Rout At Mount Hiei

Part 5

Imperial Palace.

"What!? That Suruga's puppet shogun came to see Himiko without

an appointment!?"

Early in the morning, Kampaku Konoe Sakihisa rushed over to the

palace as soon as he received the report, his eyes rolling in surprise.

Most surprising however was that Konoe Sakihisa was the one

who planned the whole scenario of forcing the Oda clan into a

corner.

Sakihisa was the one behind Asai Hisamasa suddenly breaking off

the alliance with the Oda clan, having sent him a secret letter saying,

"Oda Nobuna wants to destroy this world of statuses and had

threatened that she will destroy the palace and Himiko." This exact

letter was actually the start of the whole conspiracy.

Using the same method, persuading Mount Hiei using its relations

with the palace went easily.

As for the Rokoku and Miyoshi clans, they had both received a

letter simply stating, "The Oda army is currently trapped in Mount

Hiei, now is the time to act!"

But, he never would have expected that Sugitani Zenjuubou could

have failed his assassination attempt.

If that useless fellow had only succeeded, the Oda clan would be

totally destroyed by now! Now he has even disappeared in shame,

Sakihisa felt a fool for trusting the ninja!

"No, definitely not. I don't know why Himiko-sama trusts that Oda

Nobuna so much, but I must never let that Suruga puppet shogun

and Himiko-sama meet....!"

Sakihisa rushed to the palace in a hurry, but it was too late.

"Ohhohohoho! If that's the case, please write the royal decree

soon! As expected of Himiko-sama!"

This high-pitched laughter that seems to pierce the brain... was

definitely not Himiko-sama's.

"Then, please take this royal decree over to my brother at Mount

Hiei."

"Ahhh, even Himiko-sama agrees... I, Seii Taishogun Imagawa

Yoshimoto am so honored!"

"I've heard that Nobuna is hurt; how is she now?"

"That fellow is already energetic again! Though she seems kinda

confused after drinking so much medicine and even had the idea of

'burning Mount Hiei', ever since that monkey she keeps returned to

her from Kanegasaki, she is back to herself!"

"I see, Sagara Yoshiharu is safe too."

"Yes yes. He is safe, I'm only telling you, Himiko-sama. That Saru

is the only 'real Japanese man' that I, the Seii Taishogun

acknowledge, how can he die so simply!? Ahahahahahaha!"

Konoe Sakihisa ran into the room, panting profusely.

The Imagawa Yoshimoto that he had once thought was just an

elegant puppet now wore a dragon shaped accessory on her head

as she fanned herself with a golden fan.

Even if she is the Taishogun, to dress like that in front of Himiko,

this is just too disrespectful!

"Wa....Wait!"

"Ara ara, isn't this Kampaku-sama? Hmmm, white eyebrows with

black teeth, what a noble look, or were you born like this? Oh

hohoho."

Sakihisa grinds his teeth with fury. This stupid Suruga woman

believed that being Taishogun made her greater than Kampaku; no,

maybe she even thought the shogun on par with Himiko-sama, so no

matter what I say, she will definitely, "Ahahahaha" and not listen to

any of it.

This was the most difficult missionary, that bastard Oda Nobuna!

With this, Sakihisa could only persuade Himiko-sama to retract her

order.

"Himiko-sama, if we force a peace between the Asai Asakura

clans and the Oda clan, it will mean demolishing the rule of

prohibiting women at Mount Hiei! The reputation of Mount Hiei, the

holy mountain in charge of protecting Kyoto's gate of demons, will

completely disintegrate!"

"What are you saying?" muttered the young Himiko-sama behind

the veil

"Mount Hiei and Mount Koya's rule prohibiting women was

established nearly 800 years ago during the Heijou-kyo era. It's a

tradition that has 800 years of history. If we destroy such a tradition,

it means we are destroying the authority of Yamato Gose and

Himiko-sama."

"The spiritual mountain's prohibition to women came from Heijoukyo's Yoro code, and it was never intended to discriminate against

females but to let the monks observe their tonsure..." Sakihisa

continued.

"In the Yoro code, men were prohibited as well as women, but now

women are prohibited exclusively. Isn't that very strange?"

"Ahh, Ahh, that..." Sakihisa stumbled and started shivering...

800 years ago when the yoro code was established, the Buddhism

community in Japan had both monasteries and nunneries. They all

observed a strict rule: "Monks and nuns are to swear an oath of

chastity." And so Yamato Gose who ruled Japan established the rule

for females to not enter monasteries, and males to not enter

nunneries.

Eventually, this country's nunneries slowly disappeared due to the

changing of eras, and the rule on prohibiting men was also forgotten

by everyone.

But the rule of prohibiting women was ingrained with the beliefs of

the spiritual mountain before Buddhism came, and the reason for

establishing the rule was forgotten and slowly became simply

another tradition.

"D..Do...Don't tell me, the young Himiko-sama even knows such

an ancient story...?"

Sakihisa still wouldn't admit defeat and pressed on, retaliating "But

the point about women being unclean has long been acknowledged."

Himiko simply smiled and retorted "I see, if being a woman makes

them unable to enter Mount Hiei... Then I too am unclean and can't

enter Mount Hiei?"

"Huh? Nn...no...No such thing! Those fellows who dare say the

esteemed Himiko-sama is unclean will definitely receive divine

punishment!"

"If that's the case, the rule of prohibiting women is just an outdated

thing, right?"

"....L...Like you said~!"

Sakihisa broke out in sweat and stood there trembling.

"It's about time for the era of prohibiting women from entering

spiritual mountains to end. Women were not born with sins, don't you

agree?"

"What wisdom, I can't retaliate at all!"

Sakihisa finally gave up resisting.

"Ohhohohoho! You have nothing more to say, Kampaku-sama?

Then let me, Ima~Gawa~Yoshi~moto go to Mount Hiei's main hall in

place of Himiko-sama for the peace negotiation!"

Interrupting Imagawa Yoshimoto's high-pitched laughter, Himiko

said "I hope you can pass a message to Nobuna-sama: There isn't

just one dream. I hope you can cherish Sagara Yoshiharu."

"Ehh, Ehh, I don't really understand the meaning of this, but I

understand the task."

In the midst of this success.

