I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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"Kondo?" After seeing who it was, Ogata raised his eyebrows.

The person who shouted "Master" was none other than Kondo Naizosuke.

Holding the knife at his waist, Kondo ran towards Ogata quickly.

"Why are you here?" Ogata asked Kondo who was running towards him quickly.

"Master Kotaro said a few days ago that you were injured and were recuperating! I happen to have some free time today, so I wanted to come and visit you!"

Getting closer to Ogata, Kondo looked Ogata's face up and down with a serious gaze like "checking whether his husband has long hair possessing a woman".

"What are you doing?" Ogata, who was a little goosebumped by Kondo's gaze, touched his face, "Is there something dirty on my face?"

"Master, you are really the executioner Yidaosai——Ogata Yishi..."

"Did you not know that I am Ogata Yidaosai until now..." Ogata felt powerless to complain, "I thought you recognized me as early as that night 4 days ago...so you have been Are you calling 'Master' to someone whose name you don't even know..."

"On that night 4 days ago, after I followed your instructions and handed over the wife and daughter of the owner of Inaba to Koshinosuke Kamiyama, I realized that I never knew your name."

Kondo said seriously.

"I just feel as if I've seen your face somewhere on the street."

"So after handing over the wife and daughter of the owner of the Inaba Museum and the iron cannon to Kamiyama Koshinosuke, I ran to the streets to look for where I had seen your face."

"Then I saw you, Master, on a wanted notice posted on the street."

"Then I found out, master, that you have accomplished the feat of 'attacking Nijo Castle'..."

As soon as Kondo's voice fell, Okai said in a half-joking tone:

"Now that you know that I am the famous Ogata Yidaosai, do you still plan to ask me about swordsmanship?"

"Ogata Istosai is just heinous in the eyes of the government. But in fact, Ogata Istosai's prestige among the people is not that bad." Kondo smiled, "At least——I don't hate to be righteous in Hirose Clan Sword, Ogata Issai who killed tyrants. On the contrary, I still respect him."

"I have always believed that Ogata Ittosai's righteous deeds in the Hirose Domain are comparable to the 'Ako 90 Martyrs Incident' 47 years ago!"

"The 'Ako 90 Martyrs Incident' 47 years ago is different in nature from what I did in the Hirose Domain." 厺厽 Variety Literature kanzongyi.cc

Ogata said in a helpless tone.

"The Ako 90 martyrs 47 years ago avenged their lord, but I avenge my teacher and those who were persecuted by Matsudaira Gennai."

"And my reputation should start to get worse now." 巘戅 Variety Art Literature kanzon&#戅

Speaking of this, the corner of Ogata's mouth curled up in a self-deprecating manner.

"If the previous Ogata Isai was still a hero in the eyes of others, then since that night 4 days ago, in the eyes of most people, Ogata Isai may become an 'attacking the shogunate' The lunatic' to the ground."

"Maybe. But some people may respect Ogata Isaito more. For example - me." Kondo replied without thinking.

"Oh?" Ogata cast a surprised look at Kondo, "Why?"

"In order to practice swordsmanship, I left my hometown and traveled around, so... I also saw many horrible scenes under the shogunate."

A look of nostalgia flashed across Kondo's face.

"After several trips, I vaguely had an idea: Maybe the shogunate should make some changes."

"You can no longer cling to the ancient law like this."

"But for a behemoth like the shogunate, 'change' doesn't mean that it can be done."

"Master, your attack on Nijo Castle 4 days ago may make the shogunate realize that they are not standing still, and maybe it will cause the shogunate to produce some... changes in the future."

"So in my eyes—master, what you did that night 4 days ago may be a good thing from a certain point of view."

"Ha." Ogata chuckled a few times, "I don't care what happens after the shogunate."

"On the contrary, Kondo, what you said just now is very interesting."

"I didn't expect that you, who look like a rough man, can say such penetrating words."

"Whip penetrating or something, it doesn't count." Kondo smiled helplessly, "What I said just now is just some small insights I experienced when I traveled around the world."

"Then—I take my leave first."

"Huh? Kondo, are you leaving?"

"Well, I came here today just to see how your injury is going, master. I'm relieved to see that you are so energetic, master."

"Kondo, there is no need to rush away so quickly. It is not too late to fulfill the agreement between me and you and leave."

"Promise?" Kondo first repeated the word in doubt, and then suddenly remembered what the agreement between himself and Ogata was, and his face showed joy.

"Come with me." As Ogata said, he turned and walked towards the small courtyard of Feng Mo's house, "I'll... teach you my unique swordsmanship—'Ogata-ryu'!"

"'Ogata-ryu'?!" Kondo looked surprised, "Master, is this your own swordsmanship?"

"Hmm..." Ogata pondered for a moment, "Barely count...I even showed it to you."

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"Master Feng Mo, can I borrow that small yard of your house?"

"Yes, but yes...brother Ogata, what are you borrowing my yard for?"

"I made an appointment to give Kondo some swordsmanship guidance."

After obtaining permission to use Fuma's yard, Ogata turned and returned to the yard.

Because Fuma's family did not have the kind of wooden or bamboo swords used for swordsmanship practice, Ogata and Kondo could only temporarily use two thick and long branches in the yard that were about the same length as the sword.

Ogata held the branch and danced it casually, exercising the muscles and bones of his body to the greatest extent without touching the wound on his body.

