When Overlord Maru just appeared in front of everyone, Oda Nobunaga rushed to Overlord Maru's side at once, grabbed Overlord Maru's shoulder and shouted excitedly, "Bastard Overlord Maru!" You're too slow, kid! ”

Looking at Oda Nobunaga's eyes that were a little red because of worry and his excited expression, Overlord Maru couldn't help but be moved in his heart, in this world, there is still someone who is so worried about him, and he is also a man who will be in the future...... It's just that he was moved, but Overlord Pill didn't intend to appreciate it at all in his mouth, "Cut, what's the matter, if it weren't for worrying about you, young master, my subordinates would have taken someone to find trouble with that pit viper!" ”

Overlord Maru looked like I was very awesome, which made Oda Nobunaga stunned directly, and after a few breaths, "Bang! With a bang, Oda Nobunaga slammed a punch on the head of Overlord Maru. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "You bastard! I'm worried about you, you dare to give me a?! ”

At this time, Masahide Hirate on the side finally couldn't stand it anymore, and stepped forward to stop him, "Okay, let's leave quickly, otherwise the Saito army may come back at any time." Hirate Masahide said worriedly. Although I arrived at the Kiso River, I didn't cross the river, so it wasn't safe at all.

"Hmm!" The words of the tie Masahide woke up the two who were still fighting, and hurriedly responded.

The place where they were, the river and the waist, although a little turbulent, but it is not impossible to pass. The only thing to worry about is that the Saito army suddenly catches up on the way, and when the time comes, they will not be much better than a fixed target. Fortunately, this incident did not happen, perhaps because the escaped Saito Jun felt that it was too embarrassing to be defeated by an 8-year-old imp, so he did not report it? But then, how do they explain the samurai's death?

Well, none of this had anything to do with the Hojomaru, and after crossing the Kiso River, they fled straight to Owari and arrived at Nakono Castle without incident.

"Haha~ It's finally back! Banquet! You have to treat this kid with the Overlord Pill well! Oda Nobunaga said with a laugh before he even entered the door.

"Not bad! Overlord Pill has made a great contribution this time, not only to be rewarded, but the old minister will also report to the lord. Hirate Masahide looked at Overlord Maru with a smile on his face and said. Although he was quite dissatisfied with his always aiding and abusing him before, this time, all his dissatisfaction disappeared. After all, what could be more joyful than a valiant and loyal retainer? Not to mention that Overlord Pill is still young at this time, and the future is limitless. He had even thought of several ways to make the relationship between Overlord Maru and Oda Nobunaga even closer.

In September 1547, Oda Nobuhide and Asakura attacked Mino and ended in a disastrous defeat, bringing with him an army of 20,000 people, 4 to 5,000 people were killed, of which a few were killed when they were pursued by Saito's army, and the rest were directly taken away by the turbulent river when crossing the river. What made Oda Nobuhide even more difficult to accept was that his younger brother Oda Nobuyasu and his family elder Aoyama Nobuyama were both killed in this battle. This battle can be said to have suppressed Oda Nobuhide's original fierce rise at once, and the name of Saito Michizo's pit viper resounded all over the world. Well...... By the way, in this battle, the Asakura army basically didn't have any, because Saito Michizo just sent troops to follow the Asakura army all the way, and Asakura Sodrip also tacitly did not turn back to participate in the war. Tsk, poor Oda Nobuhide-san.

Nakono Castle.

Oda Nobuhide sat on the top with a majestic face, and it could be seen that Mino's defeat did not leave much frustration and frustration on the head and tail Zhang Tiger. Beside him, there is a smiling Hirate Masahide, who seems to have encountered something happy. On both sides, Inuchiyo, Uchizosuke, Manchiyo, and Katsuzaburo sat on both sides. The Overlord Maru, on the other hand, sat in the back of Oda Nobuhide's left hand.

Hawkers, it's not that the status of the overlord pill flew up all of a sudden, but Oda Nobunaga, who was originally sitting in front of him, was holding a tea bowl with a respectful face at this time, and slowly rubbed it in front of Oda Nobuhide with a speed that looked tangled in the overlord pill. Well, that's why Masahide Hirate is happy, what could be happier than his beloved disciple serving tea to the lord with an elegant tea ceremony? Well...... I'm afraid that only Oda Nobunaga succeeded the family governor and became a famous lord for a generation, right?

Overlord Pill doesn't understand the tea ceremony, and he doesn't like to drink tea, and when he is watching, the grinding and chirping tea ceremony is simply a torturous thing. Oda Nobuhide, who could be served tea, said very happily, because this was the first time he had discovered that he, the rumored son of a fool, was so good at the tea ceremony. "You kid is hiding it very tightly, huh? In the future, I will appear in front of all the retainers. Oda Nobunaga took the tea bowl, knocked the fan on Oda Nobunaga's head, and said with a smile.

