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Oda Nobuna no Yabou - Volume 10 - Chapter 1




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Chapter 1 : The Oda Clan's Rest Day 

"Uhh... The Arima hot springs is just too good. I feel like I've been reborn." 

Our master, Sagara Yoshiharu was currently enjoying the outdoor hot springs that was able to 

gaze upon the Arima streets and Mt Rokkou. 

Arima was a shiny hot spring street that was in the inner regions of Settsu's Mt Rokkou. 

Hearing that the Arima hot springs was able to heal many illness, Nobuna had bought the best 

hot springs in the higher regions and modified it to be a resting place for the injured soldiers of the Oda army. 

Currently gazing upon Mt Rokkou and enjoying the pleasures of the hot springs, Sagara 

Yoshiharu had actually just reached Arima, along with the Sagara corps' strategist's Takenaka 

Hanbei and Kuroda Kanbei. 

Though Yoshiharu will head to Azuchi castle right away but since there's a hot springs here, he 

should clean his body up. 

"Hanbei and Kanbei had reached Arima safely. Next is to finally be alone with Nobuna at 

Azuchi castle. I...It...It...It's so nerve wreaking..." 

Successfully climbing up the positions of the Oda clan to its top 5, Yoshiharu finally had an 

army of his own and had started a fierce battle with the Mori army at Harima. 

Not just Yoshiharu himself, his comrades had suffered life threatening danger too, truly a never 

ending crisis. 

While surrounding the Mori forces at Miki castle, Yoshiharu had a tough battle with the Mori 

army. But with the reinforcements of the Oda clan reaching Harima, the Harima battle stagnates 

to a standstill. 

Takenaka Hanbei's illness worsened and being always energetic and free from illness, Kuroda 

Kanbei was imprisoned for a moment of time causing the nerves on her legs to stiffen. 

That's why the 2 maiden strategists of the Sagara corps had come along to recuperate at Arima 

hot springs. 

Right now, the Oda and the Mori armies are in a state of rest. 

It's the best that Hanbei, Kanbei and Shikanosuke are all alive. Yoshiharu entered a relaxed state he had not done in a while. 

Immersing his whole body in the Arima famous "Kinsen", which was a yellow-brown colored 

hot spring, Yoshiharu was in a full relaxed mode, with only his head poking out of the water. 

But it's the Sengoku era now, there had been an example of Outa Doukan being assassinated 

when he's relaxing in a hot spring. 

Enjoying the outdoor hot springs by himself, Yoshiharu saw 4 person jumping in too! 

"Uhh. Ummm... Yoshiharu-san, allow me to wipe your back." 

For some reason, Takenaka Hanbei the genius maiden strategist was wearing a deep blue school 

swimsuit. 

Blushing bright red, she seems to be repaying the debt of Yoshiharu saving her life by 

trespassing in the hot spring. 

"This is to repay the debt of you saving my life, don't you avoid it!" 

Similarly wearing the school swimsuit, Simon Kuroda Kanbei the namban scientist strategist. 

For some unknown reasons was a label on her chest "Kuroda Ichiryuu". 

 

"Th...The...The....There's no way I'm wearing a school swimsuit or something!" 

Refusing to wear a school swimsuit and instead wearing a loincloth was Goemon. 

"Nii-sama, I can't wait anymore and so I rushed here!" 

Yoshiharu's younger sister, Nene. 

Because she's still a child, she wasn't wearing a school swimsuit or a loincloth. 

So as to say, naked. 

Butt naked. 

If those Kawanamishuu bastards were to know of this, they will not say another word and 

murder Yoshiharu first. 

"Oi, you guys? Why did you guys enter the male hot springs!? Wait! What's with that school 

swimsuit?" 

"Hehehe, how pathetic Sagara Yoshiharu. Your ambition to peek upon Simon's insanely cute and 

tender skin had been stopped." 

"There's no such ambition!" 

"Though I want to repay my gratitude but we can't tolerate showing the world's twin "beis" 

untainted skin to you pervert with a lolicon soul, you will have to be contented with this." 

"Uhh, Kanbei had rushed out the school swimsuits that had existed in Yoshiharu-san's world." 

"Hehehe, I Simon is a genius after all. As long as I wear this school swimsuit, there's nothing to be embarrassed about and at the same time, I can prevent Sagara Yoshiharu turning into a horny 

monkey!" 

"The school swimsuit is tightly wrapping around my skin, it's a little embarrassing. Uhh..." 

"Is it, Simon is feeling that her battle strength had increased." 

"Kanbei, your swimsuit is too small. Your white butt is revealed a little. So your skin color wasn't brown but tanned." 

"I said that from the start! My skin color wasn't brown!" 

Hanbei and Kanbei, the two genius strategist was laughing while in their school swimsuit attire. 

The fair Hanbei was wearing a deep blue school swimsuit and the tanned Kanbei was wearing a 

rare white school swimsuit. 

Their skin color and the color of their swimsuits forms a strong contrast, their school swimsuits 

fit the pure and cute Hanbei and the energetic Kanbei. 

"Oh...Oh. I see. Oi, Goemon! If you want to enter the hot springs with me, wear the school 

swimsuit too!" 

"The loincloth embodies the soul of a ninja. I don't want a future school swimsuit." 

"The loincloth does not cover the upper body at all! I could see it clearly!" 

"Sagara-shi is different from those lolicons of Kawanamishuu, my small breasts isn't 

*&^)*hkljhklj...." 

"....Sorry. Don't force yourself to speak long sentences. Set the usual limit of 30 words will do." 

"Sh....Shut up!" 

"Anyway, be more reserved, at least cover your breasts!" 

"Eh, your face is really red. Has Sagara-shi been infected with the lolicon illness too?" 

"Who could have thought that I will be shaken by the impact caused by this school swimsuit 

scene in the sengoku era?" 

"Well, I will dive into the water, so there's no need for concern." 

"Why did you dive!?" 

"It's a rare chance so I can do some water training. Ninnin." 

Saying, Goemon dived into the yellow-browned water and only breathing from a bamboo stick. 

"Oioi.... Well, Goemon is such a person, forget it..." 

"Anyway Kanbei-dono, don't Nene have a school swimsuit?" 

"You're the one who say you wanna come all of a sudden, so I can't do yours in time." 

"I'm really sorry for Nene to be naked. Uhh.." 

"Well, making the young Nene wear a school swimsuit will actually be a little perverted, so it's ok for Nene to be naked." 

"Though I don't really understand but is it really like this, Nii-sama!?" 

Nene happily jumped in too and sat on Yoshiharu's lap. 

I didn't expect to reunite with Nene, I'm in too much bliss. Thinking so, Yoshiharu can't help but feel like shedding tears. 

"Nii-sama, siblings entering the hot springs together is really good!" 

"Yeah. If Nobuna's Tenka Fubu was realised, it's not a bad thing to enjoy the hot springs 

everyday with Nene at Arima, I'm starting to like this Arima." 

"Ohh, a life of hot springs! It's quite good, Nii-sama!" 

Just when Yoshiharu was caressing Nene's head and healing his mind and body... 

Wearing school swimsuits, Hanbei and Kanbei were hugging his arms from both sides, saying 

"Let me help you wash your body." "Let me help you." as they goes near him. 

"Sagara Yoshiharu, there's no need to struggle. I Simon will repay the gratitude with grievances as per what was indebted!" 

"How can you pay me back with grievances? Oioi, don't come in so close!" 

"Uhh. Why did you escape? Don't avoid us, Yoshiharu-san." 

"Though I'm not a lolicon but I will be embarrassed if it's like this!" 

"Uhh, your face become as red as a monkey. How interesting, tickle him, Hanbei." 

"Then Yoshiharu-san, allow me to tickle you. *Tickle*Tickle*" 

"Ahahahaha, stop it!" 

Hurry and stop, your breasts are touching my arms... But the shy Yoshiharu was unable to say it 

out. 

"Nii-sama, so this is how being popular is like! As expected from a master of a province! I'm ok with anyone of the strategist, hurry and give birth to a baby!" 

"Nene, I don't have such a relationship with Hanbei or Kanbei!" 

"I Nene had always been looking forward to the successor of Nii-sama. Now that we're here at 

Arima, we should get some dried plums from Rinkei temple!" 

"Rinkei temple's dried plum?" 

"It seems to be called "The plums of pregnancy". After you give it to a girl and let her soak in Arima's hot springs, they will instantly be pregnant!" 

"Uhh. Please do give me one...." Hanbei said softly and Kanbei said instead, "What? If I eat it I will be pregnant with Sagara Yoshiharu's baby? We must remove such a terrifying thing!" with a fearful expression not like a namban scientist strategist. 

"Both of you, please eat the plum of pregnancy! Nii-sama! Hurry and create your successor. Let both strategist be pregnant!" 

"Wait Nene, just how perverted of an existence do you want me to become!?" 

"Uhh. Ummm, Yoshiharu-san. Why did you stiffen all of a sudden? Don't tell me you feel like 

bullying me after seeing me in a school swimsuit attire?" 

"Hanbei-chan. Don't lower your head and mumble, you are almost inviting people to bully you?" 

"Correct! Uwahhh. I'm bullying you now! Tickling your leg!" 

"Kanbei, stop. Hehe." 

"Uwahhh...." 

