Volume 1: Re:Zero -Starting Life as a Samurai Chapter 16: Katori Shinto-ryu vs. Sakakibara Ittoryu (Part 1)
"What are you doing!" Ah Fu shouted.
"I'm sorry."
One of the guests at the table continued in an unapologetic tone:
"Your butt is so tempting. I saw you twisting around here, as if you were tempting me, so I couldn't help but touch it. Sorry, sorry."
As soon as this person finished speaking, his companions at the table burst into laughter.
This man's apology without any apology, as well as the laughter of his companions, made Ah Fu's face turn even redder with embarrassment and anger.
Ogata silently put the sword in his arms back into his left waist, then slowly stood up and walked towards the table of guests.
Fuku-chan was treated so rudely - as the "security guard" of this izakaya and Fuku-chan's friend, Ogata couldn't just sit back and watch.
"This guest."
Ogata said in a deep voice to the samurai who had just harassed Afu:
"Your behavior just now was extremely rude. Please apologize."
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, the guests at the table - a total of four samurai - turned their heads towards him.
"Who are you?" one of the samurai asked Ogata in an impatient tone.
Before Ogata could answer this question, one of the samurai's companions uttered a soft "Ah" and then said:
"No wonder you looked familiar to me the first time I saw you. Now I remember who you are. You are Ogata Issei from Sakakibara Sword Hall, right?"
"Do you recognize me?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.
"Of course we recognize them. After all, we are disciples of Ishikawa Sword Hall! We know some of the more famous disciples of Sakakibara Sword Hall."
——Ishikawa Sword Hall? !
Upon hearing the name "Ishikawa Sword Hall", Ogata's brows immediately furrowed.
At the same time, I couldn't help but sigh that this was such a coincidence.
He just talked to Makino about the topic of Ishikawa Sword Hall today.
As a result, I met the disciples of Ishikawa Sword Hall in the evening.
It was such a coincidence that Ogata couldn't help but start to doubt whether he was dreaming.
As Ogata was secretly sighing at this amazing coincidence, the samurai who had recognized Ogata just now said in a mocking tone:
"The reason why I recognized you is not because of your superb swordsmanship."
"It's because your hair is so different."
"As a samurai, not only do you not shave your hair, you also let down so much hair on your forehead."
"Your aesthetic is really - too disgusting!"
When he said the last sentence "It's so disgusting", he emphasized it with a loud enough tone for everyone in the room to hear.
After the warrior finished speaking, his companions also cooperated with him and laughed loudly.
Ogata did not get angry when hearing these people's laughter.
He just felt that these people were pitiful...
With such an ugly topknot, you still have the nerve to say that Ogata, who doesn't shave his head, has a disgusting aesthetic...
Although he understood that this was the general aesthetic of the samurai in the Edo period, Ogata still couldn't help but feel sympathy for these samurai.
Ogata was not angry, but Afu next to Ogata was angry.
"Do not laugh!"
Ah Fu shouted.
"Even if Lord Ogata doesn't shave his hair, he's still much more handsome than you guys."
As soon as Ah Fu finished speaking, he immediately attracted the vicious gazes of the four warriors.
Being stared at like this by these four warriors, Ah Fu couldn't help but take a half step back in fear.
After realizing that the four samurai were staring at Afu, Ogata immediately took a half step to the side and blocked Afu behind him.
"Please apologize to the lady behind me as soon as possible." Ogata repeated his original request.
"I heard recently that this izakaya has a new skilled doorman. It seems that the doorman should be you, right?" The samurai who just harassed Ah Fu cast a provocative look at Ogata, "What if I say I won't apologize?"
Ogata was neither flustered nor hurried in response to the provocative look from the samurai.
Ogata had already expected this kind of answer from this person.
They are disciples of Ishikawa Sword School.
And Ogata is from Sakakibara Sword School.
The two sides are considered hostile forces.
Obediently listening to the words of the enemy - this kind of thing is unlikely to happen.
What's more, since this warrior dared to harass women , it showed that he was a lawless guy.
It is even more impossible to ask him to apologize obediently.
Ogata expected the samurai to give such an answer, so he silently placed his left hand on the scabbard of his katana and pointed towards the gate.
"Then I'll have to trouble the four of you to come with me outside. This place is small, and I don't want to have to pay for breaking things."
At this time, Asaki finally rushed out of the kitchen after noticing some unusual noise.
As soon as I rushed out of the kitchen, I heard Ogata's words.
"Lord Ogata!"
Asaki said urgently.
"what happened?"
"Nothing." Ogata smiled, "It's just a small matter... I'll help you solve it right away."
After saying that, Obe held the sword at his waist and walked towards the front door of Ryuya.
After Ogata walked out of Ryuya, the other guests in the room focused their attention on the four samurai whose faces were changing from blue to red.
After saying "Come outside with me", Ogata took the lead and walked out of the house.
If the four of them didn't follow Ogata out of the house, it would be tantamount to admitting defeat.
As samurai, they would rather die than lose face and their self-esteem and honor.
Therefore, as soon as Ogata stepped out of the door of the Ryuya, the four samurai put their swords back into their waists and rushed out of the Ryuya.
After Ogata and the four samurai walked out of the house, Asaki and Afu followed closely behind.
As for the other guests , they all ran outside to join in the fun.
There was a fairly large open space outside the Liuwu, which was more than enough for the competition.
As Ogata stood still, Ah Fu's voice came over:
"Lord Ogata! What are you doing? I'm not angry anymore! There's no need to seek justice for me anymore!"
Ah Fu is neither stupid nor blind.
He could see that those four men were completely different from the ruffians he had encountered before.
He is a true samurai who has the right to use his surname and carry a sword.
In the past, nothing would happen when Ogata taught those thugs a lesson— because Ogata had a knife, while those thugs didn't.
But the target of Ogata's teaching this time is a samurai who has a sword like Ogata...
Afu couldn't help but worry about Ogata's safety.
She no longer cared about justice or face at this moment. She just wanted Ogata to stay out of danger.
After hearing what Afu said, Ogata smiled helplessly.
Then he turned his head and said to Ah Fu:
"Ms. Afu, don't worry about me. I won't get hurt."
After saying that, Xu Fang put away all the smiles on his face.
He looked at the four warriors in front of him with a serious face.
