Volume 2 The Executioner Chapter 88: Alone (Part 2)
"Yes." Ogata nodded solemnly, "I will."
"Family elder, Ogata-kun." Tobisaru, who was walking in front with a lantern, suddenly turned around and said to Ogata and the others, "We are almost at Sakakibara Sword Hall."
Ogata looked forward.
In the darkness, there was a large, blurry shadow.
At a glance, Ogata recognized that the large, blurry shadow was Ogata's second home during the Edo period - Sakakibara Sword Hall.
Looking at the Sakakibara Sword Hall that was already within reach, Ogata's mouth involuntarily pulled down, revealing a bitter smile, and muttered to himself:
"I'm so late... How should I apologize to my master and fellow apprentices..."
Ogata was nearly an hour late.
Being so late, Ogata was a little afraid to step into Sakakibara Sword Hall...
The family elder who heard Ogata's mumbling laughed a few times.
"Don't worry, Ogata-kun. If your master and your fellow apprentices want to blame you, I will plead for you."
"There's no need to beg for mercy... huh?"
Ogata's brows furrowed.
He discovered a strange place...
That is - why is there no light at all in the sword hall?
Hanbei and his fellow apprentices should be having a banquet in the sword hall now, and there should be a lot of candlelight coming from the sword hall...
However, the sword hall was pitch black at this time...
The moment Ogata frowned, Tobisaur also frowned.
"This is..." Fei Yuan said in a deep voice, "The smell of blood...?"
"The smell of blood?" Cangyong asked, "Feiyuan, where does the smell of blood come from?"
Tobizaru sniffed hard.
Then, the expression on Fei Yuan's face quickly became complicated...
"It floated out from... Sakakibara Sword Hall..."
Hearing Tobisaur's words, Ogata's pupils shrank suddenly.
Holding the sword at his left waist, Ogata ran towards Sakakibara Sword Hall.
Ogata had walked this route countless times. Even without the light of a lantern, Ogata could accurately find the gate of Sakakibara Sword Hall and rush in.
After passing through the gate of the sword hall, an unpleasant and pungent smell rushed towards Ogata like a wave.
This is the smell that Ogata has smelled before...
It was exactly the same smell that wafted from Yuanshan's body when he was killed in the sacrificial competition more than a month ago .
The ominous premonition in his chest reached its peak. Ogata suppressed his inner uneasiness and rushed to the dojo in the sword hall...
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After Ogata started running, Kuranaga and Tobisaru caught up belatedly, and were about 7 steps behind Ogata.
After entering the sword hall and then arriving at the gate of the dojo, Kuranaga and Tobisaur saw Ogata standing blankly at the gate of the dojo.
Because Ogata was facing away from them, neither Kuranaga nor Tobisaru could see Ogata's expression.
The bloody smell in the air reached its peak...
Kuranaga, who had a vague idea of what had happened, slowly walked to Ogata's side and looked into the dojo.
The scene that appeared in front of Cang Yong made him almost vomit.
Inside the dojo - the originally brown wooden floor, its original color can no longer be seen.
The floor was strewn with dead bodies and soaked with blood.
Kuranaga didn't dare to look at Ogata beside him...
I don’t dare to look at Ogata’s expression now…
"Flying monkey!"
Kuranaga turned around and shouted to Feiyuan who was also shocked behind him.
"Go get Xuan An... No, call all the doctors you can!"
"Yes Yes!"
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"Everyone……"
Looking at the corpses all over the ground, Ogata felt as if his body was floating.
He vaguely heard Kuranaga and Tobisaur talking about something behind him.
But he couldn't hear anything anymore.
Ogata moved his feet and stepped into the dojo that was soaked in blood.
Looking around, Ogata discovered the bodies of acquaintances one after another.
" Hey! Is anyone still alive?! Anyone can answer me!"
Although Ogata tried his best to hide it, the words that came out of his mouth were still trembling.
"Hmm... is it... Ogata-kun...?"
"Mikami-senpai!"
Ogata immediately recognized the voice coming from the pile of corpses not far away as Mikami's voice.
Ogata ran over quickly and found Mikami among the pile of corpses.
Because the place was dim, Ogata couldn't see Mikami's face or the extent of his injuries.
But he could feel that Mikami was very weak at this moment.
"Mikami-senpai! Hold on! Elder! Please go get the doctors!"
"I have just asked Fei Yuan to go and get a doctor! He will bring the doctors here soon!"
“Ogata-kun…” Mikami whispered in a voice so low that it seemed like it could cut off at any moment, “Don’t worry about me… Go check on the others…”
"Ogata-kun." Kuranaga came forward and squatted beside Mikami. "I'll take care of him! I also know a little bit of medical skills! Go and see if there are any other survivors!"
After hearing what Mikami and Kuranaga said, Ogata did not hesitate or act pretentiously, and began to look through the bodies on the field one by one, searching for survivors.
However... no survivors were found, and only familiar faces were seen turning into cold corpses one after another...
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"master……"
At Ogata's feet, there was a body... or rather, two bodies...
The two pieces of corpse belonged to Ogata's master, Sakakibara Hanbei.
Even though he was cut in two by the sword, Hanbei's right hand still held the sword tightly, and he supported himself on the ground with both hands, as if he was trying to stand up...
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"Makino, Sawamura..."
Makino lay on the ground.
And below Makino was Sawamura, the youngest disciple of their Sakakibara Sword Hall.
A katana pierced through the chest of Makino and Sawamura, nailing them to the ground.
It is not difficult to judge from the position of the two bodies that Makino intended to hold Sawamura under him and protect Sawamura.
But how can a mortal body block a sharp sword...
Even though Makino protected Sawamura tightly under him , the sharp blade still mercilessly pierced their bodies and nailed them to the ground.
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"My Lord! I'm back with the doctors!"
In less than half an incense stick of time, Feiyuan led a large group of doctors headed by Xuan'an back to Sakakibara Sword Hall.
After seeing the horrific scene in the dojo, the doctors, led by Xuan An, covered their mouths and noses with horror on their faces. Some less experienced doctors simply started to dry heave.
Ogata and Kuranaga were squatting in a corner of the dojo at this time.
In front of the two of them was Mikami, who was leaning against the wall in the corner of the dojo, breathing in more than he was breathing out.
Mikami is the only survivor in this dojo...
"Xuan'an!" Cang Yong shouted to Xuan'an and the others, "I'm counting on you! Please make sure to save this man!"
"yes!"
After receiving Kuranaga's order, Xuan'an and others immediately picked up his medicine box, crouched around Mikami, and began to treat Mikami.
