#this is ieyasu's route why am i falling for this one?

[chasing-storm-s]

Routes I've done for Ikemen Sengoku, Ikemen Vampire, Ikemen Villains, and Koihana Bakumeiroku. To be updated from time to time.

IkeSen Routes completed:

Masamune: romantic | dramatic | eternal (fav guy and fav routes)

Shingen: romantic | dramatic (not my type but damn I'd be lying if I say I didn't fall for him in his routes)

Nobunaga: romantic | dramatic (rather have you as an older brother figure, but you sure can be fun). sign me up for a late-night konpeito heist.

Sasuke: Romantic & Dramatic (routes SUPER fun. Guy's also super fun). Preferance: dramatic. Side story for both full love bonus is awesome!

Mitsunari: Romantic (the incomparable angel)

Keiji: Romantic (feeling: complicated. Sometimes I hate him, other times I like him well enough. His route is different but in a good way I guess?)

Kenshin: Romantic, Dramatic. (was worried but I think I like MC in his route. Ngl did fall for him despite his yandere-ing. Although, it's probably because I expected worse). Prefer his romantic cause we get to see them all plotting to bring him back, Mai as the Goddess of War. Ah, that was such a cool scene.

Motonari: Dramatic | Romantic (boy is he wild. But nope, not my thing - looks hot tho). I surprised myself by finishing both his routes this early hahah. Liked him much better on my 2nd gameplay but gosh will I always dislike that first couple of chapters.

Hideyoshi: Romantic | Dramatic (an extremely much needed break after the prev 3 guys. Worried I would dislike his route. But I love it. Him too. Very much. Fav parts: MC saying she will not send him a letter & her threatening Mitsuhide)

Ieyasu: Dramatic | Romantic Annnd that's my first Ieyasu route completed (dramatic). Enjoyed it more than I expected since Tsunderes aren't my thing, I was worried that I would've dislike his route but it turns out alright. I am a little sad that there weren't much of Sasuke fanboying moments but yeah overall things are still fine. Not sure yet how it goes in my ranking of routes I've done tho. Romatic: i've left it too long between reading and writing this.. so I'm sorry but I really forgot how things go. BUT. I think I enjoyed dramatic more.

Yoshimoto: Romantic (very dramatic. And it's not even the dramatic route. I love it.)

Yukimura: Dramatic | Dramatic (sometimes, you need to get yourself an awkward, tactless, yet super sweet guy who'll chase after you and call you dummy. Not fav LI but my 2nd fav route to play).

Mitsuhide: romantic. ohoho. I am warming up to this guy.

Kanetsugu: dramatic | romantic. His smile. His SMILE. I melt every time. Both routes were awesome! But I'll pick dramatic over romantic cause of that one Azuchi mother hen-ing scene 😂

Kennyo: Dramatic. That was pretty good actually.

IkeVamp Routes completed:

Leonardo: romantic | dramatic (is he the sweetest guy ever or is there someone who competes for this position?)

Vlad: dramatic (quite the bittersweet route. I love him)

Jean: romantic (boy be breaking my heart with his story. Extra love given to this man.)

Napoleon: dramatic. A lovely, lighter, more humorous read (compared to previous two).

Isaac: dramatic & romantic (adorable 100%. Need I say more?)

Dazai: romantic (thoughts tbc)

Faust: dramatic. Welp, this is one dramatic, red-flagged guy. Kidnapping, threats, dubious consent (?). Then again, it's pretty much expected/we've been warned. I donno but I was quite excited about playing his route but now that I've finished it.. I donno. I thought I would've enjoyed it more maybe? (This is why expectations are dangerous). I like the drama esp that beginning and learning about his softer sides especially with his interactions with the orphanage children (I love these scenes) but, I'm feeling like there's something.. missing. Maybe it's just me these past month because it has been a very busy, full of change month for me outside of my otome games. Im just here trying to divide my braincell for everything 🙃 . I'll replay his route once I'm properly settled in.

Arthur: Romantic. I love his route, how complicated things are between him and his past and him and Emma. With their very rocky start, how the comes to be be friends and their feelings, all to aware that both could not hope to fall in love with the other. Despite the complications, things aren't messy (I'm not refering to how Arthur himself's a mess). I think the route's written quite well, and it really does messes with your feelings (I like routes that gives me strong feelings, good and bad)

Theo: Romantic. Love how he's so insistent at going to the future for MC. I haven't seen any in Sengoku (not incl sasuke cause he future person) or other Vampire suitors yet that offers to do so. Overall, I enjoyed his route. I wish there were more..

Shakespeare: Dramatic. It's awesome.

Charles: Romantic. Ugly-crying almost the whole time. Is it my hormones? Is it purely Charles? I'll never truly know. But I love his route, though I'll never forgive cybird for that one chapter for toying with my emotions like that.

Vincent: Dramatic. Pretty lovely. It has that pure, gentle feeling like the man himself. Oh but I didn't think I would hate Shakespeare as much as I did in this route. Well, it's for the plot after all.

Comte: it was a fun ride. Got so many new dresses 😌

Interlude: very enjoyable. Nice seeing lots of friendship/family dynamics and more of everyone

IkeVill routes completed:

William Rex: Mad love - I like the story. Warming up to the game and concepts. Guy wise, it's kinda hard to get a proper sense of him through translation apps but I might put him on my like-as-friends or neutral acquaintance group.

Liam Evans: Both Ends - my fav being Blind End. best boy 😭 the sweetest man I could ever ask for. But oh the pain, the hurt, the tragic backstories. The amount of times I cried.

Harrison Gray: Blind Love - did a speed run through so can't remember much right now since I am updating this like after finishing a whole different route later. But. I remember thinking that it gives the most adventurous feeling between the others I've played.

Elbert Greetia: Mad Love - Quite enjoyed the route, though El's back story was disturbing. Love the whole El, Al, and Kate relationship side of things.

Koihana Bakumeiroku

Hijikata - First route I've ever finished and well, there were parts I was confused about but did figured out in other routes I have not finished playing yet (Kido and Katsu). I liked it.

#just rambling for my own rec #ikemen sengoku #ikesen #ikemen vampire #ikevamp #ikemen villains #ikevil #koihana bakumeiroku #koibaku

[lost-littledreamer]

how come nobody talks about how adorable this guy is?

#look at his face #just look at it #so cute #this is ieyasu's route why am i falling for this one? #slbp #samurai love ballad party #slbp toramatsu

[maladaptivedaydreamsx]

I am unfaithfully yours, for better or worse.

IkeSen Ranmaru x Mai (mc)

In which Mai knows Ranmaru is a spy... but falls in love with him despite knowing better. And she thinks it's about high time she took matters into her own hands, fate be damned.

tw: mentions of blood and injury (no death), mentions of war and torture but nothing detailed in the slightest, ikesen spoilers! bits & pieces from all sorts of different routes tho so it's all jumbled up lore. please lmk if i forgot to tag anything!

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- mai knows by now that ranmaru is a spy, and she tries to secretly meet up with kennyo to talk him out of this war

( cue sentimental flashbacks to peaceful days sneaking off to peach trees at the outskirts of azuchi, a montage of sunshine and smiles )

- she tells him that revenge will only bring more death to the people and that peace would be the only salvation for them all

- after things go south (motonari shows up) ranmaru enters and covers for her to escape

. . .

- fast forward to a break in battle with oda vs the uesugi-takeda

- mai makes a sort of sleep bomb to knock out their enemies and save ieyasu, who had been captured after injury

- sasuke helps mai carry him out to safety, then goes back to pretend to be unconscious with the others

- he didn't knock out bc mai had given him a special mask to filter it out previously w/out his knowledge (sasuke just thought it was a nice gift, or perhaps a way to tell him his old one was in need of replacing)

- escapes back to oda forces with ieyasu in tow (albeit slowly and stealthily)

- after returning, mai and ranmaru go off to be distractions while the warlords strategize and wait for ieyasu to get patched up

- they (mitsuhide) recognize that ranmaru is too agile for a page, he almost seems like a ...ninja? and wonder where/when mai learned how to fight and plan like she's doing now

- the two had always been very close after she saved ranmaru in the beginning of her stay, but this seemed like practiced ease between the two... surely not..?

- they find out (or rather confirm) that mai is from the future, and ask if she saved ieyasu bc he's important to the timeline and such, to which she says she can't explain anything in the future bc of the dangers of the butterfly effect

- mai explains certain things in the past that didn't happen due to her intervention and why she's so worried about the future now with this odd three-way war (the past being nobunaga & kenshin/shingen's deaths)

- she then explains that while she was out luring and distracting enemies, she ran into yoshimoto on her way back

(cue flashback)

- mc runs into yoshimoto, both armed with a single weapon (his fan, her dagger) but no desire to fight one another. it is implied yoshimoto may harbor feelings towards mc or at least certainly cares for her safety

- they trade information regarding kennyo: she explains that she believes he's working with motonari, to which yoshimoto confirms, adding on that they've teamed up with kicho and the former shogun (and his dogs daimyos)

- they question each other about things and find out that 1) mai has met up with him privately when she tried to save ranmaru and 2) yoshimoto has been contacted for recruitment from this entourage of third party enemies. yoshimoto wants nothing to do with them, but his former clanmates want nothing but war and vengeance, so he's caught between a rock and a hard place at the moment (hence his current disappearance from the battles)

- they decide to part ways once ranmaru comes looking for her, & they all can't help but worry

- when they get back though, having arrived separately, mai is greeted by the news that the oda forces are tending to ieyasu.. and notices they seem to have constrained ranmaru for questioning while she was explaining the info she got from yoshimoto (which they obviously question how/why she got as well)

- she explains that they're friends from before they knew anything about their alliances, and that they only exchanged info on third party enemies, not about their own groups

- mitsuhide outs ranmaru as kennyo's spy n felt of everything, which prompts mai uses herself as a hostage

- she explains everything with his situation and how he's not actually on either side, but rather torn between people he admires: kennyo, who raised him like a father, and nobunaga, who took him in and gave him his current environment to flourish in

- obviously however, the oda forces don't care bc a spy's a spy, and they're about ready to beat him to death for answers before...

- ...mai holds up a knife to her own throat and attempts a last ditch bargain, trying to judge her worth after all that's just transpired. "if i mean anything, you'll keep him alive, but otherwise.. you lose us both, and all the info we have"

- they don't believe she'll do it, though their eyes widen as she slices across her neck to get their attention, but when they still don't budge, mai proceeds to stab herself right in the chest (trying to purposely aim for where it wouldn't kill her.. but they don't know that)

- everyone proceeds to panic, shoving her off to the medical tent, whilst keep ranmaru captive (he's too horrified from the sight of his love flashing before his eyes to do much of anything except get pushed around)

. . .

- flash forward to mc waking up at ieyasu's palace, extremely weak and in excruciating pain

- he explains that she's been out for a little over a month now, and has received surgery and multiple treatments even just to be stable. he wonders how she even survived at all

- she asks (as best as she is currently able to) as to why she was kept alive.. and whatever happened to ranmaru after that day

- he explains that while they believe she is aiming for peace and don't see her as too much of a threat, it was mainly bc they wanted more info she had about the enemies, and wanted to know how to build her her sleep bombs, etc.

- ieyasu also explains that ranmaru's been in the dungeons and they've been.. questioning him, but she knows exactly what that entails, grimacing both in pain for herself and his sake

- on the other side, after roughly a month's worth of brutal interrogations, a battered ranmaru emerges from the dungeons, granted an audience in the chambers usual reserved for war council

- nobunaga explains he has no use for a page who can't even pick what side he's on, and that he is not to return until he (at the very least) finally has the conviction to pick a master. deems him weak and spineless and all matter of insults, in front of present company of course

- ieyasu arrives just after the meeting starts with news of mai's brief awakening, to which ranmaru lights up immediately, relieved that she's even alive after all this time

- he asks if he can see her but before the others can say no, ieyasu says oh why the hell not, might as well let him see once her before you cast him out. although it comes out in a very him way, "he's had every chance to kill us before and let them all slip.. let alone the pitiful state the two are in. if people this weak could take over my castle, i wouldn't be here in the first place."

- and so they end up going to visit mai over at ieyasu's palace, but she's unconscious again due to the pain, especially after from more bitter medication and dealing with treatment when they'd spoken last. she even had to bite down on towels bc of the pain she endured

- mai's hand twitches at some point while the two are talking, and ranmaru holds it while crying, somewhat glad she can't see the depressing state he's currently in

- ieyasu explains that if he finally decides what side he's on, he's got a little place nearby he can stash him to update him on her wellbeing until she recovers, but that he's not to tell a single soul. they can decide what to do from there once she gives the oda the info they need

- after ranmaru leaves, ieyasu questions whether he's helping her because she had saved him so recklessly on enemy lines... or...

- (turns out he's secretly a hopeless romantic and he admires her courage and their dedication to each other, so he wants to help since they're genuinely nice people, all things considered. they didn't really want to fight in the first place, and he understands that.... but also he kinda feels like he owes mai and sasuke after that last battle)

- eventually, after thorough recovery, mai and ranmaru run off together, never once looking back at what was once their peaceful home in azuchi. they secretly consult sasuke for help, as they are unsure if to find somewhere to hide after kennyo's recent defeat/capture, or whether to go back to her time since he no longer has any family or where to go, and neither does mai now after they ran away

and from there, decisions must be made.....

#ranmaru mori #mori ranmari #ikesen ranmaru #ikemen sengoku ranmaru #ikesen #ikemen sengoku #ikesen ranmaru fanfic #ikesen ranmaru scenario #ikesen angst #ironic of me to usually not read angst yet write nothing but... jfjdjjff nice one bro #aerin.writings #mon écriture 💌 #my post 📫 #l'hôtel.ikesen #ikesen.ranmaru #was still editing and didn't mean to post just yet but uuuhhh here yall go ig!! 🥲 #leave it to me to always fall for the ones that barely have like 3 fics out djdjjf lmao anyway hope someone else enjoys this ig <3 #ikesen fanfic #ikesen scenario #sorry the ending is Like That but if i get any more inspiration I'll work on an ending.. or endings idk #also sorry if mai is kinda ooc but i didn't wanna make a whole new character and explain their lore so uuhh... meet dark!mai or smth hehe..

[lorei-writes]

Trials and Tribulations of an Unconsenting Time-Traveller

Part 1: Pleasant Beginings to a Fatal End

OC x ???*

Ah, ah, allow me to explain the odd labels situation before you skip ahead! I may need a bit of your help - of course, if you wanted to join my little game >:3 

You see, I do not outline my works, not even series (past few key-points and crucial details). This situation is no different. >:3 In other words, I have no idea who my OC is going to end up with, and this is something I am leaving partially up to you, my dear reader. Who should I have her meet? Who should she spend some time around? 

