"What's wrong? It's cooler down on the ground." Kagaya asked in confusion, glancing at the three newcomers.
They were incredibly powerful too!
"Oyakata-sama, an army with formidable equipment surrounded us outside. We couldn't defeat them, and we were all captured," the man sobbed.
"For such a weak, crude organization, you've done well to hold out against man-eating demons for so long," said a white-haired, middle-aged man in blue armor, his tone haughty.
Then another brisk, white-haired man knelt on one knee before Tetsuhiro. "Your servant has brought Lord Tobirama and Shinnō. On Shinnō's recommendation, the Taijutsu Special Attack Squad has come as well."
"Tell me, why deploy them? You know how much I treasure these 'gems'!" Tetsuhiro asked evenly.
The youngest of the three immediately reported, "Your Majesty, experimental simulations put their mortality rate in this world at only five percent, well within a controllable range. Besides, they kept submitting requests and were extremely eager, so I... I took the liberty of applying..."
"I approved it," interrupted the aloof, middle-aged man in blue armor.
"Tobirama, they..."
"Enough, big brother! You're too cautious!" Tobirama snapped.
"Huh? Oh..." Tetsuhiro wilted under his scolding.
"But..."
"No buts. No matter how fine a gem is, without polishing, it's just scrap iron! That settles it!"
"All right..."
Everyone present fell utterly silent. His Majesty, so powerful and imposing, had actually been scolded? How had he suddenly ended up like that? This wasn't right!
Who exactly was that man?
They had never seen a powerful figure get scolded, especially not a peerless powerhouse who had radiated such overwhelming authority just moments ago. The sudden change was hard for them to accept.
A sense of absurdity rose within them, and they began wondering whether the Empire was reliable at all.
Those who knew the circumstances, however, such