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This is the story of the tumultuous life of one particular foot soldier.

That person, all for the sake of a person they could only meet on the battlefield,

single-mindedly charged through the Sengoku wilderness

just so they could continue to protect a person they held dear in their heart.

However, that person had a secret.

That foot soldier was actually a high school girl born in the Heisei era!

[A Heart-Pounding Night!]

Have you finally woken up?

Yuck! You reek of sake.

I'm still alive?

You conked out right smack dab in the middle of the battlefield.

What about Wakagimi? What happened with the battle?

We won the battle and Wakagimi is also safe and sound.

Thank goodness.

He will be spending the night inside the temple tonight to rest.

Here!

Onigiri!

Pardon me just a moment.

What a letdown. There's nothing but a bunch of measly foot soldiers here.

Humph. What? Are us peasant underlings not good enough for you!

I kept thinking about how if I went to the battlefield I'd be able to see Wakagimi,

but I couldn't do a single thing there.

I was just scared and shocked.

Protecting Wakagimi-sama must really be just a pipe dream for me after all.

Who's that sitting over there?

Who are you?

What in the world? Why, you're still just a child!

Was this your first time in battle?

Shall I come over and comfort you?

A-A prostitute?

Am I being seduced?!

Um...I...

I'm...

Sorry about this!

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, owww!

What are you trying to pull, you foot soldier brat!

Wait! You're a total male!

What was that?! Who do you think you are, saying that to me!

- Well? Huh?! - But I thought I was being seduced by a prostitute!

My name is Ayame.

Despite whatever you may think, I'm actually a member of a theatre troupe, I'll have you know!

You looked so pitiful I was just thinking of offering to drink some sake with you.

Don't get the wrong idea!

But, but, but! We can't drink sake right now! I mean, Wakagimi-sama is here and all.

What if the enemy comes and attacks us?

There are plenty of guards inside.

And what's more, right about now,

Wakagimi-sama is probably busy becoming well acquainted with the sweet scent of a woman.

- A woman...? - You didn't hear about it?

I heard Castle Lord Kanegae Hisamasa-sama, of the domain nearby here,

is offering up his daughter to share Wakagimi's bed tonight.

Bed...Share his bed?!

Ahhh, I'm getting a bad feeling about what that means!

What are you thinking of doing?

I'm just going to have to have that princess sleep the night away in a nice deep sleep.

Cease!

If you get the caught, the one that will end up getting their head cut off is you!

Let me go! It's because I can't stand it!

I can't just let some random girl barge her way into Wakagimi-sama's bedroom!

Wakagimi-sama?

So let me get this straight, you were determined to see Wakagimi-sama

so you became a foot soldier, despite being a woman, and went to battle?

What an absolute fool.

And you're even carrying around that outlandish sham of a sword on you.

I don't know whether I should say you're brave or just plain acting out of your place.

My place?

What exactly is "my place" supposed to be? If you truly care for someone,

then things like social standing, being male, or being female shouldn't matter, right!

Right...

Right now, I may just be a foot soldier that can't even manage to get close to Wakagimi-sama,

but even so,

I don't want to just stand by and let another woman get close to Wakagimi-sama without doing anything!

You're just my kind of person.

But jumping head-first into things like that,

is just going to end up getting you locked up and killed in the blink of an eye.

I've got a good idea.

You'll take the place of the princess, and then you can go to be Wakagimi-sama's bedmate.

Whaaaat?! Wha-! Wai-! N-No way!

That's the Kanegae princess.

You know, you look more womanly that I thought you would.

I owe it mostly to your help.

Please wait.

Are you the young Lady of the the Kanegae clan?

My name is Fuki.

We shall escort you the rest of way. If your lady-in-waiting could step back and wait, please.

What are you waiting for? Do it at once!

I can't...Like I thought, doing something like that to such a sweet and innocent young girl is a bit...

Excuse me~

I heard through rumors that even in comparison to the great noblemen of our nation's capital,

Tadakiyo-sama of the Hagi clan is a young lord that towers over the rest in elegance and beauty.

Is that true?

And once I become his woman,

I can have all the beautiful kimonos and hair adornments that I could possibly want.

Is that true as we-

There's no way I could ever let this thing go to him.

Castle Lord Kanegae's daughter, is that you over there?

