I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The plot of this chapter takes place in Chapter 344 "Plains, Mountains, Canyons, Waterfalls, Rain" and Chapter 345 "Starting to Level Up!" "between.

Be regarded as Chapter 344.5.

Tells about the follow-up of Ogata and Amachi that night.

By the way—Chapter 344 has been harmonized for reasons that cannot be elaborated. Those who want to see it can go to other places to make up.

It's a pity that those very talented commentaries...

By the way-this chapter is the same as Chapter 344. Whether you can understand it or not is up to you (laughs).

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Owari, gourd house, Ogata's room—

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A lofty mountain range.

The blue silhouettes of the mountains began to appear on the northern skyline.

The outline of the mountain range stretches towards the sky and in all directions, as magnificent as a galloping horse.

Although the mountains are high, Ogata is not afraid.

Not only not afraid, but also eager to try.

Without the help of any props, Ogata only used his two hands to climb the mountain.

From the bottom of the mountain, Ogata went straight to the top little by little.

This is the first time Ogata has climbed such a mountain.

The process is more pleasant than imagined.

In the process of climbing to the top, Ogata stopped from time to time to enjoy the surrounding scenery very comfortably.

Because Ogata stopped and went, his speed to the summit was neither fast nor too slow.

Finally—Ogata climbed to the top of this mountain.

At the top of the mountain stands a light red boulder about the same height as Ogata.

In addition to its height, this boulder has a major feature, that is, its surface is very smooth.

It was the first time that Ogata saw this pale red stone with his own eyes.

Driven by curiosity, Ogata circled the pale red stone many times.

While circling around this boulder, I also carefully looked at and admired this boulder.

After carefully looking at every corner of the pale red stone, Ogata stepped forward and began to raise his hand to stroke the stone.

From top to bottom, touch every corner of this stone.

The surface of the stone is smooth and it feels good to the touch.

After seeing and touching the stone enough, Ogata decided to go down the mountain and look elsewhere.

After returning to the flat ground along the route he had just ascended the mountain, Ogata headed south.

Located in the southern part of this lofty mountain range is a flat plain.

The plain suddenly opened up, in sharp contrast with the towering mountains in the north.

Like climbing just now, Ogata also stops and stops when he walks on this plain.

Stopping from time to time and looking at the surrounding scenery.

Or squat down and touch the grass under your feet.

Walking on the grassland is more pleasant than climbing—after all, walking on the grassland is easier.

But-although it is pleasant to walk on this endless grassland, because the scenery and colors are too monotonous, Ogata feels a little boring in a short while, so boring that makes people want to doze off.

So Ogata speeded up a little bit and walked straight to the south.

Going south along the plain is a canyon.

The canyon is surrounded by high peaks, the red rock cliffs are covered with emerald green ivy, and the top of the cliff is clumps of weeds; the red cliffs are washed out by the running water.

At this moment, there are gurgling streams flowing from north to south at the bottom of the canyon.

Ogata is not in a hurry to climb to the top of this gorge to watch the scenery from the top.

Anyway, he has a lot of time now, and he intends to slowly appreciate this canyon with red rock walls.

Ogata lifted the hakama from his lower body and carefully dipped through the flowing water at the bottom of the canyon into the depths of the red canyon.

After arriving in the middle of the gorge, Ogata stopped, raised his head, and looked around from the bottom up with curious eyes.

I don't know if it was Ogata's illusion, he always felt that the stream flowing at the bottom of the canyon seemed to become more turbulent.

Ogata just happened to be thirsty now, so he leaned down and took a few handfuls of stream water and sipped it.

After he picked up the stream and drank it, Ogashi realized that the stream had a very strange smell.

But this smell is not unpleasant.

After drinking it until he got a little bit greasy, Ogata wiped his mouth while looking up at the top of the gorge.

He is tired of seeing the scenery at the bottom of the canyon, and now he plans to see the scenery at the top of the canyon.

Using both hands and feet, Ogata was climbing on the red rock wall.