"Oda Nobuna, you once again sneaked through the crisis... Just

you wait, I will gather stronger enemies to deal with you." Konoe

Sakihisa had already started on a new plan. The evil expression on

his face was not discovered by Himiko due to the veil. Maybe, the

officials erected the veil precisely for this purpose.

Part 6

December 13th.

The season was still winter.

Along a mountain path covered with snow, energetic female

warriors appeared, intent on destroying Mount Hiei's 800 year-old

rule prohibiting females.

"What a breathtaking view! Though it's kinda cold, this scene

makes climbing the mountain worth it!"

"The view of Kyoto from Mount Hiei, 95 points."

"Ohahahahaha! Are you satisfied, Nobuna-sama? Are you not

going to reward me, who delivered the royal decree from Himiko?

How about using gold for my Nijou castle?"

"Yoshimoto-sama, Yoshimoto-sama, the battle with the Asai

Asakura allied forces has not ended; your request is too

unreasonable~"

"Arara, Motoyasu, if that's the case, I will have to settle with silver

then."

"I thought it would turn into something bad..."

Sob*Sob*

With Oda Nobuna leading, the excited retainers formed the group.

In the almost total female group, Sagara Yoshiharu was the only

male in sight.

"There! There are relatives of Saru right there! Your mates!"

"Shut up, those are Japanese monkeys."

Loud and boisterous as they walked, they finally reached the main

hall.

The Asai Asakura soldiers that surrounded the main hall to protect

their masters were shocked at the sight.

"Th...That is the princess of the Oda clan... Su...Such unparalleled

beauty."

"Shibata Katsuie, and Niwa Nagahide, and Akechi Mitsuhide,

every one of them are rare beauties."

"Only that Saru is unforgivable! To be surrounded by beauties,

arghhhh!"

"UNFORGIVABLE!"

"Sagara Yoshiharu! We must kill you on the battlefield!"

They could easily hear the whispers of the soldiers.

The monks that were disarmed by the decree were equally

amazed.

"W...What pretty female warriors!"

"Young, pretty and refined... Ahh, I can't seem to ignore these

material beings."

"No, maybe the material world is the real paradise."

"....I, have decided to quit being a monk."

"But there's a Saru mixed in, unforgivable."

"Die! Hurry and die! Sagara Yoshiharu!"

Admiring the pretty Oda clan warriors, but Yoshiharu felt them

emitting obvious killing intent.

"Why am I the only one hated... Just why is that?"

"Hmph, let us go in, Saru."

Asai Hisamasa and Asakura Yoshikage had already pressed their

seals on the agreement. Nobuna was the only one left.

But,

At the gates of the main hall stood 2 people.

Wakasa's shota omyouji Tsuchimikado and "Uwahahaha, come at

me!" Shougakuin Gousei waving his metal rod as he laughed.

"What, you two, we are here for the peace agreement. Don't tell

me you plan to ignore Himiko's decree and start the war again?"

"How can that be~ Asai-dono and Asakura-dono have already

sealed their approval as per Himiko-dono's decree. I am just here to

hand you Tsuchimikado as per the conditions. But... I don't mind

handing him to you, but what do I do after handing him over? I

promised you nothing! Wahahahaha!"

"Exactly, I did not say anything about surrendering... but I plan to

defeat you guys here." Tsuchimikado said arrogantly.

"I'm leaving this to you, Tsuchimikado-dono, don't worry and give

these unclean women a bloodbath... Please!"

"What a bastard monk! Too despicable! And they were saying they

aren't defying the decree!" Nobuna and the rest were enraged at the

deception.

"Ahh, Mount Hiei is as remarkable as ever... This inexhaustible 'Ki'

that was gathered from Kyoto. After absorbing it, I'm 10 times

stronger than when I was at Wakasa, no, 20 times stronger! Where

is Takenaka Hanbei?"

"Here." Hanbei raised her hand timidly as her small horse climbed

forward up the mountain.

"You are that rising dragon of Mount Bodai, being known as 'The

modern Koumei'? You are just a rural omyouji! Come and duel it out

with the direct descendant of Abe Seimei-sama, the head of

Tsuchimikado!"

Yoshiharu and the rest shouted, "Despicable bastard~!" and were

making a scene, and Nobuna also let fly, "What's with this kid?"

"The low level shikigamis this fellow controls are afraid of the

gunshots of arquebus, but no matter what we can't let Hanbei meet

with any danger." Yoshiharu whispered to Nobuna, as she did not

bring her arquebus to sign the peace agreement.

Hanbei slowly got down from the horse and with a clear voice

declared, "I understand, let's have a duel then."

"Huh, it's too dangerous, Hanbei-chan! That fellow can control

huge amounts of shikigamis, and he should be much more

dangerous now compared to when he was at Wakasa."

"Yoshiharu-sama, it's okay now. Due to you, my body has

recuperated. Now is the time to make up for being unable to help

after my collapse at Kiyomizu temple."

Hanbei lowered her head with a difficult expression.

"But, Hanbei-chan."

"Hoo, there's really nothing to worry about."

"Then, rising dragon-kun, we can start the duel now? Shikigami

army, summon!" Tsuchimikado shouted confidently, and in an instant

countless scary shikigamis appeared in the sky and rushed towards

Hanbei, Nobuna and the rest.

"There they are, there they are! The demons have appeared!

Noooooo!" Katsuie started swinging her spear, intent on mowing

down the spirits like she fought men, yet she could not reach the

flying shikigamis.

If this went on, Nobuna and the rest would all die at this peace

agreement ceremony.

But at this moment,

Takenaka Hanbei calmly drew out a talisman and threw it up into

the air.

"Zenki-sama, I'll leave this to you."

"Ahh, leave this to me."

The gentleman with a fox face, Zenki appeared in front of

Tsuchimikado.

"What, this shikigami again? Though you did deceive me at

Mizusaka Ridge."

"Hoo, how can Sagara Yoshiharu be defeated by a guy like you?

Such a foolish fellow to be so easily deceived."

"No matter what, this is just too reckless. Even if you are a high

level shikigami, alone you can never match my shikigami army. You

yourself should understand. Since each of these individual

shikigamis' strengths are now 20 times greater, then it's a simple

numbers game. Just one of you is so boring, I can't even win with

pride."

Targeting Zenki, all the shikigamis rushed forward in an instant.

Suddenly, Zenki laughed out loud.