Seeing Oda Nobunaga's disapproving appearance, Oda Nobuhide shook his head helplessly, knowing that it was basically impossible to get Oda Nobunaga to change his personality. Thinking of this, Oda Nobuhide couldn't help but peek at Overlord Maru, who was sitting next to him with a wandering face, "Maybe it's because of the imagination of their personalities that the relationship between the two of them is so good?" Oda Nobunaga thought so, and picked up his tea and drank it.

"Good tea!" As soon as the tea was in his mouth, Oda Nobuhide's eyes lit up. Nowadays, the tea ceremony, which represents status and status symbols, has become a compulsory subject for most high-ranking samurai, and although Oda Nobuhide prefers to drink, he has learned it more or less. That's why he was so shocked that his son, who had always shown himself as a fool, still had such wonderful tea ceremony skills.

"It's good if my father likes it......" Oda Nobunaga's unfazed appearance made Oda Nobuhide even more surprised, he couldn't have guessed that his foolish son suddenly had such a big change. It's just that after casually seeing his eyes skimming in the direction of the Overlord Pill from time to time, he pondered it.

"This bastard boy didn't expect that he would force himself to make changes in order to give the Overlord Pill a reward." Oda Nobuhide thought angrily and amusedly, but then, he suddenly thought of another question, "Tea ceremony is not something that can be learned casually, since Yoshi-shi has this level, it means that he usually practiced." So......" Oda Nobuhide thought as his gaze at Oda Nobunaga changed again.

But this thought turned in his mind for a while, and then it was pressed in the bottom of his heart. Although Oda Nobunaga is his son, as a father, he really doesn't understand what his son is thinking. Since that's the case, then he doesn't want to think about it for now, anyway, can his son do anything harmful to himself? Therefore, after Oda Nobuhide straightened out his thoughts, he opened his mouth and said, "Overlord Maru! ”

"In!" When Overlord Pill heard this, he hurriedly came out and bowed down and responded respectfully. Before this, he already knew the purpose of Oda Nobuhide's visit this time, so he said excitedly. Well, excited about the reward that is about to be obtained, after all, strictly speaking, Overlord Pill is a big poor man! Although Oda Nobunaga didn't give him a low salary, he had a small surname...... How high can it go? After all, Bao Bao Bao Bao Bao said all.

Oda Nobuhide looked at the handsome young man who was prostrating him, and he couldn't help but look appreciative on his face. Ever since he got relevant information from Masahide Hirate and Ashigaru, who fought with Overlord Maru, and investigated the background of Overlord Maru, most of the original frustration of defeat has disappeared. As a daimyo in troubled times, what could be happier than the appearance of an excellent young child in the family? Although the Overlord Pill is not a member of the Oda family, and even the son of a somewhat lowly ninja, these performances in the Battle of the Overlord Pill Kana Pass have made all this a thing of the past.

Indeed, identity in this world is a very important proof, but in this chaotic world, identity has become less important. To put it simply, as long as there is talent, no family or daimyo will turn them away. There is no such thing as being despised because of one's origin. In fact, Hideyoshi Hashiba, who has always been used as a testament to the views of the people of this era, actually became a retainer of the samurai Matsushita no Tsunade of the Imagawa family before he became a servant of Oda Nobunaga.

Identity, in this troubled era, is more like a graduation certificate for later generations, just a stepping stone. If so, then you can easily meet the recruiter, show off your abilities, and get the status accordingly. And without identity, then you can only hope that at some point a recruiter will see your ability and recruit you as a retainer. It's like those ronins in history, do they have any origins? It's not that if you call yourself a samurai, you're really a samurai.

Of course, there is another very important function of identity, that is, promotion. Without status, unless you have a strong ability like Hideyoshi Hashiba, and at the same time have made countless great achievements, plus an eclectic person like Oda Nobunaga, the family governor, it is possible to rise to a high position. Otherwise, the ronin without identity is basically their highest position.

"Overlord Pill, your Royal Highness not only protected the young master of your family this time, but also made a name for your family. Hereby, you are allowed to officially restore Yamada's surname after the Yuan service! Another 100 stone of Yulu will be rewarded as a reward! Oda Nobuhide said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Overlord Pill said calmly without being shocked. Well, it's not that he's really calm, but the content of this reward, Oda Nobunaga has already guessed it for him before. The purpose of restoring the surname is to allow Overlord Maru to have a real samurai status after the Yuan service. As for the 100 stones, it is the actual reward.

Ha? 100 stone is not much? Ahem, do you think it's the Azuchi-Momoyama era in the future? It's always XX 10,000 stones counted there? You must know that even Oda Nobuhide has no territory of tens of thousands of stones.

Looking at the envious, jealous and hateful eyes of Inuchiyo and the others next to him, Overlord Maru raised his eyebrows proudly, how could he be in such a good mood?