Nobuna's playful genius
Chapter 1 A different time.
Where am I? I was surprised by opening my eyes to a grassland. I hear sounds I am all too familiar with… The sound of battle.
Why was I so familiar with this sound? I don't remember…
I hear battle cries and other shouts all around me. And then two soldiers wearing armour I am unfamiliar with trying to slash at me with swords.
Jumping back I dodged all of their attacks. After a few seconds I was starting to get overwhelmed, there were too many and they weren't giving me a chance to attack with my sceptre.
Luckily a man saved me… grabbing me before I was stabbed and dragged me off the battlefield into the forest.
*sigh*
"It appears I must thank you."
"No need to thank me, It's just that you are a warrior from the oda clan right? Those moves of your's can't be from a mere foot-soldier."
"It's unfortunate but I'm not a warrior of the oda clan, I'm... It appears I can't seem to remember..."
"...Is it possible to get me caught up to speed on the situation?"
"Of course! I'm Toyotomi Hideyoshi by the way..."
From Hideyoshi I learned about the current battle and the lord he was planning to join Oda Nobuna, I also learnt about his dream…
A lord of a feudal domain…. But what surprised me was what he said afterwards. "Because, if you become the lord of a castle, you'll be popular with the ladies!"
"Hahaha."
"That indeed sounds like a fine dream. What man doesn't wish to seek such otherworldly pleasures?"
"Yeah! Let's head over to the Oda clan's headquarters!" He shouted while running along
After running along with him I heard a noise…
"Fugu?" Hideyoshi was suddenly crouching while pressing his chest. "Hm? What's wrong, Hideyoshi?"
"…I was hit by a stray bullet… I wasn't lucky…"
"What?"
"Wait, you can't die! What about your wish?" I quickly laid him down and held the wound to try to stop the bleeding.
"I will pass this wish… on to you…" Slowly my savior closed his eyes and died.
"I see. Kinoshita has died…may he rest in peace." Behind my back, the lisping voice of a little girl was heard.
Looking behind me I saw a little girl wearing entire black was standing wearing a chain mail and ninja outfit.
The girl was like a kitten, slender and short, her voice was also lisped. Her mouth was concealed with a mask but her eyes alone were exposed. Her pupils were a crimson colour that would make you shiver, and her eyelashes were long to the level of surprising. You could tell in a few years she would become a fine beauty.
"My name is Hachisuka Goemon. From now on, instead of Kinoshita, I will serve wyou." Her expression was like that of an assassin but the end was just a mess.
"Sorry, I am bad with long sentences." "Are you a friend of Toukichirou-san?"
"I am a companion. The foot soldier Kinoshita is the trunk and I the shinobi stay in the shadow of that tree, so we join wour forces, and try and get pwomoted together, that was the promise."
"Hahaha, The way that you talk is rather cute."
Beneath the mask, the child ninja, Goemon's face became red. "S-Shut up. What is your name?"
*sigh* "It is unfortunate but I do not recall… but I think it was on the lines of Guo…... hmn… I can't recall I'll think about it later, after all this is a battlefield."
"Then, from now on I will lead your vassals the Kawanamishuu and work for you."
"Vassals? But I am penniless and don't even have a name. I can't give you anything as of now."
"It will be fine if you serve the Oda clan. They have good salaries."
"Very well if you insist to join me I shall gladly accept."
"I'll have you get promoted as my trunk without fail. That was the pwomise with Kinochita, right?"
"To honour the promise between a fellow man, I'll serve under the Oda clan!"
Taking up a flag with the Oda clan's symbol I also grabbed my sceptre to fight as well.
"This flag should be used to show my intentions of joining the Oda clan…"
Rushing forward I went into battle.
Against the lines of foot-soldiers defeating them was simple. I used one hand to hold my sceptre swinging wildly and knocking down many soldiers quickly.
During the battle I heard a loud voice calling out, "Foot soldiers! Someone return to the headquarters, and protect the Lord!"
However the foot soldiers were dreaming of taking at least one neck of the enemy and no one returned to the headquarters.
