It had been two weeks since Lu Bu received the message about Cao Cao's absence and led his army there. As he moves he still continued recruiting troops and officers to his cause. His army size was still quite small however it was impressive for that of a lord without a land to call his own, something Lu Bu was going to rectify. As they arrived in Yan province and setup camp before besieging Puyang they are greeted by an unusual person dressed in black and purple robes with a black tactician's hat with a thin moustache and goatee, accompanied by a platoon of men. They stroll through the camp as they make their way towards Lu Bu's tent as various others were pitching theirs. Mitsuko looked at him and concluded he was the one who sent Lu Bu the message. He had a specific aura about him, the kind that's sneaky and scheming behind the shadows. He did wonder though why he would betray Cao Cao surely he must've known working with Cao Cao is better than going against him right?

Nevertheless Mitsuko didn't really care she just wanted to stop wandering for a while and this was a good opportunity to do so. She had gotten accustomed to life as an officer and wandering around. People under her call her 'My lady' as a sign of respect, something she still has some trouble adjusting to though she thinks she's getting used to it...it pleased her to actually have respect if not surprising. However she was itching to get back on the battlefield she didn't know why exactly but she knew deep down it actually entertained her...maybe that was all she needed. She still doesn't get too much sleep though from those blasted dreams that curse her that she doesn't understand why they're appearing now of all things. Shortly afterwards a messenger arrived asking her and the rest of the officers to come to the main tent under Lu Bu's orders. She wondered why Lu Bu wanted a meeting with everyone nevertheless she went to meet with him to see what the big deal is.

She arrived at the main tent to find most of the officers here including LingQi and Zhang Liao who were standing next to Lu Bu. All the officers huddled over a table with a map with two large squares with various rectangular with an extra square on top, Mitsuko recognises it as the purple block in tetris. The last one to arrive is the mysterious black and purple robed figure who extends his arms out as he arrives.

'Good evening I am Chen Gong you're new strategist now let's go over the battle plan for tomorrow's battle.' Mitsuko was surprised to learn that this was Chen Gong, Lu Bu's strategist in history he seems more...dramatic than what she had in mind. She always did wonder with a strategist that Lu Bu managed to get in the position he found himself in Xia Pi.

'So as you know Cao Cao's main forces have left leaving only a small defensive force guarding Puyang, defences we can obliterate with ease. Now there are two main castles Puyang castle and Juan Castle. Puyang castle will be the more heavily defended however I have a contact that can make the main army infiltrate the castle without going through the front gates and can get more officers and troops to our cause. However that still leaves Juan Castle. Fortunately I have troops stationed in the castle to open the gates and it is barely defendable so a small strike force can take the castle as the main army takes Puyang. I nominate Zhang Liao to lead the assault he seems to be very competent and say...3 more officers just in case with their respective troops. Let's see...you, you and how about you.' He points to wards Mitsuko and 2 other officers and puts more blue pieces on the map and moves them around.

'Do not worry we will capture Juan Castle from Cao Cao and prove the might of lord Lu Bu's army.' Zhang Liao states.

'Excellent that's what I also aim to achieve. We must move quickly though a messenger was dispatched so ideally the castles will have to be taken before Cao Cao's main army arrives. They'll more than likely arrive at Juan castle first so Zhang Liao your forces will have to lie in wait as the enemy enters the castle and ambush them to decimate their forces.' Chen Gong instructed as he puts more red pieces on the map and moves them at what seems to be the front of the gate.

'Understood.'

'Excellent that will be all, I suggest you all have a good night's rest we're going to have a busy day tomorrow.' He announced and left the tent, Lu Bu sent his officers away as well almost immediately after. As Mitsuko exits the tent she makes her way to her own to rest she feels a hand on her right shoulder. She turns around to see LingQi behind her wearing a smile.

'I just wanted to wish you good luck in tomorrow's battle.' She respectfully bows to Mitsuko who returned the gesture.

'Thanks, I'd wish you luck but with your father I don't think you'll need it at all.' Mitsuko laughs slightly making LingQi smirk.

'Perhaps but I'd like to think I can take care of myself. In any case do keep yourself safe Mitsuko.' Content with everything LingQi turns the other way and walks as Mitsuko did the same. She smiled knowing that LingQi actually shown some sort of concern for her. It was nice for her to see that someone actually cared about her and for it to be LingQi of all people...it was a nice feeling to her it's been a while since Mitsuko felt this way. Of course she doesn't want LingQi to worry about her all the time...however every now and again is ok right?

As she walks back she realises how much she had actually changed over the course of her adventure. She wonders what would've become of her if everything didn't turn out the way it did. How would she handle the present time life, would there be something to give that special rush of adrenaline? Would she have found someone that made her feel wanted again? Would she ever feel like she belonged somewhere? Would she never have her dreams of Akane brought back up? She looked at her hands and stops for a while thinking about these questions. She clenches her first and shakes her head. She remembered that thinking about such useless things like this would make her lose focus on the current situation at hand. The only thing she should be focusing on is the battle tomorrow and getting stronger. Her thoughts are interrupted when she feels a hand on her shoulder along with a voice that sounded a little rough that said 'hey.' Mitsuko didn't think as she just reacted by elbowing the person in the stomach. She hears him groan as he clutches his stomach and goes down on his knees. Once she turns around she realises she just hit one of the officers that was present in the meeting.

