"You arrived quite quickly, Habu."
Leaning against a rock outside the village gate cleaved open by the Demon Ghost the previous evening, Lann watched the dust rise from the hooves of the cavalry in the distance.
When the cavalry halted in the distance, the leader rode forward, and Lann raised his hand to greet him.
The newcomer wore battlefield armor, with the Japanese-style armor seemingly beginning to incorporate some European technology; the torso armor was already integrated.
The helmet had a very distinct style of this era's warriors, resembling the hat of the strategist Zhuge Liang from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, except it was made of steel with a curtain hanging in front.
"But this hat is so ugly."
Lann tilted his head, unabashedly voicing his critique.
"Haha, please don't mock me." Takeda Hanbei Shigetsugu, the wise general who led the troops from Iwamura Castle, said in his usual gentle tone, even touching his helmet as he muttered, "I think it's quite nice."