"You didn't notice? Since my master's health is good, and we are

at Mount Hiei, my strength is 1000 times more than the time at

Wakasa."

"Stop boasting, it's impossible for any omyouji other than Abe

Seimei-sama to be stronger than me. How can a stupid thing

summoned by a rural omyouji be my opponent?"

"Ehhh, even the Tsuchimikado clan's descendant is outdated. All

of them are useless descendants."

Facing the shikigami army coming from all directions.

Zenki spoke softly.

"Pathetic spirits that have even forgotten who you were in life, go

back to the darkness."

"Rin~Byou~Tou~Sha~Kai~Jin~Retsu~Zai~Zen!"

"Come, thousands arms Guanyin."

Pointing to the heavens, chanting spells, countless punches visible

only to the omyoujis and shikigamis fall from the sky,

Bham*

Boom*

Kachak*

Not a single one was left, the whole shikigami army was destroyed

in a blink of an eye.

The battle of the strongest omyouji, was over in an instant.

"....What...? Such a thing... Im...Impossible...!?"

Tsuchimikado fell on his feet, stunned.(!)

"How is this possible!? The direct descendant of Abe Seimeisama, the head of Tsuchimikado, Japan's strongest omyouji, how...

how can I lose so easily..."

"Hoo, the Abe clan that absorbed the power of a fox had declined

over the course of a few hundred years. Tsuchimikado, the era of

omyoujis has fallen to the dark ages of Japan. My master and I will

personally end this omyouji era.

With a glance Zenki saw Tsuchimikado's face suddenly transform.

His confident, tenacious look after being defeated suddenly

vanished.

Instead, Tsuchimikado's face was now filled with fear.

This is impossible.

Such a thing... is definitely impossible!

There's no reason to ask why...

The rumors that were passed down through the ages of the

Tsuchimikado clan, that no matter how great one's talent is, the

strongest shikigami that could never be summoned, his real form is...

"...Don't tell me... Don't tell me... You... are... Founder...-sama!?"

"So troubling..." Zenki laughed like a fox.

"Tsuchimikado, you still have a long way ahead. To proclaim

yourself as the descendant of Abe Seimei, you are still 10 years too

early. Go back to Wakasa and train from the start again."

"Uwahh...Uwahhhhhhhhhh! I'm so sorry!!!"

Tsuchimikado cried and tumbled down the mountain, so afraid that

he was reduced to childlike blubbering.

As he ran, Zenki created invisible hands to knock at

Tsuchimikado's head, making his nose bleed as he kept tumbling

down the mountain and soon vanished from Nobuna and the rest's

sight.

"....Ara ara, I was planning to take your life, thank my master's

kindness."

"Thank you so much, Zenki-sama! With this, Tsuchimikado won't

dare to attack Yoshiharu-sama anymore."

"Hmmm, Hanbei-dono, you are really a good child."

Nobuna and the rest were stunned where they stood, asking

"What happened? Did Zenki do something? I see nothing at all.", as

Zenki vanished into a puff of smoke.

"This... Impossible! Why did Tsuchimikado lose to this hamster-like

lass!?"

Gousei, having failed in his last bit of defiance, was slowly

surrounded by Nobuna and the rest.

"Uwahhhh! Is the main hall fated to never escape the taint of these

unclean women!? Despair! Guanyin, please punish these unclean

women right now! I beg you, I'm begging you, if you hear my wish,

please save this monk from the evil claws of these women!"

Gousei, feeling that his life was in danger, dropped his metal rod

on the group and started shouting as his big body shook

uncontrollably.

Gousei showed his true cowardly nature, becoming a fish on the

chopping board for Nobuna and her female warriors.

The fury in the eyes of Nobuna and the rest was burning fiercer

and fiercer .

Especially angry was the one Gousei attacked dueled, only to

retreat to Mount Hiei every time she was winning. Katsuie was even

starting to grind her teeth in anger.

Enveloped by the killing intent of these female warriors, Gousei

coughed and quickly whimpered "*Cough*. If that's the case, I'm

going off now."

Just as he stood up and prepared to make a despicable retreat,

Pak!!*

"Uwahhhh!?"

Nobuna's flying kick hit home on Gousei's abdomen... The ends of

her feet digging itself nearly into his liver.

"Who are the women deserving punishment!? Where are we

unclean? Say it out, you bastard monk!"

"Exactly! The unclean one here is you, planning to assassinate us

during the peace agreement ceremony! You still think of yourself as

Mount Hiei's monk after defying Himiko-sama's decree!? Do you

know the word 'shame'!?"

Bham!*

The shining forehead of the furious Juubei Mitsuhide sent a kick

right at Gousei's crotch without any mercy.

"Ohhhhhhh!?"

Gousei could not withstand the fertility-destroying impact and

writhed on the ground in pain.

"Sp...Spare me! I know my mistake! Strong women aren't unclean,

I won't say that again! Please spare my life!"

"Do you think we will let you run away!?"

"Everyone, how about we treat this fellow as a sandbag, beat him

up till he stops twitching!"

"Ohohohoho! Compared to shooting arrows, I'm much better in

soccer!"

"This might not be an appropriate action for a conqueror of the

world, but my mood now is full points!"

"Understood, Hime-sama! Eat this, Shibata special, Face Stomp!"

UWAHHHHHH!

Using all her strength, Katsuie mercilessly rained stomp after

stomp on the prone Gousei.

"Ehhh, so they are this violent!? Sa...Save me, Yoshiharu-sama!"

Nobuna's initial kick was already fatal, and Juubei's kick to every

man's weak point without hesitation was enough to make any

spectator cringe.... But, compared to them, Katsuie's stomping was...

No matter what, it's too much, right? Looking at Gousei's pathetic

state, Yoshiharu can't help but shiver with fear too.

The monks and soldiers of Asai Asakura clans were saying, "Even

that Gousei can't fight back, huh...." "Now, Gousei-sama seems

unexpectedly unworthy of pity." "Somehow, it seems oddly

satisfying." "He lost everytime he dueled with Shibata Katsuie." "To

think that women are weak, what a big mistake..." "It's better if we

leave the women alone." as they stood there, shivering and watching

Gousei's abuse.

"Hanbei-chan, Hanbei-chan, please go and stop them."

