Volume 6: Edo Castle Imperial Court Test Chapter 346: Leveling up with flammable oolong tea!
——Have you upgraded?
After the system voice sounded, Osamu pulled Shimada up from the ground, and impatiently opened his personal system interface, ready to add points.
Ogata planned to complete two small goals before leaving for Edo.
The first small goal: to upgrade the flow of Wuwo's two-sword style to "master level".
The second small goal: practice the Wuwo Two-Sword Style to the 10th level, and use the 6 exclusive skill points and 2 skills gained from the upgrade to upgrade the Breathing of Source to the "Grandmaster Level".
In the personal system interface, after clicking the small question mark behind the martial art of Flow, the three prerequisites that must be met to master the "Master Level" of Flow are displayed:
1: Master the "Master Level" Blade Reversal.
2: Strength reaches 14 points.
3. Agility reaches 12 points.
Ogata has already achieved the first point, and now he has mastered the "master level" of Blade Reversal.
Only the second and third points have not yet been achieved.
Ogata's strength is still 2 points short and his agility is still 1 point short.
So - in order to learn the "master-level" flow as soon as possible, after opening his personal system interface, Ogata did not hesitate to add all the 2 skill points gained after upgrading the "Shiranui Style Ninjutsu" to strength, increasing his strength from 12 points to 14 points.
[Ding! Strength +2]
[Current Strength: 14 points]
[Currently remaining skill points: 0 points]
As this system sound fell, Ogata felt strength surging from all parts of his body, and the strength contained in each muscle of his body was instantly raised.
After clenching his hands and briefly feeling the increasing power in his body, Ogata began to work on the three "Shiranui-ryu Ninjutsu exclusive skill points".
2 of these 3 points should be used to upgrade the most practical "Shiranui Style Jujutsu" - there is no doubt about it.
But the other point is whether to use it to upgrade the "Shiranui Stealth Technique" or unlock the "Shiranui Breath Holding Technique" - this makes Ogata a little troubled.
The Shiranui style breath holding technique, as the name suggests, is to use various techniques to cover up one's own breath so that it is not easy to be discovered when sneaking into a place.
This skill might be a very useful skill for ninjas like Atachi who need to sneak into places frequently.
But for a samurai like Ogata, this breath-holding technique is a bit useless.
So after some hesitation, Ogata decided to use this exclusive skill point to improve the "Shiranui Style Stealth Technique", upgrading the stealth technique from "primary" to "intermediate".
Compared with the breath-holding technique, stealth is more practical for Ogata.
The mastery and improvement of stealth can enhance Ogata's ability to move in various terrains, such as on the roof of a house or on the ceiling.
The usefulness of the "Shiranui Stealth Technique" has been verified many times before in Kyoto.
——Use 2 exclusive skill points to upgrade "Shiranui Style Jujutsu" to advanced level!
——Use 1 exclusive skill point to upgrade "Shiranui Stealth Technique" to intermediate level!
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, a series of system sounds immediately sounded in his mind:
[Ding! Consume 2 exclusive skill points, Shiranui Style Ninjutsu Martial Arts: Shiranui Style Jujutsu is upgraded to "Advanced" skill]
[Ding! Consume 1 exclusive skill point, Shiranui Style Ninjutsu Martial Arts·Shiranui Style Stealth Technique is upgraded to "Intermediate" skill]
[Currently remaining skill points: 0 points]
After the system sound fell, Ogata stretched the muscles of his shoulders, and then said to Shimada who had just climbed up from the ground:
"Shimada, come on. Let's continue."
Ogata intends to experiment a little with the power of the "advanced" Shiranui-ryu jutsu.
"Yes! Good! Lord Ogata, be careful! The two sparring matches just now have made me realize some of the problems in my use of Tang Shou. I have become stronger than before!"
Ogata couldn't help but smile when he heard Shimada's words.
"You've become stronger than before... Then come on, let me see how much stronger you have become compared to before."
Ogata and Shimada started fighting again.
It was still Shimada who launched the attack first.
This time, Shimada chose to use kicking techniques on Ogata.
Shimada's leg attacked Ogata like a black whip.
Looking at Shimada's kick, Ogata raised his eyebrows.
Ogata discovered that Shimada's words "I am now stronger than before" were not random.
Compared to before, Shimada's center of gravity is a little better.
Of course, it's only a little better, and he still has considerable room for improvement.
Ogata dodged Shimada's attack effortlessly, hugged Shimada's shoulders, and then threw Shimada heavily to the ground with techniques that were much sharper and more powerful than in the previous three sparring sessions.
