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“Fans of “SHOGUN” will discover the pivotal era that preceded it! This novel unveils the story of Oda Nobunaga, the revolutionary warlord whose audacious campaigns and radical vision began to end centuries of civil war. While Tokugawa Ieyasu (the inspiration for “SHOGUN”‘s Toranaga) would ultimately establish lasting peace, Nobunaga’s groundwork was indispensable. Delve into the tumultuous rise of the man who dared to dream of a unified Japan, setting the stage for the Shogunate to come.
Before the legend, there was a boy. Before the Demon King, there was a secret that could shatter a clan.
Step into the tumultuous Sengoku Period of 16th-century Japan, an age of ceaseless war where ambitious warlords carve out empires and betrayal is a blade in the dark. In the heart of Owari Province, a young heir, Kippōshi—later known as the formidable Oda Nobunaga—grapples with a destiny foretold by a chilling oracle: he is “the child who calls the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven.”
But this is not the Nobunaga of myth. Raised at a distance from his parents, burdened by a strange affliction in infancy, and surrounded by retainers who question his eccentric (utsuke) behavior, young Nobunaga walks a perilous path. His own legitimacy is a whispered secret, a truth so dangerous it could tear his clan apart even as his brilliant but embattled father, Oda Nobuhide, fights to secure their precarious domain.
Witness Nobunaga’s unorthodox rise, his first taste of battle, and the forging of his iron will. Navigate the complex web of samurai politics, where loyalty is tested, and alliances shift like sand. Encounter pivotal figures who will shape his journey: the cunning Saitō Dōsan, the Viper of Mino; the steadfast guardian Hirate Masahide, whose tragic fate haunts Nobunaga; the ambitious youth Tōkichirō, who will one day be Toyotomi Hideyoshi; and the young hostage Takechiyo, the future Tokugawa Ieyasu.
As Nobunaga inherits a fractured domain, he must confront not only external enemies like the powerful Imagawa Yoshimoto, but also deadly rivals within his own bloodline. Volume 1 of this epic historical saga culminates in the events leading to the legendary Battle of Okehazama, where Nobunaga, vastly outnumbered, must stake everything on a single, audacious gamble.
Uncover the hidden struggles, the secret pain, and the unyielding ambition that forged one of Japan’s most iconic and controversial heroes. The making of the Demon King begins now.