"But...It's scary... *Sob*Sob*"

"Hoo, the esteemed monk Ikyu-sama once said, 'Women are the

treasure of Buddhism, because Sakyamuni and Siddhattha were

both born from women', so guys who use illogical reasoning like

prohibiting women from entering someplace will never win against

us."

Matsunaga Hisahide held no intention of stopping them either.

Yoshiharu himself did not have the courage to stop Nobuna and

the rest who had been amassing their fury ever since the Retreat at

Kanegasaki.

But, someone courageously stepped forward.

"No...Nobuna-sama! Violence isn't good! If you continue on,

Gousei-sama is just too pitiful."

This courageous girl used her own body and shielded the battered

Gousei, trying her best to stop Nobuna and her gang's violence.

And this girl was...

"....Frois? This fellow is the monk who had always been harming

you missionaries. He is your enemy, isn't he? Why are you stopping

us?"

Christian missionary Frois.

"Nobuna-sama, Jesus-sama once taught us to 'love your enemy'.

Gousei-sama has already admitted his mistake to you, and has

thoroughly repented... Though it's a fact that we missionaries did

indeed have lots of trouble, I'm afraid that Gousei-sama suffered

through cruel training and held severe misunderstandings about

women. So I beg you, please be merciful."

"Well, since you said so... What about you guys?"

"If that's the case, Mitsuhide too will forgive him."

"Thanks."

Frois helped Gousei up and revealed a light smile.

Gousei, finally able to straighten his back with support from Frois's

shoulder....

"Bu....Buddha-sama....!

"Uwahh!", he sobbed, hugging Frois's legs.

"You don't give up even on a useless guy like me, you are the real

Guanyin-sama! Thank you so much! Thank you so much...! Who

could predict the Guanyin-sama who helps all mortals will descent

on this world as a namban girl!?"

"....Eh? Ummm...?"

"I heard Guanyin-sama had 33 forms, maybe this namban

missionary form is your 34th form!? Ohh, ohh, what glittering blonde

hair... That sparkling blue eyes... What an appropriate appearance

for Guanyin-sama! And, those big breasts that are full of motherly

instinct! The mother I have never met must definitely be like you!"

"....Eh? Ehhh?"

"From now on, Shougakuin Gousei will forever serve you, and

become Musashibo that protects Frois-sama! Yes... As long as I

have one breath left...! Ahh, Guanyin-samaaaaa!"

Gousei screams as he continued to rub his face fiercely on Frois's

legs.

The monks who were utterly disappointed by his ridiculous actions

all droop their heads and slowly disperse...

"Wait, plea... please stop! I...I'm a sister already married to God...

Who... Who can come save me!?"

"What the hell are you doing, you lecher monk! Get the hell away

from Frois!"

"He is becoming more and more disgusting! We should just kill him

off!"

"Ara ara, though a troublesome enemy has become our ally... , I'm

afraid it will become even more troublesome... A situation of 50

points."

"I can continue hitting him then? Ok! Eat this!"

Part 7

Finally,

Nobuna took the last step towards the peace agreement.

They had finally reversed their desperate situation.

They did not see the cowardly Asai Hisamasa during the peace

agreement ceremony; he must have ran away before Nobuna had

even stepped into the main hall.

And the other person, Asakura Yoshikage.

After walking out from the main hall, he finally saw Oda Nobuna

herself for the first time.

Asakura Yoshikage was a young warrior with both fine looks and

build, but his face always drooped and his eyes seem to swim

around unfocused. The most abnormal thing though was right behind

Yoshikage now; a piece of wall within the main hall was covered with

pretty girls from the tales of Genji. Surrounded by all the drawings

stood the well-dressed Nobuna, idling around.

"....This!? Asakura Yoshikage, was this drawn by you!? Is this

really okay, to draw such things at such a holy place?"

"A life of guarding a castle is just too boring, so I called Hasegawa

Tohaku over from Echizen to draw this. Ho, ho, ho, but you are even

prettier than the drawings, the exact princess I dreamt of. Finally, I

have found a beautiful and flawless girl like my mother... You're too

beautiful, so beautiful that I want to pull all your organs out and put

them as specimens on my side!"

Asakura Yoshikage had done research on Oda Nobuna while he

waited upon Mount Hiei, and he seemed to have become infatuated

with Nobuna.

"...!?"

Nobuna shivered silently.

What?

What's going on with this guy?

Like his mother? ....Specimen...?

What is he talking about?

"Finally, I have found the girl I wanted in the real world. I must use

all means to bring you back to Ichijodani. Then, I will dress you in

different elegant attires... and cultivate you to become my Murasaki.

Feel honored, this is our combined destiny!"

"Don't come over!"

Asakura Yoshikage's eyes began to glitter with a crazy look as his

hands raised like he wanted to catch Nobuna, but the shivering

Nobuna reflexively hid behind Yoshiharu.

This was the first time for Nobuna, who had not truly known what

fear was like, to fear a person to this extent.

And the face Asakura Yoshikage made as he leered at Nobuna

was definitely not normal.

They were not the eyes of a guy in love with a girl, but more like

eyes that wanted to control; eyes with sinister ideas. Those eyes

were full of a threatening darkness.

"Saru, this guy is making me so uncomfortable! Why did he draw

me like that even when we have never meet before? And saying he

wants to make me into a specimen, though I don't know what is

going on, I'm so scared... so scared..."

"Calm down Nobuna, there are such guys no matter the era; there

is no need to be scared."

Yoshiharu fiercely held Asakura Yoshikage's gaze as he held

Nobuna close, giving her strength.

"You must be Saru! Boring, so boring! There are things like that

happening frequently in the real world. I thought I had found the

perfect bishoujo, but there are always worms like you who are just

quick... While I was thinking about girls frivolously, monkeys like you

were destroying the maidens, unforgivable!" Asakura Yoshikage

shouted, his voice filled with hatred.

"Sagara Yoshiharu, I hereby swear to kill you on the battleground

without fail! A miracle of art like Oda Nobuna will never be tainted by

a worm like you! No matter what price I pay, I must definitely bring

her and imprison her back in my residence and help her change her

clothes. To cultivate her into a Murasaki that belongs only to me, only

Oda Nobuna can be the girl who is my mother!"

"Saru, hug me tightly... I'm so scared...." Nobuna hugged

Yoshiharu even tighter in fear, and the scene only served to fan

Asakura Yoshikage's rage.

