Oda Nobuna no Yabou - Volume 7 - Chapter 3

Chapter 3 : Takeda Shingen & The Four Heavenly Kings Combo 

"Nagayasha! Do you think you can be the master of the Asakura clan with such weak arms!? Give me the spear!" 

That child was scolded by a nasty old warrior while being beaten up by a wooden sword. Nagayasha had been handed over to be trained personally by the famed general of famous generals, the best warrior crowned by the Asakura clan, Asakura Norikage. No one could interfere with the pillar of the Asakura clan, Asakura Norikage, not even Nagayasha's own father. 

Nagayasha's mother had died shortly after giving birth to him due to complications during labor. 

And so, Nagayasha, who is being cultivated as the next master of the Asakura clan, has no memories about his own mother. 

Nagayasha spent his childhood with the old but extremely fierce warrior, Asakura Norikage, training him to exhaustion every single day. 

But no matter how much he trained, Nagayasha's mentality of hating the blood stench of war always disappoints his own father. 

"Do you not worry about not being able to handle the position of being Asakura clan's master? Your father is already bedridden from illnesses, who knows how long more he can live? I, who have control over the Asakura clan's army, am already an old man. It's no surprise if I suddenly die one day. At such an important time, can a brat like you, who is as weak as a girl, really protect the distinguished Asakura clan?" Norikage splashed water on Nagayasha who is lying on the ground while continuing his lecture. 

Nagayasha loves to stay at his residence in Ichijoudani castle alone while looking through pictures of the Heian era. 

Due to the influence of his father, who was a dilettante about the Heian era's culture, Nagayasha can draw or write songs by himself. 

But Asakura Norikage was very worried about the future of the Asakura clan. He was worried about the direction of the clan under the hands of Nagayasha after his own death. 

The Asakura clan gave all the military stuff to their best general, Asakura Norikage, to handle; all the masters of each generation being passionate instead about politics and arts in the capital. 

So as to say, the Asakura clan's political culture and military matters are totally separated. 

But Norikage is already old; he can't live for much longer. 

The current master, Nagayasha's father, has a weak constitution and has no idea how long he can last. 

Because of these uncertainties, Norikage trained Nagayasha strictly. 

But the young Nagayasha can't understand Norikage's feelings at all. 

"No matter how unwilling I am, Norikage forces me to learn martial arts. At least let me meet with Mother. If I can't even do that, let me search for Mother's face in the pictures of the Heian world. 

All in all, the top work of the Heian era, Tales of Genji was always fleeting in and out of Nagayasha's mind. 

Not knowing who is his biological mother, he developed the habit of searching for his mother's replica among the huge amount of girls. "I might become Genji in the future." Nagayasha can't help but feel attached to Genji. 

But, even though Hikaru Genji becomes a master of a whole city, living a glorious life in a luxurious residence and netting himself countless beautiful girls, he was unable to obtain happiness in the end. In his later years, Genji had lost his fair looks, saw his newly married wife having an affair, saw his most beloved girl Murasaki dying before him, and had gone through different tragedies. In the end Genji gave up and became a monk. 

"At the same time he married an ideal female like Murasaki, he had ignored other girls. Hikaru Genji had been searching for his mother's shadow all his life through numerous girls. Not treasuring Murasaki was his mistake. I'm different from him. If I were to find the girl I love, I will cherish her and bring her back to my residence in Ichijoudani castle, never parting with her forever......" 

When he was lying down on the grass field fantasizing about "Murasaki", his belly was kicked by Asakura Norikage and he flew up in the sky. 

Sharp pain travelled from his belly. 

He grasped at the ground and began vomiting. 

"Brat, are thinking about the girls on the pictures!? You dumb-ass! Fool! Do you think you can rely on such a thing to survive in this Sengoku era!?" 

Norikage was very disdainful towards Nagayasha's "Girls and children" interests. 

It's definitely unforgivable for the next master of the Asakura clan to be obsessed with such an interest in a dog-eat-dog world of the Sengoku era. 

Norikage stepped onto the weeping Nagayasha while contining to berate him. 

"The arts are not an escape method from these cruel and chaotic world. There's only one true law in this world! Samurai are dogs! Bastards! Winning is the true law for the samurai! Remember this in your head!" 

Destroy the revolting farmers of Echizen, amounting to more than 30 times his army, and execute them all. These words of Asakura Norikage are an unshakable fact. 

But, to Nagayasha, there is one thing that he can never back down from; it is the feelings he had for his mother. This is the only thing he can't give up no matter how fierce the scoldings from Norikage were. 

"....I....just want to meet Mother... Things like fighting wars... Isn't that a cruel job of killing people!?" 

"Naive! Parents are nothing! You are the worst! I can't stand this anymore, the Asakura clan will most likely be destroyed by your hands!" 

Norikage kicked Nagayasha like a dirty cloth as he prophesied. 

"The successor to the Oda clan of Owari, that Hime, "Kichi". That girl who was said to be able to see the future. That talent who was called a fool by the Owari people. Didn't she understand the true law of the world by having an equal talk with Sakai's missionary? The Owari people had all thought that that Hime is very weird and hate her. But, she has a will only heroes have. That's why I'm saying, I know it. If that Hime continues to grow, she will break out from Owari and obtain the world!" 

This was the usual words of the old Norikage. 

"Wasn't the Oda clan just a vassal of the Asakura clan in the past? But now they have conquered Owari. Their successor is different from you; she's a hero. The Oda clan can destroy the Asakura clan. In this situation, why are you are still obsessed with art!?" 

Nagayasha was always compared to a little Hime that he had never seen before. 

And, he was scolded by Norikage, "You are far worse compared to her." 

Nagayasha hates this girl that he had never seen before. 

…… 

…… 

"I've had a strange dream." 

In a guest house of Odani castle... 

Before Asakura Yoshikage knew what's going on, his whole body was drenched with sweat. 

"I dreamt of Norikage. That old man is already long gone. Now, why am I afraid of a dead man?" 

Yoshikage mumbles to himself. 

I had once hated Oda Nobuna to the core. 

It's Norikage who had planted the image of Oda Nobuna in my mind. 

But, it's different now. 

"Just like what Norikage said; the successor of the Oda clan, Oda Nobuna, had become the hero who obtained the world through the Battles of Okehazama and the conquering of Mino. She had accomplished the feat of heading to the capital that not even Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin and Mori Motonari can do. But, even Norikage couldn't predict this, Oda Nobuna is the only ideal female in this world for me. She is a destined evil opponent comparable to Mother.... This is what Norikage, who knows nothing about art, can never understand. 

Using the water from a pail that his aide had brought to wash his face, Asakura Yoshikage began smiling in secret. 

"I will never back down before getting Oda Nobuna in my hands. Even if I have to pay the price with my life." 

At the start, it might just have been wanting to meet his mother. 

But, in the heart of Yoshikage now, those feelings which were suppressed by Norikage for long periods of time changed without him knowing. 

In the guest house where Yoshikage is staying, the hostage of Asakura clan, Asai Hisamasa, Asai Nagamasa's father was saying, "You didn't respond even when I shouted, just what are you doing?" while running to Yoshikage's side. Asai Hisamasa, who was defeated in the battle with the Oda army, had given up mundane affairs and had been living a retired life. To obtain Oda Nobuna, Asakura Yoshikage has form an alliance with Odani castle's master, Asai Nagamasa. But Asai Nagamasa can't seem to give up on his divorced bride Oichi, Nobuna's sister (her real identity is actually Tsuda Nobusumi), and does not want to fight with the Oda clan at all. Actually, both armies seem to be in complete deadlock. 

His heart being conquered by Nobuna, the near berserk Asakura Yoshikage has probably thought of killing Asai Nagamasa whose heart is thinking of surrendering. 

And so, Hisamasa acts as a hostage and came personally to Yoshikage's living quarters, using himself to protect Nagamasa. 

Hisamasa too has heard the shouts of Yoshikage in his dreams. For the first time, he knew of the past of Yoshikage, who had been born into a daimyo family in the Sengoku era, and he can't help but feel pity for this man. 

Asakura Yoshikage, in asking the artist, Hasegawa Tohaku, over to the guest house of Odani castle to draw paintings of bishoujos, is most likely passing his unfulfilled dreams to him. 

"Yoshikage-sama, don't hate Norikage-sama. The succession of a daimyo, it's normally a process of abandoning one's close ones and shedding oneself of his human heart... Because I am weak and unable to fight, I can't cultivate Nagamasa like how I would normally cultivate a cute Hime. To avoid handing Nagamasa over to Rokoku as a hostage, I had even asked her to cross-dress..... Finally I forced Nagamasa and Nobusumi divorce in order to fulfill my ambition of Nagamasa obtaining the world. I am a foolish father who has given his own daughter much suffering. I will definitely go to hell after I die....." 

Hisamasa's words were cut short by Yoshikage. 

"You are reflecting, there's still hope. Norikage believed firmly he was correct even on his deathbed." 

