Volume 5: Kyoto Summer Campaign Chapter 301: Get a revolver!
"I don't know if this can be considered a clue, but I hope it can be of some help to you, Lord Ogata."
"Xuanxuekan..." Ogata chewed on the word and thanked Dieyin seriously, "Thank you, this is very helpful to me."
"Oh, there's more." Dieyin stood up and walked slowly towards the cabinet on the side of the room.
When Dieyin opened the cabinet, she saw that it was filled with all kinds of clothes. It must be Dieyin's wardrobe.
After rummaging around in the closet for a while, Dieyin pulled out a piece of yellowed paper.
“This is a map of Kyoto.”
Choine handed the paper to Ogata.
"It was given to me by a previous guest."
"The guest claimed to be a wanderer who enjoyed traveling around the world and liked to draw maps."
"I really don't know what this customer was thinking. He actually gave me, a girl who can't even leave Shimabara, a map of Kyoto..."
"There is no use for me to keep this map, so I will give it to Master Ogata."
"This map should be very useful to you, Lord Ogata."
"Thank you. This is really useful for a foreigner like me who is completely unfamiliar with Kyoto... huh?"
Ogata suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that there was a color in Choyin's closet that was very familiar to him.
"Ms. Choine." Ogata pointed at the very familiar color, "Can you show me that haori?"
"Ah? Well, that's fine. This was given to me by a former customer. That customer was a very strange customer... He gave me a piece of clothing that didn't fit me at all..."
Dieyin pulled out the haori from the bottom of the closet.
The color of this haori is - light green.
After Choine handed the light green haori to Ogata, Ogata spread it out.
After taking a look and confirming that the haori was suitable for him, Ogata said to Choone in a serious tone:
"Ms. Dieyin, can you sell this feather weave to me?"
"Eh? Lord Ogata, do you want to wear it? It's summer now."
"It's not that hot tonight. Just now on the street, I saw many people wearing haori."
"That's true... Lord Ogata, why do you want this light green haori so suddenly?"
"There's no particular reason." Ogata smiled. "It's just because I like the light green color. It makes me more energetic when I wear it."
"Another important reason is that I prefer to wear a haori. Wearing a haori can make me more motivated."
"Ms. Dieyin, please make an offer."
“I see…”
After mumbling something, Dieyin smiled slightly.
"Lord Ogata, I'll give you this haori. The size of this dress doesn't suit me."
"I have never worn it since that guest gave it to me. Rather than letting it gather dust in the closet, I would rather give it to you, Lord Ogata."
"Eh? Give it to me? This..."
Ogata was about to say something, but Dieyin interrupted him:
"Master Ogata, please accept it. It's not a very valuable thing anyway. I'll be even happier if you accept it. It will save some space in your closet."
"Then... I'll take it."
After putting on this light green haori.
[Name: Ogata Noriyoshi]
[Current personal level: Lv25 (110/3400)]
Personal attributes:
Strength: 11
Agility: 10
Reflexes: 9
Stamina: 11
Vitality: 23
【Skill:
Sakakibara Ittoryu Level: 10th dan (255/5000)
Wuwo's dual swordsmanship level: 8th stage (1830/6500)
Shiranui Style Ninjutsu Level: 2nd Stage (65/500)]
[Remaining skill points: 1 point]
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[Sakakihara Itto-ryu (10 steps):
Climbing: Intermediate
Water Fall: Advanced
Bird Thorn: Master Level
Dragon Tail: Intermediate]
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【Muga Two-Sword Style (8th Stage):
Step: Advanced
Blade Return: Advanced
Flow: Advanced
Breath of the Source: Advanced
Raikiri: Elementary
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【Shiranui Style Ninjutsu (2nd stage):
Shiranui Stealth Technique: Elementary
Shiranui Style Jujutsu: Intermediate]
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Although Ogata mainly used Sakakibara's Itsword-ryu when fighting against the seven bounty hunters just now, he also used Muga's Two-Sword-ryu's stepping and blade counter, as well as Shiranui-ryu's jujutsu to assist himself in killing the enemies.
For example: When killing the last person, Ogata used the force-unloading technique of Shiranui-ryu Jujutsu to directly destroy the enemy's center of gravity, and then easily killed the opponent.
Ogata's experience bars were almost full, so the battle against seven bounty hunters just now brought him great rewards.
After upgrading Breath of the Source, Essence Thorn and Water Drop, and defeating the last four enemies, Ogata's personal level was successfully upgraded to another level, and he gained 1 skill point.
Ogata already had plans for which martial arts he would focus on cultivating.
Sakakibara Ittoryu mainly develops the two moves of "Bird Thorn" and "Water Fall".
