In another private room at the upscale club in Ginza.
A crowd of middle-aged and elderly men who looked powerful and influential filled the seats.
Had a reporter familiar with politics been there, they would have immediately recognized many familiar faces.
The Superintendent General, the governor of Tokyo Metropolis, the Cabinet's minister of defense, the Imperial Household Agency's grand chamberlain, the United States ambassador to Japan, officers from Yokota Air Base-every one of the dozen or so people present was a prominent figure.
Despite the room's extravagant, luxurious decor, which made it unmistakably a place of wine, women, and pleasure, they all sat upright with serious expressions, as though attending a meeting in the National Diet Building.
It looked rather strange and comical.
If footage of this scene spread on social media, it would undoubtedly cause an uproar in Japan.
Although upper-class men visiting clubs to chat with young hostesses was so commonplace in Japan that it did not even count as news, so many high-ranking officials and powerful figures gathering to seek female company...
How shameless! Pah!
Disgusting! Utterly disgusting!
Of course, that was actually a misunderstanding. With the crisis of the Great Mount Fuji Eruption only just over, these important figures had no interest in womanizing.
They had gathered for a small meeting and were now listening as Uchiha Senmon recounted the harrowing events of the past day and night.
When Uchiha Senmon emerged from the toad's belly, he was startled to discover that he had already reached a harbor on Tokyo Bay.
Jiraiya had casually announced that he wanted to visit Ginza to gather inspiration. Uchiha Senmon immediately contacted the Metropolitan Police Department, arranged an escorted car, and booked out Ginza's most exclusive club.
While the Toad Sage indulged himself at the club, representatives of various factions