※The first volume has been released by Earth Star Novel. It has been significantly revised and expanded, with new characters appearing. We hope you enjoy comparing it with the web version.

In the Sengoku period, the Hachinohe clan, who supported the Nanbu clan, a Sengoku daimyo at the northernmost tip of Honshu, had a branch family, the "Niida clan." Although written as "Nitta," it's pronounced "Niida," not "Nitta." Many people are probably unfamiliar with them, as they are minor warlords who don't even appear in historical simulation games.

A man who had built one of Aomori Prefecture's leading construction companies in a single generation lost his life to an epidemic, and before he knew it, was reborn as the second son of the Niida clan at "Tanabu-kan (present-day Mutsu City)," facing Mutsu Bay.

《I have knowledge. I have wisdom. I also know how to achieve it. All that remains is my own will!》

His goal is to become the ruler of the Sengoku period, and to realize "Great Zipangu," a nation preeminent in the world! With the "Three Nots"—"Not hungry, Not trembling, Not afraid"—as his banner, the man ignites his ambition.

This is the success story of a man born into a small local gentry family at the northernmost tip of Honshu, filled with love and ambition.

※Historical research has been conducted, but as there are many unknowns regarding Oshu in the Sengoku period, please forgive any speculative parts.

※There are many internal affairs scenes, such as the development of local specialties. While written within the technological possibilities of the Sengoku period, we would appreciate it if readers refrained from scrutinizing them too closely.

※Years are also displayed with their Western calendar equivalents.

※To improve readability, furigana (phonetic readings) are occasionally added to names.

※For all other aspects, please understand that this is my first "historical novel," and I hope you will read it with warmth.