There was an emotion in his eyes that was hard to describe in words.

This emotion is a bit like grievance, but also a bit like anger.

Looking at Isshiki, who was hugging his knees and making his whole body look smaller, Naoshu sighed heavily.

Faced with Isshiki's situation, Naoshu didn't know what to say to comfort him.

Raising his hand and patting Ishiki's back a few times, Naoshu raised his eyes again to look at Ogata in the distance.

"This is... a good opportunity..." Zhizhou murmured after being silent for a while.

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After experiencing the accident of being robbed by pirates, the rest of the stowaway boat's journey was smooth sailing.

The ship arrived somewhere in northern Oshu smoothly.

After the ship docked and the cabin door was opened, the stowaways in the cabin immediately rushed out of the cabin and set foot on the Japanese mainland.

A large part of the reason why the stowaways were so eager to leave the stowaway boat was because of Ogata.

Although Ogata's reputation in some places is not bad, in the eyes of the general public who don't care much about current affairs and national affairs, Ogata is a wanted criminal, and he is also a wanted criminal with a frighteningly high bounty.

Being on the same ship as a wanted criminal with such a high bounty is a very stressful thing for many ordinary people.

Therefore, as soon as the ship docked and the cabin was released, most of the stowaways immediately "escaped" in a hurry as if they were liberated.

Azhu was in no hurry to "escape".

After she walked out of the stowaway boat slowly, she suddenly stopped as if she had realized something, and turned to look at the stowaway boat behind her.

A thoughtful look appeared on his face.

Ashu looked at the stowaway boat behind him with a thoughtful face for a while, then shook off the black robe on his body and quickly ran into a dense bush not far away.

middle.

After Azhu hid in the bushes, two other people did exactly the same thing as her.

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"Big, big, big, big, my lord...this is you, you, you, you, your horse..."

The crew members standing in front of Ogata stammered as they led radishes and grapes to Ogata and Omachi.

This crew member was not only so nervous that he stuttered severely, but was also so nervous that his whole body was covered in cold sweat.

At this time, Ogata and Atachi did not leave the stowaway boat immediately with the other stowaways, because they still needed to go to the bottom of the stowaway boat to collect their horses.

After taking the reins from the sailor in front of him, Ogata couldn't help but said to the sailor:

"I said...you don't have to be so nervous...I'm not a man-eating evil spirit..."

"Yes, yes, yes! I, I, I, I, I know!" The crew member, who nodded and bowed, told Ogata through his actions that your kind reminder just now was completely useless...

Because this crew member's stuttering was so severe, Ogata was very suspicious that the crew member might have accidentally bitten his tongue.

If we talk about who had the most exaggerated reaction after Ogata's identity was exposed, it was undoubtedly the crew of this stowaway ship.

This stowaway ship strictly prohibited samurai from boarding. However, after Ogata and the others took the initiative to expose the identity of the samurai in order to defeat the pirates, no one on the crew dared to say anything wrong with Ogata and the others.

Not to mention it was Ogata's fault, after the gang of pirates were eliminated, the crew members did not even dare to enter the cabin again.

Even when notifying everyone that they were about to dock, they just stood outside the cabin door and shouted into the door.

Their current attitude towards Ogata and their behavior are as if they have changed.

What they had done before could not be considered arrogant and domineering, but they could also be considered as completely ignoring Ogata and other stowaways.

Except for a few individuals, the rest of the crew behaved roughly and without any courtesy at all.

But now when they face Ogata, they have become "men's role models" one by one.

Everyone is polite and polite. When speaking to Ogata, they use the highest level of honorifics and are very respectful to Ogata... No, using "respectful" to describe it is not quite accurate. It should be said to be respectful.

You have to go too far.

Everyone was like Ogata's retainer, they just fell to their knees and kowtowed to Ogata.

Ogata had no choice but to look helpless at the way the crew treated him with excessive respect.

After the human skin mask was destroyed, Ogata was mentally prepared for the kind of treatment he would receive.

Ogata and Omachi each held radish and grapes and got off the stowaway boat.

When getting off the boat, Ogata did not forget to put on his hat, then pulled his scarf higher and covered most of his face with the scarf.

Nowadays, without the human skin mask, Ogata can only rely on hats, veils, scarves and other items to cover his face.

Fortunately, it is the season now, as spring has just begun, and the weather is still relatively cool, so you can still wear a scarf and use it to cover your face.

At this time, the rest of the stowaways on the boat had basically disappeared. After Ogata and the others walked to the shore with their horses, there was no one left on the shore.

Ogata and Amachi were the last two stowaways to disembark. After they disembarked, the crew of the stowaway ship immediately closed the cabin, pulled up the anchor, and prepared to leave the place.

"It's been a long time..." Amachi took a deep breath, "The scent of Japan..."

Not long after Yitong and others were dealt with, the stowaway boat entered calmer waters, and A-Machi felt much better.

Because of this, after getting off the ship, Atachi is still energetic and not too depressed due to seasickness.

"Omachi, let's go." Ogata said, "Let's work harder and see if we can reach Fengnan Town before dark."

When picking up the horses just now, Ogata asked the crew: Where is the nearest castle town from here?

Compared to sleeping outdoors, Ogata naturally wanted to spend the night in a castle town.

Especially when you have been wandering at sea for several days, you want to spend the night in a place with hot water for bathing and tatami for sleeping.

According to the crew, there happens to be a small town nearby. If you follow the trail in the southeast direction and walk for two and a half miles (about 10 kilometers), you will reach a small town called "Fengnan Town".

Just when Ogata and Atachi were about to sit on Carrot and Grape's horse, a shout suddenly reached their ears.

"Ittosai-sama!"

"Huh?" Ogata followed the sound and saw two figures running out of the trees in the distance.

These two people are Isshiki Naoshu and Isshiki Ryoma.

The shout just now was exactly what Isshiki Naoshu shouted.

Ogata, who narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the two people who had just hidden in the bushes: "It's you, is something wrong?"

As Ogata spoke, he secretly increased his vigilance and was ready... to draw his sword at any time to deal with various emergencies.

"Ittosai-sama." Isshiki Naoshu said sternly as he quickly ran up to Ogata, "My grandson and I have spoken rudely to you before. Please forgive me and my grandson for being rude to you before!"

Having said that, Isshiki Naoshu bowed 90 degrees to Ogata very respectfully.

And Isshiki, who was standing next to Naoshu, after some hesitation, finally slowly bowed 90 degrees to Ogata like his grandfather did. However, when bowing to Ogata, he had a look on his face.

Somewhat reluctantly.

Ogata turned sideways and was not greeted by Naoshu and the others.

The rude words Zhizhou received probably refer to the previous incident when Isshiki argued with him about "whether swordsmanship should be eliminated."

That's all for Isshiki, and after all, Naoshu is an old man with white hair and beard. Ogata always feels a little weird that an old man of his age pays him such a big gift.

"You don't need to apologize to me. I don't care about such trivial matters." Ogata said calmly, "You hid yourself and waited for me to get off the boat, not just to apologize to me, right? Is there anything else you want to say to me?

Please tell me as soon as possible."

Seeing Ogata say this, Naoshu was stunned for a moment, and then a solemn look appeared on his face at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Since Ogata went straight to the point, he also got straight to the point.

"Master Ittousai, I have no time to wait. I would like to invite you to come to Osaka and come to our sword studio! Be the swordsman of our sword studio!"

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My physical condition is not very good today, so the number of words today is slightly less.

This final volume is really long. It has been almost a month since I started writing the final volume, and I have been updating quite a lot every day. But as of now, the plot of the final volume... can only be said to have just begun...
Chapter completed!