After confronting Akizuki, Ogata finally understood why Akizuki insisted on requiring both parties to wear armor before the battle began.

Qiuyue's fighting method is indeed quite dangerous when fighting without armor.

If Qiuyue had a hand thrown at her with a 3-meter-long spear, it would be extremely easy to injure someone, or even cause fatal injuries.

But the power of his spear is still not as powerful as that of the "demon monk"'s naginata. In terms of strength alone, Qiuyue is obviously weaker than the "demon monk".

The battle with Akizuki made Ogata feel like he was fighting a weakened version of the "Monk".

With the experience of facing long weapon users accumulated in the previous battle with the "Yao Monk" as a basis, Ogata had no reason to lose to Akizuki no matter what.

Before and after putting the tip of the wooden knife against Qiuyue's throat, the system's prompt sounded in his mind:

[Ding! Use Sakakibara's Ichidou Style·Shui Fall to defeat the enemy]

[Acquire 150 personal experience points, 160 experience points for the swordsmanship "Sakakibara One Sword Style", and 35 experience points for the swordsmanship "Mugawara Two Sword Style"]

[Current personal level: LV35 (2730/5400)]

[Sakakihara Itto-ryu Level: 12th Dan (5815/9000)]

[Wuwo Sword Style Level: 11th Stage (4025/12000)]

Ogata had just split Qiuyue's spear with a drop of water, exposing Qiuyue's flaw that could determine the winner.

So probably because of this, the system determined that Ogata defeated the enemy with water.

Before deciding the outcome with one blow, Ogata blocked several Akizuki's attacks with the blade of the Muga Nito style, so he also gained some experience points from the Muga Nito style.

It can be said that the dojo is now in a state of flux.

Neither the masters nor the apprentices in the dojo, nor those brought by Qiuyue, know anything about martial arts.

They all know how difficult it is to fight a knife against a gun.

Although the masters and apprentices of Director Yibaosheng knew that Ogata was very powerful, they still couldn't help but sweat when Ogata came on stage.

The masters and disciples who underestimated Ogata's strength were shocked and stunned after seeing Ogata defeating Qiuyue so neatly.

As for the dozen or so people who came here with Qiuyue, their reactions were even more exaggerated.

What Ogata had just guessed was not wrong; these people were Qiuyue's personal soldiers.

Because they are Qiuyue's personal soldiers, they know how strong Qiuyue is.

A person who was at the top of the Sendai clan's army and was selected as one of the "Seven Spears of Senshu" was unexpectedly killed by an unknown swordsman in an unknown castle town.

Diners who have heard of its name are defeated!

And judging by the appearance of the diner, he seemed to be doing it with ease.

The first person to recover from the shock and astonishment was Qiuyue.

"...Your name is Majima Goro, right?" Qiuyue asked Majima with a serious face.

"That's right." Ogata took his wooden sword away from Qiuyue's throat.

"...what a surprise."

Although Qiuyue recovered from the shock, his expression still looked dull.

Although she lost to Ogata, Qiuyue did not show any signs of depression.

He seemed a little...excited.

"I didn't expect that such a small town whose name I had never heard of before would actually have such a master living in seclusion here..."

After that, Qiuyue said to Majima in a somewhat excited tone.

"Mashima Goro-kun!"

Qiuyue used honorifics.

"Please compete with me again!"

After saying that, Qiuyue raised the wooden spear in her hand.

However, before Qiuyue had time to get into position, a deep voice sounded from behind him:

"Lord Qiuyue, the time is almost up."

Ogata followed the reputation and found that the person speaking was a middle-aged man with a hideous scar on his face.

This middle-aged man is one of the dozen soldiers Qiuyue brought.

As soon as the words "Scarface" came out, Qiuyue frowned.

"Run no time?"

"That's right. There's no time. Scarface" nodded, "It's time to go back."

"Tsk..." A strong look of unwillingness appeared on Qiuyue's face.

Although he showed unwillingness, he silently raised the wooden gun in his hand again and put it on his shoulder.

"……knew."

After responding with "Scarface", Qiuyue looked at Ogata.

"Mashima-kun, will you stay here for a long time?"

"No." Ogata replied without hesitation, "I'm just staying in this town temporarily."

"In about a month, I should be leaving here."

Ogata's words directly made Qiuyue look anxious.

"May I ask where you are going, Master?"

Ogata didn't want to casually report his whereabouts to a guy who was almost a stranger.

"I don't know exactly where I'm going to go after I leave. I'll just take it wherever I go."

Ogata shrugged.

"After all, I'm just a wandering wanderer."

What he just said was actually not a lie.

Because Ogata really doesn't know where he is going to go in the future.

Ezo Land is very big, and if you want to find the pair of masters and disciples who may be able to cure the "immortal poison", you will probably have to wander aimlessly in Ezo Land for a long time.

"Wandering? Are you practicing as a warrior?" Qiuyue asked next.

"Well, that's right." Ogata, who was too lazy to explain too much, nodded and admitted.

Qiuyue's face and eyes showed visible frustration.

"What a pity...I still want to compete with you again..."

After letting out a heavy sigh, Qiuyue called to his soldiers and asked them to help him take off his armor and feathers.

By the way, he also took off Ogata's armor.

After quickly taking off the armor from himself and Ogata, and wrapping them all in a wide cloth, Qiuyue said sternly to Ogata:

"Mashima-kun."

"With your swordsmanship, whether you go to the shogunate or a certain vassal state, you will definitely not have to worry about finding an official position."

"If you are interested, I can introduce you to my lord. My lord likes the art of war and always welcomes strong warriors."

"I assure you that if you come to Sendai Domain, you can get an official position with a salary of 300 stone years at worst."

Qiuyue's words made many apprentices from the Baosheng Sword Hall present, as well as Qiuyue's soldiers, breathe heavily.

From a wanderer with no fixed abode to a "serious warrior" with a salary of at least 300 stone years, in their eyes, it is something that can only be achieved. It can be said that it is a step to the sky, a smooth career.

But faced with this beautiful thing that in their eyes was nothing more than smoke rising from ancestral graves, Ogata replied without hesitation:

"Sorry, I have no intention of entering an official career. Thank you for your kindness."

If you knew that the person invited was "Ogata Ittosai", you wouldn't be scared to death...

Ogata couldn't help but complained in his heart.

Regardless of the fact that he still had to deal with the important matter of going to Ezo, his true identity alone destined Ogata to have no chance of an official career in his life.

Unless Ogata keeps wearing this human skin mask and never takes it off in front of others, he will always live as "Mashima Goro".

But for Ogata, he has no desire to live a life where he has to pretend to be "Mashima Goro" for a lifetime.

Moreover, Ogata's three views are not in sync with the mainstream three views of this era.

Therefore, facing the olive branch thrown by Qiuyue, Ogata just felt like showing a wry smile: The solidification of classes in this era is really outrageous.

A person with excellent swordsmanship like him can only get an annual salary of 300 dan...

Although the annual salary of 300 stone is enough to live a decent life.

But when he thought that so many samurai were born as masters and were destined to inherit a family fortune of hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of koku, Ogata felt very emotional...

In this era, hard work is almost impossible to bridge the gap caused by different tires.
To be continued...