Yesterday, Ogata and Atachi had a great time playing outside and were in a good mood.
The good mood and the effect of alcohol made Ogata more excited and energetic than usual last night.
Just when Ogata felt that his physical strength was almost exhausted, he noticed that the light around him had become brighter - the originally dark sky outside the window began to shine.
"A-Ming, A-Ming." Ogata grabbed A-Ming's shoulders and shook her vigorously. "It's dawn. Didn't you say you wanted to watch the New Year's sunrise? Wake up."
After a sleepless night and feeling extremely tired, Ating was now in a state of half-sleeping and half-awake.
Ogata shook her vigorously several times, and she finally regained some spirit and opened her eyes a little wider.
“Is it daybreak…?”
"Yes." Ogata pulled a quilt over and wrapped it around Atachi, who was only wearing the upper part of the ninja uniform, and then helped Atachi sit by the window.
By the way - the lower part of the kunoichi uniform was thrown carelessly in a corner of the room.
As for when it was thrown over, Ogata was not quite sure of the details because he had drunk a lot of wine last night.
"You see, my method is very effective, isn't it?" Ogata said to Atachi in a half-joking tone, "This way, you can see the sunrise on New Year's Day on time, without having to worry about oversleeping."
"I don't want to try this method of watching the New Year's sunrise again... I'm so tired... so sleepy..." Ating yawned loudly, then raised his fingers to rub his throat, which was still a little uncomfortable due to someone's mistake last night.
The two people sat side by side by the window, watching the changes in the sky outside the window intently.
Our luck was pretty good, not only was yesterday's New Year's Eve a sunny day, but today's New Year's Day was also the kind of good weather that would make one's mood involuntarily improve.
The dark sky first slowly turns blue, then a little dark purple, and then immediately turns into light red, then peach red, and then pink.
It's not just the sky that changes color.
Looking down at the sky, the buildings within the field of vision gradually emerged from the darkness.
Everything within sight was shrouded in a light pink.
After millions of people had been waiting to watch the New Year's sunrise, the sun finally came out.
A bright dawn slowly emerged from the east.
Then, the birds that had been silent all night began to chirp and fly up and down.
Although there was still a thin haze on the sky, a bright red morning glow suddenly bloomed in the depths of the twilight.
The clouds in the sky were dyed a light golden color.
Rows of golden clouds lined up around the sun, like ministers waiting for their king.
The light pink sky slowly turned into the clear blue color unique to winter.
"It's already the third year of Kansei..." Atachi murmured, looking at the sun.
To be precise, at 0:00 in the morning a few hours ago, the time had already jumped to the third year of Kansei (1791 AD).
However, people of this era do not have the concept of starting the next day after midnight.
So in Ating's cognition, dawn marks a new day.
From total darkness to dawn - the stunning change is hard to describe in words.
Looking at the gorgeous morning glow outside the window, Ogata felt that it was worth staying up all night waiting for the New Year's sunrise.
Ating, who was originally half asleep and half awake, was filled with joy when he saw the dawn. There was no trace of sleepiness in his eyes anymore, and he watched the changes in the sky with great interest.
Ogata guessed that Atachi must feel the same as he did, that staying up late last night was worth it.
After watching the New Year's sunrise, the next thing Ogata and Atachi did naturally was to sleep.
After watching the sunrise, the sleepiness and fatigue that had just been briefly suppressed surged out like a tide, instantly destroying Ating's consciousness.
Ating was so sleepy that he could fall asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.
She just wanted to sleep now. She just wanted to get into bed and have a good sleep. She didn't want to do anything else.
In terms of sleepiness and tiredness, Ogata is actually not inferior to Atachi.
Because it was basically Ogata who was moving last night, Atachi spent most of the time lying down or being held by Ogata.
So, Ogata and Atachi spent the first morning of the third year of Kansei (1791 AD) sleeping.
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Under the effect of "vitality force", Ogata's physical strength recovered rapidly.
After sleeping until noon, Xu Fang woke up naturally.
Although my head still feels a little dizzy, my body has recovered about 70% of its strength.
Ating was still sleeping soundly.
Ogata did not disturb Atachi and let him continue sleeping.
I went outside to buy some snacks that would not matter if they were cold, so that Ating would have something to eat right after waking up.
