I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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Apart from being above the average height for this era, there is nothing special about it.

Genichi is slightly shorter than Ogata.Probably only about 168cm.

The facial features covered by dense wrinkles are ordinary, not ugly, but definitely not handsome.

With a well-trimmed goatee, the beard hanging from the chin is about as long as an adult's index finger.The beard was as gray as his hair.

The eyes with soft light are like a calm lake.

After simply looking Yuan up and down several times, Ogata couldn't help but secretly said in his heart:

——Is he...the "Unparalleled Under Heaven" and "Sword Master" Kinoshita Genichi who was blown into the sky by Mamiya and Mucun...

Compared with the unparalleled swordsman, Yuan Yi's ordinary and ordinary appearance is more like a kind grandfather next door.

However, if it is said that there is no part of Yuan Yi's whole body that looks like a swordsman - such a statement is also biased.

The palms of Genichi's hands are densely covered with calluses - this is the symbol of a swordsman.

Just when Ogata wanted to say something to Yuan Yi, Yuan Yi suddenly said to Ogata:

"I'm so sorry..."

While talking, Genichi bowed to Ogata in apology.

"When Mr. Mucun carried me on his back, he already told me what happened between you and Xiao Lin."

"Xiaolin said a lot of rude things to you...I apologize to you on her behalf."

"Ah...that's not necessary." Ogata said hastily, "I don't mind this little thing...I just wonder if I just said something I shouldn't have said to annoy her..."

"Because you just said 'If it wasn't because I'm a man, I might have lost to you'." Asai, who had been silent since just now, suddenly replied at this moment.

"Is there something wrong with my words?" Ogata looked confused and confused.

"It is indeed just an ordinary sentence to ordinary people, but it is not so in the eyes of our lord." Asai said softly, "Words like 'male' and 'female' are quite sensitive words in our gourd house. "

"Hey..." Yuan Yi sighed, "Let's talk slowly later, since we're all awake now, then—let's have breakfast first."

"Master Mamiya, do you have any breakfast left?"

"Unfortunately - no. Because I didn't know that you would wake up so early, my lord did not cook your breakfast just now."

"That's too much...then—Magong-kun, can I ask you to make me a simple breakfast?"

"Xiao Lin, with her current state, will definitely not be willing to cook for me."

"Understood." Jiangong smiled wryly, and walked out of the Buddhist hall while holding the knife at his waist.

"Ogata-kun, have you had breakfast yet?" Genichi turned his gaze back to Ogata.

"have eaten."

"Then eat some more with me." Yuan Yi showed a warm smile, "Let's chat while eating."

……

……

Ogata and his party were currently in the yard where they had dinner last night.

Mamiya threw various ingredients into the pot, cooking rice porridge mixed with various condiments.

Mucun stood on the opposite side of Jiangong and gave Jiangong a hand, stuffing the broken firewood into the bottom of the pot.

Now the weather has warmed up again, so after a while, the pastoral village near the firewood is already sweating profusely.

In order to cool off, Mucun simply took off his upper body clothes, revealing the red dragon tattoo on his back.

After the Buddhist hall dispersed, Asai and Shimada disappeared.

Genichi and Ogata sat next to the pot.

Genichi's biggest impression on Ogata so far is—kindness.

Very kind, easy-going, without any airs.

Ogata was originally worried that a peerless master like Genichi might have some kind of temper or weird behavior.

"Xiao Lin is a person with strong self-esteem."

Yuan Yi said softly.

"Because of some things when she was a child, she has always been very concerned about her daughter's identity."

"Or...she hates her identity as a daughter."

"So rather resents people mocking her gender, or bragging about her gender. Extremely sensitive when it comes to 'gender'."

"Ogata-kun, your sentence 'If it wasn't because I'm a man, I might have lost to you', in Xiao Lin's ears, it was bragging to her that you are a man, that's why you have never been defeated."

"...Is she a little too sensitive." Ogata couldn't help complaining, "I obviously didn't mean that...how did she understand it like this..."

"Xiao Lin's personality is like this." Yuan Yi smiled wryly, "Her personality has also troubled me for a long time..."

Ogata smiled wryly along with Yuanyi a few times.

While smiling wryly, Ogata recalled the battle with Kinoshita Rin just now.

The biggest insight brought to Ogata in the battle just now is that there are indeed many capable people and masters in this world.

Today, Ogata met a woman who could compete with him temporarily.

——The Edo shogunate ruled Japan for more than [-] years, and there are countless masters under the shogunate...

Ogata thought for no reason.

Ogata bowed his head, looking at his open palms covered with all kinds of calluses.

——Let's not talk about the whole world... Just the Edo shogunate must have many masters under its command.

——In it...there must be many capable people who are far from my opponent...

The memory picture hidden in the mind, as if he had his own consciousness, popped up automatically from Ogata's mind-Ogata recalled Konnosuke, Zonghai and others in Butterfly Island.

The weak Konnosuke and his party had to negotiate with the shogunate in order to have a way out...

A picture was automatically outlined in Ogata's mind: one day in the future, he encountered a master of the shogunate who was far superior to him.

He has no power to fight back, so he has to talk to the shogunate like Konnosuke and others, so that he can have a way out...

As soon as this picture appeared in Ogata's mind, Ogata shook his head abruptly, as if intending to throw this picture out of his mind.

