Akuma's Blog: Oda Nobuna no Yabou volume 1 chapter 1

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Chapter 1: Become the monkey of Nobuna!

Sagara Yoshiharu, 2^nd year High school student, was panicking.

By the time he realized it, for some reason he was standing right the middle of the battlefield of the Warring States period.

“Wait. Why is this happening? Where am I?”

The sound of horse hooves roaring!

The sound of guns roaring!

The desperate shouts of foot soldiers with long spears.

No matter how you look at it, this is the Warring States period.

The location, can be found out later but it’s in the Nobi Plains.

“Woah, amazing! It’s even more intense that the movie “The seven Samurai”!”

But this isn't the time to be excited.

Yoshiharu who had suddenly appeared in the middle of the battlefield wearing his school uniform was wrongly identified as “A new enemy” by the foot soldiers of both sides resulting in them thrusting their spears towards him.

“Oh. Woah. Wai. Wait. I said wait!”

Lightly , lightly, quickly, quickly.

Dodging from the left, dodging from the right, while avoiding the thrusts from the long spears, Yoshiharu ran towards the thick woods..

Yoshiharu had received the nickname of “Ball avoiding Yoshi” in his dodgeball class and is good at running away.

His height, weight and athletic abilities was average but his ability to dodge the balls thrown at him was exceptional from a young age.

By the way, while he's good at avoiding the balls that come flying at him unfortunately he's bad at hitting his opponent with the ball so he wasn't invited to join the dodgeball club.

“Restless bastard, I’ll turn you into dengaku on sticks! (T/N: Tofu etc. are grilled on skewers on flame and served with miso, pretty tasty)

“I am telling you guys to stop!”

Swoosh

Simultaneously, 5 spears were thrust towards him!

“Wooooooooooo?”

Instinctively he bends backwards with evasive movements seen in the Matrix (present time)!

The area around his waist gave a slight crack sound.

“Amazing! He’s like a monkey!”

“I'm trying to tell you that I have nothing to do with this! Your enemies are on that side!”

Shouldering his bag, he once more ran up the hill’s slope.

“Hahaha. What a realistic lucid dream. Woah, there’s blood coming from my cheek.”

“Wait~!”

While running, Yoshiharu thought.

This isn’t even worth stating but, it’s a dream.

A dream.

A dream, degozaru.

I can only remember till the way home from school but what I probably did after that was to go to my room and played “Lord Oda Nobunaga's ambition” when I must have drifted off to sleep mid way.

That’s why I am probably viewing this Warring States place in my dream.

However, unlike in “Lord Oda Nobunaga's ambition”, you cannot do the super certain kill technique of making small fry foot soldiers fly away in this dream .

Just like in the dodgeball of reality, all I can do is continue to barely avoid the enemy attacks, huh.

Yoshiharu thought this was a pretty realistic dream.

“A bit more and I can hide within the woods!”

He was naïve.

Whoosh.

From inside those woods, this time arrows came flying through.

5, 10, 20.

The arrowhead was of gold make, if it pierced his chest he would surely be killed by an arrow

More like, no matter where it pierced his body, it seemed really painful.

“You serious? Woaaaaaah!?!?”

This was the first time that his life was in danger since he was born

He can’t think of it as a dream.

Even if it’s a dream, if he gets hit by even one arrow, then without doubt he’ll faint in agony.

In the usually careless head of Yoshiharu, this time, his adrenalin was in full throttle.

Lightly

Now

Jump!

One after another, he is avoiding all the arrows fired towards him by a hair's breadth

During that time, in some part of his body, his joints were screaming but he ignored it.

“Look! The technique of the God of Ball Avoiding!”

At the same as having been thrown into this Warring States place, for some reason Yoshiharu who was good at dodging balls since childhood found that his body coincidentally showed the best adaptability.

Even though that is said, he more or less seemed like he would leak in his pants.

“He really is a monkey!”

“I can’t hit him!”

The archers who said that came flying from inside the woods and raced down the slope of the hill, trying to surround Yoshiharu and take his head.

“Why are you only targeting me?”

Yoshiharu did a U turn in the middle of the hill.

Uooooooooooooooh, aaaaaaaaaaaaah, while giving out a scream that didn’t make any coherent words, this time he runs downwards east towards the river bank.

Since the archers were clad in armor and helmets, they couldn’t catch up to the light bodied Yoshiharu.

“For you to show your back to the enemy, what a coward.”

“That’s why I said I am not an enemy! I am a normal citizen!”

If I pass through this river, I should be able to get away from the battlefield-----.

Splash splash splash

Running inside the river and pushing against the current, he reached the other bank.

He murmured, once humans become aware of death, amazing stamina boils forth.

However, on the other bank it wasn't outside the battlefield or anything like it but instead was the stronghold where armor clad warriors who seemed to be of a higher social status were assembled.)

