I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"No." Chepke shook his head, "He didn't say."

Could it be to continue to ask me about the clues of the person he is looking for now?

Just last night, when Skulucci was about to say the name of the person he had been looking for, Vladimir and the others happened to start an attack on China Village, which caused Skulucci's words to be interrupted.

Ogata also failed to hear the name of the Kazuto whom Scruucci was looking for.

"I see. Village chief, thank you for your words."

Speaking of this, Ogata paused for a moment, and then changed into an emotional tone.

"It's very good to have Scruucci's doctor so easily brought in."

"Yes." Chepke sighed along with him, "Skulucci's doctor has started treating the wounded now."

"Now I just hope to save as many people as possible."

"Now with the help of Skulucci's doctor." Ogata reassured, "More people will definitely be rescued."

"I hope so." Chepke smiled wryly.

After showing a wry smile, Chepke took a deep breath and regrouped his emotions and expressions.

"Then I have already brought Scruucci's words."

"Goro Mashima. I have a question for you now."

Speaking of this, Chepke hesitated for some reason.

At the same time, his eyes subconsciously turned to A-Machi who was sitting behind Ogata.

There was a little hesitation in his eyes.

But these hesitant looks did not appear in Chepke's eyes for too long.

After only a moment, these hesitant expressions turned into firm expressions:

"Mashima Goro. I want to ask you, would you like to marry another wife in our village and stay in our village?"

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Chapter 491 Ogata vs. Skulucci; Katana vs. Western Sword [Burst Update 1W2]

time back to just now

After successfully reaching a deal with Scruucci, Chepke and others walked out of Scruucci's camp.

Manaker, who was walking beside Chepke, let out a long breath.

"It looks like we'll be busy in the future. We need to prepare enough meat and wine for Skulucci and the others... There are not many people in our village who can go hunting right now. It will take some time and effort to catch enough prey. ...Huh? Chepke, why are you still looking serious?"

"It's nothing." Chepke took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled the air in his chest, "I just feel a little tired."

"Speaking of...you seem to have not slept since last night."

"There are too many things to do. And... if I go home to rest, I might meet my son and daughter-in-law."

"I now... don't really want to see my son and daughter-in-law."

"Huh? What's the matter? Did you quarrel with your son or daughter-in-law?"

A look of embarrassment slowly appeared on Chepke's face.

"There was no quarrel, it's just...some embarrassing things happened..."

"Forget it, I don't want to take care of your family affairs. Anyway, I think you'd better go and have a rest."

"Now I don't have the time to rest. I'm going to find that Mashima Goro now."

"Looking for Goro Mashima?" Manacre's pupils narrowed slightly, and he instantly guessed what Chepke wanted to do.

"Yes." Chepke nodded, "I want to ask him personally if he would like to stay in our village."

"What if he doesn't agree?" Manacre asked.

"If he doesn't agree, then I have nothing to do." Chepke said with a wry smile, "I can only think of other ways to solve the problem of insufficient men in our village..."

"Anyway, I'm going to go to Mashima Goro to try it now."

"Perhaps he would like to stay in our village."

"This time, I will go with a person who is in charge of translation. Manacre, you go and organize the staff to prepare enough meat and bars."

"Well. I see."

……

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timeline back to the present

"The village head said: I want to ask if you would like to work hard in our village, marry another wife, and then stay in our village."

The middle-aged man sitting next to Chepke translated what Chepke said just now into Japanese.

……

……

Ok?

……

……

Ogata turned his head and cast a puzzled look at the middle-aged man in charge of the translation.

He looked at the middle-aged man and asked: Did you translate correctly?

Facing the gaze cast by Ogata, the middle-aged man did not flinch in the slightest, and replied to Ogata with a firm expression that he did not translate wrongly.

Ogata turned his gaze back to Chepke.

"Village chief, let me make sure you're not kidding me."

"I'm serious. Ainu," Chepke said.

After confirming that Chepke was not joking and that the translation was correct, Ogata involuntarily put on a strange expression.

Am I lucky...

Ogata thought helplessly in his heart.

In just two days, he was raised twice.

