Chapter Thirteen: Clues, Bearing, Advice, Mother and Son!

"Lord Saito, do you mean...

that through the fake Yasakani no Magatama owned by the Oda Shogunate,

we can find the location of the genuine Yasakani no Magatama?"

Dicimov could no longer sit still.

A red-quality strategic auxiliary module.

What kind of effect could it have on a fleet?

For Dicimov, the foremost general in this star domain,

how great an allure did it hold?

His face flushed red. Not a trace remained of the "great general's bearing" he usually maintained.

He rose from his seat, barely suppressing the urge to stride over to Saito Ryutai.

Eyes wide, he asked, each word distinct.

Dicimov's reaction

didn't surprise Saito Ryutai in the least.

On the contrary, he seemed to think it was only natural.

In his view, whoever heard this news

would naturally react that way.

Someone like Wang Dong,

who had keenly seen through the secret behind it and still remained composed,

was the truly abnormal one!

Although the others present hadn't lost their composure as badly as Dicimov,

they all looked just as eager.

Saito Ryutai nodded solemnly. "I once had the good fortune to board the battleship Yamata no Orochi and see the detailed attributes of the fake Yasakani no Magatama with my own eyes.

There was one line I've never forgotten.

'Once this module has been enhanced to its limit, it can point to the location of the genuine Yasakani no Magatama!'"

"As I thought!"

Everyone's spirits lifted.

"Then has the Oda Shogunate already enhanced that fake Yasakani no Magatama to its limit?"

Dicimov pressed him impatiently.

"Unfortunately, no."

Saito Ryutai shook his head.

"If they had, the Oda Shogunate would have sent people to search for it at any cost long ago.

They wouldn't have had the time to devote their strength to invading this star