I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"In about an hour, we will reach the northern part of Oshu."

In the center of the cabin, one of the 8 guards on board - a short and stocky warrior, was announcing loudly to everyone in the cabin.

"So you're almost ready to disembark."

After finishing speaking, the short and stocky warrior walked out of the cabin quickly, holding the knife at his waist.

And after the words he just said fell, there were cheers in the cabin, one after another, high or low.

Riding in a boat of this era can be as uncomfortable as it gets. Not only was the boat shaking violently, but there was no entertainment on board, and life was as depressing as it could be.

This boating experience is the most uncomfortable boating experience Ogata has ever experienced.

Not counting the small boats that Butterfly Island has taken, Ogata has taken three boats so far.

The first time was from Owari to Edo, with a group of Huluya.

The second time was from Ou to Ezodi, taking a ride on the sailboat of the great businessman Nishino.

The third time is now this time.

For the first time, because there were a group of acquaintances from Huluwu, it was not so boring.

Although there were not many acquaintances with me for the second time, it was not too uncomfortable because I was on a luxurious ship and I could move around freely.

But now this time... Not only did he not have many acquaintances by his side, the boat he was on was not such a luxurious boat, and the range of activities he could do was extremely limited.

This made Ogata's boat ride extremely uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the voyage did not take long.

After several days of sailing, they finally landed on the Japanese mainland again.

The current time is just after noon. According to the guard just now, they will be able to land in the northern part of Oshu in another hour, which means that they will be able to leave this ship at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. A ship that made both Ogata and A-Machi, who is prone to seasickness, extremely uncomfortable.

"Hold on a little longer." Ogata encouraged A-Ming while arranging the hair on the forehead of A-Ming who was still lying on the corpse, "In another hour, we will be able to disembark.

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Hearing Ogata's encouragement, Machi slightly opened his eyes.

"I don't want to be on a boat this year..."

After finishing those words weakly, Machi closed his eyes again.

After finishing the hair on the forehead of A-Machi, Ogata, who had nothing else to do, simply started to pack his and A-Machi's luggage.

But he and Ah-ding's luggage didn't have anything to pack, and it took only a while to pack everything.

However, at this moment, Azuki's voice suddenly came from behind Ogata:

"It's finally time to get off the boat..." Azhu said with a sigh of emotion, "I'm a little bit reluctant..."

"Oh? Do you like boating very much?" Ogata asked back.

Because in the past few days, Azuki, who was sitting not far from Ogata and the others, would come over to chat from time to time, so after going back and forth, Ogata also got used to the feeling that Azuki's voice would come out suddenly.

"I seldom take a boat. This is actually the second time in my life that I took a boat. The first time I took a boat was the one to Ezo."

"So I think boating is pretty new."

"But to be able to get off the ship quickly, I'm still happy to get off the ship quickly."

"After all, it always feels dangerous to take this ship."

"Dangerous?" Ogata raised his eyebrows, "Are you afraid of a storm?"

"It's not just about the storm." A Zhu said, "It's dangerous if someone attacks from the sea."

"The hull is shaking so much, I'm not used to the constant shaking of the 'earth' under my feet."

"It's hard to defend yourself when the 'earth' under your feet is constantly shaking."

"And there are only 8 guards on our ship in total. With all due respect—if a large group of people kills us, our 8 guards may collapse in one rush..."

"Are you afraid of this..." Ogata laughed dumbly, "You are a bit unfounded."

"Leaving aside the other sea areas, this is the sea area between Ezo and the Japanese mainland."

"There are basically no pirates here."

Previously, before going to Ezo, Ogata had a lot of knowledge about Ezo, so he knew that due to the fact that few ships passed by, the sea area between Ezo and the Japanese mainland was rarely... ...or it could be said that there were no pirates at all.

There are many pirates in the waters between Tangtu, North Korea, Japan, and Ryukyu, because there are the most ships passing through these places, the most mixed, and the most convenient for pirates to live and develop.

"There are no absolutes in the world." A Zhu continued, "Maybe there just happened to be a group of pirates who suddenly wanted to wander around this sea area."

"It's impossible for us to meet such a low-probability thing so precisely." Xu Fang said helplessly.

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Just when Ogata and Azuki were chatting with each other——

— the guy was talking to the kid again...

Isshiki said this secretly in his heart, while quietly observing Ogata who was chatting with Azuki in the distance.