Beneath the curtain, he met the general sitting elegantly on a chair .

“Whaaaaaaaat????”

The banner had two lines in the circle.

The great feudal Lord of Suruga. This banner represents the strongest power of Tokaido region, Imagawa Yoshimoto, realized Yoshiharu..

“It can’t be, this place is Imagawa Yoshimoto’s headquarters?”

However, he immediately realized his mistake.

The general who should be Imagawa Yoshimoto, was for some reason a girl.

Not to mention, her big eyes were glittering, she was quite a bishojo.

“Ara. Who are you? You’re wearing a strange armor.”

As expected of Imagawa Yoshimoto with a magnificent and elegant noble’s hobby.

Even though it’s the battlefield, she’s wearing 12 layers of clothing.

It feels that she’s completely in the middle of proceeding to the capital.

Is what Yoshiharu thought.

Aah.

Because I played too much Warring States games, I am seeing a dream of Imagawa Yoshimoto having changed to a female military commander, huh.

Well, maybe because a lot of military commanders are shown as girls. In the recent Warring States games.

In that case, this is the first choice!

Yoshiharu bows down to Imagawa Yoshimoto’s feet and instantly shouted.

“Please make me your vassal!”

“No!”

“An immediate reply?”

“Why should I, the great Feudal Lord of the historical Imagawa house, employ a suspicious person like you? Motoyasu-san, finish him!”

“Understood~”

Immediately, an armor clad warrior protecting the headquarters came rushing forth, and drew a Katana.”

It was a somewhat short built, glasses child commander who looked like she was misfortunate.

Motoyasu-san…..which means, Matsudaira Motoyasu, the Tokugawa Ieyasu of later? Yoshiharu doubted his eyes.

Tokugawa Ieyasu.

The big raccoon who would one day consolidate Japan, the super famous scheming commander.

However, the one calling himself as Matsudaira Motoyasu in this era was still supposed to be working as an errand boy for Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Now that you mention it, this child somewhat looks like a little raccoon……

(This place may be a meeting place for cosplay historic girls)

However, he doesn’t have time to look at ‘Cute Matsudaira Motoyasu’ .

Glare

In the nape of his neck, a sword was going down.

“By the orders of Yoshimoto-sama, I will have your neck~”

“Wait, Motoyasu, wait wait! I am saying that I am not your enemy!”

“I, am Yoshimoto-sama’s servant due a reason~. Allow me to earn some points~”

Swoosh!!!

“Oh?”

He panics.

Just barely, he avoids it, a serious matrix avoid.

That’s dangerous, I was about to piss myself, is what Yoshiharu’s heart is screaming.

“Ara~? Yoshimoto-sama~ He dodged it~”

“This body movement, there’s no doubt that it’s a wild wave (Ninja) the Oda set free! Draw out 2, 3 swords and finish him!”

“Yes~”

It’s no good, it’s impossible to work for Imagawa Yoshimoto is what Yoshiharu resigned himself to.

He once again came back to river bank.

“Awawa. Please wai~t. I will be scolded by Yoshimoto-sama~”

While swaying about the katana, Matsudaira Motoyasu shouted that in a cute voice.

I have to shake her off.

However, unexpectedly Motoyasu’s feet are fast, and it felt like he would be caught by the time he crosses the river.

“It’s time for your neck to fall~”

“Dammit, I don’t want this sort of bad end! Isn’t there a weapon, weapon…”

Yoshiharu strengthened his resolve and turned to face Matsudaira Motoyasu.

I am reluctant to fight a cute girl but------

If I am going to be taken down with one stroke like this then it’s better to fight and die!

Even if this is not a dream but reality!

He tried to snatch a spear from the arm of a foot soldier who had collapsed nearby.

However, the foot soldier must already probably died. Since the finger is stiffened, he couldn’t remove the spear.

“Eiya~ You’re full of openings~!

“S-Shit!”

“Boy, it’s dangerous!”

He was covered by someone.

A short built Imagawan foot soldier came running and covers Yoshiharu's body under his arms and starts running like that..

It seems like I was saved from a dangerous spot.

“Wait~”

With a cheerful smile Motoyasu follows them but the foot soldier didn’t wait.

This time, he got carried inside the forest safely where no foot soldiers were lying in wait.

The short built foot soldier drops down Yoshiharu with a sigh “Fui~”, and sat down with his back on a large tree trunk.

Yoshiharu bowed his head and gave his thanks.

“T-Thank you. Why did you save me?”

“Kid, you’re a shinobi of the Oda right? That body movement isn’t ordinary.”

“Eh?”

I worked for the Imagawa lord but, that person hates poor shaped men. I didn’t think I could be promoted.”

Indeed, even though the foot soldier was young, his face looked like that of a wrinkled monkey.

