Volume 2 The Executioner Chapter 91 Patriots
Kuranaga slowly opened the huge paper sliding door.
Behind the paper sliding door is a simple dojo.
Although the area is a bit small, it is large enough to accommodate more than ten people practicing swordsmanship.
Inside the dojo, there are six warriors of different ages.
Without exception, these six people were sweating profusely, holding wooden swords in their hands, and it seemed that they were practicing sword skills.
In addition to these six people, there is another person in this simple dojo, and that is Fei Yuan.
Feiyuan was standing respectfully at the door of the dojo at this time. When he saw Kuranaga coming, he immediately knelt on one knee.
When the six warriors noticed that the person coming was Kuranaga, they all bowed and saluted him.
"Everyone!"
Kuranaga clapped his hands.
"Tobiyuan should have told you just now - we have a new companion!"
After saying that, Kuranaga took half a step to the side, allowing the six warriors in the dojo to see Ogata's face standing behind Kuranaga more clearly.
"Hello." Ogata bowed to the six warriors in the dojo and greeted them in a neutral tone, "My surname is Ogata, my name is Yisei. I appreciate your guidance."
"What style of swordsman are you from? Do you have any certificates listed above?" one of the six warriors asked Ogata.
"Sakakibara Ittoryu," Ogata replied, "I will give you the permission to follow Kaiden."
"No need to worry about spreading the news?!"
"real or fake……"
"Great... A swordsman from Menkyo Kaiden has joined us..."
…
Ogata's words caused exclamations to rang out one after another in this simple dojo.
The tallest of the six samurai slowly walked up to Ogata.
"Nice to meet you, Ogata-kun. I'm Ichiro."
After saying that, the samurai who called himself Ichiro turned sideways and helped the other five samurai introduce themselves one by one.
"This is Jiro."
"This is Saburo."
"This is Shiro."
"This is Goro."
"This is Mukuro."
Ogata's complicated gaze swept across the faces of the six warriors one by one.
"...Are you six brothers?"
"No, Ogata-kun, you misunderstood." Ichiro smiled bitterly, "These are not our real names, but just nicknames."
"nickname?"
"Ogata-kun, since you have joined us, you should also know that we probably won't live long."
Although the content of what he said was so heavy, Ichiro continued speaking in a light-hearted tone, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.
"What we are about to do is something that will go down in history."
"We could all die trying to assassinate Matsudaira Gennai."
"If you see someone you know or a friend collapse, no matter who it is, your mood is likely to be disturbed."
"So - we need to make sure our relationship isn't too intimate."
"This ensures that if one person falls, the others can still concentrate on completing the task."
"Not knowing each other's names and only calling each other by nicknames is a good way to keep a distance from each other."
"And it's convenient for us to call each other by name."
"I see..." Ogata nodded slightly, then smiled, "Then I am the seventh person to join you, so my nickname is 'Shichiro', right?"
"That's right." Ichiro nodded.
Ogata looked around.
"This dojo may be small, but it has everything it needs... Were you six practicing swordplay here just now?"
"Yes." Ichiro said, "The six of us have now given up our respective jobs, families, and futures, and moved into the mansion of the patriarch. We are practicing swords here wholeheartedly, preparing for the action that will come at any time."
"I see... Then - do you still have the energy to continue practicing?"
As Ogata spoke, he pulled out his cuffs.
"I want to start sword training now, is there anyone willing to practice with me?"
"The six of us still have plenty of energy!" Ichiro said generously, "Come on, Shichiro, I'll practice with you! And let me see Menkyo Kaiden's strength!"
"Grateful."
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After all, Kuranaga is the patriarch of the Hirose domain, and he has a mountain of work to do every day.
After telling Ogata that he could use the dojo to practice swordsmanship as much as he wanted and that he could ask Ichiro if he had any questions, Kuranaga led Tobisaur and hurriedly left the dojo.
After tying his cuffs, Ogata slowly walked to the knife rack.
After casually taking a wooden sword from the sword rack, Ogata began to look around.
"Isn't there a short wooden sword here?"
"Yes, I do...but what do you want the short wooden sword for?"
As Ichiro spoke, he took out a short wooden sword from a wooden box placed in a corner of the dojo and handed it to Ogata.
Ogata took the short wooden sword and weighed it a few times. After confirming that there were no problems with the center of gravity, length, and weight of the short wooden sword, he turned his head and looked at Ichiro.
"Ichiro, could you please spar with me?"
"sure!"
"Grateful."
After saying this, Ogata held the short wooden sword in his left hand and raised it high, and held the long wooden sword in his right hand and made a normal mid-section stance - this was the starting gesture of the Muga Two-Sword Ryu.
Looking at Ogata holding two swords, everyone in the field, including Ichiro, frowned.
"Shichiro!" Ichiro asked in confusion, "Didn't you say you were the Menkyo Kaiden of Sakakibara Ittoryu? What's the reason for this?"
"As a samurai, it is normal to know some sword techniques from other schools."
"Two-sword style... This is the first time I've seen it..." Ichiro said as he raised the wooden sword in his hand and assumed a mid-range stance.
Ogata and Ichiro stood opposite each other.
"I forgot to mention that the style I studied is the Zhong Juan style."
After saying that, Ichiro let out a terrifying roar and attacked Ogata.
Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly and stared closely at Ichiro who was attacking him.
Long before the battle began, Ogata had already entered the state of "Origin Breathing".
Snapped!
Ogata swung the short wooden sword in his left hand at lightning speed to block Ichiro's chopping knife.
The moment after swinging the short sword in his left hand to block Ichiro's attack, Ogata moved his right hand.
With a wave of his right hand holding the long wooden sword, the long wooden sword was firmly placed on Ichiro's neck.
Left hand defends, right hand attacks - all in one smooth motion.
[Ding! Use the Wuwo Two Swords Style · Flow to defeat the enemy]
[Gain 40 points of personal experience and 40 points of swordsmanship "Two Swords of Mugu" experience]
[Current personal level: Lv10 (810/900)]
[Mutual Dual Blade Level: 2nd Stage (100/500)]
"oh oh!"
"What a fast knife..."
"What kind of dual-wielding style is this..."
"Is it Miyamoto Musashi's Niten Ichiryu...?"
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Ogata's beautiful combination of two swords aroused everyone's admiration.
"Shichiro!" Ichiro was the first to widen his eyes and asked Ogata, "What style of two-sword style do you use?"
"Muga Nito-ryu. As for where I learned it and who I learned it from, please forgive me for keeping it a secret."
Ogata withdrew the knife in his hand.
"Come on, let's continue."
