[Ding, you have met Okuragi Takatora. Current relationship: White.]
[Congratulations, Host, you have received 1 White Treasure Chest.]
[Ding, Okuragi Takatora's ill-will has increased. You have received 1 green treasure chest.]
[Ding, Okuragi Takatora's ill-will has increased. You have received 1 blue treasure chest.]
[Ding, Okuragi Takatora's ill-will has increased. You have received 1 purple treasure chest.]
[Ding, Okuragi Takatora's ill-will has increased. You have received 1 golden treasure chest.]
It appeared!!!! golden legend!!!
The moment he heard this series of system prompts, Kobayashi Itsuki decisively manipulated the Invisible Hand to wrap around the long blade and pierce through Okuragi Takatora's chest!
"Okuragi Takatora is dead! Surrender and you will live!" The Invisible Hand grabbed Okuragi Takatora's corpse —his face filled with terror, his eyes wide open in death—and suspended it in mid-air, roaring furiously.
Okuragi Takatora's remaining forces, whose morale was already broken, completely collapsed upon seeing their lord's corpse.
With faces full of despair, they dropped their weapons and admitted defeat.
At this moment, Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi, who had been struggling to catch up to Kobayashi Itsuki and felt exhausted despite having done nothing, finally arrived.
Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi, who should have been the protagonist of this war, looked at Okuragi Takatora's corpse, and his slightly weathered face showed nothing but profound excitement.
Originally, this was a battle that concerned the annihilation of Kasuga Castle.
However, with the addition of Kobayashi Itsuki, everything had completely changed.
For Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi, he had never fought such an easy war.
From start to finish, aside from the very beginning when he killed some people while guarding Kobayashi Itsuki, most of his time was spent chasing after Kobayashi Itsuki.
All the enemies ahead had been slaughtered by Kobayashi Itsuki alone; they didn't even get a chance to clear the battlefield.
Looking at Okuragi Takatora's corpse, Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi could no longer conceal the excitement in his heart.
He raised the long blade in his hand toward the sky and let out a hearty shout.
"Kasuga Castle must win!"
"Kasuga Castle must win!"
Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi's roar was like raising a surging tide across the battlefield.
Voices rose and fell continuously, and the soldiers of Kasuga Castle cheered, their faces beaming with excited smiles.
Sitting on horseback, feeling the fervent gazes and the continuous cheers in his ears, Kobayashi Itsuki, who had never experienced anything like this before, couldn't help but smile.
It was foreseeable that this trip to the Warring States Period would be extremely rewarding.
Not only would he gain the wealth Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi had told him about, but this time he had also directly acquired a golden treasure chest!
Thinking of this, the smile on Kobayashi Itsuki's face grew even brighter.
He couldn't imagine how happy he would be after returning this time.
Thinking of this, Kobayashi Itsuki was about to discuss Okuragi Takatora's wealth with Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi.
Looking at the other party's joyful appearance, Kobayashi Itsuki suddenly remembered something: in the original work, when Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi was riding back with Nohara Shinnosuke after winning the war...
A bullet, fired from an unknown location, struck him, ultimately turning what should have been a perfect ending into a tragic story.
When he watched the original work back then, this segment made him sad for a long time during his childhood.
Thinking of this, Kobayashi Itsuki waved his hand, and Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi was immediately lifted off the horseback, then three Explosion-proof shields formed a triangle and sandwiched him.
Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi, who had just been cheering, was instantly squeezed immobile, like a sardine in a can.
He looked at Kobayashi Itsuki with a confused expression, wondering what he was doing.
However, Kobayashi Itsuki had no intention of explaining much.
He took a shield from a soldier nearby and placed it directly on top of the Explosion-proof shields, capping him off.
"Twenty men come back to the city with us, the rest clean up the battlefield!"
Thinking of the tragedy from his childhood, Kobayashi Itsuki was determined to change everything this time.
Although, in his previous life, many people had said that history could not be changed in the world of crayon shin-chan.
Just like how Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi, saved by Nohara Shinnosuke, was ultimately killed by that bullet.
In other words, Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi's death was, in a sense, predetermined.
But how could he know without trying?
At the very least, Kobayashi Itsuki didn't want to see Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi die in front of him.
It would also make up for his regrets from that year.
"Kobayashi-kun, what are you doing..." Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi still didn't know what had happened, but he knew Kobayashi Itsuki wouldn't harm him, so he didn't struggle, even in this awkward posture.
"We'll talk about it after we get back."
Kobayashi Itsuki dismounted, shook his head, and said nothing more. He quickly directed the soldiers who had rapidly gathered nearby, instructing them to hold shields and form a tight, three-layer perimeter around himself and Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi.
Because of his astonishing performance on the battlefield just now, all the soldiers regarded Kobayashi Itsuki as a celestial being, and his orders were carried out smoothly without any resistance.
Under the nearly comprehensive protection of the twenty men, this iron-barrel formation was truly seamless.
Even if there were truly any hidden arrows or secret shots, it would be absolutely impossible for them to penetrate and harm the two people at the very center.
Walking toward Kasuga Castle, Kobayashi Itsuki kept vigilantly observing his surroundings, making use of the time before his stamina was completely depleted.
Any potentially threatening object was immediately neutralized by the Invisible Hand to eliminate the danger.
He left absolutely no room for security risks.
Along the way, although their pace was slow, it was exceptionally calm and safe, without raising the slightest disturbance.
The only danger, perhaps, was a disgruntled soldier who ultimately wanted to take everyone down with him and launched a futile attack.
However, he was instantly cleaved to death by the Invisible Hand before he could even get close.
Besides that, there were a few arrows and projectiles.
But these were blocked directly by the shields raised by the outer soldiers.
It was a close call, but they were safe.
Under this escort, everyone returned to Kasuga Castle, and only then did Kobayashi Itsuki finally breathe a slight sigh of relief.
It wasn't that Kasuga Castle was one hundred percent safe, but it was considerably safer than the conditions on the outside battlefield.
Just as he passed through the city gate, Kobayashi Itsuki heard a wave of overwhelming cheers directed toward them.
"Flowing Light Sword Saint!"
"Flowing Light Sword Saint!"
"Flowing Light Sword Saint!"
Flowing Light Sword Saint? Kobayashi Itsuki looked blankly at the rows of excited, cheering commoners, subconsciously glancing at Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi beside him.
Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi, enclosed within the riot shields, smiled at Kobayashi Itsuki and said, "This has nothing to do with me. I was busy chasing after you the whole time."