Golden Ball Bell · Tetsu, Until We Meet Again, Our Bond Will Be Unbreakable, The Effects of Soul Points

Huh?

Was that tacit understanding?

Uesugi Tetsu, who had felt a faint pressure and warmth above his finger, was just about to say something when Imagawa Yoshimoto's finger rose again and came down beside it.

Then, without another word, she slowly moved the finger covering the city marker away from the map.

"This is Yoshida Castle."

Imagawa Yoshimoto did not cover the city. After lightly circling the nearby river mouth marker and waterway with her fingertip, she said clearly,

"It is a strategic stronghold guarded by the Matsudaira Family, and an important transportation hub.

"If those demons are numerous and have already taken control of many cities, then this would be the best starting point for subduing eastern Mikawa."

She pondered for a moment before continuing,

"Besides, if Hanzō came alone to scout the area, he should return to the Matsudaira Family first to check the situation. We might even be able to coordinate with him from within and without."

Only after Imagawa Yoshimoto finished speaking did she look strangely at Uesugi Tetsu beside her. "But Tetsu, why did you point to this place?"

Logically speaking, Tetsu, who spent every day in the mountains studying Onmyōjutsu, should not have known much about military or political matters.

Yet he had singled out the location with the highest strategic value on the entire map.

"I just performed a simple divination in my heart."

Uesugi Tetsu answered sincerely without looking away.

In reality, the map on his panel showed that the "Big Eyeball Demon" population was greatest in Yoshida Castle, located in eastern Mikawa.

--Since there were so many eyeball demons, there were surely plenty of other Retainers of the Eight Sufferings as well.

It was better to wipe out more demons in one sweep.

That was why Uesugi Tetsu had pointed it