Oda Nobuna no Yabou - Vol 5 Chương 1

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Bây giờ là Thời kỳ Chiến Quốc.

Mùa đông tháng 12.

Tòa thành trên núi, Kyoto.

Tại đền Myoukaku, nơi mà cậu ta hiện tại đang sống, cậu học sinh trung học bị trôi ngược thời gian về thời kỳ chiến quốc, Sagara Yoshiharu đang an ủi một người giả gái từ buổi sáng.

"Khỉ, ta không thể chịu nổi nữa. Ta có lẽ nên làm một hòa thượng."

Tsuda Nobusumi, hay còn được biết đến là Kanjuurou.

Từ dáng vẻ của một con búp bê tinh xảo, ai cũng có thể nói rằng Nobusumi là em trai của Oda Nobuna.

Cậu ta là một chàng trai bất hạnh khi bị đối xử như một "cô công chúa" bởi trò đùa của Nobuna. Cậu ta đã cưới lãnh chúa vùng Omi, nhà Asai, và trở thành vợ của Nagamasa.

Ngay cả khi Yoshiharu nghĩ rẵng đó là một bi kịch khi phải giả gái và cưới một người đàn ông, nó còn hơn cả một bi kịch.

"Hãy nghe ta, khỉ, mặc dù ta không thể nói lí do, nhưng bây giờ ta đang chìm xuống đáy của nỗi buồn rồi."

"Nobusumi, cho dù không phải là tôi không thể hiểu được cảm giác của cậu lúc này, nhưng cho dù cậu hối hận thế nào đi nữa, những gì đã xảy ra, thì đã xảy ra rồi. Khóc lóc cũng chẳng có ích đâu."

"Không, ngươi sẽ không bao giờ hiểu được! Aaa... Niềm hạnh phúc của ta đã biến mất. "No, you will never understand! Ahh... My happiness has flown away. The lost past and times of happiness will never return again...."

"Umm, with this situation, though it's a little hard to return back to that foolish you who always lead a squad full of pretty girls and fool around, but it's better if you forget the days where you were in Omi."



"HOW COULD I FORGET THEM!?"

"I understand your feelings now, I can understand. But political marriages are something that can't be helped in this sengoku era. Though you must be feeling angry for marrying off as a princess to a guy, but, don't bear grudges with Nobuna."

"You are totally off-topic, Saru-kun. Ahh, as expected, the reason I'm so sad, you can never understand it... But, I can't reveal Nagamasa's secret to anyone else... Ahh, what should I do!?"

"Anyway, there is no longer a need to continue in cross-dressing, hurry and return to a male's attire now! I can understand the feeling of wanting to cross-dress to protest to Nobuna, but let bygones be bygones."

"No, though I can't tell anyone the reason why I'm sad, but I hope someone can discover the pain in my heart, ahhh, how hard it is."

"That's why, Nobusumi, I can understand your pain. It must be like this, Nagamasa said, "Even if you are a bishounen, I do not care at all! And then, he did many humiliating and embarrassing things that you definitely do not want to tell anyone else right? "Trap" has many loyal fans in my era, but, in this era, it's still "lolis" that seems more popular, so do forget all your sufferings."

"I said it's not like that~ Ahh, how can I not reveal Nagamasa's secret and let other people know my true feelings. Language is just such a difficult thing."

Nobusumi used an elegant princess pose and stuffed the Kyoto delicacy, YatsuHashi into his mouth and shut it.

Omi's daimyo, Asai Nagamasa, is actually a beauty who had cross-dressed as a guy. There is an extraordinary female beauty under her manly appearance.

Maybe it's due to the similar situation of his sister's prank forcing Nobusumi to cross-dress and Nagamasa, the two of them seems to fit each other and had became a loving husband and wife in a short time.

But Nagamasa who had the weakness of being too filial failed to stop his father Hisamasa. So, the Asai clan betrayed it's ally, the Oda clan and joined Echizen's Asakura Yoshikage and they became enemies of the Oda clan who controls, Owari, Mino, Southern Omi and Kyoto.

In the end, Nobusumi who was forced in being separated from Nagamasa came back to Nobuna.

So right now, Nobusumi is in the tragedy of having to fight his beloved wife as the enemy.

But, even if she had become the enemy, she is still his beloved wife. So Nobusumi had never thought to reveal Nagamasa's closely protected secret, and due to that, he became gloomy for being unable to transmit his feelings to others and since that morning, he had been looking at the courtyard of Myoukaku temple and sighing all the way.

Not to say marriage, Sagara Yoshiharu who had never even had a girlfriend obviously was unable to detect Nobusumi's complicated feelings.

"It must be quite an unimaginable "training", how pitiful... If I was forcefully pushed down by that bastard and done lots of humiliating things, I think I would have a trauma for the rest of my life... Ahh, I understand. Nobusumi, though your heart is still resisting, your body is lusting for Nagamasa... So you can't give up the woman attire... How sad."

