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Thirty-five years had passed since Yoshio Otomo became the head of the Otomo family.
But for a long time, he never knew 'freedom'.
Until it was converted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he was held in power by his father Sorin, and after rebuilding, he became a puppet of Tae-jun.
And now that Tae-jun was scattered on the battlefield, all the yarn that finally manipulated him was broken, and he became 'free'.
- My life is coming!
He was immersed in a sense of emancipation that he had never felt before in the main force he had set up near Kumamoto Castle.
He wrote down the "Pledge of Surrender" sent a few years ago to show Kyushu's deference to "Tokugawa" and sent it to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who came to Kyushu in the name of General Tokugawa Hideyoshi.
- Now you don't have to fight for nothing.
He knows the woes of war with all his heart.
The appearance of the women who lost their husbands and lost their places of destination......
In betrayal, the poor back of the Yoshioka family who were driven out of the castle......
He didn't quite attack while surrounding Kumamoto Castle because he was willing to keep the fight as far away as possible.
Of course, it was a big prerequisite for Tae Jun's "surprise attack on Toyotomi Hideyoshi"......
He was immersed in the comfort of life for the first time when the writ left his hand.
Already fifty four. He should be losing his life the year before if it is as it were true in history, but he must be able to live longer than life expectancy in this way because the invertebrate spirit of "one day watch" is blunting the old age of the flesh.
But fate's gear hunts him down everywhere...
That was just misplaced.
What a letter was delivered to him shortly after he sent the "Pledge of Surrender" with an order from Tokugawa Jiayang stating, "Consider the Toyotomi Army".
His face distorted in agony.
And now Hideyoshi Toyotomi sent me a letter so that I could follow him.
"Meet at the Shrine of Azu, where we will formally exchange letters..."
The moment I saw it, certain words came to mind.
- When the time comes... kill Hideyoshi Toyotomi.
The words are those of the devil whispered in his ear when he first met Tae-jung.
"Urgh!! I want to!!
He raised his voice as if it were a beast to so much bitterness.
"Your Highness!? How was it!?
I heard a lower-name voice from outside the curtain,
"Don't worry! Nothing!
And he shook his voice and refused to help his lowest name.
You can't show anyone your face right now, such a small will makes him lonely.
But now he didn't have enough room left to miss solitude.
- Fuck you everywhere...!
His eyes ran blood, and blood seeped out of his strongly chewed lips.
But he realized the next moment.
"Is this' freedom '..."
'Freedom' means' choice '...
He had several options in mind.
- Reconcile with Hideyoshi Toyotomi and end the war.
- Fight Toyotomi Hideyoshi according to Tokugawa Jiayang.
And one more thing.
- Assassinate Hideyoshi Toyotomi, according to Tae-ho's words...
The more you think about which choices bring peace to you and your abundance, the narrower the answer is to one.
- I have no choice but to kill Hideyoshi Toyotomi with this hand...
Fortunately, he is to meet directly at the Shrine of Azu with Hideyoshi.
But it seemed 'free', and it still didn't seem to be manipulated by the yarn of Tae-jung.
"I... even if he dies, he remains manipulated..."
The moment he heard the news of Tae-jung's death, his shining eyes, rapidly losing light, became once again a reflection of the pitch-black darkness.
When he stood up with no strength, he went outside the curtain.
He instructed the generals scattered around him to gather.
In order to settle everything at the Shrine of Azu and begin the battle to gain true 'freedom'...
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Celebration 16 (1611) After noon on December 11th -
I, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, have arrived at the Shrine of Azu.
By this time, there had also been reports that Kuroda of Fukuoka, Hot Island of Saga, and Tachibana and other troops of Yanagawa were marching. I guess they're going to come in from the west on Toyoko Avenue via Kumamoto.
It means you're finally supposed to be able to pinch me from the east to the west.
"Jiayang... you really want me dead in Kyushu"
However, the troops from the west together are about 10,000.
Their main unit is incorporated into a group surrounding Osaka Castle by now, so there's no choice.
Big Friend Army, 30,000.
20,000 troops in East Kyushu, including the Hosokawa army.
10,000 troops in West Kyushu, including Kuroda Army.
Altogether, 60,000 large armies are about to attack just 5,000 Toyotomi armies.
Besides, in the middle of Toyoko Street, that is, where there are no escape routes left at all......
That's just what I think, the cold sweat blows out.
"I knew this could die."
When the polarity and authenticity leaked, the next princess Kofi followed her cheek.
"Stay! No, don't!
"What will the Admiral do with his weak voice!
"Yeah, 'cause you have no choice! Because I'm scared!!
