This is another story from my dreams, or from when I experienced out-of-body experiences as a child.
I have no proof, so please just consider it a fantasy.

First, the premise:
- The future is not fixed.
- There are multiple timelines.

This is a common theme in science fiction, but that's the idea.
There's also a pattern where the present is reset, and you start over from the past.

For example, apparently, in his first life, Oda Nobunaga lost the Battle of Okehazama and was captured, and Imagawa Yoshimoto expanded his power. Oda Nobunaga was allowed to return to his original territory, but he had to pay money to Imagawa Yoshimoto, and his family declined, leading to his downfall. He was then looked down upon by some of his subordinates who didn't like Oda Nobunaga, and by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and he considered this a failure, so he reset and started over from the beginning, thinking, "If things are going to end up like that, I won't hold back. I'll do my best!" And then he went on to conquer the land. Perhaps that's why he was sulky during his childhood in his second life. Perhaps he felt that there were too many constraints that would cause him to lose at Okehazama. Oda Nobunaga could be said to have been a kind of psychic. Even so, if he became careless, something like the Honnoji Incident could happen.

As an aside, it seems that famous swordsmen, including Oda Nobunaga, had a small person on their shoulder who could see the future. This is a technique that can be created through spiritual training, but in Oda Nobunaga's case, it wasn't something he created himself, but something he borrowed from a certain being before he was born. That small person could see about 5 to 10 seconds into the future, and because it exceeded normal reflexes, he was able to deal with situations in sword fights, so he was quite strong. Apparently, most advanced swordsmen have this small person, and the strength is determined by the combination of "basic sword skills + the small person's ability to anticipate," so if both have the small person, the strength is determined by the basic skills. In Oda Nobunaga's case, it was true that his swordsmanship was stronger than average, but he seems to have used the small person's ability to fight effectively on the battlefield. It seems that even if his swordsmanship was just okay, he was quite strong just by having the small person, so it's understandable that Oda Nobunaga, who was training his basic sword skills, also used the power of the small person to fight on the battlefield. Apparently, when Oda Nobunaga defeated his assassins, they both had the small person. That's also possible.

■The future can change. The destruction of the Earth by nuclear war has been temporarily averted.

The future can change, and there may be times when it's reset, but in Oda Nobunaga's case, it seems that a larger will was at work. I don't think history would change that much just because of personal pain. Of course, Oda Nobunaga's psychic abilities were also amazing, which is why he was chosen, but the larger will was to prevent the destruction of the Earth.

Hmm... This has become a big story all of a sudden... In fact, it seems that a will of that magnitude was involved.

In the original timeline, it seems that Japan annexed China and ruled over Asia as the Great Japanese Empire. While it was relatively peaceful within the Great Japanese Empire, the problem was in Europe and the Middle East. In that timeline, some country started a war, and half or almost the entire Earth was destroyed, leading to the end of the Earth and a game over.

So, a great will acted and rewound the timeline by several decades, repeating "do over," "do over," and "do over," but no matter how many times it was reset, Europe and the Middle East would inevitably end up in war, leading to a nuclear war and the destruction of the Earth or half of the Earth.

Therefore, the entity managing the Earth was at a loss, wondering what to do.

So, since Europe and the Middle East would inevitably be in conflict no matter how many decades the timeline was rewound, it decided to rewind even further, trying various things, and that's how the current timeline came to exist. In that line, it seems that Oda Nobunaga's timeline also exists as a kind of "experiment." The entity managing the Earth didn't necessarily want Oda Nobunaga's rule, but wanted to shake up history to prevent the future destruction of the Earth.

Apparently, even the entity managing the Earth can't decide on the details of history, but can only control the overall flow of history. That's because, fundamentally, human free will is respected. The destruction of the Earth is also a matter of human free will.

If the Earth is destroyed in the current timeline, the entity managing the Earth will reset the timeline and rewind time to do it over again, but the entity managing the Earth is also troubled because, no matter how many times it repeats, a nuclear war that leads to the destruction of the Earth occurs. Perhaps, someday, it will choose an option other than "rewinding and doing over again," but basically, it wants things to go well in the current timeline.

This "do-over" likely involves multiple timelines, even in seemingly small aspects of individual lives.

The images of parallel universes that come to mind as "dreams" or "fleeting thoughts" might be glimpses into the situations of other timelines. Or, they could be the future or the past of the current timeline. Even if you see something, it doesn't necessarily pertain to the current timeline.

As you become more attuned psychically, you may see stories from other timelines as "lessons," such as seeing what to avoid. This would be like looking at a timeline where you failed. Whether you enter that timeline or create a new one is your choice.

Images of what would have happened if you had made a different choice can be dismissed as fantasies, but they can also represent unconfirmed possibilities on a timeline. Because the images on a timeline are not fixed, they can be changed, or, conversely, the base timeline might be different, meaning the preconditions are different, and you might never end up on that timeline. Therefore, what seems helpful may often be unhelpful. I think it's probably best to keep it in mind as a reference.

It seems like only shamans or priestesses could see these things in the past, but now it feels like many people are seeing them. I wonder why. I don't often exchange this kind of information with others, so I don't know what percentage of people are seeing these things, but it doesn't seem like a very difficult topic.

■Michelangelo and Oda Nobunaga's Group Soul [Added March 26, 2020]
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■Nobunaga, who lightened the Serpent Stone of Azuchi Castle [Added April 27, 2020]

I will trace the story of the Serpent Stone of Azuchi Castle based on the memories of the group soul.

Initially, Oda Nobunaga received a report that a large stone had crushed and killed many people, and he was both angry and saddened. He wondered what was going on.

Then, he personally took charge, but the arrangement of the trees at the base was clearly wrong, so he had them corrected. This is something that modern people would likely notice immediately.

Furthermore, Oda Nobunaga originally possessed psychic abilities, but by this time, he was respected throughout the country, so his power had grown. He used this power to lighten the Serpent Stone and have it transported.

