Samsara Paradise: Shadow King

Chapter 12 Nogami Inosuke

Yoshihiro Hirata is a kind-looking middle-aged man. When he speaks, he exaggerates the muscles on his face and looks quite happy.

"Oh! I have long heard of the name of the great mage of the Renhua Festival. When I saw it today, it turned out to be extraordinary and extraordinary! I have watched Heizang grow up since I was a child. Like my nephew, I have to thank the mage for saving me. Take his life."

"What the hell, Lord Yoshihiro is so polite! It's just a little effort, nothing worth mentioning!"

"Oh! The Archmage is being humble! I wonder if the Archmage has something urgent to do when he passes through Ashina Country while traveling around the world. If there is anything the Hirata family can do to help you, please don't hesitate to ask!"

"I came here to pursue the special-grade cursed spirit Gojo, and indeed found his traces in Ashina Country. It is an honor for me to have the help of the Hirata family and even Yoshihiro-sama!"

After some polite politeness, Yoshihiro Hirata finally got straight to the point and stated his request:

"Oh! Renhua Festival Archmage! Let me tell you straight away. The traitors in the inner palace are secretly plotting against our Hirata family. Although I have sent the eagles to ask for help from Lord Isshin, I am still worried that something unexpected will happen. I want to ask If you stay here a little longer, our Hirata family will treat you well and give you generous gifts. I just hope you can take care of the Hirata family for a few days."

Zhao Zijin stood up and cupped his hands, naturally he would not refuse:

"Master Yoshihiro has a wish, so of course I won't refuse! I've been bothering you for the past few days!"

[Hunter completes the main mission (1): camp selection. There is no reward for this mission, and subsequent missions will be opened. 】

[Main mission (2): Storm is coming. 】

Difficulty level: LV.5.

Mission introduction: The conspiracy of the inner government makes Yoshihiro Hirata uneasy. He hopes that you can eliminate these invading threats as much as possible!

Mission information: Rescue the trapped Hirata family retainers and samurai (0/30), and kill a certain number of "bandits" (0/100) by any method during the rescue process!

Tip: When the number of kills increases, it will attract the attention of the strong men in the ["Bandit"] camp!

Mission period: ten days.

Mission reward: 2 attribute points, 6000 paradise coins.

[Hunter successfully joined the Hirata family, and the camp contribution value was turned on. 】

[Hirata Family Contribution Points: 0. Contribution points can be obtained by rescuing characters belonging to the Hirata Family, killing "bandits", and guarding the Hirata Residence. 】

[Contribution points can also be used to purchase items within the Hirata family, or to make weapons, etc. 】

"Oh! Please ask the Archmage Renhuaji! Please ask the Archmage to help the retainers and warriors below. Now, the banquet prepared for you has been prepared, let's go and take a seat!"

"Hahaha! Okay! Lord Yoshihiro, please go first!"

[Announcement: A "contractor" has joined the camp. The "contractor" is enough to interfere with the balance of the camp, and the balance mechanism is activated. There are currently 2 places available to join the Hirata family! 】

This announcement not only reminds Zhao Zijin, but also reminds all contractors in the Sekiro derivative world.

Except for Zhao Zijin, the main mission (1) of all contractors has changed. From the original choice to join the camp, they can only join the ["bandits"] camp.

This is a balancing mechanism of Samsara Paradise to prevent one camp from being too weak. If the [Hirata Family] hadn't been the weak side in the plot, they wouldn't even have these two spots!

Those who wanted to hug their thighs and follow them to the Hirata Mansion were miserable, especially the Zhanxi Adventure Group, who followed them in a hurry. As soon as the announcement came out, they were all dumbfounded. Their faces turned blue and white. They wanted to fight, but they couldn't. There are two quotas, and the remaining six people have to join the ["bandits"] camp.

Whether they wanted to kill each other or not, it was a question of whether they could be trusted. After a long while, they glared at the other two lone contractors angrily, found an excuse and left.

Later, the two lone contractors also joined the banquet and were placed at the second table.

At first, Zhao Zijin secretly sneered at the so-called banquet of the Hirata family. What kind of delicious food can be found in an island country the size of a bullet? Unexpectedly, it turned out to be unexpectedly rich and delicious.

The main dish (main course) is octopus, grilled sea bream, sea bream and vegetables in vinegar, cooked crucian carp sushi, vegetable soup, pickles and rice. If it were a normal day, these meals would have been sumptuous at the Hirata family, but since it was a banquet, there was no way it would only have such simple dishes and end so quickly. The second meal (the second food table) is runxiang (salted catfish viscera and eggs), sea cucumber and yam boiled food (stew), abalone boiled food, and cold sea squirt soup.

