``` [The outcome went far more smoothly than you had hoped.]
[Although not all the higher-ups attended today's meeting, they ultimately compromised, promising to grant you the authority to judge and execute Yuta Okkotsu.]
[As for the remaining higher-ups who were absent, those present would naturally deal with them afterward. After all, the factions presiding here today already occupied the vast majority of seats on the council.]
[So even if some of the remaining conservatives associated with the Gojo Clan objected, they could no longer dictate the higher-ups' final decision.]
[You were not worried about this at all, because under the existing power structure, the Gojo Clan had always been left on the back foot by this very isolation.]
[This was precisely why your grand plan to completely change the rotten state of Jujutsu Society included the hidden move of "having Megumi Fushiguro inherit the position of Zenin Clan head."]
[It was the most essential step toward legitimately seizing control of the higher-ups and breaking the balance among the Three Great Families. Once this move succeeded, the Gojo Clan would not only offer little resistance to any future reforms, but would instead become your staunchest ally.]
[As for the remaining Kamo Clan and scattered unaffiliated higher-ups... you had no intention of winning over the scattered higher-ups, because that would consume too much energy and be too inefficient. It was not something a single simulation could accomplish.]
[Although you had had little contact with the Kamo Clan thus far, you knew very well that they were extremely close to Kyoto Jujutsu High. Perhaps you could later use the "Kyoto Sister-School Goodwill Event" as an opportunity to sound them out and see whether you could find an opening.]
[Shortly after securing the higher-ups' permission, you heard an expected piece of bad news