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Volume 2 Chapter 4 Part 7

Without ever getting the answer to his question, Yoshiharu sighed and proceeded to explain the whole plan to the Kawanami Group in simple terms.

「This plan was originally devised by Old Man Tokichiro, but we are going to change to a two-by-four method to actually implement it in practice. 」

「Too..? 」

「Bye…? 」

「Fou….? 」

「In the world that I originally live in, this is a very common way of construction. In this world, for construction, you always build everything from the ground up, right? That’s why it’s too time-consuming. The so called two-by-four method is to build the construction materials somewhere else, and then think of some way to assemble them together. If we go ahead and use that method, building a fortress in a day isn’t going to be such a big of a deal. 」

「That is certainly a brilliant plan, but… 」

Goemon tilted her small head to the side.

「… how do you expect us to transport such heavy parts all the way to Sunomata? 」

「This is where we will need the strength of the Kawanami Group. After using the wood to build the parts in the upper part of the Kiso river, we will transport them with rafts. This should be pretty easy for you thieves right? 」

In this era, the river current of the Kiso river is slightly different than in the modern day, and Sunomata lies right in the middle of the intersection of the Nagara river and Kiso river.

Maeda let out an angry voice at Yoshiharu’s comment.

「Kid, don’t go asking us for such an impossible thing! Kiso River is famous for its rapid currents! 」

「Yeah! We might just lose our lives before we even reach Sunomata! 」

「It is easy to plan it out, but doing it is a different thing altogether! 」

Goemon suddenly snapped her fingers to get everyone’s attention.

「By using the rapid currents of the Kiso river to transport parts, the speed of building will be further indreased. What a brilliant plan, Sagara-shama. 」

「Alright, the leader started lisping again! Fuck yeah!」

Maeda and his team started to clap their hands together and cheer.

「Yes, yes, what a marvelous plan indeed! 」

「Kid, you sure are a genius! 」

「Our lives are all yours now, kid! 」

「Don’t you bunch of lolicons have your own opinions on this matter at all?! 」

And just like that, the famous legend of 「Sunomata’s One Night Castle」 unfolded right here thanks to a bunch of lolicons.

Yoshiharu’s plan was centered around building the frames of the castle and the arrow tower as soon as possible at the upper part of the Kiso river and then transporting them to Sunomata during the night, where they would finally be assembled together.
Kinoshita Tokichirou’s name would be remembered throughout the different provinces of Japan by using this plan, leaving his mark on history, even though he was no longer alive in this version of the past.

But, are things really going to go so smoothly?

If the plan fails at any stage, the only thing awaiting all of them will be death. Yoshiharu’s own life isn’t important here, but if it happens, Nobuna will be snatched away by Azai Nagamasa for sure.

(And If that happens, there won’t be any meaning in me coming to this era to help Nobuna fulfill her dream. But I’ve taken an oath with her! I will definitely help her make her dream come true! Azai Nagamasa said before that for girls, just using the word 「dream」 will make them listen to you and obey you…)

But, Yoshiharu thought that such a mindset was wrong, and thinking like that is a mistake. It definitely is.

What girls really wants is never something cheap like sweet talking. Just purely letting the opposite party immerse herself in dreams without wanting to help them actually fulfill those dreams, that is not a thing true men should do. A dream is something that should be fulfilled. And in order to fulfill the dream of the girl that they have feelings for, men should have enough resolve to even forsake their own lives if necessary.

In the shade of the night, Goemon and the Kawanami Group left for Sunomata on their rafts. All this time, Yoshiharu’s heart was wildly beating in his chest like never before.

(At this exact time tomorrow, Nagamasa and Nobuna will hold their wedding ceremony at Komakiyama. That gives us almost no time to complete this task at all. Can we really conquer Inabayama Castle in just one day?)

Yoshiharu was filled with terrible amounts of anxiety.

「Damn, I’m so nervous that I can’t even feel my limbs. 」

「Hehe. During timesh like thish, just write the kanji for 「man」on the palm of your hand and shwallow it. 」
「Ohh, it’s here again, the leader lisped again! 」

「So irresistible! 」

「I became a thief for this exact moment! 」

「Why are you people always like this!? Quiet down a little or else we’ll be discovered in no time! 」

In this era, the Kiso river had a terrifyingly quick currents, so Yoshiharu almost fell from the raft a couple of times. He was lucky that Goemon managed to always hold him back by hugging onto him tightly with a bright blush on her face every time. But on the other hand, the Kawanami Group’s macho men were always quick to comment on these happenings by letting out their nasty 「Die! 」and 「Go and rot in hell, Sagara Yoshiharu! 」 as well as「How dare you get hugged by the leader’s small hands….Oh…how envious we are! 」screams as well.

「Sagara-shama, we have reached Sunomata…. Let’s get it everything done up pefore the shun comesh up! 」

「Yeah kid, let’s get this shit done as soon as possible! 」

「….Right. From now on, time is of the essence. 」

Yoshiharu said in a quiet voice, reassuring himself that he’s not going to give up on anything.

And so, the work on constructing 「Sunomata’s One Night Castle」has started.

First, they should build the fence and round up the perimeter, and then assemble the buildings that will be used to defend against any possible attack that Saito Yoshitatsu might be sending against them.

Even though Yoshiharu had only the members of the Kawanami Group on his side, the construction progress began unexpectedly smoothly.

But it seems like their luck was about to run out.

Once the sun rose from the east, the construction party was completely revealed to the Mino’s army stationed at Inabayama Castle.

「Oh no! 」

「If we allow them to build the castle here, all will be lost! 」

In an instant, the panicking Mino army rushed at them like a flood with an army of 1000, 2000… no, as many as 8000 soldiers strong, and with Nobuna not sending any reinforcements to aid them, there is no way for them to be able to handle them by themselves.

「Old man Tokichiro just needed to build this castle, but I need to conquer Inabayama castle too. I must think of a way to delay the Mino army to create a chance for Nobuna to attack Inabayama Castle, or all this work is going to be for naught! 」

Yoshiharu, who had climbed the watch tower shouted to the rest of the people below him:「 Now is the critical moment! 」while the enemy troop’s arrows flew by his head like a bunch of angry bees.

「What do we do now, kid? Estimated time to the castle’s completion is less than an hour! 」

「Even if the fence is strong, the difference in our number of troops is just too big for it to matter. If the enemy uses all their strength to attack us, it won’t hold for even a minute! 」

「Just a little while longer! Put in more effort! The castle is about to be completed now, so we cannot fail at the finish line! Once we succeed, Nobuna will use this opportunity to attack the emptied Inabayama Castle! 」

「But kid, if this goes on, we’re gonna lose our lives before everything gets resolved! 」

「Yes, we should retreat now! 」

「Hurry and retreat! 」

At this instant, Azai Nagamasa’s irritating laughter rang out in Yoshiharu’s ears. Even though he didn’t want to give up anything, he just couldn’t do it. In the end, his attempt at pulling a 「Sunomata’s One Night Castle」was nothing but a rush and immature action of a kid who didn’t know his place…

「Sagara-sama! I will think of something here! Now go! 」

Goemon took out a ninja blade from the sheath on her back and jumped down the tower and right into the incoming enemy formation.