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6 Years of Celebration (1601) June -

Seiyuki Osaki, who had refrained from his second worship with Hideyoshi Toyotomi the next day, Takeda had a long dream. However, this is not the first time I have dreamed of it. It's a dream he's been seeing over and over again already, and it's a part of his life that's turned back… but strangely, it's not all he's experienced himself. Until he was not on the spot, it was reflected as part of his memory as if he had experienced it.

But those dreams, which could never be forgotten, had also ceased to be seen at all these days.

Yet only wonder and this day was a clear vision of the dream.

It's a story about a dream a woman couldn't fulfill...

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7th day of heaven (1579) November 16th Kofu-

This was a special day at the Takeda family.

Shinseng Takeda, the son of Katsushi Takeda, was set to serve in sunshine.

After Shingen Takeda's death, including Nagashiro's defeat of the match, and his separation from Shingen Takeda due to the riots in your hall, the home commotion of the Uesugi family, Takeda lurked the shadow of his prestige precisely as he rolled down the steep slope. It goes without saying that the Takeda family was precisely a critical situation, such as the ministers getting somewhere dark, the impatient haste without a place to go and being hit by a new principals, victory and disturbance in your house.

In this, only the sunny day of Shinseng, which is responsible for the future of the Takeda family, was carried out in a rush to forget about the turmoil and so on.

All this time, with the addition of Seung-yu Takeda, who was over thirty years old, and Mrs. Seung-yu, who was just fifteen years old, and an apparent and daunting woman later called Mrs. Hojo, she was wrapped in a full laugh.

But in the midst of such a feast, Seung-yu turned to Mrs. Hojo when she tightened her smile.

"Butterfly. Now my son has also grown into a man in front of him. Now I have no worries about the Takeda family.

If the Lord returns to Odawara, it is now. "

Butterfly… i.e. Mrs. Hojo rounded her eyes to such a husband's words.

She is the daughter of Hojo Tsukang and the sister of Hojo Tsukiji, the head of the Hojo family at this time. Formerly a political marriage was intended for an alliance between the Hojo and Takeda families, but already at this time, the Takeda and Hojo families ran out of hand and are now in a hostile relationship.

Because of this state of affairs, Seiyu had urged her to return to Odawara Castle, the main castle of the Hojo family, from the time her alliance with the Hojo family was destroyed.

"Dear Sheng Li... I have refused the matter more than once...

From the moment I was married to the Takeda family, Wataru is in the Takeda family. "

"But..."

And, Seung-yu darkened his expression.

At this time he had already noticed.

That the future of the Takeda family isn't so bright anymore...

Of course, he is only strong in his feelings, and he is ready to confront the overwhelming power of Nobunaga Oda head-on with Jiayang Tokugawa, who is coming under a fierce onslaught, the Hojo government, who has formed an alliance with him and is looking to invade the territory of Takeda with Tiger Vision, and Takeda.

However, given the prevailing circumstances and your home, it was no longer possible in reason to bring the Takeda family to life, as Lord Shingen did when he was alive.

"This! Dear Seung-Joon! Such a face is not suitable for a sunny day!

And toward such a dark-faced victory, Butterfly smiled and cautioned against the victory.

Its voice is soft, giving it the comfort to envelop the anxiety of victory.

"Hmm... you did, sorry"

"No, it's just selfish! And..."

"And?"

To that inquiry of victory, the butterfly said victoriously with a dazzling smile on his face.

"Master Seung-Joon promised. Upper Lo told me that he would walk through the towns of Wataru and Kyo.

Wawa is looking forward to that promise!

Seeing this smile relaxes my cold, hardened heart of victory.

"Oh... you did... a promise"

The butterfly came from the Hojo family to the Takeda family when she was only thirteen years old.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that I still don't know the right or the left.

Still, she had smiled at him since the day she first met Seung-Joon.

And it wasn't just about winning, it was about smiling heartily at everyone in the castle, from those in the house to the samurai. What a strong woman… Seung-Jo couldn't seem to see that smile every time she saw herself pitiful that her body was strong but weak in her heart.

And nature and all around her became brighter, warmer, and smiled.

That was no different even when the Hojo and Takeda families ran out of hand. She encouraged people in her anxious home with that smile and never stopped believing in a bright future.

At that time, she was always trying to talk...

- I'm promising to walk in the town of Kyo with Seiyu.

and…

"So, Master Seung-Joon. You come to see how Shinseng is doing!

And when I said so to the victory favor I was staring at her in disdain, I walked toward Shinseng, fluttering my long, matte dark hair.

The beautiful scent of orchids, slightly smelling from the hair, tickled the nose of Sheng Li.

Happy times go on.

Everyone laughed, and sang.

Even victorious favorites, who usually have a face, perform "baseball dancing" that they are good at.

But who would have thought that day would really be the last peace for the Takeda family, etc.

Not so long ago, the butterfly smile was happily wrapping the people at the feast.

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When we entered Tenjong 10 (1582), things changed.

The Takeda family could not stop walking to destruction so that they could not stop the falling day.

And finally, every thing that could be called a blue sky thunderbolt came into the ear of victory.

