Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 253 Taking the Knife
Ogata's katana was fine, with only 7 or 8 notches on the blade.
His wakizashi was in a terrible state. Just by visual inspection, there were more than 10 notches on the blade.
In a nutshell - the two swords in Ogata's hands are in a state of "not broken yet, but not far from breaking."
"I want to see how long you can hold out with these two broken swords in your hands!"
After saying that, Yichun swung the large naginata in his hand again and chopped towards Ogata.
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Although Ah-Machi followed Ogata's instructions and hid away from Ogata and Ichi-jun, she did not leave the third floor. Instead, she huddled in a corner of the third floor, watching the fight between Ogata and Ichi-jun.
Therefore, the good-eyed Atachi naturally noticed the two swords in Ogata's hands that were full of gaps.
Looking at Ogata's two broken swords, an anxious look appeared on Atachi's face.
The first thought that came to Atachi's mind was to support Ogata.
But as soon as this thought came into her mind, she dismissed it herself.
Her cannon had been crushed by Yichun, and she was no longer able to provide support to Ogata through long-range shooting.
Although there were still a few kunai tied around his waist, the pain from his right arm and left foot affected Atachi's condition.
A-Machi's kunai throwing skills were mediocre to begin with.
Now Ogata is fighting with Isshun. Even at his best, Atachi cannot guarantee that his kunai can definitely hit Isshun while avoiding Ogata.
Even in his prime, he couldn't guarantee the accuracy of his kunai, let alone when his body was seriously injured like now.
——Those two broken swords won’t last long...
A-Ming said anxiously in his heart.
——If you want to defeat the "evil monk", you must at least have a sword that can match the "evil monk's" large naginata...!
Although A-machi didn't know much about swords, she could tell at a glance that the large naginata used by Ichi-jun was not an ordinary one.
After all, the quality of the large naginata used by Isshun was visible to the naked eye: after using the "spinning top" just now, Ogata's sword had a lot of cracks, but Isshun's large naginata was completely intact.
Because of the attack distance, Ogata was already at a disadvantage.
And now, due to the difference in weapon quality, my disadvantage has been further aggravated...
——Need a new knife!
While Ah-Ming was thinking this in his mind, he struggled to stand up from the corner where he was hiding.
Currently, the only place in this mansion with knives is probably the battlefield in the corridor on the first floor.
Although the swords stuck in the corridor may have been used up by Ogata, Mamiya and others, there should still be many usable swords on the bodies of the dead shogunate soldiers.
However, the swords of these shogunate soldiers must be of ordinary inferior quality...
In terms of quality, it might be similar to the two swords that Ogata is using now.
——Is there no other knife that is better?
As he limped quickly toward the stairs, Ating couldn't help but pray in his heart that he could find one or two good quality knives on the first floor.
At this moment, Ating felt as if a flash of lightning flashed through his mind.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered what Zong Hai had said to her and Ogata on the night two days ago.
(My mentor forged two swords in total, a katana and a wakizashi.)
(My mentor named that katana “Daishukten” and that wakizashi “Daijizai”.)
(After enshrining Mahāśrīpa and Mahāśrīla in this temple for a period of time, the master gave them to his friend.)
(Chikanosuke also treasured the two swords given by his mentor.)
(These two swords are probably being carefully kept by Chikanosuke now.)
Memories kept emerging from Ating's mind like bubbles spit out by a fish.
As a result, Ating's eyes gradually lit up.
Her feet, which were limping towards the stairs, became stronger as the light in her eyes appeared.
Because he walked too fast, Ating fell to the ground several times.
Atachi stumbled down the stairs to the second floor, looking for Chikanosuke.
The villagers who were originally hiding on the third floor fled to the second floor because of Yichun's sudden attack.
After seeing Ating coming down the stairs, the villagers at the stairs all looked at him with fear and anxiety.
"Um...how's the situation upstairs now...?"
A villager asked A-Ming tremblingly.
The sudden attack by Yichun really scared them all.
