Under the starry night sky, inside a stone house temporarily created with Earth Release.
As the virtual screen in midair vanished, the room fell deathly silent.
By the light emitted by the Lamp Dial, Cain, Elizabeth, and Charles could clearly be seen staring in stunned disbelief.
"Haah—haah—haah—"
Seated in a stone chair, Cain panted heavily.
He could hear his own ragged breathing and smell the scorched stench drifting in from outside.
Even more, he could feel the surging excitement in his heart.
His reason was frantically warning him to remain skeptical.
Everything he had just seen and heard was too unbelievable, too inconceivable—nothing short of a fantasy.
If not for Rōshi's terrifying display of strength, the two ninjas he had seen on the way here using Earth Release and Water Release in succession to extinguish the sea of flames, and the unprecedented "miraculous snail" on the stone table—
He would have already risen, seized Rōshi, and demanded to know why he was being toyed with!
"The World Government."
Cain finally steadied his shattered worldview and asked hoarsely, "So you've come to conquer this world?"
"Of course. We ninjas are only responsible for gathering intelligence. The military handles the actual conquest."
As he put away the Den Den Mushi, Rōshi answered Cain in a deep voice from across the stone table.
"Then it seems the outcome is already decided."
"Don't you want to resist?"
Rōshi looked at him calmly. "As far as I know, the New Patria you established has gathered most of the Pseudo-Divine Soldiers. It should be the strongest force in this world."
"When I say the outcome is decided, I mean this world is destined to be conquered and ruled by you."
Meeting Rōshi's gaze, Cain smiled. "As for resistance, that depends on whether you can save the