Ogata lost count not only to how many enemies he had killed, but also to how many wounds he had on his body.

All he knew was - his body was heavy now.

The hands and feet are heavy, the eyelids are heavy, and the head is heavy.

While he felt his head heavi, he also felt dizzy.

Ogata, who felt that his vision was dark, thought it was because of something in his eyes.

However, no matter how much I rubbed it, it didn't make my vision return to normal, but it became darker and darker.

It wasn't until this that Ogata realized that it wasn't that he had a clutter in his eyes, but that he was simply about to reach his limit......

"Look at the knife!"

Another slash came at him.

The heavy hands and feet made Ogata's attack and defense half a beat slower.

He could only watch as the slash struck him in the left shoulder.

The slash was so powerful that despite the protection of the chain mail, Ogata had a shallow stab wound on his left shoulder.

"Hah...... Ha...... Ha ...... "Ogata, who still maintained the breathing state of Genno, gasped violently, greedily absorbing every trace of air around him.

Perhaps because of the high level of mental tension, Ogata has been able to barely maintain Genno's breath until now.

- to ...... Is it the limit......

Ogata, who felt that his strength was almost exhausted, was now kneeling on the ground with his left knee and one knee.

The left hand was inserted into the ground, and the right hand holding the knife pressed against the erect right knee, trying to use this force to get up again.

However, no matter how hard Ogata tries, his body will not listen to him......

Looking at Ogata, who was kneeling on one knee, the samurai around him immediately showed a hideous smile full of greed and excitement.

However, Ogata's ghostly heroic posture just now made an indelible impression on them, so that even if Ogata was already on one knee, they did not dare to rush forward.

He only dared to grasp the knife that would give them a sense of security, and slowly leaned towards Ogata step by step.

Looking at the samurai who were approaching him from all directions, Ogata gritted his teeth and tried to squeeze every ounce of strength out of his body.

- Stand up......

- Stand up!

- I haven't slashed the dog thief in Matsudaira Gennai with a thousand knives, how can I just fall like this......

Despite Ogata's best efforts, his legs didn't support him to his feet as much as he had hoped.

The samurai who surrounded Ogata had already discovered that Ogata had really reached his limit.

One of the closest samurai to Ogata licked his lips, raised his sword high and threw himself at Ogata, and yelled:

"30 taels are mine!"

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……

Nanahara, who was looking at the battle situation, looked at Ogata who was about to fall to the ground, and said softly:

"Is it finally over...... A total of 37 people were killed...... It is admirable that so many people can be killed with one enemy and one hundred. ”

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……

Ogata could clearly see a samurai rushing to his side, and at the same time, he could clearly see that the samurai had raised his sword high and had begun to slash downward.

If he didn't react, his head was about to move.

Despite the danger in his heart, Ogata couldn't do anything but watch the blade of the knife get closer and closer to his neck.

- Don't ......

- I don't want ...... Die in this ......

- I want to ...... Win......

In a trance, Ogata only felt the faces of his master Hanbei, Mikami, and Makino appearing in front of his eyes.

- I haven't ...... yet For the master...... Avenge your siblings......

Then I saw the faces of Kuranaga and Ichiro.

- If I die here...... Ichiro and they died in vain......

Finally, Ogata saw Matsudaira Gennai's terrifyingly white face again.

- I haven't ...... yet Cut the Matsudaira source with a thousand cuts......

In about a breath, the sword of the samurai standing in front of Ogata was able to slash Ogata in the neck, splitting Ogata in two.

- Stand up......

Ogata frantically used Genno's breath, gulping in in on air, hoping to keep himself awake.

- I don't want to die here......

Although the rhythm of Genno's breathing is strange, it surprisingly ensures the supply of oxygen, and even in a highly draining battle, it does not feel like the oxygen inhaled into the lungs is insufficient.

- To win......

- I want to win ......!

The enemy's blade, in half a breath, can hit Ogata's neck......

- I'm going to win against these 100 samurai!

- and then win against that Nanachihara!

- In the end, he slashed Namatsunaira Gennai with a thousand cuts

Ogata didn't notice...... His originally rapid source breath is now slowly smoothing out very strangely......

- Now...... It's about winning!

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The blade was only 3 fingers thick from Ogata's neck.

It was as if he had seen the 30 taels beckoning to him, and his cheeks were filled with greed and ecstasy.

Nanahara, who was watching the battle not far away, saw that the victory and defeat had been divided, and he breathed a sigh of relief as if he was relieved.

The rest of the samurai who didn't have a chance to cut off Ogata's head looked depressed.

Matsudaira Genuchi saw that the game was over, and pouted in displeasure as if he hadn't seen enough.

Just when everyone thought that this bloody battle was over, Ogata's head was about to hit the ground......

Laugh at!

The sound of a sharp blade slicing through flesh rang out.

But this wasn't the sound of Ogata's head being cut off.

It was the sound of Ogata slashing the samurai in front of him.

When the samurai's blade was only three fingers away from Ogata's neck, Ogata's head suddenly slammed into the ground.

As if it had been accurately calculated, Ogata was buried just enough distance under his head to dodge the slash.

After dodging the slash, step on the ground, bend your knees forward, and slash forward.

The blade turned into a cold light and swept over the waist of the samurai, who still had ecstasy on his face.

It wasn't until his upper body fell to the ground through the smooth incision that the look of ecstasy on the warrior's face turned to horror.

"What?!" Nanahara's eyes widened suddenly.

Nanahara could clearly see that Ogata's slash just now was more accurate, faster, and more powerful than any of the slashes he had used since the beginning of the battle!

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Ogata felt that his vision had become strange.

The vision that was still blackened became clear at this time.

Not only has he become clear, but Ogata has a feeling that his field of vision has increased several times.

On top of that, Ogata felt that his body, which had been filled with lead, had become extremely light.

The physical condition was so good that Ogata was so shocked that he was shocked.

Just as Ogata had split the enemy in front of him who was about to cut off his head in two with his neat skill, an unfamiliar and never-before-heard sound sounded in his head:

【Ding! The host enters the realm of selflessness! 】