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Shousheng Minamata's monologue was cut once he discovered Sansei Ishida's mansion in flames.

Mitsune's wife, Uchi, seems to have a clear look in her brain like hell at that time, shuddering and weeping. Princess Kofi gently intervened with her like that, "It's not okay".

And...

Shouxin gently turned his kimono arm.

There...

There were signs of major burns.

I, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and other faces were surprised by the wound, while Shouxin continued to pale.

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5 Years of Celebration (1600) September 17 -

Around that time when the neighborhood was not to be enveloped in the dark,

"Torn!! Kimgo Nakana-sama is the minister, Hiraoka Ask Seung!! Break down the major gates of Sawayama Castle!!

and a loud voice echoed from the foothills of Mount Sawa along with the great cheer of the Tokugawa army.

Shigemitsu Ishida, who could see the firehand from the side of Fahwa Gate, the way out, turned his soldiers towards you by thinning the defenses of the major gates as he aimed for Shouxin Minamata.

But even though the difference in force is historical, there is not a single big gate in Sawayama Castle that boasts an iron wall if there are fewer soldiers from it.

The Tokugawa army, which took roughly half a day to finally break through the castle gate leading to the castle, slipped into the castle at once.

"Cut through!! Protect with a cut through!!

Masahiro Ishida, the brother of Sansei Ishida, one of Shigemitsu Ishida's generals, instructed him to fight at the next main point when he shouted and ordered him to withdraw from the major gate.

A cut through is exactly what its name suggests, a place where the mountains are shredded to make their way to the castle.

The place surrounded by a cliff was the exact place of battle: Hell for those who pass, but if they try to protect it on the other hand, if they can get through it, they will no longer have a place to defend it on the road to Honmaru.

"You can never let it through!!

"Whatever comes out of it!!

As the temper between the two armies hit, further fierce fighting ensued.

Meanwhile...

Shousheng Kitamata, who was rushing to Sansei Ishida's mansion, was cheering himself and the soldiers out loud.

"Grrr!! There must only be women and children in the Mansion!! Everyone's stuff, let's hurry!! This is also an issue involving the prestige of Tokugawa army!!

Speaking of enemy families, if they were to have tragically killed the irresistible without even being taken prisoner, it would be a matter of great concern to the Tokugawa army's prestige in this first battle.

Furthermore, it is no exaggeration to say that Naoto Iui was entrusted with the task of ensuring that each warlord did not run wild, so it is not surprising that their misconduct was blamed on the Iui family.

Before the defensive victory became catastrophic, the horse had to stop Hideaki's army, so much so that the leg of the horse could be broken that it moved forward.

... but...

It was already too late when he arrived on the spot...

That sight jumped into the eye of the guardian...

It was the sight of Sansei Ishida at the foot of Mount Sawa and two mansions near the left of the island in flames.

- Whoa!! Whoa!! I need your help!

- Hot! Hot!! Ghaaaaaa!!

I hear the crying voices of children and women from all over.

And the pond near the mansion was stained bright red with their blood, and the bodies of several bloody women floated on the water with a painful look on their face.

It was just 'hell' itself...

"Awwwww!!!!

Shouxing forgot me and exclaimed, he descended his horse and rushed to the back of the Kohayakawa army.

Suddenly beaten from behind, the soldiers of the Kowakawa Army said, "What is it!?" and his eyes are round.

Shouxin shouted at them like that again.

"Retreat!! Retreat from the Mansion!!! If anyone comes after this and puts a hand on a girl or child, Kohayagawa will be regarded as the enemy of" Iyi's Red Readiness "!!

The soldiers of the Koyakawa Army, too temperamental to defend the victory, got limp.

Shouxing proceeds to draw through it, and rushes into the mansion of Sansei Ishida, which is wrapped in fire.

One of his lowest surnames desperately raised his voice to such a victory.

"Lord Minamata!! Inside the mansion is dangerous!!

"Yea! fool me!! There may still be people inside!!

"Lord Minamata!!

Despite the diligent suppression of the lowest surname, the defensive winner jumps into the burning mansion.

Though I suppressed my mouth to keep smoke out of it by hand, it was still hot in the mansion under fire, and I fell into the feeling that I was going to burn out of my body just breathing.

Still...

"Somebody!! You don't have anyone!!

and a desperately loud defensive victory.

But the defensive victory that set foot in the mansion with momentum alone had to be remembered for the sight of the passing of the samurai as far as they could see.

That was the time.

"Oh... your wife..."

And one samurai, who had fallen in bloody blood, raised her breathless voice as she responded to the shouting of victory.

