I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"We were not interested in knowing what a Japanese couple was arguing, so after looking at them from a distance, we left."

"And the Japanese didn't seem to find us from beginning to end."

"Then do you remember where you saw these two people?" Ogata asked.

"Um... I don't remember very much." Vasily shook his head. "After all, it was a long time ago."

"We don't have a fixed place. We change places every few days, so we don't remember where we saw the two Japanese people."

Seeing that Vasily had forgotten where he met the two people, Ogata was a little disappointed.

But the information Vasily provided just now has some value.

If the pair of Japanese people are really Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen-then Xuanzhen's mental state may be really bad...

Even Vasily, an outsider who was watching from a distance, could see that the younger one did not look like a normal person...

"Then you will see this pair of Japanese again, or see other Japanese with similar appearance?" Ogata continued.

"No." Wahiri shook his head. "Since then, we haven't seen the pair of Japanese again. We haven't seen other people with similar appearances."

"That's it... I understand." Ogata bowed softly to Vasily, "Thank you for the information."

"It's okay." Vasily waved his hand. "You don't need to be so polite. Hiss..."

Before he finished speaking, Vasily took a breath, then clutched his chest.

Ogata: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing... It's just that you accidentally pulled to the place where you just hurt you just now." Vasily smiled, "By the way, you are really amazing... The first time I saw such a fast fist. There is nothing to fight back."

"Do you have the will to follow us to our country later?"

"In our country, with your pair of fists, if you participate in those boxing matches, you will definitely make a lot of money!"

"We Cossacks usually like to hold all kinds of boxing matches, and then we gambled there!"

"With your ability, you can definitely make a lot of money!"

"No." Ogata declined gently. "I don't know any martial arts, only brute force. Boxing or something is not suitable for me."

"You are so humble." Vasily shook his head with a wry smile, "With your strength and speed, even if you don't know any boxing skills, I think you can sweep all our boxers."

Wahiri wasn't an idiot either, he could hear Ogata just tactfully declining him.

The invitation he just made to Ogata was just a playful mentality, not serious, so even if Ogata declined his invitation, he didn't feel depressed.

All I wanted to ask Vasily were clues related to the whereabouts of Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen.

What I want to ask is now finished.

But Ogata did not immediately take Amachi to leave.

Because—just now, Ogata had a second question that he wanted to ask Vasily.

"Vahiri." Ogata said.

"Ok?"

Ogata looked at the Kentucky long rifle placed on the gun stand not far away.

"Can you sell us this gun?"

"Ah, yes. In addition to the gun, I hope you can also sell us some of the pellets used in this gun."

"Oh?" Vasily glared his eyes that were already quite large, "Do you want a Kentucky long rifle?"

Vasily cast a surprised look at Ogata.

And Amachi, who was standing next to Ogata, also looked at Ogata with a surprised look.

"Yeah." Ogata nodded. "You just said-this gun is currently equipped with small and medium-sized Cossacks."

"So can you sell us? The price is easy to negotiate."

"Do you need bear skins and bear bile? We happen to have 2 bear skins and 2 bear biles here."

"You want our guns...Are you interested in guns?"

"Well, almost. We may need you to teach us how to use this Kentucky long rifle."

"Um... sorry." After thinking for a while, Vasily raised his hand and rubbed his already messy brown short hair. "A gun and a telescope are different."

"For us in a distant foreign country, guns and horses are our lives."

"I can give you one of the binoculars. But not a gun."

"I can't just sell important guns to outsiders."

Ogata didn't give up: "Can't you really sell us?"

"Um..." Vasily groaned, "Why... wait for our boss to come back."

"Selling guns is too important. I can't be the master, the boss must be the master."

"You wait for the boss to come back and ask him again."

"Your boss?" Ogata asked, "When will your boss come back?"

"He took someone to the drawing a few days ago. I think...should be back soon."

"When he comes back, I will let you know."

"...Okay then." Ogata nodded, "We will stay here for a few days anyway."

"Then when your boss comes back, can you please come and inform us in time?"

"Of course! But... as compensation, can you promise me one thing?"