'Ah I'm so sorry I didn't realise you were there.' She apologised as she helped him on his feet and he continued to groan.

'Don't worry its fine maybe that'll show me to not make my presence known in the middle of the night eh?' He chuckles slightly as he rubs the back of his head in embarrassment and clears his throat.

'Maybe we should start again without the violence. My name is Zang Ba I'll be one of the officers accompanying you and Lord Zhang Liao in the assault on Juan castle tomorrow.' He extends his hand towards Mitsuko who gives it a firm handshake in response.

'Mitsuko.' She states her name as she looks up at his face. He's a much larger man with a muscular build. He looks shocked at something.

'So it's true.'

'What's true?'

'Your eyes they're different colours.' Mitsuko sighs at this. She knew people had been wondering about them ever since she joined Lu Bu's army since every other time people might not have noticed due to the chaos that was happening around them at the time. Ever since she joined Lu Bu in his travels she felt the stares of other soldiers behind them and hearing slight whispers about her. She started walking towards her tent as Zang Ba followed closely.

'All right, what have the others said about them?' Mitsuko questions going straight to the point.

'Well a few of the men think that you're a bad omen on this army and its doomed to fail despite having Lord Lu Bu and Lord Zhang Liao. A few others say you're a demon in disguise that will bring doom to them all.'

'Ha really? Haven't heard that one before.' Normally people just made fun of Mitsuko's eye colour instead of genuinely fearing them...it secretly gave her a small sense of pleasure knowing that they're actually scared of something as simple as her eye colours. She didn't want to explain stuff to them like the genetics and all that because she doubts they would even understand what the hell she was talking about. Well apparently they're not wrong about the demon thing, she smirks unbeknownst to Zang Ba who seems to be worried about how Mitsuko has taken the news fearing it might've unsettled her.

'I would just ignore it Lady Mitsuko you know how men can be superstitious that's what I do.' Zang Ba attempts to console Mitsuko.

'I suppose there is nothing I can do about it other than to prove that they're wrong. However please just call me Mitsuko we're of the same rank after all.' She requested as she continued walking.

'If that's what you desire l- Mitsuko.' Zang Ba corrected himself before he finished.

'May I ask you why you serve Lord Lu Bu as on officer?'

'Hmm no real reason I kinda just tagged along for the ride you know? Zang Ba immediately laughed.

'Is that all? I thought it was something more dramatic than that. You're an interesting woman Mitsuko.' He states which confused Mitsuko she didn't see herself as too interesting, sure she noticed that she's changing but that doesn't make her interesting.

'You really think so?'

'Of course not every woman willingly tags along to a military force led by the strongest warrior in all the land.' Mitsuko chuckles. When he put it that way it was hard to argue that she was boring in this time period.

'What about you then? What brought you here?'

'Well I thought fighting under Lord Lu Bu would help spread my name across the land.'

'Ahh a glory hunter I see.'

'Well at least I have a goal to fight for.' He jested however Mitsuko stops in her tracks looking up at the night sky.

'Ha-ha I suppose you do...I'm almost envious of that.' She resumes her steady stroll among the camp.

'I-I didn't mean it like that at all.' Zang Ba exclaims trying to make sure Mitsuko wasn't offended but he hears her chuckling.

'Don't worry about it. However I think its time for us to turn in. We do have a busy day tomorrow don't forget.'

'Right of course, well it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance I look forward to seeing your skills on the battle Mitsuko.' He respectfully bows and moves on through the camp. Mitsuko looks at him as he strolls through the rest of the camp.

'He seems nice well let's see how he does tomorrow.' Mitsuko thought to herself as she climbs in her tent and begins to rest for tomorrow while trying to contain her...excitement as she tossed and turned during the first hour before she finally slept. She couldn't wait until she gets on the field of battle again.

The next day the army woke up at sunrise and immediately marched after packing up the camp to Puyang and Juan castle. As Mitsuko was marching she looked around her surroundings to see many soldiers and officers marching to her second official battle. She lets the crescent blade of her scythe rest on the back of her neck as she loosely grips the polearm. She manages to locate LingQi who seems to be wearing a determined face. About halfway to the castles the army splits into two, Lu Bu's main force consisting of 20,000 men went towards Puyang castle leaving Zhang Liao's and Mitsuko's strike force of only 4,000 soldiers to take on Juan Castle and to fend for themselves if they get attacked in the open. As they split and Mitsuko sees that LingQi marched further away from her and something within Mitsuko to make her feel a little bit like she's sinking. She didn't quite understand it but it didn't matter at the end since she had to focus on her task. Mitsuko find herself marching in front with Zhang Liao, Zang Ba and another officer leading these men to the castle.

'So do you think the castle will really be lightly defended commander?' Mitsuko whispers to Zhang Liao who looked up at the castle.

'I don't know for certain, however I do know that our men will fight like ten of theirs and the castle will belong to Lord Lu Bu by the end of the battle.' Zhang Liao states as Mitsuko chuckles to herself.

'Too true this castle will be ours.' Mitsuko says as she looks forward as her eyes transform into her snake like ones without her knowledge while she smirks sadistically to herself.

'Let's have some fun!'