"As a warrior of the sengoku era, my heart was weak. This is the difference between me and Norikage-sama." 

"Samurai are stubborn people like wild dogs and bastards. But, I must definitely win this battle. Though I have no interest in obtaining the world, I must definitely achieve victory in this battle." 

"It's because of Norikage-sama?" 

"No, it's not related to Norikage, it's Oda Nobuna. Obtaining Oda Nobuna is my only dream right now. I will never hand her over to some unknown monkey! I've heard of that rumor. The two of them had kissed in that snowing night.... It must be because I've heard of that irritating rumor that I had such a nightmare." 

"Victory is right in front of our eyes." A pure voice of a small child suddenly rang out. 

It's Tsuchimikado Hisanaga. 

The head of the Tsuchimikado family who worships Abe Seimei. 

Though he had gone missing after failing against Takenaka Hanbei, he had returned this morning unexpectedly. 

"Where were you? Your house at Wakasa was empty." 

"I've been to Echigo." 

"Echigo?" 

Tsuchimikado Hisanaga's lips cracked into a smile. 

"I have here a handwritten letter from Uesugi Kenshin. The recipient.... I suppose you would know even without me saying it." 

"Nagamasa and I?" 

"The Echigo army had moved out. It seems that they will reach Echizen soon. Though they were delayed on their way by the believers of Nyankousou in Kaga and Etchu, but for such an esteemed person, it shouldn't be much of a problem. If they can reached Echizen safely, our strength in Odani castle will finally be increased." 

".....The one pulling the strings is the Kampaku, Konoe Sakihisa, right? That demon-like man, acting like he's useless with that black teeth of his. He was so close to Uesugi Kenshin; compared to the crafty Takeda Shingen, it's the pure Uesugi Kenshin that's easier to be controlled." 

"Right now, Takeda Shingen is trapped in Odawara castle and can't move. This is a chance that won't appear again for Uesugi Kenshin. After Uesugi-sama conquered Kantou, she seems to be heading to the capital immediately." 

"Ok. As long as I can have Oda Nobuna as my wife, I don't care if it's Uesugi Kenshin or Takeda Shingen who conquers the world. Hisamasa, how do you see this?" 

"....My child Nagamasa no longer has the ambition to obtain the world.... Right now, I'm satisfied with Nagamasa staying alive. And because of this, the Oda clan must be destroyed. They will never forgive the betrayal of the Asai clan.... If they forgive us, it won't be an answer to the world. Even if we surrender to the Oda clan again, for the ambition of obtaining the world, the Oda clan will definitely destroy us." 

"Maybe..." 

"There's something else." Tsuchimikado Hisanaga continued saying. 

"This time, I must win that Takenaka Hanbei. In this piece of land, there's a change only Omyoujis can detect. I have checked the different dragon veins personally everywhere and have the confidence of breaking through the barrier of Mount Toragozen." 

What's left now is just having the hesitant Asai Nagamasa make a decision, Yoshikage calculated. 

"Is this really good? Sagara-shi. We can only use mountains to get close to Odawara castle. It's a huge fortress surrounded by the sea, mountains and rivers. It's not that easy to sneak in... I am speaking too many words!" 

"Goemon, clam down!" 

"I'm calm, Sagara-shi, Sagara-shi is the one that needs to calm down!" 

"It's all because Nobuna insisted on going to Odawara castle, isn't that so?" 

"If Sagara-shi, who had aggravated both of them, doesn't bring some results back, I'm afraid it's very hard to stay alive." 

Goemon's "~dechayo" is really moe.... if I can just record it down... Yoshiharu can't help but feel a little regretful. 

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There's a feeling that recently, the Kawanamishuu had been shifting their interest. 

"But, it's unreasonable~ Isn't Odawara castle a fortress bigger than even Osaka's Honbyo temple? Such a big perimeter is all part of a castle? Really?" 

"The books recorded, the measurements of Odawara castle from east to west is a total of 50 streets, from north to south a total of 70 streets. The length is around 5 miles." 

"5 miles... so as to say, 20 kilometers!? Impossible!!! You are pulling my leg, right? As expected from the saying, "10km in each direction." 

"The surrounding walls were designed by the Houjou clan themselves and cover the whole external perimeter of the city. Being crowned as the current stongest(strongest) Uebugi Henshin (Uesugi Kenshin) and Tapeda Hingen(Takeda Shingen) can't conquer it too, you get it?" 

While avoiding the "Die die Yoshiharu assault squad" formed by Nobuna and Mitsuhide, Sagara Yoshiharu and Goemon was moving on a small path in Mount Hakone. They had finally found the huge Odawara castle in the middle of the forest being surrounded by the combined Oshu army. 

The commander in chief Bontenmaru, Date Masamune had grabbed the Date clan's head upon returning back to her hometown. Right after that, suppressing all opinions, she had formed the "Suppress Kantou army". 

But, no matter how it seems, from the eyes of Yoshiharu, it's an army being formed at the last minute. Other than Masamune's main army, the morale isn't high. Rather than that, everyone of the Oshu's army had just been suppressed by the mysterious weapon, "Jakigan" of the berserk Masamune. 

"I've not seen him, but if this Uesugi Kenshin who was called the god of war in the 21st century was to attack from Echigo to Echizen and then attack Northern Omi, Nobuna will be in danger. So as to say, facing the strength of Asai Asakura and Uesugi, she will definitely lose. Though Uesugi Kenshin, who doesn't have much desire for any territories, will retreat back to Echigo upon hearing Nobuna lowering her head and say, "I'm sorry, please forgive me. Spare my life!". But, if Asakura Yoshikage is around, things will be different." 

"Anyway, that Hime who hates losing will definitely not do a thing like kneeling and begging for mercy." 

"Yeah. In the game, Oda Nobunaga who is facing the overwhelmingly strong Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin had been nodding while frowning, trying his best to avoid a direct confrontation. But, Nobuna is definitely not someone like that, that fellow is even more like Nobunaga than Nobunaga!" 

Right now, standing right in front of them is the strongest fortress of Japan, Odawara castle. 

Just what kind of things forced the Houjou clan to build such a huge city... no, fortress? 

Just because all the masters of the Houjou clan loved defending? Or against Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, these masters of attacking, other than increasing its defenses, there's no other way? 

And now, what's really bad is, the Odawara castle is being surrounded by the Oshu army. 

"What's fortunate is, the Oshu army isn't here in the mountains. Even so, wanting to get even nearer is too difficult." 

"Not going back!? That Bontenmaru brat, it's already the sowing seed season. If she keeps all these manpower with her at Kantou, there will be a famine in the autumn!" 

"I think she hasn't thought about it so far yet." 

"....I'm afraid so. Even if she's the tyrant of Oshu, she's still a child who has just started to grow her hair." 

"What a despicable way of saying things! Sagara-shi, though it's true that Nene-sama's hair haven't grew completely..." 

"No, I don't mean it that way! I'm not a lolicon!" 

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"Then what is it? The surroundings of Sagara-shi are all small children. Takenaka-shi who is serving you, Nene-sama, me and Maeda-sama." 

"I am just being cultivated by a gentle Onee-san and a brat who loves acting strong! It must be a coincidence.... Someone from before is the real lolicon, other than Goemon, I'm not listening to anyone's words!" 

"Shhh! Quiet, it's bad if we are discovered by the ninjas of the Houjou clan!" 

"Those legendary guys that are called "Fuma"? I don't think they are here. Till now, we hadn't met even one of them, didn't they hide in the castle?" 

"....Th...They're here!" 

"EH!? Fuma?" 

"No, their footsteps are heavy. Not a ninja..... But, definitely our enemy." 

"We have been discovered by scouts?" 

"I will find an escape route now! Dodge the enemy's attacks and follow me!" 

"Wa...Wait, Goemon! Don't leave me behind! I will be killed too if I'm found by Nobuna and Juubei, this is too unreasonable~!" 

"Other than this, there's no other way!" 

With a "Pa" and after the leaves had scattered, Goemon disappeared. 

You disappeared in an instant, how can I catch up!? Yoshiharu doesn't even have time to retort as weapons aiming right at Yoshiharu flew from all sides. 

"You! Forget about getting out of here alive!" 

Four people seemed to have uttered the words. 

While shouting and attacking, they shouldn't be ninjas. 

And, all of them were young girls. In such a situation, no matter what kind of crisis he's in, Yoshiharu will never escape. 

Though.... 

"Uwahhhhhhhhhhhh!! Multiple attacks are coming at the same time!!" 

"Die! Die! Eat this, "Unison attack of the four heavenly kings"!!" 

Sharp daggers flew from the front. 

A big red lethal fan with blades are spinning from the back. 

A golden hammer was flying straight at him from the right. 

And then.... from the left, a stone dart was flying over. 

The last one was a surprisingly poor weapon. But anyway, Yoshiharu who was suddenly assaulted by four assassins is in grave danger. 