“So, in the middle of the confusion of this battle, I thought of shifting sides to the Oda. Hey, kid, would you introduce me to the Oda lord?”

So this is the battle between Oda Nobunaga and Imagawa Yoshimoto, huh….is what Yoshiharu muttered.

“How about it?”

“Thanks for saving me but I am not a shinobi of the Oda.”

“Am I wrong?”

“I am Sagara Yoshiharu. I am just a Koukousei.” (In this case, the reading is for a high school student)

Koukousee? Even I, in order to get promoted will do filial piety.(T/N: Same pronunciation, he misunderstood it as filial piety)

“No no, um….that’s right! I am not a warrior!”

“Even I am a son of a farmer. However, right now it’s a chaotic world. If you can get achievements in battle, you can get promoted. My dream is to become the lord of a feudal domain!”

“A Lord of a feudal domain….”

“Yeah. As a man, having been born in this world, I can’t think of a life without wishing for a feudal domain of my own! Because, if you become a Lord of a castle, you’ll be popular with the ladies!”

Yoshiharu without thinking, clasped this monkey faced foot soldier’s hand and shouted “That’s right!”.

Without knowing it, he came from the peaceful current era Japan to the warring states era (?). After that it’s taking a country! Having castles! And then, gathering cute girls from the lower town of the castle and being popular with the ladies!

That’s a man’s resourcefulness!

The people in the current era who have forgotten both their wild nature and their ambitions, did you hear that?

“Old man, we sure do get along!”

“I also think that! You too, do you like girls as much as I do?”

Yeah, I don’t have a real girlfriend but within my mind it’s always a harem!”

“Riaru? Haaremu? What’s that?” (T/N: These words were imported from English and pronounced like that in Japanese. They weren’t present in the Sengoku era)

“You, look like a good guy, and you saved my life! I’ll gamble on your dream, Old man! Let’s try going together to Oda!”

“Ooh, Thanks, kid! In that case, become my Otoutobun!” (T/N: Friend treated as a younger brother)

“I will! However in case you become a feudal Lord----the cute girls are going to be split 50-50 between us!”

“I promise.”

The two lecherous men stood up while they were still grabbing hands and faced the road going west.)

According to knowledge drilled into him from the Warring States games, the map of the Warring States Japan was more less engraved in Yoshiharu’s mind.

This is probably the border of Owari and Mikawa. Since the Lord of Mikawa, Matsudaira Motoyasu is according to history a vassal of Imagawa Yoshimoto, if they head towards the east, Mikawa, it would be Imagawa territory, and if they head towards west, Owari, it would be Oda territory

He doesn’t have high hopes of being able to get employed in the Oda army but he somehow felt things would go well.

Imagawa Yoshimoto is a feudal Lord from a house boasting a lineage but Oda Nobunaga is a progressive feudal Lord who, if there is a capable retainer, whether it’s a foot soldier or a farmer, selects them. (everything stated above is, knowledge Yoshiharu learnt from Sengoku Games)

However, it was the moment when they got out of the woods.

“Fugu?”

The short built foot soldier was suddenly crouching while pressing his chest.

“What’s wrong, foot soldier old man?”

“…I was hit by a stray bullet… I wasn’t lucky…”

“W-What did you say?”

At once, the area around the chest was dyed in crimson blood color.

Seriously? Do humans die so quickly?

Yoshiharu’s face quickly became pale.

While shaking, he laid the foot soldier on the side of the road, on the side of a Buddhist statue.

“…..Kid. This is it for me. You should go by yourself.”

“I can’t leave you behind, Old man!”

“You never know when those with ambitions will die. This is the norm for the chaotic world of the Warring States….I will give my companion to you, fulfill my dream of being a feudal lord and being popular with the ladies.”

“Old man….!”

“….I am not so old to be called an old man….”

It seemed his heart was already going to stop.

The foot soldier’s eyelids slowly start closing.

“T-That’s right. What’s your name, Old man? Once I get promoted, I’ll make a huge grave for you!”

“….My name is…..Kinoshita……Toukichirou…….”

“Eh? Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeh?”

“……Farewell, kid. Live, for the ambition of becoming popular.”

Wai. Wait. Wait a bit. By Kinoshita Toukichirou----isn’t it Toyotomi Hideyoshi!!!!!

Working for Oda Nobunaga, a farmer's son, the man who rose up to conquering Japan.

Isn’t he a hero among heroes who got the greatest promotion in Japanese history!

Thinking about it, short built and a monkey face---- and his friendliness, there was no mistaking the fact that it was Hideyoshi.

“Old man, don’t die! If you die, Japanese history will be wrecked! If you don't work for Oda Nobunaga, then---.”

“…….Who is Oda Nobunaga? …….The name of the Lord of the Oda is…..Nobu…..na….”

He passed away.

