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[youhearthebells]

[the flip of a page brings sound first, a grunt and a slight ting of bells]

...there, 'course. Now where's the damn writing thing...?

[it cuts off and the rest comes in jagged handwriting, as the journal translates his Chinese script]

word of advice. don't get captured. sure, you'd say it's better than dying, but I'd beg to differ. it ain't fun. it's not an easy way out. puts your crew at risk, more than if you die. and I don't know about half of you, but I ain't lettin' some Navy ass gloat about stretching my neck on the gallows. Hell no. Never give 'em the satisfaction.

I ain't gonna ask for a recap of the last week, I can figure it out for myself. But I saw mention of a couple names of Oda's guys who I might wanna talk to. didn't know they'd be here...

~Gan Xingba

[for anyone on the Booyakasha, he's sitting out on the forecastle, writing and contemplating the open ocean. He's got a lot to think about. He's grateful for the rescue, though.]

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[Written]

[blackbirdgunsmoke]

[Ordinarily, Magoichi wouldn't have paid much mind to an entry like this; to avoid being captured by the Navy wasn't something that really needed to be said to anyone with a modicum of sense. But the mention of her greatest enemy from someone that she doesn't immediately recognize is enough to capture her attention.]

How are you familiar with the Oda?

[Written]

[youhearthebells]

kind of a long story, involving a snake demon and meeting them in another world kinda like this one. his guys saved my bacon not too long ago, so I was fighting on his side for a bit before I ended up here.

[Written]

[blackbirdgunsmoke]

Hold a moment. You mean to say that this isn't the first time you've been dragged to another land by a supernatural force?

[That... would not be good if it was true. For one that values freedom over all else, the idea of being passed about by more powerful beings and being forced to do their dirty work for only the possibility of returning home is nothing short of disgusting.]

In any case, you should know that you'll find no allies of the Oda here. Both Akechi and the Chōsokabe he sails with were brought here after the Incident at Honnōji, where Akechi rebelled against and killed Nobunaga. In the world they're from, Chōsokabe supported him and was at his side during the incident. As for any other names you might recognize from our time period, only Ieyasu was ever allied with the Demon King, and that was a long time ago.

[Written]

[youhearthebells]

Nope. Second time, actually.

I dunno about what happened in their time, or your time, or whoever the hell's time it was. I only know that I've rubbed shoulders a little with some of those guys, after Sakon pulled me into his little alliance.

Ieyasu...huh. Tokugawa? Sun Ce knew him...