Dishes for the three meals include roasted chicken, boiled red snails, savory Sichuan blanched swimming crab, crane meat and yam soup, and seabass soup. The four meals are boiled dried squid, boiled mushrooms, boiled eggplant, and crucian carp soup. The five meals include pomfret sashimi, ginger vinegar, roasted kelp, burdock stew, and duck soup. In addition, there are four kinds of pastries and a sufficient amount of Ashina's famous wine-Longquan wine.

The meal was enjoyed by both the guests and the host. At this time, a samurai came forward and proposed an "after-dinner exercise."

"Inosuke Nogami, Hirata's retainer, would like to ask the Archmage Jinkasai for advice. I know that I am no match for the mage as an ordinary person. I only hope that the mage can let his curse spirits compete with me."

Hearing this name, Zhao Zijin raised his head in surprise and looked up and down at this rebellious young man.

In the game, when the protagonist controlled by the player meets him for the first time, he already looks half-dead, his eyes are still blind, and he talks and gasps as if he will lose his breath in the next second. Unexpectedly, here He was such a person before! It feels quite arrogant!

Fine! Test your strength!

St. Paul came out of the shadows and stood in front of Nogami Inosuke!

"Please enlighten me!"

Nogami Inosuke's first move was Ashinaru's core move, a single slash!

Wei Mingliu is a style of move produced by Ashina Isshin who polished and integrated many of his own skills for Wei Mingzhong, but it is not all of Isshin's moves. It is the school with the largest and most extensive practitioners in Weiming Kingdom and the most complex forms of expression. It is characterized by a low threshold for getting started and strong versatility. It has achieved the elimination of complexity and simplicity in terms of moves and techniques.

Although the one-word slash is the basis for practicing Wei Mingren, it is also the most representative move among them. It is not as simple as it seems. The upper section is chopped down from the top, and its swing carries a fierce force. , the pressure originally borne by the torso is vented by this knife by cooperating with the step step, and the enemy who bears this knife will face the risk of posture collapse.

The one-word slash is a simple and unpretentious skill that can be used both offensively and defensively. It is the essence of Ashina Isshin's moves that he has learned from many years of fighting.

It can be seen from this outstanding sword that Nogami Inosuke does have the ability to be unruly. St. Paul did not retreat but moved forward, swinging out several claws like lightning. The sound of "clinking" metal collisions continued. Nogami Inosuke felt that the hand holding the knife was numb, and he quickly changed his moves and slashed St. Paul's chest.

St. Paul crossed his hands to block, and Nogami Inosuke took a step further. Following the force of the swing of the knife, he pressed the handle of the knife against St. Paul's crossed forearm. This time, he can break through Sao Paulo's defensive posture. Then he only needs to attack quickly and continuously to stabilize his advantage and win the victory.

St. Paul reached out and grabbed his wrist, pulled hard, stumbled with his left leg, and threw him out with his own strength. Seeing that Inosuke Nogami was dissatisfied and wanted to continue fighting, St. Paul raised his leg and stepped on his shoulder, and held his neck with his right hand.

Some people may wonder why, when facing the Lone Shadows, St. Paul was fooled around and fought against Inosuke Nogami, but he was able to defeat him so quickly?

Just because Gu Yingzhong's fighting style is flexible and fast, he can basically run away from people who are not the main target. It is difficult to capture his traces using the fog crow. A head-on battle like Inosuke Nogami's is different. Sao Paulo may have a greater advantage because he is not afraid of injury and pain.

"That's enough! Inosuke, aren't you embarrassed enough?! The Archmage has shown mercy to you! Hurry up and admit defeat!"

Nogami Inosuke glanced at the middle-aged man who made the noise angrily, gritted his teeth and said reluctantly:

"I admit defeat!"

St. Paul put down his legs and stretched out his hand to help him up. Unexpectedly, Nogami Inosuke directly shook off his hand, expressed his apology to the superior Yoshihiro Hirata, and left the banquet directly.

The middle-aged man sighed, bowed his head, and apologized to Yoshihiro Hirata again:

"Inosuke is rude, please forgive me, Master! I will strictly discipline him after he returns!"

"Oh! Don't worry about Xuanzai! Inosuke is just young and a bit angry, but he still has a good temper! Don't blame him too much!"

Nogami Xuanzhai breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and bowed to Zhao Zijin again:

"Inosuke didn't know the heights of the world and bumped into the mage! I apologize to you on his behalf!"

Zhao Zijin helped him up and said:

"No, no, it's because my men acted out of proportion! Please don't take it to heart!"

The unpleasantness soon passed, and the two lone contractors later received the challenge and showed off fighting moves that made even Zhao Zijin shine.

　The banquet dishes that appear in this article are the menus used by Oda Nobunaga when he entertained Tokugawa Ieyasu in history. To be honest, I really want to complain about so many stews and soups. Are they full?

　　In addition, the game does not directly state that Nogami Inosuke and Nogami Gensai are father and son. It is just my far-fetched guess. Everyone can enjoy it.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)