I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Ogata's consciousness was like a ray of light in the darkness.

At first there was only a little bit of light, and then this little bit of light expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, light will cover darkness.

Afterwards, Ogata gradually became able to perceive his own limbs and five bodies, and at the same time gained the strength to open his eyes.

After opening his eyes, the first thing that shone into Ogata's eyes was the dim candlelight.

Because the brightness of the candlelight is not high, it does not feel dazzling.

The ceiling was still the same—Ogata was still in his room.

It's just that the light outside the window is completely different.

Before Ogata passed out, it was still daytime, and bright sunlight shone in through the window.

But now only the bright moonlight streamed in through the open windows.

Ogata looked around and found that A-Machi was kneeling on the edge of his futon.

Ah-Ming, who was kneeling neatly, bowed his waist, bowed his head, closed his eyes, and his little head was bit by bit, looking like he might fall down and sleep at any time.

But when Ogata turned his head to look at A-Machi, A-Machi didn't know whether he sensed someone looking at her, or was disturbed by the little movement Ogata made after waking up, and quickly opened his eyes.

After meeting the awakened Ogata's eyes, A-Machi leaned forward hastily:

"Ayi, you finally woke up! How is it? Do you feel any discomfort?"

Because he had just woken up from a coma, Ogata now felt that his mind was in a daze, and his thoughts were like a messy ball of yarn.

Hearing Ah-Machi asking about his physical condition, Ogata replied subconsciously:

"Well...it's okay..."

"Wait a minute! I'll call the doctor! A doctor is checking Mucun's wound recovery right now!"

While talking, A-Machi rushed out of the room in a hurry.

After A-cho left, only moonlight was left in the room to accompany Ogata.

Ogata tilted his head and pierced his gaze straight to the sky.

Sort out and sort out the chaotic thoughts that had just woken up from a coma.

Memories before coma emerged bit by bit.

The messy balls of wool in my mind were combed one by one to form clear parallel lines.

Ogata remembered what happened before he fell into a coma.

He obviously didn't have a fever, but he felt very tired for no reason.

When he was so exhausted that he passed out, he vaguely heard a system sound in his mind...

And that system sound seems to be...

After sorting out his thoughts, remembering all the things that happened before he fell into a coma, and remembering the system sound that he faintly heard when he was in a coma, Ogata's eyes widened.

Then he quickly opened his personal system interface.

[Name: Ogata Yishi]

[Current personal level: LV34 (24805200)

[Personal attributes:

Strength: 20

Dexterity: 18

Reflexes: 15

Stamina: 21

Vitality: 36]

【Skill:

[Sakakibara One Swordsmanship level: 12 paragraphs (9059000)

Wuwu Two Swords Level: 11 paragraphs (130012000)

Shiranui Ninjutsu level: 6th stage (32104500)]

[Remaining skill points: 6 points]

...

[Sakakibara Ichidao Style (12 paragraphs):

Ascent: Intermediate

Waterfall: Advanced

Bird Thorn: Master

Dragon Tail: Advanced]

...

[No Self Two Swords Style (11 paragraphs):

Step up: advanced

Blade Return: Master Class

Circulation: master class

Breath of the Source: Grandmaster

Rachel: Junior

Cicada Rain: Beginner

Starfall: (with unlock)]

...

[Shiranui Ninjutsu (6 paragraphs):

Shiranui Stealth: Intermediate

Shiranui Jutsu: Advanced

Shiranui flow breath holding technique: (unlocked)]

...

After the decisive battle with Shiranui, Ogata's personal level increased by 1 level, and Sakakibara's one sword style and Wugo's two swords style, which had only a little experience before the upgrade, also increased by one stage each, gaining a total of 5 skill points.

With these 5 skill points plus the 1 skill point saved before, Ogata now has a total of 6 skill points.

Looking at his personal attribute table, Ogata couldn't help showing a complicated expression.

Unsurprisingly, personal attributes have changed dramatically.

Strength, agility, and reflexes have all increased by 6 points, from 14 points, 12 points, and 9 points to 20 points, 18 points, and 15 points.

Physical strength increased by 8 points to 21 points.

The vitality increased the most, a full increase of 13 points, from 23 points to 36 points.

Just like the last time I escaped from Butterfly Island...

It was the same when I escaped from Butterfly Island last time.

While in a coma, [Ding! The host begins to absorb the system prompt of "Undead"...].

When waking up, personal attributes are greatly improved.

Just as Ogata was still looking at his personal system interface with a complicated face, the door was opened with a "wow".

