I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Izumo, Hirose Domain——

Got it——! Got it——! Got it——!

The sound of cicadas chirping and bird chirping mixed together, as if they were far away, but also seemed to be nearby, blurred and clear.

A winding path circles a spacious plain.

At a certain intersection of the path, there is a simple tea house.

I saw Makimura, Asai, and Shimada sitting neatly on a bench outside the teahouse, each holding a glass of cold water.

"Is this the hometown of Yidaosai..." Asai looked around, "It feels the same as the Satsuma clan... It's all in summer, and it's so hot that you can't wait to peel off your skin."

After all, Asai drank the cold water in the bowl in one go.

"This is the first time I've come to Izumo." Shimada fanned himself with a hand-made fan. "I heard that Izumo buckwheat is very famous. I wonder if I have a chance to taste it."

"Izumo buckwheat is so-so." Makimura on the side said, "I ate it once, and the taste is nothing special. But Izumo wine can be tasted."

"Ah, I'm out of money..." Asai took out an empty money bag from his bosom, "Makimura, treat me to a string of glutinous rice dumplings."

"Why can you ask someone to treat you to eat so confidently..." Although Mu Cun complained so much, he silently took out his money bag.

"Shimada, do you want to eat?"

"Yeah."

"Mamiya! Master Yuan!" Mucun asked loudly to the two who were standing together under a big tree not far away to enjoy the shade, "Do you want glutinous rice balls?"

Mamiya and Yuan shook their heads.

Seeing the two shaking their heads, Mucun took out the money for three glutinous rice dumplings and bought a glutinous rice dumpling for himself, Asai, and Shimada each.

While the three people in the pastoral village were gnawing dumplings, Mamiya, who was standing under a tree not far away to enjoy the shade, continued to chat with Yuan Yi beside him.

"How is it, Master Yuan?" Mamiya asked with a smile, "Have you managed to re-enter the state of harmony with heaven and earth recently?"

"No." Yuan Yi chuckled a few times and shook his head, "No matter how hard I try, I can't return to the state at that time. What a pity...that state should be the so-called rare Bar."

During this time, Ogata and Genichi often got together to discuss the miraculous state of "merging with the heaven and the earth".

Thanks to Ogata's discussion, Mamiya and the others were able to know that this strange state still exists in this world.

"However--it's a good thing that I haven't been able to enter that miraculous state again." Yuan Yi grinned and smiled happily, "This shows--I'm still far behind. Lots of 'landscapes' that I haven't seen yet."

"I still need to practice more."

Genichi, with his hands on his hips, was obviously an old man with white beard and hair, but his eyes still shone with a high-spirited fighting spirit that could not be lost to any young man.

"I don't know how long this old man can live."

Yuan Yi let out a hearty smile.

"It would be great if I could live to be more than a hundred years old."

"In this way, I can practice swordsmanship for a while, hahahahaha."

"When I was 64 years old, I met Ogata-kun, a swordsman who surpassed me."

"If I can really live to the end of my life... maybe there will be a chance to see some interesting people or things again."

"For example... a swordsman who has reached a level that neither I nor Ogata-kun have reached."

"I think this is unlikely." Mamiya smiled, "A swordsman who can surpass you and Ogata-kun... is it unlikely that such a person will appear?"

"Mamiya, this world is huge." Genichi laughed heartily again, "Maybe in a few years, or decades, there will be a sword that can surpass me and Ogata-kun Scholars were born into the world."

"At that time, I only hope that I can still be alive and be lucky enough to meet that person. Hahahaha!"

"Okay, are you almost resting?"

At this time, Lin's cold voice stabbed at everyone.

Follow the prestige——Lin led Azhu, Chuguang, Shibata, and walked slowly towards Jiangong and others.

"It's time to go." Lin said, "Get up quickly."

"My lord." Shimada patted his butt and stood up from the bench, "How long are we going to stay here in Izumo?"

"It won't be long." Lin replied, "After all--we are just at the request of Ogata-kun, before going to Nagasaki to take a boat to Ryukyu, and drop by Izumo to see his hometown that he hasn't returned for a long time."

"Ogata-kun and Ms. Atachi should already be waiting for us, don't dawdle, hurry up and start."