--I still……

Ogata thought secretly in his heart, while slowly clenching his fists.

——Not strong enough...

……

……

"Ogata-kun."

At this moment, Gamiya, who was cooking porridge seriously, suddenly said.

"Are you wondering now - our lord has such a bad personality, why do we still follow her?"

Hearing Mamiya's question, Ogata was taken aback for a moment.

Then immediately said in his heart:

—Yes, how do you know.

After experiencing the unpleasant encounter with Kinoshita Lin just now, Xu Bian came up with this idea: Why do such strong people as Mamiya and Mucun follow this woman who seems to have a very flawed personality?

Of course—it was impossible for Ogata to say "yes, you're right" to Gamiya directly.

It would be inappropriate to answer like that.

Just when Ogata was thinking about how to answer in a more appropriate way, Mamiya asked himself with a smile and answered.

"I don't know why other people follow the lord."

"But I can tell you a little bit about the reasons why I made up my mind to follow the lord."

"Because of the environment in which she grew up when she was young, the protagonist's self-esteem was too high, which made the protagonist too...extreme in some places, but...she has a unique gentleness in some places."

"It was her unique gentleness that convinced me..."

Mamiya's eyes flickered, as if remembering something.

"Ogata-kun, if you get in touch with the lord a lot, one day you will also be able to feel the tenderness of the lord that is so convincing."

After listening to Mamiya's words, the image of Kinoshita Rin pointing at him with a knife just now slowly appeared in Ogata's mind...

This picture can't be linked to the word "gentleness"...

"Okay." Yuanyi clapped his palms twice at this moment, "Let's not talk about Xiaolin, let's talk about something else. Ogata-kun, can you tell me how you learned my selfless two swords style Is it?"

Genichi's words brought Ogata's consciousness back to reality.

Seeing that Genichi was going to change the topic, Ogata was also happy to change the topic along with this topic.

The series of events just now made Ogata have a very bad impression of Kinoshita Rin.

Therefore, I didn't have any idea of ​​wanting to know more about her.

Ogata used as short a sentence as possible to pass on the cheat book of Wugo Two Swords Style that his uncle got from Genichi, passed the cheat book to his master, and then his master passed it on to him. The whole process of realizing the moves in the cheat book was outlined to Yuan Yi.

Of course—the paragraph about comprehending all the moves in the cheat book with his superior comprehension is purely made up.

After carefully listening to Ogata's overview, Genichi suddenly let out a few... laughs with a bit of complacency.

"Magong-kun! Mucun-kun! Did you see it?!"

Genichi grabbed Ogata's shoulders.

"In private, you always say that the toilet paper you use to wipe your butt is more useful than the secret manual written by me!"

"Look! There are still people who can learn Wuwo Dual Swords style with the help of my handwritten cheat book!"

Someone can understand and learn the moves written in his cheat book - this seems to make Yuan Yi quite happy.

Chapter 271 Unparalleled Under Heaven, But That's All!

For Genichi who was so happy like a child now, Mamiya and Mucun just looked at each other with wry smiles, did not make any response, and continued to do their respective things silently.

After showing off to Mamiya and Mucun proudly, Genichi then asked Ogata:

"Have you learned all the moves in the cheat book?"

Ogata shook his head.

"I'm still learning the two tricks of Cicada Rain and Starfall, and I haven't mastered them yet."

There are only 2 moves left in Ogata's Wuwo Two Swords Style that have not yet been unlocked--7 consecutive slashing skills Cicada Rain, and 13 consecutive slashing skills Starfall.

"You still don't know these 2 moves... It's a pity, I'm old now, I don't have enough energy, and I don't want to teach anyone other than Xiaolin how to practice swords anymore..." Yuan Yi smiled wryly, "These 2 moves are only You can slowly comprehend it according to the secret script by yourself..."

"It doesn't matter." Ogata smiled slightly, "I have roughly mastered these two moves now, and I should be able to fully master them after a while."

Ogata's words are half true and half false.Only the sentence "should be able to master it after a while" is true-after the level of the Wuwo Dual Swordsmanship is raised a little bit, he will be able to unlock these 2 major skills.

At this time, Yuan Yi changed a new question:

"Then—Ogata-kun, have you...have you ever entered the realm of selflessness?"

"...Yes." Ogata nodded solemnly, "But I only entered once..."

"Oh?" Yuan Yi's gaze narrowed, "Have you ever entered the realm of no-self...not bad, can you tell me in detail the whole process of your entering the realm of no-self?"

Ogata briefly talked to Genichi about his battle of becoming famous—the Battle of Hirose Clan's Hundred People Slaying, and explained in detail the moment when he entered the realm of selflessness.

After briefly summarizing his process of entering the realm of selflessness with Yuan Yi, Ogata's face flashed a bit of hesitation.

After hesitating for a while, Ogata seemed to have made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said to Yuanyi:

"Master Kinoshita..."

"You can just call me 'Master Yuanda'." Yuanyi smiled slightly, "Compared to my surname, it's better to call me by my first name."

"Then... Master Yuan, I have a question I want to ask you."

"Speak." Yuan Yi said straightforwardly, "If I can answer your question, I will know everything."

"Master Yuan... is there a way to freely enter the realm of selflessness?"