Saying this, Yoshiharu's understanding started to extend into a strange direction.

"It's not like this~ But I can't say it out~" Nobusumi sighed and said.

In Nobuna's camp, the only few who knows the secret of Nagamasa who is actually a girl is only the ninja, Hachisuka Goemon and her subordinates, but Nobusumi had begged her not to say it out after considering Nagamasa's situation. So not just Yoshiharu, but right now, no one is able to understand the real reason for Nobusumi's agony.

"Listen to me, Nobusumi. Take all that that had happened in Omi as a nightmare and forget them, and then, find the pure you back!"

His eyes sparkling with brightness, Yoshiharu cheered Nobusumi up.

This totally out of point life's consultation had been continuing on for quite a period of time in the Myoukaku temple's courtyard.

"Uhh, Saru-kun, it seems like it's not of much use to continue talking to you. I'm going over to Honnou temple to find Aneue."

"Find Nobuna? I think you better forget it, that fellow has not been in a good mood nowadays."

"After that night where she witnessed me rubbing Katsuie's breasts and had immediately threatened to cut my head off, she has not spoken a single word to me..." Yoshiharu mumbled.

"No matter what, you seem to have done too much?"

"After being betrayed by Nagamasa, this time round, Kai's Takeda Shingen have really started preparations to come to Kyo. To Aneue, not just Kyoto, both Owari and Mino's defense is a big trouble already, so her mood right now is 10 times worse than normal."

Nobusumi said, "How troubling." as he frowned.

When Nobuna and the Oda clan was attacking Echizen's Asakura clan, her ally, the Asai clan defected and blocked off the retreat path, after finally getting through the greatest crisis, "Retreat of Kanegasaki.", one trouble followed by another and had kept attacking over. Though this makes the Oda clan more united than ever, but without letting the Oda clan catch a breath after the battle with the Asai Asakura allied forces, the sengoku strongest, Takeda Shingen started to surround them from the north and east.

Is it to abandon Kyoto who they had finally obtained with much difficulty so as to protect Owari and Mino, or for the whole army to prepare for the worst and get ready to defend a two-pronged attack from the enemy?

Does Nobuna have what it takes to be the conqueror of the world? Now at the most this is the testing period.

If she abandoned Kyoto that she finally obtained, the path to conquer the world will become even further.

But, the enemy had spread out a tight web. If the forces of the Oda army continued to be spread out, they will most likely be eliminated at various places. Saitou Dousan who was in charged of protecting Owari and Mino did not have enough manpower to fight Takeda off, but if Nobuna abandoned Kyoto to support Dousan, the Asai Asakura clans will definitely snatch Kyoto away.

"Though it isn't a month yet for the peace agreement with the Asai Asakura forces, but if Takeda Shingen heads out, the Asai Asakura clans will definitely start the war again. And this is different from the last time, right now, the one leading the Asai troops is the seasoned warrior, Asai Nagamasa, the situation will definitely become even more difficult... Just why did Takeda Shingen suddenly declare she is heading to Kyo?".

"Saru-kun, it's because of such a critical period, that I, as a brother, have to talk directly to Aneue.

"Talk? About what? I totally don't understand, if you are talking about burning Mount Hiei, that plan has been scrapped long ago."

"Hahaha, how can I have a say in terms of politics and warfare? What I can talk about is only on her love problems, as a senpai, teaching Aneue a thing or two."

"Huh, I get it. You even married off your brother to another man. You're a demon, devil, the sixth demon lord! You want to protest to Nobuna like this, right? To begrudge Nobuna to this extent, but this too is obviously so."

"I said it's not like this already, but forget it. Us, though it's just a very short period of time, and I had joined with my beloved, but compared to you guys, we are much happier already... All I can think of is this."

"Huh?"

"Listen, Saru-kun. In this world, what is the most depressing are 2 people who are in love with each other but could never be together. So as to say, they don't have the fate."

"Nobusumi, you seem kinda strange, it's better if you let Manase Belchior-jii-san take a look at you."

"How worrying... Nobusumi's mental state, and his butt..."

Nobusumi laughed, "I can totally understand Aneue's feelings now. Aneue's tsundere habits are the world's first, it's easier to kill her than asking her to be honest. But leave it to me, the love specialist. I will definitely let you guys reconcile, hahaha." and set off for Honou temple.

But his back view gave people a lethargic feeling.

"Uhh, Nobusumi's words seem very weird today, is it really ok?"

Stuffing the Yatsuhashi into his mouth, Yoshiharu clapped his hands and summoned Goemon.

In an instant, at a corner of the courtyard, Goemon appeared silently.

"Sagara-shi, you summoned me?"