That was on January 28th.

"Lord Kizen Yichang of Kiso Valley is in rebellion!! Also with that, Oda rebelled the rapprochement with our home, and with Oda Nobunaga as general general, we are marching towards our country!!

"What!!?

Victory in this reward could not hide enough surprise for heaven and earth to turn upside down. Anyway, Yoshichan Kizen, the owner of the Kizen family, was treated like Ichimen Takeda, in other words, with Princess Shingen Takeda, the sister of Katsushi and daughter of Shingen Takeda, in her normal room. What is more, his old mothers and men are kept in the castle of Kofi as hostages of victory.

Namely, he was the most trustworthy warlord for Seung-chun, and that is why he had left Kiso Valley at the forefront with Oda at his disposal.

That Kizen Yichang conspired against...

Seung-yu learned to feel lightheaded, but when he immediately regained his mind, he called aloud his cousin Nobunaga Takeda, arguably his deputy general.

"Classic stables!! Where are the stables!!?

"Ha!! Dear Shiro (about Seiyuki Takeda)!! Here!"

"Hurry up and let us do the battle!! Aim for Kiso Valley! Before Oda's reinforcements arrive, suppress Kiso Valley and defeat the rebels!!

"Yes!!

And when Shinfu, who had received his life, replied forcefully, he tried to jump and followed the scene.

Feb. 1, '10 -

Shinto Takeda leads a black army representing his army to begin marching towards Kiso Valley.

But Kofi, that march down Shinshu's mountain path, made it extremely difficult. Because the snow is still deep this time of year, and even on top of having to go through the details, deep snow takes my feet.

And Yoshichang Kizen, who has a local interest, had no reason not to take advantage of this situation.

Shinfu's army, which has left Kofi, has a difficulty called Toriyashi once it heads north on Higashiyama Road and southwards from the salt butt via Lake Takeshi in order to head to Kizenfukushima Castle, which is in the true east. The end of the mountain is cut through, but Yoichang's army was waiting with a bow.

In the mountains where little snow still shines, the voices of Takeda's soldiers and Kizen's soldiers come to mark the beginning of the war.

But it only began with a unilateral attack by the Kizen army, and the accumulated snow stained red with the blood of Takeda soldiers everywhere.

"I have no choice! We're out of here!!

It was Shinto's army, which rang in the black range of Takeda, but it was difficult to march in difficulty, so it was forced to retreat.

The report that Shin Fung's army was struggling was also immediately passed on to the winning trust that was in merit.

Then he felt so strongly anxious that he could not have won or stay, that he was ready to lead the army himself.

But the departure of Seiyu, the general, from the main castle will create a great gap in Kofi's country.

At this time, loyal ministers such as Changheng Tsuchiya tried hard to persuade him to retain his victory. But the will to win was harder than iron, forgetting me in anger.

And...

"See your flag and nothing!!

and silenced the loyal ministers, who praised with a voice that echoed throughout the castle, which could be said to be exactly the voice of the crane.

When the soldiers were assembled in just a few hours afterwards, Seiyu began marching towards Kizen Valley.

But...

This appearance no longer made the demise of Takeda decisive.

And so that the bad things overlap, the eruption of Asama Mountain, which can also be described as a vicious sign for the Takeda family, occurs on February 14, the castle without its master is caught in further chaos.

The housekeepers left in Nagasaka fishing idyllic and other castles were desperately trying to calm down the castle, but even that turns into havoc, like water on a burning stone.

At last was the end of his appearance unto those who fled from the castle.

… and it was then.

"Everybody, please calm down!

It's all right. As long as you have the protection of the Bodhisattva, the kingdom of Kofi will not perish. "

And Rin's voice echoed in the castle.

When everyone looked at the bearer of the voice simultaneously, Princess Butterfly stood there with her usual smile stretching her spine.

Inside a messy castle, her beautiful black hair sparks its brilliance without disturbing a single one. The people in the castle, who had gone right and left until earlier, quenched the flames in their hearts so that they could be sucked into her smile.

"The lord who headed for Kiso Valley will soon return to the castle by destroying Kizeng.

At that time, you have to worry about it at all times so that your lord can triumph comfortably.

Do you understand that?

Her unchanging smile healed the hearts of devastated people, and the words brought discipline to people's actions again.

Even in the castle where Seung-yee was absent, he remained calm by the unchanging standing of Princess Butterfly. Princess Butterfly, who removed her shoulder strength as she was relieved to see the whole castle settle down, wrote up a single book caged in her chamber, and the snow was in the deep middle of it and ready to go out.

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February 19th -

She went fishing idyllic,

"Then Wawa will come to Takeda Hachimangu Palace for a must win prayer. Lord Kaishidosai... I asked for the rest."

And I left to go out.

Stepping out of the castle, the cold air outside rubs her hands and feet. It was cold as if she wanted to flaunt her face by accident, but without changing her complexion, she went down the mountain path in Koshu.

And all those who came to see her off unto the gates of the castle were admired in her appearance, only nineteen years old, and had once again admiration for her strength and tenderness.

