I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The six diners of Kondo and Nagano walked to an open space a little away from the izakaya.

This open space is located in a rather remote and inconspicuous location, and no passer-by has passed through this open space.

"Kondo." One of the six diners put his hand on the saber at his waist, "You should also know why we came to you, right?"

"...Besides seeking revenge from me, what else can you do for it?"

"It's good that you know. You are so despicable today, you even threw sand and dirt directly at Yongye-sama's face! Although Yongye-sama didn't suffer any injuries, if we don't beat you hard, we really can't get rid of our anger !"

As soon as the words fell, the six people pulled out the knives from their waists one after another, then turned the blades around, and pointed the backs of the knives at Kondo.

"We won't kill you, we'll just beat you up. So as long as you stand there obediently and let us hit you with the back of a knife, then you and I will save trouble, and we will make you suffer less The flesh is bitter."

"Idiots will not resist!" Kondo yelled in such an annoyed manner, while pulling out the saber from his waist, and then, like the six people, turned the blade around and faced the enemy with the back of the sword.

Both sides tacitly use the back of the knife.

Both Kondo and these six people have a common idea in tacit understanding: killing people in Edo is not allowed.

After all, killing people in Edo is no joke.

Six diners formed a semicircular formation and slowly approached Kondo.

Kondo carefully observed the semi-circular formation formed by the six people, gritted his teeth, and rushed towards the person standing at the end of the formation.

Kondo intends to defeat these six people one by one.

His calculations were loud.

But his strength does not match his plan.

The plan he drew up in his mind was that he would attack while walking, one by one, and knock down all six of them with one blow.

However... just as Kondo swung a powerful slash at the person standing at the end of the formation, his slash was firmly caught by this person.

And the moment Kondo's knife was caught by this "Pastor 1", "Passer 2" who was standing next to him immediately aimed at Kondo's flank and slashed horizontally.

Kondo, who had never fought this kind of "one against many" battles, became flustered when he saw "Diner 2" slashing at him with a knife.

Hastily jumped back, dodging the horizontal cut of "Diner 2".

It's just... Although he successfully escaped the attack of "Pastor 2", he jumped into the attack range of "Pastor 3"...

Kondo was like a puppy jumping in a hot pot, jumping around in a hurry, avoiding the slashes of the six people one after another.

Kondo's lack of combat experience with one enemy against many is fully displayed at this time.

How to avoid attacks from different directions, who is the best target, and when is the best time to launch a counterattack...Kondo is at a loss for all these issues...

Kondo also realized that if he continued like this, he would have to lose.

So he planned to use his secret technique again...

leap to the right,

Leaping to the front and back of "Diner 5", "Diner 5" immediately looked like he was playing whack-a-mole and saw the gopher jump out of the pit, holding up the knife in his hand, and slashing at Kondo.

This time, Kondo did not hide.

Instead, with lightning speed, he put his left hand into the sand contained in the homemade trouser pocket, and then threw it at the face of "Pastor 5".

"watch out!"

Kondo has high hopes for his handful of sand.

Think of it as a game-breaking move.

However... the subsequent actions of "Pastor 5" shattered Kondo's hopes.

"Passer 5" raised his left hand in time to block the sand.

Then he swung the knife in his right hand and drew it towards Kondo's left thigh.

The hard back of the sword firmly hit Kondo's thigh, who was stunned for a moment due to the failure of the "Ogata-ryu", and had no time to escape.

"Ahhh!"

After uttering a low scream, Kondo jumped away with one foot and opened the distance from "Pastor 5".

"The same trick, if you use it too many times, it won't work." "Patcher 5" said while patting the dust left on his left hand, "We have been paying attention to your trick. As long as you know in advance that you have this trick, then your trick is no threat to us."

Kondo lowered his left hand and touched the thigh that had just been stabbed by the back of the knife.

