Before true strength, everything else was nothing but clouds.
Inside the Daimyo Estate, attendants were cleaning up the wreckage in the main hall.
Countless corpses had been swept into a pile, their remains so mixed together that no one could tell who was who anymore.
"Lord Daimyo, how should these be dealt with?" the female steward asked.
"Haul them away and use them as fertilizer. It'll count as their final contribution to the Land of Whirlpools."
The attendants were stunned when they heard the decision.
They had never expected that these ministers, who had plagued the Land of Whirlpools for so many years, would end up being hauled off to become fertilizer.
"Understood."
The female steward immediately called out, "What are you standing around for? Get moving! Haul them all to the composting plant. This is the last bit of use these parasites can offer."
The attendants immediately got to work, carting away the charred bones and ashes load by load to be processed at the composting plant.
Ran finally relaxed. "The day has finally broken."
Torikaze came to Ran's side and patted him on the shoulder. "All right, we've already handled the most basic part for you. But with all those ministers gone, the country has completely ground to a halt."
"You need to prepare yourself for some intense work. Have those three students help you deal with some of the miscellaneous matters too."
Ran's head began to ache. "Not only do I have to handle all this, I also need to select new ministers. But if I'm not careful, the people I choose might turn corrupt too."
"How about I just don't appoint any ministers?"
Torikaze shook his head. "That definitely won't work. The Land of Whirlpools is still a country. Even if it's only the size of