Volume 2 Chapter 5 Part 2

「I’m really sorry for everything, Yoshitatsu-sama. 」

Hanbei kept bowing her head and apologized to Yoshitatsu over and over again, but Yoshitatsu said in return:

「I understand. It’s my fault too for not employing you properly anyway. 」

And he forgave Hanbei’s actions with that. With a unnervingly sharp glare, Nobuna then asked Yoshitatsu:

「Saito Yoshitatsu, what more do you have to say for yourself? 」

「…I totally lost to you. If you can ensure the safety of my retainers and my people, I have nothing else to say. 」

「Dearu ka. You don’t plan to ask for forgiveness? If you promise retire and lay down all of your ambitions to rule Mino, it might not be impossibe for me to spare your life. 」

「I’m still a descendant of the Toki Clan, and I have my own pride. Right now my reason is telling me that I should commit seppuku and die with honor, but… 」

「But? 」

「But before that happens, I feel obliged to inform you that this here Azai Nagamasa who is sitting at Nobuna-dono’s side, is actually the one who… 」

「Shut up! He is trying to drive a wedge into our relationship! Just hurry up and execute him! 」

Nagamasa roared at Nobuna while staring Daggers at Yoshitatsu.

「I’m already prepared to die, so I have no need to lie anymore. Azai Nagamasa, lies and betrayal are a common thing in this era, but your behavior is simply too unsightly for me to bear. 」

「Shut up! Not another word from you! Nobuna-dono, execute him with all due haste! Please, cut off his head right now! 」

Nobuna ignored Nagamasa’s words and asked Saito Dosan, who was sitting in the corner without saying a single word until now:

「Viper, what is your opinion on this? You are but a retired man now. As such, you have no right to say anything about my decisions, but Yoshitatsu is your adopted son, so I wouldn’t mind listening to you for a while. 」

Dosan waved the fan in his hand with an agonizing face and managed to squeeze a sentence out of himself after a while.

「Contrary to what his looks might suggest, this kid actually has a good head on his shoulders. If you release him now, he will definitely be an obstacle to your dream sometime in the future. You should just kill him if you want to avoid that. 」

Yoshitatsu opened his eyes widely and glared at Dosan.

「Yoshitatsu. Your intelligence and your pride as one of the descendants of the original protectors of Mino, the Toki clan, caused you to lose everything. In this era, it’s a common thing for the new to replace the old. To go against the flow and fail is to secure your own undoing. 」

「Nobuna-dono is the one who truly inherited your dream, father. I had realized that early on. But I also had the pride of being once called Saito Dosan’s successor. As one of the two successors who both had no blood relationship, if I could prove my strength and win, it might have been possible to prove that I was a more suitable successor to you, and it is for that reason why I fought in the first place! 」

「If I let you be my successor, I might be absolved from some of the bad things I’ve done… At least, I once had such naive thoughts, but it seems like such a rash action at the start was the reason why we had to deal with this dark situation now. Forgive me, Yoshitatsu. 」

A short silence ensued as both of them used only their expressions to communicate with one another.

「… It would seem that all this time, I brought you nothing but trouble, father. 」

Yoshitatsu bowed his head deeply towards Dosan.

「Kill him. Kill my son now, Nobuna-dono. 」

Dosan used a voice so soft that it was almost inaudible to speak those words, while Azai Nagamasa was jumping with joy in his heart.

(My involvement was not exposed! This is excellent!)

But putting that small celebration aside, Azai Nagamasa did not feel even the least bit happy about how the recent events played out, because he himself was also one of the sinful Sengoku Daimyo who had forced his own father to retire so that he could snatch the position of power away from him.

「Mino’s Saito clan, my Azai clan, Kai’s Takeda clan, and Echigo’s Uesugi clan… just when is this Sengoku era where sons are forced to battle against their own fathers going to end? 」

Unknowingly, Nagamasa allowed such words to escape his mouth as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. But Nobuna, wearing an expression of displeasure, simply shook her head silently.

「No. I will not be executing Yoshitatsu. 」

「What?! What are you saying, Nobuna-dono? If you don’t kill him now, it’ll be like waiting for a disaster to happen. There will be a day he will surely return to seek vengeance against you…! 」

「Viper, you’ve overestimated Yoshitatsu. How can someone like him possibly hope to be an opponent for someone like me, the great Oda Nobuna!? 」

「Naïve! You’re too naïve, Nobuna-dono! If you are pitying me, then please stop it! 」

「I am not pitying you, Viper. Aides! Drag Yoshitatsu out of here and throw him out now! 」

「Are you really going to go through with this?! In order to conquer the world, sometimes one must be ready to forgo personal feelings! Nobuna-dono, that naïvety of yours will one day cost you your life! 」

「Shut the hell up, Viper! You are but a retired old man, and I am the Daimyo here! Although I did hear your opinion and respect it, you need to remember that the one responsible for making the final decision is still me, not you! 」

「But… can’t you see the look in Yoshitatsu’s eyes?! He obviously has nointentions to surrender willingly! If you don’t get rid of him now, there will definitely be a day he will stage a counter attack against you! 」

「Enough! I said: aides, throw him out now! 」

「It is just as father is saying, Nobuna-dono: there will come a day when you will come toregret the choice that you’ve made today. 」

Yoshitatsu said that while standing up, and without saying even a word of thanks, he walked out of the hall. Witnessing all of that, the only thing that Dosan himself could say was: 「I’m leaving. 」 and he also quietly left the hall soon after his son was taken out.
In an instant, a heavy atmosphere enveloped the entire great hall, but Nobuna seemed not to care about it one bit.

「Really, that’s why I always say that old geezers have no patience. Everyone, thanks for waiting! Now let’s start the long awaited reward ceremony! 」

Nobuna clapped her hands and the first to walk up to her were Niwa Nagahide and Shibata Katsuie.

As the one in charge of building Komaki Yamajō and disrupting East Mino’s daily activities, the accomplished Nagahide was awarded with a mind blowing amount of yearly supply of Uiroumochi, and the bravest of the brave, Katsuie, who participated in conquering Inabayama Castle was awarded with a tea set and the right to open Miso Udon shops in towns of the Owari province.

「Uhm, Nobuna-sama? While I am sincerely grateful for this gift… doesn’t it look quite strange? I mean look, this tea set looks as if it was made out of muddled-up mud…. 」

「Riku, that tea set is actually top quality stuff taken from the Tang dynasty of China. Just the price of that is more than enough to buy a small province like Mino. 」

「Ehh, it’s that expensive?! Thank you so much, Nobuna-sama! I, Shibata Katsuie, promise that I will definitely use this life of mine to serve you forever to repay you for your kindness! 」

「Yoshiharu-san, that tea set isn’t actually worth anything. 」

Hanbei whispered into Yoshiharu’s ear. Katsuie was just too simpleminded to not be easily swindled, but it’s not like Yoshiharu could do anything about it either.

「And now, Inaba Itetsu and Ujiie Bokuzen. 」

「Yes! 」
「I will keep both of your lands intact and under your administration. But from now on, you must enforce Otoichi-Onza related policies. You will lead Mino from here on and help me in achieving my objective of conquering the world. 」

「We understand, Nobuna-sama! 」

「Aiya, we heard Owari’s princess is an unforgiving person, but it’s a good thing we managed to keep our heads intact. 」

The two geezers whispered and consoled each other.

「And now, that Iga Ando or whatever! Come on out! 」

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