After learning that the shogunate army had stormed the walls for no apparent reason and massacred them, Konnosuke made the decision to open the door of his mansion and let the villagers take refuge.

Konnosuke's mansion is the tallest and most imposing house in Toyowa Village.

Therefore, it is also the strongest "fortress" of this Toyowa Village.

"Quick! Fast! Fast! ”

"Hurry up! We're closing! ”

Several young men guarding the gate of the mansion shouted anxiously at a young girl who was rushing here.

Behind the girl, more than a dozen soldiers of the Shogunate Army were chasing after her.

At the moment, the girl is the only one left who has not taken refuge in the mansion of Konnosuke.

The rest had either managed to hide in it without any problems.

Or they have already died under the sword and gun of the shogunate army.

Under the influence of the desire to survive, the girl burst out with extraordinary steps, and the dozen or so soldiers could not catch up with the girl for a while—of course, part of the reason why they could not catch up with the girl was because they were wearing heavy armor.

After the young girl rushed into Konnosuke's mansion before the soldiers could catch up, the young men who were guarding the gate hurriedly closed the gate together.

With a "boom", the door to the Kinnosuke Mansion was completely closed.

The next moment the gate closed, the soldiers of the Shogunate Army, who had been chasing the girl, also rushed to the door.

There was no need for someone to command, and the soldiers knew what to do.

"One! Two! Three! ”

After this series of neat slogans fell, the dozen or so soldiers slammed their shoulders hard against the gate.

Squeak, squeak......

Under the impact of more than a dozen soldiers, the wooden gate emitted an overwhelming "squeak" sound.

The gate was so heavy that the soldiers of the Shogunate couldn't open it for a while—of course, only for a while.

As the dozen or so soldiers hit the wall "boom", "boom", "boom", the rest of the soldiers located in various parts of the village were slowly converging.

More and more soldiers gathered in front of the Near Nosuke Mansion, and more and more soldiers joined the ranks of those who smashed the door.

In a short time, the 90 generals who were responsible for entering the wall to clear the islanders had all gathered in front of Kinnosuke's mansion.

They were sharpening their knives, waiting for the moment when the door of the mansion would be slammed open; Waiting for the moment when they can enter the house and wipe out the remaining villagers who have taken refuge in this mansion......

……

……

Rumble!

Rumble!

The sound of the shogunate army banging on the door continued to reach the ears of the people who were currently hiding in the mansion.

Although there were a few young men at the gate, trying to slow down the gate as fast as they could, everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before the gate was knocked open.

With a calm face, Konnosuke walked around the first floor of the mansion, counting the number of villagers who had managed to escape into the mansion.

Only 71 people managed to escape into the mansion.

Among them, 22 are young and middle-aged, and the rest are old and weak women and children......

The 71 people who fled into the mansion are now basically staying in every corner of the first floor.

The first floor of this mansion has become noisy because of this.

The sound of "boom", "boom", "boom" and "boom" constantly came into everyone's ears with a specific rhythm.

The younger children were crying constantly.

Some of the more determined ones are also weeping silently.

The hot-tempered people were roaring at the shogunate, who had suddenly and unleashed a massacre on them for no apparent reason.

At the same time, there are people who are silent and don't know what they are thinking.

Yet—no matter how they reacted, the look on their faces was the same: with a touch of despair.

Konnosuke can understand the despair on his face, and even if he doesn't have a mirror in his hand now, he can roughly guess what his expression is like now - it must be similar to these people.

"Hey! What are you crying for?! ”

Konnosuke heard a loud roar.

As far as the sound goes, it was an older young man yelling at a teenager.

Konnosuke recognized the two men - they were a pair of brothers.

The elder brother's face was full of anger, and the younger brother was squatting on the ground and crying.

"What's there to cry about?" The younger brother asked his brother in a crying voice, "Are we all going to die, and I am not allowed to cry?" ”

"As a manly husband, don't cry like a woman!"

"Everybody's going to die soon, anyway! Why don't you care so much! ”

The conversation between the two brothers made the atmosphere around them a little heavier.

Even the elder brother who had just reprimanded his younger brother had a stunned expression on his face, wanting to say something to refute his younger brother, but he couldn't think of any suitable words......

Anyone who is even more sensible has recognized the fact that they are finished.

Unarmed, they simply could not be an opponent for the well-armed soldiers of the shogunate.

Although the soldiers of the shogunate army were now blocked from the sturdy wooden gate, this wooden gate could only save them for a while, not for a lifetime, and it was only a matter of time before the wooden gate was broken and the shogunate army rushed in.

In the face of the current situation, even Konnosuke, who has seen a lot of strong winds and waves, feels helpless.

Listening to the conversation between the two brothers, and thinking that it would not be long before his life would come to an end, a wave of soreness and exhaustion welled up from Konnosuke's heart, and then spread throughout his body.

Konnosuke, who felt extremely tired, let out a long sigh as he leaned his back against the wall of the corridor next to him, and slowly sat down on the floor.

Konnosuke's long sigh dissipated in the air, and then merged into the atmosphere called "despair" that was burning over everyone's heads......

At this moment, on the side of Konnosuke, a young male voice with a bit of joking in his tone suddenly sounded:

"Near no Suke...... If you sit on the edge of the corridor like this, it will affect the passage of people. ”

In the current situation where the atmosphere called "despair" fills the place, this somewhat joking discourse is very special.

Konnosuke looked at the owner of the male voice in surprise - Ogata, who was holding a large pile of knives and showing him a faint smile.

Konnosuke looked at Ogata with a stunned expression, and then looked at the three people behind Ogata, including Mamiya, Makimura, and Amachi.

All three of them were like Ogata, with a large pile of knives in their arms.

At a time when everyone is not crying or roaring and silent, Ogata and his group, who are holding a bunch of knives, look very different.

Therefore, after Ogata and his party walked down from the upper floor with a large pile of knives, they immediately attracted the attention and attention of almost all the villagers on the first floor.

Konnosuke stood up and made way for the passage of the hallway, and asked Asokata's group:

"You ...... What are you going to do?! ”

"What for?" Ogata tilted his head as if he had heard some strange question, "Of course I'm going to meet the enemy." ”

Ogata's words, like a pebble thrown into a pond, immediately caused an uproar.

The surrounding villagers exclaimed:

"Facing the Shogunate?!"

"Are you guys having a problem with your brains?!"

"What can just a few of you do?"

"You're going to be killed by the shogunate right away!"

……

Not only are the surrounding villagers criticizing Ogata and his party, but Konnosuke also throws a strange look at Ogata and his group.

"Ogata-sama...... Are you crazy......? ”

Konnosuke said in a deep voice.

"Now there are nearly 100 soldiers of the Shogunate Army outside the mansion!"

"How can you four be their opponents!"