When it seemed like the balance might be disrupted, he would further lighten it to allow it to be supported, and when it started to move, he would release the pressure. If he completely lifted it, there would be a lot of commotion, and he would become exhausted from overuse of his power, so he lightened the stone just enough to be able to move it.

When the Portuguese envoy came to the castle, he used the same power to levitate nearby objects, astonishing the envoy. The envoy even said, "Nobunaga's power is comparable to that of the Pope in Rome."

It seems that many famous figures in history have possessed such power to some extent.

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And, although the story has become long, the God is thinking that the current timeline is "subtle" and is somewhat dissatisfied.

In the story of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," a spaceship is caught in a time warp and crashes on a planet, where it prospers for 300 years. However, the time warp is actually a wormhole that leads 300 years into the past, and 300 years later, a spaceship arrives at the planet's orbit, and the descendants of the people who lived there 300 years ago have a conversation. The spaceship crew lands on the planet and talks to the descendants 300 years later, creating a history in between. However, the future could disappear depending on the actions of the spaceship crew. The 300 years of history could be erased. This story has other elements, but what I found interesting was this part, which is similar to God's perspective.

God is considering whether to abandon the current timeline of the past 500 years and return to the timeline described in 4.

In that world, at least Japan and the countries along the Pacific coast can live a peaceful and stable life. In timeline 4, Japan and the surrounding countries are in a very good state. Due to Oda Nobunaga's policies, culture and religion are respected in various places, political and religious separation is achieved, and religion is only for religious purposes. The country does not interfere in the fine details of the lives of its citizens, and has a loose governance system similar to the United States, with decentralization. The country has become increasingly prosperous by unifying only the systems and institutions and liberalizing the flow of goods. Japan in timeline 4 is like a golden age, similar to Rome.

However, the problem with timeline 4 is that Western countries cause a nuclear war and destroy the Earth.

Since the current timeline is also becoming subtle, God is wondering whether to continue it as is, or to switch to timeline 4 and try to improve the situation if Western countries are the problem.

If that happens, the current timeline will be relegated to a lower level and become something like just an "imagination" in the astral realm, while the world of timeline 4 will become reality. In that case, time will be rewound, and interventions using the masters will be carried out to prevent Western countries from starting a nuclear war.

However, even that may not go well. There are always madmen, and if the power of nuclear weapons becomes strong in a world where a nuclear war has never occurred, there could be the first-ever nuclear explosion in actual combat, which could destroy a continent. If that shock is large enough, it could shift the Earth's axis or cause the Earth to split in an unimaginable way, leading to the extinction of almost all of humanity. There are actually timelines like that.

So, for now, the current timeline, which is barely surviving, will continue, or will it be switched to timeline 4 to avoid a nuclear war? That is what God is worried about.

[Added on 2020/10/22]

The timeline might be as follows:

1. The same as 1 above. A pattern of living humbly. In addition to the above, it seems that Tokugawa was supposed to take over the world, but he is just quietly staying under the command of Imagawa and not trying to do anything. "Is he really going to do something? He's belittling me. I'm helping him because he asked me to, but what kind of treatment is this? I can't stand it!" It seems he was also thinking that. Originally, Oda Nobunaga did not intend to take over the world, but he was only helping Tokugawa because he was asked to. However, since Tokugawa does not try to take over the world and treats him badly, he becomes angry and decides to take over the world himself, and resets history. This is the beginning of everything. At that time, it became clear who was an ally and who was an enemy, especially after Oda Nobunaga was defeated by Imagawa at Sekigahara, and things like "○○ was actually a spy of Imagawa" or "○○ changed his attitude after losing to Imagawa" became clear. Based on that, in the next timeline, he distinguishes between those who believe and those who do not.
2 & 3. It seems that 2 above actually happened, but it might just be a vision. He knew who was an enemy and who was an ally, so he was tough on people who were spies and pretended to be good, and he was strict with people who only talked and didn't act. Spies try to guide people in the wrong direction, so those who are traitors should be executed, but there is no physical evidence, and there are too many spies to cut them all, so he gave them authority and assigned them to trustworthy people to keep the country running. At Sekigahara, he knew the approximate placement of Imagawa's forces and who was an enemy and who was an ally, so he defeated Imagawa at Sekigahara, but the rest was the first time, so he was killed in Honnoji, as expected. He was vaguely aware of it, but he was careless. There is a modern era based on this timeline.
4. The same as 5 above. It seems that the timeline where he went to the Vatican is in this order. Since he would be killed in Honnoji, he decided to team up with Akechi Mitsuhide and go to the Vatican. He may have even restarted the timeline from the middle. However, when he went to the Vatican, he was disappointed to find that the Pope was surprisingly greedy for money.
5. The same as 4 above. A timeline where Japan annexed the western half of the United States and became a Pacific coast nation, and then, in the modern era, nuclear wars broke out in Europe or other parts of the world, destroying the Earth itself or large areas of a continent. A pattern where, even if modern times are rewound by a few decades, some country starts a nuclear war every time, destroying the Earth. God is frustrated. At that time, China was also annexed by Japan, and the circumstances were probably that, about 200 to 300 years ago, messengers came from China ("We want to become part of Japan. Would you consider annexing us?"), and they were annexed through negotiations. However, since many Chinese people moved into the Japanese archipelago, the harmony of the Japanese archipelago was disrupted. Most of the residents of the Japanese archipelago had moved to the Japanese territory in North America, so there were relatively few people in the Japanese archipelago, so many Chinese people (who were now Japanese) came to live there. The original Japanese people didn't really mind, but the Japanese gods were a little annoyed that the Japanese archipelago was full of "uncouth" former Chinese people (who were now Japanese). They could tolerate the "uncouth" former Chinese people living in the Japanese archipelago, but they couldn't tolerate the European countries that were causing nuclear wars on the mainland or destroying the Earth, so this timeline was abandoned and restarted again.
6. The same as 5 above. A timeline where Oda Nobunaga gave up the major changes of the era and decided to let the desires of the Western countries run wild to avoid a nuclear war. Of course, Oda Nobunaga knew everything and passed the power to Tokugawa Ieyasu. He seems to have retired to a place like Nagano and lived a quiet life. It seems that this is the current timeline.