Let me know your thoughts! >:3 All that I am certain of is that plenty chaos will be involved! >:3 

If you wanted to see some OC information first, do look into the notes.

Content Warnings: fire, near death experience

One should not demand too much from life, she knew – fortuna kołem się toczy, the wheel of fortune bowls itself, anything lying ahead being uncertain at best. Yet, not even in her wildest dreams, did she imagine a wish for a lifetime of holidays could be interpreted as ‘do end my life before my vacation ends’! Surely, if she could envision that much ahead of time, she’d opt to stay home

Guide:

Each chapter you will be presented with a choice which will influence the story - a question at the very bottom of the post. Two answers to it are mine, the third one - is completely up to you.

You can add your vote by putting one of the options in the comment below the chapter.

Before I get to writing the next part, I will count up all the votes. The option the story will follow will be either the one with the greatest number of votes, or the one suggested completely by you (depending on which is more inspiring).

If no votes appear, I will simply go by my own choice. There is no set time limit of voting - as long as the next part hasn’t been released, assume it’s still okay to vote.

Characters in this story are assumed to be speaking few different languages. The following is assumed: normal dialogue notation = Japanese; dialogue written in italics = English. Any phrases not written in English will be put in the dictionary at the bottom of the work.

Maria was – and for some, it was only the matter of fact that Maria would be, always there, always available in case a friend, however vague, needed a shoulder to cry on or otherwise vent. Forever swarmed with endless stream of ‘others pass, but you do stay’, ‘you’re simply reliable, that’s why’, ‘don’t take it too personally’, she did earn herself a few surprised glances, the heels of her shoes clacking against the tiles as she exited the office and marched down the narrow staircase, never once looking back. Carried by the momentum, she strode through the streets, too preoccupied with her own thoughts to even take note of the passing trams, or lack thereof, all traffic having seemingly died down for some unknown reason.

Violin. Maria blinked, a semi-familiar reminders of the medieval fortifications appearing in her sights. She rubbed onto her eyes – when? She turned around, a steady stream of tourists flowing down the path, a park spreading wide before her. The music still taking over the air, few people glanced towards the artist, perhaps only because they needed to pass through the gate – and yet, for her, it was infinitely more surprising she’d venture all the way there, much less when all she could think of was the peace of her mind (or lack thereof) and tiredness. A sigh refusing to slip past her throat, she sat down on one of the benches, her eyes rising to stare at the cloudless sky. Perhaps she needed rest. Holidays. Perhaps a lifetime of them.

Miłe złego początki, lecz koniec żałosny = Pleasant beginnings to a fatal end

One should not demand too much from life, she knew – fortuna kołem się toczy, the wheel of fortune bowls itself, anything lying ahead being uncertain at best. Yet, not even in her wildest dreams, did she imagine a wish for a lifetime of holidays could be interpreted as ‘do end my life before my vacation ends’! Surely, if she could envision that much ahead of time, she’d opt to stay home. Perhaps she’d look through the collection of jars left behind by her grandmother, perhaps she’d sleep a little more, go watch the birds – anything, but being stuck in a fire, in a completely foreign place! Maria pulled her shirt over her nose, smoke stinging her eyes as she attempted to focus, recall the route she took to the place (although admittedly, it was a rather impossible task, given how she never walked it in the first place). Too stunned to think logically, plenty high off of adrenaline, she rushed from room to room, calling for help – to no avail.

Maria stopped, her breaths growing shorter, shallower. Was it how she was to die? Panicked? Well, she could probably bear the thought, had it not been for the fact she was supposed to rest. Heavens, at least give her the peaceful death! Clearly discontent, she furrowed her brows, dark brown hair sticking to her brow, then covered with sweat. More angry than fearful, she clenched her fists, fully intending to attempt escape, even if just one more time – all to say that truly, a little fire might be too little to ruin her time. Partially blinded, she walked onwards, each of her steps being decisive and steady… Until the one that wasn’t, her balance being thrown-off that very instant. Maria looked below herself, a man, who she assumed must have been an actor, lying unconscious over the floor. His arm over her shoulder, Maria blinked fast, her spine protesting against being overused like so. Surely, it was not the best beginning of the trip, she thought, but at least she’d have something to reminiscent.

The air was cool that night, although she was not certain as to where had the evening disappeared. Her knees buckling down below her weight, she attempted to slow her fall to the ground, the man she still kept hoisted appearing to be no more aware than a few moments earlier. Her body falling out of the state of the desperate strength, she set him down as gently as she possibly could in that moment (which wasn’t exactly gently, but not yet brutal either), then promptly falling forward herself. The world fading to black, she noted the presence of few unfamiliar buildings – and that, perhaps, the pavement below her was not quite there, at least not exactly as it used to be.

“Lord Nobunaga…!”

Maria closed her eyes.

Kto pyta, nie błądzi = The one who asks questions does not go astray

The room was buzzing around her. “What should we do about her?” “You must be desperate to seek my insight, Hideyoshi,” a white-haired man chuckled – or so she assumed was the sound, anything past it remaining unintelligible to her. “This isn’t a joke. An assassination attempt at our lord, much more so with a foreigner being involved –” “If your concerns are based, then you should not be speaking of them around her. If she truly is a spy, she would understand then,” somebody grumbled from somewhere further away. “Lord Ieyasu is right… Although the scenario is hard to believe.” “We should just poke the lass awake and ask her.”

Plenty confused, Maria pushed herself up, her gaze still being unfocused.

“Silence.”

Whatever the word meant, she could only assume. Whatever it was, it froze the room, turning far too many distrustful eyes her way. Suddenly aware of being surrounded from all sides, she raised her eyebrows – truly, she might have saved some actor, but for such a welcome... “Umm... Excuse me, does anybody here speak English?”

Lack of any answer. “Dzień dobry…?” she laughed bashfully, reaching as to scratch her head. “Where... Where are we?”

Surely, she could think of a worse second day to her vacation.

Dictionary:

Fortuna kołem się toczy. - Fortune is fickle.

Dzień dobry - Good morning

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[ikeromantic]

Not an End

A Mitsuhide Akechi story - this scene takes place at about the midpoint of Ch. 10. Approx. 1700 words.

First: Mitsuhide and the Maiden

Previous: Loyalty

The battle was brutal. In the uncertain light of flickering torches and flaming arrows, colors bled to grey. It was impossible to tell who struggled against whom. Men shouted, screamed, and died. Blood mixed with ash and others pushed forward to continue the struggle. Mitsuhide did his best to keep his little one from the thick of it, but there was no clear path.

He fought when they had to, his sword arm stronger than it had any right to be. His heart beat with ferocity. Not to win, but to protect. Mitsuhide did not note the faces of the men that fell to his blade, but part of him mourned the innocence his beloved lost with each death she witnessed.

Then out of the smoke, like a spirit, a shape took form. Beauty and grace out of place in the landscape of savage violence. Yoshimoto. 

Mitsuhide knew the leader of the Imagawa was here and yet . . . he’d hoped to avoid him. Yoshimoto’s quest for an honorable end was not a part of his plan, nor any concern if his. He respected the man’s desire to end his struggle even if he didn’t understand the feelings that motivated the young warlord. 

Yoshimoto didn’t even seem to notice Mitsuhide. His eyes found the chatelaine and fixed on her with an unexpected passion. “I was hoping I would meet you again in more pleasant circumstances.”

“Me too.” She stepped out from behind Mitsuhide, smiling. 

He felt a surge of irrational anger. A desire to lash out. He contained it, left it simmering behind his own smile. “The tides of battle have turned against you. I suggest you and your vassals stand down, Imagawa.”

Yoshimoto’s lips turned up in a ghost of a grin as he finally focused on Mitsuhide. “I am truly impressed by this plan of yours, Silver Kitsunde. You have truly earned the sobriquet.” The flower of the Imagawa drew his sword anew, steel ringing clear of its sheath. “I thank you for the advice, but sadly . . . I cannot withdraw. That choice has never been mine.” His lips firmed into a thin line, his jaw hard. “Everything has led to this moment. The moment it all ends.”

Mitsuhide wan’t sure he could win against Yoshimoto. Not in his current state. And yet, fate had set his path here. Loss was not an option for him, any more than retreat for his opponent. He readied his blade.

Yoshimoto struck. 

This was nothing like the fight with Masamune. The one-eyed tiger was ferocious, single-minded, and bloodthirsty. With Yoshimoto, the battle was art. Each move, choreographed. Perfect. This was the strength of the Imagawa. Deadly beauty.

It took all of Mitsuhide’s skill to keep up. Predicting his opponent by understanding the steps of this dance. The rapid strikes shook his bones and sent tremors through his tired muscles. Yet he could sense in Yoshimoto the beginnings of an end. His eyes begged Mitsuhide to finish this fight. To give him a good death. 

Mitsuhide readied himself. There was no need to ask why. The Imagawa clan would never yield so long as Yoshimoto lived. The young warlord was a symbol. An excuse to fight on no matter the odds. If he fell . . . they would give up, finally. Mitsuhide knew Yoshimoto’s next move. It would be simple to change his defense to an offense. To slide his blade between Imagawa’s ribs. Straight through his heart. 

“No! You can’t” The chatelaine threw herself between the combatants. “Yoshimoto! Run! Live!” She turned to face Yoshimoto. “Go and live for yourself. Think of your family!”

She didn’t understand. Mitsuhide felt a pang of sadness for his little one. She was so vulnerable. So naive. His blade stopped misdwin and he lowered it to his side. 

“My . . . family?” Yoshimoto sounded as puzzled as Mitsuhide felt. 

She held a hand out to him, as if to touch his cheek. “Sasuke and Yukimura are still looking for you. Everyone in Echigo is waiting for you to come home.”

Mitsuhide felt a surge of jealousy. His precious little one, speaking so passionately to another man - even if only to convince him to live - stirred a poison in the kitsune warlord’s veins. 

“Yoshimoto . . . your life is precious. Too precious to throw away for bloodlines and clan responsibilities. It’s your one and only life.” The chatelaine put her hand atop Yoshimoto’s, her pale fingers brushing his ash and bloodstained grip.

“I -” 

Mitsuhide grabbed his little mouse by the arm, pulling her back, out of harms’ way. And out of Yoshimoto’s reach. “Are you shielding an enemy, little one?”

“He’s not an enemy,” she protested.

Both a true and untrue statement, Mitsuhide thought. He wanted to explain to her why the Imagawa warlord must die. But the look in her eyes . . . full of belief in him. Trust that Mitsuhide would never harm someone she called a friend. Though he knew - absolutely knew - that killing Yoshimoto was the wisest path, he found that he could not do so. 

Mitsuhide met Yoshimoto’s gaze over the top of the chatelaine’s head. An understanding passed between them. Neither wanted to be the man that made her cry. “You will go, Yoshimoto Imagawa. Take your vassals and leave.”

Yoshimoto nodded. “I will withdraw.” He gave an elegant bow which the chatelaine caught as she turned her head to face him.

As Yoshimoto sheathed his blade, the Imagawa vassals shouted in a mix of anger and disappointment. “If you will not fight,” they cried, “then we will die for the honor of the Imagawa tonight.” 

It seemed, Mitsuhide thought, that his mercy was misplaced. Regardless of what he would prefer, he did not think he could avoid slaughtering the fractious warriors of the fallen Imagawa. There would be tears from his little one later, he thought. But he could live with that as long as she was alive to cry them.

But before anyone could begin to fight again, Yoshimoto’s voice rang out. It lacked his usual soft cadence. Now it cracked with fierce anger. A heat that Mitsuhide had not thought the Imagawa warlord possessed. “There is no honor in death! Choosing to die here is a betrayal of all the ideals you claim to stand for.” In a quieter voice he added. “As I have only just realized.”

He leaned forward, far too close for Mitsuhide’s comfort, and spoke to the chatelaine. “I want to thank you. And . . . I hope we get the chance to meet again.”  Yoshimoto lifted a lock of the chatelaine’s hair and pressed it to his lips in farewell.

“And I do not.” Mitsuhide pulled his little one behind him, away from the passionate eyes of this Imagawa upstart. He was beginning to regret not killing Yoshimoto. 

Yoshimoto smiled. “Be well.” Then he led his vassals out of the fight, rallying them around him with an aura of command that he had not shown before. They were soon lost in the chaos and darkness.

Mitsuhide scanned what he could of the battlefield. Most of the shogun’s forces were routed. Crushed between Masamune’s warriors and Hideyoshi’s defenses. He found a good position and waited for the fight to end. 

It was Hideyoshi that came to them. His face was splattered with blood and filth. His eyes were bright with victory. “It’s over. We won.”

Masamune’s troops were tying up survivors and putting out fire. The monks of Honno-ji were attending to the wounded and gathering the dead. It was, Mitsuhide thought, a better win than most. Even if his quarry survived. That only meant the hunt was not done. He had yet more to do.

Mitsuhide took a step toward Hideyoshi, intent on wrapping up this goodbye before Hideyoshi turned his mother-hen instincts full on. But his legs didn’t seem willing to move forward and his arms felt heavy as lead. He stood there feeling dumb and slow as Masamune approached alongside Nobunaga.

“Mitsu . . .” His little mouse clung to his arm, almost as if she knew the thoughts that raced through his mind.

“You’ve done well. All of you.” Nobunaga smiled as he approached. 

“Thank you my lord,” the three of them said in unison. 

Mitsuhide watched Masamune warily. It was entirely possible the one-eyed tiger still meant to fight him. “You took longer than I expected to catch up to me.”

“That’s all you’ve got to say?” Masamune rested a hand on his hilt. A threat, though not an immediate one. “Pfft. I was late because Ieyasu and Mitsunari couldn’t stop squabbling over who would accompany me. I told ‘em they could keep each other company in Azuchi.” His one eye narrowed with anger. “You’re lucky I didn’t hand your ass to my troops after our little . . . chat . . . in the rain.”

“I am grateful,” Mitsuhide began. He had a witty comment to make. He was sure of it. But whatever it had been was gone. “I - I am grateful to you. To Nobunaga. And, and to Hideyoshi.” He put an arm around his little one’s shoulders. “And to you.” He couldn’t help the way he leaned toward her, supporting himself.

Hideyoshi poked a finger in his chest. “You can keep your ‘thank you’ until you and I are done, Mitsuhide!”

There were words Mitsuhide wanted to say. They tumbled, disorganized through his tired mind. He tried to marshal them to order. He was the kitsune warlord - and this was not the time to fall. Not. Yet.

Hideyoshi took his silence as offense and grabbed the front of his clothes, jerking him violently forward. 

Mitsuhide felt his beloved’s warmth retreat from him and heard her make a worried sound.

“I hope you’re ready. I’ve got hundreds of questions and you are going to answer ever single one!” Hideyoshi shook him. 