- Yes. - We beg your patience for just a few moments.

Listen up. As soon as Wakagimi-sama goes to sleep you must come out immediately.

If he finds out that you and her switched places, both you and I will be executed on the spot.

Got it.

Good evening.

I am Tadakiyo-sama's personal attendant, Amano Koheita. I'll lead the way.

Please follow me.

Ahh...Wakagimi-sama is just ahead...

Bring it!

Castle Lord Kanegae's daughter is here to wait upon you.

Do you give her your permission to enter?

Please pardon my disturbance.

Wakagimi...

Finally...

At long last!

As you can see, Wakagimi-sama has dismissed his attendants and desires to spend his time in solitude.

You must wait here for the time being.

If Wakagimi does not address you, you may retire for the evening.

Huh? If he doesn't address me...?

Koheita! How was the Kanegae princess?

- Did it look like she would be to our Wakagimi's liking? - Father.

My oh my, is she a terribly restive young girl.

She's unexpectedly a frivolously comedic character.

Hmm...Well, being a little comedic is of no matter to me.

The negotiations for his marriage to Princess Ako of the Matsumaru clan are at a standstill right now,

so we have to hurry and get him to produce an heir.

I bet our ol' Gramps is going to make quite a fuss over that, huh?

I must have caught a cold.

So far away...

And he hasn't said even a single word.

Just say one thing...

Ow...

I apologize.

Um...Outside everyone is happily celebrating.

They want to congratulate each other on winning the battle and successfully taking back Kogaki Castle.

But despite that...

you look so sad...

I apologize.

- I look sad... - Ah! No, no!

I had to win the battle.

If I didn't, then everyone in the castle and our realm's entire population,

they all wouldn't be able to go on living their lives in peace.

However...all the people who lost their lives,

and all of our enemy's soldiers that escaped,

weren't they probably just like us,

in that all they wanted was to be able to live their lives at ease as well, I wonder.

This sort of topic is not likely appropriate to discuss with a woman.

Thank you for your efforts. You can go back now.

I...

I saw all the many people that had died on the battlefield.

That's why, even though it's just a little bit, I can understand what you're saying.

The battlefield was terrifyingly frightening

and I felt horrible for all the people that had died.

It didn't matter if they were the enemy or our ally,

every single fallen life was a great pity.

People...

People should never have to meet their end like that!

You're the daughter of Kanegae Hisamasa, right? What's your name?

Ah...Um...

Fuku...something like that?

You forgot your own name?

He laughed.

Then Fuku, how about you come here. Come closer.

Huh?

Okay!

Oh. That's pretty close.

- You... - Yes?

Have we met somewhere before?

No. That couldn't possibly be possible...

Well, regardless, have a drink.

I heard that the call for battle this last time,

was a decision Wakagimi was able to make thanks to advice from Nariyuki-sama. Is that true?

It is indeed true. He was the one that helped Wakagimi realize

that the animosity between Koyama and Nogami would cause the protection of Kogaki Castle to be short-handed.

In that case, Wakagimi must consider Nariyuki-sama to be a very reassuring older brother to him, no?

Yuck!

What was that?

Wha...What is this?

What a face!

Wakagimi...

Ah. Please, have some.

Fuku, do you not like battles?

It should be a given that any decent human being would hate them.

No matter who you are, all anyone ever wants is for it to be possible

for them to work their hardest in the place they were born and raised, cry, laugh,

and just enjoy their life.

That's true, isn't it. But in order for that to be possible, we have to fight.

You're going to battle again? Even though you just won a battle?

That's the fate that's been decreed for me.

I don't want that.

I...

What a nice breeze.

It really is.

Such a nice breeze.

I can't let this person die on the battlefield.

What is this? What the heck is this situation?!

How would you like to proceed?

What do I do? Without thinking I somehow made it this far, but now that I'm here I'm all of sudden afraid.

I've never been on a date before, or even been interested in a guy before...

Being faced with this so suddenly is...is...

Um...I...Um...

And to make things worse, I've been a foot soldier all this time,

so I'm a no shower, no shampoo, very sweaty girl!

You fool.

I'm not going to do anything to a woman that looks so scared out of her wits.

Wakagimi...

- Oh, I know! - Hm?

A song in this time period means a poem Since you came all this way, how about you try reciting a song for me?