I suppose I could use this opportunity to make a name for myself and show my allegiance to Oda Nobuna.
It was a really chaotic battle but they made a foolish choice of sending the general's guards to the front lines despite the chances of ambushes, due to this the headquarters was currently virtually empty.
This allowed the Imagawa's separate unit assaulted them. Oda Nobunaga is in a dangerous situation a spear came flying towards the helmet of the general.
I quickly knocked down the spear with my weapon and knocked the enemy soldiers back.
"It's a new Oda soldier!" "It's just one person! Finish him first!" The Imagawa soldiers simultaneously attack me.
"Now, now let's not get to hasty" …Not only was the headquarters small, the enemy numbers were increasing, I need to finish them quickly.
"Time to finish things up!"
I then created a orb which I launched bouncing side to side finishing them off.
I then heard the sound of horse hooves closing in preparing myself for another attack.
"My Lord, it's a huge win for our allies! Were you alright?!" It was a girl who wore armour. I remembered seeing her leading the cavalry to an assault on the front lines a bit earlier. She possessed eyes that could radiated a strong will. Her face could also be considered quite beautiful.
Without thinking I stared at her face, the girl commander on the horse seemed to noticed my gaze and let out a shout "Kyaa?" "W-What's with you, bastard? E-E-Even though you're just a foot soldier, you dare stare at my breasts!?"
"Of course not, I was merely stunned by your mesmerizing beauty." Blush. The mannish girl commander was shaking with… rage? She removed her sword while her face blushed red. In the corner of her eyes which had previously shown feelings of victory, tears of shame started coming out.
"I-Insolent bastard! I will have your head!"
"Hahaha…"
The general who had been sitting on the chair of the headquarters forever spoke up. "Stop, Riku! No matter what, that guy saved my life so I have to give him a reward."
"What? Is that the truth?"
"Yes. He saved me when I was about to get stabbed by a spear. And also, I couldn't really see it but he used a strange technique and defeated the Imagawa force."
"…..I-Is that so. B-By your will."
No matter what, there's no way that even Nobunaga becomes a girl-"Nobuna-sama, please hire me as a foot soldier!"
I decided to aim low due to the lack of understanding she would have of my abilities.
Looking up I finally was the person I would serve The brown hair was done in a clumsy manner. She wasn't wearing any armour or a helmet. Her face was black with soot. With one sleeve of the yukata exposed, with a long sword and a short sword tied with a straw rope, a flint bag and a gourd hanging from her waist, and also on the hakama covering her waist and legs was a tiger skin tied like a loincloth. On her shoulder was an arquebus which I had heard from Hideyoshi. I also got to see this weapon in action a little earlier.
"What are you staring at like an idiot? I am Oda Nobuna! The Feudal Lord Protector of Owari, the head of the Oda clan!"
"My apologies, your beauty simply captivated me for a second, lady Nobuna."
"Hey. What's your name?" The muzzle of the arquebus was jabbed in-front of my face.
"Hahaha… It is unfortunate but I cannot recall my name but all I have on me is my weapon and this seal."
"Hmm… is that so? What is this seal? It seems to be the seal of an adviser but I don't think there are any other lord with these characters… If that is the case from now on you shall be Saru!"
"What a weird choice."
"You're wearing strange outdated clothes and earlier just by waving your sceptre around you summoned a floating orb to defeat the Imagawa soldiers, no matter how you think of it, that isn't human. That's why, you're Saru!"
"Very well if that is the case I shall gladly accept the name a beautiful woman such as you have chosen but last I checked I am very human."
"What an insolent bastard to be retorting back to the princess! Let's behead him," the female commander suggested to Nobuna after descending from the horse.
"You think so, Riku? Indeed, it would be easy to behead him but he may be a rare monkey who descended from the heavens. At any rate, he can speak human language. I have decided, I am domesticating him."
"Hou? What a stubborn master, but this stubbornness will only increase your wild beauty." I said with a smile.
After a few moments of travelling we arrived at a lake beside a village.
"Hey, Saru, immediately scoop out the water of the lake." I heard from Nobuna.
