"Hmm." Ogata nodded solemnly, "I will." ”

"The eldest of the family, Ogata-kun." The flying ape, who was walking in front with a lantern, suddenly turned around and said to the two of them, "It's almost time to arrive at the Sakakihara Sword Pavilion." ”

Ogata looked ahead.

In the darkness, there was a large blurred shadow.

At a glance, it was easy to recognize this large vague shadow as Ogata's second home in the Edo period, the Sakakiwara Kenkan.

Looking at the Sakakiwara Sword Pavilion, which was already close at hand, the corners of Ogata's mouth involuntarily pulled down, revealing a wry smile, and said to himself:

"So late...... How can I apologize to my master and brothers......"

Ogata was nearly an hour late.

Being so late for so long that Ogata was a little afraid to step into the Sakakibara Sword Hall......

The elder of the family, who heard Ogata's self-talk, laughed a few times.

"Ogata-kun, don't worry, if your master and your brothers want to blame you, I will intercede for you."

"There's no need to intercede...... Well? ”

Ogata's brow furrowed.

He found a ...... Spooky place......

That's - why isn't there a glimmer of light in the Sword Pavilion?

The half-guards and the brothers should all be holding a banquet in the Sword Pavilion now, and there should be a lot of candlelight shining through the Sword Pavilion......

However, at this time, the sword hall was pitch black......

In the next moment when Ogata frowned, the flying ape frowned as well.

"This is ......," the flying ape said in a deep voice, "...... the smell of blood?" ”

"The smell of blood?" Kuranaga asked, "Flying Ape, where did the smell of blood come from?" ”

The flying ape sniffled vigorously.

Then, the expression and expression on the flying ape's face quickly became complicated......

"From ...... ...... floating out of the Sakakibara Sword Hall"

Hearing this sentence from the flying ape, Ogata's pupils shrank suddenly.

Holding the saber on his left waist, Ogata ran towards the Sakakibara Sword Pavilion.

Ogata had already walked this section of the road many times, and even without the lighting of the lantern, Ogata was able to find the gate of the Sakakibara Sword Hall and rush in.

After passing through the gate of the sword hall, a foul smell of choking came towards Ogata like a wave.

Ogata smelled this smell before......

It was exactly the same as the smell wafting from the distant mountain when he killed the distant mountain at the god sacrifice competition more than a month ago.

The sense of foreboding in his chest reached the extreme, and Ogata forcibly endured the uneasiness in his heart and rushed towards the dojo inside the sword hall......

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After Ogata pulled his legs and ran, Kuranaga and the flying ape followed with hindsight, and they were about 7 steps away from Ogata's tutorial.

After entering the sword hall and then coming to the gate of the dojo, Kuranaga and the flying ape saw Ogata standing blankly at the gate of the dojo.

Because Ogata was now facing away from them, neither Kuranaga nor the flying ape could see Ogata's current expression.

And the concentration of the smell of blood in the air has also reached its peak......

Kuranaga, who vaguely guessed what was happening, slowly walked to Ogata's side and looked inside the dojo.

The scene that appeared in front of Kurayong's eyes made Kuraga almost sick.

Inside the dojo - its original color can no longer be seen on the original brown wooden floor.

The floor was covered with dead bodies, soaked in blood.

Kura never dared to look at Ogata beside him......

I didn't dare to look at Ogata's expression now......

"Flying Ape!"

Kuranaga turned around and shouted at the flying ape behind him, who was also shocked.

"Go and put Xuan'an...... No, call me all the doctors I can call! ”

"Yes, yes!"

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"Everybody......"

Looking at the corpses all over the ground, Ogata had the feeling that his body seemed to be floating.

He vaguely heard Kuranaga and the flying ape behind him seem to be talking about something.

But he couldn't hear anything anymore.

Ogata shifted his feet and stepped into the blood-soaked dojo.

Looking around, Ogata found the bodies of one acquaintance after another.

"Hey! Is anyone still alive?! Anyone can do it, just answer me! ”

Despite Ogata's best efforts to hide it, the words that came out of his mouth were still trembling.

"Hmm...... Be...... Ogata-kun...... ......"

"Mikami-senpai!"

Ogata immediately recognized that the voice coming from the pile of corpses not far away was Mikami's voice.

Ogata hurried over and found Mikami in the pile of corpses.

Due to the dimness of the venue, Ogata couldn't see what Mikami's face was now and what the injuries on his body were.

But he could feel it - Mikami was very weak at this time.

"Mikami-senpai! Hold on! My lord! Please go and ask the doctors to come over! ”

"I've already told the ape to go to the doctor! He'll be bringing the doctors over soon! ”

"Ogata-kun......" Mikami whispered in a voice that was so low that it seemed like he might cut off at any moment, "You leave me alone...... Let's go see how the others are doing......"

"Ogata-kun." Kuranaga stepped forward at this time and squatted beside Mikami, "I'll take care of him!" I'll have a little bit of medical skills! Let's go and see if there are any other survivors! ”

Seeing that Mikami and Kuranaga said this, Ogata did not hesitate or pretentiously, and began to look at the corpses on the field one by one, looking for survivors.

However...... The survivors were not found, only the acquaintances who had been reduced to cold corpses one after another......

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"Master......"

At Ogata's feet, there is a ...... Or rather, two corpses......

These two corpses are none other than Ogata's master, Sakakihara Hanbei.

Even though he was stabbed in two, the half-guard's right hand was still holding the knife tightly, and his hands were propped up on the ground, as if he wanted to stand up......

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"Makino, Sawamura ......"

Makino lay on the ground.

And under Makino is their youngest disciple of the Sakakibara Sword Pavilion - Sawamura.

A knife pierced through Makino and Sawamura's chests, nailing them directly to the ground.

It is not difficult to judge from the location of the remains of the two - Makino intends to protect Sawamura under his body and protect Sawamura.

But how could a mortal body be able to resist the sharp blade of the sword......

Even though Makino protected Sawamura to the death, the sharp blade mercilessly pierced the two of them, pinning them to the floor.

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"My lord! I'm back with the doctors! ”

It took less than half a stick of incense to lead a large group of doctors led by Xuan An back to the Sakakibara Sword Pavilion.

After seeing this terrifying scene in the dojo, the doctors led by Xuan An covered their mouths and noses one after another, and their faces were horrified, and some doctors with a little less experience simply retched.

Ogata and Kuranaga were squatting in a corner of the dojo at this time.

In front of the two of them was Mikami, who was leaning against the wall in the corner of the dojo, and his air intake was no longer as much.

Mikami is inside this dojo...... The only survivor......

"Xuan'an!" Cangyong shouted at Xuan'an and the others, "Please!" Be sure to bring this person back to life! ”

"Yes!"

After receiving Kurainaga's order, Xuan An and the others immediately carried his medicine box, crouched around Mikami, and began to treat Mikami.