Chapter 1.5 After shaking off the pursuit from the Oda Army, we managed to return safely to the Toyotomi castle. [YUZUKI]: (Phew… while I was on the battlefield I felt completely numb…… but now I can finally catch my breath.) But it seemed like I was the only one who was relieved at returning home alive. [TOSHIIE]: “ARGH, that wasn’t enough! Shit! Retreating from there is so lame.” At the outset, when everyone had gathered, Toshiie showed a frustrated expression. [MITSUNARI]: “The Toyotomi Army exists solely due to the presence of Hideyoshi-sama. This is the best result in that situation.” [HANBEE]: “But the Oda Army really is strong, huh…… It should have been us who were on the offense, but just like that there was a reversal.” [KANBEE]: “…… Aa. We need to polish our plans so that it does not become like that next time.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Well, for the moment, let’s drop the subject about next time.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Everyone, you worked hard in today’s battle. Good job.” [TOSHIIE]: “Huh? What’s up, Hideyoshi? Did something good happen?” [TOSHIIE]: “Usually, by this time after we retreat, you would be sulking and shut yourself in your room.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Well, I have times like this too. More importantly, there’s something I want you all to hear.” [MITSUNARI]: “Understood…… what is it?” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Umm, before that, let me do a check just in case. -Hey, can I talk about what happened before everyone came and saved us?” [HIDEYOSHI]: “…… this thing.” Hideyoshi-san pointed to his neck, looking like he was enjoying this in some way. [YUZUKI]: (……? What about his nec-ah! B-By that, he means the time he licked my scratch……!?) [HIDEYOSHI]: “Well, actually, even if you were to say no I’d talk about it. Because everyone needs to know about it.” [TOSHIIE]: “What is it. Stop the suspense and just spit it out.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Then, let’s be serious here. This is a very important topic to us.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “It’s about the secret of this girl’s “blood”-“ [TOSHIIE]: “Awakening…… is that true!?” [MITSUNARI]: “I have a hard time believing this suddenly……” [YUZUKI]: “U-Um…… what is this awakening thing? Is it connected to how Hideyoshi-san’s appearance suddenly changed……?” [HANBEE]: “Hmm, simply put, it’s like waking up a Gekka Tribe member’s original powers.” [KANBEE]: “As the ages passed, that power was buried in our blood.” [KANBEE]: “If Hideyoshi-sama’s appearance changed then it is reasonable to think that his power awoke. However, to be able to do such a thing……” [YUZUKI]: (I can’t believe my blood… has such a special ability……) I could not believe it but it looked like everyone, apart from Hideyoshi-san, was lost on whether to believe it or not as well. [HIDEYOSHI]: “Well, no one saw the actual thing. But I drank her blood and experienced that power.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “She is special. That’s all I want you guys to understand.” [MITSUNARI]: “…… If that is what you declare, Hideyoshi-sama.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Thanks, Mitsunari.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Haa…… I’d really have liked this secret to be ours only though. But I believe it’s likely Nobunaga suspects something.” [MITSUNARI]: “……! Then that means she-“ [HIDEYOSHI]: “Mhm, I know. Nobunaga will target her life.” [YUZUKI]: “T-That’s…… But there’s a possibility he hasn’t noticed yet-“ [KANBEE]: “Wishful thinking leads to death.” [TOSHIIE]: “That person will crush anything that gets in his way, no matter how small, with all his might.” [HANBEE]: “And because it’s Nobunaga, it won’t be just on the battlefield, he might even sneak soldiers into this castle……” [MITSUNARI]: “It seems we will need to be vigilant day and night from now on.” [YUZUKI]: (I-It’s become like this……) [HIDEYOSHI]: “Ahaha, have you been frightened?” [YUZUKI]: “Hideyoshi-san……” [HIDEYOSHI]: “But don’t worry! Because I thought of something good.” [YUZUKI]: “Huh?” [HIDEYOSHI]: “You’ll be protected from every single threat! But, in order for that to happen, I think it’s necessary to have an appropriate just cause.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “That’s why, starting today- I’ll make you mine!” [YUZUKI]: “…… What?” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Hey, be my wife.” [MITSUNARI]: “N-No, no, no! Hideyoshi-sama, no matter how you put it, this is too extreme!” [TOSHIIE]: “If Hideyoshi is okay with it, then isn’t it okay? Congratulations!” [KANBEE]: “Certainly, if Hideyoshi-sama is by her side, then enemies will not be able to approach her easily. I have no particular objections.” [HANBEE]: “Heehee, as expected of Hideyoshi-sama! It’s interesting, so I approve~!” [HIDEYOSHI]: “…… Well, that’s how it is. It means we’ll be together from here on, but let’s get along!” [YUZUKI]: “…… Wha? WHAAAAAAT!?”
