I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"It's too strong. One person can beat 25 Huofu thieves. This is already considered a swordsman, right?"

"This guy not only won the first place in the literary test, but he is also so good at swordsmanship. Could it be that he is a descendant of a famous family?"

As for Takikawa's friends headed by Uesaka, when everyone else was talking about Ogata, they rushed to the field, took off Takikawa's armor, and carried Takikawa off the field.

"Wait! I can still fight! It's just a minor injury! I can still fight!"

Takikawa seemed unwilling to accept the cruel reality in front of him, yelling crazy words like "I haven't lost yet" and "Put me down" with a ferocious face.

Uesaka and the others ignored Takikawa, who was yelling and unwilling to face the reality of "I have already lost", and only carried Takikawa away as quickly as possible, and took Takikawa to heal his injuries.

Ogata, who was still on the scene, was not in a hurry to end.

Instead, he said Su Zhen to the air in front of him, then smiled and murmured:

"Very good, the feel is back."

In the battle with Takigawa just now, the reason why Ogata acted rather clumsily was purely because Ogata was not used to using wooden swords.

The last time I used a wooden sword was before I went to Edo, I was in Owari to learn from Shimada and collect experience points.

Having not touched the wooden sword for too long, Ogata couldn't even adjust his center of gravity.

The Dashitian used by Ogata has a blade length longer than most wooden knives, and the blade length alone is 75.

As for the wooden knife Ogata used just now, the blade length is only about 63, and the weight is much lighter than a real knife.

Knives of different weights and lengths have slightly different optimal centers of gravity to maintain.

After getting used to the Da Shitian, and then returning to the ordinary wooden knife, Ogata was a little uncertain about the center of gravity of the body and where the best attack range was.

In order to quickly regain the feel of using the wooden knife, when Ogata was fighting Takikawa just now, he did not immediately attack Takikawa, but first kept defending, and slowly regained the feel of the wooden knife.

That's why the scene of "Ogata passively defending against Takikawa's attack with clumsy movements" appeared, which gave everyone the illusion that Ogata's swordsmanship is very ordinary.

After handing the wooden knife back to the official responsible for managing weapons and protective gear, and with the help of the official, he took off the protective gear on his upper body and the forehead guard. Under the eyes of the people around him, Ogata returned to Mucun and Shimada beside.

"It's a pity that I don't have to gamble." Mucun grinned at Ogata who came back, "If I can gamble, I will keep betting on you, and I will definitely make a lot of money."

"Please put all your small thoughts on serious things." After Ogata complained to Mucun helplessly, he stood between Mucun and Shimada, and continued to pay attention to the people who were constantly going on in "Kaichang", " Field B" is a trial match going on one after another on these two venues.

Ogata and the others are waiting.

Waiting for Ji Taro's appearance.

They have never seen Ji Taro's strength with their own eyes.

So they decided to see with their own eyes how powerful Kyutaro, one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", is.

Ogata and the others also asked A-cho about the ranking of the strength of the "Four Heavenly Kings".

It's a pity that A-Ming doesn't know the order of strength of the "Four Heavenly Kings".

Questions like "who and who is stronger" have always been extremely easy to provoke all kinds of debates.

The current "Four Heavenly Kings" in Shiranui have never fought together, so the ranking of the strength of the "Four Heavenly Kings" has never been determined. Other ninjas in Shiranui can only speculate through logical reasoning and brain holes.

Because different people have different ideas, different versions are naturally born.

Before A-Machi rebelled against Shiranui, the only versions he had heard of were:

Shintaro is the strongest, followed by Shintaro, and then Kotaro and Jitaro are probably in the middle.

Some people also think that Jitaro should be the second strongest one, because Jitaro has the most records and is the one who has worked hardest in missions among the "Four Heavenly Kings", so he has the most actual combat experience.

Some people also think that Kotaro, who has been beheaded by Ogata, is the second strongest, because the weapon he uses is a very unpopular lock sickle. If you are not familiar with the lock sickle, even a master will capsize in the gutter.

Although there are many different versions.

But no matter what version, they all have one thing in common.

That is the one that everyone thinks Shuntaro is the strongest.

