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Brave Heart
Fandom: Samurai Love Ballad: PARTY
Pairing: Hideyoshi/MC, Kojuro/MC (broken relationship)
Summary: Hideyoshi is curious about his newest retainer’s wife. The one who traveled alone across lands to be with him. He realizes, over time, that his curiosity might be turning into something else, something familiar.
Words: 2198
Tags: broken marriage, angst (?)
A/N: This is something I started after having finished Kojuro’s Act 2 and hence, has spoilers for his Act 2. Originally planned as a smut/angst fic, it now lies incomplete and rots within my WIPs.
Putting this out here because of Mitsunari’s Act 2 now. I wanted to write something for Hideyoshi, dark cape Lord of my heart. Someday, I’ll finish this… I think.
Might take it down later when I’ve stopped sobbing over Mitsunari’s Act 2.
Unedited as well, so please excuse the errors.
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Hideyoshi had no other word for her except that she was a hindrance. An anomaly he hadn’t predicted; couldn’t have predicted. She was a mere chink within his Kojuro’s perfect armour, albeit a small one but a defect nonetheless.
Kojuro’s frosty denial of a relationship between them had been enough to confirm his suspicions. She was important to him, perhaps in the very capacity she had so confidently declared when she had first met him; the conjugal bond between them, however, swiftly betrayed as soon as the news had reached her said husband’s ears.
Hideyoshi couldn’t exactly pinpoint what exactly it was about her that had caught his gaze - more than anything had in a long while.
It hadn’t been blatant interest but rather, a flickering curiosity that had taken him, as he had looked down upon her kneeling form, her quivering lips pressed into a firm line as she had lifted her head to meet his eyes.
It had been a look lacking of any remorse or fear that had taken her features as she had gazed at him. It was not the way enemies looked upon him with defiance in every line of their bodies, but with a quiet sort of strength that refused to be moulded, pierced through him as he stared into her quivering eyes.
She hadn’t shed a single tear as might have been expected of another samurai’s noble wife; back straight with no hesitance in her, even as he had requested of her – no, she had known it was a command, even delivered with his usual easy smile – to serve him as his page.
It had been a split second decision on his part, and that was an unusual thing for Hideyoshi, to not tread carefully wherever was possible.
He would later convince himself into believing he had acted as such in order to prevent Kojuro and his wife from being together, lest she take away more of him with her.
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A "Samurai Love Ballad Party" fanfiction
Summary:
His heartache came from the fact that he didn't ask for this upcoming war to happen; and yet, just because two of his most important persons decided one cannot live with another under the same sky, he found himself forced to choose sides and fight against his former friend.
Slightly based ON REAL HISTORY. How this young lord must have felt when he found HIMSELF on the other side of war against his close friend. One-shot (possibly out of many).
The Cuckoo's Song Summary
Proposal:
Nobu: Send Letter. Demands MC why she didn't reply back.
Hide: Send letter. Woo MC in public in such a way customers gladly supports him (and perhaps they will help pressure MC to say "Yes")
Yasu: Send letter. Waits for MC. Kidnaps MC and proposes to her in private.
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Reaction on MC's Hesitation/Refusal:
Nobu: "I NEED a reason? (You Brazen little thing) Fine then, I'll stay here in Kyoto for now, but I"ll take you with me when I get back to Owari...See to it YOU FIND that precious reason."
Hide: 😥😥 "I wonder if I came on a little too strongly." He then cooks another plan and then proceeds with Plan B.
Yasu: "You refuse...A PROPPSAL OF FINE MARRIAGE??" And after exchanging expletives, he visits MC's restaurant to bully her everyday until she snaps.
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Turned Tables:
Nobu: Saves MC from Goons.
Hide: Plan B = Help MC's mom and invites MC to a sweet "last" date with him.
Yasu: Tells MC he will return to Mikawa.
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MC's Response:
Nobu: She soon accepts him in many ways than one. She had NO choice anyway.
Hide: She realize Hide's efforts to woo her and realize her budding affection for him. So why should MC end it here? Why not hop on to his advances?
Yasu: MC deeply misses him that she constantly thinks of him and his absence. And when he returns, MC gladly comes to his embrace. After all, he WAITED for so long.
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Bonus Epilogue:
Nobu: Hot! 🔥
Hide: Laugh trip! 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣
Yasu: SOMEONE PUT THE FIRE OUT! 🔥🔥
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OVERALL: I ❤ THIS EVENT.
Samurai Love Ballad Party - Ieyasu Tokugawa & Hideyoshi Toyotomi
They aren’t smiling with their eyes … T^T (Click to enlarge the image)
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Aww...Hide is such a tease....WAIT! THIS ISN'T HIS ROUTE!! 😬😬
This one, @otome-reviews , if Kyo ES had added some suspense elements just like this and IF only the story is focused more on Kyo and Hide side of things. That would have been an exciting read...and the main conflict would have been like: can they trust Hideyoshi if Kyo and MC put themselves on the same camp as him? I bet this was the reason why Kyo wasn't so enthusiastic with Hide's proposal in the first place.
