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[charaSet B 1098163800 1 Kasuga-no-Tsubone]
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＠Mash
There don't seem to be many differentiating factors between these two paths.
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＠Mash
I think we decided to rely on Tsubone's intuition at times like these, so... What do you think, Tsubone?
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Hmm. Hmmm. Hmmmmmm...!
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
I think it's this way! As I've told you before, my family has a great track record when it comes to choosing between only two options!
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
My family was right in sticking with Lord Akechi and Lord Kobayakawa! Lord Akechi was right in his betrayal, and Lord Kobayakawa was too!
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Granted, things didn't exactly work out well for them after all that, but that doesn't mean they didn't make the right choice! Now come on!
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＠Mash
Oh, by the way, this seems like a good opportunity,[sr]so... [wt 0.2][charaMoveReturn A 0,10 0.3]Excuse me! I have a question, please!
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Mmm, now that's a good hand raise! It's too bad you're not here in person, or I'd be patting your head right now!
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
All right then, I think we have time for an impromptu wet nurse classroom. Go ahead!
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＠Mash
Thank you.[sr]This seems like as good a time as any to ask...
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＠Mash
What's Matsudaira Nobutsuna like?
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
...Well, he's an excellent retainer.[sr]He's been serving the shogun for a very long time.
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＠Sessyoin Kiara
Didn't you say you've also known[sr]him for a long time, Lady Kasuga?
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Oh yes, I've known him since he was thiiis small.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
As you know by now, I was the shogun's wet nurse.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
I cared for him like he was my own[sr]ever since he was born as “Takechiyo.”
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
And since his pages were with him all the time too,[sr]I of course cared for them as well.
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＠Mash
Pages?
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Oh, yes. Back then, it was customary for boys from other samurai families close in age to the shogun heir...
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
...to be assigned to him as retainers[sr]right after he was born.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
My own son, Senkuma, was one of Takechiyo's pages,[sr]and so was Choushirou...
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
...the boy who would later be known as Matsudaira Nobutsuna. So I basically raised him, too.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Come to think of it, a certain someone's son was another one of the shogun's pages...
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
...but he was relieved of his duties at one point after he and Lord Takechiyo had a falling-out of sorts.
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
Ah yes, you speak of Mitsuyoshi, my son.
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
I am sorry for any trouble he[sr]may have caused you, Lady Fuku.
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＠Sion
A system where a ruler's retainers are assigned to them at birth, and they all grow up together, huh...
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＠Sion
Raising them like that would certainly develop strong familial bonds, and would greatly reduce the odds of betrayal once they have begun their positions.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Well, that didn't do much good here, did it!?[sr]That accursed, traitorous Nobutsuna!
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
No, wait, that won't do. A good educator can't lose their temper when teaching children. All right, Fuku, deep breaths... (Exhale)
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Anyway, Nobutsuna was always smart, but I'm afraid I might have focused on developing his intelligence to the detriment of other important qualities. I should have known better.
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？1：So he's an INT build then.
？2：So he's more of a strategist than a soldier, huh.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
He also gained the nickname “Wise Izu” at one point after he was assigned to guard Izu Province as Izu-no-Kami. Maybe that went to his head?
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？1：How is he with a sword?
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Good question, but I think Lord Munenori there[sr]would be better equipped to answer it than me.
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
Nobutsuna was one of the warriors assigned to protect the shogun. He is moderately skilled, but he always appeared to lack the resolve needed to walk the path of the sword.
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
However...his own skill aside,[sr]he is intimately familiar with warfare.
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
In that one sense, he is as strong[sr]as the fiercest samurai.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
After Lord Ieyasu won the Siege of Osaka and united the country, Japan went several decades without knowing war.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
But then, it struck again[sr]during Shogun Iemitsu's reign.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
This was not a battle between warring daimyo, but a revolt led by civilians called the Shimabara Rebellion. Perhaps you've heard of it?
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？1：...I'm familiar.
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
Nobutsuna was the general who led the shogunate's efforts to suppress it.
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
That should tell you how highly Shogun[sr]Iemitsu valued his abilities.
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
That may be why he came to be one of the few samurai who still knew war well, even in times of peace.
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
Still...I remember the look in Nobutsuna's eyes the day he returned from Shimabara.
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
They were the eyes of a man[sr]who had witnessed hell itself.
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＠Mash
Master, isn't the Shimabara Rebellion where, um...
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？1：Yeah... That's the one...
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Oh? What are you whispering about over there?[sr]And why do you look so sad?
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
Hmm. I should warn you, it may come[sr]as a shock to you, Lady Fuku.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Well, now I HAVE to know what you're talking about.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
All right, let me ask you a question now.[sr]What might come as a shock to me?
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada is also[sr]present in the castle of Chaldea.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
W[messageShake 0.02 3 3 0.4]haaa!? Hold on. You're telling me Lady Chacha, Lord[sr]Nobunaga, and Amakusa Shirou Tokisada are all in the same place!?
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
And here I thought the Ooku could be taxing at times! How could anyone possibly relax in a workplace like that!?
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
I'm amazed you can handle it, Lord Munenori!
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
Oh, it is not as bad as you think. Everyone knows their place, and is content not to make waves.
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？1：It's very homey as far as workplaces go.
？2：It's also got lots of yummy food and tea. That helps a lot.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
...Ah, I think I understand now. So in the end, it all[sr]comes down to your lord's ability to manage [&his:her] people?
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＠Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
Indeed.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
I see. Now it all makes sense. In that case,[sr]I think you deserve another round! (Pat pat)
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？1：(Not that I mind, but why is she patting my head again...?)
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Oh hey, look at that. We reached the end[sr]of this corridor while we were talking.
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＠Sessyoin Kiara
It would seem to be a dead end. How unfortunate.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
Damn. I guess it was a bad idea to take[sr]the easy-seeming route after all!
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
For some reason, the paths that seem most promising always turn out to be dead ends. This layout is just infuriating.
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＠Kasuga-no-Tsubone
All right then, we'll just have to[sr]concentrate even harder from now on!
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