Inside the Land of Fire Daimyo's palace, several cups before him were smashed to pieces.
"Commoners! They're all commoners! This is treason! Minister of Military Affairs, I order you to immediately lead the army and crush these traitors!"
The Minister of Military Affairs who had been named calmly stepped forward and reported truthfully, "My lord, our military strength is currently insufficient. Aside from the samurai forces assigned to border defense, you previously dispatched a large number of troops to attack the Land of Rain. At present, we truly have no soldiers left to deploy."
The Daimyo's expression grew even more twisted. A wine bottle at his side was hurled directly into the Minister of Military Affairs' face, blood mixing with wine in a horrifying sight. Yet this Minister of Military Affairs...