41. A Commoner

 

“That damn monkey dared to betray me, I can’t forgive her… but I don’t have time for that bitch right now.”

“Ugh… Princess-niim… *sniffle*.”

“We’ll deal with her later, first we need to break through this encirclement.”

 

She said that, but it wouldn’t be easy.

 

Even if we ignore the western front, the Takeda and Uesugi allied forces in the east alone number over 50,000.

Seeing that they’ve scraped together all their military power, I can tell they’ve made some kind of deal with the lords behind them.

 

Maybe they’re even sending reinforcements that are on their way down here right now.

 

Anyway, the east is bad enough, but the west isn’t much better.

 

Although it’s grown recently, Owari itself is still not strong enough to raise an army of tens of thousands.

Even if they squeezed everything they had, 50,000 would be the limit.

And that would have to be split between the west and the east.

 

“But, my lord, will the Great Kingdom really send us support?”

 

Mitsuhide expressed his doubts.

 

Nobunaga requested support from the Great Kingdom to overcome this crisis, but it was questionable whether they would grant it.

I heard she didn’t manage her vassals well and lost half of the military supplies she received. Would they really support her again?

Even if they did, the price would be even greater.

 

“Who knows… maybe. They did say they’d make us a vassal state, so maybe they’ll do that much? And there’s something they need to find…”

 

She trailed off, looking at the two women, Liu Bei and Guan Yu, sitting to one side.

 

Over the past few months, they’ve been the most dedicated warriors under her command, fighting for Owari’s unification of the country, struggling to get back their brother Zhang Fei.

 

Aran made a promise not only to Nobunaga, but also to those women, so she probably wouldn’t abandon Owari unless something drastic happened.

 

“Lord.”

 

Then a woman with beautiful green hair, reminiscent of emeralds, calmly opened her mouth.

 

“For now, it seems best to divide the remaining gun squads in two, checking both armies while waiting for support.”

“Hanbei… isn’t there any way to break through the encirclement besides that?”

“It’s not easy in a situation where we’re surrounded on both sides. We could lose everything.”

 

It’s a desperate situation.

If only the gun squads had remained intact. It feels like everything is being ruined because of that monkey.

 

“Nobunaga-ko.”

 

Then the pink-clad woman, Liu Bei, spoke.

 

“I suspect that Hideyoshi-ssi was instigated by other lords.”

“Instigated? What do you mean?”

“Takeda or Uesugi… whoever it was, they would have to be wary of the gun squads. So, didn’t they contact Hideyoshi and have her steal them?”

 

Katsuei immediately retorted to Liu Bei’s words.

 

“Hmph! If that were the case, that bitch should have gone to them instead of going to Goryeo! Seriously. You don’t even know the basics.”

 

She had an expression of pride, as if she was the only general of Oda.

But she is a warrior famous for being an idiot! People, especially Hanbei, deeply considered Liu Bei’s words.

 

“That could be true.”

“What are you talking about, Hanbei! If the gun squads were so powerful that they had to be stolen, they would have brought them to their side!”

“They would have done that if it were possible.”

“Huh?”

 

Katsuei still didn’t understand.

Nobunaga explained it instead.

 

“Guns could take away the vested interests that samurai… that is, warriors… have enjoyed. Even we had a lot of opposition at first, didn’t we?”

“Eh? Did we?”

“…Katsuei-ssi probably opposed it the most. Saying that relying on these sticks would make the katana cry or something…”

“Oh, was that so.”

“Besides, it’s an Eastern artifact. There are many who view it negatively. It wouldn’t have been easy to introduce. So, wouldn’t their goal have been to get it out of the country first? If you think about it that way, Liu Bei-ko’s words aren’t entirely unreasonable.”

“If that’s the case, they would have exchanged information. They’ll know our army’s deployment and major supply routes.”

“Kuh! If that’s the case, I can’t forgive Hideyoshi even more!”

“Be quiet, Katsuei. Take your anger out on her directly.”

“Ugh…”

 

Nobunaga silenced the furious Katsuei and resumed the meeting.

 

 

 

+++

 

 

 

Aran, who suddenly announced his honeymoon plans, spent a day appeasing the sulky Iliana, and then summoned his new wife Wang Hee, the slave Wang So, and Zhang Fei.