"It's you who saved Asai Nagamasa and Nobusumi from the imprisonment of Hisamasa, right? After finally getting out of the Asai clan's hell, Nobusumi looks very weird. Do you know something?"

"Nya~" Goemon let out a cat-like sound, with a troubled face.

"As for this, I had been very very seriously asked by Tsuda-shi to not say anything."

"Ohh~ It's been so long since Goemon's stuttering! Yeah, without this, there is no real sense of returning home!"

"....Nya~! Don't mention this."

Though she is wearing a mask so that I can't see her expression, but Goemon seems to be angry.

"Hmph!" With that, Goemon instantly disappeared from the courtyard.

"Ahh, I'm sorry! This is just so nostalgic~ Oiou, Goemon-chan, stop throwing a tantrum and come out."

"....Hmph, I don't want to talk to the childish Sagara-shi temporarily."

I could hear Goemon's voice, but don't know where it came from.

"Into the ground again? Stop throwing a tantrum already. Oi, I apologize, ok? Come out."

"What bad luck. From that night on, Nobuna has been ignoring me, Katsuie whose breasts were rubbed by me seems to have become a demon and keeps shouting to want my life... Aren't all these bad conditions? Anyway, what happened to the promise of a kiss after I came back alive from the “Retreat of Kanegasaki”? Don't tell me Zenki was spot on, I had a look of "women trouble"," Yoshiharu sat on the steps and thought in his head.

"*Sigh*... Just when the Oda clan has a new crisis, but now, Nobuna is ignoring me and I can't do anything... That fellow is once again playing hard to get, and is definitely regretting about the promise of the kiss... Petty fellow, if this goes on, some retainers might revolt. Ahh, once I think about that fellow, I'm somehow getting angry!"

Yeah! Because lots of things happened, I almost forget about it. Nobuna haven't given me the kiss as promised! Damn it! It's not like I love that violent, arson lover and petty Nobuna. But, it's just a reward, ok? A reward! Ok, I've decided, I'm gonna kiss that fellow even if I'm going to be beaten up.

"In this world, what is the most depressing are 2 people who are in love with each other but could never be together. So as to say, they don't have the fate."

These are the words of the cross-dressed Nobusumi.

Yoshiharu too, because he had seriously thought, "That Nobuna could never like me. And as a sengoku daimyo, the status difference between I, as a foot soldier and her is just too great." and had not considered the possibility of them getting together. And so, he had buried his feelings, and can't honestly face his love for Nobuna.

But now, Nobusumi's words somehow ignited a strong flame in Yoshiharu's heart.

"...Ok, I've decided. Even if I have to force it, I will take Nobuna's lips."

Just when Yoshiharu pulled himself together...

"Onii-sama, Akechi-sama seems to have eaten something strange, she is now very weird!"

"O...Oh....Oh....Oh...Oh god! Yoshiharu-sama~ Ahh, Akechi-sama is here! Ahh!"

For some unknown reason, his young sister and the loli strategist, Takenaka Hanbei frantically ran in the hallway and tripped. The both of them rolled towards Yoshiharu.

*Bham*

*Clang*

Yoshiharu was pushed down by Nene and Hanbei.

"Wait, Hanbei-chan, your butt! Your butt is on my face!"

"*Sob*Sob*Sob*Sob, Sorry... I... I can't... be married already... *Sob*"

"Nene you too, don't sink your head into my crotch! If Nobuna sees this, she will definitely misunderstand and say I have the incurable lolicon sickness."

"Onii-sama, now isn't the time to talk about that! Akechi-sama seems very abnormal!"

"Juubei-chan's abnormal-ness isn't a new thing. There isn't much to be scared about, even Hanbei-chan, you too..."

"*Sob*Sob*, the Akechi-sama of today isn't the normal abnormal-ness."

Just what is with Juubei-chan? When Yoshiharu wanted to think out loud...

"You two, what are you doing to my Danna -sama!? Hurry and get off."

*Thump, thump*

The one who threw Nene and Hanbei-chan to the pool in the courtyard was exactly the Oda clan's important retainer, Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide.

A wild forehead, a long black hair, and a kumquat accessory.

It was the normal Mitsuhide right there.

The only difference is...

"Anyway, Juubei-chan!? What is with that attire? Don't tell me you are marrying someone?"

Yes.

Though not knowing why, but the Juubei of today is wearing a brides’ attire.

Her long black hair was tied up in a bun, and the pure white bridal gown was hiding her slim figure.

"Be...Beautiful....! This is just too sparkling bright with that cute attire!"

Being attracted by the bride attire and the blushing face of Mitsuhide, Yoshiharu was stunned speechless as he was mesmerized for a few seconds.

But for some reason, he can almost hear the gates of hell opening.



"Isn't it obvious for who I'm marrying? Of course I'm here to marry Sagara-senpai. What a waste of my beauty... Shed tears of joy and rejoice!"

