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Volume 2 Chapter 4 Part 6

「But even with the lack of manpower, this castle’s 3000 soldiers can still be lent to you. That being said, I don’t think they would listen to a person with such a lowly rank like you. 」

「I don’t need anything like that! 」

「Huh? What are you saying? Don’t tell me you really have a death wish now?! 」

「No. It’s just that if I bring so many people to Sunomata, the enemy will definitely notice it! 」

Yoshiharu blinked a few times and then said:

「So in order to avoid detection, just me and the Kawanami Group is going to be enough. 」

「With so little people, do you really think you can finish building an entire castle in one night? 」

「Yeah. I will build the castle in Sunomata in one night. By then, Yoshitatsu will definitely not know that it’s nothing but an empty castle and he’llsurely sent all his troops out to attack it in panic. Once it happens, you just have to strike in full force, moving out and take over Inabayama Castle, which will most likely be completely empty by then, from here. If everything goes well, you should be able to conquer the entire Mino province in about a day. 」

「In a day? Without any soldiers or capable men? Monkey-dono, are you going to treat it as a suicide mission?! 」

The rest of Nobuna’s retainers started to whisper amongst themselves when they heard that.

「You damn Monkey! If you want to continue talking in your sleep, then do so somewhere else! 」

Katsuie said with her eyebrows knitted closely together.

「N-Nobuna-sama, that’s just too crazy! Monkey is just going to head straight to his death! Uhm… But to me, his death would mean that your chastity will be safe…. but if I ever think back on that, I will definitely have nightmares! 」

「Why do you always talk about my chastity, Riku? Anyway, if I believed this kind of nonsense from Monkey, that would make me an idiot. As expected I should just ask Nagamasa for reinforcements. 」

「Oi, oi, now wait just a goddamn second, Nobuna! Between me and that sissy, exactly who do you believe in more?! 」

「Huh? Aren’t you the sissy here? Don’t tell me you didn’t know that this is what everyone here thinks of you? 」

「Such a marriage does not benefit you at all! Nagamasa just wants to use you and this marriage to obtain both Owari and Mino with minimum effort! If you do something like this, will the Viper really be glad about it!? 」

「What choice do I have!? I don’t care if you wanna die in Sunomata, but if even more precious troops flee due to your inevitable failure, I will be the one suffering the consequences! Don’t you understand that?! 」

「I already said I don’t need any troops! So even if I fail, what will you really lose!? 」

「Ahhhh! Nobuna-sama has such a painful expression on her face… and that blush on her cheeks…as I suspected, she wants Monkey to stop her marriage with Nagamasa after all! 」

Katsuie started weeping again.

「Besides, didn’t you say yourself that you wanted to kill me!? 」

「K-Killing you is what I want, but asking my men to go ahead with a mission that is doomed for failure will put a dent on my reputation, right?! 」

「Shut up! Just let me go and build the damn castle already! 」

「Ahhh, really, just how dumb are you! Don’t tell me you lost all your reasoning due to me wanting to get married to Nagamasa? Not bringing any troops to Sunomata, do you know how dangerous it is going to be? If it fails, you will definitely lose your life, you moron! 」

「Y-Y-Y-You think that I’m getting anxious because of your marriage?! W-W-Why would I care about that?! I am not a-a-a-a-anxious about it a-at all!!! 」

「Oh really?! Then you should take a look at your face, because it is as red as a baboon’s ass! 」

「Oh hell no it’s not! And if it is, then it s definitely due to my anger! And who is a stupid Daimyo that makes me so angry that my whole face turns red, huh?! 」

「Uwahhhhh. The two of you… Why is the relationship between you guys like that?! Ever since she decided to go through with the marriage with Nagamasa, Nobuna-sama has been sighing all day long.To think that she can be so spirited… ahhhhhh—! 」

Katsuie continued to make a scene while shedding crocodile tears.

「With sucha good chemistry between them, going to Kyoto to perform comedy skits should not be a problem. 」

Inuchiyo nodded to herself at the side.

「Ah, Onee-sama and Monkey-kun’s quarrel begins yet again. When will it end this time? 」

「These might be Nobuna-sama’s last moments of peace, so just let them quarrel it out to their heart’s content. 」

Nobukatsu and Nagahide also whispered among themselves.

「Saru, I won’t stop you since you’ve said too much this time! But don’t count on me to send you any reinforcements when things start heading in the wrong direction! 」

「Thanks, but I won’t be needing any reinforcements from you! Even if I’m going to end up surrounded by the enemy, you definitely can’t send anyone out to help me! And you must never ask that bastard Nagamasa for any troops no matter what! 」

「Huh? Don’t kid yourself! Why would the great me help you to that extent!? 」

「And the reward for my success, don’t you forget about it! 」

「You sure are noisy! Wait with that kind of thing, until you have actually conquered Inabayama castle! 」

「Hmph! 」

「Hmph! 」

The two of them were staring daggers at each other, quarreling to the point where their faces are almost pressed against one another. From their point of view, this might’ve been their last quarrel, so their hearts were filled with both longing and anxiety.

But there was no more time to waste. In the end, both of them turned their backs to each other and parted with but a snort.

Returning to his small house, Yoshiharu gathered Goemon and the Kawanami Group and explained to them his once in a lifetime gamble, the plan that in his world became known as 「Sunomata’s One Night Castle」.

「Sagara-sama, having too many desires isn’t a simple thing. 」

Goemon said something that sounded way deeper than it should.

「Goemon, how was your search? Did you manage to find where Old Man Ando is being kept? 」

「I’ve separated the Kawanami Group into a few parties, and they are currently searching for him even as we speak. 」

「Don’t tell me he has been killed already… 」

「If he was killed, then Takenaka-sama would never forgive him for it and would become his eternal enemy, so I think he’ll refrain from such rash actions, at least for the time being

「I see… yeah, that makes sense. 」

「Anyway, Nobuna-dono seems very angry. Now we don’t even have twoops, cyan we be shure that everything will went well? 」

It seems like Goemon’s habit of lisping still didn’t improve, and it’s unlikely that it will happen anytime soon.

「Also, what do we do with Takenaka-shama that the Kawanami is group ish currently pwothecting? We finally have a shtratheghisht on our side, so don’t tell me we’re noing to ushe hew? 」
「Yeah, about that. Hanbei-chan used to be under Yoshitatsu,so I don’t want to add more troubles onto her plate. 」

「Sagara-sama, you’re doting Takenaka-sama too much. 」

「That, and I have the confidence that we’re going to succeed with just our own strength. 」

「Hm… So I assume that you have a plan, Sagara-sama? 」

「Of course, Goemon. 」

Goemon’s assistant, the bulky Maeda, leader of the Kawanami Group, threw Sunomata’s map at Yoshiharu and said fiercely:

「Now we can become true warriors right, kid? 」

Because this mission concerned Nobuna’s greatest dream, Yoshiharu did not want to back down at all.

「Yeah. I will definitely recruit all of you as warriors for the Oda clan. But I must say first, the job this time might result in fatal casualties. Knowing this, do you still want to do it? 」

The macho men with Maeda at the lead all gave a spirited shout.

「Of course we’ll do it! Besides us, who will protect our leader!? 」

「Leader’s fair and smooth skin! 」

「We won’t let anyone to leave even a single scratch on it! 」

「We will be there for her!「

「Hey, I’ve been meaning to ask you that for a long time now, but why are you bunch of macho guys with evil faces all lolicons!? 」