Haha, this is just my speculative--what-if scenario (plus, I saw what "Dark Lord" Hide could do in Kojuro Act 2).
I just re-read Kyoichiro’s ES and his PoV story…but I couldn’t shake the possibility that Hideyoshi might be THE ONE responsible Kyo got “detained” by Nobunaga.
…Long Post Below…
Do remember that Kyo is really careful with his thief identity (he is a former ninja after all) and the only time Kyo’s identity was suspected by Nobunaga was AFTER Hideyoshi found him on the storehouse (at least in this ES. I still haven’t done his MS, sorry). MC nor Suke wouldn’t dare to let something slip about Kyo’s “other life”, perhaps Hide wouldn’t unless he had a good reason…
…like using Kyo to ruin those monks to aid Nobunaga. But since the story implied Kyo refused that first offer (when Kyo busted the empty storehouse). Hide might have thought of a way to get Kyo in his plans, like slipping some rumors that Kyoichiro might be Ishikawa Goemon to get Nobunaga to act, thus entrapping Kyo in Kiyosu to make the cotton merchant at severe disadvantage.
“if something should happened outside while you are in here, you will be proven innocent” (-which also means “if nothing happens outside while you are here, you are guilty”-).
Sakuya went to Kyo’s house and saw MC and judging by their conversation, Sakuya didn’t expect MC to be there (or at least didn’t expect that Kyo’s “mistress” was the fugitive Tsuki MC). I was led to think Saku went to Kyo’s house to assassinate MC but I believe it wasn’t the case…So what was Saku doing in Kyo'shouse? Gathering evidence? Maybe. But we do not get to know his REAL reason being there because Hide intervened in an epic fashion.
Hideyoshi is not simple. He plans “two steps ahead” as Kyoichiro would put it. Hide might have “slipped” into Nobunaga about Kyo, he doesn’t want him dead. While Nobunaga was busy with his entrapment scheme, Hide anticipated Nobu’s methods. He prevented Sakuya from killing MC (or rather he stopped him from gathering evidence against Kyo) with his “presence” since Sakuya is supposedly a secret Oda ninja, therefore he can’t act recklessly under Hideyoshi’s watch.
In Kyo’s pov, Hide used his weirdness and fixation to Kyo’s crane to get him to give one to him, not because he want it to be a signal to MC about his predicament in Kiyosu. But in reality, Hide used it as a tool to get MC to act by being the supposed thief and steal something to clear Kyo’s name.
So, Hideyoshi became Kyo’s benefactor and became indebted to him. Because of this, Kyo ruined those corrupt monks which he would otherwise refuse to do under normal circumstances.
Kyo must have got a sense of Hide’s motives as he forged the aliance with him not out of gratitude but only because he “does not want to be on Hideyoshi’s bad side”. And that statement, tells us something just how far and how “deep” HIDEYOSHI would go to achieve his goals.
I just re-read Kyoichiro's ES and his PoV story...but I couldn't shake the possibility that Hideyoshi might be THE ONE responsible Kyo got "detained" by Nobunaga.
...Long Post Below...
Do remember that Kyo is really careful with his thief identity (he is a former ninja after all) and the only time Kyo's identity was suspected by Nobunaga was AFTER Hideyoshi found him on the storehouse (at least in this ES. I still haven't done his MS, sorry). MC nor Suke wouldn't dare to let something slip about Kyo's "other life", perhaps Hide wouldn't unless he had a good reason...
...like using Kyo to ruin those monks to aid Nobunaga. But since the story implied Kyo refused that first offer (when Kyo busted the empty storehouse). Hide might have thought of a way to get Kyo in his plans, like slipping some rumors that Kyoichiro might be Ishikawa Goemon to get Nobunaga to act, thus entrapping Kyo in Kiyosu to make the cotton merchant at severe disadvantage.
"if something should happened outside while you are in here, you will be proven innocent" (-which also means "if nothing happens outside while you are here, you are guilty"-).
Sakuya went to Kyo's house and saw MC and judging by their conversation, Sakuya didn't expect MC to be there (or at least didn't expect that Kyo's "mistress" was the fugitive Tsuki MC). I was led to think Saku went to Kyo's house to assassinate MC but I believe it wasn't the case...So what was Saku doing in Kyo'shouse? Gathering evidence? Maybe. But we do not get to know his REAL reason being there because Hide intervened in an epic fashion.
Hideyoshi is not simple. He plans "two steps ahead" as Kyoichiro would put it. Hide might have "slipped" into Nobunaga about Kyo, he doesn't want him dead. While Nobunaga was busy with his entrapment scheme, Hide anticipated Nobu's methods. He prevented Sakuya from killing MC (or rather he stopped him from gathering evidence against Kyo) with his "presence" since Sakuya is supposedly a secret Oda ninja, therefore he can't act recklessly under Hideyoshi's watch.