Chapter 1.3 Let’s run together- saying that, Hideyoshi-san pulled my hand and ran into the forest out of the base camp, which was swarmed with enemies. [HIDEYOSHI]: “Phew…… we’ve been separated pretty far from our friends, but it looks like we’ve lost our pursuers from the Oda Army for the moment?” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Just in case, let’s hide in this bush for a while and check things out.” [YUZUKI]: “Haa… haa… o-okay……” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Here, come closer. It’ll be a problem if the enemy finds us, right?” [YUZUKI]: (Um, if we’re any closer, our bodies will be glued to each other……) [ODA SOLDIER]: “They have to be nearby still! Split up and search for them!” [YUZUKI]: (…………!) The angry shout I heard made me jerk and a tremble ran through my body. [HIDEYOSHI]: “I’ll be okay. They won’t find us.” An arm was wrapped around my back at the same time I heard a whisper in my ear. That warmth prevented me from panicking. [YUZUKI]: (Please, hurry up and go somewhere else……!) I wonder how long I prayed for that. Eventually, the Oda soldiers went away. [HIDEYOSHI]: “Sorry, you were scared, huh. But you can relax now.” [YUZUKI]: “I-It’s okay, I’m fine.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Haha, you’re saying that when you’re shaking this much. Acting tough, hmm.” [YUZUKI]: “I-I’m sorry. I’m trying my best to stop but……” [HIDEYOSHI]: “It’s alright. First, without rushing, how about taking in slow and deep breaths?” [YUZUKI]: “H… Here like this?” [HIDEYOSHI]: “If you wish, we can be like this for a loooooong time?” [YUZUKI]: “……! I-I’m okay now!” When I tried to get away in a hurry, Hideyoshi-san released me with a snicker. [HIDEYOSHI]: “Now then, we should get back to where everyone is. Mitsunari and the others will be worried too- ow……” [YUZUKI]: “Is your wound from before hurting……?” I took a look at it, worried, and saw that the bleeding was worser than it had been at the beginning. [YUZUKI]: “…… ! The gash is larger now……” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Ah, well, it was tense up until now so I also forgot about it. But it became worse because I was running around and cutting people down, huh.” [YUZUKI]: “This isn’t a laughing matter!” I pulled out a handkerchief from my pocket and tried to apply it to Hideyoshi-san’s injury. [YUZUKI]: “Hideyoshi-san, this’ll stop the bleeding……” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Stop the bleeding…… I’m not human, so this kind of injury will heal quickly.” [YUZUKI]: “Even if that’s the case, I can’t leave it like this.” I wrapped the handkerchief gently around the painful-looking and bleeding wound. [HIDEYOSHI]: “Haha, I don’t really like pain, but if I can get this kind of treatment from you, I think I’m glad to have gotten hurt.” [YUZUKI]: “Geez, how can you laugh like that……” [YUZUKI]: (He looks the same as a normal human apart from his pointed ears…… but Hideyoshi-san is-) [HIDEYOSHI]: “…… Hm? What’s with that scratch on your neck?” [YUZUKI]: “Huh?” Having been told that, I touched my neck and felt a stinging pain. When I looked at my hand, there was some blood on it- [YUZUKI]: “When did this happen…… I didn’t notice it at all.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Did you get scratched by a branch when we were hiding? Well, it’s nothing but…… that blood…… looks delicious.” [YUZUKI]: “Wha……?” [YUZUKI]: (Right now, I thought I saw fangs in Hideyoshi-san’s mouth……) [HIDEYOSHI]: “Ah, that reminds me, I haven’t told you yet, have I. We, in the Toyotomi, are vampires.” [HIDEYOSHI]: “But…… it’s strange…… I see blood everyday and yet I’ve never felt this kind of urge to drink it……” Hideyoshi-san stared directly at me- [YUZUKI]: “Wah……! H-Hideyoshi-san!?” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Your blood… smells really good.” His heated voice, like he was spellbound, shook in my ears. [HIDEYOSHI]: “For some reason…… it makes me feel like I can’t stop myself from drinking it. I think I’ll sample just a bit of it.” [YUZUKI]: : (Wha……!) In that instant, he licked the blood trickling down my neck, and my body tensed with nervousness. Maybe he noticed my reaction, but Hideyoshi finally moved away from me. [HIDEYOSHI]: “…… Ahaha, sorry, sorry. Did I scare you a little too much?” [HIDEYOSHI]: “Because it was such a small scratch, I thought I’d heal it by licking it. Just look at it as my way of treating y-…… huh? What is… this?” [YUZUKI]: (Hideyoshi-san’s appearance… changed!?) [HIDEYOSHI]: “…… Is this…… “awakening”……!?” As his surprised voice slipped out, Hideyoshi-san unraveled the handkerchief I used to stop his bleeding. [YUZUKI]: “Hideyoshi-san! If you unwrap that, you’ll bleed again……!” [HIDEYOSHI]: “…… No, it’s okay, because, look, the wound is healed.” [YUZUKI]: “I-It really is…… Vampires can heal injuries this quickly?” [HIDEYOSHI]: “No, if I healed this quickly, I’d have no troubles…… Woah……” [YUZUKI]: (Ah… his previous look returned… What exactly was that just now……?) [HIDEYOSHI]: “…… That amount wasn’t enough, huh. Ohh, I see……” [YUZUKI]: “……? Hideyoshi-san, do you know-“ In the moment I thought to ask about what happened- [ODA SOLDIER]: “There he is, it’s Hideyoshi!! This time, you won’t get away!”
Chapter 1.5
After shaking off the pursuit from the Oda Army, we managed to return safely to the Toyotomi castle.
[YUZUKI]: (Phew… while I was on the battlefield I felt completely numb…… but now I can finally catch my breath.)
But it seemed like I was the only one who was relieved at returning home alive.
[TOSHIIE]: “ARGH, that wasn’t enough! Shit! Retreating from there is so lame.”
At the outset, when everyone had gathered, Toshiie showed a frustrated expression.
[MITSUNARI]: “The Toyotomi Army exists solely due to the presence of Hideyoshi-sama. This is the best result in that situation.”
[HANBEE]: “But the Oda Army really is strong, huh…… It should have been us who were on the offense, but just like that there was a reversal.”
[KANBEE]: “…… Aa. We need to polish our plans so that it does not become like that next time.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Well, for the moment, let’s drop the subject about next time.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Everyone, you worked hard in today’s battle. Good job.”
[TOSHIIE]: “Huh? What’s up, Hideyoshi? Did something good happen?”
[TOSHIIE]: “Usually, by this time after we retreat, you would be sulking and shut yourself in your room.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Well, I have times like this too. More importantly, there’s something I want you all to hear.”
[MITSUNARI]: “Understood…… what is it?”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Umm, before that, let me do a check just in case. -Hey, can I talk about what happened before everyone came and saved us?”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “…… this thing.”
Hideyoshi-san pointed to his neck, looking like he was enjoying this in some way.
[YUZUKI]: (……? What about his nec-ah! B-By that, he means the time he licked my scratch……!?)
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Well, actually, even if you were to say no I’d talk about it. Because everyone needs to know about it.”
[TOSHIIE]: “What is it. Stop the suspense and just spit it out.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Then, let’s be serious here. This is a very important topic to us.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “It’s about the secret of this girl’s “blood”-“
[TOSHIIE]: “Awakening…… is that true!?”
