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[The Elusive Samurai] Is Takashi Nao leaving… Is it about to conclude soon?

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There is a skilled cook named Saburo Okusa in my mansion, and I dedicate my successor in making udon to him, as I believe that good daily meals are the foundation of health. I hope you take care of yourself.

1: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)11:57Yeahx12

In the end, it was a terrible fate.

2: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:02Yeahx15

Shin’na is hated like the Hojo…

13: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:19Yeahx4

>>2This guy casually calls himself the strongest second-in-command while not counting either the North or South Emperor.

3: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:06

Isn’t it about 1 to 2 years until the time of Yoshiyuki’s death in history?

4: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:07Yeahx4

Surprisingly, he died while maintaining his dignity.
I thought I would be abandoned by Yoshitomo, crying out and facing a miserable death.

10: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:17Yeahx2

>>4At the last time, I had a relatively calm perspective towards Yoshimitsu…

15: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:20Yeahx3

>>10“Isn’t it that you understand Takauji far less than my younger brother?”

19: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:22Yeahx1

>>15My brother is no longer sane…

5: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:08Yeahx24

The question of why the Hojo had to be destroyed gets such an answer is harsh.

6: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:12Yeahx14

>>5I wonder why I was acting like a leader even though I wasn’t from a samurai family…

7: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:14

>>6Because there are those who have been destroyed.

73: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:56Yeahx2

>>7Seriously, that’s the worst, Hojo Masako and Hojo Yoshitoki.

103: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:23

>>6The story is difficult to understand because the cause lies in the fact that Minamoto no Sanetomo, who was working in coordination with the Hojo to welcome the prince shogun, was killed in a terrorist act, causing the plan to fall apart.

8: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:16

How will Yoshitsune react when he hears this…

17: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:21

>>8I can still eat delicious udon from now on! Yay!
It seems there won’t be any reactions above.

18: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:22Yeahx20

>>17Masanari seems to be satisfied.

39: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:40

>>8Ew, gross…

9: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:16Yeahx36

It was annoying, but I kind of like this ending.

11: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:18Yeahx22

>>9I think, “This is quite delicious…”

12: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:18Yeahx15

He left worrying about his lord’s meal…

16: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:21Yeahx1

>>12There’s no self-care for someone whose hobby is to lie and harm themselves…

14: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:20

I thought I would make it a smoother bald head.
Instead, it turned out to be a cool hairstyle…

20: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:23

My younger brother is not looking at the real Takauji, but rather seeing his own version of Takauji, so in a negative sense, he is quite self-centered.

21: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:24

If I’m going to leave my revenge to someone else, I might as well do it bare-handed! Uwah~ so much fun~ it was the last moment when I was held back by the perverted thoughts of my time…

22: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:29Yeahx18

I didn’t really like the character at all, but it’s a bit lonely to see them go.

23: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:29Yeahx1

My younger brother is clearly going to fall from grace next week.

24: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:30

These guys didn’t do anything to disgrace Lord Akiyashi’s death at the very least…

25: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:32

The famous historical chef is indeed a real person, Saburo Okusa…

26: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:33Yeahx14

You did well on your revenge.
I had an absolute blast during that time.

29: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:34Yeahx1

>>26Well, my son died a pathetic death without enjoying himself much, so it’s fine…

30: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:34

>>26You died as a worthless bastard…

40: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:41Yeahx11

>>26I actually like it when your personality is this much of a mess.
Kouke’s personality is what sells, isn’t it? laughed.

50: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:49Yeahx7

>>26I like the way it scattered over here too, and both of the two this week had a good ending.

27: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:33

I thought this ending wasn’t cool.
I think everyone has their own perspective.

28: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:33Yeahx2

In the past, my younger brother was scared of the divinity of Yoshimitsu and understood my brother’s true character well.
From the current perspective, the thread image disappeared and the ideal older brother came back! It feels like I’ll just float away like that.

31: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:35

The general of the army fighting in the north and south
Isn’t it just the prologue of a tragedy that both of them have lost their minds?

32: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:35Yeahx13

I like that there are scum on the side aiming for territory when properly hunting the Takagi clan.

33: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:36

Alright

34: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:36Yeahx6

He was a worthless guy, but that’s how samurai were in this era.

55: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:50Yeahx1

>>34He’s definitely a worthless jerk.
You’ve stuck to your principles and left words for those who came to seek revenge until the very end…
You really died as a worthless piece of trash…

35: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:36

They are just gathering trash with violence and turning it into an army.

36: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:37

The emperor was a loser, so only a stronger loser could take the top position.

37: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:38

Historically, isn’t it true that Tokiyuki will die in two years?
I definitely think they will depict Yoshimitsu’s downfall, but I wonder how they will do it.

38: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:40

I don’t feel like dying from external factors, so I guess it’s just about staying healthy.

