The future "Number One Man of Japan's Warring States" personally commanded a battle for the first time, only to get his ass handed to him—he ran like a kicked stray dog, tumbling and scurrying away, leaving seven or eight corpses of his personal attendants and pages behind, almost crying for his mom and dad. You could say he looked as pathetic as humanly possible.
This really caught Harano off guard. He'd only come to watch the chaos, never imagining things would turn out like this—but honestly, he thought it was a great opportunity.
If he went and pulled Oda Nobunaga out of trouble now, covered his retreat or something, it'd definitely make life a lot easier for him down the line if he ever settled in Owari to develop. Even if, according to history, Oda Nobunaga was 99.99% likely to escape back to Nagano Castle half-rolling, half-crawling, Nobunaga wasn't a fortune-teller—he'd still remember the favor nine times out of ten.
