I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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The upright Jiguang Gushi blocked the horizontal cut that Ogata slashed.

After the defense was successful, Toyotomi jumped 2 steps to the right rear.

Ogata stared at Toyotomi's face - at this moment, there was no smile on Toyotomi's face.

——Did I read it wrong just now?

This idea first came to Ogata's mind.

But as soon as such an idea came up, it was rejected by Ogata himself.

He can be sure - he was absolutely right just now.

Just now, there was indeed a hint of a smile emerging from Toyotomi's face.

Toyotomi...what are you laughing at...?

He was clearly in adversity, but he still smiled... Toyotomi's smile just now made Ogata feel a little creepy.

While feeling creepy, the ominous premonition in my heart became stronger...

Only by stepping up the attack on Toyotomi can Ogata feel a little more at ease.

When Ogata raised his vigilance to the highest level and continued to unilaterally suppress Toyotomi——

Plop, plop, plop, plop...

The sound of dense heavy objects falling into the water came to the ears of the two.

The two of them happened to be standing on the side of the boat right now.

Almost at the same time, the two of them looked out of the corners of their eyes to see what was going on with the sound of falling water—it turned out that there were heavy objects being pushed out of the cabin and pushed into the sea.

After noticing that the crew in the cabin were dropping heavy loads into the sea—

--what is that……! *2

Ogata and Toyotomi exclaimed in their hearts with exactly the same content.

The two had been busy fighting just now, so they didn't notice until now—the Gourd Maru, which was located behind Rihui Maru, was heading straight towards Rihui Maru... The distance between the two ships,

Only 10 meters left.

Seeing the battleship that was crashing towards this side, no matter whether it was Ogata or Toyotomi, they couldn't help being stunned.

Toyotomi was astonished at why Huluwan suddenly hit Asahi Huimaru.

As for Ogata... the reason for his astonishment was slightly different.

For no reason, he suddenly recalled... what Gamiya said to him when he separated from Gamiya and the others just now:

(Ogata-kun, go ahead and support Minamoto-sama and the others. Makimura and I will rush over later and join you on the Hiki Maru)

However, although the two were stunned for a moment - it was only for a moment.

With the enemy in front of them, no one dared to distract their attention casually.

What the hell happened? Why did Hulu Wan suddenly bump into this side... The two of them didn't even have time to think about these questions.

Glancing at the approaching Gourd Maru from the corner of their eyes, Ogata and Toyotomi both turned their attention back and continued to focus on the enemy in front of them.

——There is no time to take care of these things! *2

The two of them shouted in their hearts at the same time.

In order to kill Toyotomi to the greatest extent, Ogata has always adopted the tactic of "attacking two important parts of Toyotomi with two knives", making Toyotomi difficult to parry.

The effect of Ogata's tactics is obvious.

Toyotomi, who can often only avoid one of the swords, but cannot avoid the other sword of Ogata, is like a sandbag, and is constantly beaten by Ogata.

If the fight continues like this, Ogata will win a complete victory, but it is only a matter of time.

However, that's the way it is with combat - no matter what happens, it's no surprise.

The mutation came just like that.

After forcing Toyotomi to dodge to the rear again, Ogata turned around and slashed at Toyotomi who had just had time to stand still.

Toyotomi raised his eyes expressionlessly, looking at the blade that was coming straight towards him.

This time, Toyotomi did not rush to dodge, nor did he immediately raise his sword to defend.

Instead...he showed the same...meaningful smile that Ogata saw just now.

The ominous premonition in Ogata's heart that had been slightly suppressed just now appeared again with a violent momentum...

At the moment when this meaningful smile appeared on the corner of Toyotomi's mouth——

"puff!"

Toyotomi opened his mouth, and a large drop of water flew out of his mouth, splashing out towards Ogata's face.

Seeing the large cloud of water mist coming towards him, Ogata's pupils couldn't help shrinking.

--rainwater……!

If it was saliva, it would be impossible for Toyotomi to accumulate such a large amount in such a short period of time.

The only explanation that Ogata could think of was that Toyotomi had been quietly accumulating raindrops in his mouth when he was fighting with him just now, taking advantage of the "time of day".

The current rain is so heavy that it doesn't take a moment to accumulate a mouthful of rainwater.

The distance between him and Ogata is only a few feet away.

Even if there is "immortality" in the body now, and it has entered the "state of selflessness", some instinctive reactions of the human body cannot be eliminated.