 

“…What’s going on? Are you going to make me eat your semen again? I don’t want to. I already ate it this morning.”

“…That’s not it. More than that, you seem to have a lot of pent-up feelings.”

 

Although she became his wife, a bet was a bet, so she was eating Aran’s semen every morning.

Dipped in toast, no less…

 

It seemed to have traumatized her quite a bit, as she reacted sensitively whenever the topic of semen came up.

 

“Can’t you guess from this lineup?”

“…”

 

Wang Hee slowly looked around.

After all, there were only two women besides her.

 

‘Wang So and Zhang Fei… and me… what’s the connection? They’re all from the Western Continent, but…’

 

When she didn’t say anything, Aran continued.

 

“This honeymoon isn’t just a trip.”

“I know. It’s a semen trip. A trip to feed more semen to more women. Truly a you thing to do.”

“…That’s not it.”

 

Aran denied it, but no one believed him.

 

“Is it related to the fact that we’re all from the Western Continent? Is it some kind of Western Continent Donburi or something?”

“Is that all you have in your head? You pervert.”

“Wow… I’ve been called a pervert by the greatest lecher of our time… I’m so shocked.”

 

Zhang Fei feigned surprise, covering her mouth.

 

“Shut up. Anyway, this trip has a purpose.”

“So, it’s to increase the number of semen women?”

“…No. My goal is to devour both Goryeo and Nihon.”

“??”

“??”

“??”

 

Question marks appeared above the three women’s heads.

 

Okay, Nihon might be possible.

But what about Goryeo?

 

Aran slowly explained.

 

“You all know that there’s been a rebellion in Goryeo.”

“That’s right. That’s what happens when I’m not there.”

“I’m going to use that rebellion. That’s why I’m taking all of you with me.”

“W-wait, me too?”

 

Zhang Fei reacted strongly.

It must be because of her sisters in Nihon.

 

“Of course. It’s been a while since you’ve seen your sisters.”

“Ah…”

 

An ambiguous expression, as if she was happy and not happy at the same time.

 

“You’re not… planning to do something to my sisters, are you?”

“…I said I’m going to swallow Goryeo and Nihon. How many times do I have to say it? My goal isn’t women.”

“…”

“…”

“…”

 

Despite his passionate words, the women didn’t seem to believe him.

No one would believe Aran if he said he wasn’t interested in women.

 

“Ahem… anyway, I’m going to take you all with me and plot something.”

“How are you going to do it?”

“First, I’ll lead a support army to Nihon… Owari, and sweep through Nihon. At the same time, I’ll contact the rebel army in Goryeo and give them supplies and justification.”

“Justification?”

“Don’t I have two princesses?”

“Ah.”

“The two of them will be the center of turning the rebel army into a revolutionary army.”

“Hey, are you sure you’ll be okay? Even though I’m not there, Goryeo isn’t stupid. There’s going to be a riot right away.”

“That’s probably true. But it’s a good opportunity.”

“You just want to fuck women, don’t you, you bastard.”

 

He speaks so eloquently, but isn’t he just trying to conquer Goryeo and Nihon and ravage those women!

Wang Hee glared at him, but Aran was unfazed.

 

“No, I’m not?”

“The hell you’re not.”

“I’m going to spread the truth there.”

“What? The Aran Pleasure Cult?”

“Haa… we understand. This guy’s a lecher, after all.”

 

Zhang Fei gently grabbed Wang Hee’s hand and shook her head from side to side.

As if there was no hope.

 

Wang Hee also sighed deeply in agreement.

 

“Anyway, that’s how I’m going to proceed. Specifically, Wang So will first contact the rebel army and turn it into a revolution, and Wang Hee-ssi will ‘support’ that rebellion for the sake of the people.”

“What, you’re splitting us up?”

“If we succeed, I’ll split the country in two for you. Wang So’s Goryeo and Wang Hee’s Goryeo.”

“…”

 

At that moment, the two women swallowed hard.

Aran’s plan was a complete mess, but because it was Aran, they strangely trusted him.

 

“But… is that even possible? Your wives say they have to maintain peace for 10 years… the Holy War hasn’t been that long ago, so do you have the resources…”

“Of course. The army needs to rest. They’re people too.”

“…?”

 

Aran said casually.

 

“I still have 100,000 dragons and vampires. I can use them.”

“…”

 

The three women were speechless.