Oda Nobunaga made a pretty serious mistake—he let Ah Man into Nagano Castle. And Ah Man, living up to her reputation as the sole heir of the Life-extending Flowing Yang Technique, became thick as thieves with the castle's odd-job workers and maids in just seven or eight days. She could fish out any kind of information with a bit of small talk, and could even piece together "military secrets."
Harano played a crucial role in all of this. Oda Nobunaga gave him a "Exchange" note worth a hundred kan, which he had Ah Man sell in town. Suddenly flush with cash, he immediately allocated Ah Man a twenty-kan "activity fund," which supercharged her networking abilities. Her drinking buddies kept multiplying by the day.
