I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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The wind and rain that seemed to have subsided a little, poured on the "coke head" that had not dissipated the mad smile until it was separated from the body.

And the moment Toyotomi's head fell to the ground, the shreds of meat that had been wriggling on his body just now dissipated suddenly.

No more shreds of meat coming out to repair the body.

I never saw Toyotomi getting up from the ground again.

Ogata had been holding his breath just now, fighting Toyotomi to the end.

Now, looking at Toyotomi's remnant body that was finally silent, the nerves that had been tense in Ogata's mind finally loosened.

——It's over...it's over...

The moment the tense nerves were relaxed, waves of intense fatigue suddenly hit Ogata like an electric current.

The strength blessing brought by Yashawan also disappeared at this moment.

As soon as he exited from the "Yasha Realm", the exhaustion wrapped around Ogata's limbs and bones immediately increased exponentially.

And dissipating at the same moment, there is also the "transparency realm"...or in other words: the fusion with the world.

The world in my eyes returned to normal. Can no longer clearly see through the trajectory of the wind and rain.

In my ears... I can no longer hear those strange "voices".

(Ding! The host merges with the world!)

(I am you and I am the world.)

Recalling the system sound that sounded in his mind just now, and the words that "Ogata Yishi" said to him, Ogata couldn't help but feel a sense of epiphany.

It turned out that the name "Transparency Realm" that he and Yuanyi gave was really inappropriate.

It's not that the world has become transparent in their eyes.

It's that they are integrated with the world, they can see clearly the operation track of the world, and they can also borrow... the power of the world!

Ogata tried to call "Ogata Yishi" in his heart.

But no matter how he calls... the voice of "Ogata Yishi\

,"None of them rang in his mind anymore.

Seeing that the voice of "Ogata Yishi" no longer sounded, Ogata felt a bit of looming loneliness for no reason...

Crash la la la la...

The bursts of cold touch from the back of his feet made Ogata recover from the state of epiphany.

He looked down——the shipwreck under his feet was almost swallowed by the sea, and the sea water had already flooded his feet.

——I have to... try to get out of here quickly...

Ogata took Da Shitian back into the scabbard, clutched his scorched right arm that was no longer smoked, and turned his gaze, looking for a wooden plank of the right size that could help him return to the coast, or other things that could send him back to the coast. Useful stuff.

But at this moment——out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of something with a bright color.

He turned his head and looked - it turned out to be the brocade box containing eight hundred bhikkhunis.

After Toyotomi gnawed the skin and flesh of the eight hundred bhikkhuni's head, he threw the head back into the brocade box.

So if you look around, you can see the dilapidated head of the 800 nuns "riding" the brocade box, floating gently with the sea water that has already overflowed.

Looking at this unrecognizable head, a trace of pity climbed up Ogata's eyes.

Ogata, Toyotomi and the others just absorbed the "power of immortality" suppressed by "Bianwakamaru", and they became "monsters" that ordinary people can't reach.

With the most orthodox and comprehensive "power of immortality", how powerful the eight hundred bhikkhuni had in his lifetime...it is hard to imagine.

Obviously possessing such terrible power, but never thought of relying on this power to do harm to the world, willingly living in the shadow of history.

Even if he committed suicide, he just chose to spend the last journey of his life peacefully in a certain extremely remote cave in his hometown.

Such a woman who was indifferent to the world was used by Toyotomi as a prop to realize his ambition after death, and the body was cut into thousands of pieces for the "immortality experiment".

The only remaining head... also became this bloody look.

Seeing the head of the Eight Hundred Bhikkhuni who was about to drift away, Ogata didn't hesitate much——towards the direction where the brocade box was, he dragged his trembling body.

After dragging his body to the brocade box, Ogata leaned down, gently closed the brocade box, and then clamped the brocade box under his arm.

"Wait... Ogata Yishi..."

Like thunder on the ground——after Ogata clamped the brocade box containing the heads of eight hundred nuns under his armpit, a... was very familiar to Ogata, but it had been a long time since he had heard this voice. Before, a slightly unfamiliar male voice sounded from behind Ogata.

Hearing the male voice suddenly sounded behind him, Ogata was startled for a moment, then regained his composure, and turned around slowly.

After seeing the face of the owner of the voice clearly, a complex expression spread on Ogata's cheek.

Standing in front of Ogata was a young man who was about the same age as Ogata, with a red sheath with a yellow handle on his waist.

