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At a time when Tachibana Somo and Honda Tadashi were playing a legendary one-horse beating in the mountain, in front of Kurumi Castle, this one also had a spectacular clash heating the air.

Needless to say, Toshiyuki Yoshihiro of the anti-Tokugawa forces blocking the way was attacked by the forces of Takati Fujido and Kaming Kato of the Tokugawa forces.

But the soldiers of Yoshihiro's army were against a thousand, while the soldiers of Fujido and Kato combined for four thousand. That number was four times different, and it was only a matter of time before the army was defeated, no matter how well Toshiyuki was known for his battles.

Except he had a chance.

It knew, by means of an advance meeting, that five thousand armies led by Yoshitoshi Otomo would slap behind Fujido and others.

"Almost there!! My lord will be here soon!! Until then, bear with me!!

And he was diligently admonishing the soldiers, consolidating his protection, and stopping them.

Fujido and Kato, on the other hand, are hitting Yoshihiro's army ready to be poked behind their back, and there's no reason to take the time here.

"The enemy is a widow!! Twist and crush at once! The goal is a great friend army ahead!! We are here to help you, Admiral!!

And he was shaving Yoshihiro's army all at once with a wave-like attack that he couldn't breathe.

The momentum is tremendous, and Yoshihiro's army is pushed out. Still, he hasn't given up hope.

"This is where the anti-Tokugawa forces compete," he said, holding a small promise in his chest that he would "dedicate himself when the battle is over" with his colleague Yoshioka Apricot, who is far away from his age.

When Toshiyuki himself fell into a brawl so much as to encourage the soldiers as he waved his spear...

"Here they come!!! Lord's stamp!!!

One soldier's shout stuck inside Yoshihiro's army.

- Ooh!! My lord is here!!

- Don't worry about it!!

And, Yoshihiro's army is surrounded by relief. Fujido, on the other hand, Kato's army, was beginning to get caught up in a sense of impatience.

But the margin of mind also seemed to create room for the way to fight, and Yoshihiro's army, which had been pushed back gradually, pushed that front up to near Kurumichi Castle.

to the advance of the Great Friends Army, that's Fujido Takati. When he also cools his liver,

"Just eat the attack decently from behind as it is!! Restart your attitude once!!

and moved the army a little further away from Yoshihiro's army to a position that would stare at both Otomo and Yoshihiro's armies. Plus the Kato Army.

- Ooh, ooh!!

Nature and Yoshihiro's army cheer.

The damage was immense, a state of full-blown creation in which there was no one, including the intact and other Yoshihiro Toshiyuki, but they were nevertheless enveloped with joy, as when they won the battle.

Fujido, Yoshihiro Toshiyuki, who saw both Kato's armies separated, sums up the soldiers who can move quickly and starts the march without joining Otomo Yoshio's army.

And Yoshihiro Toshiyuki, who stood at the head of the line, smiled and shouted against the system.

"My lord!!! Thank you for waiting!!

Tong Yue approached the orthodox across the horse he had retained.

But there is no smile on the orthodox.

I couldn't help but think that even sadness was floating in his eyes.

… and it was then…

- Pavan...

And the dry cannon noise stuck.

"Huh..."

And, although he was Tongxiao, who uttered a short word to his surprise, the next moment, his body was powerless, and he collapsed making a loud noise of "dow" from the horse as it was.

"but... is..."

Blood overflows from Tong Yu's mouth.

And from Yoshio Otomo, a startling word was uttered.

"The aim is Yoshihiro Tomoki's army!! All at once! Ugh!!

- Dodd dodd dodd!!!

The soldiers of Yoshihiro's army, who, along with the intense bursting noise, were approaching the defenseless and orthodox army, are shot from next to next.

"Foot Squad!! Destroy the rest of the soldiers!!

And, going on, I wondered if the heartless screams echoed around, and the army of the Orthodox began raiding the Yoshihiro army, which had only a few left, and quickly defeated most of them.