Since the unpleasant friction with Ogata before, probably because of boredom, nothing to do, and the fact that they lived in the same cabin, Isshiki always involuntarily observes Ogata who gave him a very bad impression secretly. square.

After starting to observe Ogata, Isshiki quickly noticed that Ogata would occasionally chat with that petite girl (Azuki) with full breasts.

When you have a stereotype about someone and get along with him, you will often have various preconceived ideas.

Isshiki has a very bad impression of Ogata since he heard Ogata belittle his favorite swordsman.

This makes Ogata's various actions, in Isshiki's eyes, first filtered through a layer of "colored glasses".

In addition, Isshiki is a very imaginative person.

For example, now—

——That guy was chatting with that child again, he must have really taken a fancy to that child...

——That kid looks like he's only 15 years old...

While continuing to observe Ogata who was still chatting with Azuki, Isshiki said in his heart with a tone of worry and disgust.

In the Edo period, a 15-year-old girl could be considered a married adult.

But Isshiki just happens to be a person with a concept in this respect, which is somewhat different from the world.

He believes that the minimum marriage age for women should be 16 years old.

Because according to his observations and findings, girls married under the age of 16 have weaker bones. At such a young age, such weaker bones are not enough to bear the pain of childbirth.

Ogata and Azuki chatting, in the eyes of others, they are just two very normal friends chatting there.

However—because of his bad impression of Ogata, Isshiki can't help but be biased towards Ogata's various behaviors.

So I often see Ogata chatting with Azuki, I can't help but imagine: the reason why Ogata often chats with Azuki is because he has a crush on him...

The more imaginative Isshiki thinks about it, the more possible it becomes.

This preconceived idea made Isshiki look at Ogata more and more weirdly.

——That Mashima Goro has been taking care of the woman lying next to him in every possible way, she should be Mashima Goro's wife...

——Even though she already has a wife, she actually went to hook up with another girl... and she was still such a young girl.

——Do you still want to take a concubine...

--Humph! How shameless!

Isshiki not only snorted heavily in his heart, but also snorted heavily with his nose in reality, and the disgust-based emotion in his gaze towards Ogata became a little more.

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"Hoo... ha... ha... ha..."

Yi Tong lay in his hammock and fell asleep.

But at this moment, a violent knock on the door suddenly sounded from outside the door.

At the same time as the knock on the door, anxious shouts with a little joy came into Yitong's ears.

"Master Ant Tong! Master Ant Tong!"

Under the joint attack of knocking on the door and the shouting, Yi Tong slowly opened his eyes.

"what……"

Ant Tong rubbed his eyes while slowly getting up.

"Is it touching land, or is there a storm approaching?"

"Not at all! I found a ship ahead!"

"Oh?" Ant Tong's eyes lit up, "A ship?"

Yi Tong quickly jumped off the hammock, then rushed out of the room and went straight to the deck.

After arriving on the deck, he immediately climbed up the mast non-stop and climbed to the watchtower on the mast.

On the observation deck, 4 subordinates were observing the surroundings of the ship with binoculars.

As a pirate who can buy even this kind of western ships, Yi Tong is naturally not lacking in the extremely convenient small things like binoculars.

The telescopes purchased by Yitong are the most advanced telescopes in Europe at present.

"Where is the boat?" Ant Tong asked directly to the subordinates on the observation deck as soon as he boarded the observation deck.

"In the southeast direction!" A certain subordinate replied while handing the telescope in his hand to Yitong.

After receiving the telescope, Yitong immediately picked up the telescope and looked southeast.

Their observation deck is very high, coupled with the most advanced telescope at present, it may be a bit exaggerated to say that they have "clairvoyance", but there is no doubt that they have "clairvoyance".

As soon as his eyes were attached to the camera, Ant Tong suddenly saw—on the southeast sea, a ship was sailing southward alone.

Looking at the ship in the camera, a ferocious smile slowly appeared on Yitong's face.

"It's a stowaway..."

As an experienced pirate, Yitong recognized at a glance that this lonely and inconspicuous ship was a smuggling ship specially used to help people travel between Ezo and Japan.

"Smuggling boat?" The eyes of the subordinates standing beside Yi Tong lit up.

As pirates who specialize in human trafficking for a living, they naturally understand what a stowaway boat means to them—it means a very sweet pastry.

There is generally no armed force on board the smuggling boats, so they can be captured easily.

