Be that as it may, your legs are pretty fast, kid.
See you again.
He's the heir of Castle Lord Hagi Tadataka-sama, Hagi Kuhachiro Tadakiyo-sama!
Tadakiyo...
A peasant brat like you, could never get an audience with Wakagimi.
I came just as you told me to!
- Huh? - That's Hagi Nariyuki-sama. He's Wakagimi's older brother.
This is the story of the tumultuous life of one particular foot soldier.
That person, all for the sake of a person they could only meet on the battlefield,
single-mindedly dashed through the Sengoku wilderness,
just so they could continue to protect the person they held dear in their heart.
However, that person had a secret.
- That's the activation switch for the time machine! - What?
That foot soldier was actually a high school girl born in the Heisei era.
[A one track mind with an eye on Wakagimi!]
You want to make it to Wakagimi's side?
There are only 2 ways through which you can make it possible for you to get an audience at the castle.
Two ways?
The first is to prove your worth as a peasant foot soldier by achieving a meritorious feat in battle.
You must present them the severed head of an enemy general.
Severed head...
Not in a million years!
And after that? What else?
The second way is by working for a vassal close to His Lordship.
For the Hagi clan's castle, that would be either Amano-sama or Chihara-sama.
Those two are notorious for not getting along with each other
and competing over the trivialest of things all the time.
Ah! Speaking of Amano-sama, he might actually hire you.
Really?!
One of his servants just ran away.
Get back! Back, I say! Back!
Stay back or you'll get hurt!
Is this where the running race is being held?
Amano-sama! Is Amano-sama here?
Amano-sama~
Shh!
That must be Amano-sama and Chihara-sama.
Which one of those grandpas is Amano-sama?
Insolence! Although Amano's aged body has since retired from serving the state,
he used to even serve as Wakagimi's personal guard, you know!
Wakagimi's?!
What? You want me to postpone the running race?
Alas, my runner has unfortunately caught a cold.
Oh, really~ So that rumor that he turned tail and ran
must have been wrong, huh?
But it really is quite unfortunate, isn't it?
Something like that happened just when you had challenged me to this match
by saying that this time for sure you'd show me that your runner could beat Akumaru.
Excuse me! Do you think you could allow me to be of use to you in that running race?
- What?! - Kid! Get back!
Don't worry. Running is the one thing I have full-confidence in!
Let me go!
You can just use him then.
Go ahead and beg that little passing tyke to do it for you.
The nerve of you to speak such impudence!
Very well! Then I'll just go to the castle right now and get a replacement!
Just you wait! I'm going to wipe the floor with you!
- Draw the horse! - Yes, sir!
Wait, Ojii-chan! Ojii-chan, wait!
Let me go! Hey...let me go!
Yah!
Amano-sama~
Please just leave the running race to me!
Amano-sama~
- Amano-sama~ - He can't possibly be...
Amano-sama~
- Please, wait! - Great galloping gadzooks!
- Amano-sama~ - Halt! Halt!!
- Y-You...You followed me all the way here just by running?
Yes. I ran after you with all I've got.
- I see... - I have full confidence in my ability to run.
Please use me in the race!
Okay!
This is the signature red armor of Amano's people.
Although you're only wearing it because of special circumstances, as long as you have it on, you're one of Amano's servants.
Just know that if you lose, you'll never be allowed to show your face in this castle town again.
I'm going to win for sure.
But, when I win, there's one thing I'd like to ask of you.
Don't be shy. I can give you a reward.
I want to be employed by Amano.
Pff! You?
I want to work by Wakagimi's side.
Thi- This insolent whelp!
Yuinosuke, was it? That's some admirable guts you've got.
Alright. I'll consider it.
Yeeees! Alright!
...And? Who's Akumaru?
This guy is Akumaru.
Wakagimi, you've been summoned by His Lordship. Please return.
Gramps and the others look to be making a ruckus over something.
It's a running race.
The elders haven't had anything else to do after retiring from the castle.
- Let's do this! - Let's do this!
How long do you intend to keep bowing your head to him?
Both parties must run down the path together, grab their respective flags, and then return here.
Are you ready?
I'm ready.
Runners, take your mark!
Come!
- Huh?! - Fool! Hurry up and run!
Whaat? If you meant start, then you should've said so!
What's the deal with this guy? He's not fast at all!
His form is bad, he's doing this lame chant, and his chin is sticking up.
Here I go!
The flag is mine!
Ah! Ouch!
What is this?
Akumaru! This is your chance! Go!
You cowards! Is this how you've been winning all this time?
You're the first! Akumaru was always the faster one up until now.
Chihara-sama ordered us to be prepared to do this if necessary!
Akumaru! Hurry!
I won't.
What?!
This stupidly upright halfwit!
Akumaru...