Saying this, the bride, Mitsuhide bowed at Yoshiharu performing the most official rites of marriage.

"Wait, what the hell is going on, Juubei-chan!? Don't tell me this is a new way to make fun of me?"

"This is the princess's order. Though the esteemed, intelligent and beautiful Juubei Mitsuhide was paired up to a wild Saru, and Sagara-senpai who god knows where he came from, but, Nobuna-sama has asked me to take care of Senpai, so, even though I was full of unwillingness, I can only come and marry senpai."

"Eh? EHHHHHHH!? No...Nobuna that wretched woman! Just how much do you not want to kiss with me, so it's like this, huh!?"

Totally wet, Hanbei and Nene climbed out of the pool.

"*Cough* I'd never thought that Yoshiharu was such a frivolous guy. Though he is a little perverted, but I had thought you were a sincere guy... *sob*sob*"

"Just when did you had such a relationship with Akechi-sama.... Onii-sama's techniques are just too shocking! You must be down and blaming yourself after being dumped by Hime-sama."

Yoshiharu was speechless, and after he returned to his senses, he retorted,

"No, it's not like this, you two, you listen to me! There must be something wrong. This is definitely Juubei making fun of me, or Nobuna's prank to break the promise! Juubei and I do not have that sort of relationship at all!"

Juubei's forehead seems to be shining with brightness.

"....You have stolen Juubei Mitsuhide's' pure lips again and again, you're too much."

"What is this!? Are you serious in wanting my reputation to be tarnished forever!?"

"U...Un...Un...Unf...Unforgivable..." The weeping Hanbei had already taken out her talismans and taken her stance.

Nene was holding a broom too. Her demonic eyes locked onto Yoshiharu saying, "If you don't take responsibility for stealing Akechi-sama's lips, Onii-sama, you had best prepare yourself!"

"Well Well, both of you should relax a little. Danna-sama, I already have the design plans of Sakamoto castle that was given by Nobuna-sama. At Sakamoto castle, we will use Matsunaga Hisahide's designs to build an epic castle. And, at the top of it will be our love nest. To do what all husbands and wives do every night, I have happily and embarrassingly bought a "heart shaped bed" from the namban merchants. It will be placed right inside our love nest that no one else other than Danna-sama and I can enter."

The energetic Mitsuhide used her finger and wrote the words, love nest while she spread out the design plans for Sakamoto castle.

"This top level is the love nest belonging to just the both of us."

"The nickname of Sakamoto castle will be temporarily, "Love Nest Castle".”

"At the top where we are surrounded by clouds, this "observational room" can be used to look upon the scenery of Lake Biwa, and this scenery will be the proof of our undying love."

"In terms of safety, there are no loopholes. The one who will be in charge of guarding it is Shougakuin Gousei who has recently been mesmerized by Frois. Juubei told him about this namban styled love and he said, "I might someday with Frois-sama..." and accepted the job."

"Even if there is a fire, Lake Biwa is right in front of us. The priests of Mount Hiei will help us put it out."

"Danna-sama will be the master of Love Nest Castle from now on. As for the construction fees, it will be paid by Danna-sama using 35 years of Danna-sama's wages. Do pay the interests too during this period."

Mitsuhide is like a housing agent who was introducing a newly built house to a poor newly married couple with her fluent tongue, and in short it is, "This going to be constructed Love Nest Castle will be the most suitable place for us to stay."

Yoshiharu had already stopped listening halfway through.

And Hanbei was weeping while saying, "Yoshiharu-sama have cruelly played and stepped all over my maiden heart. I don't want to care about you anymore."

While Nene was using the broom to hit Yoshiharu's head while saying, "If you don't take the responsibility, I will never forgive you."

But Mitsuhide was full of happy dreams, as her eyes glittered while she introduced her, "love nest belonging to the both of us."

"And then now, all you need to do is to sign on this marriage document. Like the namban people, swear to love only this beautiful and distinguished Juubei Mitsuhide for the rest of your life, never being frivolous and definitely not getting any concubines."

"I'm wrong about you, I'm really wrong about you. Yoshiharu-sama, you said that you would protect Nobuna-sama forever and help her fulfill her dreams. Those were all lies, LIAR! *sob*sob*"

"It's time to take responsibility, sign your name on this marriage document immediately, Onii-sama!"

Hurry and wake up.

Hurry and wake up, Sagara Yoshiharu.

Now isn't the time to foam from your mouth and be unconscious, sit up onto the floor right now!

Part 2
"....Tsuda Nobusumi asked for an audience."

"Dearuka."

This habit of shortening, "So it's like this." to "I see." , correct, it's Nobuna.

When the aide wearing a tiger hat, Inuchiyo was saying, "Nobusumi is here.", Nobuna got so angry that she had even forgotten that she was eating at Honnou temple.

And as for the reason for her anger...