Ating slept until around 2 o'clock in the afternoon before finally waking up.
After a simple wash and some food that Ogata bought for her, which was hard to tell whether it was breakfast or lunch, A-Ming took out the Tusu wine that she and Ogata had bought a few days ago.
Drinking Tusu wine in the first month of the year is one of Japan's New Year customs.
Tu Su wine has the effects of preventing colds, regulating digestive function, and dispelling wind and cold.
Therefore, families drink Tu Su wine together in the first month of the lunar year, which means praying for good health and peace of mind in the new year.
Generally speaking, the Tusu wine to be drunk during the New Year is home-brewed, but because Ogata and his friends do not have the conditions to make their own Tusu wine, they can only buy the Tusu wine on the shelves to make up the number.
Although Ogata is the kind of person who doesn't hate drinking, he is not an "alcohol lover" like Genichi who can't put down his glass every day.
I drank a lot of wine last night.
Ogata is now experiencing some physical discomfort with alcohol and doesn't want to drink any alcoholic liquids all day.
But under A-Machi's strong request, Ogata finally reluctantly drank a few cups of Tusu wine.
After Ogata put down his empty glass, Atachi said to him excitedly:
"Alright! Let's go to the New Year's Shrine!"
"Are you going to pay your respects today?" Ogata looked at the sky outside the window. "If we go to Kinei Shrine now, there will probably be a lot of people there. It shouldn't matter if we go tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
New Year's visit - also known as Hatsumode. It is one of the most Japanese New Year customs. It refers to the first visit to a shrine or temple in a year to pray for peace.
There is no temple in Kinno-cho, only Kinei Shrine, so if you want to make a New Year's visit, you can only go to Kinei Shrine - unless you are too idle and travel through mountains and rivers to visit temples or shrines in other places.
There is no specific deadline for New Year's shrine visits. You don't have to go on January 1st. It doesn't matter if you go at any other time in January.
"We have nothing to do now, don't we?" A-Ming said, "We have nothing to do, so why not go to the New Year's Shrine?"
Seeing that Atachi seemed to want to go to the New Year's shrine right now, Ogata followed Atachi's wishes, changed clothes with Atachi, wore Daishakuten and Daijizai around their waists, left the hotel, and went straight to Kinei Shrine in the center of Kinno-cho.
After arriving at Kinei Shrine, the scene that appeared before Ogata was exactly what he had expected: people were everywhere.
People lined up from inside Jinrong Shrine to outside Jinrong Shrine.
However, for Ogata, who had witnessed the Spring Festival travel rush and National Day travel in his previous life, this scene was only a small one.
Kinei Shrine is built on a high point in the center of Kinno-cho.
If you want to enter Jinrong Shrine, you have to climb more than twenty stone brick steps covered with some green moss.
I have to say - the twenty or so steps covered with green moss outside the shrine gate make the Jinrong Shrine look more sacred and mysterious, and add a lot of class.
The flow of people is moving quite fast.
Gradually, Ogata and Atachi finally finished walking up the twenty or so steps of the stone brick staircase.
After stepping onto the last step, a vermilion torii gate more than 3 meters high appeared in front of Ogata.
Torii is a gate shaped like the Chinese character “kai” (open), used to distinguish between the divine realm where gods reside and the secular world where humans live.
Passing through the torii gate and entering the shrine means entering the divine realm, and you need to be careful about your subsequent behavior.
The styles of torii gates in different places and dedicated to different gods are different.
The deity enshrined at Kinei Shrine is Inari Omikami.
All shrines dedicated to the god Inari use the same style of torii: the Daiwa Torii.
Because all the torii gates dedicated to the god Inari are Daiwa Torii, Daiwa Torii is also called "Inari Torii".
There are many rules for visiting shrines during the New Year.
After they arrived at the torii gate, A-machi led Ogata to stand on the side. After adjusting their clothes, they bowed respectfully in the direction of the shrine.
This is one of the rules of New Year's visit - before passing through the torii and entering the shrine, you must bow in the direction of the shrine to show respect to the gods.
Ogata doesn't believe in any gods or Buddhas.
But because Atachi was half a Shintoist and she respected Shintoism very much, in order to respect Atachi's beliefs, Ogata also followed Atachi in tidying up her clothes, then stood respectfully outside the torii gate, and followed Atachi in bowing in the direction of the shrine.
