I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

The tip of a wooden sword magnified rapidly in Ogata's eyes.

This wooden sword, which was rapidly enlarged in his eyes, directly interrupted Ogata's thoughts.

Ogata's pupils shrank suddenly in astonishment, and then subconsciously raised the wooden sword in his hand.

Snapped!

A dull sound exploded.

The sword that Ogata raised in time blocked the sword stabbed by the distant mountain.

--So fast!

——When did Yuan Shan launch the stabbing attack!

Ogata can assure you - he never blinked or relaxed just now.

I have been staring at the distant mountains with tense nerves and concentrated attention.

Even so, Ogata's eyes couldn't keep up with Toyama's speed.

After dangerously parrying Yuan Shan's sword, Ogata had no time to breathe a sigh of relief when Yuan Shan's next attack came.

After the sword in his hand was blocked by Ogata, Toyama quickly withdrew the sword in his hand, then took advantage of the situation and switched to the upper stance, swinging the sword towards Ogata's shoulder.

Snapped!

Another dull sound exploded.

Ogata blocked Toyama's attack again.

However, Ogata's defense this time was more dangerous than the previous one.

--Oops!

Ogata shouted anxiously in his heart.

——My rhythm was completely disrupted by Yuanshan!Being led by the nose by the distant mountains!

- You have to readjust your posture!

——If you don't adjust your posture quickly, you will...

Ogata hadn't had time to utter the word "lose" in his heart.

Yuan Shan's third wave of attack has arrived.

What Toyama used this time was his straight thrust that was too fast for Ogata's eyes to follow.

Yuan Shan's speed is really too fast.

When Ogata blocked it for the first time, there was some element of luck in it.

But this time... Lady Luck didn't take care of Ogata.

Bang!

Ogata, who didn't have time to block Yuan Shan's stab, was firmly pierced by Yuan Shan's sword point in the chest.

If it was a real sword competition, Ogata, who was stabbed in the chest, should have died.

After taking a few steps back, Ogata had already fallen to the ground.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Ogata's left hand, which was not holding the sword, tightly covered the place where he was stabbed just now, coughing violently.

Ah Saki and Ah Fu: "Master Ogata!"*2

Ah Saki and Ah Fu called Ogata's name in unison, then rushed up to check Ogata's injury.

"I'm fine..." Ogata said in a deep voice lying on the ground.

"Ah."

Yuan Shan let out his signature sneer, and then slowly retracted the sword he stabbed just now.

At the same time, he said in a mocking tone:

"Are the disciples of Sakakibara Sword Gym only at this level?"

As soon as Yuan Shan's words fell, the group of brothers behind him immediately laughed out loud in extremely cooperative manner.

Especially Chigengaki who was defeated by Ogata just now, and his three companions laughed the loudest, as if they wanted to dislocate their jaws.

The onlookers who were watching the excitement also heard a few low laughter.

Although Ogata was not instantly killed by Toyama just now, it was almost as good as an instant kill.

From the time when the two swords came together to the end of the battle, only a few seconds passed.

Losing in just a few seconds - this is really embarrassing in the eyes of the onlookers who don't know swordsmanship.

"let's go!"

Seeing that he had successfully avenged his junior brother, Yuan Shan yelled "Let's go" arrogantly, then turned around and prepared to go back with his senior brothers.

As for the wooden sword given to Ogata—they didn't bother to take it back either.

However——Yuan Shan and the others had just turned around when a deep voice sounded behind them:

"Wait for me... who said... you won?"

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This voice directly stopped Yuan Shan.

Yuan Shan frowned slightly, then turned his head following the sound.

Looking at the owner of this voice——Ogata who was leaning on the wooden sword on the ground and getting up slowly.

"Aren't you willing to admit defeat?"

Toyama said in an impatient tone.

"You are also a warrior. You should have seen it in the confrontation just now?"

"That huge difference in strength between me and you."

"From your action just now, I can see it - you couldn't even see my sword clearly just now, right?"

"You can't even keep up with my sword speed, where do you have the chance to defeat me?"

"No matter how many times you and I compete, there will only be one ending you can get - defeat!"

"Defeat... huh..." Ogata whispered what Toyama said just now.

At this time, Ogata had completely stood up from the ground.

Ogata clenched the wooden knife in his right hand, and after dancing a few times, Chong Yuanshan showed an intriguing smile.

"In that case—why why not compete with me again? See if what you just said is correct."

Toyama wanted to refute Ogata directly.

But looking at the intriguing smile on Ogata's face, Toyama couldn't help feeling his heart sink.

I couldn't help thinking to myself:

——Could it be... Didn't this guy use all his strength just now?

——No... When he faced my attack just now, his flustered look didn't look like he was acting at all...

——But he doesn't look like he's acting now.

……

……

While Toyama was hesitating there, Ah Fu anxiously looked at Ogata who stood up again.

"Master Ogata! Do you still want to fight?"

"Yes." Ogata said without thinking, "If I lose to that person like this, I really won't be reconciled."

As soon as Ogata's words fell, Azaki on the side immediately followed up:

"But, but you are not that person's opponent!"

Ah Saki didn't know much about swordsmanship, but she could tell that Ogata had been crushed and beaten by Yuan Shan just now, and he had no power to fight back.

Ah Saki didn't believe that after being stabbed by Toyama's sword, Ogata could instantly possess the strength to turn defeat into victory.

After the two persuaded Ogata not to fight anymore, Ogata turned his head and looked at the two with a little helplessness.

"Don't worry, Miss Azaki, Miss Afu."

"This time, I won't lose again."

After saying that, Ogata turned around.

He stared directly at Yuan Shan who took over the wooden sword from his junior brother again.

Yuan Shan figured it out - anyway, there is more time now, so he will play with Ogata again.

"You'd better really hide your strength." Yuan Shan said in an indifferent tone, "Otherwise - after I realize that you are actually bluffing, I might beat you with a sword out of rage."

"As for this, I won't bother you." Ogata smiled, "You'd better tighten your nerves, or——I might accidentally beat you."

……

……

Ah Saki didn't believe that Ogata, who was crushed and beaten just now, could have the strength to counter-kill Toyama in an instant.

But in fact——Ah Saki's idea was wrong.

And it was dead wrong.

Ogata really has the ability to instantly become stronger...

……

……

——I was really careless just now...

——No, I was really stupid just now!

——It seems... I still have too many immature places...

——When I found out that Yuan Shan was not an easy person to deal with, I should have used up my skill points in time...

——If we used real knives in the battle just now, the consequences would be disastrous...

——When the distant mountains pierced my chest, I didn't even have a chance to add points...

——In the future, I will...learn a lesson...

Ogata took a deep breath.

Then—

- The system...

Ogata softly called the system in his heart.

—— "Reflex nerve" increased by 2 points! "Agility increased by 1 point!"

——The 3 exclusive experience points of Ichidou Sakakibara are all used to increase the level of the bird thorn!

As soon as the words in Ogata's mind fell, the familiar system voice sounded in Ogata's mind:

【Ding!Agility +1]

[Current agility value: 7 points]

【Ding!Reflex +2]

[Current reflex nerve: 7 points]

[Current remaining skill points: 2 points]

【Ding!Consuming 1 exclusive skill point, Sakakibara Ichidou-Bird Thorn has been upgraded to an "intermediate" skill]

【Ding!Consume 2 exclusive skill points, and Sakakibara Ichidou-Bird Thorn will be upgraded to an "advanced" skill"]

[Currently the remaining exclusive skill points of Sakakibara's swordsmanship: 0 points]