"Hmn?" Shibata Katsuie had arranged the foot soldiers surrounding the pond and seemed to have secured it so that the villagers who had gathered would not come near Nobuna.
"It is unfortunate but I am not of this area is it possible for you to inform me the reason for this act?"
"Fuun. You really are not from this area," Nobuna remarked as she sat on her chair. As she brought her gourd to her lips, she explained in a blunt manner,
"In reality, it's a really bothersome story. There's a rumour that a Dragon God is dwelling in the 'Ojaga pond'. Because of this rumour, the villagers have been sinking maidens in the pond as sacrifices."
"Ah I see so you are trying to disprove this legend by doing this."
"You're a lot brighter than you look. There's no way a God or Buddha is in there. These sort of things are only figments of the human imagination, in other words, illusions."
"Geez, with all the stupid people in this world, you'll start hating it. See over there? There's a thin girl standing beside Riku, right? She's this year's live human sacrifice."
In the direction Nobuna was pointing at, indeed there was a pale faced girl wearing Japanese clothes who was trembling. Even for that distance, I could understand that she was quite a beauty. The long hair was for some reason glossy and blue.
"That's why I will teach this village's ignorant people. That there's no Dragon God or such living in the bottom of the pond. However, for that purpose, there's a need to scoop out all the water of the pond, right? If those Imagawa didn't interfere, I would have been able to use a lot of male hands to scoop out the water."
"It would be such a shame if such a beautiful lady would have her time end like this."
I then quickly used the same attack showed earlier and absorbed the water before sending it out like rain. Soon enough after many attacks the water then disappeared.
"Amazing…this willpower, you aren't a normal Saru…" Nobuna said, awestruck.
With the water of the pond scooped out, the superstition of the Dragon God was also cleared up. There was nothing that existed on the exposed base of the pond other than a single large carp flopping around.
"Did everyone see? This carp is the real identity of the Dragon God you worshiped! Rituals such as human sacrifices are prohibited, from now until eternity! Those who disobey will get the death sentence!"
The villagers were all murmuring "That was surprising" "It was as Nobuna-sama said" and returned to their houses.
"Urk… It seems that my body is not as fine as I thought it to be." I whispered to myself.
"Be happy you have saved an innocent life she went back to her fiancé to celebrate. She said that even she was very grateful. You feel good after doing a good deed, fufufu."
"Oh? It is such a shame to think she would be already taken. Well where is the fun in life if it was always predictable."
"I'll make you a foot soldier as the reward. It's an exceptional thing to make a Saru a foot soldier, so be grateful, you know?"
After this event we travelled to my new lord's base Owari. During this time I would look into books which were lying around there.
A few days had passed and a letter had arrived at the castle.
Third person P.O.V
"It seems the Viper of Mino is asking for an audience." The rough beauty stated casually.
"The Viper or Saitou Dousan is trying to obtain an alliance with you my lord." Saru calmly stated while holding a cup of wine.
"How do you know, brute?"
"It is rather easy to tell, to fight a larger force one way is to find a good strategist capable of making up for the lack of numbers. Although you would require a lot of time to plan out the enemy for the best counterattack... This way is a lot safer as there is a less likely possibility of betrayal, Another way is to form an alliance to create a bigger force but this route is more dangerous due to chances of the alliance falling out or take advantage of the other. I would much prefer the former but due to the lack of a well-known strategist capable of such a feat and the fact Owari's power is currently split, we have to end up with the alliance." Saru easily stated.
This seemed to create a surprised look on everyone else faces.
"Oh? With such fine weather why is everyone just staring around for?"
"It seems I didn't give you enough credit Saru." Nobuna said with a smile on her face.
"Another thing I would like to state is that the meeting area should be close to the border of our lands to keep things neutral a place of religious background should be best judging from how supersticious people here are, under these circumstances Shoutokuji temple would be the most suitable place for this meeting."
"Huh? I highly doubt a Saru can predict such a-" Nobuna was about to
"Reporting, Mino has given us the location of the audience."
"W-Where is it?"
"The location is the Shoutokuji temple."
"I-impossible."
"A-Amazing."
