"My lord, it's a little cold outside. You should go back in first."
A female Artificial Human came to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's side and spoke respectfully.
"Mm. You go back first. I'll be going in soon."
"Has anything happened on the continent recently?"
The female Artificial Human shook her head. "There doesn't seem to be anything particularly new, but I heard that a Prince died in the Land of Whirlpools. Torikaze went there to pay his respects."
"Then, it seemed that the Prince used some method to reincarnate his father."
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki showed little interest. "Such trivial matters have no effect on us."
The female Artificial Human nodded respectfully. "Yes, my lord. Shall this subordinate continue gathering information?"
"No. Don't contact any informants on the continent recently. We need to be cautious, lest we be discovered."
"As long as we wait for my clansmen to arrive and my injuries recover somewhat, I'll have the leverage to negotiate with them instead of becoming food."
The Artificial Human looked somewhat confused. "My lord, aren't they your fellow clansmen? According to worldly principles, shouldn't members of the same clan help one another? How could they...?"
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki could not help laughing. "You've never even left this island. How could you know these so-called worldly principles?"
The Artificial Human looked a little embarrassed. "I heard it from people on the continent. We talked while exchanging information."
Unusually, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki did not get angry. "To me, these so-called clansmen are more like enemies. We guard against and scheme against each other. Any clansman is nothing more than food I can eat at any time."
"But back then, I was too arrogant, believing I could control the entire situation. I never expected to fall to my current state."
According to the course his life should have taken,