What the hell...?

　Shigebei exclaimed. Rumor had it that Takeda's army was already under the control of the dark warlord Yamamoto Kansuke.

Shingen-dono is dead and all of the Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda, except for Takasaka-dono, have been imprisoned in the dungeons. It is requested that you do something to stop Kansuke and save Takeda.
"Kosaka-sama is pretending to follow Kansuke and is planning to retake Takeda.

　Takunoichi, whose name is Tsubaki, adds a few words. Apparently, Kansuke hid the fact that Shingen was dead and took control of Takeda by manipulating the body himself. The Four Heavenly Kings were imprisoned when they realized this, and only Kosaka, who had followed (or so it seemed) Kansuke's ideas, was working under his control....

To be honest, Tokugawa had no right to go that far for Takeda. However, if things continue as they are, Tokugawa will be killed by the demon masked soldiers controlled by Kansuke. What a shameful thing to say, but it seems that all the decisions about saving Tokugawa and saving Takeda lie with our guests from Belfast.

　Ieyasu-san said and looked at us. It's time to infiltrate Tsutsuji Gasaki and do something about Kansuke Yamamoto.

What should we do, Fuyao-san?

　You know the answer, but Yumina asks me for instructions. The decision-making authority has been passed around........ Well, whatever.

I'll do it. We're going to Tsutsuigasaki. I want to go to the ruins of Nirya in peace.
Thank you.

　Kunoichi-san........Tsubaki-san bowed her head.

''Then we can't infiltrate with too many people, so me, Tsubaki-san, and Leanne will infiltrate with the three of us.

　With Tsubaki-san, who knows a lot about Takeda's inner workings, and Lean, a fairy tribe skilled in magic, I think we can make it. Oh, I'm sorry Paula, but I'm staying home. When I told him that, the stuffed bear stepped on the ground and expressed his anger with his whole body in a mukee. It's amazing, this "program".

'Alright, let's get right to it then...'
'Wait, wait, wait! Sneaking in here in the middle of the day? Maybe we should wait until the night is over?

　As I stood up with momentum, Else said something plausible. That too. It's also true that nighttime is less conspicuous, and it would be harder for people to find us in the dark.
　We decided that we would sneak in at night, and we decided to take a break.
　Well, I had a lot of things to do, including using the "gate" to go back to Yae's house once to let her know that Shigebei and Shigetaro were safe, and then going back to the Belfast mansion to let Lime know that we would be staying the night today.
　I was even asked by Oed to store supplies such as liquor, food, arrows and oil in "storage" and carry them to the fort. Well, it's not that I'm tired, though. Ietai-san paid me properly, too. I got a lot of money. Maybe I should really start a delivery company.... It was already nighttime in the twinkling of an eye.



I've been thinking about a place where you can see the Tsutsuigasaki Mansion. A place with as few people as possible would be nice.
I understand.

　I hold Tsubaki-san's hands as she is meditating. I was a little nervous at Yae, but I'm also nervous holding the hand of a woman I don't know very well... I mean, it doesn't matter if I know her or not, I'm nervous about holding hands with a woman, but I'm afraid of the piercing look in the eyes of our ladies. But sir!
　I don't know what it is, but let's get it over with. I think it's better for our health.

"Recall.

　I focused my magic power and put my forehead together. Tsubaki-san is tall, almost as tall as me, so I didn't have to bend down a bit like I did with Yae. Vaguely, I could see in my mind's eye the large one-story mansion surrounded by multiple moats and the castle town surrounding it. Was that the main camp of Takeda's territory, Tsutsuji Gasaki?

'The Gate.'

　I leave Tsubaki-san and create a gate of light that leads to Tsutsuji Gasaki inside the keep.

'I'll be off then. Amber, call me if anything happens.
I understand.

　Even though Amber and I are quite far apart, we can still communicate by teleconference. This way, if something were to happen here, we would be able to rush over immediately.
　Lean was the first to jump into the open 'gate', followed by Tsubaki-san and finally me.
　As we passed through the gate, the only stars in the moonless night sky directly above us were striking. The area was densely forested, with a faint glow of torchlight in the distance. That was probably the house of the azure tree.

''You're going to sneak into that place...''

　I deployed my "long-sense" to see what was going on for now and let my vision fly. Surrounded by a moat, with several bridges, the castle gates were naturally closed.
　In front of the gate, strong men armed with armor and holding spears stood in front of it as gatekeepers.
　Further on, as I moved my vision beyond that gate, I saw a maze of white walls and a well beside it. A short distance away from that place, in the open, is a garden tree, a perfect place to hide. Okay, let's transition here first.

