Re: End notes on chapter 6: the Shoguns were required to be related to the Imperial house, that's why Hideyoshi was never Shogun and why Ieyasu claimed to be related to the Taira.
Reread what I wrote three times. If you still don't understand, reread another three times. If you still don't understand, wait until you graduate primary school and try again.
This manga dragged a little bit before, but the latest chapters have been better and better every chapter and now I'm hooked. I think Judith is just more interesting than the first girl. How much you want to bet that the sword is a woman too?