Chapter 71

"...That's right, so I hope the lord can consider my proposal."

Fudo Yukimitsu once again stood in front of the castle tower's gate and reported to her through the half-drawn sliding door of the watchman what had happened before - and the fact that he had exaggerated in a moment of excitement about deciding to hold a concert for Oda Nobunaga.

"I see." The Watcher motioned for Xingguang to come in and explain the details of the concert to her. At the same time, he opened his contact list, "The Lord and the Servant of Chaldea should have told you that there are always a lot of tickets left for Xin's concerts, right? So if you just find someone to fill the bill, it will definitely not work. They will find out."

"After all, not everyone has the same talent as that child."

"Although I told them that there will be other performances in between the concerts... but in fact, apart from C16, no one in Honmaru knows about Chaldea." Fudo Yukihiro sat down in front of the Watcher, pressing his forehead with a headache. "Although H41 has made their song and dance tutorials public, it's too late to learn them now, right?"

"Then just invite the swordsman from H41 over." The Watcher clicked on the chat window of the Inquisitor from H41 in the contact list and started editing the performance invitation. "The Inquisitor there is a serious homebody anyway. Even if we formally invite her to come here, only a few swordsmen will come to visit."

"By the way, since we've invited H41, we should also send an invitation to K17 - but the class schedule for this month was just announced today... I guess he's not available, right? Anyway, we'll try to trick as many people as possible."

Budong Xingguang: "My Lord, you said 'lie', right?"

Watcher: "Although I have never heard of Shin's concert, this does not prevent me from using the performance level of His Majesty Nero or Miss Elizabeth as a reference."

Fudoxingguang: “……?”

All in all, it was completely settled that Oda Nobunaga would hold a concert at the seaside - the Watcher even sent invitations to the three planned Honmaru, while instructing Fudo Yukimitsu to write a concert plan; it was impossible to sell tickets, after all, Chaldea's visit was strictly kept secret from the Government of Time, and there was no way to make a big fuss about it.

At the same time, Kadakiri Mitsutada was still searching in the mountains for Tsurumaru Kuninaga - and Lord Nobunaga who had disappeared.

But compared to Cangdaikiri Mitsutada who was wandering around in the mountains like a headless fly, Tsurumaru Kuninaga and Lord Nobunaga met each other earlier - and then sat together and had a pleasant conversation.

When Candakiri Mitsutada found the two of them, he saw the black-haired Demon King and the white crane laughing and discussing what kind of trap could achieve the effect of surprising others - and they were obviously unaware of each other's true identities, and on this basis, as fellow prank enthusiasts, they happily discussed the possibility of implementing various pranks.

"Mr. Tsuru, and Lord Nobunaga." Kadakiri Mitsutada sighed helplessly, and walked up to the two men with a fearless attitude, "It's time to go back - I don't want to see Yaken go crazy after he comes back. By the way, although I said I can't move to find Oda Nobunaga, but can I know why the two of you ran outside the Honmaru?"

"It's very simple." Lord Nobunaga answered the question raised by Cangdaikiri Mitsutada. "We are competing to see who can be the Oda Nobunaga who is more recognized by the swordsman who once belonged to us. After all, we are not the same harmonious party as those two guys. By the way, since you have already met me and her, I will ask you a question."

"Which of us is the Oda Nobunaga you recognize?"

"Huh?"

When Kadakiri Mitsutada brought Tsurumaru Kuninaga and Lord Nobunaga back to Honmaru, they just happened to catch up with Fudo Yukimitsu's preparations for arranging a seaside concert for Oda Nobunaga. Many leisurely swordsmen were mobilized by Fudo Yukimitsu, who had obtained permission from the Watcher, and rushed to the seaside to help Oda Nobunaga.

"Oh! You're back, Candakiri! And Mr. Tsuru!" Fudo Yukio stood on tiptoe and waved to Candakiri Mitsutada and Tsurumaru Kuninaga, temporarily stopping the work arrangements for his colleagues, "You have brought Lord Nobunaga back - then you can help me prepare for Lord Oda Nobunaga's seaside concert."

Candakiri Mitsutada: "…What seaside concert?"

Fudo Yukimitsu: "It was a gathering where Lord Oda Nobunaga sang and danced crazily with a biwa in one hand by the sea."

Candakiri Mitsutada: "No, wait, that sounds weird!!!"

Tsurumaru Kuninaga: "As expected of Lord Oda Nobunaga!"

Lord Nobunaga: "Damn it! If I didn't have the seaside spirit clothes--"

Candela Kirimimitada: "Don't move——!!!"