First, Asai Nagamasa who is like a "brother" to her was NTR-ed by Nobuna's enemy, Asakura Yoshikage, and had become his enemy.

"Nobusumi who was tricked into being a princess, was married over and was found out to be a guy might be the reason for Nagamasa''s revolt too..." The retainers had been spreading such a rumor, and the main character of the rumor had been silent about what happened in Omi.

Takeda Shingen who she had known her name had announced, "I'm going to prepare for Kyo." and sent an almost “asking for a fight” sort of provocative letter.

His godfather, Saitou Dousan that she had finally met after so long, after hearing "Shingen is going to Kyo." had immediately returned to Mino.

But, no matter what, the one who made her most angry was her retainer, Sagara Yoshiharu.

During the time at the “Retreat of Kanegasaki” when he volunteered to be the "suicide squad", he had asked, "If I lived, I will kiss you." such a ground breaking reward. But after finally surviving with difficulty, he had not come and claimed her lips. He even ran to Riku with lecherous eyes and rubbed that pair of huge breasts of Riku.

"J...J...Ju...Ju...Jus...Just what kind of feelings and unease I have had while waiting for you to come for the night, Saru, do you understand!? You don't, do you!? You bastard, compared to my cute lips, you love that pair of cow-like breasts of Riku more, huh? So passionate about rubbing her breasts, huh? As expected, you aren't a human. You're a monkey!"

Because she is too angry, Nobuna did not just break the promise, the eastern Omi's Sakamoto that she had planned to give to Saru if he survived was given to Akechi Mitsuhide instead.

But after that, Nobuna became much more angrier.

Because even after receiving such inhumane treatment, Yoshiharu still did not have any arguments.

Even when during meetings, she was giving him the cold stares, yet Yoshiharu was still playing around with Takenaka Hanbei and his sister Nene and did not seem frantic at all.

"D...Do...Don...Don't tell me, he has really forgotten all about the promise of the kiss!? U...U...Un...Un...Unforgivable, you are just a monkey!"

And saying about Saru, before Saitou Dousan returned to Mino, he said to Nobuna who was throwing a tantrum and ignoring Yoshiharu.

"I don't want to lecture about the love between you and Yoshiharu-dono anymore. You had once by yourself, said to me that compared to the world, you love Yoshiharu-dono more, but why is it that you can't be honest and say it to Yoshiharu-dono? I don't care anymore, Nobuna-dono."

Geez, that irritating Viper.

The love between Yoshiharu and I... What the hell is this, just what do you want to say?

Why must I be brooding here alone, AHHHHHH!

"Hime-sama, Hime-sama..." Inuchiyo tugged at Nobuna's sleeves.

"......Nobusumi is here."

"Ahh, he has been shutting himself in the room ever since his return from Omi. And right now, he had finally exploded and came over here to protest to me who had married him off to a guy because of a political marriage..."

"....Looks like he isn't angry..."

"Dearuka, though I'm still eating, but forget it. Let him in."

Inuchiyo passed down the order and after a while, the chiefs, Shibata Katsuie and Niwa Nagahide brought the cross-dressed Nobusumi over into the room.

"Hime-sama, Nobusumi is here. As for Saru, he did not seem to have approached near Honnou temple today."

No matter if it's breasts or courage, Katsuie is Oda clan's no 1. Ever since her breasts were rubbed by Yoshiharu due to various reasons, and being scolded by a furious Nobuna, she had said, "I must kill Saru." as her heart was filled with revenge.

"Katsuie-dono had been mumbling, "kill, kill kill" such threats, even if Sagara-dono wants to, he can't get near to Hime-dono."

On the other side, like Nobuna's elder sister, Niwa Nagahide revealed a normal calm smile as she protects Nobuna and Yoshiharu's love.

"Ahh, Aneue, after Kanjuurou Nobusumi and Nagamasa separated and returned to the Oda clan, I have been over at this business district and invented a new flavor of takoyaki with Imai Sougyu."

What a Nobusumi-esque opening sentence.

"Dearuka."

Though it's surprising, but that Nobusumi who she did not meet seems to not blame her for marrying him off to Nagamasa. Nobuna felt a little relaxed.

"If that's the case, what is he here for?"

Nobuna chews her carp as she thinks.

"It has been carp all this while, is the chef in love or something?"

"Aneue, I'm here to talk to Aneue as your brother, hahaha."

"Talk? It's not wise to engage both Takeda Shingen and the Asai Asakura forces so it's better to give up Kyoto. Is that what you are trying to say?"

"No, this kind of military stuff is just too hard for me, but, I have things I'm good at too."

"Things you are good at... Um... don't tell me it's crossdressing?"

Though she tried her best to think of Nobusumi's good points, but other than crossdressing, Nobuna could not think of anything good about him.

"No, it isn't that. Didn't you notice? I want to talk about, "love", Aneue, hahaha."

