"I don''t think anyone in this world ever thought they would have to face their profession."


    I looked at this man, Oda Nobunaga, again. After all, he looks somewhat like me.


    It is completely coincidental, though, since there is no way I can be related to someone who lives in a different world.


    "I suppose so, but it''s not impossible, is it?　In this world, a profession is supposed to be given by God, after all. If it is possible to communicate with God, the local priests are doing it, whether it is true or not.


    "So you''re saying it''s okay to talk to this God-given profession, too?　By nature, professions don''t have personalities. Warriors, priests, merchants, they are purely professional names, not names of people.


    "Generally speaking. But there are others here, such as Mitsuhide and Rikyu, who clearly use the names of people as their occupations. You may be an exception, Arsrod, but you are on the side of the exceptions.


    "Yes. That''s what I think."


    I''ve always been a man of strong character. I will accept everything as it is.


    "But you, Arsrod, you look a lot like the High King. Isn''t he quite handsome?


    "That sounds like a compliment to me, but it''s a compliment to yourself. Well, they say there were many beautiful men and women in the Ailes family.


    "I don''t care about bloodlines. What the High King wants to say is more about the heart. You have the face of a man who intends to rule the world. I have never seen such a face even in Japan. In other words, the High King was the one and only.


    I''m starting to enjoy it more and more. I think this guy and I are going to have a good talk.


    "Of course. I''m not going to end up a regent of the king. One day I''ll build my own country. It will take time. I don''t have a cause yet, and the people don''t want a new dynasty."


    If you build a dynasty while ignoring the people, you will only inflame your opponents. Now is not the time.


    It''s not the right time. This High King has been in a position like you are now. But if he stays here, he is no better than Miyoshi Nagayoshi or Hosokawa Takakuni. Then you are only in power for a time.


    Another name I had never heard of, probably someone who stood in a position to assist the king in another world.


    "This High King, from here, slowly increased his power and finally reached the point where he surpassed generals. It''s a long way from here!"


    There is no one senior to me in this country.


    Only Oda Nobunaga will be my senior.


    Hey, High King! Hey, High King! We have come all this way to talk to each other. Since we''re here to talk, why don''t you tell us what you know?


    I''m sorry, but I won''t go into details of the High King''s achievements. It''s more fun to just sit on the sidelines.


    He reads the air just like that. It''s not nice to have to listen to him bragging all the time.


    Just tell me how it feels to be the High King. Tell me that.


    I''ll get there someday.


    Maybe it''s more empty than I thought, but so be it. I will taste the emptiness of the top to my heart''s content.


    Suddenly, Oda Nobunaga looked sad.


    "To tell the truth, I don''t even know this High King.


    "What?　Why doesn''t the High King know how it feels to be the High King?　Was someone brainwashing you?　Or was the power held by your son?"


    "Just after this High King established himself in power, there was a rebellion and he died. I don''t know much about the history since then. After the 49th day, I realized that I had become a professional. Mitsuhide, the rebel, died during the 49th day, though. That''s terrible!


    I was a little stunned.


    "You call yourself the High King, but you''re not the High King, are you?"


    "That''s not true!　I am the High King!　I''ve been High King for ninety-nine percent of my life, so I''m like a High King now!"


    I thought you''d created your own dynasty and been in power for decades, but you''ve failed. .......


    And you''re getting pretty pissed off. He was a sore loser, apparently.


    "But that''s why ...... I want you to take the position of the High King properly. ....... I''d like to see you reach the top anyway and relieve myself. Mitsuhide, now that you''re dead, I''ve lowered my spirits a little, but it''s still not enough."


    "Don''t talk to me like I''m entrusting my child with a dream that my parents couldn''t fulfill."


    The more I felt closer to him, the less dignified he became.


    "That''s enough. Anyway, your dream is to build a dynasty. If our goals are the same, then you go forward with yours, and we''ll be the same in the end."


    "Is that so?"


    I sigh.


    The High King may be a High King, but he is still a human being. Not like a god, but more impossibly human.


    "Oda Nobunaga, it''s a relief to see your face."


    "What do you mean?　Did you think I wouldn''t like it if you were like a goblin?"


    It makes sense that you''re in my profession. You became my profession because we had similarities. A common man with no ambition and nothing else would never have been given you as a profession.


    I''m being guided by fate, by God, by something. I''m sure of it.


    "Probably, Kerala, who has made akechimitsuhide his profession, and Jahnhahn, who has made rikyu his profession, had something in common with the original person. That''s why they were able to make it their profession. Everything is connected.


    "I see. You''re as smart as the High King after all."


    So, you''re just patting yourself on the back. .......


    I didn''t feel bad about it, though. He''s the type of guy who calls stupid people stupid.


    "Good. Be the High King. You have the right to do so."


    I''ll do it even if my profession doesn''t tell me to.


    I''ll do it.


    "--Sama Regent."


    He realized he was being called and opened his eyes.


    Jahnhahn was in front of him.


    "You have been meditating very deeply, haven''t you? I did not expect you to enter into the state of the tea ceremony so soon. I am very impressed.


    "No, it was a great experience for me too."