"Well, anyway - the lord has already sent out the invitations." After arranging all his colleagues, Fudo Yukihiro solemnly cleared his throat and glared at Tsurumaru Kuninaga and Lord Nobunaga, "I firmly support Lord Oda Nobunaga! Absolutely!! Well, the guys invited are C16, H41, K17... The swordsman from H41 will arrive early as a performance collaborator who will perform in the middle of the concert."

Candakiri Mitsutada: "So, what is our job now?"

Fudo Yukimitsu: "Tonight's banquet will be moved to the seaside. The lord's opinion is to have a barbecue, so please go back and inform the singing fairy. Leave Lord Nobunaga to me. I will never let anyone ruin Lord Oda Nobunaga's concert!!!"

Lord Nobunaga: "Hey, hey, hey——Your sword is obviously my sword, right? How come you look exactly like my female brother!!!"

Regarding the job of welcoming guests, the swordsmen in the Zero Main Maru had argued over this position, but in the end, the position was snatched away by the members of the valet group who stayed behind in the Main Maru - Kotobuki Toushirou used one reason to stop everyone from continuing to fight for this job.

"Can you tell the difference between the C16 and H41 sword men?" Kotobuki Toushirou calmly looked at all his colleagues gathered in the hall and laid out the facts before them. "Except for the attendant who often comes to visit Miss No. 48, you probably can't tell the difference, right?"

"Let's not talk about K17. Their atmosphere is different from C16 and H41." Kotobuki Toushirou motioned for several members of the valet team to join the team to receive visitors. "But C16 and H41 have the same atmosphere - their Shinsengumi have almost the same attitude towards Sword Men. Unless they mention their Shinsengumi, you won't be able to tell the difference between them."

"If we are in charge of the reception, there will be no chance of misidentification." Horikawa Kunihiro looked at Kotobuki Toushirou and pondered, "But others may still make mistakes, and we can't always be with them to be responsible for reception - what do you think about making an ID sticker or something to assist in identification, Kotobuki?"

"Leave that part to me." The red-eyed tanto with light gray highlights took over the work arrangements of his companions and tilted his head towards Boneswabe Toushirou. "The total number of swordsmen in the three Honmaru over there, the lord should have left a record in the castle tower, right? I will prepare these identification tags according to the number of people."

"Then this job is up to you, Kyogoku." Kotobuki Toushirou nodded to Kyogoku Masamune, and turned his gaze to his brother who was holding the white fox. "Hakusan? Did you hear what I just said? Yaken and Ran went to Osaka Castle, so I want you to go with Kyogoku--"

"Understood." The swordsman, who was often jokingly called "Bladesman Intelligence" by the judges of the Time Government, calmly accepted his brother's arrangement and left the meeting hall with Kyogoku Masamune. "Are there specific requirements for the shape of the identity mark... or are there standard regulations, Kotani?"

Kotobuki Toushirou: "It's eye-catching enough...is that enough?"

“So many people!!!”

It was already an hour before Oda Nobunaga's seaside concert was to start. Because the Watchers had stated that the event could not be too ostentatious to attract the attention of the Government of Time, the audience was invited to enter the venue. Furthermore, there were no seats at all. There were only a few grills set up on the beach by the chefs of four Honmaru and one Chaldea.

Fujimaru Ritsuka had just finished helping Oda Nobunaga build a temporary performance stage with No. 48 who had arrived earlier, and she found that the number of people participating in this event far exceeded her imagination - a large number of swordsmen with different logo stickers were walking across the beach, making final preparations for tonight's performance.

The swordmen of H41 will arrive at the beach a little later, and they are currently doing their final rehearsal in the courtyard of Zero Honmaru. As the spokesperson for AWT48's agent, Fox righteously stated to Fudo Yukimitsu that although they have released albums and held concerts in Honmaru, they haven't performed for a long time, so they need to regain as much proficiency as possible before the official performance begins.

"Although he is the agent of AWT48, it is clear that he is in charge of all the performance arrangements of H41." The Watcher took a skewer of freshly cooked lamb from the grill that was temporarily managed by Emiya, who was called by Fujimaru Ritsuka, and talked to Lansemello who was seasoning the beef skewers. "Speaking of which, why was there no audience at Shin's concert?"

"It's not as bad as Nero and Elizabeth. I know what you're worried about." Lansemero put down the seasoning and looked at the temporary stage in the distance that was almost half built directly on the sea. "But even if you ask the two children in C16, or Fujimaru and Mash in my family, the answers you get will be similar."

"Just like Tristan's collection of works will never sell -" Lansermello smiled and winked at the Watcher, supplementing her explanation, "The performance - the music itself and the singer's voice are also fine, it's just that no one can have the same perspective as them."

"After all, this was a gathering where Oda Nobunaga sang and danced crazily with her biwa in one hand by the sea - it's just that no one could understand her rock art."