Chapter 27: War Council

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The warm sunlight spread throughout the land, welcoming a new day in beautiful rays as if the chaos last night never happened. The sunray fills every corner of Azuchi, replacing the soft lanterns' light from last night.

On the highest floor of a castle, a young woman is still deep in her sleep. The hair piece of accessory that hold her hair together is lying next to her on the tatami as her silky long locks spreads on the mat.

"It was Kennyo after all." Nobunaga has a report held in his hand, a report brought by Mitsunari.

"Yes, Nobunaga-sama. The spy he implanted in the Oda forces had been working under Kazumasu for 5 years." Mitsunari is sitting formally on Nobunaga's right side.

Y/N tiredly open her eyes. She stretches her hands and goes back to sleep just before she realizes the pillow she is laying her head on isn't an actual pillow.

Her eyes shot open and she jolts up like lightning. It was Nobunaga's lap.

"You finally wake up, brat." His eyes are still glued onto the document in his hand.

He had woken up at the early rise of dawn to find their position had switched. Y/N was clinging onto him and he decided to just keep her there.

"Good morning, Y/N." Mitsunari's smile radiates brighter than the sun.

"G-Good morning Mitsunari-sensei..." She stutters. "I thought you were the one--."

"You ended up hugging me like a polar bear. I couldn't move." Nobunaga answers nonchalantly.

"Did you stay like that the whole night?" Y/N awkwardly asks.

The two men seem to be having a small council meeting. Nobunaga doesn't answer but Mitsunari simply nods at her with his kind smile still glued on his lips.

"Nobunaga-sama, here is your requested document." Hideyoshi enters the tenshu. "Ah, good morning Y/N, you've finally woken up."

Hideyoshi grins brightly.

"Good morning Hideyoshi... Were you all here?" She sits up formally as she sees the young general enters.

"I think for an hour now." Hideyoshi takes a seat next to Mitsunari before he lay down a document in front of his lord.

"Why didn't you wake me up, I don't think this is the right--... good spot for a council." The bright sunlight from the balcony is beaming directly at Mitsunari and Hideyoshi almost as if it is trying to blind them.

But two still have a bright smile on them like it does not bother them at all.

"We need some sunlight nutrients according to Nobunaga-sama." Mitsunari's eyes wrinkle up to a smile.

"Oh, both of you look happily... struggling though." She mutters, still bewildered of the sudden scene she sees first thing in the morning.

"Your mouth is moving a lot despite the fact you look like a homeless person." Nobunaga glares at her from the corner of his eyes.

Just then she notices her hair is fuzzy in a mess. She stood up quickly and bow at them before dashing out the tenshu.

"You're really fond of Y/N, Nobunaga-sama." Mitsunari innocently said with voice fill with joys.

"Don't speak nonsense, Mitsunari. Her stupidity is contagious." Nobunaga now is looking at the document Hideyoshi brought to him.

The two generals before him, though are being blind by the bright sunlight, are smiling unusually brightly in the early morning at Nobunaga.

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