TW:S2 Story: Wanderer of Faith (Battle of Fukuoka)

[Maltz]

Two. Head Counts

Nobody noticed when the rain stopped.
It had washed away any blood on the grass,
which now appears especially green under the setting sun.

"My lord, we have finished head counts. We lost Two hundred and eight men."

Sitting on a little folded chair, the taisho slightly frowned.
The battle gave his bamboo armor a few more cracks.

"Please do not worry, my lord. Most of them are wounded by arrows. Our strength will fully recover in one year."
"How about Shoni's army?"
"One thousand and two hundred men completely wiped out. Today we shattered Shoni!"

Looking at the exciting ashigaru, Suzuki Sadayu's quietly sighs in relief.

"Inform the emissary. We will proceed with the peace treaty with Shoni."
"My Lord, please forgive me but... now we have a perfect opportunity to destroy Shoni! Buzen castle is less than a week's march away."

Suzuki beams a simple smile.

"Your job is to fight. My job is to help you survive. You do your job, and I do mine."