"What do you mean, all of Rōran belongs to you? I'm the Queen of Rōran!"
Sara argued, her face flushed red.
"Is that so?"
Xuandou smiled, then changed tack.
"Since you say you're the Queen of Rōran, why don't we take a walk around Rōran and see whether its people still recognize you as their queen?"
Xuandou licked his lips, quietly laying a trap for Sara.
Of course, the people of Rōran's answer would be that they did not recognize Sara as their queen!
Otherwise, he would not have gone to the trouble of bringing ninja here to rebuild Rōran.
Under the Shallow Infinite Tsukuyomi he had deliberately cast, the people of Rōran belonged to him, body and soul, and had already been molded in Xuandou's image.
They regarded Xuandou as the "Savior" who had saved everything.
They gladly accepted Xuanyin's rule.
As for their ruler from two reigns ago, Queen Sara of Rōran, and their previous ruler, Mukade, they would only say they barely knew them.
Keep your distance!
Some might even make more vehement remarks.
If Sara accepted his wager, she would be walking straight into his trap.
"I don't believe the people of Rōran would abandon me!"
Both startled and delighted, Sara straightened her sand-stained skirt and began laying out her terms.
"If the people of Rōran recognize me as their queen, you can't demand that I bear your child anymore, and the matter of compensation ends there."
"And if they don't?"
"If they don't... if they don't, I'll agree to your demand and bear you a child!"
Blushing with embarrassment, Sara closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and stated her terms in full.
A meaningful smile curled Xuandou's lips. "All right, those were your words. You can't deny it if you lose."
"And if you lose,