It hurts a bit, but the bones should be fine, after all, the opponent only used the back of the knife, and the thigh is the place with the most flesh.

"Passer 5": "We have just said that we will not kill you, but will just beat you up and teach you a lesson. So obediently give up resistance, we will let you go after we make you suffer. "

"I've said it all, only a fool will obediently not resist and let you beat me hard." Although Kondo's response did not show weakness.

"Then there is no other way." "Passer 5" clenched the knife in his hand again, "Then keep fighting and see how long you can last."

The 6 diners rearranged into a semicircular formation and approached Kondo.

Looking at the six people re-arranged into a semicircular formation, Kondo's face gradually became serious.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Kondo had to face the reality - he didn't have the ability to deal with 6 samurai who were all skilled in swordsmanship at the same time.

When Kondo was racking his brains and thinking about the strategy to defeat the enemy——

"Sorry. Everyone, can you let that fool go?"

A male voice suddenly sounded from the entrance and exit of this open space.

The 6 diners and Kondo followed the prestige and looked towards the entrance and exit of this open space.

Kondo and the six showed different expressions.

After the six diners heard the voice, the expressions on their faces were only puzzled.

After Kondo heard the voice, he was slightly taken aback.

Then a look of half shock, half ecstasy appeared.

Kondo recognized it immediately—it was the voice of someone extremely important to him.

However... Kondo didn't see the familiar face while looking at the source of the voice with ecstasy and shock.

All he saw was a face with ordinary features that he had never seen before.

Kondo's expression froze immediately.

...

...

After successfully drawing everyone's attention to himself, Ogata quickly walked into the open space and came to Kondo's side.

"Master..." As soon as Ogata came to Kondo's side, Kondo opened his mouth impatiently, planning to say something.

But Ogata raised his hand one step ahead of time, and pinched the cheeks on both sides of his cheeks, making Kondo unable to speak.

While preventing Kondo from speaking, he signaled Kondo with his eyes: Don't ask too much.

Although Kondo has a simple and honest personality, he is not a stupid person.

Kondo, who instantly understood the meaning of Ogata's eyes, obediently swallowed the words that came to his mouth, temporarily suppressing all kinds of questions in his heart.

"... Mashima-sama, I have admired you for a long time."

"Diner 2" slowly put down the wooden knife in his hand, changed into a much more relaxed tone, and used honorific words.

"Your trial match today is an eye-opener for Mr. Yongye and us."

"Oh?" Ogata raised his eyebrows, "Did you pay attention to my trial match today?"

"Of course." The tone of "Diner 2" became a little excited, "I don't know if you have forgotten—Master Yong Ye once invited you to be a dojo's eater."

Ogata nodded: "I haven't forgotten."

On the first day Ogata came to work in Yoshiwara, he ran into a troublesome heir to Hozoin's spear technique.

When Ogata defeated the troublemaker beautifully, Nagano was leading his six diners to watch the battle on the second floor of a tea house not far away.

Nagano, who was fascinated by Ogata's swordsmanship, sent an invitation to Ogata to be a guest at his dojo, but Ogata refused of course.

It was also at that time that Ogata met someone like Nagano.

"Master Nagano has always expressed deep regret for not being able to invite you as a diner."

"Afterwards, I have been quietly following your news."

"After learning that you won the first place in the literary examination, and that you had repelled 25 officials from Huofu Bandit Kai by yourself, Master Yongye admired you even more."

"After hearing your name from the 'B field' this morning, Mr. Yongye couldn't wait to take me to watch the battle."

"Whether it's Mr. Yongye, or we all admire the horizontal slash you made today."

"I'm overwhelmed." Ogata smiled modestly, "Speaking of which--I don't know what relationship you guys have with Nagano...Are you masters and apprentices?"

"No." This time, "Diner 4" answered, "We are Mr. Yongye's eaters. But we can also be regarded as half of Mr. Yongno's apprentices."

