The bear that suddenly appeared was much larger than the bear that Ogata and Omachi had just killed.

The bear that the two men just killed was about 2.5 meters tall when it stood up.

As for this new big bear that suddenly appeared, its standing height, according to Ogata's visual inspection, was definitely over 3 meters, almost as tall as two Amachis put together.

The body of the bear lying at the feet of Ogata and Omachi was still warm, and Ogata and the others' nerves were still tense.

Now a new bear appeared. Under the influence of the still tense nerves, Ogata and Atachi quickly took out their weapons again.

Amachi took out Sozakura who had just put it back in his arms.

Ogata also took out Kasumi Nagi again.

Their pistols had just been filled with bullets and were ready to fire at any time.

This new big bear did not pounce directly like the bear just now.

After letting out a loud roar that caused all the surrounding birds to fly away in panic, the bear stopped where it was without making any movement.

He only looked at Ogata and Omachi from a distance.

Seeing that the bear did not attack them, Omachi asked Ogata in a cautious tone:

"This bear didn't pounce. Could it be an ordinary bear that has never eaten human flesh?"

"Who knows." Ogata replied without hesitation, "Anyway, don't let your guard down."

The bear did not attack Ogata and Omachi directly, which made Ogata a little relieved because it meant that this bear might just be an ordinary bear passing by by chance.

However, although he was slightly relieved, Ogata did not let every nerve in his body relax.

He held Kasumi Nagi tightly in his left hand, ready to raise his gun and shoot at any time.

The right hand is slightly raised and the fingers are slightly bent to make it easier to draw the knife.

One bear and two people stared at each other with big eyes.

After a while, the bear suddenly turned its head and glanced to the west of Ogata and Omachi.

Then he didn't look at Ogata and Omachi anymore, turned around and left.

After confirming that the bear had really left, Ogata and Atachi let out a sigh of relief at the same time with great tacit understanding.

Bears are difficult to deal with, and if you don't use Sosakura or Kasumi Nagi, Ogata will also find it difficult, so anyway, it is best to avoid fighting bears.

Moreover, Ogata cannot gain experience points from fighting bears.

Ogata can only gain experience points when fighting humans.

Fighting with animals other than humans gives you no experience points at all.

So after Ogata killed the bear just now, there was no system sound in his mind, and he didn't gain any experience points.

After taking a deep breath, A-Machi put her Suzaku away and murmured:

"I'm so unlucky today...I actually met two bears one after another..."

"Fortunately, the bear just now didn't attack us like this bear. It seems to be a bear that doesn't eat human flesh."

"It turns out that as long as you look at an ordinary bear and don't do anything extraordinary, the bear will leave on its own..."

Ogata also put away his Kasumi Nagi at this time, and then turned to look at the dead bear at his feet that still had some body temperature.

Since we finally killed a bear, it would be a real loss if we didn't recover something valuable from the dead bear.

After pondering for a while, Ogata asked Amachi seriously:

"A-Machi, can you skin a bear and take out its bile?"

"Ah? Do you want to skin the bear and sell it later?"

"I'm not selling it. I just think that the bear skin and bear bile might be used to trade with the Ezo in various Ezo settlements."

"Ezo are still living in barter settlements and do not have their own currency."

"There may not be many Ezo settlements willing to accept our currency."

"So if we take these treasures from the bears, we might be able to exchange them for some useful things from Ezo and the others later."

"Useful information, or useful items."

After Ogata finished speaking, A-Machi showed a look of sudden realization.

"I see."

"It makes sense...these treasures on the bear can be used as currency in the Ezo settlement..."

"but……"

A Machi looked bitter.

"I've never skinned an animal before..."

"I don't know which one the bear's courage is..."

Atachi's words made Ogata feel helpless: "I don't know how to skin a bear..."

At this moment, Ogata's expression changed slightly, and then he quickly took out Kasumi Nagi, who had just put it in his arms, and pointed the gun at a bush covered with snow to the west of it.

"Come out." Ogata said to the bush in a low voice.

Years of bloody battles have long since developed Ogata's keen senses far beyond those of ordinary people.

I am very sensitive to sounds like footsteps.

Just now, although the sound was very soft, Ogata still heard a strange sound of stepping on snow in the bushes to the west of them.

Apart from Omachi's eyesight being much better than Ogata's, the rest of his senses were not as sharp as Ogata's, so he didn't hear any strange noises from the bushes on the west side.

But when Ogata suddenly took out his gun and aimed it at the bushes on the west side, Amachi could roughly guess what was going on, so she quickly took out her Suzaku, ready to deal with all possible emergencies.

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After Ogata's "come out" sound came down, there was nothing unusual about this bush at first.

Then suddenly there was a rustling sound.

Then a young man wearing strange clothes slowly walked out from behind the bushes with his hands raised.

Looking at the young man who appeared from behind the bushes, a look of surprise appeared on the faces of Ogata and Atachi.

This young man looks to be around 25 years old. He has facial features that are much deeper than those of yellow people, and a thick beard hanging on his chin that can compete with Zhang Fei in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

He carries a bow on his back, a short sword hanging on his waist, and wears strange clothing that is completely different from a kimono.

It can be said that the identity of this person is Ezo.

This is the first human being that Ogata and Omachi have encountered since they left Matsumae Domain and traveled north.

Before Ogata and Atachi could say anything, the Ezo said in somewhat substandard but still fluent Japanese:

"Kazuto, don't be nervous. I don't mean any harm. Look, I don't have any weapons in my hands."

"There is no one else besides me."

As if to prove that he did not hold any weapons, this Ezo shook his raised hands.

"I just heard the sound of iron cannons and the roar of bears, so I came over to check on the situation."

Speaking of this, the Ezo turned his head, glanced at the dead bear lying at the feet of Ogata and Omachi, and then let out a low exclamation:

"It's really Unkamuyi..."

"We have been chasing it for so long, but we didn't expect it to be hunted by you two."

Ezo cast an appreciative look at Ogata and Atachi.

But he quickly put away the admiration in his eyes, and then asked Ogata and the others in a serious tone:

"In addition to the bear you have hunted, I also heard the roar of another bear."

"What about the bear? Where did it go?"

"That bear?" The figure of the big bear that just walked away appeared in Ogata's mind.

"It ran away just now." Amachi answered for Ogata.

"Did it run away again..." Ezo smiled bitterly, "In other words... there is still one Unkamuyi that has not been hunted..."

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Songqian Castle, Northwest District, inside a tea house

The common people of Matsumae Castle may not have imagined that the second-in-command of the shogunate is now in this teahouse located in the northwest district of Matsumae Castle.

Matsudaira Sadanobu was currently in a cubicle on the second floor of this tea house.

Standing by the window, looking out at the street below.

Tachibana, whose nickname is Tachibana, is almost inseparable from Matsudaira Sadanobu, so naturally he stands beside Matsudaira Sadanobu.

Several guards in civilian clothes stood behind Matsudaira Sadanobu.
To be continued...