I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"We, Heyezhe, basically don't have any friends to visit us."

"That's why the kid is so excited about your arrival."

Hearing what Asuma said just now, both Ogata and O-Machi's expressions became strange.

Ogata turned his head and cast a meaningful look at Otsupuyi beside him

Otunpuyi seems to be a little calmer now.

After swallowing hard, Otsupuyi said to Ogata with a look of expectation:

"Ma, Mashima-san, I have always been interested in your samurai swords."

"I've never seen the blade of a katana, could you please show me yours?"

If it is the kind of "conservative" samurai who regards the idea that "the samurai sword is the soul of samurai" as his standard, he will definitely refuse Otsubui's request without hesitation.

But Otunpuyi is very lucky, as Ogata, who is proficient in the "two-gun style", is not such a conservative person.

Otunpuyi is the son of Chanup, and Chanup, who allowed him and Ading to enter the Red Moon Fortress, has provided a lot of help to Ogata and the others.

Due to emotion and reason, Ogata couldn't think of any reason to refuse such a small request.

"Be careful." Ogata said softly, "Don't get cut."

After finishing speaking, Ogata raised his left hand, pressed it on the Da Shitian sword, and used his left thumb to push the mouth of the carp, and then slowly pulled Da Shitian out of the sheath.

The fire light from the low flame of the cauldron in front of Ogata who was still cooking wild vegetables shone on Da Shitian's knife, reflecting a dazzling light.

Ogata handed Da Shitian to Otong Puyi.

Otsubui took over Ogata's Dashiten with a gentle movement as if he was taking over a fragile object that would break at the touch of a touch.

"Good weight!"

"Hold it steady, be careful not to cut yourself." Ogata reminded again.

Aotong Puyi held Ogata's Da Shitian with both hands, raised the Da Shitian upright, and pointed the knife point directly at the sky.

Aotong Puyi, who looked up and down Da Shitian's blade, murmured: "The texture of this knife is so beautiful."

"It was more beautiful before." Ogata said with emotion in a half-joking tone, "It's a pity that it has been fighting with me for a long time, and it has many scars on its body. It is not as beautiful as before."

After all, Ogata cast complicated eyes on Da Shitian's blade.

Since obtaining Dashitian and Dazizai on Butterfly Island, these two swords have followed Ogata to fight in the north and south. Although they are rare and tough swords, with a master like Ogata who can constantly attract disasters, the blade is still inevitable. Some damage occurred.

After the "Battle of Nijo Castle" in Kyoto, there were 3 gaps on Da Shitian's sword, and 4 gaps on Da Zizai's sword.

After leaving Kyoto, Ogata fought fierce battles one after another.

Today, there are as many as seven gaps on Da Shi Tian Dao, and an astonishing nine gaps on Da Zi Zai Dao.

"Are the gaps still repaired?" Otunpuyi asked.

"I don't know. I don't know much about casting and repairing knives." Ogata said, "But what is certain is that if you want to repair knives, you must find a swordsmith who is skilled enough."

"If the swordsmith's level is not enough, not only can't repair the sword, but it may cause more damage to the sword."

Ao Tongpu nodded with a half understanding.

After looking at Da Shitian's sword in his hand several times, Otong Puyi returned Da Shitian to Ogata.

When Ogata took Da Shitian back into the scabbard, Otongpuyi immediately asked the second question:

"In addition to swordsmanship, you warriors also need to learn various skills such as horsemanship and bowmanship."

"Not really." Ogata showed a somewhat bitter smile, "Samurai are also divided into levels."

"There are warriors who are born without having to worry about food and clothing."

"There are also samurai who are so poor that they have to sell their swords."

"Only those warriors from famous families will learn equestrian, bow and other skills in addition to swordsmanship."

"Samurai living in poverty have to run around for food and clothing every day, let alone equestrian and archery, they don't even have the time and financial resources to learn fencing."

After succinctly answering the question Otunpuyi just asked, Otunpuyi asked again:

"Is it true that you and others don't eat meat?"

"Yes." Ogata nodded, "Although we don't eat meat, we do eat fish, shells and other seafood."

Chanup is now sitting cross-legged in his home, wrapping new cherry bark around the bow of his bow.

The Ainu people like to roll the bark of cherry tree on the bow body of their bows, so that it can prevent slipping when holding the bow.

Chanup just lit an oil lamp by his lap.

The oil they use to light their lamps is fish oil, which is usually poured on the shells, and the brightness of the light is far inferior to the light emitted by the candles after they are lit.

But this dim light is more than enough to replace the bow with new cherry bark.

"Cough cough cough."

When Chanup was concentrating on maintaining his bow, he suddenly heard a coughing sound of "cough cough cough" from outside the house.

It is the etiquette of the Ainu people to stand outside the door and cough when they are guests at someone's home.

After hearing the sound of coughing, the young people in the family came out to check on the visitor, and then went back to the house to report to the head of the family.

After the head of the family agrees to let the guests into the house, he will take the whole family to start a simple cleaning of the house.Then let the guests in.

Overall, it is a very cumbersome set of etiquette.

So sometimes when dealing with regular customers, this set of etiquette is often omitted or simplified.

At present, there is only Chanup in the family, so Chanup can only put down the bow in his hand and go to the door to see who is coming.