"Let's meet again on the battlefield, Oda Nobuna. It's regrettable,

but this is not the Heian era. Though I do not want to enter dirty

battles... Just you wait. To be able to imprison you back at Ichijodani

and cherish you fully, I will definitely destroy the Oda army, kill this

shameless Saru and claim your love."

Crazy, this guy was crazy.

It was not just unreasonable; he seemed to be raping her with his

eyes, his gaze enough to make any person shiver with fright.

Too disgusting.

"....Saru... Too scary... To be caught by such a guy and

imprisoned... I would rather die..."

"Don't be afraid, if we battle with Asakura Yoshikage, you will

definitely win!" Yoshiharu assured, hugging Nobuna tightly.

A tear stricken Nobuna raised her head as she faced Yoshiharu.

"Really? Is this your future knowledge? Didn't we have an

agreement? Do you not want your head anymore?"

"No, it's not my future knowledge. That maniac who is engrossed

with his own world will never be the Oda clan's opponent. We could

never lose to such a maniac, get it!?"

"Yes, it's like that." Nobuna finally smiled.

But Yoshiharu kept his guard up, thinking Though Asakura

Yoshikage is a pervert, he may unexpectedly be a strong enemy.

Postponing the battle with Asakura and Yoshikage, Nobuna had

finally gone through her biggest crisis.

The Miyoshi and Rokoku clans knew that they couldn't stand up

against the Oda clan and once again backed down.

After that though, Takenaka Hanbei did trip and fall onto the "Holy

Flame" when she ran into the main hall, causing the whole hall to go

up in flames. Zenki who was summoned again summoned a big rain

and the Holy Flame that had not been extinguished for 800 years

was put out completely. But Gousei, having already enslaved himself

to Frois did not mind it at all. Only the monks of Mount Hiei were

crying in anguish.

With this, Nobuna herself could finally return to Kyoto.

The wound on her abdomen was no longer hurting that much.

"It's...It's about time to give Saru his reward....."

"Hmmm? Why is your face red?" Yoshiharu asked her.

Nobuna started stuttering, "Hu...Hurry and go back to Nene's side.

That child, has been cleansing herself to pray for your safety."

"Ohh, that's true; I should go back soon!" Yoshiharu answered.

"I've been with the army this whole time since I came back from

Kanegasaki! If I don't return to calm Nene down, things will be bad."

Wait, Saru! it's true that many things have happened, but don't tell

me you've forgotten about the promise of a kiss with me?

Thinking this, Nobuna suddenly became unhappy.

After Yoshiharu shouted, "Wait for me, Nene!" and ran off, Niwa

Nagahide walked to Nobuna's side with a smile.

"....Hmm, the night when we go back to Kyoto, ask Yoshiharudono to your room, and then give him his reward properly."

"Is that really ok? Aren't you guys against me being together with

Saru?"

"No, Nagahide will not make such a dumb mistake a second time.

From now on, I will fully support the love between Hime and

Yoshiharu-dono."

"Support.... Manchiyo, are you misunderstanding something?

I...I...I... am just giving Sa...Sa...Saru a reward as his

Ma...Ma...Ma...Ma...Master... T...Th...Th...This is just purely a duty...

A duty...!"

Nagahide grasped Nobuna's hands as she began to panic and

babble things like usual, revealing a smile that accepted everything.

"....Hime, there is no need to worry so much anymore. Just be the

conqueror of the world like this. This path is a hard path, so, even if

Hime is a little willful, you must grab your own happiness. I will

support you silently from behind until Hime has fulfilled all her

wishes."

Nobuna said, "Well... Since you said so....", and still wasn't honest.

If she continued to look at Nagahide's gentle smile, she might

really cry out.

But, now isn't the time to act tough... Though I'm sorry for

Manchiyo... once we return to Kyoto, I must give Saru his reward,

using my first kiss.

Though it was only a little, Nobuna was finally able to be honest

Part 8

"Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Oniisama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama!

Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama!

Onii-sama! Onii-sama! Onii-sama~! Nene is finally, finally able to see

you back home safely!"

Kyoto, Myoukaku Temple

Back at the temple where Yoshiharu had temporarily stayed,

Yoshiharu revealed a troubled smile as Nene hugged him tightly.

So noisy and irritating. Wetting her bed during the night, coming

over to disturb me when I am flirting with girls, and being better than

her brother in maths; honestly, such a dislikeable sister...

But, as expected...

This brat Nene is just too cute!

Those big eyes swollen from crying and that small nose still

trembling with snot... Ahhh, damn!

Damn it, even I can't hold back the tears, these happy tears.

I, who was trapped in the sengoku era finally had a family.

Ahhhh! It's so good to be alive! It's so good to not die on the

battlefield!

Yoshiharu, who almost died at the "Retreat of Kanegasaki", was

finally able to experience the warmth of his family from Nene, who

had been waiting for him all this while.

Yoshiharu had never had an actual sister before, yet he was

shouting, "So cute, so cute." and did not exactly know what to do.

"Uhhh, what should I do at such a time, I have totally no idea!"

First, I should try touching her hair...

Ohhh! She looks a little annoyed, yet full of happiness. She's just

so cute.

"Hey, what's going on Onii-sama, you are kinda different from

normal."

"Ahhh, don't mind me, don't mind me, it's just purely an expression

of love between family members."

"But when you were at Kanegasaki, didn't Onii-sama just think

only of Hime-sama? Hadn't you forgotten all about Nene?"

"Nono, when I was almost dead, all I could think of was Nene.

Nene is the very reason I could come back alive!"

"....Ehh!? Did you eat something bad, Onii-sama!?"

"It's so good that Nene's here.... It's so good that Nene's here.... I

kinda feel like I forgot something very important, but no matter what,

I will celebrate tonight together with Nene." Yoshiharu thought.

"Ahh, Onii-sama, did you buy any Echizen souvenirs for me?"

Nene began to chant "Souvenir! Souvenir!" as she wiggled in

Yoshiharu's lap, getting noisier and noisier.

Ahh... To have a family waiting for you when you come back is just

so good... I should thank Nobuna for giving me Nene as my sister.

"I did not have time for souvenirs at Echizen, but I did buy lots of

souvenirs and dried tofu strips from Mount Hiei! Come and test

them!"

"Ohh! What are tofu strips, Onii-sama?"

