Step in, swing your sword and sweep – all in one go.

The speed of action is also much faster than the speed of the action just now!

Mikami's pupils shrank slightly in shock.

He hadn't expected Ogata to move so fast.

He didn't have time to retract the sword that had been raised above his head.

He could only watch as Ogata's sword slashed into his abdomen.

Because Mikami is taller than Ogata, slashing Mikami's chest is a bit too difficult for Ogata.

For Ogata, the best position to attack is Mikami's belly.

Sakakiwara Ichito-ryu Dragon's Tail.

Dragon's tail - Sakakihara's horizontal slashing technique in a sword stream.

Ogata's sword, like the tail of a dragon, swept from left to right, towards Mikami's belly.

When the blade of the wooden sword was only a finger's distance from Mikami's belly, Ogata's sword came to a sudden halt.

After smiling and retracting the sword, Ogata saluted Mijo and said:

"Agreed, Sankami-senpai."

Mikami also recovered from the stunned state just now.

Putting down the sword in his hand, he saluted Ogata with a helpless smile on his face:

"I lost...... I didn't expect Ogata-kun to be so fast...... It seems that Ogata-kun, you usually hide quite deeply. ”

As soon as Mikami's words fell, the familiar system sound sounded in Ogata's head:

【Ding! Use Sakakiwara Ichirachi Ryu Dragontail to defeat the enemy. 】

[Gain 50 personal experience points, 60 experience points for swordsmanship "Sakakiwara Ichito-ryu".] 】

【Ding! When the experience is full, the level of Sakakiwara Ichitoru is increased by 1 stage, and 2 skill points are obtained.

[Current Remaining Skill Points: 2]

[Current personal level: LV8 (50/700)]

[Sakakiwara Ichito-ryu Level: 4th stage (20/700)]

- My Sakakiwara Lash Stream has been upgraded! Skill points again! And it's still 2 o'clock!

After the sound of the system in his head fell, Ogata couldn't help but shout excitedly in his heart.

- Worthy of Mikami's senior, after defeating him, he gained more experience points than Makino and the previous senior brother!

- I was right...... Leveling up my martial arts genre is much more cost-effective than increasing my personal level!

- If you upgrade your personal level by 1 level, you can only get 1 skill point.

- If you increase the level of the martial arts by 1 level, you will get 2 skill points.

- Just now, after my Sakakiwara Ichibu was promoted from 3rd to 4th dan, I gained 2 skill points.

- It's a pity that the maximum level of each martial arts school is only 15 levels......

- It can't be upgraded infinitely without a cap like a personal level......

……

……

Although Mikami was the strongest of the disciples of the Sakakihara Sword Pavilion, he was not invincible and had never been defeated.

After all, Mikami is not strong enough to crush all the senior brothers.

So in the daily sword competition, Mikami will always lose to others.

Because of this, after Ogata defeated Mikami, it only caused a small exclamation among everyone in the museum, and no one felt incredible.

The sword competition between Ogata and Mikami was the last competition of today's sword gym.

After Ogata and Mikami finished the sword match, it was already sunset.

After sunset, it's time when the Kenkan closes – that's the rule of the Sakakibara Dokan.

All the disciples lined up and bowed to their master, Sakakihara Hanbei, and then took back their swords, put on their shoes, and went back to their homes.

……

……

Ogata lives in a remote area, so no one is traveling with him, so Ogata has to walk home alone.

As he walked home along the country path with the memories in his mind, Ogata's gaze frequently and uncontrollably glanced at his left waist.

To be precise, it was to glance at the long and short knives pinned to his left waist.

These two knives are very heavy, and they are quite heavy when hung around the waist.

Looking at the two heavy knives on his left waist, Ogata couldn't help but swallow.

- This is a real knife......

- I can't imagine that I will have a day when I will have a real knife around my waist and walk swaggering along the road......

Before coming to the Edo period, Ogata had heard a saying somewhere that men basically liked to dance with swords.

Ogata agrees with this statement.

The thought of having two real knives around his waist - and that they were his own family heirloom swords - uncontrollably excited welled up from Ogata's body.

Ogata was eager to pull out his two swords and take a closer look.

But now it's outdoors, and even though Ogata is living in an era like the Edo period, when samurai were respected, it's still a bit inappropriate to draw a sword outdoors for no reason.

In order to see some of his own saber quickly, Ogata quickened his pace home.

Ogata's mother died in childbirth when she gave birth to Ogata.

Ogata's father also died a few years ago.

So Ogata now lives alone.

Ogata's home is just a dilapidated and old thatched house.

Although the house is small, it is enough for one person.

When he opened the door, he didn't even have time to take off the straw sandals on his feet, so he rushed into the house in one breath and untied the two long and short sabers on his left waist.

These two knives, one long and one short, have their own exclusive nouns.

A longer knife is called a fighting knife.

A shorter knife is called Wakisa.

The sword was the main weapon of the samurai in battle, and the wakisa was a backup weapon.

Ogata pulled out his knife first.

Now it's dark, and Ogata hasn't lit the lights, so the light in the house is unusually dim.

But after Ogata pulled his knife out of its scabbard, the light in the entire house instantly brightened a lot.

The snow-white blade clearly reflects Ogata's face.

After playing with the knife in his hand, he pulled his wedge out of the sheath as well.

Whether it is a knife or a threat, it is extremely well maintained.

The blade is shiny.

The blade is also sharpened quite sharply.

These two knives are veritable "family heirloom knives".

The Ogata family has been passed down from generation to generation since the beginning of the Edo period.

So these two knives are antiques with a history of more than 100 years.

After the death of Ogata's father, these two knives passed into Ogata's hands.

Although it is said to be a "family heirloom knife", in fact, these two knives are not "treasure" at all.

It's just two ordinary katanas, not the kind of sword that can sharpen iron like clay.

Since the opening of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan has been quite peaceful.

With the exception of the Battle of Sekigahara at the beginning of the Edo period, there were no large-scale wars in Japan.

If there is no war, it means that the katana is useless.

It is precisely because the katana is no longer useful that these two swords of Ogata have been passed down from generation to generation and have a history of more than 100 years.

These 2 katanas have been handed down for so many years, which means that after so many years, these 2 swords have not been used much at all.

……

……

After playing with the long and short katana, he put them all back into his sheath.

Just put the knife into the sheath -

Mutter......

There was a slight rattle in my stomach.

Ogata touched his flat, fat-free abdomen, and said secretly in his heart:

- I just looked at the knife and played with the knife......

- I don't even forget the "I'm hungry" thing......

- Let's eat......