A song?!...Is what you want?

But...As for the trending songs right now I'm not at all-

Good point. An amicable and easygoing song that can put a person at ease would be better, wouldn't it?

Amicable and easygoing...

Ah!

- Okay. Now then, I beg your pardon in advance. - Okay.

The theme song to a TV program called "Everyone's Songs" ♬~Oh how the meadow is so green~♬

- What is it? What's going on? - Is it the enemy? Is the enemy here?! ♬~The wind blows over the sea of grass~♬

♬~Oh how the meadow is so green~♬

♬~It's so luxuriant and thick! Hoi!~♬

♬~The snow melts and-~♬ - Wakagimi-sama!

I heard some kind of disturbing voice coming from here...

Are you all right?

Be at ease. We were just getting caught up in a bit of fun.

F-Fun...?

You may leave.

Y-Yes, sir.

Now that I've laughed so much, I'm feeling sleepy.

W-What?

I'm going to go rest.

Will you join me, Fuku?

Wha...What?!

Are you still scared of me?

No...No...I don't think scared is the right word per se...

Very well, then.

Come once you're ready.

Wha...Whaaat?!

What does he mean, "Once your ready"?

Once I'm ready?!

As if I'm ever going to be ready...

He's sleeping.

He was just teasing me.

The next time I meet this person, it will most likely be on the battlefield again.

Wakagimi-sama

I will definitely

protect you no matter what.

Interesting.

Wakagimi-sama, I'm here! I'm right here!

I'll follow you to the ends of the Earth if I have to!

I humbly offer you my sincerest congratulations on the victorious outcome of this most recent battle.

Say what you may about me, but that little Wakagimi that I raised with my own two hands

turned out a strong, spirited young man after all.

Such a strong, spirited young man...

I see your soft spot for Tadakiyo is as strong as ever, Gramps.

Yes...

- By the way - Yes, sir?

About this most recent battle,

I heard that the one who tipped off Tadakiyo that Kogaki Castle's guards would be short-handed

was his older brother Nariyuki.

I heard about that from Koheita.

What do you think of that?

Hmm...The idea of it possibly being his way of expressing his thanks to his younger brother for helping to bring him into the castle is...

- Is something you can't even consider? - Oh, no, no, no! That's not it at all!

His mother was a very docile and frail bodied woman, similar to him.

So if someone deft at manipulating people is near him,

it's strongly possible that he will easily submit to and be won over by them.

Oh? Are you perhaps referring to that monk, Nyokobo or whatever, that's always following him around?

Yes...

As if! That's hogwash!

Besides, even a smoldering fire can be put out as long as you keep a sharp eye out for it.

Let your mind be at ease.

Still not yet?

What's taking so long? Geez.

All my people! We won! Victory to us!

- We'll be counting on you again for the next one! - Amano-sama!

Oh! Yuinosuke the Badger! Welcome ba--achoo!

- Are you okay? - Yes...

I must have caught a cold from the evening dew.

I get like this as soon as I walk outside these days.

That's not good! Your body gets cold easier when you're older.

Wouldn't it be best if you had someone brew you some sort of medicinal tea?

- Like for instance... Wakagimi-sama's older brother! - Excuse me?

He really likes things like flowers and plants. He even goes outside the castle to search for them.

So I think he should be pretty knowledgeable about that sort of thing.

Badger, are you quite familiar with Nariyuki-sama?

That much anyone can figure out. But he's actually a pretty sociable person, you know.

He even rambles on to himself.

Could that be used as an in for me? Will you hire me at the castle now?

Hmm...An "in" or whatever it is you're saying shouldn't have anything to do with me hiring you, right?

Work hard. Achoo!

Dang it! He's still the same crafty old geezer as before!

Huh?!

Nooo...

Mother~

It's Yuinosuke!

I'm back home!

The whole village heard about Wakagimi's successful battle.

I'm glad you're also home and safe. Welcome back.

I'm going to go let Akumaru know!

We're going to eat well tonight! I'll cook the rice from before that I had set aside.

Yay~

But before that, I'm going to go do a water well run.

There.

For some reason, she's completely changed into a capable person now.

He's started becoming a lot more dependable, hasn't he?

Indeed.

What a hard worker.

Look here!

Ohh! Meat! Nice job, Akumaru!