"Hehe, stop, please stop. It's so itchy." 

"The two strategist are as close as sisters." 

"At least worry about me who is sandwiched in the middle, Nene! I can't take it anymore, if this goes on, the soul of the Kawanamishuu will awaken inside my heart, it's going to awaken!" 

Anyway when did their relationship become so good? Yoshiharu was thinking in his head while 

being sandwiched by Hanbei and Kanbei. 

"It's a good thing for them to be close, but to be unreserved to the point of sandwiched a man between them to flirt is.... Ahh!?" 

"Wa? Where are you touching me with your face, Sagara Yoshiharu? I had already tried to 

suppress it with the school uniform but in the end, you still turned into a monkey!?" 

"Kanbei, you are the one who push your butt onto my face. *Pant*" 

"Ahhhh! Don't pant at such a strange place!" 

"Uhh. I can't lose to Kanbei. I want to flirt with Yoshiharu-san too.... Ahh, but it's so 

embarrassing, I can't take it a step further....." 

"Nii-sama. This is the so called harem, right!?" 

"It's not. The age of the girls in my ideal harem is too different!" 

"Cough, you had such a good time, huh, Sagara-shi? This is the pinnacle of being popular? They are all kids." 

Goemon's unhappy voice emitted out from the bamboo shoot. 

"Ehh, I'm so embarrassed. Anyway, Goemon be careful not to faint. Just how long do you plan to dive?" 

"To actually have a mixed bath with 4 cute ladies, what a huge pervert. If the Kawanamishuu see this, they will definitely cut you into pieces." 

The strange and small animal hiding in the hair of Hanbei, the artificial spirit, Sunekosuri was 

staring at Yoshiharu. 

"Shut up, or else I'm BBQing you for dinner." 

"Don't eat Sunekosuri, I beg you." 

Sunekosuri didn't want to become a BBQ-ed spirit and hid into Hanbei's hair again. 

"Uhhh, don't bully Sunekosuri, Yoshiharu-san." 

"Anyway, why are the Arima hot springs yellow-brown? When you scoop it up, the water is 

clear, but when it's in the spring, it's yellow-brown. How mysterious." 

"*Lick* This spring water tastes salty, spicy and bitter, Nii-sama." 

"There are many types of Arima's hot springs. This yellow-brown one is called a "Kinsen". The spring water of "Kinsen" has huge amounts of iron and it's said that iron is beneficial to recuperating." 

"Haha, I see. It's the same logic with why blood is red. Hanbei is really knowledgeable." 

"I Simon knows such things too!" 

"Hoho. The effects of the Rajantai is extremely potent. I estimate we can return to the battlefield if we recuperate in Arima for a month." 

"Don't push yourself, Hanbei-chan. You should rest more." 

"....Yes." 

The young genius strategist, Takenaka Hanbei from Mino almost lost her life from illness during 

the surround of Harima's Miki castle but due to numerous miracles, she was able to smile and 

soaked in this Arima's hot spring. 

This is the result of Yoshiharu, Kanbei, Matsunaga Danjo and large amounts of companions 

saving Hanbei from the fate of her death. 

"Hanbei's skin is really fair and the spring water of this Arima's Kinsen makes it even fairer... 

Huh? Nono. When did I start mumbling about such things?" 

"Hehe, you said it all out, Yoshiharu-san." 

"Looks like I'm really tired. Maeno once told me, creatures like men will feel despair towards gods due to the fatigue from battles and finally crave the healing of their soul from innocent 

girls, this is the instinct of the sad creature called men." 

"I see, then don't stand on ceremony and crave healing from Nene, Nii-sama." 

"*Shiver* Isn't that limited to the Kawanamishuu only?" 

"Hehe. The battlefield is a cruel world that lies in the boundaries of death, I seem to understand a little too. The gods will only look upon us from the heavens and will never give us a helping 

hand." 

"Yeah." 

"But, the heavens will sometimes give us mysterious things like the Rajantai." 

What's so great about it? One day I will analyze how the Rajantai cures all illnesses. Kanbei 

laughed. 

"Hanbei, you are already an outdated strategist so just rest here in the Arima hot springs. From now on, it's I Simon Kuroda Kanbei's era! I will use this opportunity to scatter the flags of 

"Kuroda Ichiryuu" all around the world!" 

"Uhh...Pitiful Kanbei. Hanbei is saved and you will forever be the second strategist... It's all my fault...."[1] 

"Oi! Sagara Yoshiharu! Don't start shedding tears for some weird reasons!" 

"In the future world, you become an embarrassing protagonist in "Niryuu no Hito", and was remembered in karaoke songs from it too. ?A life of failed meetings~? What is it for~? Uwahh, 

it's too sad."[2] 

"Though I don't really understand but it really seems sad, Nii-sama." 

"Ahh, it's too sad." 

"Shut up! Stop with your future language. Seriously shut up about "Second rate"! Once I hear that, Simon's heartbeat will hasten and I will run out of breath! "[3] 

"Eh? Kanbei, is that love? Do...Don't tell me towards Yoshiharu-san, Kanbei.....?" 

"Not at all!" 

"What, Kanbei-dono can have Nii-sama's baby!? What a harem, Nii-sama!" 

"That's not true. Anyway, I always thought Kanbei is naturally brown, but from the sides of the school swimsuit revealing the white butt, it's actually tanned." 

"Oi, who are you saying that her butt is white? Control yourself a little, Sagara Yoshiharu!" 

"Why? You are just but a kid." 

"Your attitude towards me is too different compared to Hanbei!" 

"Calm down a little. Eat more of the Harima delicacy sand eels to get more calcium. With your jumpy, rash and bratty attitude, you won't become a top rated strategist." 

"Die! Go and die!" 

The stress accumulated in the long battles had been fully released in today's fuss. 

But the chaotic era wasn't over. 

Though the Oda clan had gradually conquered the areas around the capital, in Chuugoku there 

was the Mori clan, Kai's Takeda Shigen, Echigo's Uesugi Kenshin and Kantou's Houjou 

Ujiyasu... There were still many strong enemies. 

Right now, the vice commander of the Sagara corps, Yamanaka Shikanosuke and the 

reinforcements Akechi Mitsuhide is at the base Miki castle surrounding the Mori clan at Harima. 

But soon, the Mori army will soon rushed over from the west to reinforce them and the 2 armies 

will be in a standoff again. 

To break through the stagnated situation, the Oda clan had to make the next move. 

Hanbei said softly. 

"This new life that Zenki had blessed me with, I will cherish it to change this country filled with war and for Nobuna-sama and Sagara-san's dream." 

"Wrong Hanbei, it should be my, Simon's ambition." 

"Yoshiharu-san, now that the Harima battle has stagnated, the main bulk of the battle with the Mori clan will shift to the sea." 

"A navy battle, huh?" 

"The Mori clan has the pirates that rule over Setouchi seas, the Murakami navy as their allies. 

Though the Oda clan has its navy too, but no matter if it's the scale or the experience, they are 

inferior. Furthermore, the opponent is well versed in the tides of the Setouchi seas and the 

topology of the seabed, it will be a tough battle." 

Kanbei can't help but knitted her eyebrows. 

"If the Murakami navy control the Osaka bay, the saltpeter needed for the arquebus can't be 

supplied from Sakai." 

"Correct. In actual fact, the Mori clan's minister, Kobayakawa Takakage plans to use the 

Murakami navy to seal off Sakai and send supplies from the sea to Miki castle. If Sakai is sealed, the supplies of black powder to the frontlines of Harima will be cut off." 

"They aren't just smart, they are careful, unlike the reckless Simon. They will be quite reliable if they are our comrades, but now that they are our enemies, they are extremely difficult to deal 

with." 

"Not acknowledging Nobuna-sama, the Ashikaga shogun is at the Mori clan, so it goes without 

saying that the Mori clan will stand at the shogun's side. Uhh..." 

"So will the Murakami navy stand on the Mori clan's side too?" 

"Probably." 

"Though Murakami Takeyoshi is a pirate king that does not submit to anyone, he thinks 

favorably of the Mori clan." 

"Since allying with the Mori clan at the Battle of Miyajima, the Murakami navy had been 

maintaining their independence while helping the Mori clan. There might be a relationship 

between them that we outsiders don't know." 

Though the Oda army has battles everywhere, their greatest enemy right now is the Mori army 

facing them in Harima. 

The Mori clan's commander, Kobayakawa Takakage was trying to break through Harima to let 

the child shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki reach the capital. 

"Oda Nobuna's dream is to navigate the seas after unifying Japan. To fulfill her dream, the Oda clan will need a very strong navy from now on, a navy that the daimyos which are always eyeing 

the lands will never have." 

"Japan is an island country surrounded by oceans. But the samurais are just worried over the 

small lands and totally ignoring the sea trade routes, and had allowed the pirates to take the 

oceans for themselves. Uhhh..." 

"Oda Nobuna is currently trying to unify the sea and land, changing this country from the 

foundation up." 

The conversation between the world's strategists was quite difficult. 

"Simu..." 

Hanbei and Kanbei seems to be totally in sync, just by looking at each other, they can seemingly 

transmit their thoughts to each other. 

"The Honbyo temple which have friendly relations due to the namban soccer with the Oda clan 

may once again be enemies with the Oda clan to help Ashikaga shogun." 

