I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"Apology by harakiri? Mr. Hasegawa, what did you do?"

"It's not such a glorious thing." Hasegawa smiled wryly and shook his head, "It's better that you don't know."

"Okay, let's talk about your business."

"One Dao Zhai, today I came to the headquarters of Huo Fu Thief Kai, why?"

Hasegawa didn't want to say more about the matter that would make him apologize directly, and it was inconvenient for Ogata to ask more.

Seeing Hasegawa asking about his intentions, Ooyo said:

"There is no special purpose."

"I'm leaving Edo soon."

"So I just came to say goodbye to you."

"You're leaving Edo?" Hasegawa raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Well, we'll be leaving in a few days."

"Did you come to me specifically just to say goodbye to me?" Hasegawa chuckled a few times, then sat up a little more, "I wish you a good journey."

"And I hope the two of us will never run into each other again."

Speaking of this, Hasegawa's face gradually revealed complicated emotions.

"After all, you and I fought together in Kyoto, and fought against Shiranui here in Edo."

"So I don't want to do anything to you."

"But anyway, I'm an official, and you're a thief."

"It would be fine if we met in private."

"But if we meet in full view, it will be very difficult for me."

Ogata nodded slightly: "Well, I can understand."

"but"

Ogata changed the subject and changed to a tone that was full of jokes.

"Although I think the two of us have always been destined, I don't think we should be destined to the point where we can always meet again in a certain place."

Ogata has always felt that he and the two groups of people are very destined.

The first group of people was the Huluwu group.

Ever since he ran into Mamiya at the Tatsuno clan, it should be said that since he got the secret book of the Wugo dual sword style at the Hirose clan, he has become attached to the gourd house.

The second group of people is the official servants headed by Hasegawa.

The first time I met Hasegawa was in the Tatsuno clan at the beginning of this year.

Then, in the summer, they reunited in Kyoto and Hasegawa.

Only a few months later, we met again in Edo and Hasegawa.

The fate with Hasegawa made Ogata feel a little bit astonished.

Hasegawa seemed to be amused by Ogata's words just now, after a smile, he said:

"All in all, I wish you the best of luck."

"In the years to come, remember not to do bad things."

"Especially don't steal or set fires."

"I don't want to suddenly receive an order to chase down the arsonist Ogata Itsuze someday in the future."

As soon as Hasegawa's words fell, Ojai immediately nodded:

"I will do my best to make your target without the name Ogata Itsuki as possible."

After saying goodbye to those who needed to say goodbye one by one, Xu went back to his residence.

For the rest of the day, Ogata and A-Machi devoted themselves to preparing for the journey.

Buy all kinds of necessary props needed for long journeys, buy enough thick clothes, and buy enough dry food

Finally, three days later, that is, on November 3th, they completed all the preparations for the long journey.

Then decided to officially start on the morning of November 11

Kanjeong 11nd Year, November 16th

Edo, somewhere in the northern suburbs

It is morning.

It was cold and windy.

Although it is very cold and windy, the Huluya team still insisted on coming to see Ogata and A-machi off.

In addition to the Huluwu group, Uncle Qing, Kondo and Guasheng also came to see him off.

Ogata and Atachi stood in front of them.

Both Ogata and A-Machi are now carrying a thick bag and wearing a bamboo hat on their heads.

The luggage is full of dry food, clothes, money, and various necessary items for a long journey.

Looking at the people who came to see him and A-Ming off, it was impossible not to feel sad.

When saying goodbye to Shuntaro, Hasegawa, Taifu, Shirobei and others one by one before, Ogata felt a little sad.

But now when facing these people in front of him, the sadness is even stronger.

Because these people in front of him can be said to be his closest friends at present.

There are no mobile phones in this era, and the long-distance communication between people can only rely on letters.

Helin, Yuanyi, Kondo, and Guasheng said goodbye this time, and it will be unknown when they will meet next time.

Traveling to this era for more than a year, Ogata understands more and more why those ancient people often wrote a poem to express their sadness and reluctance when they parted with their friends, because in this era of inconvenient information exchange Here, it is indeed a very sad thing to part with a friend.

Ogata and Atachi stepped forward and said goodbye to everyone one by one.

"See you in the future, Kondo." Ogata walked up to Kondo first, "Continue to hone your skills, and remember to clearly distinguish the occasions when you use Ogata style."

"Yeah." Kondo, whose eyes were slightly red, nodded vigorously, and then stepped forward to hug Shimogata, "Master, you have to take care."

Ogata walked up to the person standing on Kondo's right.

