I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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With Guasheng on his back, Ogata galloped along a deserted street in Edo.

Because Guasheng was injured and couldn't run fast, Ogata ran with Guasheng on his back.

Gua Sheng is not only petite, but also very light in weight.

For Ogata, whose strength is now as high as 14 points, carrying a melon is no different from carrying a cat.

"Are your feet cold?"

Ogata lowered his eyes and glanced at Guasheng's feet behind him.

Because Guasheng was only wearing a thin white bathrobe, before leaving Yoshihara with Guasheng on his back, Ogata took off the dark blue haori on his body and lent it to Guasheng to wear.

But Haori could only protect Guasheng's upper body, not Guasheng's feet without socks.

The wind is still quite strong tonight, and it is a little bit cool.

"Hmm...fortunately, it's not very cold. I can still bear it." Gua Sheng said softly.

Guasheng turned his gaze sideways, and glanced at the profile of Ogata who was so close to her.

"Mashima-kun...how did you come to my house just now?" Gua Sheng said slowly in a hesitant tone.

"I ran into an injured uncle just now." Ogata said honestly, "He said that a girl named Gua Shengxiu who works in Yoshiwara Shirobei Club is in danger. Let me quickly rescue you."

"So here I am."

"Injured?" Gua Sheng's eyes widened, she guessed who the uncle was just now, "Mashima-kun, is the uncle alright?"

"My friend should have taken him to a safe place by now and called the doctor to treat him."

Speaking of this, Ogata turned his head and looked at Guasheng lying on his back.

"Miss Guasheng, tell me now how you messed with the ninja in Shiranui."

"Do you know that those people just now are ninjas from Shiranui?" Gua Sheng's face showed surprise.

"Because of some complicated reasons, I am quite familiar with Shiranui. Like Balrog, Shuntaro and Kyutaro of the 'Four Heavenly Kings', I have also heard of these people by their names."

"...You still know Jitaro." Guasheng bit his lower lip and remained silent.

After being silent for a while, Gua Sheng said softly in a calm tone:

"I used to be the daughter of the owner of a sword gym in Kamakura..."

"There are a pair of kind parents and a gentle brother."

"Although life is not rich, but it is not worrying about food and clothing."

"Then... 4 years ago, when I was 12 years old, something happened..."

"My father was a very helpful and enthusiastic person."

"When he went out one day four years ago, he met two young men who were chasing and killing an old man."

"The father who hated evil like a vengeance repelled the two young men and saved the old man."

"I only found out after the fact... those two young men... are ninjas from Shiranui."

"That old man was the target of assassination who was commissioned by someone to assassinate the ninjas in Shiranui.

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"Father repelled their ninjas, rescued the old man, and caused their mission to fail, which angered Shiranui..."

"For revenge, they decided to kill this ungrateful guy and all his family members."

Although Guasheng's tone was still calm, Ogata could feel that Guasheng's arms around his neck were slowly tightening.

"The person Shiranui sent to take revenge is Ji Taro, one of the 'Four Heavenly Kings'."

"Gekutaro is notoriously bloodthirsty, and the other three of the 'Four Heavenly Kings' may not have killed as many people as Kyutaro."

"That night... Jitaro broke into his father's sword hall alone."

"Father and older brother... are no match for Kyutaro."

"While my father and my elder brother were dragging Jitaro, my mother stuffed me into a closet."

"It was a special cabinet, and there was a hidden tunnel at the bottom of the cabinet. It was an escape passage that my father commissioned a friend to make with a playful attitude."

"My mother told me at the time: 'You go first, I will follow later'."

"But I could tell at the time that my mother was lying. After stuffing me into the closet, she also wanted to hold Jitaro as hard as her father and brother did, and buy time for me to escape..."

"As soon as my mother stuffed me into the cabinet, I passed through the gap in the cabinet and saw Ji Taro walking into the room with a knife that was dripping blood..."

"I saw with my own eyes how Kyutaro killed my mother..."

"I was completely terrified..."

"After seeing my mother being killed, I went completely stupid into the escape passage in the cabinet and ran for my life..."

Ogata clearly felt the slight trembling of Guasheng's arms around his neck.

"After I ran away until I had no strength to run away, I belatedly realized that I had no family..."

