Coming down the hill, Nozawa and his group soon arrived in front of Hosokawa Castle.
It was not wartime at the moment, so the Hosokawa Family's defenses were not that strict. They reached the moat before encountering the Hosokawa Family's Lang Faction. After explaining their purpose, they waited for a while, and soon an elderly Samurai who seemed to be in his fifties came out to greet them. He did not show the domineering presence of a local bully; instead, he bowed enthusiastically from afar, saying, "Lord Nozawa, thank you so much, it's a great honor for you to come all this way."
"Not at all, not at all, I should have visited long ago." Nozawa politely returned the gesture, exchanging courteous pleasantries.
