I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

The vast majority of those who survived the treatment also had physical disabilities of varying severity.

Although they had made good psychological preparations, the villagers of Qina Village were all deeply saddened after witnessing so many people die due to no cure, and the vast majority of those who survived were disabled.

After returning to Qina Village, many villagers immediately greeted Ogata warmly.

The villagers all regarded Ogata and the others as benefactors, so they gave Ogata and Atachi the highest courtesy that their village could give.

Ogata and the others had a big meal during this time, and every villager they met when they went out would warmly greet Ogata and the others.

As for any requests made by Ogata and the others, the villagers of Qina Village will respond to them.

The life that Ogata and Atachi lived in Kina Village during this time can be summed up as "life like an emperor".

It's a pity that this "emperor-like life" is not very comfortable for Ogata and A-Machi.

Ogata was not very used to Ainu houses.

A-Machi is not very used to Ainu food.

The Ainu people live a life of fishing and hunting, and their daily meals are mainly a variety of meat.

Since he was a child, the only meat-related food he has eaten is a variety of seafood. Until now, he is not very used to meat such as deer and rabbit.

After returning to the village, the three of Ogata found a random villager and asked where Chepke was currently.

After learning that Chepke is now at his home, Ogata and the others immediately went straight to the village chief's house.

All the way unimpeded arrived at the door of the village chief Chepke.

After making a loud announcement to the room, he immediately received a reply from Chepke, "Come in."

The Ainu people do not have such things as wooden doors and paper sliding doors. They usually like to use a kind of curtain woven with unknown plants as the door curtain.

Ogata and A-Machi lifted the curtain and walked into the house.As an outsider, Aiyaka stayed outside the house silently.

After Ogata and A-Machi entered the house, they saw Chepke who hadn't seen each other for several days.

Ogata looked at Chepke in front of him.

Compared with before, Chepke looked a little more haggard.

It is inevitable that he will look haggard, and he is not young anymore. After suffering so many days of exhaustion, his body will definitely feel overwhelmed.

Old people like Yuan Yi who are healthy and strong are only a very small number of people after all.

Sitting next to Chepke was a middle-aged man who was also familiar to Ogata, the middle-aged man who often acted as Chepke's Japanese translator.

"Mashima Goro, Machi. You came at the right time." Chepke said, "Aizan just happens to be here right now."

The name of Aizan, the middle-aged man who often served as Chepke's Japanese translator.

Sitting cross-legged behind Chepke with A-Machi, Ogata asked the village chief bluntly:

"Chief Chepke, I heard that you are looking for me. What's the matter?"

The Ainu people, who are still in the tribal civilization, don't like the culture of "speaking politely for half an hour before talking about business".

In the Ainu society, there has always been a cultural atmosphere of "speaking up when you have something to say".

So now Ogata can be regarded as doing as the Romans do in the countryside, without saying a few polite words, and directly getting to the point.

Seeing that Ogata got straight to the point, Chepke also cut straight to the point:

"Mashima Goro, I asked you to come here this time because I actually have something to tell you that I don't know if it's a good thing or not."

"I don't know if it's a good thing?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

"We will never treat anyone who is kind to us."

"Since we got your help, we have been thinking about how to repay your kindness for saving the village."

Chepke said slowly.

"But it's a pity that the current situation in our village is not very good. Even if I want to give you gifts, there is nothing in the village that is very valuable to you and others."

"I heard in advance that you are now looking for a couple."

"Do our best to assist you in finding the couple and person you are looking for. This is probably the only thing we can do for you at the moment."

"Heyezhe has a total population of more than 1000 people, and there are Ainu people from all over the place. Maybe someone has seen the couple you are looking for."

"So I went to Heyezh this time and specifically asked Chanup, who is in charge of the whole Heyezh: Can you and your wife be allowed to enter Heyezh, so that you can find the person you are looking for in Heyezh. "

"Although the process was a bit bumpy, fortunately, the result is gratifying. Chanup agreed to allow you to enter Heyezhe as guests, and allowed you to find the two people you were looking for in Heyezhe."

After Chepke's words fell, Ogata's eyes shone with a hint of surprise.

However, Chepke suddenly changed the topic at this time:

"But Chanup let me remind you one thing."

"Heyezh was a large settlement of many Ainu who had nowhere to go."

"Last year, a group of Ainu compatriots who were implicated in the battle of Kunasili Menasi and had nowhere to go moved into Heyezhe and became part of the residents of Heyezhe."

Ogata's eyes narrowed slightly after hearing the words "Battle of Kunasili Menasi" from Chepke's mouth.

Ogata is no stranger to this battle.Before arriving in Ezo, he had heard about the battle.

This battle took place in the first year of Kansei 2 years ago, when the Ainu people in the Kunasi Limenasi area rioted.

The Matsumae clan and the shogunate formed a coalition force to put down this large-scale riot by force.

It is not difficult to imagine the attitude of the Ainu people who were implicated in this war towards Kazuto.

"That's why many residents in Heyezhen hate Heren very much."

"Although they won't have the guts to do anything outrageous to Kazuto who entered Heyezhe as a guest, it should be inevitable to receive some strange looks."

"That's why Chanup asked me to tell you that if you decide to come to Heyezhe, you must be mentally prepared to receive strange looks from some residents."

After finishing what should be said, Chepke looked at Ogata silently, waiting for Ogata's response.

Ogata didn't answer right away.

Instead, he pursed his lips first, glanced at Ah Ding beside him, and said to Chepke:

"Chief Chepke, I'm sorry. Can my wife and I go and have a discussion first? We'll be right back."

Chepke cast a surprised look at Ogata.

