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Pg 100
Txt: Asai Nagamasa's wife and Oda Nobunaga's sister
Oichi
Box: Same time. Inside of the Asai clan's Odani Castle. Having lost face when the house she had married into revolted against the Oda clan, Oichi became enraged.

Box: And---- Though Nagamasa had gambled everything on his revolt against Nobunaga, he had been unable to kill him. He lost his mental equilibrium.

Pg 101
Box: 1570 (First year of Eiroku) One day in June—Takekurabe Castle, necessary to protect Asai Nagamasa's Odani castle, is completed.

Txt: Asai clan retainer
Isono Tanba-no-kami Kazumasa
Isono: This Takekurabe Castle
Isono: Is the most important point in... Read More " "

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Pg 81
Sakai: Um um
Txt: Sakai Kyuuzou
Sakai: I am Sakai Kyuuzou. May I come in?

Sakai: Whoa

HY: Sit down!
Txt: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi

Hanbei: Hehehe..
HB: This is almost like seeing Sengoku Gonbei several years ago...

HB: However... he is...

Pg 82
HB: Is totally different from before
HB: It's not only that his face and body look more intrepid...
Txt: Vol. 34 Only Desire

Pg 83
Hanbei: Oho.... your toes

SG: Eh?
SG: Ah... they...

SG: For some reason, I've had this habit ever since I got back from Kanegasaki
HY: Hehee... He does that when he sleeps too

HB: Hmph..... Soldiers who have passed by death all have such habits...
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Pg 61
Box: 1570 (First year of the Genki Era) May 22nd. Nobunaga's room in Gifu Castle.

Txt: Oda Danjou-no-Chuu Nobunaga

Txt: Vol. 33 The Scramble for Takekurabe in Sakata

Pg 62
Note: Azuchi Castle: This was not the same as the Azuchi Castle of the Tenshou era. At the time it was just a small fort. (Translator's note: The reason why the author bothers to note this is that Azuchi Castle eventually becomes Nobunaga's palatial residence.)

Nobu: Mori Sanzaemon at Usayama Castle

Nobu: Sakuma Uemon at Nagahara Castle

Nobu: Shibata Shuri at Choukou Castle... Nakagawa Hachirouuemon at Azuchi Castle.

Nobu: With this, the safety of the route between Gifu and Kyoto... Read More " "

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pg 41
Box: 1570 (First Year of Genki) May 9th. In Kyoto, rumors of the ghosts of fallen warriors began to circulate.
?: They're here

?: Fallen warriors? Those are probably the ghosts of the Oda Army's rear guard which was destroyed at Kanegasaki, right? They wanted to go back to Kyoto.
?: I guess.... But they've got feet... (translator's note: In Japanese folklore, ghosts do not have feet. This is one way to tell a ghost from a living person.)

Txt: Kyoto: Myoukaku Temple

pg 42-3
?: The Ki... Kinoshita Brigade has returned to base!

Pg 44
Txt: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi
Txt: Oda Danjou-no-chuu Nobunaga

Pg 45
HY: Ha...ha...ha
HY: Thank goodness....... Read More " "

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Pg 21
MH: Our Akechi Brigade can't afford to sacrifice anyone now... Will you allow me to use him as a decoy? Kinoshita-dono...
Txt: Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide

HY: Yeah
HY: Sengoku said he'd do it so it can't be helped
HY: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi

Hori: Hehe
Kani: Haha
Txt: Hori Kyuutarou Hidemasa
Txt: Kani Saizou Yoshinaga

Hori: Heh..... we have no objections either...
Kani: Hah... If that shitty Sengoku is being stubborn, even we can't stop him...

MH: Then...
MH: We'll put the fate of the Kinoshita and Akechi Brigades in your hands, Sengoku Gonbei......