After paying their respects to the gods, Ogata and A-machi passed through the torii gate and officially entered Kinei Shrine.
After entering the shrine, Ogata suddenly realized that this seemed to be the first time he entered a shrine since he traveled here.
There had been no opportunity to enter the shrine before.
The first time Ogata entered the shrine, he observed everything around him with an attitude of sightseeing.
After all, Kinei Shrine is just a small shrine located in a small town, so there is nothing to see, only one main hall.
In the courtyard from the torii gate to the main hall, you can see several stalls run by the shrine maidens of Kinei Shrine.
The stalls mainly sell some Shinto-style evil-repelling items, such as demon-breaking arrows.
Looking at the shrine maidens in white robes and scarlet hakama, busying about in the stalls, Ogata involuntarily pulled the sleeve of Atachi beside him and whispered to her:
"Can't you really try on the miko costume?"
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Atachi, who believed in Shintoism, answered without hesitation:
"no."
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After waiting in line for a while, Ogata and A-machi finally arrived in front of the main hall.
Before making a wish to the gods, you have to wash your hands first.
Next to the main hall is a wooden bucket called "Temizuya", on which are placed several wooden long-handled ladles called "Habisha".
Those who visit the temple and wish must first use a ladle to scoop up water from the hand-washing pavilion to wash their hands before they can visit the gods and make a wish.
The reason for washing hands is to cleanse the body of impurities in the divine realm.
There are certain rules for washing hands.
Whether you are left-handed or right-handed, you must first hold the ladle with your right hand to clean your left hand.
Then switch to using your left hand to hold and clean your right hand.
After washing your hands, scoop up a handful of water to rinse your mouth.
There are also some tips on how to gargle. You have to pour the water into your left hand first, and then pour the water in your left hand into your mouth.
You cannot drink mouthwash, you must spit it out.
After rinsing your mouth, wash your left hand again.
Finally, use the ladle to scoop water again, then hold the ladle with both hands and stand it up.
Let the water in the ladle flow down the handle.
This cleans both the hands and the handle of the ladle.
At this point, you have finished washing in the water and cleansed the dirt from your body, and you can go to the main hall to worship and make a wish.
After patiently completing the tedious "cleansing of filth" ceremony, Ogata followed Atachi to the main hall.
There is a money box in front of the main hall where the Inari god is enshrined.
People worship and make wishes in front of this money box.
Gods also have a very mundane side.
If you want to make a wish to them, you have to give them money first.
After putting the money into the cash box, just stand there and pray and make a wish.
But you don't need to give too much, just give some copper coins as a token of your appreciation.
Ogata and Atachi took out the copper coins they had and threw them into the cash box in front of them. Then, together with Atachi, they held the bells hanging on their swords and the cash box and shook them with a force that was neither too light nor too heavy.
Ringing the bell symbolizes notifying the gods of your arrival.
After ringing the bell, Ogata followed Atachi and bowed 90 degrees twice toward the main hall in front of them, then clapped his left and right hands twice in front of his chest.
Then put your hands together and start making a wish.
Because he did not believe in gods or Buddhas, Ogata had no motivation to make a wish.
But after all, it took a lot of effort to finally stand in front of the temple, so Ogata finally made a wish: "I hope that this year I, A-Machi, and all my friends will be safe this year."
After making a New Year's wish to the gods, a feeling of regret suddenly emerged in Ogata's heart:
——The old year has really passed... It has really become the third year of Kansei...
When he woke up at noon today, Ogata didn't have much feeling about the arrival of the New Year.
After accompanying Atachi to pay New Year's tribute and experiencing the traditional Japanese New Year atmosphere, Ogata gradually began to realize that "the new year has really arrived."
Recalling what happened in the past year, Ogata couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After making a wish, bow 90 degrees towards the temple in front of you.
Finally, bow again.
At this point, the shrine visit and wish making can be declared over.
After leaving the temple, Ogata asked A-Machi:
"What did you wish for?"
"If you tell others about your wish, it won't work!" A-Ming said unhappily, "It's still early, let's go and take a look at the stalls run by the witches."
Ogata followed Atachi to the stalls run by the shrine maidens.
While waiting in line just now, Ogata had looked at these stalls from a distance and knew that these stalls specialized in selling all kinds of items to ward off evil spirits.