A defensive victory rushing to the lady in a hurry. But she was a bug breath, as it was already too late to help.

But only her diligent wishes seem to come out as words over her flesh.

She continued with a voice that seemed to disappear now.

"In the back... in the deepest room... your wife..."

"That's the deepest room!! Enough!! I'm taking you outside now!! Don't talk any more!!

But to the word of his victory, the samurai, who shook her neck mightily, shook her last strength with careless tears, and uttered her words.

"Wow... more than about me... my wife... please..."

What a strong loyalty...

Even at the time of her death, she risked her life to save exactly what was behind the master of this mansion, who was serving more than her own rest.

Shouxin was heartbroken by that grievous determination, tearing unexpectedly, and nodded loudly, letting her mouth contain water from the bamboo barrel she had.

At that moment...

She caught her breath, wondering if she had a restful look on her face.

The defensive victory, which saw how it was, once again cemented its resolve.

"Anything must be helped in order to fulfill the wishes entrusted to this person!

Shouxin pushed herself through the flames to the deepest room, as she had left behind.

Meanwhile, around that time...

Upon learning that Kitamata Shosei threw herself inside the mansion in flames all by herself, Naoto Igui had come to the front of Ishida Mansion, desperately recovering the pain of gunshot wounds he had received from Yoshihiro Shimazu in an earlier Sekigahara match.

And when I grabbed him to the front of Hideaki Koyakawa's soldiers who still stood there,

- Dkah!!!

And all of a sudden he kicked it.

"Nah... what will they do!!

"Shut up!! This outer road!! Shame on you!! Jingo, where are you going?!! You're gonna make me stop this wolf right now!!

Exactly what he deserves to be called the "Red Ghost". The tempered soldier turns his trembling fingertips towards the back of the mansion.

Towards that direction, the Regiment of Immediate Government and Inui's Red Equipment proceeded with the horse.

Looking further towards the middle belly of the mountain, in the cut leading to the main circle of Sawayama Castle, as expected, a great battle was waged despite the imminent sunset.

To the harshness of the attack, Hiraoka Asahi, his closest general, bit his lip.

"This may not be settled today..."

I snapped so looking at the autumn sky, which was no longer just a slight glance at my face.

But...

In the words that came out of the mouth of Masahiro Ishida, the protector, Seiichi begged.

What is that word...

"This is the right place!! Until then, Shaohan Metallurgy (about Sansei Ishida) will be triumphant over the rebel Tokugawanai Prefecture, he will hold out at all costs!!

That was the thing.

In other words, he realized that he had won.

- These guys, you don't know Major Ishida Yakitori was defeated in the land of Sekigahara...!

The moment the matter turned his head, Ask Seung had his mouth open on his own.

"Ha!! Listen up!! The soldiers of Ishida!!

In the land of Sekigahara no longer, the army led by Major Ishida Yakitori suffered great defeat by the army led by the Tokugawachi Prefecture, and the whereabouts of which are unknown!!

Are you saying that the lords are waiting for someone who may be able to return to this castle even as a fallen warrior, aside from the triumph!!

When I wondered if the great laughter of the requested victory echoed in the night sky of Mount Sawa, a big laugh stuck out of the creek army as I responded to him.

"Don't ask!! This is an enemy lie!! My lord will definitely be back!!

Zhengcheng's fierce swings fly, but it is clear that the upset is running on Ishida soldiers because of the loose hands of that attack.

Unfortunately, due to the loss of morale, Jung Cheng...

"This won't... there's more to it than asking for reinforcements from the castle!

He immediately switched his head and skipped a preaching order toward his father Masayoshi Ishida, who was in Honmaru, to send some of the soldiers still on Honmaru's defense to the front line as reinforcements to compensate for the reduced maneuvers caused by the morale.

But...

I didn't know this decree would inspire me to give guidance to the guardians of Sawayama Castle...

At this time, none of the Ishida soldiers who were desperately killing their enemies would have noticed.

And back then...

Shouxin Minamata reached the deepest room of the burning Ishida Mansion.

Already he suffered burns all over his body, and standing was also in a state of finally.

Still, we came that far, believing that there were still people to help.

So he...

"Are you ok!! Hey!! Reply!!

and discovered that one woman was falling.

She had already lost consciousness because of a major burn to her face and too much smoke. Still breathing weakly, it turns out that her life still bears that light slightly.

"I wonder what makes you die!!!

And, as he carried her with the scream, he also shook his last strength for him and crawled out of the mansion.