"Master Mashima. Although we admire you very much, there is a question that we still have to ask." Although the tone of "Diner 2" is still respectful, there is also a lot of seriousness in addition to respect, "Dare to ask— —what's your relationship with this guy?"

The "Diner 2" in his mouth naturally refers to Kondo.

"...you can be considered friends." Ogata sighed softly.

"...Master Mashima." "Diner 2" frowned slightly, "We have no grievances with you, and you are admired by Mr. Yongye, and we also admire your swordsmanship, so we don't want to fight with you." You are the enemy."

"We can also understand your desire to protect your friends."

"But you probably don't know what your friend did today..."

"I know." Ogata sighed again, interrupting "Diner 2", "I also understand how you want to teach this guy a lesson."

"Then can you please retreat for a while?" "Diner 2" said in a deep voice, "We assure you - we will only let this guy suffer some flesh and blood, and will not do anything to him."

Ogata glanced at the six diners in front of him with complicated eyes.

Then slowly put down the hands that had been pinching Kondo's cheeks just now.

"How about this." Ogata said seriously, "I will be your opponent."

"If you can defeat me, I won't bother you and this guy anymore."

"But if I can defeat you, you can ignore that nothing happened today."

"how?"

Ogata's words made Kondo and the six diners all look astonished.

"...Master Mashima." "Diner 2" opened his eyes wide, "You mean...you want to deal with six of us at the same time?"

"I have quite a bit of experience with one enemy against many." Ogata paused when he said this.

Then he changed into a tone with a smile on his face:

"There are not many opportunities to compete with me."

Ogata's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Originally, when Ogata said that he would fight them for Kondo, they showed anticipation and excitement.

And after hearing what Ogata said just now, the anticipation and excitement on their faces intensified at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ogata has been paying attention to the faces of these six people.

Seeing their very obvious expression changes, a smile mixed with helplessness appeared on Ogata's face.

——They really are all "Martial Arts"...

Ogata is not good at fighting with words.

In order to avoid this weakness of his own, Ogata temporarily came up with the trick of "fighting them for Kondo".

Ogata noticed just now: when the six people noticed that it was him "Mashima Goro" who had appeared, respect and excitement flashed in their eyes.

So Xu conveniently guessed: they might be the kind of "fighting faction" who are keen to compete with masters.

So Ogata took a gamble with the mentality of giving it a try.

Now it seems—Ogata made the right bet.

"Diner 2" who only had the excitement of "being able to compete with a master" remained in his mind, and without much hesitation, he shouted for the others:

"Okay! Then Mashima-sama please give me your advice!"

After the words fell, the six people all raised the knives in their hands.

Ogata took out his cuffs, and it took only a few seconds to fasten the sleeves on both sides of his clothes.

While slowly pulling out Da Shitian from his waist, Ogata whispered in a volume that only he and Kondo could hear clearly:

"watch carefully."

This is a very short sentence.

After hearing Ogata's words, Kondo was taken aback for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

Ogata clenched Dashiten, who was facing the enemy with the back of his sword, with both hands.

"Gumu Yidaoyu, Mashima Goro, join me."

The complex emotions of the six diners, which were mixed with excitement, anticipation, and tension, reached their peak at this time.

They don't want to miss this rare opportunity to compete with the masters.

As Ogata's voice fell, the six people shouted at the same time in a very tacit understanding, and rushed towards Ogata with their swords raised high.

Facing the six people coming from six directions, Ogata didn't panic or panic.

After glancing at the positions of the six people, Xu conveniently swung his feet and rushed towards "Pastor 3" who was the farthest away from the others.

Ogata's speed was so fast that he seemed to be flying close to the ground.

The agility value of 12 points is fully displayed at this time.

"Flying" to the front and back of "Pastor 3", Ogata directly slashed at the shoulder of "Pastor 3".

The speed of the sword is the same as Ogata's movement speed - so fast that people are stunned.

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