"Huh? ... Don't tell me... After being done with lots of embarrassing things by Asai Nagamasa... Uhh... So pitiful, Kanjuurou. It's my fault to let you be married off as a princess."

"It's not like that, Aneue."

"Ara, What else could it be, anyway, didn't you have zero connections to love, you who only knows how to lead your personal squad and make trouble everywhere."

"Aneue, this is the result of me thinking for a long time. There's a thing called fate in our lives. Fate can also be spilt to timing, luck and people, these elements that are normally not as per our wishes. In this chaotic sengoku era, a pair of a man and a woman meets, developed romantic feelings for each other and got married. And finally, living to the end of their lives protecting each other. This sort of happiness is really very rare."

Katsuie whispered to Nagahide, "It's rare to see Nobusumi speak proper things with a serious face, though I have totally no idea what he is talking about."

And Nagahide answered, "It seems that he has grown up due to various things happening in the Asai clan, 80 points."

"Kanjuurou? I'm not comfortable with you turning things around like that. Say it in a simpler way."

"Asai Nagamasa and I were married, but in the end, due to the toying around of fate, we had to separate. I think that is unfortunate."

"....A riddle... It's unfortunate that it's a couple formed by guys, or, don't tell me he feels lucky?"

Inuchiyo tilted her head with a puzzled expression as she said.

"Kanjuurou, what does that mean? Stop beating around the bush and say your conclusion!"

Nobuna too was with an expression, "What the hell is he talking about..." and frowned.

At this time, Nobusumi who had been lowering his head rose his head suddenly and said with a bright red face,

"But, compared to me, Aneue and Saru-kun are even more unfortunate!"

Nobusumi's eyes dripped down big droplets of tears.

"Though Nagamasa and I were married for a very short amount of time and lived together, though it's unfortunate now, but as long as I recall the past, I can feel the happiness. But Aneue and Saru-kun's difference in social status is just too big! In this sengoku era, there is no possible way for the both of you to be joined together! The words that were exchanged between you guys during the “Retreat at Kanegasaki”, I will hear them from the people every day when I return to Kyoto! A dying person never lies! As the love specialist, I understand. Aneue really loves Saru-kun as a girl and Saru-kun is thinking of Aneue more importantly than anything else. But... but in this sengoku era, the difference of social status continues to interfere with your love! What's even worst is, Aneue's troubling personality that will never be honest! No matter how much trouble there is between the two of you, you have broken the promise of the kiss set at Kanegasaki, and you have ignored Saru-kun's words. Aneue, you have gone too far!"

If it's the Nobuna of the past, she will definitely pull out the sword from Inuchiyo's side and start swinging around madly, but right now, Nobuna was stunned in her place by Nobusumi's questioning.

Inuchiyo and the rest had become speechless too.

Even the normally calm Nagahide was sobbing and even forgot to rate Nobusumi.

"Ahh, you guys were so comfortable with each other, yet you guys can't be together in the real world. How unfortunate is Aneue and Saru-kun! After listening to what happened at Kanegasaki, I had cried so much that I've forgotten about my own tragedy! Compared to Aneue, I'm already considered lucky...."

"I...Is...Is...Is that... so...?"

A minute earlier, if I didn’t scold Kanjuurou, this atmosphere is gonna become bad! Though Nobuna was anxious, but after seeing Kanjuurou's teary face and his exhausted look, she can't seem to say anything with her heart full off complicated feelings like anger or shock.

In the end, even Inuchiyo and Katsuie were moved by Nobusumi's words and said, "Uhh... Hime-sama" and started crying.

“I...I...It...It...It...It's not like that, K...K...Ka...Ka...Kanjuurou, t...to...to...to...tot...totally not. H...H...How can I l...li...li...li..lik...like that cross species of a human and a monkey? I...I...It...It...It...It's just a m..ma...ma...mas...mas...master liking her own p...p...pe...pet, t...th...th...the...ther....there's a big difference between the two! A...An...An...Any...Anyway, why does it feel like you and Asai Nagamasa love each other? Y...Y...Yo...You guys are all guys? T...T...T..To...Too suspicious!”

"K...K...Ka...Ka...Kanjuurou, as expected, y...yo...yo...you have been t...tr...tr...tra...trained by Asai Nagamasa?"

"It's not like this, Aneue! I'm serious. Though I was fooling around in the past, now I know my mistakes! That rare and most precious thing in this world is love. I only understood this now!"

Nobusumi cried while standing up, "At this era when we don't know if the next minute we are still alive, especially during this time that we are surrounded by enemies, Aneue, this can't go on! If you don't kiss with Saru-kun, Aneue will definitely regret for the rest of your life. Hurry and head out now!"

Nobuna was at a loss of words.

"Nobusumi-dono's advice, full points."