In the ranking of strength in various versions, no matter what the ranking of the last three is, the one who ranks first must be Shuntaro.

Ogata asked Ah-machi why everyone in Shiranui believes that Shuntaro is the strongest one. Has he done anything earth-shattering?

And A-cho's answer at the time was: She didn't know whether Shuntaro had done any earth-shattering events.

She only knew that Shuntaro seemed to have done something extraordinary about 3 years ago, and that incident caused a huge disturbance.

And what Shuntaro did 3 years ago is one of the taboos in their Shiranui.

Balrog seems to be trying to make people forget what Shuntaro did, trying his best to control the spread of Shuntaro's incident.

Many shranui ninjas, including Acho, don't know what Shuntaro did 3 years ago.

No matter who was asked what Shuntaro did three years ago, the respondent either said "I don't know", or kept secret.

According to A-cho, the reason why everyone thinks that Shuntaro is the head of the "Four Heavenly Kings" is actually very simple. Balrog has said to everyone in Shiranui more than once: If he is not included in Balrog, Shuntaro is They don't know the strongest combat power in the fire.

For Balrog's personal certification, the other three people in Shiranui never questioned it, and they all acquiesced in Balrog's certification.

And Shuntaro's performance all the time is also in line with the praise that Balrog gave him.

The other three members of the "Four Heavenly Kings" have all encountered powerful enemies, and they have all tried to be severely injured.

Only Shuntaro has never been seriously injured on a mission.

Not to mention serious injuries, even the number of injuries is so small that it can be counted with ten fingers.

No matter who he fights, Shuntaro can win as easily as he fights his son.

With Balrog's personal certification and his own brilliant record as support, everyone unknowingly came to a consensus that "Shuntaro is the head of the Four Heavenly Kings"

The three Ogata listened attentively to the names shouted by the officials of "A Field" and "B Field".

Finally, not long after Ogata ended the battle with Ryukawa, the long-awaited shout of Ogata and the others sounded from the "Jiaba":

"Koichiro! Koichiro! Please come forward!"

Ogata and the others had already known from Hasegawa that Ji Taro participated in the "Gozen Trial" under the pseudonym "Jiichiro".

Like a conditioned reflex, the three of Ogata went straight to the "A field" without saying a word.

As soon as Ogata and the others arrived at the "Jiaba", they saw Ji Taro holding two short swords and wearing armor with the help of officials.

The weapons held by Ji Taro are two wooden swords.

The Huaijian in the right hand is held upright, and the Huaijian in the left hand is held backward.

Using the sword as a weapon, and still using two handles, this is a rare "unpopular weapon user".

So after Jitaro appeared on the stage, many spectators were attracted to the "A field".

Putting on the protective gear, Kyutaro stood across from his opponent with a confident smile on his face.

Ji Taro's opponent uses a long spear.

Looking at Gokutarou who held two short swords in his hands, the spearman smiled triumphantly and joyfully.

An inch long and an inch strong is the absolute truth in this vast terrain without any obstacles.

Just from the visual point of view, the spearman whose weapon's attack distance is many times wider than that of Ji Taro has the advantage.

After both sides stood still, the referee on "A field" waved his hand and loudly announced the start of the trial match.

As soon as the referee's loud shout announcing the start fell, there was an extremely loud sound of footsteps on the ground.

As soon as the referee announced the start of the trial match, Ji Taro stepped on his hind foot, and his whole body turned into an afterimage, attacking the opposite spearman.

The speed was so fast that the pupils of the spearman opposite him shrank suddenly.

However, this spearman still has a few tricks. After a brief shock, he quickly waved the spear in his hand, like a poisonous snake coming out of a hole, and stabbed towards Ji Taro who was approaching quickly.

It's a pity that the spearman's spear is like a snake, and Ji Taro's movements are also like a snake.

When the tip of the spear was about to hit Ji Taro, Ji Taro twisted his body, stuck to the barrel of the spear, and slid towards the spearman.

Ji Taro just slid up to the spearman, and put the sword held behind his left hand against the spearman's throat.

Unwillingness and astonishment flashed on the spearman's face several times.