In some Western countries, nuclear war was narrowly averted by fulfilling certain desires, but global discord persists. Some deities suggest that Japan could achieve harmony by controlling the entire Pacific coast, restoring a world where Japan reigns supreme over the Pacific. The idea is that by bringing peace to the Pacific coast, Japan could then support the European countries that are prone to nuclear conflict, potentially preventing a nuclear war. While this has not yet been implemented, the current global discord suggests that even if nuclear war is avoided, the world would still be in disharmony, which is not what the deities envision. Therefore, it might be better to have Japan govern the Pacific coast and address the disharmony in Europe.

If Japan were to be annexed by China in the future, it would likely be considered a deviation from the divine plan and could be reset. Similarly, if any country were to initiate a nuclear war, the same outcome would occur, and the timeline would likely be reset to a version where Japan governs the Pacific coast. The current world is only sustained by the fact that a nuclear war has not occurred. If a nuclear war were to happen, it would likely lead to the same failures as other timelines and be discarded.

Another possibility is a future timeline where Oda Nobunaga, by learning better governance, could create a more prosperous modern era. However, it seems more likely that the current timeline will be used and resources will be allocated to supporting Europe.

Ultimately, the success of the current timeline depends on how well it progresses. If the current timeline leads to a world where countries like China oppress groups like the Uyghurs, it will likely be reset. Conversely, if the current timeline proves to be relatively successful, it may continue.

The deities do not allow nations that oppress others to govern the world, and they do not directly intervene physically. Instead, they inspire living people and guide their actions, or, if necessary, reset the timeline. The deities focus on the broader picture, setting intentions and resetting timelines, leaving the actual improvement of the world to the living.

■ Oda Nobunaga Unites Ezo and Favors the Ainu [Added 2020/10/27]

In one timeline, Oda Nobunaga, after avoiding the Honno-ji Incident and unifying the country, considered annexing Ezo (Hokkaido).

At that time, Ezo was inhabited by the Ainu people, who were divided into many tribes. The Ainu did not have the concept of a "nation" and were peaceful, with a limited understanding of the concept of "land." Due to the lack of unification, conquering each tribe through force would be too laborious, and it was feared that military conquest would leave lasting resentment. Therefore, he decided to support the most influential tribe in the area around present-day Sapporo to unify Ezo.

The Ainu tribe at that time had no suspicion of Japan, so the leader of the most influential tribe was invited to Anjo Castle for negotiations.

The Ainu leader was welcomed at Anjo Castle, and in return, he performed a dance.
He was a short, round, and cute leader, resembling a tanuki.

To assess his character, two gifts were prepared: one flashy and expensive, and the other simple and modest. When asked which he preferred, he chose the modest one, suggesting that he was a person of simple tastes.

Negotiations were then held with the Ainu leader, resulting in the following agreements:

- Our country (Japan) recognizes you as the leader of all of Ezo.
- Our country (Japan) considers all of Ezo's land to be the property of the leader of Ezo. Rent will be paid to the leader of Ezo.
- Owning land in Ezo by people from Japan will be prohibited for the next 100 years. Land already owned by Japanese people will be returned and converted to a rental agreement.
- Twenty young Ainu people will be sent to mainland Japan each year for study, to learn language and customs.
- Scholars interested in the Ainu culture will be sent to Ezo to study it.
- Religious figures interested in the Ainu's indigenous religion will be sent to Ezo to study it.
- Agreements will be reached to build ports in various parts of Ezo, creating a sea route via Siberia to the west coast of America.

To inform other tribes that this leader was the leader of all of Ezo, a beautiful house was built for him, and construction workers were sent.

In addition, the following agreements were made independently:

- There are individuals exploiting trade between the Japanese and the Ainu people by taking excessive profits. Therefore, officials should be dispatched to monitor the situation, establish standard exchange rates, and enforce regulations.

This was based on the idea of Oda Nobunaga at the time. He believed that the Ainu did not fully understand the concept of land ownership or property. If everything were allowed without restriction, Japanese people would take advantage of the situation, and when the Ainu understood this, they would likely develop resentment and hatred towards the Japanese. He wanted to avoid this.

For similar reasons, the expansion into America was also a high priority. Considering the vast territory of America, Hokkaido was relatively small, and the Ainu were a peaceful people, so there were no major issues with incorporating them. At that time, Hokkaido was a cold region, and heating was not as advanced as it is today, so it was considered that the Ainu could continue to live there.

War leads to death and prolonged conflict. Therefore, it was deemed more beneficial to proceed peacefully.

To ensure a smooth incorporation, it was necessary to address the issues of land and trade. Officials were dispatched from the vicinity of Anjo Castle every two years to establish seasonal exchange rates for trade. A standard rate was set that would provide a reasonable profit but not excessive exploitation. This rate was flexible and could be adjusted based on the seasonal harvest conditions.

The Ainu are a peaceful people, so even if they were offered unfair exchange rates by greedy Japanese people, they might simply say, "Okay." The purpose was to regulate such unfair trade practices. In reality, Hokkaido was rich in salmon and seafood, so slight differences in exchange rates were not a major issue. However, it was important to avoid the Japanese gaining a reputation for being unfair, as this would hinder the governance of Hokkaido. The Ainu were a peaceful people, but some Japanese people were greedy and treated them as "stupid people who can't do math." It is understandable that the Ainu would feel that someone who says "I want three fingers" when they have ten fingers is unfair. They simply remain silent and make their own judgments. Perhaps their ability to judge situations without speaking surpasses that of people in Kyoto. However, the Japanese people would then insult the Ainu by saying, "You Ainu are stupid because you can't even count." This likely created some distrust among the Ainu towards the Japanese. Therefore, officials were dispatched to monitor and regulate unfair trade practices to address this distrust.

When dispatching officials, Oda Nobunaga instructed them, "This is an important mission. Please receive these instructions. There must be no unfairness in trade between the Ainu and the Japanese. Strictly enforce regulations and, if necessary, establish standard rates. I grant you the authority to do so." This approach proved successful.