"Thing? What's the matter? Don't say something too difficult."

"It's not difficult..."

Vasily swallowed hard, then looked at the naturally hanging down under Ogata without turning his eyes.

Hands.

Although he tried to conceal it, Vasily still failed to conceal the fiery light in his eyes.

Perceiving the fiery Ogata in Vasily's eyes, his brows frowned involuntarily.

Vasily's light... Ogata is a little familiar.

When I was lurking in Yoshihara before, when I was working as a errand at the Shirobei Club in Yoshihara, the tourists who came to look for pleasure looked at the wandering girls with similar gazes...

"After I recuperate for a few days, can you come and compete with me again?" Vasily raised his right fist.

The match with Ogata just now, Vasily still remembered.

Whenever Ogata’s fist fell on him, he felt pain as well as his body as if he was melting into the colorful haze, very refreshing.

The five bodies seem to be making the same cry: Yes! That's it! That's how it is for boxing! Don't be merciful! Call here as much as you like!

Vasily didn't understand why the strong fist hit him, he would feel so comfortable.

He has asked other people-no one else is like him. Whether they are beaten by the weak or by the strong, they will only feel pain, but will not feel happy.

Although he appeared to be unusual, Vasily didn't care about it.

Vasily experienced a deep and hearty sense of comfort in Ogata after a long absence today.

It's like having lived as an ascetic for more than half a year, and suddenly found a beautiful girl who can write beautiful memories together for just 1 ruble.

The last time I had a similar feeling, it was with the boss—but his boss doesn’t like to fight with people very much. If he is not in the mood, even if Vasily wears his mouth, his boss will never fight him. .

Vasily had forgotten the last time he sparred with his boss.

He really wanted to experience the invigorating feeling that he had just experienced from Ogata.

"You really like to compete with people..." Ogata murmured, "It's okay, but is your body good? When I fought you just now, every one of my punches was not light, just If you rest for a few days, will your body recover?"

"No problem! I've been fighting with people since I was a kid. I've been fighting with people to the end! I have developed a thick skin a long time ago."

"The wounds you left me today will be better after only a few days of resting."

Ogata couldn't help feeling a little surprised when he saw that Vahiri only asked to fight him one more time.

The fiery gaze of Vasily just now made Ogata think that he was going to make some very strange conditions...

"In that case, I will trouble you." Ogata said, "When your boss arrives, please go to Kumar Village and let us know."

"But we need to follow the clues of the two people we are looking for when we go to other villages, so it is possible that we will not be in the village for a few days."

"Okay." Vasily nodded, "When the boss comes back, I will notify you."

"If you happen to be out of the village, I will first tell our boss about you want to buy a gun."

"Well, I'm bothering you." Ogata bowed slightly to Vasily again, "Then we will leave first."

Vasily stood up: "I will send you out of our camp."

"No," Ogata said quickly. "We remember the way we left."

Although Ogata said that he did not have to send them off, Vasily insisted on sending them off.

Seeing that Vasily insisted on doing the best of the landlord's friendship, Na Ogata didn't say anything any more, letting Vasily go ahead and lead the way.

Vasily is also really resistant. He just said that he is thick-skinned, so he really wasn't bragging about it.

When I fought a lot with Ogata just now, I got so many punches from Ogata, and I was able to walk and talk well, and I had enough energy to send Ogata out of their camp.

Just out of the camp where Vasily was staying, Xuyi saw Vasily’s subordinates who were busy.

Ogata guessed that these people who can walk well should be busy taking care of the companions who were injured in the "traditional activities" just now...

He heard groans and painful cries coming from a short distance...

"Why yours can create a lot of traditional activities for the wounded, which can be passed on for thousands of years..." Ah Ding listened to the groans and screams, and he was puzzled, "Although we also have many similar activities in Japan. Activities, but they are all on-site, but there is no one who beats people like you..."

"Hahahaha!" Vasily laughed a few times, "this is probably due to the national character!"

"Although our traditional activities will have many people injured every time."

"But there are some benefits to such activities."

"The biggest advantage is that it can drain everyone's energy."

