Thanks smiley face for the review! I'm glad you found it hilarious! I always found Mitsunari's responses to others a bit funny, especially to Motonari (from Motonari's alternate story path).

Speaking about Motonari - wouldn't it be fun to see his diva-ness?

Also... regarding the incidents, I'll stick to taking scenes and modifying them (like last chapter). Unless anyone wants anything more modern (most like a school setting), I won't be posting of that soon.

Sorry for any OOC.

I hope you enjoy!

Incident Two

- At a certain place in Japan -

An important commander clothed mainly in green garbs slowly inspects the situation outside his window. It was rather irritating that the battle was going against his favor. Scoffing at such a thing, his eyes wander back to the door of his office, various paperwork laid on the table, slightly scattered due to the rocking of the battleship.

A certain someone was late. With his blank expression, he stares at the battle only distances away.

He could see the familiar, stupid looking pirate causing havoc in his sea again. It didn't help that an annoying, squeaky priestess was shooting his canon handlers.

He should've brought the solar nexus to burn those headache-inducing pests, albeit he wouldn't let them get any satisfaction of seeing him angered.

It is of no concern - this battle that is. He successfully set up the battlefield such that he would be guaranteed victory. As soon as the final battleship moved into place, he'd fire on all ships within the circle, be it enemy, ally or even his own troops. They were only pawns in the end. Pawns to work towards a greater cause.

With the soft creek of the door, he focuses his attention on his late guest: Mitsunari's advisor, Otani Yoshitsugu. Yet another pawn to use in his plan to take Chuugoku.

"Greetings Motonari-dono. I am sure you know what I came here for, my friend." The bandaged man says, taking his place by the table. It was his first official meeting with the younger man. He knew he had to be careful of what he said - mainly being that he was in a foreign territory and that the general in front of him was, well, known by other forces to be a 'fussy, heartless diva'. Indeed, he'd have to be careful since he was stepping on thin sheets of ice. One wrong move and his purpose here would be defeated. That would result in a rather pissed silver haired swordsman. He definitely didn't need to deal with another outburst.

"An alliance, was it not?"

"Indeed. Fighting alone in such turbulent times would be rather risky."

"Hmph. What are the conditions of this alliance? I know you wouldn't come here without having some sort of trade off."

"Hee hee hee - quite the sharp one, my friend. Seeing that you saw through my initial letter, you must already know that our alliance would require the following." Noting the sharpness of the other, Mitsunari's advisor hands Motonari a scroll, which he nonchalantly opens and skims.

1. Betrayal deserves death.
2. You must help the Ishida forces militarily whenever a request is sent, no matter your current situation is.
3. Both forces will focus on conquering western Japan.
4. You must loath Tokugawa Ieyasu for his misdeeds.
5. Any hint of aiding Tokugawa Ieyasu will deserve death.
6. Swear loyalty to Lord Hideyoshi and his will.
7. You MUST swear loyalty to the Ishida forces.
8. No secret attacks or battles - you MUST report to Ishida.
9. You must follow Ishida's commands.

The chestnut haired man gives Yoshitsugu a deadpan look.

"Ehem - please excuse a few of the requirements. Mitsunari-sama demanded that it had to be written in our terms of agreement." Rather - the lord had actually disagreed with what Yoshitsugu originally wrote. Mitsunari actually wrote all of the terms that was just handed over to the brunette. It was going to be a painful agreement - Yoshitsugu could already guess what the other would say about it.

"You want me to agree such preposterous terms?"

"Sadly - yes. Mitsunari-sama wouldn't want it any other way."

"I refuse."

"Surely compromises can be made, my friend!" The bandaged man says quickly. The green clad leader suspects that the Ishida forces were in an unfavorable situation, mainly due to Ieyasu's recent alliances with the Saica faction and the one-eyed dragon's forces.

"No."

"Hmm... How about if I reduce the control Mitsunari-sama has?"

"No."

"I will remove number one?"

"Not good enough."

"How about I take that one off and number six?"

"Keep going."

"Removal of number one, three and six?"

"Yoshitsugu."

"Yes?"

"You're going to have to do better than that if you want an alliance with me."

"... What about removing numbers one, three, four, six and eight?" Yoshitsugu sighed from the blank stare Motonari was giving him. "What do you suggest then, my friend?"

"I will only agree to terms two and three. The rest is simply nonsense and a waste of my time."

"Surely there is another one you would be okay to agreeing to?" The bandaged man says, obviously trying to get the younger man to agree to the most terms possible, even though all of them were unreasonable.

"If you keep pestering me to agree to such stupid terms, I will send you off."

Yoshitsugu sighs, obviously defeated by the general's snarky attitude. Said man was probably not in the mood of talking, now that he saw a few of his ships destroyed, strategy partially broken.

"At least tell me why you won't agree to any of the other so I can report back to Mitsunari-sama." The advisor says in a defeated tone. What was he hoping to get when he talked to the brunette? A cup of tea and a bright smile? Please, someone spare him the joke. He was practically talking to an anti-social youth who probably didn't even give a damn about the alliance, mainly shown through his body language (which was hard to read, even for Yoshitsugu).

"Reasons? One: No one who is right in the mind would agree to it." Okay... that was reasonable. Yoshitsugu himself could feel himself agreeing with the other. They were a bit ridiculous.

"Two: I choose who I hate and he cannot make me hate or like any specific person." Indeed - he too knows who he likes and dislikes.

"Three: Hideyoshi is dead. I will not revere him in anyway. He is of no matter to me, or to any other person in fact, besides Mitsunari." Also true.

"Four: My business is my own and not his. Make sure you tell him that."

"..." The older man was left speechless. How was he suppose to tell Mitsunari-sama that in 'nicer'' terms? Easy for him to say - mainly because he wasn't the one saying it to the hot-tempered sword wielder.

"Oh, and Yoshitsugu?"

"Yes?"

"I follow my own will. Don't expect me to simply follow your fickle commands."

"... I guess there is no other way."

The bandaged man sighs as he departs, notes neatly written down on a new scroll with the signature of both parties. Glancing back, he can't help but think...

Mori Motonari... He truly is a diva.

- Incident Two END -