"But maybe it's because I shouldn't die... Not long after I got my life back, I happened to meet Shirobei-sama who was on a business trip to Kamakura."

"I told Mr. Shirobei about my experience, and Mr. Shirobei sympathized with me as an orphan, so he brought me to Edo."

"That's how I started working at the Shirobei clubhouse..."

"Master Shirobei changed my name for me in order to protect me from possible pursuit."

"The original 'Gua Shenghui' has been changed to the current 'Gua Shengxiu'."

"Although I survived in spite of myself, I have never forgotten the hatred of my family members being killed."

"While I was practicing my sword skills, I was investigating who killed my family back then."

"The weapons used by the people who killed my whole family were two swords. There are very few people who use such weapons. In addition, I clearly remember the murderer's appearance. It took me nearly three years of hard work until the end of last year. I finally found out that the person who killed my family was the 'Four Heavenly Kings' Kyotaro from Shiranui..."

"After learning that my enemy is a giant like Shiranui... To be honest, I was very desperate."

A wry smile slowly appeared on Gua Sheng's face.

Gua Sheng's eye sockets were also slightly reddened at this time.

"Not long after I learned that my enemy was Shiranui, I met Kyutaro again."

"A few months ago, after Shiranui moved his base to Edo, Jitaro would come to Yoshiwara every night to have fun."

"I recognized this person at first glance as the enemy who killed my parents and brother."

"Every time I see him in Yoshihara, I can't wait to raise my knife and kill him..."

"But I know it's just wishful thinking."

"I understand very well that even after practicing hard for 4 years, I can't be the opponent of Ji Taro, who was able to easily kill his father back then."

"Swinging a sword and rushing up to take revenge, you will definitely die."

"While I endured it, I thought about ways to take revenge on Kyutaro and Shiranui."

"Then... I met someone by chance."

"A ninja from Shiranui who just happened to be on a mission near Yoshiwara."

"Although he is a ninja from Shiranui, he hates Shiranui very much."

"After meeting and getting acquainted with him by chance, he proposed to me—cooperate together to help those 'stains' in Shiranui escape from Shiranui."

"He's always wanted to help those poor 'Goul's."

"But he suffers from the lack of support from people outside the village, so it is difficult to completely send the 'ghou' away from Shiranui Ri's nose."

"So he hoped that I, who also had a grudge against Shiranui, would help me."

"Thanks to him, I found a way to get revenge on Shiranui."

A smile finally appeared on Gua Sheng's face at this moment.

"'Ku' is an important labor in Shiranui."

"Once the number of 'scales' decreases, the daily operations of Shiranui will be greatly affected."

"Let Shiranui reduce labor, destroy Shiranui's daily operations, and free those oppressed by Shiranui—this is the only revenge I can do without strength."

"So I started working with that person and started our unique way of revenge."

"That person found an extremely secret way out of the village in Shiranui."

"He first helped 'Gu' take this passage out of the village and leave Shiranui."

"Then I, who is familiar with Edo and can move freely outside Shiranui, will help 'Gu' leave Edo."

"That person and I have helped a lot of 'Goul' escape in the past few months."

"It's a pity that the fact that we helped 'Ghou' escape was revealed."

"After receiving the news, that person defected to Shiranui before he was arrested, and then came to me."

"He told me to run away quickly."

"With Shiranui's ability, it is only a matter of time before I find out that I am his helper."

"But I declined."

"I don't want to escape."

"4 years ago, I was already forced to leave my home once."

"And now... I would rather die than leave my home again."

"So I decided to stay."

"Wait silently for the ninjas in Shiranui who may come to you at any time, and then fight them to the death."

Speaking of this, Gua Sheng put on a half-joking tone.

"When the ninjas from Shiranui come to my door, I will definitely die."

"So in the past few days, I have quietly made arrangements for the funeral."

"I told the trustworthy Fengchi Taifu where the money I saved over the years was kept."

"Let the husband take out the money after my death and use it in a beneficial place."

Ogata listened quietly.

After Guasheng's voice fell, Ogata said softly:

"...Sorry. I seem to have reminded you of some bad memories..."

"It's okay." Gua Sheng smiled, "I'm not a child anymore, and I won't be in a bad mood or show a gloomy look just because I recalled some unhappy pasts."

call--!

Just then, a strong wind blew.

The blown hair is flying.