What? That can't be, right? The optimistic Yoshiharu did not think so. 

"Kanbei is thinking that way because she did not attend that namban soccer match." 

"Uwahhh! You're trying to say a latecomer like me is ignorant, right!?" 

"Nono, listen. We the Oda clan had a strong relationship called "Glasses glasses, Mikawa's gag" 

with the Honbyo temple and the Saika clan through the hot-blooded soccer match. Furthermore, 

Magoichi-nee's relationship with me is quite close." 

"Uhh. Yoshiharu-san is flirting with everyone and not knowing about a thing like women 

troubles." 

"It's not that relationship with her, Hanbei-chan? And you are quite talkative today." 

"Excessive display of desire is the proof of being energetic, it's not that bad." 

"Desire?" 

But Kanbei was shaking her head at the side. 

"You guys are just too optimistic. Not everyone had accepted the result of that soccer match. 

Though they might have lost the match, they will definitely win the war. There will be some who 

think like this." 

"Someone who just won't admit their loss, I think there's just Kanbei, right?" 

"Shut up!" 

Hanbei decided and said. 

"Yoshiharu-san, the Ashikaga shogunate is the start to the "Onin war" that will plunge Japan into a century long war, and is at the same time the representative of the chaotic era and the ancient 

imperial power. If Nobuna-sama wants to do a face-lift of this country, the face-off with the 

Ashikaga shogunate is unavoidable, this is an obstacle that she has to surpass." 

"Ah, it's like this, huh?" 

"An era cannot be easily changed. A change will definitely face opposition. There will probably be someone who rejects the idea of co-existing in the Honbyo temple." 

"Kennya will suppress those people. Though she may look like a fool who only laughs "Nya nya" stupidly, she is a smart fellow who has a wide vision. It will be alright, nothing will 

happen." 

"Nobuna-sama must let the people witness the new world. The Nyankousou believers believe 

that they will go to paradise if they die for Honbyo temple. Christianity has a similar belief too. 

Both of them are similar in that they both give the people hope in times of despair. But Nobuna- 

sama has to give them hope to live in the new world." 

"Gags and soccer matches aren't enough?" 

"Those new culture will really heal the people's hearts when the time of peace comes? But it's the sengoku era now, we have to make the people understand that the current era is changing and the 

wars will end." 

"Can we really do it, Hanbei-chan?" 

"Though it's difficult, but this is something that only Nobuna-sama can do. And...." 

"And?" 

"Echigo's Uesugi Kenshin-sama is gradually realizing that Nobuna-sama is the demon lord of the sixth realm that destroys Japan's regulations. She wants to head towards the capital, not even 

caring about his rival Takeda Shingen-sama. I heard she had been shutting herself behind closed 

doors, considering whether to fight it out with the Oda clan." 

"Isn't Uesugi Kenshin unable to draw herself out from the battle with Katsuchiyo? She was 

thinking about going to the capital but gave up in the end, right?" 

"No. Uesugi Kenshin is fighting to restore the regulations of Japan. Thinking that the Ashikaga shogun is proper is common sense. If she proclaim to restore the Ashikaga shogunate in the 

name of righteousness, Takeda Shingen won't be able to stop her too. 

"I....I see. So the return of the Ashikaga shogun is this troublesome....." 

"Correct. To achieve victory for Nobuna-sama in the battle with the Mori clan, we will need to think of a way to stall the northern hero, Kenshin-sama. And the reason why Takeda Shingen is 

unable to go to the capital is because of her battle with Kenshin-sama. 

"Uhh. Simon feels the progression of the era is going faster than she thought. Looks like I will have to bring forward the matter that Oda Nobuna asked me to." 

"Matter? Oi Kanbei, it's such a rare occasion that we come to Arima for a vacation, you planning to go off so fast?" 

"Well, of course I will have to wait for my leg to recover." 

"Ummm, what kind of a job is it? Is it something that you can't even tell me? Uhh..." 

"I'm really sorry but I have to keep it a secret from you. Yay, I won Hanbei! Kuroda Ichiryuu!" 

"Though it will most likely be for naught, but since you are so adamant on being the best, you might just be the protagonist in a show." 

"Damn you Sagara Yoshiharu. Don't use strange future language while looking at Simon with 

pitiful eyes!" 

"Both of you are looking far into the future, as expected of Hanbei and Kanbei. But let's end this topic here for now. We should recuperate and have fun!" 

"Ahh, you are really an idiot!" 

"Hehe, but it's true that it's beneficial to clear the head. Let's do it then." 

"Nii-sama, Nene wants to do the Tarot divination!" 

"It's not divination." 

Yoshiharu fondles Nene's head. 

"Yeah, Kanbei. Do a romance divination for me too. There's a huge battle of life waiting for me at Azuchi." 

"Didn't I show you your romance luck before? It won't work for now." 

"That "Hanged Man" last time was right on the spot, so I really trust you. This time please help me again! This time round, it's really a matter that I beg my life on!" 

For some reason, Hanbei suddenly interrupt at this moment. 

"There are times that the tarot card isn't accurate. Hehe." 

"Yeah. Hehehe." 

Kanbei laughed while narrowing her eyes too. 

"???" "The relationship between you guys is a little weird. Anyway Kanbei, take the tarot cards out." 

"The namban tarot cards will be wet from the spring water, geez." 

Though she said that, Kanbei took out the whole deck of tarot cards. 

"Please, give me a good card! Yosh!" 

"Uwahh, you used too much strength. The card flew out!" 

"Sorry, sorry." 

"Nii-sama, here it is! It's this, right!?" 

"Ahh. We won't be able to know whether it's reverse or not with this. With the difference of the position, the explanation will change too." 

"And so, what's the card?" 

The card that Yoshiharu drew is "Empress". 

Is there such a card in the tarot? Yoshiharu tilted his head. 

"What kind of a card is this?" 

""Empress". It looks to be a queen card but in actual fact, it isn't. A queen is??, but the empress is actually ???The empress is much more powerful. Using the Tang dynasty as an 

example, it's like a king and an emperor." 

"Ohoh. The back of empress-sama has angel-like wings, how beautiful!" 

"Hehehe. Isn't the empress holding a globe-like cube? This signifies that she is the ruler of the present world." 

"Kanbei, there's a cross sticking into the globe, what's with that?" 

"The cross signifies the mental world, the authority of the religious world. So as to say, the empress controls not just the present world, but also the mental world. This is different from the queen who is just the ruler of the present world." 

"Then the romance of Nii-sama...?" 

"If it's in the upright position, it means a "marriage, pregnancy, birth" future is waiting for you." 

"Ehhhh? So as to say, EHHHHH!?" 

"Ohhh. Nii-sama is finally going to have a child!? The successor to the Sagara clan is born! 

Congratulations!" 

Nene was happily jumping around and Yoshiharu was shouting while having a nosebleed 

instead. 

You gotta be joking? Who could have thought that my first night with Nobuna will have a 

baby....? Wait, I have not prepare my heart stillllll! 

"Kanbei, please render the divination just now useless. Uhh..." 

"WHY, HANBEI!?" 

"Hanbei-dono, your expression is scary...?" 

"It's not divination but tarot! And my explanation isn't done yet. If it's in the reverse position, it signifies "Obsessed with their relationship and neglecting the surroundings, finally causing their relationship to break down." Just which future does it actually signifies, we won't know because Sagara Yoshiharu, you sent the card flying." 

"It won't be like this. No matter if we are willing, both Nobuna and I had grew in this battle, especially Nobuna. So it will be alright?" 

"Uhhh, Correct. Nobuna-sama had surpassed the death of Matsunaga Danjo and become much 

stronger. So Kanbei, you should really render this divination useless." 

"I said it isn't divination! Don't think of it like Onmyoudou!" 

"Just who will Nii-sama spread his seed to? This is making me so happy, Nii-sama! Ohh, don't 

tell me...? Don't tell me it's Nene? Is it Nene?" 

"Ah. A child won't be able to give birth to a baby." 

"How disappointing!" 

Uhnya. It's about time I'm going off. I can't take it anymore. Goemon said with a hint of tears as she float up. 

"Ah, sorry, Goemon! Your water skills is too perfect that I forgotten all about you halfway." 

"Uhnya. A ninja's training is really hard. I almost became a cooked squid." 

"Oi Goemon, I told you to cover your breasts! I don't understand the logic of your shame!" 

"Sorry, I didn't notice because I'm dizzy. Anyway, that smoke is....!?" 

"You mean that smoke signal, Goemon?" 

"Looks like it's a binja(ninja) kathering(gathering)!" 

"Calm down, Goemon. I can't understand what you're talking about at all!" 

"It's almost like she's possessed, what godly acting skills!" 

"I'm not acding(acting)!" 

It's such a rare sight to see Goemon being this panicky. Yoshiharu can't help but tilt his head. 

"This is the signal that the Kaga will soon host a ninja gathering." 

"Really? A ninja gathering? Ahh, a celebration or something like that, right?" 

"Though it's kinda like that, but it's not!" 

"Hmmm? What happened, Goemon?" 

"....The time to choose and abandon something might be near. Please prepare yourself." 

In a rare moment, the red colored eyes of Goemon was a little wet. 

"Oi, Goemon?" 

"I'm going off then, sorry!" 

