Chapitre 180: Governor

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They walked the streets with authority. The new men eyed the numerous corpses of the guards with shock. By now, the selected men had returned to the group, and they spread words of theirs and their leader's exploits. It did not take long for the story to circulate, and the men began to look at their leader in a new light.

They had seen what he was capable of when he sought to recruit them, but learning this made them clench their fists, and caused their hearts to beat faster with excitement. Not only was he a strong man, he was also terrifyingly competent. His method for capturing Okazaki had been perfect. There might have been numerous strategical ploys that he could have used, but he took the city from the enemy without losing a single man.

Perhaps his cause wasn't so lost, then. Perhaps even against Imagawa, they could cause damage, even if their force were not to grow since then.