"Kokuichiro! Kyokuichiro! Please come forward!"

Ogata and the others had already learned about the fact that Gokutaro took part in the "Gozen Trials" under the alias "Gokuichiro" from Hasegawa.

Just like a conditioned reflex, the three Ogata people went straight to the "A field" without saying a word.

As soon as Ogata and others arrived at the "Koba", they saw Gokutaro carrying two short swords and wearing armor with the help of official servants.

The weapons held by Gokutaro are two wooden kaitai swords.

The sword in the right hand is held upright, and the sword in the left hand is held backward.

He uses a sword as a weapon, and he still uses two of them - this is a rare "unpopular weapon user".

Therefore, after Gokutaro appeared on the stage, many spectators were attracted to the "A-field".

After putting on the protective gear, Kitaro stood opposite his opponent with a confident smile.

The weapon used by Kitaro's opponent is a spear.

Looking at Jitaro holding two short swords, the spearman showed a proud and joyful smile.

One inch is longer and one inch is stronger - this is the absolute truth in this vast terrain without any obstacles.

From a visual point of view, the attack distance of the weapon is countless times wider than that of Gokutaro, so this spearman has the advantage.

After both sides stood still, the referee on "field A" waved his hand and loudly announced the start of the trial.

As soon as the referee announced the start of the shouting, the extremely loud sound of feet tapping on the ground could be heard.

As soon as the referee announced the start of the trial, Gokutaro stepped on his back foot, turning his whole body into an afterimage and attacking the spearman on the opposite side.

The speed was so fast that the pupils of the spearman opposite him suddenly shrank.

However, the spearman still had a moment. After a brief shock, he quickly swung the spear in his hand, like a poisonous snake coming out of its hole, and stabbed at Kitaro, who was approaching quickly.

What a pity - the spearman's spear looks like a snake, and Gokutaro's movements are also like a snake.

Just as the tip of the spear was about to hit Ji Tairou, Ji Tairou twisted his body, pressed against the shaft of the spear, and slid towards the spearman.

Ji Tairou just slid in front of the spearman, and put the sword held in his left hand in front of the spearman's throat.

Reluctance and astonishment flashed several times on the spearman's face.

Finally, after letting out a gentle sigh, the spearman said: "I lost..."

The entire battle took less than 10 seconds from start to finish.

The spearman only had time to make one move before Gokutaro's sword was placed on his neck.

After seeing the spearman readily admit defeat, the confidence and pride on Ji Tairou's face became a little more intense. After taking back the sword in his hand, he strode back to the edge of the field and took off his protective gear with the help of the official.

The three Ogata people all frowned slightly at this time.

They originally wanted to see with their own eyes the specific strength of Kitaro.

This is a completely one-sided battle in which a level 100 player beats a level 10 player, and it is impossible to tell how powerful Gokutaro really is.

"I can't tell how strong he is at all..." Makimura lowered his voice and whispered helplessly to Ogata beside him.

"Fortunately, there is no gain at all." Ogata agreed with a helpless smile, "At least he knows that speed is his strength and he is good at fast breaks."

After Kitaro and the spearman left the "A field", two new contestants boarded the "A field" again.

Because the victory is determined by one blow, the pace of the martial arts test is quite fast.

The fast one only takes a few seconds, and the slow one only takes about 2 or 3 minutes to complete a game.

Of course, there were also a few weird ones, and even after waiting for several minutes, there was still no winner.

Two people were having a crazy "two-person turn" there.

I turned around, but I didn't see them rushing forward to decide the winner.

Naturally, the people in the government would not allow this kind of dilatory approach.

If everyone is there for the "two-person turn", there will be more than 400 people participating in the martial arts test, who knows how long it will last.

When a "two-person turn" situation occurs on a certain field, the referee of that field will sternly stop it and ask the two people not to mess around.

Because of the fast pace and the fact that two venues were opened for competition at the same time, it is expected that half of the 400 or so people will be screened out before this evening.

Just when Ogata was looking from a distance at Gokutaro, who had taken off his protective gear and reintegrated into the crowd, a familiar young male voice sounded behind Ogata:

"Huh? Isn't this Majima?"

