Still, the young man before her... calling him a beautiful boy would have been more fitting.
Though Yashamaru was currently dressed in rough homespun clothes from the mountains, his cherry blossom-like cheeks and gleaming black eyes embodied the beauty of youth.
He was a boy very suited to dressing as a girl.
"Lady Takiko, the city gate... has fallen."
Yashamaru gazed at Takiyasha Hime behind the gauze curtain with burning adoration. Only after a long while did he finally speak.
"What? The city gate has fallen? The gates of Sōma Royal Castle?"
Takiyasha Hime paid no attention to Yashamaru's gaze. She knew of his adoration for her—or rather... Yashamaru had loved Takiyasha Hime for over a hundred years.
But Takiyasha Hime had never taken a liking to him, so it could only be unrequited love. Even so, Yashamaru had still devoted everything to Takiyasha Hime.
She did not care about Yashamaru's feelings, but the city...
This...
"Yes. Therefore, I request permission to lead troops to reinforce it. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable..." Yashamaru withdrew his adoring gaze and answered solemnly.
"Who is it? Didn't those mages and Onmyoji from Kyoto suffer heavy losses last time? As for the other daimyō... who would dare come knocking on our door..."
Takiyasha Hime seemed to suddenly understand the source of her unease. But... she was still somewhat puzzled...
"How many people came in total?"
After thinking for a moment, Takiyasha Hime continued questioning Yashamaru.
"More than a hundred... but..."
"But what?"
"But... those enemies seem impossible to kill. The moment one dies, another immediately appears..."
At this point, Yashamaru could not help feeling frustrated as well. To be honest, he did not know who those women were. Their abilities were strange enough, but whenever one was killed, another was immediately summoned.
"Impossible