“Can’t it wait . . . until . . . tomorrow?” Mitsuhide heard his voice as if it came from a long way off. He was in a tunnel. In a hole in the ground. Hideyoshi’s face floated in the light above him. 

“What? And give you the chance to escape?” He shook Mitsuhide again. “You’re not getting out of this.”

Mtisuhide felt his lips turn up in a smile. “It’s not that. I - I’m just . . . rather . . . tired.” And then Hideyoshi’s face was gone. There was only the darkness, silent and heavy. He didn’t have the strength to fight it anymore.

Next: Peace

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[radiologicaluncertainty]

IkeSen - My Warlord Rankings

I attempted to rank my favorite IkeSen characters. It was more difficult than I thought! I thought some characters would be higher, but the problem with only 14 characters is it is so easy to get ranked lower. I am not even sure if I agree with my own rankings LOL. Although I have one clear favorite - I have not considered a proper order for the others. Usually in my mind its 1) Yuki and 2) the others 😅😂😂

Only because when I see the rankings in the events, I disagree with some rankings 😂😂😂 but it’s okay! Please remember this is strictly my opinion and you do not have to agree with my ranking ^_^ agree to disagree 😂 (my opinion of favorite characters not necessarily favorite routes)

1 - Yukimura of course 😅😂 He is just SO funny, awkward, charming, gorgeous. I generally think he is one of the most attractive (it is canon too in the prologue, his route and across others 😅). I realize that I love Tsunderes. He is adorable. And I love his route because they like each other so quickly and start dating! Their relationship (on his route and others) is so natural. Excellent chemistry. He is my absolute favorite so it makes me sad that he does not rank higher in events. I am also happy because it means in collection events you do not need as many points for his items 😂

2 - Masamune. I am surprised at myself to rank him this high, and it can also be because I am currently playing the eternal route 😅😂  however, he is extremely likeable. Similar to Yuki, him and MC have amazing chemistry, and he takes interest in her, plus falls for her. He is usually an overall favorite and I can always see why.

3 - Kenshin. I do have issues with him/his route (spoiler(aka locking MC up and his issues surrounding that). Those are issues that cannot be fixed immediately of course. And poor therapist MC once again has to pick up the pieces 😞. That aside - I like the trope of “he hates all women - but MC is different”. I LOVE his sense of nobility and actually I think he is SO funny. His bickering with Shingen. Threatenening to cut down Sasuke - but he would not really - we think. We hope 😂😂😂 (and he is extremely beautiful too - canonically on every route he is ethereally stunning).

4 - Shingen. I am surprised he does not rank higher, and actually I love his route so much. (Spoiler) My absolute favorite is him going to the future with MC OMG why is this not talked about more?! His character is great because it is so much more complex than what we first see. He is always sweet to MC and I love his relationship with Yuki.

5 - Yoshimoto. Surprisingly, a new character who does not even have a route. I love his ethereal beauty inside and out, his passion for art within everything. I loved learning about him on Mitsuhide’s route. Well developed character arc on Mitsuhide’s route (and this route also had the best writing so far). Perhaps I have a Kasugayama bias 😂😂😂

6 - Mitsuhide. In my opinion, Mitsuhide had the best and most well written route. I am surprised to rank him as only 6 but its difficult to put them in order. I love his teasing, I was 100% on team Mitsuhide when I read his route. I will read it again soon and he will probably be at number 2 hehehe. I love his relationship with Hideyoshi I ship it so hard.

7 - Nobunaga. I think he is so funny with his lordy and boisterous mannerisms. I like his route, it is the first one I read! I was hooked when I first read him but I did find other routes and characters I preferred over time.

8 - Sasuke. Ninja from the future. Surprised he is this low. He has many likeable features, so supportive of MC, so loyal to his friends. BFFs with Yuki 😭😭😭. I think sometimes he just does not stand out (I guess as a ninja he is not meant to 😂) but it just means his personality sometimes comes across as bland! 

9 - Ieyasu. He is so cute. Saying the opposite of what he thinks 😂. Strangely, I like him on every route except his! He was too prickly in his route! That being said, the third time I read his route I realized finally he was not as bad and prickly as I thought. Once they finally get together his romance is great.

10 - Mitsunari. I really cannot fault him. An angel who can only be nice to MC and is incapable of being mean to anyone. There for MC from the absolute beginning and his route is a reflection of this. He is only ranked lower because he is not the character trope I like.

11 - Kennyo. I really like him but on many routes he is portrayed as a common villain of Team Azuchi and Team Kasugayama. I am so glad that in the newer routes show him more for what he is, an animal-lover with a vengeance? 😂More of a rival than a villain. Looks like the villain role has been taken by Motonari for now! Kennyo has grown on me over the years and I am looking forward to his route.

12 - Hideyoshi. I actually really like Hideyoshi but not as a romanceable character. He is too much of a brother figure and his route is the one I dislike the most because of this reason. I actually dread playing it (I probably will only reluctantly play it again if his eternal route comes out) I love him telling off everyone, especially his Lord Nobunaga😂😂, and his relationship with Mitsuhide. Such a mom.

13 - Ranmaru. Too perky babyish cutesy and annoying. I feel like he has taken attention away from the other warlords especially in the events.

14 - Motonari. I just have not found anything likeable about him at all yet. If anyone wants to tell me what they like about him, please do! I am curious! 😂

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[ikeservant]

Hello hope you are doing well!!! Can I ask for hc for Kenshin, Ieyasu, and Hideyoshi (or anyone else you want) discovering that MC is a hardcore otaku who thirsts over anime/otome boys😂😂? Maybe Sasuke gotta help explain to the warlords what even anime/otome is XD Thank you all the time I love your stuff!!!

Ahh thank you so much!I love this prompt lol! I’m dummy weak thinking about a bunch of 1500s warlords finding out in the future that people write headcanons/fanfics/fanart of them dream about fictional dudes. I’m people 😂. Also put what genre/type of anime they’d be into if they were able to be introduced to anime and manga.

Kenshin: Probably thought that Sasuke and MC were siblings because of her using similar weird words and fangirling during the weirdest times. Sasuke would explain to him how from their time that stories and tales were widespread and had vivid illustrations that people would gather around and develop a fanbase. Would be very confused to see keychains and anime merch from MC’s bag from the future. When he asked why there were decorations of 2D men, MC excitedly explained how they were all “best boys” and tell their stories and tales, meanwhile Kenshin was glaring daggers at these fictional men that pose a threat. “Kenshin your yandere side is showing. You are the bestest boy and you’re the only one I want to wifey up.” He’ll have to ask Sasuke what half of that sentence meant, but he was pleased that he was the 3D man that she chose. If MC could bring back some manga/anime for Kenshin, he’d be in love with any war/gore and action based ones. Not necessarily for characters but how cool the action and fight scenes are and wants to try them out with Sasuke (run Sasuke).

Ieyasu: Was very confused when they first met and MC was very eager and pushy to get to know him better. “Why are you following me, you weakling?” “I know you’re a tsundere. You’re hard on the outside but gooey on the inside. I’ve played so many routes with tsunderes that I shall uncover you in no time. Just like the simulations!” *cue Ieyasu thinking MC is absolutely insane and going the complete opposite direction*. Eventually MC grew on him and he did end up softening up and falling in love (JUST LIKE THE SIMULATIONS! SCORE FOR MC). Would find a lot of the terminology MC uses weird but still made him want to learn what it meant.  Did not know what “I ship it” meant when MC chuckled that when he started complaining about Mitsunari, but rest assured will gag when he finds out. Startles MC when they’re laying in bed and he says “I.. ship us.” awkwardly trying to use her weeb terminology, earning a kiss for this cute tsundere 😉. If MC could bring back some manga/anime, he’d be very intrigued with complex characters and plots that have both dark and light elements and have an overall empowering message. Relates to characters that have a tragic backstory but endure and grow stronger and roots for them in the end. (Might imagine MC as the love interest but don’t tell MC that)

Hideyoshi: Now the first thing coming out of MC’s mouth when he decided to trust her and smile at MC while offering to be friends and help carry the vase she was carrying was “A-am I witnessing gap moe in real life?” with a look of utter awe. This confused the heck out of him, “M-my name’s Hideyoshi. Who’s Gap-Moe?” Eventually would get used to the random terminology, although very confused. When he saw the anime themed keychains and wallet in MC’s purse and asked about it, he should’ve prepared tea because that was a looong lecture that he understood nothing of but found it adorable how excited MC was talking about it. “Wait so what are fangirls?” “You know those girls in town that rush to you and gush over you? Those are fangirls. My fangirl group just goes after fictional guys.”, making him confused even more while also lowkey wishing MC was his fangirl and wondering if he is a fanboy for MC (spoiler alert: he IS. And he’s a fanboy for Nobunga). Made him realize how much MC made his kokoro go doki doki (this is the most otaku trash phrase I’ve ever said). If MC could bring manga/anime, he’d love anime where good trumps evil and heroes defeat villains because he loves imagining defeating injustice and having a happy ending for Japan while defeating the cruel enemies and rivals around Nobunga. Also loves emotional/heart wrenching love story manga and anime that make you cry and get hit hard in the feels with the characters b/c he’s such a romantic with a big heart. Would hug the hell out of MC after finishing of any of those types of series while saying that he will always love her‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )‧º·˚

Bonuses b/c I thought they’d be fun:

Shingen: Literally finds anything about MC fascinating, and the fact that they’re passionate about fictional stories and are so emotionally touched by them made him love that MC had a big heart, even for fictional characters. Gets a lil jealous when MC starts fawning over specific fictional dudes. When MC and Shingen are a couple and she starts talking about one of her fictional baes he’d probably literally sweep her off her feet and say something cheesy like “But can he do this” and swoop in for dat kiss. Would probably find his own meaning in the terminology and use it. “This is my waifu, my goddess, I am her biggest fanboy.” is how he’d probably introduce MC as (swoon). If MC could bring manga/anime, he’d be a hardcore sucker for romance anime and would reenact many of the romantic scenes, even the confession scenes. “Shingen we’re married. This is the 45th time you’ve confessed to me.” “But not like from this anime (´•ω•̥`). Would also like detective/mystery series bc he likes unraveling mysteries and plays behind the scenes.

Yukimura: “Not another Sasuke-speaker.” Would be hanging out with MC and Sasuke and listening to the weird terminologies. Would also probably make fun of MC at first for her fantasizing about fictional men and having merch of them saying “Is that cuz you can’t get a real life man?” (cue the heated arguing). Would eventually be intrigued by some of the story plots MC tells him and would eventually fall for her nerdiness and everything. Would ask Sasuke for help on coming up how to confess to MC like in the anime and otome games she talks about (A for effort, my boy). Would be a blushy puddle but puff his chest out if MC fangirled over him. If MC could bring anime and manga, he’d freaking LOVE superhero anime bc he just wants to save everyone and do whats right and he just looks like the type of dude that loves superheroes and superpowers and gets pumped when the hero defeats the bad guy.

Mitsuhide: Would be curious about these strange, foreign words MC says, even though its just fangirl lingo from 500 years in the future. Would probably tease MC if they had any keychains or small merch of anime characters. “Why have a pocket-sized man to love if there’s a full sized one right here.” 😉. Would find it very creative that there’s so many diverse stories and characters. Loves when MC gets excited talking about story plots, gets a lil jealous and tries steering the topic away from thirsting over the dudes. Would probably confess his feelings by saying “Is there a real life story about a kitsune falling for a foolish mouse and they become lovers for eternity?” “Not that I know of.” “Want to make that story happen?”. Would love speaking modern slang and otaku terms with MC because its like their own little love language and it also pisses Hideyoshi off since he doesn’t understand wtf they’re saying. If MC brought manga/anime, would love psychological based horror, seeing how characters react to scary situations and what’s the mental breaking point to madness, or plots with mind games and outwitting opponents bc he’s all about that big brain and likes seeing characters creatively outsmart enemies. Likes characters that are morally gray/antihero that do good but do so in unorthodox ways bc he relates to them (and is secretly smug if MC says they need more love bc it feels like she’s saying that about him too). Likes stories w/ bittersweet endings because he likes seeing the beauty in things while acknowledging the harshness and cruelty of life as well.

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[ikesenrambles]

I absolutely loved your Dom MC headcanons!! Could I ask for Shingen, Ieyasu, Kenshin and Motonari (of you're comfortable writing for him), too? ^^

Hello~! Thank you so much for sending in this request - I’m sorry that it took me so long to get to it. I hope that you enjoy what I wrote.

I don’t know Motonari well enough, so I didn’t do a HC for him. Also, I did a submissive Shingen HC not too long ago that can be found here.If you enjoy my work, please consider supporting me on Ko-Fi, ikesenrambles. I don’t have much spending money and currently am out of a job. Supporting me on Ko-Fi would mean that I have pocket money for the little things that bring me joy, like Ikesen. I would be able to buy premium routes, which in turn means that I can learn more about the warlords & write even better stories for you to enjoy. ♡ The following is NSFW:

Ieyasu

After a week-long mission, Ieyasu is finally home recuperating from the journey. You two spend the whole day comfortably curled up in his futon, just holding each other and enjoying one another’s company. The warmth of his body against yours, the soft sound of his breath, and the quiet chirp of crickets outside make you feel sleepy as you nuzzle into his chest. Facing the other way, you mold your body against his, feeling the way your bodies fit together like missing puzzle pieces, draping his arms around you and cuddling closer still. “Yasu,” you murmur, stroking his hands in yours. “Will you hold me a little while longer like this?”

He mumbles something incoherent in response and shifts slightly, and you close your eyes and let yourself slightly drift off to sleep. Your little catnap is interrupted only moments later when you feel Ieyasu roll over on his side, the warmth of his touch suddenly leaving you. “Yasu…” You run your hand over the covers beside you where his body had just been. “Why are you turned all the way on your side like that?”

He answers succinctly, insisting that it’s nothing at all, which only makes you more concerned. You wrap your arms around his waist and pull him closer, pull him back against you, only for him to make a stifled sound as your hand accidentally brushes against his…--oh. “Ieyasu, are you…?”

“Shush,” he mutters frustratedly, pressing your face back against his chest so that you wouldn’t see the flustered look on his face and the fervent blush now rushing onto his cheeks. “Just close your eyes and go back to sleep.” He sighs softly, biting his lip, trying to push away the dirty thoughts that have since polluted his mind, scolding his body for getting so worked up over something so innocuous. His thoughts wander still, but he shuts his eyes and tells himself he’ll wait until you fall asleep then excuse himself from the room and go take care of his problem on his own.

But suddenly, you’re touching him again, and he can’t help but let out a quiet gasp as you grasp him in your hand. His body tenses, then relaxes into your touch. Your breath against his sensitive skin makes his body grow hotter still; your whisper in his ear makes him feel even needier than before. Any hopes of just going back to sleep are gone now - he’s at your mercy. Tiny beads of sweat form at his temples as your palm envelops him in a pleasurable warmth. “Yasu…” you coo his name, nuzzling your nose against the nape of his neck. “Shh… I’ll take care of you… Would you like that?”

