Meeting Takeda Shingen

"Who exactly are you?" The middle-aged man with a receding hairline narrowed his eyes. Clearly, he was starting to take an interest in Lin Yun and the others.

"Lord Naito, it's been a long time. I'm truly sorry to come here under these circumstances." The retainer who had brought Lin Yun and the others over hurried up to speak when he saw them arguing with the balding man.

"You're... that Takeda Zonosuke from the branch family..." Well, it was obvious the balding man didn't know him very well, though at least he knew a little.

"You can just call me Jinsuke," the retainer said humbly.

"Who are these people?" He looked at Lin Yun and the others with suspicion. After all, he was naturally more inclined to believe one of his own.

"Ah, well, it's a bit embarrassing to say, but a bear monster appeared near our castle recently. To get rid of it, we invited the Eye of Omniscience, an Archmage from Musashi Province, to help us. As luck would have it, we heard that an army of monsters was marching north from the south, and things seemed rather dire. So I took the liberty of inviting the Archmage and his followers here to see if there was anything they could do to help. After all, they're the ones who are best at dealing with monsters, aren't they?" As Silly Big Girl, Warrior Girl, Little Dog, and the others stared in astonishment, the man who had seemed so mild and amiable on the way here suddenly turned out to be... a remarkably smooth talker.

What the hell? He'd clearly wanted to invite Warrior Girl over, then take the opportunity to see if he could annex Exorcist Village.

What the hell? Lin Yun and the others had wanted to use