"If I'm finished right here, my nickname of "Dodgeball Yoshiharu" will be gone!" 

Like this, Yoshiharu twisted his body and like a squid dancing, his limbs twisted in a mysterious way, like practicing Yoga as he puts on a mysterious stance while avoiding all four attacks at the same time. 

But because the attack came from all 4 directions, Yoshiharu had no way to escape at all. 

As expected, I can't run away like this in the end! 

And, while the assassins are attacking, they are getting nearer. 

"Damn! If this goes on, what should I do!?" 

Is it over? Yoshiharu gets ready for his death in an instant. 

But..... 

The whole body of Yoshiharu in that weird stance disappeared suddenly. 

The attack from all 4 sides aiming right at Yoshiharu at the same time continue flying on in their respective directions. 

Due to all of their attack trajectories being too accurate, it's obvious that accidents will happen after their attack target disappear. 

"Your dagger!?" 

"And my fan clashed!" 

".....Ah.... My golden hammer was broken by a stone.... Who is the one throwing it....." 

"Ahh! This is the best chance for the newest weapon, stone darts that I Naitou Masatoyo invented to achieve a breakthrough in fame~" 

The 4 armed girls ran to the point where Yoshiharu twisted his body like doing yoga. 

"That squid guy disappeared completely! He must have escaped! And then asked for help, we... we should run away too!" 

Picking up her dagger, as one of the four heavenly kings/idols of Takeda, a princess knight as bright as a sunflower, Kosaka Masazumi. 

As an aide to Shingen, she is very skilled in defensive battles, and is always saying, "Hurry and run!" 

And so, people called her "Escaping Danjo". 

"How can we run away! Let us continue on and kill that despicable man!" 

The loli princess knight that was holding the big red fan was known to be the strongest of the four heavenly kings, Yamagata Masakage. 

A fierce warrior but with a small body not fitting her image, her pride as a noble is extremely strong. 

She holds the title of the beautiful weapon "Takeda's back", a Hime who minds about her own body. 

".....An assassin who wants to kill Shingen-sama.... maybe....." 

With a tall build and holding a huge golden hammer, the princess knight is Baba Nobuharu. 

She had never lost once in a melee battle, being called "Immortal Baba" by her feared enemies. 

"I thought it's the time for my stone dart weapon to display it's strength~! 

The shabby girl who had threw the stone dart is the last of the Takeda four heavenly kings, it should be...... Naitou Masatoyo. 

It's not known if she's just there to get the numbers up to 4 or if her presence is too weak or her character is being too common, 

Or was thought by Shingen to be not unattractive, she is a bishoujo full of different kinds of tragedy. 

The four of them searched everywhere, but Sagara Yoshiharu was nowhere to be seen. 

From all directions, front back, left right, the four heavenly kings were there, so there should not have been any possibility for him to run away from the horizontal point of view. 

Even if they raise their heads and look above, all they could see was thick forestry. 

If that man is a ninja, it's very possible for him to have jumped with a shocking amount of strength and escaped. If that's the case, wanting to find him in this forest, the chances are slim. 

"We can't let that fellow escape. Shingen-sama who was exhausted after a long period of defensive battle had finally been able to sneak over to Hakone for an onsen bath, it will be bad if the Oshu army discovers her. In the past, a warrior of the Oda clan had discovered Shingen-sama when she was in the onsen, right?" 

"And so, this time we the four heavenly kings are to guard the surroundings of the onsen....." 

"That man's movement is more like a squid than a ninja, all in all, let us run away!" 

"....How can we escape.... If we don't chase.... Shingen-sama might be in danger." 

"I Naitou Masatoyo will find him even if I have to dig 3 feet under! With this, Shingen-sama will praise me! Ahh, Shingen-sama, please look forward to my glorious performance! Ok! Got it! It's a hole!" 

"Hole?" 

Naitou Masatoyo's big achievement. 

A small hole covered by leaves was discovered by the sensitive nose of Naitou Masatoyo who was lying flat on the ground! 

Yoshiharu crawled into the tunnel Goemon dug and had finally escaped with great difficulty. 

Though, it's impossible for Goemon to suddenly dig a tunnel tens of meters long. 

It must have been dug beforehand. 

This is a ninja art in which Goemon is especially skilled, the ninja art of tunneling. 

"Ahh~ There's no one in the hole already! And it's so narrow inside, only one can fit in at a time. If we just go in like this, it will become a one on one battle. We mustn't go in, let us escape!" 

"......There's wind blowing from the hole... The exit must definitely be some place in the mountain." 

"I did it, Shingen-sama! This is the achievement of Naitou Masatoyo." 

"This is a method to find both the exit of the tunnel and smoking that guy out! You mole, if you are a samurai, come out now!" 

Yamagata Masakage threw something into the tunnel. 

It's a smoke grenade! 

As it explodes in the tunnel, large amounts of thick smoke began to rush out. 

Although the smoke isn't poisonous, but the people in the tunnel won't be able to breathe. Whether if it's coming out from this exit or the other exit, the enemy must choose one of it, And then, they can..... 

"......I See.... Smoke.... will.... emerge from the exit" 

Though she speaks very slowly, but Baba Nobuharu's sense of perception is actually very strong. 

"Uwahhhh. Strong! I Naitou Masatoyo's achievement will be washed away if compared!" 

"Ok, let us escape now!" 

"We can't run, we must stop the escape routes of the enemy!" 

"Even Shingen-sama who is the strongest in battles will lose in the onsen due to not being able to fight! She was thoroughly seen by the warrior of Oda clan last time too. Now that I think about it, if not for that fellow being an idiot, Shingen-sama would have been in danger. We must hurry and run away with Shingen-sama!" 

".....If we don't kill off the enemy, the fact that Shingen-sama is in an onsen of Hakone will be known by the Oshu army, that will be bad!" 

"To protect Shingen-sama, even if we have to stake our reputation as the four heavenly kings of Takeda, we must definitely find that fellow and kill him off." 

"Shingen-sama~! I Naitou Masatoyo will definitely kill the enemy ninja for a big achievement! Please relax, Shingen-sama!" 

3 out of the Takeda four heavenly kings had decided to kill Sagara Yoshiharu no matter what as they started to search for the exit of the tunnel. 

The one guarding the entrance is definitely Naitou Masatoyo who was slow on the uptake. 

"Uwahhhh. Why am I Naitou Masatoyo the one guarding? Why is this happening?" 

This can be said to be this maiden's destiny. 

In the end, can Sagara Yoshiharu run away from the Takeda four heavenly kings who were chasing him down? 

And because of the smoke grenade that Yamagata Masakage threw, the exit had already been found. 

This is without doubt, "Women troubles". 

The princess knights who are ready to kill Yoshiharu in all directions. 

The Yoshiharu corps he can rely on are all in Northern Omi. His only ally is Goemon. 

Will the fate of Sagara Yoshiharu meet it's end on this Mount Hakone? 

"I can't breathe. Hoo... hoo... Hoo." 

"Sagara-shi, don't speak! If you send the air out, you can't breathe." 

"It's good that there's no poison in the smoke. But if this goes on, we will be smoked to death. Let's go out from the exit now." 

"No." 

"Why?" 

"Look to the front, smoke had flew out of a crevice from the rocks. 

".....We had wanted to go out from there! The enemy must be waiting for us there." 

"To be able to discover Goemon's tunneling art, the opponent must be quite skilled." 

"Even Goemon is trapped, I'm a goner. I'm going to be buried alive." 

In the narrow tunnel, Yoshiharu and Goemon were in a difficult situation. 

The enemy will definitely be waiting for them at the entrance. 

And, the exit is exposed due to the smoke too. 

If they aren't focused, it will be all over if they slipped and fall into the waterfall right below. 

The underground water they are stepping on became a stream as it flows deeper into the ground. 

A little bit of carelessness will caused them to fall into the waterfall. 

Inside the ground, the underground water intersects at many points. And, there was total darkness, no one knows just where will the water flow to. 

"Geez...Just using that squid dance is impossible to dodge the attacks of those experts. It will be great if we didn't dig underground but jumped in the air...." 

Goemon lamented in a rare moment. It must be because they were chased to their end. 

"Who are those people? Are they Fuma ninja protecting Odawara castle?" 

"Though they aren't ninjas, but they have good skills, their breathing is steady." 

"Oi, the smoke is increasing! Cough!" 

Are they trying to smoke us out ASAP? What a killing move. It seems like they had thrown another smoke grenade over at the entrance. 

And, it's not just one or two. 

With a bham bham rhythm, huge amounts of smoke grenades are thrown in. 

"The enemy is trying their best to smoke us out. If they come in, they might be weakened due to not being able to breathe." 

"I see.... I...I'm still alright.... Eh?" 

Suddenly, Yoshiharu's mind went black, and strength seemed to have been snatched away from him. 

He had lost the ground to stand on. 

