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Volume 3 Chapter 3 Part 3

「How did Yoshiharu-san come from the future, to this Zipangu of the Sengoku era then? 」

「This… this is actually the thing that I don’t know much about myself. Everything happened so suddenly, and when I came to my senses, I was already here. 」

「You must have suffered quite a lot. Yoshiharu-san, I think that you might have been chosen by God. You must have some great mission to fulfill, and that’s why you have come to this era. 」

「Yeah, that’s what I think too, but lately it seems to me more and more like I have only been spirited away without any rhyme or reason at all. 」

Yoshiharu nodded half-heartedly….

「But hearing these words from the pure Frois with a big smile makes it seem so much more possible!「

… and then he cheered up in an instant.

「Frois-chan is from Portugal, right? Why did you come to Japan? 」

「Yoshiharu-san knows about Portugal? 」

「Sorry if I got it wrong, but actually, I always mix it with Spain… in any case, it must be a western country of Europe, right? There, bullfighting is very common there… and Portugal is one of the biggest powers in sea exploration together with Spain in the era of navigating! In this era without steam-powered boats, to be able to cross the oceans to come to Japan is quite impressive. 」

「Though I do not understand what steam-powered boats are, it’s true that bullfighting is very common in my homeland. Yoshiharu-san does seem to know a lot about Portugal. 」
Frois smiled and said.

「Like you’ve seen, I am a nun from a Jesuit Order, and we Jesuits are a part of the traditional Roman Catholic church. We aim to cross the oceans and spread God’s teachings unconditionally to everyone who is willing to hear what we have to say. 」

「The reason why Frois came to Japan was to find me, the Beast of Revelation, hehehe!!! 」

Bontenmaru snickered.

「Zipangu is just as Marco Polo had described it. It is the most beautiful country in the world! I volunteered to come to this country thanks to the influence of my teacher, St. Francis of Xavier. In his letter, he introduced to me the natural beauty of ‘The country of 8 million gods’, and the warriors who had more chivalry than European knights. That’s my personal reason for coming here. 」

Frois said excitedly, her eyes emitting a happy glow.

「But it’s not easy to set up churches in Japan. The shrines have too much influence… especially in ancient Kyoto. 」

「Yes. Finally, just some time ago, we received permission to set up churches in Kyoto from the Shogun Ashikaga-sama, but Shogun-sama was chased out of this country by the Miyoshi Matsunaga-sama. After that, Kampaku-sama had ordered to restrict any missionary activities in Kyoto, so I had no other choice but to come to Sakai instead. 」

「It must have been hard for you. 」

「No. I see all of this as a trial given to me by God. It’s my fault for being so sinful that I wasn’t able to overcome it just yet. 」

「Sinful? And just how can someone likeyou be simple, Frois-chan? 」

Frois’s face blushed a little, and her sight wandered about as she said:

「Uhm… Because of my breasts… That’s what people keep saying. Because they keep on attracting the gazes of men… In Europe, big breasted women are often treated as if they were possessed by demons. 」

「What?! That’s unforgivable! It’s just bigger breasts, what could possibly be wrong about them?! 」

「…B-but, i-in Zipangu’s Buddhist teachings, their views are similar. Those monks closed their eyes after looking at my breasts, saying something like ‘No, I musn’t allow myself to be distracted by worldly desires’. She is a demon sent here to tempt me and trick me into forsaking my vows’… ever since then, I started to feel uneasy about my body. 」

(Frois-chan was really born in the wrong period)

Yoshiharu thought to himself. Without even realizing it, he thought that both of them were in the same situation.

「You aren’t a sinner! You’re actually a winner! In the future I’m from, huge breasts are the embodiment of justice! Though there are people who prefer flat chests and say that flat is justice, up to 80% of males in Japan love huge breasts, saying that they are filled with man’s dreams and romance! 」

「…I-is that so? 」

「Yes! I promise you that there’s nothing wrong with you having big breasts. What’s wrong is just the sense of beauty in this era! Isn’t being well-endowed the best proof of a woman’s capability to become a mother, and aren’t big breasts one of the best weapons that women can wield against men in this man-dominated world?! I ask, what’s wrong with being beiger and sexier than other women around you? Breasts and the conquest of the 7 seas are the things that all men yearn for! I’m overjoyed just from seeing how shaky your breasts are, Frois-chan, so please, don’t mind what anyone else is saying and puff your chest up with pride! 」
「P-puff up my chest with pride?! 」

「Of course! Do it with pride! 」

「It’s a first for me to hear someone say that… 」

Frois face was a little troubled while she lowered her head and sneaked a look at Yoshiharu.

「Yoshiharu-san is really strange. Hehe. 」

「Ohhh, I get it now! 」

Bontenmaru said, thinking that she caught onto Yoshiharu’s trick.

「So as long as I say I came from the future, no matter what settings I set, it will all be seen as the truth? Hehehe, I’m going to use that strategy from now on! 」

「Shut up, brat! I don’t have any settings like that! 」

After that, the conversation has become more of a consultation rather than anything else.

「Forgive me for saying that, but since you came to the past from the future, then you must have suffered a lot, Yoshiharu-san. 」

「Not really. And if I did, then I didn’t really care about that. Actually, to a fanatic of the Sengoku era strategy games like myself, I guess such a turn of events could be considered the best thing that could ever happen to me… or something like that? 」

「Sengoku era… strategy games fanatic? Lucky? To think that Japan has such a complicated word in its language. 」

「It’s English, actually. 」

「So that’s it! But, have you really not suffered? At all? 」

「You said it yourself, Frois-chan. I might have been brought here to this era for some particular mission or something, but that might just as easily be me over-thinking things. So, I do not really have anything against this situation that I’m in right now. 」

「Then you’re an idiot. 」

Bontenmaru mumbled, but Frois praised him.

「You are such a remarkable person, Yoshiharu-san! But… don’t you ever think of going back to your world? 」

「Hmmm, I did have such a thought, but the truth is I can’t find any way to go back, or at least not right now. And since that is the case, there isn’t any point for me to keep thinking about it. Anyway, rather than this, what is important is helping Nobuna fulfill her wish of conquering the world. 」

「Oda Nobuna-sama, huh? From Owari to Mino, and then to Kyoto; both the inhabitants of Kyoto and Sakai are shocked with Oda Nobuna-sama’s rapid increase in influence. Just some time ago, all of them were convinced that she would be defeated by Imagawa-sama on her way towards the capital, and that her story would just end there. Could it be that the reason why it wasn’t like that is because of you, Yoshiharu-sama? 」

Frois asked. Being asked like this, Yoshiharu feels a little embarrassed, and he started to humble down.

「It’s nothing actually… To be able to come so far, all of it is because of Nobuna herself. Well, I may have stopped the ‘Flag’ of her going crazy suddenly and becoming the Demon Lord of the Sixth Heaven, but I think that sometimes, applying appropriate pressure towards a boss who at times was overly forceful was the correct thing to do as her retainer. 」

「Sagara, I don’t see how you are bothered by this. 」

The little brat once again butt into the conversation

「I know that you’re doing all this because you wanted to flirt with Frois, but my eyes can see through all of your dirty thoughts, you pervert! 」

「Damn! That’s half correct, but it’s not like that! I do have times when I’m troubled, you know? 」

「What troubles does Yoshiharu-san have? 」