The witches who were running the stalls were working quite hard.
Seeing two new guests coming, the shrine maiden closest to Ogata and the other man immediately showed them a very warm smile.
Ating leaned over and looked at the dazzling array of evil-repelling items with great interest.
“Let’s buy this.”
A-Ming pointed at the magic-destroying arrows neatly arranged not far away.
"It is more appropriate to buy Broken Magic Arrows for the New Year."
Although the Demon-Destroying Arrow is an arrow, it does not have an arrowhead, only a tail and a shaft.
In traditional Japanese culture, the Demon-Breaking Arrow is a magical tool with powerful spiritual power, mainly used to exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings. During the New Year, many families will buy one or two to worship at home.
Because of this, Demon-Breaking Arrows are the most popular product at these stalls. Ogata has observed from the beginning that 6 out of 10 customers come to buy Demon-Breaking Arrows.
Of course - one of the reasons why Demon-Breaking Arrows are so popular is that they are relatively cheap.
Ogata, who does not believe in gods or Buddhas, is not very interested in these evil-repelling items.
But Ogata would not do anything stupid and dampen Ating's interest. Seeing that Ating wanted to break the magic arrow, Ogata agreed without hesitation.
Apart from the Demon-Breaking Arrow, Atachi didn't want anything else, so he suggested to Ogata that they leave the shrine.
There is another big event tonight, which is the first performance of "Ittosai".
But Ittosai is performed at night.
It is now around 4:30 in the afternoon and there is still some time before the performance starts.
So after a brief discussion, Ogata and Atachi decided to go for a stroll around the commercial streets in Kinnocho.
After strolling around until dark and having dinner, it was almost time to set out to see "Ittosai".
After leaving Kinei Shrine and walking down the twenty-odd steps, Atachi turned his head and cast a puzzled look at Ogata beside him:
"Why are you so worried?"
"Hmm? Is there?"
"Yes. After you made your New Year's resolution to God, I noticed that you seemed to be worried about something."
Ogata touched his face. After hearing what Atachi said, he instantly understood why he made Atachi misunderstand that he was "suspected".
"I'm not worried." Ogata smiled, "I'm just feeling emotional."
"When I made a wish just now, I felt it very clearly - the old year has really passed, and the new year has really come."
"The past year has been so long that I feel like I've lived through 10 years..."
A hint of bitterness appeared uncontrollably on Ogata's face.
Ogata couldn't help but think back to the difficult past year.
At the beginning of the year, I wandered around.
When he arrived at Tatsuno Domain, he had a big fight with Hasegawa.
I went to Butterfly Island in spring.
Then Diedao spent a few difficult days.
I went to Kyoto in the summer.
As a result, on the first day of arriving in Kyoto, he was inexplicably involved in trouble and spent the longest night he had ever spent in Kyoto.
I went to Edo in the autumn.
A fight to the death ensued in Edo and Shiranui.
It wasn't until winter that it finally calmed down.
Looking back on the past year, Ogata feels that his experiences in just the past year are as rich as other people's experiences in 10 years.
A-Machi spent most of last year by Ogata's side, so she knows very well how difficult it was for Ogata last year.
In some ways, A-Ming is a relatively conservative woman.
For example: Ah-Ming is very resistant to making any overly intimate actions in public, including holding hands and hugging.
But at this moment, Atachi gently held Ogata's left palm with his right hand.
"Those are things of the past."
A-Ming Road.
"Since it's all in the past, let it go and don't dwell on it."
The warm touch came continuously from Ating's little hand.
Feeling the warmth of Atachi's palm, Ogata smiled at her.
The smile overcame the bitterness that originally appeared on his face.
“Although it was tough, I still encountered a lot of happy things last year.”
When he arrived at Tatsuno Domain at the beginning of the year, he had a quarrel with Hasegawa, but he also formed an inseparable and complicated bond with Hasegawa.
He also met Mamiya for the first time and had an interaction with Huluya.
When he landed on Chou Island in the spring, he met Atachi, and his bond with Mamiya and Makimura deepened.
When he entered Kyoto in the summer, he met Fuma and Kondo, who was considered half his apprentice.
Not to mention the "Edo trip" in autumn, where I met a bunch of new friends.
