Volume 3 Buddha's Enemy Chapter 122: Sword Drawing Technique: Raikiri
After wiping the blood off the blade, Ogata put the katana back into the sheath when the fat ronin's voice suddenly rang out:
"I'm so, so sorry!"
Ogata looked in the direction of the voice.
The fat ronin was now posing in the standard posture towards him.
Also sitting on a seat was the skinny ronin.
"I, I, I said something rude just now! I'm really sorry!" After saying that, the fat ronin lowered his head and rested his forehead directly on the ground.
"I'm so sorry!" The thin ronin followed closely behind, apologizing loudly while pressing his forehead against the ground.
The fat ronin and the thin ronin mocked Ogata's remarks about "The Executioner Ittosai".
At this moment, after learning that the young ronin in front of them was the "Executioner Ittosai", fear took over their entire body and mind.
Fearing the sword at Ogata's waist, they hurriedly knelt down in front of Ogata and begged for his forgiveness.
Although the tall ronin and the short ronin did not sit down together, they both looked at Ogata with fear and panic in their eyes.
It looked like seeing a man-eating beast.
"No need to apologize or anything like that." A helpless bitter smile appeared on Ogata's face. "All of you get up and do what you need to do. Don't feel uncomfortable just because I'm here. As long as you don't draw your sword against me, I won't draw my sword against you either."
After saying that, Ogata sat back on the ground, leaned his upper body against the wall, and covered his face with the hat again.
The four ronin, led by the fat ronin, actually wanted to escape from this ancient temple very much.
Not only because the "Executioner Itosai" who has killed countless people is sleeping next to them, but also because they are afraid that new bounty hunters will rush in later...
Although the bounty hunters were only targeting Ogata, this ancient temple was so small that accidental injuries were inevitable.
Although the four of them really wanted to leave here, but - it was winter and it was snowing tonight.
Meanwhile it was late at night.
There is no other place to stay around.
If I leave this rare snow-covered place and go outside to spend the night, I might freeze to death outside...
Therefore, the four of them could only silently close the ancient temple gate that had just been kicked open by the "Yoshimura brothers", then silently turn around and squeeze into the corner farthest from Ogata.
They were not in the mood to chat anymore.
They just dared to huddle together, keeping each other warm while also grasping a sense of security.
As long as we stay together, we can get a sense of security.
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Although he covered his face with the hat again, Ogata did not sleep.
Instead, he silently opened his system interface.
[Name: Ogata Noriyoshi]
[Level: Lv21: 1210/2500]
Personal attributes:
Strength: 10
Agility: 8
Reflexes: 8
Stamina: 9
Vitality: 17
【Skill:
Sakakihara Itto-ryu: 8th Dan: 1500/3000
Wu Ge Dual Swords: 7th stage: 1100/5000]
[Remaining skill points: 0 points]
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[Sakakihara Itto-ryu (8 stages):
Climbing: Beginner
Water Fall: Intermediate
Bird Thorn: Advanced
Dragon Tail: Primary
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【Muga Two-Sword Style (7th Stage):
Step: Intermediate
Blade Return: Advanced
Flow: Advanced
Breath of the Source: Elementary
Raikiri: Elementary
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——The three people I just killed increased my personal level experience by a little over 300 points... Then Sakakibara's one-sword style experience increased by less than 200 points, and Muga's two-sword style experience increased by less than 100 points...
After checking the experience points he had just gained, Ogata couldn't help but mock the three people who had just called themselves the unrivaled 'Yoshimura brothers' in his heart:
——Each person is only worth this much experience points, and you have the nerve to call yourself "unparalleled in the world" with this level...
During this period of time, Ogata has seen too many arrogant people like the "Yoshimura brothers" just now.
I've seen it so many times that I've become a little numb.
Around mid-December last year, some ronin who were tempted by the bounty began to approach Ogata.
It was not until then that Ogata learned that the Edo Shogunate had found out that it was he who killed Matsudaira Gennai and had issued a high reward of an astonishing 300 taels.
Although he was offered a bounty by the Edo Shogunate, some professional or business bounty hunters began to come to him to take his head, but these bounty hunters... to put it bluntly, their strength was weaker than the other.
Almost all of them are arrogant people who are strong on the outside but weak on the inside, just like the "Yoshimura brothers" just now.
He talked as if he was very strong, but when they fought, almost no one could withstand even one of Ogata's moves.
Although bounty hunters would come to his door from time to time, which was quite troublesome, Ogata was not too annoyed by these bounty hunters who came for his head.
After all, in Ogata's eyes, these bounty hunters are all experience points.
Ogata wandered aimlessly, killing bounty hunters along the way, and his personal level was raised unknowingly from level 20 to level 21, and he gained 1 skill point.
And these skill points were used by Ogata to unlock a new sword technique in "Muga Nissō-ryu" - Raikiri.
After killing Matsudaira Gennai and all his guards, Ogata's Muga Nissō-ryu level was raised by 2 stages, and a new unlockable sword skill - Raikiri - appeared successfully.
However, because Ogata had added all of his skill points to "vitality" at that time, he no longer had any extra skill points to unlock Raikiri.
Therefore, I can only put this sword skill aside for now and wait until I have new skill points.
After using the new skill points he finally obtained to unlock "Raikiri", Ogata was pleasantly surprised to find that "Raikiri" was truly a wonderful skill for sneak attacks.
During these days, Ogata used his sword-drawing skills to successfully ambushe several bounty hunters.
For example, the eldest brother of the "Yoshimura Brothers" was killed by Ogata's "Raikiri" in one blow.
Since leaving the Hirose Domain, there has been no other changes in Ogata except for the new sword skill "Raikiri".
If there is any change, it should be that Ogata now has a lot of titles for no apparent reason...
What is "The Executioner Ittosai"... What is "The Killer Itsuki"... What is "Ogata Ittosai"...
The most widely circulated title is "The Executioner Ichidasai".
Although the shogunate found out that he was the one who assassinated Matsudaira Gennai.
However, there was no evidence that Ogata used two swords when he assassinated Matsudaira Gennai - after all, there was no one alive at the scene.
Therefore, the shogunate mistakenly believed that Ogata was just a one-tori swordsman who was good at using the "Sakakibara Ittoryu" sword technique and killed Matsudaira Gennai and all his guards with the one-tori sword technique.
Thus, the title of "Ittosai" gradually spread...
It is also because of this that people in the world think that Ogata is only a master of one-sword style, and do not know that Ogata's real forte is two-sword style swordsmanship.
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The next morning,
When the sky just started to turn pale, Obsidian opened his eyes.
Look around.
The body of the "Yoshimura brother" still lay at his feet.
The four ronin, led by the fat ronin, were huddled in a corner at the other end of the ancient temple and sleeping soundly.
"alright……"
Ogata stood up, stretched his waist vigorously, and said in a voice that only he could hear clearly:
"Let's get on with our journey..."