Pg 22
HY: From now, the Kinoshita-Akechi united forces shall use the sure-kill tactic "Killing... Read More " "

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pg table of contents

Table of Contents
Vol. 30 Two Great Men Collide
Vol. 31 Killing Space
Vol. 32 The Oda Army Prepares for Battle
Vol. 33 The Scramble For Takekurabe in Sakata
Vol. 34 Mere Desire
Vol. 35 The Night Before the Stratagem
Vol. 36 Stratagem
Vol. 37 The Burning of the Odani Castle Town
Vol. 38 The Reinforcements Strategy
Vol. 39 Jirou-saburou Ieyasu

Pg 1
Txt: Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide
Mitsuhide: Good morning, Kinoshita-dono........

HY: Ah
Txt: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi
HY: Akechi Juubei?... This is like meeting the... Read More " "

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Pg 189
Sakai: Aaaaghh!
?: Sakai!!!

Caption: Vol. 29 Hell

?: No! Get him to a safe place!

Sakai: Uwaaaaah! I don't wanna die!
Sakai: I don't wanna die!!!!

Pg 190
?: Oh...
?: Looks like the bullet went clean through...

Sakai: Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Txt: Hori Kyuutarou Hidemasa
Hori: His life is not in danger....
Hori: We'll treat his wound now...

Hori: Disinfect it with the shitozuzu
Sakai: Gyaaaaaaaah

Hori: After that, stop the bleeding with ash.
Sakai: Guuuuuuuuuuh

Kani: Quiet! The enemy'll find us!
Txt: Kani Saizou Yoshinaga
Sakai: Guh
Sakai: Hmph
Sakai: Hmph

Note: Shitozuzu (urine bamboo tube): Warriors in armor... Read More " "

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Pg 169
Txt: Second day of the Retreat
Kinoshita Rear Guard: 3,000
Dead: 300 Deserters: 200
2,500 are left!

?: Riflemen, fire!
Txt: First division of the Asakura army, Yamasaki Yoshiie's Army
?: After that, throw the gunpowder balls!

?: Uwaaaaaaah! Aaaaaaaaaah!

Koichi: Even the wooden boards have been broken.
Txt: Oda Army, Kinoshita Rear Guard
HY: We don't have fortifications, the enemy outnumbers us ten to one, we've got caught in a shooting war....
HY: Wh...what kind of battle is this?!

Pg 170
Txt: Vol. 28 Kyuuzou

HY: Pl...please hold out......
Txt: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi
HY: We're waiting for Gonbei and the rest of the elite ambush unit to... Read More " "

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Pg 148
Txt: Vol. 27 Fierce Fight

Pg 149
?: They're coming!

?: The Asakura army is advancing behind us

Txt: Hori Kyuutarou Hidemasa
Txt: Sengoku Gonbei Hidehisa
Txt: Kani Saizou Yoshinaga
Txt: Sakai Kyuuzou

Pg 150-1
HY: The *Asakura army pursuing us is 20,000 strong
*according to the Asakura Shimatsu-ki, there were 22,150 troops

HY: Our Kinoshita Rear Guard numbers 3,000
HY: We'll intercept them now!!

HY: Alright?
Box: Mountains near Kanegasaki Castle, Echizen. Retreat route of the Kinoshita Rear Guard.

HY: Here the mountain pass is a single lane. The Asakura army must advance in a long line, so only a few of them can attack at once.

Pg 152
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Pg 129
?: Ohhhh! It is our lord!
?: Nobunaga-sama has come here!
Txt: Vol. 26 Reason for Living

Pg 130
Nobu: Bald rat
Txt: Nobunaga Danjou-no-chuu Nobunaga

HY: Eh?

Nobu: Fool

Nobu: Toukichirou

Nobu: According to the gossip going around, one of my women brought you in

Nobu: And through that connection, you became one of my men

Note: That connection: According to "Bukouyowa," Hideyoshi was found by Yoshino-no-kata, one of Nobunaga's concubines, and through her introduction, came to serve Nobunaga.

Pg 131
HY: Heheheh.... I'm also remembering the time you picked me up.