Princess Butterfly and her offering people walking down the mountain road for a while.

It was about crossing the Cauldron River...

Until then, her face was wet in tears.

The offerings were uniformly surprised by this appearance and peered into her face.

Against such offerings, she squeezes out her trembling voice.

"That's not how you look at people's faces.

Flirting... Flirting... "

And the next word said in a strong tone.

"I regret it!!

At this time, the offerings conveyed her emotions painfully.

Brilliant behavior in the castle… it was "pride" and "will", so to speak, brought about by being the wife of the Takeda family Dyungliang and the daughter of the famous Admiral Kitajo Tsukang.

But now that I was only a little away from the castle, I guess those who supported her heart came off. But she must still be on her knees about to collapse and moving her legs forward.

On her thin shoulders, which could be described as a girl under twenty years of age, when she thought of the burdens that were causing her to bear, neither did the offerings quit tears.

The air around her, reminiscent of a soft spring, is turning into something as cold as a mid-winter that now wraps up merit.

After that, they were all silent, and only the sound of sloppy and fresh snow treading the area was echoing…

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That afternoon...

The line came all the way to the front of the Takeda Hachimangu Palace.

So Princess Butterfly spread the book for herself.

And the trees around them also began to read it with a trembling loud voice.

It was a prayer statement…

It is the endless wish of one woman who loved her husband from the bottom of her heart and dreamed of walking with him…

Even on historical facts, she reads that prayer text that remains as a stone tablet in Takeda Hachimangu Palace, believing that she will be a spiritual one, with all her spirit.

"I salute the Great Bodhisattva of Yahan! Please listen to our wishes!

Strong voice. Its voice echoing everywhere reaches beyond the gray sky.

"As the Lord of Kofi, Taro Takeda named the first generation of the famous Takeda family. Until now, the Takeda family has come from generation to generation to protect the Yadanomiya and Kofi people.

But now, all of a sudden, a renegade minister is appearing, putting the country in crisis!

So, the victory of my husband, the Takeda family owner, is on its way to the enemy, not even its light life!

To this point, tears overflow from her eyes as a tear.

To that appearance, so strong and brave as not to seem to be a very girl, the offerings kneel down on the spot and look up to worship her.

She went on.

"But carelessly, the soldiers' morale will not rise due to the difficult march…"

A butterfly that grins your lips with regret. But the squeezing qi holds a flame in his eyes.

Is that anger, hatred, or thoughtless thoughts again...

"Why did Kizen Yichang flip the anti-flag until he turned a slight shrine and pity abandoned his own mother or son!?

Isn't this about harming his own mother!?

And even the Takeda family benefactors, who are at the same time serving Lord Seung-Joon, are beginning to rebel everywhere, so as to be in tune with the rebels, tormenting the people!

I think that's what goes against the Buddha's teachings, how about that!?

There is no disgust in the first place with Master Seung-Joon!!

Once I cut the words here and breathed, I let go of a big wrinkle between my eyebrows and changed my expression even more severely than before to keep reading it screaming.

"This thought is like a flame that reaches to heaven, this anger lies deep enough to last to the end of the underground!!

This is how I, too, mourn!

Tears are already withered!!

Please, ask!!

If the Divine Heavenly Fate is true, destroy with its power all the five and ten rebel ministers who threaten the country!!

O gods of heaven! Show that protection!!

The cold air in winter touches her steamy cheeks, and it stays hot and disappears into the sky.

She now continues to pray with that whole body of spirit.

"We have come here to remember the teachings of the Buddha in our liver, without any personal interest in me or anything!!

But I wonder if it's sad... all the morale of the rebels is rising...

If divine considerations are true, even if they are defined destinies… "

I cut the words here again... no, thoughts cut my chest, I mean, I let her cut her words.

But she's strong.

Without losing, when I could put my strength into my belly, I read to him to release that wish.

"If you wish, combine that spiritual power to deliver victory to Seung-Joon!!

Retreat the enemy on all sides!!

And the confusion of the country subsides, opening up destiny, asking for the longevity of Seung-yu and the prosperity of the Takeda family offspring!!

If that happens, I, along with Seung-yee, will thank you here at Takeda Yamangu Palace and promise to protect it for a long time!!

I salute this wish, Lord Hachima Dabodhisattva!

Katsuya Takeda is better than my wife!!

Speaking up to the end, and reading to her temperament, when she had done so, she put it in the back of the temple.

When her voice is gone, her surroundings are very quiet and immersed in the aftermath.

Exactly a burning fervent wish...

She can hardly stand on the battlefield.

But her heart was now with Victory Trust.

And everything she can do now, this prayer...

She is also one person.

Some hearts tremble in fear. I also have a mind to think of my hometown.

But still, she felt strongly about supporting her battling victory.

Why...

- Walk through the town of Kyo with Seung-yuk...

That 'dream' was because it was the very power of her life.

A line that completes the service of the petition text goes home.

So he came to the front of a cherry tree in my tsuka.

"I hope to worship this cherry blossom next spring."

That said, Princess Butterfly's face had the same dazzling smile as when she was in the castle.