As a result of the peaceful incorporation of Hokkaido, the next step was to establish a port in Hokkaido and open a route to the west coast of America via Siberia.

Eventually, a route to America was opened, and Japan would come to govern half of the west coast of America.

However, several decades later, problems arose in Hokkaido again, despite the expectation of peace.

The issue stemmed from the clause that had been initially established: "All land in Hokkaido belongs to the leaders of the Ainu." Some Ainu people began to question, "Why should our land belong to the leaders of the Ainu?" To address this, the following announcement was made:

- The meaning of "all land in Hokkaido belongs to the leaders of the Ainu" is as follows: In our country, Japan, all land originally belongs to the Emperor, and is only temporarily held. Similarly, all land in Hokkaido belongs to the leaders of the Ainu. However, in reality, individual land in Japan is owned by individuals or organizations, and similarly, in Hokkaido, actual land is considered to be owned by individuals or organizations. This treaty was concluded with the leaders of the Ainu without a clear understanding of the land ownership system in Hokkaido, and it is valid between the Japanese and the leaders of the Ainu. Therefore, the treatment of the Ainu is left to the leaders of the Ainu. However, it seems reasonable to assume that, like land in Japan, actual land is owned by the individuals or organizations that manage it. The management of land in Hokkaido and the management of land in Japan are not yet unified, and the details will be determined within 100 years when the treaty expires.

...With this general announcement, the unrest was quelled.

After Oda Nobunaga's death, the system was smoothly transitioned 100 years later.

In the current timeline, the forceful incorporation of Hokkaido during the Meiji era has left a lasting negative impact. However, in the timeline where Oda Nobunaga incorporated Hokkaido, there was very little conflict between the Ainu and the Japanese, and there were few negative consequences.

The other timeline seems even better.

However, in that timeline, European and Middle Eastern countries use nuclear weapons to destroy the Earth. In that timeline, slavery continues in the eastern half of the United States even in modern times. It seems difficult to achieve global peace. It's a shame, but timelines that lead to the destruction of the Earth must be avoided, so that timeline was stopped and connected to the current timeline.

■Reason why Oda Nobunaga threw incense at his father, Nobutada's, funeral [Added on 2020/11/6]

Nobunaga possessed the ability of clairvoyance, allowing him not only to see but also to understand what people were saying. While Nobutada's attitude towards Nobunaga was not overtly bad, Nobutada had been telling those around him his evaluation of Nobunaga before he passed away, and Nobunaga, using his clairvoyance, heard and was enraged by those comments.

Originally, Nobutada passed down the family leadership to Nobunaga through inspiration, seemingly guided by an unseen force. However, that inspiration was quite temporary, and in Nobutada's own limited way of thinking, Nobunaga seemed like a useless person.

After Nobutada's death, he seems to have become a spirit and moved on, so throwing the incense probably had little to do with Nobutada's soul. That's because, once one becomes a soul, what living humans do is generally irrelevant. Also, becoming a ghost often happens when there is strong regret, so Nobutada seems to have lived a fairly fulfilling life.

It is speculated that the act was a warning to those around him or a performance, but in reality, it was probably a simple expression of "I will not tolerate anyone, even my own father, who belittles me."

■Reason why Oda Nobunaga did not inform his vassals about the Battle of Okehazama [Added on 2020/11/6]

Simply put, there were spies among his vassals. If he held a military conference, the strategy would inevitably leak to the enemy. To prevent that, he quickly dismissed the conference.

Instead, he sent someone he trusted out at night to scout the enemy's positions.

Oda Nobunaga possessed the ability of clairvoyance, but even with that, the battlefield was so chaotic that he could not fully utilize his ability. He could roughly determine the locations, but he still needed to confirm with his own eyes.

Oda Nobunaga has reset his life and tried again several times, so he generally knows the enemy's deployment, but there are always slight differences, so he wanted to confirm it for sure.

After dismissing the military conference at night, one of the important figures approached him and said, "Please tell me your true feelings." Nobunaga knew that this figure was a spy, so he said, "We will fortify and defend."

The figure, relieved, went to a secret agent at night to report this information, and arrived at the battlefield much later after the departure. He seems to have been out of breath and had a hard time chasing after them. He thought they were fortifying and defending, so he was careless and even went to meet a secret agent far away.

Although this figure was a spy, he was not necessarily an enemy of Oda Nobunaga, and it seems that his nature as a spy is well understood. He seems to have developed an attachment to serving Oda Nobunaga, and later, he showed a sad expression and said to Nobunaga, "Why didn't you tell me the truth?"

I'm not sure about this part, but even though he was certain that the person was a spy, he was sad that he didn't tell him the truth. Perhaps, spies are able to maintain a good relationship with both sides, so they can only express their sadness in such a way. Or perhaps, his personality is split.

What we can learn from this is that "even if someone is a spy, they may not necessarily be an enemy." Therefore, the judgment "they are not an enemy, so they are not a spy" is not valid. Since they are spies, they need to infiltrate and remain undetected for a long time.

Or, perhaps, the spy was saddened by the loss of his master, Oda, who had disappeared, and could not express his sadness directly, so he made such a nonsensical statement. I have no experience as a spy, so I don't know much about it, but it seems that spies often have a difficult mental state. Being a spy is a thankless job.

In the first place, if you have clairvoyance, there is no need for spies. Secret agents are necessary to confirm things in the real world, but spies who infiltrate the enemy are not necessary evils, but rather unnecessary. I personally think that.

■Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu had a secret pact. [Added 2020/11/6]

Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu met when they were children, and Oda Nobunaga often took Tokugawa Ieyasu for rides on horseback and played with him.

People around them said that he shouldn't be playing with a hostage, but he didn't care.

Then, Oda Nobunaga told Tokugawa Ieyasu about his ambitions.

"My goal is to unify the country. You are currently a vassal of the Imagawa clan, but eventually, I will defeat the Imagawa clan and liberate you, making you a lord of a province. So, become my retainer."