Mamiya, Yuanyi and the others stood up one after another, and gathered behind Lin.

A group of Huluwu, Azhu, Chuguang and others walked together in the midsummer noon sun, farther and farther away.

Genichi stopped suddenly, as if he was saying something to Lin.

I saw him pointing to the tea house just now, as if he was begging Lin to let him make a pot of wine before leaving.

Lin Li also ignored Yuan Yi.

After only waving to Lin, he continued to walk forward along the path under his feet with great strides.

Yuan quickly followed up with a bitter face.

Laughter lingered around everyone.

Everyone headed straight for the far side, and their figures sank little by little into the blurred horizon under the scorching sun.

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Izumo, Hirose Domain, Ruya——

"Ah Fu! Help me put away the dishes from that table!"

"Okay!" Ah Fu casually wiped the sweat off his forehead, then took small steps and rushed to the dining table where the guest had just left, and took away the bowls and chopsticks on it.

The business of Liuwu is very good today.

Before noon, many guests came.

Because of this, the hands and feet of Ah Saki and Ah Fu, the mother and daughter, have not stopped since just now, and they are so busy that they often don't even bother to wipe the sweat on their heads.

When Ah Fu was meticulously putting away the bowls and chopsticks on the dining table, and took out a rag to wipe the table, she suddenly caught a glimpse from the corner of her eye——outside the Liuwu, there seemed to be a...very familiar figure flashing Pass.

"Huh?" Ah Fu, whose eyes were rounded in astonishment, quickly stopped his hands wiping the table, and turned his head to look outside the shop.

Outside the store... nothing but wind and sunshine.

"Yes... Am I wrong..." Ah Fu blinked vigorously a few times and murmured.

"Ah Fu!" The mother's voice came again, "What are you doing? The table is cleared up soon! The guests are still waiting!"

"Ah, good!" Ah Fu responded quickly, then gathered his mind, turned his attention back to the work in front of him, and returned to the back kitchen with the packed dishes and chopsticks in his arms.

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"Is this okay?" A-Machi asked Ogata who was walking beside her, "Why don't you go in and see the mother and daughter?"

"No need." Ogata smiled slightly, "Seeing that they live well, that's enough."

Ogata, wearing a bamboo hat with a hat so deep that it could cover his entire face, followed his memory and came to the gate of the Ishikawa Sword Gym.

The gate of the Ishikawa Sword Gym was closed because Ishikawa Bingma went out to look for Itagaki and others.

The reason why Ogata came here was to be able to tell Ishikawa Bingma: Itagaki is dead...

Because he predicted in advance that Ishikawa soldiers and horses should not come back, he took out the envelope he had prepared in advance, and the letter inside was written with the general story of the Itagaki who he met and killed in the end but did not choose to let go of his hatred.

After Ogata threw the envelope into the gap in the door of the Ishikawa Sword Gym, A-machi, who has been looking at Ogata's hometown with curious eyes since entering the Hirose Domain, asked:

"Ayi, is there anything else you want to go?"

"...well, there's one more... place I have to go."

After finishing speaking, Ogata took a deep breath, and led A-Ming to turn onto a... the familiar path that he used to walk through countless times.

Along this path, until the end, a sword gym gradually came into view of Ogata and A-cho.

Sakakibara Sword Gym.

Looking at the pair of plaques hanging on the door of the museum, nostalgia, regret, annoyance... all kinds of emotions climbed up Ogata's eyes.

A-machi, who knew what Sakakibara Sword Gym means to Ogata, looked at Ogata's expression at this time, and raised his left hand to wrap Ogata's right fist that he had been clenched since just now.

After closing his eyes and taking a few deep breaths, he opened his right fist and held Ah-Ming's left hand, then raised his left palm and pushed open the heavy door.

Behind the gate of the museum... all the scenes are the same as those in Ogata's memory.

As Ogata walked towards the museum, he looked carefully at everything around him as if he wanted to engrave all the scenes he saw into his mind.

After a while, the couple holding hands came to the spotless dojo.

When I met Ishikawa Bingma in Osaka before, Ishikawa Bingma told Ogata: The Sakakibara Sword Gym is still there, and it has been carefully taken care of by A Saki, A Fu and others.

