106, Let Me Pad This Chapter with Some Secret Lore!

"Eh?! The Council?" Kaguya was slightly taken aback and gently shook her head. "Sorry, I really don't know much about that. But why are you interested in the Council? Shouldn't you be more concerned about the Touhou Project factions we're currently surrounded by?"

Uh, I really wasn't that concerned...

Yuki Onna sneaked back with several grilled fish clamped in her mouth. Rimuru glanced at her and suddenly thought...

Kaguya had said "we"... Did that mean the Light Chasers and Nine Abyss belonged to the same side among international factions? But their ideologies, systems, and even power systems were completely different—so what was the main basis for distinguishing these factions?

Could it still be geography?

Seemingly noticing Rimuru's confusion, Kaguya spoke again after seeing him fall silent. "Although Ideal Nation was founded under the banner of preserving world peace, it was actually created to divide up the entire world."

"Generally speaking, it's similar to the United Nations, and they even have deep ties. You could say these factions influenced the United Nations' political landscape."

Power systems and interests were the main factors that formed these factions, Rimuru thought. Their regional characteristics were merely the result of their origins and the spread of their influence.

Come to think of it, Germany's Dark Council and the Esoteric Alliance both belonged to the Council. No wonder Lilith had said they were allies this time.

Then... had Sword Elder tacitly allowed Nine Abyss to follow behind them through the Dragon King's blockade because Nine Abyss and the Light Chasers both belonged to the immortal faction in terms of international interests?

But if that was the case, then this dispute was no longer a contest between individual factions. It was... a clash of camps.

The battle between The Church and the Dark Council could be seen