Volume 3 Buddha's Enemy Chapter 155: Gui Ping and the Executioner (Part 2)

"Indeed. As you said, you are indeed not within the capture range of our Fire Thief Kai, and we are not here to capture you."
"but--"
Hasegawa suddenly changed the subject when he said this.
"Since we have encountered you, we can't just let you go."
"It's your bad luck, Ogata Ittosai."
"Tsk..." Ogata curled his lips, "I knew it would be like this."
After saying that, Ogata drew the katana from his waist and assumed a mid-range stance.
"Throw!" Hasegawa suddenly shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, several bamboo tube-shaped objects flew out from the officials behind him.
The bamboo tubes drew a beautiful parabola and smashed straight towards Ogata.
Faced with these bamboo tubes flying towards him, Ogata was too lazy to even use the "stepping technique". He dodged left and right and avoided all the bamboo tubes flying towards him.
Just when Ogata was wondering why the fire thieves were throwing so many bamboo tubes, Hasegawa suddenly praised Ogata, whether sincerely or falsely:
"Amazing! You have great skills to dodge so many bamboo tubes in one go ."
Hasegawa said this as he slowly stepped out of the line.
As he stepped out of the line, he slowly drew out the knife from his waist.
Hasegawa's move aroused doubts among his subordinates behind him.
"Master Hasegawa!" Tachibana said loudly, "What are you doing..."
Before Tachibana could finish his words, Hasegawa spoke up first:
"Don't move! And don't provide me with any messy assistance later!"
"I want to meet 'The Executioner Itosai' in person!"
"Let's see how powerful Ogata Ittosai is who can kill hundreds of people!"
"Hey, Onihei." Ogata looked Hasegawa up and down. "As the leader of the Fire Thieves Kai, you're actually planning to go into battle yourself?"
"This is what I often do." Hasegawa smiled slightly, "People who don't have enough skills and can't stand at the front of the battlefield are not qualified to be leaders."
"Focus, Ogata Ittosai. I... am very strong."
Although I don't know if Hasegawa's words just now were bluffing.
But - regardless of whether he was bluffing or not, Ogata had no intention of underestimating the enemy.
The two men clenched their knives in their hands and stood facing each other.
The first person to move was Hasegawa.
Hasegawa's timing of attack was so precise that it was breathtaking.
Just at the moment when Ogata was blinking, he rushed forward with a knife.
Hasegawa's first round of attack was a simple horizontal slash.
The knife flashed towards him from Ogata's left side.
Although Hasegawa's movements were fast, they were not so fast that Ogata could not react.
Ogata moved his sword to the left in time to block Hasegawa's horizontal slash.
——Ugh…! This guy…
Just by using this ordinary horizontal slash, Oba could tell that Hasegawa's words just now were not bluffing.
He is indeed quite strong.
Ogata pushed away Hasegawa's knife and quickly launched a counterattack.
clang!
clang!
clang!
The two swords collided several times in mid-air.
In the end, it was Hasegawa who pushed back first, ending the seemingly endless clash of swords.
Ogata glanced at the new cuts on his blade.
From the time Kuranaga gave him this sword until now, Ogata could hardly remember how many people he had killed or how many times he had chopped with it.
The knife has been used for a long time and has been covered with scars.
The battle with Hasegawa just now had caused the knife to suffer several new wounds.
——I really want a sword that is durable...
After muttering this in his mind, Ogata refocused his attention on Hasegawa in front of him.
"As expected of the commander who commands the Fire Thieves Kai... His swordsmanship is truly amazing."
"Thank you for the compliment. Your swordsmanship is not bad either."
"Although you are strong, you are not yet at the point where you can kill a hundred people."
"If you want to defeat a hundred people alone, you need to be as strong as Kuro Mamiya at least."
"Hmm?" Ogata raised his eyebrows, "Do you know Mamiya?"
"I led my men to this mansion just to hunt down Mamiya Kuro."
After saying that, Hasegawa lowered his stance and slowly put the knife in his hand back into the sheath.
"What's wrong? You don't want to continue fighting with me?" Ogata's eyes turned cold, "Or... are you planning to let your subordinates attack me in groups?"
"I don't want to fight you anymore, and I won't let my men attack you in droves."
"Because——there is absolutely no need for that anymore."
"Ogata Ittosai, don't you find that you are dizzy now?"
——? !
“Hmm…”
Ogata covered his head with his free left hand.
After hearing what Hasegawa said, Ogata suddenly realized that his head was indeed dizzy just as Hasegawa had just said.
And the dizziness is getting worse.
——What’s going on…!
——Have I been... drugged...!
——But…when was the drug administered…
——When I was fighting with Onihei just now... I was not stabbed by any poisonous needles...
——? !
——Is it a bamboo tube? !
Ogata suddenly turned his head and looked at the bamboo tubes lying not far away that he had just avoided.
It was not until this time that Ogata discovered that there was a round hole of moderate size on the top of these bamboo tubes.
Looking at Ogata who was looking at the bamboo tubes with astonishment, Hasegawa smiled slightly:
"This is a new weapon that our Fire Thief Kai has only been equipped with in the past two years."
"The bamboo tube is filled with a colorless and odorless 'qi' that can make people unconscious if they inhale it a few times."
"When you want to use it, just pull out the plug and throw it away ."
"It's a pity that due to the high cost, we can only use this new weapon against those troublesome thieves."
"You have inhaled so much of the 'qi' in the bamboo tube, it is enough for you to sleep for a while."
"Do you really think I just wanted to test your skills?"
"It's true that I want to test your skills, but the main reason is to buy time for the 'Energy' to take effect."
"Don't push yourself. You probably can't even stand up now."
Although Ogata tried hard to stay awake, waves of dizziness continued to hit his brain.
At this time, Ogata couldn't even stand up, and could only use the sword as a staff to barely support his body.
His vision was already beginning to deteriorate, and as he looked around, Ogata saw three Hasegawa Heizo.
"Damn it... I was... tricked..."
After leaving these words, Ogata could no longer hold on, his eyelids drooped, and then he fainted on the ground.
Looking at Ogata who had fainted, Hasegawa waved his hand, signaling his subordinates behind him to arrest Ogata.
"Ogata Ittosai." Hasegawa said softly to the unconscious Ogata, "We are not 'duelists', but 'capturers'..."
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