The next morning, Yuzhen returned to the organization's camp with a human head.
When he placed this "souvenir" on the table, everyone stared at one another.
Although none of them knew the daimyō in question, the life-sized ornament seemed to explain everything.
"Wait, you killed him?" Uchiha Nanami asked, her face full of surprise.
It wasn't that Yuzhen couldn't act. It was just that this was different from what they had agreed beforehand. Hadn't Yuzhen said he was only going to scout?
Yuzhen shook his head. "No. I don't want certain people profiting as third parties... Thanks to the Tsugawa Ninja's selfless contribution, an unnamed good man donated an important organ after his death, giving me the chance to meticulously sculpt such an important material."
That statement left everyone utterly baffled.
Fortunately, Fūma Kotarō had provided the material. The corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily, and after barely maintaining his expression, he asked:
"This is that Tsugawa Ninja's head... modified?"
His mind stalled for a moment before he finally came up with the word "modified."
"That's right. I guarantee he now looks exactly like the daimyō of Reitō Castle."
"How did you do it?"
"Face... face sculpting? Anyway, I sculpted it."
By then, Chihori had already astutely brought over a suitably sized brocade box. It might once have been a food container, but it was just the right size for a head.
This item had also been generously provided by the Tsugawa Clan.
The people in the organization had suffered from poverty for far too long. While searching the Tsugawa Clan's village, they had picked up quite a few pots, bowls, and other utensils.
The "daimyō of Reitō Castle" was, after all, the most valuable person by status, so his head deserved the finest packaging.
Yuzhen picked up the head,