With much difficulty, Nagahide who had finally calmed down stopped the sobbing Katsuie with her hand and stood up too.

"If we continue delaying Sagara-dono's reward. The word on the Oda clan will become bad. Right now, please go over to Sagara-dono's place, princess."

"...Inuchiyo will help too."

Inuchiyo taking her bamboo sword, along with Nagahide, carried the struggling Nobuna, "Eh, wait!" at both sides.

"Wh...What are you guys doing!? Riku! Hurry and stop the two of them! After listening to Kanjuurou, Manchiyo and Inuchiyo's brains had stopped!"

But Katsuie sat on the tatami as if she could not hear. Her expression seems like she is enduring something with all her might.

"Uhhhhh, Hime-sama, Hime-sama is going over to Saru... B...But, I can no longer stop Hime-sama from doing that!"

"Riku! Even you betrayed me!? Kanjuurou, I'll remember this! Uhh!"

"Hahaha, this is the way, Aneue! There can only be one such fate in a lifetime, so no matter how far apart both of you are, at least today, make sure to not leave any regrets!"

With a face full of him doing something great, Nobusumi saw his sister being sent off to Yoshiharu's living quarters by her retainers.

Part 3
*PIAK*

Under the vocal assault of Mitsuhide, Yoshiharu who had lost consciousness was woken up suddenly by a huge amount of pain.

"O...Owwwwww!? What is with me from just now?"

The one who appeared in front of him was the namban style attire clad, Nobuna.

It's been so long that I've seen Nobuna's face at such a close distance! Her face, so small! Her eyes, so big! Her eyelashes, so long! So beautiful, ahh, somehow, my heart is beating violently... Th...That is because this sixth demon lord suddenly appeared and scared me, it's... it's not like I'm nervous due to me liking Nobuna or something.

Anyway, eh? Why is she in her furious demon mode right from the start... She is so angry that her eyes seem to almost shed tears already. That demonic form where one could almost see it burning intensely on Nobuna's back, is that an illusion? Just what is going on?

"YO...YOU DARE TO EVEN STARE AT MY FACE!? YOU ERO-SARU! DEFECTOR! TRAITOR!"

*PIAK*

This time, the violent pain came from the left side of the face.

"Oooouchhhh! What are you doing all of a sudden? Don't tell me this is the reward you are saying!?"



"SH...SHUT UP! TO MARRY WITH J...JU...JUU...JUUBEI OR SOMETHING, Y...YO...YO...YOU, JUST WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!? I'M ANGRY, I'M SO ANGRY I'M GONNA EXPLODE! I JUST CAN'T ENDURE IT ANYMORE, I SHOULD JUST EXECUTE YOU NOW.....!"

With some unknown reason, the bright red Inuchiyo silently sat at Nobuna's side, and placed a katana at the side of Nobuna's hand.

Nobuna unsheathes the renowned sword "Heshikiri Hasebe".

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU! I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO KILL YOU! GO TO HELL!"

Sagara Yoshiharu, was suddenly plunged into a critically dangerous situation.

At the back of Nobuna and Inuchiyo was Nagahide with a complicated expression.

"This is just out of my expectations, 0 points."

Nagahide said, as she sighed and shakes her head, and Hanbei, Nene and Goemon gathered together and stared at Yoshiharu.

Just Mitsuhide who had not noticed the atmosphere sat at Yoshiharu's side, smiled and said, "What is this sideshow, D.E.A.R!"

"Ah? Oh ya, I remembered what is going on. Juubei-chan who wore the bridal gown suddenly came over to hold a wedding with me or something... Anyway, wait a minute, wasn’t it you who was the one who ordered us to hold a wedding, Nobuna!?"

"Huh? Why must I order the marriage between you and Juubei!? Is that your last words? Since all you have is the intelligence of a monkey!"

*Slash*

Nobuna who had totally went into demon lord mode slashes at Yoshiharu without a single trace of hesitation.

"Uwahhhh~!?"

Yoshiharu reflexively wants to dodge, but his legs can't move due to having sat for a long time.

Sagara Yoshiharu, his death is almost here!

At the nick of time,

Mitsuhide said energetically.

"It's like this, Nobuna-sama, you had personally given the order for Mitsuhide and Senpai to hold a wedding."

These words stopped the sword that had almost reached Yoshiharu.

"I'm saved..." Yoshiharu was so scared that he couldn’t straighten his back.

"I...I gave such an order? Why don't I remember.....?"

Nobuna thought, "Geez, looks like Juubei misunderstood something again." and sheathed her sword back, but at the next instant,

"But, because Juubei Mitsuhide's lips had been taken by senpai, and we had intimate body contact too. So, even without Nobuna-sama's orders, we can't escape this fate anyway, ahn."

Sagara Yoshiharu heard a word from his pale, and slightly trembling master, Nobuna.

"....DEATH"

A cold tone that did not encompass any feelings.

