It is said that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
In Ouyang Qianjin's opinion, if she were to choose to be the one who suffers the consequences...
Then I'll definitely come out and pick up the kills when the battle between Daisuke Kobayakawa and Tomoyo Kobayakawa reaches its climax.
To maximize one's own interests.
However, Ouyang Qianjin did not believe that such a simple idea could be Quan Chengyu's idea.
There's no way around it, it's just too easy.
Quan Chengyu could definitely guess what he was thinking.
While we can't guarantee he won't use this tactic, we still need to take that into account.
...
On the other side...
Inside the main hall of the Eight Heads Shrine.
Just as Ouyang Qianjin had imagined, a group of samurai, magicians, and knights dressed as warriors were sitting on small stools, their faces turning pale as they watched the image projected by crows in the shrine's main hall.
"A necromancer, perhaps."
"It must be a necromancer, no doubt about it."
"There's no need for you all to be so surprised about something that's been confirmed for so many days, is there?"
A leader who had just arrived from the northern docks, dressed in clothing with family crests, looked at the other leaders with a strange expression.
"Are we surprised by the necromancer? We're surprised by Young Lady Ouyang!"
"Miss Ou... Miss Ouyang!?"
Upon hearing the name, the leader immediately brought up the control panel.
The weight of being number one on both lists has long since crossed the ocean and become a well-known name.
But he couldn't understand it.
"Why would Miss Ouyang come here? Even if the sea of cherry blossoms was filled in by a suddenly appearing continent, there's no reason for her to come to our Cherry Blossom Country, is there?"
After all, once Black Cat Paradise appeared on the leaderboard, everyone had already asked around about its location.
So everyone knows what the connection between Black Cat Paradise and Eight Heads Shrine is.
"You're right, we don't know about that either."
"But the problem is, she did come, and in such a fairytale pumpkin carriage, accompanied by a bunch of skeletons..."
Everyone was also helpless.
Let alone this newly arrived leader, even some of the leaders who had received the Kobayakawa family's plea for help ten days earlier and arrived at the Hachizu Shrine did not know what Ouyang Qianjin was thinking.
"Could there be something we don't know about here?"
Um?
Everyone turned to look at the new leader.
"Um...you see, since we're all professionals, the necessary panels will remind us."
"But we are the biggest difference between us and Miss Ouyang."
"It is precisely this difference that makes us completely unaware of Ouyang Qianjin's actions."
"For example... things that only the lord knows."
!!
The new leader's words immediately drew everyone's attention to Daisuke Kobayakawa, who was seated at the head of the table.
"Chief Kobayakawa, I hope you can explain this matter."
“Since the sudden appearance of the ‘Northern Lands,’ there should have been a notification on the lord’s panel, otherwise the current situation cannot be explained.”
"Just like when the monsters descended before?"
"Or rather, it's a mission, like a mission with ten slots?"
"That's possible."
"Daisuke Kobayakawa, we need to meet with the current head of the Kobayakawa family, Ms. Tomoyo Kobayakawa!"
"Yes, yes, only she can answer our questions now."
Despite being pressed by a group of people, Daisuke Kobayakawa maintained his expressionless, deadpan face.
It was as if all these leaders had no effect on him at all.
You should know that Mount Hachizu, where the Hachizu Shrine is located, is like an old general on a stage, covered in flags.
These flags were embroidered with the family crests of those leaders.
When the Kobayakawa family tried to unravel the mystery of the dark cloud, but all the people they sent were wiped out, they issued an 'invitation to battle'.
Although only three or fourty leaders out of hundreds of invitations responded to the invitation from the family of the "Number One Expert in the Sakura Kingdom" and the "Sole Lord of the Sakura Kingdom".
But quite a few people came.
An army of over 150,000 men was amassed around Batou Mountain.
Of course.
They're not here to work for free.
The saying "No one gets up early without a reason" applies everywhere.
When the Kobayakawa family extended the invitation, they made it clear that after this crisis, everyone would get a share of the newly emerging lands in the 'Northern Region'.
They became the 'new daimyo' gathered under the Kobayakawa family.
You should know that if the northern lands were truly filled, they would be much larger than their mainland, the land of cherry blossoms.
At that time, it doesn't matter whether your family is allocated to the mountains or the forests.
All of these will allow their families to obtain the most favorable conditions for development in this 'new world'.
That's why they were willing to send troops.
Whether it's a team of one or two thousand people, or a team of five or six thousand people.
Where there are many people, there's always a way.
But they never expected that they would be dealing with Ouyang Qianjin, the 'top dog'.
You should know that you can always be the first to act.
Even now, someone who holds the top spot on both lists must be incredibly capable.
"The head of the family is currently maintaining the protective barrier around the shrine and Mount Hachizu, and it is inconvenient for him to meet with people."
Daisuke Kobayakawa remained seated calmly at the head of the table, without uttering a word.
The one who spoke was the white-haired old man who had been called 'Director Yamashita'.
"Director Yamashita, even at this point, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?"
"If that's the case, then I won't keep you company any longer."
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