After throwing Shimada to the ground, Ogata immediately cried out "Oh no" inwardly.
"Hey, Shimada, are you okay?" Ogata asked anxiously.
“Hiss…” Shimada sat up from the ground while taking a breath of cold air, and said to Ogata in a half-joking tone, “Sir Ogata, you were really ruthless just now…”
"Sorry, sorry. I didn't control my strength well just now. Are you hurt?"
Compared with the previous three matches, Ogata not only upgraded his "Shiranui-ryu Jujutsu" to "advanced", but also increased his strength by 2 points. As a result, he was not used to this "new body" yet, so he failed to control his strength well and fell heavily to Shimada.
"It's okay." Shimada got up again and patted the dust off his body. "Although I'm not as good as Senior Makimura, I'm also a tough guy."
"But... is it my illusion? I always feel that the jutsu technique you just used, Ogata-senpai, is much sharper and more advanced than the previous three times..."
——Yes, this is not your illusion.
Although he said this in his heart, Ogata still casually said:
"Well, it must be your illusion."
Shimada, who is honest and simple in character, did not dwell on the question of "Has Ogata suddenly become stronger" for too long.
After standing up and brushing off the dust on his body, Shimada got into his kata stance again.
"Come on, Lord Ogata, let's continue!"
"Let's stop practicing hand-to-hand combat here for now." Ogata said as he slowly walked towards the wooden swords that Shimada had just brought and then casually placed on the edge of the open space.
"Next - let's practice this!" Ogata picked up two wooden katanas and one wooden wakizashi, and threw one of the wooden katanas to Shimada.
"Practice swordsmanship?" Shimada grinned. "Okay! Then please give me your guidance, Master Ogata!"
After throwing the katana to Shimada, Ogata clenched the two swords in his hands and prepared for the starting posture of Muga Nito-Ryu, while opening his personal system interface to check the experience bars of Sakakibara Ittoryu and Muga Nito-Ryu.
[Sakakibara Ittoryu Level: 10th Stage (3455/5000)]
[My Two-Sword Style Level: 9th Stage (5520/8000)]
Sakakibara Ittoryu still has 1545 experience points to upgrade.
There are still 2480 experience points left for Wuwo's dual sword style to be upgraded.
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Ogata and Shimada fought seven swordfighting matches without stopping.
After the 7th match, Shimada hurriedly asked for a temporary break.
In fact, these 7 competitions cannot be considered as competitions. They should be considered as "Shimada being beaten unilaterally."
Although Ogata always knew when to stop, the wooden sword in his hand would inevitably hit Shimada's body.
After being defeated by Ogata seven times in a row, his body was covered with bruises. No matter how thick his skin was, he felt the pain. He could only ask for a pause, to rest temporarily and relax.
Seeing Shimada requesting a timeout, Ogata had no choice but to agree, and then sat at the edge of the field with Shimada.
Ogata, who was bored, asked Shimada casually:
"Shimada, Ms. Kinoshita said that she was going out not only to prepare the ship to Edo, but also to meet some old clients to discuss future cooperation."
"What does this mean? What old customer?"
This morning in the Buddhist temple, when Ogata heard Lin say that she was going to meet some old clients, he had been very curious about the "old clients" that Lin mentioned.
"Ah, that." Shimada smiled, "The old customers that the lord mentioned actually refer to those who often buy rice from us."
"You should also know, Lord Ogata - our Huluya is a rice merchant, right?"
Ogata nodded in response.
When Choujima and Mamiya first met again, Mamiya introduced their Huluya to Ogata.
On the surface, it is a rice merchant who makes a living by selling rice, but in fact it has been secretly investigating the "immortal" organization - this sentence is the best introduction to Huluwu .
"The funds we normally use are earned from selling rice."
"Our lord has an extremely good talent in business."
A hint of pride appeared on Shimada's face at this moment.
"The buying and selling of rice has always been the sole responsibility of the lord."
"Master Yuanyi has an extremely wide network of contacts."
"Mamiya-senpai can use an abacus and keep accounts."
"My Lord, she uses the connections of Genichi and Mamiya's accounting skills to complement her business talent. She makes a lot of money every year."
"According to Senior Mamiya, who has followed the lord for the longest time, the lord's annual financial surplus has been growing at an astonishing rate since she founded the Gourd House."
"Thanks to the lord's business talent, our Hulu House has always been prosperous. From the time I joined Hulu House until now, I have never seen our Hulu House lack money."
Hearing this, Ogata suddenly remembered that Huluya seemed to be very rich.
