Malachi's POV
The very next day, I was back to my work as chatelaine. Hideyoshi had given me a pile of messages to deliver to Mitsuhide. It'll be my third time seeing Mitsuhide in as many days. Hopefully, I won't lose my cool around him again.. "Third time's the charm.." I muttered, a small smile on my face. I turned by the vassal quarters, expecting to be at his manor in no time but..
Somehow, I'd gotten lost.. The path I'd taken was a dead end. Nothing but an isolated shrine with no one there to attend it. Or.. So I thought. As I turned around, I spotted what appeared to be a figure. And.. I quickly recognized the aura of Mitsuhide. But the atmosphere felt eerie, and there was someone else with him.
"I thank you for graciously accepting my sudden visit. It seems you are just the man my lord took you for." An unrecognizable voice spoke. "Not at all. My apologies for not speaking with you in more welcoming conditions. I'm sure you see the need for privacy." Mitsuhide apologized, then continued. "However, I couldn't turn your lord down after reading that most intriguing letter."
"..Together, let us put an end to the reign of the Devil King of the Sixth Heaven." ..What.. What did I just.. hear?
