The Failed Attempt at Acting Cool (36)

So Lin Yun and the others were shown into the living room. Of course, like Takeda Zonosuke's earlier living room, this one only had places to kneel and sit.

There were no little stools just yet.

They had barely settled in when Takeda Shingen got straight to the point. "Archmage of the Eye of Omniscience, I'll be direct. Since you've come here, what do you know about that fellow?"

The scheming boy had probably already told Takeda Shingen about the version of events he'd concocted. Still, Takeda Shingen was a famous figure, and he naturally had a mind of his own.

"I don't know what that fellow told you, but before I came here, I wasn't really aware of what was going on. The truth is, I came here from the start intending to ally with you and fight against him." Lin Yun didn't try to hide anything, though there were still a few things he needed to explain.

"Hmm." Takeda Shingen narrowed his eyes and tugged at his beard. "I see. Then I was mistaken. Shōkēi, explain the situation to the Archmage of the Eye of Omniscience."

With that, he closed his eyes and began to rest.

"Yes." The balding man from earlier—Shōkēi—bowed to Takeda Shingen, then turned to Lin Yun and began explaining the situation.

It was more or less what Silly Big Girl had just learned, though some of the details were naturally more thorough.

But to Lin Yun, who had already encountered Orochi's army and even fought against it, it was nothing new.

It was the same old story: how powerful the Demonic Soldiers were, and how the Boar Heads and several big, fat guys had driven their forces back again and again.

"I've got the general picture," Lin Yun said, acting as though he really