In order to prevent the raindrops spit out by Toyotomi from dripping into his eyes, Ogata subconsciously turned his head to the side, so that most of the rainwater only hit the air behind Ogata.

Ogata's movements...he paused uncontrollably...

The spit out of the rain did not cause any major harm to Ogata - but Toyotomi's goal has been achieved.

Ogata was disturbed by the rainwater he suddenly vomited. Toyotomi, who had already achieved his goal, took advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to use all his strength to step back quickly to avoid the knife that Ogata cut. With a little effort, he and Ogata opened up a distance of nearly 5 steps in one breath.

--Oops……!

After secretly yelling "Oops", Ogata hurriedly chased after Toyotomi who was keeping a distance from him.

Although the distance between him and Toyotomi is only about 5 steps.

But such a distance...for the two of them who are already very human, it is already a distance enough to make a huge difference in the situation of the battle.

Recklessly, Toyotomi pounced on... Genichi not far away, like a hungry tiger that had been hungry for a long time!

Seeing Toyotomi rushing towards him, Genichi wanted to fight with his sword, but for Genichi, who can't even stand up now, continuing to fight with his sword... is really too extravagant...

"Stop! Ogata Yidaosai!"

Ogata has tried his best to pursue Toyotomi, but...the time left for Ogata to pursue Toyotomi is too little...

From Toyotomi to Genichi—the distance is less than 10 steps.

Such a small distance... Whether it is for Ogata or Toyotomi, it is a distance that can be leaped in a blink of an eye.

Even though Ogata had pursued him at the fastest speed, Toyotomi's treacherous plan, who had taken the lead, succeeded.

Toyotomi threw himself behind Genichi who was exhausted, covered Genichi's mouth with his left hand, and put the knife on Genichi's neck with his right hand.

Seeing this, Ogata's expression changed slightly uncontrollably, and then stopped his pursuit.

"...Miss Lin was used as a hostage before, and Gen-sama was seriously injured." Ogata said in a deep voice, "Now you are using Gen-sama to threaten me..."

Looking at Genichi who is now being held hostage by Toyotomi, Ogata couldn't help cursing secretly, and then said in his heart:

——I see...from just now...this guy's goal is to hold Gen-sama hostage...!

At this moment, after seeing Yuan Yi being held hostage, Ogata realized belatedly: since about just now, when Toyotomi dodged his attack, he had been dodging in the direction of Yuan Yi.

"In order to defeat you, I have thought of many ways." Toyotomi grinned, "But after much deliberation, this method of 'taking people as hostages' is the most convenient and reliable."

Genichi, whose mouth was covered by Toyotomi, struggled violently, trying to break free from Toyotomi's control.

But he is now in a state where he has only half his life left... His struggle is so weak.

Genichi, whose mouth was tightly covered and unable to break free, could only utter meaningless words such as "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu".

The reason why Toyotomi covered Genichi's mouth was mainly due to two considerations.

One: Worried that Genichi would say something unnecessary to Ogata.

Two: Worried that Genichi would slam his neck into his knife because he didn't want to burden Ogata...

Although it was not until just now that Toyotomi met his uncle for the first time.

But through the fight to the death with his uncle just now, Toyotomi has roughly understood the character of his uncle.

He felt——"Hit your neck against the blade actively"... This old man might really be able to do it...

Therefore, in order to avoid these things from happening, Toyotomi covered Genichi's mouth, controlled Genichi's head, and prevented him from speaking while also preventing him from moving.

"When I first fought with you, I discovered that your two-knife swordsmanship is almost exactly the same as the two-sword swordsmanship used by my uncle."

"You and my uncle...even if you are not a master and apprentice, the relationship must be unusual, right?"

Toyotomi showed a somewhat sinister smile to Ogata, and roared:

"If you don't want Genichi Kinoshita to die like this, back off! Throw the knife in your hand into the sea!"

If he dragged Genichi back to increase the distance between him and Ogata, it might reveal some flaws that Ogata could take advantage of. Therefore, just to be on the safe side, Toyotomi asked Ogata to take the initiative to retreat.

"...Back up and throw away the knife? If I really obeyed obediently, you might kill Gen-sama right away, right?" Ogata, whose brows had been furrowed since just now, Said this to Toyotomi in a tone without sadness or joy.

"Heh." Toyotomi sneered with a bit of sarcasm, "Then you don't have to obey obediently."

After all, Toyotomi pressed Yoshimitsu's blade closer to Genichi's neck.