He makes a quiet sound, a helpless sound of surrender, and lets his legs fall open for you, burying his face into the crook of his elbow to hide his embarrassment of his own humiliating desperation. As your hand moves up and down, rubbing him through the fabric of his clothes, his breath becomes short and shallow. “Ieyasu…” your voice trails off quietly as you loosen his yukata with your other hand, gently placing kisses down his chest. As your fingers trail lower and finally touch his bare skin, wicking moisture from the head, you whisper teasingly, smiling satisfiedly to yourself, “Baby boy… you’re leaking…”

Kenshin

Heat. There’s this inescapable heat that he feels crawling all over his body, something that he’s never felt before. Is it fear? Is he nervous? No. If there’s anyone he trusts in this cruel and uncaring world, it’s you. You asked him the other day if he’d ever be willing to let you take control of him, to let you be the possessor and not just the possession, and he said yes… Why? Now, on his knees for you, his arms crossed behind his back in a box tie, his beautiful, pale body is bound in rope just for you. The sight of him restrained like this, bathed in a silver sliver of moonlight, is enough to make your body tingle with desire. As he gazes up at you earnestly, there’s a tenderness, an unwavering certainty, behind the blue and green hues of his eyes as if to tell you, There’s no one I’d let do this to me except for you.

You asked him why, but wasn’t it obvious? Isn’t it as obvious now as it was then, as it was the first time he ever held you in his arms, as it is every time the two of you lay together? Kenshin is and always will be endlessly in love with you. He’d do anything -- anything -- to please you. Even now, staring up at you through half-lidded, lust-riddled eyes, there is a boundless amount of affection spilling out of that beautiful blue and green, reminding you of just how precious you are to him… and of how precious he is to you.

You ask him if everything feels okay, if he’s comfortable like this. You ask him if he’s sure, if he’s fine, if there’s anything he wants you to change right now. “I want to touch you,” he murmurs, his eyebrow furrowed. He sighed quietly, his voice trailing off. “But if this is how you want me tonight, then so be it.”

You climb onto his lap, straddling him. His gaze flickers to your lips, his mouth parting slightly at the thought of kissing you. The night is silent now except for the sound of your breath intermingling as you move closer -- close enough that you can feel the warmth of his body enveloping you, setting your body on fire. “You’re always so good to me, Kenshin,” you murmur, gently stroking the soft skin of his cheek. “Tonight, I want to do all the work and make you feel just as good…”

He nods and makes a movement to wrap his arms around your waist, but the ropes hold him back. He lets out a quiet sigh of resignation and takes a deep breath, relaxing under your touch as you run your hands over the muscles of his chest. Guiding him inside of you, you stifle a moan as you press your body up against his, squeezing your legs around his hips.

As you steadily rock your hips against his, he sighs in pleasure, struggling against his restraints to push his body to yours. “More,” he whispers heatedly against your neck as he feels you moving against him, “I want... I need to feel more of you…”

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Thank you to my love @mythiica for not only helping me brainstorm more scenarios but for also reading this over, being a constant source of support, and an amazing friend~  ♡

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[readerinsertfanfiction]

The Bae’st of All

Fandom: Ikemen Sengoku

Character: Kyubae the bae’st bae of all aka Kyubei

Prompt: Seeing how Kyubei is named after an alias that the real Mitsuhide Akechi used (Juubei) the chances of fans getting a Kyubei route from Cybird are slim. However, it is simply impossible not to fall for this man. He is too good. So here have my attempt at writing a route.

A/N: Last week’s key was (Romantic/Dramatic):

+4/+2

+2/+4

+4/+4

(I promise you that the key for this week is different.)

Chapters:

1.1| 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 

(Out of one, into another cage.)

I solemnly released a breath as I entered my room, my heart heavy as I dropped onto the floor.

It had been a few days since I had moved into the Akechi manor. Where I had kept myself busy with planning escape routes I was now subjected to lessons everyday. Luckily I was spared the worst of it as Mitsuhide had pushed me off onto his vassal Kyubei.

“I’m far too busy to deal with naive little mice, but you seem to have a lot of time on your hands, Kyubei.”

(Eugh, just thinking of that smirk infuriates me!)

At least Kyubei was a patient and gentle teacher. No matter how frustrated I got, or how slow on the uptake I was, or silly my questions, he bore them all. In return, he worked me to the bone every day, making sure that I didn’t slack off. Though, there was nothing that could ease my mind at all.

(Silver lining: I have managed to get out of the Azuchi castle. Down side: into the den of a traitor.)

I had somehow foiled the Honno-ji incident from taking fruit and saved Nobunaga’s life, thus changing history, but that didn’t take away the fact that Mitsuhide was a potential traitor.

(He might try soon again)

Sighing to myself I crawled up into a fetal position, my heart as weary as my mind. I was pretty sure that the figure I saw that night wasn’t Mitsuhide, but history was telling me

“[Name]?”

From the other side of the door I could hear Kyubei calling for me, a knock on my door as he waited for my permission to enter my room.

Pushing myself up I let go of a groan as Kyubei set a Go board table in front of me. I could feel all of the muscles in my body protesting, but it was especially the grey mass I had up above that was screaming for some rest.

(History, language, etiquette and war strategies, self-defense, archery, and horse-riding, there was no end to my lessons!)

Sensing my rebellion Kyubei flashed me an apologetic smile, hand reaching for the inside of his kimono as he produced a package for me.

“Lord Ieyasu sent some salve to prevent sores from forming, and the tea is from Lord Hideyoshi.”

He set the presents in front of me, my eyes widening at the intricate carving on the teaslab that Hideyoshi had sent me.

“According to Lord Hideyoshi the tea will help you replenish your energy after a long day.”

Kyubei’s explanation came along with one last present, a paper package wrapping up a pair of sweets in them, fresh by the smell and heat radiating off them.

“Did they also send this?”

“That looks mouth watering good!”

“Break time?”

To this Kyubei shrugs his shoulders, as if not quite sure of what the source is from the snack presented.

“I thought you might want something to encourage you.”

A mischievous smile spread over his features as I wonder what Kyubei has in mind.

(I don’t like the look of that one bit.)

“If you can beat me I will give you both sweets, if you lose I will take both.”

My horrified expression earned a mirthful chuckle from the man who was already readying the board for our game.

(But I haven’t won once since I started playing, how am I going to? Argh, maybe I will have to ask Kyubei to go easy on me.)

“I won’t go easy on you, [Name].”

Kyubei’s smile told me that it was already a battle lost before I even had started to plead.

Letting go of a deep sigh I thus mentally prepared myself for the loss of the sweets. (This set up…)

Glancing over at Kyubei I hoped that he wasn’t paying too much attention to my expression right now.

(Isn’t this the same setup as the battle that we discussed with history today?)

Recognising the formation from the readings I had done I felt that I knew how to respond. After all, the enemy had lost terribly there as well because of the many holes in their defenses.

(But I’m not without them either, Kyubei might take advantage of that.)

Thinking hard on what my next move should be, I didn’t hear the door of my room opening again, a tall pale figure entering with a mischievous smile on his face.

“Ah, Kyubei, there you are. I was looking for you.”

Mitsuhide doesn’t even spare me a glance as he looks down at his vassal and the field, a curious smile falling over his lips.

“My, why haven’t you protected your left flank yet?”

(Is he addressing me or Kyubei?)

Unsure I glance over at Kyubei, where I’m met with inquisitive eyes coloured like the summer sky.

(He is staring at me as well!)

“In the field you won’t be able to observe the enemy, you know. You should keep your eyes on the board.”

I flush at the advice given to me. A low rumble escapes Kyubei at my reaction before he rises from his seat.

“I will be back in a bit, think carefully.”

With those words Kyubei bows as he departs from the room, following Mitsuhide in tow who flashes me one last smile before pointing at Kyubei’s seat.

(Is he telling me?)

Turning my eyes back on the board I rack my brain over for my next move, chewing on my lip as I try to dismiss Mitsuhide’s words from earlier.

(Though, maybe…)

Staring at my door I can vaguely make out the shadows at the other door. Though I can’t hear what they are saying they seem to be in deep discussion.

(Just a glance.)

Quietly rising from my seat I slowly moved to the other side of the board, to where Kyubei sat moments before and lowered myself into his seat as I observed the board.

(My left side would be his right, which would mean…)

Deep in thought I once more forget about my surroundings as a figure approaches me from behind.

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[notjonahclemence]

This post is long and I do not apologize.

Okay y’all quiz time! I’m curious, pay attention to me. Bored? Me? Never. IkeSen, IkeRev, IkeVamp or all three (max out the word limit, do it!). Feel free to answer all of these questions or whichever ones you like. 

I’ll go first and subject myself to the mortifying ordeal of being known so I hope you will do the same!

I’m gonna answer about IkeSen!

1. When did you start playing?

I have absolutely no concept of time and cannot remember dates but it was between Kenshin and Mitsunari’s routes. 

2. Who’s route did you play first/why?

Nobunaga’s route. I knew enough about the game to know his was one of the original routes and I wanted to start the game from ‘the beginning.’ 

He interested me and I could tell he was just enough of a 'bad boy’ for me to fall for. I am, unfortunately, cripplingly attracted to bastards. 

That’s why I play otome games instead of dating real men.

3. Before you started playing/towards the beginning who was your favourite guy and why? Do you have one ultimate guy or absolutely cannot choose between multiple. Kinda ties in with questions 2, 4 & 5 I guess.

Though I liked Sasuke, I’ve never been hugely romantically interested in him, I guess my favourite guy (romantically) has always been Nobunaga. And that’s terrible.

4. If their route had been out when you first started playing would you have picked somebody else? Who? Why?

*Naruto voice* SASUKE!!!! He seemed interesting, handsome, funny(ish), KIND, and was the only one who wanted to help me. 

He was also the only character in the prologue who wasn’t a jerk or Mitsunari (never been attracted to the ‘gentle angel’ type character) so he really seemed like the only option... but his route wasn’t out and thus I was forced to pick Nobunaga like I’d originally been planning anyway.

5. If that guy’s route is out now did it live up to your expectations? Why/why not?

Sasuke? Yes in both a good and bad way. The route was more interesting and entertaining than I’d expected it to be but I was not particularly into him before, I did not expect his route to change that and it didn’t. 

6. Your favourite guy NOW. Is it the same person as it was at the beginning? If not, who is it? Why? How many favourite guys have you had? Do you keep changing your mind or are you irrationally devoted to one guy? And I mean romantically, not guys you like for other reasons.

Still. Nobunaga. Send. Help.

7. Did a guy you expected to like disappoint you? Who? Why?

Masamune. I never thought he would be my all time favourite but I expected him to be one of my more liked guys both romantically and just as an interesting character. He isn’t. But it’s not like I hate the guy or anything he’s just not a fave.

8. Did a guy you never thought you’d fall for blow you away? Who? Why? Even if he didn’t ‘sweep you off your feet’ was there someone/a route you liked a lot that you didn’t expect to?

Route: Mitsunari. His route just kept me entertained, there weren’t bits where I lost interest or anything.

Person: Yukimura. I actually really liked him a lot in his route. Sweet, cute, romantic, interesting. Which is weird because I used to (and still do!!!) see him as one of the more boring characters.

Me, before *reading a different guy’s route, sees Yukimura*: Boring.

Me *reading Yukimura’s route: AAAAAAHHHHH! OMG! DJBQWHFIVIF!!!! *heart eyes*

Me, after *reading a  different guy’s route, sees Yukimura*: Boring.

9. Does one of your favourite guys not fit your ‘type?’ (Eg; your fave guys are Kenshin, Shakespeare and also Fenrir). Even if you’re only answering for one game, feel free to include guys from other games for this question.

Favourite IkeVamp guy: Shakespeare, fave IkeSen guy: Nobunaga, fave IkeRev guy: Lancelot... and Fenrir. Jerk, jerk, jerk... Fenrir.

10. Are you a romantic person or a dramatic person?

Dramatic. Even when I don’t want to be. 

11. If you’ve read both a romantic ending and a dramatic ending for the same character is there any where you noticed one being significantly better than the other?

Kenshin’s dramatic ending is so much better than his romantic one it’s not even funny.

12. Do you feel any character is significantly less loved than they deserve? Why do you think that?

Stop sleeping on Hideyoshi! Cowards!

13.  Do you feel any character is significantly MORE loved than they deserve? Why do you think that?

Kennyo. Mostly because I don’t much care for him at all so any love is Too Much.

Also Masamune, but again, it’s not like I HATE Masamune. I just don’t get the hype. Everyone’s different I guess.

14. What routes have you read? 

Nobunaga: Dramatic, romantic, eternal. Kenshin, Ieyasu, Mitsunari, Yukimura: Dramatic, romantic. Hideyoshi, Sasuke: Romantic. Shingen, Masamune: dramatic.

15. WHO’S ROUTE ARE YOU ON RIGHT NOW?! What do you think of it? Have you read it before? Etc.

Mitsuhide’s. Predictably I have not read it before. I’m enjoying it but not as much as I thought I would. Mitsuhide’s was the route I was looking forward to most so anything less than complete perfection would be a letdown. And while it’s good, it’s not complete perfection.

The main character is my real issue. She seems more childlike than I ever remember her being. Is it just me? 

Also tying into that, this is the only route I can remember her being consistently referred to as a ‘girl.’ Never a ‘woman’ always a girl. I know it happens SOMETIMES in other routes, Masamune calls you ‘lass,’ etc. But this time both the narrative and the characters seem allergic to the word ‘woman’ or something. That with her personality infantilize her a bit too much for me.

16. Fave route? Is it your favorite guy’s route or is there just a plot that you REALLY F*CKING LOVE even if the guy is not your favorite?

I actually really enjoyed Mitsunari’s route but I’m not romantically interested in him at all. Hideyoshi’s route was also a favourite.

17. Who’s route are you most looking forward to? Why? Again, you can answer for any game.

Shakespeare from IkeVamp. As for IkeSen... I’m not. Mitsuhide was the one I wanted. Don’t really like Kennyo, pretty neutral about the new guys.

18. Which guy are you most like? Why?

Jonah Clemence from IkeRev. But from IkeSen, Ieyasu. Because I’m salty. Though he’s really smart and I’m a complete dumbass.

19. Three guys/routes you love the most, why?

1. Nobunaga: bastard man, love of my life. The main character in his route does almost exactly what I’d do in her situation so it was a believable romance for me and he’s someone I could actually see myself falling for if I was magically transported into IkeSen rather than some of the others who I like but only because its a game and if I met them in real life we’d probably hate each other.