However, Ating ignored the villager's question and asked him urgently:
"Where is Chikanosuke?"
"ah?"
"Answer quickly! Don't dilly-dally! Where is Kinnosuke?!"
"He, he's over there..." A villager pointed to the other end of the corridor beside him, "But he..."
Before he could finish listening to the second half of the villager's words, Ating hurriedly ran in the direction the villager's finger pointed.
Following the corridor to the end, A-machi finally saw Chikanosuke.
But... after seeing Chikanosuke's figure, Atachi felt as if a huge stone was suddenly stuffed into his chest, and it instantly became heavy.
Because——even though I met Chikanosuke.
But at this time, Chikanosuke was lying on the ground with his eyes closed.
The two people kneeling next to Chikanosuke were people A-machi knew - the only maid in Chikanosuke's family and Matsumoto Kiyohitsu.
Just now, after the shogunate army launched a night attack on Toyowa Village, Matsumoto Kiyohto was lucky enough to avoid the shogunate army's attack and hid in Chikanosuke's residence.
Matsumoto, who was kneeling beside Chikanosuke, tied a white cloth to stop the bleeding on Chikanosuke's body with a serious face.
As for the maid from Chikanosuke's family, her eyes were red and she looked like she was about to cry at any time.
"What happened?" Atachi asked Matsumoto anxiously while lying down beside Chikanosuke. "What happened to Chikanosuke?"
"Chikanosuke has lost too much blood. He has temporarily lost consciousness due to the excessive blood loss." Matsumoto said in a deep voice, "Although I have given him emergency treatment, he probably won't wake up for a while."
"Can't wake up?!" Ating's beautiful eyes widened in surprise.
"Hey! Kinnosuke! Wake up! Wake up! I have an important question to ask you!"
"Ms. A-machi... it's useless." Matsumoto sighed softly, "I don't know what you want to ask Chikanosuke, but you won't be able to wake Chikanosuke up by shouting like that."
"Tsk..." With the anxious look on her face becoming more intense, Atachi turned her gaze to the maid beside her, "Since Chikanosuke has lost consciousness, forget it!"
"You've worked at Kinnosuke's house for many years, right?"
"Let me ask you! Do you remember the two knives?"
"They are the two precious swords that Master Kyokai of Tenmanji gave to Chikanosuke! Daishakuten and Daijizai!"
"Knife...?" The maid's face first showed astonishment and confusion, and then as if she slowly remembered something, the confusion in her eyes gradually disappeared, and a light appeared in her eyes, "Yes, that's what happened."
"After receiving the two precious swords from Master Kyokai, Master Chikanosuke stored them in the storage room!"
"Storage room?" Ating screamed, "Is it the room with three large cabinets?!"
"Yes." The maid nodded vigorously. "Master Kinnosuke put the two swords in a cabinet in the storage room! But I don't know which cabinet he put them in..."
"Um..." After letting out a sigh of annoyance, Ating stood up, "...Come with me."
"Me?" The maid pointed at herself in surprise.
"That's right! It's you! Come with me to the storage room! If you don't, I'll chop you to pieces! Matsumoto, I'll leave Chikanosuke in your care!"
After saying this harsh words, Ating limped towards the storage room on the second floor following his memory.
The threat from Ating just now played a significant role.
The maid, whose face turned pale due to Ating's naked threat, stood up tremblingly and followed Ating.
On the way to the storage room, you can see many villagers hiding in the corridor.
"Hey! You! It's you! Follow me!"
"Eh? What are you doing..."
"Don't ask so many questions! Just follow me!"
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"And you! Come with me too! Don't ask me why! Just follow me!"
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On the way to the storage room, A-Ming called out the names of many villagers she met along the way and asked them to follow her.
Because at this time, Ating looked ferocious and spoke in an unquestionable tone, which was quite scary.
Those whose names were called by A-Ming were frightened by her appearance, and like the maid, they followed A-Ming tremblingly.
When they arrived at the door of the storage room, there were already six people following Ating, including the maid.
