." Isshiki nodded to the young man expressionlessly.

The young man greeted Isshika very enthusiastically, but Isshika's response was extremely cold.

Ogata noticed that no matter who came to say hello to Isshika, Isshika always looked cold and indifferent.

After the shy young man said everything he could say to Isshika up to now and walked away from Isshika, Ogata couldn't help but half-jokingly said that only he and Isshika could understand clearly. With a low volume, he whispered to the beautiful woman beside him:

"Miss Isshiki, you are really popular..."

"Sorry, I made you laugh..." After Yishihua responded in a low voice, she let out a soft sigh, with a bit of tiredness on her face.

Ogata keenly caught the tiredness on her face, and said slowly:

"It must be very hard to be sought after and pursued by so many people, right?"

"Hmm. It's very hard." Isshika said without hesitation or shyness, "It's like having dozens of mosquitoes flying around my ears."

"Mosquito..." Ogata laughed dumbfounded, and jokingly said, "Hearing your evaluation like this, those who pursue you hard may cry."

"In my eyes, they are indeed similar to mosquitoes." Isshiki said without hesitation, "I have always expressed my dislike for them very bluntly."

"Never give them any good looks."

"Never show them any favors."

"But they still couldn't get rid of them like mosquitoes, they kept buzzing in my ears."

"Do they think that as long as they persevere in being nice to me, my impression of them can be changed...It's really stupid..."

Speaking of this, Isshiki sighed again with a tired face.

"I really hope they don't bother me at least today... This is the first time I've come to watch 'The Big Trial', so I don't want to make too many bad memories..."

"I think it's hard," Ogata said.

At this time, a beautiful yellow butterfly suddenly flew past Ogata.

Ogata, whose eyes were involuntarily attracted by this beautiful yellow butterfly, continued to say in a calm tone:

"Miss Isshiki, you were already very beautiful, but now you are even more beautiful after putting on makeup. It should be very difficult for your suitors to stop disturbing you within today."

His eyes were drifting away after chasing that beautiful butterfly, so Ogata didn't see it—Isshiki beside him blushed suddenly.

"This, this kind of compliment can be avoided..." Yishihua quickly raised her two cold little hands, hugged her cheeks that were constantly heating up, and cooled the temperature of her cheeks, "I don't know much about makeup, just I can only paint lips and draw eyebrows, I myself feel that my current makeup is not very good-looking..."

"Hmm... Then this shows that Miss Isshiki, you are really beautiful." Ogata finally took his eyes away from the butterfly that had already flown away, smiled and looked at Isshiki who was still covering his face to cool down, "Even if you are not yet dressed Mature makeup can still be so beautiful."

The cheeks that had finally cooled down heated up again.

This high temperature not only "burned" Isshiki's cheeks, but also "burned" her ears.

"Thank you..." Yishi muttered.

While murmuring, a happy smile slowly emerged on Isshiki's face with the slightly upturned corners of his mouth.

This is the first time Yishi has smiled since leaving the Yishi Sword Gym today.

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After chatting briefly with Isshiki, the slightly reserved atmosphere between the two dissipated.

The two chatted in a harmonious atmosphere, and before they knew it, the two actually talked about the origin of this "big test match".

"The 'Great Trial Match' was originally proposed by the previous owner of Quanbingguan." Yishihua said slowly, "The original intention is to allow the sword halls to better communicate and learn from each other."

"It has been 10 years since the 'Great Trial Cooperation' was held."

"Counting this year, this is the 10th time that the 'Great Trial Cooperation' has been held."

"The previous 'big test match' was quite interesting."

"But the 'big test match' in the past two years has become boring."

"This year's 'big test match' must be very boring."

"Boring? Why?" Ogata asked.

"Because of the previous 'big trial cooperation', the competition was quite fierce, and no one knew who would win."

"But since the genius Beiyuan Zhongguo came out of Quanbingkan, it has become easy to guess who the final winner of the 'big trial match' will be—it must be Beiyuan."

"Bei Yuan is the one who spoke rudely to you at the gate of the sword hall just now."

Kitahara's handsome face, but his face was hindered by Tsukiyo's hairstyle, came to Ogata's mind.

"Beihara is a very talented genius. He obtained the certificate of Katori Shinto-style exemption at a young age."

