An hour later.
Guy swaggered out of the Daimyo's Palace in the Land of Wind.
He glanced back indifferently at the luxurious residence.
"Sure enough, no one who becomes a daimyo is a simple character."
Guy recalled the questions the daimyo had asked over the past hour.
They had been extremely incisive, mostly touching on the deepest secrets of the various nations and their relative strengths.
Some questions had seemed trivial, but were actually roundabout attempts to uncover other important information.
As an "information broker," Guy had naturally "answered everything he knew."
But when it came to certain pieces of information, he had not "told the whole story."
After all, if he revealed everything now, how would he keep coming back to "do business"?
In Guy's eyes, the man was a real "cash cow"!
"I've made more than enough this time!"
Guy patted his robe, laughed heartily, and strode away.
Watching him leave, the Guard Captain at the entrance wore a dark expression.
Once Guy disappeared from view, he hurried back into the Daimyo's Palace, approached the daimyo, and said urgently:
"He... he took well over a billion ryo from us!"
The daimyo glanced at him and said calmly, "What? If we didn't let him leave, could you have stopped him?"
The Guard Chief gritted his teeth. "I'd stop him even if it cost me my life!"
The daimyo waved a hand.
"There's no need."
"His information is indeed extremely important to us."
"It's only a billion or so ryo. That's no problem. That sum means nothing to me."
He paused, his expression turning serious.
"Now, there's something important I need you to do."
The Guard Chief immediately bowed. "Please give your orders, my lord!"
"Go to Sunagakure immediately and summon Chiyo here."
"Tell her we have important matters to