I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

I saw myself practicing my sword there - this impactful picture made Ogata subconsciously raise his hand and pinch his face, to confirm whether he was dreaming.

"pain……!"

After pinching his cheek with the thumb and index finger of his right hand, the tingling sensation like being pricked by a needle made Ogata's mouth grin involuntarily. .

It was also at this time that Ogata realized that the immortality poison that had tortured him for nearly a whole night had subsided.

There is no longer a tingling sensation from all over the body, the body temperature returns to normal, the head no longer feels as if it is about to split into countless pieces, and the eyelids no longer feel as heavy as a few pieces of steel.

He opened his clothes and looked at his left neck—there was still a piece of purple skin, but it was only a quarter of its original size.

Feeling the tingling sensation left on his cheek after pinching his cheek just now, as well as this body returning to normal, Ogata's head was immediately bursting with a huge amount of questions.

Why did I appear in the Sakakibara Sword Gym?

Why do I feel pain? Isn't this my dream or hallucination?

Where's Miss Isshiki? What about Toyotomi's army?

Why did I see an "I" practicing swords in the Sakakibara Sword Gym.

...

Too many questions, so that Ogata didn't know where to start thinking.

at this time!

Standing in the center of the dojo, "Ogata" who had been practicing swinging his sword against the air in front of him slowly stopped the wooden knife in his hand.

"first meet."

He wiped his brow, which was not sweating, and gave Ogata a friendly smile.

Seeing "myself" saying "meeting for the first time" to myself - the sense of disobedience was so strong that Ogata didn't know what expression to put on.

"Who are you? Where is this place?"

Ogata looked at "Ogata" with vigilant eyes, subconsciously lowered the center of gravity of his body, and raised his hand to touch his left waist, but found nothing—his left waist was empty.

"Don't be nervous. I'm not the enemy."

"Xufang" waved his hand to Xufang, then raised his right hand, and Mosuo rubbed his chin in a state of contemplation.

"It's too difficult to explain who I am to you. Simply put, you can think of me as another you."

"I am you and you are me."

"As for where this place is... I don't need to explain it, do I?"

"This is the Sakakibara Sword Gym."

Having said that, he held the wooden knife in his right hand and put his left hand on his hips. He looked at the ceiling above his head with nostalgic eyes, and then looked at the ground under his feet.

"This is also the place where our 'dream' started."

"After traveling to this era, the first place I saw when I opened my eyes was this Sakakibara Sword Gym."

The words "Ogata" were like a spell with special magic power, causing Ogata's face to change suddenly.

He is a time traveler - this is Ogata's biggest secret, he has never told this secret to anyone, including A-Ming.

But "Ogata" in front of him lightly revealed the biggest secret about him.

(I am you, you are me)

The words "Ogata" said to him just now automatically echoed in Ogata's mind.

And the voice of "Ogata" has not completely fallen yet, only to hear him continue:

"The days of learning swords in the Sakakibara Sword Gym were also the most peaceful and carefree time since time travel."

"Daily life is to go to work and practice sword."

"There are few bad things in life other than financial constraints."

"I have a stable residence, I am not wanted by the whole country, I am not unable to show my true colors, and I don't have so many messy enemies."

"It's a pity...this beautiful life was ruined not long after."

As soon as the voice of "Ogata" fell, Xu Fangfang suddenly felt a blur in front of his eyes!

The Sakakibara Sword Gym under his feet was like a piece of burnt plastic, the ceiling, walls, floor... everything was melting and distorting.

Before Ogata could exclaim in the future, the Sakakibara Sword Gym under his feet melted and reorganized into a new scene.

A rather rowdy new scene.

"He's running out of strength! Quick! Surround him!"

"He's running towards you!"

"Come on!"

...

Hearing these slightly familiar shouts, Ogata was taken aback, turned his head quickly, and scanned his surroundings.

Another place... quite familiar to Ogata.

Ogata looked in the direction where the shouts came from.

He saw the third self.

The third "he" is holding a pair of knives, fighting bloody battles, fighting with hundreds of warriors who are advancing one after another.

And not far from the battlefield, Songping Gennei was sitting on a big rock, as if he was watching an outstanding performance, while watching with relish how his subordinates risked their lives to fight for him, while Show a happy smile.

"This is the first fierce battle we have experienced since we came to the Edo period."

The wooden knife in "Ogata"'s hand had disappeared at this time, and he put his hands back and stood beside Ogata, looking at the bloody battlefield not far away together with Ogata.

