Volume 3 Buddha's Enemy Chapter 147 Strange Breathing
The unidentified person who suddenly jumped down from the roof of a nearby house was wearing a special bamboo hat, just like the "master of manifestation".
A circle of black gauze is sewn on the edge of the hat.
The naturally hanging black gauze just covered his face, making it impossible for outsiders to see his appearance clearly.
The biggest difference between this person and other samurai is that his katana and wakizashi are inserted at his right waist.
At the same time, he also holds the knife with his left hand - he is a left-handed swordsman.
As Hasegawa, who was looking at the new uninvited guest as if he were facing a formidable enemy, Imai asked Hasegawa in a deep voice:
"Lord Hasegawa... do we need to chase after the samurai in the light green haori and 'Ryuko Hachiman'?"
"...No need for that." Hasegawa said in a deep voice, "Now...let's deal with the 'Buddha enemy' first! Imai, go and call out all the people left in the corridor! The rest of you, form a team!"
Following Hasegawa's order, the fire thieves and officers behind him immediately took action.
Neat rows of people formed behind Hasegawa.
"Throw!"
As soon as Hasegawa gave the order, the officers behind him immediately threw bamboo tubes at the "Buddha enemy" and "manifestation master" in front of them.
Facing the bamboo tubes that were flying towards them, the "Masters of Manifestation" raised the knife in their hands, got ready, and prepared to cut off the bamboo tubes that were flying towards them one by one.
However, before these bamboo tubes flew over, the "Buddha Enemy" grabbed the collar of the "Manifestation Master" and retreated several steps backward, avoiding the bamboo tubes far away and not touching them.
"Tsk..." Seeing that the "Buddha enemy" and the "manifestation flow master" avoided the bamboo tubes they threw far away, Hasegawa's face became more serious.
After pulling the "Manifestation Master" back, the "Buddha Enemy" turned his head and whispered a few words in the ear of the "Manifestation Master".
Because the distance was too far and the volume of "Buddha Enemy" was too low, Hasegawa could not hear clearly what "Buddha Enemy" and "Manifestation Stream Master" said.
All we saw was that after the "Buddha Enemy" finished whispering to the "Manifestation-style Master", the "Manifestation-style Master" nodded slightly, then put the tip of the katana in his hand back to the mouth of the sheath, put it back into the sheath, then turned around and quickly left the place.
Only the "Buddha enemy" was left standing there with a knife in his hand.
Hasegawa had no intention of chasing after the "master of the Manifestation Style".
After all, compared to that unknown "master of manifestation", the "enemy of Buddha" is more important.
"'Buddha's enemy'!" Hasegawa said in a deep voice, "Perhaps I should praise your courage. I haven't even found you yet, but you came to me on your own initiative."
"The guy who used Satsuma's Shigen-ryu just now, is he your new subordinate?"
"I thought your subordinate was only the 'Flowing Light Hachiman' wearing a rare pair of things."
The "Buddha's enemy" remained silent.
Regarding what Hasegawa had just said, the "Buddha's enemy" seemed to have no intention of responding to it.
"...'Buddha Enemy', you are still the same. You never speak, and you never show your face."
"But it doesn't matter. I have no interest in how you sound or what you look like."
"Just surrender!"
Hasegawa shouted fiercely and clenched the knife in his hand.
"Put down the knife in your hand that doesn't belong to you!"
The "Buddha's enemy" remained silent.
He did not do as Hasegawa had just said and put down the black knife in his hand.
However, Hasegawa had already anticipated that the "Buddha's enemy" would not cooperate with him at all.
He didn't think he could convince the "enemies of Buddhism" to surrender with just a few words.
If the "enemies of Buddha" were so easy to deal with , they would have brought them to justice long ago.
The reason why Hasegawa said so much to the "Buddha's enemy" just now was purely to buy time.
Buying time for the return of the arquebusiers who had just broken into the camp.
Hasegawa turned his head slightly without saying a word, observing the movements behind him with the corner of his eye.
The arquebusiers are currently filing out of the playground.
According to Hasegawa 's observation, two-thirds of the arquebusiers had successfully rushed out of the camp.
Looking at the arquebusiers who were gradually coming back, Hasegawa said to himself:
——Very good...almost...just a little bit more...
Just when Hasegawa was happy about the quick return of the arquebusiers—
Snap!
He suddenly heard the sound of straw sandals stepping on the ground in front of him.
Hasegawa quickly turned his attention back to the front.
The "Buddha's enemy" was seen rushing towards Hasegawa with his black knife!
——Damn it! The timing of the attack was perfect! It happened just when the arquebusiers were not ready!
Hasegawa was angry at the timing of the attack by the "Buddha Enemy" and clenched the knife in his hands with both hands.
"Master Hasegawa! Be careful!"
A young man's loud voice sounded behind him.
Then, a young officer holding a sword at his waist rushed out from the queue behind Hasegawa and headed towards the "Buddha enemy".
This young official was none other than the newcomer that both Hasegawa and Imai were very optimistic about—Tachibana Heitaro.
The reason why Hasegawa and Imai favored Tachibana Heitaro was, on the one hand, because of his good ability in handling cases, and on the other hand, because his swordsmanship was quite good compared to his peers.
Tachibana rushed to Hasegawa in one step, then drew his sword and slashed at the "Buddha enemy" in front of him.
clang!
Ju's knife collided with the black knife of "Buddha's enemy" in mid-air.
“Hmm…”
The moment their swords collided in mid-air, sparks flew, and Ju let out a low cry of pain.
And this cry of pain was filled with a hint of disbelief.
Tachibana felt as if he had hit a brick wall.
No matter how hard he tried, he could not push away the "Buddha enemy" in front of him.
Although others could not see the appearance of "Buddha's enemy" because he was wearing a special hat, they could still see his figure.
The body of the "Buddha enemy" is not very tall.
Judging from the expansion of his clothes, the "Buddha Enemy" should not be a very strong person.
But this guy, who is not tall or strong, can continuously press down on Ju with unbelievable force.
——Hmm? This guy's breathing...
Because the two were holding each other's swords, Ju could clearly see the rise and fall of the chest of the "Buddha enemy" in front of him.
Ju looked at the bullied state of "Buddha Enemy's" chest and was surprised to find that "Buddha Enemy's" current breathing was not like that of ordinary people, breathing in a very regular rhythm.
Instead, he breathes in a rhythm that is...regular, but quite strange.
Ju had never seen such a breathing rhythm...