In Yoshiharu’s arms, Kinoshita Toukichirou, who later became Hashiba Hideyoshi, a feudal lord of the Warring States who went on to conquer the whole of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and forming the Toyotomi administration, the first generation hero who had died while still remaining a foot soldier

While laying Toukichirou’s corpse once more beside the Buddhist statue, Yoshiharu was trembling.

This is different from the history I learnt in the game.

“W….What’s the meaning of this? What’s happening?”

Is it a dream after all?

He pinched his cheeks. It hurts!

The cut he got from the spear once again splits, and blood started dripping down.

“I see. Kinoshita has died……may he rest in peace.”

Behind his back, the lisping voice of a little girl was heard.

Without thinking he turned back, a shinobi wearing entire black was standing wearing a chain mail and ninja outfit.

The shinobi girl was like a kitten, slender and short, her voice was also lisped.

If it was present age then she would probably be around elementary school 5^th year, huh, is what Yoshiharu thought.

Her mouth was concealed with a mask but her eyes alone were exposed.

Her pupils were a crimson colour that would make you shiver, and her eyelashes were long to the level of surprising.

“My name is Hachisuka Goemon. From now on, instead of Kinoshita, I will serve wyou.”

Her expression was like that of a Shinobi but the end was a flittery.

“No, sorry, I am bad with long sentences.”

“Are you a friend of Toukichirou-san?”

“I am a companion. The foot soldier Kinoshita is the trunk and I the shinobi stay in the shadow of that tree, so we join wour forces, and try and get pwomoted together, that was the promise.”

“So 30 characters is your limit, huh.”

Beneath the mask, the child ninja, Goemon’s face became red.

“S-Shut up. What is your name?”

“Sagaru Yoshiharu.”

“Then, from now on I will lead your vassals the Kawanamishuu and work for Sagara.”

“It’s fine but I am penniless and don’t even have a home. I can’t give you a salary.”

“It will be fine if you serve the Oda clan. They have good salaries.”

“No. If it was Old man Toukichirou, he would have been able to serve but I don't know anything about this world”

Fufufu, Goemon let out a laugh like a shinobi beneath the ninja mask.

“Sagara, I will have one hair of yours.”

Pluck.

Goemon plucks out one hair from Yoshiharu’s head and brings out a straw doll from insider her chest and started stuffing the hair inside it.

“W-What’s that? Are you going to curse me?”

It’s the contract for becoming our master.”

“It’s a strange contract, even though it’s fine if you just have my stamp on it.”

“I’ll have Sagara get promoted as my trunk without fail. That was the pwomise with Kinochita , right?”

“Yeah, that was the promise with the old man-----got it, I’ll serve under the Oda clan!”

In reality, the reading of Toukichirou was sharper.

According to history, the Oda family of Owari which was only a small feudal lord, after this would conquer Japan.

However, what would become of the Oda clan lacking the future hero Toukichirou, even Yoshiharu didn’t know.

History had changed.

Even then, instead of Toukichirou who had fallen midway in the supreme(?) motive of getting promoted under the Lord who would hold the country, I who had cultivated my (subtle) knowledge in the Sengoku games, decided to use while I could.

And also, if I can live on, then someday I will be able to find the way back to my old world.

“Sagara, the battle is still continuing. It would be better to march while holding the spear with the flag of the Oda clan.”

“Yeah. I haven’t used a spear before, but let’s try it!”

“Fufun, it seems that at least you'll meet Kinoshita's expectations. Even though you’re young, you’re quite a person.”

“I may be just an idiot you know?”

“Fufu, same here.”

Goemon made hand seals, and the leaves around her body float around, at the same time she disappeared somewhere.

So it’s a game after all?

No, the corpse of Old man Toukichiro is way too real.

This is definitely reality.

If you lose in battle, death awaits.

If that’s the case..... then this isn’t the time to be frightened and shouting “Before I realized it, I had time slipped into the Warring States era”

“Old man, your dream, I’ll succeed it! This is a battle for revenge, uoooooooooooh!”

When Yoshiharu took up Toukichiro’s armor and weapon, he made his adrenalin go to full throttle and readied the spear, and went back to where the battle was unfolding in the Nobi plains.

In the battefiled there was a battle of attack and defense unfolding.

Yoshiharu had the Oda flag standing on his back and he brandished a spear for the first time when he assaulted the Imagawa military’s footsoldiers.

However, no matter how much they were enemies that killed Toukichirou, he wasn’t able to kill enemies whom he didn’t have any hatred against. The realistic nature was completely different from the scenes in games. The faces of the foot soldiers were clearly visible to the eyelashes of the mouths.

These guys are really living beings! Is what Yoshiharu couldn’t scream out.

(There’s no doubt. It seems I really came to the Warring States era. However, why-----)

Yeah, like this!

I’ll think about that once I survive this!