A piece of paper caught in the skirt of her bathrobe was blown away by the sudden strong wind.

"what!"

Guasheng let out a small exclamation, and quickly reached out to grab it, and in time caught the piece of paper that almost flew away.

"It's dangerous..." Gua Sheng muttered, "I was almost blown away."

Take a look back.

"Why are you still carrying this thing?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

The piece of paper that was almost blown away in Guasheng's hand was the portrait of Ogata.

After being kicked by Jitaro and hitting the wall just now, causing the unglued Ogata portrait to fall off, Guasheng picked up the portrait and stuffed it into the lapel of the yukata.

"This is my treasure..."

Guasheng looked at the portrait of Ogata in his hand, his gaze gradually softened.

"It was Ogata-sama's story that inspired me."

"At the end of last year, after I finally found out that my enemy was Shiranui, I was so desperate that I didn't know what to do."

"How can I have the ability to avenge such a behemoth..."

"When I was desperate, I heard the story of Ogata-sama."

"Master Ogata went through the same thing as me."

"The master was slaughtered, and the enemy was a feudal lord."

"If you fail, you will die. If you succeed, you will be wanted by the whole country."

"Even so, Ogata-sama still raised his righteous sword to avenge himself and those who were killed by that tyrant Matsudaira Gennai."

"It may be exaggerated to say so, but after hearing the story of Ogata-sama, it really feels like the whole world has brightened."

"I respect...and at the same time, I am very envious of Ogata-sama who succeeded in revenge."

"To motivate myself, I put a portrait of Ogata-sama on the wall of my house."

"If it weren't for Ogata-sama, I might still be living in despair now, and I wouldn't resolutely do everything I can to take revenge on Shiranui like I am now."

"In addition to motivating myself, I also make wishes on Ogata-sama's portrait from time to time."

"...a wish?" Ogata asked suspiciously.

"Yeah." Guasheng nodded lightly, "I make a wish to Ogata's portrait every day: I hope Master Ogata can help me avenge myself."

"Master Ogata is very powerful, and he can do things that I can't do. Even the "Four Heavenly Kings" in Shiranui may not be his opponent."

"So I've been looking forward to one day in the future, Ogata-sama will show up in Edo just like he suddenly showed up in Kyoto a few months ago."

"Then, just like the tyrant who killed the Hirose Clan at that time, kill Shiranui."

"It's like helping many people who had grudges against Songping Yuan in the past, and helping me to avenge..."

"But I myself know that this is wishful thinking."

Gua Sheng smiled, with a hint of helplessness in his smile.

"The world is so big, how can Ogata-sama happen to appear in Edo by such a coincidence, and then just happen to help me avenge..."

A faint smile slowly emerged along with the slightly upturned corners of Ogata's mouth at this time.

"'Executioner Yidao Zhai' is actually just an ordinary person."

"He's not a god."

"There is no need to respect and worship him as a 'god'."

"There is no need to call him 'adult' either."

"Maybe Ogata-sama has a lot of weird problems, and you might be disillusioned after you know about it."

"For example: He is actually a very lecherous person. When he sees a girl with big breasts, he can't help but glance at the other's breasts, or he falls in love with her at first sight because of her big breasts and good looks. "

"Hey! Don't speak ill of Ogata-sama! Don't speak of Ogata-sama so superficially!"

Because he was holding the portrait of Ogata with one hand, and wrapped his arms around Ogata's neck with the other, it was inconvenient for Guasheng to teach Ogata who dared to speak ill of her idol.

So, she buried her head and bit Ogata's neck with her teeth like a vampire.

Guasheng didn't use any force, but it also made Ogata feel like being pricked by a small needle.

Just when Ogata was about to say something, he suddenly heard a sharp sound of breaking wind behind him.

Hearing the breaking wind, Ogata's pupils suddenly shrank.

Carrying Guasheng on his back, he quickly jumped to the side.

As soon as he jumped away, there was a stick of Kunai with great power, cutting through the air where Ogata was standing just now.

In the next moment after jumping away, Ogata immediately looked in the direction that this kunai flew from just now.

I saw a blurry figure slowly coming out of the shadow not far away.

After stepping out of this shadow and the moonlight shining on this figure, Ogata and Guasheng finally saw the true face of this figure clearly.

It's Gokutaro.

