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Volume 3 Chapter 1 Part 1

Chapter 1: Oda Nobuna, marching to Kyoto!

「All troops, march forward! To Kyoto! 」

The troops led by Oda Nobuna set off from the Gifu province on the 7th of September. In Kyoto, many unscrupulous people occupied the Kansai region after the death of Miyoshi Nagayoshi, including the remains of the Miyoshi clan and Nagayoshi’s right-hand man Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide, who attacked the current Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshiteru. After Yoshiteru fled, the Shogunate’s governance turned into a mess due to his absence.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru fled to the Great Ming Empire after escaping from Kyoto. Later, in an attempt to earn the right to rule over the Kinai region, the Miyoshi clan and Matsunaga Hisahide turned against each other quickly, and the two parties’ struggles worsened with each passing day. In the fierce battle that ensued, even the shrine of the Great Buddha at the Todai Temple in Nara was