"Anyway, Kinoshita Genichi is not threatening me now." Toyotomi continued, "If you are willing to back off and throw the knife as I just asked, I can take the knife from Kinoshita Genichi move away from One's neck."

"How do I know if you will keep your promise?" Ogata asked.

"Oh, believe it or not." Toyotomi sneered again, "Okay! Stop talking nonsense! Back off quickly, and throw the knife away!"

"I advise you not to make any strange plans."

"At this distance, even if you rush to save someone, I can cut Genichi Kinoshita's throat before your knife hits me, and then move aside to avoid your attack!"

"..." Ogata stood there.

He didn't speak any more, nor did he retreat and throw away the knife in his hand as Toyotomi ordered just now.

I just silently checked the distance between him and Toyotomi again.

——The distance... is about 2 and a half steps...

Just now, Ogata chatted with Toyotomi about so many things that are and are not, purely to delay time.

Calculating the distance between him and Toyotomi, and procrastinating for time by formulating a coping strategy.

Ogata didn't believe a word of what Toyotomi said.

This kind of thing that blindly believes in the enemy's words, throws away weapons and catches them without a fight has never been an option for Ogata.

From the very beginning, he didn't intend to pay attention to Toyotomi's demands on him.

Dodging in front of Toyotomi, and launching an attack on Toyotomi who was hiding behind Genichi—this is not difficult, Ogata can easily cross the distance of 2 and a half steps.

The difficult thing is how to keep Genichi safe while forcing back or killing Toyotomi...

2 and a half steps...that's a pretty awkward distance.

At this distance, even with the addition of the "Selfless Realm", Ogata can't guarantee that he can definitely get rid of Toyotomi before Genichi is hurt.

Genichi, who has given Ogata a lot of care, can be regarded as half of Ogata's master.

Ignoring Genichi's life and death—this kind of thing, Ogata couldn't do it no matter what.

——Two and a half steps...Is there a way to kill this bastard before Toyotomi kills Master Minamoto...?

Ogata asked himself in his heart.

The expression on his face became more and more serious as the question he asked himself fell.

As a result, at this moment——Ogata suddenly noticed the gaze that Genichi cast on him.

Genichi also realized that he was extremely weak in his current state, and he was powerless to break free from Toyotomi's control over him.

Therefore, at this time, he has stopped struggling.

At this moment, he raised his gaze and cast a calm gaze at Ogata.

Genichi's pair of pupils looking straight at Ogata... seem to be able to speak.

Do it—this is what Genichi's pupils "said" to Ogata.

Looking at Yuan Yi's pair of pupils who were "talking" to him... Ogata was taken aback for a moment, and then saw a smile slowly appearing on his cheeks.

I knew you would say that——Ogata said that to Genichi with an expression.

Needless to say-

Cang lang lang lang lang...

Ogata breathed a sigh of relief, retracted Da Zizai in his left hand into the scabbard, and then held Da Shiten tightly with both hands, posing in a "Daxia" posture, pointing the tip of the knife at Toyotomi behind Genichi.

[Note Daxia: One of the swordsmanship stances. Holding the knife in both hands, the knife rests on the upper right part of the body, the blade points to the sky, and the tip of the knife points to the enemy. For the detailed appearance, you can see the paragraph comment on the far right (pictures can only be seen on the Internet)→→→]

"...It seems that you don't want to do what I say." Seeing Ogata's posture that is conducive to the assault, Toyotomi's expression sank slightly.

"People whose brains are not fully developed will believe your words."

Ogata let out a low sneer, then put on a straight face, and said seriously, word by word,

"Tighten your nerves, Toyotomi Nobuhide."

"Look at you or me, whose knife is faster."

"...Heh, if you want to compare, then just do it." Toyotomi resumed his usual expression—sneering, "Anyway, for me, even if you can't force you to throw away the knife, you can give me this If the old guy who caused a lot of trouble is killed, it can be regarded as a profit."

After sneering, he pressed the blade of the knife in his palm against Yuan Yi's neck.

Ji Guanggushi's sharp blade had slightly scratched the flesh of Yuan Yi's neck, and a few drops of bright red blood dripped down the blade.

The nerves of both parties... are tense at this moment.

They both clutched their knives and stared at each other.

Always be ready to take a step ahead of the enemy and swing out the knife in your palm.

The surrounding atmosphere became heavy and oppressive because of the confrontation between the two.

Ogata methodically exhaled the cold air around him due to the heavy rain in the rhythm of "the breath of the source".

