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Volume 3 Chapter 6 Part 1

Chapter 6: Queen of Zippangu

「It’s all because of the great me that we are able to avert this crisis! Ohhohohoho! Nobuna, can you put more effort into building my Nijo Castle? 」

The dawn of the next day.

After hearing of the battle at Kiyomizu-dera, Shibata Katsuie and Niwa Nagahide rushed back to the capital along with Azai Nagamasa. When they arrived however, they discovered that Nobuna had already begun building Nijo Castle upon the ruins of the destroyed temple.

Back to wearing her western attire and tiger skin, Nobuna sat astride a horse with a her usual look on her face, one hand holding a tanegashima and the other holding a whip. Upon seeing the workers who were lazing about even in the slightest, she would swing the whip at them without mercy.

With Nobuna supervising the construction personally, any construction would proceed at triple the normal speed.

「Nobuna-sama! I, Katsuie, deserve death for not coming to your aid in time when you needed it the most! 」

「Though you managed to somehow pull through this crisis due to luck, please be more careful next time, especially when dealing with dangerous situations like that. 30 points. 」

「You have a point. Monkey already scolded me about what happened after everything was said and done, saying that I don’t know which is more important, my life or my retainers’. He seriously looked as if he was ready to hit me… 」

「Ahhh, you were scolded by that damn Monkey?! But… but Nobuna-sama, if that was the case, then why… why do you look so happy about it? As expected, they must have gotten much closer while I wasn’t around! Ahhhhhh!!! 」

Katsuie started to sob and scream again.
「Jeez, Riku, you are always getting so worked up about the weirdest stuff. Anyway, Manchiyo, is everything okay at Mino? 」

「Yes. Though Takeda Shingen has indeed already started gathering troops in Kawanaka Island, the information that she was aiming to march on the capital was just a rumor. With her foresight, she wouldn’t do anything so rash without full preparation, and we should’ve realized that sooner. 」

「Yes, but her making her move is just a matter of time. During this period, the plan of Tenka Fubu must continue on. We do not have time to rest. 」

「Understood. The situation at our side can only be around 60 points at the current moment though. 」

「I’d also like to know just where did those false rumors come from…. it doesn’t seem to be the doing of Shingen herself, at the very least. 」

Nobuna was a bit confused about that.

「No matter what, the 120,000 kan sum has all been gathered, Imagawa Yoshimoto is alive and kicking despite the attempt on her life, and Tsuda Sogyu who persuaded Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide to revolt was so afraid for his life after that plan of his failed that he ended up giving up the position of Representative of Sakai to Imai Sokyu. With that, we can now focus on installing Imagawa Yoshimoto as the new Shogun. 」

「Finally, this day has come, Nee-sama. 」

Nagamasa laughed and said as such.

「But Nobuna-sama, is it really ok to not care about that Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide, even though she’s been proven to have a habit of launching rebellions? 」

「It’s okay, Riku. 」

「But to put someone so untrustworthy like her at our side is… 」

「I said that worrying about it is unnecessary. She’s definitely like a potent poison, but as long as we use her correctly, she is going to be one of our greatest assets. 」

Putting the matter of Hisahide’s potential betrayal aside, the crisis has been averted for the time being.

「Anyway… Nobuna-sama, when is Monkey going to be sent back to Gifu Castle to manage its kitchens? 」

「Riku, just let that issue go already. Nobody is going back to Gifu Castle. 」

「Ehhhhh? Why are you so biased towards Monkey all the time, Nobuna-sama!? 」

It’s because of Frois and the Christians that Nobuna and her retainers were saved.