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Everyone on the spot, including me, had lost their word in that talk, which was so spectacular.

Silence dominated the room with Shousheng Minamata cutting off the conversation so far, but only our sobbing voices come into the room.

I knew myself that there was a battle at Sawayama Castle, but I had no idea that it was such a fierce and tragic battle.

And it seemed that the appearance would come to me without actually looking at it with this eye, and it hurt my chest.

It was Direct Inui who broke that silence. He started talking pompous with a small voice.

"... and the victorious hall, which exited the mansion with his life, was embraced by his father.

As you can see, however, Shouxin took such great pains on his body that he could never stand on the battlefield again, and our lord lost the light in both his eyes.

And it didn't seem to take much longer to realize that our lord was the wife of the Ishida Metallurgical Department.

Still, Father was instructed to create a hidden room in this room when he rebuilt this mansion, saying that the defensive victory had rudely saved his life.

Moreover, it was commanded to tear down his lord there. "

"And my brother, he dared spread rumors of 'ghosts' so that he wouldn't let anyone near this room... right?

When Naoki-san asked the direct heir with a satisfied expression somewhere, he snorted.

Seeing how it was, Naoki-san exhaled loudly "Phew".

And...

When he suddenly sat down, he lowered his head deeply, trying to rub his head on the ground towards me and Princess Kofi.

Me and Princess Kofi rounded our eyes at that.

Naoki-san asked us out loud.

"Lord Hideyoshi! Lord Kofi! Please, can't we just do this here?! It is this street!!

That was a favor I could do because I was serious about the Jiui family.

That should be it too.

If the wife of Sansei Ishida was secretly hidden at the behest of that Tokugawa Sitian king, Naoto Iui, it could develop into a credit issue for the Iui family.

By the time Sansei Ishida had been disposed of at the latest and he had come to call himself Souyoshi Ishida, shouldn't he have reported the matter to Jiayang Tokugawa and referred to his treatment?

But what could not be done was that she feared her execution, but above all that she would be blind, and she would be banished from the mansion and would no longer be guaranteed a subsequent life.

That judgment is not so much a manifestation of the goodness of the heart of Inui's direct succession.

And a strict brother wears such a brother so hard...

Such beautiful brotherly love was there.

But...

I answered in such a faint manner.

"You can't say that. I will report this to my father-in-law, Hideyoshi Tokugawa, and ask him to leave."

looks up and sends a hostile gaze to me Naoki.

Before that, Princess Kofi spoke sharply to me.

"Lord Hideyoshi!! It's a little too narrow for a guy to respond to what he's asking for!?

If you continue to report to Lord Tokugawa, the Iyi family will be ruined if you do poorly!

Isn't that too thin for someone who rented an overnight inn!?

I'm sure I'll find Princess Kofi in those words.

Princess Kofi has also looked back at me as a loser.

"What? His eyes... Lord Hideyoshi"

And I said to Princess Kofi with a strong tone.

"The narrow view is, Lord Kofi! It is the Lord!!

"Nah... what!?

Princess Kofi's face is distorted by the words. And she asked me without getting her hair in.

"What do you mean!? No way, because the Iui family is Tokugawa's chief minister, if we destroy it now, we will work in the Toyotomi family's favor later on, and so on and so on and so on and so on and so on and so on!?

I was furious at the inquiry when I revealed my emotions.

"No matter how Kofi the Toyotomi Minister, I can't forgive you for saying it now!!

This rich minister, Hideyoshi Right-Minister, educated in the hands of the Lord, is not such a thinner!!

The air in the room trembled in my temper so much.

But...

I didn't miss Princess Kofi laughing for a moment...

- Well... did Princess Kofi try me from the start... and maybe when I made the wrong decision, she was trying to flaunt me by being a 'sword'

While patrolling like that, Princess Kofi asked.

"Well, let me hear it! If that's all you have to say, Lord Hideyoshi will have a great idea!!

I decided to speak my true intentions in her provocative language.

"Lord Kofi! The Lord will know too!!

It is my great goal to 'smile' all those involved in me!

But what would happen if I listened to Lord Naoki-san's request and kept quiet about this!!

"Doesn't everyone in the Iui family make you smile?

"Then you say it's not enough!!

"I'm asking you to explain what that means!!

An intense verbal reward, as if I were doing an archery of swordsmanship, spreads between me and Princess Kofi.

Everyone was breathing in the way it was, including the one who was crying about it earlier.

And...

I responded to Princess Kofi's request.

"Then can't our lord be a 'smile'!!!

The word runs the body of everyone on the spot like electricity.