Before leaving Edo, he held a simple wedding with Atachi and became a formal couple, fulfilling their wish.
If Ogata was forced to describe the past year in one sentence, all he could think of was: pain and happiness.
"The new year will definitely be much smoother than last year." Ating said in a firm tone.
"Yeah." Ogata nodded slightly, and then said to Atachi in a half-joking tone, "But even if trouble comes, it doesn't matter. We have thousands of troops to protect us."
"Tens of thousands of troops?" Ah Ting looked puzzled. "Where did the tens of thousands of troops come from?"
Ogata smiled and patted the Daishakuten and Daijizai on his left waist.
"With a sword in hand, I can defeat thousands of troops."
"How dare you say that." A-Ming's tone was a little more helpless, "Do you think you are Yukimura Sanada?"
"I don't think Sanada Yukimura is as strong as me."
"Come on." Atachi laughed in silence and patted Ogata's back in annoyance.
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Today is the first day of the new year.
But the streets were just as lively as yesterday's New Year's Eve.
But because Ogata and the others had already played everything they could on New Year's Eve yesterday, they were not in the mood to play now.
After strolling around casually and waiting until dark, the two of them randomly found a restaurant.
After eating something, the two went straight to the performance venue of "Ittosai" - Chiyoza.
The theater where Kabuki actors perform Kabuki has always been called "Shibai Shatuo".
Chiyoza is the only Shiba house in Nishikino-cho.
In the past, there were no Shibai huts in Kinno-cho.
But later, under the persuasion of Jiro Nishino, the owner of Gentachibana, who was also Jiro Nishino's father, funded the construction of this "Chiyoza".
Genjutaya was a wealthy merchant who even owned two merchant ships, and for Jiro Nishino's father, building the Shibai hut was just like spending some money to buy a small toy.
Thanks to Jiro Nishino's father, Kinnocho had a formal place to perform Kabuki from then on, and all subsequent performances in Takarajima-ya were held in the Chiyoza Theater.
There is actually still some time before the performance of "Ittosai".
So when Ogata and the other two arrived at Chiyoza, the door of Chiyoza was not open yet.
Outside the gate, guests who had also arrived early and were waiting were gathered in groups of three or four.
Ogata and Atachi were too lazy to run somewhere else to kill time, so they simply stood not far from the gate of Chiyo-za, quietly waiting for Chiyo-za to open.
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came into Ogata's ears .
"Hmm? Isn't this Majima-sama?"
"Director Hosho?" Ogata looked in the direction of the voice.
The owner of this voice is the director of the Hosho Sword Hall.
Since the temporary closure of the Hosho Sword Hall on the 24th, Ogata has not seen Director Hosho again.
At this time, Director Baosheng was standing not far from Ogata, with his family.
A middle-aged woman followed behind him.
Holding each other's hands were a boy and a girl, both of whom were probably in their early teens.
Ogata guessed that the middle-aged woman should be Director Baosheng's wife, and the young boy and the young girl should be Director Baosheng's children.
Ogata led Atachi to greet Director Baosheng.
Director Hosho also came with his family to welcome Ogata.
Ogata: "Director Hosho, are you here to see Ittosai as well?"
"Yes." Director Baosheng laughed heartily, "After all, it's a brand new script that I've never seen before."
"And the script is designed based on the story of 'The Executioner Ittosai'."
“It would be a shame if you didn’t come and see it.”
"Ah, let me introduce you to it."
Director Baosheng turned sideways and introduced the middle-aged woman behind him and the two children he was holding hands with to Ogata and Atachi.
Just as Ogata guessed, the middle-aged woman was Director Baosheng's wife, and the two children were Director Baosheng's son and daughter.
After Director Baosheng introduced his wife and children, Ogata also introduced Atachi to Director Baosheng's wife and children.
After the two sides introduced themselves to each other, Ogata and Director Hosho started a brief chat.
Through casual chatting with Director Baosheng, Ogata learned that Director Baosheng and his entire family were Kabuki fans.
They had been looking forward to it for a long time when they learned that a Kabuki performance based on the story of "The Executioner Ittosai" would be performed on the night of January 1st.
There was still some time before the show started, but I couldn't wait to go to the venue and wait.
"I am very much looking forward to this kabuki based on a famous swordsman!" Director Hosho said with a smile, "I hope that Ittosai will live up to our expectations!"
