Nobunaga the Fool - ep04

It seems that all this Shinki allow Nobunaga to do is force the fight to end in a draw by having each of them reach their limit. However it appears that they end the fight quickly to get to the main issue at hand, Nobunaga being wed to Himiko. Although to Nobunaga it doesn't really matter, that it really is just a means to an end. While the Lord of Owari see as a way to strength their defenses, that it will be useful to keep invaders at bay. Then there are the councilmen that desire the wedding be with Nobukatsu rather than Nobunaga, probably because they can control him unlike Nobunaga. Then there is Jeanne that is displeased with the thought of him getting married. That in the end Da'Vinci was able to create a comprise by introducing a west concept, that have the be engaged rather than wed strait a way. This pleases most parties except Himiko because she believe that she had Nobunaga trapped but now he has a possible way out.

Once everything has been resolved, everything else largely seems to focus in on how this will effect Nobunaga's relationship with Jeanne. However on troubling this is how quickly Himiko found out that Jeanne is really a woman, this seem to hint at the fact that it is only a matter of time before the truth is revealed. You also have the fact that Ichihime also probably knows now but will not say anything because she believes that Nobunaga has his reasons. That it seems that there will be a bit of love triangle between Nobunaga, Himiko, and Jeanne. The last issue that is related to this is when Mitsuhide pulls the fourth card the magician. That it hints at Nobunaga will eventually gain control over all the elements, but because it is the reverse magician it symbolize the it is still too early for him. What this means is that through Himiko he has gained wind, this would mean that Himiko is to symbolize the tiger. Then this means that Jeanne's Shinki is wood because she is probably meant to symbolize the blue dragon. This is also why there is tension between the two because the dragon and tiger are polar opposite drawn to always fight each but with neither ever being victorious.