The red rock wall was washed out by the running water with a series of imprints, which was convenient for Ogata, so that Ogata had enough places to grasp.

Ogata headed straight towards the top of the gorge little by little.

Just when Ogata's head protruded from the rock wall, there happened to be a gentle breeze.

The hair on the forehead was dancing with the wind.

Ogata squinted his eyes, and while feeling the comfortable wind, he pulled his whole body up to the top of the rock wall.

The scenery at the top of the canyon is much more beautiful than Ogata imagined.

Ogata looked to the north.

The northernmost sky is covered with burning clouds. The clouds seemed to be being burned by flames, burning extremely brightly, as if flames would fall from among the clouds at any time.

After seeing the surrounding scenery, Ogata turned to look at the scenery at his feet.

There are still many plants in this canyon.

The rock cliffs are covered with emerald green ivy.

The top of the canyon is covered with clumps of weeds.

Although there are many weeds, they have been trimmed.

The weeds on the top of the canyon, or the ivy hanging on the rock wall, are all trimmed neatly.

Ogata leaned down and gently stroked a clump of weeds at his feet.

Ogata murmured in a low volume that only he could hear:

"It seems that they have been trimmed well..."

Wow...

Suddenly Ogata heard the sound of water flowing from the bottom of the gorge becoming louder and louder.

Ogata turned his head and looked towards the bottom of the gorge.

I saw that the stream flowing at the bottom of the gorge became more turbulent...

It's not just that it has become turbulent.

The water level of this stream is still rising rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this rate of rising water level, it probably won't take long to reach Ogata here.

"Why is there more and more water, and more and more anxious..." Ogata's tone was somewhat helpless.

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Quite abruptly—the sky suddenly rained.

Not the kind of rain that grows from small to heavy.

It was the kind of rain that was very heavy right after it appeared.

The rain is so heavy that one wonders if the sea is falling from the sky.

The heavy rain wetted the plain, the mountains on the north side of the plain, and the canyons on the south side of the plain.

The rain hit the flowers and plants on the plains, mountains, and valleys, splashing patches of mist.

After the rain falling from the sky splashed on the ground, some condensed into a trickle, slowly flowing everywhere.

Some stay on the leaf tips and petals of the flowers and plants in the plains, mountains, and valleys, turning them into clear dewdrops.

Some blend with the canyon’s streams...

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Ogata gasped for a long time before finally adjusting his breathing evenly.

Amachi lying next to Ogata did the same, with his mouth wide open, greedily inhaling every trace of air around him, and mixing his own breathing evenly.

After his emotions slowly recovered and his breathing became stable again, Ogata realized that the table under him seemed to be crooked.

Although it has been a long time since the Edo period, Ogata still feels a little uncomfortable with some of Japan's living habits.

For example-there is no chair to sit on, you can only sit on the ground.

Another example-there is no bed to sleep in, everyone is sleeping on the ground.

Ogata hasn't gotten used to kneeling until now.

On occasions where he can choose not to sit on his knees, Ogata must sit cross-legged instead of kneeling in a torturous posture.

Mamiya has been obsessed with woodworking for a while.

During the time when Lin and Makimura went to Kyoto, Mamiya, who stayed behind at the headquarters, made a lot of wooden products to pass the time.

Just now Mamiya took Ogata to see the pile of works he had done during this period.

In this pile of works, Ogata took a fancy to a low cabinet.

This cabinet is wide and short enough to be used as a bed.

After spending more than a year in the Edo period, Ogata almost forgets what it feels like to sleep in bed.

In order to recall the feeling of sleeping on the bed, Ogami asked Mamiya for this cabinet, moved the cabinet to his room, and then spread the bedding on the cabinet and slept directly on it.

In the eyes of outsiders, Ogata’s behavior of not sleeping on tatami mats is extremely strange.

Just now, when he was holding Ah Ting into this cabinet, Ah Ting complained about Ogata: Why did he sleep on the cabinet?

