I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"My eldest man."

Xuan An turned his head and said to Cang Yong behind him.

"Ogata-kun has recovered very well from the injury."

"It's so good that I wonder if the Ogata army ate some elixir."

"When he treated Ogata-kun for the wounds left in the sacrifice test, Ogata-kun’s recovery speed was not so amazing."

"If nothing happens, Ogata-kun should be able to recover soon."

"Okay." Cang Yong nodded softly, "Xuan An...Thanks for your hard work."

After that, Cang Yong bowed solemnly to Xuan An.

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After sending Xuan'an away, Cang Yong also asked Flying Ape to leave temporarily.

Only leaving himself and Ogata alone in the room.

"Ogata-kun..." Looking at the wounded Ogata, Kuranaga sighed, "Really...Thank you..."

After saying "You have worked hard" to Ogata——

"Thank you."

Then thanked Ogata.

"My elder, you don't have to say these things." Ogata smiled, "I didn't just gamble my life to swing my sword just to get your thanks."

"Right, by the way-how is Matsudaira Genouchi?"

"...After I can't wait for you to come back, nor for the lord and the others to leave the wild boar forest, I will let the flying apes enter the wild boar forest to find you."

"However... Flying Ape found you who passed out due to a serious injury, and... the lord who was stabbed to death with hundreds of knives beside you."

"When Flying Ape dragged the lord’s body to me... to be honest, I didn’t recognize the lord’s lord as the huge piece of flesh that had been pierced so many holes..."

"That's it..." Ogata said softly, "In that case... then I'm relieved."

"...Ogata-kun."

Kuranaga looked at Ogata with complicated eyes.

then--

"...Please... forgive me."

Suddenly apologized to Ogata.

"I have... no way to protect you anymore."

"When your injury is healed, you can leave Hirose Clan."

"If you continue to stay in the Hirose Clan, it is only a matter of time before the shogunate finds that you are the murderer who assassinated the lord and arrested you."

"The shogunate can't let me be the master behind the scenes."

"Similarly, you will not let go of you who killed the lord and all his guards with your own hands."

"While the shogunate still doesn't know that the daimyo of the Hirose clan was assassinated by you, you should leave the Hirose clan quickly, and then how far you can escape."

"My elder..." Ogata whispered, "Matsuhira Genuchi and his guards are all dead, and no one is left alive now... Even so, can the shogunate find out that I killed Matsuhira Genuchi? "

Hearing Ogata's question, Kura Naga sighed.

"Ogata-kun..."

"The shogunate's ability... beyond your imagination..."

"Ichihan's daimyo was assassinated... and it was the pro-fan daimyo who was assassinated. The shogunate will never sit idly by.

"With the shogunate's ability to find out who is behind the scenes, it is easy for them..."

"Don't say anything else... As long as the shogunate moves his fingers, he can easily find out that a merchant recently sold several pairs of chain mail and many good knives for me..."

"Then move your finger again and you can find out that the lord had destroyed the Sakurahara sword hall before being assassinated, and you are the only one left."

"And you happen to be a samurai with a sword skill far superior to ordinary people."

"You will naturally become the biggest suspect."

"Ogata-kun, think about what will happen if you stay in the Hirose clan..."

"You will be regarded as the biggest suspect by the shogunate, and you will be arrested and tortured..."

"So you can't stay in Hirose Clan anymore..."

"From now on, there is still a short period of time before the shogunate sends people to investigate the Hirose clan."

"Ogata-kun, you should hurry up and take care of your injury quickly, and then leave Hirose clan and flee as far as you can."

"The world is huge. As long as you escape from Hirose Clan, Ogata-kun may still have a chance to survive..."

After listening to Kurunaga's words quietly, Ogata's face did not show any strange expression.

"That is to say... I have to become a renegade survivor and wander around the world..."

Not only did there not appear to be any strange colors, but a smile appeared on Ogata's face instead.

"Be a Ronin, just be a Ronin."

"It's good to be a Ronin. You don't have to do the work of a boring coffer."

"My eldest man, let me ask a second question-now that Matsudaira Genouchi is dead, what will happen to the Hirose clan in the future?"

"The General is busy with Laozhong's reform of the government." Kuranaga said softly, "I am in a busy state. I have no time to invest too much energy on things other than reforms."

"In addition, the'great starvation' has just passed, and the world has finally recovered a little stability. In order to continue to maintain this rare stability, the Shogunate has deliberately reduced the number of ronin over the years."

