Toyotomi Clan Main Story/0-1

**Player**
(...ngh...? ...When did I faint...)

**Maeda Toshiie**
Oryaaa!

**Shibata Katsuie**
Hngh!

**Player**
!?

*When I woke up, a sight I had never seen before spread out in front of me.*

**Player**
What... is this place...? What’s going on...

*People wearing armor of the Sengoku period were covered in blood and mud, and a battle was unfolding.*

**Maeda Toshiie**
What’s wrong! Your strength isn’t just this, right!?

**Shibata Katsuie**
Shaddap! You’re not being serious either!

**Player**
(What’s with those people! This is scary... a-anyway, I’ll try not to be seen...)

*As I hid in a bush, I secretly watched the two as an even more violent battle unfolded.*

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Heeeyy!

*A cheery voice, unsuited to a battlefield, barged in along with footsteps.*

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Toshiie! You still alive?

**Ishida Mitsunari**
Please wait! His opponent is Katsuie-san, so it is dangerous to approach!

**Player**
(M-More new people...)

*I shrunk my body even more so that I wouldn’t be found and held my breath.*

**Shibata Katsuie**
What, just you bastards are planning to support him? Go ahead, you three can come at me!

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
You’re brimming with confidence, huh... but too bad! Please look behind you.

**Shibata Katsuie**
!! ...Tsk, the signal to retreat. Looks like I have no choice but to kill you guys at the next opportunity. Prepare yourselves.

GUYS! EVERYONE RETREAT!

*As many soldiers were withdrawn, the remaining three people started to talk calmly.*

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Wow, the battle this time was dangerous. Toshiie, you had a close call.

**Maeda Toshiie**
No, I didn’t! In fact, I’d have been happy if you came even more late. Just now, you interrupted me at a good place, you know?

**Ishida Mitsunari**
Both of you, please refrain from moving around at your own convenience... The plan this time went amiss because of you, Toshiie...!

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Now now now. It’s not interesting if everything goes according to plan. It’s because there are unexpected developments that– hm?

...Toshiie.

**Maeda Toshiie**
Hm.

*The man carrying a spear came closer to me, step by step.*

**Player**
(D-Did they notice me!?)

*The large spear was pointed at the bush I was in.*

**Maeda Toshiie**
Oi, come out... a woman?

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Eh!? A girl!?

Ooh, an unexpected development! Furthermore, she’s wearing strange clothes...

Are you okay? You’re tense... Could it be that you’ve become afraid being in front of the great me?

**Player**
(...Who?)

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Eh, you don’t know me? I’m called Oda Nobunaga though.

**Player**
Wha, Oda... Nobunaga...!? You?

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
And here I thought I was pretty famous~

**Player**
(What in the world is going on? This person says he’s Oda Nobunaga... that can’t possibly be...)

*Indifferent to my confusion, two new sets of footsteps approached.*

**Takenaka Hanbee**
Heehee, did you hear, Kanbee? This girl thinks he’s really Oda Nobunaga. How interesting~!

**Kuroda Kanbee**
I wonder. She could simply be a fool who knows nothing of the world.

**Player**
(What do I do? I’m surrounded...)

*The person who called himself Oda Nobunaga was, unlike the image I had in my head, smiling widely... He peered at my face and his eyes glittered meaningfully.*

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Alriiight, I’ve decided! We’re gonna take this girl back to the castle!

**Player**
What!?

**Ishida Mitsunari**
W-What are you saying!? We don’t even know who this girl is or where she came from...!

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
It’s fine, Mitsunari. We can’t possibly leave a girl alone in a place like this, right?

**Ishida Mitsunari**
B-But...!

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Now then, everyone! Let’s prepare to go home!

*After that person gave his order, he turned to me again and quickly held out his hand.*

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Sorry, I lied back there.

**Player**
Huh? Back there...?

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
I lied about being Oda Nobunaga. My real name is Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Have I surprised you by being so famous?

**Player**
W-What the heck... that’s not a lie as well, is it?

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Haha! Well, who knows. Anyway, if you follow me you’ll find out, right?

*And then I was invited to his shining golden castle.*

**Player**
(Is this person... really that Toyotomi Hideyoshi?)

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Now then, here is your room starting from today. You can relax as much as you want. I’ll bring you a change of clothes, so just wait, okay~.

Mitsunariii, where are the clothes for women again?

**Player**
Eh, ah, wait!

(What’s going to happen after this... Hm? I feel like I saw something white over there just now...)

!!!

**Imari**
I’m so glad...! We can finally talk!

**Player**
(Wha, what is this, a white tanuki!? A plushie!? It’s talking!?)

**Imari**
Nice to meet you! I’m called Imari! With that vampire being gone, I thought that now’s my only chance to talk to you alone.

**Player**
(Va...vampire...?)

**Imari**
Please, I beg of you, lend me your strength!

*According to Imari-kun, this was a land called “Shinga”.*By the grace of a person called “Himemiko” a peaceful world continued, but then that person disappeared.

Imari-kun was told by that Himemiko-sama “Look for the daughter who came from a parallel universe”, and seemed to have been searching for me.

**Player**
I-I still can’t believe this but...

**Imari**
You’re the only clue to looking for Himemiko-sama. Please, I beg of you, lend your help!

**Player**
Himemiko-sama knew I would come here, right? Then, would she also know the way home?

**Imari**
I don’t know but I’m sure if it’s Himemiko-sama she would know!

**Player**
I see... I understand. I’ll help look for Himemiko-sama. This is the only thing I can do.

**Imari**
Thank you! Then, first– ah! The vampire’s coming!

**Player**
Ah, by vampire... oh, he’s gone already.

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Thanks for waiting~, I brought a change of clothes~.

**Player**
(Could he be... a vampire?)

(Certainly, his ears are pointed, and somehow he feels different from normal but...)

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Hmmm? Hey, was someone just here in this room?

**Player**
N-No, no one...

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Hmm... oh well, okay. Now, once you change into these clothes, won’t you come to the hall we passed through earlier?

We’re going to have a war conference, and by all means I’d like you to participate.

**Player**
M-Me? B-But, why...

**Toyotomi Hideyoshi**
Because it’d be interesting with you there. That’s all, so see you there~.

**Player**
(T-That’s the reason? But he did say conference, so I’ll hear about everything properly...)

(At any rate, first I’ll change into this kimono– but I don’t know how to wear it...? Sigh... honestly, what’s going to happen from now on...)

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*Translated by Ilinox*