The two-sword style of Wuwo mainly develops four moves: the dodging skill "stepping forward", the defensive skill "blade counter", the attacking skill "flow", and the "breathing of the source" that can help him enter the state of Wuwo.
In the "one against seven" battle just now, Ogata upgraded the "Breath of Source" to a high level.
The difference between the advanced and intermediate levels of "Breathing of the Origin" is as vast as the difference between heaven and earth.
After upgrading "Original Breathing" to a high level, when entering the state of Source Breathing, Ogata's " Reflex Nerve" will be temporarily increased by 5 points, and the degree of increase will be greatly improved.
Not only that, a new attribute has also appeared: "Increase concentration".
Simply put, now that Ogata has entered the state of Source Breathing, he can not only improve his reflexes, but also improve his concentration, entering a state where he is focused and not easily disturbed by the outside world - of course, this state is still far from the "selfless state" where there are really no distractions.
After experiencing the power of the advanced "Origin's Breathing", Ogata finally understood why Genichi Kinoshita said that "Origin's Breathing" was his masterpiece of life. It was simply a breathing technique tailor-made for combat.
As for the Shiranui-ryu Ninjutsu, it mainly cultivates the "Shiranui-ryu Jujutsu" which can play a good auxiliary role when fighting with others.
If you want to master the master level "flow", you must first master the master level "blade back".
If you want to master the master-level "Blade Parry", you must first have 12 points of strength and 11 points of agility.
Ogata just happens to be a little short of these two attributes.
Ogata, who was planning to upgrade "Blade Counter" and "Flow" to the master level, called up the system and added the few skill points he currently had to "Agility".
[Ding! Agility +1]
[Current Agility Value: 11 points]
[Currently remaining skill points: 0 points]
After finishing the addition, Ogata turned around and said to Dieyin sternly:
"Ms. Dieyin, thank you for your help. See you again if we are lucky enough."
After saying that, Ogata rushed to the window beside him without any hesitation, and then jumped out of the window nimbly.
When Ogata turned to leave, Dieyine had already knelt on the ground, performing the utmost respectful salute to Ogata.
After Ogata's figure completely disappeared from her sight, Choyin whispered softly into the air ahead where Ogata's figure was no longer visible:
"Lord Ogata, I wish you good luck in martial arts."
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When he jumped down from the second-floor window of the Ji house, he instantly attracted the attention of many passers-by outside the Ji house or the prostitutes in the nearby prostitute house.
Amidst the screams, Ogata landed steadily.
The moment his feet touched the ground, Oba rushed towards Shimabara's gate like a spring hitting bottom.
Because Ogata's movements were so fast, people nearby only saw a hint of light green and a series of afterimages.
After rushing out of Shimabara like an arrow shot from a bow, Ogata slowed down his pace slightly, turned his head and identified the direction.
At this moment, a somewhat surprised female voice sounded from not far away from Ogata:
"...Ayi...?"
Hearing this female voice, Ogata's pupils shrank slightly due to surprise.
He quickly looked in the direction of the sound - he saw Atachi standing in the darkness not far away, her beautiful eyes wide open, staring straight at Ogata who had just rushed out from Shimabara.
Next to Atachi, Ogata also saw his new friend whom he had just met today - Fuma Kotaro.
"A-Ming!"
Ogata called out Atachi's name loudly and ran towards her quickly.
How to reconnect with Atachi, with whom he had lost contact - Ogata has always been troubled by this issue.
I didn't expect that it would be such a coincidence and so smooth that I could meet Atachi again at the gate of Shimabara.
Before Ogata could even run to Atachi, Atachi rushed over and hugged Ogata.
"Huh?" Ogata was immediately stunned.
Then he quickly lowered his head and looked at Ating, who was holding him with her head buried in his arms.
It’s embarrassing to say that at this moment, Ogata realized that this seemed to be the first time he was hugged by a woman since he came to the Edo period...
Just as Ogata's face turned slightly red, wondering why Atachi suddenly became so bold -
“It smells so good…”
A cold voice without any emotion/color sounded from Ogata's arms.
"It's the scent of a woman..."
Ogata felt that all the muscles in his body tensed up at that moment.
A-machi slowly lifted her little head from Ogata's arms.
The cold gaze from those eyes, without any trace of superfluous emotion , pierced straight into Ogata's face.
"Lord Ogata Issei really has a lot of leisure time."
"He was wanted by the whole city, and was being hunted by all the officials and bounty hunters in Kyoto Prefecture, yet he could still walk around the red-light district with his head held high."
"Just now I was still worried about your whereabouts, and I swore to Fuma-sama that you were not the kind of person who would go to the flower street at this time. What a fool I am."
After saying that, Atachi slowly released her arms that were around Ogata.
"Wait a minute! Please listen to my explanation!"
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After Ogata pulled Atachi and Fuma into a nearby alley where few people passed by, he explained the whole story to Atachi in the shortest possible sentences.
