The Onmyoji Only One Person Believed In, the Future Toyotomi Hideyoshi-This Is Oda Clan's Greatest Enemy!

Sunpu Castle's bustling streets were packed with surging crowds.

"Speaking of which, isn't this 'Tetsu' an Onmyoji? The one who publicly slew the demons with thunder during the coming-of-age ceremony a few days ago?"

"Yeah, that's right. The story's been spreading like wildfire these past few days, drawing lots of people from out of town to Sunpu Castle just to see that person's brilliance."

"But if she's an Onmyoji, what does she want with a test cut?"

"Now that you mention it... that does seem strange. She isn't a samurai who practices a breathing technique."

The jostling crowd came to a halt, and everyone saw confusion and incomprehension in one another's eyes.

That was right. Tetsu was the Great Onmyoji who controlled thunder, commanded mysterious Shikigami, and had made a name for herself across most of Tōkaidō. Why would she imitate the samurai and perform a test cut?

Was she simply trying something new for the fun of it?

But since she was an Onmyoji, her physical strength was certainly inferior to that of the samurai who trained with blades every day and even went into battle to kill enemies.

Wouldn't Onmyoji Tetsu then make a fool of herself at the test-cutting grounds...?

—Two-Shaku-Sama, who had been eating a piping-hot flatbread, felt the gazes coming from all directions, each carrying different emotions and intentions. Somewhat uncomfortable, she hunched her shoulders.

Following behind Uesugi Tetsu, she asked in a small voice,

"Lord Tetsu, why are so many people looking at us this time?"

After all, when she had gone out with Imagawa Yoshimoto last time, hardly anyone had paid them any attention.

"Clothes."

Uesugi Tetsu tugged at her extremely conspicuous Priest's Robe and plucked at her heartstrings. "Also, I didn't 'fix my face' this time. Combined with my height, I naturally