"As long as the energy is consumed, it is not easy to think about all kinds of messy things."

"At the request of the boss, we can't do any bad things. Fighting has become one of our important ways to consume energy."

"If you can't even fight, I feel that there will be many people who can't stand this boring life."

"Can't do bad things?" Ogata raised his eyebrows. "Your boss still has such a request?"

"Our boss...I don't know whether he should be noble or pedantic." Vahili shrugged. "He doesn't allow us to do any bad things."

"So in the four years we left our homeland and went to the Far East, we were like a group of noble knights."

Vasily put on a half-joking tone.

"No matter where you go, you will never do anything evil."

"Not only do not do anything evil, but also do good things from time to time."

"Ah, the so-called knight, you can understand that kind of noble person."

"There used to be two people who didn't listen to the boss's discipline. They sneaked into a certain village and harmed a village girl."

"Then the boss hanged the two people in front of everyone and the villagers."

"Thanks to the boss, he is a very charming man who is very good at dominating others."

"Otherwise, if someone else is replaced and the subordinates are not allowed to do all kinds of bad things, the team would have collapsed due to low morale."

Speaking of this, Vasily sighed lightly.

"I don't know how the boss is now."

"Surely you are enjoying the adventure..."

"Speaking of-I don't know what your boss's name is yet." Ogata said, "What's your boss's name?"

"His name is Skulucci. Skulucci Dovnar. He is a Scot and also a Cossack."

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At this moment—

Ezo land, somewhere—

Today is a cloudy day.

A few rays of sunlight pierced through the thick clouds, and light dust generally sprinkled on the white snowy field.

It's white everywhere.

The ground is white, and the leaves, grass, and stones are all covered with a thick layer of snow.

But in this white world, there is a very conspicuous and abrupt red.

This red is actually red hair.

A young man with short red hair is sitting on a big rock.

From time to time there was a breeze blowing his red hair.

His red hair is particularly conspicuous in this white snow.

At this time, he used to hold a map with his left hand... to be precise, it was a half-drawn map, holding a pencil in his right hand, while looking at the scenery ahead, he painted on the semi-finished map in his hand. .

He was on a high ground, and the view of the low ground ahead was unobstructed.

He was smiling and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Boss! Boss! Boss Skulucci!"

At this moment, excitement after shouting sounded behind the red hair.

Redhead looked back and saw a freckled young man rushing towards him carrying six rabbits.

"Boss Skulucci! Look! I caught so many rabbits!"

"Hey! Afujie!" the red hair said loudly, "Where did you hunt so many rabbits?"

"Boss Skulucci, have you forgotten what I told you before? Rabbits are a very stupid animal!" said the young man with freckles. "As long as you throw the stick over the rabbit's head, they will mistakenly think it was a victim. The bird attacked, and plunged into the snow and couldn't move!"

"Good luck today! I caught 6 fat rabbits by this method!"

"Afujie! You are such a **** genius of hunting!"

"With your hunting skills, it's **** good enough for a knighthood!"

"If I were the King of England, I'll give you a **** earl! The fief should be in Glamorgan! I'll make you the earl of Glamorgan!"

"Go! Let's go back to camp! Set up the pot! Burn the fire! Get ready to eat rabbit meat!"

Having said that, the red hair put away the unfinished map and pen in his hands, cordially took the shoulders of the freckled youth, and strode towards their camp not far away.

"Boss Skulucci." The freckled young man carrying six fat rabbits asked the red-haired young man beside him, "Has the map been drawn? When shall we go back to Master Vahili?"

"It's coming, it's coming!" Red Hair said, "The map can be drawn the day after tomorrow at the latest!"

If Vasily was there, he would definitely call out "Boss" affectionately after seeing the red-haired young man.

Because this red-haired young man is the leader of their group-Skulucci Dovnar.

Skulucci took a total of 12 men when he went out for drawing this time.

After returning to the camp not far away, Skulucci saw the other 11 subordinates who were busy all over the camp.

"Guys! Turn your eyes around!" Skulucci shouted, "Look at the 6 fat rabbits in Afjie's hands! Today we have a rabbit meal!"