Yoshiharu fell into the waterfall below, and Goemon was shouting "Careful!" while extending her hand to catch him. 

"I...Id...Idiot, don't stick to my body! Stand up, Sahara(Sagara)!" 

"Sorry, Goemon. I seem to have exhausted the oxygen in my lungs.... Why is Goemon still alright after so long?" 

"To a ninja who had went through lots of intense training, this goes without saying. Sagara-shi is at his limits? You can still talk properly. Hoho" 

"....Uhh... Uhhh I can't... anymore... My eyes.... I can't see anything...." 

With his breath, white smoke entered his lungs as his lungs started to feel hot like it was burning. 

If this goes on, he won't be able to breathe at all. 

"....I... I can't anymore... Even if it's me... I can't avoid the smoke... It's all over....." 

"Sa...Sahara(Sagara)!? Wake up!" 

Goemon used her own lips to send air into the mouth of the unconscious Sagara Yoshiharu. 

But, Goemon has an extreme case of Androphobia. 

She who will normally never let the Kawanamishuu touch her starts to act up violently at this time. 

Yoshiharu who had gotten the oxygen from Goemon began to wake up, but this time, it's Goemon who was in a difficult situation. 

"No...No...What's going on... Ah...Uhhhhh~!?" 

Totally forgetting the special breathing method of ninjas, Goemon had started to run out of oxygen too. 

And on top of this, the rejection symptoms from the impact of kissing with a guy had started to act up too. 

Not just being unable to fight with her ninja skills, the current Goemon can't even be compared to a little girl. 

"Ahh, ahh, though it's to protect my master, uhhhh~!" 

Goemon collapsed. 

At the same time when Yoshiharu regained his senses, Goemon had fainted. 

"Oi, Goemon? What's with you? What happened? During the time when I've fainted, just what had happened!?" 

"Uhh....." 

"Damn, Goemon is dying! Just what is going on?" 

Flying past the back of Yoshiharu who was holding tightly to Goemon were 2 to 3 daggers. 

Right after that, a big red fan with blades flew right past Yoshiharu's neck. 

Seems like the enemy had used their hammer to break down the entrance, enabling these weapons to be able to fly in. 

"Uhhh, I can't see anything from the smoke. Let us finish him with this." 

"Leave it to Kosaka Danjo~! Hoo, I will show you the dagger skills that was trained from many years of hunting rabbits!" 

"....can't run anymore....." 

The three of them closed in on Yoshiharu and Goemon. 

At the entrance, smoke grenades were thrown in continously. 

Is it over? Yoshiharu finally made his resolve. But, Goemon who was emitting "Uhhh" as she was carried with a princess-hug and Yoshiharu's "Cute girls are this country's treasure, the world's fortune." does not go well with each other at all. 

Even if Goemon was to remove her ninja attire, she is still a bishoujo. 

And she is the partner who had save Yoshiharu from danger countless times. 

I must protect Goemon. While Yoshiharu is putting on his weird squid dance, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind, "Yeah, let's just jump into the underground waterfall like this! If it's the ninja Goemon, she must have some way! I might be done for here, but it's at least better than both of us dying!" 

Yoshiharu hugged Goemon's body tightly. 

"It's truly sad that I can't appease the fury of Nobuna and Juubei before dying quietly underground. But, Goemon, I will never allow you to die! Because we're partners!" 

Yoshiharu closed his eyes and with a shout "Ahh!", he jumped up from the small streams of water by his feet and down into the underground water. 

Swoosh.... 

No one knows just where will the underground water flow to. 

The end of the waterfall is limitlessly dark. 

Yoshiharu and Goemon's bodies were instantly devoured by the waterfall. 

"....Died... He committed suicide so easily...." 

"He has run to that world. Those two will definitely turn into demons after drowning, let us run now!" 

"As a man, he should endure to the last and die fighting. That man isn't a samurai. At least tell us who sent you. It seems like men are pitiful creatures indeed." 

After Baba, Kosaka and Yamagata finished off the spy, they returned back to the surface. …… 

…… 

"Sagara-shi, wake up. If I continue to kiss you like this, my heart can't take it, ah uhhhhh....." 

Cough Cough cough 

While Yoshiharu coughed water out of his lungs, he stood up with his wet body. 

At the side was the "Uhhhh" crying Goemon. 

"Goemon, you're alright now! Yay! I had no idea what I should do when you suddenly fainted on me!" 

"Don't hug me, don't hug me! Uhhh, my chastity.... chasitity...." 

"Ah owwww, why did you suddenly use a shuriken to poke my back, Goemon? It hurts!" 

"Don't touch me again! Idiot, I'm actually not used to this at all!" 

".....You, have you reached the age of being mindful about guys already?" 

"Hu....Humiliation." 

Goemon frantically shook her body. 

Then, Goemon took out a large ball-like thing which makes people feel dangerous from a bag full of ninja equipment and lit the fuse. 

"Snatching away m...my first kiss and still saying such things.... I will light the bomb and commit suicide!" 

"Wait, Goemon! Though I have totally no idea what's going on but I'm really sorry! Please forgive me! After Nobuna and Juubei-chan, if even Goemon wants to kill me, would I have any place left to hide in this sengoku era?" 

"If this was to be known by the Kawanamishuu, Sagara-shi will definitely be a goner." 

"Uwahhhhhh! Goemon-chan, spare me!" 

Why will I snatch away girls' lips in situations when I don't even know what's going on? The one that I like is Nobuna, all the rest became like this under some weird situation, right!? The one thing that Yoshiharu cannot agree with is, in this situation, he doesn't even have the memory of a kiss. Is this the terrifying power of "women troubles"!? 

"Anyway, where are we now?" 

"With the flow of the underground water, we were swept into the deepest part of the forest. Geez... You are too rash. Sahara-shi might have drowned." 

Stripping off the totally wet ninja attire while twisting it, Goemon was ranting with an embarrassing look of having just a loincloth. 

"Oioi, is it really alright with you saying that you are helpless against guys while letting me see such a lewd look of yours so calmly!? I can see your butt crack!" 

"Loincloths are the soul of a ninja. People who have perverted thoughts about them are just too evil." 

"No idea if she is really helpless against guys or she is really too slow. But it's really good that Goemon is still alive!" Yoshiharu breathed in the fresh air greedily while calming his heart down. 

Trying to observe my surroundings. Mysterious forest, holy onsen waters, freshly bloomed flowers and fresh air.... What a beautiful place this is! Yoshiharu exclaimed. 

"No, are we lost? Though we had shaken off the pursuers, but we had not just lost the direction of Odawara castle, we can't even find the path back to the inn where I've stayed in with Nobuna. From now on, what should we do?" 

"The only one who can help us is just this child here. Greet this child properly and ask for directions." 

"Eh? This child? Who?" 

And then, he saw a shy face hiding behind Goemon's back. 

Her hair had not even grown completely but even though she's a child, it feels like she is some esteemed miko. 

Completely different from the evil and wilful Takigawa Kazumasu who dressed like a miko to conquer Ise, she's a small girl who looks distinguished and has pure untainted big eyes. 

"You, can you help us?" 

"Uhh....." 

The young miko nodded shyly. 

"So cute! I want her for takeaway!" 

"Hmmm, so cute! Lass, what's your name? I'm Hachisuka Goemon, the monkey here is....." 

“……Shirou” 

"This lass's name is "Shirou"? 

"Thanks! Though I have no idea when we will die but all we will feel now is anguish if we die here. We might even leave a bad name! Though I want to give you some gifts, both of us are currently empty-handed." 

"There's quite a few ninja weapons though." 

"Goemon, don't give killing tools to our pure and naive miko friend here!" 

"....It...It's ok." The miko, while blushing, said quietly. 

"Good child!" 

"In this sengoku era full of evil small girls like a fake miko who is leading pirates, one who will use her bamboo spear to pierce, one who will kick my groin and one who will use a bomb to self destruct, you're quite a rare breed! I can't help but think of Yamato Gose's Himiko-sama." 

"Eh, Sagara-shi, you've seen that esteemed one?" 

"Ahh, no, let's not talk about this for now, does Shirou-chan live here? We are lost, it will be a great help to us if you can bring us out! Do you know the way?" 

"Uhh...." 

"What a good child!" Yoshiharu can't help but feel touched. "If my sister can be as pure as her.... It's ok even if she can't do that. As long as she can eliminate her unique Owari habit of putting miso into any food, I'm satisfied." 

"Shirou-sama seems to be very interested in the Sagara-shi who almost drowned as she had helped with the fire." 

"Is that so, thanks. I must really thank those people who have helped me survive!" 

"You must thank me too. No matter what, towards a pure girl's lips, you had.... Ahhh! I thought of it again! Uhhh" 

"Goemon fainted again!? Oi, Goemon?" 

"....Here, here." 

Yoshiharu, who feels that the Goemon who suddenly fainted is too pitiful with just wearing a loincloth, helped Goemon with her ninja attire, and after carrying Goemon up, followed the young miko named "Shirou". 

