Sengoku 20

[Reserved for Illuminati-Manga]

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 Shogun Yoshiaki!
TO: If we kill the Shogun, our Saitou clan's archenemy, Oda Nobunaga, will see his power plunge!

Pg 4
TO: Fare thee well, Shogun!
Txt: It became known as the "Battle of Rokujou"
Txt: Vol. 20 The Battle of Rokujou 1

Pg 5
Box: Some two months before this battle---1568 (Eiroku 11) Ashikaga Yoshiaki had, with Oda Nobunaga's backing, formally become the fifteenth Seii Daishogun.

Box: Around the same time, the fourteenth Shogun Ashikaga Yoshihide died. Tatsuoki and his allies had previously killed Yoshiaki's elder brother and backed Yoshihide.

Diagram: 斉藤龍興ら擁護=Under the protection of Saitou Tatsuoki and allies　十四代足利幕府将軍=Fourteenth Ashikaga Shogun　足利義栄=Ashikaga Yoshihide 　死亡=death
敵対=enemies　十五代足利幕府将軍=Fifteenth Ashikaga Shogun　足利義昭=Ashikaga Yoshiaki　織田信長が擁護=Under the protection of Oda Nobunaga

Box: Because the current Shogun was a hinderance to installing a new puppet Shogun, Saitou Tatsuoki and his allies attacked the Honkoku Temple in Kyoto, the residence of the fifteenth Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

Translator's note: Seii Daishogun is the official title of the Shogun. It translates to something like Great General who Subdues the Barbarians

Pg 6
Toda: This young lord has inherited the blood of that accomplished villain, Saitou Dousan, and experienced failure at the hands of the rising dragon Oda Nobunaga
Toda: I, Toda Seigen
Toda: Have been invited to serve many lords, but serving this Tatsuoki-sama is interesting...
Txt: Saitou Clan Military Instructor Toda Seigen

Toda: He had the diplomatic skill necessary to make the actual powers of Kyoto, the Miyoshi Sannin group and Nagai Hayato, his allies
Toda: And planned the raid on the Shogun's residence, using the opportunity presented by the absence of Oda Nobunaga, the protector of the Shogun
Toda: Warfare, politics, intrigue: his growth in all of them is remarkable.

Txt: My eyes are weak, but they can clearly see my lord's victory!

Pg 7
?: This is the residence of the Shogun of this land
?: Do NOT let Saitou Tatsuoki get in here

?: Ugh
?: Eee
?: Don't give up! Though we are surrounded by a great army, we still have the brave warriors Yamagata Kennai and Uno Yashichi as our allies!

?: Ex..Excuse me
?: E.. What is it?

?: Those brave warriors, Yamagata and Uno have mowed down the enemy, wounding many of them grievously!!
?: Yes!

Pg 8
?: ...And after that, they were stabbed by enemy spears, and died in battle.
?: What?!

?: It's over already...
?: We're surrounded by trenches, and the Honkoku Temple is only a temple, and doesn't have enough weapons.

?: We really cannot protect the Shogun.

Pg 9
?: We..
?: We must get the Shogun out of here right away
?: But is there no one who will be our shield?

?: What about the warriors of the Oda clan? There must be some of them left.
?: In this state of emergency, where have they gone?

?: Where are they? The people of the Oda clan?
?; Eee...

Pg 10-11
Mitsuhide: Hey

MH: Happy New Year

?: A m-m-m-m
?: Monster!!

Pg 12
MH: Hahaha. It's me. I am...
MH: Akechi Juubei
Txt: Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide (39 years old)

MH: Hahaha
MH: I was preparing to put on a kagura performance to celebrate the New Year, so that's why I'm like this....

(Translator's Note: Kagura is a type of Japanese traditional theatrical dance, usually involving dancers acting out scenes from Japanese mythology, accompanied by music)

MH: Please hold this rifle for awhile.

Pg 13
?: Heavy! A rifle is this heavy?
?: Ju...Juubei-dono carries it so lightly
MH: Hahaha Please observe

MH: The enemy trembles at the sound of the guns
MH: Now they cannot enter this building easily

?: Hey! Why are the soldiers destroying this place?
?: Why are you so calm? Get the shogun to a safe place....
?; More importantly, where were you before?

MH: Now now... I am not Shotoku Taishi, but I will answer your questions one at a time.

(Translator's note: Shotoku Taishi was a politician of the Asuka period. He was famed for his ability to converse simultaneously with ten people at once.)

Pg 14
MH: Firstly.... You asked why they are destroying this place...

MH: Oho.
?: Eeee

MH: It seems as expected, they will not be fearful of the rifles for much longer.... Tighten the defense.
?: Yes!

?: Line up the flooring
?: Pile up the straw

Pg 15
?: Oh.....
?: This is...

pg 16
?: Astounding, they have turned the room into a fort.
?: But Juubei-dono.... walls and guns alone are not enough.... Bows are faster...

?: Elder brother
Txt: Akechi Samanosuke Mitsuharu

Mitsuharu: As you have instructed, we have placed a scarecrow of the Shogun near the shutters in various places
Mitsuharu: Amusingly, many arrows have come flying

MH: With this, we'll have enough arrows.

?: Guh
?: Hahahaha... Well well.... Good job, Samanosuke

pg 17
MH: Secondly
MH: Your question was 'why are you so calm?"
MH: My calmness is so that I will not cause everyone to do something stupid, such as getting hasty and trying to escape.

?: What?
?: We can only escape. This place won't last for five days.

MH: That is exactly what the enemy wants. Is your wish that the Shogun end up stuck with arrows like a hedgehog?

MH: Three days
MH: If we wait three days, we shall be victorious.

pg 18
?: What?!
MH: And the last answer! What was I doing up till now, you asked?

MH: Before this place was completely surrounded, I sent messengers off by fast horses to various places
MH: Naturally, to Nobunaga-sama in Gifu
MH: But I also requested aid from lords of provinces allied to the Oda in the Kinai region

MH: Three days later, our allies will surround the enemy in numbers ten times theirs.

pg 19
?: Th..
?: Thank goodness Juubei-dono is our ally
?: Even so, that killing intent I felt when he was wearing the makeup....
Box: Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide--- Previously, he had received instruction from the accomplished villain, Saitou Dousan, in firearms.

Box: Afterwards, he went over to the Ashikaga and Asakura clans, learning warfare, statecraft, and intrigue. Now he had vowed to serve both Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga.
Box: Serving two lords at once—This was known as "kentai." The samurai philosophy that "one should die before serving two masters" was a dominating principle constructed in the Edo period, and during the Sengoku era, "kentai" was permissible.

pg 20
Box: Meanwhile. The suburbs of Kyoto. Kinoshita Toukichirou's brigade is stationed in the suburbs for the purpose of maintaining the order of Kyoto.
?; What?
?: The shogun's residence is being raided?

HY: Didn't you hear?
HY: It's the New Year.
Txt: Kinoshita Toukichirou Hideyoshi
HY: I'm the general protecting Kyoto in name only..... There are other strong armies, like Niwa's...

HY: What to do? What to do?
HY: If I get there too early, it'll be dangerous. If I go too late, Nobunaga-sama will be angered.

SG: Toukichirou-sama

pg 21
SG: Right now is a great opportunity for promotion!!
Box: With the New Year, Sengoku Gonbei, age seventeen, had grown in both spirit and body.

pg 22
SG: Aid the Shogun!
SG: I'll make my name known, even slightly more

SG: Step by step, I'm on the fastest road to Ochou

Txt: Now, to battle!

pg 23
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