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Volume 1 Chapter 6 Part 7

It looks like he still had something more to say to Yoshiharu.

「Nobuna-dono isn’t banishing you because she hates you or something. It’s because she doesn’t want you to die from a battle with zero chance of victory. In other words, she is expecting you to run for your life. 」

「Geezer, what are you saying? Don’t tell me you also hit your head or something? 」

「That brat isn’t honest with herself at all, and you don’t seem to understand her either. I, on the other hand, see things very clearly. 」

(Oh really, is that how it actually is with her? W-Well, if that is really so, then… then even though I don’t really like it, I guess I have to admit that this means that maybe she has just a tiny bit… of cuteness in her…..)

Yoshiharu thought.

「So, how is it? Have you made up your mind to run? 」

「Geezer, thanks. Because of you, I finally found the resolve that I needed! I’ve decided to join the battle after all, because I just can’t bring myself to abandon such a reckless fellow like her! 」

Yoshiharu’s eyes started to emanate a glow like they never had before, and his expression became serious.

「You’re not planning to make a run for it after all? 」

「If I abandon her now and run away by myself, I will forever be branded as a coward, right!? If that is the legacy that I, Sagara Yoshiharu, am to leave behind for the future generations, then I won’t allow that! Never! 」

He felt that strength like he never felt before started to fill his entire body.

There wasn’t a tinge of fear left in him.

「Geezer, you said before that things like dreams are meant to be shared with people. I had swore an oath to fulfill her dream, and help her out whenever I can while I am in this world! I am someone who has travelled here from the future, so who can be a better companion for her than me?! 」

「I see now….. Because there is such an oath between you guys, she had no choice but to order for you to be banished. 」

Dosan tried to bear with his back pain and mumbled :「How nice it is to be young, the both of you are so young. 」

「Compared to this, don’t tell me you actually have some plan in mind? I mean, geezer, you are the Viper of Mino who had all devious plans under the world in your head! 」

「That might’ve been the case in the past, but now I’m just an old man who had already retired. From now on, it’s going to be the era of you youngsters. 」

「Wait! You’re retiring?! Don’t go deciding something like that on your own! 」

「Hohohoho~!!! Too late for that, I’m afraid! 」

Dosan let out a strange laughter and pointed at Yoshiharu’s nose and said:

「Kid, aren’t you the one who had come up with various plans yourself? Didn’t you proclaim that you’re capable of doing that as the one who can see the future? 」

「It was only a figure of speech, you know? It’s just that I know a bit about history from the knowledge that I possess. It’s not like I can actually see into the events of the past whenever I want. But… 」

「But? 」

「It’s not like I’m totally clueless. It’s very possible that what is happening now is a prelude to a very famous battle of the Sengoku era. 」

「If that is what you think, then let’s make a gamble on that thinking of yours. Instead of just blindly swinging your spear around, use your knowledge of the future to help Nobuna-dono. That is what you should actually be doing right now, right? 」

「…..Ahhh! Yes, that’s it! 」

「Using your mediocre skills, you can’t help Nobuna-dono as a soldier. Since you had resolved to help that brat I will not stop you anymore, but this time around, just know that you are gambling your life. 」

(How can I change things to achieve the best possible ending? How can I protect Nobuna?)

He kept on thinking about problems like this, but at this moment, Yoshiharu finally abandoned all hesitation.

「Only by living can I serve my master properly! 」

I understand now, geezer.

Yoshiharu said his farewells to Dosan and headed towards the direction Nobuna went towards. On route there, he met Goemon who was riding a horse and the Kawanami group. Only God knows where exactly did they come from.

「Sagara-sama, no matter how I see it the Oda clan had outlived its usefulness for us. Do you want to move on to some of the other clans? 」

Facing Goemon’s question Yoshiharu answered with a smile.

「How can I go to someone else! The master I serve can only be Oda Nobuna! She’s a troublesome master, sure, but I wouldn’t want any other one! 」

「Are you sure about that? 」

「Yes! 」

「Hehe. 」

Goemon laughed lightly under her mask.

「Roger that. If that’s the case, then allow me to follow you to the end. 」

「What a brave lads you are! 」

Kawanami’s macho men started to cheer them too. Jumping onto Goemon’s horse in an instant, Yoshiharu proclaimed with all of his determination:

「Onward to Okehazama! Sorry guys, but I want you to be my suicide squad again! 」

「Okehazama? But the Nobuna army is currently gathering at Atsuta Shrine. 」

「If it’s Atsuta Shrine, then we can go later. 」

「Why? 」
「According to my game knowledge, this battle is most likely going to be the famous「Battle at Okehazama」. 」

「Uhh, game knowledge… you say? 」

「It’s true.Imagawa Yoshimoto will be carelessly resting at Okehazama! If we launch a sneak attack now we will definitely be able to win! 」

「It’s impossible to launch a sneak attack with just us. We do not have enough manpower. 」

「What we are doing now is to check on the exact position of the enemies’ base! We must make sure if Imagawa Yoshimoto is really at Okehazama! 」

「I get it, but if Nobuna chooses not to believe in your report, then what do we do? 」

「She will definitely believe it. 」

「Our future careers will really depend on this. 」

The sub-leader of the Kawanami group, Maeda, said in a panic.

「Boy, if we win, remember to return leader to us. 」

「Please! 」

「But, if you dare to touch our eternal idol, Boss Goemon, we will kill you!「

「The boss is…! 」

「Our eternally… 」

「Pure! Idol! 」

「That’s why I said that you bunch of macho guys are all lolicons! I’m full of worry for the lolicons of this world! 」

Yoshiharu sighed while hugging onto Goemon’s waist.

Yoshiharu and the gang then took off on a different course compared to Nobuna’s army and headed to the borders of Owari and Mikawa provinces, where the army of Imagawa Yoshimoto, counting, 25,000 soldiers was.

「We will reach Okehazama soon. If we let out any noise we will be discovered by the enemy. From here we should plimb the mountain on foot. 」

「Leader bit her tongue! 」

「We witnessed that precious moment once more! 」

「I… can now die without regrets! 」

「You…You guys, just shut up! 」

Yoshiharu jumped down from the horse, shivering with excitement.

「That’s Okehazama. 」

However, the direction in which Goemon was pointing to was not a valley, but a small mountain.

「Wait…..Goemon, that’s a….. mountain! 」

「Yes, like I said, it’s a mountaintop named 「Mount Okehazama 」. 」

「…..Mount….Mount? Oke…Oke…Okehazama is the name of a mountain?! 」

「Of course. 」

「S… So we want to launch a successful attack on a base placed on top of a mountain?! 」

「Impossible. The movements of the Oda clan on the plains below can be seen perfectly, so we will be seen as well if we’re not careful. 」

「Impossible!? So it can’t be done if it’s not a valley? 」

Yoshiharu’s confidence was shattered in an instant. His self-confidence became confusion as he had received a sudden reality check.

(So it can’t be done? Is the real world different from the game? Is that difference this big? Don’t tell that due to me saving Saito Dosan from his death in the civil war of Mino I’ve changed the course of history? Have I branched into some kind of a parallel world somewhere?)

「Uhh…Uwaahhhhhhh!? 」

If the knowledge I get from games is totally useless then what use do I have here!?