“That’s right. It’s still unclear how they’re able to reach out into so many different worlds and time periods, even different eras belonging to just one of those worlds, but it’s well within their power. For all we know, they might decide to bring a Nobunaga who doesn’t come from either of our worlds, but another altogether. That might actually make things even more complicated. It does take some getting used to when you find out what you thought about someone isn’t actually the case, and trying to adjust to there being more of one version is even more challenging". She daren’t bring up the Artorias; they might just prove too much.
“I understand it’s a lot to take in. It seemed better to give you a warning in case you came across her and she just casually dropped a revelation into your lap with her carefree attitude. It might be easier to consider that, in this place, just about anything seems to be possible. Logic and reality as we know them just don’t apply in the same way, so ‘expect the unexpected’, as they say: it could be the most effective strategy in preparation for any future curveballs. The Stars are responsible for you coming here, but they don’t summon you like a Master of my world. At least not that I’m aware of. It does always happen during an eclipse that can happen at any time of the day, so there might actually be some kind of ritual attached to it”.
Right.. Raikou. She’d best keep that one quiet too. “There’s quite a lot of outsiders here who come from a time falling around the end of the 20th Century or the beginning of the 21st — which would make your era a notable one well in the past. Just like you’re trying to contend with the truth about Nobu— the Nobunagas of the world I come from, it’s a surprise to meet with someone from a long time ago if you’re not used to it. We’re all in the same boat, as you say. Besides, you don’t have to be on another level to be considered a historical figure, but that’s a future for you to see for yourself”.
❛❛ It’s difficult enough for me to try to imagine so many other worlds and eras. And yet these ‘Stars’...they understand how all of this works, and they can manipulate it themselves. It’s unbelievable ! I can’t imagine meeting a third brother-in-law of mine with a different personality. What would I even say to him ? Or her ? ❜❜ Nagamasa shook his head. He didn’t like being confronted with problems he could hardly understand, let alone deal with.
❛❛ The other Nobunaga is...carefree, you say ? That’s not at all like the brother-in-law with whom I’m acquainted. Well, I suppose that’s why we’re referring to different versions, here. ❜❜ Even still, Nagamasa couldn’t stop himself from frowning. His brother-in-law was a serious man. He had goals he wished to accomplish and considered other matters unimportant. If he had important information to share, he’d share it properly. He wouldn’t drop a sudden revelation in someone’s lap without any warning ! How improper !
❛❛ So...in brief, people arrive here in Spirale whenever there’s an eclipse. I suppose I should keep an eye out for anyone else who arrives from my world. All I can hope is that they’re allies of mine or my brother-in-law’s, and not agents of evil. ❜❜ The mention of a ‘Master’ and a ‘summon’ went over Nagamasa’s head, but he got the gist of the situation.
❛❛ Even if you say that, though, I don’t feel like someone from the past. The Land of the Rising Sun in my memory is as crisp as ever. If anything, these 20th and 21st century people are from too far in the future ! I can’t even understand the things they carry with them or what they’re talking about, most of the time. That’s not the future, to me —– it’s more like they’re from a whole other world. Even if they do happen to hail from the future Land of the Rising Sun ! The whole thing is ridiculous, is what it is. ❜❜ No matter how much he harrumphed, though, it wouldn’t make his life simpler. Nagamasa was still stuck sorting out all these different worlds and time periods.
❛❛ I don’t want you to misunderstand me. I’m not against becoming a historical figure in the future. In all honesty, if such a thing happened to me, I’d be flattered. But I’m still alive right now ! And living people can’t be historical figures ! It takes death and the passage of time afterwards for that sort of thing to happen ! That’s how it should be, at least. And I have no intention of passing on in a place like this ! ❜❜