"It's been a while since I've seen a good kabuki play."
Hearing what Director Baosheng said, Ogata couldn't help but let out a strange smile.
Ogata never told the people at Hosho Kenkan that he was also involved in the writing of the script of Ittosai.
"I have always felt that the stories of famous swordsmen and military strategists are very suitable for adaptation into Kabuki."
Director Baosheng continued.
"For example, the story of Kamado Fujosai, who we have been talking about a lot recently, is very suitable for adaptation into Kabuki."
"Kamito Fujosai..." After mumbling, Ogata smiled and said, "That's true. If we change the heroic deeds of Fujosai, it will be an excellent kabuki that will make people's blood boil after watching it."
Ever since he learned about the person called "Kamito Fujosai" from Hizaka, Obe has developed some interest in this swordsman who uses Japanese swordsmanship.
After returning to Kinno-cho, Obe asked the masters and disciples of the Hosho Sword School whether they knew this person during a break in swordsmanship teaching.
The young apprentices knew nothing about this swordsman who had disappeared for more than forty years.
Only Director Baosheng, who is already in his forties, knows this person.
When Ogata mentioned the name "Kamito Fujosai", Director Tōshō was surprised because even in the Ou region, only the older generation like him knew this person.
Compared to Hizaka, Director Hosho, who was born and raised in the Ou region, knows a lot about "Kamito Fujosai".
According to Director Baosheng, Shendu Fujingsai is a descendant of the Ming Dynasty survivors in Tang Dynasty.
More than 150 years ago, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty in Tang Dynasty, the ancestors of Bujingzhai did not want to be ruled by a foreign race, so they crossed the sea to Japan and settled down in Dewa, Japan.
Japanese swordsmanship is the sword technique passed down from generation to generation .
In addition to Japanese swordsmanship, they also have a set of Tang-style gun techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation.
Bujingsai, who was quite talented in martial arts, not only learned the Japanese sword skills passed down from generation to generation in their family, but also learned the gun skills - but his gun skills were not as good as the Japanese sword skills.
Bujingzhai most often used Japanese swordsmanship to fight his enemies, and rarely used spearmanship, so many people only know that Bujingzhai is good at Japanese swordsmanship, but don't know that Bujingzhai is also good at spearmanship.
With the introduction of Director Hosho, Ogata learned a lot about the deeds done by Fujosai during his travels.
Among the many deeds of Bujingzhai, there is one extremely heroic feat.
While traveling around, Fujosai once encountered a family of three in a certain town whose family was destroyed by the Yakuza (gang).
As we all know, the Yakuza group does everything except "personnel affairs".
Father, mother, and daughter - originally a happy family of three, but because they accidentally angered the leader of a group of Yakuza entrenched in that town, the entire family was killed and the family was destroyed.
At that time, Shendu Bujingzhai, who happened to pass by and learned about this, was furious and decided to sacrifice himself for the greater good. He drew his sword alone and attacked the base camp of the Yakuza group.
That group of Yakuza was large in number and powerful, and when they attacked Bujingzhai, there were more than fifty people in the base camp.
They are also well-equipped. Except for armor and long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, cannons, they have all kinds of melee weapons.
During the battle, Bujingzhai seized a Yakuza's cross spear and used it for himself.
Holding the gun in the left hand and the knife in the right hand.
The left hand uses Tang Dynasty spear skills, and the right hand uses Tang Dynasty Japanese sword skills.
With Bujingsai's fierce attack from both sides like a ghost, he successfully defeated the fifty or so Yakuza in the base camp, beheaded their leader, and successfully eliminated a scourge from the city.
Unfortunately, not long after performing this heroic act, Bujingzhai disappeared.
Director Baosheng said that Fujingsai is actually a martial arts fanatic.
He just wanted to stay away from the world so that he could concentrate on his cultivation.
At this moment, if Fujingsai is still alive, he should be practicing his Japanese swordsmanship, spearmanship or new martial arts somewhere.
Ogata felt that it was indeed as Director Hosho had said, the story of Kamado Fujosai - especially his deeds of drawing his sword and attacking the Yakuza base for the sake of justice - was very suitable for adaptation into Kabuki and was an excellent material.
Ogata thought that he could suggest that Jiro Nishino write his next script about Kamado Fujosai.