“Uraaaaaaaaa!”

He was at his limit with just rotating the spear thoughtlessly and trying to prevent the enemies from approaching him.

The enemy foot soldiers were wearing armor, and to Yoshiharu who had no knowledge about spears, it didn’t seem like he would be able to kill them

The spears or swords the enemy thrust at him were avoided by using the technique of the ‘ball avoiding Yoshi’

Even then, his breathing gradually grew heavier, and he took small wounds here and there.

If he didn’t have this special technique, Yoshiharu would have become a corpse in the blink of an eye.

For one hour, this jostling continued on the grasslands.

“Haa Haa Haa……!”

Yoshiharu was occupied with just protecting his body so he couldn’t even kill one enemy, he didn’t have any intention of killing the enemy but the war situation became advantageous for the Oda military.

“Everyone, gather courage! One more push remaining!”

Riding on the horse was a armor clad person but, the person pushed forth to the front line and gave a shout.

Suddenly, it was the attack of the cavalry unit which saw the chance of crushing the enemy front lines.

“Foot Soldiers! Someone return to the headquarters, and protect the Lord!”

However the foot soldiers were dreaming of taking at least one neck of the enemy and no one returned to the headquarters.

I don’t like offering an enemy’s neck, and it seems that the victory is decided to be that of Oda military----

Yoshiharu had an idea

(Let’s head to the headquarters!)

While running on his feet, he glanced at the one giving the cavalry orders.

Clad in a magnificent armor and helmet, it was once again a girl.

(Imagawa Yoshimoto, Matsudaira Motoyasu too, and this military commander of the Oda clan is a girl as well. Just what is occurring in this world?)

He naturally didn’t have the luxury to think, while holding the spear he headed to the Oda military’s headquarters.

It was a really chaotic battle, they had already sent the guards to protect General to the front lines, the headquarters was virtually empty.

However.

In there, from somewhere, suddenly the Imagawa’s suicide unit assaulted.

Oda Nobunaga is in a dangerous situation!

(Uooooooh? Continuing from Old Man Toukichirou, if even Oda Nobunaga dies, Japanese history would be impossible to correct!)

Toyotomi conquers Japan in the end but it was because his Lord Oda Nobunaga had more or less consolidated the Warring States. If both of them fell together, Tokugawa Ieyasu (Matsudaira Motoyasu) who snatched it after Toyotomi would also not be able to unify Japan. Ieyasu continued to serve these two, and waiting for the death of his Master, he only snatched the whole of Japan at the end.

No one can consolidate this chaotic world. If that happens then, he doesn’t know what will happen to Japan but since he liked Sengoku games, he didn’t like the idea.

And above all else, the hot breath of the real Warring States era made Yoshiharu’s blood boil.

The one who was apparently general Oda Nobunaga was surrounded on all sides by Imagawa’s suicide unit. Yoshiharu despite being somewhat weak kneed, resolutely charged in.

He knocked down the spear that came flying towards the helmet of the general with his own.

(I was able to save Nobunaga’s life by a hair’s breadth! Someone like me? That moment, history moved!)

Amazing. I intervened in history!

Although he was moved, they were still surrounded by enemies. There’s no time to face the General, Nobunaga’s face. In order to protect the general, he’ll become a wall and block their way.

“In order to serve the Oda clan, the ronin samurai, Sagara Yoshiharu appears!”

“It’s a new Oda soldier!”

“It’s just 1 person! Finish him first!”

In order to defeat the General, they have to remove Yoshiharu who had become a wall.

The Imagawa soldiers simultaneously attack Yoshiharu.

“Ora ora ora ora ora!”

Yoshiharu was impatient. Not only was the headquarters small, the enemy numbers were too many.

This is bad! If they get any closer, I won’t be able to avoid the swrods.

My dodging ability that I trained in dodgeball is for long & medium distance attacks. It’s not meant for short ranged attacks from a radius of under 1 metre!

“If you come closer, you won’t surviveeee! Uoryaaaaaaa!”

While shouting in a loud voice, Yoshiharu randomly rotated the spear.

However---

“This guy’s an amateur!”

“Cover him from all sides and stab him with spears at once!”

“Damn, I was found out, huh!”

Well, you would be found out.

That moment, while making exploding sounds, a smokescreen spread from the legs.

While the vision was concealed by a white smoke,

“Guoh!”

“Uwah”

“Fugya”

Screams started to let out from the Imagawa soldiers.

And then, the smoke was blown away by the wind, Yoshiharu’s vision clears----

The Imagawa soldiers who attacked the headquarters had all fainted and were lying near Yoshiharu’s feet,

(I see. Goemon did it, huh.)

I have heard that it's more difficult to have the opponent faint in battle than to kill him.

If you don’t have a great difference in strength, you don’t have time to be considerate.

