Oda Clan Main Story/1-5

*When we returned to the castle, a war council was held without any time to rest and I attended at the order of Nobunaga-san.

As the progress of the war was reported, everyone’s face seemed to more or less show pleasure at their victory in battle.*

**Niwa Nagahide**
With all due respect, Nobunaga-sama, could we serve our soldiers with celebratory drinks of our victory?

**Oda Nobunaga**
I do not mind. Give it to them freely.

**Niwa Nagahide**
My lord. I shall arrange it afterwards.

**Shibata Katsuie**
We didn’t settle things with Toyotomi but a win is a win! I’m gonna drink as much as I want!

**Mori Ranmaru**
Geez, Katsuie-san! We’re still in the middle of a council!

**Shibata Katsuie**
Huh? We’re mostly done talking about the things we need to talk about, right?

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
Yes. Next is... you.

**Player**
Y-Yes?

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
This is related to you, so please listen closely... Nobunaga-sama, please go ahead.

**Player**
(Related to me?)

*Nobunaga-san glanced at me and then told Ranmaru-san and the others indifferently.*

**Oda Nobunaga**
This woman is to be welcomed as a retainer of Oda.

**Player**
Wha!?

*I inadvertently raised my voice at those unexpected words, but everyone else didn’t seem particularly surprised.*

**Niwa Nagahide**
I heard about it from Mitsuhide on our way back to the castle but... is the blood this woman has the reason for welcoming her as a retainer?

**Oda Nobunaga**
Correct. There’s no reason not to use her.

**Player**
U-Um... what are you all talking about?

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
It seems like your blood is able to awaken the intrinsic strength of a power, which sleeps within us.

That power is very similar to the powers of Himemiko, who had governed Shinga until recently.

**Player**
(Eh, Himemiko-sama!?)

U-Um! What kind of person is Himemiko-sama?

*She was someone who might know the way for me to return to my previous world.

Thinking it could be a clue, I immediately asked him that question.*

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
Even if you ask that, we have not met her either and so we wouldn’t know. Moreover, Himemiko is missing right now.

**Player**
(Mitsuhide-san and the others don’t know where Himemiko-sama went either...)

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
The only thing we know is that your blood seems to be blessed with powers similar to Himemiko.

You may be a singularly special existence, apart from Himemiko.

**Player**
Special, huh. Even if he says that, it doesn’t feel very convincing...

**Shibata Katsuie**
...Or are you acting innocent but are actually Himemiko herself, huh.

**Player**
Huh!? Um, I’m...

**Oda Nobunaga**
Who she is does not matter. What can be used will be used. That is all.

*Looked at with those piercing eyes, I trembled at what he was going to say.*

**Oda Nobunaga**
I permit you to go freely inside this castle.

**Player**
Ah... o-okay.

**Oda Nobunaga**
Mitsuhide, I will have a word with you. Come to my room later.

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
My lord.

*Looked at with those piercing eyes, I trembled at what he was going to say.*

**Shibata Katsuie**
Hey, Mitsuhide, what’s he gonna say to you?

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
Let’s see... It is after a battle, so won’t it be about the rewards gifted to soldiers.

**Shibata Katsuie**
Oh! In that case, splurge on the guys in my unit. ‘Cause they pushed their bodies to draw the enemy’s attention.

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
You’re right. I will convey that to Nobunaga-sama.

**Niwa Nagahide**
Katsuie, I’m going to prepare the sake. Help me.

**Shibata Katsuie**
Hell yeah!

**Mori Ranmaru**
Then, I will escort this girl back to her room. Shall we go?

**Player**
Yes, please and thank you.

**Player**
Sorry to have you escort me.

**Mori Ranmaru**
No, it’s fine. From today on, you are also one of Nobunaga-sama’s retainers. So, you’re one of our comrades.

**Player**
(...Nobunaga-sama’s retainer, huh.)

**Mori Ranmaru**
You don’t seem very pleased with that.

**Player**
Honestly, it’s so sudden I’m confused. Being happy is a bit...

**Mori Ranmaru**
...You’re honest, huh.

**Player**
Eh? Did you say something just now...?

**Mori Ranmaru**
It was nothing. Now then, Mitsuhide-san said this as well but please rest for today.

Tomorrow, I’ll show you around the castle anew so please look forward to it.

**Player**
Okay, thank you.

*The next day, as promised, Ranmaru-san showed me around the castle.*But I could not remember where anything was in one day, and so I spent the next day being shown around the castle again.

And then, like that, three days passed.

**Player**
(I’m getting a bit used to living in this world but... I haven’t progressed at all in searching for Himemiko-sama in order to return home.)

(Imari-kun hasn’t returned either. It’d be nice if I could go looking but...)

(I get lost even in this castle, so I can’t imagine Nobunaga-san giving me permission to go out. Ah, huh?)

*When I turned the corner, I should have came out in the large hall used for breakfast, but I entered an unknown corridor.*

**Player**
(I must have made a mistake along the way because I was thinking. Anyway, I’ll go back the way I came.)

*I went to turn in the direction I had just walked, but in that moment...*

**Player**
Wah!?

**Oda Nobunaga**
...

*From the other side of an open door, Nobunaga-san looked down at me with displeasure.*

**Oda Nobunaga**
What are you doing in front of someone’s room.

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*Translated by Ilinox*