"Fighting hundreds of warriors with one's own strength... Heh, it's a shame that we had such a crazy idea back then."

"Ah, I almost forgot to mention—you can now understand that the two of us are watching a movie."

"Whether it's 'I' who is fighting with Matsudaira Gennai's subordinates, Matsudaira Gennai and their subordinates, we can see them, they can't see us, and they can't touch us."

"So don't think about rushing over to support yourself."

"...I feel like I can't get my head around." Ogata closed his eyes tightly, raised his hands tiredly and rubbed the center of his brows vigorously, "Where is this place...why did I suddenly come from Sakakibara Sword?" The museum moved here."

"Ugh...!"—At this moment, a scream came into Ogata's ears.

There should be no one who is more familiar with this voice than Ogata—because it is his own voice.

He opened his eyes and raised his head, looking at the battlefield not far away—the third "he" accidentally exposed his opening due to his physical decline, causing the enemy to slash his left shoulder.

The pain in the left shoulder made the third "Ogata" involuntarily let out a low cry of pain.

Ever since he drew his sword and rushed towards these hundreds of warriors, he had suffered such injuries for a long time.

His body was covered in cuts and bruises, and blood gushed out, staining the clothes on his body into bloody clothes, his physical strength declined, and his hands and feet were no longer in control.

I was almost powerless to fight anymore, but my eyes were still crowded with countless enemies.

The situation of the battle... No matter how you look at it, it has already been decided.

However, this "Ogata", who had just been stabbed in the left shoulder, did not show any timidity or fear.

Even if I have been scarred.

Even if it seems that he has no chance of winning at present.

He still kept his pupils wide open as if there were flames burning inside, and persistently slashed out the knife in his hand at the enemy in front of him.

"... At that time, you didn't know that you were about to make your first breakthrough, and you didn't know that you were going to enter the 'state of selflessness'."

Standing beside Ogata, "Ogata" with his hands behind his back, turned around slowly, and asked in an interrogating tone:

"The battle situation at that time was hopeless no matter how you looked at it."

"But why don't you put down the knife in your hand?"

"Why doesn't the light in your eyes dissipate?"

Facing the calm gaze cast by "Ogata", Ogata was startled, and then slowly turned his gaze back to the "self" in front of him who was still fighting bloody battles.

"...Because I don't want to just lose," he said.

"Why don't you want to lose?" Another self asked.

"...if I lose..."

Ogata lowered his head, and after a moment of silence, he raised his head again, looking at the "self" who was fighting bloody battle with firm eyes.

"...If I just fell down like this, I don't know how long this bastard Matsudaira Gennai will be at large. I don't know how many innocent people will be poisoned by him. My master, brothers, and others were killed by Matsudaira Gennai I don’t know how long it will take for the grievances of the dead victims to be resolved.”

"So I can't fall."

"No matter how much pain I suffer... I can't fall down!"

"Ogata" showed a happy smile as if he was very satisfied with Ogata's answer.

Immediately afterwards—the scene around Ogata melted, distorted, and recomposed into a new scene again.

This new scene is very hot.

It is another scene quite familiar to Ogata - Nijo Castle in Kyoto.

Ogata looked forward, and sure enough, he saw himself again.

Now in chaos, on the castle tower of Nijo Castle, he once again fought to the death with the ninjas in Shiranui and the lunatics who tried to blow up Kyoto.

As for "Ogata", he was still smiling, standing beside Ogata with his hands behind his back.

"Kyoto is really a memorable city for us."

"Here, we reunited with A-cho."

"When I saw Ah-Machi on the street, I was so happy."

"Ogata" smirked, and poked Ogata's side with his elbow.

"After all, we already had a good impression of Machi at that time."

"People in the world must not have imagined that the famous Ogata is also an ordinary person, and he will fall in love at first sight with a girl who fits his own aesthetics."

"When I met A-cho for the first time on Butterfly Island, I was fascinated by him. If it weren't for being fascinated by A-cho, you might not have agreed to A-cho's invitation to form a team. If A-cho Ding is an ugly girl, you don't care about her."

Being pointed out the truth of why he agreed to form a team with A-Machi in the first place—even though "myself" was the one who pointed out the truth, Ogata couldn't help but show an embarrassed expression.

And "Ogata" seemed to reveal Ogata's little secret just to see Ogata's embarrassing expression. To the battlefield ahead that was almost surrounded by flames.

"This is our second tough fight."

"Fight against the ninjas of Shiranui and the thugs trying to make Kyoto a dead city at the castle tower of Nijo Castle, which has been engulfed in flames."