The young man's physical condition at this time...is the same as Ogata's—weakness visible to the naked eye.

His left arm had been severed from the elbow, and to prevent blood loss, a white strip was tightly tied to his left shoulder.

In addition, he also had dozens of large or small burns on his body.

His cheeks were as pale as if they had been coated with white powder due to the pain and blood loss.

But even though his body was broken, the young man still straightened his waist and stared at Ogata with eyes full of hatred.

Hannya——people in the Toyotomi family will call this young man by that when they see him.

But after Ogata saw this young man... he would only call him like this——

"... Itagaki, seeing you here, for some reason, it really didn't surprise me at all..."

This young man...or: Prajna, was Ogata's loyal follower of Toyama who was beheaded by Ogata on the "Worshiping the Gods and Martial Arts" when Ogata was an unknown and poor samurai of the Hirose Domain—— Itagaki Sevengoro!

At this moment, seeing this "old friend" who had been gone for a long time suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, although Ogata was surprised, he was not very surprised.

This is only because when I met the owner of the Ishikawa Sword Gym in Osaka last night: Ishikawa Bingma, the old owner told Ogata: Several disciples of their sword gym, headed by Itagaki, wanted to avenge the murder of Toyama , Leaving the sword hall, leaving the vassal state, and looking for Ogata's traces everywhere.

"Ha...hahahaha..." Itagaki smiled happily, "Ogata Itsuki...you also have...today...I chose to work for...Toyotomi-sama...it was the right choice..."

Every time he looked at Ogata's bruised body, the joy on Itagaki's face became more intense.

Prior to this, after receiving the task of "signaling the Master Xianyuan for him" from Toyotomi, Itagaki faithfully performed this task without any hesitation or doubt.

For all tasks related to "killing Ogata", Itagaki has almost unlimited enthusiasm.

He completed this task almost perfectly - after seeing Toyotomi holding up his pierced left palm, he immediately pulled the fuse of the fireworks in his hand to report to Master Xianyuan in the ammunition depot.

Then was blown into the sky.

Miraculously, Itagaki was not seriously injured.

It's just that there are some more insignificant burns on the body, and the left arm is crushed by something heavy that has collapsed.

When Itagaki woke up, it was the moment when Ogata had already knocked down Toyotomi with the "Thunder Sword".

After seeing the scene where Ogata beheaded Toyotomi from afar, the expression on Itagaki's face changed rapidly.

Ogata is now covered in injuries, and his condition is visible to the naked eye, and he can't even stand upright.

If he didn't show up now and stop Ogata, he might run away.

If he runs away... I really don't know when I will have to wait to find him again.

And even if he is lucky enough to find him again in the future... Will he still be able to hold back his breath like now?

Now... I'm afraid it's his best, and at the same time, his only chance to take revenge on Ogata!

Having made such a judgment in his heart, Itagaki felt overwhelmed—in order to get away from the heavy object pressing his left arm as soon as possible, he pulled out his knife and directly chopped off his left arm!

The complex emotions on Ogata's face had dissipated at this moment.

After regaining his composure, he quietly looked at Itagaki who was laughing happily.

"...I met your master Ishikawa Bingma in Osaka last night."

Ogata's words made Itagaki's laughter stop slowly.

This time itagaki had a complex look on his face.

"After you left the Hirose Domain, your master immediately closed the sword hall and went looking for you everywhere."

"Your master asked me to bring you a sentence after seeing you: I am a master, regardless of my age, I left my hometown alone, just to bring you back, and I suffered a lot. Bitter, even if it's for the sake of being a teacher, hurry back to Hirose Fan..."

"Shut up!"

Before Ogata could finish speaking, Itagaki interrupted him with a roar.

"How much time and effort do you think it took me to get this opportunity to avenge you now!"

Itagaki, with a stern look on his face, swung his right arm.

"The few people who followed me out of the feudal kingdom and asked you to avenge Senior Brother Yuan Shan are all a bunch of worthless wretches who gave up halfway!"

"Not long after leaving the Hirose Domain, I am the only one who insisted on seeking revenge from you!"

"I have paid countless hardships, and finally I was able to meet Mr. Toyotomi by chance. I saw the hope of finding you and revenge on you from Mr. Toyotomi who was also chasing and killing you!"

"Hahahahaha! More than ten days ago, at the "Great Test Gathering" in Osaka, I heard your voice and saw Sakakibara Ichidou's swordsmanship. I was so happy that I almost passed out!"