Yoshihiro Toshiyuki was not the only one who had already lost consciousness at this time who had no idea what the hell had happened. Both Takati Fujido and Kaming Kato, unable to swallow the situation, just opened their mouths and stared at the unilateral ravages of Yoshio Otomo's army.

At first glance, behind the army of its great friends, there was a flag showing the army of Hideyoshi Ikeda, and surprisingly, immediately next to the system was the general of its Ikeda army, Hideyoshi Ikeda.

And Yoshio Otomo spoke out loud enough to reach the soldiers of both the Fujido and Kato armies.

"I am the Otomo family owner, Otomo Yoshidai!!

This time, with greater density than the Tokugawa Inner Prefecture, he continued to monitor the movements of the rebels plotting Heavenly Repetition!!

This is the letter from the Tokugawachi Prefecture, which bears witness to this!!

and raised his writ high with his right hand while on the horse.

Of course, neither Takati Fujido nor Kaming Kato had the technique of confirming the authenticity of the writ from a remote location, but above all, the fact that there is Hideyoshi Ikeda alongside his Otomo brother-in-law and pawn tells the story that the brother-in-law is not the enemy of the Tokugawa forces more than his writ.

"Yoshihiro Toshiyuki, who can be killed here, is the man who was behind the right Admiral Tokugawa, with all the rebels, such as Somo Tachibana, Yoshihiro Shimazu and Rushui Kuroda!!

Therefore, I pledged my allegiance to the Tokugawachi Prefecture until the success of this Otomo Yoshidai!!

I am already a dying Yoshihiro Toshiyuki, but I have not yet lost consciousness of it.

In the heartless words of his righteousness he was more sorrowful than angry, and his tears overflowed.

"Next, will you slaughter the army of Yoshioka Apricots, who are wandering behind the right Admiral's throne and the army of Kuroda Rushui, who is trying to stop his right Admiral from going?!!

For the sake of Tahei Tenshita, we join forces with Yoshitoshi Otomo, Fujido, Kato and Ikeda to help the Right General!!

Doubt it if you want!!

My back is always free!

And if there be a rebellious move against my army, then thrust behind it! And by the knife of Lord Ikeda, who is next to me, shall I not be finished?!

Both Takati Fujido and Kaming Kato had to trust him in this orthodox language.

Because if they really had a secret life from Tokugawa Jiayang for attacking him here, they could be punished.

Besides, he already cited in front of him the formality of breaking whoever was after Hideyoshi Tokugawa. Besides, that's who was his minister. If you suspect him like that and assault that back, that would be the laugher of the world.

And if we didn't act together without trusting him like this, he would kick the army of Rushui Kuroda, arguably the shadow general of the anti-Tokugawa forces, both of Huizheng Ikeda. In that case, it is no exaggeration to say that Fujido and the others, who came all the way to Kyushu at great expense, will be completely eliminated.

"Otomo... you did well..."

And Takati Fujido, an ambitious man, was biting his lips off too much of remorse.

Knowing or not the look on the face of such a high tiger, Yoshio Otomo told everyone on the spot aloud when he smiled at his mouth.

"Everyone!! The aim is the formation of the Right Admiral!! Why not kick the rebels in the way and bring peace to Kyushu!!

- Ooh!!!

and a natural call from every army soldier.

"All armies, move on!!!

- Whoa, whoa!!!

By ordinance of his father-in-law, the armies of Otomo, Fujido, Kato and Ikeda, together more than 10,000 men, began to move together.

………

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"Lord Ikeda... I have left a few things to do, so please move on. I'll be right back..."

And, Yoshito Otomo stopped the horse on the spot when he spoke to Hui Zheng Ikeda beside him. Hui Zheng left the scene when he nodded.

A system that crouched on the spot without its flow as 10,000 great armies proceeded in unison.

At the end of that gaze...

There was a figure of Yoshihiro Toshiyuki falling on his back.

