Yahiko never thought that he would be in danger before his convoy lost control and crashed into the roadside guardrail because he was protected by the entire Koga ninja clan.
It could be said that the Ito family was the only one among the big Japanese families whose ninjas had not suffered any injuries or battle attrition. 5
The young adults of the Fujibayashi family had been almost wiped out, and the Iga family had lost half of their manpower. 2
However, Yahiko's biggest oversight was that he had taken his trip too lightly. 3
In his opinion, he was going to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to be questioned and to cooperate with the investigation. In fact, there were police officers driving in front of his convoy. He figured that no one would try to attack him on his way to the police station.
Because of this, he didn't arrange too many ninjas to protect himself.
Never in his wildest dream did he imagine that Yoshito was one step ahead of him and had coerced and blackmailed the police officers who were escorting him to the police station.
Yoshito had laid a perfect trap, luring him to fall into i
t. 5
Yahiko’s convoy suddenly went out of control because the Iga ninjas had heavily lined the road with makibishi. 4
Makibishi was the Japanese version of the caltrop, which was one of the most common weapons used by the Japanese ninjas. It was a sharp spiked object made of iron that was used to slow down pursuers and also used in the defense of forts. Once it was scattered on the ground, it would reveal several spikes in different directions. 4
In feudal times, when the ninjas were being pursued, they would throw makibishi behind them so that when the pursuers caught up and stepped on the makibishi, it would inevitably pierce the bottom of their shoe soles and feet.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family