As soon as Skulucci's voice fell, cheers immediately rang one after another.

Afterwards, everyone prepared for the meal with swift movements.

The pot for the pot.

Split material of split material.

Burning fire.

Kill the rabbit, kill the rabbit.

As for Skulucci—he was lying on the ground in a hammock not far away, holding a book in his hands, watching with relish.

As the boss, he has the privilege of not doing anything, just lying down and waiting for the meal.

The book Skulucci is now looking at is an English translation.

Therefore, only those who understand English can understand the word "Don Quixote" written on the cover of the book.

When Skulucci was reading a book, he suddenly raised his eyebrows.

Then suddenly closed the book in his hand.

"guys!"

Skulucci jumped from the hammock.

"I heard a lot of horses approaching us from the west!"

"It's the **** stop working in your hands! Take out your guns!"

"Remember not to make a mistake! You made a gun under your crotch!"

After all, Skulucci grabbed a very long rifle from the side—Kentucky long rifle.

As soon as Skulucci said this, the expressions of the men around him changed drastically, and then hurriedly stopped all the work in their hands and picked up their rifles.

The rifles used by these subordinates of Skulucci are also the most advanced rifles at present—Kentucky long rifles.

They are all old people who have followed Skulucci for a long time.

After spending so long with Skulucci, they knew that Skulucci's senses were very sensitive.

Sensitive as if he had superpowers.

He said something is approaching, there must be something approaching.

Stopped the work, took out the weapon, found the cover, and pointed the muzzle at what Skulucci just said to the west—they moved in one go, like a group of well-trained soldiers.

Before long, they also heard the sound of horseshoes.

Skulucci was right again.

There are really a lot of horses approaching them from the west.

This sound, let alone 50 horses.

Some of the younger ones swallowed involuntarily.

As for Skulucci—he was a big tree as a cover in the ground, a very leisurely appearance, and he was still humming a small tune.

Finally—the large number of horses showed their shape.

There were people sitting on the large number of horses approaching them.

And the clothes of this group of people are very similar to Skulucci and the others.

As for the person walking at the forefront, Skulucci is very familiar.

"Wow~~" Skulucci whistled, "Isn't this Vladimir? It's been a long time."

Like Skulucci, this horse team was also a Cossack expedition sent by the Tsar of Lucia to explore the Far East.

The leader is also someone Skulucci knows-Vladimir.

"Isn't this Skulucci? I just saw smoke here, so I just waited for someone to come over and take a look. I didn't expect to see you here." Vladimir waved his men behind him to stop.

Although he met someone he knew, Skulucci didn't show up from behind the tree that was used as a shelter, nor did he let his men get out of the battle state.

"Vladimir, why did you come here? I remember that you didn't go on an expedition to the east before?"

"That's a long story. Skulucci, since it's rare to meet a Cossack compatriot, then I have a good thing to tell you, do you want to listen?"

"Good thing? I **** love to listen to good things, come tell me and listen."

Vladimir rolled over and got off his horse: "Come with me, let's go to a place where no one is disturbed."

After Skulucci winked at the men next to him, he carried the Kentucky long rifle in his hand to his back, and then followed Vladimir to a place far away from his men.

As soon as he arrived at this undisturbed place, Vladimir hurriedly said to Skulucci:

"Sculucci, do you want to come and have some fun together?"

"Have fun? I **** love to have fun! For fun, I often hold snowman contests with my guys!"

"Every time I successfully build a huge snowman, I feel happy as if I have found a tavern where I don't need to pay for drinking."

"Oh, Skulucci." Vladimir frowned slightly, "I haven't seen you for so long, you are still stubborn as always."

"What I said'make fun' is much happier than making some snowman."

"Don’t build snowmen? Build castles? Vladimir, I tell you, I’m the best at building Gothic castles. If His Majesty the Tsar organizes the “Building Gothic Castles Contest”, I’m absolutely **** number one. name."

"Enough, don't interrupt. Would you like to follow us to raid the local indigenous villages?"

"Pillaging the village?" Skuluch raised his eyebrows, "Vladimir, have you forgotten His Majesty's request?"