After noticing that the cabinet under him seemed to be crooked, Ogata poked his head out of the edge of the cabinet and looked down the cabinet.

"Ah..." Ogata whispered, "One of the cabinet's legs is broken... No wonder if the cabinet always feels crooked..."

After retracting his head, Ogata said to Amachi beside him in a half-joking tone:

"It seems that Mamiya's craftsmanship is not very good...it breaks so easily..."

"I don't think it has anything to do with Mamiya-kun's craftsmanship..." Ah Ting said in a helpless tone, "You don't want to think about how arrogant we were just now... No matter how strong the cabinet is, it must be broken?"

"Well... it makes sense... Let Mamiya help me fix it after dawn."

Ogata lay back under the covers, facing the ceiling above.

He has no physical strength now, and he doesn't have the emotion to do anything anymore.

At this moment, Ogata has entered the state of desirelessness, and no matter what happens, it is difficult for Ogata's emotions to be stirred.

And Amachi's current state is similar to that of Ogata.

No... It should be said that Amachi's condition is worse than Ogata.

Ogata is simply tired.

Besides being tired, Ah Ding also had some pain.

"A Yi..."

After getting tired of looking at the ceiling, Amachi, who was sleeping on Ogata's right, put his arms around Ogata gently.

While holding Ogata's arms, he tilted his head and pressed his forehead against Ogata's right shoulder.

"Tell me about your past."

"The past?" Ogata shifted his gaze and looked at Amachi beside him.

"I just found out-I don't seem to know the previous you very well."

Ah Ding whispered.

"I only know that you are from the Hirose Clan and killed the lord of the Hirose Clan."

"I can't sleep anyway, let's talk together."

"I don't have much to say about my previous things."

Ogata smiled, then backhanded Amachi in his arms.

It is naturally impossible for him to tell Ah Ding that he is a traverser and systematically.

If he tells Ah Ding that he is a traverser, passing through from the future, and tells Ah Ding about his previous life, Ah Ding will definitely treat him as a lunatic.

So Ogata sorted out the wording and slowly stated the past of "Oragata":

"I used to be a lower-ranking samurai of the Hirose domain. Of all the samurai in the Hirose domain, although it is not the lowest gear, it is also considered the second or third lowest.

"My father's name is Yukuji Ogata. After marrying my father, my mother took the surname of'Ogata' and changed her name to'Ogata Yu'."

"My mother died of dystocia when she gave birth to me."

"Then my father died of illness not long after I became an adult."

"Before my father died of illness, he was a treasurer of the Hirose clan."

"After my father died of illness, I inherited the position of father's treasurer."

Ogata raised his right hand, twisted his five fingers to the air in front of him, and made an abacus movement.

"Now think about it carefully-I haven't touched an abacus for a long time..."

Ogata joked.

"Before, I had to make a whole day's calculation every day."

"I haven't touched an abacus for almost a year now."

"I have forgotten how to use it..."

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Ogata slowly recounted his past.

And Ah Ding listened quietly.

Before Ogata crossed over, the past of "Hara Ogata" was actually quite ordinary, and there was nothing worth talking about, so Ogata quickly finished talking about the past of "Hara Ogata" and began to talk about it. Follow the series of things that happened after I crossed over.

Ogata talked about his various experiences after leaving the domain from the death battle with Toyama in the "respect of the gods".

In the end, it ends with an encounter with Ah Ding on Butterfly Island.

After telling his story, Ogata turned to look at Amachi who was nestling next to him.

"A Ding, also talk about your past."

"I don't know your past very well either."

"My previous things were very ordinary." Ah Ding smiled bitterly, "So it might be very boring."

Amachi, who was shrunk in Ogata's arms, twisted his body and changed to a more comfortable sleeping position, with a look of reminiscence on his face, and slowly said:

"I am the only daughter of my parents."

"My father's name is Setaro, and my mother's name is Awei"

"They are all ninjas in the village."

The color of memories on Ah Ding's face grew thicker.