(Which means that child ninja, even though she’s a lisping shorty, she’s actually really strong?)

As Yoshiharu gaped with his mouth open, he heard the voice of horse hooves closing in.

(My Lord, it’s a huge win for our allies! Were you alright!”

It was the brave girl commander who had assaulted from the front lines leading the cavalry a bit earlier.

She was around the same age as Yoshiharu. Yoshiharu thought the girl with eyes that radiated a strong will can be quite pretty.

(Hm?)

The part around the chest was strangely quite expanded.

(Hu-Huge tits…..???)

Without thinking he stared at her breasts, the girl commander on the horse seemed to notice his perverted gaze and let out a shout “Kyaa?”

“W-What’s with you, bastard? E-E-Even though you’re just a foot soldier, you dare stare at my breasts!?”

“Ah, sorry! Since it was the first time I saw a girl in reality with such huge tits that I….”

Blush.

The mannish girl commander was shaking with rage and removed her sword while her face blushed red..

In the corner of her eyes which had previously shown feelings of victory, tears of shame started coming out.

“I-Insolent bastard! I will have your head!”

“Eek! Sorry!”

It was the moment when Yoshiharu without thinking turned the other way and started to flee.

The General who had been sitting on the chair of the headquarters forever, opened her mouth.

“Stop, Riku! No matter what, that guy saved my life so I have to give him a reward.”

“What? Is that the truth?”

“Yes. He saved me when I was about to get stabbed by a spear. And also, I couldn’t really see it but he used a strange technique and defeated Imagawa force.”

“…..W-Was that so. B-By your will.”

That’s right. The Oda clan’s General was in the headquarters.

That was dangerous, I was able to protect her.

Oda Nobunaga.

In the chaotic world of the Warring states, in the ruthless battle of demons, the man who pushingly consolidated the states, the one called as a Demon King and a dictator----.

No matter what, there’s no way that even Nobunaga becomes a girl----

“Nobunaga-sama, please hire me as a foot soldier!”

Bam

At the same time as raising his head, his face was kicked by the sole of the straw sandals coming at him.

“Fugya?”

“Huh? Who’s Nobunaga? My name is Nobuna. No-bu-na.”

“Eeeeeh?”

“What’s wrong with you? Aren’t you really an idiot for making a mistake in the name of the General you’re trying to work under.”

While having his faced stepped on, he looked up to the figure of this poison tongue General.

The brown hair was done in a clumsy manner like a bamboo whisk. (T/N: Used in tea ceremonies, search for the word chasen for the images)

She wasn’t wearing any armor or helmet.

Her cheeks and forehead were black with soot. With one sleeve of the bath robe exposed, with a long sword and a short sword tied with a straw rope, a flint bag and a gourd hanging from her waist, and also on the hakama covering her waist and legs was a tiger skin tied like a loincloth.

On her left shoulder was a hawk that looked like it had been domesticated. It seemed recklessly fierce.

And also, on her right shoulder was a imported arquebus of the barbarians----a black gun.

Can’t call it a delinquent, nor an eccentric eye catching person, nor some original clothes.

Without a doubt this was “Owari’s fool”, Oda Nobunaga’s fashion in his younger days----is what Yoshiharu thought.

However.

“What are you staring at like an idiot? I am Oda Nobuna! The Feudal Lord Protector of Owari, the head of the Oda clan!”

One again, Yoshiharu found the mistake.

This is the second.

First, the name is a bit different.

Second, she seems to have a quick temper and seems selfish but----this high pitched voice, this small waist, the lightly swelling chest----once again, she was a girl.

If she didn’t have those eccentric eye catching clothes, she may have been in a way be cute, but if she has a dirty appearance like this then her original face can’t be recognized, is what Yoshiharu thought.

However, only those two glaring eyes glittering and overflowing with life, may be a bit beautiful.

“Hey. What’s your name?”

Guni

The muzzle of the arquebus was jabbed in his mouth.

If I don’t answer then she’ll really shoot! Is what he realized.

However, the muzzle got in the way, and his mouth didn’t move properly.

“Sa……ga………fugafuga……..ha………ru”

“Got it. “Sa……..(omitted)……..ru”. Your name is Saru!” (T/N: Saru means monkey)”

“You’re wrong, Fugafuga, remove this please!”

“You’re noisy!”

Doga! He was kicked.

“You’re wearing strange clothes that I have never seen before, and earlier without even doing anything, just by waving your spear around you defeated the Imagawa soldiers, no matter how you think of it, that isn’t human. That’s why, you’re Saru!”

That’s so seriously absurd, Yoshiharu wanted object.

“Don’t joke around with me, I am a human! No, rather, since I have come from the future, I'm maybe closer to God, you know? I saved your life, be a bit more thankful to me.”

