He immediately sent a messenger to Tarsha to congratulate her on her pregnancy, and in a letter to the messenger he expressed his regret that as her husband he could not be there. That''s my honest feeling.


    But I was not busy enough to be away from Maust for so long.


    I have the lands under my control surveyed. In many places I do not know how many men I can mobilize at the moment. The self-reports of the lords are acceptable, but since no one would bother to say how many, it was necessary to know the number.


    "On the surface it looks like they are doing internal affairs, which is just fine."


    Raviara, who is helping me with my work, said.


    "Yes, I would prefer that King''s Landing thinks that we are starting to manage the land. Besides, I''ve come back to Maust to let my guard down, or else I''d be in trouble."


    "On the surface, of course."


    Laviala laughed happily. It did not seem as if they were talking politics, but more like a friendly conversation.


    "This will make Arsrod''s army even stronger," she said. Yes, the strongest and largest army in the kingdom!　An army that will destroy any enemy Master Arsrod asks it to fight!"


    "If that really happened, I wouldn''t have anything to worry about anymore."


    Compared to the optimistic Laviala, I am much more cautious.


    There have been many people in the past who have been caught flat-footed in what should have been the strongest position. There is a pitfall somewhere, or something is missing.


    After all, even Oda Nobunaga died just one step away from the top.


    --Don''t bother to bring me up there. You''re a pain in the ass.


    The profession has complained.


    --But it''s true he died very close. I mean, treason is a crime. No one can completely eliminate the threat of treason or assassination. d*mn it!　d*mn it!　If I could do it all over again, I could have avoided being targeted by Mitsuhide!


    Well, that''s just not possible. You can be a different person in your next life, but you can''t live the same life over again.


    --Well, maybe that''s one way of thinking.


    Oda Nobunaga seems to have come up with something.


    --You can never live the same life twice. That''s the truth. But on the contrary, I''m using the memories of that life to live inside you. No, my heart does not beat, nor do I have free use of my hands and feet, but I remain conscious.


    Yes. Sometimes I think it''s too loud. I''m grateful, mostly.


    --So, in effect, I may be borrowing your body to redo my dream of unifying the world. Isn''t that why you came into this world as a professional?　No, I''m sure. That''s how much regret I had when I died.


    It''s a hypothesis that can''t be proven unless God comes out of the woodwork, but I see your point.


    Then I can understand why Oda Nobunaga exists as my profession.


    In terms of the percentage of the population, even if Odanobunaga becomes a profession with a will, the probability of it becoming a profession of a farmer or a merchant who has no status is much higher. And it is much more difficult to establish a kingdom from the position of a peasant than from that of a lord.


    --If so, it makes sense that Mitsuhide would not betray us. He must have regretted defeating me. That''s how he ended up destroying his family. It is not surprising that he wished he had not rebelled against me and had worked quietly.


    Then, the next time he comes out as a professional, he will come back with a position that will make him a loyal retainer.


    I see, Kerala will serve me wholeheartedly because of her remorse and regret for betraying my profession in her previous life.


    As a theory, it is quite fascinating. Again, it''s unprovable, so it''s just a hypothesis.


    --Mm-hmm. That''s it, I''m sure of it. I understand that the woman who has Shingen as her profession challenged you to a fight because Shingen wanted to fight me once, and when he saw your power, he gave in. Shingen thought he was the strongest, but he thought I was the next strongest. When he couldn''t beat you, he decided to follow you. Yes, that makes sense.


    Oda Nobunaga looked very pleased. I don''t know enough about the original people to say...


    It is certain that people of a certain world and even a certain time period are born in this period intensively as a profession.


    During the family register research, I had a chance to look at past family registers for confirmation. In some places, the occupation was written in the family register. Swordsman, wizard, farmer, herdsman, they were all common names.


    These mysterious occupations are not recorded in the past. Even in the case of the lords, for whom records are easier to keep than those of the common people, there is no record of anyone with a strange occupation in the past.


    Therefore, it is highly probable that this is a phenomenon peculiar to this period.


    "--sama, Mr. Arsrod."


    Laviala called me.


    "Oh, sorry, I was thinking."


    "Mr. Arsrod, you are sometimes in a daze. No, I don''t think so. I''m so focused that I can''t even hear what''s going on outside.


    I did not tell Raviara that I can talk to the profession. I have yet to meet anyone who has experienced the same thing, and it would be hard to believe.


    "Mr. Jahnhahn is here. I thought he came to tell you about the situation in the capital.


    Come to think of it, Jahnhahn also had a job as a sennorikyuu or something like that.


    --Rikyu was an interesting guy. He seemed to be both enlightened and more scheming. It''s quite amusing to have such an inedible person in your life.


    I wonder if there might have been some rebellions if we kept such people around, but it would be pointless to talk about the results of such rebellions.


    "All right. I''ll arrange to meet with them right away."


    They are also building a tea room in the castle of Maust.