HY: My lord... Somehow... may you be well

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Pg 107
Txt: Vol. 25 The Rear Guard is Chosen

Pg 108
?: Ah...
?: Be..betrayal?

TO: That's right
TO: Otake...Since you've also been born in this age of civil war, you've probably also wondered....
Txt: Otake, Asai clan lady-in-waiting
TO: Why is it that people betray each other?

TO: In the past, my father Saitou Yoshitatsu killed my beloved grandfather, Saitou Dousan, all because he was tormented by suspicion. With a single rumor, "they're not really of the same blood," everything changed.
TO: "Father is strict because he loves me" became "he is cold to me because he doesn't love me".... All... Read More " "

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Pg 89
?: Ooooooooooooooh!
Txt: Vol. 24 The Fall of Kanegasaki Castle

Pg 90
?: Well done, mud rat brigade
?: The main forces of the Oda army have arrived

?: We're entering the castle in one burst! Take out your blades and charge!

Pg 91
Box: When Oda army invaded Tezutsuyama, they killed 1,370 Asakura soldiers

?: Ooooooooh!
?: Hey
?: Hey
?: Hey

Box: The surprise attack on the back gate, the taking of the castle, the victory: The morale of the Oda Army was at its crest

Pg 92
SG: Aaah
HY: I can't move anymore....

Nobu: Rat, Dango

HY: I...I have no excuse for my actions
HY: We shall immediately set out to attack Kanegasaki Castle

Pg 93
Nobu: Hmph
Nobu: Well done
Txt:... Read More " "

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pg 67
?: 1570 (First year of the Genki era) April 20th. Oda Danjou-no-suke Nobunaga sets out with his army from Kyoto to Echizen in order to strike down Asakura Yoshikage

?: The advance is aiming at the home territory of the Asakura clan, Ichijou Valley

pg 68-9
Txt: A retreat unheard of in earlier eras!
Txt: "The Retreat from Kanegasaki" Arc
Txt: Vol. 23 The Advance to Echizen

pg 70
HY: I quote Nobunaga-sama
HY: First, think about what battle is!!
Txt: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi

Txt: Kinoshita Koichirou Hidenaga
Koichi: How did this all start?

HY: The campaign against the Asakura began when Nobunaga-sama... Read More " "

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Pg 47
Nobu: It was but a trifle
Txt: Vol. 22 Conclusion of the Battle of Rokujou

Pg 48
Txt: Kyoto: Honkoku Temple

Nagamasa: Oooooh
NM: El---el---Elder brother-in-law!!
Txt: Asai Bizen-no-Kami Nagamasa

Pg 49
NM: It has... it has been a long time!
Nobu: Ah ha ha ha... Strong, as always

Box: Asai Nagamasa--- He was the head of the Asai clan, the Oda clan's ally, and, having married Nobunaga's younger sister Oichi, known as the 'most beautiful woman of the age,' he was Nobunaga's brother-in-law.
Box: He worshipped Nobunaga so much that he had changed his name from "Katamasa" to "Nagamasa."

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pg 24
Txt: Vol. 21 The Battle of Rokujou 2

Pg 25
Txt: In front of Honkoku Temple
?: Defenders of the Shogun are approaching from all sides
Txt: Saitou Uhyoue-taihitsu Tatsuoki
TO: Damn, they're quick
TO: Counterattack!

MH: Be patient for awhile, until reinforcements arrive!
MH: Don't panic! Keep your mind clear!
Txt: Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide
Txt: Within the Honkoku Temple

Txt: Suburbs of Kyoto
HY: Hurry, hurry
HY: We're avoiding battle, but let's try to be the first to get there!
SG: We'll get there first, then clear the enemy out in one blow!

Pg 26
?: Hah
?: Hah

Koichi: When it's this cold, the horses' legs are stiff too
Koichi: Uh?