"Such a compliment from a beauty such as you lady Katsuie truly makes me feel wonderful."
The Nobuna group was slowly marching on the highway.
"Why should I have to look after you, dammit." From above the horse, Shibata Katsuie had an upturned face saying that.
"The angry look on your face only increases your beauty lady Katsuie." Saru replied.
"Enough with your glib tongue!"
In the middle of the road, the condition of Nobuna's surroundings was explained to him in simple terms by Katsuie. Nobuna was the ruling feudal Lord of Owari, the next successor of the Oda clan. In the previous year since she had lost her father, she had succeeded the house even though she is a princess. While Owari is a big province receiving benefits of trade from the harbor it holds, the soldiers are weak, and is surrounded by enemies. Above all, the one who held the name of no. 1 of the Tokaido region, the feudal Lord of Suruga, Imagawa Yoshimoto is boasting that she would someday rise to the capital, and assist the declining Ashikaga Shogun clan and start her own conquest of Japan. The small country neighbouring east of Owari, the Matsudaira clan holding Mikawa as well, for some time they were obeying Oda but they became Yoshimoto's followers. Unrelated to it, inside the Oda clan, there are many who don't have allegiance to Nobuna who even has the bad reputation of "The Fool of Owari", they're not in any condition to fight Imagawa.
"That viper, he is calling himself Saitou Dousan right now but it seems he was an oil merchant from the capital." Katsuie has a sour expression. It seems like she doesn't trust Dousan.
"A merchant got promoted to the Lord of Mino? A retainer supplanting his Lord-." "He exiled the previous Lord and took over Mino. Not to mention, even though he's a former merchant, he's strong in battle. That's why he's known as a viper and feared. Her father, Nobuhide-sama has fought Dousan countless times as an enemy. For her to have a meeting with that man, I am worried about Nobuna-sama." Katsuie once again let out a sigh.
"If a young lady like you, worries too much, wrinkles will show on your face."
"I am still 18, there are no wrinkles on my face! ...Che. Why did I leak the princess's shame to Saru? If you talk about this conversation, I'll have your head!"
"We'll soon be arriving at Shoutokuji. Saru, you go to Nobuna-sama. Don't leave her for even a second."
Shoutokuji.
This is a town built around a temple on the borders of Mino and Owari, a neutral zone where both provinces' military could not enter it was the most suitable location for the meeting of Nobuna and the 'Viper' Saitou Dousan. Nobuna would take in Dousan's daughter as her little step sister depending on the meeting's result. Nobuna was sitting on the horse with a melancholic looking face with brows knit. Her hair is swaying in a brown bun. It's her usual foolish appearance.
With an ageing looking robe. Shouldering an arquebus on her shoulder, a rope tied on her waist with a lot of gourds hanging, and rare articles, and a tiger's skin on her waist.
"…..Princess, reporting in that Dousan-dono has already reached the main temple building." A small built little girl looking like a page was reporting while bowing to Nobuna. "... I have to change as well."
"Hm? You're going to change?"
"Why are you making a surprised face, Saru?"
"I was merely thinking about what kind of clothing would suit such a beautiful lady such as yourself. I'm sure you would give the Viper quite the surprise." He smiled and answered politely.
"..." The page called Inuchiyo nodded without any words. A little younger than Nobuna. It was a little girl with a face like a doll.
"…Inuchiyo. If the viper tries to do anything funny, immediately cut him!" Nobuna said with a red face.
"…Understood."
Suddenly, the straw sandals that Nobuna took off landed in Saru's arms.
"Carry that as well!"
The main temple building of Shoutokuji. In order to avoid conflict, the soldiers of both armies were very far off from the main temple. Yoshiharu and Inuchiyo were in the large garden completely visible from the main temple building. Furthermore, there was a girl samurai of Mino who probably had been given the same duties of a page as Inuchiyo.
She was an intelligent looking bishoujo. He lightly greeted her with his eyes but he didn't converse with her.
"What fine weather today, after this would you like to have a drink with me, young lady?"
"Hmp!"
"Hahaha." Saru was laughing smoothly despite being rejected.
