"Praise the Main God! Only a descendant of His Majesty's divine blood has the right to rule the tribes of the Western Sea and invest a Prince. This noble lady, a Wagoku god-descendant, should indeed be offered to His Majesty!"
At Losanda's question, Tami-kusa, the warrior captain, was the first to speak, his expression extremely solemn. Beside him, Fushan, the vanguard captain, nodded again and again and said sternly, "That's right. That is exactly how it should be! The commander of the Divine Monkey Legion ordered me to join the support fleet and offer everything for His Majesty and the Main God! Every Kingdom Warrior aboard our ship thinks the same!"
Since Losanda had said "the kingdom's Priests and nobles," neither Ali, the Jurchen Priest, nor Buyo Kawabuchi, the chieftain, had any standing to speak. Ryuzoji Iehiro, the Wagoku Priest, looked at the subtle situation in the gathering and silently shut his mouth as well. Everyone's eyes turned to Zuwaro, leaving this still-loyal Exploration Captain slightly startled. He pondered for several breaths, then suddenly smiled and said, "The Main God bears witness! Naturally, it should be so! His Majesty received Divine Revelation for the Western Sea and sent us westward. The maintenance of the Western Sea route depends entirely on support from the kingdom in the rear... A god-descendant noble lady of Wagoku should be offered to His Majesty! Mm... Indeed, only a descendant of His Majesty's divine blood can invest a Western Sea Prince."
Hearing Zuwaro's clear political stance, everyone's expressions eased, and the heavy atmosphere instantly relaxed. Over the past few years, relying on his status as Exploration Captain and "tribal chieftain," Zuwaro had forged far too many tribal marriage alliances, his influence swelling far too quickly; he even held sway over warriors from the Jurchen and Sanda