I'm sick and tired of hiding!
Sessai-sensei, when do I get to fight Nobunaga?
It's not time yet, Yoshimoto-sama.
I'm tired of hearing that!
When will it be time?
You'll know when the time comes.
And I'm tired of hearing that, too!
You once felt for yourself how terrifying she can be.
That's true, but...
Pathetic!
You're pathetic, Imagawa Yoshimoto!
Did you think you could
fight the Little Devil King with power like that?
Are you okay with challenging Nobunaga before
you're ready, and losing again?
I should be much stronger than I was back then, too!
And Nobunaga may not be who she was, either.
Well...
No, she may actually be training
and becoming much stronger.
Quiet.
Kotaro?
How have things been going since then, Kotaro?
Going?
Going with what?
I gave you the mission of distracting Yoshimoto-sama.
It's fine, then.
She loves sweets.
So I bought a bunch of Okinawan black sugar
on the shopping channel!
I see.
Did you say the shopping channel, Kotaro?
What, Sessai-sama?
You don't know the shopping channel?
Everyone knows it in this world.
1.) A ninja must be stealthy. 2.) A ninja must be deceptive. 3.) A ninja must be flexible.
I do, that's why I'm asking.
You do know this is a secret base, right?
Why are you getting
a package shipped to our secret base?!
What do you think will happen if Nobunaga
finds this place?
I-It'll be fine!
I kept the address a secret!
Take this! And this!
I see.
So nobody will find out about this base, then.
But then the package won't get here!
So there's no point!
I didn't think of that!
However, it was my mistake to expect too much
out of your tiny brain and give you a vague order.
That's right.
Your mistake.
Very well.
This is a list of sweets I prepared for this eventuality.
Cheese zuccotto from Gateau Puniue Striped Roll from Monchuchu Tiramisu from Fortefruite Imo-youkan from Imosenyamasen
You will go buy them. Okay, Kotaro?
Yes...
Back!
Yoshimoto-sama, I bought you a
cheese zuccotto from Gateau Puniue!
It's great.
Is it?
Yoshimoto-sama!
A striped roll from Monchuchu!
This is good, too.
Yoshimoto-sama,
Here's tiramisu from Fortefruite.
Buono!
Yoshimoto-sama,
I bought some imo-youkan from Imosenyamasen.
Bonissimo!
I think I like Japanese candies more.
Sessai-sama, even a ninja doesn't have enough
energy to go all around Japan buying things.
And it's clearly having an adverse effect on Yoshimoto-sama, too.
I can't believe you!
What are you thinking?
Regarding that...
It's a kappa!
But it's on the other side of the river, so I can't go see it!
It ran away!
Follow it!
It seems I should solve this in a manner
that's better for her health.
One, two, three!
Well, Yoshimoto-sama?
Isn't outdoor air great?
Right?
The air's fine, but the bugs are unpleasant.
I didn't know there were places like this in this world!
I feel like I'm home.
Kotaro, did you grow up
in the middle of nowhere like this?
That's a secret!
That's your personality, isn't it?
Once you get out here, the river's clean and clear!
There are fish, too, Yoshimoto-sama!
Seems so.
A waterfall!
There's a waterfall, Yoshimoto-sama!
It's huge.
Hey, isn't that Sou'un under that waterfall?
You're right.
She said she was going to train.
Is this where she came?
Hey, stupid Sou'un!
Come say hi to Yoshimoto-sama!
What, she's ignoring us?
Well, the rice is done.
What about the rest?
We source locally.
Source locally?
Ashigara Style Giacobinids Fishing!
So you lure in the carp with bread,
then put a piece on a hook and throw it in there.
It looks like anybody could do that.
That's right.
Anybody can catch carp.
They're dumb.
So any idiot could catch them.
Even you could do it, Yoshimoto-sama!
Now see here...
So I just throw this where the carp are, right?
Easy!
I think I went a tad far.
A tad?
Just a tad!
Are you okay, Yoshimoto-sama?
Fishing is far more fun than I thought it would be.
Yoshimoto-sama, the carp's ready.
Just a little more! A little more!
There's no way Kotaro can do it and I can't!
Yoshimoto-sama, let's head back.
Shut up! I'm not going back until I catch something!
Kotaro, what do I do?
Yoshimoto-sama!
Pull the rod so it doesn't get away!
Get away?
What do you mean get away?
Just pull the rod so it doesn't escape!
I know that!
But what do I do?
You just have to kind of have a feel for it!
That doesn't help me!
That's it, Yoshimoto-sama!
What's it?
Wow!
It's not that big.
I did it!
This is the first carp that I, Imagawa Yoshimoto,
have ever fished!
I'll never forget this beautiful sunset.
Lure Fishing for Beginners
Dace Fishing
Carp Fishing's Ultimate Manual
Salmon Season!
Zero Fishing: Tackle for Larger Fish
What is it?
Zero Fishing, as the name implies,
is setting your tackle with almost nothing in weight.
A minuscule little hook.
A thin, invisible line.
It's so light that throwing it hard is impossible.
But you don't need strength.
You just need to entrust yourself to the flow.
The queen of the rapids is no match for me now.
Which means I must...
This is what they call a hidden treasure!
I'm glad I climbed this far.
This presence...
That is the master of this swamp...
How divine!
It's a carp, but at that size, it has plenty
of experience and intelligence.
Which means bread fishing is out of the question.
Lure Fishing for Beginners
I knew this wouldn't be good enough
to trick the master of the swamp.
What the master of the swamp doesn't know...
I need something no one's ever tried.
Kotaro!
What is it, Yoshimoto-sama?
Go buy this for me.
What is this?
I'm counting on you.
Boilie Mix
Imo-youkan
If I make a boilie to bait the hook with,
and add in something no one's ever used...
I'll mix in imo-youkan!
The master of the swamp should love delicious things!
This is sure to work!
I thought it would...
Day five...
Will it come out today?
If I could at least see it...
I can't reel it in...
It has to be the master of the swamp!
It got away...
But why today?
The same bait.
And the same spot...
What changed?
Me!
It let its guard down because I was asleep!
In other words...
I can't reel it in when all I can think about is reeling it in!
They say your enemy can sense your plot to kill them.
It's the same thing.
My trying to fish it kept the master away.
Which means, if I can eliminate my intent to fish it...
The master will come!
Yoshimoto-sama, you'll catch a cold.
She doesn't see the rain now.
She doesn't?
Not just the rain.
The only thing she sees now is the master of the swamp.
At this point, all we can do is watch.
The time has come!
Why didn't I realize before
that the world is so simple?
This was what you were trying to teach me, wasn't it?
Thank you.
Yoshimoto-sama.
The master got away,
but it seems you fished up something even better.
My lack of conviction must have worried you, didn't it?
No, I knew you would realize someday.
So you knew everything, Sessai-sensei.
Kotaro!
Yes, ma'am.
Fire an arrow to alert Sou'un.
We will launch a full-scale attack on Nobunaga!
Right!
Nobunaga, I'll pay you back for all you've done.
Looks like it's time.
A revenge match against an opponent the lord lost to once!
And I get to participate...
I'm all fired up!
The last episode could only be about me,
the Little Devil King!
Next time on Sengoku Collection: "Sengoku Collection!"
I'll show how big a heroine can be!