"….Private conversations forbidden." He was then lectured by Inuchiyo.
Already in the main temple, the viper of Mino, Saitou Dousan was seated on his seat. Even though it was an important meeting, he was wearing informal clothes and was opening and closing his handheld fan. (The opponent is Oda's foolish princess anyways) That sort of attitude could be seen. It seems like Dousan saw Nobuna in her foolish garb while coming to the temple from somewhere.
So if Nobuna is going to come in that dirty appearance then wearing a formal attire would be stupid, is what he must have been thinking when he entered the main temple building while wearing his informal attire. "That Nobuna is late." Dousan did a big yawn as if bored.
"Mino's viper! Sorry for making you wait!" Suddenly, Nobuna appeared in the temple building. Dousan spurt out the tea in his mouth.
Saru just quietly laughed at the Viper's expression.
Nobuna's sparkling brown hair was let down, that appearance of wearing a top class kyouyuuzen kimono beautifully. Her soot faced filthy face up till now had no makeup as usual but it was white like ceramic and her smooth skin was exposed. Rather, for someone having this pretty skin, cosmetics were not required. And her non make up face, it clearly surpassed all the women Saru had seen so-far her long eyelashes, her straight nose, her small lips, it was a perfect balance. She was beautiful. No, just the word beautiful is insufficient. Even in cuteness, she was higher classed than anyone, surely a princess feudal Lord. And from those eyes full of confidence, without making people scared, an impenetrable powerful glitter came from her eyes.
Dadada, while letting out a groan, those who were taking in Nobuna's brilliantly charming appearance, they could only continue gazing. And also, Saitou Dousan in the temple building as well. "U…Uooooooh? W-W-W….What a….bishoujo!?", with elegant steps Nobuna was moving inside the temple building, and sat opposite to Dousan.
"I am Oda Kazusanosuke Nobuna. My childhood name is "Kichi" but I don't want to be called Kichi by you. Mino's viper!"
"Ah, y-yeah. I am Saitou Dousan…." Unbecoming of his age, Dousan was blushing, and he couldn't look directly while he was in Nobuna's eyes.
While brandishing the hand held fan and muttering "It's shameful", he started turning the tea cup on his palm. "Dearuka."
Nobuna was shouldering her hair she said "The gazes of men are annoying. Especially the Saru in the garden. That's why I hate these sorts of clothes." That drinking style as well, her manners were perfect.
"Viper! I need your power right now. You'll give me a younger sister right?" However, while blowing the heat off the tea, Saitou Dousan, the Warring States Feudal Lord, the one fear as Mino's Viper, had recovered from the damage of the shock he took from Nobuna and with his eyebrows raised, he returned to his fully intense serious face.
"Now then, I wonder about that. Oda Nobuna-dono."
"Rather, 'Owari's foolish princess'. I have to test if you are really worthy to form an alliance with me or not."
"Hmph. What do you want to test?"
"Your ability, I have a few questions about it. I have heard of the fame of the fool who can't even unite Owari." His words are meek for a 'viper' but that piercing gaze, that deep voice, and even now attacking Nobuna, the fearsome fighting spirit that's like an atmosphere that will swallow you whole.
"Depending upon your answer, I may take your life as well. Kukuku." He finally said it! It's come! While laughing naturally he declared his killing intent!
However, even while being threatened by the beast like viper, Nobuna doesn't step back even one inch. "If it's you, you should be able to understand my true power with just one look."
"I don't judge commanders with just their appearance. Even if right now I am a balding old man but, in my young days I was a handsome young man…..using my appearance, I became close to the Lord. However, in my heart, from those days I was a venomous viper."
"I see. You can't even imagine it looking at your baboon geezer appearance right now."
"Fufufu, once you age, the insides show on the outside as well." He wasn't an old man who would be melted by Nobuna's bishoujo attitude.
"Now then, is it fine to inquire about a few questions from the foolish princess?"
