The double exhaustion of mind and body indeed makes Ogata's current state look quite bad, reaching the level where "outsiders can tell at a glance that this person is very tired now."

Ogata, who understood Ashley's "sign language", was just thinking about whether to follow Ashley's suggestion. When he went to take a short rest, he suddenly heard a low gasp coming from his side.

The volume of this gasp was neither too loud nor too quiet - just enough for both Ogata and Ashley to hear clearly.

Hearing this gasp, Ogata and Ashley quickly turned to look at Amachi beside them, as if by conditioned reflex - Amachi, who had kept his eyes closed since Ogata left last night, now opened his eyes.

He opened a gap, turned his head, and looked at Ogata and Ashley.

Before Ogata and Ashley could say anything, Atachi took the lead and said to them in a weak tone:

"Is there water...?"

Ashley has been following Ogata, Atachi and the others for such a long time, and now Ashley can recognize some simple Japanese words.

She didn't understand what Atachi meant by what he just said.

But she heard the word "water".

O-Machi has been sweating profusely since last night, and he hasn't even drank a drop of water. It's strange that his body is not short of water. After realizing that O-Machi probably wanted some water, Akiri nodded vigorously and spoke in Ainu language.

After saying "There is water, there is water" several times, he quickly got out of the hunting cabin.

After a while, Ashley reappeared in front of Ogata and Atachi holding a large glass of warm water.

Ogata helped A-Machi sit up with one hand, and took the warm water from Ashley with the other hand. He first tried it himself, and after confirming that the water temperature was OK, he handed the cup of warm water to A-Machi, whose already cracked

lips.

Amachi, who was extremely thirsty, drank like a buffalo. In just two breaths, he drank up the large glass of warm water.

"Do you still want to drink?" Ogata asked.

A-Machi shook his head: "I'm already full..."

Seeing what Atachi said, Omoto handed the cup back to Ashley.

Just when Ogata wanted Amachi to lie down again, Amachi told Ogata one step ahead:

"Wait a minute... I kept lying down yesterday, and my back hurts from lying down. Let me sit for a while now. It will be good for my body."

"Don't you feel uncomfortable sitting down?" Ogata asked.

"No...it feels more comfortable for me to sit now..."

"Oh well……"

Ogata changed his sitting position, from sitting on the side of Amachi to sitting behind him, so that Amachi could use him as the back of the chair and lean against him.

Seeing this, Ashley held the cup that Ogata had just handed back with great discernment, and quickly left the hunting lodge, leaving plenty of space for Ogata and Omachi.

Ogata is actually not afraid of Ashley staying here - anyway, she can't understand the conversation between him and Atachi.

"How do you feel now? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

"Except for the pain from the wound and feeling very tired, everything else is fine..." A-Machi forced out a smile that wasn't pretty, "How long have I been sleeping? What time is it now?"

"You've been sleeping for 7 or 8 hours, and it's already noon."

"Have I slept for so long..."

After saying that, Omachi closed his eyes and rested his head on Ogata's left shoulder.

"Do you have an appetite to eat now?" Ogata asked, "Aizan went hunting and should be back soon. I'll see if I can cook something to nourish your body."

"I feel like my appetite should be okay now... I should be able to eat..." After that, Atachi buried his head into Ogata's shoulder, "Let's not talk about my matters for now...

…Tell me about your story…”

"My business?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

"You... smell very strongly of blood..."

Ogata's expression froze.

"Although your clothes look clean...but when I just leaned on you, I immediately smelled the smell of blood on your body..."

"As expected...are you still running to avenge me...?"

"...Well." At this point, Ogata couldn't think of any way to hide this matter, so he pursed his lips and nodded gently, "While you are sleeping, I will go and do it.

You took revenge. The guy who almost killed you is now sleeping forever."

After Ogata finished speaking, A-Machi slowly opened her eyes, then raised her head and looked at Ogata who was sitting behind her, using his body to act as the back of the chair for her. Deep in his eyes, there was an emotion that was difficult to describe in words.

emerge.

"You're not hurt, are you...?" she asked.

Ogata smiled and shook his head:

"I'm not injured. If you don't believe me, you can touch around and see."

"Why can't you bear it for a while..." There was a hint of reproach in A-Machi's tone.

She closed her eyes, rested the back of her head on Ogata's left shoulder again, and said no more words.

Seeing that Atachi stopped talking, Ogata couldn't help but said in a cautious tone:

"I thought you were going to scold me severely... scold me for not obeying your words..."

"I don't have the energy to scold you now..." Ating sighed softly, "And now that things have happened, there is no point in me scolding you anymore..."

"As long as you are fine..."

"Mr. Majima, Miss Atachi!"

At this time, Ashley's voice suddenly came from outside the house.

Ashley, who had just left not long ago, got back into the hunting cabin.

"Mr. Ayzan is back. (Ainu language)"

As soon as Ashley finished speaking, Ayizan's voice sounded from outside the house:

"Mr. Majima, you are finally back...ah! Miss Atachi, are you awake?"

Aizan carried a bow and arrow and a fat rabbit and followed Ashley into the hunting cabin. When he saw Ogata who finally came back and Amachi who woke up, he showed a look of surprise.

"I'm sorry for making you worry." Ogata said, "It's really hard for you to help take care of Atachi during my absence."

Ayizan quickly said: "It's nothing, please don't worry about it."

"Mr. Majima, you came back at the right time."

Speaking of this, a strange color appeared on Ayzan's face.

"There are... guests visiting."

After Ayzan hesitated for a long time, he finally said the word "guest".

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Today's update is as late and infrequent as ever...I am guilty...(Leopard Head Cries.jpg)

The author's parents run a shopping mall, and they asked me to come to the shopping mall to help before I find a formal job, so I basically work during the day every day, and I can't start writing until I get off work at night.

So the author has now become a social beast... I can't guarantee that the number of daily updates will be large and large...

In short - in order to apologize, I won’t do any cold science knowledge today. Let me tell you about the subsequent plot of this book.

Misestimating the amount of plot is a traditional skill of mine... I had always thought that this book would be finished in the late summer or early autumn of this year, but now I realize that this was a complete fantasy...

Each current volume of this book has always been based on the "one volume, one map" model. The fifth volume is in Kyoto, the sixth volume is in Edo, and the seventh volume is in Ezo.

But the final volume, Volume 8, is not like this.

The stage of Volume 8 is extremely broad and spans multiple maps. I will now reveal a little bit about the maps involved in Volume 8 - Ezoji and Osaka.

Moreover, there are many forces involved in the final volume, including Buddhism, Ninja, Shogunate, Calabash House...

Because the map is vast and there are many forces, the amount of plot is also huge. Writing 800,000 words may not be a problem... In addition, the author is no longer a college student with too much time every day, so the amount of updates every day is not as good as before.
Chapter completed!