"My parents are the kind of free love that is rarely seen in the village, and then they are married because of love."

"I was born in about a year after I got married."

"Father and mother are both average, after all, they are just forbearance."

"The average ninja is always very dangerous."

"When I was about 5 years old, my mother died in a mission."

"Then when I was about 15 years old, my father followed in his mother's footsteps and was killed in a certain mission."

This is the first time Ogata has heard Amachi tell about her past.

In the past, Ah Ding spoke only a few words about her previous things.

Through the few words that Amachi said before, Ogata has vaguely inferred that Amachi’s parents may have long since been alive.

Although the relevant speculations had long been made, and he was mentally prepared, Ogata's expression sank uncontrollably after he heard Amachi say that her parents were dead.

And Amachi also keenly noticed the change in the expression on Ogata's face, so he quickly smiled and said:

"Ninja is like this. I don't know when he died in a certain mission."

"I am 18 years old this year, and I am no longer the kind of little girl who would cry because of this kind of thing."

"I've seen it a long time ago."

"And—even though my parents are gone, I am not alone."

"Because Uncle Qing has always been with me."

"Uncle Qing?" Ogata repeated the slightly strange name.

"It's the person I told you before, who ran out to inform me after I was relegated to ‘dirty’ and told me to run away quickly."

"Uncle Qing not only informed me in time, but also helped me bring out Suying and Xia Nai, and gave me enough coiling for a long time."

Speaking of this, Ah Ding let out a sigh of relief, and then said with grateful emotion:

"If it weren't for Uncle Qing, I wouldn't know what would happen to me now..."

Hearing what Amachi said, Ogata quickly remembered who this "Uncle Kei" was.

After reuniting with Amachi in Kyoto before, when he learned that Amachi had actually become a rebel, Amachi mentioned this person to Ogata.

It was this person who helped Ah Ting escape from Shiranui.

When Ah Ting left Butterfly Island and was about to return to Shiranui, it was this Uncle Qing who sneaked out of Shiranui. Before A Ting returned to Shiranui, she found her and told her that she had been reduced to "scum". Of this news.

Not only to inform A Ding, but also the two guns from A Ding, Suzakura and Kasana, were also brought out to help A Ding get ready to escape.

It can be said that it is thanks to this uncle Qing that Ah Ting can be so alive and well in front of Xu.

"Uncle Kei's full name is'Keitaro.'" Ah Ding continued, "It's the Shinobu of the village."

"Sami Shinobu?" Ogata exclaimed in a low voice.

"Yeah." Ah Ding nodded. "He and my father have been friends for many years."

"Uncle Qing and my father are also very well-known friends in the village. After all, the status of the two in the village is very different. One is the upper and the lower, but they can have such a good relationship, so many people It feels amazing."

"Uncle Qing and father were very close friends before I was born. So Uncle Qing can be regarded as watching me grow up."

"Uncle Qing is like a second father to me."

"After my parents died, Uncle Qing was always taking care of me and staying with me."

"Thanks to Uncle Qing, I have never felt lonely."

After all, Ah Ding twisted his body again, changed a new posture, and continued.

"My parents and Uncle Qing will stop here first. I will now talk about my own past."

"Although I have nothing to talk about before..."

"We have rules in Shiranui: children born between ninjas, children born between ninjas and'mu', and children between'mu' and'mu', all have to become ninjas in Shiranui in the future. "

"So as the child of two ninjas, I was destined to be a ninja since I was born."

"I started training as a ninja when I was about 8 years old."

"It's just that my talent is poor..." Ah Ding smiled wryly, "I learned all the techniques so-so..."

"Only Jiu-Jitsu can learn well."

After hearing the word "Jiu-Jitsu" from Amachi's mouth, the expression on Ogata's face couldn't help becoming weird.

Because he couldn't help but recalled something that happened on this cabinet just now.

Maybe it’s because he has learned Jiu-Jitsu well, Ah Ding’s body is very soft...