2. Shingen, another character I never expected to love, not big on flirts either, but he won me over. Still not sure why.

3. Hideyoshi. Just a damn good guy and a good route.

19. Three guys you like the most if they’re not the ones above, not necessarily the guys you fell in love with, just characters you like.

Number 1 guy is still Nobunaga both romantically and platonically.

2. Ieyasu. We’re too similar for a relationship between us to work but I adore him. That’s probably why

3. Kenshin. Funny 50% of the time, heartbreaking 50% of the time, interesting 100% of the time also just pretty to look at. An incredibly complex character with an interesting personality/relationships. But if you were to put a gun to my head and say “date Kenshin or die” I would say “pull the trigger.” Not romantically into him (or Mitsunari, or Kennyo) at all.

19. LEAST favourite three guys. Why?

1. Kennyo

2. Kennyo

3. also Kennyo

No, I don’t take constructive criticism. 

20. Any other romantic visual novels, books, games, songs, movies, tv shows or other media you would recommend?

The psy-changeling series by Nalini Singh. A paranormal romance series. There are like, 20 books and still going with it’s own worldbuilding so it’s not light reading but I thoroughly enjoyed the books and I hope others will too. It’s written in English but you can also get it in at least a handful of other languages, Spanish and German at least.

Also the song Fire meets Gasoline by Sia is Nobunaga x MC’s song.

21. MEEEE!!!!! Is there anything I’ve said that you totally agree with/blatantly disagree with? What/Why?

Well I can’t really answer this but please go ahead!

22. If you do read IkeSen, how do YOU feel about Nobunaga?

I’ve made my opinion pretty clear. If you actually answer any of these questions please feel free to put in your answer what guy/route YOU would like other people’s opinion on, that way we can get a bunch of different opinions on different guys.

Okay! That’s everything guys! If you’ve got any other questions you want to ask people add them to your answers. Other than that, I hope to see your replies *HINT HINT*

#ikemen series #ikemen sengoku #Ikemen Vampire #ikemen revolution #ikesen #ikerev #IkeVamp #ikesen nobunaga

[nad-zeta]

Match up ^o^

May I request a Match up, please?

I’m at the part when I have to choose a route and I honestly don’t know/care. So I decided why not let some lovely internet stranger choose for me? Who do you think I would pair the best with?

I also noticed how much effort and detail you put into these so I decided that it was only fair to try to put in just as much effort in requesting. Or maybe I am just extremely vain so blabbering on this much about myself comes naturally (I also wouldn’t be too suprised if this were the case lol). Either way, I apologise for this getting so long. And without further ado, let’s learn about yours truly. Uh, yay?

I will start with my physical appearance because that’s easiest.  

First of all, I am rather tall for a woman. Pair that with the fact that I constantly wear boots with 8 centimetre or greater heels and I almost always cap out somewhere above 182 centimetres (that’s 6 feet in American). So yes. I’m not exactly the approachable type, on the account of my height and near constant resting bitch face. I always look pissed off at something (and to be fair, I usually am).

I am a brunette with boring brown eyes. Nothing of note there. 

I prefer to walk on my toes, for whatever reason. I also have great posture when I walk and these two factors always make it seem like I am floating. I’ve been told that I always seem very confident and self-assured. Which is complete bullshit because 90% of the time, I am winging it. 

I am a dancer (of sorts. More on that later), so I am rather slim and toned. This is literally the only aspect of my physicality that I am actually confident in. The rest of me can burn in hell for all I care. 

I am also very touch adverse. I hate the feeling of skin touching my skin it grosses me touch. However. There are a select few people in this world that I accept and enjoy hugs and cuddles from (and who I could snuggle with for hours). If I let anyone cuddle me that means I trust said person unconditionally and feel extremely comfortable around them. It’s essentially the ultimate statement of trust.

Onto personality.

If you can’t already tell, I have about as much dignity as a wet cat. I while I certainly do have an ego, it can be kind of difficult to bruise. Publically, I am absolutely shameless and don’t give two shits about what others think. 

I have a tongue of steel and can rapid fire the most atrocious insults and comebacks when provoked. I’m known for my venomous sarcasm and biting wit among my own circles. I have a line for nearly every single situation so one-liners have become my thing. Which works out for me because I am a huge flirt.

I’ll flirt with pretty much anyone regardless of gender, I don’t give a crap. To clarify, it’s not because I am an attention whore (okay, yes. I am a complete attention whore), it’s because I am a theatre kid so excessive eye contact and sexual jokes are kinda where I thrive. I am also not afraid to get questionably lascivious with my flirting if someone tries to out-pace me. I never blush, I never falter, and I never let anyone know that they got the better of me. It shows weakness. 

Despite my salacious façade, I am not inherently a sexual person. As a matter of fact, I am quite the opposite. I don’t experience sexual attraction (kudos to my asexual humans. I see you). This has rendered me practically immune to all charm, crushes, and sex appeal. It makes my life a lot easier, in my opinion. I don’t get too attached. I also enjoy messing around with the egos of fuck boys. 

As mentioned earlier, I am an attention whore. I love showing off because I crave validation (this could point to some deep seated insecurities about myself that I refuse to acknowledge…. Ahem). Being on stage as where I thrive. And yes, I am a dancer, as I stated earlier. But I am not your conventional prissy ballerina. I am a circus performer. More specifically, I’m an aerialist. I have covered trapeze, contortion (I am unnaturally flexible), lyra, and silks. It’s a lot of fun almost dying every day and finding bruises in the most questionable places (if you cant already tell, I am an adrenaline junkie. I took karate for the first dozen or so years of my life and have recently been searching for more weapons combat classes because apparently I don’t have enough bruises already).

I am not easily impressed. And I don’t give out compliments very often. And that includes myself. I can be unnecessarily hard on myself at times… most of the time. But then again, who isn’t? 

As for the side of me that isn’t stark-raving mad, I am usually a pretty objective person. While I have no qualms with discussing emotions (both mine and friend’s. I am a great listener and actually give pretty good advice when it comes to dealing with intense emotions). I tend to avoid letting them interfere with my logic. I look down on those who allow their emotions to dictate their actions. It makes them needlessly reckless. 

I am typically a pretty chill person. When I am among people I am unfamiliar with, I tend to stay quiet and try not to rock the boat too much (again, I won’t hesitate to unleash a severe tongue lashing upon any poor soul who happens to rub me the wrong way… Or just happens to exist. I don’t take shit from other people and I hate it when others try to control me. (I don’t play rough, I play smart). 

I really enjoy reading, writing, or drawing quietly. I can’t stand loud and excessive noises or people (parties, screaming, concerts). I am a true extroverted introvert. I love being the center of attention and chatting, but I need my alone time. People are exhausting to deal with. 

Because of my aversion to loud sounds, I tend to avoid typical dance parties like the plague. While I am very good with mingling and partying in general, I can only keep it up in short bursts before I have to retreat somewhere quiet. This is also the reason I greatly prefer the nighttime (if I had a choice I would sleep all day and only frolick around at night. I just love the dark. It’s comforting in a weird way). I also love the night because that’s when I get to sleep and just peace out on life. It’s kinda like non-committal dying.

I am near constantly on hyper-alert so I am not easily startled. When I do get startled, I have a tendency to squeak, yelp or growl. These noses are purely reactionary sounds but for whatever reason, my friends think that they are absolutely adorable and will go to great lengths to startle me just to hear me make them.

To counteract my friend’s malevolence, I have learnt to be super observant, especially when I feel threatened. Usually, I am caught up on my own world and thoughts. I have an imagination so powerful that I can trick my brain into feeling false sensations such as an extra limb or falling. I much prefer to spend my time in my head rather than our boring reality. But if I feel threatened, or think that another attack is imminent, I instantly become hyper aware. These moments of lucidity enable me to make certain observations others would otherwise be overlooked (for example. I was able to tell when my professor lost her wedding ring due to the discoloration around her ring finger and the habitual and near-constant worrying she did at it. I offered to help her look after class ^.^. I admittedly felt kinda smug when I saw her surprise.) Ironically enough, I like to refer to this mode of thinking as “Sherlocking”. I can be quite the detective when I really try. 9 out of 10 times my friends will come to me when they suspect infidelity, I am pretty good at digging up dirt. 

However, I have to make the conscious decision to do this, usually when I am trying to figure someone out or manipulate them into liking me. So this isn’t constant and usually I go about my day like everyone else, blissfully unaware of my surroundings.

Uhh, there is probably more I could cover but this is getting very long as-is and you are probably forcing yourself to get through my seemingly eternal ramblings. So I am going to stop here and go grab myself some food. 

Best of luck to you,

-November

Hi there love!<3 you sound like such a cool interesting person! ^_^ Hehehe I probs took so long with this match up that you already chose a new route lol! Anyways thanx for waiting soooooo long for this and I hope ya enjoy it love ^0^ ^_^

I match you with……………………… Masamune

Honestly, it was between Masamune and Mitsuhide for me lol but i eventually decided to go with Masamune 

The first time Masamune sees you, his eyes go wide in awe, like wow you are one tall fine lady! He has legit never met anyone so tall. After you were named as chatelaine, you stayed behind with some of the warlords to chat and get to know them better, you are after all going to be seeing their faces every day for the next 3 months. 

Right of the bat, Masamune is howling in laughter at the fact that you are way taller than Ieyasu. You, Masamune and Mitsuhide basically tease the poor porcupine for a solid 20 minutes. “My my I never expected such a scary-looking little mouse to be so bubbly and friendly.” 

Oooh, this boy just stared a war of wits. Today day was a good day cause your tongue of steel was rapidly firing witty words and sarcastic remarks at the resident kitsune. He almost couldn’t keep up, almost. Masamune was just standing there watching the whole scene unfold, you truly were going to be a lot of fun! Masamune decided to test out that tongue of steel of your and started firing some flirty pick-up line, while unbeknown to him you are the queen of one-liners, and have no shame when it comes lascivious flirting. Masamune, of course, never backs down from a challenge, and he was determined to make you blush. The conversation got so heated that it made even Hideyoshi blush on your behalf. You simply laughed and fired another one of your pick-up lines.

After the little chat in the hallway and a massive speech from mama bear for talking about things that were not PG13, cause of the kids *cough* Mitsunari *cough*, you and Masamune become quick friends. He had never met a woman before that was immune to his boyish wild charm, and handsome sexual appeal. Masamune was definitely popular with the woman, not as popular as Hideyoshi, but he was definitely a fuckboi. As surprised as he was, that his normal antics didn't work on you, his ego wasn’t dented one bit, it just made him more determined to get to know you. 

Masamune definitely finds your flirtatious nature attractive, especially when you managed to score the two of you free sweet bun just by flirting with the shop owner, he was, even more, shook when the shop owner was a woman, your flirtation truly knows no bounds. The two of you would spend loads of time together, just going out for tea and sweets while getting to know each other. TBH although Masamune would never admit it, he found it refreshing that you weren't just his friend simply cause he was hot or cause you wanted to climb in stations but because you actually liked him as a person. You and Masamune definitely made an unstoppable team when it came to banquets. The two of you would team up and start teasing everyone there. When you two cuties are together its always a good time with loads of laughter and banter

Masamune discovered that you like him, was an adrenaline junkie. He loved that he finally had someone around that would do stupid shit with him just for the thrill of it. The two of you would go out on adventures 24/7 jumping down waterfalls and hiking up cliffs. The two of you goofball would also dare each other to do the craziest shit. Like one-time Masamune dared you to jump off the castle’s roof onto your balcony, and you freaken did it, no questions asked. Or like the one time you dared him to put his head in Shogetsu mouth, mind you the little cub was now grown into a full-blown tiger

One day you and Masa went to go watch one of Mitsuhide’s undercover performances. The three of you were investigating a shady daimyo in one of the nearby provinces. The three of you disguised yourselves as performers and joined a circus troop as their new dancers. You were so excited, the stage is where you truly come alive. You had promised Masa to show him something that would shock/surprise him after he gave you the grand tour of ��Azuchi. Today was the day, you had kept your dance and performances a secret from the two men, and now it was finally time to show them what you can do. You had 3 different performances planned. The first one was contortion. To say Masamune was shook would be an understatement he never knew anyone could be so freaken flexible, like wow. Your next performance was aerial dancing, his blue eye gleamed in delight, watching you move through the air so gracefully. If he wasn’t sure before he was sure now, this boy loved ya. But what really took his breath away was when you trapezed through the air, he was absolutely mesmerized at the way you flew through the air doing back-flips and other cool ass tricks. Masamune loved the look of pure joy on your face as you performed and after the show, you explained to him that you were a theatre kid back in the past. Mitsuhide definitely took note of your skills, and since that day you now accompanied him on most missions that required him to disguise himself as a performer.

Masamune loved everything about you at this point. Your overdramatic introvert/extrovert personality. The way you walked. Gosh, he loved the way you walked, it looked like you were an angel floating around wherever you went. He loved your banter and one-liner for every situation. And most of all he loved your hyper-alert side. Boy did he love to come up behind you to scare the crap outta you just so he could hear you squeak, yelp or growl. Like he lived for those adorably cute noises. And you somewhere along the line had fallen in love with the big idiot. He was always coming up with new fun adventures to go on or new fun things to do. He was one of those few people that could actually keep up with your banter

What was he most impressed with you may ask, well you Sherlocking skills of course. One day there were rumours of some super shady daimyos visiting Azuchi. Word on the street was that they were planning on stealing Mitsunari report to make the poor angel look bad. Mitsuhide was away sorting out some other plots and schemes, so it was now up to you to use your skills, to save the angel. You used your detective skill to gather evidence, and since your inner circle knew you were from the future, you were planning on catching them in the act and filming them for evidence. Masamune was always up for an adventure, so he acted as you own personal Watson. The two of you hid while watching the whole scene unfold, once they left the room the two of you came out. “What do you think they are going to do with the report lass,” he asked while his blue eye gleamed in delight. “Hmmmmm, I believe they are going to burn the evidence in the forest” you replied in your best British accent. Masamune couldn’t help but laugh. The two of you made your way to a secluded part of the forest and spotted them making a fire. Masamune looked at you curiously “How did you know they were going to be in this exact spot.” “Elementary, my dear Masamune.” He couldn’t help but burst out in laughter you really were a super fun kitten. Unfortunately for the two of you, they heard you guys laughing behind the trees and before you knew it, the two of you were surrounded. One of the men had a sword right at your throat ready to cut you open, that is when you shocked them by not backing down from the fight, you hit the sword away with one of your own gifted to you by your dearest one-eyed dragon. “ Point that sword at me one more time and i’ll slash your Achilles’ tendons, and TBH given the medicine situation of this time, no one would know how to fix your injury, so I hope you like hobbling around on one leg for the rest of your life cause that is what will happen.” These men were shook; meanwhile, Masa was next to you howling in laughter, “She’s not joking boys, this lass delivers on her threats.” You had never seen grown men run away from a fight so fast. You and Masamune picked up Mitsunari’s report that had fallen on the ground during the commotion and walked back hand in hand

You didn’t really like skin touching skin, but TBH you definitely like the warm feeling of Masamune’s hand warmed around yours. The two of you had come to fall in love with each other, and it wasn’t long before you two cuties entered into a relationship. Despite both of you being adrenaline junkies, both of you also loved your quiet times. Often you would sit together in his manor each doing your own thing. You would read and write, and Masamune would sit at his desk pretending to work (Cause admin is so freaken boring). 

