Volume 1: Re:Zero -Starting Life as a Samurai Chapter 57: What the hell is this?
Although Hanbei asked Ogata to have a good rest, Ogata didn't know what to do on such a day off.
His home can be described by the idiom "bare walls".
There is nothing fun to do at home. When I get home, there is nothing I can do except stare at the wall.
Ogata had no interest in strolling around the city.
Ogata wasn't in the mood to practice swordplay.
After thinking it over, Ogata realized that there was only one place he could go - Ryuya.
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The Liuwu is also open during the day, but business is generally slow during the day, so the chances of troublemakers appearing are greatly reduced.
This is why before hiring Ogata, Asaki told Ogata that he only needed to come to Nagaya at night, because Nagaya was quite safe during the day.
Slowly stepping into the Ryuya, Obe saw Fuku wiping the table.
"Afu?" Ogata raised his eyebrows, "Are you healed?"
"Ah! Lord Ogata!" Ah Fu shouted in surprise, "Why are you here?"
"I'm on leave today and was bored , so I came to see you. Ah Fu, are you healed from your injury?" Ogata asked the same question again.
"Yeah!" Ah Fu nodded, "My injury is not serious. I won't feel any pain after applying some medicine and resting for a night. It's just a pity about the clothes... some of the stains on them can't be washed off..."
"Don't be sad, Fuku." Ogata comforted Fuku, "We will buy you another one later."
At this time, Asaki, who was busy in the kitchen, heard Ogata's voice and hurried out of the kitchen.
Then, like Afu just now, he asked Ogata with a look of surprise why he was here.
And Ogata had no choice but to repeat to Asaki the answer he had just given to Afu.
"Lord Ogata! You said yesterday that you were going to the Ishikawa Sword Museum. What's going on?" After feeling a little surprised by Ogata's sudden arrival, Asaki turned anxious. "Did you really go to the Ishikawa Sword Museum?"
“Ah… this…”
After Ogata smiled helplessly, he told Asaki and Afuku the whole story of how he broke into Ishikawa Sword Hall alone yesterday without hiding anything.
Just as Ogata had guessed - after listening to Ogata's story , Asaki and Afu immediately asked anxiously if Ogata was injured, and angrily blamed Ogata for being stupid enough to go to Ishikawa Sword Hall alone.
Because he had expected such reactions from Asaki and Fuku, he quickly put on an apologetic smile, apologized to the two of them, and said insincerely that he would be more careful in the future and would not do such stupid things again.
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It took Ogata a lot of effort to convince Asaki and Afu that he would not do such a stupid thing again in the future, and to make Asaki and Afu stop questioning and blaming him.
After giving Ogata a few words of advice and asking him not to do such things again in the future, Asaki and Afu, who had just finished wiping all the tables, went into the kitchen to prepare all kinds of ingredients and drinks for tonight.
Because the evening is the time when the Ryuya's business is busiest, Asaki and Afu spend most of their daytime time preparing the ingredients and drinks needed for tonight.
Asaki and Fuku went about their business, and Oobian returned to the spot where he usually sat when guarding the gate.
Then he took out the book "Muga Nisō-ryu" from his arms.
From the time Ogata received this book from Hanbei until now, he has not had the time to read it carefully.
And now, Ogata finally has time to look through it.
——What exactly is this two-sword sword technique that even my master and uncle-in-law couldn’t comprehend even a little bit of?
With such a nervous mood, Ogata opened the first page of the book.
After opening the first page of this book, I discovered that the author of this book is actually very thoughtful.
Because the author of this book actually wrote a table of contents.
The first page of this book is the table of contents.
"Original Breathing, Stepping, Blade Return, Flowing, Cicada Rain, Starfall, Selfless State... Are these the sword skills of this 'Selfless Two-Sword Style'... There are only 7 moves in total..."
Ogata then turned the page.
The next page is a detailed introduction to the first entry displayed in this directory - Breathing of the Origin.
(Source Breathing: A breathing method I created myself. It can instantly focus your attention. Being familiar with "Source Breathing" is a shortcut to entering the state of no self.
The breathing method is: inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, and repeat the above breathing method repeatedly to achieve the source of breathing.)
There is no mirror now though.
But Ogata was sure that after seeing the line "inhale, inhale, inhale, inhale, inhale, inhale", his eyes must have widened so much that their eyeballs were about to pop out.
——What does inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale?! Can't you write it in more detail?! How long should you inhale each time, and how long should you exhale each time?!
——Just write one sentence “inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale”, who can understand it? !
Ogata quickly skipped over "Origin of Breathing" and turned to the next page to read the detailed introduction of the next entry in the catalog - "Step Up".
(Stepping: This is a footwork I created specifically for combat. Mastering the stepping technique will allow you to get close to the enemy more easily and dodge the enemy's attacks.
See the picture on the next page for how to learn)
Ogata turned to the next page.
He saw several stick figures.
The author of this book doesn't seem to be able to draw. He only drew a few ugly stickmen doing various twisted movements.
Although the author of this book can't draw, he is very serious about it.
In order to help readers understand the learning method of "stepping steps", many pictures were drawn.
But Ogata couldn't understand any of the pictures.
Because the author's drawing is so ugly.
He only saw the stick figures with twisted postures, and had no idea how to learn the "stepping steps".
Resisting the urge to throw the book, Ogata turned to the next page.
(Blade Return: A method of using a sword to deflect the enemy's attack and minimize the damage to the sword. Only by mastering the Blade Return can you learn the Flow.
See the picture on the next page for how to learn.)
Ogata saw several stick figures with distorted postures.
Turn to the next page silently.
(Flow: The core sword technique of this school. Use one sword to block or deflect the attack of others, and then use another sword to counterattack the opponent. You can also use two swords to attack two or more enemies at the same time. Those who are proficient in "flow" can easily defeat multiple enemies at once.
See the picture on the next page for how to learn)
Ogata saw many more twisted stick figures.
This time, there were a lot of matchsticks.
The author seems to want to use pictures to let readers see how to use flow to defend and counterattack when facing various types of attacks.
But Ogata still couldn't understand a single picture...
Ogata took a deep breath and forced himself to stay calm .
Then turn the page again.
(Raikiri: The art of drawing swords. Those who have mastered Raikiri to perfection can use the backhand to draw the sword and use two swords at the same time.
See the picture on the next page for how to learn)
"What the hell is written here?"
After seeing the word "picture" appear in front of him again, Ogata couldn't bear it anymore. He slammed the "Muga Nisō-ryu" in his hand and threw it to the ground.