Finally, after letting out a soft sigh, the spearman said: "I lost"

From the beginning to the end of the whole battle, less than 10 seconds passed.

The spearman only had time to make one move, and the sword of Kyutaro was placed on the neck.

Seeing that the spearman readily conceded defeat, the self-confidence and complacency on Ji Taro's face became a little bit stronger. After taking back the sword in his hand, he strode back to the edge of the field and took off his protective gear with the help of the official.

The three of Ogata were all frowning slightly at this moment.

They wanted to see for themselves the specific strength of Ji Taro.

In this completely one-sided battle where a level 100 player beats a level 10 player, it is impossible to see the specific strength of Ji Taro.

"I can't see how strong he is at all." Mucun lowered his voice, and whispered to Ogata beside him in a helpless tone.

"Fortunately, it's not completely unrewarding." Ogata responded with a helpless smile, "At least he knows that speed is his forte, and he is good at fast breaks."

After Jitaro and the spearman left the "A field", two new competitors boarded the "A field".

Because it is a one-shot decision, the pace of the martial arts test is quite fast.

It only takes a few seconds if it is fast, and it only takes about 2 or 3 minutes if it is slow, and you can finish a game.

Of course, there are also very few odd ones, who dawdled for several minutes, but did not decide the winner.

The two of them were crazy about "Erren Zhuan".

Turning around, I just don't see them rushing forward to decide the outcome.

Naturally, the people in the government will not allow this kind of slow play.

If everyone is in the "Errenzhuan", there will be more than 400 people participating in the martial arts test, and I don't know how long it will take.

After a "two-person turn" situation occurs in any field, the referee of that field will stop it sharply and ask the two not to dawdle.

Because of the fast pace and the opening of two venues for simultaneous competitions, it is expected that half of the four hundred people will be screened out before this evening.

Just when Ogata was looking from a distance at Kyotaro who had taken off his protective gear and reintegrated into the crowd, a familiar young male voice sounded behind Ogata:

"Huh? Isn't this Mashima?"

Hearing this familiar young male voice, Ogata raised his eyebrows and followed the sound.

"Five or six?"

A young man who was probably a little older than Ogata walked slowly towards Ogata with a smile.

The face that is very familiar to Ogata is the young man named "Five Six" that Ogata met on the bank of the Rashomon River a few days ago.

Mucun and Shimada didn't know Wuliu, so they all looked at Ogata asking questions.

"This is a friend I met in Yoshiwara, named Wuliu." After briefly introducing Wuliu to Mucun and Shimada, Ogata cast doubtful and curious eyes on Wuliu.

"Wu Liu, are you here to watch the battle?"

"That's right." Wuliu shrugged, "I've been very interested in this imperial trial since the government announced that it would hold an imperial trial."

As Wuliu spoke, he walked to Ogata's side and stood shoulder to shoulder with Ogata.

"Since you're interested, why don't you participate in person?" Ogata asked in a half-joking tone.

"If possible, I would actually like to take part in the imperial examination." Wuliu smiled wryly, and shrugged, "It's a pity that I have never studied the Four Books and Five Classics, and I am not even good at writing Chinese characters. Taking part in the literary examination must be a comprehensive test." The volume ends blank."

Ogata asked, "Did you come here just now?"

"Well. I will sleep late today, so I just came here."

"I saw you when I came here. You are tall, Mashima, so it was easy to see you."

拥有1米7的身高的绪方，站在一堆身高只有1米5、1米6，极个别人甚至才只有1米4的人群中，的确是颇为显眼。

Ogata just chit chatted with Wuliu and did not.

While Wuliu was chatting with Ogata, he also watched the trial match after match on "A field" and "B field".

After watching for a while, Wuliu frowned slightly:

"Why is the level so poor? It's boring that a master can't see it."

Hearing Wuliu's words, Ogata couldn't help but smile.

There is no limit to the identity and age of the "Trial Match before the Imperial Palace", so naturally there are quite a few monsters and ghosts joining this "Trial Match before the Imperial Palace".

Although occasionally there will be one or two people with a fair level, but most of them are pecking at each other.