The two of you would have the best time together during banquets you loved being the centre of attention and would chat with everyone, but as the night would progress you would start feeling a bit drained and that’s when the one-eyed dragon would swoop in, pick you up and takes you to a quiet corner where the two of you cuddle and snuggle together.

He would spoil you rotten with the most amazing food, he would basically, cook anything your heart desires just to see that beautiful smile on your face. His heart would always burst with affection whenever he cuddles and kiss you, he knew that the fact that you allowed him to cuddle you was the ultimate statement of trust between the two of you.

Often the two of you cuties can be found causing mischief and giving Mamayoshi more grey hairs or cuddled together sharing stories of your day

Other potential matches............... Mitsuhide 

Hope u enjoyed it dear @november-solarstorms

#ikesen masamune #masamune date #ikemen sengoku masamune #matchups #match ups #masamune matchup #ikesen matchup #submission

[kouei116]

IkeSen Ieyasu and Kennyo's birthday story event between 1-8/1/20

There is one more thing I want on my birthday. Do you understand what I want the most? … Of course it’s you. What I want to treasure/cherish for the rest of my life, is only you. My head is always full of you 💛💛💛

Birthday is a special day that comes once a year. Ieyasu said he doesn’t need any gifts, but you want him to be happy, even just a little bit. You pour all your hearts into making the celebration plan.

“How much (more) happiness will you give me?”  ~TsunTranslator: I think he means you make him so happy already, how much more happy will you make him til he bursts into a fluffy ball of sunshine 💛

Both of your hearts loving each other will be tied together for a moment of supreme bliss. 

New route Ieyasu: A gift full of good wishes 💛 You are worried how to make Ieyasu happy, and Mitsunari offers to help you. Meanwhile, Ieyasu’s face looks like something is troubling him... 

Revived route Ieyasu: Hidden memory 💛 You heard that there is something from his past that Ieyasu treasures is being kept safely in Sunpu castle. It is related to Ieyasu’s unfortunate days of being a hostage…? 

New route Kennyo: Shape of happiness Your life has become safe/stable, then one winter day. You are busy every day to prepare for Kennyo’s birthday, however, seeing you like that, Kennyo becomes worried about you... 

Ieyasu’s birthday story set with story from his POV, still image, castle background:  If you say anything more…. I’m very happy, everything will turn out alright 💛

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Just one thing I want to say, I really hope, if you haven't read Yasu's route/ given up his route halfway/dislike him, please consider giving him another chance during his birthday month (๑´╹‸╹`๑)  I know his beginning prickliness can be quite hard to swallow, but once you get past that, he's an inspirational role model and a very sweet loving bf 💛💛💛

I suck at writing so normally I stick to translation/summary and keep my opinions to a minimum. But Yasu is special so I wrote a looong rambling of my luv for him and keep it under cut to not bore/terrify people 〆(･ω･*)  Also sorry Kennyo, this is a joint bday event but i didn't include much abt you (your prizes are very pretty though!) but pls let Yasu shine on my blog~ 

Of course my first (proper) post of 2020 is for my fav warlord Mr. Angry Fluffball 💛This time last year Kenshin was my fav but before I realize, Yasu just pronks straight to my No 1; converts me to like Cybird tsundere guys; amplifies my luv for Louis, Mozart, Vincent (the only not-tsun here :P), Kei (a blonde tsun model in Cybird's Suite room sleeping princess game) and the yellow colour as well.

Hmmm, I wonder why I like Yasu so much? His route is cute but tbh I still like Kenshin's dramatic end more (the cell and the sword room scene at the end are very striking to me). Yasu is prickly at the beginning but somehow whenever he appears, my phone screen just brights up 1000%, anything he said, grumpy/sarcastic or not, makes me smile like an idiot at the screen. I think I started falling for him during his bday story event 2019, especially the Hidden memory route gave me so much feels. I really respect and admire his spirit, his work ethic, his attitude, his grit. He has a tough childhood, but he never gives up, he perseveres, he patiently trains, he waits, he crawls from the deep dark pit at the bottom to where he is today, desperately trying to become stronger. True, he can't express his feelings in words well, he doesn't throw me into a cell/cage or chain me up with ribbons. Uhm, I usually favour yandere, clingy, troubled abnormal creepy suitors in otome games. Yasu is the opposite to my long-time yandere bias and he still manages to make me fall so hard for him // v //

I hope by next near, Yasu is still my fav warlord, because I plan to to get all his bday bonuses when this bday event comes to ENG. I wish I could get them now for the JP version, but it's impossible for me to compete in ranking with Japanese players, they are much much more dedicated Yasu's waifu then I am. I'm so so sorry Yasu ;u; Hopefully Cybird will stay strong for many years to come so I can continue throwing all my money and votes to Yasu and his tsun friends/bros from different era haha (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Happy Birthday Ieyasu, I love so much I don't know what to do with myself anymore~ ( ˶˘ ³˘(⋆❛ ہ ❛⋆)!♡

Yuuki 

Jan 2020

#ikemen sengoku #ieyasu tokugawa #ikesen ieyasu #ikesen kennyo #kouei116 translation #kouei116 ikesen

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Tales of the Reluctant Kazama Bitch Part 2: Edo Blossoms!

We left our would-be heroine galloping across the country, desperately clinging to the man who's repeatedly threatened to kidnap and impregnate her. However, all of this ickyness is forgotten in the face of a greater threat: her creepy brother and stepdad, who want to turn everyone into shitty vampires.

Chapter 1:

*Sadly scrolls past superior men to get to Kazama's portrait* :'(

If this route contains plenty of free Sen and Kimigiku, I will be less mad at it.

Wait, when you say, "abandon our horse" you are gonna come back for it, right?! RIGHT?!!? O_O

A deserted house, huh? Seems like a great place to have a nap and totally not get murdered by the spirits of the restless undead.

And, of course, Kazama just HAS to take a minute to be a bougie bitch, "Hmph. I would sooner call this a hut than a house."

"Just shut up, and sit tight." Classic Kazama.

Kazama going on about "The destructive force of humans" again -_- Pot kettle black. Bitch.

Wow, the Yukimura clan helped Tokugawa Ieyasu "usurp control of the country with military force." In my head, this takes place in the same universe as the Samurai Warriors series X_X

"You take me for some boorish creep, don't you?" Yes.

"I shall not lay a finger upon you until our marriage is finalized." That's great, provided that I get a say in whether or not we get married!

Amagiri is being helpful and practical and Kazama is just being extremely rude, stubborn and idiotic. X_X

"You'd better not bitch at all, got it?" Um, Kazama, you're the one who bitches about everything. Not me.

"The thought of Kazama rescuing me stood at odds with the initial impression I'd had of him as a crude, sadistic warrior who hated the Shinsengumi." Um, why can't he be all of those things? Just because he's a dick doesn't mean that he's going to let his precious brood mare fall off a cliff!

HAND HOLDING ALERT! THE ORGASMETER IS GOING WILD!!! PHYSICAL CONTACT INITIATED!

Hold up, female demons all have the same stamina as normal humans but males get superhuman endurance?! This is so unfair! -_-

Chapter 2:

Guess I'll never see my beloved Shinsen-gummies again :'(

Here goes Kazama again, shitting on the Shinsengumi for risking their lives because he can't comprehend the idea of anything being worth risking his own precious life.

"Kazama dismissed the Shinsengumi to a degree that I could only describe as willful ignorance." YES GIRL. GET HIM. "I had never met anyone so incapable of empathy." Most sociopaths find it advantageous to at least pretend to empathise with people. I guess when you're an all-powerful demon price, such precautions are needless.

Ooh! Can I please stay at the Shinsengumi's headquarters!

OH SO NOW MY OPINIONS ARE ASININE?!??!!! I THOUGHT THAT THIS HO AGREED WITH ME THAT FURIES ARE BAD!?

Wait, so now I don't want Kazama to kill my family of creeps? Y tho? I love my family but I still wouldn't let them commit stupid genocide. I guess she really believes that she can reason with them. We'll see how that works out.

I am enjoying this slice of Kodo backstory to hammer home how far he has fallen.

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!!! SO, IN THIS ROUTE, KAZAMA HATES HIM SO HE CAN'T PIMP ME OUT TO KAZAMA SO HE WANTS ME TO "MATE WITH" THE FURIES INSTEAD!??!? WTF!?!!

"Bitter, senile idiot" For once, Kazama is right.

Did Kodo just throw me at Kazama?! Stepdad of the year.

"Perhaps I'm being forward, but I see in you the virtues befitting the leader of the Yukimura clan." Stop, stop. My penis can only get so erect.

"You will feel better watching me peel the flesh from their bones with the swing of my sword." O_O Is this Game of Thrones now? Uh, thanks, I guess, for those words of, uh? Comfort?! What girl doesn't want to watch a guy dismember her family!?

Awe, tiny Chizuru's village burning memory :'( My heart! :'(

Shiranui "plopping" himself on the floor is a big mood :')

Nooo! The Shogunate is feeding the Shinsengumi to the furies?! :'(

Spider Kaoru being weird and creepy (literally) as usual.

Ugh, I thought we'd agreed to murder the fam?

Ooh! This house has pretty wallpaper!

Why couldn't Kaoru just live with me and Kodo for all those years?! Did Kodo just hand him over to those abusive fucks because he couldn't be bothered to raise a child who didn't have a precious vagina?

I love the scuttling sound that the minions make when they assemble! :')

Turns out, even Amagiri can't punch a fury to death X_X

DING DONG THE BITCH IS DEAD. Kodo just went so, so evil o_e

I've stopped listening to Kazama whenever he goes off on one of his rants about how all humans suck and are to blame for all of our problems -_-

When the nice music started playing, I expect to see someone I actually liked but it was just Kazama in a new outfit.

CALM DOWN, YOU THIRSTY WENCH! IT'S JUST A NEW OUTFIT X_X

"Quit wallowing in your self-pity for once." Wisdom?! From Kazama?!

"Do you remember the Shinsengumi captain named 'Harada'?" O_O Yes. What happened to him?! IS HE OKAY?!?? DID YOU KILL HIM!!!?!!!!?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :'( :'( :'( </3

And so it begins. Hanging out with these fuckers while watching everyone I love die from afar </3

Awe, Shiranui and Harada became buddies <3 and now Shiranui blames his bad luck for Harada's death. :'( It's not your fault, Shiranui D'X

Kazama: "No time for tears." BEGONE, THOT. :'(

Chapter 3:

Bad news, huh? Bad news for me or for you, Kazama? >:(

*Winces in anticipation of more dead Shinsengumi members*

RIP Kondou. You were too wholesome for this cruel world :'(

Welp, looks like I'm chasing my beloved ho's across the country :D

Oh, Kazama thinks that I'm joking about trying to reunite with my long lost friends. You don't KNOOOW me!

"Harada, who was ripped to shreds at Ueno. No one's patting him on the back for dying like a wounded animal." LET ME AT THIS EVIL CUNT!!! HOW DARE HE!!! I JUST WANT TO SEE MY FRIENDS AGAIN!!!! DO YOU NOT POSSESS AN OUNCE OF RESPECT, OR TACT, AT THE VERY LEAST!?!!?

"All they'll ever be is a footnote in the annals of history. Their legacy is being spat on." "Kazama made a lot of sense." BITCH WHERE!!!????!

"I knew women were whimsied by delusion, but you are sitting at the top of the pile." -_- Are all demons this sexist?! I don't think I want to hang out with other demons anymore.

"You should go after him." Amagiri, why?! -_- I don't wanna! Let him stew in his own miserable juices.

He looks like a disgruntled cat.

OH, BITCH EXPECTED ME TO FOLLOW HIM. I should never have listened to Amagiri. He has no eyebrows.

We're in my burned out village, aren't we? :'(

OMG KAORU'S DEAD BODY IS RIGHT THERE O_O

"Why are you crying?" REALLY?!???!

This is v sad :'(

OH CAN YOU SHUT UP ABOUT HOW THE HUMANS ARE TO BLAME FOR EVERYTHING FOR FIVE MINUTES WHILE WE BURY MY BROTHER, WHOM YOU LITERALLY MURDERED. IF YOUR SO POWERFUL, WHY CAN YOU ONLY KILL?! YOU ONLY SAVED ME FOR YOUR OWN DISGUSTING PURPOSES. IF YOU TRULY SAW KAORU'S POTENTIAL TO BE A FINE LEADER, WHY WERE YOU SO QUICK TO KILL HIM?!? HUH!??! D'X

"He died just as he lived--alone" :'(

Kodo absolutely needed a good killing but I believe that Kaoru was redeemable. :'(

WHY ARE YOU ASKING HIS PERMISSION TO REMEMBER YOUR FAMILY THE WAY YOU CHOOSE!?!

"It was never my intention to reveal the history of the Yukimura clan to you." BITCH, WHO ARE YOU TO DENY ME THE HISTORY OF MY OWN CLAN?! >:(

"Impatience is unbecoming" Oh no, heaven forbid you lose interest in me! Not that that would ever happen to this thirsty whore.

"Obedience is a good look on you. You are well on your way to becoming the ideal life." LISTEN HERE YOU SMUG PRICK!!!!!! I WILL DIE BEFORE I EVEN CONSIDER THAT REVOLTING POSSIBILITY!!!!

Here we go, time for an orgy of sadness, courtesy of Amagiri! :(

"Okita has passed away from illness." Not surprising but very, very sad :'( Poor Okita, slowly wasting away while his world falls apart around him </3

Saito's MIA, which doesn't look good but, historically, he was fine so I can handle that, I guess O_O If he is confirmed dead later, imma be real mad. AND SAD. D'X

Nagakura is also MIA?! Big sad </3 I bet that Kazama is secretly loving this >:(

HEISUKE AND SANAN ARE FULLY DEAD!!?? D'X NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO This is too much sad. FFS, KAZAMA, YOU SHOULD HAVE LET ME SEE MY FRIENDS BEFORE THEY WERE ALL KILLED, YOU HEARTLESS WENCH! WAS YOUR PLAN ALL ALONG TO JUST WAIT UNTIL EVERYONE I CARED ABOUT WAD DEAD SO THAT I'D HAVE TO CLING TO YOU!?