The brother-in-law puts his face closer to his mouth.

I still have a faint breath...

But both eyes have already lost their light, and may no longer be conscious.

Still, the orthodox spoke to Together Fortunately.

"This too... is a mess... don't resent it..."

Then…

- Gah...!!

and the orthodox is grabbed by its right hand.

The face of the stepfather turned surprisingly blue, staring at the bearer of his hand… Yoshihiro Toshiyuki.

"and..."

With a faint voice, Tongxiao squeezes his last power and calls to his righteousness. The orthodox did not answer it, but waited silently for his next word.

"Oh... oh... amulet... please..."

The Orthodox who heard the words, at that moment... trembled...

A system that seemed to crush me with guilt before the beginning of this battle.

How many too sleepless nights of remorse have you had...

Still, I had to be tied to the cause of "protecting and enlarging Otomo".

There were tears of blood in my heart to take the lives of those who had suffered with me.

Take that...

Tomoki Yoshihiro understood everything...

It came painfully from that hand of Tongxiao, who firmly held the hand of the orthodox.

In retrospect, for his righteousness, Tongxiao was still like his father.

Whether the Orthodox fled in front of their enemies, abandoned their country and fled, or drinks and falls, they never abandoned the Orthodox.

Encourage at times, scold at times, rejoice together at times...

It was the family itself, precisely for the Orthodox.

Yet... the in-laws had to choose to enlarge Otomo's house until they stepped on that body.

For one thing, it was because of his weakness that he could not resist the presence of Tae-jung.

My father-in-law blamed me for that.

I regret... pity...

Nothing is different from when I was being chased through the country, I hate my humble self.

I hate myself for being scorched and helpless, not unlike myself back then when I couldn't do anything to see people mourning and grieving.

There are tears. I can't even stop whimpering.

The power of that hand that Togoki grabs gradually weakened meant that the light of his life disappeared.

"Sorry... sorry... sorry..."

That word over and over again. The orthodox knows that no more words are merely ornaments. What resistance will the orthodox have in exposing his weakness beyond this?

To him like that, Toshiyuki called out to squeeze.

"and... of... what if..."

"Enough! Don't talk any more!!

To the voice from the bottom of the heart of his righteousness, Tongxiao faintly shook his neck beside him.

And... continued...

"And yet... I can grab you...

Mixed with… yes… yes… "

I smile slightly, Tomoki.

And...

He's broken...

"Sorry!!!!

The Orthodox could not be on the spot any longer. When he spanned the horses, he tried to escape and left the place behind.

Would that also be his weakness?

He is indeed weak.

Compared to heroes such as Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Jiayasu Tokugawa, who have moved the times, they would be terribly tiny.

But how many people in this world acknowledge their weakness?

By the mighty, he tastes the humiliation of being suppressed in the mud, manipulated as a puppet, and hunted down enough to take with his hand the life of a family-like...

Will he be really weak, knowing that life is filled with such filthy things, and still step forward?

And Toshiyuki Yoshihiro understood everything.

That a man named Yoshio Otomo still moves forward...

that he never stops, even though he bears all the sins he has committed and his head is trampled on by the mighty...

My heart gets scratched, and what I carry gets heavier and heavier.

Still, he crawls and moves on...

Toshiyuki was in love with his way of life like that. That's how I feel...

That there's no reason there...

Fugitives, frustrations, failures, humiliations… will not appear in future generations, such as those who yearn for the previous life of the orthodox.

Still, being at his side, helping him, crawling with him, and still proceeding one step at a time with him, his life was full of happiness, and Tongxiao left the world with his chest stretched out.

Can such a Yoshihiro Toshiyuki's life be described as a laugh...

Yoshio Otomo moves on.

His life ahead of him is either glory or frustration, and that doesn't matter to him.

- Anyway, forward...

That's how he will continue to live.

Because that's how a man named Yoshio Otomo lives.