41: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:41Yeahx8

Having a large territory doesn’t necessarily mean being secure.
It’s precisely because they have a lot of territory that they are targeted by greedy scum.

45: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:46

>>41There are also examples of surviving purely on authority even though Japan has no territory at all.

46: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:47Yeahx1

>>45It’s easier to survive over there because there’s no practical benefit from taking it away.

42: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:42

I held on pretty well.

43: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:44Yeahx2

I never thought that this guy would become the greatest understanding of the Hojo family as a household…

44: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:44

I thought that right before the attack, he would feel despair over being betrayed, but instead, he died while upholding his loyalty as usual.
You… are cool.

47: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:47

Due to the reckless behavior of Ashikaga’s younger brother and various other issues, Takauji has been completely wiped out before Moro-chan could properly take over.
After this, there will be various events with the Muromachi shogunate, but there is no house to support us…
The Hosokawa family’s situation tends to worsen because of their habits, so it’s a bit…

49: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:48

>>47But the finalization of the Taiheiki is in the Hosokawa family’s hands…

51: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:49

>>49Isn’t it Ashikaga-san who has the worst tendency to make things worse?

53: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:49

>>47The Takauji family and the high-ranking stewards are the two wheels supporting the shogunate, but both were blown away due to the Kanno disturbance.
For some reason, Yoshimitsu was able to fight even with the subsequent mixed army, but it was impossible for anyone else besides him; if I had to say, only Yoshimitsu could recreate that.

48: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:47

Well, during the transport, we encountered a demon tribe…

52: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:49

Having someone who can disguise themselves freely on our side means it’s almost certain that we’ll be killed by a substitute, right, Tokiyuki?

54: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:49

My son, who debuted with great fanfare, died without achieving anything…

57: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:51Yeahx9

>>54History is everyday life.

58: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:51Yeahx7

>>54It is common in chaotic times.

60: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:51

>>54Common tropes in historical stories
Hidenobu, who was supposed to become the head of the Oda clan at the Kiushu Conference, and then what follows is the quick fall of Gifu Castle in the prelude to the Battle of Sekigahara, leading to its destruction.

74: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:57Yeahx3

>>54Lack of practical experience.
Of course!

56: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:50

I wonder if Yoshitoki, who is discarding his subordinates left and right, will die soon?

59: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:51

Everyone is in a最低 (terrible) state from the right, left, top, and bottom.

61: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:52

There are a lot of generals who try to assert themselves even though they don’t have much power, making things messy.
It seems that Mr. Ban’nin Kyōfu is producing results.

63: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:53

>>61If nothing is going to happen, I don’t have to do anything myself, but there’s a lot of conflict everywhere.

62: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:52Yeahx5

Reality is troublesome because it doesn’t take reality or anything into consideration at all.

64: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:53

If you’re an athlete, you can fail once and still produce results next time, but when it’s about life, it’s different…

65: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:54Yeahx3

Maybe Sonshi’s guy will also make the successor udon.
“Since Inochi Tsurumaru will cook for me, I don’t need it!”

68: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:55Yeahx1

>>65I don’t know if my younger brother will listen to me.

69: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:55

>>65I thought so too, but since that person is introduced in the column as becoming a prestigious figure in the culinary department, it’ll probably be fine.

78: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:58Yeahx1

>>69He is the founder of the Great Grass Style Culinary Arts.

66: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:54

It’s more important to make them think that they can gain benefits by teaming up than to make them believe it’s better to destroy and take away territory from greedy scum…
I don’t know how to do it.

70: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:55

>>66Let the trash fight each other.

67: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:55Yeahx5

Next time, the sight of Takauji crying out, “I can’t eat Shinao’s udon anymore, nooo!”
It seems that there is a successor for making udon.
Well, is that okay then?

71: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:55

Hideyoshin was defeated at Gifu Castle and shaved his head before going to Mount Koya.
It was tough being attacked by your old man! I was bullied by the monks and physically banished to the mountains, where I either died or returned to farming.
I wonder if it’s acceptable for the direct descendants of Oda Nobunaga to have such a fate.

75: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:57

>>71My grandfather and father’s fate is Enchant Fire…

79: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:58Yeahx1

>>71Rather, it is a fate that is too fitting for a direct descendant of Nobunaga.
The karma of the parents affects their children, but in this case, it’s the grandfather.

72: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:56Yeahx2

It’s too difficult to emulate the fleeing young Takamori; I don’t even know what kind of reaction he might have.

81: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:59Yeahx1

>>72Don’t just cry out of gratitude in the moment.
Your loyalty was genuine, I really feel it!

76: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:57Yeahx1

Even Shijitsu says he’s skilled, so he must be quite talented.

108: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:26Yeahx1

>>76I like the background in the first panel where they are being strict while giving compliments.