With a "pa" and countless droplets of spring water splashing everywhere, Goemon disappeared. 

"She disappeared in an instant. Anyway, do ninjas do a countrywide gathering regardless of their clans?" 

"She's fast, just like a cat, Nii-sama." 

"Uhh... To actually abandon Yoshiharu-san and head straight to Kaga, looks like it's quite 

serious." 

Hanbei looked towards the smoke signal and narrowed her eyes spiritlessly. 

"The return of the destroyed Ashikaga shogun, the Honbyo temple, though is still our ally but has many followers and Uesugi Kenshin-sama who is wavering between the old regulations and 

the new world. The gate towards the new era won't be easy to go through. Nobuna-sama who 

fights to end this old era might have never seen before the ordeals waiting for her." 

"It's ok, Hanbei. Tenka Fubu is already half done. As long as we put our strength together, we will be able to surpass any ordeals. Isn't Hanbei currently alive!?" 

"Yes, correct. I'm afraid this might be the biggest obstacle in the path of Tenka Fubu, and the greatest ordeal." 

"The reason why Hanbei is alive is all because of Simon's impressive performance, hehehe." 

"Anyway just rest for now, and recover your strength gradually." 

"Eat more plums so you can have the strength to give birth to a baby, Hanbei-dono!" 

"Yes, I will, Nene." 

No matter what obstacles, Yoshiharu will move forward without fear. 

Even if I know there's a hopeless event like the Incident at Honnouji in the future, I will never 

give up. Just like what he said, Yoshiharu looks forward in his life. 

But, just by using "strength" won't be enough to end the chaos in this country. 

Hanbei quietly said the words predicting the hardship facing Nobuna's future. 

"To end this chaotic era, we need to let the people witness the true form of a new will, a new hope. And the one who presents all these is Nobuna-sama herself...." 

Early in the morning, Yoshiharu left Hanbei and the rest at Arima hot springs and left alone. 

Through the streets that Nobuna had fixed, he arrived in Azuchi late in the afternoon with a high 

speed boat by Lake Biwa. 

To fulfill the promise to meet up in the still under construction Azuchi castle with his master, 

Oda Nobuna. 

Azuchi castle is a water fort by Lake Biwa. 

And the Tenshou that is still under construction has the specialties of a mountain fort. 

Having not been in Azuchi castle for quite a while, the construction speed can be said to be 

extremely speedy. 

A new town had already been constructed by the foot of the castle. The "No matter their family status, they can trade freely and without tax." Rakuichi Rakuza policy that Nobuna had 

implemented had attracted all kinds of people. 

The fact that Azuchi that had recently just been a pile of weeds had developed with frightening 

speed to be a top trading city had made Yoshiharu speechless. 

Just like the ancient Rome, the streets are wide and clean. 

With the help of the soldiers obeying the strict law "Those who dare steal a cent from the 

commoners will be executed", it's very safe too. 

The construction of the St Jesus school, Seminario was going on too. 

"Ah, Yoshiharu-san, it's been a long time." 

Overseeing the construction of the school was the youngster missionary, Organtino. 

At the back of Organtino, the Mount Hiei monk Shogakuin that had been building Frois statues 

throughout Japan was shouting, "Oi workers! Build the hold mother, Frois-sama statue right 

here!" 

"It's been a long time. Anyway, what's those troubles you had the last time?" 

"Ah, you still remembered that, Yoshiharu. Thank you." 

"Now that I have the chance, I Sagara Yoshiharu will clear any troubles anyone have perfectly!" 

"Ab...About that trouble, it's better to talk about that some other time." 

"Could it be that he's troubled by being called "Kappa" by Nobuna?" Yoshiharu thought. 

"Anyway, this is the legendary school? What a spectacular stone structure." 

"Nobuna-sama wish to cultivate people who are well-versed in both the namban language and 

Christian culture and go to Rome first for Nobuna who is busy with Tenka Fubu." 

"A sengoku version of an imperial ambassador. Let's hope she doesn't write a letter to the Roman pope with an arrogant attitude." 

"Nobuna-sama herself seems to want to learn the European language, but I'm busy with the 

construction of the school and had no time to teach her...." 

"She is really becoming more and more not like a Japanese. I who is from the 21st century don't even know how to speak English." 

"Though Nobuna-sama is the queen of Asia but her curiosity for the other side of the sea might be even stronger than European pirates or adventurers." 

"Though Nobuna-sama loves mountain-climbing, she loves the limitless oceans even more. She 

was obsessed with the Tsushima port during the Owari period." 

"She really loves to explore the unknown world. Kiyosu castle, Komaki castle, Gifu castle and now Azuchi castle, sengoku daimyos who keep shifting their home base can only be Nobuna-sama." 

The huge and free city that Saitou Dousan had once wanted to build at Mino free the people from 

the authority and regulations is now right in front of Yoshiharu. 

And the multi-story Tensho never seen before in Japan castles and is now standing right at the 

top of Mt Azuchi is gradually nearing completion. 

"Azuchi is clean and safe with an atmosphere of freedom. Not even Europe has such a beautiful and clean city like this." 

"Anyway, where's Frois-chan?" 

"Frois-sama isn't here, there's a little problem...." 

"Problem?" 

"The new Kyushu branch chief of the Society of Jesus had went missing from his trip from 

Kyushu." 

"He met with some trouble?" 

"I think probably not." 

"What kind of a person is he?" 

"....An extremely scary person. As a clergy, he does not fear God at all." 

"That's interesting. Just what kind of a person is he?" 

"Anymore and I will be speaking behind people's back, how about some other time...." 

This person actually made Organtino be this scared, but with a mentality of [Any one 

organization will have their own politics], Yoshiharu did not mind it much. 

Saying his farewells with Organtino and going through the popular "Nobusumi head shop" 

buying different kinds of things, Yoshiharu came to the foot of the Tensho of Azuchi castle, the 

product of namban construction techniques with the traditional styles of Japan. Lifting his head, 

he can't help but exclaimed, "Wow, what a sight!" 

Not just being magnificent, the stone walls surrounding the Tensho with the outer appearance of 

the Tensho itself had all fused the namban, Japanese, Chinese and Persian styles and can be said 

to be Nobuna's unique style. 

(In the history I know, the Incident of Honnouji happened. This dreamlike Azuchi castle was 

destroyed in a few years after its completion too. But, I will not let such a thing come true. We 

will protect Nobuna's dream.) 

Reaching the gates of Azuchi castle, one could see the small frame of Maeda Inuchiyo. 

Becoming his neighbor once Yoshiharu become Nobuna's retainer, she's an important companion 

that had helped him in many occasions. 

In a rare sight, she did not wear her tiger hat today. 

"Oh, Inuchiyo, you haven't returned to Echizen yet!?" 

"....Going tomorrow. Today I will be moving furniture into the new room at Azuchi castle." 

"Ahh, moving house, huh? Has my new room be prepared too?" 

"Yes, beside Inuchiyo's room." 

"Hahaha, neighbors again!" 

"Yes, Inuchiyo and Yoshiharu are bound by fate." 

"Maybe." 

"Inuchiyo... might be destined to bear a baby for Yoshiharu someday." 

"A dog bearing a monkey's baby? Haha, that's too ridiculous." 

"....Uhh." 

Becoming unhappy for some reason, Inuchiyo grabbed Yoshiharu's hand, said "Here" and 

brought him up a huge flight of stairs. 

What's this! Bi...Big! And the straight stairs are going endlessly! Yoshiharu lamented. 

"Oi. Isn't the path to the main keep normally a swirl? Why is it straight?" 

"She loves straight paths. That's Hime-sama's character." 

"And it's too wide, what will we do if the enemy attacks?" 

"....Won't it be fine if we don't let them attack, and we don't have to worry about the road 

winding halfway." 

"Halfway?" 

"The two sides of this straight path are all the retainer's room. To get to the main keep that Hime-sama is staying in, one has to walk to the end of the path and go through a winding path not 

unlike a labyrinth to the top. 

Even if anything happen and the rooms of the retainers on both sides had fallen, Hime-sama's 

main keep is safe. Inuchiyo commented expressionlessly. 

Oda Nobuna, what an evil woman. Yoshiharu once again feels so deeply. 

"And this staircase is just too long! I'm so tired, I can't even catch my breath!" 

"....Inuchiyo is tired too." 

"Hoo...Hoo... Making the retainers climb a mountain even when they are going home, that fellow is really an S.... Hoo..." 

"Yoshiharu, the stone steps were taken from the Buddha statues, if we step on it we might suffer retribution." 

"Ahhh! That fellow is even S towards deities!? Even I who had come from the future is scared 

now!" 

"Hime-sama said 'Who cares about stone statues, they are stones anyway so just use it', and 

because we are lacking in stones, we used lots of statues." 

"It may be so, but it's still scary." 

Not sure if it's Inuchiyo being tactful about Yoshiharu and Nobuna, she said "I think I better dry my tiger hat." and left towards her room after bowing. 

And so, Yoshiharu who becomes alone continued the climb up. 

It feels like he is Jesus who was forced to climb different mountains. 

Finally, he reached the first floor of the soon to be completed Tensho. 

In front of the door, the only one with common sense, Niwa Nagahide is waiting with a long 

sword. 

Nagahide is a princess knight that was like Nobuna's elder sister. 

