"There's one more question: what exactly is going on with that fellow called Madara, the one who killed [Governor Nale]?"
"According to the intelligence, he seemed to be a Mechanism Squad Captain of the [Second Court]."
"Elder Mishiki, Kureya, explain yourselves."
Governor Tenggong turned and questioned the two of them.
A Royal Family governor had died suddenly for no reason, most likely at the hands of their own people.
He needed an explanation.
Otherwise, he would have no way to account for it to His Majesty afterward...
Before this, the [Second Court] had been successively overseen by Mishiki and Kureya.
Naturally, they had to be questioned about this.
Commander Kureya hurriedly explained:
"I know something about this fellow."
"He was indeed formerly a Mechanism Squad Captain of the [Second Court]. He had some Otsutsuki blood and was a lowborn mixed-blood slave."
"He was promoted only because of his outstanding performance in the previous Maha Invasion War."
"After that..."
Otsutsuki Kureya briefly described Madara's rise through the ranks.
After taking over the [Second Court], he had naturally investigated the background of such a suddenly emerging subordinate demigod.
However, those had all been ordinary records on the surface.
As for more detailed intelligence, it seemed impossible to uncover.
Tenggong: "A newly born [Demigod] in the [Second Court]? Why wasn't it reported?"
Kureya: "His record and achievements were far too astonishing. Before confirming them with my own eyes, I naturally wouldn't report it so casually."
"Besides, his behavior was extremely strange."
"After I took over the [Second Court], he repeatedly disobeyed my orders, constantly claiming that he was outside tracking the [Jashin]."
"He never returned to the [Second Court] to report to me."
"I sent several squads to look for him."
"However, they all seemed to have accidentally encountered Jashin Cult forces and