'The Gate.'

　I quickly called up the gate of light and tried to go through it. However, I went through that gate of light and only took one step forward from the gate.

'Huh?'

　I went through the gate again. But I still couldn't make the transition, I simply went through it.

'What's going on?'

　I don't know why, and I twist my head. It's never happened before.

It's a protective warding. Perhaps that's what's preventing the Gate from shifting.
Warding?

　Lean explained that while looking at me. Come to think of it, Duke Ortlinde said something like that before. He said that the Gate can be prevented from entering by a simple ward. So this is how it is.

''It was probably done by Kansuke. If it's just me, I can go in under the guise of being an errand boy for Kosaka-sama, so I'll go destroy that protection or something.

　Saying this, Tsubaki-san, who was about to walk out towards the pavilion, was stopped by Leanne, who had her arms around him.

''Don't do it. If you break the wards, there's a good chance that the person who set them up will find out. Even if you don't know who broke it, it's not really a good idea to be on guard.''
What do you want to do, sir?

　Tsubaki-san asks Leanne. 'I knew that was the only way to go here.

'Lean. I'm making your feathers disappear, and I'll use my invisibility magic to sneak in. Me and Leanne will disappear and follow Mr. Tsubaki through the gate. Then we'll be fine, right?
'Not invisibility, the visual ... well, okay. Stand there then.

　I do as I'm told and stand in front of Leanne. She holds her hand over me and as she begins to concoct her magic, a magic circle emerges at the feet where me and Lean were standing.

'Light, distort, lead the bend, Invisible.'

　As Lean cast the spell, the magic circle at our feet rose and passed through our bodies. As it passed to the top of our heads, it silently disappeared.

''Gone.....''

　Tsubaki-san shouts in surprise. What? It's already gone? But I can see my arms and my body, and I can see Leanne, right?

Leanne. Don't we have this magical effect on us?
Isn't it obvious? It would be so inconvenient if you couldn't see your own body anymore.
Oh, you can hear voices.

　Tsubaki-san murmured in a somewhat relieved voice. I guess she doesn't see us, after all.
　Leanne grinned and thought she had gone behind Tsubaki-san, and suddenly squeezed her breasts with both hands.

''Fuhyaaaahhhh!
Hey, Winter's Night. You can't see anything.
'And Fuyao-san!
'No! It's Lean! I've been right in front of you for a while now!

　I shake the trees around me to show my presence. Even if Tsubaki-san can't see me, you can usually tell it's not me by the feel of a hug from behind!

Oh, come on...
'Mmm, I'm surprised..... Are you the type to lose weight? This is not so easy....
That's enough!
Ow!

　Leanne's head, which doesn't stop rubbing, gets a pretty good chop. What is this 612-year-old doing? Try to figure out what's going on here!
　Tsubaki-san backs away from Leanne, who is cowering beside her beaten head, her face red with shame, holding her chest. Look. You've become somewhat alarmed.
　I call out to Tsubaki-san to reassure her.

It's all right. I'll smack you and make you do what I say.
In the ass?
You're not talking anymore!

　Tsubaki backed away even more at Leanne's joke. Can you go undercover or something like this? I'm starting to get a bit, not just a bit, but a great deal of anxiety.



''It's a messenger from Kosaka-sama. We need you to let us through.
Certainly. Wait a minute.

　Looking at the identification tags Tsubaki-san held in her hand, the two gatekeepers slowly opened the heavy door. There's no passageway, is there, here?
　Me and Leanne, who quickly disappeared from between the open doors, slip inside. After that, Tsubaki-san passed through the gate and the gate closed with a heavy sound again. Phew. We managed to sneak in.

''By the way, Leanne. Doesn't this invisibility magic get nullified by a ward or something?
''Wards basically have the effect of playing off any magic that tries to interfere with them, but it's not a problem because the 'Invisible' magic is interfering with us ourselves. Since it doesn't interfere, we can transfer from within the wards by 'gates'.

　Oh, I see. The reason why the Gate is interfering is because it's the destination, right? If that's the case, I guess we should use the Gate to save the three remaining Four Heavenly Kings who are currently trapped in the dungeons of Takeda. If we can fight them, it would be reassuring to have them on our side. When I suggested this to Tsubaki-san, he immediately agreed with me.

''The dungeons are this way.

　We run after Tsubaki-san through the moonless darkness.