Ogata quickly closed his personal system interface, then turned to look at the door.

I saw Ah Ding leading an old man with half-bald hair and a medicine box in his hand into the room quickly.

The old man was followed by Genichi, Mamiya, and Lin.

Compared with Makimura, Asai, and Shimada, Lin had less injuries and could barely walk.

As soon as he entered the room, Genichi immediately asked Ogata:

"Are you finally awake? How is it? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere in your body?"

"It's nothing uncomfortable." Ogata turned his head to look at the dark night sky outside the window, "Speaking of which—how long have I been in a coma?"

"You fell into a coma at noon today." Changjian Gong replied, "It's about 4:00 a.m., which means you've been in a coma for about 5 hours."

——At the fourth hour of the curtain... Does that mean it's 22 o'clock at night...

Ogata simply made a time conversion in his mind.

The half-bald doctor brought by A-Machi and the others knelt beside Ogata, felt Ogata's pulse, and checked Ogata's physical condition.

When the doctor examined Ogata, Acho and the others told Ogata everything that happened when Ogata was in a coma.

Before Ogata fell into a coma, Ah-cho ran out of the room to call the doctor.

When the doctor was brought in, Ogata was found unconscious.

After the doctor checked Ogata carefully up and down, nothing unusual was found.

There was neither fever nor any other special condition.

Unable to find out why he fell into a coma, the doctor could only raise his hands in surrender, saying that he could only wait and see if Ogata could wake up later.

If Ogata couldn't wake up for a long time, let's wait until then.

Genichi also specifically added: During the five hours when Ogata passed out, A-Machi stayed by Ogata's side almost every inch of the way, waiting for Ogata to wake up.

After the half-bald doctor gave Ogata a simple examination, he said that there was nothing unusual about Ogata's body, and his pulse was normal.

The doctor himself didn't know why Ogata fell into a coma, so he could only make a guess——Ogata probably passed out because of fatigue, so he suggested that Ogata rest more, and he prescribed some medicines for Ogata later. Supplement the medicine that is beneficial to physical strength.

...

...

After examining Ogata's body, the doctor left.

"That's great..." As soon as the doctor left, A-Machi smiled at Ogata, "It looks like there shouldn't be any serious physical problems."

Ogata did not respond to Ah-machi's words.

Instead, he touched the back of his left neck, which was wrapped in a thick linen cloth, with a serious face, and said in a deep voice to Ah Ding:

"A-Ming, help me, let's untie the sackcloth around my neck together."

"Huh?" Ah-Ming looked puzzled, "Why?"

"To... confirm something." After saying that, Ogata raised his hand and began to untie the sackcloth around his neck.

A-Machi went in without knowing, but seeing Ogata's serious face, he temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart, and then untied the thick linen cloth wrapped around Ogata's neck layer by layer.

On the other side, Genichi, Mamiya, and Lin looked at Ogata who asked to untie the burlap with puzzled faces.

After removing the last layer of sackcloth from Ogata's neck, A-Machi involuntarily let out an exclamation.

It's not just Machi.

Genichi, Mamiya, and Rin also showed shock when they saw the appearance of Ogata's left neck.

Ogata's expression remained unchanged because he had already made psychological preparations.

But it's just that his expression didn't change, at the moment when he saw the appearance of his left neck with his own eyes, Ogata still felt that his heart seemed to miss a beat.

When fighting the "demon monk" in Butterfly Island, the blood of the ogre adhering to the naginata of the "demon monk" flowed into the wound on Ogata's left neck, causing the "immortal poison" to enter Ogata's body.

Fortunately, Ogata saved his life by taking the medicine that could suppress the "immortal poison" in time.

But since then, a purple mark has appeared on Ogata's left neck.

However, this purple mark doesn't look very obvious, just like a birthmark.

However - at this moment, the supposedly small purple mark on Ogata's left neck seems to have spread.

The area has more than doubled in size, and it seems to extend to the left chest.

Ogata and A-Machi also took off the sackcloth on their chests.

It was found that the purple mark really spread to the left chest, extending to almost the position of the heart.

Ogata looked down at the purple mark that spread directly to his chest, and said in a deep voice:

"The reason why I suddenly passed out today may be because the 'immortal poison' in my body has spread..."

"Did it spread?" A-Ming asked anxiously, "Could it be that the medicine you took before can no longer suppress this 'immortal poison'?"

"...I don't know." Ogata shook his head, "We don't know anything about the 'immortal poison'..."

