"..."
The moment those words fell, the previously noisy council chamber fell utterly silent. Or rather, the instant he spoke the name Kishō Shizuku, no one dared say another word. They merely stared at the warrior who had made that suggestion with fear and dread in their eyes.
Behind the curtain, the gazes of two of the Three Saints turned cold as they looked toward that warrior.
Seeing this, the warrior himself was frightened. He had never expected such a reaction to a casually proposed suggestion.
Just as the warrior was feeling confused, an older, more senior executive beside him suddenly grabbed him by the collar and yanked him close. The man glared at him, then viciously warned him.
"If you want to die, don't drag the entire Lion King Organization down with you!"
"Huh?"
The warrior was still somewhat unconvinced, his face full of confusion.
An executive from the Magical Disaster Management Bureau seated across from him said coldly.
"As your seniors, it is our duty to remind you: within the Lion King Organization, you can assign anyone to monitor the Fourth Progenitor. You could even send one of the Three Saints."
"But Kishō Shizuku is the one person you absolutely cannot send!"
"Of course, you can send Kishō Shizuku if you wish, but there will be a corresponding price."
"And that price is the Lion King Organization... the entire Far East vanishing from this world, the nation destroyed forever!"
Upon hearing the senior seated across from him, the warrior swallowed hard, a trace of terror appearing on his face.
The senior from Takagami no Mori beside him spoke in an even colder voice.
"I'm telling you, remember this clearly!"
"Kishō Shizuku and Lady Igō Yūki, the current head of the Three Saints, are fellow disciples. They were both