Volume 1: Re:Zero -Starting Life as a Samurai Chapter 47: Challenge all of you! (Part 2)
He took off his straw sandals, put away his sword, stepped onto the dojo, and walked toward the sword rack.
He casually took a wooden sword from the sword rack, and after confirming that there was no problem with the sword, Ogata picked up the sword and walked towards the center of the dojo.
In the center of the dojo, a disciple from Ishikawa Kenkan was already waiting for him.
He is a man of relatively sturdy build.
This disciple was also very courageous and responsible. After returning to the dojo, he was the first to go on stage and serve as the vanguard of all the disciples of Ishikawa Kendo.
Ishikawa Heima and the other disciples of Ishikawa Kenkan knelt at the edge of the dojo, watching the competition in the center of the dojo.
"Hirano Saburo, sir..."
Before the opponent in front of him could finish introducing himself, Osamu raised his eyebrows and said:
"What? Is Toyama Renjiro not here?"
"…Senior Yuanshan is not here right now. It doesn't matter whether Senior Yuanshan is here or not! Even if Senior Yuanshan is not here, we can still defeat you!"
"Really? Then I'll look forward to your performance."
"Hirano Saburo, sir..."
This person wanted to say his name again, which he did not have time to finish saying just now.
But Ogata interrupted again:
"Okay, stop wasting time. Let's get started. I don't have the time to remember the name of the guy who's about to be defeated by me!"
Ogata's words made the man named Saburo Hirano even more angry.
After a heavy "snort" through his nose, he slowly raised the wooden sword in his hand and assumed a mid-range stance.
Ogata also silently took a mid-range stance and confronted Ichiro Hirano.
After the two men had gotten into position and were kneeling at the edge of the dojo to watch the fight, Ishikawa Heima sighed heavily.
Other disciples with lower levels might not be able to see it, but Ishikawa Heima can see it clearly - the winner has been decided.
Even before the two men started fighting, the soldiers could already see that in this battle, Ogata would undoubtedly win.
After both of them were in position, Ogata 's posture was like a rock, unshakable.
Although as immovable as a rock, his feet were not completely nailed to the floor.
His feet are somewhat "flexible", allowing him to step forward or backward quickly while maintaining a stable posture.
On the other hand, Hirano Saburo...
Compared with Ogata, Hirano Saburo's appearance is terrible.
Although from the outside, Saburo Hirano's mid-section stance looks quite standard.
But his feet weren't firmly planted on the ground.
If Ogata is like a towering tree with dense roots, then Hirano Saburo is like a sapling that could be blown down by the wind at any time...
Not only Ishikawa Heima could see that the winner had been decided, a small number of disciples with outstanding swordsmanship had also foreseen the outcome of the game.
as expected--
There was a dull thud and Hirano collapsed to the ground.
Ogata didn't use any tricks or techniques.
They simply aimed at the left side of Hirano's neck and used their Sakakibara Ittoryu's downward chopping technique - Water Fall.
Ogata's sword speed is too fast.
No... to be precise, it was because Ogata's sword was too fast in Hirano Saburo's eyes.
It was so fast that Saburo Hirano didn't even have time to react.
Ogata's wooden sword had already hit Hirano Saburo's neck, but he was still stupidly standing in the middle position.
He probably didn't realize that Ogata had already drawn his sword until he was knocked unconscious by him.
The improvement in agility will not only improve Ogata's body flexibility.
It can also increase Ogata's sword speed.
Allows Ogata's sword to hit the opponent at a faster speed.
There is nothing much to say about the battle between Ogata and Ichiro Hirano - Ogata killed Ichiro Hirano instantly with his speed which was far superior to that of Saburo Hirano.
Saburo Hirano didn't even have time to cry out in pain, let alone defend or counterattack, as he was knocked unconscious by Ogata.
After Hirano Saburo was dragged off the field by the two Ishikawa Kengkan disciples closest to him, Ogata ignored the system sound in his head that sounded because of the defeat of the enemy, but turned his head and looked at the people kneeling at the edge of the dojo.
"Next."
"I'm the next one!"
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, a young man with a very thick beard stood up angrily, rushed into the center of the dojo, and picked up the wooden sword .
"Sato Magoro! Here you go!"
"I've already said it... There's no need to introduce yourself. I'm not interested in your names. I won't remember the guy who's about to be defeated by me."
Ogata raised his sword high and assumed an upper stance.
Looking at Ogata who was in a forward position, Sato Magoro thought to himself:
——The upper stance... Are we going to use "Water Fall" again...
Sakakibara Ittoryu has only four sword techniques, and all the disciples of Ishikawa Sword Hall do not know the names and types of these four sword techniques.
After Ogata assumed an upper stance, Sato Magoro subconsciously thought that Ogata was going to use their Sakakibara Ittoryu's downward slashing technique - Water Fall.
So, Sato Magoro tensed every nerve in his body, staring at Ogata in front of him, guarding against Ogata's downward attack.
call--!
The sound of breaking wind was heard.
The wooden sword in Ogata's hand chopped straight towards Sato Magoro's neck.
--coming!
Sato Magoro thought he had successfully predicted Ogata's moves. While shouting happily in his heart, he raised the wooden sword in his hand high, trying to block Ogata's attack.
However - after the wooden sword in his hand collided with the opponent's wooden sword, the extremely familiar pain and numbness transmitted to the palm did not appear.
The downward strike that Ogata had just made was just a feint to deceive Sato Magoro.
The purpose was just to deceive Sato Magoro and make him make a wrong defensive judgment.
Sato Magoro, who had successfully taken the bait, raised his sword foolishly.
And the moment Sato Magoro raised his sword, Ogata suddenly stopped the sword in his hand.
Then he tilted the sword and adjusted the direction of attack.
Just now, Ogata's sword slashed down from the upper left of Sato Magoro.
But now, Ogata's sword changed to chop down from the upper right of Sato Magoro.
Sato Magoro, who was still foolishly defending in the wrong direction, was hit in the neck by Ogata as expected, and then fainted just like Ogata's opponent in the previous round, Hirano Saburo.
In terms of strength, Sato Magoro ranks among the best disciples of Ishikawa Sword Hall.
Seeing that even Sato Magoro was defeated, the expressions of the other disciples sitting at the edge of the dojo all became uglier without exception.
After Sato Magoro was dragged off the field, Ogata turned his head again and looked at the people at the edge of the dojo.
"Next."