There are bound to be many stowaways on board, and there may be many commodities that can be sold at high prices.

At the same time, because "helping people smuggle people" itself is a gray industry that is not very visible, so even if they are robbed by pirates, most of the smugglers who help people smuggle people are afraid to report to the government and seek help from the government.

In fact, Yitong and his group had robbed stowaway ships many times before, and each time they made a lot of money.

However, the smuggling boats that were robbed before were all encountered in the Tsushima Strait. This is the first time that a stowaway boat has been encountered between Ezo and the mainland of Japan.

"Boss." A certain subordinate asked, "How is it? Do you want to vote?"

Ant Tong licked his lips at this time, his eyes shone with excitement.

He is a pirate. Since he was a thief, there was no reason not to rush up and take a bite of this kind of fat in front of his eyes.

But at this time, what another subordinate said made the expression on Yitong's face pause.

"Then... shall we remind the guests on our ship first?"

The subordinate's words reminded Yitong suddenly that there were still a group of distinguished guests on their boat who had to drop them off to Satsuma.

Robbery is a big deal, even if it's just a small stowaway boat, some bloody fights will inevitably erupt after they get together to rob.

There are still a group of distinguished guests like Gongbu and the others on their boat, if they rushed forward to rob the stowaway boat without reminding the guests, it would be a bit rude.

So, after a long silence, Yi Tong said slowly:

"Hey, you. Tell the helmsman. Keep the distance from the stowaway boat, and follow the stowaway boat closely."

After thinking about it, Yitong finally decided - he had to say hello to Gongbu and the others first.

After leaving this order, Yitong quickly climbed down from the observation tower and rushed to the room where Gongbu and others lived.

"Miyabe-sama! Are you there?"

"Master Yitong? Please come in." Gongbu's voice came from the room.

After getting permission from the palace department, the palace department opened the room and walked quickly inside.

As soon as he entered, Yitong saw Miyabe sitting cross-legged on the hammock and reading a book.

Under the hammock, sat a blind man holding a knife with his handle.

Yitong is not very familiar with this blind man, he only knows that his name is Morimaru, and he is almost inseparable from Miyabe.

When walking, blind people will use the knife in their hands as a guide stick.

"Master Yitong." Gongbu asked softly, "I came here suddenly, what's the matter?"

"Something happened... that was extremely lucky for me."

Yitong licked his plump lips, and then told the palace department all about his plan of discovering the stowaway boat and going forward to rob it.

"...So that's the case." Gongbu nodded lightly, and then smiled softly at Yitong, "Master Yitong, congratulations. You actually came across a stowaway here."

"That's right. The stowaway boats in this sea area are indeed relatively rare, and this is the first time I have encountered a stowaway boat on the way out of Ezo." Yi Tong licked his tongue again, "Miyabu-sama, you should also know What does the smuggling boat mean to a pirate like me who makes a living by trafficking people."

"I'm depressed because I didn't abduct many high-quality girls during my vacation here in Ezo."

"Now that I have come across this stowaway boat by chance, it can be used to compensate for some losses."

"I plan to spend a little time going forward to intercept that stowaway boat."

"I hope you don't take offense, Mr. Gongbu."

As soon as Yitong's voice fell, Gongbu waved his hand:

"We are just passengers on this ship of yours with the wind. I have no intention and will never interfere with the command of this ship."

"Master Yitong, you can do whatever you want."

"If necessary, I can also send my subordinates to assist you."

Speaking of this, Miyabe turned his eyes to the blind man who had been sitting quietly not far from him: Mori Maru.

"Although I have few people, there are still masters who can outnumber ten."

"Hahahaha!" Yitong laughed triumphantly, "Master Gongbu, thank you for your kindness!"

"But in the face of a stowaway boat, we can easily take them down with our own strength!"

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"There is still half an hour to go ashore!"

The short and stout guard who had informed Ogata and others of the landing time before returned to the cabin again and announced the new landing time to everyone.

"Those who haven't started packing their luggage yet, start packing quickly!"

"When we land, we don't have much time for you to spend your time there..."

Before the short guard finished speaking, the door of the cabin was slammed open.

It was another guard who opened the door.

"What's wrong?" The short guard frowned and looked at his colleague.

The guard rushed to the short guard in a hurry, and then whispered something to the short guard.

The short guard's expression changed drastically, and he rushed out of the cabin following his colleague anxiously.

