Running through enemy lines. He swings his spear and knocks down the enemies who stand in his way. With an amber roar, the soldiers in front are blown away by the shockwave, creating a path. I ran through it and rushed through the enemy lines at once.
　I make a U-turn and re-position my spear.
　Whoa. There they are. It's still swarming.
　Hyun-hyun, bows and arrows rain down on us.

"Shields.

　I put up a defensive barrier to catch the arrows. The arrows that flew in the air were bounced off one after another and fell.
　Now, let's rush in again. Just as he and Ember were about to run off, a young warrior on a horse appeared from the enemy camp.

''Well, well, well, I am Masanori of Fukushima, under Hashiba's command! With the spear in hand, there's no one better than me in the world! Who is this demon warrior? Tell me your name or I won't ask, now.
"Slip.
What?

　The young warrior, who had made a long name for himself, rolled off his horse unceremoniously. I lost the friction coefficient of the horse's saddle.
　Coming forward in the middle of a battle, you're an idiot. I hear our world hasn't seen much action since the pirates. I don't know about our world.
　You can't do that! And play fair! I don't know about that.
　We silently run into enemy lines. Wow! And the soldiers fled like spider spiders. What's that? How can you call it cowardice with that?
　Still, there are those who are coming at you, ducking the spears that are thrust out, and conversely pushing down the warriors on horseback.
　It's getting a bit crowded and annoying, so I'm spinning a spell.

''Wind, whirlwind, storm whirlwind, cyclone storm.
'Ohhhhhh!

　A tornado erupts in the enemy's ranks and the soldiers are blown high into the sky. With a sideways glance at the storm's blow, I wielded my spear and defeated the Hashiba forces in front of me one after another.

'Wait for me! Well, well, well, my vassal Hashiba is my vassal, Kato.
"Cyclone Storm.
'Whoa!

　A certain Kato man blows away high in the sky. I don't know anything about that.

"What are you doing! There's only one of them, surround them and skewer them all at once!

　At the sound of a warlord on a chestnut-haired horse, 360 degrees, all the footmen simultaneously speared towards me.
　But faster than that, Amber leaps vertically and we fly into the air.

'Come, sand, blind dust, blind sand.'
'Geez! My eyes!

　The soldiers scream in agony as the sand enters their eyes. They are blown up in a circle by the shockwave that Amber shoots right below them.
　As Amber runs out at once after landing, and I unleash my spear in time with it, enemy after enemy collapses on the spot.

'Wind yo pierce, spiral spear blade, spiral lance.

　Thrusting the wind-clad spear out in front, it turned into a stormy spear and blew Hashiba's army everywhere in a straight line.

''Oh, an ogre! The demon warrior!
They'll kill you! They'll kill us all!

　Not a good listener. You look like you're dead, but you're just paralyzed and can't move.
　As I was miffed, I heard an angry shout from the castle gate.

''The Tokugawa army has struck out! Return fire!
'No! The right wing formation is still crumbling! I can't intercept them!

　Oh, did Yae inform Shigebei-san and the others about me?
　The Hashiba Army that I had messed up was already a crowdsourced force, and most of them had lost the will to fight. The result.

Pull up! Retreat! Retreat!
All troops retreat!

　Do-do-do-do-do. The warlords on horseback ran at once. The footmen also began to run away from the scene. The only people left were the soldiers who were paralyzed and unable to move.
　Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! And a shout of triumph echoed around the area as cheers went up from the combined Tokugawa-Date forces. Apparently, they won't be chasing after them.

'Have we beaten them off for now?
"So it seems.

　I jumped down from the amber and put my spear away in the 'storage'. Turning my gaze towards the castle gate, I saw Yae and Shigetaro-san running towards me.

''Winter...!
Shh!

　I gestured to Yae, who inadvertently tried to shout my name, and stopped her with a gesture. I spoke in a whisper to them as they approached.

'It's been a while, Shigetaro-san.'
Fuyao-dono, I'm indebted to you. You've been very helpful.

　Yae's brother, Shigetaro, bows his head deeply. You're still as stiff as ever.

''But your outfit is........''
I've got a position to play, so if Brunhild gets involved, it's troublesome. So I'll call him a mysterious demon warrior.
Oh..... Well, it's fine with us, but what should I call you?
Name? Let's see then, Shirogane.

　It's cheesy, but that's okay. It's black except for the mask, though.

'More importantly, is Ieyasu-san okay? I heard you were hurt.
'Oh, yes. ''My lord has been wounded by an arrow in his shoulder, but he is not in mortal danger.''
Can I see him? I think I can use my recovery magic to heal you.

　Like Yasheng, most of the Yisheng didn't have magical attributes. Even rarer, they would rarely be able to reach the rare light and dark attributes.
　It's not that they don't have magical powers, so they have their own simple magic that has developed independently instead. Like Fujutsu and Ninjutsu. That's what Tsubaki-san was doing when she sent her voice flying to the cat.

''Thank goodness for that. Your father is waiting for you at the castle. Let's go, Winter........Shirogane-dono.

　Accompanied by Shigetaro-san, I walked through the gates of the castle with Yae on amber, attracting the attention of the Tokugawa soldiers.




''No, I'm sorry. Winter you owe Shirogane-dono another debt of gratitude.

　I used my recovery magic to heal Ietai-san's shoulder injury, and while doing so, I also healed the other injured people's injuries.
　Ieyasu-san and I were confronting each other in a large hall in the castle. The chief ministers were all around us. Among them was Yae's father, Shigebei-san.

