"A-Machi, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at Omachi's pale face and his hands and feet shaking uncontrollably, Ogata felt a tightness in his chest for some reason.

Ogata had never experienced this kind of chest tightness before.

"I, I'm fine..."

Not only were his hands and feet trembling, but Omachi's voice was also trembling.

"I'm sorry...Ayi...I let you see how embarrassed I am..."

A-Machi raised his right hand and grabbed his left wrist forcefully, as if to stop his wrist from shaking.

But no matter how hard A-Machi tried, he couldn't stop his hands from shaking. Instead, they started to shake even more violently.

"A-Machi...you don't have to worry about what that guy just said." Ogata tried his best to comfort A-Machi.

However, as soon as Ogata finished speaking, Atachi's head lowered slightly.

"... Heitaro, what he said just now is right... I also know that the sentence I just said, 'Kill as many as you come', was just a ridiculous and shameless statement..."

Bitterness and uneasiness appeared on A-Machi's face.

"How can I, a genin of ten thousand years, be able to fight against the entire Shiranui, who has already cooperated with the shogunate..."

"Not to mention the entire Shiranui, just one Kotaro can easily kill me..."

"Kotaro, he is our 'Four Heavenly Kings' in Shiranui."

"Besides the leader, he is one of the four strongest ninjas in Shiranui..."

"Even if I use Sosakura and Kasumi Nagi, I still can't defeat Kotaro..."

"Ayi, you should have heard Heitaro mention the name 'Atake' just now, right?"

"Yes." Ogata nodded lightly, "I heard it."

"Atake is a kunoichi who defected from Shiranui in the middle of last year."

"She is different from me, a dabbler like me who has been a genin for ten thousand years. Atake is a real jounin."

"Atake, who is so strong, was unfortunately captured after he defected to Shiranui."

"Ayi, guess what kind of punishment Azhu received?"

"I don't want to know." Ogata said without hesitation, "Stop talking."

Ogata noticed that Atachi's body was shaking even more violently, so he quickly signaled that Atachi didn't need to say any more.

But Amachi seemed not to have heard Ogata's words and continued:

"Shiranui has a set of punishments specifically used to deal with defectors, called 'peeling off'."

"This is a set of punishments very similar to Tang Tu's 'Ling Chi'."

"The executioner will use a knife to peel off all your skin and flesh bit by bit, and then hang your skin and skeleton on a tree to warn others not to think of defecting from Shiranui..."

"A terrible punishment, right?"

"The defecting kunoichi will suffer even greater pain when he is captured, because when he is captured, the ninjas responsible for capturing the kunoichi can torture the kunoichi to their heart's content, as long as they do not

Just kill this kunoichi..."

"At that time, when I decided to defect to Shiranui, I told myself over and over again, 'Don't be afraid' and 'I'm mentally prepared'..."

"But, but..."

Atachi bit his lower lip.

The eye sockets started to turn red.

"When Shiranui sent out a steady stream of soldiers to chase me, I was still so frightened that I shivered..."

A-Machi slumped his shoulders, lifted his waist, put his forehead on the tiger's eyes of his hands, and said to his hands in a prayer-like tone with a cry:

"Please... stop shaking..."

Atachi's prayers had no effect.

Her hands were still "beating" violently like a fish jumping out of the water.

Looking at Omachi, who seemed to have shrunk in size, Ogata felt that the tightness in his chest became even stronger.

…

…

Atachi is always smiling, but occasionally shows off a cute and sly smile.

Amachi is a bit clumsy and even does embarrassing things like peeing his pants on Ogata's back, which is unspeakable.

Even after landing on Butterfly Island and encountering the cannibal who only violated common sense, Atachi did not show any timidity.

When faced with monsters like "Yao Monk" Isshun, Atachi bravely attacked them without taking even a step back.

Such A-Machi is so uneasy and scared right now. He is so afraid of the sound that his whole body is trembling...

…

…

Ogata wanted to say something to comfort Amachi.

But after much searching, Ogata realized that at this moment, no matter what he said, it would be impossible to suppress the fear in Omachi's heart.

Ogata slowly turned around and looked at the towering Nijo Castle in the distance.

A bold idea popped up in Ogata's mind.

As soon as this idea popped up in Ogata's mind, Ogata dismissed it.

Because this idea is too crazy.

He was so crazy that even Ogata, who had done such a feat as "killing the feudal lord with one against a hundred", felt that the person who would put this idea into practice was definitely not a normal person.

Feng Mo, who had been silent since just now, said softly:

"...I finally understand what's going on...Komachi, you defected to Shiranui..."

After listening for so long just now, Fuuma also heard from the mouths of Atachi, Ogata and others what exactly happened to Atachi.

After sighing softly, Fuma turned his head, looked at Ogata, and said seriously:

"Brother Ogata, please take Amachi and leave Kyoto."

"That guy just said that - Kotaro will stay in Nijo Castle until the banquet ends tonight."

"So as long as we leave Kyoto as soon as possible before the banquet ends, maybe we can get rid of that Kotaro."

"As far as I know, it seems that there are still officials in Kyoto who have been converted into thieves."

"The Huofu Thieves are also the security forces of the shogunate after all. After encountering you, a criminal who is being hunted by the whole city of Kyoto Prefecture, there is no reason to let you go."

"It's obvious that the Nixiang Town is the Ichihongmen Banquet. The disciples of the Six Great Sword Halls must have been prepared to meet you."

"Brother Ogata, the people of Kyoto, the officials who have been reformed as thieves, all the samurai in the six major sword halls, and the common people in Kyoto... these people are all your enemies now.

We are all enemies, you'd better leave Kyoto as soon as possible."

"Leaving with A-Machi will only be good for you and A-Machi, and there will be no harm."

After quietly listening to Fuma's advice, Ogata did not respond to Fuma.

He just pursed his lips.

Escape? Escape to where?

Ogata asked himself this in his heart.

He has no relatives in Japan and has nowhere to go.

Where is he taking Atachi?

Will you lead A-Machi into a life where he is constantly being chased by the government and Shiranui?

It's all about him. Even if these two major forces come to pursue him, Ogata is not afraid at all.

But what should Atachi do?

Looking at Omachi's current state, I'm afraid that he won't even be able to sleep well in the future, for fear that Shiranui's pursuers will come and kill him again...

What Fuma said just now made the feeling of annoyance in Ogata's chest become even heavier.

He came to Kyoto this time just to find a pair of master and disciple who might be able to cure the immortal poison in his body.

As a result, he was inexplicably involved in one trouble after another.

He just wanted to find the master and disciple.

After meeting A-Machi by chance, I had a small goal to go watch the Yamaboko parade with him.

He only wanted to do these two trivial things in Kyoto.

However, due to the interference of various people, he has fallen to the point where the whole city is now an enemy, and he is advised by his elders to leave Kyoto as soon as possible.
To be continued...