Oda Clan Main Story/1-2

**Player**
What do you mean by vampires!?

*The people in front of me were vampires– I unconsciously raised my voice when I was told that.*

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
By chance, have you not heard of the Gekka Tribe?

**Player**
Huh... Gekka Tribe?

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
It is a general term for people who are not humans like us vampires and werewolves.

**Player**
There’s not just vampires, but others too!?

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
Yes, there are. Well, the Gekka Tribe members that belong to the Oda Army are the people here right now– we are all vampires.

**Player**
(...I really came to an outrageous world...)

**Mori Ranmaru**
To think she doesn’t know about the Gekka Tribe, what a shock.

**Niwa Nagahide**
Yeah. Is she a foreigner from a place without the Gekka Tribe...

*The moment the place started to become noisy–*

**Oda Nobunaga**
It does not matter what she is.

*At that imperiously strong voice, everyone caught their breath.*

**Oda Nobunaga**
This woman will be kept in the castle for a short while. Mitsuhide, you will manage this.

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
Acknowledged, my lord.

**Player**
(I’m scared at being in a place with vampires, but it’s better than being thrown out... maybe.)

*Indifferent to the confusion I could not erase, a high-spirited voice leapt in, as if having been waiting this entire time.*

**Shibata Katsuie**
Alright! If that topic is over, let’s talk about the battle now!

Nobunaga-sama, you’re not gonna say that we’re done after that small squabble, right?

**Oda Nobunaga**
Naturally. We were testing each other but, in any case, the monkey should be moving.

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
Nagahide, I recall that you sent out scouts, correct?

**Niwa Nagahide**
Yes, they should be returning soon. Oh, speak of the devil...

**Oda Soldier**
Excuse me. Nagahide-sama, my report...

*A single man quickly moved to Nagahide-san’s side and reported something into his ear.*

**Niwa Nagahide**
...I see. Good work. You’re dismissed.

**Oda Soldier**
Yes, my lord!

**Niwa Nagahide**
Nobunaga-sama, it looks like the Toyotomi Army just so happens to be moving.

**Oda Nobunaga**
Oh? Faster than I thought. Nagahide.

**Niwa Nagahide**
Yes, my lord! I will order our soldiers to prepare for battle.

**Mori Ranmaru**
As expected of Nobunaga-sama! Hideyoshi is in the palm of your hand!

**Shibata Katsuie**
Just you wait, Hideyoshi! I’m gonna get you back this time!

**Oda Nobunaga**
Oi. You’re coming too.

**Player**
Wha!? M-Me...?

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
...You as well, these are Nobunaga-sama’s orders. You will be coming together with us.

**Player**
...I understand.

*It seems there was no choice other than to obey, so I could only nod.*

*The place I was brought to was the middle of a forest. The battle had already started and, if I strained my eyes, I could see people fighting beyond the trees.

Slashing, being slashed– every time I heard someone’s last screams, I became scared and reflexively blocked my ears*

**Player**
(Why was I brought to this place...)

*Not even paying attention to me, who was scared, beside him, Nobunaga-san and the others spread out a map and had a strategy meeting.*

**Niwa Nagahide**
Nobunaga-sama, Katsuie has started to force back the Toyotomi Army’s frontline.

If we can draw the enemy’s eyes to the frontline with this condition, we can send a detached force to the Toyotomi Army’s back.

**Oda Nobunaga**
Good. Nagahide, you will go to the frontline and draw the enemy’s attention along with Katsuie.

**Niwa Nagahide**
My lord.

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
...Is this well? Our enemy is Hideyoshi. This could also possibly be an inviting trap...

**Oda Nobunaga**
Who cares. I will teach that monkey that my head cannot be taken with cheap tricks.

Gather troops immediately. We will strike directly with a small elite force.

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
Yes, my lord.

**Mori Ranmaru**
Nobunaga-sama, allow me to accompany you too!

**Oda Nobunaga**
Yes... And you will come too.

**Player**
Wha... but...

**Mori Ranmaru**
It’s safer to come with us than to stay here.

**Player**
O-Okay.

*Urged by his smile, in the end, I went along with them.

We continued into the forest, aiming for the place that was said to hold the enemy’s main camp.*

**Player**
Um, if we run into any enemies along the way...

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
There is no need to worry, because we have sent an advance reconnoitering party.

**Player**
Reconnoitering party...?

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
Those who have the task of scouting out the enemy’s movements and numbers.

**Player**
I see...

**Mori Ranmaru**
...Nobunaga-sama. It is time to settle things with Hideyoshi at last, huh.

**Oda Nobunaga**
...Yes, it is.

**Player**
...The opponent everyone is fighting right now is the Toyotomi Army... right?

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
Yes. The enemy general is Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

They are vampires the same as us, and used to be members of the Oda Army... but they broke away and, presently, they are now enemies.

**Player**
(Broke away... as in betrayed... but... huh? Wasn’t it Akechi Mitsuhide who betrayed Oda Nobunaga?)

Um... why did that person, Hideyoshi, betray the Oda Army?

**Akechi Mitsuhide**
...! That is...

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*Translated by Ilinox*