We can't eat it until it's feather have been plucked. Make haste with it.

Huh? You want me to do it?

I shall do the honors.

Here I go.

- I heard that Kanegae's daughter is here? - That is true...

- Show her in. - About that...

I am the daughter of Kanegae Hisamasa. My name is Fuki.

Fuki? It's not Fuku?

- I'm fairly certain that at the temple in Kogaki it was... - I deeply apologize!

That night, while I was on my way to Wakagimi-sama's room,

I suddenly became lightheaded and lost consciousness.

Lost consciousness...

I see. Then, for now, you should take your leave and rest. You need to let your body recuperate well.

I will.

Good evening.

♬~It's so luxuriant and thick! Hoi!~♬

What's going on?

I've no idea.

Then just who in the world was that daughter actually?

The pallor of your face is looking somewhat better today.

I had a dream.

I dreamed of you deceiving your father and killing your younger brother

and standing tall at the top of the castle.

Let us turn that dream into a reality. Mother.

It's time for battle! The official notice is here!

- Huh? - What? Battle again already?

Koyama's army is on the march to steal back Kogaki Castle from us!

Ugh... They're a persistent lot.

And what's more, I heard that Koyama overtook the Nogami tribe recently.

What?!

Come on, Akumaru! Hurry up! You're too slow!

- Oh! Yuinosuke! - Senkichi-san!

- Amano Nobushige-sama is calling for you. - Okay.

Oh! Great! It's good that you're here! Come, come!

We ended up needing some extra manpower last minute

Koheita! Well, that's how it is. Work hard!

Huh? What's that supposed to mean? Amano-sama!

That's the escort from before...

- Are you Yuinosuke? - Yes, sir!

By recommendation of my grandfather, Nobushige,

starting today, you are going to officially be working under the Amano family.

- Yes!! - What are you doing?

Furthermore, in order to protect Kogaki Castle, Wakagimi-sama has already left for battle.

Do you have the resolve to put your life on the line on the battlefield to protect our noble Wakagimi?

I do! That's just what I came all this way to do!

Brother, look after Father and the castle well for me.

There is nothing that I can do.

But at the very least, I will pray for Tadakiyo-sama's good fortune in battle,

by offering up my prayers in the mountain temple.

I bid you a safe return home.

Wakagimi

What is it? Is there something on my face?

No, no...

You shifty punk.

- Get a move on already! - ...Ow....

This upcoming battle is going to be much more difficult than any of the other previous ones.

Now that you mention it, I heard Koyama gained an ally or something?

Koyama defeated the Nogami tribe in battle so the Nogami people are now their subordinates.

The true purpose of us marching to Kogaki Castle

is to lure the Nogami tribe into attacking Kuroha Castle, where His Lordship is still residing.

What?! Then this is no time for us to be marching away like this, right?

Relax. Kuroha Castle's defenses are impenetrable.

But because of that, the amount of us soldiers going to battle at Kogaki,

is only a mere 1,000 men.

1,000? Well? What about Koyama?

3,000.

1,000 vs 3,000

Isn't that super bad for us??!!

Why would Wakagimi choose to go into a battle like that!

He keeps insisting he will never ever abandon Kogaki's citizens nor the people still trying to protect it.

That's just the kind of person he is.

But in order for that to be possible, we have to fight.

That's the fate that's been decreed for me.

I have to do something.

With my own hands.

Look.

Koyama's troops are on the move.

Are they planning on launching a night assault?

No. They're using their larger numbers to surround and ambush us.

Once dawn breaks, they're going to come at us all at once.

If we allow them to trample through the domain's rice fields, everyone will end up starving.

We have to stop the enemy here in its tracks.

It's okay. Even if Koyama's army is 3,000 strong at best, something can still be done.

Using the power of the 21st century's science, I'll figure something out.

With Takeru's help.

Wakagimi-sama. Please wait just a little longer.

Fuku?

Takeru. It's time for battle!

You got promoted.

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Are you...Fuku?

We'll always be together from now on?

[Run! The First Date!]

Wakagimi and I?

You and Wakagimi's horse!

Where is your village?

[Trust me!]

It's Yui. Hayakawa Yui.

In order to kill Tadakiyo

I'm looking forward to it.

There's no way something like this is supposed to be a person's fate!

That...hurts.