"What do you think?" Knowing that she was a vain in terms of strategy and military affairs, Tokimi asked without hesitation.

"You can send someone to contact the Asakura family in Echizen, the Asai family in Kita-Omi and the Rokkaku family in Minami-Omi, the first two are closest to us, and it is likely that Imagawa will be the next target after taking Mino, and the latter is on the way to Kamiraku of the Imagawa clan, if you don't want to be destroyed, you can only surrender and join the Imagawa family or dispel the idea of Imagawa Yoshimoto Kamiraku before the Imagawa family enters Omi, so there is a good chance that they will support us." Takenaka Hanbei thought for a moment and replied, "In this case, combined with our own combat power, it is possible to temporarily stop Imagawa Yoshimoto from Mino. ”

"Can it only be temporary......" Tokimi muttered a little greedy.

"Yes, for the time being. After all, in terms of strength, we are too different from the Imagawa family, which controlled the four provinces of Suruga, Ene, Mikawa, and Owari. Takenaka Hanbei smiled bitterly.

"Then do what you want." Tokimi thought about it.

If you don't fight it, Toki Mei is really unwilling to give over the Mino that she just arrived.

"In that case, there's someone I think you should meet first." Takenaka Hanbei didn't object, and looked at Tokimi and reminded.

"Who?" Tokimi wondered.

"The current governor of the Kita-Omi Asai family, Asai Nagamasa, he is now in Inabayama Castle." Takenaka Hanbei Road.

"Asai Nagamasa? How could he be here. After listening for a while, Ryotsu Inaba, who finally had the opportunity to interject into the topic, was surprised.

As the de facto owner and lord of Inabayama Castle, how could he not know that Asai Nagamasa had entered his castle?

"You're here to recruit me." Hanbei Takenaka explained.

At this point, Toki Mei, who stayed with the Takenaka half-guards before, naturally knew that she didn't have to worry about things like suspicion after saying this.

What's more, Tokimi herself can't do such a thing.

Because the brain isn't there......

"Then let's meet." Tokimi didn't hesitate.

"What about the battle outside?" Naomoto asked.

"The half-guards will take care of it." Mimichi Toki.

"Okay."

Takenaka then left the room to arrange the battle, and sent someone to inform Asai Nagamasa, who was still in the city, to meet with Tokimi, the unexpected special Mino guardian.

And it didn't take long for Asai Nagamasa, who was upright, to appear in the main hall of Inabayama Castle-

Asai Nagamasa was stunned, and then he adjusted his mentality and said, "The North Omi Asai family Asai Nagamasa has seen Her Royal Highness Princess Toki. ”

"No courtesy." Toki Mei held up his hand and said.

"Thank you, princess." Asai Nagamasa stood up and said, "I didn't expect that after nearly ten years, Mino would be able to return to the descendants of its original owner, I have to say that this is a surprising thing, and I would like to congratulate Her Royal Highness the princess here." ”

"Thank you. But whether it can continue to be kept, or whether it can be kept in my name, is a matter of debability. Tokimi smiled wryly without concealing it.

"But I would like to believe that Her Royal Highness Princess Toki will be able to fulfill this sad wish." Asai Nagamasa Masaki said.

"So I hope the Asai family can help me." Tokimi didn't hesitate and immediately went straight to the topic.

"Of course, it can." Asai Nagamasa did not respond without the slightest hesitation.

"Really?! Asai-kun is really anxious for justice and righteousness, and he is a friend worthy of deep friendship and trust. Tokimi's face was overjoyed when she heard this, and she praised it with a smile on her face.

"Her Royal Highness the princess has won the award, and this help is not unconditional, but there are other demands." Asai Nagamasa smiled.

"What's the appeal?" Tokimi's expression froze, and she asked rhetorically with a sinking face.

"I hope to be able to tie the knot with Her Royal Highness Princess Toki and become husband and wife. In this way, I have enough reason to convince the elders of the family and the retainers to send troops into Mino to help the princess resist the forces of Imagawa at such a critical moment, at the risk of offending His Royal Highness Imagawa Yoshimoto. Asai Nagamasa announced with a straight face.

"What?! You said you wanted to marry me!? Tokimei, who didn't expect that the conversation would suddenly turn here, exclaimed with a stunned face.

"Yes." Asai Nagamasa said confidently.

It's really a strategy that is not afraid of getting old, as long as it is useful.

"You've heard of me before?" Tokimi relieved herself and asked rhetorically with a strange expression.

"Before we met today, I had never heard of Miss Toki's existence." Asai Nagamasa shook his head.

"Then how did you come up with the idea of marrying me?" Toki Mei was puzzled.

"There are two reasons for this, one is to strengthen the ties between us so that the support plan we are discussing now can be achieved, and the other is for the future." Asai Nagamasa explained.

"In the future?" Tokimi wondered.

"Yes, in the future, Her Royal Highness will not think that after defeating the Imagawa army this time, the future Mino will always be safe and sound, right?" Asai Nagamasa asked with a smile. Then, without waiting for the silent Toki Mei to answer, Asai Nagamasa continued, "As an important gateway on the road to Kamiro of the Kanto princes, whether it is Imagawa Yoshimoto or someone in the future, as long as they want to go to Loku and achieve great righteousness, Mino will inevitably become the target of their crusade!" ”

"And with Meinong's existing military and national strength, how many times can it resist? Therefore, it is fundamental to win over the wealthy families of the nearby countries and form a strong offensive and defensive alliance to ensure the long-term continuation of Minono. ”

"And it just so happens that my Asai family also has the idea of expanding its influence, plus I'm unmarried, you're not married, except for marriage, I really can't think of a stronger alliance than this way."

"......" Toki Mei was silent, and she couldn't speak for a long time.

Marriage or something, she is no stranger, after all, this is the kind of education she has received since she was a child, and she is also ready to be married out before transforming into a demon sword girl, but who would have thought that things would change and develop so quickly? The Toki family actually fell directly from the position guarded by Minong, and there was nothing substantial left on him except for the identity of a famous family.

What's the difference between this and directly knocking the Toki family into the dust? Since it was impossible for Tokimi to be married, she became an ordinary noblewoman who had gained the right to freedom of marriage to some extent.

Coupled with her current identity, the Demon Sword Ji and the unstable Mino Guardian, and then thinking about things like connection, it's not as simple as in the past.

This is not only related to the interests and future of Minong, but also to the future of the betrothed's life, so she must not be cautious and cautious.

"You two go out first." After being silent for a long time, Toki Michong said to Inaba Ryotsu and Naomoto of the clan on both sides.