"Ha, this should be our highest-level battlefield so far."

"Start the battle on the castle tower of Nijo Castle, Kyoto."

"It was another tough fight with several near-deaths."

"You could have avoided this battle."

"But why did you finally choose to draw the knife?"

"...Because I want to protect A-Machi." Ogata's answer this time was much faster than the previous answer, "A-Machi, who defected from Shiranui-ri, is being chased by Shiranui-ri's pursuers."

"And those chasing soldiers are now gathered in Erjo Castle in Kyoto, serving as guards for those who are holding a banquet in Erjo Castle."

"That night, that Nijo Castle, was the only chance for me to catch all those pursuers of A-Ming in one go."

"If this opportunity is missed, God knows what those chasing soldiers will do to Ding."

"So... I don't want to miss this opportunity to kill them all."

"Protect A-cho..." "Ogata" nodded with a smile, "What else? The reason why you attacked Nijo Castle in one go was not only for A-cho, right?"

Ogata pursed his lips, thinking and remembering.

But before he could think for a long time, "Ogata" interrupted his thinking with a smile.

"Let me answer for you this time."

"To protect the innocent people in Kyoto, right?"

Although "Ogata" added a "right?" at the end of this sentence, the tone did not have the tone that a question sentence should have, and it used the tone of an affirmative sentence.

"The capital that night was really almost blown away by those lunatics."

"If those thugs who intend to destroy the capital succeed, how many innocent people will die tragically in the capital."

"So, you decided to lure those thugs who intend to burn the capital and attack you to the most conspicuous building in Kyoto: Nijo Castle, and eliminate these thugs and A-Machi's pursuers at the same time."

"At the same time, it was also the belief in protecting A-machi and the people of Kyoto that supported you in defeating all the enemies in Nijo Castle."

"...You seem to know myself better than I do." Ogata pursed his lips and said softly.

"From a certain point of view—it is true." "Ogata" smiled.

The surrounding scene melts, distorts, and reorganizes into a new scene again at this moment.

This new scene is very cold.

"Is this the Red Moon Fortress..." Ogata looked down at the city wall under his feet.

"This place is very, very familiar to us." "Ogata" seems to have a different personality from Ogata. He seems to be more cheerful, with a smile on his face almost all the time, "After all We were here not long ago having a drink with the Ainu people."

At this time, the two of them were standing on the inner wall of the Red Moon Fortress.

Surrounded by people from the Red Moon Fortress who were standing guard.

They were all staring at the seemingly endless shogunate barracks outside the city with vigilant eyes.

"This battle... is our third battle. It is also the largest battle."

"Ogata" put his hands on the battlements in front of him, looked at the military camp outside the city, and then said in a joking tone:

"Facing the 10,000-strong army of the shogunate... Ha, before, we only fought with hundreds of enemies at most."

"And this time in this battle, we fought against an army of tens of thousands in one breath."

"After this war, people in later generations will always remember it—in Japan's Kansei years, there was a swordsman who could defeat even the shogunate's army."

"...You don't want to ask me why I took the risk to meet the 10,000 troops of the shogunate?" Ogata walked slowly to "Ogata".

"As expected of me. You got the answer right." "Ogata" smiled even brighter, "What are you doing this time, to fight such a battle that ordinary people dare not even think about?"

"It's also to protect A-cho this time." Ogata responded without thinking, "A-cho was healing in this Red Moon Fortress at that time, and she needed to be taken care of for a long time, during which time she couldn't move... "

Before Ogata finished speaking, "Ogata" interrupted his words:

"Aside from protecting A-Machi, what else is there? What's the other reason?"

Xu Fang paused.

After a pause, Ogata lowered his head slightly, thinking.

And "Ogata" also patiently put his hands behind his back this time, quietly waiting for Ogata's answer with a faint smile on his face.

After an unknown amount of time passed, I heard Ogata say in a low voice:

"...and also for everyone in Red Moon Fortress who have helped me a lot."

A bright smile appeared on the face of "Ogata".

He took Ogata's words:

"The reason why we chose to face the 10,000 shogunate army is not just to protect A-cho, who currently needs to rest in the Red Moon Fortress for a period of time."

"It's also for the Red Moon Fortress."

"The Ainu who live in this fortress have helped us a lot."

"Help us find Xuanzheng and Xuanzhi."

"When A-Ming was seriously injured and needed urgent treatment, they were also the ones who provided A-Ming with medicines, and they saved A-Ming's life in disguise."