Though she's not good in leading soldiers in the frontlines, she had exceptional talent in the 

supervision of the construction of this never heard before Azuchi castle and the various 

supplying to the frontlines. 

"You're really slow, Sagara-dono. 70 points." 

"Ah, Nagahide? Why are you here?" 

"If the secret meeting of Hime and Sagara-dono is once again disturbed by Akechi-dono or 

Shibata-dono, it will be 0 points. I'm tired of it being like this every time, so I will personally guard the both of you this time." 

"Ohh, it's like the Ooku of the Edo castle, it's a little embarrassing."[4] 

"Are you thinking of me as a sister-in-law, one point." 

"Nono!" 

"I won't enter the Tensho, relax." 

"Cough. Nagahide, no one will disturb us today? If Juubei was to appear again, Nobuna and I 

won't tolerate it anymore. There will definitely be bloodshed." 


"Yes. I will not allow even cats to go near. And I feel that it's about time for Hime to be joined with the one she loves. Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide-dono had used her own life to fill up Hime's 

empty hole in her heart." 

Matsunaga Hisahide had bore all the bad reputation of Nobuna and disappeared in the flames of 

Tamonten castle at Nara along with the famed tea set, Hiragumo. 

No one suspected about the fact that she had committed suicide. 

"I see, yeah. I feel that I had matured from the different ordeals in my heart from the battles of Harima. I dare to say that I will never regret anything that happened after I joined with Nobuna." 

"Sagara-dono has a look of a really mature man now, Hime-sama's taste is good. 50 points." 

"Oi, shouldn't it be full marks here? Why was 50 points deducted?" 

"Yeah, if I have to say, looks, I think... It's only considered full marks for the lover of Hime-sama to be more suave." 

"How could you use an innocent smile to say such fatal words to a man... Women are really 

scary.... Ah, I've lost all confidence... A person like me....." 

"Hehe, it's a joke. Hurry, Sagara-dono. I'm opening the door, hurry and go in." 

"Ah, ahh..." 

The time to fulfill the promise of meeting with Nobuna is finally here.... 

With the "World's best bishoujo".... No, such a thing isn't important anymore. The instant that the time to join with Nobuna is nearing... Yoshiharu is filled with emotions and could not say 

anything. 

Thinking back to the days when he had been companions with Nobuna and the rest, he went 

through the door towards the Tensho with tears in his eyes.... 

"It's already dark, how slow!" 

Nobuna suddenly send a kick coming. 

That beautiful kimono image of her was destroyed completely. 

Not expecting this memorable Azuchi date was started with a kick similar to the Owari days, 

Yoshiharu received a fierce impact and flew away not befitting someone with the nickname of 

"Dodgeball Sagara". 

"Uwahh!?" 

Because Nobuna had been waiting excitedly all this while, her eyes had already became 

bloodshot and had totally gone into her demon lord of the sixth realm mode. 

Jumping right onto Yoshiharu's belly, she swung her fists mercilessly. 

"Hime. I can only give 3 points this time, it's about time you think of a new way to greet him." 

Nagahide leave this harsh comment before disappearing from their sight. 

"That 3 point should be given to Saru, right!? Making his master wait from morning till now, to actually have the cheek to be this late! Death! Execution! Seppuku!" 

"Wait, wait a minute! Calm down!" 

"You must had been flirting around, right!? Is it Juubei? Or Yamanaka Shikanosuke that weird 

woman? Don't tell me it's Frois!?" 

"Not at all. I was late because I was enjoying the hot springs!" 

"I...I...If you had been in the hot springs with girls, I'm killing you!" 

"Sorry but they are just lolis, please forgive me!" 

"Ahh, just how long do you want me to wait! Let's go to the top now!" 

Nobuna did not seem to be able to wait anymore as she stopped her interrogation of Yoshiharu 

and started climbing up the stairs. 

"Has the top been completed?" 

"Just the frame, both the interior and exterior had not been completed. But it won't collapse suddenly so relax." 

"Oh? The area of the Tensho that pierces the clouds! This is really an exceptional high rise 

structure." 

"I had gone through the namban temple's designs. The gothic style of construction seems to be in trend in Namban. High rise buildings seems to be the embodiment of the hopes of people trying 

their best to go the heavens." 

It's my dream and Tenka Fubu's symbol for Azuchi castle to absorb different countries' culture, 

saying that, the glimpses of Nobuna's face from the side captured Yoshiharu's attention. 

Ah? This fellow, why do I get the feel that she's become prettier.... The beating on his chest 

become even faster. 

While chasing Nobuna as she climb up the stairs, Yoshiharu gave her a rare praise, "To actually think of building a structure like this. You must have put in quite some effort on just gathering 

able workers, you're really something." 

"....." Feeling shy, Nobuna did not reply. 

"But, this Tensho is built from wood, right? Won't it break from the height?" 

"The wood that was used as the pillars was taken from trees that were as tall as 8 storey buildings from Mt Kiso so there won't be any problem." 

"From Kiso? Isn't Kiso at Shinno, that's Takeda Shingen's territory?" 

"They were originally supposed to be used for the construction of Ise grand shrine, so Shingen won't be able to say anything much. I had spent huge amounts of money to buy it through under 

the table means." 

"Is dismantling the stone Buddha not enough? Now you don't even let the wood from Ise grand 

shrine go? You are really a fearless princess knight!" 

"It's because of the endless desire for this intangible things to save this sengoku era that it can't end. I will destroy all these superstitious things that binds the people hearts." 

Nobuna's eyes glittered with a bright light as she said this endlessly wide dream. 

This Azuchi castle's different levels was decorated with Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, 

Persian and namban drawings. And the main keep was designed to emulate the Seiryouden of the 

Yamato Gose, fully preparing to have Himiko stay over. 

So as to say, Azuchi castle had all the gods and deities from different countries together and will attract pilgrims and tourists from all over the world. 

"You actually plan to shift the Gose over to Azuchi? This is already different than suffering retribution!" 

"No way. I just want to let Himiko-sama visit Azuchi during the festival, that's why I built a building the same as the Seiryouden in Azuchi castle." 

"It's already something for you to have this rationale. If you overdid things, there will be people thinking you have ulterior motives. They had already been talking about us." 

"Stop talking about this, Yoshiharu. Let's enjoy the night scenery from Azuchi castle tonight." 

"Yeah. The sun had already set completely." 

They are at the top. 

It is a small room too simple for the ruler of men. Windows at all walls, the streets and Lake 

Biwa under Azuchi castle could all be seen. 

"Well, the renovation isn't done so the furniture isn't here yet." 

"There's the fragrance from the wood. The feeling of a new building, wow, there's the whole 

Lake Biwa right outside the window!" 

Yoshiharu was excited like a child. 

Nobuna looked at such a Yoshiharu while smiling lightly. 

"Yoshiharu, you should know too. I will one day travel through the seas to Luzon, India and 

namban. This Azuchi castle's Lake Biwa is just a rehearsal for my dream castle." 

"Such a majestic castle is just a rehearsal? You are really extraordinary." 

"Osaka which is the nearest to the largest namban trading spot, Sakai is the most suitable place, but it's the territory of the Honbyo temple." 

"This country is surrounded by seas, we can have any amount of piers we want." 

"Yeah, Kyushu's Hakata is not a bad choice too." 

"Hakata, huh? I wanna go there at least once. There's a godly Tonkotsu ramen there. Anyway, is there ramen in this era?" 

"I'll show you. After fulfilling Tenka Fubu, I will prove that Earth is round by taking the boat to navigate around the world!" 

Using military strength to force the samurais that were fighting over the lands of this small island to succumb and then explore the boundaries of the world. Nobuna looked at Lake Biwa as she 

revealed a gentle smile. 

"I will develop this Japan to a trading country surpassing Spain and Portugal. For this, I have to clear up all the ancient grudge that had been gathered during these few centuries." 

"Dearuka..." 

"What's with you snatching my trademark phrase!?" 

After losing her god-father Saitou Dousan, Nobuna had lost Matsunaga Hisahide which she 

looked upon as her mother. 

But having surpassing the sadness, Nobuna had truly matured. 

Soon to spread her wings and fly as Oda Nobuna who had not just carve her name onto Japanese 

history, but a hero that shone throughout the world's history. 

I will definitely protect Nobuna's smile, Yoshiharu swore again. 

"....Go towards the other side of the ocean, Nobuna." 

"Uhm." 

"Once then, take Juubei-chan and Kanbei together. Hanbei might be seasick though." 

"Yoshiharu, you too." 

"Yeah." 

"Before my dream is fulfilled, Yoshiharu will always stay at my side, right?" 

"Uhm, I promise." 

"My dream isn't just Tenka Fubu, that's just the start." 

"Uhm." 

"....I had planned to jump into your chest and wept, 'Danjo died' after you had arrived, how 

strange. Just by looking at Yoshiharu's face, I feel like my heart had been healed." 

"It's not because of me, you are the one who had become stronger." 

"Is that so?" 

"Yeah. You are no longer alone. Viper-jii-san and Danjo's dream had now been inherited in your heart, isn't that so?" 

"It might be." 

"You have the strength to realize your dream, an exceptional talent and mental strength. Though you have numerous bad points too, but you are gradually become the hero that this country's 

people are looking forward to and you will one day be that hero. As long as this Azuchi castle is 

completed. We can tell this country's people to welcome a new era." 

