"Monster Mountain, as an organization, was founded no later than the Great Way Academy Shogunate. Both were wizarding organizations born during the great success of the Meiji Restoration, and could be considered to have been established in the same era."
Teramoto Shoma spoke slowly. "However, Monster Mountain's methods and principles differ greatly from those of the Great Way Academy Shogunate. For example, the Shogunate was founded in the hope that Japan's magical community could remain hidden from the ordinary—meaning Muggle—world, while still cooperating with the Muggle government on certain matters. Yet the only Japanese Muggles who truly know of the magical world's existence are those high-ranking and powerful figures within the Japanese government."
"Monster Mountain, on the other hand, is the exact opposite. They are determined to restore the era when Japan's ancient onmyoji flourished. During periods such as the Edo era, the Kamakura era, or the Warring States era, onmyoji were publicly known and held in the highest esteem. Every daimyo, even the shoguns of the Warring States, sought to recruit them. They were participants in the struggle among heroes."
"It must be said that was indeed an exceptionally glorious age for Japan's magical world. But under modern circumstances, Monster Mountain's ambitions simply cannot be realized. The exposure of Japan's magical community could very easily expose magical communities across the entire world, and it could also spark conflict and war between Muggles and wizards."
"The upper ranks of the Japanese government considered precisely this point, which was why they politically favored the Great Way Academy Shogunate. You can think of the Shogunate and Monster Mountain as two different political factions within the magical world that were established at the same time. With the Japanese government leaning toward the Shogunate, coupled with the various conflicts that erupted between the Shogunate