Maud's New Technique (Two-in-One)

The intelligence Denjiro had obtained was accurate.

Onigashima indeed had at least twenty thousand troops stationed there.

But now—

The enemy they had expected to face had instead been reduced to corpses covering the ground.

The samurai led by Kin'emon, along with the Mink Tribe warriors, could barely conceal their shock.

The samurai stared unblinkingly at Maud, seated upon the Golden Throne, and felt a chill rising in their hearts.

For no apparent reason, they sensed a tangible threat emanating from Maud.

The Mink Tribe warriors' noses twitched as they caught the stench of blood filling the air, a smell even the fierce wind could not disperse.

Astonishment. Shock.

Countless emotions intertwined, impossible to conceal even beneath their thick fur.

"What... exactly happened?"

Kin'emon spoke with difficulty.

His words voiced what everyone else was thinking.

It was simply impossible to imagine—

How had the more than twenty thousand troops of the Beasts Pirates stationed on Onigashima been almost completely wiped out in such a short time...?

Faced with this result, Kin'emon and the others, who had risked their lives to come to Onigashima, should have felt excitement and joy.

But the pungent stench of blood filling the air, along with the blood and corpses covering the ground—

The sight was like a piercing alarm, ringing incessantly in their hearts.

The enemy of one's enemy...

Even if they did not become friends or allies, they could at least become an aid in eliminating the enemy.

That was what Kin'emon and the others had originally thought.

Yet the aid they had counted on had directly eliminated the enemy.

In this situation, they, who had arrived without warning, instead found themselves in a rather awkward position.

Kanjuro buried certain emotions deep within his heart. His face was filled with solemn wariness as he