"After the coma, the purple mark on my neck became bigger, so the reason why I am comatose today is probably because the 'immortal poison' in my body is causing trouble..."

Ogata's words just now made the surrounding air suddenly tense.

Yuanyi, Mamiya, and Lin were all silent.

They want to say something, but they don't know what to say in this situation.

Ogata also noticed that the current atmosphere seemed a bit too heavy, so he quickly smiled and said:

"I can still talk to you very energetically now, which means that the 'immortal poison' in my body has not yet been able to kill me."

"So you don't need to worry too much about the 'immortal poison' issue right now."

Ogata's humorous tone eased the somewhat heavy atmosphere around him a little.

"... Ogata-kun." Mamiya asked, "Don't you feel any discomfort in your body now?"

"No." Ogata shook his head, "Except for some wounds on his body that are still aching, there is no discomfort."

"Anyway—" Ogata drew his tone, "I'll just concentrate on healing my wounds now."

"Wait until the wounds on your body are healed, and then slowly think about the 'immortal poison'."

"I haven't even taken care of my body, so it's useless to think about it."

"... That's right." Lin nodded lightly, "Then—we will leave first, so we won't disturb your rest. You just woke up from a coma, and your body should still need more sleep. rest."

"Yi Dao Zhai, you should take a good rest now. After the rest, you can slowly think about the next thing."

After finishing speaking, Lin winked at Genichi and Mamiya beside them.

Genichi and Mamiya, who understood Lin's wink, both nodded, and stood up with Lin.

Afterwards, the three of them filed out while saying goodbye to Ogata and Atachi.

Only Ogata and Atachi were left in the room again.

After Genichi and the others left, Ogata and A-Machi silently wrapped back the sackcloth that had just been removed from the neck and chest.

According to what Genichi said just now - when he was unconscious, A-Machi had been guarding the side of Ogata's futon all the time.

A-Machi must be tired now, when Ogata just woke up, A-Machi dozed off directly.

So after re-wrapping the linen cloth that had just been untied, Ozen said to A-cho:

"A-Machi, it's getting late at night, should you go to bed now?"

"Hmm..." A-Machi, who had been looking heavy since just now, forced a smile and nodded, "Okay, you really need more rest now."

Looking at Ah-Machi's heavy face, Ogata couldn't help but tighten his lips.

"...Amachi, don't worry." Ogata comforted softly, "I'll be fine."

A-Machi did not respond to Ogata's words.

With her head down, she silently extinguished the oil lamp in the room, then dragged out her own quilt and spread it beside Ogata's quilt.

After changing into a white bathrobe, he got under the covers.

After A-Ming got into bed, there was no other sound in the room.

The only sound was the breathing of Ogata and Atachi.

But the silence didn't last long.

"...Ayi."

Not long after the lights in the room were turned off, Ah-Ming's voice floated from her bed.

"Will the 'immortal poison' in your body...will continue to spread?"

"...not sure."

"If it continues to spread...will you die?"

A-cho didn't forget what Zong Hai and the others said about the fate of letting the "immortal poison" enter the body on Butterfly Island--died suddenly.

After taking the medicine given by Zonghai, Ah-cho thought that he didn't have to worry about the "immortality poison" anymore, but who knew...

To reassure Ah-Ming, Ogata replied without thinking, "No."

Although the "no" answer was quick and firm, Ogata himself knew that what he just said was actually not convincing.

Although this "immortal poison" has given Ogata a lot of help at present, it has now made Ogata's personal attribute value jump twice.

But—no one can guarantee that this "immortal poison" will be safe and sound in the future.

After all, Ogata and the others don't know anything about "immortal poison".

This time, Ogata's personal attribute value can also be improved.

What about next time?

Next time, will Ogata's personal attribute value be increased for the third time, or will Ogata vomit blood and die suddenly?

Judging from the current situation, if the "immortal poison" is put aside and ignored, the possibility of accidents in the future will be even greater... because the enlarged purple mark on Ogata's left neck is disturbing no matter how you look at it...

After Ogata's voice fell, the room fell into a brief silence.

But the silence didn't last long.

Only a moment later, A-Machi spoke again to break the silence.

"...Ayi."

Ogata heard a rustling sound beside him—it was the sound of Ah-ding getting out of bed.

Ogata, who was facing the ceiling, opened his eyes, and saw Ogata put his hands on the edge of Ogata's quilt, facing him.

Although the room was dim now, Ogata was able to barely see clearly because of the relatively short distance—A-Machi was looking at him with a serious face right now.