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Pg 02
Vol. 20 The Battle of Rokujou 1
Vol. 21 The Battle of Rokujou 2
Vol. 22 Conclusion of the Battle of Rokujou
Vol. 23 The Advance to Echizen
Vol. 24 The Fall of Kanegasaki Castle
Vol. 25 The Rear Guard is Chosen
Vol. 26 Reason for Living
Vol. 27 Fierce Fight
Vol. 28 Kyuuzou
Vol. 29 Hell

Pg 3
Box: 1569 (Eiroku 12) January 4th Saitou Tatsuoki and the Miyoshi Sannin Group launched a raid on the residence of the Shogun, Yoshiaki, while Oda Nobunaga was absent, having returned to Gifu.
Txt: Honkoku Temple, near the Rokujou area of Kyoto

?: The gates have been burned down
?: Good, then let's trample over them at once!

Txt: Saitou Uhyouetaihitsu Tatsuoki
TO: Slaughter... Read More " "

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pg 193
Txt: Where is Ochou? ....

Txt: I don't need dreams or a family....
Txt: I want to see her... Ochou...

Ochou: Gonbei!

Pg 194
Ochou: Gonbei!!
Txt: Vol. 19 A chance encounter

Pg 195
?: What's this? A woman is running here?
?: Oooh, she's pretty hot

Ochou: Go...

Pg 196
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pg 197
?: Message from Oda Kazusa-no-suke Nobunaga-sama to all troops!
?: Do nothing to threaten the people of Kyoto!

?: First! Do not steal even a sen!
?: Second! No violence or disorderly conduct!

?: Third! Do not approach any women!

?: If we catch anyone breaking these rules, they'll end up like these heads!

pg 198
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pg 173
?: Hurry, ladies
Box: One year before, 1567 (Eiroku 10) The fall of Inabayama Castle
?: Oda Nobunaga's army is threatening to enter Inabayama Castle!

Oino: What're you doing, Ochou!
Oino: Hurry and get out!

Ochou: Sorry, Oino-neesan
Ochou; I'm staying with Gonbei

Oino: You fool
Oino: Do you want to die?

Txt: Saitou clan lady-in-waiting, Ochou
Txt: Ochou...
Txt: Saitou clan lady-in-waiting, Oino

pg 174
Oino: This is bad!
Oino: Gonbei has joined the side of our Saitou clan's nemesis, Oda Nobunaga
Oino: Considering Ochou's personality, I absolutely cannot let her meet Gonbei!

Vol 18. Ochou's Determination

pg 175
SG: Ah
SG: Wait...

SG: Ochou?
SG: Where... Read More " "

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pg 153
HY: Quick! Quick! Quick! Get ready!
HY: Nobunaga-sama is going to the capital!

Vol. 17 Sengoku goes to the capital

Pg 154
SG: Dah!
SG: Please tell me, Toukichirou-sama. Is going to Kyoto really such an amazing thing?

HY: You're even attacking me with questions now, moron?
HY: Alright!
Txt: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi

HY: Ashikaga Yoshiaki-sama of the Shogunate clan has asked Nobunaga-sama for help.
HY: He asked him to go to Kyoto with him!
Diagram: 12代目将軍=12th shogun　義晴=Yoshiharu　１３代目将軍=13th Shogun　義輝=Yoshiteru　義昭=Yoshiaki　義綱=Yoshitsuna　１４代目将軍=14th Shogun　義栄=Yoshihide

SG: Buh
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pg 130
vol. 16 The Messenger To Nobunaga

pg 131
Box: 1568 (Eiroku 11) July, the outskirts of Kyoto

Tatsuoki: Hello, Ochou-dono

Ochou: What do you mean, Ochou-dono? Please drop the honorific.
Ochou: Since you are someone who is with Saitou Tatsuoki-sama....

pg 132
TO: Oho
TO: I tried speaking like a Kyoto noble but... am I no good?
Ochou: I was joking... I truly am grateful to you, Tatsuoki-sama

Ochou: When Inabayama Castle fell, and when we escaped, you said that the women should go first
Ochou: It is thanks to Tatsuoki-sama's kindness that we women are living peacefully like this now.

