To Otomo Sorin:

I would briefly like to point out that my father was loathed by his own people as well as his retainers. This is enough information to conclude that he was, to put it bluntly, a plain bad leader. And as I doubt you know, the populace was growing more and more displeased of him due to his harsh rule. You say I'm an opportunistic thief, but I guess that's just one of the qualities I picked up during his advantageous intervention during the Imagawa succession feud.

I am hoping that the fellow loyal warlords in the west won't destroy you before I have the chance to dominate you in the battlefield, just as the Shimazu should have done.