After the short one-sided battle, Gavin, Molly, and Oichi were discussing how things were going to work in the near future.

"Our first priority probably would be to find an army." Oichi was saying. "I know for a fact that the Mori and Chosokabe are not looking to expand their borders right now, but it is evident that the Toyotomi have spotted us as an easy target. They very likely will attack us again, only this time with a far greater force."

"That is very true." Gavin replied, turning towards the two girls so that he practically was walking backwards, a potential safety hazard as they entered the busy streets of the nearby village. "The problem is, the entire Aurora army disappeared in some form after Grandmother's death. We'd have to start over from scratch-"

Whatever else Gavin was about to say was abruptly cut off as he predictably ran into someone, accidentally knocking the other guy over.

Gavin stepped back as he realized what had just happened. The guy he had knocked over stood up, brushing himself off and looking slightly annoyed. He had what Gavin first thought was long white hair, but upon closer inspection was revealed to be a headdress, complete with horns. He held a fan in one hand, something that Gavin presumed was his weapon of choice. A small gray and black Pokemon stood at the feet of his partner, glaring at Gavin's Eevee.

Two other guys stood nearby, obviously amused by the unexpected collision. One had jet-black hair slicked back into an unusual hairstyle, and was obviously the more rowdy of the two. His weapon was a double-edged mace propped up against a wall, and his partner was a brown and black crocodile, which was mimicking his partner's actions.

The third guy looked more laid back then the second, as he merely stood there smiling. His weapon was a deadly looking scythe, which was polished so that it was the same light gray shade as his hair. A green tusked dragon leaned next to him, eyes narrowed in amusement. All three of them seemed to be slightly older than the twins and Oichi, looking to be about in their late teens.

"S-sorry about that." Gavin said nervously.

The guy glanced over at Gavin before finishing his self analysis. "Don't worry about it." he replied, walking over to his friends. Halfway there, he stopped, and took a second glance. "Wait….aren't you one of Aurora's new Warlords?" he asked, peering closely at Gavin's outfit.

"Hey, aren't those Eevees?" The rowdy guy asked, coming to join the others, his Pokemon following closely behind.

"So it seems." The third guy spoke up, grabbing his scythe and also moving towards the group. His Pokemon stayed where it was, seemingly asleep. "That's not a Pokemon you see every day."

"As a matter of fact," Molly said, striding up so that she was next to Gavin. "We are the new Warlords of Aurora. I'm Molly Logai, and this is my brother Gavin. This is our retainer Oichi." Molly held out her hand as she introduced everyone. "And who would you be?"

"My name is Mitsunari Ishida." the guy in the headdress responded. "That guy over there is Kiyomasa Kato," The guy with the scythe nodded. "And this fool here is Masanori Fukushima."

"Hey!" Masanori said, obviously offended. "Who are you calling a fool, you….you…..fool!"

"Nice comeback, idiot." Mitsunari replied.

"Stop it, both of you." Kiyomasa looked exasperated, as if he had to deal with this on a regular basis.

As the three guys bickered, Molly suddenly had a terrible thought. "Just curious, but….what army do you three belong to?" she asked.

Miraculously, Molly's words caused the three to stop fighting. "Oh…well, we aren't really part of any army." Kiyomasa said sheepishly. "We're ronin, or wandering warriors."

"We decided to come to Aurora to see what the new Warlords were made of." Mitsunari added.

"And?" Molly asked. "Are we worthy of your support, or what?"

Mitsunari and Kiyomasa shared a look before retreating a ways away from the twins, their whispers too soft to be heard by the trio. After a moment, Masanori realized he was being excluded and angrily butt in, much to the annoyance of the first two. After a moment, the three broke out of their huddle.

"Tell you what." Mitsunari said. "We think you three have potential, but we aren't sure if it's real or not. So here's the deal. We'll pledge our allegiance to the Logai army, if -and only if- you can take over one of the neighboring kingdoms."