In Kyo's pov, Hide used his weirdness and fixation to Kyo's crane to get him to give one to him, not because he want it to be a signal to MC about his predicament in Kiyosu. But in reality, Hide used it as a tool to get MC to act by being the supposed thief and steal something to clear Kyo's name.
So, Hideyoshi became Kyo's benefactor and became indebted to him. Because of this, Kyo ruined those corrupt monks which he would otherwise refuse to do under normal circumstances.
Kyo must have got a sense of Hide's motives as he forged the aliance with him not out of gratitude but only because he "does not want to be on Hideyoshi's bad side". And that statement, tells us something just how far and how "deep" HIDEYOSHI would go to achieve his goals.
Any idea or hc about what if...Ikemen Hideyoshi and SLBP Hideyoshi are at war against each other. No need to state who would likely win...just how would they deal with each other haha. I have a very soft spot for both guys.
Hey @aedysa! Thanks for another fun ask :) Gosh, IkeSen and SLBP are such different beasts, it’s so hard to say how they would deal! But here are some of my guesses:
You know that saying about how the only options when faced with a clone of yourself is to fight or f*ck? Guess which one SLBP Hideyoshi, famed for having 1000 previous lovers, would try to go for. ;D IkeSen H is a little suspicious by nature, but there’s a good chance this whole war could be averted from the get-go. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Let’s assume SLBP Hideyoshi gets rejected, and war does break out. SLBP Hideyoshi definitely needs to watch himself, because every named character in IkeSen has rock solid plot armor, and well…SLBP is definitely a bit more of a gamble, now isn’t it? ^_^
In terms of allies, IkeSen Hideyoshi’s at a huge advantage. There’s no way his true love battle-happy boss Nobunaga wouldn’t rally the entire Oda army to help the guy out. SLBP Nobunaga doesn’t seem to have the best track record with coming through for his subordinates though, and the Date’s also aren’t on Team Nobunaga in the SLBP world, so let’s hope for SLBP H’s sake that this war takes place after Inuchiyo reunites with the Maeda clan and can bring additional reinforcements…!
The worst thing SLBP Hideyoshi could possibly do in this war is to go after IkeSen Nobunaga. That’s how you activate IkeSen H’s protective/suicidal berserker mode, after all. Which might turn out great for SLBP H, but it’s also dangerous af.
One thing SLBP Hideyoshi has that IkeSen Hideyoshi doesn’t have is ninjas. Granted, his designated ninja, Kyoichiro, isn’t exactly in top fighting form. But I’m sure he can muster up the resources to pay someone from Iga to try and off Ikesen Hideyoshi in the dead of night! Would that be an overly dirty trick? Maybe, but we all know SLBP Hideyoshi is way sneakier than IkeSen Hideyoshi, who has a super strong sense of fair play! It could happen.
Are our Hideyoshi’s respective MC’s there? Chef MC probably isn’t anywhere near the battlefield, but everyone’s favorite chatelaine is gonna be hanging out as Nobunaga’s lucky charm. And where she goes, time wormholes and thunder storms follow! So whichever way this war goes, expect dramatic weather conditions.
At the end of the day, I don’t think our two lovely boys would fight for all too long. They’re both really sensible people, after all. The war would likely end with the both of them bonding over their shared love/respect of Nobunaga, and lots of amusement over how very different their respective Mitsuhide’s and Mitsunari’s are. SLBP Hideyoshi would quickly realize how much of a lightweight IkeSen Hideyoshi is with alcohol, and…well. Keiji’s gonna be one happy guy with both Hideyoshi’s around and ready to be kissed 😂
Hope that answers your question!! 💕
From Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa
This part occured after Nobunaga's death. Hideyoshi and Shibata Katsuie (Nobu's senior retainer and an NPC in SLBP) had a fallout and after many schemes and faction disputes later, they fought in the Battle of Shizugatake in which Katsuie lost. When I read this part, I was awed.
As a player of both IkeSen and slbp, I have seen the loyalty and brotherly love of ikesen!Hide (the "mother hen"of Azuchi lol) and the clever mischief of SLBP!Hide, but this book opened my eyes to this cunning man whose mind is as dangerous as he is kind (and loyal) to his allies. He had no qualms using "borrowed knife" tactics against his enemies: a proof of how scary he is, if his mind is used as a weapon. So unless you are Ieyasu, you'll never see him coming....
I know he is depicted as a clever man in history (...like he coaxes the bird to sing proverb...) but this novel goes beyond my expectations. Not that I dislike him (In fact I respect this man for beating odds to unify Japan), but one can just imagine how the wars shape good men to do what we consider "evil" or "underhanded" means to achieve peace.
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Excerpt from Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa
Mitsuhide interrogated young Hiyoshi (Toyotomi Hideyoshi) when he was caught spying. So Hide do what he do best, lying.
Boy! This is just GOLD!
Slbp Three Unifiers (fanmade)
My tumblr is acting up again... Finally, its done. Each guy has a specific motif tjat relates to their important moment in the history. (had to repost this thing again because my phone is acting up as usual)
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