Tokugawa Ieyasu was surprised, saying, "What?! A retainer?!?" He hesitated because, even though he was a hostage, he was supposed to be a prince destined to rule a province. Also, he couldn't quite understand Oda Nobunaga's true intentions.

So, Nobunaga explained:

"Don't worry. My goal is Kyoto. Your castle is in the opposite direction. I'm not interested in that direction. If you become a lord and protect my back, I will be relieved."

Tokugawa Ieyasu agreed, and the two of them made a secret pact. That's how they became retainers.

Although it was a secret, Tokugawa Ieyasu publicly declared that he was Oda Nobunaga's retainer, and he also boasted about defeating the Imagawa clan. This made some of his vassals and lords who didn't approve of this inform the Imagawa clan, who were enraged and launched the Battle of Okehazama.

After the Battle of Okehazama, Tokugawa Ieyasu retreated to his own castle, still on the Imagawa side and in a state of hostility with Oda Nobunaga. However, he sent trusted subordinates to negotiate an alliance with Oda Nobunaga.

The message conveyed was, "The time has come to fulfill the promise we made. Ally with me." He also added, "You'll understand if I say that."

And so, a long-lasting alliance between Oda and Tokugawa was formed.

■The soul of Joan of Arc was divided between Oda Nobunaga and a noblewoman's daughter. [Added 2020/11/18]

After Joan of Arc was executed by burning, her witch-like aspects were reincarnated as the daughter of a noblewoman in western France, and the suffering she experienced during the burning seemed to have continued in the afterlife, eventually becoming Oda Nobunaga.

Joan's witch-like aspects were born as a noblewoman's daughter, married a nobleman, and had many children. Of course, she was fully aware of everything, but those around her were not.

The nobleman's husband was in charge of politics and economics, and it seemed very difficult for him. It seemed like managing money was a challenge, but there wasn't much chaos during her life as a noblewoman.

At one point, she had a child, and after the child was born, she held a grand celebration for the child. This celebration was like a ball, where nobles from all over were invited to celebrate the child's growth. And, a large amount of money was needed for that.

About half a year or a year before the celebration, Joan's reincarnated mother suggested to her husband that they plan a celebration, but he just said "yes, yes" and didn't really take any action. Eventually, Joan's reincarnated self got fed up and said, "How about I plan it?" and got her husband's permission. Afterwards, she consulted with relatives and got estimates, and decided to aim for a scale that was luxurious but as simple as possible, avoiding being shabby compared to other nobles, and discussed it, and decided to aim for a scale similar to what had been done before.

And, although it wasn't extravagant, the costs came out, and she showed her husband a memo of the expenses. Then, her husband, without really looking at it, said, "What, is it going to cost this much?" in a dissatisfied tone.

However, she was Joan of Arc. She suddenly raised her voice and said, "You! You said I should do it! Are you not going to do it?! Could it be that you don't think my child is precious?! I'm planning it, so please! It could have been more luxurious! Please take a good look. I'm doing my best to keep the costs down!" Her husband reluctantly agreed and said, "Okay," and did as she asked.

The celebration was not as extravagant as it could have been, but it was still quite luxurious, and Joan of Arc watched the celebration from a high place and was satisfied.

After that, Joan was likely born as a noblewoman several times.

The person who became Oda Nobunaga was someone who had suffered during the burning, so for a while, she was in a hazy state, unable to see those around her. Then, two gods came and said, "We have prepared a position as a warrior. Please help Tokugawa Ieyasu," so she initially thought, "Why did you come to me?" but she thought, "Well, okay," and was reborn as Oda Nobunaga.

Therefore, Oda Nobunaga had originally made a promise to help Tokugawa Ieyasu before he was born, although it was not a promise made directly to Tokugawa Ieyasu himself. It was because of this promise that he treated Tokugawa Ieyasu with care.

Oda Nobunaga seemed to have known about this promise from the beginning and acted accordingly, but it is unclear whether Tokugawa Ieyasu was aware of it or had forgotten it. He did not seem to be aware of it.

Because of this, they also made secret agreements. When Tokugawa Ieyasu was treated carelessly in the first timeline, he thought, "I can't stand this!" and decided to take over the country himself, resetting the timeline.

■Oda Nobunaga and Machiavellianism [Added on November 28, 2020]

While Machiavelli's theories on leadership are well-known today, they were not as prevalent at the time. Oda Nobunaga's methods were likely seen as cruel and inhumane.

The initial trigger, as I wrote before, was being ridiculed by everyone around him in the first timeline. In the first timeline, he was besieged and defeated, captured, and became a vassal of Imagawa Yoshimoto. Afterward, he was subjected to harassment and demands for tribute from Imagawa Yoshimoto, leading to poverty. He was mocked by spies, and even Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was supposed to help him, laughed at him. This made him furious, and he thought, "If you're going to make fun of me this much, I'm not going to show any mercy!" He then reset the timeline and entered the next one. He started with such anger, so I think he intended to "defeat all enemies." He knew who the spies were, so he let them linger while ignoring them or putting pressure on them through harassment. He was kind to his allies, but he treated spies who infiltrated his ranks harshly. That was only natural. He was told that he was "strict," but that was the way of the Sengoku period. Moreover, if he lost, it would be game over, or he would be ridiculed like in the first timeline, so he thoroughly defeated his enemies. In particular, he would never forgive Imagawa Yoshimoto, who subjected him to harassment and demands for tribute, taking away his money. He was originally reborn because he was asked to help Tokugawa Ieyasu, but why did he have to be treated so badly! That anger was the driving force behind him. He intended to put these people under his control. If Tokugawa Ieyasu was not going to do it himself, then he would unify the country! That feeling drove Oda Nobunaga and made him reset the timeline.

Oda Nobunaga not only reset the timeline but could also see the content of the branched timelines that resulted from each choice in the current timeline. If he knew that the enemies would become enemies again in a few years, he would annihilate them, even if it was considered cruel. Even if he annihilated a rebellion, he would do so if it would repeat in a few years. That might be considered cruel, but a ruler must be able to do that. It's a matter of numbers. It's better to annihilate them all at once, as it can reduce the total casualties in the long run. Even if it is considered cruel, it is a way to lead the country to peace.