"It's a specialty that monks eat. It's made of hardened tofu."

"Ohhh, specialty... It's different from tofu?"

"It's different from tofu. It's more flexible, kinda like noodles."

"I understand! Hurry and throw tofu and these tofu strips into

Hatcho Miso soup!"

Nene hastily started a fire under a pot and took out a bottle of

Miso.

Yoshiharu stopped her frantically.

"No miso allowed. If you put them in, won't it be Nagoya flavored?"

"Hmmm? If I don't put miso in, it will become tasteless, can that be

eaten?"

"Please, Nene. Try to cook something other than Nagoya flavored.

"NO! There must be miso~! If you say something bad about miso

again, I will cry right now!"

"Damn it... Damn it~! Sisters are just so troublesome!"

Nene playfully ran away holding the bottle as Yoshiharu shouted,

"At least, not the tofu strips." and chased her, the both of them

playing happily in the room!

"Gotcha!"

"Ahhhh! Onii-sama, lemme go!"

"No can do! That miso isn't allowed! *tickle*tickle* Eat this!"

"Ahahahahaha! If that's the case, I will use these 'Kick of Surekill

to Man' from Akechi!"

Uhhhh.

"Uwahhhh!? ... Don't suddenly kick at my weak point!"

"Ohhh? Onii-sama really collapsed? What should I do?"

"That's why, don't become a girl like Juubei-chan. Uhhhhh, it hurts,

Sa...Save me!"

"Ahh, Onii-sama? Get a hold of yourself, don't die!"

Thump*Thump*

Thump*Thump*

Nene sat on the tummy of Yoshiharu who was rolling around the

tatami due to the pain.

"Is it here, does it hurt here? Let Nene help you stop the pain!"

"Stop, hurry and stop. It will become much worse, in many ways

really, so don't touch there! Don't press on it, ouch!"

"If that's the case, how about this!?"

"Don't rub! Don't take off my pants! We will be misunderstood!"

"If I don't take them off, how do I know the condition of the

wound!?"

"No! Damn it, it's the worst if sisters are your opponent!"

But, no matter what Nene did tonight, Yoshiharu could smile back

at her.

"Yoshiharu-sama... Umm... I brought the report from Goemonsama, but, what bad things have you been doing here?"

"....It's just Me and Nene playing too much... *Shy*"

Goemon, currently at work on Takenaka island trying to save the

imprisoned Asai Nagamasa and Tsuda Nobusumi, had sent back a

report. Holding that report, Hanbei and Inuchiyo came to visit

Yoshiharu.

But somehow, Yoshiharu was very happily "playing" with Nene,

who always had quite a "weird" relationship with him.

Anyway, why is Nene rubbing Yoshiharu's crotch!?

"Yoshiharu-sama!? Don't tell me... Your perversion has finally

raised your hands onto the still young Nene!?"

"....Different from Gousei, a real women's enemy. Let this justice,

Inu-sama give divine punishment!"

"Eh? Wrong, it's a misunderstanding! Nothing happened, I did

nothing!"

Inuchiyo and Hanbei push away Nene who had been riding on

Yoshiharu's body.

"What are you guys doing!? Nene is just playing with Onii-sama!"

"Don't be fooled, Nene-sama! Yoshiharu too, if you lust after girls'

bodies so much... Then... I... I... Um... I'm much older than Nenesama, but our body size is very similar...."

"Hanbei-chan, I said it's a misunderstanding! Why did you start to

strip!?"

"....Gosh... If we don't drag Yoshiharu back to the real world, he

will become a useless person forever liking small girls... Inuchiyo will

help too."

"Why did you suddenly hug me, Inuchiyo? Anyway, aren't you a loli

too!? From my point of view, both you and Nene are of the same

type!"

"....*Piak* Inuchiyo... isn't a small girl... In terms of age.... Is a

shoujo"

"It seems that there was a scary illness in Yoshiharu-sama's

country that is called 'Lolicon', an illness that makes the person only

love small girls. I think Yoshiharu-sama definitely had an attack from

'lolicon'! Th...Tho...Though I'm so embarrassed, before it's too late,

we will treat you!"

"I beg you, Hanbei-chan, calm down and listen to me! I'm not

having an attack from 'lolicon'. But if Hanbei-chan and Inuchiyo-chan

keep exciting me like this, I might really become a lolicon!"

"Ohhh... Is it a 'game' to strip naked with Onii-sama? It seems

interesting, Nene wants in too!"

"Noooo! Nene-sama!"

"....Yoshiharu is really bad, to train Nene to such an extent....."

"Don't say such strange words, Inuchiyo! Oi, don't strip anymore!!"

A chaotic scene...

Yoshiharu was starved for air under the bodies of three half naked

girls.

"Oh yeah, I remembered!"

I hadn't gotten the promised kiss from Nobuna, I've finally

remembered it.

I...I...It's not like I want to k...ki...kis...kiss Nobuna or something,

but, but if I don't get the reward quickly, that petty woman might

regret and find an excuse to reject it, it will definitely be so!

"Ohhhhh! No matter what, I must find Nobuna!"

Energy full, spirit beyond full! In an instant Yoshiharu climbed out

and away from these pillows made by the girls.

"Ahhh..."

"Ohh, Onii-sama is fired up!"

"....What shocking determination."

"I'm sorry but I have to go out." Yoshiharu explained and rushed

out with the speed of a champion Olympic runner.

"I...I...I...It's not like I like Nobuna or something!! I...I...I... I just want

to fix that petty woman's bad habit of always regretting the rewards

promised to her retainers! Yes, those retainers who were denied the

reward will definitely be angry, and might revolt at any moment! It's a

responsibility of me as a retainer to prevent that!!"

Running ahead...

Running down a street under a moonlit sky.

"Nobuna should be at Honnou Temple now. I had visited there

during my school trip to Kyoto, but that Honou Temple was different

from the one where Nobuna is staying. It's the new Honou temple

that was built on another location after the Honou temple was burned

down during the 'Incident at Hounouji'. So this Hounou Temple of the

sengoku era, yes, it should be at the side of the Myoukaku Temple

where I was staying...."

Ahhh...

This is Kyoto.

It is different from the modernized city full of public streets that I

saw during my school trip.

Straight dirt paths.

I'm using my own legs to run in the Kyoto of the sengoku era.