"What are we gonna do now that we're scared? You are alone in Sun Fu, such as Thousand Halls. Compared to that, isn't the Lord and so forth five thousand people around!
I was annoyed by what she said.
Yes... she is alone.
I'm waiting for you to come home to Tokugawa.
What am I gonna do with my weak voice here...!
Seeing the color of my eyes changed, Princess Kofi became a sweet face.
"You're back in the good eye. Rest assured, strawberries are not the kind of flimsy stomach that makes a fallen in love man die alone"
"What...? Man in love......?
The moment I'm surprised, my cheeks get stronger.
- Muggu!
"Tell me! It's chapped! Hopefully chapped!!
"I suppose it's because the Lord says things you don't need! Read the air! Bastard!"
When Princess Kofi roughly took her hand off my cheek, she turned to her side.
I stare at her in tears, rubbing Jinjin and her aching cheeks.
She still turned her back and said, "Don't look at me!" He was blushing.
When you're having such an exchange.
Four people came to me, Yoshiji Otani, Apricot Yoshioka, Yukimura Maida, and All Akashi, who had completed the placement of the soldiers.
I once again squeezed my expression, and I said it in a voice passing by.
"Thank you all."
When I looked around everyone, they all snorted in unison.
"We all know that the war has changed dramatically since we got here."
"Yeah, I never thought the army would push me from the clans in Kyushu."
Yukimura returns it in a calm tone on behalf of him.
I continued pale as I looked at him.
"Now that we have crusaded Otomo, it is visible that what awaits us is a further predicament"
"So let's do it, shall we?
Happy Village has asked me to direct you ahead of my words.
I answered greetingly, urging him to do so.
"There are only two ways to get through this dilemma."
"Two paths?
"Oh, one is, 'Hit Otomo with the Hosokawas on your side'. The other is," Hit the Hosokawa with Otomo on your side. "
Everyone rounds their eyes uniformly.
"None of this can only be described as an impossibility..."
Yoshiji Otani shrugged without stopping.
Then all Akashi, with his hands on his chin, said pale.
"The Hoshikawa lords must be moving in direct response to the intention of the Great Hall. So you can't choose to have them on your side without such a big name."
"And we can't make that name for ourselves."
"... then all that remains is Lord Otomo on my side."
"But if Yoshio Otomo had also received a letter from Jiayang, wouldn't the situation be the same at all?
In response to that question, I slowly shook my head to the side.
When his eyes narrowed, he continued to read my thoughts.
"Does this mean that Lord Otomo has not yet sent out a 'surrender vow' to Lord Tokugawa..."
"Oh, you're right. Very few, but he should have a gap left to follow. There, apricot."
Suddenly she opened her eyes to surprise me.
"Ah, yes. What can I do for you?
When I loosened my mouth slightly, I raised my voice to the outside of the room.
"Hatsutaro!! Come in!!
When the room was quickly opened to its voice, Hatsutaro, a soldier of Tae-jung, bowed his head and entered the room.
As he waited in Sakura, he volunteered to help me.
And I said, peeking into her eyes.
"Abbreviate the Otomo tradition with this person!!
And...
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Celebrating 16th (1611) December 12th -
Yoshito Otomo entered the Shrine of Azu.
Having come through narrow streets, it would take a considerable amount of time for all the soldiers to reach the plains of Assu.
"Maybe we'll settle before they all arrive."
When he snapped to himself with a low voice that no one could hear, he pretended to be faceless.
He has defiled his own hands many times before with this look.
Even when I destroyed the shrine Buddha's Palace in Japan......
Even in the midst of the battle of Sekigahara, I broke up the castle...
Even when I saw Yoshihiro Toshiyuki, who brought me to the end, and Yoshioka Apricot...
Everything has been done manipulated by someone else, not by his choice.
Just for him to survive as the head of the Otomo family...
But now, to the detriment of Toyotomi Hideyoshi was rarely to be done by his own choice.
Unlike nature and before, my hands have shivered.
When he consolidated his fist all the time, he told himself many times.
"I'm not wrong... I'm not wrong..."
He meditated hard on his eyes to calm his mind.
Then it floated up there...
It was Tae-shik.
- My wish... shall I fulfill it?
He was on the verge of being caught in fantasy and opened his eyes.
Nature and breath get rough and your whole body is covered in sweat.
Hurry up and look around, it's a room in the shrine that was put through.
Nobody, and nothing.
When he lowered his chest, he waited quietly for the hour.
"Don't get lost... don't get caught... I'm free"
That's when I snapped.
A man came into the room.
"What about the Lord...?
The man, who came to his astonishment, kneeling quickly before him, named him in a firm tone.
"It's Hatsutaro! I have come to convey Tae-jun's final words!
And...