However, since it was the Sengoku period, he continued to fight, and sometimes he would get carried away and do things too much or get overconfident. That was a matter of degree, and it is probably something that everyone is prone to. He was careless, even though he was vaguely aware of it, which led to his death in the Honnoji Incident. He had a feeling that there might be a rebellion, but he thought it could be suppressed by pressure. Although he predicted a rebellion, he thought he could prevent it by suppressing it, but that method did not work.

In addition, it is important to scare the enemy and make them think that you are a terrifying figure in order to control them, and he was doing that to some extent. Otherwise, he would have endless, pointless battles to test his strength, and it would be difficult to achieve national unification. He had to be recognized as a terrifying figure in order to subdue the Sengoku period.

The burning of Enryaku-ji Temple was something he said he would not go too far with, but he also put on a cruel show. On the other hand, he spread rumors that he had burned down the temple, creating an impression that he was a terrifying person who would annihilate anyone who disobeyed, and suppressed the rebellion. Even then, he did put some real pressure on them.

I think that the degree of restraint he showed was not well understood by people like Hideaki Mori, who were serious and kind-hearted. A ruler must be able to choose the option with the fewest casualties, but if they are blinded by the cruelty in front of them, they will fall into darkness. He may not have explained that to Hideaki Mori. By that time, his methods were mostly established, and he had chosen a way to scare people and make them submit. He may have told Hideaki Mori to do that, but he probably didn't explain the background. That's why Hideaki Mori's heart became sick. He pretended to be cruel and did some truly cruel things, and if he had just enjoyed it like a game, it would have been fine, but Hideaki Mori was serious, so he accepted it head-on and his heart became sick.

Ultimately, that life is like a fleeting dream. Oda Nobunaga was enjoying the game of the Sengoku period. Perhaps some people would have thought that attitude was "unforgivable." Well, it's all a matter of perspective. As a result, Japan was not unified, nor was it occupied by a foreign power. Most importantly, the promise made at the beginning of the reincarnation, "to help Tokugawa Ieyasu," was fulfilled, so the purpose of life was achieved.

There are timelines where he was betrayed at Honno-ji, and timelines where he survived. In the timelines where he was betrayed, he probably thought, "Damn it! That bastard!" He probably didn't care about Akechi Mitsuhide, but he was more upset that he was losing the unification to Hideyoshi or Ieyasu. Well, there was a promise to "help Tokugawa Ieyasu," but it must have been frustrating to lose the unification so close to the goal. On the other hand, he probably had little memory of Akechi Mitsuhide. Perhaps Akechi Mitsuhide seemed like a small and insignificant opponent, and he just thought it was a case of a subordinate going rogue.

Even now, I think he did what was necessary from a Machiavellian perspective as a ruler.
Therefore, if I were told to "reflect on those cruel acts" now, I would not reflect as a ruler.
Rulers often fall into darkness if they reflect on individual cruel acts, so reflection is generally unnecessary.

On the other hand, there are arguments that there might have been other ways, and that is true. There is a possibility of going back to a previous timeline and trying to achieve national unification through peaceful negotiations. Several such timelines have already been created, and attempts are being made in them. The pattern is to gain the support of some warlords instead of fighting during the unification of Owari. The goal is to unify the country through negotiation or policy rather than war. Such improvements can be made in other timelines, but resetting the timeline consumes energy, so it will only be done if it is deemed worthwhile. Currently, there are timelines where national unification has been achieved relatively smoothly, but as I mentioned earlier, in those timelines, Japan controls the Pacific region and the western half of the United States, and a peaceful Japan lasts for over 400 years, but in Europe, even after repeated timeline iterations, there is always a nuclear war that destroys the Earth, so those timelines are currently frozen.

The current timeline is using the pattern where Oda Nobunaga was betrayed at Honno-ji, but there are many other timelines before and after that, and many improvements have already been made to the process of national unification. However, in those improved patterns, the Earth is destroyed or a continent is destroyed in the modern era, so the process of national unification is still bloody and messy because we are not yet familiar with it. This is the timeline that you are currently familiar with.

As an aside, even in the current timeline, a nuclear war initially broke out in Europe or the Middle East, destroying the Earth or obliterating a continent, so the modern era has been repeatedly reset and restarted. Even so, it doesn't go well at first, and the decision was made by the gods to try to start a nuclear war while the power of nuclear weapons was still weak, and Japan was chosen for that purpose. Japan started the war because an excellent priestess at the Ise Shrine or somewhere else was given the will of the gods and said, "Japan will win," but in reality, the intention of the gods was to start a war in Japan in order to trigger a nuclear war. Of course, they knew they would lose from the beginning, and in a sense, they lied to the priestess and started the war. That was the will of the gods, and the priestess was not mistaken. As a result, a nuclear war did occur, but compared to the damage in other timelines where the Earth was destroyed or a continent was obliterated, the damage was very small, and the use of nuclear weapons in actual combat led to deterrence against the next nuclear war.

The gods cannot control the details of history, and while they can reset the timeline, humans are the ones who actually take action. In a sense, it's like a trial run for humans to see what will happen, and Japan was made to fight a war. In all other timelines, the Earth has been destroyed, so this one is much better simply because the Earth still exists. Also, a continent has not been destroyed by nuclear war, so it's a much better world in that regard. If you knew about other timelines, you would realize how happy you are just to have the Earth still exist.

The timeline in which the Earth exists just happened to coincide with the pattern of Oda Nobunaga's Honnoji Incident, and that's why this timeline currently exists.

■Machiavelli and Oda Nobunaga [Added on December 7, 2020]

I was watching YouTube and saw a medium talking about Oda Nobunaga and Akechi Mitsuhide. I thought what she said about Mitsuhide was interesting, but regarding Oda Nobunaga, he might have seemed cruel and ruthless to the Japanese gods, but I realized that you can't truly understand the truth just by looking from the outside. Even the gods are like that; they are basically the same as ordinary humans.