In the midst of no one opening their mouths, I continued to speak with all my soul.

"What would happen to our Lord if... everyone here kept his/her heart about him/her and didn't make it public!!?

As it is, would you be willing to secretly end your life without anyone knowing its existence!!?

Just because you're alive, and that's all, you think our lord will 'smile'!!

I don't think so!!

I think!!

I want my husband to see me more than I am my wife!!

I want those kids to see me more than I am my mother!!

But I live to be trapped in this room and that would be it!!

And would it be hard to make your lord 'smile'!!

How would you like us to have a day like this, where we can give our Lord a rich life and show him a 'smile' from the heart!!

And for that reason, I'm not going to hesitate to use the name Hideyoshi Toyotomi!!

Ugh is starting to cry as he brings a whimper to the words. And Shouxiang Minamata was also in tears.

Of course they're not the only ones.

Naoto Inui, Naoto's brothers, and even Princess Kofi were enough of my screams to make those eyes rumble.

And now he kept his eyes on Naoki-san and his immediate brothers.

"Naoki-san to your direct successor!!

What I want to make 'smile' is the same for everyone in the Iyi family!!

That's why I want you to believe me!!

I will surely persuade my father-in-law to shred this body! And in some cases, even my righteous grandfather!

The lives of these lords saved by Lord Kitamata must be connected by this Toyotomi Hideyoshi!

Now I can only describe it in these words!

But please believe me!! You're right!!

And I bowed my head deeply toward both of them.

Silence persists for a while.

And then...

Naoki-san, who stood up, said with her head even lower than mine.

"Lord Hideyoshi... raise your head... you are right about Lord Hideyoshi.

And until I heard Hideyoshi's words, I didn't trust Hideyoshi, forgive me for what I did.

Brother... I want to believe in Hideyoshi.

And if even with the persuasion of Lord Hideyoshi he should be blamed, shall we take it spoiledly?

I think that's what Iui's manhood is all about. "

"Naoki-san. I think that would be a good idea.

Lord Hideyoshi... please forgive me for leaving this matter with Lord Hideyoshi "

As such, my brother's direct successor bowed his head to me again, and this matter showed his dismay.

And we raised our heads to each other. We look at each other.

I looked at that serious very face and remembered this morning's muddy direct filial piety, and I didn't think

"Pfft! Ha ha!!

And I laughed.

"I didn't know you'd laugh when you saw people's faces!! After all, Lord Hideyoshi cannot be trusted!! Ha ha!!

And Naoki-san laughs a lot too.

When they were laughing, nature and its smile filled the room, and at some point everyone, including us, had turned into a smile.

And Princess Kofi smiles at me, "See, you've seen it" and looks at me as if it was her own handwriting.

"After all, Lord Hideyoshi is just as frivolous as he expected!

What do you say!? What do you mean, welcome the womb into your room?

I turned that smile into a slight face of fear and shook my neck to the side.

"What!? That reaction!!

Lord Hideyoshi!! Remember!! When you get back to Osaka Castle, stick with me!!

"Oh no!!!

When my scream came all over the room, everyone's laughter got extra loud.

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And...

A little further than this, I will report this matter directly to Hideyoshi Tokugawa and his wife, Princess Jiang's mother.

I didn't report to General Hideyoshi only here because I had one idea.

And that was brilliantly centered.

Upon learning about her previous history, Princess Jiang was strongly impressed by Shousheng Minamata and the intentions of the Jiui family, as well as by the woman who had waited until she risked her husband's life to return, and strongly hoped for a generous treatment from General Hideyoshi.

I intuited that Princess Jiang, as well as her wife and mother, was more likely to be emotional towards her than General Hideyoshi, and devised a plan to get General Hideyoshi to work for her.

Of course, General Hideyoshi seemed to think of it as a generous treatment, but Princess Jiang's strong hopes held him back.

- No blame on the Iui family! Our lord shall be free. However, the Iyi family is responsible for taking care of their lives!

was to decide on the treatment.

It goes without saying, of course, that this has resulted in a stronger link between the Iyi family and me.

And that would lead to a big trump card for my "vs. Tokugawa"...

That was still a story ahead of us.

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Okay, talk back to the original time.

Everyone must have thought that the 'ghost commotion' of the Iyi family had settled one case with this.

But there was still one thing left for me to do so that there was still no sign of stopping the rain outside.

As soon as I finished laughing and the warm air engulfed my room, I spoke to him gently.

"My Lord... Sakichi... your Lord's Son awaits you. in the rain, but why don't we go now"

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