Yan laughed even louder after hearing that. "Hahaha, I just love how hypocritical you are. You were exactly the same when I first found you. You were even willing to hand over your most trusted subordinate for me to use in my medicine. What do these people mean to you?"
Hanzo turned his head away, refusing to look at Yan.
Maybe it was just his imagination, but he felt that Yan was growing stronger and stronger.
Her strength seemed to change with every passing day. Yan never mentioned it herself, but Hanzo could tell.
There had to be more to sending these people outside to guard the camps than simply throwing their lives away.
There was surely something going on that he didn't know about.
But Hanzo no longer had the energy to investigate.
Just as Yan had said, he didn't really care whether these people lived or died. Power and status were what he had always wanted!
They were also what had kept him going all these years!
The stronger Yan became, the happier Hanzo was, because their chances of winning increased.
His chances of regaining power increased as well.
Once Kumonaka Torikaze was captured, he could take control of the Land of Rain again, annex all the surrounding small countries, and become the ruler of a new great nation!
Hanzo's daydream was certainly a pleasant one, but even Yan wasn't willing to guarantee that she could defeat Torifu for certain.
"That Crystal Flower that covered the entire Land of Rain a few days ago—that was something that kid Kumonaka Torikaze created, right?"
Hanzo nodded. He used to be able to go outside for some fresh air every now and then, but ever since the Crystal Flower appeared, he'd been uncomfortable no matter where he went.
Now he spent