The "Aku" in his name means "evil" You're actually an unexpectedly good person, huh?
But even so, I can't lose this match.
To start off, pull that chin of yours in!
There you go! That's how you do it!
I see them!
It's a badger! The kid became a badger and came back!
Here! Over here! A reward! There will be a reward for you!
Careful! Don't drop your guard yet!
A reward! Reward for you!
Well done, Yuinosuke!
Aww, yeah~ I'm going to be Amano's servant!
Yes, yes. My servant! Sure!
"No"? What do you mean, no?
You told me you'd hire me if I won!
I only said I'd consider it.
You tricked me, old geezer!
- You, there! Fetch him the reward. - Yes, sir!
Amano-sama, I'm begging you. Please make me your servant!
I'm fine with being the lowest ranked servant.
I want to be of use to Wakagimi from next to his side.
I'll work as hard as I possibly can so-
Hah! With arms like those,
there's no doubt that as soon as you go on the battlefield, you'll be the first to die.
How could you possibly be able to protect Wakagimi when you're this weak?
Come back after you've done more training.
- Hey, badger! - What?
- Here's your reward. Accept it with gratitude. - Huh?
Ow! What the- Guah!
These are so high quality that it would be too much of a shame to feed them to the horses.
What the heck is all this??
It's heavy!
It looks like we're not the only ones getting the sack.
You two disgraces are still here?
Get a move on and get out of here!
Let's go.
What am I going to do with all this darn straw!
Ah! Ouch!
Wakagimi?!
Akumaru.
What is it? Huh?
What are you doing?
Huh? Um, excuse me. That's kind of my reward you're walking off with...
What's this all about? Are you trying to get even with me?
I'm going to be Yuinosuke's servant.
Whaaat? That makes no sense to me. I'm on my way back to Umeya Village.
So you should go back to your home, too.
Go home!
My home is far. Across the ocean.
...And so you brought him back here with you?
Please look after me well.
Sure enough, I couldn't get anyone at the castle to hire me after all...
The two of us have no place to go.
This guy may look like this, but he's actually a pretty decent guy.
I'll work as hard as I can.
I know we can't take the place of your son,
but we will do our best to work for you in his stead, Mother.
Please let us stay here.
I did indeed tell you that you could come back here.
But, as you already know, there isn't enough food here as it is.
- There's no food for you... - They're sleeping.
Unbelievable!
Kaka-sama, Yuinosuke's sandals are...
They're all frayed and worn out and there's even blood on them.
Just what in the world was she doing that she made a woman's body so battered and bruised like this?
Just a little further...
Just a little more...
Wakagimi-sama...
Wakagimi-sama!
What happened with the running race this afternoon?
It would appear that Amano won.
There was someone that could defeat Akumaru?
It was apparently some kid that looks like a badger and is nimble on his feet with fast legs.
With fast legs...
What did you talk about with His Lordship?
"Aniue-sama" is a respectful way of saying "older brother" Was it about the matter of Wakagimi-sama having summoned Aniue-sama to the castle?
You too want to tell me that you think my brother is after my head?
With all due respect,
I do.
Something like that won't happen.
I won't let it.
Wakagimi-sama!
How many times do I have to tell you before you'll listen!
Get up at once!
Make haste! Those who don't work, don't get to eat!
- That's hot! - It won't catch fire if it's on the edge. Place it further in.
- In?! - Yes, in. In.
- But...it's hot... - Yes, yes, yes...
Now then, let us eat.
Um...
What happened to the food I had yesterday that included actual rice...?
This is millet porridge. You're no longer a guest.
...is what she said.
Hey, you. You look like you could eat a ton, so you should restrain yourself a bit.
Speak not of such selfishness!
After you eat, hurry along to the water well.
Hurry along!
So heavy! Hold on a sec..this is..Wah!
Wait...
Ah! Hold on...
- Ouch... - What are you doing!
Put your back into it.
I can't do this....No more...
- Yuinosuke, Akumaru, take that side! - Yes, Ma'am!
Ah, ah, wait! My feet!
- Ah, ah, wait! Shoot... - Yuinosuke!
This isn't the time to be playing around.
Yuinosuke.
Ahh...Hold on a sec.
Geez, I'm sick of this already.
Ahh! Wait!
Yuinosuke's stomach is growling again!
Haha. It growled.
Are you okay?
I thank you for your concern...
Now, now. Everyone, you all worked hard again today.
Go on, now. Eat up.
Listen here. It's going to continue to rain for a long time.
We need to use our reserved firewood and food sparingly, so we'll have to manage with just this.
It gets even worse...
Yuinosuke?
Yuinosuke.
Mother...
Thank you for taking care of me. Please forgive me for doing this.
No matter how hard I work, I feel like I'm getting further and further from Wakagimi.
That's why I'm going to try going to the castle one more time.
