She was standing at the forefront of the northern army formation, having left the main command platform when she dismounted and charged over just now, and currently, only a few guards were by her side.
Yamagata Masakage's eyes darted around.
She was thinking, what was her mission?
Hmm.
The Lord seemed to have said... Reinforce the Hojo, repel the Imagawa? If that cannot be done, then rescue Hojo Ujiyasu?
In any case, it was not to fight to the death here with a monster of unknown origin that was outrageously strong.
"I am not your match... However, this will be enough!"
She said in a low voice, as if speaking to Kanbe Hikaru, and also as if speaking to herself.
Then, she moved.
The speed was outrageously fast.
That horse was about the size of a rhinoceros, and logically, it shouldn't have had such speed, but it ran at that speed, as if the ground beneath its feet was actively supporting it.
—The other side of Fudo Myo-o's power.
It is not just to bind enemies.
It can also make one's own foundation more stable, making one's footing more solid.
Upon the boulder, not a single step back.
And when the boulder itself is moving, who can stop a walking mountain?
Kanbe Hikaru reacted extremely quickly, driving Thunder Muscle and kicking off the ground to pursue, but he only chased for two steps before stopping—he didn't pursue any further.
Because he saw Yamagata Masakage's target and actions.
"Wait—what are you—"
Hojo Ujiyasu's words were not yet finished.
An arm clad in crimson armor reached over, scooping her up from the ground like a bundle of straw, and tucked her directly under the armpit.
Hojo Ujiyasu's long hair was instantly disheveled, and the armor collided with the opponent's iron arm, emitting a harsh screeching sound.
Her feet left the ground.
She had been lifted up.
The actual ruler of Musashi Province and Sagami Province, the woman in the Kanto region who hated risk-taking the most, was now like a kitten carried by its mother by the scruff of the neck, limbs dangling in the air.
"Retreat, everyone—!"
Yamagata Masakage's voice shook the battlefield.
She didn't even look back once.
The massive black horse neighed and charged with full force toward the western hills.
Behind her, three or four hundred Takeda Red Corps cavalrymen turned their horses in unison, following their commander in perfect order.
The sound of iron hooves trampling the ground went from near to far, quickly fading away, leaving only churned-up soil and dissipating dust.
Within the dust, Hojo Ujiyasu's shouts could be faintly heard.
"Put me down! I am the head of the Hojo Clan! You bastard woman—I am an ally of your Lord!"
"Don't move, the ride is bumpy."
"You damn woman, who on earth sent you?!"
"Takeda Red Corps, Yamagata Masakage, ordered by the Lord to provide reinforcements. Don't struggle, if you fall, your face will hit the ground first."
"I didn't ask you to come—"
"Your northern outpost was breached by Echigo; do you think you have the right to be picky now?"
The voices grew more and more distant, eventually disappearing completely on the other side of the western hills.
...
The battlefield fell quiet—perhaps even too quiet.
The soldiers of both armies looked at each other.
The commander of the Hojo army had been snatched away by friendly reinforcements, and the rear of the Imagawa army had been punched through.
And the monster wearing a crimson oni mask standing between the two armies... was looking at the dissipating dust in the west with a dazed expression.
To be honest, Kanbe Hikaru hadn't quite recovered his senses yet either.
He had prepared the lightning, prepared the bone forest, and prepared the spectacle of a hundred demons holding the line.
As a result, the Takeda Clan people arrived, threw one punch, decided they couldn't win, and turned around to pack up Hojo Ujiyasu and take her away.
The entire process took less than the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn.
"This..."
Yura of the Hair in his arms was the first to comment: "The way they arrived is even more brutal than you."
Kanbe Hikaru ignored her; his gaze fell to the other side.
To the south.
In the ranks of the Imagawa army.
A sound was coming from over there.
Very soft.
But it was exceptionally clear on the quiet battlefield.
It was laughter.
Uncontrollable, nearly hysterical laughter.
Imagawa Yoshimoto sat on horseback, one hand covering her mouth, the other pressing against her stomach, her shoulders shaking.
The layers upon layers of her twelve-layered kimono swayed continuously with her trembling, and the golden butterfly ornament in her hair jingled.
"Hahahaha—"
She finally couldn't hold it back and burst into loud laughter.
"That stupid woman Hojo Ujiyasu got carried away tucked under someone's arm—hahahaha—"
"That face of hers... simply... hahahahaha—"
The maid beside her turned pale with fear; she wanted to support her but didn't dare to touch her.
Imagawa Yoshimoto laughed until she was swaying back and forth, almost falling off the horse.
But she didn't care at all.
She laughed for a full quarter of an hour.
...
Kanbe Hikaru withdrew his gaze; he was in no mood to accompany this Suruga Province ruler in her amusement.
Because his attention was now entirely focused on another matter.
The panel.
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[Evaluation: Within her body exists a power that is neither human nor demonic; it is intense and concrete. That power possesses the attributes of'sealing' and'suppression,' specifically targeting all supernatural entities—but she has realized the gap between you and her, does not want to be your enemy, and only wants to run away.]
Kanbe Hikaru: "..."
Another one.
Another Hime-musha wielding a 'Divine Artifact.'
It was the same with Uesugi Clan, and the same with Takeda Clan.
So, that is to say.
Are the Hime-mushas of this world and this era really all incarnations of gods and buddhas descended to earth, bringing their Divine Artifacts with them, having manifested as humans?
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