Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 198 "Leave that kunoichi behind!"
Ogata listened quietly to Atachi's introduction to Na Yijun.
Only after Atachi finished speaking did Ogata utter a concluding remark:
"I finally understand what he said - Yichun is a perverted murderer."
"That's right." Ah Ting nodded in agreement. "It is precisely because of his evil intentions that he was called a 'demon monk' by the government."
"In short - for this kind of pervert, it's better for us to stay away from him and not run into him."
As if realizing that he had missed something, Atachi paused for a moment and added:
"No, it's not just about staying away from the 'evil monk'."
"We have to stay away from the vast majority of prisoners who come onto this island."
"People like us are just a minority."
"The vast majority of prisoners thrown onto this island are garbage and scum."
"Just stay away from garbage."
Atachi's words reminded Ogata of the time when he was first imprisoned in Kii Prison.
During the time he spent in prison, Ogata's eyes were opened and he realized that there were so many disgusting people in this world.
So as soon as Atachi finished speaking, Ofang quickly nodded to show his agreement.
Just as Ogata's lips slightly opened, ready to say something, his gaze suddenly fixed, and his slightly opened lips closed again. At the same time, his feet stopped moving forward, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, looking around him.
And Atachi, who was standing next to Ogata, stopped almost at the same time as Ogata, frowned, and scanned the woods around them with Ogata.
Rustle, rustle, rustle…
The sounds of trampling leaves and kicking gravel began to be heard from the woods surrounding Ogata and the other man.
Hearing the footsteps, Ogata curled his lips and said to Atachi beside him in a half-joking tone:
"It's really like what you say... I just said I would stay away from most of the prisoners, but the next moment, a prisoner came over on his own initiative."
As Ogata finished his words, the owners of the footsteps gradually emerged from the surrounding dense forest - they were all prisoners wearing armor provided by the government and carrying knives provided by the government on their waists.
The prisoners semi-surrounded Ogata and the other man.
As the prisoners gathered around him, Ogata silently counted their number and observed whether there were any powerful characters among them.
——A total of 28 people...
Ogata thought to himself.
——They are all wearing armor... It seems that they are not confident in their own abilities...
——Most of them were walking unsteadily... It seemed that few of them had practiced martial arts...
After Ogata finished observing the prisoners who had gathered around him, an extremely short man with a funny pigtail slowly walked towards Ogata and Atachi.
Although the man's ponytail looked very funny , the smile on his face was full of friendliness and was a smile that was particularly suitable for calm negotiations with others.
"Don't be nervous, I..."
"Which eye of yours saw that I was nervous?" Before the man could finish his words, Xu Fang, with a calm face, interrupted him with this question.
The man, who was interrupted by Ogata's question, froze with embarrassment on his face.
But he quickly adjusted his mood and state.
After coughing softly a few times, he continued:
"You two, my name is Shichiemon."
"I have to say - we are really destined to meet here by chance."
"We have no ill intentions in approaching you two."
"I just wanted to extend an invitation to you two."
"Would you two like to join us and work together to survive and leave this island?"
Ogata, Atachi: “Not interested.”*2
As soon as the short man named Shichiemon finished speaking, the two people who had been looking uninterested from the beginning immediately said the same thing in unison.
It seemed that this was the first time that Shichiemon had witnessed such a scene, so an expression of embarrassment appeared on his face again.
"You two, are you sure you don't want to consider this? We know nothing about this island, so the more companions we have, the more care we can have..."
"Sorry." Before Shichiemon could finish, Obara interrupted him, "Neither of us really has any interest in each other. Please leave."
Ogata's tone was firm, leaving no room for Shichiemon to maneuver.
Seeing Ogata's firm attitude, Shichimon was stunned.
Negotiation and discussion - these are what Shichiemon is best at.
So he could tell at a glance that there was no possibility of these two people in front of him being recruited into the gang.
Although the hesitation in his eyes was flashing violently, Shichiemon finally chose to close his eyes and sighed softly.
"Since you two have no intention of joining us, I won't force you."
"Everyone! Let's go..."
Before Nanaemon could finish the last syllable of "Let's go", a rude shout suddenly came from beside Nanaemon:
"Leave? I don't want to leave like this!"
The person who spoke was an ugly man with a very ferocious face.
Ogata raised an eyebrow and looked at the ugly man.
As for Shichiemon, after hearing the ugly man's words, he was shocked and turned around to look at the ugly man with confusion.
As for the ugly man, he roared:
"I finally met a woman! And she's so beautiful! How can I let her go like this!"
After hearing what the ugly man said, Shichiemon finally understood what this guy was trying to do.
As the ugly man finished speaking, voices of agreement began to rise from the other prisoners:
"That's right! I haven't seen a woman in a few months! It's so rare to see a woman, how can I let her go like this!"
"The man wearing such an ugly light green haori can leave! The woman can't leave!"
"That woman has a kunai tied around her waist! Could she be a female ninja?"
"That's great! I've been a bandit for so many years, raping and plundering for most of my life, and I've never played with a female ninja!"
"Hey! The samurai in the light green haori! Leave that kunoichi behind! You can get out now!"
"I really envy you! You have such a beautiful woman as your companion!"
"Hiss... The clothes this woman wears seem to be saying to me, 'Hurry up and get on with me.'"
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All kinds of dirty words came pouring down from Ogata and Atachi from all directions.
Ating's expression darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
On the other hand, Ogata was very calm.
From beginning to end, he had been looking at the prisoners around him with a calm... not-so-human look.