"Does Shirou-chan lives nearby?" 

"....No. But it feels the same as my hometown, so I like it....." 

"Where is your hometown?" 

".....Suwa" 

"Suwa, huh? Now that you mention Suwa, it seems to be a famous tourist hotspot of Shinano. That seems to be the base camp of mikos." 

"Uhh..." 

While saying "Hand, hand", Shirou extends her small hand to let Yoshiharu hold on to it. 

".....Pu" 

"Shy already? Uhh~ What a pure child. I feel like I'm healed. I had already despaired from having been surrounded by noisy and fierce old ladies... To think that I can have a quiet life with such a loli.... Eh, am I a lolicon?" 

While they were strolling in the thick forest with Shirou... 

Suddenly, there was a small open air onsen. 

And, there's already someone inside. 

"Ara? Isn't that Sagara Yoshiharu? Here to peek on me bathing again? What a shocking fellow." 

One of them who is enjoying the onsen is the tiger of Kai, the one fighting with Uesugi Kenshin for the strongest of the warring states, Takeda Shingen! 

"Eh, Katsuchiyo-chan, why are you here?" 

"Che, so you aren't here on purpose to peek on me bathing!" 

"St...Still the same, and in such a good proportion... Breasts... can you cover your breasts? Guuuu." 

"Ara, you are already so close with Shirou, huh? A frivolous man indeed." 

Looking at Shirou on Yoshiharu's side, Shingen "Puu" as she giggled. 

"This child is a retainer of Katsuchiyo-chan?" 

"She's my sister, Shirou Katsuyori." 

"Uhh." 

"EHH!? Then... This child here is the future Takeda Katsuyori?" 

Takeda Katsuyori is the sad warrior who succeeded the head of the Takeda clan after Takeda Shingen died. 

The Suwa clan is an ancient and distinguished clan of priests in the Suwa shrine that was said to have succeeded deities' bloodline. 

From what Shingen is saying, when Shingen attacked and destroyed the Suwa clan, because she loves the direct descendant of the Suwa clan, Shirou Katsuyori, she had adopted her as her god-sister. 

"I see. Katsuchiyo-chan is very gentle towards children." 

"Hoho, I love to collect cute lasses. Come, Shirou. Come over to your sister's lap to warm yourself up." 

"Uhh" 

Then.... Totally not interrupting their conversation, the other guest who is sitting at a corner of the onsen used her hands to cover her flat chest and shouted with a sharp voice. "What? Who is this guy? Pervert and peeping tom! Why are you chatting with Takeda Shingen so cheerfully? That's why I said to not go out of Odawara castle! Let's go back!" 

"Oh yeah, Katsuchiyo-chan, who is that flat chest girl there?" 

"Don't raise the topic about breasts! Who? Who're you? That fellow who looked at my bathing look and still expressed his opinions on my chest? Execute him immediately, kneel down right now!" 

"Hahahaha! Sagara Yoshiharu, let me tell you then. This flat chest is...." 

"Didn't I said to not say the word breast?" 

"This girl is the master of Odawara castle, Houjou Ujiyasu." 

"EHHHHHHHH!? Houjou......Ujiyasu....." 

"Haha, brat your face changed after hearing my name. I'm the 3rd master of the Houjou clan ruling over Kantou, nickname "Lion of Sagami". It's normal to be terrified." Houjou Ujiyasu used a comb to groom her long hair while revealing a cold smile. 

Finally, she gained back her diginity as Kantou's queen. 

But, the words that came out from Yoshiharu's mouth are instead, 

"....I had thought about what kind of warrior is Houjou Ujiyasu. You don't give me the feeling of a warrior always guarding Odawara castle....." 

To a self proclaimed sengoku game fanatic, her impression is too feeble. 

"Wa...Wait! That's too rude from what you're saying! Even I have the achievement of the "Night battle of Kawagoe"! You're the Date clan's assassin sent to kill me, right? Now, I'm calling my Fuma ninjas now!" 

Shingen held onto Ujiyasu's hand which had extended to a bell beside her. 

Ujiyasu will normally bring along the bell with her. 

When the bell rings, the strongest ninja army of Kantou, the Fuma ninjas will appear. 

"Wait a minute, washing board of Sagami. This Sagara Yoshiharu is Oda clan's retainer, he's not an assassin of the Date clan." 

"It's "Lion of Sagami"! Shingen, just how much do you wish to die!" 

"Wait a minute, why are the two of you who are supposed to be protecting Odawara castle here in Mount Hakone for an onsen bath?" 

The thing that Yoshiharu doesn't understand is, is it really alright to just abandon Odawara castle which was surrounded by the Oshu army? 

"I'm the one who doesn't want to leave Odawara castle. Though that's the case, but this woman forcefully dragged me out. Now isn't the time to be out!" 

"Didn't I say before!? I love defending. Staying at the keep of Odawara castle while eating delicious carp as I look at the dumb faces of the enemy outside of my Odawara castle is my favorite pastime. The actual fact still stands that no matter if it's Uesugi Kenshin or you, none of you were able to conquer Odawara castle, right?" 

"Ha, with the washing board of Sagami who only defends from the start to the end as my opponent, I can't hold on to my motivation for a serious battle. Both Kenshin and I are people who like to win our enemy through proper battles." 

"You guys are just war crazed idiots!" 

Takeda Shingen, Houjou Ujiyasu and Imagawa Yoshimoto had formed an alliance to fend off the attack of Uesugi Kenshin from Echigo. 

But, Imagawa Yoshimoto had surrendered to Oda Nobuna at Okehazama, and so, Shingen took all of Yoshimoto's territories as hers without any hesitation. 

To be able to head to the capitial, the shores of Suruga and a navy army is extremely necessary for Shingen. 

So, she fights with Ujiyasu who has the same target as Shingen "Don't control Suruga alone.". 

But at this time, not just Uesugi Kenshin had been attacking Kantou repeatedly, even the Oshu's tyrant, a strong enemy like Date Masamune had appeared. 

Anyway, the Houjou clan has the ambition to be independent in Kantou from their first master, Houjou Soun. In contrast, Shingen has the ambition to head to the capital so as to obtain the world. 

The two who have the same motives should have signed the alliance again, but..... 

"Big breasts are good, such are the evil thoughts of the namban people! If one were to compare, aren't flat chests prettier? We Japanese have been like this all this while, isn't it? Men recently have become weird. Things like bigger breasts are the best... How uncouth are they....!" 

"Typical words of a loser. The eyes of Sagara Yoshiharu have not left my breasts at all till now, your breasts aren't even worth a look. Hasn't the victor been decided already!?" 

"You....When we have repelled Date Masamune, I will definitely kill you!" 

Not knowing if they have bad personalities or if the size of their breasts are too different, the two of them have been quarreling non-stop. 

"Yoshiharu, you have finally come to an onsen, you should come in too. What's your purpose here this time?" 

"Ahh, uhh. This time, I'm an envoy of Nobuna to meet Katsuchiyo.... But, ummm, Nobuna is.... Ahh, what should I do!?" 

"Oh? Quarreling with your master? Good timing, I do have need of you. Though due to this washboard who loves defending, I have been trapped in Odawara castle but you coming here can be called as fate. Hahaha." 

"Katsuchiyo-chan, is there something you need me for? What is it?" While stripping off the ninja attire of the still fainted Goemon, Yoshiharu turned his head around. 

"My skills at stripping girls are becoming much more smoother nowadays. My lolicon sickness has resurged again? Or I'm a lolicon in the first place, just that it has only awakened recently?" Yoshiharu started to panic. 

Yoshiharu found a bush that Shingen and Ujiyasu can't see and stripped. Saying "Ex...Excuse me!" he entered the onsen and sat down at a corner. 

"He...He really entered! Pervert! Unbelievable!" 

Because Houjou Ujiyasu is so embarrassed that the veins on her forehead seemed almost close to exploding as she is at a total loss of what to do, even Yoshiharu started feeling embarrassed. 

Though her breasts are at the level of Goemon, but after looking at her carefully, Ujiyasu has a delicate face not unlike the dolls of Kyoto as well as thick and smooth black hair, like a noble princess that was featured in the pictures of the scrolls of Heian era. 

"Oi, you are tainting the onsen! Stop! Don't come in! I don't want the pores of my pearl-like skin to be tainted by your man juice! Wrong, a skin like mine which is as smooth as silk won't have things like pores!" 

"Bu...But Katsuchiyo-chan invited me in... Ju...Just what's going on?" 

Shingen hugged her legs in the onsen while giggling. 

And then, totally ignoring Ujiyasu's rants, she let out an uninhibited shout. 

"How about it!? Yoshiharu! Do you want to be the alpha male of the Takeda clan!?" 

[4] 

Yoshiharu can't utter a single world as he is totally stoned. 

"Alpha... Alpha male!?" 

"Shirou, persuade him with me too." 