「It’s correct that Juubei’s efforts allowed us to hold Kiyomizu-dera for so long, but Frois… I don’t want to admit it…but her appearance at the end was entirely thanks to Monkey’s contribution, so we should treat the whole competition as a draw, and as for the kitchens bet, let’s just pretend that I never brought it up to begin with. Hehe~~ 」

「Damnnnnnn! Damn it, damn it! That frivolous bastard, he even targets missionaries now! Damn idiotic, erotic Monkey! 」

「Katsuie-dono, keep your voice down. The workers are all laughing at you, 3 points. 」

「Uhhh. Katsuie-dono seems unexpectedly concerned about Yoshiharu. Might you have fallen for him? 」

「Ehhhhhh? N-N-N-N-Nagamasa!? What the hell are you saying!? I just hate that damn Monkey with a passion, down to the very last cell of my body! 」

「Is that really true though? There’s a common saying that says ‘the more you scold him, the more you love him’; love is a mysterious thing that we have no power over, after all. 」

After Nagamasa, who was recognized as a frivolous gentleman, said such a thing, the naive Katsuie blushed all the way to her ears.

「…Ehhhhhhhhhhh!? Impossible, it should be impossible, right? For me to actually love Monkey…!? 」

「You are so naively cute, Riku. 」

At this moment, Mitsuhide slowly rode over to everyone on her white horse.

Behind her, Yoshiharu, unfamiliar with horses and how to ride them, was holding on to Mitsuhide as he sat at the back.

Due to the intense battle last night, the both of them were heavily injured, and their bodies were completely wrapped in bandages.

「Oiiiiii, Nobuna. I brought Frois over. 」

「Sagara-senpai, you were sleeping on my back for more than half of the entire ride! It’s more correct to say that I, Juubei, am the one who brought Frois-sama over! 」

「Oi. After seeing that Frois was going to just go back to Sakai, I’m the one who asked her if she wanted to look at Nijo Castle. 」

「Though that might be the case, it is I, Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide, who was the one leading the way. Besides, you can’t even distinguish where exactly you are now, Sagara-senpai, so kindly do shut up. 」

「Well, I can’t win against you, whatever you say. 」

「Hmph. Things would have been far better if you had admitted defeat honestly like this the other day and just went to Gifu castle to manage its kitchens like you were supposed to do after you lost to me. 」

「I did not lose! 」

「Are you two actually still quarreling about that? When did you guys become so friendly towards each other? 」

Nobuna’s face was full of displeasure. From behind Mitsuhide and Yoshiharu, Frois jumped down from the horse and made her way in front of Nobuna.

Last night, under the strong requests of Takayama Dom Justo and others saying, 「It’s be bad if you were to be hit by a stray bullet 」, and 「Please do wear this! 」, Frois was forced to wear a white barbarian armor, but now she was back to her usual demure priestess look.

The historical meeting of Frois, and the self-proclaimed 「Queen of Zipangu」 Oda Nobuna happened right here at the construction site of Nijo castle.

「Nice to meet you, Oda Nobuna-sama. I’m the Christian missionary from Portugal, Louise Frois. 」

(Why are this girl’s breasts so ridiculously huge? Compared to Riku, it’s like a stone meeting a rock…)

Nobuna looked at Frois’s breasts with a half curious, half jealous look as she jumped down from her horse. Then, she moved behind Frois suddenly and grabbed her huge breasts.
「Let me touch them properly… seriously, just what the hell is in these things? 」

「Ahhhhhh? No, no, is this really happening?! N-N-N-Nobuna-sama? 」

「What is this?! I can’t grab them in their entirety due to their size…what? What the hell is this? Riku’s breasts are already as big as a cow’s udders, but after comparing them with Frois, what is with this weird form of inferiority creeping into my heart ? Juubei, Monkey, explain it to me right this instant! 」

The panicking Mitsuhide shouted:

「P-Please stop it, Nobuna-sama! 」

And came over to stop her.

「Hah… Hah… Hah. Thanks, Akechi-sama. That gave me quite a shock… 」

「After this, strip and let me do aa proper inspection. I won’t believe this unless I see it with my own eyes. 」

「Control that curiosity of yours, Nobuna! Don’t you dare to touch Frois’ breasts! Even I had been enduring the urge to do it…. Ahhh, so envious…so jealous…damn it! 」