Oda Nobunaga lived according to Machiavellian principles, counting people's lives as numbers, while Akechi Mitsuhide saw the lives of each individual. It's not about who is right or wrong; both are true and have their own perspectives.

It was written that Oda Nobunaga was put in a solitary confinement in the lower hell after his death to reflect, but I didn't feel that way, so I wondered what that meant. After a while, I got an answer.

Indeed, some of the Japanese gods didn't like Oda Nobunaga, and there might have been voices saying to put him in a solitary confinement to make him reflect, but I don't know. However, since Oda Nobunaga's soul is different from the origin of the Japanese gods, it's not easy to do something like that directly. Oda Nobunaga is of the angelic lineage, so his command system is different from that of the Japanese gods, and he is an independent being. Moreover, in this case, he was helped at the request of the Japanese gods, so it would be unreasonable to put him in a solitary confinement. It seems that there were indeed voices of anger, but perhaps the voices of anger were stronger than the sense of reason. However, my spirit doesn't really understand, it seems.

I somehow feel that it was like, "Let's try doing this," and the feelings of the Japanese gods calmed down somewhat, but they didn't actually imprison Oda Nobunaga's soul, and they didn't even tell him about it. I wonder if that's the case? Since it's not reasonable, even if there was such an idea, it probably wasn't put into practice. So, if you ask now, you'll probably get a "What are you talking about?" response. Even though it's written as a confirmed fact in the comment section of that video, the content that the medium channeled is just like a casual conversation between people. There's a tendency for mediums to suddenly gain authority just because they can't be seen, but it's just like gossiping with friends. There's no need to think of that as the truth. Spirits might be a little more flexible, but basically, they're not that different from living humans. In Japan, old spirits are called gods, but even so, they are basically the same as living humans.

Because the Japanese gods are part of the command system, they can create prisons, but in Oda Nobunaga's case, the Japanese gods said, "Please help Tokugawa Ieyasu. We will provide you with a position as a lord of a castle to help Tokugawa Ieyasu take over the country. We will lend you a small figurine that allows you to see 10 seconds into the future, so put it on your shoulder and it will be useful in battle." Oda Nobunaga had the free will to choose whether to agree or decline, and he agreed to the offer and decided to help Tokugawa Ieyasu, which is why he treated Tokugawa Ieyasu with respect even after becoming a feudal lord. Therefore, after his death, the Japanese gods, especially the gods who asked me for help, came to greet me and said, "Thank you. You did a great job." There was no scolding or anything like that. If there was a real problem, they would have said something then or later, but people who understand reason wouldn't scold like that.

In the first place, if Tokugawa Ieyasu had proactively taken over the country himself, there would have been no need to do something troublesome to help him take over the country. However, unlike what I had heard, Tokugawa Ieyasu was just obediently following the Imagawa clan, and he wasn't making any effort to take over the country himself. Eventually, our position would become difficult. In that case, I thought, "Well, it's troublesome, but I'll change my plans and take over the country for him! I'll make Tokugawa Ieyasu my vassal, so come with me!" That's how it all started. Oda Nobunaga could be said to be a victim of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was not motivated. He was taking on a troublesome task, but he stepped down because Tokugawa Ieyasu seemed about to take over the country.

Certainly, there were people who didn't like Oda Nobunaga because of his aggressive conquests, but that was for the greater good. It's like being told to worry about stepping on ants when you walk, or to sympathize with them. Some devout Buddhists might feel that way, but it's pointless to worry too much about it. I know that what I'm saying might offend some people, but that's the nature of rulers. Rulers count people's lives in numbers and choose the better option.

Speaking of which, when I was first consulted by the Japanese gods, I was warned, "Be careful of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He has a bad heart." So I watched him closely, but at least he didn't show any strange behavior towards Nobunaga, and it seemed like there were no particular problems. I still don't know what that warning was about. I imagine it was probably something about some strange behavior he exhibited in the past.

Nobunaga thought that Tokugawa Ieyasu would be a good successor, but it was difficult to make that happen because of family ties and the ranking of his subordinates.

When I gathered Tokugawa Ieyasu and his subordinates for a meeting, there was a time when Oda Nobunaga sat in the front, and everyone else lined up behind him. There was a dispute about the order in which they sat. Oda Nobunaga said, "Put Tokugawa Ieyasu in the most important seat," but his subordinates protested, "That's not right! He's a military leader from another country, even if he's an ally." Then I said, "Ieyasu is my apprentice. He's protecting my back, so we can fight the enemy with all our might," but the subordinates weren't completely convinced. They said, "Then what about Hideyoshi? He's your most important subordinate." Then I said, "Okay, Hideyoshi will be in the first seat, and Ieyasu will be next," and the subordinates were more or less satisfied.

So, that's how it was, which is why it was inevitable that Hideyoshi and Ieyasu would clash after Nobunaga's death. But as expected, Ieyasu took over, and the Japanese gods were grateful, so I think it was a basically good outcome. Of course, there were some excesses and arrogance, but that's just the way it is. I think it's necessary to continue to strengthen our feelings of compassion, as far as humans can care about the lives of ants and insects.

...That's kind of what it was like.

■Rewriting Oda Nobunaga's life for the better [Added on December 11, 2020]

When I was a child, over 30 years ago, I had an out-of-body experience and traveled through time, and I sometimes remember it. I think that in the future, a split spirit (a spirit that belongs to the same group soul as Nobunaga) that has lived in the modern era will accumulate knowledge and experience in the modern era, and then half of that spirit will return to the gods, but the other half will go back in time and enter Oda Nobunaga, and half of that spirit will be added to the existing Nobunaga's soul, so that it becomes a "neo-Nobunaga" with modern knowledge added to the original Nobunaga. I still remember knowing that there was a "thread" or "fate" like that that would cause him to rewrite Oda Nobunaga's life.

And I often have that image in my mind, and I feel like it will really happen.

