Capture Them-and Press Our Advantage!

"Boarding action!

The Dark Peng has initiated a boarding action against our ship! Boarding parties, engage the enemy!"

Making use of the precious respite,

Maeda Yasuie regained his composure.

A veteran captain with extensive experience, he immediately saw through the Dark Peng's intentions.

"Black Stone Territory wants to capture the Yaksha Mingwang!"

How should he respond?

"Boarding parties, today is the day we make the ultimate sacrifice!"

"Aye!"

Maeda Yasuie first ordered the boarding parties aboard the Yaksha Mingwang to meet the enemy with all their strength!

It was only right.

But whether the boarding parties could withstand the Dark Peng's assault—

Maeda Yasuie knew the answer.

The Yaksha Mingwang had been operating in the former Golden Snapdragon Federation for some time.

It had even taken part in the internal struggles of the Purple Thorn Kingdom,

and helped Prince Lin Rongxiang assassinate His Majesty the King.

They were not unfamiliar with the "Tiger of Black Stone" or his flagship.

In this starfield,

the phrase "legend made real" was famous far and wide.

It was impossible not to know of it.

So Maeda Yasuie had some idea of the Dark Peng's much-rumored boarding capabilities.

The boarding parties aboard the Yaksha Mingwang could do no more than buy a little time,

and show the fighting spirit of Oda Shogunate warriors while they were at it.

Defeat was already inevitable.

Maeda Yasuie was considering whether to scuttle the ship.

The Yaksha Mingwang's fall was a foregone conclusion.

Scuttling it would put an end to the Tiger of Black Stone's attempt to capture the Yaksha Mingwang.

But he hesitated.

Maeda Yasuie had served as captain of a Nation-Guarding Ship for more than twenty years.

His loyalty to the Oda Shogunate was beyond question.

After decades of hardship on the battlefield, Maeda Yasuie was no