Volume 2 The Executioner Chapter 75: Ogata's Doubts
"My lord," Fei Yuan replied, "Matsudaira Gennai has not made any other moves today. He has been staying in the house..."
Having said this, Fei Yuan hesitated for a moment.
Then, using the motion of squeezing something stuck in his throat out of his mouth, he spit out the remaining words with difficulty.
"Watching... the 'competition'..."
Hearing Feiyuan's words, Cangyong's face changed and his brows frowned slightly.
After a long while, Kuranaga asked Feiyuan:
"Then...is there any other information about the lord?"
Kuranaga was the one that Tobisauru was loyal to, so Tobisauru only called Kuranaga his lord. As for Matsudaira Gennai, Tobisauru always called him by his name.
"Yes. I have received reliable information that Matsudaira Gennai will go hunting again the day after tomorrow."
"Hunting again..." Kuranaga let out a tired sigh as if he was exhausted.
Because Kuranaga didn't continue speaking, the room fell into an eerie silence.
After a long while, Fei Yuan used a tentative tone and cautiously said to Kuranaga in front of him:
"My Lord...are we still going to carry out our plan?"
"Of course!" Hearing Feiyuan's question, Kuranaga said without hesitation, "The plan - must be carried out to the end!"
"But..." Fei Yuan's face showed some confusion, "Do we... have a chance of winning...?"
As soon as he said this, Tobisaur realized that what he had just said was a bit rude, so he quickly apologized to Kuranaga:
"I'm sorry, my lord! I just said something wrong!"
"...It's okay." Cang Yong sighed lightly, "It's normal for you to have such concerns..."
"By the way, Tobisaur. I have just asked Xuan'an. Ogata-kun's injury will be healed soon."
"That young man..." Tobiyuan muttered, "If he is willing to lend us a helping hand, then our combat power can indeed be greatly improved..."
"Oh, I almost forgot to ask." Kuranaga patted his head gently, "Tobizaru, has anyone from Ishikawa Sword Hall tried to murder Ogata-kun recently?"
"Yes." Feiyuan answered, "Yesterday, two disciples of Ishikawa Sword Hall still wanted to break into Ogata's house and avenge Toyama Renjiro."
"And then? How did you stop it?"
"I quietly informed the master of Ishikawa Sword Hall, Ishikawa Heima. He was able to take action in time to stop the two disciples."
"How did Ishikawa Heima stop his two disciples?"
"He sparred with the two disciples in the name of sword practice and deliberately injured them so that they could not cause trouble for Ogata again."
"However... one of the two disciples, Itagaki, had a serious injury on his right shoulder. Even though his old injury had not healed and his master had inflicted a new injury, he still insisted on seeking revenge on Ogata."
"It was not until his right leg was dislocated by Ishikawa Heima that Itagaki was forced to give up."
"Yeah." Kuranaga nodded expressionlessly, "That Ishikawa Heima is a smart man... He didn't want any more trouble to happen. It's a pity that his disciples didn't understand their master's good intentions..."
"Tobizaru, continue to monitor Ishikawa Sword Hall and cooperate with Ishikawa's soldiers. Do not allow any of Ishikawa Sword Hall's disciples to seek revenge on Ogata."
"yes!"
After a moment of silence, Cangyong softly asked a new question to the flying monkey in front of him:
"... Feiyuan, I have a lot of things to do tomorrow and the day after tomorrow that I can't shirk, right?"
Because of his old age, Cangyong's memory is not as good as before.
So in recent years, Kuranaga began to ask his most trusted person, Tobin, to help him remember his itinerary for the next few days.
"Yes. The work tomorrow and the day after will be very heavy."
"Is that so..." Kuranaga muttered, "Then let's choose the day after tomorrow."
"Tobizaru, invite Ogata-kun to our residence the day after tomorrow."
"yes!"
…
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3 days later——
It was approaching dusk.
Hirose Domain, Ogata's home.
At this moment, two people were sitting one in front and one behind each other on the tatami in Ogata's small and shabby house.
One of these two people is naturally Ogata.