"In the past, when the lord was killed, the feudal clan would often be removed, and all the retainers in the feudal clan would definitely not be able to escape the punishment of being demoted as a ronin."

"And now the shogunate is focusing on the reform of the shogunate, and in order to maintain the stability of the world, it is no longer possible to withdraw our Hirose clan directly as before."

"So the Hirose clan will definitely be kept by the shogunate, and the innocent retainers in the clan will have nothing to do."

"The lord has a cousin. The shogunate should make the lord's cousin the new name of the Hirose clan."

"The lord's cousin is a courteous person. He will be the new name of the Hirose Clan, and the Hirose Clan may be able to usher in a new atmosphere."

After listening to Kurunaga's words quietly, Ogata said with emotion:

"Won't it hurt the innocent... That's good..."

Speaking of this, Ogata suddenly paused.

After a long pause, Ogata continued:

"My eldest man... I have a ruthless please."

"Please say."

"I have two friends in the Hirose clan, and they run an izakaya."

"I worked as an **** in that izakaya for a while."

"After I left the Hirose clan and the shogunate sent someone to investigate, I was worried that my two friends would be embarrassed by the shogunate because of their friendship with me."

"And—some people in Ishikawa Sword Museum and I have a lot of grudges."

"After I leave the Hirose Domain, I am worried that those guys will pour hatred and anger on my two friends while I am away."

"So-can you help me figure out a way to protect my two friends?"

Hearing Ogata's request, Kuranaga was silent for a while, and then said:

"No problem. I'll ask some friends in the clan palace later."

"These friends of mine are all holding high-level posts in the Fan."

"I asked them to look after the izakaya you mentioned."

"Although the people in the shogunate are basically very arrogant, they will not even give up the face of some high-ranking officials in the feudal clan."

"In order to save face to my friends, although the shogunate will definitely ask your two friends for questioning, they will not be too rude to your two friends."

"Because of the face of my friends, they may be extremely polite."

"At the same time-with the care of my friends, you don't have to worry that the people at Ishikawa Sword Museum will go to your two friends for trouble."

"Of those friends of mine, there happened to be one who specializes in administering all the power and concentricity in the domain."

"I ask him to set up a Tsujiban in front of your friend's izakaya, so that the people at Ishikawa Kenkan will not dare to trouble your two friends again."

"I am grateful." Asakura Ogata smiled gratefully.

But-the gratitude smile on Ogata's face didn't show up for long, so he took it back.

Ogata put a smile on his face and looked at Kuranaga seriously, then said with a serious face:

"My eldest man, there is one more thing, I hope you can promise me."

"Please say."

With Ogata's serious appearance, Kurunaga couldn't help but become serious with him, sitting tightly, waiting for Ogata's next words.

"When my injury is good enough to move around freely...please give me enough coils, two good knives and clothes."

"I don't want to wander around in tatters."

Hearing Ogata's jokingly uttered words, Kuranaga was taken aback for a moment.

Then he laughed heartily.

"Okay! No problem! I will do my best to get the best knife and clothes for you!"

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One month later-

Hirose Clan, Ryuya——

"Afu! Go and clean up the dishes and chopsticks of the guests at the table just now!"

"Great!"

"Ahhh... I am so busy today, Afu, today we both have to work harder!"

"Ok!"

Although it is daytime, the business of the drifting house today is unexpectedly good.

On weekdays, the stream house basically has more guests only at night, but today it is very rare that there are quite a lot of guests in the daytime.

Although the distance is a bit far away, Ogata can barely hear the two voices of Asaki and Afu.

At this moment, Ogata was hiding under a big tree not far from the stream house, under the cover of the trunk, silently looking at the stream house where people flowed.

"Ogata-kun."

Kuranaga asked Ogata, who was standing behind Ogata.

"Are you really not going in to see the two of them? If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to go in... there may be no chance to come back to see them two in the future."

"...No need~www.ltnovel.com~ The corners of Ogata's mouth curled up slightly, showing a slight smile.

"After meeting the two of them, the two of them will definitely pester me, asking me what I have been doing this time before, and then asking me where I am going next."

"I'm not good at dealing with this sentimental atmosphere."

"And... my current status is not suitable for contacting them both anymore."

"I'm going to see them now, maybe it will cause them trouble."

Ogata raised his hand and pressed the hat on his head.

"...My eldest man, let's go."

After all, Ogata turned around first, and walked away from under the big tree not far from the stream house without any hesitation or hesitation.

Looking at Ogata who had turned to leave and did not want to enter Liuwu, Kurunaga sighed lightly, and then led the flying monkey to follow.