Hearing this familiar young male voice, Ogata raised his eyebrows and listened.

"Five or six?"

A young man who was probably older than Ogata walked slowly towards Ogata with a smile.

A face that was very familiar to Ogata - it was the young man named "Go-ryoku" whom Ogata met on the banks of the Rashomon River a few days ago.

Makimura and Shimada didn't know Goroku, so they all looked at Ogata inquiringly.

"This is a friend I met in Yoshiwara, named 'Go-Roku'." Ogata briefly introduced Go-Roku to Makimura and Shimada, and then cast doubtful and curious eyes on Go-Roku.

"Wu Liu, are you here to watch the battle?"

"That's right." Wuliu shrugged, "I have been very interested in this 'imperial trial' since the government announced that it would be held."

Wuliu said as he walked to Ogata's side and stood side by side with Ogata.

"Since you are interested, why don't you participate in person?" Ogata asked in a half-joking tone.

"If possible, I actually want to take part in the 'Imperial Examination' in person." Wuliu smiled bitterly and shrugged, "Unfortunately, I have never studied the Four Books and Five Classics, and I am not even good at writing Chinese characters. I will take part in the 'Literary Examination'

'The whole volume will definitely end up blank."

Ogata asked: "Did you come here just now?"

"Yeah. I had a bit of a nap today, so I just came here."

"I saw you as soon as I came here. Majima, you are very tall, so it was easy to see you."

Ogata, who is 1.7 meters tall, stands out among a group of people who are only 1.5 meters, 1.6 meters tall, and a few people are only 1.4 meters tall.

In this way, Ogata and Wuliu had a chance to catch up, but chatted without a chance.

While Wuliu was chatting with Ogata, he was also watching the trials one after another on the "A Field" and "B Field".

After watching for a while, Wuliu frowned slightly:

"Why are the levels so low... I can't even see a master... It's so boring..."

Listening to Wuliu's words, Ogata couldn't help but smile.

There is no restriction on identity or age in the "imperial trial match", so naturally there are quite a lot of demons and monsters joining in this "imperial trial match".

Although there are occasionally one or two people with acceptable skills, most of them are just noobs pecking each other.

"Occasionally, masters appear." Ogata said softly, "The battle between the two samurai who used spears just now was quite exciting."

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"Sakamoto Yuji! Sakamoto Yuji! Please come forward!"

"Course B" once again heard the loud shouts of the officials.

The winner of the last trial match has been decided, and the officials in "Sound B" began to call out the names of the contestants in the next round.

"Oh!" Wuliu exclaimed lightly, "It seems that a master has finally appeared."

As Wuliu spoke, he fixed his gaze on "Course B".

Ogata had just been watching the trial match on the "Arena" with Makimura and Shimada.

Hearing Wu Liu's words, Ogata, who was a little curious, turned his head and looked at "Yiba" on the other side.

However - as soon as he turned his attention to the "B Field", Ogata's expression instantly froze as if he had been cast a "time freeze" magic.

Ogata saw a young man with a somewhat honest face wearing protective gear with the help of an official.

After putting on the protective gear, the young man quickly stepped onto the "B Field" and stood opposite his opponent.

Looking at this honest-faced young man, a certain scene slowly emerged in Ogata's mind, as if he had a sense of autonomy - this scene was from Ogata and he met in Kyoto more than 3 months ago, and they

The face of someone who has a special bond with Ogata.

Although the time he knew that guy was relatively short, Ogata and him could be regarded as having a life-long friendship.

Ogata himself also tried his best to give some tips to this guy who stubbornly called him "master" all the time. He was considered half a master.

At this moment, the face in my memory coincides perfectly with the face of the young man standing on "Course B" now.

Kondo?!

Xu almost blurted out and called out the young man's name.

This young man with a somewhat honest face is none other than Kondo Uchizosuke, who met Ogata in Kyoto more than three months ago.

Looking at Kondo, who was standing with a knife in the "B Field", facing off against his opponent, Ogata felt as if his head had just been hit by a superfast train, and his brain was directly knocked into a ball of paste.
To be continued...