"I think it's better to get rid of the 'immortal poison' in your body as soon as possible."

"After your injury heals, let's set off for Ezodi right away. Find those two doctors."

"Find those two doctors and see if they can get rid of the 'immortal poison' in your body!"

The "those two doctors" in Ah Ding's mouth naturally refer to the two culprits who most likely caused the rampage of the cannibals on Butterfly Island-the pair of masters and apprentices named Xuanzheng and Xuanzhi respectively.

According to the dictation of the residents of Butterfly Island headed by Zong Hai, before the ogre appeared on Butterfly Island, the two doctors suddenly moved to Butterfly Island, and then left Butterfly Island in a hurry after living in Butterfly Island for a short time.

Before the pair of master and apprentice left Butterfly Island, it was the apprentice who gave Zong Hai the medicine to suppress the "immortality poison", and it was also the apprentice who warned Zong Hai not to drink the river water of Li Nong He.

Therefore, judging from the words and deeds of the master and apprentice, even if they are not the chief culprit who turned Butterfly Island into the current hell on earth, they must have some research on the "immortality poison".

When he just left Butterfly Island, Ogata planned to find the pair of master and apprentice and ask them to help cure the "immortal poison" in his body.

So Xu Bianli went to Kyoto to find the master and apprentice based on the only two clues-the master and apprentice spoke the accent of Kyoto, and the prescription written by the master and apprentice to the head of Fenghe Village in Butterfly Island.

The pair of master and apprentice couldn't be found, but they found out their real names: the master's name is Xuanzheng, and the apprentice's name is Xuanzhi.

At the same time, he also knew and found Xuanzheng's other apprentice-Xuanren.

It's a pity that Xuanren doesn't know anything.

Xuanzheng and Xuanzhi seemed to exclude Xuanren intentionally, as Xuanren had no idea what his master and his senior brother were doing during this period of time.

Xuanren didn't even know why Xuanzheng and Xuanzhi suddenly left Kyoto and moved to Butterfly Island in Jiyi.

However, Xuanren still provided some useful information.

According to Xuanren, after his master and senior brother hurried back to Kyoto from Kiyina, they left in a hurry.

Before his senior brother Xuan Zhi left Kyoto again, he told Xuan Ren where they were going-they were going to Ezo.

As for the purpose of going to Yezo - Xuanzheng and Xuanzhi didn't say anything.

Since the two of them went to Ezo, Xuanren has never seen the two of them again.

Looking at the serious A-Machi beside him, Ogata murmured softly, "Ezodi..."

Ezo--a general term for the vast area including Hokkaido of later generations.

The land of Ezo in the Edo period was a veritable wild and smoky place.

The Edo shogunate has never established effective rule over Ezo.

Because it is the territory of the Ezos, this area is collectively called "Ezoland".

The so-called Ezo is the Ainu people of later generations.

In this era, there is no such thing as "Ainu". People in this era will call these aborigines living in the north as "Ezo".

The full name of the supreme ruler of the current shogunate is "General Zhengyi", or "Shogun" for short.

Although "General Conquest of Barbarians" is currently the title of the highest authority in Japan, in fact, before Japan entered the shogunate era, "General Conquest of Barbarians" was a senior military officer position established by the emperor to fight against the Eizo living in the north.

The "Yi" in "The Great General Zhengyi" refers to "Yinzo".

"Ezodi" at this time is actually no different from foreign countries.

And it's a very dangerous foreign country.

Although he didn't know much about the large island located in the northernmost part of Japan, Ogata had also heard some information related to Ezo.

For example, there are many bears and wolves in Ezo...

For example, the Ezos who live in the Ezo land are not easy to mess with...

For example, now the country of Lucia... that is, Tsarist Russia is sending expeditions to Ezo land frequently recently. It seems that they want to get their hands on the land of Ezo. The Edo shogunate also had to station a large army on the northern border to guard against the country of Lucia...

"...Machi, you're right, I also think it's better to get rid of the 'immortal poison' in the body as soon as possible."

Ogata said softly.

"But ah—"

Ogata changed the subject.

"Going to Ezo is not that easy." Ogata put on a half-joking tone, "Going from Kyoto to Edo, and from Edo to Ezo, the difficulty of the two is completely different. "

"So don't be impatient. Before we have made sufficient preparations and collected enough information about Ezodi, I think we still..."

Before Ogata could finish speaking, he suddenly stopped.

Because he suddenly remembered.

Thinking back—he seems to have an apprentice who is working in a shop that sells specialties from Ezo...

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