"Damn! Do you think we don't have knives?! Makino shouted angrily as he took the knife that one of his senior brothers threw at him.

After being caught off guard by the guards in Matsudaira Gen, the disciples of the Sakakibara Sword Pavilion gradually began to fight back.

They retrieved the knife they had placed on the side of the dojo as fast as they could.

Tonight was supposed to be the night of the feast, and the masters and apprentices of the Sakakihara Sword Hall had placed their swords on the side of the dojo.

At this time, I don't care which knife belongs to which person, so I just take all these knives away and distribute them to all my brothers and sisters.

After catching the saber thrown by his brother, Makino drew his sword without any hesitation, and then slashed at one of the guards in front of him.

Makino is now on fire.

Tonight was supposed to be a night of laughter......

The tables filled with wine and food still lie quietly in a corner of the ashram.

As a result, because of the arrival of Matsudaira Gennai, the dojo that should have been full of laughter and laughter blew a bloody wind......

Perhaps because of patience and resentment, Makino's every attack was extremely ferocious.

In terms of momentum, he stubbornly suppressed the dogleg in front of him in front of him.

And the guards who are fighting with Makino are average.

Therefore, the guard, who was generally skilled and suppressed by Makino, was quickly crushed by Makino's head.

Before Makino, who had succeeded in killing an enemy, could rejoice in his victory, a familiar scream took away all his attention.

"Sawamura?"

Makino followed the prestige and found that the person who made this scream was Sawamura.

Sawamura sat on the ground at this time, looking at the guard in front of him with the knife in his hand raised with a horrified face.

"Stop me!!"

Makino pulled his throat and let out a terrible scream, rushing towards the village......

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“…… Sakakibara Hanbei. Nanahara looked at the half-guards standing in front of him with an indifferent gaze, "I advise you to put down your sword." I've always heard that the owner of the Sakakibara Sword Pavilion is a person who doesn't like violence, why are you so impulsive now that you dare to hold a knife at me? ”

At this time, the half-guard, with a knife in his hand, stared at Nanahara in front of him, and Matsudaira Gennai, who was firmly protected by Nanahara.

"Then you've misheard my rumors." The half-soldier, whose face was gloomy, tightened the knife in his hand, "I really don't like violence, but when it comes to last resort, I will also draw the knife!" ”

"And when my disciples are in trouble, it's that 'last resort'!"

“…… Sakakibara Hanbei, you should be ashamed of you for having such an apprentice. Nanahara glanced at Mikami, who had not moved, "If it weren't for your apprentice's vain attempt to assassinate the lord, then at least half of your disciples in the Sakakihara Sword Pavilion would survive." You don't need to be like you are now, a lot of age, and you are forced to fight with a knife. ”

"No!" As soon as Nanahara's words were finished, the half-guard interrupted in a hoarse voice, "Mikami, he's doing a good job!" ”

"Rather than being wantonly toyed to death by you bastards, it is better to take the first step and kill this tyrant and your gang of eagle dogs!"

"Watch your words." Nanahara frowned and said, "Insulting the lord - are you still a samurai?" ”

"Not only will I insult him, but I will also behead him!"

With that, the half-guard kicked on his hind legs and pounced on Nanahara in front of him.

Nanahara was firmly guarding Matsudaira Gennai's side, and if he didn't cut Nanahara first, he wouldn't be able to cut Matsudaira Gennai.

Nanahara is in the prime of life, and whether it is strength or physical strength, he must be above the half-soldier who is already dying.

Therefore, the strategy of the half-guards is simple - kill with one hit.

Don't compete with Nanahara for strength, nor enter a protracted battle with Nanahara, rely on his own footwork to get close, and then slash Nanahara with one sword.

The half-guard flashed to his side, flashing to the left of Nanahara.

While dodging to Nanahara's side, he exerted force from his waist, using his waist as the axis, transferring his strength to his arms, and using Nanahara's flank to use his best sword technique, the dragon tail.

Hanbei had thought he was moving fast.

I thought that Qiyuan would definitely not be able to react.

However......

Clang!

Nanahara's feet didn't move, he stood firmly in place, holding the sword in one hand, and deflecting the sword in his hand to the side to block the dragon tail of the half-guard.

"Sakakibara Hanbei, you're getting old. It's really embarrassing. ”

After leaving a sigh of emotion to the half-soldier who had his pupils shrunk because the attack was blocked, Nanahara pushed forward and pushed the half-guard away, causing the half-guard to distance himself from him.

He then switched to holding a knife in both hands and slashed at the left shoulder of the half-guard......

Nanahara used a robe slash.

The blade slashed through the left shoulder of the half-guard, and then from the right abdomen of the half-guard......

The sharp blade slashed from the left shoulder of the half-guard all the way to the right abdomen, splitting the half-guard in two......

After slashing Hanbei with one sword, Nanahara's expression did not change.

Silently took out the pocket paper and wiped the blood from the sword, while looking around, wary of any other enemies approaching him and Matsudaira Gennai.

As for Matsudaira Genuai, he turned his head to look at the dojo that was already splattered with blood after watching with interest as Miyoi slashed the half-guard in half.

The guards of the Sakakibara Hanbei are hundreds of people.

And there are only more than twenty disciples in the Sakakibara Sword Hall......

The outcome of this battle was doomed from the beginning......

As time passed, the shouts of killing became weaker and weaker.

Finally—the battle in the dojo is over.

All the disciples of the Sakakibara Sword Pavilion...... None of them were still standing.

Although the ultimate victor of this melee was the guards of Gennai Matsudaira, they were not unscathed in this melee.

Because the venue was crowded and the light was dim, more than a dozen people fell under the swords of the disciples of the Sakakihara Sword Pavilion or their own people.

"Fantastic......

Matsudaira Gennai, whose face had always been quite pale, had a strange flush on his face at this time.

"It's amazing......"

Matsudaira Gennai carefully looked at the dead corpses with different postures and expressions on the floor of the dojo.

It looks as if you are admiring some precious work of art.

Just as Matsudaira Gennai was admiring these "works of art" in his eyes, Nanahara, who was standing beside him, suddenly frowned and said:

“…… I thought that all the disciples of the Sakakibara Sword Hall were here, but it turned out that there was one person missing. ”

"One person missing? Who? Matsudaira asked Genuchi.

"I remember...... It seems to be called Ogata Esuse. Nanahara said as he looked at the hair of each corpse on the floor one by one, "According to rumors - he is a young samurai who does not shave the head of Tsukiyo, and there is no one here who does not keep Tsukiyo, so that Ogata Itsei should not be here." ”