"In order to protect A-cho and to repay the favor, we rode on horses, picked up swords, and launched a desperate blow to the 10,000-strong army of the shogunate."

"For a long time, we have held the knife tightly in order to protect important people, for a simple sense of justice, to repay the benefactor who has done us a favor, and for various other reasons."

"At the same time, our victory in these vicious battles is also inseparable from the support of these beliefs."

The surrounding screen changed again.

Ogata looked around - he and "Ora Ogata" returned to the very beginning: Sakakihara Sword Gym.

"Ogata Yishi. After watching the scene just now, how do you feel?"

"Do you think that you just now are really ugly?"

"Ogata" who has always loved to laugh, was smiling all the time, but now there is no smile on his face.

He looked at Ogata closely with a very solemn expression.

"It's just being hunted down by the Toyotomi clan's army, and it's just being tortured by the 'immortal poison' to the point of death."

"It's just that, you just thought 'death is a kind of relief'. Is the torment brought to your body by the 'immortality poison' too strong, making your willpower weak?"

Hearing the words of "Ogata Hara", Ogata subconsciously wanted to refute.

And he found—he couldn't argue.

After passing out just now, before coming to this inexplicable place, he who mistakenly thought that he was about to die was really thinking that "death is also a kind of relief for him". ...fortunately...

"Not long ago you swore to Isshiki that even if you were in great pain, you would not bow to death. It didn't take long, but you just stood there thinking, 'It's okay to die, I'm free'. It's ridiculous. Already!"

The words of "Ogata" became more and more intense and severe.

Ogata, on the other hand, was like a child being scolded by his parents, staring blankly at "Ogata" who was still speaking generously.

"I still don't know what is going on with A-Machi and the others. The worst case scenario is that they were also attacked by the Toyotomi clan."

"The people of the Toyotomi clan destroyed Osaka beyond recognition. I don't know how many people died in their hands."

"And now, Toyotomi's army surrounded us and Isshika, trying to put us to death, and Isshika was also implicated by us."

"This silly girl who has been refusing to run away alone as we said, is now planning to face the Toyotomi army with her own strength and protect us as much as she can."

"Ogata Yishi!"

"Look at your left waist!"

"What's hanging around your left waist now?"

The pitch of "Ogata" suddenly raised several tunes!

"Tell me! What are you supposed to do now?!"

Ogata looked down at his left waist.

The left waist, which had been empty just now, now has an extra knife.

An ordinary sword with an unremarkable appearance and weight.

Looking at the unremarkable knife on his waist, Ogata's expression froze in surprise at first, and then he saw determination emerge in his pupils!

Click!

Ogata suddenly raised his hand to press the handle of the knife.

The blade of the knife seemed to grow together with the handle, and Ogata had to use all his strength to pull the knife out of the scabbard little by little.

But even though the knife was so difficult to pull out, Ogata's hand that drew the knife did not let go.

Looking at Ogata who was pulling out the knife from his waist inch by inch, "Ogata"'s originally furrowed eyebrows slowly relaxed, and a smile slowly appeared in his pupils.

There was a bit of relief in the smile in his pupils.

"Are you going to draw the knife?"

After asking this question, I heard him throw out another sentence pattern that he has been throwing at him since the first meeting with Ogata——

"Why did you draw the knife?"

"Why?" Ogata raised his eyes, looking directly at "Ogata" his smiling pupils,

At this time, the knife in his waist was just pulled out by an inch.

The cold light reflected from the unsheathed blade reflected on Ogata's eyes that seemed to be burning with flames!

"Because I - still have unfinished business!"

Bear!

The Sakakihara Dojo under him and "Ogata" suddenly caught fire.

In just an instant, the fire engulfed all the ceiling and walls of the dojo.

The ceiling was burned down one by one.

The knife holders and wooden knives placed on the edge of the dojo were burned to ashes.

The smile that used to exist only in the pupils of the eyes now spread to the whole face - "Ogata" standing in the middle of the fire, Chong Xufang smiled gratifiedly.

"Ogata Yishi!"

he shouted.

"Draw the knife!"

...

...

The smell of soil continuously drilled into Ogata's nose.

He slowly opened his eyes—he fell face down on the ground, with the tip of his nose stuck in the mud.

At the moment when the consciousness was hazy, a voice suddenly sounded in the mind:

【Ding! The host completely absorbed the "power of immortality"! 】

The sudden system sound, like lightning on a rainy night, pierced the darkness.

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