End Section: Let's Go, Our Oda Bakufu!

Hahahaha! I'd expect nothing less from my Master! That puny man-slayers club is no match for us!

Impressive, Lord Fujimaru! Such wonderful manipulation of Big Sister!

With the funds we've collected, the new weapon for our great bakufu will soon be completed!

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Ha. I'm in a good mood, so I'll put dealing with Nobukatsu on hold for now. I'll think of a punishment after we beat that man-slayers club.

Aaand on a totally different note, don't you think this tea room is gaudy? Isn't it too shiny? There's not an ounce of elegant taste here.

This is the same as His Highness's golden tea room. It brings back memories, but it's too flashy! Makes Chacha's eyes hurt!

Did Uncle Nobukatsu build this?

Eh!? Well, this room was given to me by our shogunate's sponsor, or something like that... Yeah, let's just go with that.

What? So this is Monkey's preferred décor, huh? He did like sparkly things.

I have prepared your room the same way, Lord Fujimaru, so please make yourself at home.

Big Sister, if you will excuse me... I am heading out for a meeting with a weapons merchant. Goodbye!

Hm. Do as you see fit.

Okay! Maybe we should head over to that man-slayers club so we can make fun of their measly shack!

Auntie, too mean!

But that seems fun, so Chacha's going too! Fujimaru, piggyback! Piggybaaack!

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Of course I'm not okay!

Thanks to this event, the Shinsengumi's tight on funds for the first time since its establishment! Well, okay, it's kind of always been that way...

All day long, we only eat a sad menu of rice with hot water and pickles... I wish I could have something sweet...

Quit your whining.

Rice with hot water and pickles is enough. It tastes fine.

No, I think you just stockpiled too many pickles.

I mean, what's up with the storehouse being completely filled with pickles!?

It should have been filled with military provisions! Honestly, spending all our war funds on pickles...!

Man cannot live on pickles alone!

Argh. How does it happen that Mr. Hijikata and I are the only members of the Shinsengumi to manifest in this world!?

This isn't the Shinsengumi... It's like the Shinsen-pair!

Shut up. There's plenty of members.

Nobu!

For the last time, what exactly are these Mini Nobus!?

Eh? You're saying they're the righteous Mini Nobus who escaped because they started to question Oda's ways?

I didn't realize those things could be ambitious! Even if it's just a tiny bit...

Argh. If only Master had helped me out, something like this wouldn't have happened...

(Worried cough)

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Hm? Aren't you...the brat hanging around Okita? What business does the dog of the Oda Bakufu have with us?

M-Master!? You came!

I knew it...I knew it... Master's too smart not to see what an idiot Nobbu is!

WRONG! Couldn't be further from the truth!

Fujimaru only came with me to make fun of this sad shack standing in this shanty city!

Whoa, so shabby! This place really is sad! Okita, if you stick around here, you'll die of a common cold!

Chacha also came to ridicule this place!

Huh... So this is what it looks like. Touring the city and seeing old, sad ruins like this is so hip and fun! Even if it is with the Shinsengumi!

"Ruins"? "Shack"? You've gone too far this time, Nobbu! I will not allow you to deceive our purehearted Master!

Hey, quiet there. (Crunch crunch) If you're going to make a ruckus, do it outside. (Nomming on pickles)

Please say something, Mr. Hijikata!

Nobu, nobunobu!

Eh? What's this all of a sudden? Is there something you want to tell us?

Ah. The spy I sent into the city. Let's hear your report.

Nobu! (Hands letter)

Spying? I didn't know you guys were smart enough to do such advanced things.

Hey wait a minute... Where do you get off sneaking away to betray me!?

This is...

Okita! We're moving out! Prepare yourself! Quickly!

Eh? Did something big happen?

Yeah... Looks like some lawless ronin have gathered in a plot to torch Kyoto!

...And the secret meeting site is...

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...The Ikedaya!