"Uhh, Sagara Yoshiharu, come be our fierce alpha male." 

After hearing from Shirou, Yoshiharu had a sudden urge to lower his head to the pure and young Shirou while saying "Haha~! I got it! Let me, Sagara Yoshiharu be the alpha male of the Takeda clan and serve you guys forever!" 

Suwa's miko... Is the charm that Shirou Katsuyori has possesses magical powers? 

Because Yoshiharu's lolicon meter isn't at Yamamoto Kansuke's level, he had finally regained control of himself at the last moment. 

"Wait a minute! What do you mean!? What's an alpha male? Though I still understand the horse that is used to pull carts." 

You aren't aware of it? Shingen's expression turned to bewilderment. 

"Just like you know, Takeda clan's advisor Kansuke had passed away. Before Kansuke died, he had once said, "The man who has the heaven's mandate is at Oda clan." No matter how I think of it, that can only mean you Sagara Yoshiharu who has come from the future." 

"....What does this have to do with being the alpha male?" 

"I need a successor for Kansuke. And so, you'll be Takeda clan's advisor!" 

"Impossible, I'm a warrior of the Oda clan." 

"That petty Nobuna must have ordered you around like a horse, right? I'm very magnanimous and you'll definitely be heavily rewarded!" 

"I have totally no knowledge of strategies! My achievements are actually due to Goemon and Hanbei." 

"It's alright as long as you're from the future. Things like strategies, I can do it myself. But, it's not just that. For the Takeda clan of the next generation, I must have an important retainer of the Takeda clan bear a child with you, and have that child go through elite training so as to cultivate him as the next Sagara Yoshiharu. Due to careful planning, I have plans for how things will be after I die... For my sister Shirou... you must become the alpha male to breed the important retainers of the Takeda clan!" 

"Though I have totally no idea what you're talking about....." 

Shingen shook her head while saying "So slow!" and shouted. 

"For me who wants to obtain the world but had grown up in the rural areas of Kai, someone from the future who understands how wide the world is is definitely necessary! And then, your child who had gone through the elite training of the Takeda clan will definitely be the strongest advisor suitable for this sengoku era! He or she will definitely be the pillar of the future Takeda clan!" 

"In the bloodlines of the Takeda clan, to add in a monkey's blood, what a crazy woman. But Kai's gorilla might be unexpectedly suitable to a monkey!" 

Ujiyasu stares at Yoshiharu coldly while insulting. 

"Though I want to return to Odawara castle faster... but how can this dumb looking monkey ever be capable of being the advisor!?" 

"Wait, when I'm trying to convince Yoshiharu, don't interrupt me!" 

How troublesome... My "Women troubles" seem to have deteriorated recently... Yoshiharu can't help but feel restless. 

Though I've been rejected many times, but this advisor position is very important! Shingen isn't backing down. 

"The reason why that Imagawa Yoshimoto who knows nothing but soccer was able to build Suruga to become such a prosperous province and is able to head to the capitial is because of an advisor like Taigen Sessai. It's sad that by the time of Okehazama, Taigen Sessai had already passed away. We the Takeda clan had Yamamoto Kansuke too. The only sengoku daimyo who is stronger than their advisor is Uesugi Kenshin and Houjou Ujiyasu who had escaped from the surrounded Odawara castle." 

Though Ujiyasu seemed to want to say something immediately, but Shingen continued on. 

"Though I want to create a successor for the old Yamamoto Kansuke, but that man doesn't have any interest for Shirou and didn't have any plans to marry her. And so, I can only shelve my plans for Yamamoto Kansuke's successor. My hobbies are to explore new lands, treatment of waters, building cities and.... cultivating talents! The cultivation of warriors has been a success, the young Takeda four heavenly kings have started to become known! But the replacement for Kansuke has always been empty!" 

How is it!? Within my Takeda four heavenly kings, you can choose one princess knight you like to be your wife! Everyone is a bishoujo that I have carefully choosen! Of course, this goes without saying but they are all virgins!" 

"Ah, no, umm, Katsuchiyo-chan... I'm currently in a critical period of my women troubles... Listen to me! Didn't I say I'm an envoy sent by Nobuna!?" 

"Listen to me first! Four heavenly kings! Don't be like a peeking tom and sneak around, hurry and come into the onsen! Of course, be completely naked! You must let Yoshiharu do a quality check!" 

Laments of girls were heard from the thick forest. 

It's the Takeda four heavenly kings. 

After confirming the death of Sagara Yoshiharu and Goemon, the four who had rushed back to Shingen's side saw Shingen talking happily with Yoshiharu in the onsen as they hide in the bushes discussing.... 

"They seem close!" "It's the first time that I heard that Shingen-sama has a close male friend, don't tell me they are lovers? His looks are lewd!" "....What should we do...." "If the thing about how we almost killed Shingen-sama's friend came to light, we will definitely be punished. Let us run!" 

After that, Shingen gave an unreasonable order to the four of them. 

"All of you stand naked infront of Yoshiharu in a row and let him rate properly!" 

As expected from the unrestrained Takeda Shingen, a Hime daimyo who has no qualms on details. 

Of course, after doing such a ludicrous thing, she had also considered the fact that Yoshiharu has no way to reject. 

When Yoshiharu was just about to say "Wait", the stripped naked four heavenly kings stood in a row in front of Yoshiharu. Yoshiharu's eyes had no other place left except the onsen. 

"Waaaaa, what humiliation....." 

The bishoujo group who had appeared in the onsen, all of them are totally naked! It's total debauchery at it's finest! 

"Uwahhh! All of you are too obedient to Katsuchiyo-chan! At least resist a little!" 

"Because... It's Shingen-sama's orders!" 

"My orders are absolute. It's a first to be naked in front of a man... Because Kansuke has totally no interest in girls other than Shirou." 

"Uhh." 

"So Yamamoto Kansuke is a well trained perverted gentleman." 

"Pathetic! For the retainers of the Takeda clan to actually strip naked to be rated by a monkey at an onsen on a mountain... This is too uncouth!" Ujiyasu pinched her nose and said. 

Shingen instead introduced the four heavenly kings confidently to Yoshiharu. 

"This cute like a sunflower girl is Kosaka Masazumi. She's a princess knight that I'm very proud of! In my proud cavalry formation of "Furinkazan", she is the "Fu" character. If other girls were to sleep with me for the night, she will definitely be jealous and lecture me with a letter angrily. How is it, what a cute and energetic body!" 

"Ahh~ Not just being seen naked by this monkey, I have a quarter of a chance to be impregnated by this monkey... I should run away!" 

Kosaka Masazumi's head is already full of ideas to run away. But due to Shingen's pressure, her stiff body makes it impossible to do so. 

While panicking about what should he do, Yoshiharu said, "H...How cute. Sh...She's really energetic. Her br...breasts are big and charming!" impossible to understand things like this. 

He, whose eyes couldn't leave Kosaka Masazumi's body who is blushing to the point of tears, is not reflecting at all. Is this the reason for his women troubles!? 

"How is it, Yoshiharu? Wanna be the alpha male of Kosaka?" 

"Ahhh~! I beg you, don't choose me! Ahh! Don't look at me like that!" 

"....Too...Too cute. But, she's quite young to become a wife. If...If I choose her as my wife, I have to wait 2 more years before I can enjoy." 

While thanking the gods, anguished feelings and feelings of defeat rushed up her mind. "You have already seen me naked yet you...... Sagara Yoshiharu, I must kill you!" and started to develop feelings of hatred towards Yoshiharu 

The level of Yoshiharu's women troubles had leveled up! 

"A man chosen by the heavens indeed. You're extremely picky towards girls, huh? Ok, next! Yamagata Masakage! Because her attacks are merciless towards the enemies, she is a fierce general having the position of "Ka" in my "Furinkazan". Though this child has a small body size but her face is definitely the prettiest! She is most suitable to be used as a dakimakura!" 

Though this is a nightmarish humiliation to the distinguished Yamagata Masakage, she cannot defy her master's orders. 

Seemingly boasting to Sagara Yoshiharu, she puffed out her small but tight chest. This must be a last act of defiance of Yamagata Masakage trying to maintain an elegant and distinguished look. 

Though she was arrogantly standing on her toes, it can still be seen from her small body that it is very tight, just like a doll. Even though the white and untainted skin is unimaginably beautiful, but rather than Yoshiharu's interests, it can be said to be more towards Yamamoto Kansuke's area of interest. 

"I...I'm Yamagata Masakage. Is...Is the strongest warrior of the four heavenly kings.... Though I'm currently very embarrassed and scared, but as the head of the renowned Yamagata clan, I won't run away... a...and cry too! Uhh... Uhhhh" 

"How about it? You must have nothing more to say if it's Yamagata, right?" 

What a feisty princess! And her body is so small! I want to protect her! With his heart thumping hard on his chest, Yoshiharu almost said, "Let me be Yamagata's alpha male!", but his rationality held on at the last moment. 