Yoshiharu was so excited that he almost let out a shout.

Nobuna...

You, the attack at Okehazama, the siege of Inabayama castle,

heading towards the capitial, and your life's greatest crisis, the

Retreat at Kanegasaki, you have survived through it all.

In the history that I learned from sengoku games, Oda Nobunaga

will fall into the 'Entrapment of Oda' orchestrated by the shogun

Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

But this world's shogun is Imagawa Yoshimoto who you spared in

battle, and after coming to Kyoto, she had been engrossed with

soccer and playing around. She can't even thank you enough, so

plotting a revolt is impossible.

If that's the case, who is the mastermind planning a revolt? If it's

really like 'Even if the method is different, the flow of history won't

change', then there will definitely be someone secretly plotting the

'Entrapment of Oda'....!

The historic knowledge I have from the games and this world has

started to split, and I will become more and more useless from now

on.

The guarding strategy during Kanegasaki also failed.

Maybe some time in the future, no, very soon, I won't be of help to

you.

But, even so,

Definitely...

The one thing I must do is stop the 'Incident at Honouji'.

Juubei-chan who admires you so much would never think to revolt

against you.

Hanbei had once mentioned, 'The strength to return history to it's

path'; if it really exist, then there might be someone else replacing

Juubei-chan and launching the 'Incident at Honouji'. That person

may be among the retainers now.

Or maybe, it's someone that I have not seen before.

No idea how it will happen

But even though I have no idea how, I will definitely protect you.

The future where you did not die at Honou temple, the other future

that I was not born in, no matter what, I want to see it.

I must have come to this sengoku era for this reason alone.

A thing like being delayed by the Mori clan and and arriving too

late to stop the 'Incident at Honouji'... I definitely don't want it to

happen.

I'm just a useless high school student compared to Tokichirou-jiisan, but I will surpass him in just this. No, I must surpass him!

Even if... I must replace you and be burned to ashes there... I'm

willing to...

....

....

....

Part 9

Finally here

Honou temple at night.

It was almost like a fortress.

Drains outside it, the walls are as high as one could see, and an

epic-ness that makes people exclaim, "Is this a temple within a

city!?"

So this is it, a place most suitable to house Nobuna.

"Oh! Guards! It's been tough on you! Please pass a message

saying, Sagara Yoshiharu is here to collect the promised reward!"

"Sagara-sama, please wait."

"....Eh?"

The gates were opened immediately, and the servants brought

Yoshiharu inside.

"It's here, Hime is waiting for you inside."

At a room inside the castle, Yoshiharu can't help but swallow his

saliva.

Thanks.

"Ah...Ehhh? I came in so simply... Nobuna, did you say that the

reward is cancelled? Oioi, just what is going on here...?"

Suddenly he became excited. His stomach clenched, his throat

went dry and his heart was thumping like it was almost going to

explode. Yoshiharu almost pathetically said, "I think I should go

back."

"No, nonononono, this was the decision of my petty master! And,

it's just a k...k...ki...kiss! I won't do anything more than it! B...Bu...But,

there isn't anyone around... What the hell am I talking about!?

UWAHHHHH~!"

With trembling hands, he violently pushed the doors open.

There was someone in the room.

A girl sitting in seiza.

Wearing a white robe... Shibata Katsuie.

"Uhhh, Uhhhhhhh...."

With an expression almost close to tears, Katsuie shivered on the

spot.

"Ehh, why is it you, Katsuie!?"

"No, no, no, umm, didn't I promise you before, if you came back

alive, I will let you touch my breasts all you want? .....Uwahhhh! I... I

said that thinking that you would definitely die, but who would have

expected it, you really came back alive...! So, to fulfill that promise, I

have made up my mind!"

"H...Huh? I had forgotten all about that promise which because

you said it so casually! Rather, where is Nobuna?"

"Uwahh, Uwahh, uwahhhhhh... C...Come! Touch them! Don't be

merciful and touch all you want! *Sob*... I'm about to be dirtied...

*Sob*Sob*Sob* Ahh... Save me... Mother....!"

"Don't be like this, I said I have something on with Nobuna... And

since you hate this to the point of crying, it's alright if I don't touch

you, okay? I'm the one who should be crying with you hurting me like

this!"

"Sa...Sa...Samurais do not go back on their word! Do you want me

to commit seppuku, Saru!? Just how much of a bastard are you....!"

"....If I don't touch it... You will commit seppuku?"

"I...Is...Isn't that obvious!? If I abandon the promise exchanged

using our lives in the battlefield, I...I...I can't be called a samurai!

Doesn't that mean I can only commit seppuku!? B...Bu...B...But to be

touched by a Saru like you, ahh, maybe seppuku is better...

N...Nooooo!"

"....If I touch them, you will let me go meet Nobuna?"

"Sob...Sobsob... Ahh, I got it! I will let you see her! So hurry and

touch them, hurry and get this over with!"

Uhh...

I had totally forgotten all about the promise made before the Retreat

at Kanegasaki at that hellish battlefield, but there's no other choice,

right...?

To attack Nobuna after coming to Honou temple, I must first break

through Katsuie.

"Well, Nobuna has rejected my rewards countless times, so it

should be ok for me to accept such an extra reward, right?"

Yoshiharu's arrogant mind began acting up again.

"Cough... Well... There's no helping it then. Since you say you will

commit seppuku if I don't touch them, my only choice is to touch

them. It's only natural to help each others out."

"Uhhh, Uhhhh... So you are really touching!?"

"No, though I'm ok with whatever you choose, if the Oda clan's

strongest were to commit seppuku, we will all be troubled."

"Sob... Mama... Uhhhhhh... Enough, come and touch them!"

"Somehow, it feels like I'm doing something really bad..."

Yoshiharu sat in seiza in front of Katsuie.

And then, he timidly raised both hands.

Just ahead of his hands, two proud melon shaped breasts are

waiting.

"*Gulp* As an extra reward, this is the best, I...I'm digging in."

Not knowing why, his words were excessively formal.

Yoshiharu spread his fingers, and slowly touched the universe's

best paradise...

Boin*

"W...What softness...!?"

"Uwahhh, Uwahhhhhh... Ehh, you really touched them, you

bastard Saru!"

"....So...So...SO... SO GOOD....!"

Just like the first Apollo moon landing; one small step for man, and

one giant leap for mankind!