Pulling open the paper sliding door of the storage room, the three large storage cabinets and more than 200 cabinets immediately came into Ating's sight.
Looking at the more than 200 lockers in front of him, Ating couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling.
But she immediately came back to her senses, gritted her teeth, and shouted to the maids and others behind her :
"Help me open all the drawers here, and help me find two swords! A katana and a wakizashi! Hurry!"
After saying that, Ating rushed to the locker closest to her and pulled out the bucket at the lower left corner of the locker - it was empty.
After throwing the empty cabinet aside with an annoyed look on his face, Ating reached out to touch another cabinet next to it.
"What are you still standing there for!" After pulling out the second chest, Ating shouted impatiently at the maids who were still standing there, "Hurry up and find me a knife!"
After hearing Ating's roar, the maids and others finally came into the room and ran to the three large lockers, searching for the whereabouts of Dashitian and Dashizai one by one.
This is the reason why Ating asked the maid and others to follow her - to let them help her find a knife.
When Atachi first sneaked into Shinjinnosuke's mansion, she had been to this storage room once and knew the approximate area of the storage room.
It was for this reason that Ating chose to find 6 helpers instead of 7 or more people - given the area of the storage room, it could only accommodate 7 people including her to search for things inside. If there were too many people, they would start to hinder each other due to the crowding.
——Hurry up! Hurry up!
While anxiously searching each cabinet in front of him with his uninjured left arm, Ating prayed secretly in his heart that he could see the figures of Dashitian and Dashizai in the next cabinet.
Even though she was on the second floor, Atachi could still hear the sounds of fighting coming from the third floor...
The constant sound of fighting coming from the ceiling above his head made Ating even more anxious.
Ah-Ming could no longer tell whether the trembling of her left arm, which was rummaging through the cabinet, was caused by the pain from the wounds on her body, or because of her anxiety...
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"You are such a brave boy..."
Yijun casually kicked away the wooden table that he had just smashed at his feet and spoke to Ogata in front of him.
"When I first saw you, I saw that you were not in good condition."
"Before fighting me, you must have fought with many people, right?"
"Even though he was in poor physical condition, he still dared to rush up and confront me. And he has been fighting with me until now."
"I can't help but praise your courage and strength."
As soon as Yichun finished speaking, Xu Fang frowned slightly and used an unhappy tone.
"Shut up. Hearing praise from people like you makes me want to vomit."
"Someone like me?" Yichun raised his eyebrows, a meaningful look on his face, "What you said is wrong."
"What do you mean by 'someone like me'?"
" Aren't you and I the same kind?"
"You think I can't see that?"
At this point, Yichun's eyes fixed.
"When I first saw you, I could tell you weren't in good health."
"And I saw that you are just like me—people with blood on their hands."
"This is probably the induction between the same kind."
"How many people have died at your hands?"
"One hundred? Two hundred?"
"According to my estimation, it should be close to 200, right?"
"You and I are both executioners who have killed countless people. You and I are the same kind. How can you have the nerve to question me about 'people like you'?"
"Shut up!" Ogata shouted in a deep voice, "Don't compare me with people like you!"
The reason why I listened quietly to Yichun's nonsense just now was purely to buy time to adjust my physical condition and regulate my breathing.
Ogata, who had already adjusted his physical condition at this moment, did not hesitate at all as soon as he finished speaking. He raised the two swords in his hands and rushed towards Yichun.
call!
The battle started again, and Ichijun swung the large naginata in his hand and slashed at Ogata who was rushing towards him.
Looking at the oncoming naginata blade, Osamu remained calm, jumped to the side, nimbly dodged Isshun's attack, then turned the blades of the two swords in his hands and stabbed at Isshun.
"Tsk..." Facing the tips of the two swords stabbing towards him, Yichun's face sank, and he quickly took a few steps back, putting some distance between himself and Ogata, and managed to avoid Ogata's stab.
——This guy…
Yichun couldn't help but said in a deep voice in his heart.
——I’m getting more and more used to fighting with people holding long weapons…