The person standing on Kondo's right is Guasheng.

"Master Ogata, take care." Guasheng said first, "When you return to Edo in the future, you can come to me at any time."

Guasheng's eye sockets were slightly red like Kondo's.

Then, Ogata walked up to Uncle Qing.

"A-Machi can be regarded as my daughter." Uncle Qing looked at Ogata with complicated eyes, "so take good care of my daughter."

After saying goodbye to Kondo, Guasheng, and Uncle Kei, Ogata began to say goodbye to the people in Gourd House one by one.

In the gourd house, the people who have the best relationship with Ogata are undoubtedly Genichi and Mucun.

After all, Yuan Yi is a person who has seen all kinds of storms and waves, and also experienced all kinds of joys and sorrows.

So facing Ogata who doesn't know when he will meet again next time, Genichi's performance is quite calm.

He just smiled and said softly:

"Ogata-kun, pay attention to your body. On the way to Ezo, don't forget to neglect your swordsmanship."

On the other hand, Mucun is more excited now.

Makimura is the kind of very emotional person.

He directly gave Ogata a big bear hug, which made Ogata die of breath.

Finally, Ogata came to Lin.

Lin was the last person he was to say goodbye to.

Lin's farewell was also brief.

"Yidao Zhai, I wish you a smooth journey and peace."

"Yeah." Ogata smiled and nodded, "I also wish you all the success of Calabash House."

After saying goodbye to everyone, Ogata and Machi stood side by side in front of everyone.

"Everyone, thank you for coming to see us off."

From just now, Ogata's face has been covered with a touch of sadness that cannot be concealed.

"I believe our fate will not end here."

"When the time is right in the future, we will meet again."

After all, Ogata and A-Machi bowed and thanked everyone who saw them off in the cold wind at the same time with a tacit understanding.

Ogata and A-Machi walked side by side on the main road that left Edo and went straight to the north.

But Lin, Yuanyi, Uncle Qing, Kondo, and Guasheng did not leave immediately.

Instead, he continued to stand where he was, watching Ogata and A-machi off.

Until the two of them can no longer be seen.

When the time came to about 9 o'clock in the morning, the weather became a little clearer, and the sun peeked out from behind the thick clouds.

Because of the warm sunshine, the chill was slightly relieved.

But it's only a little less.

"I heard that there are snow-capped mountains everywhere in Ezodi." A-machi warmed his hands while talking to Ogata beside him, "I don't know how cold it will be."

Ogata: "When we get to Ezo, we can buy Ezo's clothes to wear. Since Ezo can survive in such a cold place, their clothes must be very warm."

"Huh? Ayi, what's the matter? What's on your mind?" A-Ming keenly noticed that Ogata seemed to be a little absent-minded now, as if he had something on his mind.

"I don't have anything on my mind." Ogata smiled wryly and scratched his hair, "It just always feels like I've forgotten something"

"Did you forget something?" A-cho asked.

Ogata shook his head: "No. I've checked it many times, and I've brought everything I need."

"Did you forget who to say goodbye to?"

"People who should say goodbye well, I should say goodbye to everyone"

After parting with Lin and the others just now and officially leaving Edo, Ooman felt as if he had forgotten something.

But I just can't remember what I forgot.

"Since you can't remember it, don't think about it." Ating smiled, "Relax first. After you relax, you may suddenly remember what you forgot."

"That's right." After taking a deep breath, Ogata stretched out his left hand and grabbed A-Machi's right hand.

After being suddenly attacked by Ogata, Machi let out a small cry.

"Machi, let's speed up our pace a little bit." Ogata smiled.

"What are you doing?" A-Machi blushed slightly, subconsciously swung his right arm, trying to shake off Ogata's hand.

After all, it is still an ancient society. Although the atmosphere of ancient Japan is still open, holding hands in public is still quite a bold thing in this era.

Ogata ignored the shy A-Machi, instead of letting go of A-Machi's hand, he held it even tighter.

Seeing that she couldn't shake off Ogata's hand, Ogata didn't have the slightest intention to let go of her hand, A-Machi could only blush, and Ogata was still holding her hand.

The two walked north all the way.

After walking for another hour, the two saw a tea house on the side of the road.

"Want to drink some tea and take a rest?" Ogata asked.

A-cho nodded: "Okay. I just happened to be a little thirsty."

Ogata and A-Machi came to the door of this tea house, and shouted to an old woman who was busy inside the house:

"Mother-in-law! What kind of tea do you have here?"

"Only green tea and oolong tea."