[MITSUNARI]: “I have a hard time believing this suddenly……”
[YUZUKI]: “U-Um…… what is this awakening thing? Is it connected to how Hideyoshi-san’s appearance suddenly changed……?”
[HANBEE]: “Hmm, simply put, it’s like waking up a Gekka Tribe member’s original powers.”
[KANBEE]: “As the ages passed, that power was buried in our blood.”
[KANBEE]: “If Hideyoshi-sama’s appearance changed then it is reasonable to think that his power awoke. However, to be able to do such a thing……”
[YUZUKI]: (I can’t believe my blood… has such a special ability……)
I could not believe it but it looked like everyone, apart from Hideyoshi-san, was lost on whether to believe it or not as well.
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Well, no one saw the actual thing. But I drank her blood and experienced that power.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “She is special. That’s all I want you guys to understand.”
[MITSUNARI]: “…… If that is what you declare, Hideyoshi-sama.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Thanks, Mitsunari.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Haa…… I’d really have liked this secret to be ours only though. But I believe it’s likely Nobunaga suspects something.”
[MITSUNARI]: “……! Then that means she-“
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Mhm, I know. Nobunaga will target her life.”
[YUZUKI]: “T-That’s…… But there’s a possibility he hasn’t noticed yet-“
[KANBEE]: “Wishful thinking leads to death.”
[TOSHIIE]: “That person will crush anything that gets in his way, no matter how small, with all his might.”
[HANBEE]: “And because it’s Nobunaga, it won’t be just on the battlefield, he might even sneak soldiers into this castle……”
[MITSUNARI]: “It seems we will need to be vigilant day and night from now on.”
[YUZUKI]: (I-It’s become like this……)
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Ahaha, have you been frightened?”
[YUZUKI]: “Hideyoshi-san……”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “But don’t worry! Because I thought of something good.”
[YUZUKI]: “Huh?”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “You’ll be protected from every single threat! But, in order for that to happen, I think it’s necessary to have an appropriate just cause.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “That’s why, starting today- I’ll make you mine!”
[YUZUKI]: “…… What?”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Hey, be my wife.”
[MITSUNARI]: “N-No, no, no! Hideyoshi-sama, no matter how you put it, this is too extreme!”
[TOSHIIE]: “If Hideyoshi is okay with it, then isn’t it okay? Congratulations!”
[KANBEE]: “Certainly, if Hideyoshi-sama is by her side, then enemies will not be able to approach her easily. I have no particular objections.”
[HANBEE]: “Heehee, as expected of Hideyoshi-sama! It’s interesting, so I approve~!”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “…… Well, that’s how it is. It means we’ll be together from here on, but let’s get along!”
[YUZUKI]: “…… Wha? WHAAAAAAT!?”
Chapter 1.3
Let’s run together- saying that, Hideyoshi-san pulled my hand and ran into the forest out of the base camp, which was swarmed with enemies.
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Phew…… we’ve been separated pretty far from our friends, but it looks like we’ve lost our pursuers from the Oda Army for the moment?”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Just in case, let’s hide in this bush for a while and check things out.”
[YUZUKI]: “Haa… haa… o-okay……”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Here, come closer. It’ll be a problem if the enemy finds us, right?”
[YUZUKI]: (Um, if we’re any closer, our bodies will be glued to each other……)
[ODA SOLDIER]: “They have to be nearby still! Split up and search for them!”
[YUZUKI]: (…………!)
The angry shout I heard made me jerk and a tremble ran through my body.
[HIDEYOSHI]: “I’ll be okay. They won’t find us.”
An arm was wrapped around my back at the same time I heard a whisper in my ear. That warmth prevented me from panicking.
[YUZUKI]: (Please, hurry up and go somewhere else……!)
I wonder how long I prayed for that. Eventually, the Oda soldiers went away.
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Sorry, you were scared, huh. But you can relax now.”
[YUZUKI]: “I-It’s okay, I’m fine.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Haha, you’re saying that when you’re shaking this much. Acting tough, hmm.”
