The Dragon Tiger Alliance

It had already taken almost half a day just to form up, wait, and then teleport.

So even though time was extremely tight,

after discussing it with Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, they ultimately decided to rest for one night.

Then they set out first thing the next day.

They knew Orochi was heading toward Mount Fuji.

And the efficiency of ancient armies on the march was common knowledge.

Also, although Mount Fuji was so large that more than half of it lay within Kai Province, it... did not belong to Kai Province.

It belonged to Asama Shrine, which stood on Mount Fuji and was dedicated to worshipping the mountain's "god."

The area where the Takeda Clan was based would be called Kofu City by modern standards. It lay northwest of Mount Fuji, about an hour and a half away by bus.

And there was no need to mention how fast buses could go. Without a highway, that was one thing, but once you got on one, those seasoned drivers could easily push past a hundred.

So the distance was roughly eighty kilometers or so.

The area where Imagawa was based—or rather, where Orochi and his forces were—lay northeast of Mount Fuji.

As it happened, Takeda Shingen had not yet truly made a name for himself. He was hailed as one of the greatest generals of the Warring States Period, but for now, all he had was the title Tiger of Kai.

But Imagawa Yoshimoto was at the height of his power. For one thing, he was a kinsman of the Ashikaga Shogun, which made him something of a member of the imperial family, in a sense. For another, he excelled at politics and controlled three provinces on his own.

Under Imagawa Yoshimoto's leadership, his territory expanded to encompass all