"It's fine, what might they be?" Nobuna and Dousan with a serious look glare at each other from a small distance. It was so fierce that even now you would think that they would go for each other's throats. In front of the crafty old man 'viper', Nobuna was there with her chest full of confidence. Nobuna was not even shaking a bit before Saitou Dousan's sharp eyes that instantly make normal girls start trembling. Rather, it looked like she was looking down on Dousan haughtily.
This girl, although she is cheeky but maybe she's really amazing…..Yoshiharu murmured. At last, their verbal battle began. If she can't meet Dousan's expectations, the talks of alliance won't begin. No, she may even be killed.
"First question. Why are you known as the 'foolish princess' by your people and your retainers as well?"
"It's the opposite! The retainers around me are the fools." She glares at Dousan smiling fiercely.
"However. You roam around the streets in a foolish getup."
"You're wrong. While heading out, I am just wearing efficient clothes." "Hou….?" "No matter how much I am a female commander, if I wear a noble's clothes and ride the horse to battlefield, my mobility will decrease right? Wearing a lady's ceremonial dress like Imagawa Yoshimoto is out of the question. It will just result in failure in battle!"
"Also, is that bamboo whisk bun of a hair like commoners also for efficiency?"
"Yes, that's correct. Isn't it a waste of time if I tie it neatly? I am busy anyways!" While pointing towards the gourd Yoshiharu was carrying, Nobuna continued. "Even the gourd on the waist has functionality and is useful. Even without having to wait for my pages every time, I can immediately take out the necessary things. Even the arquebus is right now being thought of as rare toy of the barbarians, however, from now on it will become the leading part in battles instead of spears or swords! Even the weakest of Japan, the Owari's warriors, if they hold arquebus, they're the strongest!"
"I see. However, one or two guns aren't that useful."
"That's right. It's the same as bows, numbers are required."
"With a large sum of money, just how many of the scarce Arquebus were you able to buy? 10, or is it 20?"
"500 guns!"
"500 guns!? How many times of my army!? And, how were you able to provide for that many arquebus? Does Owari have that much revenue?"
"It's true that the Oda clan's fortunes are small. However, you know, I am controlling the trade port, Tsushima. I bought them by having the merchants pay for the war funds."
"I see. You're not a normal feudal Lord. You're like a merchant."
"You're originally a merchant as well, right, Viper? In order to win battles, war funds are necessary! In order to raise war funds, you gather merchants and make trade prosper. This is the most important." The fool of Owari and the Viper of Mino while probing each other were having a clash of their real intentions.
"I see. I have realized that you're not just an ordinary fool, but an outrageously huge fool. There's one more thing that I want to ask."
"What is it?"
"Why did your father-the late Lord Oda Nobuhide, while knowing that he could not beat me in battle, attack Mino countless times?"
Nobuna puffed her chest and replied. "I don't know my father's thinking. However, if I had to attack in the east, it would only be Mino!"
"Hohou. And why would that be?" As if really enjoying it, Dousan was pursing his lips and leaned forward.
"That is, Viper, the same reason you originally targeted Mino."
"The idiots of society will call you as the 'Viper who attacked Mino' but in reality you wanted to capture Japan, right?"
"Nobuna-dono. How can you say that I was aiming to conquer Japan?" "The one who controls Mino, controls Japan! Mino is Japan's centre! In the west, it connects capital city, in the east it is connected to the fertile plains. If you build an impenetrable mountain castle in Mino and gather soldiers, and lie in wait. And once the time comes, repress the warring world in one go, and make Japan a peaceful country. A country where merchants are freely able to trade, make a bountiful country like that. That was your ambition, right?" While shaking, Dousan somehow nodded. His expression changed suddenly into a cheerful one.
"I am beaten…..I am beaten, Nobuna-dono! Even though you're young, you saw through this old man's strategy, which I hadn't ever talked about with anyone? Man, I am beaten!" While nodding, a cheerful laugh leaked from his throat. That Nobuna, she completely made the Viper of Mino her ally. However, once Nobuna says her intention, she can't stop.
"You're a magnificent strategist for having laid your eyes on Mino first, viper. But unfortunately you were not a warrior, but a trader-that's why, even you who had so much wisdom, it took your entire life to completely take Mino. The heavens are unfair, right."
