[Japanese Warring States] [Transmigration] [Political Maneuvering] [War for Supremacy] [Slow Burn] [Nation-Building]
Jing Lian woke up to find that, the moment he tipped a web novel, his soul had transmigrated into Japan’s Warring States period. He had become Suzuki Shigenobu, the fifteen-year-old legitimate heir of the Suzuki clan of Totomi.
The third year of Eiroku. Smoke and flames filled the sky at Okehazama.
On his very first battle, he witnessed Imagawa Yoshimoto’s surprise attack and disastrous defeat. The mighty Imagawa clan, the refuge he had counted on, collapsed in an instant.
His forces had been routed on the battlefield. Matsudaira pursuers pressed close behind, while fallen-warrior hunters lurked in the wilderness and woods, waiting to prey on the defeated. Only a handful of his retainers remained, his domain was on the verge of being lost, and Suruga and Totomi were about to become bloody battlegrounds fought over by the Takeda, Hojo, and Matsudaira Motoyasu clans.
Fleeing back to his castle meant waiting for death. Seeking another daimyo’s protection would leave him at their mercy.
Since there was no place on land for a minor lord, he would turn his eyes to Lake Hamana and the open sea beyond Totomi.
He had neither a prestigious lineage nor vast lands and revenues. All he had was a band of defeated, battered soldiers.
Suzuki Shigenobu resolved to carve out a different path. He would build his power on ships, use trade to fund his forces, and command the lakes, seas, and waterways.
The roads of this chaotic age are strewn with corpses. But across the blue waters and rivers, watch me become a wolf who rules the sea lanes and claims the realm!