"What about the others?" WHAT OTHERS?! Hijikata, Souma, Nomura? Is that it?! My family is DEAD, my friends are DEAD. Kazama doesn't see that as a problem because my fertile body is still intact but MY HEART IS BROKEN D"X

"That little dog's still got some bite, eh?" SHUT UP, JUST SHUT UP.

"Everyone's still putting up a fight, huh" Well, not everyone. Most people are dead but, uh, good on you for seeing this as a glass half full...

Ugh, why does Kazama have to come with me to Ezo?

STOCKHOLM SYNDROME STRIKES AGAIN.

Aaaawwweee Shiranui brought me Harada's spear D'X

Shiranui is so much better and kinder than Kazama :'(

HOW CAN KAZAMA GO THROUGH LIFE BEING SUCH A CUNT AND SCOFFING AT EVERYONE'S SINCERE BELIEFS. No wonder even his allies hate him.

Shiranui, stop with the kind, heartfelt words! You're making me cry D'X

"Shiranui was nowhere near as bad as Kazama" Truth.

"Isn't this just another worm you've let crawl into your insipid heart?" Wow, this route is actually making me like Kazama LESS.

Sendai is pretty.

WE MISSED THEM AGAIN?!!? NOW I'M STUCK ALONE WITH THIS ASSHOLE AGAIN!?!?

Wow, this CG is telling. Chizuru crying against Kazama's turned back.

Chapter 4:

Well, at least I get to stay in a mansion while I cry over my dead friends and family.

Omg, I'm basically Kazama's housewife X_X

Kazama's in a bad mood, huh? Did Hijikata die before Kazama could fulfill his promise to me? Useless man.

OMG, HE REALLY HAS MADE ME HIS WENCH!!! NO!!! DON'T FETCH HIM THE SAKE!!!!

"Fetch me a bottle at once." "I'm only going to grab you one, okay...? Drinking too much isn't good for your health." I'M DEFINITELY HIS WIFE!!! HELP!!!! HIW CAN I WAKE FROM THIS NIGHTMARE??!!

"Sake is more of a medicine than a poison, and as you've noticed, I'm ill. Make it three bottles." Aaaand my husband's an alcoholic X_X

"Hey, don't take your frustrations out on me. Also, it's only a 'medicine' when you drink in moderation--not when you're piss drunk." Yaass Chizuru! You tell that edgy thot!

"Humility is a more attractive colour on you. From now on, feel free to humble yourself by complimenting me however much you deem fit." That would be never. I cannot with This Bitch. Eat shit and die, Kazama.

Okay, now things are really sad. Still chasing my friends as they fight against all the odds D'X

Aaaaaah, the tension is killing me! This is going to be horrible D'X

SHIMADA AND SOUMA ARE ALIVE!!!

"I'm going to kill each and every one of you impotent bastards until there's none left. See you in Hell!" :') I've missed Hijikata!

WHY AM I CHASTISING SOUMA FOR STANDING UP FOR HIMSELF AGAINST KAZAMA!?

Oh great, now we're hunting for Hijikata's corpse. SADNESS INTENSIFIES.

"What about you, girl...?" First of all, SHUT THE FUCK UP. Secondly, the way he addressed me reminds me of my brother XD

ER MAH GERD!!! HE IZ KISSING MEH!!! O_O

"Although I'd wanted to scream, I couldn't." O_e Tha fuck?!?

WITH TONGUE!!!

Final Chapter:

Please let me not be married to Kazama X_X

"I was alone" Good start.

"This incessant urge to clean" Can't relate.

"Sadly, my father passed away." XD

Yaaaas become a doctor! You don't need no man!

However, tell me more about this cute medicine clerk ;)

Speak of the demon X_X

When you get sick of kindly old ladies telling you to find a man so you settle for some dickhead edgelord X_X

"He was his usual, callous self." Husband material X_X

Wait, I've been all alone all this time?! What about Sen?!? Why can I not have friends? :'(

"I've come to claim you." BITCH, I AM A STRONG INDEPENDENT (BUT VERY SAD AND LONELY) WOMAN!

"I will tolerate no resistance" O_O

"Kazama might have been a pain, but he was my pain" Uh, okay XD

So, I guess I do marry Kazama purely because he's the only person left alive who knows what I went through X_X . At least Chizuru developed... Not a backbone but... Almost a backbone. Maybe X_X I'm sure that Chizuru will make a lovely stepford wife but that make me kind of sad -_-

#hakuoki #hakuouki #kazama chikage #edo blossoms #i need to sleep #accidental wife #i still hate him #so many words #watch me cry over anime men

[renwritesrandomthings]

Mitsuhide’s Route and MC summary and commentary

Basically, the route flow. Spoilers. HAHAHA!  My tsundere self hates MC here. Just a personal preference. I wanted an MC who can outwit Mitsuhide and surprise him. But, on the other, as enlightened to me by @devilkingskonpeito, Hideyoshi’s MC is quite strong. And, it reminded me how she blackmailed Mitsuhide in the dungeon. And, by the end, Mitsuhide just attempts to tease her, and MC replied “You’re teasing me again!” And, it’s like a Brecht-like situation of stoping any emotional reactions. It doesn’t fulfill Mitsuhide’s purpose of teasing. This made me realize when Mitsuhide did not pursue his feelins. He is probably scared she could read her.  This is the reason why I like Hideyoshi’s route. MC is pretty strong and grounded. MCs affect how I enjoy a route. 

I am on chapter 8 already. I really am hoping she changes a bit and be stronger in her own way. This is also the route where in MC doesn’t have her own sewing and designing thing, which is sad for me. I always admired her for being passionate on something. And, for her to not be able to do it  is sad. 

So, yeah, 5 more chapters. Let’s see. I am still hoping for some change. 

Again~  play the route. It’s a reader-response text. I respond this way as a player. LOL. 

Mitsuhide is assigned to ‘take care’ of MC

Knowing in all routes that he is a sado-masochist. He forces to teach her many things: war history, horseback riding, shooting, and even basic fighting.  She whines each time or crying. (This is very interesting because one would assume that Mitsuhide is teaching her how to survive in war and what is the reality of it. Like, Masamune, Nobunaga, and Ieyasu.) 

She’s brought in the war by Mitsuhide and saves her eventually. 

She thanks him, and somehow she gets this glimpse that Mitsuhide hates violence. 

MC becomes curious about Mitsuhide. Basically, she learned  that he’s quite a flirt. known as “Horereba Jigoku” or “A Hell to Fall in Love with.” The Samurai in the town has a negative opinion on him, questioning his loyalty to Nobunaga. Masamune even mentions to MC that Mitsuhide has a possibility to betray any of them. But, Masamune respects his wit and intellect. And, calling out MC’s excessive innocence. 

MC accidentally sees Mitsuhide, one night, speaking to someone in the shadows. OF course, he chases MC who was going to report to Hideyoshi about her concerns. 

Her sudden visit surprises Hideyoshi. On the verge of her confession, Mitsuhide appears in Hideyoshi’s manor. The two already begin to argue, Hideyoshi asking MC what really happened. 

But, of course, MC digresses. And, she follows Mitsuhide to his manor. 

In his manor, Mitsuhide shows MC her bag and begins to interrogate her. 

She had no choice but to explain her situation. Mitsuhide says, that he will help her go back to her time and understands that each person does keeo a secret. 

MC, who’s all tired, asks Mitsuhide if she can sleep and rest. He offers his lap. 

The next day, a rumor spreads that Mitsuhide and MC slept together. MC is asking and whining to Mitsuhide to tell people off. 

Mitsuhide tells Nobunaga and Hideyoshi he plans to make her his fiancee.

Nobunaga talks to MC alone and tells her to take care of Mitsuhide.

MC stares blankly. LOL 

Mitsuhide drags her to a mission and they pretended to be husband and wife travelling entertainers.

She whines again about the situation of room sharing, but still doing it. Even doesn’t really protesting on Mitsuhide’s stolen kisses. 

MC pushes Mitsuhide to be honest.

Mitsuhide tells MC that she is like Hideyoshi.  LOL

Eventually, MC was taken forcely one night by some samurai and brought to Yoshiaki Ashikaga as an offering. 

MC protests and Ashikaga insults her, saying he doesnt want any random woman who doesnt have any social status. MC fights back on his cruel words, attempting to fight but knocked out.

Mitsuhide finds her on the same spot she was taken and asks her to tell her everything. 

She cries (OKAY THIS IS LIKE A TRAUMATIZING EVENT, SO CRYING IS OKAY). And, she asks Mitsuhide to hug her in her sleep. 

TBH, Mitsuhide is really a nice guy deep inside. 

Next day, he teases her again and she whines out of annoyance. But eventually gives in to his instructions. 

MC goes to the market and coicindentally meets Sasuke and Yukimura ---who were just travelling. 

She tells them about Ashikaga and even about Yoshimoto.

The two left worried about the Yoshimoto and Ashikaga being in the same space. 

Upon leaving, a hand pulls MC. UGH. 

It was Yoshimoto. He said he was worried about her, upon seeing her in Ashikaga’s mansion.

Apparently, Yoshimoto was there. 

During the festival, Mitsuhide told MC to perform alone while he does his thing as revenge to those who kidnap MC.

Comment: This is what Masamune said. Mitsuhide deliberately creates enemies for himself versus Hideyoshi’s negotiation approach. 

Then, when they escaped to travel back to Azuchi. They rested in the field, flirting. UGH. Like, Mitsuhide was saying after tonight our husband-wife play is over. So, they were like flirting and kissing on the cheek. He teases her and she whines yet accepting that these are his teases. 

Upon reaching Azuchi, the guards arrests Mitsuhide for the Honno-ji Incident. Mitsuhide, like in any other route, says nothing and relies on Kyubei. 

Back in the hall, the rest of the warlords discuss about things. Nobunaga orders a death sentence to Mitsuhide, to which Hideyoshi begs back to reconsider. He is angry and does not believe the accusations. Masamune and Ieyasu calms Hideyoshi .

MC sneaks to the dungeon.. She saw Mitsuide all wounded since he was beaten up by guards. YES SHE CAN CRY HERE. IT’S A VALID REASON. 

But, I did wish it made her a little mad or more strong willed to pull the truth from Mitsuhide.

Similar to Hideyohi’s route, he follows MC in the dungeon. 

Hideyoshi, angry and frustrated on Mitsuhide, tells him off that he can’t even spare trust to him. He would like to believe that he is innocent. He punches him and says, he’ll pull out the truth from him. And, tells MC to leave with him. 

This is the frustrating part in Mitsuhide he just asks MC to trust him, but he cannot trust her back.

That night Ieyasu told MC that Mitsuhide escaped. She was all agitated and wanted to go to him. Ieyasu calls her stupid and to just stay in his room, since the whole Azuchi is in chaos. 

She cries in her room.

Then, Mitsuhide  appears from her window.

It’s such a mystical scene. The writers is selling Mitsuhide the ‘mystical creature”.

Basically, he’s there to say his goodbye and give her a hair accessory with the Akechi flower crest.

She cries again and Mitsuhide gives her a deep kiss. 

The scene is really poignantm though. 

But  how I wish she tried to keep herself a little stronger for Mitsuhide then shed tears as he kissed her. Because the hair accessory itself seals the romance that he loves her. 

Mitsuhide bids goodbye and she asks, “ When is next time?” 

She reminds of the ladies in Tale of Genji. 

Mitsuhide is confronted by Masamune. This is an amazing scene. Mitsuhide is secretive and Masamune is always upfront and instinctive. Fox versus Tiger. Of course, Mitsuhide pulls a last trick  and leaves Masamune defeated. 

Few days after, Ieyasu and Mitsunari reports to MC that Mitsuhide was able to escape. 

Ieyasu commented if other lords hear you, you’re dead. Tbh, I really need Ieyasu’s bluntness in this route. 

MC here lives in her Mitsuhide fantasy and idealism despite being shown the realities of war. She seems require protection like all the time.

Days passed and MC decides to visit Mitsuhide’s manor to check his things for clue. Seriously, MC was giddy here. Too giddy. Ranmaru joins her, mentioning he is curious as well But, of course, he’s doing this to report to Kennyo. 

When they arrived, Kyuubei welcomed them and guided them to his room. There was nothing.

Ranmaru mentioned, it was as if he wanted to be accused by Oda Forces.

With nothing found, Ranmaru offers to buy sweet dango for the three of them. 

Kyuubei asks MC to join him at the garden. Chimaki, the fox, arrives and MC pets her. 

Kyuubei explains that Mitsuhide requested  to bring that hair accessory to the prison. And, wanted her to have it. He continues that it’s a special flower crest for the Akechi clan. (Haven’t checked the hanakotoba)

SHE CRIES AGAIN. 

Upon her return to Azuchi Castle, Nobunaga calls her at the tenshuu. Hideyoshi and Masamune are there, too. Nobunaga says they will go to Kyoto to hunt the fox and MC needs to join. 

#ikesen #ikesen Mitsuhide #ikesen Hideyoshi #ikesen Masamune #ikesen Ieyasu #ikesen Mitsunari #ikesen Nobunaga #ikemen sengoku

[lorei-writes]

Behind the scenes: Witch!MC - Hideyoshi & Mitsunari

Probably nothing surprising this time ^^” 

The Witch!MC series is almost over, next in line are headcanons for Kenshin and Shingen ^^

You know, how for the previous headcanons for both Masamune&Nobunaga and Ieyasu&Mitsuhide there was some line that connected those two? Well, nothing like that here ^^” I just wanted to explore the idea of magic the the user can control by himself versus magic, for execution of which the user needs some sort of an object. By accident, I also made one of those systems softer than the other ( I briefly explained what’s the difference between those two in my  Behind the scenes: Masamune & Nobunaga post). 

Without further ado, let’s jump in some details! 

What exactly are the abilities of Hideyoshi’s MC?

After she falls asleep, she has a vision of a tree and from there, she can choose some part of the near future she will see. She does not see everything that will happen. Judging by her actions (and the fact that the visions are daily), she probably can’t look more than a couple of days into the future. Is luck her ability? That’s questionable. She may be just smart - if she knows what will happen, she can work against it, she can try to resolve it. But is that just it? I don’t know. I suppose it’s up to you.

Okay, why did her powers start to act weirdly?

Huh, that’s an interesting question! We should look for the answer in the previously established premises. In other words - we can only speculate ^^” We know too little about the origin of her powers to be certain.  If I were to assume that one of her abilities is luck, then I’d say that it’s the fortune trying to get her and Hideyoshi together. However, if her clairvoyance is somehow governed by her brain, then perhaps she herself was the very culprit behind distorting the visions? After all, she was infatuated with him before it started. 

I did a very good job, leaving all those questions unanswered. 