And Amachi also noticed Ogata's strange expression.

"...A Yi, are you thinking about something very strange?"

"not at all…"

After scanning Ogata with suspicious gaze, Amachi retracted his gaze and continued:

"According to Shiranui's practice, the offspring of ninjas in villages like me will train when they are 8 years old."

"Training until the age of 14."

"After these 6 years of training, I have officially become a ninja in the village."

"In the beginning, it was the lower ninja, and then slowly accumulating merits, becoming the middle and upper ninja."

"Because of my poor level, until I rebelled against Shiranui, I was still just a ninja... and it was the kind of tardy ninja who couldn't get results, so I was demoted to a ‘scumbag’.

"If you don't count Jiu-Jitsu, my only two strengths are the production of iron cannons and the use of iron cannons."

Speaking of this, A Ding's eyes showed a light with a hint of pride.

"A Yi, I should have told you before? My father is very obsessed with firearms, and he studies firearms day and night."

Ogata nodded.

Not long after I met Ading in Choshima, Ading mentioned to Ogata about her father's obsession with firearms.

"Father, she is not only obsessed with firearms, but also a genius in making firearms."

Unconsciously, Ah Ting talked back about her parents.

"Uncle Qing told me before-I not only look like my father, but I also love firearms like my father."

"Since I have a memory, I have become interested in firearms."

"When I was only 6 or 7 years old, I liked to stand by and watch my father study and make weapons."

"When I was able to make firearms, I began to ask my father how to make firearms."

"On the talent of making firearms, I should be inferior to my father."

"But I have one more talent for using firearms than my father."

Speaking of this, Ah Ting smiled joyfully as if he was reminiscing about some happy past.

"The first time I used an iron cannon was when I was 13 years old, when I tried out the new iron cannon he made for my father."

"It was during that time of use that I showed my talent for using iron cannons, and the sake bottle in 4 rooms was smashed by one shot."

"Father was so scared that he almost couldn't stand still."

"It's a pity-Shiranui has always regarded firearms as a savage skill and disdain to study and use firearms."

Bitterness slowly appeared on Ah Ding's face.

"Apart from Jiu-Jitsu, my only two strengths are the production of iron cannons and the use of iron cannons. They have never been appreciated by the villagers."

"The rest of the ninjas in the village also regard my father and I, who are obsessed with firearms day and night, as weird."

"That can only mean that the ninjas in Shiranui are really short-sighted and unwilling to accept new things." Ogata said with disdain.

Although Ogata said so, he actually understood in his heart that the attitude of the ninjas in Shiranui toward firearms was actually a true portrayal of the vast majority of people in this era toward firearms.

Many samurai think that firearms are wicked and ingenious, and evil weapons that violate the morals of samurai. They think that real samurai should use katana and spear to fight.

Firearms are tricks and tricks—this is the mainstream concept of this era.

Whether civilians or samurai, they all despise firearms.

It is precisely because of this concept that the development of firearms in the Edo period has not made much progress.

Until the 19th century, when the Edo Shogunate was about to die, the firearms they used were still the matchlock guns of the Sengoku period in the 16th century.

"I don't know when everyone will be able to clearly realize how powerful a firearm is..."

"I think-it should be soon." Ogata held Amachi in his arms tighter.

Although he doesn't know much about Japanese history, Ogata vaguely remembers-probably in another 6 to 70 years, Brigadier General Perry of the U.S. will lead his fleet to open the door of Japan.

By then, Japan, which has despised firearms for a long time, will deeply realize that the times have really changed.

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The two have been talking for a long time without knowing it.

During this chat, Ogata gradually recovered his physical strength and emotions.

As his physical strength recovered, Ogata's mood gradually rose.

Ogata discovered at this time—the increase in "vitality" does not just make his body healthier, his physical strength healed faster, and his wounds healed faster...

When Ogata heard Amachi's begging for mercy, she said that she had no physical strength anymore and had no strength to compete.

But Ogata Ri ignored Amachi's words.

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