When I first met Mamiya, he had always been spending money lavishly.
When Lin and his group left Kyoto and headed for Owari, Lin generously told Ogata and Atachi that she would pay for their travel expenses, but Ogata politely declined Lin's generous offer.
Ogata did not forget that he, A-machi and Hyakuraya were just allies, so Ogata did not want to owe Hyakuraya too many favors, so all the expenses for food and drinks for him and A-machi on the journey from Kyoto to Owari were paid by Ogata alone.
"Since your lord is going out this time not only to prepare the ship to Edo, but also to meet your old customers of Huluwu, wouldn't that take a lot of time?" Ogata asked.
"Probably not." Shimada shook his head. "The old clients that the lord wants to meet should be the old clients in Owari, so they should be back soon...Ah, Mamiya-senpai!"
Before Shimada finished his words, he suddenly shouted "Mamiya-senpai" and waved his hands vigorously towards the northwest side of the open space.
Ogata looked towards the northwest and saw Mamiya holding a wooden sword, walking slowly towards the open space from the northwest corner.
"Mamiya, why are you here?" Ogata asked.
"I had nothing to do, so I came here to practice swordplay." Mamiya smiled, "I'm a frequent visitor to this open space. When I have time and feel like it, I'll come here to practice swordplay. Are you two also practicing here?"
"Yeah." Shimada smiled bitterly, "I've just been practicing hand-to-hand combat here with Master Ogata."
"I was beaten very badly by Lord Ogata."
After saying that, Shimada reached out and touched the bruise on his cheek with his finger.
"You got beaten so badly, which means you still have a lot of room for improvement." Mamiya said in a half-joking tone, "Work hard, Shimada."
Mamiya walked slowly to a corner of the open space, then assumed a standard mid-section stance and began practicing "Suzhen".
Not long after Mamiya started his own practice, Ogata and Shimada, who had almost rested, started their competition again.
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That evening——
"Why is it another hodgepodge..." Ogata curled his lips.
At this moment, night has fallen.
At this moment, Ogata and everyone in Huluwu gathered in a room of medium size in the temple.
At this moment, Ogata was looking at the big pot on the floor filled with all kinds of food, his face full of black lines.
It is windy tonight, and it is not convenient to burn things in such a strong wind, so everyone moved the dinner location to a room in the temple.
Ogata and Shimada had been sparring since morning until nightfall.
At noon today, they had a big hotpot.
The taste of the hotpot is not that good actually, after all, it is a bunch of food cooked together. And because their Hulu House is very rich, the food they usually eat is also very rich. With so many kinds of food mixed together, the smell it emits is quite strange.
We had a hotpot at noon today, and Ogata didn't expect to have another hotpot tonight...
"We can't help it. The lord is not at home." Asai, who was sitting next to the big pot, poured a bowl of tofu into the pot and said to Ogata casually, "Our usual meals are taken care of by the lord. When the lord is not at home, we usually eat the big hotpot to save trouble."
"Don't you all know how to cook?" Ogata cast an inquiring look at the five people in front of him: Genichi, Mamiya, Makimura, Shimada, and Asai.
"Among us, only Mamiya can cook." Makimura answered for everyone, "But for some reason, Mamiya will not cook himself unless it is necessary."
"Because of some reason?" Ogata raised his eyebrows and turned his inquiring gaze to Mamiya beside him.
"Yeah. For some reason, I don't really like cooking." Mamiya smiled bitterly, "I won't cook unless it's necessary."
"Is that so... That's a shame, Mamiya, your cooking skills are quite good."
When he arrived at Calabash House last night, Ogata tasted Mamiya's cooking.
Although it is not so delicious that people would suspect that it is the God of Cookery, it can still be considered very good. The food made by Mamiya is better than the food in many restaurants that Ogata has eaten at so far.
While everyone was busy pouring food into the pot, Yuan Yi was sitting beside the pot, holding a knife, and drinking from a bottle.
Because the bottle is brown and there is nothing attached to the outside of the bottle, it is impossible to tell what the liquid in the bottle is.
"Ogata-kun." Genichi looked around and asked Ogata, "Where is the female ninja named A-machi that you brought with you?"
"She's not coming to dinner." Ogata responded without hesitation, "She's busy making her new weapon, so she'll be staying in that room tonight, just like at noon."
"Then what does she want to eat?" asked Mucun.
"There is still a lot of dry food left from the trip from Kyoto to Owari," Ogata said, "A-machi is eating this dry food."