“First. I can’t think of weird existences like you as a human like me. Second. I am a rationalist and don’t believe in Gods, Buddha, or strange things. That’s why, this is my decision! You’re an existence below human!”

“That’s sophistry!”

“But, meh, your appearance resembles human males. You sure do run your mouth in human like words. You’re a species between monkeys and humans, in other words, Saru! Only Saru is possible!”

Funfun, while snorting through the dirtied nose due to the dust, Nobunaga….no, Nobuna thurst her index finger on Yoshiharu’s forehead.

“But for you to save me, aren’t you a Saru who shows promise. As your reward, I’ll allow you to be kept as my pet, you know?”

Furthermore, the final blow kick comes flying towards his face.

Yoshiharu avoided it nimbly.

Earlier he was hit by a very unexpected attack.

Once he knew that a kick was coming to the face, he was somehow able to avoid it.

Having her certain attack dodged, reversely, Nobuna got angry. (T/N: The actual term used is gyakugire, which means that the one who should be angry wasn't but reversely the other one gets angry.)

“Hey, why are you running away, stay put and get kicked by me! Or are you an animal?”

“Uooooooh, what’s with this woman? Shut up, I am a human”

“Wh….what an impertinent Saru! Calling your master a woman?”

“My name is Sagara Yoshiharu! Who would become your pet.”

“Pet? What’s that, monkey language?”

“I am saying that I won’t be becoming your domesticated monkey! Just employ me as your foot soldier!”

The two come face to face, and both gave a bellow.

What an insolent bastard to be retorting back to the princess! Let’s behead him, is what the female commander suggested to Nobuna after descending from the horse.

“Riku? Indeed, it’s easy to behead him but he may be a rare Saru who descended from the heavens you know? At any rate, he can speak human language. I have decided, I am domesticating him.”

“That’s why, I said I won’t be domesticated!”

“Princess, this man once again gave a loud voice! Let’s behead him after all!”

“It’s fine. We lost a lot of pages in a useless battle----and also, I wanted a male's hands right.”

“……Yeah. That’s true. Indeed, right now the princess needs a male’s hands.”

“Take this Saru, depart immediately, Riku.”

“By your command. This Shibata Katsui, will continue to protect the Princess!”

I see. This girl with huge boobs is the fierce Shibata Katsuie who served Nobunaga…indeed, in the regards to athletic ability she does feel to be of a peerless quality….is what Yoshiharu thought.

It seems Riku nickname of the Shibata Katsuie.

However, by needing male's hands, can it be I will be said “carry the seeds of the Oda clan” and live the life of a stud horse…..That may be possible…….wait, wait, I don’t want this filthy looking kid!

While Yoshiharu is indulged in that perverted delusion, before he knew it, there was a rope around his neck.

While clutching that rope in front, Nobuna straddled onto her favorite horse.

“You can run. Since you’re a Saru, you should be good in foot race.”

“Wait! Uguuuuuuuuu, the rope is tightening!”

“He really talks a lot, let’s behead him.”

“No, Riku. Since he’s my domestic monkey, if you behead him I’ll get angry.”

“You guys, don’t run on the horses! My neck, my neeeeeeeck! Uooooh! Even though you’re wearing a getup like a monkey, Nobuna, have a looooook!”

While running behind Nobuna and Shibata’s horses with all his might, Yoshiharu though.

Aah…… it was a “Planet of monkeys”…. (T/N: I don’t know if this a reference to the movie Planet of the apes, but it was literally translated as “Planet of monkeys”)

While running on the slope bound by the rope, he tried shouting “Goemon, help me!” but Goemon didn’t show up at all.

She may not appear when Nobuna and the others are present.

“Because the Imagawa military hindered us, we were completely late. Hey, Saru, immediately scoop out the water of lake.”

“Huh?”

Even his breathing had gone faint, Yoshiharu laid down on the foot path of the pond in the mountain.

Nobuna who had just descended from her horse, gave a kick on the lying Yoshiharu’s butt.

“Cough Cough Cough”

Shibata Katsuie had arranged the footsoldiers surrounding the pond and seemed to have secured it so that the villagers who had gathered would not come near Nobuna. Yoshiharu asked Nobuna.

“Hey, why do you want me to scoop up water from the pond? Is your throat thirsty or what?”

“You’re an idiot. You really are a Saru. Don’t I have a gourd on my waist so that I can drink water any time any place. Can’t you see.”

“I can see! What’s idiotic is that fashion sense of yours!”

“So you’re once again using that monkey language and tricking me. Hey, take the gourd. It’s pretty heavy walking with it hanging on my waist.

“Alright.”

Bam bam bam, in rapid succession he was hit by the gourds on his face.

“If you lose even one of them, your head will be flying.”

This woman, keep looking, I will have you pay one daaaaay, Yoshiharu bared his fangs and barked.

“Hey hey, start scooping out water immediately.”