After exhaling several times at a very rhythmic frequency, Ogata's breath suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, he was seen slowly inhaling in a very soothing rhythm.

Ogata's chest gradually bulged with the gradual inhalation of the cold air.

Focus slowly with breathing.

Suddenly, Ogata's mind was concentrated to the extreme—but he didn't attack immediately.

He is waiting.

He is waiting for the best time to attack.

He was waiting for the moment when Toyotomi's mind would relax, or...something unexpected happened.

Toyotomi was not impatient, he just watched the movement of Ogata's hand silently, always ready to push the knife to cut Kaiichi's throat immediately after Ogata's knife moved, and then jumped aside to avoid Ogata's attack.

This is a duel in which anyone with a discerning eye can see who has the upper hand... One is two and a half steps away, and the other is that the knife is placed directly in front of the target's neck... It is clear at a glance who's knife will take the lead.

It is precisely because of this that Toyotomi's face has always been calm, while Ogata's cheeks are full of seriousness.

—Calm down...Calm down...Wait a little longer...

Ogata said "calm down" to himself over and over again in his heart.

He forced himself to remain calm, and continued to wait... for the most suitable moment to attack.

The situation on the battlefield... is often so ever-changing.

With Toyotomi's calm face and Ogata's solemn expression, the atmosphere between the two of them was too solemn——

Whoosh!

A thick and long crossbow suddenly flew out from Toyotomi's right side, and sank deeply into Toyotomi's right shoulder.

Both Ogata and Toyotomi put all their hearts and minds on each other, so neither of them noticed the sudden appearance of the crossbow.

The sudden flying crossbow bolts and the sharp pain from his right shoulder made Toyotomi's face instantly full of consternation.

The movements of his hands... stopped for a moment because of this sudden change.

--not good!

Although Toyotomi reacted in an instant, the moment when the movement of his hands stopped, the outcome had already been decided.

After the crossbow bolt suddenly appeared and pierced Toyotomi's neck, Ogata's eyes immediately burst out with brilliance.

--It's now!

Boom!

The sound of slamming on the deck exploded.

Ogata, who lowered his waist slightly, rushed towards Toyotomi like an arrow off the string!

Da Shitian's sword tip, with an indomitable momentum, pushed aside the rain and the solemn atmosphere!

Da Shitian's knife tip zoomed in rapidly within Toyotomi's field of vision!

--Oh shit!

Toyotomi cursed in his heart.

The sharply enlarged knife point in his eyes told him a cruel reality: now it is too late to kill Yuanyi first, and then jump to the side.

If he continues to choose to cut Yuanyi's neck now, then his head will be pierced by Ogata in the next moment.

Die together with Yuan - Toyotomi has no interest in exchanging lives with this old guy!

So, he quickly made a calculation—after gritted his teeth angrily, he pushed Genichi in his arms towards Ogata, and then rolled to the side, dodging the knife that Ogata stabbed.

Ogata did not go after Toyotomi, who was dodging aside, and confirming Genichi's safety is the most important thing now.

With his free left hand, he took Yuan Yi into his arms.

At the same time, he looked sideways at the direction where the crossbow arrow flew out just now.

More than ten meters away from the side of the battlefield between him and Toyotomi, a pair of glasses stood on the deck.

He was holding a crossbow in both hands, according to Mucun, which seemed to be used for hunting whales.

Behind the glasses is Gourd Wan... To be precise, it is Gourd Wan that the bow of the boat is about to hit Rihui Wan.

Although the distance was a little far away, Ogata could barely hear the low voice of the glasses that were slowly putting down the crossbow in his hand:

"Didn't you hit the head... The crossbow used for hunting whales is indeed much more difficult to use than ordinary crossbows. I need to find opportunities to learn more accurate shooting in the future."

Boom—! ! !

As the glasses fell with emotion, Huluwan behind him hit Rihuiwan hard!

The impact caused by the collision of the ships made Hikimaru's hull shake violently, and a strong wind pressure burst out.

Huge wind pressure blew on the glasses who were facing away from Huluwan, and the feathers on his body rattled.

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Ogata: "Oh Toyotomi, don't blame me for being mean." (The surprise attack in the previous chapter)

Toyotomi: "Ogata, don't blame me for being mean." (Spitting water + taking hostages)

Mamiya: "Toyotomi, don't blame me for being despicable." (Crossbow arrow sneak attack)

Looking at it this way, it seems that only Genichi's battle is the cleanest... The others are all "Ogata-style" flying.