The lifestyle of fishing and hunting predestined that the Ainu society is also a society where men are superior to women.

Even if there are far more women than men in Qina Village, the hierarchical concept of "men are superior to women" will not change in any way.

Discussing things with women is a rare and somewhat incomprehensible thing for Chepke.

Ogata, who understood the meaning of Chepke's eyes, smiled and said:

"My wife and I are one."

"She has the right to participate in all discussions related to our subsequent actions."

"My wife and I will go outside the house to discuss and will be back soon."

"I see." Chepke nodded.

Ogata and A-Machi quickly left Chepke's house, and after arriving at a place where there were no other outsiders, A-Machi said directly to Ogata:

"Ogata, what do you think?"

"It coincides with our plan." Ogata said, "We planned to ask the villagers of Qina Village for help in the future, and take us to a village that is familiar with their village to continue looking for clues."

"I didn't expect that Chief Chepke was already helping us with this."

"Red Moon Fortress has a large population, and its members come from all over the world, so the chances of collecting useful information are higher."

"For us, Red Moon Fortress is indeed an excellent place to go."

"But" Ah Ding frowned slightly at this time, "Didn't the village chief Chepke just say that some people in the Red Moon Fortress are very repulsive to people?"

"I'm more worried about those people."

"Before we came to Ezo, weren't we already prepared for the Ainu people who would encounter trouble?" Ogata said in a slightly joking tone at this time, "If If we are afraid of encountering those Ainu people who reject Kazumi, then we will not be able to go anywhere in Ezo.”

Before coming to Ezo, Ogata and A-machi, who had already done simple homework, knew that the relationship between Kazuto and Ezo had always been awkward. Very friendly Ainu people.

"Exactly." A-Ming laughed.

Ogata perfectly fulfilled the promise he made to Chepke just now: he will be back soon.

He and Ah Ding only went out for a few minutes before returning to Chepke's eyes.

"Chief Chepke, when do you plan to move your village to Heyezhe?"

After returning, Xu conveniently asked Chepke directly.

After being stunned for a while, Chepke replied:

"The sooner you move to Heyezhe, the better. After all, no one knows when those white-skinned men who escaped before will bring back their rescuers."

"The injured villagers have now completed treatment, and our village now has a sufficient number of sleds to pull those injured and unable to move villagers."

"So I plan to move the whole village to Heyezhe in a few days."

As soon as Chepke's voice fell, Xu Fangyi said immediately:

"In that case, please let us go to Heyezhe with you later."

Skulucci's camp, outside the village of Kina

"Mr. Mashima." Scruucci, who was sitting on his own hammock, held a bottle of wine that was only half full, and cast a puzzled look at Ogata standing in front of him, "What's the matter?" Why? Why did you come to me suddenly?"

During this period of time, Ogata has been in frequent contact with Skulucci due to the needs of both parties.

Ogata needed Scruucci to help them pick horses and teach them how to use a 1775 flintlock pistol and a Kentucky long rifle.

Scruucci also needs Ogata to tell him more about Genichi.

Skulucci spent too much time and energy searching for clues to Yuan Yi, until now he finally found someone who has a strong connection with Yuan Yi.

In order to clear up his long-standing lovesickness, Scruucci would talk to Ogata from time to time about matters related to Genichi.

The content of the questions is nothing more than "what is Mr. Kinoshita doing recently" and "has Mr. Kinoshita improved his painting skills?" In short, they are asking about all aspects of Genichi's life.

When asked about Ogata, there was already nothing to say.

After all, Ogata was full of plans, and he didn't get along with Genichi for too long.

Because of the frequent contact between Ogata and Skulucci during this period, Ogata is now familiar with most of Skulucci's subordinates.

Now Ogata can freely enter and leave Skulucci's camp without encountering any obstacles.

When Scruucci asked what he could do for a sudden visit, Ogata was looking at Scruucci who was sitting in the hammock.

Scruzzi's face was now as rosy as his red hair.

"It's true that I came to you with something, but it's not something important." Ogata carefully looked at Skulucci's face several times, "You seem to have drunk a lot."

A few steps away from Scruucci, Ogata could smell the smell of alcohol wafting from him.

"It's Maslenitsa now." After saying that, Skulucci raised the wine bottle in his hand and took another big gulp into his mouth, "Don't drink a little more now, and when it comes to the Lent period, I will do nothing I can't drink it anymore, so I can only drink tasteless water to survive."

Some time ago, when Skulucci and Ogata were chatting, Skulucci introduced to Ogata what their "Maslenitsa" is.

"Maslenitsa" is a unique festival of the Orthodox Church.

Nearly everyone in Skulucci's army was Orthodox. Skulucci himself was an Orthodox Christian.

Skulucci was originally a Catholic, but after joining the Cossacks and becoming a Cossack, Skulucci converted to the Orthodox Church.

Catholicism and Orthodox Church are branches of Christianity.

At the beginning, there was only Christianity, which was regarded as the state religion of the Roman Empire.

But after the Roman Empire split into East and West, Christianity also split.

Both the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire claimed to be "Roman Orthodoxy", and at the same time claimed that Christianity on their side was orthodox.

So over time, Christianity split into two factions. Christianity in the west evolved into "Catholicism", and Christianity in the east evolved into "Orthodox Church".

Although Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity are the two major schools of Christianity, and believers on both sides believe in Jesus Christ, they are different in many aspects.

For example, this "Maslenitsa" is a unique festival of the Orthodox Church.

Every year at the end of winter and the beginning of spring, the Orthodox Church will hold a 40-day "Lent".

Meat and entertainment are prohibited during Lent.