Kuranaga turned around and looked at the flying ape with a serious face.

“…… Flying Ape, how much do you know about this Ogata Esuse? ”

"My lord, I didn't know this person until today. So there isn't much that is known about this person. ”

"But—after I learned that this person had entered the Ishikawa Sword Pavilion alone, I went to briefly check some information about this person."

"I learned that this person will be in the courtyard of Izumo Taisha in a month's time, and he will have a god worship competition with Toyama Renichiro of the Ishikawa Sword Museum."

"Toyama Renjiro...... Worship the gods......" Kuranaga muttered.

As the elder of the Hirose Domain, Kuranaga certainly knew what the god sacrifice competition was.

For this annual contest between the Sakakiwara Sword Museum and the Ishikawa Sword Museum, many high-ranking officials in their domain were extremely interested.

Every year, many dignitaries from their Hirose domain come to watch the battle.

But Kuranaga was not interested in this god sacrifice competition.

Since the inception of the Kami Worship Competition, Kuranaga has not once visited this prestigious sword competition in their domain.

For the name of Toyama Renichiro, Kuranaga has also heard of it.

According to the rumors that Kuranaga had received before, this Toyama Renichiro seemed to be a rare genius swordsman in the Ishikawa Sword Pavilion in ten years.

Kuraga has always scoffed at such rumors.

Kurunaga, who has seen a lot of the world, knows one truth very well, that is, the martial arts of the samurai of their Hirose Domain are not outstanding.

In the Ishikawa Kenkan, the distant mountains with excellent martial arts may only be a mediocre person in the whole of Japan.

Touting the distant mountains as a rare genius in ten years at the Ishikawa Kenkan is similar to Kuranaga's eyes - a group of monkeys who have never seen a tiger call the strongest monkey in their group the most powerful existence in the forest.

So for the rumor that "Yuanshan is a genius", Kuranaga didn't think it was true at all.

After stuffing the term "god sacrifice competition" in his mouth and chewing for a long time, Kuranaga spoke again:

"Flying Ape, when will this year's god worship contest be held?"

"Next month, but the date hasn't been set yet!"

"When the date is set, let it happen to me!"

"Yes!"

"And—tomorrow...... No, you go now! Go and give me a good look at that Ogata Esei. ”

"From who his parents are, to his daily life, I want to know all the information about him."

"Yes!"

……

……

The next day—

Early in the morning –

Slowly open your eyes.

The first thing that catches Ogata's eye is the unfamiliar ceiling.

"I slept so soundly......"

Ogata sighed in a low voice as he lifted the quilt covering him and sat up slowly.

Last night, after leaving the Ishikawa Sword Pavilion, he went straight back to the Sakakihara Sword Pavilion to report his safety.

After returning to the Sakakihara Sword Museum to report his safety, Ogata also wanted to go to the Ryuya.

But the fatigue that seemed to crush Ogata's body finally made Ogata dismiss the idea of going to the flow house again.

Because he really didn't have the strength to go home, Ogata spent the night directly in the dojo of the Sakakibara Sword Museum last night.

Originally, they did not allow others to stay overnight in the Sakakibara Sword Hall.

Not even the disciples in the Sword Pavilion.

But yesterday was a special situation after all, so Hanbei generously lent his Sakakiwara Sword Pavilion to Ogata, so that Ogata could rest well in the hall for a good night's rest.

At the same time, the half-guard also lent Ogata a set of bedding and pillows so that Ogata would not sleep on the cold wooden floor.

Because of the exhaustion of the body, he lay on the futon, closed his eyes, and the next second, he fell asleep directly.

Ogata dared to guarantee with his life that last night was definitely the most soundly slept he had since coming to the Edo period.

Sleep till dawn. I didn't even have a dream halfway through.

He sat up, and after his somewhat chaotic brain, which had just woken up, gradually regained his clarity, he quickly stood up.

After stacking the futon that the master had lent him last night, he slowly walked towards the small courtyard connected to the dojo.

To the east of the dojo of their Sakakibara Sword Hall, a small courtyard is connected.

Sometimes, when he was tired of sword practice, he would sit on the edge of this small courtyard with his brothers and sisters to blow the wind.

As you walk out of the dojo and into the garden, the sun shines like a waterfall on Ogata's face.

Because his eyes weren't used to sunlight, Ogata's eyes couldn't help but sink his eyelids and squint slightly.

Use your own eyelashes to filter the sun.

After his eyes had adjusted to the sunlight a little, Ogata opened his eyes again.

Today is a sunny day that can instantly change people's moods.

The white clouds, which are as loose as cotton, soften the sun that is not strong, and are often accompanied by a gust of wind.

When the breeze blew, the treetops of the small trees in the courtyard shook their waists obediently.

"It's a nice day......"

Speaking of this, Ogata paused.

Then a crying smile hung on his face.

"It's a pity that I still have to go to work today......"

The thought of going to work today made Ogata's mood feel heavy because of the pleasant weather.

"Ah, yes......"

Ogata muttered.

"I almost forgot to check what my personal system interface looks like now......"

Yesterday, Ogata didn't have time to look at his personal system interface.

When fighting with the disciples of the Ishikawa Kenkan, Ogata had no time to listen to the system sound in his head because of the high concentration of his mind.

So yesterday in the battle with the disciples of the Ishikawa Kenkan, how much experience points he gained after defeating someone - Ogata didn't know at all.

Ogata silently said "system" in his mind, and the familiar personal system interface appeared in front of Ogata's eyes.

[Name: Ogata Yise]

[Level: LV10:370/900]

【Personal attributes:

Strength: 5

Dexterity: 8

Reflex nerves: 8

Stamina: 5

Vitality: 5]

【Martial Arts Genre:

Sakakiwara Ichito-ryu: 6 stages: 330/1500】

[Remaining Skill Points: 3]

[Sakakiwara Ichito-ryu (6 paragraphs):

Ascending the stairs: Beginner

Water Fall: Intermediate

Bird Thorn: Advanced

Dragontail: Beginner】

……

- I got so much experience yesterday?

Looking at his personal system interface, Ogata couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Yesterday's series of battles actually increased Ogata's personal experience by 550 points, and Sakakihara's experience by 400 points.

Upgrading Ogata's personal level and Sakakiwara Ichira's level directly to get 3 skill points, making Ogata's skill point inventory change from 0 to 3.

Looking at his experience bar, Ogata pondered for a while, and then said secretly in his heart:

- It seems...... The amount of experience gained is not only related to the strength of the opponent......

- It is also related to the opponent's "killing intent" towards me......

- Yesterday, the disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Pavilion were eager to beat me to a cripple.

- After defeating the people who wanted to cripple me, I will naturally gain a lot of experience......

After Ogata defeated Itagaki who sexually harassed Afuku, he had speculated that the amount of experience gained was not only related to the strength of the opponent's ability, but also to the opponent's "killing intent" towards him

But at that time, he was just guessing and not sure.

Now, Ogata is 100% sure that as long as the opponent has a strong killing intent, then even if the opponent is weak, Ogata will still gain a lot of experience points after defeating or killing him.