"Yucheng, Yucheng! Come out, quick! Something terrible has happened!"
Yucheng was drinking water in his office when he heard the sudden voice. He nearly spat out his water and kept coughing, while the other four people seated in the office area could not help looking outside.
A blonde girl and a white Emergency Food rushed in, followed by Shogunate soldiers trying to stop them.
"Our apologies, Regent. These two said they were your friends and had something extremely urgent to report to you, but they barged in before I could announce them."
Yucheng waved for the Shogunate soldiers to withdraw. Once he caught his breath, he asked, "Lumine, Paimon, why are you still in Inazuma? I thought you'd left long ago."
Paimon said, "Hmph! You think we don't want to leave? The storms off Inazuma's coast are ridiculously fierce right now. There isn't a single ship that can take us away, so we've been hunting for treasure on Inazuma's big islands lately. Hehe, we've found quite a lot!"
Yucheng said, "Really? So you came to ask me to help you leave Inazuma?"
Paimon said, "Huh? No, that's not it. Here's what happened. We accepted a commission from the Adventurers' Guild. Apparently, the Sacred Sakura's roots on Mt. Yougou suddenly came under attack from a large number of Rifthounds."
Yucheng said, "Mt. Yougou? Rifthounds?" Hearing that combination, Yucheng had a rough idea of what had happened and turned toward Sara and Ayaka beside him.
Sara said, "Regent, the Tenryou Commission has already learned of this matter and dispatched people to protect the residents. However, the Sacred Sakura's root system is complex, and the Rifthounds are numerous and elusive, making them very difficult to guard against. We are seeking cooperation from various groups to eliminate the monsters."
Ayaka said, "Since this incident