This dead silence is much more scarier than the mad swinging moment of just now. Yoshiharu can't help but shiver.

Hanbei and Nagahide frantically advises, "It's not ok to execute a retainer without any proper reason.", and the death penalty was spared from Yoshiharu.

....But,

Even so, Mitsuhide who was sitting by Yoshiharu side was still, "Love Nest Castle, Love Nest Castle." singing happily, this aggravating action made Nobuna fuming with madness.

"Saru, if it was spread that I, because of jealousy, granted y...yo...yo...you the death penalty with this kind of baseless rumors, it will be the biggest insult of my life so I'm going to spare your life! BUT! An ero-saru lik... like you should just become a foot soldier! Sagara Yoshiharu corps is hereby dismissed! Hanbei and Goemon are now my direct retainers from now on!"

What a typical way of revenge through human resource management.

Now, even Yoshiharu can't hold on anymore.

"Wait just a minute!!! I have totally no memories of what I did to Juubei-chan! Juubei-chan and I are totally innocent. Oi, you should know this too, with Juubei-chan's personality, there must be some kind of misunderstanding! Trust me!"

"WHAT USE IS THERE TO TRUST YOUUUUUUUU!? YOU AND JUUBEI CAN GO MARRY, KISS OR WHAT, I...I...I...I...I...IT DOES NOT MATTER TO ME ONE BIT. ALL IN ALL, AN ERO-SARU LIKE YOU SHOULD NOT BE BY MY SIDE! AFTER RIKU AND JUUBEI, EVERYONE MIGHT FALL INTO YOUR HANDS SOONER OR LATER!"

Nobuna and Yoshiharu started quarreling again.

But, this time, it is not a couple's fight.

It's a fight that they bet their lives on.

No matter what, the crux of the problem lies with Mitsuhide's marriage. (From their point of view of course.)

"I...It's true that I had rubbed Katsuie's breasts. But that was her forcing me....!"

"Liar! You, from the past you had been lusting after Riku's breasts! You will look lecherously at it once you have the chance, isn't it!? You're the worst!"

"Ahh, I like it! Men who hate breasts don't exist in the first place! But, liking it is one thing, while rubbing it directly is another thing all together!"

"Don't deny any longer! Y...Yo..Yo...You, everytime I wanted to ki... You always... always... Uwahh... doing perverted things!"

"Eh? What did you just say? I couldn't hear them."

"Uhh! There is no need for Saru to hear them!"

"If you don't trust me to this extent, then just cut off my head!"

"I am not going to just cut off your head and let you go so simply! You are banished! Scram to Ise right now!"

"B...Ba...Ban...Banished to Ise? Whoa, how devious are you!? You just mutter to yourself and due to jealousy, you dismiss my team Sagara, THAT I WILL NEVER ALLOW!"

"What with that "theam " Sagara"!? You are using some strange monkey language again, but it's probably not worth to understand! Scram right now! Serve under Sakon and do a life time of shitty work!"

"Uwahhh! You dismiss my team at such a critical period when we are facing Asai Asakura and Takeda Shingen, and banishing me to Ise too... Stop joking, idiotic woman. You, don't tell me you don't care about the world anymore? Because of this stupid jealousy, you are ok with losing the world? I'm so shocked that Oda Nobuna is such a dumb girl, idiot, Ba! Ka!"

"Uhhh! If we eliminate a bug like you, the Oda army will truly be invincible! You should be thankful towards me for sparing your pathetic life!"

Nagahide sighed, "Banishing Sagara-dono alone to Ise under Takigawa Kazumasu-dono is a situation even lower than 0 points."

Yet Mitsuhide nodded and said, "How troubling, are the two of them in a bad relationship or something? But, this is the last test from Nobuna-sama to see if Danna-sama is worthy of Mitsuhide! Juubei Mitsuhide will always wait for Danna-sama to pass the test and come back! I will continue to wait at our Love Nest Castle!"

And Nene, Hanbei and Goemon, these ex Sagara team members were either shedding tears or trembling while saying, "Uhhh... Hime-sama is so terrifying... How will things go from here....?"

The Nobuna right now is in a state of extreme fury. This fury is 100 times more than the time of "Burning Mount Hiei", no, 1000 times. And the two who could calm this fury down, Mitsuhide had yet to notice the situation and Hanbei who understood the situation had hidden behind Goemon's back because Nobuna's expression was just too scary.

To Nobuna who had developed her biggest fury in her life and was thinking, "I can forget for the first time, but for a second time to happen, just when I had finally decided with much difficulty to kiss with you, you are doing perverted things with girls! And getting married somemore!", there is no one now that is able to stop her from giving the order to banish Sagara Yoshiharu.

And Mitsuhide who caused such a misunderstanding was excited while going "Kya~Kya~" at Yoshiharu's side alone.

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