The stern look on Itagaki's face became more and more intense.

"Senior brother Yuanshan has not yet reported his revenge!"

"How could I just go back to my hometown like this!!"

After all, Itagaki pulled out the treasured sword that Toyotomi rewarded him with a "chuckle".

Ogata saw it, but didn't make a sound.

Just quietly... pulling out Da Shitian who had just been retracted into the sheath.

"Come on!" Itagaki yelled, "Ogata Yishi! Let's make a break!"

Is there any way for me to defeat Ogata who has been severely injured?

Itagaki didn't know.

He only knows that now is the best chance to avenge Yuan Shan if he misses it.

In this way, it is enough to constitute the reason for him at this moment to draw his sword and rush towards Ogata desperately!

Itagaki stepped on the sea water and rushed towards Ogata.

When they were two feet away, he switched the knife in his hand to the upper stance.

Ogata didn't move his body.

He just spread his feet leisurely, stood still, holding Da Shitian with both hands, and placed Da Shitian in front of him in a mid-section posture.

The two passed by—

Pooh...

The dull sound of the body being cut, sounded at the moment when the two passed by each other...

Following the momentum of the forward rush, Itagaki crossed Ogata, took a few steps forward, and collapsed softly to the ground.

As for Ogata—maintaining the posture of drawing the sword, he stood still.

A string of blood remaining on the tip of the sword was splashed by raindrops and rolled into the sea water under Ogata's feet.

"Cough...cough cough...!" Itagaki coughed forcefully.

Every time he coughed, a handful of blood was thrown from his mouth.

On the vital point of his waist and abdomen, a huge incision opened slowly like a blooming flower.

Itagaki felt as if his entire waist had been cut open, and it was difficult to move his lower body.

And this kind of "paralysis" that could not move his body was rapidly spreading from his lower body to all parts of his body.

"Yuanshan... senior brother..."

A voice like a gossamer escaped from Itagaki's lips that had lost all color.

"Sorry... In the end... I still couldn't... cut Ogata Itsuki for you with my own hands..."

"But... I'm not... I haven't made any achievements at all..."

Itagaki raised his head vigorously and cast a mocking look at Ogata behind him.

"Although it didn't hit...he...but it has...to further consume his...power...!"

"Hahahaha... Ogata Yishi... If I can make you... buried in the belly of a fish... I don't count...revenge failed...!"

"Hahahahahaha...!"

Itagaki seemed to have concentrated all the strength in his body into his lips, tongue and throat, and smiled forcefully.

Laugh, laugh.

Laughed until the laughter became weaker and weaker...

Laughed until the laughter stopped abruptly...

Laughing till the end... Itagaki, with round eyes and cheeks with a laughing expression, hangs his head down, but there is no life...

After Ogata turned his head and glanced at Itagaki whose vitality had been cut off, he slowly retracted Da Shitian into the scabbard.

Holding the brocade box containing the heads of eight hundred bhikkhunis, he just took a step forward——

"Well……!"

Ogata's brows frowned instantly, and there was only pain and tiredness between his brows.

The brief duel with Itagaki just now did not cause any further trauma to the body.

But the knife that was slashed towards Itagaki... squeezed out the last bit of his remaining strength...

Now Ogata only felt that his limbs seemed to be out of control, and he couldn't even lift them up.

Not only has the body lost control, but even the consciousness has begun to separate from the mind.

Plop—Ogata, who was holding the brocade box, collapsed in the sea water that had already covered his ankles in a face-down posture, making a crisp "plop" sound.

——Wake up...! Now...it's not time to sleep...!

Ogata bit his tongue again.

But no matter how much he bites, the pain can no longer revive his consciousness and regain control of his limbs.

Not to mention consciousness and limbs, he can't even control his eyelids now.

No matter how hard he struggled, the heavier and heavier eyelids were still falling...

——I can’t… just fall asleep like this…

Gudong, Gudong, Gudong...

The moment his eyelids completely dropped and his vision became pitch black, Ogata heard the sound of "gudong" and "gudong" as the sea water enveloped his body...

This was the last voice heard by Ogata, whose consciousness had been completely cut off.

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on the coast—

"Senior Asai! Can this board be used as a boat?" Shimada asked loudly to Asai beside him.

"Of course it's impossible! A plank like this will sink into the sea as soon as you step on it!"

On the coast, A-Ming and others looked around for things that could help them cross the sea.