"He asked us to have fewer incidents during this expedition and only focus on expedition and drawing."

As soon as Skulucci finished speaking, Vladimir interjected roughly:

"His Majesty only needs to let us'have little trouble'. It doesn't require us to be like noble knights."

"We are Cossacks. It is the life that is most suitable for us to torture and insult the enemy's wife and daughter. The life of a noble knight-this is not for us."

"Since we came to the Far East, my brothers and I have been holding back, almost unable to hold back."

"Sculucci, let me tell you the truth. My brothers and I have not vented for a long time."

"That's why I decided-I will take advantage of the right now to celebrate the Maslenitsa, and lead my subordinates to plunder it! Have a good time!"

"I have successfully brought Alexei into the group."

"Alexei, like me, wants to do it after a long time."

"My people and Ariksha's people, there are a total of 82 people."

"If you join in, we will have hundreds of people."

"It's nothing to rob a village."

"Although I don't appreciate the appearance of the indigenous women who come here, it doesn't matter. Anyway, they have everything that women should have.

As soon as Vladimir finished speaking, Skulucci said with an exaggerated expression and voice:

"Wow! Vladimir! You brought Alexei into the group, and gathered so many people!"

"You're such a **** genius! You're an extraordinary knight! A natural leader! Brothers of the sun and the moon! The grandson of God! A man among men!"

"If I were the King of England, I would definitely make you a **** duke!"

"The fief is in North Munster! I will make you the Duke of North Munster!"

"Okay! Skulucci! Don't talk about it!" Vladimir frowned, "Why do you like to talk so much nonsense every time."

How he couldn't hear it—the words that Skulucci just said had a strange smell of Yin and Yang from beginning to end.

"Vladimir." Skulucci put away the exaggerated expression he had just shown, showing a calm look, "Don't you know—I, Skulucci never do such a thing?"

"Of course I know." Vladimir said, "but our current manpower is a little short, so I can only come and invite you to join."

"Skulucci, I don't know what you are doing to force yourself and your subordinates to live like a noble knight."

"Don't you think this kind of life is tiring?"

Vladimir put his arm around Skulucci's shoulder.

"Raiding is a very happy thing."

"There is nothing happier than taking away other people's belongings, wives and daughters."

"It's rare to meet the annual Marriage Festival, just follow us."

"As long as you join in, no indigenous settlement will be our opponent."

"How? Do you want to come together?"

Like a demon whispering in the ears of others, Vladimir brought his bad breath lips to Skulucci's ears.

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Vasily sent Ogata and the others all the way until they left the camp.

After Ogata and Amachi left Vahiri's camp side by side and were a little further away from Vahiri's camp, Amachi immediately turned to Ogata and asked:

"Why did you suddenly say that you want to buy their iron cannon?"

"Of course it's for you." Ogata said bluntly. "Don't you think that iron cannon is very powerful and suitable for you?"

When he first met Ah Ting in Choshima, Ah Ting used a long iron cannon to kill an archer from a long distance. Ogata still remembered his purpose.

The long iron cannon that Ah Ding used on Butterfly Island before was an iron cannon modified by her. It's a pity that it was damaged while fighting with that "monk".

According to Ah Ding, she has 2 long iron cannons modified by her.

One has been destroyed on Butterfly Island.

The other one was placed in Shiranui's home-it's a pity that with A Ting's defect, all the belongings in her house were cleaned up, including the only remodeled long iron cannon.

Because the long iron cannon is inconvenient to carry, when Uncle Qing was assisting Ah Ding to leave Shiranui, he could only bring out Su Ying and Xia Nai, but failed to bring out the long iron cannon together—I have to say, this It is really a pity.

After leaving Butterfly Island, Ah Ding has not been able to obtain another long iron cannon.

Even if you want to make another one, there are not enough tools and materials.

Ogata doesn't know what Amachi thinks, but Ogata has always regretted it anyway-Amachi, who is good at shooting, has been unable to once again possess a handy main battle weapon.

And now—a great opportunity for this regrettable matter appeared in front of Ogata's eyes at this time.

