The high school students heard the way they addressed each other, and their gazes toward the two of them could not help turning puzzled.
The two people opposite them noticed their stares.
The younger man was somewhat thin-skinned. He smiled awkwardly and explained, "This is how we agreed to address each other on the 'Taiko Hideyoshi Eight-Day Tour.' Everyone who joined this trip is a Toyotomi Hideyoshi fan. None of us knew each other before, and we only gathered through the internet, so to get familiar quickly—and to avoid the awkwardness of calling someone by the wrong name—we draw lots every day to decide our identities. Each person plays a role."
He pointed at the badge pinned to his chest: a blooming five-petaled flower, Akechi Mitsuhide's "Kikyo Crest."
"Whoever draws 'Oda Nobunaga' is the Lord for the day. We pretend to be retainers from ancient times and help him with simple tasks. For example, running errands, taking photos, or any other requests Oda Nobunaga thinks of."
Just as he spoke, another voice came from nearby.
This time, it was a slightly hoarse female voice. The newcomer was clearly also part of this strange travel group and knew the rules well. "But in return, Oda Nobunaga has to pay for Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu's dinner."
As for why the Lord had three retainers but only treated two of them to dinner, it was because Akechi Mitsuhide was a traitorous retainer.
—Historically, just as the Lord, Oda Nobunaga, was about to unify Japan, Akechi Mitsuhide launched the famous Honno-ji Incident, assassinating Oda Nobunaga and his successor.
Only afterward did Toyotomi Hideyoshi gradually take over the power held by the Lord and achieve Japan's rough unification.
Hearing the woman's words, the high school students instinctively looked at her chest, but they