I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Take off the straw sandals, put away the saber, board the dojo, and walk to the knife stand.

Randomly took a wooden knife from the knife holder, and after confirming that there was no problem with the wooden knife, Ogata directly picked up the wooden knife and walked towards the center of the dojo.

In the center of the dojo, there was already a disciple of Ishikawa Sword Gym waiting for him.

It is a man of relatively strong stature.

This disciple is also quite courageous and responsible. After returning to the dojo, he was the first to take the stage, serving as the vanguard of the disciples in the Ishikawa Sword Gym.

Ishikawa Bingma and the rest of the disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Gym knelt and sat on the edge of the dojo, watching the competition in the center of the dojo.

"Saburo Hirano, attend..."

Before the opponent in front of him had time to finish his self-introduction, Xu Yang raised his eyebrows and said:

"What? Is Toyama Renrou not here?"

"...Senior Yuan Shan just isn't here right now. It doesn't matter if Senior Yuan Shan is here or not! Even if Senior Yuan Shan isn't here, we can defeat you!"

"Well, then I'll look forward to your performance first."

"Saburo Hirano, attend..."

This person wanted to report the name that he hadn't finished speaking just now.

But Ogata interrupted again:

"Okay, don't waste time. Let's get started, I don't have the time to remember the name of the guy who is about to become my defeat!"

Ogata's words made this man named Saburo Hirano even more angry.

After snorting heavily with his nose, he slowly raised the wooden knife in his hand and set up a mid-section posture.

And Ogata also silently set up a middle stance, facing each other with Hirano Ichiro.

After both of them got into a posture, Ishikawa Bingma, who was kneeling on the edge of the dojo and watching the battle, sighed heavily.

Other low-level disciples may not be able to see it, but Ishikawa Bingma can clearly see that the victory and defeat have been divided.

Even before the two started fighting, the soldiers and horses had already seen that Ogata would definitely win this battle.

After both of them had settled their postures, Ogata's posture was like a rock, unshakable.

While immovable as a rock, his feet weren't completely nailed to the floor either.

His feet also have a bit of "softness", which allows him to step in or back quickly while maintaining a stable posture.

On the other hand, Saburo Hirano...

With Ogata as a comparison, Saburo Hirano's posture is horrible.

Although from the outside, Hirano Saburo's mid-section posture is quite standard.

But his feet were not well nailed to the ground at all.

If Ogata is like a towering tree with dense roots, Saburo Hirano is like a small sapling that may be blown down by the wind at any time...

Not only Ishikawa soldiers and horses saw that the victory and defeat had been divided, but a small number of disciples with outstanding swordsmanship had also foreseen the outcome of this victory or defeat.

as predicted--

A dull impact sounded, and Hirano collapsed to the ground.

Ogata didn't use any tricks or tricks.

It was just aiming at Hirano's left neck, and using their Sakakibara's one-handed chopping technique - water falling.

Ogata's sword speed was too fast.

No... To be precise, Ogata's sword should be too fast in Hirano Saburo's eyes.

It was so fast that Saburo Hirano didn't even have time to react.

Ogata's wooden knife had already cut Hirano Saburo's neck, and he was still posing stupidly in the middle.

He may have been stunned by Ogata, and he didn't realize that Ogata had already drawn his sword.

The improvement of agility can not only improve the flexibility of Ogata's body.

It can also increase Ogata's sword speed.

Allows Ogata's sword to hit the opponent faster.

There is nothing to say about this battle against Hirano Saburo - Ogata relied on his speed far above Hirano Saburo,

Kill Hirano Ichiro instantly.

Saburo Hirano, not to mention defending and counterattacking, didn't even have time to cry out in pain, and was directly stunned by Ogata.

After Hirano Saburo was dragged off by two Ishikawa Sword Gym disciples who were closest to him, Ogata ignored the system sound in his head as he defeated the enemy, but turned his head and looked at the people kneeling on the edge of the dojo .

"Next."

"I'll be the next one!"

As soon as Ogata's words fell, a young man with a very thick beard stood up angrily, rushed into the center of the dojo, and then picked up the wooden knife that Hirano Ichiro had dropped on the ground just now.

"Sato Magoro! Come on!"

"I've said it all... I don't need to introduce myself. I'm not interested in your names, so I won't remember the guy who is about to become my defeat."

Ogata held his sword high and placed it in the upper stance.

Looking at Ogata in the upper stance, Sato Magoro thought to himself:

——The posture in the previous paragraph...is it necessary to use "water falling" again...

There are only 4 sword skills in Sakakibara Ichidou style, and there is not a single disciple in the Ishikawa Kenkan who does not know the names of these 4 moves in Sakakibara Ichidou style and what type of sword skills they are.

After Ogata put into the upper stance, Sato Magoro subconsciously thought that Ogata was going to use their Sakakibara Ichidou-style downward hacking technique - Mizuro.

So, Sato Magoro tightened every nerve in his body, fixed his eyes on Ogata in front of him, and guarded against Ogata's downward strike.

call--!

The sound of breaking wind sounded.

The wooden sword in Ogata's hand slashed straight at Sato Magoro's neck.

--coming!

Sato Magoro, who thought he had successfully predicted Ogata's movements, shouted happily in his heart, while raising the wooden knife in his hand, trying to block Ogata's blow.

However—after the wooden knife in his hand collided with the opponent's wooden knife, the extremely familiar pain and numbness transmitted to the palm did not appear.

The chop that Ogata made just now was just a fake move to deceive Sato Magoro.

The purpose was to deceive Sato Magoro and make Sato Magoro make a wrong defensive judgment.

Sato Magoro, who had successfully taken the bait, raised his sword high in a foolish manner.

On the other hand, Ogata stopped the sword in his hand the moment Sato Magoro raised the sword high.

Then he deflected the sword and adjusted the attack direction of the sword.

Just now Ogata's sword was struck from Sato Magoro's upper left.

But now, Ogata's sword is changed to cut from the upper right of Sato Magoro.

Sato Magoro, who was still foolishly defending the wrong direction, was hit in the neck by Ogata without any accident, and then passed out just like Ogata's opponent in the previous round, Hirano Saburo.

In terms of strength, Sato Magoro ranks among the disciples of Ishikawa Sword Gym.

Seeing that even Goro Sato was defeated, the expressions of the rest of the disciples sitting on the edge of the dojo became even uglier without exception.

After Sato Magoro was dragged off the stage, Ogata turned his head again and looked at the crowd at the edge of the dojo.

"Next."