Chapter 55: Oedo, and Takeda’s Grand March (2/2)

「Is anyone there?!」

After a short while, the beating of feet could be heard from within, a woman a little over 20 years old in a maid uniform with dark hair came out

「Yes yes, here I a time!」

The maid called Ayane runs up with a presently surprised smile and takes Yae’s hand

「Welcome home, Yae-sama! Nanae-sama! Yae-sama has returned!」

Ayane calls towards the inside of the house, and more footsteps could be heard noisily headed this way, this tiht purple kimono appeared She looks a bit like Yae

「Mother! I have just returned!」

「Yae…you’ve returned safely……welcome ho after a long tihter embrace each other with tears in their eyes

「Yea, who are these people?」

「Aa, these are reat care of me」

「Well well, that is that is…… Thank you for caring for …we have also been helped greatly, please lift your face」

Sitting on the floor, Yae’s reat (parental) feelings for her daughter it sees were conveyed from that posture

「By the way mother, where is father? Is he at the castle?」

At Yae’s words Nanae-san and Ayane-san glanced at each other, their expressions clouded Before long Nanae-san stood, looked at Yae and slowly opened her mouth

「Your father is not here He ith Ieyasu-sama…to battle」

「To battle!?」

Yae let out an extreh voice, she stares at herpleasant Wasn’t this country tentatively ruled by a king?

「Just where on earth did they go!?」

「Takeda Several days ago, there was a surprise attack at the Shrine of Katsunuoe To head theoe fort」

To Yae’s question to Nanae-san, Ayane-san replied in her stead Apparently an adjoining feudal lord suddenly attacked

「Elder brother is headed there as well……? But I don’t understand Why did Takeda suddenly begin an invasion……? I cannot think Takeda’s lord to be a fool……」

「Recently, there is a strange strategist near Takeda’s lord Yale eye with dark skin and uses a e person has so to Nanae-san’s story, I think for a little bit Takeda’s strategist is Yamamoto they say, it has to be hienerals If Nanae-san’s story is correct, then he’s becoe Well, it’s not certain that that is the case huh? But there are soressing?」

Rin, who had been silent, suddenly asks Pola as at her feet tilted its head Kohaku as also close by does the same They look so cute Oops, to time for that now

「It was so abrupt that they didn’t really have tiather much war potential, and it’s only a matter of time before the fort falls, or so they say」

「Then father and elder brother are……!」

At Ayane-san’s assessment of the situation Yae’spale with insecurity, in her eyes, burns the flairl that stands by silently while her precious family is in peril, we know that well

「Touya-dono! If Kawagoe Fort is on a ridge not far froo」

「Touya-dono……!」

I grasp Yae’s hand and nod strongly in agreeive a sht ould go to battle I understand your feelings so I’ives a laugh Her trusty coo, and starts shadow boxing Was that ine the ridge」

「I understand~degozaru」

I grasp both of Yae’s hands and place htly on hers as she shuts her eyes Because the situation was as it is, there was strangely no embarrassment like there was before

「Recall」

The scenery coe japanese cedar stands and in the distance was a castle……no a fort was seen That’s Kawagoe fort?

I release Yae’s hands and open the「gate」in front of the house door Yae plunges straight through, then one after the other Elsie and the others disappear on the other side

The two left at the house stare in blank surprise at the spectacle and I call to them

「We will save your husband and Yae’s elder brother without fail Everyone will come back safely, please do not worry」

「Just what are you……」

To Nanae-san’s question, I ah in response, I also go through the「Gate」