"...Do...Don't praise me so much. I will be embarrassed." 

"Though I don't know why I had travelled to this era alone. But it's the best that I can help you after coming here. There might not be anyone happier than me in this era." 

"....." 

"I'm just a common high school student originally, but after coming to this sengoku era, I 

understand a lot more. Humans will one day die, a human's life is unbelievably fleeting. So we 

have to cherish it, but if we meet with someone who shares the same dream, then death will no 

longer be the same." 

"Yoshiharu." 

"So Nobuna, my life, please use it as much as you wish." 

"....Not using it at all, Idiot. You won't die even if you're killed, right?" 

"Yeah. What am I talking about? I must have been too excited after being at this Tensho of 

Azuchi castle." 

"It's all your good luck that allows you to survive all those countless close brushes with death. I forbid you to make me that worried again." 

"Sorry. But Nobuna, you have to live on." 

"Eh?" 

"For someone like me who can live on by not giving up on anything can only be ones who had 

given up on their own life. But, you must live on no matter what happen." 

"....Because I'm someone needed in the future?" 

"That's half of the reason. But the other half is my wish. As long as you are alive, I can...." 

"Huh? If....If you die when you are risking your life, what am I going to do. Do...Don't say such a selfish thing....." 

"So...Sorry." 

(Tug) 

Nobuna's little finger tugged on Yoshiharu's sleeve. 

"Yo....Yoshiharu. Th....The bed had been prepared so.... Ummm...." 

"Eh?" 

Returning to his sense, he found Nobuna blushing as she trembled on her feet. 

Both of them gaze upon each other at a distance that they can feel their breath. 

“……” 

“……” 

They were unable to move like being tied down. 

There are numerous times in the past that they can surpass such an instant. 

But regrettably, the walls are thin. Especially under Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide's watch, they were 

stopped at the last minute every time. 

But right now, Mitsuhide is at the Harima frontlines, far from Azuchi. 

And that second watcher, Shibata Katsuie is at Echizen. 

And with this bedroom in Azuchi castle that pierces the clouds, it's prepared by Nobuna for 

Nobuna herself... to be more exact, for Nobuna and Yoshiharu. 

Unless they had wings, no one will be able to see them meeting each other at the top of the 

Tensho. 

So as to say, for Nobuna to join with Yoshiharu who don't even have any family status, they had 

to be at a high location like this place. 

"Yoshiharu. We must spend tonight together." 

Nobuna fell into Yoshiharu's arms as she whispered. 

Nobuna's slender figure was as hot as flames. 

"Manchiyo is guarding the door, we must be full marks today." 

"Le....Let's hope. But isn't there a saying that things will happen more than twice?" 

"I'm not that stupid, though I'm a fool. But..." 

"But?" 

"Wasn't there a saying that even the Buddha can only tolerate 3 times? If Juubei don't learn from previous occasions and continue to interrupt us, I will execute her under the charge of leaving the frontlines without permission." 

Revealing an evil smile, Nobuna had prepared a sword in the room. 

"I really don't feel that this is a joke if you said it, don't say anymore! This is a flag that can never be raised!" 

"Hey, Yoshiharu. Danjo told me in the end. The one that had devised all those schemes was the Yamato Gose's Kampaku, Konoe Sakihisa." 

"It seems to be. It's a little different from the history that I know so I didn't notice it, sorry." 

"And there seems to be an even darker mastermind behind Konoe. But as long as we finish 

Konoe, the schemes will all shatter." 

"Eh? Another mastermind? Don't tell me.... Imagawa Yoshimoto-chan?" 

That empty head puppet shogun is actually devising a terrible scheme in the dark!? 

I see, that's why I didn't notice it! I've been too naive! Women are really scary! Yoshiharu was 

very shocked. 

"Idiot, how can that be?" 

"Yeah~" 

"No matter who is hiding in the shadows, they are people who can't stand in the light, as long as we stop Konoe's plans, all will be fine." 

"Yeah!" 

"The days that we have to hide from everyone to meet up won't be long. Once I unify this 

country and become the true ruler of men, I will definitely make the world acknowledge my 

relationship with Yoshiharu." 

Can we really do it? Yoshiharu was troubled. 

The walls of family status in this era is much thicker than Yoshiharu had thought from the 

modern era. 

The ruler of men joining with an unknown person, this isn't just a matter of revolting against his master. Using modern language, it's a huge matter like destroying the Yamato Gose, Yoshiharu 

noticed it recently. 

But he swallowed all these words down, silently caressing Nobuna's head. 

"It will be good if that day comes." 

"It will. If we aren't acknowledged no matter what, we will head towards the other side of the seas with a big boat." 

"Haha, yeah, as expected from Oda Nobuna." 

"But, we have a shortage of manpower because we expanded our territory so fast at such a short amount of time, where are there able generals?" 

"It's not enough with Kanbei and Shikanosuke joining us?" 

"Omi had a famous clan called the Gamo clan. They sent a child hostage called Orio. She is an outstanding talent comparable to Juubei. Extremely willing to learn, she studies the ancient 

stories of Japan to the Christian bibles, to the point that she go to the spot that the legends are at." 

"With the modern language, a geek, huh?" 

"I want to formally let her be my god-sister." 

"Not a retainer but a sister?" 

"Orio agrees with my ambitions, an extremely innocent and cute child that swore to do anything for Tenka Fubu." 

"Ohh, I see. Isn't that good?" 

"And the Gamo clan won't easily stand lower in position with the Oda clan. But if their 

successor, Orio become my relative, the Gamo clan's attitude might change." 

"Yeah. The Asai clan too, they had once disobey Oichi's wishes and revolted against the Oda 

clan." 

"If they had disclosed Oichi's gender in the first place, things won't be like this." 

"There're matters that cannot be disclosed. There's no helping it. 

"It's unsettling to let Kanjuurou manage Mino which is the neighboring province of Takeda 

Shingen. Oichi who is more reliable than Kanjuurou is already.... Umm... Because she's 

pregnant, she can't go to the frontlines." 

Though Nobuna's brother, Tsuda Kanjuurou Nobusumi had a childish face, he had already 

married in secret. 

The other party is "Nobuna's sister" Oichi, though it can't be announced. 

But in actual fact, Oichi's true identity isn't Nobuna's true sister, but "Saruyashamaru" who had once managed Omi, the crossed dressed Asai Nagamasa. 

"Why did you let Nagamasa become your younger sister, Oichi? Won't this make Nobusumi and 

her be siblings, they are husband and wife." 

"But, if the matter that I make Kanjuurou cross dress to be my sister called Oichi is exposed, won't I lose the people's trust. I must follow up with my lies." 

"But with this, the two of them had to hide themselves." 

"They won't be able to show their faces until everyone had forgotten about the name and looks of Oichi and Asai Nagamasa anyway. So this isn't that bad too." 

"I see, you thought far ahead." 

"Really?" 

"Well, they are better than us who will meet our death once we are exposed. And they had a 

child, them! Just when did they do it!? Oh yeah, during the time at Odani castle? Damn it, damn 

it!" 

"And I want a younger sister." 

"So this is the reason!?" 

"Though I have many aides, but I don't have a younger sister? And I want to tell Oichi herself that she feels like my sister." 

"If you want one, just take in Inuchiyo or Kazumasu-chan that you doted on into the Oda clan." 

"Why don't you understand how difficult it is for a master of a province to keep her retainer as a god-sister? It's almost impossible to marry your own retainer." 

"But if it's the Gamo clan who had just submitted to us, making their hostage a sister will be different. I see, so it's like this." 

"If it's Ukon, I had wanted to make her my sister the first time we met. But that child just doesn't give me her reply and it has become hard now." 

"If it's a male master, it will be easier for this kind of things. A princess daimyo sure had it hard." 

"Yeah. If you married a retainer, what will you do if he took over your clan? So a marriage with a retainer had always been forbidden. Ah, how good you had it, Oichi, to be able to bear the 

child of the one you love." 

Nobuna lifted her head and looked at Yoshiharu's face. 

"....Me too, I want to bear Yoshiharu's child." 

"EHHHHHHH!?" 

Ahhhhhh 

Nobuna's embarrassingly lowered her head. 

(Ka...Ka...Kan...Kanbei's tarot is on...o....onc....once again accurate?) 

Though Yoshiharu prepared himself due to Kanbei's tarot, he was still too shocked to the point 

that his heart had pumped out his chest. 

"....I....I don't have any siblings. Th... The lands of the Od... Oda clan is becoming much much more, and a man's life of twenty years. Fo...For the future, i...it's a.... about time for me to.... to b... bear a child. It's n... not like I want your child to succeed my country, b...but... you see...." 

"Wa...wa...wa...wait. E...Ev...Even if it's not like this, to compete with Nobusumi...." 

"A....at least three children. I had thought of the names." 

"Wait, Nobuna. The impact of you raising your head and saying this is just too strong!" 

"From the oldest to the smallest, "Kimyou" "Chasen" "Sanshichi". 

"Can it not be this unique!?" 

"It's too troublesome to think anymore, if we had a fourth one, let's just call it "Nin"." 

"Did you think of the child's feelings by having their own mother calling them "Nin"?" 

"Compared to this, they are looked upon as humans rather than those who is called "Inu" or 

"Saru"?" 