Even though it's not likely I'll be able to see him...
His Lordship is arriving.
After that, has there been any counter-movement against Koyama from Kogaki Castle?
Our neglect to guard against Koyama's night attacks
and consequential allowance of the castle to be so easily taken is truly a shameful crime that not even death can redeem-
I've heard that a million times. Just answer the question.
Ever since the castle was seized, it appears that Koyama's army has been getting word of our every move.
I see.
Tadakiyo.
At your service.
If you were me, what would you do?
I believe it is imperative that we bide our time until the right chance to take back Kogaki Castle comes.
And what would you do in order to accomplish that?
First and foremost, we need to create a tight alliance with Matsumaru Yoshihide of our neighboring state.
If we become allies with Matsumaru,
Koyama will have to think twice before daring to take action against us again.
We will once more urge Matsumaru to hold a marriage ceremony between their princess and Wakagimi as soon as possible.
- Proceed with that in haste. - Yes, sir.
- Does that meet your approval? - Yes, sir
- Ensure that the weapon and military provision preparations are completed without error, as well. - Yes, sir.
Regarding another matter, about the situation with Nariyuki-sama...
I'd like to say something about that.
I humbly ask you to please allow Brother to join the war council discussions from now on.
That won't happen.
The heir of the clan is you.
Is there anything else that needs to be discussed?
What are the whereabouts of Nariyuki-sama today?
He's flower arranging in his room.
Because Wakagimi went through such great trouble to usher him into the castle,
he's eager to quickly create things he can offer to Wakagimi that could be of use to him.
He has so little greed for anything else that it vexes me terribly.
Are you sure the one with the greed for something else isn't you?
Me? I wouldn't dare.
Wakagimi is somewhere over there right now, huh?
All I wanted was to be able to look at Wakagimi from next to his side.
Aniue-sama!
You're Wakagimi's Aniue-sama, right?
Thank you for the other day.
You're a kid that just shows up everywhere, aren't you?
Could this possibly be...my big chance?!
Would you take me with you? Back to the castle.
Take you?
I mean, you're the older brother, aren't you?
Bringing just a single person like me in would be nothing for a person like you, right?
What are you going to do once you're in the castle?
I want to meet with Wakagimi and be of use to him, from somewhere near him if possible.
Please!
I can't.
Aniue-sama~
I am indeed Wakagimi's older brother, but I'm not the heir.
I don't have the power to do something like that.
The heir?
I'm saying I'm not a legitimate successor of the Hagi clan.
Even though you're the older brother? That's so strange!
I see you're quite the outspoken person.
In that case, I'll tell you. Wakagimi and I have different mothers.
I see...
His mother was born into nobility,
but my mother was just a small feudal lord's daughter offered up as a concubine.
But aren't you living in the castle together with Wakagimi?
Ever since I was a child, I was left in the care of a temple.
I only recently came up to the castle.
Tadakiyo-sama strongly pushed for it.
Even though he's your younger brother, you have to call him "-sama", huh?
That's how it is when you're not the heir.
He's someone that will soon be joined in union to a princess and then become castle lord.
A princess?
If he's joined with the princess of our border state's castle lord,
- it will become a great source of strength for the Hagi clan... - Stop right there!
Wakagimi will be joined in union with a princess?
You mean marriage?
He'll marry Princess Ako of the Matsumaru clan.
And apparently she's a very lovable princess to boot.
I heard that even His Lordship of the Matsumaru clan dotes on her excessively.
She'll become a very suitable wife to Tadakiyo-sama-
That's just as I thought...
Wakagimi is getting married...
He'll marry Princess Ako of the Matsumaru clan.
And apparently she's a very lovable princess to boot.
Everyone! How do you do?
It's over...
That moon is like Wakagimi.
You can see it with your eyes, but can never reach it with your hands.
He really is the same as the moon.
Wakagimi-sama~
- Did you call me, Koheita? - No, not at all.
We need to hurry back. Everyone is anxiously awaiting your return.
I bet Gramps is so angry by now that he's probably turned as red as a boiled octopus, right?
Wakagimi.
Who's there?!
What are you doing here?
- Yikes! - Hey, you! Stop right there!
Just one last look
Wakagimi-sama~
Ah! Ouch!
Onee-chan!
Huh? What's going on?
Takeru...
Is it really you, Takeru?
This is incredible. You actually came back. And on top of that,
you became a foot soldier.
This is the 21st century?
2017?
That's right. Onee-chan, welcome back!
I...
I made it back!!!
Hey, what are you up to? You're fried stuffed lotus roots will get cold.
- Woah! - I'm sorry for making you worry!
What is this? A foot soldier?
It's okay. It's only been 3 minutes since you left.
Hey, you! You're filthy!
3 minutes?! How can that be?