"Oh, it's as you say."
"Viper. If there's something as a heaven, then I myself am the one loved by the heavens. I am a princess feudal Lord since birth. Compared to you, a high class beauty who can't be compared by you, a baboon geezer. Also, I have been governing the neighbouring province to Mino, Owari, since the age of 16. I still have time!"
"Yeah. That may be true."
"That's why, viper, I'll someday annex Mino. Your life's dream, the ambition of unifying Japan, I'll fulfil it!"
"A country where merchants can trade freely, you will fulfil it?"
"Not just merchants. Farmers, samurai are the same as well. The old systems which made Japan disorganized like this, I'll destroy all of them, and make a new country that can compete with even those barbarians! What I'm looking at isn't just Japan. It's 'The World'!" Dousan let out a big laugh.
"I finally understood the reason why you're called a fool in Owari. Even for the wise me, conquering the nation, in other words Japan was the limit of my wisdom. However, Nobuna-dono. You have already crossed Japan, and had set your eyes on 'The World' one without a destination."
"Viper, for the time being, let's stop the conversation here. It's a conversation which only you and I can understand. If it's heard by others, you won't just be called a fool, but a mad person, you know?" No. There's one who can understand! A voice of a girl reached from the garden. The beautiful girl, Dousan's follower.
"Oh, Jubei, You also got fired up in the heat without thinking. However, it's still early. For the time being, stay quiet." "…..B-By your will." Dousan pointed his hand held fan and made his follower silent. She seemed like a polite samurai girl.
"…Now then, so we were discussing that in order to conquer Japan, Mino is needed, Nobuna-dono." "That's right. Give Mino to me."
"Although I am old, I am the man called as the viper. That's an impossible consultation." "That's right. I thought that would be the case. I also won't ask you hand it over to me for free."
"Fufufu. After understanding that you're the no. 1 master mind, I want to try and fight you once on the battlefield…After the political question and answers, I became wanting to try a battle of strategy."
"….Hmph. I see, so that's next. If you say that, I'll fight with you."
"Then, shall we start the war."
"Same here."
"You can't fool me Dousan-dono. I have already grasped your true thoughts."
"That's rude Sar-"
"How amusing, let's hear what he has to say." Dousan says. "Kid. Do you indeed know what I am thinking...? however if you spout nonsense, although you may be a brat, my page, Jubei will behead you."
"Idiot, stay quiet. Apologize to the viper, Saru!" Nobuna once more scolds him however, Saru knew that 'If I don't startle Dousan here, these two stubborn people will start fighting. That's why, he would definitely not shut up.
"Dousan, you'll probably say this to your retainers. 'My children will tie their horses in front of the gates of Owari's fool.'"
"Wai-. Saru. What rude things are you saying? Your mouth is worse than me, you know?" Even Nobuna's face colour changed.
"What…?"
Dousan's expression was frozen. It was right. Dousan was convinced that, even without him handing over Mino, someday after his death, Nobuna would annex Mino with her forces And so, the Warring States blood got heated (In that case, I want to try fighting with Nobuna as my opponent, and want to see the final flower bloom)
"B-Brat! Bastard, did you read my mind? What sort of technique did you use?"
"Ever since I had joined Nobuna's forces I had spent every day learning about Owari's neighbours, one may hide their face but shall never hide their past!"
"Past-that sort of thing is- impossible." To be capable of discerning a person's true thoughts and possibilities from their past actions, this level of skill is from a genius level strategist! One on the level of legends from the past!
"You have already realized that your sons can't even compare to Nobuna, you have realised only Nobuna can succeed your dream of 'Uniting Japan.' If you don't hand over Mino to Nobuna, your life till now will become useless." For some time Dousan had his hand on the tip of the sword and trembling but, he let out a sigh.
"Nobuna-dono. For him to be not a samurai in the Oda house, I was tricked. For a person like him to be present-you're not an opponent this old man can beat."
"Eh? Viper?"
"Brat! Thanks to you, this viper, was finally able to be true to himself in the end of the end! I hand over my dreams to Nobuna-dono-No, to my daughter." While alternately glaring at Dousan and Sharu, Nobuna upturned her mouth.
