I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Cang Yong slowly opened the huge paper sliding door.

Behind the paper sliding door is a simple dojo.

Although the area is a bit small, it is enough to accommodate more than ten people practicing swords inside.

In the dojo, there are 6 warriors of different ages.

Without exception, these six people were sweating profusely, holding wooden knives in their hands, and they seemed to be practicing swords.

In addition to these 6 people, there is another person in this simple dojo, and that is Flying Ape.

Flying Monkey was standing respectfully by the gate of the dojo at this time, when he saw Cang Yong coming, he immediately knelt down on one knee.

After the six warriors noticed that it was Cang Yong, they also bowed to Cang Yong.

"Everyone!"

Cang Yong clapped his palms.

"Flying Ape should have told you just now - we have a new companion!"

Having said that, Kura Naga took half a step towards the side, so that the six warriors in the dojo could see the face of Ogata standing behind Kura Naga more clearly.

"Hello." Ou bowed to the six samurai in the dojo, and greeted in a neutral tone, "My surname is Ogata, and my name is Yishi. Please give me your advice."

"What school of swordsman are you? Do you have a certificate above the catalogue?" One of the six samurai asked Ogata.

"Sakakibara Ichito-ryu." Ogata replied, "I don't have to pass it on."

"Exempt everyone from passing it on?!"

"real or fake……"

"It's great...a legendary swordsman has joined us..."

...

Ogata's words caused one after another exclamation in this simple dojo.

The tallest of the six samurai walked slowly in front of Ogata.

"Nice meeting, Ogata-kun. I'm Ichiro."

After all, the samurai who called himself Ichiro turned sideways and introduced himself to the other five samurai one by one.

"This is Jiro."

"This is Saburo."

"This is Shiro."

"This is Goro."

"This is Rokuro."

Ogata slid his complicated eyes over the faces of the six warriors one by one.

"...Are the six of you six brothers?"

"No, Ogata-kun, you misunderstood." Ichiro smiled wryly, "This is not our real name, it's just another name."

"nickname?"

"Ogata-kun, since you have joined us, you should also know—we probably won't live long."

Although the content of what he said was so heavy, Ichiro continued in a relaxed tone as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing.

"What we are going to do next is enough to leave a mark in the history books."

"We could all die on the way to assassinate Gennai Matsudaira."

"If you see your acquaintances and friends collapsed, no matter who they are, their mood is very likely to be messed up."

"So—we need to keep our relationship from getting too familiar."

"In this way, it can be ensured that after any one person falls, the rest can concentrate on completing the task."

"I don't know each other's names, and only calling each other by nicknames is a good way to keep a distance from each other."

"And it's convenient for us to call each other."

"I see..." Ogata nodded slightly, and then smiled, "Then I am the seventh person to join you, so my nickname is 'Qirou', right?"

"That's right." Ichiro nodded.

Ogata looked around.

"Although this dojo is small, it has everything you need... Did the six of you practice swords here just now?"

"Yeah." Ichiro said, "The six of us have now given up our jobs, families, and futures, and moved into the mansion of the boss, practicing swords here wholeheartedly, preparing for the action that will come when we don't know when. "

"Is that so...then—do you still have the energy to continue practicing?"

As Ogata spoke, he pulled out his cuffs.

"I want to start practicing swords now, is there anyone willing to practice with me?"

"The six of us are still physically strong!" Ichiro said boldly,

"Come on, Shichiro, I'll practice with you! By the way, let me experience the strength that everyone can pass on!"

"Grateful."

...

...

After all, Kuranaga is also the elder of the Hirose clan, and he has to do a lot of work every day.

After telling Ogata that he can use this dojo to practice swords as much as he likes, and that he can ask Ichiro about things that are unclear, Kuranaga led the flying monkey and left the dojo in a hurry.

After tying up his cuffs, Ogata walked slowly to the knife rest.

After casually taking a wooden knife from the knife holder, Ogata began to scan his surroundings up and down.

"Is there no short wooden knife here?"

"Yes, yes...but what do you want a short wooden knife for?"

While talking, Ichiro took out a short wooden knife from a wooden box placed in a corner of the dojo, and handed it to Ogata.

Ogata took the short wooden knife and weighed it a few times. After confirming that the center of gravity, length, and weight of the short wooden knife were all right, he turned his head and looked at Ichiro.

"Ichiro, can you please compete with me?"

"sure!"

"Grateful."

After all, Ogata holds a short wooden sword in his left hand and raises it high, and holds a long wooden sword in his right in a normal mid-section posture—this is the starting gesture of Wuwo Dual Swordsmanship.

Looking at Ogata holding two knives, everyone in the arena, including Ichiro, frowned.

"Qichiro!" Ichiro asked suspiciously, "Didn't you say that you are a master of the Sakakibara Ichidou style? What is your posture?"

"As a samurai, it is normal to know some other schools of swordsmanship."

"Two-sword style... This is the first time I've seen it..." Ichiro said while raising the wooden sword in his hand, posing in the middle.

Ogata and Ichiro stood opposite each other.

"I forgot to mention——the genre I'm studying is Bell Scroll."

After saying that, Ichiro let out an astonishing shout, and attacked Ogata.

On the other hand, Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly, staring closely at Ichiro who was attacking him.

Long before the battle started, Ogata had already entered the state of "breath of the source".

Snapped!

With lightning speed, Ogata swung the short wooden sword in his left hand and blocked the sword that Ichiro was slashing.

The moment he swung the dagger in his left hand to block Ichiro's attack, Ogata moved his right hand.

With a wave of his right hand holding the long wooden sword, the long wooden sword rested firmly on Ichiro's neck.

Defense with the left hand, attack with the right—the movement is done in one go.

【Ding! Defeat the enemy with Wuwo Two Swords Flowing Flow]

[Gain 40 points of personal experience, 40 points of experience in swordsmanship "Wuwu Two Swords Style\