Akechi Mitsuhide Utsukushiki Chisho (Kodansha Aoi Tori Bunko D O3-160 Sengoku Busho Monogatari)

[Machine Translation] In the late Muromachi Shogunate, Akechi Mitsuhide defeated Oda Nobunaga in the "Honnoji Incident," despite having served under the 15th shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiaki. During the turbulent Warring States period, he was once burnt down in a castle, but rose again, serving several masters before finally becoming a vassal of the man of the hour, Nobunaga Nobunaga. Combining his outstanding fighting skills with his cultural background, Mitsuhide worked his way up the ladder of success... The last of the mysterious generals of the Warring States period, and his tumultuous life! From intermediate level of elementary school.

室町幕府の後期、15代将軍・足利義昭を奉じながらも、「本能寺の変」で、天下人・織田信長を討った明智光秀。激動の戦国時代、いちどは城を焼かれても再起し、何人もの主君につかえながら、ついに時の人である信長の家臣に。すぐれた戦闘能力と、文化人としての側面をあわせもつ光秀は、出世の階段をかけあがってゆくが...。謎の多い最後の戦国武将、波乱の生涯!小学中級から。