TO: It is women who are the foundation of the world, so it's really natural... Read More " "

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pg 109
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pg 110
Nobunaga: Fall back

Txt: Vol. 15 The Duty of a Warrior

pg 111
Nobu: Ago... Drink...

Nobu: I praise you

Shibata: Gah
Shibata: That is the greatest delight....
Txt: Shibata Gonroku Katsuie

Nobu: Don't follow Ago's pattern. Do it showily
Nobu: Stone head

?: Shaaa
Txt: Kani Saizou Yoshinaga

pg 112
SG: Oho, that ogre is also as high spirited
SG: As a small child before Nobunaga-sama

Nobu: Bald rat....

Txt: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi
HY: Yes

pg 113
Nobu: Hehe
Nobu: Come closer

HY: Yes

SG: Ha ha

Nobu: You aren't all talk...
Nobu: It wasn't too shabby, how you put your life on the line and risked your... Read More " "

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Pg 86
Vol. 14 Conclusion

Pg 87
Txt: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi

Txt: Shibata Gonroku Katsuie

Pg 88
?: We archers
?: will also attack with wooden swords

?: We can't tell enemies or allies apart already
?: Go prepared for attacks from allies!

?: Protect the flag of our general with your life!
?: Take the flag of the enemy general even at the cost of your life!

Pg 89
Kani: Hey, come
Kani: Is this guy the only one who dares to challenge me?

Pg 90
?: Resist him with inuyari (thrown spears)

Kani: You shitty trash
Txt: Kani Saizou Yoshinaga
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pg 65
SG: No..
SG: No one else is here

Hanbei: He'll be killed
HY: Aren't you gonna run, Sengoku?
HY: You want to fight that Kani Saizou?

SG: He..he's coming
Txt: Kani Saizou Yoshinaga
Txt: At this time, Kani has a spear one and a half ken (around 270 cm) long

Txt: Sengoku has a long spear three ken long (around 540 cm). This puts him at a disadvantage, because it is difficult for him to swing it around. So Sengoku....

SG: I'm the only one

pg 66
Txt: breaks the spear
SG: I've got
SG: To do it!!

Vol. 13 Sengoku vs. Kani

pg 67
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pg 68
Kani: Keeeh!

Pg 69
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pg 70
HY: Sengoku!

Kani: All of you are beneath me!
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Pg 44
Sengoku: Shibata Brigade!
SG: This time our spears are stronger than they were before!

SG: Because we switched weapons at the beginning and now we're back to normal

Pg 45
Sengoku: We got them
SG: Spear them!

Txt: Oda Kazusa-no-suke Nobunaga

Shibata: Hmph
Txt: Shibata Gonroku Katsuie

HY: Go!
HY: Spear them from the side
Txt: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi

Pg 46
?: What?
?: The Kinoshita Brigade's spears are coming at us from the left

?: All troops, turn to the left!

Txt: Vol. 12 Formation Reversal

Pg 47
Txt: The single weakness of the yari-busuma formation is that it is vulnerable to an attack from the left.

Box: The unit is armed with long spears, so... Read More " "

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Pg 25
Shibata: Whip that monkey's red ass!
Txt: Shibata Gonroku Katsuie

Pg 26
HY: Beat Shibata's Ogre Brigade? No way that can happen!
Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi

SG: Whaaaaaaaat?

HB: Hehehehehe........
Takenaka Hanbei Shigeharu

HY: But.... Pulling off impossible things like that
HY: Feels the best!!

HY: I'll let you guys have a taste of that. We'll win this match!

?: Yeaaaaaaah!

Pg 27
SG: Up till now I couldn't help being really scared of fighting...
SG: But now I really want to the front so badly

Txt: This is my real first battle

Txt: Vol. 11 Collision

Pg 28-9
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