"Though I feel that she is the best candidate for a wife... but... I'm sorry, I'm not a lolicon. It will be good if she's older... Let me reject this job as the alpha male." 

"Oi! Brat, who do you think you are!? Letting girls suffer such humiliation and still soaking in the onsen so leisurely, know your place! I'm going to kill you, Sagara Yoshiharu!" 

Yoshiharu's women trouble level had risen again. The hatred meter that Yoshiharu received is going up in a straight line. 

"Then, how about Baba Nobuharu? She's strong and a very calm general, holding the position of "Zan". Don't be fooled by her calm composure, she's quite emotional! And her butt is round-shape too, a definite smooth delivery type!" 

"......Uhh...I've been seen completely.... by a guy.... It's over, if I'm not married here... I...I can't be married anymore....." 

Unexpectedly, the most shy out of the four heavenly kings is the sobbing Baba Nobuharu who is usually quite slow on the uptake. With a face that yearns to be caressed, Yoshiharu is also mesmerized by the perfect body shape of Baba Nobuharu. 

A tall body and slim limbs, her delicate waist is not unlike a model from those fashion magazines. 

Of course, her face is a bishoujo like a model's. The normally expressionless Baba Nobuharu is silently sobbing due to the embarrassment. Yoshiharu was totally attracted by this girl. 

"Alpha male and baba, the names are quite fitting too. This child is maturing a little later. If you don't care about her, she will never marry. Going to accept her?" 

[5] 

"N...No, definitely not!" 

"Ahh? You better stop it. Be a little more serious. You aren't even thinking about the reason to reject anymore!" 

It's true that there's nothing to grumble about if any 1 of the three is to become his wife. All of them are of such high standards. 

A hero who is the king of a harem in the sengoku era had appeared! That hero's name is Takeda Shingen! But Katsuchiyo-chan is a girl. 

Yoshiharu tilt his head away. 

Anyway, I must reject them. And since they have hated me to the point of killing, I must choose my words properly.... 

"Ahh, Onee-san, you sure have many female retainers! And they are all bishoujos with extremely good figures. They are all the types I like. But they are too pure! If it's me, I think my character fits more towards feisty girls!" 

"Yoshiharu, you are a strange fellow exceeding my expectations... Is the job of an advisor only suitable for perverts?" 

Shingen is stunned. She had chosen so many bishoujos, yet none of them can make the cut... Shingen can't help but feel anguished. 

"....I'm abandoned by such a person, I can't be married anymore.... Sagara Yoshiharu... I must smash your head with my golden hammer....." 

"I was hated in the end anyway!!!" 

Clueless about a maiden's heart, this Saru. Houjou Ujiyasu pinched her nose while smiling coldly. 

"Isn't it normal for Japan's cutest bishoujos to start develop feelings of hatred towards the guy who had seen their pure body for the first time? Your intelligence can't even be compared to a monkey. Anyway, the type you like must be me, right? It's true that if it's me, I will definitely step on you everyday and whip you. But I will definitely not let you be my alpha male. I reject." 

"....Houjou Ujiyasu? Though you're a extreme bishoujo of black hair... But, your breasts are too small... What a pity....." 

“…………” 

Why must your mouth be so unrestrained to say such things out, Yoshiharu!? 

A honest person will easily create trouble for himself. 

By this time, Ujiyasu's killing intent towards Yoshiharu is already at it's max. While staring at Yoshiharu with ice cold eyes, her hand extended once again to the bell of summoning Fuma ninjas. 

"How troublesome. I have exhibited all four heavenly kings... It will be troubling if I can't get Yoshiharu to be Takeda clan's alpha male." 

"Shingen-sama! There's still one more here! You had forgotten Naitou Masatoyo!" 

"Katsuchiyo-chan, there's still someone naked there that is waving her hands to ask for you?" 

"Ahh, it's Naitou Masatoyo. Though she's a bishoujo but she's totally useless in such a scenario, no can do. As inconspicuous as a forest amidst the battlefield, she's quiet like the forest too, the one having the "Rin" position." 

"Well, it's true that she's quite inconspicious. Her heart, figure, cheeks, breasts and butt are all beautiful. But, how should I say it... There isn't anything special. If she's in a corner of some idol group, she can do fine. But it's totally no go if she's the main girl." 

"Wa! Though I don't understand, but to be commented like this by a monkey! Sagara Yoshiharu, I will definitely kill you!" 

In the end, Yoshiharu had offended all four heavenly kings plus Houjou Ujiyasu. 

In other words, Ujiyasu who was rejected on grounds that her breasts are too small, her killing intent can't be more real. If she summons the Fuma ninjas right now, Yoshiharu's life will be gone in an instant. But, Yoshiharu's attention is all on the totally naked four heavenly kings and had not noticed that. 

"So, Katsuchiyo-chan, I can't be the advisor of Takeda clan." 

As expected of Sagara Yoshiharu, the man that Kansuke had appointed himself! It's true that heroes are all lecherous, I have treated you so well, yet you are still not satisfied! This is totally out of my expectations! Shingen is finally anxious. 

Why does she want that brat so much? Shingen shouldn't have any interest in guys. What's with her today? Don't tell me she who had not been exposed towards guys has finally gone berserk now? Though Houjou Ujiyasu had been saying bad things all this while, but Shingen seems to have decided that Yoshiharu will be Kansuke's successor. 

No, in Shingen's eyes, it might be the case of Yoshiharu having a higher place than the dead Kansuke.... Understanding that she had used up all her negotiating chips, Shingen is starting to become anxious as the negotiation is still not going well. 

While caressing Shirou's head on her lap, Shingen finally made her last offer. 

"I...I got it. You must be not satisfied if I just marry one of them to you, right? Hmmm, I will give all four of them to you, how about this!?" 

"Shingen-samaaaaa!! We aren't bananas!!!!!" 

Due to the trade with namban during the sengoku era, bananas can be seen in Japan already.... And it's quite a seller... So Yoshiharu who knows this didn't make a fool of himself. 

"Ok, come into the onsen, all four of you. You will get a cold if you keep standing outside naked. And I don't know where to put my eyes too...." 

"We've all been seen by you just now, what use is there now!?" 

While shooting out stares full of killing intent to Yoshiharu, the four heavenly kings cover their body and came into the onsen Yoshiharu is in one by one. 

Goemon was "Uhhh" mumbling while floating around. "Though Yoshiharu is sitting there like the owner of this onsen, but the killing intent of the four heavenly kings had been emitting out all this while. Ujiyasu was grumbling, "To actually ridicule my breasts, you damn brat who was influenced by namban." While revealing her killing intent, she seems to be ready to kill him upon him rejecting Shingen's suggestion. Towards the protagonist Yoshiharu who is having "Dokidoki! Onsen party of breasts!", this is no different from a living hell. 

"What. Is being the alpha male of all four heavenly kings not enough... Yo...You are an extremely special type of hero! I just want you more now!" 

"Katsuchiyo-chan, you have misunderstood. It's not like this... Umm....Er...." 

The opponent is one of the strongest for the Oda clan, Takeda Shingen. Yoshiharu who can't say "I'm totally devoted to Nobuna!" has no way to answer. 

He had no idea just what he should say. 

"T...Th...The girl I like.... Umm.... I... already.... already have one... S...So, being frivolous isn't permitted....B...But, that girl is someone I can't have.... Um.... So as to say...." 

Yoshiharu doesn't know how to lie. 

Words not unlike a confession had been finally said out. 

Of course, Yoshiharu had no plans to say who that girl is. 

Katsuchiyo-chan should have thought that it must be some distinguished princess of Kyo. Yoshiharu thought. 

But Takeda Shingen had totally no experience in living at Kyo and so, she had made a big mistake. 

Don't tell me!? Her cheeks are flushed red as she hugged Shirou to hide her breasts. 

"....S...Someone you can't have... D...Don't tell me.... So as to say, I'm the one you're talking about? Oh my god! You are confessing to me now? What a bold fellow!?" 

"EHH!! THIS FELLOW... TOWARDS SHINGEN-SAMA!?" 

The four heavenly kings started to make a scene. 

"N...N...Noo! I'm the descendant of Kai clan, a renowned daimyo among renowned clans! Even if you are the guy chosen by the heavens, our status are just too far off, it's impossible!" 

"Umm....Katsuchiyo-chan? There seems to be some big misunderstanding among us....." 

"But... I...I can let you be my alpha male too.... yeah, as long as we don't get married. I will give the four heavenly kings here to you as a big marriage gift. There shouldn't be anyone who will suspect our relationship, right? .......5 wives, and it's including even m...me, now there's no way you can reject, right? How is it!?" 

"SHINGEN-SAMA! PLEASE RECONSIDER!!!!!" 

The four heavenly kings started protesting with tears in their eyes. 

All of us love Shingen-sama. 

We will never let such a weird person get Shingen-sama! The four heavenly kings tried their best to protest the decision. 

