Ran continued, "If my uncles remain stubborn and unyielding, I'll kill them all too."
The Third Prince's eyes widened at once. "Th-This won't do! At most, they can be imprisoned—they can't be killed! Permanent imprisonment would be enough!"
Before the Third Prince could say anything further, Ran took out the handwritten letter his grandfather had left him.
"These are letters of repentance Grandfather wrote for my uncles. After reading them, if they still intend to make a fight of it, I will absolutely kill them. If they repent, they and their families will be imprisoned for life."
The Third Prince took the letter and saw that it was indeed in his father's handwriting. Tears unconsciously welled up in his eyes.
The contents were not much different from what Ran had said, and there were also some words addressed to him.
Ashina mainly said that he was deeply disappointed in him and hoped he would stop foolishly interfering with Ran's actions. He was no longer the Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools.
Looking at the contents of the letter, the Third Prince fell into thought for a long while before finally letting out a sigh.
"Since Father has already said so, I can only obey."
After hearing this, Ran respectfully took the letter back from his father.
"We'll begin purging them in the next few days. Father, you don't need to get involved. Lord Torikaze and Lord Chisato will assist with everything."
The Third Prince understood that Ran was worried he would affect Ran's judgment again when it was time to make a decision, so he was simply excluding him from it.
But the Third Prince was quite happy with that. "Fine, I won't concern myself with this matter. I'm old now, and I really don't see things far enough ahead