I don't want to go back to the Sengoku period, where people are killed in war. I wonder if I'll really go back to that world? I have a feeling that it's a very unpleasant and subtle feeling. After all, there's no electricity, and of course, no internet. It's a world of writing and letters, and there are no cars, only horses. It might have a surprising amount of cleanliness, but still, I don't want to go back to the Sengoku period from the modern era.

Of course, I don't know if that's true, and I've been living my life without worrying too much about it.

To explain this further, reincarnation is not bound by time and space. What appears to be bound is that the soul is trapped in the astral, emotional world, and cannot return to the causal world, which is why it is trapped in the general reincarnation. However, the soul transcends time and space, so it is possible to feed back the experience to my other self in other time spaces after death.

This can happen after death or during life, but it is difficult for the "experience" to be fed back to the other self in other time spaces, or rather, the self that transcends time and space, because of the degree to which the "experience" is trapped in time and space in each reincarnation. The degree varies, so it depends on what is called the "root," "higher self," or "group soul," which is the source of the self. I call it the "group soul," and it feels right, and it exists as a consciousness in a place that transcends time and space. It has a shape, and although it is generally said that the causal world has no shape, the causal world exists in the form of a cloud that follows the astral form. If you can return to that cloud-like place, you are transcending time and space, and you can feed back the experience to your other self in other time spaces, whether it is after death or during life.

When I was a child and experienced astral projection and transcended time, I saw a timeline where, based on feedback from a group soul, I would "redo" Oda Nobunaga in a better direction in the future. Since this is after my death, I will likely provide some feedback, but I'm not sure if it's actually true.

The goal is to reduce warfare, avoid conflict with siblings, cooperate with them, avoid war with Imagawa Yoshimoto, and minimize misunderstandings with Akechi Mitsuhide. Then, quickly unify Japan and incorporate the western half of the United States as part of Japan. This timeline appeared to me as the "future," but since it transcends time, there is no past or future, only a sequence of spiritual movement, where I will move to that timeline after this life. This means the historical order is not as important.

People gradually change their lives in this way. Surely, the same thing is happening in parallel in the multidimensional space of the infinite universe. The world where we are currently living becomes a "past" parallel world, and based on the feedback from that, we transcend time and return the learning to our past lives.

It feels more like a "quota" than a premonition of the next life. It's like, "Let's change this world to be this good in the next feedback cycle."

By the way, if you become attached to your current emotions and do not transcend time after death, you will become a wandering spirit or, as it is commonly called, a spirit in the spirit world, and wait for the next reincarnation. Therefore, the "other world" that is often talked about actually exists, and many of my past life wives are "happily" living in that world. Since the other world has almost no physical constraints of the three dimensions, it is "easy" and "fun" in a sense, and they are kind wives. Although there are so many women that it can be a little awkward, they are basically living happily.

There is a spirit world that can be called the "heaven" above that.

In the next life, a certain portion of a soul will live in the Sengoku period, which is a little confusing.

My higher self as a group soul has a will and controls everything, including where to place my current life in the next dimension, or whether to rejoin the group soul and then separate to create a new soul. Therefore, there is not much I can do with my current conscious mind, but I can express my will. However, I feel like, "Well, it's okay. If I remain the same Oda Nobunaga, there will be some unfinished business," so I also have the role of bringing feedback from the future. It's not my current spirit that reincarnates, but rather, my current spirit merges with the existing spirit of Oda Nobunaga, increasing knowledge and insight, and causing a different way of life. Therefore, whether I will merge before being born or during my life, I think it will be the latter.

By doing this, it seems possible to store the necessary know-how for that era while keeping the parts that you don't want to change the results, and provide feedback.

To that end, I am given a "quota" for preparation, and I am told to thoroughly review the basics of modern education. Since this is something I can do before I die, it's not something I need to rush. However, since I will be going to a world where the basics of modern education will be useful as the latest knowledge, the foundation of modern education is very important.

Since there are other timelines in other worlds, it will be a portion of my spirit, or perhaps I will rejoin the group soul before separating.

These various timelines are visible as possibilities in parallel worlds.

[Addendum 2020/12/27]
It seems that Jeanne d'Arc's soul divided into three parts after her death.

- The pure part: Returns to the source of God.
- The part that was burned and charred when Jeanne was executed by burning: Consciousness accompanied by suffering and dullness. To Oda Nobunaga and Michelangelo.
- Jeanne's aspects as a girl and a witch: Reincarnated as a noble (as above).

I recently realized that, in my soul lineage, the witch lineage is more common than the Oda Nobunaga and Michelangelo lineages.

The reason why I can understand Oda Nobunaga and Michelangelo, even though I am in the witch lineage, is that there are cases where the soul reincarnates directly, and cases where it becomes one with a group soul and then creates a new soul. When I return to the group soul, I can understand some of the memories of the soul group.

From there, when a soul is divided again, the "core" part is often reused, and the necessary aura, memories, and experiences are attached to it to create a new soul. Therefore, there is a certain lineage, but in terms of memories and experiences, they are shared to some extent within the group soul.

When I investigate further, it seems that I am not a direct descendant of Oda Nobunaga or Michelangelo, but rather a soul that was divided from Jeanne d'Arc, specifically her aspect as a witch. No, to say "main" might be misleading, as there are still other things that could be considered main, but perhaps it's better to say that it is a part of the core.

However, I will reiterate, as mentioned above, the souls are once merged within the group soul, so saying that Oda Nobunaga is a past life is not entirely wrong. Similarly, many people from the same group soul have been reborn as people who have Oda Nobunaga as a past life. Therefore, it is not a simple chain of reincarnation where Oda Nobunaga is the past life, but rather a connection. Simply saying "past life" can lead to misunderstandings.

Therefore, my past life is not necessarily Oda Nobunaga, but I do have some understanding of it.

The concept of a past life is special, as it seems to exist and yet doesn't.

If the soul (astral body) is reincarnated as is, that is a typical past life, but when it mixes with the group soul, it becomes difficult to understand.