"Kabaneri? The Iron Fortress? Why did those sound familiar?"
"Your Majesty, people in this world can only travel to the next city for resources aboard steam trains-Hayajiro.
"All their fortified cities-stations-are ruled by the shogun. He is here." Hatake Shinha leaned forward and pointed to Kongokaku on the map. He had returned from the frontline base specifically to report his findings to Tetsuhiro.
"According to the memories of Kongokaku Station's lord, the infected-or rather, the Kabaneri-appeared without warning, and the entire country quickly fell. Although they built high walls to hold them back, that was only a stopgap measure. Many cities still fell to hordes of Kabaneri.
"The powerful figures at the top carved out their own territories and fought each other. In the end, the shogun emerged victorious, resulting in the current state of partial chaos."
"The intelligence report also mentioned that their weapons and technology were primitive, and they didn't have a single person with special abilities?"
"Your Majesty, I don't think we can draw a firm conclusion yet. After all, he was only the lord of a small fortress town. Since infected creatures like the Kabaneri exist, there should be institutions researching them. Perhaps they're secretly conducting human..." He did not dare finish.
After all, the actions of Wa Country in the Technology World had made His Majesty's taboos clear to everyone.
Even Lord Tobirama had reined himself in considerably.
"Hmph, human experimentation again! If someone lacks even the most basic moral boundaries, they don't deserve to be called human!"
"Yes! We, too, utterly abhor it. Um, might my son have the honor of easing Your Majesty's burdens?"
"Hmm..." At those words, Tetsuhiro recalled the renowned White Fang of Konoha from the original story.
"Unfortunately, this world poses too great a threat to ordinary people. One careless