Volume 1: Re:Zero -Starting Life as a Samurai Chapter 15: Toyama Renjiro
In order to defeat Ishikawa Swordsman in the Shinto competition, Sakakibara Hanbei would send the person who ranked first in the swordsman competition in June to compete in the Shinto competition held in July every year.
Ogata knew this convention, so he had no interest in the ranking of the museum competition that was about to begin.
After all, he was too lazy to participate in any sacrificial competition.
Although participating in the festival competition can allow you to compete with the masters of Ishikawa Sword Hall, you may be able to gain a lot of experience points.
Makino, who was standing by, also noticed that Ogata seemed to have no interest in the gym competition that was about to start in a month, so he asked:
"Ogata-senpai, you don't seem to have much enthusiasm for the museum competition."
"I can't say I don't have the will to fight." Ogata smiled bitterly, "If possible, I would be happy to get a high position in the gym competition. After all, I want to win more than lose."
"I just have no interest in the July festival competition."
"You also know that whoever gets first place in the June gymnasium competition will compete in the July god sacrifice competition."
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Makino let out a soft "ah".
"So, Senior Ogata, you are afraid that after you win the first place in the museum competition, you will be forced to participate in the festival competition..."
"That's right." Ogata nodded.
"Sacrificial contest..." Makino muttered, turning his head and looking towards a corner of the dojo. "Speaking of this, it just occurred to me that Senior Mikami has been practicing swordsmanship very hard recently."
Ogata followed Makino's gaze and looked - in a corner of the dojo, the current head of their Sakakibara Sword Hall, Mikami, was practicing swordsmanship alone.
Within a few steps with him as the center, his sweat was everywhere.
Mikami has won first place in the museum competition three times in a row.
In the museum competition in December of the year before last, in June of last year, and in December of last year - Mikami won the top spot every time.
Looking at Mikami who was practicing swordsmanship, Makino murmured:
"Mikami-senpai might be planning to participate in the God Festival Contest once again, and then avenge the humiliation he suffered in the distant mountains last year..."
"Yeah." As soon as Makino finished speaking, Oufang nodded and agreed, "It's very likely."
The winner of the internal competition in June last year was Mikami, so that means that in the festival competition in July last year, it was Mikami who represented Sakakibara Sword Hall in the competition.
Representing Ishikawa Swordsman is Toyama Hitoshiro, who is known as "a genius swordsman rarely seen in 10 years".
Toyama Hitoshiro - the undisputed strongest among the many disciples of Ishikawa Kenkan.
Although Mikami is the chief of Sakakibara Sword Hall, he does not win every battle against other masters in the hall, such as Ogata.
But the distant mountains are different.
It is said that Yuanshan has not lost a match in Ishikawa Sword Hall for two consecutive years.
Among the many disciples of Ishikawa Sword Hall, no one can compete with Yuanshan.
This is enough to show what a terrible person Yuanshan is.
Last year was Yuanshan’s first time participating in the god worship competition.
Originally, the duel between Mikami and Toyama was the focus of thousands of people's attention.
Everyone wants to see how exciting the match will be when the strongest person from Ishikawa Sword School faces off against the strongest person from Sakakibara Sword School.
However... the final result disappointed those who were looking forward to this competition...
The duel between the two was not exciting.
From the start of the competition to its end, only a few breaths passed.
With just one move, Yuanshan knocked Mikami to the ground.
Mikami didn't even have time to use a single sword move before he was killed instantly by Toyama...
Last year's festival competition has become a thorn in the hearts of everyone in Sakakibara Sword Hall...
After all, this is really humiliating...
The strongest person in his hall was killed instantly...
Mikami was depressed for a long time because of this, and it took him nearly two months to recover.
It is now mid-May, and there is not much time left before the competition in the museum and the sacrificial competition begin.
The reason why Mikami is practicing sword so hard now is most likely to win the top spot in the hall competition in a month, and then participate in the festival competition again to fight against Toyama of Ishikawa Sword Hall and wash away the shame he suffered last year.
Be it the competition within the museum or the competition for the gods, Ogata was not very interested in either of these two major activities.
Now he just wants to practice sword skills silently and become stronger silently.
Ogata has now recognized a fact - although he doesn't know what to do next, it will never be wrong to make himself stronger and improve his swordsmanship.
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That evening——
Ogata went to Nagaya as usual to guard the peace of Nagaya.
Because people nearby all know that there is a famous and powerful warrior stationed in Liuya, so in recent days, basically no one dares to make trouble in Liuya.
It also made Ogata's "security" job a lot easier.
Now every night, Ogata only needs to sit at the door of Ryuya.
A'saki and A'sfu were busy entertaining the guests.
Ogata was sitting at the door of the Ryuya, holding his two long and short swords in his arms, checking his current personal attribute table.
[Name: Ogata Noriyoshi]
[Level: Lv8: 670/700]
Personal attributes:
Strength: 5
Agility: 6
Reflexes: 5
Stamina: 5
Vitality: 5
【Skill:
Sakakibara Ittoryu: 4th stage: 620/700】
[Remaining skill points: 2 points]
…
【Sakakibara Ittoryu (4th stage):
Climbing: Beginner
Water Fall: Intermediate
Bird thorn: primary
Dragon Tail: Primary
…
…
Looking at his own personal attribute chart, Ogata murmured in a voice that only he could hear clearly:
"Is the experience value still a little short?"
Ogata's personal level, as well as Sakakibara's Ittoryu's level, are both only a few experience points away from upgrading.
The personal level is still 30 experience points away from upgrading, and the Sakakibara Ittoryu is still 80 experience points away from upgrading.
As long as he competes with one or two more people and defeats them, Ogata's personal level and Sakakibara's Ittoryu level will both be upgraded.
By then, Ogata's skill points will be more abundant.
——After my personal level and Sakakibara Ittoryu are upgraded, I will gain 3 more skill points...
——Add the 2 skill points I have been saving, a total of 5 skill points...
——With so many skill points, it’s time to spend some of them…
Just as Ogata was hesitating about how to spend his skill points, Afu's scream suddenly rang out from inside the Ryuya room.
Ogata quickly interrupted his thoughts and looked in the direction of the sound.
Ah Fu was seen with a slightly red face, covering his buttocks, looking at the guests at the table next to him with angry eyes.
Looking at the guests at that table, Ogata's brows couldn't help but frown.
Because the guests at this table are different from the other guests.
The people who frequent this stream house are basically farmers, craftsmen... in short, ordinary people.
All the guests at this table had neatly shaved heads without exception.
Samurai swords were placed beside their legs...