"The destiny of the Takeda clan is to obtain the world! I...I... I can withstand 5 wives, you guys must endure it too!" 

"We don't care about us, but please maintain your purity, Shingen-sama!!!!" 

"I...It's not like this! I who had let Kansuke die alone have always been regretting! An advisor of the next generation, a child must be bred with Sagara Yoshiharu! It's ok if I...I...I'm the one giving birth personally! It won't be revealed as long as he/she is treated as the child of one of you!" 

How can the conversation become like this.... I must be cursed.... Yoshiharu almost wants to drown himself in the onsen. 

If this is like a manga and Nobuna and Juubei-chan were to suddenly appear here, my brain will be instantly off my neck.... Yoshiharu can't help but thought. 

"Having a negotiation to join the Takeda clan, you Saru! Yeah, our cat ear maid uniform is totally not satisfying at all. Letting all the princess knight be naked in the onsen with you.... you pervert pervert PERVERT!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!" 

"Conquering all the warriors of the Takeda clan and impregnating Takeda herself in the end.... I can no longer tolerate Senpai who used strange spells to play with girls one by one! From now on, I won't trust you anymore no matter what!" 

"Oi....They really appeared... Goemon, it's about time you wake up. If we don't run away from here, I'm going to be dead meat. That is a certainty!" 

"Uhh? What? What's with this open air onsen full of girls? And they are all filled with killing intent towards Sagara-shi like normal!?" 

It's like this. 

Nobuna and Mitsuhide who were searching for Yoshiharu in the mountains had finally discovered him. And it's at an unimaginably bad timing. 

Because the four heavenly kings who were supposed to stand guard outside the onsen were called into it by Shingen's orders, it's not a coincidence that Nobuna and Mitsuhide were able to discover the lively Onsen, or I should say, it's to be expected. 

Ujiyasu extended her hand to the bell but had not summoned her ninjas. 

"Ahh~....." 

".....Uhh." 

Takeda Shingen and Oda Nobuna are looking at each other at extremely close proximity. Both of them are stoned. 

It's almost like, destined rivals. 

In the previous battle, both of them had lost their teacher/father, Saitou Dousan and Yamamoto Kansuke. 

The both of them weren't killed in the battle but died of illnesses, so there isn't any fatal hatred. But, both of them treated each other as opponents that they have to deal with one day. 

And, Shingen even used such a nonsensical way to try and snatch Yoshiharu away! 

"E...E...Even if Saru is extremely lecherous, Takeda Shingen! Yo...You....You should have.... Don't you have any shame?" 

"....I...I don't have much shame from birth. No, it's not like that... I...I was just proposed by Yoshiharu... Cough...Cough." 

"PROPOSED!?" 

Nobuna's fury had reached it's peak. 

Nobuna who had misunderstood stomps Yoshiharu's head who wants to defend himself right into the onsen. 

"Tiger of Kai, Takeda Shingen, King of Kantou, Houjou Ujiyasu, and Oda Nobuna who is called "Ruler of Japan". What a glorious lineup!" Houjou Ujiyasu who was out of the lover's hell is laughing. 

"And, this easily angered girl is Oda Nobuna? A tyrant like what the legends say. And who is that wide forehead standing by her side?" 

"I'm Nobuna-sama's trusted aide, Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide! I'm the descedant of Tsuchizaki clan who had received a honored name from Yamato Gose! Who are you?" 

"I'm the Lion of Sagami, Houjou Ujiyasu. Let's kill these two idiots right here, Shingen!" 

"It's a despicable thing to kill envoys, washing board of Sagami!" 

"....What did you say!? Yours aren't that big too!" 

Ujiyasu wants to strike at Mitsuhide, but she's a lover of defence. Upon maintaining her rationality, she started considering calmly. 

"Yeah, if I left Takeda and the Oda clan to fight it out here, after conquering Kantou, what's next is the world. Ok, you guys become enemies now! Hurry and start killing each other. For this monkey who god knows why is he so precious Sagara Yoshiharu, fight to your heart's content. I have no relationship with him anyway, it's about time for me to come out from the onsen and return to Odawara castle." 

Houjou Ujiyasu left the side of Shingen and Nobuna and is preparing to leave the onsen alone. Her hand seems to be holding the bell like normal. 

"Th...That bell. And Houjou Ujiyasu's fox-like eyes!" 

Yoshiharu suddenly had an unspeakable feeling rush up. 

The people who are guarding this onsen, other than the Takeda four heavenly kings, there shouldn't be anyone else. Of course, the subordinates of the Houjou clan must have joined the guard too. If that's the case, from the start where the four heavenly kings join in the bath, there has always been the people of the Houjou clan guarding the surroundings. Amongst the people of Nobuna, less the totally useless Yoshiharu, there is only Mitsuhide herself. The situation of both Nobuna and Shingen without guards is an extremely rare and bad situation. 

And, Ujiyasu seemed to be running away from the onsen alone now. 

"So as to say, Ujiyasu must have thought with the sudden appearance of Nobuna "It's a good chance to remove both Takeda and Oda" and started thinking about assassination! Ujiyasu is bad news! Just like what Hanbei-chan had said!" 

And, if it becomes the situation of Takeda fighting Oda, the ally Houjou Ujiyasu won't have the tainted name of betrayal. 

"If that bell rings out, the Fuma ninjas will appear, right!? Takeda Shingen and Oda Nobuna is currently fighting each other. Just what is Ujiyasu trying to do to deal with them?" 

Ujiyasu who was discovered started to panic as she slipped when climbing out of the onsen. 

"Oi, you unreasonable fellow, don't touch me!" 

Yoshiharu's face paled as he dived at the naked Ujiyasu. 

"You just want to reap the benefits...." 

To protect Nobuna and the rest, Yoshiharu wanted to stop Ujiyasu as he tried his best to hold onto the naked Ujiyasu from the back. The situation had become even more chaotic. 

Ignoring the resistance of the delicate Ujiyasu, Yoshiharu forced his body on top of her. Ujiyasu wanted to shake the bell calling her Fuma ninjas, but it was snatched away by Yoshiharu. 

"No! Release me! You despicable thing, my body is tainted by a monkey.... Don't touch my butt, don't look at me, nooooo!" 

"Who is letting you go, I will never let your assassination be successful!" 

"I'm going back, back to Odawara castle! No! I shouldn't have came out! The world outside is too scary! I'm being assaulted by a horny monkey!" 

"Wait, what are you doing Saru!? To actually attack Ujiyasu in front of both Shingen and me.... Isn't that an obvious breakdown of negotiations!? Just what are you thinking, you lecherous bastard!?!?" 

"Sagara-senpai you beast! You are without any common sense, I must kill you!" 

"Che! What's going on, to suddenly become horny like that. How spirited! So astonishingly hard..... Listen, four heavenly kings! Never hand Yoshiharu over to Ujiyasu! Before Yoshiharu impregnate Ujiyasu, pull them apart! If not, just kill Yoshiharu off!" 

"ROGER!!!!!" 

"No, this woman is trying to assassinate everyone. I'm just protecting everyone.....!" 

If one was to mention about the first peak of Yoshiharu's women troubles, this instant will undoubtedly be the one. 

Takeda Shingen and her four heavenly kings. 

Oda Nobuna and Akechi Mitsuhide. 

Houjou Ujiyasu. 

The most famous heroes of the warring states are all full of killing intent towards Yoshiharu (Though Ujiyasu is being attacked). 

"Uhhh, noo." 

Though he was saved by being hugged by Shirou Katsuyori. 

"Look, Juubei! Saru's lolicon finally acted up!" 

"To have even mastered the techniques of brainwashing young girls, Senpai! Just how demonic can you be!" 

"Don't tell me your real target is Shirou? You're a fellow even more perverted than Kansuke!" 

Nobuna, danger! Yoshiharu tried his best. Totally forgetting about Ujiyasu being naked, he tried to seal off Ujiyasu's actions. And then, he saw it.... 

Somehow, on this bishoujo's butt, there was a blue mole that can usually been seen on a child's butt, so as to say "Mongolian spot". 

"You saw it, right? My secret." 

Ujiyasu who had been defending with her face full of tears, this time round, her face was suddenly pale white as it revealed a demonic expression. 

Then, with a volume full of grudges that can only be heard by Yoshiharu who is hugging her, she mumbled, "Sagara Yoshiharu, the secret that I Houjou Ujiyasu must never let anyone see, you have seen it, right....." 

"Eh? This... Is this that important of a secret?" 

"CHANGE OF PLANS! SAGARA YOSHIHARU! I'M KILLING YOU OFF, YOU! COME OUT, FUMA NINJAS! KILL THIS MONKEY WHO KNOWS OF MY SECRET RIGHT NOW! 

"Wait, oi! Don't add to the confusion! Calm down, Houjou Ujiyasu!" 

"Not reflecting at all, an idiot who keep repeating his mistakes..." Goemon mumbled with an expression akin of totally giving up.