Matsudaira Mototaka is still the same as ever, looking dutiful, honest and clumsy. He first paid a private visit to Oda Nobunaga, then formally came to visit Harano, as if tacitly accepting that he is the third among the alliance, nevermind that on paper the Matsudaira family outclasses Wanjin by seven or eight times.
He didn't even mention Harano's overseas trade, which provided the Imagawa family with vast amounts of military supplies. At first glance, he seemed unresponsive, or perhaps, just used to swallowing grievances, too timid to anger his allies face-to-face.
Knowing what Matsudaira Mototaka would do in the future, this sort of behavior was somewhat unsettling. At the very least, seeing how low-profile and forbearing he was made Harano secretly uneasy.
Keep a low profile in public, act quietly in the shadows—that must be the kind of person he is?