[YUZUKI]: “I-I’m sorry. I’m trying my best to stop but……”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “It’s alright. First, without rushing, how about taking in slow and deep breaths?”
[YUZUKI]: “H… Here like this?”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “If you wish, we can be like this for a loooooong time?”
[YUZUKI]: “……! I-I’m okay now!”
When I tried to get away in a hurry, Hideyoshi-san released me with a snicker.
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Now then, we should get back to where everyone is. Mitsunari and the others will be worried too- ow……”
[YUZUKI]: “Is your wound from before hurting……?”
I took a look at it, worried, and saw that the bleeding was worser than it had been at the beginning.
[YUZUKI]: “…… ! The gash is larger now……”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Ah, well, it was tense up until now so I also forgot about it. But it became worse because I was running around and cutting people down, huh.”
[YUZUKI]: “This isn’t a laughing matter!”
I pulled out a handkerchief from my pocket and tried to apply it to Hideyoshi-san’s injury.
[YUZUKI]: “Hideyoshi-san, this’ll stop the bleeding……”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Stop the bleeding…… I’m not human, so this kind of injury will heal quickly.”
[YUZUKI]: “Even if that’s the case, I can’t leave it like this.”
I wrapped the handkerchief gently around the painful-looking and bleeding wound.
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Haha, I don’t really like pain, but if I can get this kind of treatment from you, I think I’m glad to have gotten hurt.”
[YUZUKI]: “Geez, how can you laugh like that……”
[YUZUKI]: (He looks the same as a normal human apart from his pointed ears…… but Hideyoshi-san is-)
[HIDEYOSHI]: “…… Hm? What’s with that scratch on your neck?”
[YUZUKI]: “Huh?”
Having been told that, I touched my neck and felt a stinging pain. When I looked at my hand, there was some blood on it-
[YUZUKI]: “When did this happen…… I didn’t notice it at all.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Did you get scratched by a branch when we were hiding? Well, it’s nothing but…… that blood…… looks delicious.”
[YUZUKI]: “Wha……?”
[YUZUKI]: (Right now, I thought I saw fangs in Hideyoshi-san’s mouth……)
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Ah, that reminds me, I haven’t told you yet, have I. We, in the Toyotomi, are vampires.”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “But…… it’s strange…… I see blood everyday and yet I’ve never felt this kind of urge to drink it……”
Hideyoshi-san stared directly at me-
[YUZUKI]: “Wah……! H-Hideyoshi-san!?”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Your blood… smells really good.”
His heated voice, like he was spellbound, shook in my ears.
[HIDEYOSHI]: “For some reason…… it makes me feel like I can’t stop myself from drinking it. I think I’ll sample just a bit of it.”
[YUZUKI]: : (Wha……!)
In that instant, he licked the blood trickling down my neck, and my body tensed with nervousness.
Maybe he noticed my reaction, but Hideyoshi finally moved away from me.
[HIDEYOSHI]: “…… Ahaha, sorry, sorry. Did I scare you a little too much?”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “Because it was such a small scratch, I thought I’d heal it by licking it. Just look at it as my way of treating y-…… huh? What is… this?”
[YUZUKI]: (Hideyoshi-san’s appearance… changed!?)
[HIDEYOSHI]: “…… Is this…… “awakening”……!?”
As his surprised voice slipped out, Hideyoshi-san unraveled the handkerchief I used to stop his bleeding.
[YUZUKI]: “Hideyoshi-san! If you unwrap that, you’ll bleed again……!”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “…… No, it’s okay, because, look, the wound is healed.”
[YUZUKI]: “I-It really is…… Vampires can heal injuries this quickly?”
[HIDEYOSHI]: “No, if I healed this quickly, I’d have no troubles…… Woah……”
[YUZUKI]: (Ah… his previous look returned… What exactly was that just now……?)
[HIDEYOSHI]: “…… That amount wasn’t enough, huh. Ohh, I see……”
[YUZUKI]: “……? Hideyoshi-san, do you know-“
In the moment I thought to ask about what happened-
[ODA SOLDIER]: “There he is, it’s Hideyoshi!! This time, you won’t get away!”