“Once I scoop it out, promise me that you’ll hire me, not as a pet but as a foot soldier.”

“Yes yes. If you’re able to scoop it out, that is.”

By needing male hands, it was for this manual work huh…while hanging his head, Yoshiharu stood up.

Well, it’s better than being told “Become a stud horse” by the filthy looking getup like a monkey of Nobuna.

While scooping the water of the pond with a ladle, Yoshiharu inquired.

“So, how much should I scoop out.”

“Everything. Till the bottom of the pond is visible.”

“Wait a bit!!!!!!!!!!! It’s impossible! Just how many buckets worth would that be?”

“Huh? What’s a bucket? Like I said, do it fast.”

I don’t get what you’re saying! You know, humans break when they’re forced to do manual labour without any meaning behind it!

“Fuun. You really are not from this area.”

Nobuna sat on the chair, and while having the gourd on her lips, she explained in a blunt manner.

In reality it seemed really bothersome.

“There’s a rumour that a Dragon God is dwelling in this ‘Ojaga pond’. And so, up till now the villagers sunk maidens in the pond as sacrifices.”

“You serious. They really are superstitious.”

“Really. There’s no way a God or Buddha is there. Those sort of things are only a figment of the human imagination, in other words, an illusion.”

“As expected of the rationalist.”

She really is the Oda Nobunaga in this world, is what Yoshiharu thought.

However, for the medieval Japan, she can’t be seen as revolutionary genius. She wasn’t seen.

No matter how you look at it, she’s a filthy, thin, small delinquent monkey girl.

“Geez, with everyone stupid in this world, you’ll start hating it. Hey, there’s a thin girl standing besides Riku, right? She’s this year’s live sacrifice, a human sacrifice.”

In the direction Nobuna was pointing at, indeed there was a pale faced girl wearing Japanese clothes who was trembling.

Even for that distance, I could understand that she was quite a beauty.

The long hair was for some reason glossy and blue, indeed it was the appearance of a heroin who had a sad fate.

“Y….You said that they’ll sink that girl in the pond? It’s a waste!!”

“That’s right. That’s why I will teach this village’s ignorant people. That there’s no Dragon God or such living in the bottom of the pond. However, for that purpose, there’s a need to scoop out all the water of the pond, right? If those Imagawa bunch didn’t interfere, I would have been able to use a lot of male hands and scoop out the water.”

Yoshiharu’s eyes started sparkling like a gem.

Old man Toukichirou!

It’s come promptly, the chance to fulfill our ambition!

Please watch!

“Alright, I got it! I will scoop it out! In exchange, introduce that girl to me!

“……Huh?”

“It’s a waste for her to be a sacrifice for a Dragon God. After informing the villagers of the truth that the Dragon God or what not is a superstition, then I’ll have that girl become my girlfriend! Got it, that’s a promise!”

“W-Wait a minute?”

Willpower!

Willpoweeeer!!!!

….

Just how many hours did it take.

Although Goemon who was bored used earth element technique and a water element technique to sneakily flow a part of the pond into the river, Yoshiharu did half of the pond with one arm of his.

The persistent tenacity towards that girl, could only be present in the man who Toukichirou recognized as his Otoutobun.

Finally around the time when the night was completely dark, not even a single drop was left in Ojaga pond----.

“Amazing……this willpower, you aren’t a normal Saru….”

His work was good enough for even Nobuna to admire him without thinking.

And also Nobuna liked hard working vassals.

With the water of the pond scooped out, the true identity of the Dragon God was also cleared up.

There was no existence such as a Dragon God that existed on the exposed base of the pond.

Instead, there was one big carp jumping.

“There there, did everyone see? This carp is the real identity of the Dragon God you worshipped! Rituals such as human sacrifices are prohibited from now on till eternity! Those who disobey will get the death sentence!”

The villagers were all murmuring “That was surprising” “It was as Nobuna-sama said” and returned to their houses.

And then Yoshiharu who had completed this ordeal splendidly with just tenacity and spirit was:

“Wheeze……Wheeze…..Wheeze……T-That girl, introduce her to me….”

“If it’s about that girl, she went back to celebrate with her fiancé.”

“…..Eh…..!?”

“Be happy. She said that even she was very grateful. You feel good after doing a good deed, fufufu.”

Thud

Yoshiharu died.

He lay on the pond, he cried without a sound.

“Hey, why are you collapsed. I’ll make you a foot soldier as the reward. It’s an exceptional thing to make a Saru a foot soldier, be grateful, you know? Hey you listening, this Saru?”

Fugyuru, the back of his head was stepped on.

However, Yoshiharu who was dejected deeper than the sea didn’t have any energy to even give a sound.

(……Haha…Ahaha….. Fiancé ………say that from the beginning, dammit!)

He was at his limit just screaming in his heart.

[Chapter 2]