77: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:58

I remember reading a book about Japanese history during my student days and understanding how the shogun’s power shifted to the shikken, but then getting confused when it was said that the shikken’s inner circle began to seize power.

80: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)12:59

My younger brother was like that too, but I wonder if the monks’ hunting in the sports world is a comic expression or if it’s just a cultural thing.

84: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:01

>>80It was probably roughly cut with a short sword or something, giving it a cartoonish appearance.

82: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:00Yeahx2

It might be skillful living to be under the umbrella of power rather than inside the core of power.
In case of an emergency, you need to keep an eye out so you can quickly reach for the next umbrella.

85: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:01

>>82And so, the conflict over which way to live culminated in the Onin War…

88: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:03

>>85It’s terrible that everyone except Yoshizumi after Yoshikatsu has perished because of this.

86: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:02

>>82That said, it’s difficult because you can’t enjoy the benefits unless you’re at the center of power.

111: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:31

>>82This manga has a lot of characters that may be on top now, but will eventually fall from grace, so it’s really difficult…

83: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:00

I’ve started to like dog brothers.

93: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:10Yeahx1

>>83Sit!

101: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:22

>>93Is it a dog? It’s a dog…

87: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:03

They will likely act as if they have compassion in front of others.
When there are no people around, I probably think it doesn’t matter at all.

90: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:06

>>87Unlike the beloved Emperor and my relatives, they are merely subordinates.
Moreover, I lost in a battle where I only intended to win, making myself feel ashamed for being brainless.

89: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:05

Every time there is a battle or the end of a hero, it looks like something out of Soten Kōro.
I guess I really like that kind of thing since it was also on the author’s bookshelf.

91: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:09

Having defeated the close aide, is it just a matter of taking down Yoshitsune from here on?
It was long.

92: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:09

Well… my brother also cut it off normally…

94: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:15

After the death of the Takahashi brothers, perhaps due to a sense of war-weariness, a trend toward cooperation between the Northern and Southern Courts began to emerge, and Kusunoki’s third son, Heiwa-man, worked hard.
Six months later, he changes his mind and thinks, “Isn’t it pointless to get along with Yoshinori?” and the third son of Kusunoki goes into a rage.

95: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:16

Even if we can’t defeat Yoshitsune himself, it seems possible to defeat everyone around him and bring him down to being a solitary god.

96: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:17

General Ashikaga Takauji of the Southern Court
Supreme Commander of the North, Kusunoki Masatsugu

98: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:19

>>96Both generals are going back and forth between the north and south for entirely different reasons…

97: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:18

How much longer until Takauji enters the Southern Court?

104: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:24

>>97The next event after the death of the Takahashi brothers was the reward for merit given by Yoshimitsu, who was supposed to have lost.
After that, son Kiyoshi entered the Southern Court to retaliate against Naoyoshi, and the unfortunate Northern Court temporarily disappeared.
After being defeated and surrendering to Takauji, who had the Southern Court on his side, Nobuyoshi died suddenly on the first anniversary of Master Juri’s death.
It’s been exactly one year up to this point.

107: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:25

>>104It doesn’t seem like it will be completed this year.

99: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:22

Saburo Okusa will cook for the Ashikaga shogunate for three generations to come.

102: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:23

>>99This was also a person who left a mark in history…

100: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:22

I wonder if I’ll die properly (I’m not young anymore) Young Master.

105: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:25Yeahx1

This week was quite an emotional episode…

109: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:29Yeahx4

>>105It feels like the entire faction of Yoshimitsu is gradually becoming less significant, or rather, losing its charm.
I felt strangely relieved that the Takahashi brothers died quite coolly in the end.

106: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:25

After the year of death, it’s actually bonus time where anything can be done under the pretense that they were secretly alive!

110: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:31

Wasn’t the entry into the Southern Court led by his son rather than by Takauji?

118: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:37

>>110Konishi’s heart is always with GODAIGO, so he is practically aligned with the Southern Court faction.
If you say that it was my son who handled the paperwork, then that’s true.

112: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:31

I want them to do this much in the anime.

113: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:32Yeahx4

Isn’t it impossible to keep riding the winning horse in a chaotic world?

114: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:32

Considering it’s Professor Matsui, it feels deliberate that the appeal of Yoshitsune from the readers’ perspective has diminished, and he has just become a presence that forcefully pushes faith.

115: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:33

Tsunehira is about to come to an end soon, isn’t he?
I have seven years left to live.

116: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:34Yeahx2

>>115Oh
There’s quite a bit of life left, huh…

117: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:36Yeahx1

In fact, the thread images have been quite thoughtful about Yoshimitsu’s health.
Just getting rid of this guy seems like it would shorten things by about a year.

119: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/26(月)13:37

It’s really skillful how they overlap it with Hojo, as it will be disregarded as something never done and later freely talked about in future generations.

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