After seeing the sudden explosion of Hikki Maru, even A-machi and Asai couldn't keep their composure anymore.

Eager to know what happened to the ship and what happened to Ogata and the others, driven by anxiety, they searched for things on the shore that could help them cross the sea.

They are just a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, and naturally they don't have the ability to cross the sea with a big plank, so they can only look for things that can be used as small boats.

But on such a deserted beach, how could it be possible to find anything that could be used as a boat?

So A-Machi and others looked around for something that could be used, but they still found nothing until now.

Just when everyone was still anxiously busy with their faces——

"Ah! Look! It's Mr. Mucun! Mr. Mucun is back!"

A Zhu suddenly pointed at the sea and shouted in an excited tone.

Hearing A Zhu's shout, A Ding, Asai and others immediately looked shocked, and quickly raised their heads to follow the direction A Zhu pointed.

On the sea, the tall and tall Mucun was paddling a small wooden boat, heading straight for the coast.

Take a closer look—in addition to Mucun, there are Lin and Yuanyi on the wooden boat. At this moment, the two seem to be asleep, with their eyes closed tightly.

Except for the three of Mucun, Lin, and Yuanyi, there were no other people on the boat...

Atachi and the others rushed to the shore desperately. Before Mucun landed, Asai took the lead and asked Mucun loudly:

"Makimura! Jiangong still has Yidao Zhai?!"

Mucun had expected that when he returned to the shore, he would be questioned like this by everyone, and he quickly told the scene that happened on the ship before with a sullen face.

When he fled with Mucun and Lin and Yuanyi, he quickly snatched two escape boats from Rihui Maru, and prepared to return to the shore with the boats.

And not long after they escaped from Rihui Pill in a small boat...the Rihui Pill suddenly exploded, almost capsizing the boat under them.

Ogata...but he's still on the Rihui Pill.

So, after seeing the explosion of the Rihui pill, Mamiya made a decisive decision—let Mucun take Lin and Genichi, who had passed out due to serious injuries, back to the shore first, and he turned back alone to check Ogata's side. Case.

Knowing that there must be someone to send Lin and Yuanyi back to the pastoral village on the shore first, he didn't bother with Jiangong, and after answering "I know" to Jiangong, he split up with Jiangong's soldiers. After bringing Lin and Yuan back to the shore to ensure the safety of the two, he came back to help find Ogata who was swallowed by the explosion.

Looking at Atachi and the others, who for some reason had various injuries on their bodies, Makimura was also full of doubts.

But now is not the time to take your time and ask questions.

After handing over Lin and Genichi to Atachi and the others, Mucun immediately turned the boat around, preparing to return to the burning "fireball".

"Wait a minute!" As Mucun was about to start again, A-cho stopped him, "I'll go with you!"

"No!" Mucun refused without thinking.

He glanced at Ah Ding's awkward standing posture, which was so traumatized that she couldn't even stand upright, and said seriously:

"Miss A-Ming, you are injured, you should not go out to sea with me anymore."

"Besides, this boat is very small. If one more person comes up, it will slow down the speed, and it will easily delay the time."

"Leave it to me."

Mucun, with firm eyes, clapped the oars in his hands.

"Brother Ogata can be considered my brother."

"I will definitely bring Brother Ogata back safely!"

After hearing Mucun's reason for refusing her to go with her, and the persuasion of Azuki and others, Acho, who was biting his lower lip, finally gave up the idea of ​​following Mucun to find Ogata.

Wow... la... la... la... la...

The dense dark clouds that had been pouring down the entire sea just now seemed to be tired and slowly stopped the rain.

Along with the rain, there are also strong winds, raging waves and thunder that are slowly stopped together.

The majestic heavy rain slowly turned into moderate rain, light rain, and finally—no drop of water fell.

And the dense dark clouds that had been separating the sky and the earth had finally dispersed.

It was evening at this time.

I saw those black clouds floating and wandering in the clean sky after the heavy rain, one piece to the east, and the other piece to the west.

The unique dark red glow in the evening comes out from behind the clouds, putting a red edge on each piece of dark cloud, making them look a bit more coquettish even though they are black.

Even the pitch-black clouds can throw a layer of red sunset glow, but it can't dye the pale cheeks of Machi who is standing on the shore like a helpless child at this moment.

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The last battle in this book is actually the most orthodox and realistic sword fight - without any extra nonsense, without any fancy moves, just pass by directly, and the winner will be determined by one move. Think of it as a tribute to the traditional sword and halberd.