Now it seems - really true.

Compared with the past, the only difference in the dojo... is that there are no wooden knives placed on the edge of the dojo, and the loss of people who should be busy practicing swords in it.

Looking at the dojo that was cleaned spotlessly, voices that could only exist in Ogata's mind rang out in Ogata's mind.

(Ogata-senpai! They are fighting swords! Why are you in a daze!)

(Ogata, please accept the certificate of exemption from general distribution with peace of mind.)

(Ogata-kun, congratulations!)

(Wait for Huang Quan... I don't know what expression to use to face everyone...)

...

Ogata, with the corner of his mouth drooping down, let go of the hand that was holding A-Machi, and walked slowly to the very center of the dojo alone.

A-Ming did not follow, but stood silently on the edge of the dojo, quietly watching Ogata return to the place where he used to practice swords.

Standing in the center of the dojo, Ogata held his sword and glanced around.

"Here... is the starting point of a long journey..."

With an ugly smile on his face, Ogata slowly pulled out Da Shitian.

Holding a knife in both hands, he is posing in the middle.

At this moment, Ogata's figure overlapped with the childish figure who was still holding a wooden knife and practicing sword carefree before.

The two figures standing in the same position slowly raised their swords over their heads at the same moment, and then slashed forward with all their strength, carrying out the most basic swordsmanship training: Su Zhen.

Ogata, who no longer holds a wooden sword, is alone in the dojo where he is alone, practicing swordsmanship as before.

The breeze is blowing.

It is the accompaniment of the lonely sound of swinging the sword in the dojo and the sound of the wind.

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Ogata, who was holding hands with A-Machi, strolled along a spacious country road.

Looking at the dirt road under his feet, that ugly smile appeared on Ogata's face again.

At the beginning...he was sent off by the old Cang Yong, and he left Hirose Fan along this road.

After a while, he recognized the place where he said goodbye to Cang Yong.

At that time, Kuranaga was standing on the side of the road watching him, and he never saw the loyal minister who gave his life for the Hirose Clan again.

After a long time, he set foot on this dirt road leaving the Hirose Domain again.

But compared to last time, he is no longer a lonely person listening.

By his side, there is a partner who can share weal and woe.

In front of him, there are many friends who have lived and died with him waiting for him.

The ugly smile on his face gradually turned into a plain smile, Ogata silently tightened the hand of A-Machi held in his right palm, then raised his left hand and placed it on his left waist The Da Shi Tian Dao is on the tan.

"It's a long journey..."

Ogata muttered again.

This time, his tone was no longer sad like it was in the sword gym just now, but filled with excitement and anticipation.

After meeting with Lin and others, they will go to Nagasaki in Kyushu to take a boat to Ryukyu.

Another long journey.

And since then, there should be countless journeys waiting for him.

When will my trip end - Ogata doesn't know.

He only knows: just walk straight forward.

As long as there is a knife in his waist, and as long as A-Ding is by his side, he is not afraid of any danger.

Ogata slightly pushed up the edge of the bamboo hat above his head, and looked at the distant place.

Ogata, whose footsteps became brisker by little, flashed the momentum in his pupils when he left the Hirose Domain that year.

Atachi, who had been watching Ogata's expression seriously since just now, bit his lower lip.

"Ayi..."

Ah-Machi seemed to have made up his mind, and took several deep breaths.

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"Umm...I didn't feel well in my body some time ago. After I found a doctor to see me, the doctor said that I... said that I..."

Having said that, Ah-Ming suddenly hesitated to speak.

Ah Ding, with two patches of red glow flying from his cheeks, lowered his eyes to look at his slender waist.

"What did you say?" Ogata, who didn't notice A-Machi's little gesture, asked in confusion.

"...The two of us can already think about what to name our child..."

Ah Ding's cheeks were as red as bleeding, and his voice was as thin as a mosquito's moan.

But Ogata still heard it clearly.

On the winding country road, the sunlight pouring down from the sky shines on Ogata who is frozen in place and A-Machi who is showing him a gentle smile.

The weather was sunny and sunny.

Cloudless.

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The final volume of "Yi Dao Zhai" - the end!

The legend of Shura - the curtain ends!

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