Is there anything important I need to know about the ending?

I think that to really understand how emotional it all was for MC, we need to remember her backstory. War robbed her of her home - she had most probably seen other people die and had somehow managed to escape with her family.

“ The rumors of war spread through the land - and then, for once, she hoped to see nothing, as she couldn’t bear living through that horror again. “ 

MC is afraid of war, of battles, of seeing humans being slaughtered. She depended strongly on her divination ability, but wished she couldn’t use it, even if just to not see it all happen again. Yet, when she saw Hideyoshi dying, she didn’t hesitate - she stole a horse (a crime. She stole from her lord, possibly assuming she’d be convicted afterwards) and rode straight into the battlefield. She basically decided to take on all of her fears, just so that she could save him.

Hideyoshi didn’t seem to love her, though.

You know how Hideyoshi went through calling MC a “sister” in his route? I think he’d be denying his feelings towards any woman - and so, he did just that here. He only came clean after she saw MC risk her life for him. Then, it dawned on him - his life would be miserable without her.

Now, to Mitsunari’s story.

Why did that MC live in the forest? She could have just carried that book around and live in the village.

I don’t think that her living alone was so much a result of her wanting to protect the book, as of her being very sensitive to sensory overload. I presume she also enjoyed being visited, rather than being forced to interact with other people all the time. + She’s forgetful. It’s just easier to leave it in a place that nobody (well, up to that point) would get into.

That book thingie is cheesy.

I DON’T CARE. DRAGONS. I WANTED DRAGONS. I GOT DRAGONS. I AM HAPPY NOW. 

Okay, okay, calm down, are there any boundaries to her ability?

Well, we don’t know of any, so yeah. The creatures will disappear after midnight and she cannot bring to life anything that wasn’t in the book. That’s why I think this magic system (is it even a system?) is rather soft-ish. Which is fine, I mean, I wanted a fun story with a dragon.

So, she’s powerless without her book?

Yes. She’s rather smart and possibly knowledgeable, as she loves books in general (we don’t know what sort of books, but she got along well with Mitsunari, so we can assume they would have somewhat similar taste), but she’s also pretty awkward. However, as much as she needs the book, “the book” can relate to different book at times - she just needs to love it enough. 

If you love a book enough, any part of it can become reality 

I think that as much as she needs the physical object, the book is just an ordinary thing to anybody but her. That, however, is up to discussion, as we don’t know what would “put others in danger” after the book was stolen - was it the thing itself, or much rather, MC? Who knows. 

Why was she acting so weird in the market?

She was experiencing an immense emotional stress and sensory overload. She was slowly going into a shutdown, then possibly a meltdown. It was only the fact that Mitsunari removed her from the situation and gave her back her favourite object, that somehow allowed her to stabilise herself. 

Why did Mitsunari react in that way?

Possibly because he could have felt similar to her at one point. He probably wouldn’t be able to name the exact emotion, but he would know that she was in trouble - and so, he’d want to help.

Why was Mitsunari even thinking of her?

Because he loved books as well and he couldn’t dunno, make a dragon appear. You know, I’d think about somebody with a DRAGON a whole lot. Did I mention dragons? Gash, dragons. 

If she has similar book taste to Mitsunari, then why did she loved a book in which there were dragons? It’s fantasy.

I think it could be a sentiment - maybe the book included the stories she heard as a little girl and loved, maybe she learnt to read with that book, maybe it reminded her of something. Maybe she just loved the fantasy creatures and held them dear to her heart. Who knows, really. 

How did their relationship develop?

They were pen pals! I think Mitsunari wasn’t attracted to her because of her appearance, but because of her mind. They moved in together once they both were ready. Sengoku-style long distance relationship provided by magic.

That’s all from me for this time, I hope it wasn’t too boring ^^”

#hideyoshi toyotomi #mitsunari ishida #ikesen hideyoshi #ikesen mitsunari #my hc

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Slick (SLBP Kyoichiro - NSFW)

Description:  To turn up the heat with Kyoichiro, just add oil. Warnings: NSFW/18+:  Explicit/graphic language - reader discretion is advised Word Count: 2050 (~ 10 minutes of smut/fluff/angst; perfect for your morning or evening commute) AO3: Read here

Author’s Notes: I’m currently playing Kyoichiro’s route in SLBP and it is giving me feels left, right and center!  So of course, I had to write about everyone’s favourite Sengoku era Robin Hood.  Hope you all enjoy this messy, mixed bag of a story! 

Tagging: all the other Kyoichiro fans that I can count on one hand 😆: @dear-mrs-otome, @quincette: THANK YOU BOTH for all the naked sprites @ieyasu-tacogawa:  Because I live for your Kyoichiro nanban hero comic strips. @saizoswifey: Whose awesome Kyoichiro headcanons I may have read a million times once or twice Other lovely readers:  @pseudofaux, @all-my-cuffs-have-buttons, @artemira-sengoku, @fieryanmitsu, @belxsar, @suzi-q-uinn, @otomediary 

All characters & SLBP owned by Voltage Inc.

“Watch it, bumpkin!”

It was too late.  The terracotta jug lay shattered on the shop floor, the golden liquid contained within slowly spreading out in concentric circles on the tatami.

Freezing in place at the jarring sound of the crash, you gradually bring yourself to face Kyoichiro, all the while mentally calculating how many years the accident will add to your indentured servitude.  His eyes are wide, the whites almost swallowing up the vibrant peridot of his irises; their perfect roundness only challenged by the shape of his mouth suspended open in disbelief.  

“Do.  You.  Have.  Any.  Idea.  How.  Expensive.  Olive.  Oil.  Is?!”

If it wasn’t for the fact that Kyoichiro’s face was completely drained of colour, you might have been tempted to unleash your horrible habit of laughing when nervous.  But his look of utter devastation channeled your jittery energy into quickly fetching a bowl from the kitchen instead, kneeling over to scoop up whatever was left of the liquid into its new container.  

“I’m so sorry!  There’s still a bit left.  Look!  A whole bowlful!”  You venture a smile, raising the offering up to the prickly merchant for inspection.  A hand shoots out to stop you in your tracks.

“Stop.  Just stop.  No one is going to want damaged goods and I sure as hell am not going to stake my good reputation on trying to pawn off merchandise that’s less than pristine.  Keep it for yourself bumpkin…”

Your eyes lift in surprised glee.

“…you’ll just work off the entire cost of the jug.  Gods, you’ll be here for a million years.”

Only to drop again like the stone that sinks to the pit of your stomach.

“Why are you naked?!”

“Really?  You come into my room, throw something at my face and that’s the first thing you think to say?  What is that anyways?  Don’t tell me that’s the olive oil you spilled earlier?”

The look of indignation leaves your face as you consider Kyoichiro’s words, feeling guilty for the second time today.  But evidently not guilty enough to avert your eyes from his body, your gaze drifting from his broad chest to the firm grid of his torso and finally, to the dark shadow trailing down his pelvis, the tantalizing preview cut short by the scarlet haori held up around his waist.  You discretely clear your throat before continuing.

“I-I thought you were a ninja of Iga, creeping around the way you did!  My body just reacted and tried to attack you with the only thing I had on hand.  But why are you naked in the first place?”

Kyoichiro shakes his head in exasperation.  

“Your furry, freeloading comrade happened to lose control of his bowels when I carried him home tonight, making a mess of Ishikawa Goemon’s extremely expensive, scalloped nanban shirt.  As such, I thought it prudent to clean up by the well outside before bringing the stench indoors.  But I suppose you just had to add insult to injury by dousing me in oil the second I entered my own home.  Bah, it’s all over the place!”

Securing the haori around his waist, Kyoichiro struggles to wipe the oil from his face, grimacing as his glancing touches prove unsuccessful.  

“Here, let me help.”

Gingerly, you approach him, his balled-up fists rubbing at his eyes the way a child does when fighting sleep.  The sight imparts an air of vulnerability to the seemingly invincible man that gives you pause.

“You really got me good this time, bumpkin.”

His voice, soft despite the accusation in his words, jolts you from the thicket of your thoughts, and you carefully bring your hands up to cradle his cheeks, thumbs gently sweeping along the thick fan of lashes lining his closed eyes.  The contact makes Kyoichiro’s breath hitch, and the sensation of his jaw relaxing under your palms makes you brave.

“Kyoichiro, you must know by now how...how I long for you.”

It was true.  Slowly but steadily, your fellow runaway had unobtrusively crept into your heart like smoke from his kiseru pipe, clinging to its deepest recesses the way the scent of tobacco clung to your clothes.  Unlikely though it was, his acerbic tongue only served to accentuate the kindness behind his actions, and it wasn’t long before you found yourself wishing to be the sole recipient of his special brand of tenderness.

But your admission is met with an excruciating silence, only broken by the sound of him removing your hands from his face to fall impotently by your sides.  His wavering voice, so low as to almost be a whisper, is heartbreakingly raw when he responds:

“You’ve got the wrong person.  I’m not the man you think you’re in love with.”

Kyoichiro makes to leave, turning away from you.  

Stop running!

“Tell me who you are then, so I can judge for myself!”

Your voice turns shrill in its desperation as your hand whips out to grab his retreating body, only to catch onto his haori, the luxurious fabric unravelling from his tapered hips with a flourish that was as dramatic as the man himself.

Hardly cognizant of the fact that your jaw had dropped, your gaze traverses the trails blazed by the viscous oil that had continued to run down his body during your heated exchange, the faint sheen highlighting every solid plane and sharp angle in the moonlight.  A sudden heat courses through you and you swallow dryly, feeling parched in the presence of the cool drink of water that was a bared Kyoichiro.  

“Is it not enough to strip me emotionally that you also feel the need to strip me physically too?!”  

The dusting of pink on his cheeks has now reached the tips of his ears, and you heave an inward sigh of disappointment as his large hands move to cover up a groin that couldn’t quite be masked despite their size.

“Fine!  You say you hate ninjas because we keep everything close to our hearts, always unwilling to take the first step in trusting anyone.  Consider this my attempt at meeting you halfway then!”

Caught up in the heat of the moment, you reach behind you to untie your obi, hands tugging at your kimono until it falls in a disheveled heap by your feet.  It isn’t until the cool night air sends a shiver through your naked body that you feel slightly sheepish at your impulsive behaviour.  

For once however, Kyoichiro’s smart mouth is rendered speechless by the sight of you before him.  No, he can tell by the artless way your fingers clench and unclench into nervous fists at your side that this is no ploy of a kunoichi; that maybe, just maybe, you are being honest with him.  Perhaps then, he could be honest with you.  After all, the unveiling of your secret skin conspired with the mystery of your curves to ignite a fire within him like no other, and even Kyoichiro had to admit that the body doesn’t lie.

“Please Kyo!  What can I do to make you love me?”  Your plea comes out in a rasp as you move to close the distance.

“I don’t deserve your lo—.”

Unwilling to listen to another disparaging word, you press your lips to his, allowing the sounds to die in your throat as your tongue slips into his mouth to swallow his bitterness for your own.

“Let me be the one to decide that.”  

His eyes, dark with desire, fixate on your mouth as you leave that whisper on his lips.  Finally released from the bounds of propriety, your hungry hands fly over Kyoichiro’s body, his shaky breaths encouraging your fingers to continue gliding over every dip and peak, borne on the slick oil coating his hot skin.  How many nights have you lain awake, hands moving furiously between your legs, imagining this very moment?

Linking your fingers behind his neck, you press the length of your body insistently to his, relishing in the slippery slide of your supple flesh against his firm muscles and caring not a whit about the mess.  And when you finally feel his hesitant hands alight on your skin, infinitely careful in their reciprocity, your ecstatic joy has you arching into his touch.

Kyoichiro’s breathing becomes shallow when you tiptoe up to suck the tender flesh of his neck into your mouth, his groan only adding to your desire to mark him boldly enough to necessitate the buttoning of every last button on his collared shirt for weeks to come.

“Hmm!  You don’t — ah!…don’t understand.  I’m not a good man.”  Kyoichiro utters his confession in between moans, his eyes half-lidded as you make to straddle his lap on the hurriedly made futon.  His cock pulsates under the undulating pressure of your hand, stroking torturously from thick base to smooth tip and back again.  At his protest, you slow your movements to take in the expression on his face, asking,

“Kyo, do you want this?  Do you want…me?”

He closes his eyes, their corners damp with the unfathomable weight of profound sorrow as he solemnly nods in affirmation.  Of course he wanted you. He’s wanted you ever since the day he first saw your face, when the clenching grip around his heart made him bristle and unleash ugly words designed to keep you at arm’s length.  He didn’t want you to sully yourself by associating with him, damaged and dripping in sin as he was.  The way you made him feel was altogether much too good for him, far surpassing his worth as either Narukami Kyoichiro or Ishikawa Goemon.  

Breathing a sigh of relief at his response, your lips taste the salt of his tears as they kiss them away.  “I’m glad.  Because if a man like you is considered bad, then I don’t want to be good.”

His eyes snap open to stare into yours, a softness pervading their emerald depths as the wall of ice starts to melt, signalling you to slowly lower yourself onto him while studying his face to catch every wisp of emotion.  The endeavour proves difficult however, as the delicious sensation of being overwhelmingly filled threatens to drive every semblance of thought from your mind as surely as the moans leaving your lips.

Wrapping your legs tightly about Kyoichiro’s waist, you start the slow rock of your pelvis into his hips, each swing ending in a grind of your sensitive clit against the hardness of his groin, already glistening from the commingled smears of olive oil and your mutual arousal.    

With you still perched on his lap, Kyoichiro takes your breast into his mouth, and you delight to find that his clever tongue is as skilled with pleasure as it is with sarcasm.  Suddenly, you start from the sensation of his teeth lightly grazing your nipple, earning a chuckle from him as he cheekily says, “Can’t have you being the only one with tricks up their sleeve tonight, now can we?”

“Do you always have to have the last word?”

“Yes, at least when it comes to your pleasure.”  

And with that, Kyoichiro lays himself flat on the futon, his strong arms keeping you in place above him as his hips thrust up impossibly fast from below, hitting all the right angles to make your mouth gape open in a silent scream.  The addition of his thumb drawing slippery circles about your clit proves to be altogether too much for you to take, and your climax has you collapsing onto Kyoichiro’s chest, panting as he tightens his grip on your ass to chase his own release.

“So, about that olive oil.  Seeing as the final dregs were used on you, perhaps you can cut me a deal and shave a few years off my debt?”

You pose the question to Kyoichiro, angling your head to face him as you lay on his chest, basking in the afterglow of intercourse and the sound of his heartbeat against your ear.  One look at the mischief on your flushed, smiling face is all it takes for him to know that you are the one thing he cannot give up.  

“I think not, bumpkin.  You see, I’ve already decided to never let you go.”

Incredible.  Also, slightly sexy.

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