"Even a few months ago, he became the teacher of the Quanbingguan."

"Two years ago, Beiyuan participated in the 'Great Trial Held' for the first time, and already won the leader of the 'Great Trial Held' with almost a crushing advantage."

"Then last year, Beiyuan participated in the 'Grand Trial' for the second time, and once again won the leader of the 'Great Trial' with an almost crushing advantage."

"Currently, Beiyuan is the first person to win the 'two consecutive victories' since the 'Great Trial Match' was held."

"This year's 'big test match', there are no powerful new characters."

"This year's leader will probably be acquired by Bei Yuan again."

Speaking of this, Yishihua paused.

Then a faint sly look appeared in his pupils.

"I really hope that someone can break Beiyuan's winning streak..."

"Huh? Miss Isshiki, don't you like that Kitahara?" Ogata asked.

"Well, I really don't like that Kitahara very much." Isshiki nodded, "But that's not the reason why I want his winning streak to be interrupted. The reason is that I simply don't like Quanbingkan. "

"Because the Armory has a history that... I don't really appreciate."

"The Quanbingkan is the oldest sword gym in Osaka. It was established at the end of the Warring States Period more than 200 years ago."

"When the first owner of the Quanbingkan built this sword hall, it coincided with the time when Oda Nobunaga died in a rebellion, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi inherited the mantle of Oda Nobunaga and soared into the sky and launched the national unification war. "

"At that time, the first owner of Quanbingkan overwhelmingly supported Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had no rivals in Japan, and kept singing praises to Toyotomi Hideyoshi."

"Because the owner of Quanbingkan was a well-known swordsman in Osaka at that time, he was met by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in private."

"When meeting with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the first generation owner of Quanbingkan can be said to have all the good words, all the horses, and even the family's treasured sword was given to Toyotomi Hideyoshi."

"The result—after Toyotomi Hideyoshi died, the Toyotomi clan declined, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was originally a subordinate of the Toyotomi clan, rose up and usurped the power of the Toyotomi clan, the first generation owner of Quanbingkan changed his face extremely quickly , and turned to support Tokugawa Ieyasu overwhelmingly."

"It is said that when the Tokugawa clan finally succeeded in defeating the Toyotomi clan's Osaka Natsujin, the owner of the Quanbingkan secretly helped Tokugawa Ieyasu."

"I really hate this kind of grass that looks towards Qin Muchu."

"So I couldn't help but have a prejudice against Quanbingguan."

"But Beiyuan's winning streak is ended... I can only think about it."

"After another year of training, Beiyuan must have become stronger now."

"Of all the people who participated in the trial integration this year, there should be no one like Beiyuan."

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Ogata didn't notice it - he was just having a normal chat with Isshika, and he unknowingly drew a lot of hatred...

"Damn..." Beiyuan scolded in a low voice, "How long will that bastard have to chat with Miss Yishi..."

Kitahara... No, it should be said that the suitors headed by Kitahara who haven't come forward to say hello to Isshiki are all cursing Ogata in their hearts.

Ogata, who has been chatting with Isshika, made them unable to find a chance to go up and say hello to Isshika.

It is notoriously bad manners to greet someone while someone is talking to someone else, or doing something else.

As the suitors of Yishihua, Beiyuan and the others naturally didn't want to do anything rude in front of Yishihua.

So they waited and waited... Until now, even the 'big test match' was about to start, and they didn't wait for any sign that the conversation between the two was about to stop.

Not being able to find a chance to go up and say hello to Yishihua - this is not what annoys Beiyuan the most.

What annoyed Kitahara the most was——Isshika, who was chatting with Ogata very familiarly, had a faint smile on her face...

Knowing Isshika for so long, he himself has almost never seen Yishihua smile at him in the chat with Isshika...

Who the hell is that bastard wearing a hat? !

Why does Miss Isshiki seem to know him very well? !

What are they talking about? Why does Miss Isshiki look happy? !

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If it wasn't for his own image, Kitahara really wanted to rush forward and question Ogata and Isshika one by one with these questions.

Time passed relentlessly.

After the time came to five o'clock (8:00 am), a middle-aged man with half-gray hair got up on time, and then walked slowly to the center of the ashram.