Yesterday, the mother-in-law, who can see other people, wanted to adopt him as her grandson-in-law.

Today, the village head of Qina Village personally came to ask him if he wanted to marry a girl from their village.

But Ogata was not dazzled by this "peach blossom".

After a short shock, Ogata quickly calmed down.

He crossed his arms and stared straight at Chepke's face with eyes that seemed to pierce him.

As for A-Machi, who was sitting behind Ogata, after listening to the speech translated by the translator just now, the expression on her face fluctuated greatly.

Just when she was about to say something to Chepke, she noticed Ogata who was looking directly at Chepke with calm eyes.

Looking at Ogata with a calm face, A-Machi silently pursed her red lips, and swallowed back the words that had rushed to her lips.

After Ogata stared at Chepke for a while, he said softly:

"Village chief, can you tell me why you want me to marry a girl from your village and stay in your village?"

"Is it to increase the number of men in the village, so that the village can have one more man with great skills?"

Ogata had been thinking about the reason why the village chief proposed marriage to him just now.

He thought about it for a long time, and the only reason he could think of was to expand the number of men in the village, which was not much.

Chepke pursed his lips and fell silent.

After a moment of silence, Chepke said slowly:

"I don't quite know what life is like for you and people."

"For us who live a life of fishing and hunting, the strength and number of men directly determine the prosperity of a village."

"Villages that lack men, without exception, are quite poor, and will be looked down upon by people in other villages, and even bullied."

"Since you are a friend brought by Aiyaka, you should be aware of the disappearance a few years ago, right?"

"Since the disappearance, there have been a lot fewer males in our village."

"And I experienced that kind of thing last night, if I don't think of a way, our village can save... Ainu language"

Speaking of this, Chepke stopped talking as if he couldn't go on anymore.

Although he didn't directly answer the question Ogata just asked.

But what he said just now can be regarded as an indirect answer.

After quietly listening to Chepke explain the suffering of their village and the translator's translation, Ogata sighed softly.

"I understand the suffering of your village very well."

"But I'm sorry that I don't want to marry a girl from your village, and I don't have the energy to live in your village forever."

Ou bowed to Chepke.

"I am a wanderer with no fixed place, and the wind and the ground are the quilt I should cover and the bed I should sleep on."

"and……"

Ogata's mind flashed the appearance of his arrest warrant which rose to 800 taels for some reason.

"I'm not a person who can bring happiness to others."

A faint helpless smile appeared on Ogata's face.

Chepke lowered his head and remained silent.

After a while, Chepke finally broke the silence.

"……I understand."

Chepke did not stalk, but nodded briskly to show that he understood, and then stood up.

"Goro Mashima. If you change your mind later, you can come to me anytime."

"Our village will always welcome a powerful man like you to join."

"Yes." Ogata nodded, "I will."

After leaving this sentence, Chepke took his translator and left from Ogata's home very happily and without any twitching.

After Chepke left, Ogata let out a sigh of relief.

And A-Machi, who was sitting behind Ogata's side, kneeled to Ogata's side, then poked Ogata with his elbow, and said in a half-joking tone:

"He came to the door in person and gave you a chance to marry a new wife. Are you sure you just give up?"

Ogata smiled wryly.

"I'm not very used to the living habits of the Ainu people, so it's even less likely that I will live in an Ainu settlement for a long time."

Speaking of this, Ogata lowered his tone.

"And if someone like me lives here for a long time, it will bring trouble to the people here."

Chepke didn't know that Ogata refused to stay in their village, but was actually protecting them.

"If the shogunate knows that Ogata Itsuki lives in an Ainu settlement, you should imagine how the shogunate will act?"

"The shogunate should know by now that only ordinary samurai will be sent here, there is nothing I can do about it."

"If the shogunate knows that Ogata Itsuki lives in a certain Ainu settlement, maybe they will send troops directly."

Having said that, Ogata turned his head, looked at A-Machi, and said in a joking tone:

"I thought that after you heard the village head Chepke propose marriage to me just now, you would angrily tell them that Mashima Goro already has my wife."

"That's exactly what I wanted to do."

"But I think this kind of thing should be done by you, not me."