At the same time, he also told A-Machi and Fuma the clue he received from Die-on: there seemed to be something strange about the disciples of the Xuanxue-kan.
"…That's what happened. I sat in Yoshiya for a while and rested for a while. Then I received this haori and the map of Kyoto from the girl named Choon and came out."
After listening quietly to Ogata's explanation, Atachi crossed his arms and pondered, not saying a word.
And Fuma, who had been watching the show from the side, also spoke to Atachi:
"Komachi, I don't think Ogata-san is lying. A man as strong as Ogata-san wouldn't be able to finish something like that so quickly."
Although Ogata was very grateful to Fuma for speaking for him, he felt very strange after hearing what Fuma said...
"...Alright." Atachi sighed softly, "Master Fuma, he has a point. What you just said should be true."
After hearing Atachi say that what Fuma just said made sense, Ogata felt even more awkward...
"So - Ayi, are you going to check who caused you to be wrongly accused like Mucun and the others?"
"That's right." A serious look slowly emerged on Ogata's face. "I plan to go to the Metaphysics Museum and question the head of the museum directly."
"...I'll go with you." Ating said seriously.
"It might be dangerous if you follow me," Ogata said half-jokingly.
"No matter how dangerous it is, can it be as dangerous as going to Butterfly Island?" Ating also responded in a joking tone.
"I'll go with you too." Fengmo said suddenly.
Ogata had expected that Atachi would choose to act with him.
But Fuma followed him - this was something Ogata had never expected.
"Lord Fuma, do you want to go with me?" Ogata asked.
"I'm old now, and although I can no longer fight, I can still show you the way." Fengma laughed, "As a ninja who has lived in Kyoto for decades, I know all the unknown shortcuts in Kyoto."
"Master Fengma, are your legs okay?"
Ogata still remembered what Fuma had said to him during the day today: he had sprained his waist when he went out to buy something a while ago, and fortunately he got help from a kind-hearted person, otherwise he would not even be able to return home.
"My legs and feet feel good today." Feng Mo touched his legs, "I can still take you to the Metaphysics Museum."
"...Okay then." After hesitating for a moment, Ogata nodded.
"Ayi." At this moment, A-Ting said, "Before you leave, this is for you."
After saying that, Atachi pulled Ogata's left hand and stuffed something into Ogata's big palm.
“What is this…?” After taking a glance at the object in his hand, Ogata’s eyes widened.
"It's Kasumi." Atachi said, "I'll lend this Kasumi to you for a while. If you use it well, it will be the most powerful self-defense weapon in the world."
The object lying in Ogata's palm at this moment is exactly one of Atachi's pair of revolvers: Kasumi.
"I still have a Suzakura, so it won't be too much of an inconvenience to lend you Kasumi."
"Let me teach you how to load and use it."
A-Machi threw a small bag toward Ogata.
"These are the pellets for Suying and Kasumigaseki. Including the four currently in Kasumigaseki, you now have a total of 28. Although the number is not small, remember not to use them recklessly."
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A-Machi taught Ogata Kasumi how to use it step by step.
After carefully accepting Atachi's teachings, Ogata realized that he had underestimated the two pistols, Motoya and Kasumi.
After mastering how to use Kasumagami, Ogata had only one thought: these two guns are simply the black technology of this era!
After pouring out the special bullets for Motoya and Kasumi and taking a look, Ogata discovered that the special bullets for these two guns were not just slightly smaller than other bullets.
The special bullets used by Motoya and Kasumi are somewhat similar to the bullets used in modern firearms on Earth, and are cylindrical in shape.
The method of use is the same as the modern revolver that Ogata remembers - push the bullet into the chamber, then pull the hammer to start shooting.
After firing a round, cock the hammer again and you can start firing the second round.
Other firearms of this era were still in the "muzzle-loading" stage, and bullets and gunpowder had to be loaded from the muzzle.
Motoya and Kasumi no longer needed to load any gunpowder. They could just stuff the special bullets into the rear chamber and shoot.
Motoyasu and Kasumi are definitely the black technology of this era.
"...Amaji, your father is really a genius." Ogata sighed sincerely while hiding Kasumagami behind the collar of his kimono.
"I had the same feeling when I learned from my father that these two guns did not need to be loaded with gunpowder, and only needed to be stuffed with these special bullets into the gun barrels." A faint look of nostalgia appeared on Ating's face. "This invention is really great."
"If we can correct the shortcomings of short range, weak power, and high difficulty in manufacturing, maybe there won't be a need for swords anymore," A-Machi said in a half-joking tone.
"What a coincidence, I think so too." Ogata showed a meaningful smile and turned to look at Fuma, "Okay, let's go. Lord Fuma, please lead the way."
