Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 172 Smuggled Goods
"Why?" Ating asked anxiously, "Didn't you just say that my proposal made sense?"
"Yes. I said that I sincerely think your proposal to work with me just now makes sense."
"But..."
Ogata's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Now the island is full of prisoners with their own agenda."
"Under such circumstances, I dare not team up with other prisoners casually."
"It's better to go it alone than to team up with someone who might betray me at any time."
"Especially--you're a kunoichi."
When he said this, Ogata's gaze towards Atachi couldn't help but become strange.
"I have heard about some of the methods used by you female kunoichi."
"Use beauty to seduce the target, and when the target lets down their guard, extract important information from the target, or directly assassinate the target."
"I'm right, am I?"
"Wrong, wrong, wrong! This is so wrong!" Before Ogata could finish his words, Atachi seemed to be unable to bear it anymore and interrupted him shrilly while stamping her feet.
"Where did you hear these rumors?"
"Listen to me!"
As Atachi spoke, he raised the index fingers of his left and right hands respectively.
"I don't know what ninjas are like in other places."
"Anyway, there are two types of female kunoichi in our Shiranui!"
"One is as you said, good at using sex|seduction techniques! Specially responsible for lurking beside the target and extracting important information from the target!" Ating shook his right index finger.
"The other type is specifically responsible for combat! Responsible for infiltration and assassination! This type of female ninja can't even use sex seduction techniques! They haven't even learned them!" Atachi shook the index finger of his left hand.
"I am the second type of female kunoichi! I don't know anything about seduction techniques! I have never tried to get information from anyone by their pillow!"
At this point, Ating paused.
In order to enhance the persuasiveness of what she had just said, Atachi hesitated for a while and said with a slightly red face:
"Don't even mention any sexual seduction techniques... I haven't even experienced the pain of losing my virginity yet..."
Although he couldn't see his own expression, Ogata could feel it - his expression and the look he gave Atachi must be very strange.
The look Ogata cast at Ating at this moment seemed to be asking, "Is this true?"
A-Machi felt uncomfortable with Ogata's strange gaze. After coughing softly a few times, he adjusted his mood and expression.
"... Let's get back to the point." Ating's expression became a little more serious. "You have to think it over carefully. As you just said, this island is now full of prisoners with ulterior motives."
"Some people choose to believe what the government says and try their best to qualify for a pardon."
"Some people don't take the words of the government seriously and do whatever they want." A-machi glanced at the three bodies of bandits at Ogata's feet.
"Maybe some people are just crazy and want to cause trouble."
"In this complex environment, it is definitely easier to survive and leave the island with a companion to help each other than to do it alone."
When Atachi finished speaking, Ogata shrugged.
"You're right, but - I still don't want to cooperate with you."
After saying that, Ogata slowly stopped his combat readiness and slowly put the katana in his hand back into the scabbard.
"Go away. Let's just pretend that we haven't seen each other."
After leaving these words, Ogata bent over and searched for something among the bodies of the three bandits at his feet.
After a while, Oofang found what he wanted - the rice balls of the three bandits.
The three bags of rice balls of the three bandits were all full, but the bandits didn't eat any of them... or they didn't have time to eat them.
Ogata hung the three rice balls of the three bandits and his own rice ball on his waist with a thin rope.
Thanks to these three bandits, Ogata now has a total of 54 rice balls - enough for Ogata to not have to worry about food for a while.
Ogata not only took the food of the three bandits, but also took their knives.
These three bandits each held a katana and a wakizashi - these were probably the weapons issued to them by the government after they got off the ship.
Ogata took away all the katanas and wakizashi of the three bandits, then tore off the shirt of one of the bandits and used it as a rope to tie the six swords behind his back.
Knives are consumables, so these weapons are also precious resources that cannot be wasted.
After searching the bodies of the three bandits and finding no other valuable items, Ogata left without stopping.
"Hey!" A look of annoyance appeared on Atachi's face as he shouted at Ogata's back, "You really don't want to team up with me?"
"Let 's talk about it after you can prove that you are indeed a trustworthy partner." Ogata said casually.
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at the same time--
Butterfly Island, on a certain coast.
"Makyamura Yahachi! Makyamura Yahachi! Stop sleeping! Stop snoring! We're here! Wake up! Wake up!"
“Hulu…Hulu…Ah…? Are we there yet?”
On the boat, a tall and strong man yawned loudly and then stood up.
The sturdy man did not have a shaved head nor did he wear his hair in a bun.
Her long hair was tied up casually and hung behind her.
He had an untidy beard on his face and a pair of sleepy eyes. It was obvious that his hair, beard and face had not been taken care of - he looked more like a decadent man who had been hanging out in casinos for years.
After cutting the ropes that bound the sturdy man, the soldiers on the boat threw a large sword and the bag of rice balls to him.
"Makino Yahachi, your luggage and your meals for the next few days."
"Oh! Not only did you return the luggage, you also provided meals! You guys are more humane than I thought! I just happened to be hungry!"
After taking the large sword, the sturdy man, Yahachi Makimura, directly opened the rice leaves, grabbed two rice balls in one breath and started to eat them with relish.
" Makimura Yahachi, originally every prisoner who came to the island could have a set of armor to wear, but because you are so tall, we couldn't find a suit of armor suitable for you, so..."
Before the soldier could finish his words, Mucun waved his hand and said incoherently, his mouth full of rice:
"It doesn't matter! I won't wear armor even if I have it! If there's nothing else, you can leave now!"
"Then - I wish you good luck in fighting."
After eating two rice balls, Mucun finally felt that the hunger in his stomach was slightly relieved.
"alright……"
Makimura casually carried his large sword on his shoulder.
"Let's go find Mamiya! Hmm? What is this?"
The sharp-eyed Mucun discovered a pistol lying on the ground not far away.
To be more precise, it was a broken pistol.
Mucun walked over and examined it carefully.
The gun's tip was removed and thrown aside at random.
The gun barrel was neatly divided into two halves from the center, revealing its empty core.
"This gun barrel is hollow... A hollow gun barrel has a strong smell of iron and... the smell of gunpowder..." An inexplicable smile slowly emerged on Mucun's face, "How clever... It seems... a prisoner smuggled in some incredible weapons using a pistol..."
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“…I’ll tell you.”
Ogata, who was walking straight ahead, suddenly stopped.
"Could you please stop following me...?"
Then he turned around and said this to Ating who had been following him closely.
"No." A-Machi made a face at Ogata, "I have made up my mind. I have chosen you to be my partner."
"Didn't I make it clear that I don't want to partner with you?" Ogata asked back with a frown.
"But didn't you just say that as long as I can prove that I am a trustworthy and cooperative person, you will cooperate with me?"
"So I have to follow you closely and find an opportunity to prove that I am someone worth cooperating with!"