Ji Taro, who was holding two swords in his arms, looked quite strange now.

The veins that were exposed outside the clothes were bulging.

The skin is dark red.

Ogata could vaguely see some steam-like thin gas emanating from Jitaro's body.

Looking at Kyutaro who had become like this, Ogata frowned, and said in a low voice that only he could hear clearly:

"'Yasha Realm'..."

It was the first time for Guasheng to witness the appearance of a person who had entered the "Yasha Realm", so he looked at Ji Taro with doubts and astonishment.

Of course, the hatred for Ji Taro is also in Guasheng's eyes.

After walking out from the shadow where he hid just now, Kyutaro showed a sinister smile at Ogata and Guasheng.

"Finally let me find you."

Kyutaro fixed his gaze on Ogata.

"You bastard."

"Because of you, I wasted a precious 'Yasha Pill'!"

"I will cut you tonight!"

Faced with Kyutaro's threat, Ogata remained unmoved, even his expression didn't change a bit, he just said lightly:

"It's a shame you found it here."

"Ah, my luck is really good! It seems that you two are destined to die here tonight!"

In order to recover the escaped Guasheng and ensure the success of the mission, Ji Taro resolutely took the precious "Yasha pill".

After entering the "Yasha Realm", relying on his soaring physical fitness, Ji Taro left Keitaro and others who could not keep up with his speed, and went to chase the escaped Guasheng alone.

Since it is completely unknown which direction Guasheng escaped from, Kyutaro can only try his luck.

Ji Taro first followed the southeast direction all the way to find the past.

Because he entered the "Yasha Realm", Ji Taro ran extremely fast.

Quickly searched in the southeast direction, but after finding no figure of Gua Sheng, Ji Taro decisively changed the search direction and went to the northeast direction instead.

As Kyutaro said just now - he was very lucky.

After changing to search in the northeast direction, Kyutaro immediately saw Ogata who was running away with Melon on his back.

Guasheng didn't know what was going on with Ji Taro's appearance, but she instinctively felt that Ji Taro was dangerous now.

After biting his lower lip hard, Guasheng brought his lips to Asaogata's ear, and said softly:

"Mashima-kun, thank you for saving me, put me down now, and run away."

"You don't need to continue taking risks for me..."

"I'll help you buy time to escape."

After entering the "Yasha Realm", Ji Taro's senses became even more acute.

Ji Taro heard the whispers between Guasheng and Ogata very clearly.

"Neither of you two can escape!"

Ji Taro's facial features became hideous.

"Gua Shengxiu! You can't even block my move! You still want to buy time for this guy to escape!"

"Let's talk less about your dreams."

Having said that, Kyutaro turned his attention back to Ogata.

"You've harmed Gua Shengxiu in a disguised way."

"I didn't want to do anything to Gua Shengxiu, I just wanted to kill her."

"But thanks to you, I'm pretty pissed right now."

"I won't let the two of you die so easily now."

"I've played so many Yoshihara's playgirls, but I've never played with Yoshiwara's officials."

"I want to take Gua Shengxiu back, and kill him after I get tired of playing!"

"As for you... I will also take you back, torture you until you are out of shape, and then kill you!"

Ji Taro's humiliation of not paying attention to them at all made Guasheng's face full of grief and indignation.

The grief and indignation are mixed with a little despair and unwillingness.

and a touch of fear.

The arms around Ogata's neck also trembled slightly.

Just when Gua Sheng suppressed the fear and despair in his heart, and was about to say to Ogata, "Run, I'll end the queen"...

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"Miss Guasheng, although it may be a bit late to say this now. But your wish just now... I really heard it."

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While saying this, Ogata put down the melon on his back, and then walked slowly to the opposite of Kyutaro.

Realizing what Ogata was going to do, Guasheng let out a scream:

"Mashima-kun, what are you doing? You run away!"

Ogata looked like he didn't hear what Guasheng said, and stared blankly at Kyutaro who was directly opposite.

Looking at Ogata who did not escape, but walked directly opposite him, making it clear that he was going to confront him, a trace of sarcasm appeared on Kyutaro's face.

"Hmph, you are not qualified to be my opponent at all!"

"Fine!"

While sneering, Kyutaro raised the swords in both hands.

"Let you see the strength of Shiranui's 'Four Heavenly Kings'!"

