Japanese to Chinese translation by Hinako. Chinese to English translation by me.

The end of Volume 14.

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( Chapter 17 )

( Epilogue )

I swear Nobunaga's flamboyance and arrogance coupled with that rock star image seriously reminded me of Lestat. Not to mention that they both seem to have found a flair for gothic rock upon their resurrection. Aside from that, I never knew Nobunaga actually had quite an interest in song and dance until MoB led me to research on his historical counterpart. 'Atsumori' was actually his favorite. It's a Japanese Noh drama written by Zeami Motokiyo which was inspired by the war between the Genji/Minamoto and Heike/Taira clans, Buddhist concepts and Shintoism. It reminded me of Kurosawa's Kagemusha which I saw several years ago. One of the scenes I vividly remember is the part where Nobunaga breaks out into song upon learning of Shingen's death. I was thinking WTF back then but it's all starting to make sense to me now. By the way, if the Takeda clan interests you, I'd recommend Kagemusha.

In case you're wondering about it, Takaya hasn't actually snapped out of his Kotarou-is-Naoe mindset. To put it simply, he won't snap out of it but will only remember Naoe's death when his memories are forcibly returned to him at the end of Volume 19.

So what's next... Oh God. A major arc with major angst: Karin no Oukoku (Kingdom of the Fire Wheel) which will be covered in five volumes.