"That means - tonight will be just like lunch, with only a few of us men eating?" Yuan Yi moved his gaze to look at the people in front of him.
"Yeah." Ogata nodded, "It should be."
"...Ogata-kun." Genichi's gaze towards Ogata suddenly became more intriguing, "Would you like something to drink?"
After saying that, Yuan Yi shook the bottle in his hand.
"Drink something? Okay." Ogata nodded without much hesitation, "Master Genichi, what's in the bottle in your hand? Is it wine?"
"It's oolong tea."
"Oolong tea? Well, oolong tea is fine too. I also like tea. Master Genichi, give me some."
"good!"
After letting out a hearty shout, Genichi picked up a clean cup at his feet, poured a full cup of brown liquid, and handed it to Ogata.
"Here, oolong tea!"
"Thanks."
After taking the oolong tea handed to him by Genichi, Ogata found that it had gone cold.
However, Ogata didn't mind the coolness of the tea. After taking the cool oolong tea handed to him by Genichi, Ogata put the cup full of oolong tea to his lips.
Ogata, who was busy drinking tea, didn't notice that Mamiya and others around him couldn't help laughing...
The cup was brought to his lips, and when the cup was tilted, Ogata's lips touched the tea in the cup.
The moment his lips touched the tea in the cup, Ogata suddenly stopped.
After pausing for several breaths, Xu put down the cup in his hand expressionlessly.
Then he picked up a branch with a small flame on it under the big pot in front of him and stretched the branch with the small flame towards the tea in the cup.
Bear!
As soon as the flame touched the surface of the tea, a blazing flame immediately ignited...
"...Master Genichi. Why can oolong tea be used to light a fire?"
"Maybe it's because it's flammable."
"How can oolong tea be flammable?!"
Ogata almost smeared the cup of unknown brown liquid in his hand on Genichi's face.
Fortunately, rationality finally triumphed over emotion, and Ogata resisted the urge to throw the cup of unknown liquid in his hand into Gen's face.
After Ogata finished his roar, Gengichi and the others around him burst into laughter.
"Sorry, sorry." Yuan Yi laughed and waved his hands, "I was just joking with you! This is actually a good wine I made myself! Because the color is very similar to oolong tea, I call this wine 'oolong tea'."
"Please don't give such a misleading name to a liquor so strong that it can light a fire..."
After saying that, Ogata cast his gaze towards Mamiya and the others beside him and said unhappily:
"Since you guys know that the thing in my cup just now is not oolong tea at all, just remind me!"
"I'm sorry."
Asai apologized to Ogata in a tone without any apology.
"But we really want to see your reaction after you find out that oolong tea can be ignited, because everyone present has been fooled by Master Genichi's joke."
"Ittosai, you should understand this, right? After falling into a pit, you want to see other people fall into the same pit as you."
"Alright! Everyone listen to me!" Yuan Yi suddenly clapped his hands, "It's rare that Lin isn't here tonight, so... after dinner, how about everyone come and help me take a look at my latest work?"
Hearing Genichi's question , everyone except Mamiya looked strange.
"Master Genichi..." Mamiya said with a wry smile, "Have you finished your new work?"
"I've been having a strong desire to create lately!" Genichi said with a smile, "And after seeing the new painting that Asai bought for me, I immediately had a new inspiration and finished !"
"Well, I don't have anything to do tonight." Mamiya said, "But I can help you, Master Genichi, to take a look at your new work."
After Mamiya said this, Makimura, Asai, and Shimada all echoed him, saying that when they have time, they can go and see Genichi's so-called "new work".
Only Ogata looked confused from beginning to end.
"What new work?" Ogata asked.
"Ogata-kun. I don't know if I've ever told you this." Genichi smiled, "Drawing is one of my greatest hobbies."
"In recent years, I have become fascinated by Ukiyo-e, which depicts the affairs between men and women."
"So I have been trying to draw this kind of Ukiyo-e that specifically depicts the affairs of men and women over the years!"
"I finished a new piece of work overnight last night!"
"How about it? Ogata-kun, do you want to come and see it?"
"Ukiyo-e that specifically depicts the affairs between men and women?" Ogata repeated what Genichir had just said, and his expression became strange.
Ukiyo-e is a unique national art that was born in the Edo period of Japan . It mainly depicts people's daily life, scenery and drama.
An important branch of Ukiyo-e is the kind of Ukiyo-e that specifically depicts the affairs between men and women.
This kind of Ukiyo-e, which specifically depicts the affairs of men and women, is, in layman's terms, the pornographic pictures of this era...