"So you had not been looking upon Inuchiyo and I as humans!?" 

"That's why, umm.... To...Tonight.... Yoshiharu's child...." 

"No....Nobuna." 

".....Let me bear it." 

There had never be a tenser moment in his life. 

Not even in the battles of Sunomata, Kanegasaki or Himeji had his heart pumping like never 

before. 

"No....Nobuna. Or should I call you Kichi?" 

"Up to you, as long as Yoshiharu can be by my side to call my name." 

The both of them was embracing each other now, looking at the same dream. 

Meeting at the battlefield of Owari, fighting together at Okehazama. Conquering Mino with 

Sunomata Ichiya castle. The retreat of Kanegasaki during their march to the capital and the 

surround of Nobuna with Takeda Shingen at the helm. 

No matter how wide the range of battle had become for the Oda army, no matter how much the 

distance between the two of them are, their hearts are always looking at the same dream. 

Seemingly never-ending, yet almost feel like an instant, the storm-like days... 

As long as they can suppressed Konoe Sakihisa who had been scheming against Nobuna in the 

dark, Nobuna who had controlled most of the capital can defeat her enemies. 

Tenka Fubu can be realized too. 

Once then, what should I say? Will my existence steer Nobuna's fate into a bad direction? 

Yoshiharu had abandoned such a worry now. 

How can I abandon such an important person and leave? 

(Even if my strength isn't enough to stop the Incident at Honnouji, I can just die for Nobuna 

there. Though Hanbei and the rest might be sad, but I'm here to change Nobuna's fate.) 

Carrying Nobuna's slender body up, he softly put her onto the floor. 

Nobuna held onto Yoshiharu and closed her eyes. 

"I always thought that I'm alone, but no one had been loved as deeply as me. Viper, Danjo and you, Yoshiharu." 

"Finally you noticed." 

"I had always been shutting my eyes, till the time everyone forced my eyes open." 

The whispering Nobuna's smile is unbelievably brilliant, making Yoshiharu unable to look at it 

for long. 

And so, he caressed Nobuna's fair forehead. 

It's almost like she's had a fever. 

"Hey, we must definitely go namban-style tonight, say I love you, Yoshiharu." 

 

"Uhh, th....that...." 

"You can't say it? Don't you love me?" 

"How can that be. I...It...It's just that I'm nervous! This is too heavy no matter if it's towards you or me!" 

"The hero of Kanegasaki is so timid." 

"I like you too much, just this word "like" is fitting enough." 

"If you don't say it, I'm chasing you out of the Tensho." 

"Then you say it first!" 

"No, Yoshiharu first. If you want to kiss me, say it now." 

"Nope, I wanna kiss first." 

"Eh? Ahh.... wait...." 

Yoshiharu use his lips to seal Nobuna's lips. 

It's been too long, as the both of them kissed each other. 

".....Nobuna...." 

"Yoshiharu, I beg you. Say I love you." 

Yoshiharu can no longer resist. 

"I....I get it. No... Nobuna, I...." 

All this while, I had doubts over the joining with Nobuna. 

But there's no longer any now. 

After hearing Nobuna who was always not honest with herself saying "I want Yoshiharu's child", if I run away now, can I be considered a man, a human? I will forever be a monkey. To prove 

that I'm a human, I will suppress my nerves to realize Nobuna's wish. Yoshiharu decided. 

But at this moment, a thought flashed through Yoshiharu's head, (Don't tell me Juubei will turn 

into a spirit and rushed in?) and then, it happened. 

"Umm. I'm sorry to disturb. There's something extremely urgent I need to report." 

A small girl's voice rang out behind Nobuna and Yoshiharu's back. 

Due to her presence being too weak, both Yoshiharu and Nobuna did not noticed that she had 

been inside the room all this while. 

The sun had completely set and the room was gradually darken. She who had been sitting in the 

corner of the room can be gradually seen now. 

"It's been awhile. Good night, I'm Kennya." 

This fellow that has almost zero presence is that living god at Osaka's Honbyo temple, Kennya!? 

"EHHHH? KENYAAAAAAAA?" 

"Isn't Nagahide guarding the door, how did you get in!?" 

"Actually, ever since I was chased out from Honbyo temple and become a normal commoner 

girl, my presence had been extremely low, just like a shadow." 

"Li...Like what you said, you are really like another person?" 

"Wait, Kennya? What happened to your cat ears, and tail?" 

"They had all fallen off. So I had lost the right to be the master of Honbyo temple and had been chased out." 

"EHHHHHHHHHH?" (The both of them exclaiming together.) 

"I deserved death for disturbing the both of you, but this is extremely urgent. Because my partner Magoichi isn't around, so I can only come here to seek your help." 

"Just what happened? Anyway, since you know of our secret, don't you think you can go out 

alive!" 

"Wait, Nobuna. Kennya had already lowered down her head and pleaded with us, it must be 

something big." 

"If this goes on, Honbyo temple will destroyed the truce with the Oda clan. Please save the 

believers and my sister." 

The words of Kennya brought a huge impact to Nobuna and Yoshiharu who thought that they are 

near to finding the mastermind behind Konoe Sakihisa and the realization of Tenka Fubu. 

Kennya used a weak voice to talk about the story. 

With the Osaka's Honbyo temple as their headquarters, the Nyankousou is the strongest religious 

organization of Japan. 

Though it's a new power without much history, its believers spread through the capital, the 

northern areas, the Hokurikudou region, the Tokaidou region and Chuugoku region. If they 

armed themselves, their strength surpassed any sengoku daimyo greatly. 

Their headquarters Honbyo temple was surrounded by numerous rivers, turning it into a huge 

water fort. 

Though their name comes with a "temple", but the difficulty in conquering it can be comparable to Houjou clan's Odawara castle. 

And Honbyo temple has a close relationship with the strongest arquebus mercenary, the Saika 

clan. If they defended Honbyo temple together with the Saika clan, they can easily defend for 10 

to 20 years. 

The recently ex-Honbyo temple master had once thought of conquering the country and had 

fought against Nobuna while holding up the flag, "Tenka Funya". 

"Then, I was incited to act after hearing the rumor that Nobuna had killed off all the monks after burning Mount Hiei." 

If this goes on, the two will kill each other while fighting for the seat of the ruler of men. 

Knowing of this history, Yoshiharu put in all his effort and finally made Kennya and Nobuna 

reconcile. It should be so. 

But now, Kennya had appeared in front of Nobuna and Yoshiharu in such a pathetic state. 

"Just like you've seen, my cat ears and tails, so as to say, my right as the head is lost. This must be because of the result of my sharp tongue and arrogant self." 

"Wait, are you being sarcastic towards me?" 

"The head of the Honbyo temple had been succeeded by my younger sister, Kyonya. Kyonya 

thinks that samurais and the Honbyo temple can never co-exist and oppose to being in peace with 

Nobuna-sama. She wants this country's religions to be managed by Honbyo temple, wanting to 

control both religious and commanding authority over this country. Only with this, she thinks 

that this country will have peace." 

"A tough-head, huh?" 

"To die for Honbyo temple and go to the heavens, surrounded by the Nekogamis and having a 

blissful life forever, this convenient law was used by Kyonya. With this, all the believers will 

turn into soldiers not afraid of death." 

"Why is there such a troublesome law!?" 

"Honbyo temple had always been seen as an evil sect by the ancient Buddhism forces and had 

been suppressed many times. The believers whose fields had been grabbed by the soldiers for 

rations and forced into a corner gradually started fighting back... And so to remove the fear of the believers, such a belief was born." 

Like what Kennya said, Honbyo temple was once a small Buddhism sect. But there are 

complicated matters surrounding the eighth master, Nyanya, which was said to be a half demon 

as her mother was a Nekomata from Shita forest. 

The believers who followed the strange master of Honbyo temple are those powerless 

commoners who had lost everything in the war and do not care about being wrapped up in the 

fight with the old Buddhism forces. 

Nyanya looked painfully at the suffering believers and said, "Cats don't kill cats, and so they are a higher being compared to humans!" and in the end, it was received with praise "Bravo!" among the commoners and had explosive popularity. 

Afraid of the now being hailed as the commoner's hero, Nyanya and Honbyo temple which had 

become increasingly stronger by gathering the people's hearts, the old Buddhism powers and 

Samurais began assaulting Honbyo temple, and from then on began their days of pursuit. At this 

moment, someone proposed, "Let us help Nyanya-sama." and with a bunch of cat lovers, they gathered and armed themselves to become a fighting force. 

Yoshiharu nodded. 

"Honbyo temple who loves being relaxed and cute cats had such a past, so this is the result of the chaotic era, huh?" 

"Huge amounts of believers all hope for Nyankousou to build the country up and gradually, my 

heart too was lit with the ambition to become the queen of this country. Originally, a religious 

kingdom shouldn't be a kingdom built in the real world but in the mental world. But after the 

temple had huge amounts of wealth and military strength, we gradually became a powerful entity 

like the samurais. Just like Mount Hiei, Honbyo temple had already....." 

"The master of Honbyo temple who was supposed to control the mental world had started to 

crave the control of the actual world." 

"The law that was used to protect ourselves had now forced the believers to immerse themselves in fighting." 

