Tendou Kiku no Jo was Qi Wu Xuan Zong's archenemy, so he naturally had spies planted around him.
When he learned that Qi Wu Xuan Zong was planning to assassinate Holy Emperor, Tendou Kiku no Jo, who cared about Holy Emperor, informed Holy Emperor of the news and hoped that she would not leave Holy Residence recently.
However, Qi Wu Xuan Zong was clearly well-prepared this time. To make Holy Emperor leave Holy Residence, he arranged for assassins to create an opportunity.
This time, Qi Wu Xuan Zong came to Tokyo District to meet with Holy Emperor in his capacity as the ruler of the Osaka District.
Holy Emperor could naturally refuse this meeting. However, given Qi Wu Xuan Zong's personality and style, he would undoubtedly make a big fuss about it.
For example, after Tokyo District defeated "Scorpio," it was now acting arrogantly, ignoring even a visit from the ruler of another district.
If such rumors spread, what would the rulers of the other three districts think?
Holy Emperor did not want Tokyo District to make enemies unnecessarily, nor did she want Tokyo District to be in a state of being surrounded by enemies. Therefore, she could only agree to the meeting with Qi Wu Xuan Zong despite knowing the danger.
However, since the meeting was unavoidable, Holy Emperor had not taken any measures.
Since she knew assassins were coming to assassinate her, Holy Emperor naturally wanted to find the person she trusted most to be her bodyguard.
Since the incident with Hiruko Kagefusa, the former Self-Defense Force commander Hokawa Takuto had been dismissed.
Originally, his negligence in allowing Hiruko Kagefusa to escape and then falsely accusing Rentaro was enough to warrant imprisonment.
However, considering that he had protected her for many years, Holy Emperor finally relented and only