In short, the time machine can only be used for 1 one-way trip on the night of a full moon.
And when that happens, the person who time-slipped has no choice but to live in that time period
for 30 days until the next full moon.
So about that foot soldier uniform just now...
- Seconds, please! - Oh. Sure.
So then that would mean that for 30 days
that person would be missing from this world, right?
That's the best part.
I decided to set the time machine up in a way that allows it to correspond to the moon cycle.
When you come back from the past, as long as you haven't missed a moon cycle,
you'll be able to return to the original time that you left.
According to my calculations, it should have only taken 1 minute to return,
but it actually took 3 minutes...
- Oh. Seconds for me, too please. - Alright.
I get it now. I understand the logic behind it.
- So when are you starting that invention? - Huh? "When"....
Yep. The vegetables in the Sengoku era are definitely much more flavorful.
Stuff like this is practically just paper.
Say, you two, ever since just a bit ago,
don't you think you've been talking and acting strange?
And what's more, you still stink, you know. Especially your hair.
- What's wrong? - My stomach...
It's probably because you ate everything all at once. Geez.
Are you okay?
Ahh~ I feel so refreshed now! The Heisei era really is the best!
There's hot water in the shower and it has delicious fried stuffed lotus roots.
Sengoku is the pits. The sandals are painful, the armor stinks like crazy,
and the rice is even yellow!
It's a good thing it's over now, right?
Wakagimi has a fiancée besides.
Right! I'm going to live without getting played by any more men that are just flirts!
This is great~ "Hagi Kuhachiro Tadakiyo"
"Kuhachiro"
What a weird name!
The smell of sunshine...is missing.
What?!
Let us go. Hurry and get on.
Hold on tight.
Wakagimi...
Wakagimi-sama~
- What's wrong with you? - Mom...
You were crying out in your sleep. Are you okay? Are you lacking in vitamins?
What's wrong?
What are you doing crying like a baby? Goodness.
- What was our next class again? - Next up is Math, isn't it? - Yeah, yeah. It is.
When I met that person,
I felt as if I'd lived all these past 17 years of my life just so I could meet him.
- Huh? You started saying something really juicy all of a sudden. - Really? What do you mean?
But I can't see him ever again.
- Yui is...in love?! - What!
I knew something must be up since your bento is smaller than usual.
That's because I've gotten used to eating only 2 frugal meals a day.
Huh? Who's "that person"?
Hagi Kuhachiro Tadakiyo
...What...?
- I don't get what she's saying at all. - What the heck? It must just be some game character.
By Hagi, could you possibly mean the Hagi from our town?
What?
Indeed, Hagi Kuhachiro Tadakiyo is the young lord of the Hagi clan that resided in our local Kuroha Castle.
- Kimura-sama! - Kimura-sama?
Don't worry. Kimura-sama was also very famous in the castle town.
Is that so?
But it was only because he was a lousy castle guard that let Kogaki Castle be taken in seige.
Ah, about that. Don't talk about it like you were there.
I can say it because I was there! And? Did they take back Kogaki Castle?
You...really don't listen in my class, do you?
That is indeed true.
The Hagi clan was defeated in battle and annihilated by the Koyama clan in 1559.
Their castle was set on fire in that battle and completely destroyed.
Annihilated? What about Wakagimi? What about Kuhachiro Tadakiyo-sama?
The heir, Tadakiyo, also died in that battle.
And not even just Tadakiyo. His family, the chief vassals...Basically, everyone died in Eiroku Year 2
The entire Hagi clan was wiped out.
Eiroku Year 2...Is 1559 Eiroku Year 2?
That's right.
- That's the year I went to! - Excuse me?
That's the year I met Wakagimi, Hagi Kuhachiro Tadakiyo-sama!
That was...
a dream of yours, wasn't it?
- A dream? - I have dreams like that all the time too!
I dream about what it would be like if I went to the Sengoku era.
Whenever I read historical documents, it makes me feel like His Lordship of the Hagi clan
is really fighting right in front of my eyes.
You're wrong. It wasn't anything like a dream.
Because I actually met him.
Then live on. Hold on tight.
Come to the castle anytime. See you again.
[Kuroha Castle Park] I met him, talked with him, touched him.
The real Wakagimi-sama was really there.
But even so...
this is saying that he's going to die in another 6 months?
I have to go to the Sengoku era.
So that I can protect Wakagimi-sama.
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I beg of you to allow me to go as Supreme Commander-in-Chief!
A vision to prevent the Hagi clan from being wiped out?
I'm...
going to where Wakagimi-sama is! [At last, going to battle with Wakagimi!]
I'm going too. [At last, going to battle with Wakagimi!]
Splendid! [At last, going to battle with Wakagimi!]
[Time to go to battle!]
I'll just run, and run, and run my way through to the end!