Chapter 438: 438
Species that were so hard to find on the mapped parts of the main plane were being used as mere mounts here . Then again, unlike the mapped parts of the main plane where True Gods had left the field, Shinoka Continent still had its True Gods around .
This was something Eva and Zaine were still trying to parse as it was a super big deal . There was a great divide between the mapped sections of the world and the ones located in the darkness of the unknown, but the main question was: did that affect True Gods too?
Could it be that Sunna, Sigurd, and co could not see into these places, and Amaterasu and co could also not see outwards? It would certainly explain the lack of interaction and the differing circumstances, but Eva would have to meet her digital counterpart to find out more .
For now though, she just folded her arms and watched them march onto the Sun Empire . The soldiers of the Sun Empire, comprised of typical classes, and their officers, comprised of special classes like the Samurai or the Exorcists all remained calm despite being heavily outnumbered .
It wasn't because they were naturally fearless, but because they all knew that their Goddess was with them . With Amaterasu here, watching over the battlefield with a bored expression, how could they lose?
A man at the forefront of the invading army rode his Drake forward slowly and approached the wall . He lazily cast his eyes over the people arrayed there, from the average-looking Shogun Nobunaga to the Four Beauties .
When his eyes landed on them, they lit up with interest and desire . He rubbed his chin with an expression of wonder, but his gaze stuck on Eva, as his expression changed slowly .
"Good Lady, may I know your name and purpose?" He asked carefully and politely .
"Eva Morningstar . " Eva answered calmly, patting Roma on the back gently, as the Mystic Witch wanted to rip the fellow's soul out for daring to look at her that way, as well as refine his unborn children into vengeful spirits for eternal torment .
Roma's violent inclinations were calmed down by her sisters, but the Moon Empire's leader was completely unaware of the horrible fate he had barely avoided .
Hearing the unfamiliar name, the fellow snorted and announced: "My name is Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and I am the Emperor of the Moon Empire! My duty is to carry out the will of the Great God Tsukuyomi and unify the Shinoka Continent!"
Hearing his name, Eva facepalmed . Now everything finally clicked together . According to earth's history, Nobunaga had been this close to unifying Japan when he was ambushed by one of his close retainers and assassinated .
He also naturally took all the accolades for the job at the time, and only through the passing of centuries as history was dug out did he cease to be known as the Great Unifier and rather the second Great Unifier .
With the current events leading up to here, Eva understood how the play was supposed to go without her involvement . However, if she did intervene now, everything would change from how it had occurred in the abridged history of Japan which was obviously used for Shinoka Continent .
But heh, did Eva care about that? She was changing the history of an entire universe due to her and her soulmate's reincarnation, changing the history of a mere continent not even part of the mapped area of Boundless was nothing to her .
As such, Eva boredly waved him away . "Enough of the theatrics . Begin the battle and let us see which side will be victorious . "
Eva planned to watch the war for a bit and learn how the classes interacted, what kind of skills they used, and which empire had better battle tactics and formations . As the reincarnation of Amaterasu and the current Princess of Japan, she had already marked Shinoka Continent as her playground, so she had to assess her toys properly .
Oda Nobunaga and the troops of the Sun Empire wore determined expressions . They were aware who Eva was and what she represented, so her saying it like this meant that they would have to show why she - and their Amaterasu - should even bother to fight on behalf of such an empire if they were trash anyway .
As for Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he naturally had not been there when Eva landed, but her visage was the exact same as that blasted Goddess, minus the different colored hair . From the way Nobunaga stood one step behind her and how the enemy troops looked fearless in her presence, Hideyoshi would have to be a retard not to put two and two together .
His assumption was that Amaterasu either cut a piece of herself off or created an avatar/incarnation to bolster her troops . He was not far off the mark, but his considerations that came after would be what doomed him .
To Hideyoshi, this meant that Amaterasu had weakened herself even further in her long battle with the Great God Tsukuyomi . Their deity had already been gaining the upper hand steadily, so now that Amaterasu had gone and done something so foolish…
As such, Hideyoshi changed his battle plan almost immediately . He now understood how much importance Amaterasu placed on the Sun Empire, so he decided not to destroy it anymore, or it might push the Sun Goddess into madness and she might do something extreme in their mortal realm .
Instead, he would prolong the battle as best as he could and keep Amaterasu's incarnation here . If he could provoke her to expend some energy during the battle, that would be even better .
The faster their Great God could vanquish Amaterasu and take away her power, the faster they could control everything and own the entire Shinoka Continent!
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a truly intelligent man as evidenced by the history books . To unify the chaotic Japan of the past, it had required more than the sheer martial might Nobunaga had displayed . The things he lacked had been diplomacy and scheming .
This was Nobunaga's weakness and why he had been offed by his own people . Nobunaga had been too hard with very little softness, but Hideyoshi had managed to be perfectly flexible as long as he achieved his goals .
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