Sengoku 26

[Reserved for Illuminati-Manga]

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

Txt: Even now, this guy hasn't changed.

Pg 132
Hori: It has been a long time, Kinoshita-sama
Txt: Hori Kyuutarou Hidemasa
Hori: Nobunaga-sama has sent you these soldiers and arms

SG: Guh! Hori Kyuutarou!

Hori: In addition, I have a request to Kinoshita-sama

Hori: For the rear guard, failure is not an option....
Hori: Therefore, I made this suggestion to Nobunaga-sama earlier:
Hori: "There are those within the Kinoshita Brigade who may get carried away, and thus run the risk of committing serious errors"

Pg 133
Hori: Thus, I
SG: Hmm
Hori: have been ordered to oversee those people

Hori: May I, Hori Kyuutarou
Hori: Be allowed to join the Kinoshita Brigade as a yoriki*?

*yoriki: a commanding officer of a mid-level unit under a brigade commander

HY: Are you
HY: Serious?

Txt: Ha ha, Kyuutarou really is a weird kind of guy....

Pg 134
Kani: Shit!
Kani: Outta the way! Get outta the way!

HY: Wha
HY: What now?

Kani: Master rat!
Kani: Me too!

Kani: Looks like joining the Kinoshita Brigade is the best way for me to go wild
Txt: Kani Saizou Yoshinaga
Kani: I, Kani Saizou, would like to join the Kinoshita Brigade as a yoriki!

Pg 135
SG: Ka... Kani Saizou.....
HY: Hey, what's going to happen next~~~

Shibata: You seem to be in a spot.......
Txt: Shibata Shuri-no-suke Katsuie

HY: Shi...
HY: Shibata-dono....

Shibata: I'm giving you Kani

Shibata: Use him well
Shibata: It seems you are
Shibata: Not a man who is all talk

Pg 136
HY: No, I....
HY: I'm not worthy....

Shibata: Sengoku...
SG: Yes

Shibata: Your muddied spear no longer is of any use
Shibata: I'm giving you this

Pg 137
Txt: Enma-sama......
Shibata: It's stupidly heavy, so it suits you well

Sakai: Wait!
Sakai: I'm joining too!

Sakai: I'm Sakai Kyuuzou. I'm going to make a name for myself too!
Sakai: I'm praising myself, but I did pretty well at the attacks on Kannonji Castle and Mitsukuriyama Castle!! Take me along too!
Txt: Sakai Kyuuzou

HY: Aren't you Sakai-dono's heir, Kyuuzou?
HY: Really, these young'uns
HY: From here on, we'll be dying.

Note: Sakai Kyuuzou: The eldest son of the Oda clan general Sakai Masahisa. He was active at the attacks against the Rokkaku clan when Nobunaga went to Kyoto. He was known for his good looks, and also was one of Nobunaga's pages.

Pg 138
HY: .....Anyway....

HY: Hey, don't you guys know each other? Say something!
HY: Hey, Sengoku! Aren't you going to thank them? Your dependable comrades have come to lend you a hand!

Hori: No, I came because Nobunaga-sama ordered me to....

Kani: I came here just to go wild..

SG: What?
SG: Kyuutarou and Kani? Both of them have tried to kill me!

Pg 139
SG: He he...
Hori: Hmph
Kani: Heh...

Txt: I don't really get it.... But there's nothing as reassuring as when people who have tried to kill you become your allies...

SG: Anyway, I'll give it my all, Toukichirou-sama!

Txt: These guys.... Are they even thinking about death?

Pg 140
HY: Hey... everyone gather round
HY: Sorry for talking 'bout myself all of a sudden

HY: Eh..
HY: Now I'm 33, was born a commoner, got promoted
HY: Got married to a cute girl, made friends.. taking care of some kids.... well, it's been fun....

HY: Even if I die here, I've had a pretty good life

HY: Puff

Pg 141
HY: But when I see you fools
HY: Somehow I want to live on too

HY: Survive, get home, hug my wife Nene
HY: Then other women, smoke my pipe
HY: Talk to my friends
HY: and the kids

HY: That's it

HY: That's my reason for living!!

Pg 142
?: Live
?: See ma again
?: Me too
?: Just got married

HY: Right!
HY: That's right!

HY: You guys have got kids
HY: Don't you wanna see your own kids again?

HY: Family, promotion, friends, women
HY: Whatever it is, it's all good!! Just as long as you've got a reason, that's good!

Pg 143
HY: Okay?
?: Yeah
?: Yeah
?: Yeah

HY: Don't even think for a second you're okay with dying!
?: Yeah!!
?: Yeah!!

HY: From here, the path we're going down is the path towards death!!
?: Eh?
?: Yeah!

HY: But!!!

Pg 144-5
HY: We'll overcome death!! And live!!!
?: Yeaaah!!

Pg 146
?: From here on out, the retreat from Kanegasaki begins!

Pg 147
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