As one of the few intelligent people, he immediately understood why the Shinsengumi obediently followed the orders of a young girl.
The so-called shogunate was, when all was said and done, someone else's private property.
As for the Tokugawa magistrates of the shogunate? They were merely servants who, while the master was away, had fancied themselves the household stewards.
Now that Tamamo-no-Mae had returned, she would naturally settle accounts with those Tokugawa magistrates who had grown fat on her estate.
And now Tamamo-no-Mae had come looking for him... What else could it be for?
Sakamoto Ryōma almost wanted to fall to his knees and worship her.
Seeing the ever-changing expression on the man's face, Hebe knew that Sakamoto Ryōma had figured it out.
She smiled, rose to her feet, patted Sakamoto Ryōma on the shoulder, and spoke words that would shape the political landscape of the eastern nation for the next two hundred years.
"Through four reigns, my worried country turned my hair to silk; with the spirit of a dragon-horse, I bear the form of a sea crane... Sakamoto Ryōma, I think you should take the position of shogunate magistrate."
Okita Sōji came over, pulled Narasaki Ryō aside, and whispered a few words to her. The two went to the neighboring courtyard.
No one knew exactly what Hebe had said to Sakamoto Ryōma that afternoon.
But when he emerged from the small courtyard with a grin on his face, every member of the Shinsengumi could sense that something within the man had seemingly been awakened.
Now this man is truly unstoppable. Hijikata Toshizō found himself thinking for no apparent reason.
"Everyone of the Shinsengumi, we are colleagues from this point onward." Sakamoto Ryōma clapped his hands with a smile. "I have currently been appointed Governor-General of the Shinsengumi.