"Oh? You want to turn Igi and Ozawa to our side?" Harano hadn't expected Oda Nobunaga to be this hasty, eyeing the next move before even finishing the current one, so he asked excitedly, "How are things over at Inuyama Castle? When is Jurozaemon-dono (Oda Nobuaki) planning to surrender?"
The Saito family was caught up in infighting; Saito Ryuko had already lost his main stronghold and had no way to come to Inuyama Castle's aid. Harano figured Oda Nobuaki should have surrendered by now, but turns out Oda Nobuaki was a lot more stubborn than he'd expected—he still refused to give up, even though everyone knew there wouldn't be any reinforcements coming. Not a single sign of surrender so far.
Mi Jiulang's face flashed with a brief look of disdain before he shook his head, saying, "Jurozaemon-dono has already rejected the offer to open the gates and surrender. Our Lord has decided to launch a full assault at the start of next month and take the castle by force."