"At this place, I'll write the 'Handover document'. I'll hand the Mino province to you-my daughter and retire."
"Viper!?" To Saru's eyes, Nobuna who would as usual have her lips turned in a bad temper, for one moment it looked like her eyes were wet.
"From now on Nobuna-chan is my daughter. To hand over the province to his daughter, it's natural as a father."
"Is it really alright?"
"Show them that there was a deeper meaning behind in the capturing of the Mino by the one hated as the Viper." Dousan takes out a brush, and with skilful strokes wrote the 'Document of handover of Mino'.
"Someday I will send one daughter of mine as your little sister to Owari. I will talk with my retainers in the province, and will prepare for Nobuna-chan's entry to Mino." The Mino which he wagered his life on and stole, Saitou Dousan easily handed it over while smiling to the old enemy, Oda clan's daughter, Nobuna. And with her mouth upturned, she took the handing over document without any thanks, without even reading it kept it in her pocket.
"….With that, would you allow me to touch your butt a bit. My daughter…..fugya?"
"Why do I have to have my butt touched by someone like you, you perverted geezer!" The moment Dousan had tried to sexually harass, Nobuna had without hesitation stood on one side of his face and was strongly turning her foot on it.
The meeting was finished safely with Dousan drawing near Nobuna countless times saying "Won't you let me rub your breasts." and being kicked, hit, thrown with a Gigantic Swing into the garden.
Many times, the follower of Dousan who waiting in the garden reached her hand to the hilt of her sword saying "T-That's way too rude."
Well that's natural as well, during those times she was coerced by Inuchiyo's quiet stare and gave up on drawing her sword. The alliance of Owari and Mino was formed, Dousan even wrote the handover document 'Handover of Mino' and promised Nobuna. Since I don't know who I am, I guess it's okay for me to help in Nobuna's ambition for the time being. "Hm? Why I can hear my chest beating so hard? Is my illness acting up again?"
"Saru. We're returning, return my gourd and straw sandals." While waiting at the gate, Nobuna appeared wearing the newly developed present day armour. The light weight armour that Dousan developed, it would probably even protect against gun bullets.
"Here you go." Saru then took the sandals from a pocket he had in his clothing.
Peh, Nobuna spat out as if annoyed. The high class bishoujo has been brought down to nothing. "D…..Disgusting!"
"Hm?" For some reason Nobuna was raging. Her face kept turning from red to blue to pale. "You wanted to smell my straw sandals and hence kept it in that pocket! Could it be, you're a man who gets excited by straw sandals? Uwah, it's my first time seeing this sort of high level pervert. Showing him my beautiful self was my life's mistake after all. However, well, it's going to be ok if I behead him here, don't come near me."
"Hm? I didn't know that lady Nobuna would have such fantasies about me. Even though we have only met for a few days. Could it be? Lady Nobuna hasn't fallen for a mere Saru like me has she?" She drew out her sword in reply.
"Pervert! Brute! Super lewd Saru! For a Saru to rut to a master's straw sandals, you'll get beheaded here for rudeness here!"
"What fine weather today lady Nobuna! What better day to fall in love?!"
After shouting this Nobuna's face turned beet red and shouted.
"Huh? What has the weather got to do with falling in love? You idiot!"
"Are you showing your true personality now lady Nobuna? I believe that your unbridled personality is rather exquisite. But won't people spread more rumours of this foolish princess?"
"Hmph! I may be called a fool or whatever, even then my brain is good! I can even use the abacus! I am even good at mental arithmetic!"
"What fine weather… During these days I just want to drink and talk to the ladies, perhaps I should visit the village?"
"Don't try to change the subject! Ahh geez the people I hate most in this world are idiots and perverts! Sarusuke, you fulfil both."
"I'm glad I am capable enough to fulfil your desires." The page Inuchiyo without saying anything was standing in the way of Saitou Dousan and his follower, and looking at her master and the new companion's comedic act, had a gaze as if saying "This is the first time I have seen the princess with such an amusing face."