It was the morning after the night Yoshiharu had sworn loyalty to Nobuna together alone.
Currently, Goemon had returned and brought urgent news to Yoshiharu in the five leaf Aralia tenement.
“I have returned from spying at Mino.”
Without changing her expression, she disinterestedly reported the news.
But the contents of that were astonishing to Yoshiharu.
“The Mino nobles, towards Dousan's actions to Nobuna-dono...”
“What?”
“They are enraged at his proclamation of handing over the province to her.”
“Goemon, don't tell me...?”
“The son of Dousan, Saitou Yoshitatsu, having been stirred by them, has revolted.”
“Don't keep on breaking sentences. Say it all together, what happened to Dousan?”
“Dousan was chased out from the main castle of Mino, castle Inabayama.
“......My bad. Even if you stutter, I won't laugh, please say it all at once.”
“As you wish. Ahem....Dousan is gathering his army near Nagara river, it seems like he is preparing to attack Iyamayama(Inabayama) castle.”
“....pu”
“.....”
Yoshiharu thought "Why can't we advance our conversation when this is such an important matter!?". He apologized with his hands clasped together with a tearful mood.
"Sorry, Goemon-chan. That one was just a fart. I didn't laugh.
"....Cough. Saitou Yoshitatsu's side proceeded towards the Nagara river with an army 10 times the swize(size) of Dousan's, the battle between fazer(father) and son has started.”
Goemon bit her tongue! He didn't even have the luxury to laugh at this.
"That's too rash! Why don't they stay in a castle? Even if it's the powerful Mino's Viper, it's suicide if they face off with an army 10 times more than them in a plain battlefield.”
"Indeed. Dousan had decided to die proudly in the battlefield."
"Why?"
"Most probably because he might be afraid that if the situation turns into a siege, Nobuna-dono will send reinforcements to help him in Mino. If she does that then Imagawa Yoshimoto, who is maing(making) preparations to advance to the kapital(capital), will attack Owari when it's empty.”
"Reinforcements from Nobuna?"
"It's true that Nobuna-dono had a difficult personality, but if she starts liking someone, she'll help them till the end"
"So that ero-geezer wants to die in battle before Nobuna can realize about this coup d'etat in Mino?"
"As expected from Mino's Viper, to have predicted to such lengths."
Yoshiharu sprang up and ran out.
"Sagara-uji, where are you going?"
"I am going to report to Nobuna."
"It's best if you don't. Act like you don't know ---- If you tell her Owabi(Owari) will be destroyed."
"That's Nobuna's business! This isn't news I can just bury!"
"Ohoh. Sagara-uji, in the period I wasn't here you have really developed a compassion for that princess~nya."
"That's not true..." Yoshiharu replied unhappily while running to the main citadel.
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The Ambitions of Oda Nobuna Volume 1
AdventureSagara Yoshiharu finds himself back in time during the Sengoku era. During his first day, he was about to be killed in a battlefield. He is saved by a man named Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The famous Daimyou, General and Politician who unified Japan and end...