"...An unknown person?" Ogata, who had been expressionless just now, now had a strange smile on his face.

Ogata raised his left hand and touched the skin under the lobe of his right ear.

Pinch the skin under the lobe of your right ear as if you were pinching dead skin, and...

Hiss!

Under the eyes of Kyutaro and Guasheng, Ogata tore off the human skin mask on his face.

His true face was revealed.

From "Goro Mashima" to "Itsuki Ogata"!

After Ogata tore off the human skin mask on his face, both Kyutaro and Guasheng were stunned.

Kyutaro recognized this face.

After the mission to defend Nijo Castle failed, the arrest warrant for the culprit who caused their mission to fail spread throughout Shiranui.

Every ninja in Shiranui is asked to remember this face and to take revenge on the bastard who failed their important mission.

The face that was tired of looking at the arrest warrants for a long time now appeared in front of Ji Taro's eyes, making Ji Taro's mouth open involuntarily.

As for melons...

After seeing Ogata tearing off the "face" of "Mashima Goro" and revealing the real appearance under the human skin mask, he was stunned like Ji Taro.

Then he quickly lowered his head to look at the portrait of Ogata in his hand.

Look at Ogata's portrait for a while, and then look at Ogata's face not far away.

Constantly compare.

After comparing for countless times, and confirming that the person in front of him is the one in the portrait, Gua Sheng's lips began to tremble slightly.

Guasheng couldn't help but raised his hands to cover his trembling red lips and his mouth that was about to scream.

A pair of beautiful big eyes began to become moist with the redness of the eye sockets.

After tearing off the human skin mask, Ogata put the mask away in his arms while slowly adjusting his breathing rhythm.

Adjust your breathing to the breath of the source.

The moment the breath became the breath of the source——

【Ding! The host enters—the realm of selflessness! 】

[Pain perception decreased by 70%]

[Fatigue perception decreased by 70%]

[Strength increased by 15 points! 】

[Agility increased by 15 points! 】

[Physical strength increased by 15 points! 】

[Reflex nerve increased by 15 points! 】

[All martial arts levels are upgraded! 】

[Martial arts Sakakibara One Sword Flow·Waterfall, promoted to master level! 】

[Martial arts Sakakibara Ichidou-style bird thorn, promoted to master rank! 】

[Martial arts Sakakibara Ichito-style · Climbing the stairs, promoted to a high level! 】

[Martial arts Sakakibara Ichito-ryu Dragon Tail, promoted to high level! 】

[Martial Arts Wuwu Two Swords Style Stepping Steps, Promoted to Master Rank! 】

[Martial arts Wuwu Two Swords Style · Blade Counter, promoted to the rank of master! 】

[Martial arts without self two swords flow · transfer, promoted to the rank of master! 】

[Martial Arts Wuwu Dual Swordsmanship · Leiqie, promoted to intermediate level! 】

[Martial arts Wuwo Two Swords Style Cicada Rain, promoted to intermediate level! 】

[Martial arts Shiranui Ninjutsu Shiranui Jujitsu, promoted to master level! 】

[Martial arts Shiranui Ninjutsu Shiranui Stealth, promoted to high level! 】

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"How? Lord Four Heavenly Kings, is Executioner Yidao Zhai qualified to be your opponent?"

After all, without waiting for Ji Taro to respond, Ogata rushed straight towards Ji Taro like an arrow leaving the string.

While rushing towards Kyutaro, Ogata pulled out Dashiten and Daziza from his waist.

Ogata's high speed, which was far beyond Ji Taro's imagination, made Ji Taro's face full of horror.

clang!

Reluctantly raised the two swords in his hands, he blocked the slashing blow from Ogata.

But at the moment when he blocked Ogata's slash, Kyutaro suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen - after the knife was held by Kyutaro, Ogata immediately flew up and hit his stomach with his knee belly.

Gokutaro, who was directly pushed up by Ogata's knee, flew upside down and hit a willow tree behind him heavily.

"Cough, cough, cough...!"

After the willow tree caught him firmly, Kyutaro coughed violently.

While coughing, he raised his head - he saw Ogata walking slowly towards him with a pair of knives in his hands, expressionless.

The ferocity and arrogance no longer appeared on Ji Taro's face.

Instead of ferocity and arrogance, there is shock and fear.

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