Volume 1: Re:Zero -Starting Life as a Samurai Chapter 4 Upgrading and Adding Points (Part 2)
——I...have upgraded?
Ogata has not yet recovered from the series of system sounds.
After a while, Ogata finally digested the series of system sounds that just sounded in his mind.
After defeating the senior brother just now, the personal experience points gained were just enough for Ogata to advance to Lv8.
After reaching the next level, Ogata also gained 1 skill point.
Ogata was very excited as he finally got the skill points.
Because according to his previous research on the system in his brain, the most important thing in this system is the skill points.
As long as you have skill points, you can become stronger.
Just as Ogata was thinking about whether to use the 1 skill point he had finally obtained to enhance his personal attributes, or save it up to upgrade his sword skills later, a hearty male voice suddenly sounded from a corner of the sword hall:
"Hahahaha! Ogata-kun has been distracted today. I thought you were not in good health today!"
"Now it seems - I was worrying too much! You are in very good physical condition today, Ogata-kun!"
Ogata looked in the direction of the voice.
The person who spoke was a sturdy man with a very neat and tidy topknot.
Not only is he sturdy, but he's also handsome.
If he could change his hairstyle and not shave this ugly topknot, then in Ogata's eyes, this burly man would be an undoubted handsome guy.
After all, Ogata traveled from modern Earth.
In the eyes of Ogata, who was born in modern Earth, the bun hairstyle is really ugly.
There probably isn't any handsome guy in this world who can pull off this hairstyle.
Ogata couldn't help but raise his hand and touch the thick hair on his head.
I couldn't help but feel secretly glad that my hairstyle was a long bun, not a topknot.
In the Edo period, the most popular hairstyle among samurai was undoubtedly the topknot.
The opposite of the topknot is the bun.
Total hair style - that is, do not shave the hair on the top of your head at all, and tie all the hair up into a bun.
It's convenient to keep your hair straight.
No, to be precise, it is the original owner of this body - "Hara Ogata" who has long hair.
Not only did she keep her hair long, but she also deliberately plucked some hair from her forehead to leave some bangs.
Not only did he not shave his forehead, but he also let some of the hair down - in the eyes of people of that era, Hara Ogata's hairstyle was simply heresy.
"Hara Ogata" was also criticized by many people because of this.
But no matter how others criticized him, "Hara Ogata" still kept his hair in a bun and had bangs.
In the eyes of others, Hara Ogata's aesthetic is ugly and heretical.
But in Ogata's eyes , this aesthetic of "Hara Ogata" is simply trendy.
Ogata felt quite fortunate - fortunate for the excellent aesthetic taste of the original owner of this body, "Hara Ogata".
After putting down his hand that was touching his hair, Ogata smiled at the handsome man and said:
"Mikami-senpai, you are too kind."
This strong man's name is Mikami Uemon.
He is recognized as the strongest among all the disciples of Sakakibara Sword Hall.
Although in terms of strength, Mikami ranks first among all the disciples.
But he never felt proud or complacent about it, and always practiced swordplay with a humble heart.
It is precisely because Mikami has such noble character that everyone in the sword hall - including Ogata - respects him very much.
Ogata originally thought that Mikami was simply praising him.
But who knew—Mikami actually stood up from the floor.
And smiled:
"If you don't mind, Mr. Ogata, would you mind competing with me?"
"I really want to duel with Ogata-kun, who is in great shape today."
Ogata raised his eyebrows when he heard Mikami's request for a duel.
After thinking for a moment, he nodded:
"Okay, then let's have our long-awaited competition."
"Hahahaha! Ogata-kun is also full of fighting spirit today!"
The reason why Ogata agreed to Mikami's request for a sword fight was very simple - although he had already fought two games in a row, he still felt that he had not fought enough.
I haven't had enough fun.
I want to continue playing.
I want to have a hearty sword fight.
This was what Ogata was thinking at the moment.
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After waving the wooden sword in his hand and getting used to it, Mikami took a mid-range stance and stared closely at Ogata in front of him.
Ogata also took a mid-range stance, staring closely at Mikami in front of him.
Just by the aura emanating from Mikami, Oobian could keenly sense that Mikami was much stronger than Makino and his senior brother just now!
"I'm on it."
After saying this softly, Mikami took a step closer and swept a "Dragon Tail" towards Ogata's chest.
Ogata's pupils shrank slightly.
Mikami's movements were really too fast.
After narrowly dodging Mikami's "Dragon Tail", Ogata immediately launched a counterattack.
But all of Ogata's counterattacks were blocked by Mikami.
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Ogata has already raised his concentration to the extreme.
But even so, Ogata could only barely dodge Mikami's attacks.
All the counterattacks against Mikami were blocked by him.
Ogata clearly felt that his physical strength was declining rapidly.
And Mikami still has some strength left.
Although the two are still in a balance at present, Ogata's defeat will gradually become apparent over time.
We must find a way to defeat Mikami quickly.
--hateful……!
Ogata cursed in his heart.
——The speed is still not fast enough...
——If my movements could be faster, Mikami wouldn’t be able to block my sword!
According to Ogata's judgment, it is not difficult to defeat Mikami.
If only the movements could be a little faster.
He was just moving a little slower now, so each of his moves could be blocked by Mikami at a faster speed.
Just when Ogata was worried that his actions were not quick enough, he suddenly felt a flash of lightning pass through his mind!
He suddenly realized - didn't he have the ability to rapidly increase his movement speed?
--system……
Ogata muttered to himself.
- Add a skill point to my Agility value.
[Ding! Agility +1]
[Current Agility Value: 6 points]
[Currently remaining skill points: 0 points]
Ogata added the 1 skill point he had just gained from leveling up to his agility value.
As the system sound fell, Ogata suddenly felt that his body was much lighter than before.
The effect of increasing agility by 1 point was immediately reflected on Ogata.
After suppressing the smile on his face , Ogata fixed his eyes on Mikami.
Mikami was now holding his sword high above his head, about to perform the downward chopping technique "Water Fall".
Holding the sword high is a very risky thing.
Because if the enemy is fast enough and you are within his attack range, he can knock you down easily.
Like right now—it’s the perfect embodiment of this situation.
Mikami raised his sword high and was about to chop it down when Ogata suddenly moved with a speed he had never shown before.
