EPILOGUE
“We’ve slain the Spear Clan’s Second-in-Command, Hermóðr. Our army stands victorious.”
“Hrmph, how dull. I suppose this is what’s meant by an easy victory.”
The man snorted with displeasure at the messenger’s report.
He was a man with long, unkempt black hair that made him look like some sort of uncouth ruffian, yet his eyes glinted with a profoundly deep intelligence.
Perhaps what was most distinct about the man was the conqueror’s aura that he exuded.
Even generals that were famous for their courage were like frightened housecats in his presence. All they could do was bow down and follow his orders.
The man’s name was Oda Nobunaga.
He was the conqueror of Warring States Era Japan, and he had ended up here on Yggdrasil through an incredible twist of fate. He was a man who had climbed to become patriarch of the Flame Clan, a powerful clan in southern Yggdrasil that had, of late, begun invading and absorbing its neighbors. He was, in short, a man who was rapidly gaining influence and making his presence felt.
“I had heard they were one of the great clans of the empire, wielding the levers of power... But it appears that in the end, they were mere table scraps that the lad didn’t have the time to finish.”
Nobunaga stuck his pinky into his ear and wiggled it around briefly, before taking it out and blowing on it. The whole gesture was an indication of his profound boredom.
Nobunaga was already aware that the Spear Clan had allied with other clans and fought a decisive battle against the Steel Clan at Vígríðr.
He knew the outcome, of course.
There was no way that an enemy that had suffered a catastrophic defeat and had been weakened would be any sort of match for Nobunaga or his forces.
“My Lord, one of our ears in Glaðsheimr bears news.”
“Oh?”
Nobunaga appeared to regain interest, eyes glinting.
He had already learned that the Steel Clan’s lad had entered Glaðsheimr.
The lad was the only man on Yggdrasil that excited him. It was impossible for Nobunaga not to be interested in a matter that involved him.
“The Steel Clan reginarch Suoh-Yuuto has married the þjóðann Sigrdrífa and has become the new þjóðann.”
“I see... I see!”
With a predatory grin, Nobunaga nodded happily.
The fact that Yuuto had inherited the title of þjóðann meant that Yuuto was showing that he intended to rule the continent, which meant that Yuuto’s intentions clashed with those of Nobunaga’s—wielding control over the entire continent as its sole ruler.
“I believe I warned you and your Steel Clan, lad... I’ll hold nothing back if you get in the way of my ambitions!”
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