She was as expected a clever person. After losing her cat ears and cat language, she had been 

giving me this feeling, though her original personality had totally broken down. Yoshiharu 

thought. 

"Kennya. It's normal for the people to feel despair for the useless samurais, gathered together under Nyankousou as its believers and revolt. It's a kind of natural result by the old powers 

gradually being corrupted for Honbyo temple to become like this today." 

The authority over the actual world should belong to Nobuna-sama who does not belong to any 

religious party. Kennya shook her head and said. 

"Right now, this country should stop having religious forces arming themselves up to build their own kingdoms. But my sister had not completely given up on her ambition like me and is 

planning to start a war again." 

"If the Nyankousou believers were to build the country, the believers and the non-believers 

would be separated, causing the country to be split in half. There are many who likes dogs better 

than cats." 

"Kyonya thinks that by banning the evil namban religion that Nobuna supports, all the people 

will become believers." 

"Had my plot of supporting namban Christianity to suppress Honbyo temple and the old 

Buddhism forces been exposed?" 

This could incite the war between Christianity and Nyankousou if we don't handle things 

properly, Yoshiharu sighed. 

"Nobuna. If we start the battle with Honbyo temple, your Tenka Fubu will be delayed for 10 

years. And the more you kill the believers, the more you lose the trust of the people. And there's still the Saika clan, if Magoichi-nee joins Honbyo temple, things will become difficult." 

"Saru, though Magoichi's soccer skills are impossibly good, but Imagawa Yoshimoto is stronger than her, right?" 

"Magoichi-nee's original skill is her marksmanship. You too should have seen how she who had 

joined Bontenmaru had forced Takeda's cavalry to retreat." 

If one was to use the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as a comparison, she would be the 

sentimental Lu Bu. And the destructive powers of the arquebus must not be underestimated. 

Yoshiharu nodded and said. 

"Takeda's cavalry? Aren't you the one who commanded them and won?" 

"Oh, maybe. Hahahaha." 

"And there's so many snipers under Magoichi, why doid she become a mercenary, won't it be 

better if she herself joins in the battle to obtain the world?" 

"She has zero interest in such things. Compared to the world, she's much more interested in 

finding the best man in the world, right? Anyway, just what kind of a man is that, I don't 

understand at all." 

"....You really an idiot, isn't the best man in the world here?" 

Nobuna whispered. But as Yoshiharu was thinking with all his might, he missed the rare 

compliment by Nobuna. 

"It's just a little more. Nobuna unifying the world and ending the chaotic era, letting everyone enjoy a dreamlike peaceful world. Just a few more years and history can flow in a good 

direction." 

"The one who thinks like this is only you who came from the future. The endurance of the people who had lived through the centuries of battle in this country had already long past the limit. Once someone incites them, they will even join a revolt easily." 

"As long as they could see the completed Azuchi castle and the streets, they will understand the coming of a new era!" 

"But it's not completed yet, and we need time to spread the news of Azuchi over to the whole of Japan." 

"Yeah.... The speed and accuracy of transmitting information is just too different from my era. 

There isn't internet or TV in the sengoku era." 

With this, isn't all our efforts for naught? I don't wish for Nobuna to become the demon lord of 

the sixth realm. I must stop it from happening no matter what. But, I can't come up with any 

good ideas. Yoshiharu bites his lips hard. 

"Huge amounts of believers are beginning to think that they rather live a peaceful life than 

revolting through the namban soccer matches. But my sister was possessed by my previous 

ambition and the order of the master of Honbyo temple is absolute." 

"I see. But, the matter of chasing Kennya-chan out went too smoothly." 

"It's the same for the dropping of the cat ears, compared to it being a coincidence, it's more like the timing is just right." 

"Recently, Ashikaga Yoshiaki-sama had sent letters multiple times asking me to fight Nobuna- 

sama. The Kampaku Konoe Sakihisa had asked me to help Ashikaga shogun go to the capital in 

secret too. Maybe my sister had been preparing to chase me out of Honbyo temple all this while 

without me knowing." 

"What? That Konoe again? That bastard, unforgivable!" 

"Though Ashikaga Yoshiaki-sama is in Mori-sama's camp, but Konoe-sama seems to have visit 

Sakai's Tsuda Soukyu-sama. I heard it on the route here, though my cat ears are gone." 

"Tsuda Soukyu had something to do with Konoe's schemes? Where did you hear such a top- 

secret info?" 

No one recognized me as Kennya so I can hear any rumor in Sakai, any house and any info I can 

get. Kennya smiled forcefully. 

"And now you escaped Nagahide's watch and came into the Tensho. Just like an invisible person, stronger than a ninja." 

"It's my fault. I was thinking for Himeko-sama and did not send out spies in Yamato Gose." 

"Goemon had always been working for me and doesn't have time to help the Oda clan with its 

spying activities. But doesn't the Oda clan have its own ninja?" 

"You talking about Ukon?" 

"Yeah, isn't there Kazumasu, let her sneak in then." 

"She's not a ninja. She herself really wishes to forget about the times when she wasf in Kaga, so I don't wish to make her do any ninja jobs." 

"I see. Kazumasu-chan loves the sea, huh. Sorry." 

Kennya once again sat in a seiza position and lowered her head. 

"And I'm really sorry to write those rumors about you two in "Kennya Monthly". The printing machine bought from Namban is fun to play with and I can't help but print a bunch, it's my 

responsibility." 

"Ahh! There was such a magazine! Those magazines that keep saying bad things about me in the 

capital, like Saru and I being a couple and spending everyday with each other." 

"Kennya has not loved before and does not understand that the relationship between the two of you is such an admirable matter. All this while I had been doing things just because it's 

interesting, I'm really sorry and deserve death." 

"Well....Well, it's not totally fake about the things in the magazine. And it's not something admirable, so don't mind it." 

"I Kennya swore to never expose the relationship between Nobuna-sama and Yoshiharu-sama 

and protect both of you with all my strength." 

"De....Dearuka...." 

It's a little uncomfortable suddenly hearing Kennya being so uptight. Nobuna sighed loudly. 

"Yoshiharu, head towards Sakai right now. Catch Konoe and stop his scheme! Wrapping the 

people into fighting isn't something a kampaku should do. Unforgivable!" 

"Ummm, Nobuna. We're not making babies anymore?" 

"Huh? Now isn't the time to do that, are you an i...id...idiot?" 

"So...Sorry! Just asking!" 

"Leave it to later! We need every second now, you do understand how many lives are involved 

here?" 

"Oh, yeah." 

"Th...There's no helping it. I... If I...I am to be pregnant like Oichi now, s... such a tense situation, I...I can't handle it in time...." 

"Ye...yeah.... But with that atmosphere just now, I'm so hot right now... Someone think of 

something...." 

"W...Wh....Who gives a damn!" 

Nobuna tried her best to suppress the heat from her body as she stood up to call Nagahide. 

"As expected it's hard to have both the world and Yoshiharu. But I'm not giving up, just like how Yoshiharu not giving up to the end to save Hanbei, Kanbei and Shikanosuke's lives." 

"Nobuna, you...." 

"If I'm in the situation that I have to choose between the world and Danjo, I will choose not to give either up!" 

Yoshiharu understand, just why is the current Nobuna being even more brilliant and the resolve 

she made in Harima. 

Suddenly, he found it hard to swallow. 

Anyway, Nobuna does not seem to forgive Konoe Sakihisa. 

"Konoe had crossed the line that should never been crossed. As someone standing at the top of the officials, he actually incited the samurais to fight with the people. I don't care if he's the kampaku or the head of the Fujiwara clan, if he won't give me an answer I'm happy with, his 

head is " 

Flames of fury towards Konoe was burning in Nobuna's eyes. 

"Prepare a horse!" 

"Ummm..." Kennya said by Nobuna's side. 

"There's been the idea of being equal status in this country for a long time. Even if you obtain the world through military strength, a ruler of men marrying a suspicious individual from the future 

can never be acknowledged by both samurais and commoners. If this goes on, it's impossible for 

us to get married. Even if we have children, the identity of the father must be kept secret." 

"I understand such a thing! That's why I've been troubled all this while! I wanted to just 

eliminate the ancient traditions of this country once and for all and build a totally new country." 

"Wait Nobuna. Don't just destroy the Japanese traditional culture just because of me!" 

"Of course not. Though I won't, but I can't help but feel frustrated! Don't you feel that too?" 

"Of course, but it's your bad habit to always think to the extreme. Someone who can bear your bad reputation like Danjo is already gone." 

"Uhhh" 

"Though there's a risk to bear a new bad reputation, but it's worth a gamble... If you make a deal with Konoe-sama using this chance, you might be able to marry him properly." 

With a single sentence from Kennya who can't bear to look at the tragic fate, a huge change of 

history will soon occur in this country. 

"With Konoe? Me?" 

"A deal? Right now, with Nobuna's character, it's a little impossible." 

"Saru, what's with that about my character, what do you mean? If you don't give me an 

explanation that I'm happy with, I'm having your head!" 

"That's the exact thing I'm talking about!" 

Nobuna and Yoshiharu thought, (Don't tell me, is that....) (Can such a thing be possible?) as they looked at each other blushing. 

"Konoe-sama is the one who stands at the top of Yamato Gose's officials, the position of 

Kampaku being the highest position. Ironically, Konoe-sama is the only one who can let them be 

together." 



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