Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 164 Makimura Yahachi
"It's 'Ren Zhan Yi Shi'..."
"The Man Killer is actually here..."
"Ogata Issei... Isn't this the name of the 'Executioner Ittosai'..."
"It's over... I seemed to have yelled at 'Executioner Ittosai' twice just now..."
…
Those who recognized Ogata were discussing in low voices.
Some people recognize Ogata, while others do not.
"Hey! What's wrong with you guys?! Why did your faces change? Is this guy some big shot?!"
"Hush! I advise you not to be so arrogant... Don't you know Ogata Issei? He's the one who killed a hundred people last fall."
"Hiss... Hundreds of people killed...?!"
"Hey, hey, hey... Is this true... This guy killed hundreds of people by himself? Is this really not an exaggeration?"
"The government officials have personally confirmed it, so it must be true..."
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Those who did not know Ogata's name received a very serious introduction from those who knew Ogata's name.
The atmosphere around them changed instantly.
When that wretched Mataro learned that the person living opposite him was the famous "Executioner Ittosai", his face turned pale instantly.
My legs were shaking uncontrollably.
Because Matatarou clearly remembered how disrespectful he had been to Ogata just now.
But Mataro still forced himself to cheer up and shouted:
"You said he was Ogata Issei, so he must be Ogata Issei? I said I was the Emperor!"
After Matatarou finished speaking, a few scattered voices echoed him.
Matatarou and those who agree with him simply want to bring themselves some comfort and a sense of security through such bluffing.
It is a waste of time and meaningless to argue with such a person. Ogata and his "neighbor" are too lazy to pay attention to this guy who is still deceiving himself.
"Ogata, brother."
The "neighbor" suddenly spoke to Ogata.
"I didn't expect that a strong man like you would be caught by the police."
"Don't mention it..."
Ogata sat near the wall of the cage where the "neighbor" lived and continued talking to the "neighbor".
"I didn't expect that the weapons of the fire thieves would be so diverse..."
"The Fire Thieves Kai are a very difficult group of people." The "Neighbor" said, "Ever since that 'Onihira' became the leader, the Fire Thieves Kai have become even more difficult to deal with. My companions and I try to avoid the Fire Thieves Kai whenever we can."
"Thank you so much for what you did just now. Thanks to you, these scums finally calmed down."
"Hahahahaha! Brother Ogata, you're welcome."
"Come to think of it, I don't know your name yet. Although you already know who I am, I'll still make a routine self-introduction. I'm Ogata Noriyoshi, a ronin."
"My name is Makimura Yahachi!" the "neighbor" shouted in his bold voice, "I'm also a ronin!"
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A few days later——
Kii Domain, Wakayama Castle, Kamiyama Koshinosuke's office.
"Lord Shenshan."
Outside the paper sliding door, the waiter spoke respectfully to Shenshan who was working in the room.
"Master Hasegawa has arrived."
“Oh!” Shenshan put down the pen in his hand and responded, “Let him in!”
"yes!"
Outside the room, the waiter squatting on the side of the paper sliding door slowly opened it.
The sunlight streaming down from the sky leaked into Shenshan's office through the opened paper sliding door.
However, before the sunlight had time to stay in Shenshan's room for long, Shenshan felt the light in front of him dim.
A figure appeared at the open paper sliding door, blocking out the sunlight, and then slowly stepped into the room.
After this figure stepped into the room , the waiter waiting outside closed the door again, leaving Shenshan and the middle-aged man who had just entered the room alone in the room.
"Hasegawa." Kamiyama looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a smile, "It's been a long time since we last met."
"The last time we met, I remember... it seemed to be at the Gion Festival in Kyoto two years ago."
"Well, Shenshan, it's been a long time since we last met."
The middle-aged man who had just stepped into Kamiyama's office was Hasegawa Heizo, who had just arrived in Wakayama Castle.
As soon as he arrived at Wakayama Castle, Hasegawa rushed to look for his old friend, Kyoto Town Magistrate Yama Koshinosuke, who was known as the "Mei Bugyo".
Hasegawa moved his gaze and looked at the various books, scrolls, and papers that were scattered throughout the room.
"The shogunate is really short of manpower right now..." Hasegawa sighed softly, "I didn't expect that the shogunate is so short of manpower that they have to send you, the magistrate of Kyoto, to the Kii front to manage the mobilization of military supplies and the management of prisoners."
"Hasegawa, you are wrong. The shogunate has never been short of manpower."
Shenshan said as he stretched lazily.
"The shogunate is just in need of capable ministers like you and me."
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with being transferred to Kii to put out fires."
“The work here is relatively easy.”
"And I was just temporarily pulled in to put out the fire."
"I've heard word that the shogunate has found a suitable replacement for me."
"Soon, when my replacement arrives, I will be able to leave Kii and return to Kyoto to continue my duties as the Kyoto Town Magistrate."
Kamiyama took the tea placed on the table, took a sip, and then turned his sharp gaze back to Hasegawa.
"Okay, enough pleasantries."
"Hasegawa, let's get down to business."
"I can tell from your expression that you came all the way to see me, not just to meet and reminisce about the past with me, an old friend."
"Tell me. Why did you come to see me?"
"Shinyama." Hasegawa said in a deep voice, "If that's the case, then I'll just say it straight!"
"Shenshan, please tell me - we sent so many prisoners to 'Butterfly Island', have we achieved any significant results?"
As soon as Hasegawa finished speaking, the expression on Kamiyama's face froze instantly.
Hasegawa then continued:
"In order to support the Kii front, our Fire Thief Kai made great sacrifices."
Hasegawa's face gradually turned darker.
"Because of an order from the shogunate, countless prisoners in our prison who still have a lot of information to be mined were forced to be sent to Kii."
"The clues to countless major cases were lost just because the relevant people were sent to Kii."
“I want to know – have we achieved enough in return for all the sacrifices we have made?”
The sacred mountain was silent.
After a long silence, Shenshan let out a long sigh.
"…Hasegawa, I'll tell you the truth…"
"We have currently sent three batches of prisoners to Die Island, totaling 318 people."
"From what we know so far... these prisoners... have achieved no results..."
