Beneath the Tenshukaku of Okayama Castle, Mingye stood by the gate, waiting for General Sato to appear. After standing there for about an hour, General Sato finally emerged from the Tenshukaku. His face was stern, as though he had nowhere to vent his anger. Upon seeing Mingye, he snorted coldly.
"Why are you here?! Didn't I tell you to wait for me at the General's Pavilion?"
"It is better for this lowly one to await you here, my lord!"
"Hmph! At least you have some sense! Let's go!"
"Sato, don't reach too far with your hands, or you'll get hurt!"
Funazai Yuraya appeared at the doorway, a mocking smile on his lips as he offered Sato this reminder. Sato sneered and turned to look at Funazai Yuraya.
"Have you ever seen anyone heed the advice of a dead man?"
"Hehehehe!"
Funazai Yuraya's mocking laughter irritated Sato even further, and he retaliated again.
"I hope your daughter is living happily!"
"Hmph!"
Upon hearing Sato's threat, Funazai Yuraya's expression turned ice-cold. He snorted and turned to walk back into the Tenshukaku. Mingye, puzzled, quietly asked from behind Sato.
"Has the general encountered some trouble?"
Glaring furiously at the closed doors of the Tenshukaku, General Sato gritted his teeth and gave Joseph a low command.
"Funazai Yuraya's daughter is in Okayama Castle. Tonight, I want you to kill her!"
Mingye frowned slightly. After some hesitation, he reminded him, "Tonight? My lord, doing this seems rather detrimental to your reputation."
Sato shook his head. All of Okayama's defenses were under his control. Even if a few places remained outside his grasp, they were merely a handful of weak points. He did not care in the slightest about what others said to slander him. Over the past year, Sato had gathered a substantial number of