''Your rumors have reached Yisheng, sir. They seem to be doing it quite flamboyantly.''

　The eyes of Chobi Beard's Ietai-san, who said such things in a whisper, were filled with a light of curiosity. He smells like the likes of the King of Belfast and the Beast King of Mismid.......

''By the way, what kind of rumors?''
Holding princesses from many countries captive, single-handedly eradicating an army of demons, manipulating giants to destroy a nation, just to name a few.

　He smiles as he listens to Ieyasu-san's story, a limp smile on his face. It's also hard to deny that there's a subtle mixture of truth in it. The details are omitted or exaggerated, and it must be conveyed in a strange way.
　Well, it doesn't matter now, so let's just let it go.

I'm sorry, sir. What the hell is that person...?

　Doubts are raised by senior ministers. They might be alarmed by the presence of a highly suspicious man in a mask, right?

The first thing that comes to mind is the name of the man. Oh, this man is Shirogane-dono. He is a guest of the Kuuju Shigebei. As you have just seen, he is unrivalled in strength and is truly the most powerful man in the world. He knows that we are in danger and has taken the trouble to come here.

　Everyone's eyes are drawn to Shigebei-san. He nodded lightly in response, indicating his affirmation. Beside him was Yae's figure as well. Incidentally, Ember has become smaller and is curled up on Yae's lap.

''Ah, Ieyasu-dono. So what's the status of the war?''
"We are at an overwhelming disadvantage. "We are far outnumbered by Hashiba's forces. If we are to win, we must exploit the weakness of their unity.
A lack of cohesion?
'Although they are called Hashiba's army, most of the soldiers originally came from Oda, Mori, Shimazu and Chosokabe. Most of them are not following in loyalty. They are all just afraid of Hideyoshi's power.

　I thought that control by fear was Oda Nobunaga's monopoly.
　Well, when it comes to cruelty, Hideyoshi is not to be outdone. As I recall, he drove his nephew Hideji to commit seppuku just because his son Hideyori was born, when he was no longer needed. Moreover, he beheaded about 30 people, including Hidetsugu's official family members and their children.
　But it would be rare to find a warlord in the Warring States period who wasn't cruel. Even Tokugawa Ieyasu had his vassal Yashiro Oga sawed to death for informing Takeda.
　He doesn't look much like Ieyasu-san in front of me, but I hear Hideyoshi's is different.

'Why is everyone following Hideyoshi? Are you that strong?
'It is said that Xiuyi uses a magical trick with a golden gourd. It is said that no one can resist his power and everyone has no choice but to follow him. It is rumored that Oda Nobunaga-dono was assassinated because Akechi Mitsuhide was manipulated by his power.

　Golden gourds...? Maybe it's an artifact. You don't think it's something that fell from the "storehouse" again, like the "Immortal Treasure"!
　I hurriedly take out my phone and open the list of missing items in the 'storehouse'. If that's the case, it could be the work of a different producer, like the one in the Dragon King incident.

''So, if we can manage the golden gourd in Hideyoshi's possession, the other side will be torn down, right?
''Perhaps. However, Hideyoshi has never stepped out of his castle. Even I, a fellow lord, have never seen him. This is also the rumor, but I heard that he has a very handsome monkey face and does not like to go out in public.

　A monkey's face. I wonder if he'll turn into a balding rat.
　But a reclusive lord, huh? The fact that a person who didn't even know his identity was suddenly seized by a lord was strange.
　A man with a monkey face who happened to pick up a golden gourd, used his power to get into Oda, and eventually manipulated the emperor into becoming the lord himself...?
　
　And then he became useless, crushed Oda, who was nothing more than a hindrance, and took over. I don't think that's not necessarily true, but how do you think it is?

"So where is Hideyoshi?
"Osaka Castle. The golden castle Hideyoshi had built.

　Is it gold? It looks like Hideyoshi, but it's too flashy.
　I project the map from my phone into the air and search for it. Surprised by the shoguns around me, but I let them go.
　Well, this castle is carefully warded, isn't it? Is it impossible to jump in at the gate? Well, I guess we'll just have to take the amphibian "Gun Gun Gunil" directly in.

Winter Mr. Shirogane. What in the world do you intend to do?
'I was thinking of hitting Hideyoshi directly. .........Is it bad to hit the castle tower directly with Gun Gun Gunil...... The whole thing would blow up. It would be a bother, but we'd have to get into the castle from somewhere.

　I was mumbling to myself, but Ieyasu-san opened his mouth as if he was dumbfounded.

It's a bit late to ask, but how is that possible?
We can do it. We have a lot of tricks up our sleeve. As for the strategy, we just need to get into the castle, find Hideyoshi, and then manage the golden gourd.......
Will you take me with you on this mission?

　A sudden voice from the hallway drew everyone's attention.
　There was a lone boy about my age, accompanied by a tall squire with narrow eyes. He wore a black hakama, black armor, and a purple and colorful polka-dotted Jinbaori. The costume was flashy, but that wasn't what stood out the most. The eye patch on his right eye is the most noticeable feature.
　One-eyed and with this appearance, no way....

"Did you say your name is Shirogane? You fought very well in the battle just now. I am sorry to trouble you, but I am Date-Lord Fuyujiro "Tôjirô" Masamune "Date-Tôjiro" Masamune, and from now on I hope you will be familiar with me. Henceforth, please be acquainted with me.

　I knew it.