If this Kentucky long rifle really has a long range and high accuracy as Wahili said just now, and someone once used this gun to accurately kill an enemy commander from 300 yards away, then this The gun can be regarded as the sniper rifle of this era.

It matches well with Acho who is good at shooting.

"Since it's rare to encounter a very powerful iron cannon, there is no reason not to fight for it, and—" Ogata smiled, "you want that iron cannon, too?"

Just now, Ogata discovered that Amachi is very interested in this Kentucky long rifle.

While listening to Vasily's recount of what happened to the two strange Japanese who were arguing, Ah Ding has been peeping at the Kentucky long rifle on the gun rack from time to time.

And when Ah Ting heard about the superb performance of the Kentucky long rifle from Vahiri's introduction, the way her eyes were shining, was also keenly caught by Ogata.

"If I had the opportunity to own such a long iron cannon, I would be happy to own it..." Ah Ding muttered, "But I think even if they are willing to sell it to us, the price we have to pay must be high..."

"That Vahili said just now. Guns and horses are their lives."

"Even if they are willing to sell, they will definitely not be sold to us cheaply."

"Then wait until then." Ogata shrugged. "When their boss named Skulucci returns, see what he says."

"If the price they offer is reasonable, then we will buy it."

"If the price they offer is unreasonable, or they refuse to sell it to us... then wait until then."

Amachi seemed to be infected by Ogata's optimism, showing a faint smile.

While smiling, Ah Ting lowered his head as if shyly.

"…Thank you."

Ogata didn't say much.

With a smile, he walked side by side with Ah Ding towards the village of Kumar not far away.

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In the next few days, Aiyaka also continued to fulfill his promise.

He had previously agreed with Ogata and others-in addition to taking Ogata and them to the Kumar village where he lived, he would also take them to the other villages he had made with his Kumar village to look for clues to Xuanzheng and them.

Aiyaka has 4 sled dogs that can pull sleds.

Ogata and the others rely on this sled to travel between the villages.

However — nothing has been achieved.

No matter which village he went to, no matter who he asked, he didn't receive any useful information.

While going to various villages to find clues to Xuanzang and the others, Ogata also silently waited for the return of Vasily and their boss named Skulucci-but until now, they have not waited for their boss.

Time passed bit by bit.

Finally—unknowingly, Ayaka has taken Ogata and the others to almost all the villages they can go to.

There is only one village that has not been visited yet.

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night-

Kuma Village, the home of Aiyaka—

"Majima." Aiyaka said to Ogata, who has been living in their home for the last time, "You guys rest early tonight. UU reading www.uukanshu.com tomorrow I will take you to Kina Village. Kina. The village is quite far away from us, so we have to get up early."

"Kina Village..." Ogata smiled helplessly, "Is this the last village you can take us to?"

"Yeah." Aiyaka also smiled helplessly, "Yes. If there is no clue to the person you are looking for, then there is nothing I can do."

"After all, I can't take you to a village that is completely unfamiliar with our Kuma Village."

"The Ainu are also very exclusive, and don't like people from other villages who are completely unfamiliar with their villages to enter their villages casually."

"It's okay." Ogata smiled at Ayaka, "You have helped us a lot. We are not ungrateful people."

"If we can't find a clue in the last Kina Village, we will find another way."

"Yeah." Aiyaka nodded vigorously, "Then you guys should rest early, I'm going to bed too."

Just as Ayaka had just turned around to leave, he suddenly seemed to be thinking of something, and then he turned back.

"By the way, Mashima. Before going to Kina Village, I'd better tell you first."

"Qina Village is different from all the villages you have seen before, so you have to be psychologically prepared."

"It's not the same?" Ogata asked back, "What's the difference?"

"There are a lot of female fighters in Qina Village." Aiyaka said, "It's better to say-most of the fighters in their village are female fighters."

"Female warrior?" Ogata exclaimed in a low voice, "Why do women come to be warriors? What about their men?"

"Many young people in Qina Village suddenly disappeared for some reason two years ago." Aiyaka replied in a deep voice.