Even if Katsuie beats me into a pulp right after this, I have no more

regrets.

"Ma.... Maybe just a bit more fingernail into it... what will

happen...?"

Rub*

"Ehhhhhh, Uhh, Uwahhhh, my breasts were really touched by

Saru...! No longer... I can no longer be married!"

"Th...Th...Th...This....! Full of bounciness, my fingers inside the

breasts were bounced out!? Why is this, Katsuie? Why do you have

such embarrassing weapons!?"

Rub*Rub*Pinch*

Uwahh, it's the best. Even if it's through the robe, I can really feel

the size of it... the softness...

"Ohhhh!? You gotta be joking, this... this is how tits really feel!? As

expected of a girl! I...I'm so glad to be alive, my tears just won't stop!"

"Sa...Saru! Ah... Noo! To rub like this... It's no good to rub like this!

Ow... it hurts!"

"Ahh, S...s...s...sorry, I got too excited without realizing...! Woah,

my han... hands were sucked in, I can't take them away! What is

this, what is going on!?"

"I...I'm gonna be broken. It's still my first time, be more gentle,

baka!"

"This is the universe's greatest treasure that humanity has asked

for all these years!"

"D...Do...Do....Don't say such meaningless words! There should

be something else, something else you should say to a girl at a time

like this."

"S...So...Sor...Sorry Katsuie, I'm so excited I think I fried my

brain...! Wh...What a comfortable feeling... That Gousei had been

ignoring all of this, the big idiot! Breasts SAIKOU!"

"Uhhhh! I'm so embarrassed, too embarrassed, hurry and let this

end!"

Just as the two of them became fully oblivious to what was

happening around them...

Kacha*

The door was suddenly dragged open, and a woman dressed in

the same white robe attire as Katsuie Nobuna was slowly entering

the room, a step at a time.

"...Hi...Hime-sama!?"

"Eh!? Nobuna!?"

...

...

...

In this short period, Yoshiharu experienced a quietness like that on

the surface of the moon in the dead of space.

As if wearing a noh mask, the expressionless Nobuna stood there

for a long period of time, and finally opened her mouth to speak.

"...Hoo... So it's like this, compared to kissing with me, Katsuie's

big breasts are better. I say. That's how it is; compared to my lips,

you like Riku's fat-filled breasts. Coming from the future monkey

kingdom, you said before that in your monkey country of the future,

big breasts like Riku's are very, very popular, I see I see... Huh... I

had all sorts of delusions for what was going to happen tonight, but I

had totally not thought of a situation like this... Saru totally forgetting

the promise with me and ran over to Riku to have a rendezvous, and

having such a lewd face rubbing Riku's breasts..."

"Um... Nobuna?"

"No...It's not like this, Hime-sama! This is definitely not a

rendezvous, it's just a promise made at Kanegasaki... Uhh...

uhhhhh....!"

"Shut up! Riku! Well done, how dare you feed the monkey that I[5]

keep."

"Uhh..Uhhhh, Hime-sama is really angry...! I can't be married

anymore after being played by Saru, yet now I have even lost the

love of Hime-sama~! I.. I'm already used goods....!"

Uwahhhh, Katsuie sank her face into the tatami and started

sobbing.

"...Ehhh... Riku is crying so sadly... Ohh... And I was thinking that

there was something weird, I see. Saru forcefully pushed himself on

Riku who hates him, and ignoring Riku's defenses, he rubbed Riku's

breasts. All the fault lies with Saru, as expected, this is what

happened..."

"Ehhh!? It's not like this! I...I'm here for your reward... Katsuie, this

isn't a time to be crying! Come and explain everything to Nobuna,

Katsuie!"

"No more words from you!"

Klang*

Faster than any magic trick and twice as terrifying, suddenly

Nobuna's hand held the renowned sword, "Heshikiri Hasebe", and

just as suddenly she slashed at Yoshiharu's neck without even

thinking.

At the nick of time, Yoshiharu rolled to the side and avoided it.

"Uwahh!? Wait, that was really out for my life! If I had been slower

by half a second, you would have completely removed my head!"

"NO MERCY TO GIRL ASSAULTING VILLAINS LIKE YOU!

Ahhhh, I, who had all kinds of delusions by myself and was troubled

by it was like an idiot!"

"Eh? Delusions? What is that?"

"SHUT UP! I WON'T FORGIVE YOU TODAY, YOU ERO-SARU!

GO TO HELL~!"

"Ka..Ka...Ka...Katsuie, I beg you, explain to her!"

"Uwahhhh.... Hime-sama... Hime-sama is so angry because Saru

touched my breasts, I had never seen Hime-sama so angry before,

as expected, as expected Hime-sama likes Saru, and upon finding

Saru being frivolous, she likes him to the point of killing him! HIMESAMA!!"

Yoshiharu ran out with all his might.

Out of Honou temple, and rushing down the dirt path lit by

moonlight.

"Oi, I said wait! You demonic Saru that sneaks onto humans! Why

did you run!? Hurry and show me your neck for me to cut it off!"

"You, calm down and listen to my explanations!"

"NOT LISTENING NOT LISTENING NOT LISTENING NOT

LISTENING! DEFINITELY NOT LISTENING! YOU KNOW WHAT

KIND OF FEELINGS I..I...I...I..I...I...I HAD WHEN WAITING FOR

YOU TO COME? BUT, BUT, WHY DID YOU RUN TO RUB RIKU'S

BIG BREASTS SO SHAMELESSLY!?"

"Eh? Wait? What did you just say?"

"N.O.T.H.I.N.G! Anyway, just go to hell!"

Hoo...

Slash*

Uwahhh, just a little more and I'm dead.

She is serious this time.

Nobuna went into Demon lord mode!?

If I'm caught, I will definitely be killed!

Yoshiharu ran throughout the night streets, all the while shouting

"DAMN IT... WHY DID THINGS BECOME LIKE THIS!? DAMN IT!"

"WAIT! YOU FRIVOLOUS BASTARD!"

That night, the people in Kyoto spread a terrible rumor, that, "The

sixth demon lord who almost burned Mount Hiei is swinging her

sword wildly to banish a demonic monkey that appeared in the city

this time." Even when Yoshiharu screamed, "SAVE ME!" and

knocked on the doors, no one would open for him.