Standing outside the door was a tall, thin middle-aged man.

The skin is a bit dark, the cheeks and chin have the characteristic thick beard of the Ainu, the figure is thinner, and the cheeks are even slightly sunken.

Although he looked malnourished, the eyes of this middle-aged man were extremely sharp, like an eagle.

The middle-aged man just looked at Chanup who appeared from the house with sharp eyes.

"Chanup." The thin, middle-aged man said, "Why did you come out alone? Where are Aisuma and Otunpuyi?"

"The hunting festival is about to begin, and Aisuma took Otunpuyi to practice bowing." Chanup said, "So I am the only one left at home. What a rare guest, Retannoe, you haven't been like this for a long time I paid a visit alone. Come in."

The middle-aged man, whom Chanup called Retan Noe, entered Chanup's house one after the other.

"Raitannoe." Chanup casually sat cross-legged on the ground, and then took out his bong, "I came to see me by myself, shouldn't I come to joke and chat with me? Tell me, find me What's the matter with me?"

"Chanup." Retannoe sat cross-legged in front of Chanup, with a solemn expression, "Did you really allow those two Kazutos to follow the villagers of Qina Village into our Heyezhe?"

"Huh?" Chanup tilted his head, "Is there any problem?"

"Is this all right?!" Retannoe's voice instantly rose a few notches, "Why did you allow those two Kazutos to enter Heyezhe swaggeringly?"

"Does this do any good for us, Heyezhe?"

Ray Tannoy's emotions were agitated.

There are aliens who have nothing to do with Heyezhe entering their homeland, Retannoe has a strong resistance to this kind of thing.

Compared to Retan Noe's excitement, Chanup was very calm.

Picking up the bong and taking a deep puff, Chanup said slowly:

"Those two Kazutos extended a helping hand to our compatriots and saved a large number of our compatriots."

"What the two of them are looking for is to find traces or clues of the two people they are looking for."

"Is there anything wrong with allowing them to enter our Heyezhe, so that they can find the traces or clues of the two Heren they have been looking for in our Heyezhe, so as to thank them for saving our compatriots? "

"Hmph!" Retannoe frowned, "Compatriots? Those two Heren saved, but it was just that China village! What's the matter with us, Heyezhe?"

"Although the villagers of Qina Village are now living in our Heyezhe, but until today, the villagers of Qina Village are just outsiders to us."

"Why do we have to sacrifice our interests to thank those two Heren for a village that has little relationship with us?"

Chanup did not immediately answer Raitannoe's question, but looked at Raitannoe in front of him silently while smoking a cigarette.

then

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Suddenly put down the bong in his hand and laughed out loud.

"What's so funny?" Retannoe frowned.

"I couldn't help laughing because I thought it was funny."

Chanup wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands.

"Raitannoe, what you said just now made me involuntarily recall that one of the important reasons why we Ainu people have been so vulnerable to Kazuto is probably because too many people have thinking like you?"

Chanup, who wiped away the teardrops from the corners of his eyes, after wiping off the teardrops from the corners of his eyes, the color of memory appeared in his pupils, and said faintly:

"That belongs to another village. Their village has nothing to do with us."

"He is from that village, and I am from this village. What happened to their village has nothing to do with our village?"

"That village was attacked by people? Hahaha, it deserves it. It's just right that the village is gone, and no one will compete with us for hunting grounds in the future."

Chanup put the bong back to his lips.

"We've always seen each other as enemies."

"I think that other villages are other villages, my own village is my own village, and only people from other villages that are in my own village and have a good relationship with my own village are compatriots."

"But we obviously speak the same language. We have similar customs and cultures. We all fear the same gods."

"We are all Ainu, but we are divided."

"Raitannoe, we Ainu have been unable to unite for a long time, and we have been unable to call out to all those who speak the same language and have the same culture as us, compatriots. This is probably the time of our Ainu people in these thousand years. Among them, one of the important reasons why he has never been able to defeat Heren."

"Retannoe, what do you think?"

Chanup showed a gentle smile and looked directly at Retannoe in front of him.

Retannoe lowered his head slightly and remained silent.

And Chanup didn't seem to expect Retan Noe to answer immediately, and then continued:

"Not in China Village."

Chanup put away the mild smile on his face, and his face was full of seriousness.

"All Ainu people are our compatriots."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with doing what we can to those who have helped our compatriots."

"Even if they're aliens."

Chanup's tone was forceful.

Retannoe continued to lower his head without making a sound.

After a long time, he slowly raised his head.

After giving Chanup a deep look with meaningful eyes, he stood up without saying a word, and quickly left Chanup's house.

Chanup didn't get up to see him off, and he didn't even look after Retannoe. He just continued to sit cross-legged, smoking a cigarette.

But just as Retannoe was about to leave through the door, Chanup called out abruptly:

"Retannoe!"

Hearing Chanup calling him, Raitannoe stopped in his tracks.Facing outside the house, back to Chanup.

"Do not worry."

Chanup said.

"I won't do anything harmful to Heyezhe."

"Heyezhe is the new home we have built with great difficulty."

A smile appeared on Chanup's face.

"I will not let Heyezhe encounter any danger."

"I won't let anyone hurt our Heyezhe."

"I can assure you of this."