“Gen Province was really abundant.”
Rokuta muttered, and Kouya turned to him with a smile.
“You think so? It is all because of Keihaku. Keihaku is a great person. Everyone in the city are attracted to him.”
Kouya peeked at Rokuta’s expression.
“They say that Keihaku is even more reliable than En-ou (延王, =Emperor of En).”
Rokuta nodded in agreement.
“Maybe. Syouryuu (尚隆) is an idiot.”

Kouya opened his eyes wide.
“Didn’t Rokuta like En-ou?”
“I didn’t hate him. He is just a real fool, that’s all.”
“Then why are you working under an idiot?”
“Because I have no choice. --You like Atsuyu, Kouya.”
Rokuta commented, and Kouya smiled.
“I like Keihaku so much that I blackmailed Rokuta and captured you to here just for his sake.”

But Atsuyu was a traitor, Rokuta thought, but he swallowed his words. The crime was clear by just capturing Rokuta, not to mention people from Gen Province coming into Kankyuu and purchasing weapons. That was nothing but treason.

Emperors are chosen by kirin. That is the rule. But there are people who don’t accept this rule. There were just too many traitors in history trying to strike down the emperor and aim for the throne.

Rokuta threw his glance to his back. The mountains in Sei Province had been fogged by distance and could no longer be seen.

What would Syouryuu do? He might have got a little flustered, mightn’t he?

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