While Ogata was exercising his muscles and bones, Kondo, who was standing opposite Ogata, said to Ogata hesitantly:

"Master, with your appearance... can you do strenuous activities?"

Ogata's exposed skin outside the kimono was basically wrapped in thick linen.

Through the lapel of the kimono, you can also see that Ogata's body is also wrapped like a rice dumpling.

"My body injuries are not a problem." Ogata said, "The 'Ogata Style' I want to teach you doesn't consume much energy and won't bring too much burden to the body, so even if the body is covered with injuries , and it does not hinder my teaching of the 'Ogata-ryu'."

A-Ming and Fuma sat by the yard, silently watching the battle.

Feng Mo is flustered right now and is happy to watch a good show.

And A-Machi was also very interested in the "Ogata style" that Ogata said, after all, she had never heard Ogata talk about "Ogata style" before.

"Brother Ogata."

When Ogata and Kondo were exercising their muscles and making preparations, Fuma asked Ogata.

"Kondo has been calling you 'Master', have you really accepted Kondo as an apprentice?"

"No, I didn't accept him as an apprentice." Ogata said helplessly, "It's just that he unilaterally likes to call me that. Since he likes to call me that, I let him use this name for me."

As early as that night 4 days ago, Ogata told Kondo not to call him "Master".

But I don't know if it's because I'm used to it, or because Kondo's temperament is just stunned. In short, no matter what Ogata said, Kondo didn't correct the name.

Since Kondo couldn't correct it, Ogata didn't bother to worry about the title anymore.

"Ready, Kondo."

"Yeah!" Kondo said sternly, "I'm ready!"

"If you're ready, let's attack." Ogata said while holding a branch with one hand, posing in an authentic mid-section posture.

"Shall I go first?" Kondo asked.

"That's right. If I let you attack first, I can better show you what the 'Ogata-ryu' is."

"Then—me!"

Kondo made an imposing chihe sound, and then raised the branch in his hand.

Ogata - motionless.

Just when Kondo, holding the branch high, was about to charge Ogata——

Click.

Ogata suddenly raised his left hand, which had been hanging naturally from just now, reached into his bosom, and took out Kasumi from his bosom.

Taking out Kasumi, raising the muzzle of the gun, and aiming at Kondo—the movements are quite smooth.

"Kondo, if you don't want your head to be blown away, just stand still."

After seeing Ogata take out Kasumi, Kondo's expression changed instantly, and then he suddenly stopped his forward steps.

He had seen this weird-looking thing that night four days ago.

Kondo was extremely impressed with this thing.

This weird-looking thing is like a miniature version of the iron cannon, which can shoot things to attack the opponent.

So after seeing Ogata taking out this weird looking thing, Kondo subconsciously stopped in his tracks.

While stopping in his tracks, Kondo suddenly remembered something:

"Wait!" Kondo shouted, "Isn't this the 'Ogata Sword Art'?!"

On that night 4 days ago, Kondo heard Ogata say it.

This move of him pulling out the "miniature version of the iron cannon" to attack the enemy is the profound meaning of Ogata's swordsmanship.

"That's right, it's 'Ogata Swordsmanship'." Ogata said softly, "'Ogata Liu' is actually just another word for 'Ogata Swordsmanship'."

"Master..." Kondo Asaogata cast complicated gazes, "I hope you taught me swordsmanship..."

"Kondo."

Kondo hadn't finished speaking, and Ozuo interrupted Kondo's words with a serious face.

"you are wrong."

"My 'Ogata style' is actually swordsmanship."

"Take out a 'small iron cannon' to shoot at the enemy, why is it called swordsmanship?" Kondo looked puzzled.

"The thing in my hand is not called 'Little Iron Cannon', its official name is 'Short Gun', and it also has a very nice name 'Kayanagi'."

While talking, Ogata took Kasumi back.

"The reason why I took out Xia Nagi just now was just to give you an example."

"You don't necessarily have to pull out the iron cannon to attack the enemy in battle in the future."

"You can throw sand at the enemy's eyes, or step on the enemy's toes while the enemy is not paying attention... In short, you can use all the tricks that can help you win."

"Kondo, whether it's a big school like Muwai-ryu or Katori Shinto-ryu, or a small school like my Sakakibara Ichidou-ryu, most of the schools of swordsmanship pursue the same thing - 'how to defeat the enemy'."

"My 'Ogata style' can be regarded as a summary of the pursuit of most schools of swordsmanship. It can be said to be the 'Zong of swordsmanship'."

"The school of swordsmanship that doesn't teach you any sword skills, but only tells you a simple truth: In a life-and-death duel, use any means to win—this is the 'Ogata style'."

"The essence of 'Ogata-ryu' lies in one sentence - 'Just be practical'."

"Sprinkling ashes in other people's eyes—this is Ogata-ryu."

"While the enemy is not paying attention, take out the iron cannon to shoot at the enemy, this is also the Ogata style."

"As long as it is a practical way to fight the enemy, you can use it as much as you want."

Kondo has been listening carefully to Ogata's teachings.

After Ogata's voice fell, he softly muttered the words that Ogata just uttered:

"The school of swordsmanship... as long as it is practical..."

Following his murmurs, the confusion that had just accumulated in Kondo's eyes gradually dissipated, and the light burst out.

"Master! I understand!"

Seeing Kondo's appearance as if he had realized some truth in the world, Ogata's expression became weird involuntarily.

But Ogata still tightened his expression, maintained a calm look, and said:

"Well, it's fine if you understand it."