Ogata is now shirtless .
Behind him sat a bald strong man.
The bald strong man was carefully examining every wound on Ogata's body.
This person is none other than Xuan'an, the famous doctor who has been providing close and careful treatment to Ogata for more than a month.
Xuan'an checked every wound on Ogata's body and nodded gently:
"Yes, not bad. Every wound has healed well. It seems that you, Ogata-kun, really listened to my doctor's advice and didn't go to practice swordplay when you were injured."
"You're injured, but you insist on practicing swordplay. Only an idiot would do that," Ogata said jokingly. "Not to mention the low efficiency, it's also very likely to make an injury that wasn't serious become more serious."
"That's right." Xuan An, who had always had a serious face, twitched his lips and smiled. "I've seen too many idiots who were obviously injured but refused to heal themselves, and ended up causing damage to their bodies that could never be healed."
At this point, Xuan'an had just finished checking every wound on Ogata's body.
"Good. Every wound has healed well. You don't need to apply medicine anymore now."
"Then can I practice sword now?" Ogata asked hurriedly.
"It's OK." Xuan An nodded, "You can now jump around like before - however you want."
Hearing Xuan'an's words, Ogata couldn't help but cheer.
The dull and boring life of recuperation has finally ended - it makes it difficult for Ogata to remain calm.
"You seem to be in a good mood today, Ogata-kun."
Xuan'an, who was packing his medicine box, suddenly asked Ogata.
"From the moment I entered the room, I felt that you had a smile on your face. Could it be that something happened recently that made you happy?"
"Yes. In a little while, our Sakakibara Sword Hall's banquet will begin."
Ogata briefly explained to Xuan'an the causes and consequences of the banquet that was about to begin.
"Ohh! A party to celebrate your recovery and your receipt of the Mekyō Kaiden certificate? That would be great."
"Come to think of it - the news that you, Ogata-kun, have obtained the Sakakibara Ittoryu Menkyo Kaiden Certificate has been spreading in the past few days."
"Everyone is saying that there is a genius swordsman in Sakakibara Sword Hall who obtained the Menkyo Kaiden certificate at the age of 20."
"That's too much of an exaggeration to say that I'm a genius swordsman." Ogata smiled helplessly, "The reason I was able to get the Menkyo Kaiden certificate is simply because the Menkyo Kaiden certificate for our school is particularly easy to obtain."
Ogata wasn't being modest when he said this.
He sincerely felt that it was really easy to obtain the Menkyo Kaiden certificate of their Sakakibara Ittoryu.
As long as one can learn to use any means necessary in battle and master any of the four major sword techniques in the school, one can obtain a certificate of Menxu Jiechuan.
The conditions for obtaining a certificate are much easier than those for other schools.
Therefore, when accepting the certificate of no Xu Kaiden, Ogata actually felt a little uneasy, as if he was "unworthy of the position".
Xuan'an packed up his medicine box and stood up to leave Ogata's house.
"Your injury has healed, so I don't need to come to your house to apply medicine for you anymore."
"Yes. Doctor Xuan'an, see you later!" Ogata stood up and bowed respectfully to Xuan'an, "Thank you for your care these days!"
"You're wrong, Ogata-kun." Xuan'an smiled slightly, "You should have said 'see you later'."
“‘See you later’ is the best state of affairs between doctors and patients.”
"So - I hope that you, Ogata-kun, will stay healthy in the future and won't have to meet me again."
"See you later, Ogata-kun."
After saying that, Xuan'an picked up the medicine box and walked towards Ogata's door.
However, just as Xuan'an put on his straw sandals in the dirt of the house and prepared to leave, Ogata, who had been showing a hint of hesitation on his face from a while ago, finally mustered up the courage to ask Xuan'an:
"Doctor Xuan An... before you leave... can you answer a question... that I have asked you many times before?"
"what is the problem?"
"...Doctor Xuan'an." Ogata looked directly at Xuan'an in front of him, "Why did Lord Kuranaga... send you to treat me? Why is Lord Kuranaga so kind to me?"