Watching the two guards leaving in a hurry, an uneasy atmosphere slowly emerged and spread in the cabin.

"What's wrong?" A-cho, who was still lying dead, asked in a low voice.

"I don't know..." Ogata frowned slightly.

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"... It seems that something happened." Isshi's grandfather: Isshi looked at the door of the cabin all the time, and said in a deep voice.

Isshiki did not make a sound.

He only pursed his lips, then silently raised his hand to touch a big cloth bag beside him...

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"Hahaha! Go forward!"

Yitong folded his hands on his chest, standing on the prow of his pirate ship, laughing loudly.

"Luck is really good!" Ant Tong's tone was full of complacency, "Even gods and Buddhas are helping me!"

At this moment, his pirate ship has now fully opened its sails and is moving forward at full speed.

Target - the stowaway ahead!

Now it happens that the northwest wind is blowing, which happens to be a tailwind for Yitong and the others who are chasing the stowaway in the southeast direction.

After fully opening the sails, the pirate ship under Yitong's feet cut through the waves at a terrifying speed.

"Boss!" A subordinate next to Yitong who was holding a telescope shouted loudly, "The other party seems to have spotted us! They are running away at full speed now!"

"Escape?" Yitong grinned grimly, "I'd like to see how their little wrecked boat will get rid of us!"

Ant Tong's boat was a European-style three-masted sailing ship bought from the Dutch with a lot of money.

Although it is an obsolete ship on the European side, it is undoubtedly a super battleship with superb performance on the Asian side.

The fly in the ointment is that after buying this ship, Antonic didn't have any extra funds, so he couldn't add cannons to this ship.

So the ship under Yitong's feet is just a larger transport ship, not a battleship.

The stowaway in front was only one-third the size of Yitong's pirate ship, and had only one sail. In terms of speed, it couldn't beat Yitong's three-masted sailing ship.

Even though the stowaway had tried its best to escape, the distance between it and the pirate ship of Yitong was ruthlessly narrowed...

At this time, Gongbu also stood with his hands behind his back, and walked slowly to Yitong's side.

Behind Miyabe followed Morimaru who looked like a conjoined twin.

Because the blind Morimaru was exploring the way with the knife in his hand, there was a constant sound of the bottom of the scabbard hitting the deck.

"Is that boat a stowaway boat...Master Yitong, I'm so lucky that you can tell that boat is a stowaway boat at a glance."

"Hahahaha! I've spent so long at sea, I still have some good eyesight! I hope there are some high-quality 'commodities' on that ship."

An obscene gleam appeared in Yitong's eyes.

"It just so happens that my subordinates and I haven't played with a woman for a long time."

"Ah, Miyabe-sama, after we rob a few high-quality goods from that stowaway ship, do you want to send some to your place?"

"We don't need it." With an invariable smile on his face, Miyabe shook his head and refused without hesitation.

While Yitong and Miyabe were chatting there, the distance between the pirate ship and the stowaway ship had unknowingly shortened to the point where the two ships had started to travel in parallel.

"Hey! Everyone on this ship listen to me!"

Yitong yelled at the stowaway boat that was close at hand with his loud voice.

"I don't talk too much nonsense to you either!"

"We are pirates!"

"You should also see that it is impossible for you to get rid of us, right?"

"If you are sensible, stop the boat quickly!"

"As long as you cooperate obediently, we will never hurt any of your lives!"

Yitong's voice was very loud. His shout not only covered the entire deck of the stowaway ship, but also penetrated the deck and reached the ears of Ogata and others in the cabin.

As soon as Yitong's voice fell, the cabin immediately became chaotic.

"Sea, pirates?!"

"Why are there pirates here?"

"What, what should I do? How many pirates are here?"

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"There are really pirates coming..." Azhu's face was pale at this moment.

"Grandpa." Anxiety appeared on Isshiki's face at this time, "It turned out to be a pirate who came to the door...Why are there pirates in this sea area?"

Naosuke, with an extremely gloomy face, didn't answer Isshiki's question, but just had a gloomy face and slightly lowered his head, as if he was thinking about something.

In the chaotic cabin, there was only one person who did not show panic or fear on his face.

"It's a pirate..." Ogata's frown, which was originally slightly frowned, slowly relaxed, "I thought it was going to be a storm..."

On Ogata's face, there is only doubt about why there are pirates here.

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