"Right now, Anrokuzan is just waiting for the Ryūmyaku to be fully activated, so tomorrow, we can arrange to rescue everyone."
Sōkyū Hatake said it outright.
This was also an opportunity for Sōkyū Hatake.
"What consequences would that have?" Sara stared into Sōkyū Hatake's eyes.
"I'll rescue them, but that will definitely alert Anrokuzan. At that point, he might lash out in desperation and use all his puppets to attack us," Sōkyū Hatake said. This was something he had anticipated as well.
"In other words..."
"In other words, if Anrokuzan thinks he isn't strong enough to defeat me, she'll have you undo the Imprison on the Ryūmyaku ahead of time and borrow its power to complete this plan."
Sōkyū Hatake began breaking down the plan point by point, giving Sara some ideas of her own about it.
"So Anrokuzan might make a move against me ahead of time?" Sara said with some distress. To her, Anrokuzan was like an elder.
And now, this elder of hers had actually been after her ability to undo the Imprison?
"Yes, that's possible," Sōkyū Hatake said plainly.
"I understand. I'll carry out your plan." Sara took a deep breath. This was no longer something he could resolve.
After all, Sara was now like an outsider in Rōran. She had no authority to command anyone and could only ask Sōkyū Hatake to help her.
Early the next morning, Sōkyū Hatake and Sara returned to the place.
By then, the people were already working without pause, but anyone with eyes could see that they were utterly exhausted.
They had to work twenty hours a day, with only four hours to rest. Such intense labor had almost completely drained their bodies.
Of course, sometimes people who could no longer hold on died, and these puppets