"Everyone! Please be quiet!" The middle-aged man shouted loudly.

"This person is Hoon Nanjo." Isshiki turned her head to one side and introduced to Ogata, "The current owner of Quanbingkan."

After helping Ogata finish the introduction, Isshiki sat down in a well-mannered manner and stopped talking with Ogata.

The suitors headed by Kitahara finally have their long-awaited time for Isshika to stop chatting with Ogata—but now the "big test match" has begun...

Now they can only sit in their respective positions angrily, and continue to curse Ogata in their hearts...

Nanjo Hoon, who suddenly appeared on the stage, actually came forward to deliver the opening remarks announcing the official start of the "big test cooperation".

This type of opener is by far the most boring of all time.

In order to pass this boring time, Ogata turned his eyes and looked around.

At this time, more than 100 people were seated on the four sides of this spacious dojo.

Among the four major sword gyms, Yise Sword Gym had the fewest visitors, with less than 20 people coming.

Isshiki had just briefly introduced to Ogata the locations where the members of each sword gym take their seats. There are the most people in the Quanbingguan, about 40 people.

Nanjo's opening remarks were neither short nor long.

After he finally finished his opening remarks and left from the center of the dojo, the "big test match" finally officially started.

The contestants for each competition in the "big test match" are randomly selected on the spot.

After announcing the contestants for the first competition, there were low exclamations from the scene.

Ogata couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

According to Yishihua, Beiyuan, who is about to let him win the third consecutive championship this year, actually wants to appear in the first competition.

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—Okay...Calm down, Shigekuni Kitahara.

Kitahara, who was selected as the first contestant, is currently tying up his sleeves with cuffs off the field, and is constantly taking deep breaths to adjust his mood and state.

——The man in the hat should just happen to be an acquaintance of Isshika.

——It doesn't mean anything.

——The reason why he was treated so courteously by Mr. Isshiki must be because of his extraordinary back.

—but so what?

——Miss Isshiki, she likes men with strong swordsmanship! Not a man with a great background!

Bei Yuan kept consoling himself in his heart like deceiving himself and others.

——I'm the first to play now... This is a godsend opportunity!

——Perform yourself well in front of Isshiki-san!

After exhaling heavily, Beiyuan stood up, strode towards the central dojo, and then stood still on the east side of the dojo.

After getting up, Bei Yuan, who had fairly good hearing, heard discussions that made the corners of his mouth curl up:

"The leader of this year's 'big test cooperation' is probably Beiyuan again."

"Yes, after all, Mr. Beiyuan is a genius."

"Three in a row... tsk tsk tsk, it's really amazing..."

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These discussions made Beiyuan's self-confidence rise continuously with the corners of his mouth turning up.

Beiyuan's opponent in this competition... is someone Ogata is familiar with.

It was the strong man with the scar on his forehead who called Shibata away just now.

When the person in charge of arranging the contestants for each competition had just loudly announced the contestants for the first competition, Ogata heard the name of this person: Ayunoyousuke.

An Yun had also stood still on the west side of the dojo, casually carrying the wooden knife on her shoulder, and yawning in a bored manner.

The referee standing between Bei Yuan and An Yun saw that they had both entered the arena and stood still in their respective positions, and shouted: "Salute!"

Both Beiyuan and An Yun put the wooden knife on their left waists with their left hands, then slowly squatted down, bowed to each other and saluted each other, then imitated the movement of drawing a knife, slowly pulled out the wooden knife attached to their left waist, and then used both hands Stand up from the ground in the posture of holding a knife.

When the etiquette of this set of sparring is done well, it is the moment of sparring.

——Be sure to play awe-inspiring in the first game! Make Miss Isshiki look sideways at me!

call!

A burst of wind suddenly exploded.

A wooden knife slashed heavily between Beiyuan's left shoulder and left neck.

Bei Yuan let out a shrill scream, then fell heavily to the ground, and then... passed out.

And the person who held this handle and knocked Bei Yuan unconscious with one blow... Naturally, it was An Yun who was his opponent.

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I don’t know if you have noticed that Ah Ding has the attributes of a "village girl", but she is actually an uneducated village girl. I didn't realize until recently: I've always been creating village girl heroines unconsciously. The female lead in my last novel was also an uneducated village girl.